The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1955 Page: 4 of 6
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Established Jan. 1, 18'
THE FLATON1A ARGUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1955
Your Friendly Newspaper
Alert Children Hav
Sudaiigrass Best
THE AMERICAN WAY
No Traffic Surprises
. “Watchful ey.es get no
surprise in trail it."
E. C. MeFtfdderi oT Duf-
ltgL-y-icq irttsidcnt, Employ-
*ric Casualty %'6., and presi-
dent,-Texas Safety Associa-
tion, Inc., used this slogan
today to caution children to
be always oil the ahtet near
traffic, Mr. McFadden wa<
speakingJn eonnectiart with
For Summer Grazing
Sudangrass is an old
standby but still the live-
^ockman’s boM hen for tem-
porary summer gracing.
Seeded now, Sudan will
provide green grazing in six
to eight weeks, says Ben R.
’wee
HAKIb- M£-tC>llW>
JU<X AREN'T
tsi6tNOU6H< •
Spears,, extension agronomy
ist. And by staggering your
plantings at three to four
week intervals the season of
temporary grazing .can be
greatly extended. Different
plantings should be fenced
.separately.and grazed in ro-
Marvin.-
The l!
the child pedestrian and bir
cycle safety program being
sponsored thD month in
bat-
___ t a kerr a f • e r -f I ce
fall i-i EKVsbprjg m I hi;:;.
tution.
ers attended ehurcli in Gon-
zales last Humlhy.’
Mrs. F.-A. N'esrsta was ill
Yoakum Sunday to attend
the bridal shower given for
Miss Helen Blank.
Mr. and Mi‘s. Fred Svheihe
J«i., visited
Moisture conditions are
generally favoraAle for
planting in the eastern part Q
of the state, Spears points
out. In addition to provid- U/
itfg lush sufnmer grazing for k j|
livestock, temporary pas- _
tures give permanent type L
,8 FOR c
r AND
IDAY
& 30th
member to be careful, and
never run into the street,-’
Mr. MeFadden said. “But if
children are to avoid Serious
accidents in today’s traffic,
of Lafayette-,
with Mr, and Mt
111UIH1 I *1 UJUl ^ |;111 < > n
of safety,”
flay last Wi ck
Sale on ihorts and bloutei
ai Dress & Gift Shop.
♦ DR. JENNINGS B. COOK
Optometrist
Eyes-Examined" , :
Olnss^l^F j^npHcated-
Office ifrs.:, 8:00 to 6:00;
"Sat.: 8:()()'to 1 ;00 P. M.
Other hoiirs by appointment
•only
Phone 188 ---Box 147
Flatonia, Texas
IEL MOl^TE
Junior Needs-a New Suit tffClbthes
NEWS ABOUT YOUR
Included in the amend-
.naoWt, action -pertaining to. •
the Social Security Act,
taken by t(it»:8:ti'd jMongress
last summer, and signed by
President Eisenhower Sept.
1.1 da 1, was «Vn inclusion.of ;
"some ten million more per-
son's in the old age’and sur-
vivors insurance jVrograihi. '
James B. Marley, district
manager of the Austin So-
cial Bounty-office - stated
that these ten mi 1 lion “more-
individuals corning under
the Social Security Act for
the first time on Jan. 1, ;
1955, are made up principal-
ly of farm operators and .
self-employed accountants,
architects, engineers, ,an<| s
r-asat —|
Mares, Mr. and Mrs, George Mita* Virginia Austin of
Vacek and *Janet, accom- Hallettsville spent the week-
panied by Mr. apd Mrs. Al- end vvith her parents, MF
fred Costello of Austin, Ed.'and Mrs. Hugo Austin.
Thiede and La Vorne, and Mrs. Alma Gosch and
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Beale, Kutch and Mrs. Bua Robin-
went to Falls city btsrSun-^^Ti wore badness visitors In-
day ,to join in
BOTTi.
LUBRICATION
Fjyoy th« comfort of
imootk, cushiony riding
with MARFAK lubrica-
tion. MARI AK protect*
chaun, fights wstr and
friction, assures feather-
soft driving for 1,000
miles or more. And
MARFAK is tough — it
won’t jar out, squeeze
out or wash out.
Drive in today for longer
_____ __________„ _____ „_______ Anton
pastor, the Rev. T. T. Jany-! HaVelka . and children of
sek, on the 25th anniversary fRostyn were recent visitors
of, his ordination to the hi the Charlie Vinklurek
priesthood. '* • . ! home.. - .. *
Father Janysek was pas- - Sunday dinner guests of
tor of the Sts. Cyril and Mrs, S°i>bie Machacek were
Methodius Catholic Church Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mlchna
here for 14 years, and can 9* Hatonia,Mr. and Mrs.
number his friends here by Anton- ^ ner’ i ^r" and
Mrs. A. V. Psencik, Mr. and
Mrs. August Harbich, Mrs.
Alma Gosch and Kutch, Mr.
iit 'the Weimpr Cemetery
last Sunday afternoon;
Sale -v- Berkshire Dose,
$1.09vper pair, 3 pair $3.l£,
at Klein’s.
the local school aboard held
BrA‘ * Attend Shower • •
..... - v- Last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. N, Hopkins
and Mrs. Bud Robinson at-
tended a miscellanernis bri-
- dal shower honoring Mr,
Hopkins’ g r a nddaughter,
Mrs/ John I.amprecht, the
former Miss Wanda June
Hanks, in Gonzales.
The bride .received. many
, . beauitful and useiul gifts.
The c<m\>W will make
Service Station
' m J .■‘v, v - ■»
La Grange
. Chiropractic Clinic
E. L. FITZPATRICK, D. C,
Office hours: 9 a. m. to 12
noon2 to 6 p m.
Monday Through Friday,
Except Thursday Afternoon
221 Travis — Phone 88
/hevr-hymy in Gonzales
Thulemeyer’s.
4-H Club News
The local i-H Club, girls
hekl a special' meeting with
their sponsor, Mrs. Travis
Sellers, at two'o’ciock Wed-
nesday afternoon.
They discussed dresses
they are making and also
requirements apd reports
which are' necessary fqr the
Garden Seed
PORK SMOKED
We have a fresh stock of all kinds
of garden seed, and the implements
with which to do the job right. See
us before you plant your garden.
Bound
dress revue which will be
held in La Grange in the
near future.
William Breitschopf Jr.
had an unusual misfortune
Monday, while he was
sharpening a weeding hoe.
The hoe slipped and inflict-
ed a bad cut <|n his arm, and
From America's leading truck builder comet a whole truckload of new
advances that mean big tarings in hours, dollars and drums; effort on your
hauling or delivery jobs. And they're ready to go to work for you right now!
Wm. Stein Hardware Co,
The I. R. H. A. Hardware Store
Flatonia, Tex a* *• -
LOIN
The last word in cab New capacity -up to
Work Styling-* new «p- Six powerful new
New more durable,
MandarJ-width frames?
18.000 lt>. G.V.W
“high-voltage" enyineaI comfort and safety I
With a modem 12-volt New Sweep-Sight w
electrical system for in- shield for increased
creased generator ca- bilitv. A new conce
pacity-plus many other Safety Step that si
new advances. clear of snow or n
also cut a muscle.
The wound required 20
stitches to close. It will be
necessary for him to carry,
the arm in a sling for quite
some time.
P roach to truck design I
TWO distinctively differ-
ent styling treatments—
onein light- and medium-
duty models, another
in heavy-duty!
♦ALL KORN
Offered in 2-ton models!
This means you can 'do
a lot mort work on
heavy hauling jobs with
real savings.
Ne* frames are of 34-
inch width to accom-
modate special body in-
stallations. And they’re
more rigid!
From where I sit... Joe Marsh
I ALT PORK
Cistern Returns Game
Thursday afternoon, John
Beck accompanied his base-
ball boys to Flatonia for a
return game of ball.
The game resulted in a
9-9 tie score.
Red Finds a
Sweet Solution"
Power Brakes standard
on 2-ton models!
Tubeless lire, standard
on t^-ton models!
New tubeless tires give
you greater protection
against a blowout . . .
deflate more slowly when
»puncture4!
You can have new Over-
drive or Hydra-Maticl
Overdrive is optional on
Vi-ton models; truck
Hydra-hfatic on V4-; -Vi-
and 1-ton models at
extra cost
All models available
iw Power Steering!
This great power helper
is yours at no extra cost
on 2-ton models! Op-
tional at extra cost on
all other models.
New Chevrolet Power
Steering cuts turning ef-
fort up to 80 per cent
... cushions road shock..
Optional at extra cost
Red Jackson found a slick way up all the weedy graas along his
to get his rows to eat what's good fence*-after he sprays them with
for them. Seems Jhey were pass- more corn syrup, of course,
ing up the tall green grass-full From where I sit, some folks,
of minerals and vitamins-and like Red, are always trying out
eating the short grass, which it new tricks-and other* atiek with
naturally sweeter. the old tried and true method*.
Red solved the problem by Just a queation of preference, Hi
spraying a solution of corn syrup guess. Like the way you may en- \
over the grass that was going Joy coffee with meals, while I tj
lx-ggmg'TJie cow* sure WlTtr»t" prefer i cotdglaia of hw. gff —3
Come in and v the
newest things m trucks!
13 Get Polio Vaccine
Thursday afternoon, Gil-
bert Keilers, Mrs. Margaret
Bigley, and Mrs. Willie
Breitschopf accompanied 13
little tots from our local
school to Flatonia where
were given polio vac-
lt. Red says it’s lucky for him- let’s not allow any bad feelings
that every one of to “crop up” by thinking onre in
and the cows
them has a “sweet tooth."
Next week, according to Red,
he’s going to have his cows clean
the only choice.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Clem. Vink-
larofe and son, Alex, and
Miss Mollie Ziegelbauer vis-
ited relatives in Ganado on
Wednesday.
Weimar, La Grange, Schulenburp and Hatonia, Texas
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The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1955, newspaper, April 28, 1955; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth990048/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: 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.