Defense Bonds Must Be Bought If We Win The War
Tex as defense savings drive reports strong local initiative led by Frank Schofield. Somervell County comm planter Bridges directs bank and post office partners to urge citizens to invest in Defense Bonds to fund the war effort. A meeting of officers chaired by Bridges is set for Friday at the First National Bank at 4 PM.
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Austin
Texas
Defense Savings Staff
Frank Schofield
Somervell County
Porter
C. A. Bridges
First National Bank
Bridges
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Corner Drug Store Opens Rental Library Feature
The Corner Drug Store has installed a rental library in the front of their store. It offers fiction across historical detective religious and light genres. The rental library adds to their popular magazine department and draws home folks and tourists alike.
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Corner Drug Store
Space constraints Prompt Omission of Letters
A republication note explains that several country correspondence letters were left out of last week's issue due to space and late advertising. The editor apologizes for the omission and confirms the copy was printed this week.
Local social notes from Big Springs and Ft Worth visits
Mrs. Cecil Collings of Big Springs visits her parents Dr and Mrs Wilson. Mr and Mrs A E Bolles were business visitors in Ft Worth Saturday. Judge and Mrs B Jay Jackson took a trip to Waco recently.
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Cecil Collings
Big Springs
Wilson
A. E. Bolles
Ft. Worth
B. Jay Jackson
Waco
City Ditches Cleared to Aid Mosquito Control
City officials ordered Chief Walter Davis to begin draining mud filled ditches across several areas to improve water flow and support mosquito and fly control efforts. The program follows a policy to aid property owners by cleaning ditches and reducing breeding grounds.
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Walter Davis
Armstrong to Operate Grocery in Glen Rose
Deal completed in Glen Rose early this week, with J. D. Armstrong taking over the Cook & Tidwell Grocery from Emmett Tidwell and Glenn Cook. Armstrong has prior Glen Rose business ties and previously sold the business to Cook & Tidwell earlier in the spring. Tidwell was linked to Martin Grocery and Cook to the barber trade in town.
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Glen Rose
J. D. Armstrong
Emmett Tidwell
Glenn Cook
Cook & Tidwell
Armstrong
Mr. Tidwell
Martin
Mr. Cook Twas
Visit by Velma Smith and family to Denver City
Mrs Velma Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Smith visits with Mr and Mrs Johnnie Biggam of Denver City. Her two sons James and Harold Baugh will return home with her for a visit until school starts.
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Dan Smith
Johnnie Biggam
Denver City
Mrs. Biggam
Chinese Lotus Blooms in Paluxy Valley Garden
Mrs A C Lantz on Stephenville road tends a sunken garden by the Paluxy river with dozens of Chinese Lotus blossoms towering above water. The pink blooms with yellow centers are praised for beauty while the lotus’s cultural lore and sacred status are noted.
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A. C. Lantz
Paluxy River
Stephenville Road
Lilly
Turkey
Persia
Martin and Son Grocery Purchases New Floating-air Box
Martin and Son Grocery adds a Friedschrich Floating-air Sea plane electric display box to its butcher shop. The black and white unit, with modern lighting, enhances meat display and customer service. Congratulations to the Martins.
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Martin and Son Grocery
Mrs. L. G. Kirk Returns From Southern Visit
Mrs. L. G. Kirk completes a two week trip visiting Tennessee and Mississippi, returning home with reports from her travels and observations made during the journey.
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Exes
Glen Rose Coffee Shop
Glen Rose Coffee
Miles
Tain Service
Jerre
Wes
Stewart-Warner
Cubes
Maytag Sales & Service
A. E. Chapman
Stephenville, Texas
Homer
Kern
Clover Farm
Pangborn
Roden’s Pharmacy
Arararetag
Bailey Bros
American Legion
Glen Rose, Texas
Pinplapan Pane
Oxfords
Holliday
Shoe Store
Cleburne
Three States Telephone CO
Cleburne Hardware Co
Cleburne, Texas
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