Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1926 Page: 10 of 10
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WITH THE PASSING
THRONG
*1 Alber Downs says his moth-)
* er Is getting to he quite a travel-
* ed lady. He says that just re-jl
* ,cently she journeyed to Corpus!
* i Christi and sat on the sea .iljore,
and counted the wavelet an[
*•••*****««•»•• they came in. Then she went']
Ito San Antonio and read the
signs and watched the trutfic
A. J. Etris of Sejitc, was a cops and this week she took a
business visitor Tuesday to Fal- trip to La Gloria. Albert ways
furrias. he thinks its tinu* his tAtlid
__ l took a hand and demanded that,
Mrs. J. A. Gee and Mrs. Bet- his mother stay at home more.
tie Horn were in Kingsville; :-
Tuesday. ! Mr. ond Mrs. Jack Casey
and family returned Tuesday,
Mr. ano Mrs.^ (). I.. Bone of y several days visit withi
< were shop- rejt,anj
ping in Falfurrias Thursday. ; home town, Santa Antia.
-- . They made the trip by automo-
G. B. Spain, a former busi- |,j|ef and report a pleasant go-
ness man of this city, was u \isi- jpj, jind coming, besides a do-
lor Monday, looking after im- j hatful tim- visiting with the
portant affairs. homefolks. Mr. Casey has not
. . been well since his return, but
John L. Gore came in irom
nothing serious is anticipated.
Mr. fnd Mrs. Ab Rutledge
of Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest
| Rhodes of Robstown, Mrs. C.
_ , ... .... E. Benton of El Paso, and Mrs.
J. W. Frcv :;.n of Nine Miles ^ddie o'V.dll of Rol»s;own,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Brown O’Neill Friday. The
three first named ladies are
sisters of Mr. O’Neill, and the
Laredo Wednesday. He has
been employed in a grocery es-
tablishment in that- city.
v. as in town Tuesday walking
Sideways as a result of a
“crick” in his neck and side.
- , „ Sisters or Mr. U .\eiu. aim me
W. O. Stephenson and son of latter j, hls mother. All h.ave
Floresvil'e, vere among the.burned to their homes.
/•nnl rnol/iru h llPSflH V 1)1(1-
contractors here Tuesday, bid-
ding on the new school build
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FREMONT NEWS *
Harry Hartshorn spent last
Sunday *in the Valley, but..............
would not tell us what particu-
lar town was the most attrac-
tive.
Door Lubberetch, one of the
prominent young farmers of the
Premont section, accompanied
by his wife and child were in
Falfurrias Thursday.
Miss Mary Thompson has re-
turned Ito her home at Bee-
ville, after spending the week-
end with her sister, Mrs. .W. A.
Fleming in Falfurrias.
C. M. Laughlin was in Alice'
on business Wednesday.
C. T. Hewitt was a Kings-1
ville visitor Tuesday afternoon, j
R. E. Disbro and Arthur
Clark visited the county seat i
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Jones!
were in Kingsville Tuesday!
evening.
Dr. E. E. Collins spent sever-
al days in San Antonio this,
week. Dr. Collins says its nice
to see the bright lights of the
■city, but its nicer to g^t back
to old Falfurrias.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Evans
are the proud parents of a fine
baby boy.
Gerald McBride and T. B.
Burke .prominent Realitans,
were business visitors to Fal-
furrtas Monday. They still in-
sist that their section is good
enough for anybody.
Mrs. J. C. Bramhall Was in
Alice Monday, and returned
with a fine new car.
Howard Livingston spent jj
Sunday at Alfred with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. j
Ayers.
Mrs. T. C. Earnest spent a'
part, of the week as the guest
of Mrs. Jenkins near Realitos.1
She enjoyed the visit very
much. Mrs. Jenkins expects
to go North shortly to see her
sister.
J D. Helms has received
word from Mrs. Helms and]
Lillian that Miss Lillian had |
paired in five of her subjects
and was getting along fine
with her studies. Mrs. Helms
and daughter are in Tyler.
Tom Allan, Vvarehouseman
at the Mercantile ,is taking hist
vacation and spending it at
horn-;. Tom says it is a hard
job to convince himself that he
ought not to be at work in-
sto« J of doing just as he pleas-
Prof. Gardner of Riviera,
was visiting in Premont Sun-,
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Edwards
were in Kingsville one day last, |
week.
Mrs. Kirkland of Alfred, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs.
W. L. Langen Saturday.
Miss Ernestine Tanner was
a visitor at Robstown Sunday, j
Mr. and Mrs. Z. N. Jessee
were in Falfurrias Wednesday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Finley
were shopping in Alice Wed-
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Moyer
were visitors in Falfurrias on
Monday.
A. B. Taylor made a trip to 1 “
Sau Antonio and Bertram the +*
fim*. of this week. At San An-i
tonio he met Mrs. Taylor and
motored with her to Bertram at
which place she will spend a
couple of weeks visiting her'
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Teas re-
turned from a visit to relatives
in *S*n Antonio and elsewhere.
Tl. */ also spent a few days
with (heir daughter, Mrs. Robt.
L Groce, Jr., at Victoria. Mr.
Tea.. r.aid they had a good time I
all around, but he was wry
gh»i to get back homo again.
EAT
|^ROM one generation to
another the old saying
that has been handed
down ttill has some truth
in it: “We eat to live; nr.d
live to cat.”
i
K D. McIntyre has received
• word from Mrs. McIntyre who
ir» viaiting her Mother, in Da'.-j
la,, and taking in the State:
Fair that she and “R. J.” had
sustained accidents from which
both w^re badly shaken up
but neither seriously injured.
While shopping in one of the
larger stores they missed their
footing or a stairway and fell
8<'V''»ral feet and in the fall both
were scratched and bruised but
more frightened than hurt.
S/.53
50c
75c
Boerd by the
week
Regular
Meal
Special Sunday
Dinner
Breakfast 6:30 to 7:45
Dinner 12:00 to 1:13
Supper 6:30 to 7:30
A comfortable waiting
room and a place to wash
up before eating.
If prijj
| dependabl;
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first: Difference in fmkckase pr ce
SECOND: DIFFERENCE IN TAX COSTS
THIRD: DIFFERENCE IN DEPRECIATION
FOURTH: DIFFERENCE IN TIRE COSTS
FIFTH: DIFFERENCE IN GASOLINE COSTS
SIXTH: DIFFERENCE IN COST OF REPAIRS
SEVENTH: DIFFERENCE IN LICENSE COSTS
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SINCE 7 — Everything for Everybody
Mighty C ood Rea^cru Why You Ought to
Buy a
Ford
And Spend the Difference, or put it in your
pocket, just a» you prefer.
Why assume a heavy financial burden or de-
prive yourself of many things you need-when
all those things you need or want.
NOTE—New FORDS all equipped with Hot
you BUY A FORD, carry an ea; y load and have
Plate Vaporizer.
LET US TALK THIS MATTER OVER WITH
YOU. WF.’LL HELP YOU TO SOLVE YOUR
AUTOMOBILE PROBLEM. j
FALFURRIAS
MOTOR CO.
5 4 C.:Ti3 Proclamation Sugar Com (20^- Valuta
r •1........
' • til - . ncy Pack Applet, 52c value
* . r only
•
.< -.r.grr Salmu:. 20p value 3 Carts
Cj Fcr only *
V D« ' Monte Y. C. Poach?** 25c value
f Fcr Only
.53
.....52
.50
... .20
3 Prurd Ducket Sunset Clffee, ^ - -GO value C*’3
Far only — — vl
3J*ound Bucket Aviation Coffee, $1.60 value,
With cup and saucer, only .. vi
15 Pounds SUGAR ($1.00 worth to a customer) rtA
For only
Geo. Hobbs & Sons
FALFURRIAS, TEXAS
SELECT GIFTS OF OUALIIT!
Gift shoppers can wisely make this Store their
gift headquarters as we have a very representative
stock of dependable merchandise. We carry the fol*
lowing line of Nationally advertised merchandise:
Hamilton, Elgin and Bulova Watches
International, Gorham, Reed and Barton solid Silver
Community and 1847 Rogers Bros., Silverplate
Hawkes Crystal-Pickard China-Seth Thomas Clocks
Conklin, Waterman and Wahl Pens.
The Stamms
“ THE STORE FOR THOSE WHO CARE.”
617 Mesquite St.t Corpus Christi, Texas
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SWEATERS
Cool, Snappy Mornings
are here. In a few weeks
Winter will be upon us!
Why be uncomfortable, chilly and miserable. The
snappiest looking and the most convenient garment to
wear is a close-fitting, snug, warm SWEATER!
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We have ’em in all colors, styles and qualities. You ought to
see them. They are worth your time just to look at them, and all pric-
ed right, too.
Then nights-tokeep you warm and comfy when darkness is over land
you want some our comforts and blankets. Make your selection now.
You’ll need them. Spare yourself that miserable night when the nor-
ther swoops down on you and finds you unprepared.
DRY COODS DEPARTMENT
•JoTny FALFURRIAS MERCANTILE CO.
ANDREW DISBRO, Mgr.
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Edwards, Harry. Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1926, newspaper, October 29, 1926; Falfurrias, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth869545/m1/10/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .