The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1955 Page: 2 of 6
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Friendly Newspaper
THE FLATONIA ARGUS, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
Geo. W, Bridges
Owner and Publisher
Scotts Items
Entered ns second class
■Hitter at the post-office -at
oJEUtoni#, .Texas undog^the
Act of Mrtrch 8, 1879.
v Published each Thursday
In Tho Argus building,
Penn Ave., Flatonia, Texas.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year ....... $2,00
Sis Month* .....$1.25
Outside of Texa*
Om Year......v.$2»50
91m Month. ............... $1.50
Phone 57 *
Post Office Box 202,
Flatonia, Texa*
Cook—Bock
~:iMr;.Atid Mrs-. Paul Green . !'*v • J.
aUundnu Vh<- wedding. and Vv‘a»
their niece,
ELM GROVE NEWS Vets Administration
Homecoming Set for June 5 Question, Answers
Honia, the hbnoree and fan I l,*11 Sunday. • June 5, we am a disabled World! ’j~'“ “• v‘v ;•
ily. Refreshments w!Ti .u‘4 a‘ra,r? haV,~. oU-r annualUvar II veteran. May I still P?“ earn to swun
! - ’** * ■ Homecoming. ' ... i&hnlv for Public I'i r»- : Junihri^-W ell, -
EVEN TOUGHER!
Father—Well, son, how
did your fir<t lesson go? Did
of
Grace Marie t'nok, (laugh- j.Meet* Gonzaler
Mrs ~
Tom Beale, along.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny , . .
Cook, of Shiner and Charies|w,th 11 other missionary | 1855.
Oliver Hock, which .took members frpm. Moulton, at-! Dr.
• - I I ..11,1 M V , 1 * 1 . ^ II? .
its lewth- as- it
W^s organized in the year.
R. A. WaflsTey of
Ifl,a c e in the Lutheran ;teiid^ed the Group Women’s*; Houston ami Mrs. S. H. Mt-
er, ou Sundav i MBsonary Federation “meet-, Crorev are doing a" lot <
Whtirch, Shiner, on Sunday MiAsonfiry Federation -meet;] Crorey are doing a" lot of re-
afternoon at 4 o'clock, with ’dig at Gonzales on Thnrs-|search work 1 n thy records
the Rev. Ed win Oelke per-! day- The. national presi-
dent, Miss Dorothy Haas, of
Columbus. Ohio, spoke on
’’Real i^eligiou.”
forming the, ceremony.
’Student* at Baldwin
College Fini»h Courses
of the church..
Keep the duty, in mind
and-tell your friends anti,
neighbors.- More about it
later.
Personal*
,. , - . ... ... for in.blic Lavs*
At this fc ait-'-che. - L lu»- 'frarmnjr. of is It'Wo' fate?
Grove Church will observ
tif*
!g< mri
not Very
retr' bur Fm—teaming.
A. You still 'mav annlv fori *ft«r ft* instructor left, the
training under '"Public * Law! Wys V”™ ™f.
16. However, under .the |part of the podl
law you may train-only in
a course’that yoy ean com-
plete by July 25, 1956.
Q, I am taking- on-the-job
training under the Korean
GI Bill.,. Although I have
not, completed bv training,
my emp.loyjjj*. has increased
my' pay .fo that now I am re-
ceiving the beginning wages
paid to a fullv-trained work-
11. D. News
• i- 1
The Home Demonstration
<'lub members and their
thr'piur&hl1 hiilhe 'xTo^l. MjssHSusanha BeaTe fin-j Mr. and Mi's7M\ J,. BrownHoes that >
day night I ished her executive secre-1 had as their guests Friday allowance will be cut off.*.
Games and refreshments-,“ria‘ C0UfHh •l}<* Donald ! Mr. and Mrs. I. Biggs of Mc-
«.f coffee, punch, cakes, and iu-k^r' alon>r Vth. Donnie Neal.
.......i. ,1. . ...... | Horns. Maxte Greave, and L- Mrs. Max Johnson _______
^jVngen? Tctars of Flatoni'i. M?s. ITa fcrf spent m rffiatySt slin'areWaTrienh
TUB til oWrvwbebNdl [>tu K'i Imished t.hdr book-.d'J'dili b..I.uti]JuulriUldr^get-^
and
A. Xot necessarily. Your
GI allowance Will not stop,
so long as it is established
I? ?> ii-v_ ..-hihit itic * keeping courses. at Baldwin "~Mahttn ■visiting—Mrs; JHlirr] Q. Is it. possible to colled J
iiilU- Mdtiiig ‘ a nr ■ s<Sp! h( H^v’fJrSn^ SSrli7“ilt MrVMTld ‘M,v' (-'1 “heraploymenc .pay at
^h,X \rm mdi.t \v ith !l’,‘°l,'Ie much 'success in Mrs. E. O. Ripley was a
jjr< j tH, jjov |«„„ Kri-i<h<?ir future., undertakings. business, visitor in Schulen-
i ilav, Mav L't. at 2 p. m. Mrs. p . " - ^atunlaj . . - \
Llgiis Hopper wiil present Personal» . ! Mr-vS. R MC rore>‘ Vjsit-
^‘Serving an .......... Meal.-" ' <><»•' Boehm. Mrs. edan S»R Ant.mtP and .Ken--
^'is’ftors' are w i lc’t'me. ' ■' h\ tHfNr Boehm and Robert 1 1‘. last''^k' ,f g *R,.'
' * - J. __ spent Tuesday* with Mrs. S-. ) ^r- *thd Mrs. M- L. Brown-
Birthday.f*. Observed 7A:. FtiBcrrsmr and Mrs. E,-and. ^ois Faye attended the
r; Holstein near M-uWoon. ; revival meeting, at Harwood
Miss Susanna Beale oh-1 Mr. and Mrs. Harry -Maek-! Sunday night.
The Fiatomia Argus, $2.00 .
Beale, • w it h Kelt^‘V a
*DR. D. R; TAYLOR
OPTOMETRIST
Elves Examined
oHaasee Fitted
Bchroeder Bldg., Ph. U68
La Grange, Texas
present: Mr. and. Mrs,
Harry Muckers Donald and
Adrienne^ Mr. and Mr-.
Fred * Wiedemann, Mr: ami
Mrs. Rudy Wiedemann and
children. Mr. arrd Mrs. Ar*
.mild M’ie^emann. qf ■ Fla-
. mm-
K. J. ■ t ,V t n'. . .;;jstgari^3^um Ahf
% •; - .... . . . . . .-**-**, *.*.* ,rtn jp the' l«e^r?4f-
IvS !f?un'se fee- It Is predicted
MEMORIALS
■ft
Mr. ami Mrs. Mantpn
Harrell and Billie attended
' the birthday supper at the
; home of Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
.- oa ton Bigley Saturday, night,
April 2S. l'9<io honoring Mr. - Rigfev and
the same time.l am enrolled
'in school under-the Korerin
■GI Bill ? Since *1 am in
school, I.am not working. *,
• A. X<i, it, is not possible,
und.gr the law-, to obtain, GI
unemployment allowances
-while you are enrolled in
training undel* the Korean
GI,.Bill. ^'Although you may; -♦■*•+•♦•+++++++++++*+++++.
not pe working, you are--} -
drawing monthly GI train- +
j.ng allowapces from thV! +
many ‘ |j
Senator Strauss
Writes From Austin
To the people of the 15thjriint Cowan
Senatorial District:' _____
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FAMILY MONUMENTS GROUND MARKERS
GRAVE COVERS STATUARY AND VASES
GRANITE CURBINGS -
The T. J. Pesek And Son Marble And Granite
Works fgrmerly operated by the late**P. J. Pesek
’now under the manag^menLof Robert J. Pesek oi--
The Senate this week' SEA-WATER SOUP?
Board to issue 100 million; i,,11!, ' . ... , ...
dollars worth of. bonds for aile,r 'J.l\,k°u,''(!n' Sir-
the purpose of making loans ., ^°urist Mell, well. Here
to veterans to purchase land. } ve been swimming around
This amendment would be m bouillon for two weeks
voted on by the people at wlthout knowing it.
tho general election in 1956.
ThiSjbUj
provides L. ,, ^ -
-Ine-eeut ' per .....
1 1
' week. This bill provides for M-W- J<me» Drug Store.
Father—Say, that’s pretty
rough, isn!t it ? . . .
Junior—-It sure is, but the
hardest part was to get o.ut
of the sack. 3
Mr* iwd Mt»- Dean De-
Witt visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Lee CklHoun in Wael-
cleV..Stmdav.
Becati?e there had been
no mention, in the contract,
of a cornerstone for the
Texas Statd Capitol, Gus
Wilke, the contractor, paid
for itnut-of his own pocket.
La Grange
Chiropractic Clinic
E. L. FITZPATRICK, D. C.
Office hours: 9 a, m. to 12
noon; 2 to 6 p m.
Monday Through Friday,
Except Thursday Afternoon
221 Travis — Phone 88
_La Grange
THE FAITH THAT NEVER FAILS
Faith in the life to come is mankind’s
enduring belief. A funeral service is
an act of devotion; giving eloquent
.expre^siQnlo .th is ahiding faith,——
0
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Smith FuneralJJome I
CARL SMITH MRS. CARL SMITH .
CALL BLADDER HURT!
G«t r«li*f »ufftr«ri of gall bladder
ito*moch and colic dittrtM Jndigection gai
witk Akalotine A The potassium in AKAIC
SINE A helps the flow of bile ond correctj
gowr trouble nature s way
A*ALO%m€-A
Cuero Laboratories.
?r;» pi 8» —o»«! c*
DEAD...
US5M‘.MD D!S*!.i:
ANNOUNCEMENT
We take pleasqre in announcing a new service to
} our many friends and patrons’ in this area. E. J.
t'hromt.ak and. Shelton Wagner have recently been
.} appointed as Real Estate Dealers handling all forms I
} (if real! estate : Dwellings, Farms, Business,-and Lots.
♦ HOASfS
• MJLiS
•HOGS
.CALL J31
i fJJia* Rendering Co.
Bastropg Texas1 - ;
? ■crea'g’ iit "the gasoline tax,
,) .Ui-Iilyi-1.1-1.. til the tn\
}. We invite V<>u to li-t your properties with us £dV!1
.^pfrWfla 1 i^e.d attention, CaU,u^by,"
} day at 44, or us? either of oiir night, phories'after
} hours,’ 46 or 920. _
Q> • •
t * • • * . * :: -
? CHROMCAK-WAGNER REAL ESTATE
* •
E. J. CHROMCAK SHELTON WAGNER
* 42L N. Main Street*' , < ’ - ,.|g
SCHULMKBURG, TEXAS f
't ■ 4 * - ’ , v ' ;$
•"riendly New
a Happen
lelen 'Migl. C
, »y»jCelebrat«
arty was gi.v
of Mo and I
Jr. April 28
r. and Edwin
birthdays,
elicious luncl
' sandwiches,
1 chips, cak
rs, kolaches,
old drinks, w
% i following:
Vine Barta
Mrs. Chas. 1
nd Mrs. Joe
,nd Mrs. Edw
Jr. and Mrs
aka and Le
Mrs. Alfred .
and Gary,
Hugo Sternad
r and Roimy.
Nolan'Wagne
taffy, Mr. <
V Migl, Mrs.
,ir and Rodney
ger, iVlargare
,rd, and B6l
1 Barta, M
’ Jr., Milton,
rmie,' Alvin K
1 Knezek.
3-V honorees
gifts, for. wl
grateful.
• evening-wti-
- -lg cards and
At .a late hoi
more—hnpi
d C.Y.O. Rail
argt- group o
t sodalists wet
i Deanery Ra
tehl 'SutHuty, J
I-
You can’t‘burn the candle at BCiTtL ENDS...
n«U
fg Laddie Jasi
Mr. and Mrs.
nd family of
were recent 1
Albina Jasek
. and Mrs. Ai
Sunday visitc
Kristyniks at
flind Mrs. Fi
S'r.v and Mrs
" ik and sons
Hsitors in
• . an.d Mrs. F
y add dailghl
th tKe Eddie
- y
*Vl -t;
*•-
ATARBItK ANff GRANITE WORKS
■w •
Uy.'
3. Aibina -J*
HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS
Phone*s Bu*. 236 P, O. Box 292
. Re*. 446-W
QUALITY GUARANTEED BY SKILLED
WORKMANSHIP
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SPECIALS
GROCER IKS
CRISCO, Lbs.
WESSON OIL. Pint
GLAD1QLA FLOVH* 25 Lbs.
| PET MILK. Tall. 2 For
Sthimnu‘1 StrawlM'rrv I’rcscrvvs
GI^VOIOL-AXAKE AUX—
that- there will be quite a
battle on this fax bill in the
Senate, with many- changes
to be proposed.
The Senate parsed* a bill f
this week which would give1
persons serving jail sen- -.
.ten, e» eretiit -f«L good be-
havid)-.' 'At the present- tipie
svlch crgd.it is given to those!
confined to .the penitentiary
but not. to tH'psinis servfrvg’f
.iarl sentences. Thef credit.
■ eaylp;
, «dV ''
; .The Senate ha# passed ••
bill whitfh, would authorize
the 'Lower Colorado. River.
Authority to issue an addbf
i tioual 15 million dollar^
1 woith-of bonds "Hu LCKA
L.i-
Each year producers find more'natural gas than we use... even
though the consumption of this premium fubl continues to grow
rapidly. The producer may spend over a'^yrlfflion dollars on one
well. On the average; he drills nine exploratory wells before he
finds one that yields anything at all. Those engaged in the risky
business.of finding adequate supplies of gas for the future should be
encouraged .'at every opportunity. Without the incentiv e of a profit
in keeping with the risks involved, producers cannot be expected
to continue, exploring for new gas fields, and ...
I
Mr. and Mr
, Mr. and Mi
h and Ronnie,
Antop Masek
and Dorothj
a nice evenii
l Migl homi
in entertaine
>y showing et
,ing film?.
. and Mrs. A
Ir. and fa.mil;
uio spent' the
...this is as earth that m u s4 never end
• ■' I...... . .. o
*
REC.T Pdtrui
K IS MAY 1-
has !*t eh .giver, authority t i
issue bomts on -everal cci v;
sions in the past.' They u>-.l‘
the funds for the purpose of,
building dams on •the Co!, -
trade RivJor for flood yonfpel '
pKe"bonds are then paid off |
fia-mi -. 4 - -r<-»<- n •
•
w
Dole (’rushed Fincapple, No. 2
LIBBY'S TOM ATO .H U K. 46 Oz.
MONARCH CORN
I n. William Fork Beans, ;l For
FIRST CHOU K SPINACH. 3 For
MEATS
VEAL STEW RIBS. 1 Lb.
VEAL CHECK ROAST, 1 Lb
HAMBI RGER MEAT. 1 Lb.
VEAL SIRLOIN STEAK. I Lb.
H O IT SE H O L IV N EE I) S
TIDE or CHEER
DIAL SOAP, 2 For
CH ARMIN’ TISSUE, 3 For
riyed 'from sales of electric
iv.-wer —They, lawf .scric.
17t*
25e
Grieve’s
Foodcraft Store
Joe Grieve, Prop.
Phone 93
of dam* sK.ve An-tir
it,- is . hoped that this TTfW'
moru y will be used to' con-
struct a dam below Austin.
The public hearing oh the
t.»\ bill w as set for Mdhdav.
May 2. at 2:30 p. m. The
hearing—wili^ prc'b.diiy ix-
quire several days Wo arc
being flooded with propa-
ganda on this bill. It seems
that every industry wants
some other industry to pay
' >\> - ,1: .is -int« r*stillg
j jo note that tt, 4 pTifCTm 4*0-.
j.duction. in state spending.
• would eliminate' t-Uc 'nccca-^
•rity of xo'ting flew ta$es ai
this session With economic
conditions in out district be-
ing as,they are at-present, it
is very difficult to vote new
additional taxes on our
ycep*e
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Sincerely;; ■ 'j
Gus J. Strauss,
•; ,- - “~y -
Shanghai Pierce, a giant
Texas cattleman known for!
his unusually loud voice,
.could stand .the front
porch and Bellow orders„to
itbe men at work at the ent-
itle pens, a mile away.
JgTIN. —*’K e
in line and .v
the chirpprt
• s- Were' ailvi;
in observanei
Posture Weyk,
. R. E; Hartqi
nio, a.ssociati(
(said that T
eying a few
in their'daily 1
1 an Hiduttg ba
y work at a
rhm-ehri'ect-^
i - is with the
t, not in a sTur
n. 'fche legs si
rossed.
your job req
advance one
down in a h
position aitd
h muscles do
work.
i walking, keel
head up, lift ti
er breathing, t
ulders without
swing the arn
ng the weight
)r. Hartong sai
-d in good f
11.”
'If a person wil
Iking tafi, sit
nding talk; and
I, good 'post
>d health shoul
sflliL
C
►Wv '' .'X x
L.
Th,. man ,v (roclvn'n{M, r*di tormolien a mil, o, mer, ..„wn
In ih, ,o,lh o. on, impoflanl „.p ,„ ,h. teng to„|y >#or<h ^ n<|(uiti| em
UNITIC OAS CORPORATION-.. UNI'TTD CAS R | R R list COMRANY
UNION RROOUCINp COMRANY
‘The way yj
rk, ride, .and p!
influences y<
rich in turn govi
rmal body fund
"The spine,
iropractors an
#| is the kingpi
Bture."
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The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1955, newspaper, May 5, 1955; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988941/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.