The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1935 Page: 2 of 10
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McGregor mirror, McGregor, texas
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935
THE MREG88 MiRROH
Published by
THE MIREOR PRINTING CO.
CHAS. B. HALL------OWNER
Published Every Friday Morning
Entered at the Postoffice in McGregor,
Texas, as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year .------—----
Six Months-----------------
Three Months-----------
-$1.00
- .60 i
___________ .35
Payable absolutely in advance. Unless
subscriptions are renewed, names or
subscribers will be dropped.
BUYING EARLY PAYS
Once again the people of Mc-
Gregor are in the midst of their
Christmas buying and the mer-
chants of this county are viewing
with each other in attracting the
shoppers. The Mirror has re-
peatedly urged the people of
this city to trade at home and at
this time wishes to emphasize the
fact that local buyers can secure
practically anything they want
from the stores here.
Meanwhile, let us again urge
all buyers to start early and to
make their purchases as quickly
as convenient. Besides the com-
fort of being able to shop leis-
urely and avoid the last-minute
rushes, the buyer is assured of a
better selection in making his
purchases. We feel sure that the
merchants and their employes
will appreciate the early shoppers
and will give them special consid-
eration.
LEARN ABOUT FIRE
The best friend fire has is ig-
norance. Its most dreaded enemy
is knowledge.
No one, aside from a pyroman-
iac, purposely starts destructive
fires. No one purposely creates
fire hazards or allows them to
grow and increase in dangerous-
ness. No one wants to imperil the
lives of his loved ones.
Yet millions of ordinarily in-
telligent citizens do those things
unknowingly every day. The bulk
of them get away with it—for a
month a year and perhaps forev-
er. Many of them don’t and the
dreaded fire demon strikes. And
it strikes so often that in spite
of the fact that substantial prog-
ress in reducing fire loss has been
made during recent years the to-
tal annual waste comes to sever-
al hundred million dollars.
Ignorance is one of the prime
causes of uncontrolled fire—ig-
norance that is totally unneces-
sary and entirely inexcusable.
And there is nothing mysterious
about fire prevention. There is
nothing difficult about it. Any
fire marshal can give you the fun-
damentals in a half hour’s con-
versation. Various organizations,
such as the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, offer a wealth
of literature on the subject that
may be had for the asking. And
each year Fire Prevention Week
is observed, and every possible
opportunity is offered the citizen
to learn how lie may do his part
to prevent fire.
It is a duty and privilege to do
that. And it will save us actual
dollars—everyone must help pay
for the other fellow’s fire. Per-
haps it will save the lives of those
close to us. Give a little of your
time to learning how easily fire
hazards may be eliminated—then
put in a little more time doing the
job. ,
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SANTA WRITES LETTER
TO CHILDREN HERE
J. B. FORD
ATTORNEY—AT—LAW
General Practice in State
and Federal Courts
Phone 155 McGregor, Ta'xas
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We carry a complete me o.
TRUSSES, adbdommal oelie elastic ;
hosiery, arch supporters, etc r'ri- f,
vate fitting room. Expert !liters. ;
Subject to your doctor's approval ••
WIILIWIS ORliG ;Sl tH-: j
Professional Rid?. Waco, Tev. j
Lady Took Cardui
When Weak, Nes*vous
“I can’t say enough for Cardui if
I talked all day,” enthusiastically
writes Mrs. L. H. Cald-
well, of Statesville, N. C.
“I have used Cardui at
intervals for twenty-five
years,” she adds. “My
trouble in the beginning
was weakness and ner-
vousness. I read of Car-
dui in a newspaper and
decided right then to try it. It seemed
before I had taken half a bottle of
Cardui I was stronger and was soon
up and around.”
Thousands of women testify Cardui bene-
fited them. If It does not benefit YOU,
consult a physician.
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Tlie followng letter from Santa
Claus will be read with interest
to all children in McGregor and
surrounding community:
“Dear Children: I will be in
McGregor again on Tuesday eve-
ning, December 17th to take part
in a Christmas operetta which is
to be given by some of your local
children and also some of my own
children from the north pole.
“I am offering five prizes to
children of your city. All you
have to do to win one of the pri-
zes is to write me a letter telling
me what you want me to bring
you Christmas. The best five let-
ters will be read at the Opera
House on the night of the play.
“The rules are as follows : Do j
i not make your letter too long, be
sure the letter is written by you, ,
be sure to have all words spelled
correctly, all punctuations correct
.and be sure your letter is neatly
written. Any child under age
of ten is entitled to enter this
contest. The children who are
too young to write their own let-
ters may get some child to help
them write theirs.
You may mail your letters at
any of the following sub-stations:
Evers Corner Drug, Clements Va-
i riety Store or the Home roduce
Company. ’ ’
Your old friend,
SANTA.
New mattress shops come and
go. That’s naturally so. But I
am still here to do your mattress
work. McGregor Mattress Shop.
J. H. Cox. tf
e tfsuM&u/ £7T)'motmce
our appointment as dealers for
PONTIAC "6i:a'
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TJECAUSE it is our aim to offer you the
JO latest and greatest developments
of the automobile industry, we have
now become authorized dealers for the
Pontiac Motor Company. This move
enables us to give you a choice of three
lines of cars everywhere acclaimed the
most beautiful on the highways—the
Pontiac Silver Streak Six, De Luxe Six,
and Straight Eight. Although the
Pontiacs for ’36 cost only a few dollars
more than the lowest-priced cars on
the market, they provide no less than
101 of the finest features money can
buy, including improved triple-sealed
A General Motors Value
hydraulic brakes, “Turret-Top” Bodies ^
by Fisher, automatic choke, all-silent
Syncro-Mesh transmission and enough
more advancements to make any car
famous over night. And these big,
beautiful, smooth, low-priced cars are
built to last 100,000 miles. Come and
see them today and arrange for a 10-
minute ride. That’s all it takes to prove
for yourself that the Silver Streaks
for ’36 are the best buys of the year!
PONTIAC MOTOR COMPANY, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN
* List prices at Pontiac. Midu, begin at $615 far the Six and $730
for the Eight (subject tochange without notice). Standard group of -
accessories extra. Easy GJd.A.C. Time Payments,
McGregor Motor Co.
McGregor,texas
J. RyjSinith, Manager
To the Citizens
Ot MCGREGOR
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The members of-the McLennan County Forces for Repeal are a group of
respected, God-fearing, law abiding citizens. They are not hoodlums nor rack-
eteers, but substantial citizens,, looking to best interests of the county. They
are open and above board, and willing that their names appear in connection
with this appeal. They desire a sensible, common sense chat with you.
On Saturday, December 14, the voters of McLennan County are to de-
cide whether the county dry law is to be repealed. This is not a question of
whether we will have liquor in the county or not. You know, and we know, we
WILL HAVE LIQUOR REQARDLESS HOW THE VOTE GOES. Now, as
long as we are going to have it, why not get the revenue from it ! THE OLD
AGE PENSION FUND gets 75c out of every dollar the state collects for li-
censes, and the SCHOOL FUND gets the other 25c. Your town, and the
county both will have an annual revenue from the sale of liquor IF WE MAKE
IT LEGAL. Let’s look at it another way in the next paragraph.
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR Legalizing The Bale of All Liquors
A CL A TATC5T1 V nnoKnlv./. At* „ CJ-1- ~C All
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LAW And ORDER
Vs.
BOOTLEGGER <S- RACKETEER
With legal liquor sales, the law will have charge. It can dictate. Legal
liquor means no one can sell it except in unbroken packages. It cannot be con-
sumed on or near the premises where sold. It cannot be sold between midnight
and 7 a. m. It cannot be sold to minors, students or habitual drunkards. It
cannot be sold on Sunday, nor at any time within 300 feet of any church or
educational institution. If we vote dry the bootlegger will take over the busi-
ness, sell to anyone with, the price, anytime, anywhere. The bootlegger will
not pay one dollar license or tax to city or county.
We firmly believe there is only one way to handle the liquor business:
that is TO MAKE IT COME UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE LAW.
Your Community Can Be Dry
If the majority of the folks in your town and precinct want the prohi-
bition law to remain, you can have it so, without forcing the community that
does not want it to do as you do. In short, we are not trying to force legal
liquor on your town. We do not want you to force prohibition on the other
fellow’s town. So, you can vote to repeal the County Dry Law, BUT YOUR
OWN PRECINCT MAlr REMAIN DRYr IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE MA-
JORITYL We have laid our cards on the table, and knowing you for the
. true Texans you are, feel sure you will deal fair with us without surrendering
youivgreat American privilege of thinking and doing the thing you think best
for yourself and your community. THANK YOU.
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Tune In Station W-A-C-0
TONIGHT (FRIDAY), 7:15
HEAR THE TRUE STORY ABOUT LEGAL-
IZED LIQUOR AND WHAT IT MEANS TO
THIS COUNTY.
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Vote for Repeal
Saturday, Dec. 1
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Let Liquor Sales H/ftfp Government Gosts
McLennan County Repeal Forces
(EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:)
TOM P. SCOTT
FRED MILLER
AUGUST J. MORRIS, West
METHOD PAZDRAL, West
F. A. FLOWERS, Eddy
JACK CAREY, Eddy
ALBERT LACY CLIFTON
W. F. SMITH
G. B. ROGERS
BEN R. SLEEPER
LCD. J. LINCOLN
T. F. BUSH
ASHER SANGER
R. B. DUPREE
PAUL ROACH
HENRY HACKBARTH
J. D. NALER, McGregor
ALLAN McDONNELL
CHARLES MOONEY
W. M. BARRETT
(Paid For By McLennan County Repeal Forces)
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The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1935, newspaper, December 13, 1935; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883193/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.