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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1949

Page

10

Ives Family Faces Hardships in Wilderness Home

The Ives family Andy Kate Hope Dave and Granny seek a new home in the wilderness facing hostile hunters. They hold a housewarming for neighbors who previously hindered them. At Christmas Hank Butler gives a wild turkey as a gift while Hope is drawn to Big Halleck, causing a playful moment.

Ives Andy Kate Hope Dave Granny Hank Butler Big Halleck Big

Christmas Visit at the Iveses Ends in Quiet Gifts

Harley and Green drop by the Ives home to wish a Merry Christmas while Birdie withholds the turkey source, Kate defends the family kitchen, and Hank Butler’s gift hints at neighborly help. Dave contemplates Deely in the swamp as the group plans a post dinner charity for the lonely.

Harley Andy Ives Birdie Green Dave Andy Miz Ives Bigelow Halleck Hope Big Dreen Reen Kate Hank Butler Iveses Birdie Webster

Dinner with Deefy the Swamp Giant

Dave and Hope lure the reclusive swamp giant Deefy with a smoked meal, hoping he will come out to eat. Mr. Flipp and Mr. Eliot plan the ambush while Granny questions Deefy’s why he lives alone in the swamp. the pair wait hidden as a northern breeze cools the afternoon.

Mr. Flipp Dave Deefy Flipp Eliot Mr. Eliot Granny Olympus Kate Hope Deely

Deefy Encounters a Wild Turkey Dinner Visitor

A strange creature in tattered garments approaches as Hope and Dave hide. The creature moves like a crouching figure near a plate, alarming Hope who fears it may be dangerous. The partner arrives at the edge of the growth and stands tall, confronting Hope and Dave.

Hope Dave

Westinghouse chemist unveils ultralight plastic foam insulation

Robert F. Sterling leads development of a plastic foam that expands to 100 times its volume when heated, making ultra light insulation for refrigerators, homes, and appliances. The foam, resistant to fire and moisture, weighs 10 to 20 times less than pie meringue and uses dead air for superior insulation.

Westinghouse Robert F. Sterling Shawn Sterling

Cover That Cough In Cattle Warns Herd Health Officials

The American Veterinary Medical Association highlights a bovine tuberculosis case in England where a coughing cow with a bad cough spread the infection to a heifer kept nearby. The report urges isolation of animals showing respiratory symptoms to protect the herd as US cattle remain at low risk.

American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA England United States

Mixed Local Ads Highlighting Real Estate and Services

An assortment of classified items includes real estate offerings in Hill Country and Central City, a eight room Victorian home with four bedrooms and three fireplaces priced at $30,000, and services for metal locating instruments with repair and estate listings from Walter Freeman Realty and Carl Bieler. Names and addresses such as Meyer Radio Shop in San Antonio Kerrville Beacon Walter Freeman Realty 1140 Broadway and Carl Bieler 845 Acoma St Denver are present.

Meyer Radio Shop Broadway San Antonio Texas Walter Freeman Realty Kerrville Ter Central City Colorado Carl Bieler Acoma St Denver

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