The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1938 Page: 8 of 8
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High School Honor
Roll Asntouncod
ijour
insurance
! “If your front gate I* not at
I least IS miles from your door
i you do not belong to society as
agency.
A. C. TUTT, Agent
TAFT
TEXAS
Greyhounds Go
s WANT -ADS
1.3* ten CULL your cotton ptant-
DtTWM, Gregory, Texas. SStf
afternoon.
flIHHtO—-Key case with several
key*. OwDjer may have same by
catiiwg at The Tribune office
“TriP*!
FLOUR
WWte Ems#
SYRUP
Mb. UHn Bim 23c
8 *. f «. cur......16c
TISSUE
f&fs/tm Bate**
8 eslft 'fir
OXTD'OL
Large, 2-17c
WED. - THURS., NOV. 2 - 3
THE MARX BROTHERS
(Harpo, Chico, Groucho) In
Room Service
MARKET SPECIALS
BACON, Morrell’s Palace, sliced, pound
BUTTER,, Armour’s Clover Bloom, pound.
DELlTK, Armour's Star, smoked, pound.,..
SAUSAGE, Country Style, pound.............
CHEESE, Kraft, S-o*. pk«, each................
OLEOMARGARINE, Blue Bonnett, pound
ROCK PORT OYSTERS :
RALSTON
StawfeM
They’re out to beat all previous
hysterics! Mamma. Those mew
are here again i The scream
sensation of the yearl
mm S4LTME FLAKES
vSEm c**&t*ii
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THE TAFT TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, tm
WSSlmm*
AH student* of the Taft High ■
School were issued report; cards j
tor • the first six weeks of the!
1938-39 school year last week and ]
i the following honor roll ha* been [
! announcedt Six .Vs, Kathryn Brit- j
j sain; five A’s, Dorothy Tntt,J
! Martha Ann Barrow, Lewis Yar- j
brougb; four A'*. JVtarihali Boy
I kin, Mary Tltorlngton. La Verne, ,, ...
! Brittain, Wilma Kilmer. Betty Lou
I Baitnour, .Beverly Jean Bandars,
| Viriniga Atkins, Klsle Hunt, lane
j Noikon, Marina Vim. ami Barbara
! Tntt,
(Continued from Page One)
friend* and the Teas# people
are that way yet—if you agree
with them that their atate w*»
placed on the globe for the sole
purpoee of holding tip the rest
of the world.
IMiicatiion Week To Be
Observed By Schools
November 6*12, l» the date of
the eighteenth annual observance
of American Education Week m
announced by the National Edu-
cation Association of the United
States, In co-operation with the
United States office of Education
j and the American Legion. The
theme for the week is “Education
Texans. Down on j tor Tomorrow’s America”,
the King Bunch the front gate| The association says, "What our j
is 15*> miles from ibe front door j schools should do for Tomorrow's
and the owner h thinking; of mox ! America deserves the careful con- j
ins it out farther so the noise
•ldoratton of every thoughtful
cltlaan.’’ Therefore the associa-
tion enlist'* the co-operation of
citizens In their respective com-
munities In making this obser- [
vance successful.
The Taft Faculty Club has re-
sumed the leadership in the ob-
servance of American Education j
Week In Taft, Committees within j
the schools have been appointed j
by the principals and a general
plans committee is shaping plans
l he no more densely populated than j for va,.lous activities relative
its the slate of Massachusetts. \
, j of passing car* will not disturb
i D, L. Woodson, principal of Taft; hi* peace. Ollier Texans have
j High School, states that if there , mountain ranges on their
j are any mistaken in this list he' ranches and one has 40 miles of
i wtH gladly correct them, if not!- navigable river on his farm. It
I fted at his office. [ the proportion of the cultivated
*------------ ! land in Texas were the seme as
Taft Independent— Iin 11 i,,oi3 tht! V8lllp ot r,!xas cro'’s
r would equal that of the other
47 states combined, if all the
people iu the United States were
to move to Texas it still would
Don’t Take A Chance With The Weather! *c
NOW is the time to eliminate ali worry of bursle#*
ratiiators and costly repair hills later on,
ATLAS FROST GUARD “The Permanent Anti-
Freeze1’ will do the job right. s
Bring us your ear for a check-up of the cooling
system to prevent loss through leakage, etc.
DO IT NOW! THEN FORGET ABOUT IT ALL
WINTER!
Ca* Maurin”*
HUMBLE SERVICE STATION
PHONE 167
Esso and 997 Motor Oil Atlas Tires and Batteries
(Continued from Page One)
atitute. who rated honorable men-
tion for all-state guard In 1938.
Otbere include Curtis Atkina. Char-, ,8 t0e state or Maasacliiiaetts. j to ,he ..elebration of a most in-1
lea Henry Mayo., Joe Hargus, Dick, Texas has land enough to supply ,erestinK alu) profitable week j
Patterson, Worth Moody, and every man, woman and child In; ... ... , !
Sander*, all former Taft - ...in, „ -,n onnl Members of the general p.a t i
"C'hlb>“
High School players.
Leslie Wallace, whose
ball playing ability I*
the world with a tract 20 by 200 j
! feet and have enough left for all,
basket-! the armies in the world to match,
known ; around on five abreast.
GOOD MILK COWS-- for sale or
trade. Highest cash prices for cat-
Mft (wart hogs. J. 10. Ford. 7tf
j throughout the state, is expected
to be drafted into service a* soon
j as he returns to town Wallace
j provided the scoring punch of the
■To move the Texas corn
crop would take a string of box
cars longer than the distance
committee are principals of the)
schools. Miss Nannie. Caldwell. Mr.
i> L. Woodson, Enoch Cook and,
Mrs. Clara Mae Stone, president
of the Faculty.
(Continued from Page One) | *** Greyhounds who completed the j from New York to San Fran-
Largest AAA Check-
NOTICE
WATER WELL DRILLING
ARTESIAN OR PUMP WELLS
BUILD TOWERS AND REPAIR
WELLS
E. T. ELL WOOD
PHONE 86 SIMTON, TEXA
j THE j
TEXAS
THEATRE
have Leo Escamilla hack, who •»«•» *»»*“" without a defeat
FOR GALE—One Model A John
Dense Tractor witn both rubber
1*4 Wteel wheel.#; four row planter-
left#**1 and cultivator also 3 bot-
tom disc plow. Can he bought
5ter juft what is against It. An ex-
MfftlMal buy if you act now. De-
witt County Implement Co., Cuero,
Texan. S5-2tc
has been out with a bad leg for
a week. Other starting linemen
will probably be Jim Stone, Sway-
‘‘ili taking over the manager-
ship of the Taft dub I realize that
a great responsibility is involved.
ne Whitehead, Bill Neiscin, Homer! 80 1 hope that th<? cffl!:en8 of Taft
Slayton, Calixtro Osrrfa, Joe Bay. will co-operate with me in organ-
less and V. R Giasson.
The Panther running attack will
feature Lonnie Yoder and Richey
Richardson, both triple threat
men, and plenty of power Is car-
ried in the liae.
CARD OF THANKS
I Wish to thank the Taft Fir*
Sag; *a«4. First class equipment. Department for their assistance
fstisbcUsn guaranteed. M. £. when my car caught fire Tuesday
OSCAR 'MEYER.
Mrs. A. J. Gnedin returned Tues-
day night from a trip to San
Antonio.
Izlng a basketball club worthy of
the town, which should be easy
with the prospects I have and with
wholehearted support of the fans,'
Broyk» said in an interview.
Although uc- games hav-s been
scheduled as yet, Broyles wiil at-
tempt to get a game with a team
out of Corpus Chris! i or Ingleside
shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ivey and
son, Mercer,, spent the past week-
end in Waco and Austin. They
attended the Bay!or-A. & M. foot-
ball game Saturday in Waco, and
visited Ben Ivey, Jr., while in
Austin.
city.o. If the 1,500,000 tons of
sulphor mined in Texas annually
were in tk-e hands of his Satan-
ic majesty it would solve his
fuel problems for all time to
come. )f all the cotton grown
in Texas were baled it would
reach the pearly gates. If the
255,577,000 barrels of oil pro-
duced in Texas were made into
gasoline during 1938, it would
run a well known make of car
throughout eternity, or over
most of the navigable road* in
Texas.
“LetoV* for the Gums
| (Continued from Page Onei
ador Land and Cattle Company, | A(.p y0Uj. R,uma |rljt«t«*d ?
they itch? Do they burn?
TAFT MERCANTILE COMPANV
H “Here With the First - - Abreast With the Best ” If
A Quality Meats & Groceries Phone 27
"It all the bogs In Texas were
one hog it could dig the Panama
Canal iu three roots and a grunt.
If ail the Texas steers were one
steer he could stand with bis
front feet In the Gulf of Mexico
and his hind feet in the Hudson
Bay and with his horns punch
holes in the moon and with his
tail brush a bottle off the milky
way. Come to Texas--a friendly
[ (n ,, friendly ‘umpire.' "
Denver. Colo. I Oldham Count;
Texas). $32,378; F B. Pyle. Long-
fellow. $12,540; Miles G. Bivins,
Amarillo, $13,996; L. W. Ander-
son, Pecos, $10,580; A. H. Brunl,
executor of estate of A. M. Bruni.
Laredo, $19,557: Callaghan Lend
and Pastoral Company, Endnal.
$25,822.
Do |
Do
PHONES 200-201 TAFT, TEX
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
your gums cause you annoyance
return money If
"LETO’S” fails to sat-
- :Specials for Friday and Saturday:-
Phew!
CARD OF THANKS
! I wish to offer my sincere thanks
! to the members ot the Taft Fira
Department for the invaluable as-
sistance rendered by them during
the recent fire on my farm near
Gregory.
J. W. HUNT.
The Original..
REXALL 1-CENT
SALE
.../# Coming
WEDNESDAY, THURS-
DAY, FRIDAY AND SAT-{ I
URDAY, NOV. 2-31-5
WAIT AND SAVE!
Rirtiey’s Drug Store
The Rexall Store
Druggists
bottle of
lafy.
KIRTLEY’S DRUG STORE
IIIIIIM
THE STAMMS
EXPERT JEWELRY AND
WATCH REPAIRING
PRICES MODERATE
Oldest established Jeweler* in
the city.
623 Mesquite Street
Corpus Christi, Texas
W* have reduced our admission
on Saturday nights! Admission
-.. now 1C>C *n£l 29® every Saturday
first; fiffht?
!
“Bargain Nite" every Tuesday
and Friday. Admission 5c and
15c. Always a good show‘for
all the family!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2<j
“Bargain Nite” Admission fto-lfe
The Joneses are all in «t Jam
together . . . and it’s ten timso
funnier than their Isentl
THE JONES FAMILY IN
Borrowing Trouble
COFFEE
Aftaimtion, !b. pfcg,...
IMPinri, «b. *&{£..
3SS£
23c
23c
House, lb. can..2?c
..28c
WHITE
MARSHMALLOWS
Two l©c S*KB....................He
COCOA
BenAey’t
FEAMJT BUTTER
j Tinn Sawyer
s oKA P6 Bi^Brs 23c
HEINZ PRODUCTS
BABY FOODS, 3 cans for..............................................23c
CHILI SAUCE, 12-oz. bottle...................................25e
PICKLES, Fresh Cucumber, 11 Vi lig. 02 jar.........15c
DEL MONTE PRODUCTS
PEARS, Halves, No. 2'/j can..................................... 17c
APRICOTS, Halves, No. 1 can.................................11c
PINEAPPLE, Crushed, No. 2'/$ can........................18c
llilf AMbllfN!! IVORY'
4 Bars 23c
§3#
U-:
| S 0 AP
PREMIER BRAND PRODUCTS
GELATO
ORANGE JUICE, Pint, 2 fl. oz can
CODFISH CAKES, 10 oz. can, 2 for.........
:t«iei •-
...... 10c
........23c.
• MOlIttN
EASTERWOOD
&
SPARKS
‘jEvery Kind of InsuranceJ
FuMiat
FARM
LOAMS
tf Low Interest
4 Long Term
4 F«»r Appraisal
4 Prompt Service
W. L. ROOTS
TAFT, TEXAS
TU fwdiMitoi Sawwwwai* tf Atm-kit
mysi
flaw
GEBHARDT'S PRODUCTS
TAMALES, with chili gravy, 15oz can 12c
CHILI CON C.ARNE, UVz oz. can.....................15c
LIBBY'S PRODUCTS
SUGAR PEAS, Rose Dale, No. 2 can, 2 for...........25c
PINEAPPLE JUICE, 12 fl. oz. can, 3 for...........23c
TOMATO JUICE, 14 fl. oz. can, 3 for 23c
GREEN BEANS, No. 2 can....................................15c
fiooTI Tmmrmwms^ ’ “«¥• *"'' *¥**'
[wJCRISCO 19c &
Kmpy, lb, oox............. ISc
NOTICE
State Certified
A CA L A
Cotton Planting Seed
$F Per Bushel
Ask About Price On Larger Quantities
CUNNINGHAM BROS.
SEED COTTON FEED
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Sinton, Texas
I Box Office Open 1 to lo| >
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.H SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 H
}jp rbret Mesqu'.teerg in JJj
| Outlaws of Sonora |i
NAlso starting this date our newjj
^ serial—~F lash
Mars.1'
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2#
JANE WITHERS In
45 Father*
They try to give Jane that
finishing school finish . , . and
t’s almost the finish for every-
body.' 45 millionaires sign up
as her guardians . . , and then
shout for someone to protect
them;
Another thrilling chapter with
the West’s greatest gun-fighttif!
THE GREAT ADVENTURES
OF
WILD BILL HICKOK
Admission 10c and 25c at nlghtl
SATURDAY NIGHT 11 P. M
Big Hallowe'en Fun Frolic
Paul Kelly - Constance Moor* In
The Missing Guest
Full of thrill* and chills! Come
out with the crowd and enjoy
yourself! Favors, and Fun For
All!
Gordon
X -----------„,.M
X Saturday Midnight Matinee *
11:30 P, M,
MjLanny Ross - Gloria Stuart in*; moonlight!
r\l • . w 1 ______
x Tlie Lady Objects * at c*mp K*re fr«e;
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M SUN. - MON. OCT an . *•
M SUN. - MON., OCT. 30 • 31 #
j* Charles Bickford - Claire TrevorM i
StJaek La Rut • Wayne Morris mj|j
I
X: ■
1 The Valley of the |
Giants
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| HALLOWE'EN MIDNIGHT M
’m SHOW 11:30 P, M.
®Hugh Herbert - Alien Jenkins in*:
„ Sh! ITie Octopus m!
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TUES. • WED., NOV. 1 - 2 *
ligFred Astaire * Ginger Rogers i*X
f; Carefree jf |
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m THURS. - FRI., NOV. 3 - 4 g!
M Bob Burn* - Jean Parker in j*
The Arkansas
Traveler
Added attraction The MtrchjjJ |
■A of Time No. 3
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SUN. - MON., OCT. 30 • 31
Ginger Rogers - Douglas Fair-
banks, Jr. in
Having Wonderful
Time
Broadway"* stage hit . . . hits
the screen! Boy meet* girl in
vacation camp . . . Danger
Ahead! Stolen kisses In the
Heart* M&rift
It give*
hilarious vaca-
tion in less than two hours!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
"Bargain Nite" Admission 5c-1Se
Charles Bickford - Tom Brown
Nan Grey . Barton MacLan*
and Preston Foster In
The Storm
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