Holiday Toy and Gift Shops Ad Offer Wide Range
Vintage style ad lists numerous small items with prices for holiday shoppers. Highlights include electric football games, folding game tables, toy animals, crafts, dolls, and various home goods. Stores named include Drew’s, Baytown Hardware, Scarborough’s, Beall Bros, and Home Furniture Company with prices from under a dollar to about twenty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew's
Penney‘s
Beall Bros
Fenney's
West Texas Avene
Roy
Marzet St
Extravagant All-Pleated Gowns and Holiday Accessories
An ad style list touts all pleated gowns in misty colors White pink and black in sizes 32 38 priced at 14 95 from Max Altman s Also advertised are costume jewelry belts purses evening bags and handbags from various shops with prices ranging from 1 95 to 12 95 plus fragrances and a Faberge quartet cologne two lamp gifts and hanging plates decorative home items from local retailers on Market St Minnesota Ave and West Texas avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxes
Baytown
Scarborough
McDonald Bird Haren
Saharia Ha
Wierer’s
I Bis
Blasticville
Home Furniture Company
Dresy
Bovar Anppitarce Co
Wiener's
Market Street
Trene's
Minnesota
Mo E
Texas
Penney's
Moulin's Paws
Oras
Xyloo
Brian Jace
Texas Ave
Rover Appilanse Company
East
Texas Avenue
Ivanity Zamps
Culpeeper
Bendix
Withenfeld Furniture Co
Thoughtful Sewing
Raytown
Misty Nyion
Max Altman
Pobsyn’s
Irere’s
la Cote
Herring
Wiener’s
Market St
Moz Altman's
Max
Altman G
Faberge’s Quartet
Tax Patne Bros
West Texas Avenue
Auright
Witkenfeld Furniture
W. Texas
Holiday feed fair at City Gate in W Texas Ave
Hane Xetta Feed & Produce hosts a holiday seed event at 214 S Dear Ave, inviting families to bring a basket and enjoy discounts on poultry and garden goods. Local shoppers seek dressed poultry and seed deals as part of a seasonal sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanexetta
Feed & Produce
City Gate
Texas Ave
Variety of sporting goods and apparel on sale
A chaotic ad page lists items from Napkins and watches to hunting gear. Includes Elgin watches with full guarantees at Robson's, grooming sets, knives, gun cases, gloves, robes, pajamas, and a popper rod. Numerous prices and store names such as Patne Bros, Scarborough's, Jim Nelson's, Baytown Hardware, Penney's, and Beall Bros appear with sales and discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring's
Desiens
Patne Bros
W. Texex Ave
Pelea Tall
Elgin
Gruep
Hamilton
Longinet-Whitmare
Robson's
Scarborough
Jim Nelson
Hunt
Morea
Jim X
N. Matin &J
N. Main Street
Kamar
Baytown
Bftallin
Buxton
Penne Bros
D. Penneyy
W. Tewas
Wienex
Market Street
N. Main St
W. Texans Avenue
W. Tesas Avenue
Furnilre Company
Texas
Christmas centerpieces and gift ideas from local shops
An early Christmas shopping page lists CHristliag center-pieces WH candies and decorations from Greez Florist and others. It advertises electric percolators, gift exchanges, and home decor items, with promotions from Citizens National Bank and local stores including photo outfits and personalized cards to lure buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christliag
Greez Florist
Camfield and
Westbend
Evar -Apriiame Co
Igre
Jiva Delaon Sportles Coods
Tourself
Todd
Bob Beverip
Citizens Neavonal Hack and Trust Co
Hestma
Dering
Dros Simre
West Texas Ave
Eltt-treazures
Community Ad Fragments From Old Town Storefronts
A fragmented listing shows items such as beer mugs amber glass sets priced at 1.25 and watches or jewelry boxes. Mentions Hobson's and Wall's Clothing at 224 W. Texas with various goods including books and bottle guards. Paine Bros. Sheetfer appears in the ad cuttings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson's
Texas
Mustangs
Paine Bros
La Porte Parking Meters History and Revenue Drop
City parking meters in La Porte peaked with a single month income of 763.20 and now the city owes about 4,500. One hundred seventy meters were installed in November 1945 at 12,155 total cost. The first installation month between late 1948 and 1945 yielded the highest income. later months show a decline, with October 1952 totaling 157 and a 25 cent per meter finance deduction to Ear Park Corp of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Ear Park Corp
Cincinnati
Ohio
Porte
Géteber
KarPark
Tota
KarPatt
City
City Secan
Thiesos Park
Gente
Corp
La Porte Officers Join Flying Sheriff Patrol
La Porte and Bayshore communities recruit aging lawmen into the Flying Sheriff Patrol as Constable Jake Bussey aged 24 and Justice of the Peace Calder Ewing expand duties. Bussey, longtime Harris County deputy, leads the Bayshore unit while Ewing, the “flying judge,” serves in his fifth term and holds a pilots license since 1947. Both men are active in civic efforts and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Air Bussey
Ewing
Jake Bussey
Justice of the Peace
Calder Ewing
Flying Sheriff's Patrol
la Porte B
Jefferson County
Oklahoma
Neel Polk
Buster Kern
Harris County
la Patte
Sheriff's Flying Patrol
Bayshore
Ruby Faye
Calvin
E. I. Casdelough
Fiour Bluff
Tex
Pease
Harris County Sheriffs
Houston
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Acme Preemaster Co
AX Altman
M. Baytown
Gardware
G National
Bank Culpepp
Channe
Ew Nursery
Prcesan
Radio 3
GREER
Wasketts
Furie Piezco
Home Locke Inc
Boty
EGUAR
Luquire
McDonald Bird Haven Malling Pawn Shop
Sportings Coons
Doi
Drew
Max Amun
Baer Ae
Ines
Hearborough
Hig
Baytown Hardware
Irene’s
Acarborough's
Big Drug
Ragon
Nylans
Arene's
Atinnesota
Bsr
Buz Sawyer
Ieee
John Cullen Murphy
Aer
Ted
Intertor
Roy CraSe
Secret Agent X-9
Pril
Mel Graft
le Damp Komred
Beetle Bailey
Ver
Mort Welker
WES Sell
Lability Insurance
Tuck Insurance Agency
ELLA _CIMOERS
Charlie Plumb
Fred Fox
Belives
Barney Google
Snuffy Smith
Pont
Cricket
Uuttle Lulu
Fred Lasswett
Marge
Yee
LoLuPori
Moon Mullins
Wiktard
Clieat (S
Achee
Ipayn Boss
Marta
Chan
Flarborough
Renfeld
Woodcratter
Children of Adwits
Th Bay
Tipewriters
Sm. Inston
Flan
Bron Texon Theatres
NtaOp
Ideal
Ste
Sédtcounr
JAS Ie Ag
Abe Finer Dickr
le Luke Ay
Alan Ha
Ecloveg Eit
Raulo
Ius Iy
Eral Etgetle
Getie Eovar
Bituy
Wilventele
Merrine
Sark
Coca
Sunbeam
la Porte Bayshore
Jeanne
Ewing, Tex
Alpine Rancher
Nam Top
Phoenix
Ariz
Ampe Vancher
Tion
Kokernot
Sponsoe Ate Cowboys
Ion
Lake Bussey
Bussey
Tadge Ewing
Blane
Whic Bussey
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