The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1945 Page: 2 of 4
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Effective March 1, 1945 we will require
three days to clean and press clothes. We j
are not responsible for shrinkage and you
must bring hanger with your clothes. . j
We"have received cur spring and summer ►
2 samples to sell made-to-measure Suits. ;
| - Let us send off your hat to have it cleaned ■* i
2 and reblocked j
,j We open at 7 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. \
l SWEET’S PRESSING SHOP
l ■ \ „ W. Wi “Sweet” Mueller
FLATONIA, — TEXAS
love of self means
one’s neighbor, and the Irish
roamed tin; world to share
New r6ady>to
wear -arriving
daily.
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Spring Coats
ItfOfe iii^nu• slim'fin*' ■ tlw •ti.-et, but rathei-’to'thi
tHvtdttni libert les" li)(<h'i; mid ’oiv i nal subscilbis^to the '‘Homt'
against absolutism and bigo- ,uvvn Firsl” ideology,1'
try, and their heritage of cj-e-' Thv PV»*try industry was born ir
N. W. CHAMBERS
Flatonia, Texas "
FOR BLOOD TESTED
Rayon Underwear,
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Chicks Delivered Each-Tuesday
Try to, .gel it or soil it.ioJElatunia
Purchase we are
able to offer you Rubbing Alcohol Com
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pound at A Bargain Price.
Regular Price 35c a pint
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Now—Two pints for
This. Article is not too easy to obtain.
If you expect to need some in the near
future, this is your opportunity.
IT WONT LAST LONG ^ BUY NOW
Johnson’s Drug
Service Bank
Flatonia State Bank
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E *>an£ Bridges
*iitor and Publisher
Flatonia Argus
^HEFLATONIA ARGUS THURSDAY, MARCH
fhfladeijwt1” Boston, went to
[*u*hed ’hi™et » lady* 8he
W asa- ftk-hun. -He
discovered"^!
Your Friendly Newspaper
JUST ABOUT FLATONIA FOLKS f ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Mrs. J. M. Yaler and daugh-J
ter Nina Sharon were week
end visitors with Mr. and Mrs.!
O* E. Gray. *
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Whee-1
less of San Antonio, Mr.
Nelms of Houston were visit*
WOMAN'S SOCIETY OF
-- CHRISTIAN SERVICE
, Qn March 17 we honor St.; - • * • *-
Patrick, the inspiration and W. S. C. S. met in the home
the symbol of the Josh Cath- of Mrs. J. D. Chalk with Mrs.
olic spirit, ttfat‘,tnnqms’blond- Vastlne Chalk as'co-hostess,
ing of self and self-denial that ” Mrs. C. A. Pearson gave
characterizes the Irish. the devotional. Mrs. J. D.
Patrick taught the, Irish to Chalk led in prayer. Roll cal
tils community
lqnd grovyn to $ui-,
pendous proportions: .iftulfiplled
hundreds of poultry houses dot th-
countryside; the rural homes have
been improved and si^pplied with
conveniences onc.c only available■
to urban centers; the town is ack-
nowledged a seat of poultry cCil-,
ture and production.
But the/ town ha/i not hi |>l step
Tsm the F. L. Wotipka home ing selfish.
Sunday.' *. - * / He gave them the warrant
of individualism in the Ch'-i>-
indiyiilualiMii1 'tdttinut tie- led with \2 members .and one wilh the industry that has
Raster
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can still be smart
at modest cost
when you are
shopping at the
Style Shop
tian doctrine of personality,!
which is the basis t,f man’s
freedpm and rights.
God-given rights arcfcuriJade,
visitor, Mrs. Leon Foitik
!*Chtdenburg was ’present.
All btisinc s war. transacted.
Our missionary program to-
pic ’"‘Three Lives,” nurses
given by Muse, W. O.
inalienable, for what man
gives man can take away.
Thfe Irish Rave clung and
cling to freedom for other
as well as for themselyes, and
they have never known ,the
ways of oppression and in-
tolerance save as unhappy
victims.
Patrick taught that true
Win eler and Vernoh Perry.
Our. hostess ‘served a salad
our.se during the social hour.
it famous!
It is time, that we take stock and
inquire into conditions that pre-
clude a healthy and noticeable
growth.
TaMo^d, Uncensor-
plc.lo com; in-T-
ed Column.
Now, Editor Downey’s word§ are
all true. With him . it should be
the Tabloid hancl-in-Jiand with the
citizens of Smiley, and the News
hand-in-hand with Nixon folks.
^Xny newspaper is willing to help
hoost their town with the proper
harking-of itu uto-cns:----
•Smiley and Nixon should not be
competitors but cooperators • in put-
ting their towns and this entire-sec-
tion FIRST! _
VICTOR!
—the r<L
in God. (I
To win!
peace whl
people ne*
. faith in.
r nd their I
so profoul
■ all tfceu: •
When we say a persbn is ‘good’
A co-operative spirit, a oneness of j We mean righteous. Only God Is
purpose, intelligent and ‘ purposeful good, said Jesus, but the Bible
use of publicity, would, we dare j teaches .us that when the righteous-
say, work to the-eventual benefit ness of God is in a man, he is
of the town as a prospective rest; I righteous..The prayer of a righteous
dence site—or do we want new peo- 'man availeta much, you'know.
/Hosiery.
DO YOUR EASTER SHOPPING AT
The Style Shop
This Is Your
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
BUSINESS ‘
pendence
things. ' ' ‘ ...•[
“With the help of God,” is
an expression w'hich plight
well enrich * the speech and
inspire the minds of all men'
in these days, for never be-
fore has the world so longed1
foif freedom, and never be-
fore has the world so."needed 1
the, “help of God.”
The Most Rev. Fra m is ,J.
. - - .Spellman, I). 1). •
Arehbishop. of New York
R.F.MUELLER
Furniture
and.
Paints
FLATONIA, TEX.
BABY CHICKS
The kindThat live and grow. Rocks, Reds,
and White Leghorns. Try our hybrids
for fryers.?-
WYATT HATCHERy
Waelder, Texas ..
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[ A mm^fied Annual Report of the American Railroad, in their third year at war
, tlie railroads rendered to the Anler,V»T, 71 • 'n- *__: .j .
■ ■ $f
i %
TN 19fi, the railroads rciulered to the Anlerican
pu » ic tlie greatest volume of service ever per-
lorrncd hy any agencr of transportation. *
I’or doing this job, they received about 9% billion
8 ® Iot of money—hut most of it was
earned by hauling tremendous tonnage^ bf freight
tor less than one cent per ton per mile and carry-
World wT*"8 f°r eV.C” ,CSS .than, Lcfore tllc fi»t
. While the. following flglires gJloWn flre for aJ1 ,he
railroads of tlie U. S., they fajrly well represent
the situation of the ro^s in Texas and Louisiana.-
Out of every dollar the railroads receive^— .
Was pajd out in paj rojj3
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7c was paid in interest, rents and other
charges—a great share of which went to in-
surance companies, savings banka, endowed
institutions.
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2c was paid in dividends to stockholders.
5c was left over in “change” to cover all such
things as restoring roadways and equipment
after the war, paying off debts, and provid-
ing reserves for.the improvement of plant
and^the modernization of service.
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taxes—fetlcral, slate and local. . The frieildly PflClY/C •’
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29c iyas paid for materials and supplies of all
'•sorts uVj her operating expenses.
19c ";!S laxes—federal, state and local.
Schuh
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Bridges, Frank. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1945, newspaper, March 22, 1945; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987693/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.