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parents the past week.
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ReV. Harry McGregory of AhS
m pi
ardy Grissom
ited his ranch Moi
of Abilenp—via
nday.
LhrtSngood . att
■nWmal meeting
ears f I t
Jene filled hia appointment Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nanny and
morning and night. Large-*rowda daughters, Myrith and Sybil, ajt-
Attended both aervlcea. -t .' tended the ball games at Howard
H RAPID
G PAST
tat we have
|unue for a
our grand-
IC, ImWtjU'i;
been
line during
s Dr. Seale
of the
(Association,
isive Farm-
of human
igress been
irs than in
(f medicine.
Ided to the
life.
have been
[erm theory
julting from
|luding ani-
in many
'ery of the
Klebs gnd
followed by
lti»n jn
IRWTWC
its terrors,
for a child
| he develops
the anti-
the use Of
[made from
| fever have
the fire-
)f that di-
|tis, entero-
and the
st two sum-
list half the
Since then
jwledge of
erms that
Id (2) sani-
Vent these
,ing food—
ibios. Milk
Istimated to
>rta)ity in
suit of 60
sine' the • *
Itwo to one
most fre-
| death was
ihoid con-
[asting the
soldiers in
Tar of 1898
| follows:—
Deaths
can from „
Typhoid
1.000 8,000
),000 218
cry of the
1882. and
ethods tot
improved
cities, nnd
| more than
rmption of
|death rate
in 60 per
* d
tis were-
886. ~Regi-y
ted append
|t year, and
sful ypera-
I perform-
It, an Ala-
liow many
Isaved who
Ito Lister’s
fmach, gall
Id the male
rgans have
hatha. Sur-
Keen
leers, has
|from brain
5urgery of
apidly. On-
|trs Evarts
the first
lung,
it. Even
ago that
the mos-
lilaria. Ma-
la respon-
Jllness and
|e farming
Screened
marshy
quinine in
lalaria has
sease, and
| of death.”
six miles
J Kan., re*
sit to, the
|ras, C. D.
16-tfc.
pit. and Mrs. Martin • Middle-
brook and baby, Marthiel, of Win-
ters visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Middlebrook Sunday.
Wesley Hood visited his grand-
father Daanell of Haskell Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Terrell apd <
urre and|’
a' ' Sunday
shell Sunday
afternoon.
Arthur Watson ahd Miss Maple
Smith were married in Haskell Sat- j 7*■
urday morning. -7j *• ' ‘ j| Jan
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Indians Said Devil Lived-Hebe'
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Wednesday night. ‘ .4J „ Mr. and Mrsi Ralph WeasrOr
Mf. and Mrs. J.‘J. West spent/spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Thursday night with Mr. andTHEs. Mrs. J. W. Nanny.
Burl Bunklcy of Stamford. | Helen Brown of 'McConnell at-
-McConnell junior team of bovu tended Sunday School in this com-
played Post juniors a game of in* munity Sunday morning. M
door baseball Tuesday afternoon. “* ’ * ' 'mm'
children, Lee, Joyce, Rowetm and 1 The score was in favor of McCon-
Jerry, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack nell. /
Terrell of Ward Sunday afternoon. Woodrow Tarnbow- 'and Harrel
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adcock Waldon of -Weinert attended the
and sons, Ray and Roy, of Brushy partv Wednesday night in the home
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Liven- pt Horace Hood,
good Friday night. ^ — 1 <3arl May made a business trip
, » Misties Floy and Joy West vis- to Abilene Saturday. [
Red Mrs. Buster Cox of Rule Sat-f Vernon Rouden of Goree visited _____.1____
urday afternoon. in this community Friday night. and children visited the former’s
* Mr. and Mrs. Jim Caffey and Grady Adcock visited in Wkinert. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Radph Ke-
children, Durwood, Modell, Nolen Saturday mnrninfr. — tron, of near Weinert Friday.
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’ Modell e Evetts, t*be mother and Jnb.
( Boyar, was the child. An interest-
ing Founders Program was ren-
I dered, observing the 39th anniver-
sary. Readings were given by Me«-
dames D. T. Shipp, C. E. Coffman,
- V M. Johnson. N. E. Scott, William
guests o-f Wr anTVfri. J. C. Baixe
and family Sunday.
-Those visiting in the Ellis Par-
nell home Sunday were Mr* >fxl
Mrs. EuWell AmeVson and family
of F^at Top, Mr. and Mxs-t Frank
Bland of Lueders, and Mr. and Mra.
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Rogers and Miss Franciy Enhanks. H. M. Rowlins of PtawterCB.
Woodrow Adcock, who is attend-
ing McMurry College at Abilene,
spent Fridav night with home folk.
Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Nanny vis-
ited ' their daughter, Mrs. Buster
Cox. of Rule Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Free of Graham visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
West Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ketron
Mrs. Brady, expression teacher, al-
.so gave a reading. The meeting
closed with singing “America, Tbe
Beautiful”.
The fnid-week services were held
1 »f the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
1 Putnam'.
Mr. and Mrs. Lister Baize and
sons, Read and Dsn. and Mr. and
Mrs. Urphy Baize attended church
at Anson Sunday afternoon.
Mittie ShelMn Circle
The Mittie Shelton Circle of the
Rev. Marshall RHew gave the les- Methodist Woman’s Missionary So-
son..Dpring the social hour, eandy Monday afternoon at the
was served. Those present were l1<*me the circlp chairman, -Mrs.
•Parker, Mra William
and Dqnald Ray, visited Mr. and Rev. and Mrs. Harry McGregory
Mrs. Orval Caffey and family of and children of ^bilene were din-
near Anson Sunday. • ner guests orMr.’ and.Mrs. R. L.
A number of young folks enjoy- Livengood Sunday,
ed a partv in the home of Horace Horace West spent Saturday
Hood Wednesday night. night and Sunday with H. J. Ham-
Audrpy Thompson spent Wed- ilton. ’ '
nesday might with Helen Brown of Miss Marjt.Wells Mancill visited
McConnell. ’ her parents at Rule Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl May and Mr. and Mre. Earl Livengood of
daughter, Dixie, visited in Stam- near Weinert vis'ted the formers
ford Wednesday night, j- parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Liven-
mIt#WmBij. s. JUIJU MililllQtel
, ernoon on the home court Girl’s visiting a few davs with 'their
score was a 8-6 tie and boys’ score daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
** in favor of Howard. — ; Mrs. Herbert .Green, of Lamesa,
Bruce Bray of Albany visited hia Rev. Harry McGregory and R/L.
Mr. and Mrs. Shankles Crider and
children of Haskell visited Mr. and
Mrs. Sam CoX Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. White visited
Mr. and Mrs. White of Stamford
Sunday.
Homer and Hope Livengood, i1
Grady, Evelyn and Bertha Adcock l
atended a council meeting at the j
Methodist church at Haskell Sun-
dav afternoon.
Mr- and Mrs. Thomas and little*
Mrs. C. W
| ._ITT._...irf-n Rogers, Mrs. C. E. Rhew, Miss
SSif , Mae Stifflemire, T. M. Smart and
Orion Harper.
Wednesday night at the Baptist
church Rex Rov Jones, missionary
of China for 16 years, gave an in-
teresting lecture. Three reels
moving pictures were shown.
Mrs. C. A? Thornton is ill at her
i home. ‘
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I>slie Larche. After an opening
prayer by Mrs. Byron Lewis, Mrs.
Roy Cooper continued thk study of
the book of Genesis, telling of the
fall of Adam and Eve and the story
of Cain and AJbel.
Cookies and tea were served aft-
0f*er the study of eighteen members.
‘.The circle will meet in joint' sesc
sion with the Ellen Smith Circlw
at St. John’s Methodist Church for
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BUCKHORN BEAUTY SHOP
SPECIALS
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
$^00 Oil Permanents, 2 for ....... $3.00
$3.50 Permanents................$2.50
$5.50 Permanents ... $3.50 - 2 for .. $600
Other Permanents........... ... $1.00
New Permanent Waving Machine — .4 Gas Dryers
ed enure
Sunday night. V .
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Guilett and
Children of Old Glory, Mrs. Austin
of Stamford and Raymond Austin,
of Abilene spent the week-end with
J. F. Guilett. •
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Caffey and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. J»ck
Terrell of Ward Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cox and chil-
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. Ode
Steddum of Albany Sunday. Little
Maryhell Steddum returned home
with them.
A Targe number of Post folk3 at-
tended' the hesket hair tournament
-fat Midwav Friday HTKf Saturday.
Henry Hartsfidd of Haskell vis-
ited E- A. Gipsortf''
Mr. and Mrs. Carl May and
daughter, Dixie, attended a birth-
day party Saturday night in the
borne.*>f Mr. and Mrs. Jim Free
of Weitfert. j
Mr. and Mrs. Htrrdy Grissom of
Abilene visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl
May Sundav afternon.
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Sunday School and church were
| well attended Sunday. Rev. J. H.
j Skiles preached at bbth morning
and night service
On the following Monday the stu
of Genesig. will be‘continued.
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HONEY — HONEY — HONEY
“The Devil’s Tombstone," shown
above, is in Palo Duro Canyon, near
Canyon City. Texas, 18 miles south
ot Amarillo. The canyon is one of
the beauty spots of Texas that will
lure tourists in their 1936 visits to
the Texas Centennial Exposition at
Dalian and other celebrations
throughout the state. The rock
drew its name from an Indian be-
lief that it Was the burial marker
of an evil spirit.
morning. t„. , ‘‘.|nert visited Mr. and Mrs
Rev. Harry McGregory of Abi-' Parker Sunday,
lene is teaching a Sunday School j Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Helmer and
study course this week. (children arrived Sunday, from Stan-T . _________
Bruce Bjar of Albany and Mr. ten where Mr. Helmer has and Frank Smith of Ro-
I.yn. are in Cross Plains with her
! mother, Mrs. P. Pr Smith, who is
j in-
Bob Appling and children, Vada,
Viola and Hobby Appling, of Mc-
Lean spent the week-end with E.
! W. Appling and daughter, Miss
: Bertha Appling.
Misses Lou Williams, Merle Ea-
| ten, Lois Harris, Annie Rush, Lila
-1 Lee Gardner, and Viola King at-
'tended the Eastern, Star Banquet
C. Wvat Stamford Friday afternoon and
night. • t
Mrs. Edwin Tacker is on the
Breckenridge - Catjdo —* will have
honey on sale at southeast comer
square Fridav and Saturday, Feb.
28-29. Special discount to old cus-
tomers or tjiose who buy more
than one. container. I can reduce
your grocery, drug and doctor bills
and prolong-your life. Adair’s Bee
Colonies, home address, Brecken-
ridge, 715 N. Panther Ave. . .
and Mrs. Ottie Johnson of Sayles
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs,
John Bray.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gipson and
children, Jerry and D. W., visited
Sunday with Mr. and
Livengood of Howard.
manager of a gin. They will make
i____ i____itan were guests of Mr.* and Mrs.
their home here until late summer. Newt Kin * and family Sunday.
Mr* and Mrs. Brewer Neal and WI - **-«•*- 4-------
LUEDERS
daughter, Dianne, visited with Mr.
.. r- .and Mrs. J. C. Williams of Avoca
Mrs. Dee last week.
Magnoline West is quite ill with
pneumonia.
Mifis- Ruth Tunnel 1 visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wil-
lAdtkihWiWiWi iii.igi.r,
Harvey Terrell and John Lynn
Guilett visited in Corinth Monday
well ^nef Gwendolyn Gay, visited in
Hanger Sunday as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Simons.
a Few More Days
OF OUR FEBRUARY
FURNITURE SALE
Monday for Haskell where they
will n^ake their home.
Misses Lucille and Charline
Kniffe of Abilene visited in the
Rule Thursday ol
T^-geT!ohgrwho fs ili thfc
hospital at Stamford, is reported
to be improving. ■
Paul Galey made a trip to Fort
mSSm-nS-
Park, He was accompanied home
by Charlie May -
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Helmer of
Tulia visited >In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Helmer Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Busby and chil-
dren of Abilene spent the week-end
with relatives and visiting her
mother, Mrs. C. ,E. Arnold, who is
seriously ill at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wallis and
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bagby of Iowa
Park visited with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Hester recently.
Mr. and Mrs, .Pete Stifflemire of
Stamford visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stifflemire
Sunday. •
Mrs. Mary Lipscomb -has return*
ed from Stamford. where she was
with her little son, Cue, who was
in the hospital. Mrs. Lipscomb re-
sumed her . duties at school this
w-eek.
Miss Ora Bell Allen of Jacks-
bgro is the house guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Houston Ham,
The junior girls basket ball team
Sunday.
. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Helmer and
Mrs. Charlie Helmer visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Saunders of
Hawley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Parker of
Munday visited with Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Parker Sunday.
Charlie Lambert yf Abilene, for-
mer resident of Lueders, is ser-
iously ill in the West Texas Bap-
tist Hospital with pneumonia. His
condition was slightly improved
Sunday. •
A number of people are planning
to attend the District Sunday
School rally at Hamlin, March 5
and 6. Attendance was very good
in Sunday School Sunday with 101
present. Conference was held after
church services"
The Woman’s Missionary Society
met in its regular meeting at the
church Monday afternoon. Eight
ladies were present. The lesson of
the 13th and 14th chapters of Re-
velations was taught by Rev. Roy
Clavton.
Miss Mae Zinn has* returned to
, . , , - , ,, .her home in Stamford, after visit-
and the jgqjQr t?PV8. TSBl. BnUr yffijjnjr irienda^rr;- 7: -------
trrmnty championship Anson thtsj j^rs. C. E. Coffman, Mrs. T. E.
pant week. Banners will be award-, White and Mr8 W Coffman
ed the winners. _ visited in Eastland with Mrs. W.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Latimer . Coffman’s mothers, Mrs. BargS-
visited in Stamford Monday. hpv suturdav
Mr and Mrs. Archie Kelly of Mr. and Mr„. J. E. McGowan vis-
Big Spring are visiting Mr. and itert in Albany iast week.
Dining R<
This beautiful nine-piece DUncan-Fyfe diping room suite will
j^dd enviable distinction to your home. The superbly matched
woods and fine quality of construction look many times the
price you pay_____________________________________
SALE PRICE
>50
Mrs. Teague.
Miss Gertrude Sharbutt is vis-
iting with Mr. and Mfa»-C. B. Cot-
ton of Hempstead.
Mrs. W. H. Williams, Mrs. Neal
nnd Mrs. Houston Ham visited in
Stamford last week.
St. John of Abilene," game wait:
den of this district, visited this
territory last week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Putnam vis-
ited in Fort Worth Friday and Sat-
urday.
Miss Elynor Gwyn Sparks- of
Abilene is sick at the home of her
grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lieb.
Miss Florine Mills of Roby visit-
ed with friends during the week-
end.
Mrs. G. E. Douthit visited in Ft.
Worth with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Legion, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mae Stifflemire spent the
Worthjhursday o£..4ast week.
Mrs. Marion’McKennop. is in’Al-
bany visiting-her nieSce.......- ■<» -y
Rev. G. B. Shelburn of Abilene
preached at the Church of Christ
Supday morning.
Evelyn, Morris and Harlton Har-
ris have been on the sick list.
Those visiting in the W. D. Ap-
pling home Sunday were Mr. and1
Mrs. Clarence Ashley and children,
Maryola and Elgin, of Rule, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Rhodes and daughter,!
Bessie Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley
Baize and Sam Rush.
Mr. and Mrs. Bethel Baize of
Wise Chapel spent Sunday and
Monday here visiting friends -and
relatives, . ,
Hobby Appling and Charles
Gardner were in Abilene Saturday.
James Bostick left Wednesday of
last week for Eunice, New Mexico.
Mrs. Ruth Apperson ana son,
John, and D. V. French took Miss
Nollie Apperson back to Abilene
Sunday.
Misses Lon Williams and Merle
Eaton and Elbert King were in
Sevmour Saturday night.
Ishmeal McNair of Lueders spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Bland .and son. Bohby Joe,
Mrt and Mrr. Fran
family and Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Kowlins of Plasterco spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bland.
Euwell Rutherford got his hand
hurt In the boiling machines at the
gin last week.
Other dhiing room suites on sale at prices that mean a big saving. Eight and nine-
piece suites at— . - *
$49.50 $69.50 $79.50 and up to $169.00
Mr. and Mrs. Whitten McKinney
and children visited in Coleman
during the week-end.
Charlie May and S. Nealy of
Wichita Falls visited friends dur-
ing the week-end.
Miss Mildred Kosone has return-
ed from a visit in Austin. .
Mrs. J. C. Sparks is ill at her
home. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carter and
C. E. Burnes visited in Wifhit^
F'alls recently.
Miss Oiga Marie Lieb ?pent the
vieek-end with friends in Abilene.
The P-TA met last week at the
school auditorium. Miss Ruth Tun-
nell’s room had charge of the
health program. The Rhythm Band
played ‘We’re In the Rhythm Band’
accompanied by Mrs. O. F. Seth.
In a health playlet Lois Mae Beck-
ham, Alva Anna Shirley, Helen
i . . .. . . spent the Parker, and Irene Coffman' were*
week-end m Stamford as the guest. nurses and Donald Compton, Colvin
pf Miss Eula Davis.- ^ Sides, Junior Latimer were doctor's.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aycock of Wei-' Lawrence Seth was Uncle Sam and
Living Room Suited On Sale
' You must see these exceptional values
in living room suites. Sale prices—
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$23.95 $37.50 $39.50
- $49.50 $59.50 and up
Remember we will give yon $39.00 for your
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Bed Room Suites At
Big Savings
We still have a good stock of bedroom
suites at sale prices, ranging from—
old suite on a new Karpen Suite.
$23.50 to$139.50
HIRE COMRIR?
North Swenson—
STAMFORD
-Phone 118
Why Some Folks
Turn The Grindstone
Abe Lincoln lisedt to say /'When yOu
find people over-ready to turn the
grindstone it is well to find out whose
axe is being ground.” We sincerely
appreciate the courtesy when people
whom we have served recommend our services to their
friends. However, we do not encourage anyone to praise
our services and facilities, at the expense of others.
You may 1>*> sure Hint. flpfjJY1<fl
employe# m-gahreatron w^oTlsf 'fnaposi t Ion (o
benefit, either directly or jndirectly, through recom-
pending^our servig^s.
Kmney Funeral Home
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WE GO ANYWHERE
Miss Nollie Apperson. who is- tn
training at the Baptist Hospital*at
Abilene, spent Saturday night with
her parents, Mr. agd..Jjlr.s. Bert
Apperson, and familjy.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Ethredge
and son, Bryany. moved to a farm
near
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F«r Dlasaea and >1 other Eye,
Ear, N«w and Threat Troubles,
consult— i
Or. Fra*k C. Seott
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Eye, Ear, Veac, Vkreat and
Pitting af Masses
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Tractors—Implements
Over 19,900 Implement - -- *
Repair Iteau m Stock
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FAY’S
WRECKING CO.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Swafford! M
and G. B. Shelbum of Abilene were
P-A-R«T-8
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OF CARS
WRECKING SERVICE
DAY AND NIGHT
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The Texas Empire
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Southwestern Life assets, with
the exception of U. S. Government
bonds, are invested entirely in Texas
securities. • The rapidly growing
reserves on Southwestern policies
- are. helping to develop the state
s
in which policyholders
- make their living.
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