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THE SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1936.
IT HAPPENED IN
SWEETWATER A
LONG TIME AGO
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Faibi
m*ne
a business trip to Dallas.
The seven-passenger touring car
of R. M. Sipimons was stolen from
near his residence.
* « *
Sweetwater stores were closing
Sweetwater trade union held at the
fair grounds on Labor Day. All bus-
iness was suspended.
FIVE YEARS AGO
J. Frank Norfleet, special
Ranger, visited 3weetwaier
Texas
on a
for the last games of West Texas chase after a man dodging the law.
Baseball Hague season to help
moved from their farm near Roscoe
to town for the school derm.
• * «
Cotton prices were soaring and
farmers were getting over 20 cents
a |xnmd for the product. Only a
email part of the crop had been
gathered.
* A *
Carl Ragland had returned from
FOR
Good Milk Products
BUTTER AND ORANGEADE
Phone Us, or Ask Your Grocer
Holin' Hairy (in.
Sweetwater win the pennant.
TEN YEARS AGO
Sweetwater schools were opening
Sept. 15 with B. H. McLain as sup-
erintendent. The enrollment was
largest of any year.
* * »
Thieves who broke into the dry
goods concern of T. T. McCord
took about $35 and a large amount
of merchandise.
* » *
A concrete floor was being added
to the Agriculture Building at the
Fair Grounds ami many other im-
provements were being made before
opening of the fair In October.
* 0 *
More than 600 people attended
the first annual picnic of the
How Brave and Righteous Everybody Is Getting! CLASSIFIED ADS
I,IFF flowing equally lo till parts of the BODY, means
HEALTH. Accomplished by taking Scientific
CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS
DR. W. G. MEISS
X-Ray
CHIROPRACTOR
Prim Building
Neurocalometcr
Rufus Arp, dispensing officer for
the Sweetwater Charity Associa-
tion, was calling for cotton pick-
ers needed badly In the ccnty.
...
Miss Nell Thomas returned from
Fort Worth after a week's visit
with relatives.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Arbaugh and
little daughter. Anne, spent the
week-end in Cisco visiting her pa-
rents, the Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Mc-
Kissiek.
* # *
Guy Dabney of Cisco had pur-
chased the Palmer Hodges ranch
south of town.
Soltelle Family Here
Mrs. Frank SoRelle.and son of Jay-
ton spent Wednesday here visiting
in the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. P. Tuttle, and to visit her
sister. Miss Nellie Tuttle, who is
home for a week before returning
| to Fort Worth to enter St. Joseph’s
Hospital, where she is a student
nurse. Miss Tuttle is to remain
for several days.
YOU
Lost and Found
Public Notice
SUPERIOR AMBULANCE SERVICE
HORAN-YATES FUNERAL HOME
Three Licensed Funeral Directors
Mrs. Howard A. Yates S. Rile Spencer Howard A. Yates
I Members National and Texas State Funeral Directors Associations
m
Hot PARKEE
HOUSE Rolls
Each noon
between
11 and 12 o’clock
(except Saturday)
Evans Have Guests
Mr. and Mrs. e. O. Evans of Ada
enjoyed as their guests Monday
evening Mrs. J. E. Harrell and
daughter, Pauline of Panhandle.
They were on route to Abilene to
^isit Mrs. Harrell's .sister, Mrs.
See The
JOHN DEERE
Before you buy any
Gasoline Tractor. The
cost difference will
keep you in an engine.
R. E. Gracey
J
Roscoe
Shoe
anil
Harness
Shop
All types leather repairs.
Complete line shoe find-
ings. Ladies’ work a spe-
cialty. Work guaranteed.
I). If. GOODNOUGH
117 W. Broadway
STRAIGHT truck load l.
pears, large ones, fine:,;
season. Mack Brown Market,
. „s ippi
of the
"The Heritage of Texas Youth"
is a booklet which contains facts
regarding higher education in
Texas. It has just been published
by Southwestern Life Insurance
Company. This office has a limit-
ed number of these booklets for
distribution to interested parents
and students.
JOE H. BOOTHE
Representing
Southwestern Life Ins. Co.
FOR RENT
Apartments .............18
BURNISHED apartment for rent.
1 See H. Berman.
P°R
A am
RENT: 2-room furnished
apartment, 207 Ash St. Dial 455.
PURNISHED APARTMENTS for
F rent. Phone 484.
Room and Board.........21
AUDITORS & ACCOUNTANTS
Ben M. Davis & Co.
Mims Bldg. Dial 5851
Abilene, Texas
DOOMS AND BOARD. 311 Eart
Broadway. Phone 548.
POR RENT: Strictly modern 2-
F room furnished garage apart-
ment with bath. 1005 Woodruff
Lane. $15 per month. Dial 2584,
J C. Morris Jr.
pOR RENT: 2-room furnished or
F unfurnished south apartment;
utilities paid. 1206 Walnut St.
Houses
117IIEN you think ol rugs, you nat-
W urally think of Congoleum Gold
Seal; then WIIY accept a substitute.
WESTERN WINDMILL COMPANY
Wholesale Only
EMPLOYMENT
woman
for general housetvork. Prefer
some one who can drive car. Write
Mrs. Jim O'Briant, route 2. Roby,
Texas.
'OR RENT: Furnished house. Dial
562.
POR RENT: September 1, 5-room
F modern residence, 311 East Fifth
Street. Dr. A. J. Wimberly.
Rooms—Room iind Board
Rhone
2605
ft Y NOLl)g
< y\ Dining Room
Select Rooms
Family Style Meals
5 Mkv North Courthouse
1005 Oak Street
AN WANTED for nearby Raw-
leigh Routes of 800 families.
Write Rawleigh’s, Dept. TXI-721-
SB. Memphis, Tenn.
Ward. Miss Harrell is a. member
of the Hamlin High School faculty.
-o————
Miss Paddock To Leave
| Miss Tula Mae Paddock is to
leave this week for a vacation to
) Gatesville to visit friends. She is to j
be away for a week. Miss Paddock
is employed in the office of the
i Great American Life Insurance Co.
J She is to visit in the home of a for-
mer classmate of Baylor College.
The 0. K. Barber Shop
Next Door to Curley's Cafe
Hair Cuts—35c
I!. W. Gilliland 1!. M. Franks
O. II. Ludwick
Here From Ranger
Mrs. John Hnssen and children j
of Ranger are here visiting in the
home of her brother and sister-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Sobe.
--------o-------.
Leaves l or Smir
Miss Chestlnc Gibbs left Thurs-1
day morning for Spur to teach this
year at a nearby school. Highway. I
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
jc. A. Gibbs.
--o----
Return From Visit
Mrs. L. E. Pool was In Ackerly
Wednesday to join her children, i
Betty Jean and Billy, who had been i
visitin', an aunt and to aceompun;,
A Motor Carefully Overhauled
Is Economy—
— That Mirror
Like Finish You
Get at PEEPLES
Is Why The Job
Lasts Longer —
PEEPLES
I---— G a it a <; E--
MAJOR MOTOR RFl'AIRS
them home.
MAYS X PERKINS
Attorney s-al-Lmc
322-25 Levy Bldg.
Sweetwater, Texas
VAN’S
Electric Shop
Contract Wiring—Trouble Calls
Rhone 3212
Call on Us for Your Insurance
Needs
DAN G. SHIELDS
GENERAL INSURANCE
Life. Health and Accident,
Fire, Tornado, Auto
Phone 2302 105 West 3rd St.
WANTED
IMMEDIATELY
Several men lo train for import-
ant work, such as estimating, in-
stallation .engineering, servicing,
maintenance, etc., in all brandies
nf Dnmestie, Commercial and In-
dustrial
Refrigeration anti
Air Conditioning
Ali n will be trained under super-
vision of factory engineers by
Refrigeration and Air Condition-
ing Institute, with approval of
20 leading manufacturers, for
present and future activities in
this field. Only those now em-
ployed. with fair education and
sunn- mechanical ability will be
accepted. For interview, see vo-
cational Advisor, Room 23, Com-
mercial Hotel. At any time before
neon Friday, September 4. .1. T.
Blanton
FINANCIAL
()% Auto Loans
On Now Gars
“OR RENT: Furnished front bed-
room. 1009 Crane St.
'OR RENT: Redecorated south-
east bedroom for one or couple.
Mrs. C. S. Boyles, 205 Hickory St.
POR RENT: Nicely furnished bed
F room, all modern conveniences.
Men preferred. Dial 2460.
FOR SALE
pOR SALE: New crop bundle feed:
F also a lew nice pigs. Sweetwater
Poultry Farm, dial 779.
pOR SALE: Nice fat fryers, bat-
* tery fed, 15 cents per pound.
Western Produce Co., dial 512.
poR SALE: B-flat cornet In A-i
* condition. 701 East Oklahoma
pORSALE: Baby's screened "Kiddy
| F Koop" with Simmons springs.
Adjustable Dial 2607.
[•OR SALE: 125 Booth aaa White
Leghorn Pullets, 8 months, $1.25
each. Camp Joy, Phone 771.
TICK FAT FRY KkK, iOT*"s3fe
I Sweetwater Poultry Farm, dial
779.
» IMITED amount 61 good used
| La lumber for sale', cheap. Gray
j Lumber Company.
Myra North, Special Nurse
Me*t
MORNING,
MYRA
TAKES
HER
IMMED-
IATE
PROB-
LEM TO
SlR
EDMOND,
AT
THE
HOTEL.
IN
MONTE
CARLO
SIR EDMOWD-I
; WONDER IF YOU'VE
EVER HEARD OF A
SCIENTIST NAMED
JULIU5 OARSTlM?
GARSTiM? WHY OF
COURSE, My DEAR..
EVERYONE IN EUBOPE
KNOWS HIM-IN FACT,
HE'S RIGHT HERE
OKI THE RIVIERA,
NOW.... QUEER SORT
OF DUCK - r-
-
HERE,... NOW? PLEASE
TELL ME ALL YOU KNOW
| A&OUT HIM,SIR
EDMOND - IT'S
AWFULLY IMPORTANT/]
WELL, HE'S SOMEWHAT OF A
DOCTOR .. HAS DONE A LOT OF
GOOD WITH HIS EXPERIMENTS
ON THE ACTION OF THE HUMAN
HEART... HI5 RESEARCHES IN BIO-
CHEMISTRY HAVE BROUGHT
SCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD TO HIS DOOR - !-1
ri--
By Thompson and Col)
SIR EDMOND - IF YOU KNOW THIS
MAN, COULD YOU.. ER... RECOMMEND
ME TO HIM, AS AN ASSISTANT
AND NURSE ? I CAN'T REVEAL.
MV MOTIVES. RIGHT NOW. BUT..
Uscu Car I,cans
DAIS
SHIELDS
poll SALF: 793 acres, 275 cultiva-
tion, 508 grass. Plenty water. Im-
j proved. At sacrifice. H. M. Gathings,
Roscoe. Phone 36-W.
117 K buy second hand furniture.
” Cottage Furniture Co. 412 Oak
v
M-v
siT®'! A j
T>/
OF COURSE,
MViRA - you
KNOW I'M
GREATLY/
INDEBTED TO
\jr: “mil
Al!TO LOANS
Quick Service, Confidential.
Payments Reduced
M re Money Advanced
C. S. BOYLES
ALLEY OOP
THERE,NOW. DIDN'T I TELL1
YOU? ISN T THAT THE SIS IT? WELL*
BEST TASTING MEAT / I SHOULD HOPE
YOU EVER GOT
A HOLD
OOOLA, YOU'VE MADE/ THANK YOU,
A REMARKABLE / YOUR HIGHNESS-
CONTRIBUTION TO /
MOOVIAM COOKIM'-\
YOU'RE A SMART
LASS - AN' I'M
1 FEEL AMPLY RE-
PAID FOR ALL THE
TROUBLE I HAD
BRINGING IT
HERE FROM
SAWALLA -
WOW! HERE, OOOLA \
LE'S CUT US OFF / WELL, ALL V.
A COUPLE MORE ( Rl&HT-I COULD \
HUNKS OF THAT ) EAT A LITTLE J
MEAT.' i MORE MYSELF-/
YUMMY/ / VTHANK YOU- /
By Hamlin
r'°r"Tirriqr,ni
HSVf WHAT TH'
THUNDERATlON iS TH'
IDEA? DONTCHA THINK
' C'RE HUNGRV.TOO-'
TER CATSAKEf?
Gladys Lee Nelson
Teacher of
Dancing and Dramatics
Studio, 609 East 4tli SI
Phone 955
To Sell Before October 1
500 good nannies; 20 full
blood Hereford heifers,
bred; 1 good 2-year-old
bull; 20 registered mixed
calves.
See OLLIE COX
USED CARS
Wanted to
117 E BUY USED FURNITURE.
W Nolan Furniture Co. Phone 753.
117ANTED; Maize heads or bundle
• » feed. Call at Wade Meat Co.,
on West Broadway, or phone 654.
[•OR SAKE: 1935 Plymouth busi-
ness coupe in A-l condition.
I New tires. Driven only 27,000 miles.
| See P. E. Minor, at Minor's Worn
m's Wear, 204 Locust SI
REAL ESTATE
poll SALE: 5 rooms, bath, gar-
* den, close in, new paint and
paper. Priced right, small down pay
ment, easy terms, 6 per cent. See
me quick. C. S. Boyles.
pOR SALE: 1934 Chevrolet 4 dooi | _
* de luxe, 19,000 miles, In good
shape, $450. No trade-in. J. W. Elrod
Your Car and Price al
MURf H1SON-CRAMEH
MOTOR COMPANY
Dodge-Plyirtoulh. Dodge Trucks
New Location: 318 ,K. Broadway
pou SALE: (i room house and lot
" located 204 Bell St., priced at,
$500 Call Reporter or 791.
BRANTLEY’S
SHOE REPAIRING
DYEING AND
SHINING
PROP,
WASH TUBBS
By Sweetwater’s Own Cartoonist,
SILK PAJA.MAG AND YES, NOTHING DDT
A DRESSING GOWN J THE FINEST, AAV MAN,
ALSO? AND - AH - CHARGE
THEM TO MV WIFE.
By ROYSTON CRANE
■jCRVIOf.J
Son of Judge and Mrs. It. C. Crane,
(101 East Third St.. Sweetwater
IT IS A PERFUME
SO RARE AND EX-
QUISITE, ‘ / SWEET
THAT I -AM - COlJLtf
NOT RESIST THE
URGE TO PROCURE
IT FOR YOU.
Oh, HOLLY! VOU
SWEET, GENEROUS
HOV! Al-L ME
LIFE I'VE WANTED
GOME PERFUME
AND GLORY BE ?'
YOU'VE WENT AN'
DONE IT.
You Owe It To Yourself To Try
CHIROPRACTIC
DR. E. A. DANN
X-ltay (Splnograiiby) Chiropractor and Masseur
ELECTRIC TREATMENTS
Office Phone 3291 TEXAS BANK BI.UO. Residence 2137
Chcul> Reconditioned
USED CARS
Seott Wrecking Cu.
Ibiy anil Night Wrecking Service
Rhone 2371 W'cst Broadway
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The Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1936, newspaper, September 3, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth562024/m1/2/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.