Sweetwater Sunday Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 29, 1930 Page: 4 of 6
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Domestic Simplicity While
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dodern houses by Duucan-
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. .... Jarly American Cottag,es are
'chartnjnfe in their domestic simpli
qtty—thetr quaint homelike and
) 1 treble appearance has been admlr-
| ed tpj; eenerqtipps. To capture this
old quality bf charm and to Incor-
poratfe It in a Modern American Is
the problem. To begin—we must
New , understand and appreciate the es-
■ | sentials—what must be retained—
what rejected or modified—the gen-
j eral mass and the quaint details
j can be saved but. the plan must
be livable— tt must show plenty of
! windows of such size as to insure
: good light and ventilation aud the
I rooms must be well laid out to savo
waste steps also good clear ceiling
heights must be arranged. The
kitchen and the bath room must be
the last word in modern appoint-
ments.
The Salem is a compact house
that is economical to build and at-
tractive in appearance. The exter-
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TRACKAGE SITE
Industrial Depart ment
Representative Here
Looking Over Sites
Evidence that the Texas and Pa-
cific railroad is continuing its ef-
forts to obtain new Industrial
trackage property in Sweetwater,
was given here last week when
Mm. Pilley, Balias, connected with
the industrial department, spent
some time lu Sweetwater seeking
new sites.
J. L. Lancaster, president of the
road, has been here twice during
tile last few weeks and lias looked !
over considerable property on both j
occasoins.
It is believed that within the!
next few weeks the road will have
obtained property desired and that
construction of the tracks will bo
underway.
Candidates at
Maryneai Meet
Candidates for county offices ate
ice cream and told voters of .the
Maryneal section why they should
he elected In an ice cream snipper
held at the Maryneul Hchool Jiousc
Friday night.
Eight who arc making races in
the Jftly primaries made short
talks. They were tins Farrar, Bob
Jordan, Joe Stewart. Helen Davis,
Jess Lambert, Sidney Mason, Jjhwr-
.shall Morgan, and J. A. Alexander.
Builulng
New Tet»j>l*n
IHtONfbi-A ‘moclern brick and
tile Willis, no*; under constric-
tion here for file telephone com-
paiiy will be:f**Uy for its tenants
within a short time. It is a one-
story striictuye, *2 by 48 feet. ^
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ALL YOURS
Conveniently planned— -■
Modernly arranged—
i Substantially built—
Quality materials—
When You Turn Your Building Program Over to
GRAY LUMBER CO.
CALL GRAY — NO DELAY
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Scurry Crops
Are Promising
SNYDElt, June 28.—Scurry coun-
ty crops continue to give the best
prospects in many years according
io farmers, merohnnts, and hank-1
era opinions.
Rains In most parts o fthe county
within (lie past week were of great
benefit while brilliant sunshine
during tile past few days gave cot-
ion and feed a new lease on life.
Around Fluvanna too much rain
j has fallen but in other places they
I have been just right.
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Bronte Seoul
Saves a Life
THE SALEM
lor shows the low lmng roofs of the ] as shown are l'or a‘ lot facing south
old New England cottages while
the entrance porch, the curved bay
window and the garden gate are
details that run true to form. With-
in all is efficient and practical. The
combined Living-Dining Room and
almost no ball makes for economy.
The extra bed room on the second
floor serves as an overflow-, a play
room or a study.
Basement—Laundry, heater space
etc. First floor — living, dining
room, coat closet, kitchen, two bed
rooms and bath; second floor—one
bed room and storage space; ceil-
ing heights—basement—seven feet,
first floor—eight feet, second floor
1—eight feet; exposure— the pldns
or west. For a lot facing north or
oast the plans should lie reversed.
Lot size—house frontage, 26;
side clearance, left 8', right 4’; lot
frontage, minimum 28 feet.
Constrm Mon—front wall of brick,
other walls frame with stucco fin-
ish; roof—shingles, foundation — .
concrete, windows — double hung, I im
with shutters, doors—wood, to spec- 131.
ial details.
Interiors-
BHONTE—James Hearne utilized
Ids Boy Scout training this week to
save a companion from drowning.
The lad, who was a poor swim-
mer, was sinking in the middle of
llie Colorado river when Hearne
came to Ids rescue and drew him j
to safety.
Scout training enabled young
floors—wood, walls — j H-arm* t° break (lie grip the other
I boy took on him.
HOUSE H-151
plaster, ceilings plaster, kitchen—
composition tile, ha 111 room tile,! Makes Honor Roll ‘
steam beat gas and electric wiring, j. «-. Ault of Blackwell made (he
CUai^e I, ’? l ",f1, ,, I honor roll for the spring term at
Appioxlmatc cost - $4000. (oin- Texas Technological College with
plet working plans and specll'icn-; lin average grade Of “A" on 17 term
tloiis of tins house are available tor hours nf work, according to a re-
a nominal sum. Address the Build-! pert of registrar’s office
Editor and refer to House H-
Puhltahed in the interest, of the
people of Sweetwater hy
C. W. BRYANT LUMBER CO.
A garage has been built on an
ocean liner but It won't look
homelike to the average man
without a lawn mower, a hose,
and last years trousers.
The list of Sweetwater people
making improvements in t)ies
way of painting and interior dc-
coration is growing,—umong the
number being Bonner Barnes,
R. <’. Crane, C. I!. Simmons, and
Frank Loyd.
MODISTIC
The summer's vogue in female
dress
Is such, our experts find
That girls won’t drive a car
without
Driving the fellow blind.
Contractor E. C. Lewis is
building a sleeping porch for W.
W. Pickett. Tills will be a de-
rided convenience for Mr. Pick-
ett and family. It always seemed
to ns that the owner could get
more for his money” by I ho ad-
dition of a sleeping porch than
any ether improvement.
As a feature of the Fourth of
July celebration w hy not have
soinei no throw out the dragnet?
Never hit a man when lie Is
Iowa. He might get up and talk
about you behind, b's buck,_______
You just ought to hear our
customers talk about our almost
"all purpose" pa tut namely, Ena-
melkole. It is put up in cohveu-
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-nil sizes front
ient containers,-
a liatf pint up.
EXASPERATING
When you find a place where
ycu can park as long as you
want to you never want to
park there. •
There are as many Imitations
among self-made men as among
other manufactured products.
There, are many imitations of
Niunetal weather strips, but
nolle quite equal to the original.
Boost Sweetwater
with its merchants.
by trading
Our Fisher County friend, S.
J. Nolen, bought our extra heavy
and exlra length Perfection
shingles to recover his farm
home.
Tho cracker-Barre! sage of
the country store has vanished
with other relies of a by-gone
age, but we still know men who
like to whittle. There is somc-
lilng fascinating about work-
ing with wood.
Miss Ruth Kemp of McCauley
won the trip to Washington as
one of the 4-H Club. Quite an
honor, Miss Kemp, and we join
Fisher County in congratulating
you.
C\ W. BRYAXT -
LUMBER CO.
"Identified With Sweetwater”
Phone .“gM—Sweetwater, Toxns
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Yard and Garden Contest Gets
Results in Sweetwater Homes
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Since the Yard and Garden Con
test was established here several
weeks ago, there has been notice-
able improvement In the, appear
mice of the residential sections of
Sweetwater, it was revealed this
wek in a drive over the entire city.
Never before have private horn"
grounds been spuced up so much as
they are this summer. Whole
streets have been beautified aud
tile 'fever' has spread from first
one home to another. •
Judging in the contest is to he the camp's publicity bureau.
I done next month and then the win- In spite of the fad that the camp
] tiers are to lie announced and aw- has been under quarantine, all the
aids made immediately alter Aug- Pweetwater boys are reported to
\ onihs Attend
Training Camp
Eleven Sweetwater youth! arc In
j training at Fort llllss, El Paso, in
| attending the summer session of
a citizens' Military Training Camp,
according to word received from
TOMORROW, THE LAST DAY OF OUR
Blanket
and
A MOUNTAIN OF HEALTH
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rvRLNK (h i ply and cal heartily
U of foods that are protedi’d
with Nature's own refrigerant
ice. For then j-ou know that
tilings are safe. You know that
tlie steady moist temperature of
real Ice keteps everything delici-
ously fresh and pure, it's spark-
ling clean and wholesome.
I he w iso
For a in-
Food oilm . le vi-i- aiinoy
housewife who u vs ice,
melts, odor:) are carried away,
down the drain. It's a better, sur-
er, safer way to preserve eatables
. . . always at your command. . .
always working Tor your safety
. . . usp Crystal lie . . . the pur-
eat.
Mr*-'*
PHONE 21)1
l p-town Htfition for Your Convenience
CRYSTAL ICE « COLD
STORAGE CO.
list 1.
Whole Family Works
Father, mother and even the
i children are giving a hand to fixing
j up their home lot. They have been
; setting out plants, bulbs, shrubs,
trees and vines, sowing seed in tho
i lawn, scattering fertilizer on the
turf and about the roots of plants,
building lily pools and pergolas, lay-
ing flagstone walks, erecting bird
houses and bird baths, setting up
! swings, arranging garden benches
unit chairs and improving the ap-
j pcarance anil livability of their pre-
j mises in many other ways.
Even families who have not en- j
tered their premises in the Yard J
and Garden Contest have caughtj
, Hie spirit from their neighbors and !
have j(nu-ti iu the great “Crusade i
| of Beauty." They too are busy |
planting and beautifying their j
I grounds.
Visitors Take Notice
Visilurs to the city, even lour- j
isls driving thru, have begun to
I remark about the city's atradlvo I
appearance and to compliment in-1
i ill residents on their evident per-,
i Honul and civic pride.
The municipal goverment lias j
japurentiy caught the* spirit from |
individual citizens, for streets, al-
eys and public properties were nev-
er kept as clean as they are at the j
present time. There has been a :
consequent marked betterment of i
| general public health, municipal of-
I'li'ors state.
Mrs. M. H. Holt
Profits From
White Leghorns
i Mrs. M. H, Holt of Nolan Is show-
jing a nice profit from 05 White
Leghorn liens, according to Miss
j Viida Floyd, county home demon-
tration agent.
Mrs. Holt him marketed 2,231
eggs Tor a profit of $16.fill, while
800 pounds of mash loed nml loo
pounds of grain cost, her but $9.66.
She also uses green feed nml
milk, making her own feed, and Is
using the A. A- M. College formula,
finding it profitable.
be in good health and spirits.
Those atteriding tlie camp in-
clude Wesley H. Anderson, Walter
E. Burgess, Elzo W. Burkett. Leo
R. Grimsley, Virgil Ft. Jones, D. M.
Lindsay, Ovid A. Mullins, Dolph H.
Reeves, Phil W. Sparkman. James
L. Spencer, and William D. Wea-
ver.
Cwniort
LAUNDRY SPECIAL
Bad
smashes
will
occur
make
sure
ofijour
automobile
insurance.
D. A. CLARK
Insurance and Loans
Plinnc 103 307 Oak SL
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He Iter He Sufe
Than Sorry
Let the Laundry dean your blankets and comforts before yon put them away for the
summer. Have them sweet and clean when you net them out again to use next win-
ter. A
SPECIAL SPRING PRICES
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BLANKETS, single, cotton..............
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BLANKETS, double, cotton.........?...
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BLANKETS, single, wool.'..............
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QUILTS and COMFORTS........................30c
“LET THE LAUNDRY DO IT”
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Sweetwater Sunday Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 29, 1930, newspaper, June 29, 1930; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561307/m1/4/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.