Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light from Corsicana, Texas (2024)

I I I THE CORSICANA, TEXAS, SEMI- LIGHT, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1952. FOUR Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 30. Note ol the Equality scale Animal's foot Appeased Range Caress 14. Lift Mark of To Killed know 41 respect $7. Heap 16, Ruler 38, Golf mound 16.

Plant seeds 89. Egyptian god 17. Thus of pleasure SPED ALBA BEG HOLE SORT ORA EPIC DEMON EVEN IRON ENDIVE TON WAG DONOR AMAR BAG WITS LATER YAP TEE CLEVER SEMI ELAN TOAST 18. 19. Cry Insect of crow 40.

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23, Total Redact the Support head for AWN ELISA EDEN 84. Large woody 46. Show to a seat plant 48. She who Solution Friday's Puzzle 25. Fasten opened 26.

Fruit of the box IL Scarlet Malt liquor peach family 49. Groups of DOWN Recover 28. Exists players 29. Treachery 50. Conjunction By Gasp Siamese cola Ourselves Manifest Bovine Along 10.

Owns 11. Uneven 15 16. Outlet Japanese musical 20 Instrument Assistant ministera 22 23 20. Skill 21. Finial 25 26 27 28.

22, Offend Orator 24. Weight 28 29 30 26. Part Food of Ash carne 27. 20. Make leather 33 $1, Pronoun American general 35 36 84.

Drawing room 86. Walk 38 39 40 Fashion pompously 39. Tribunals 42 43 45 Discover Jewel 48 43. Broad open 46 47 vessel Metal Soft Father Exclamation Big Rains Cover Most Of County By PAUL MOORE Dally Sun Rains from 2.02 Inches to proximately 4 inches were ed Navarro county Saturday following a series of showers and rains. since Friday morning.

Lake Halbert, city reservoir, is expected to show a considerable gain following the 2.37 inches gauged there for the 24-hour Saturday. perlod ending at m. The government gauge in Corsicana registered 2.22 inches. Overflow Expected. Waxahachie reported 3.41 iches rain there and with Chambers, Waxahachie and Onion creeks ex-.

pected to leave their banks. that There is a strong possibility the major streams will be overflowing during the weekend. Patrol Tracks. Southern Pacific and Rock Isla land Lines section crews immediate patroled secthe tracks in this tion as a precautionary measure against soft tracks or washouts. and Sam Werner, Fort Worth Denver.

and Rock Island Linea agent, said that the patrols trains were Frisent ahead of passenger day night. 200 'Phones Out. Approximately 200 telephones were reported out of order and others were being found Saturday morning by the Southwestern Bell Telephone. Co. Small hail fell in many parts of the city early Friday Power night.

REA and Texas Light reported some interruptions of minor nature. Latest Rainfall Hampers Farmers On Needed Work Cotton farmers were no helped by rains of this week-end, county agent; stated Saturday as he discussed the urgent need for dry weather, The cotton farmers need to start Insect control. now, the agent cmphasized, added that there were considerable lice, thrip and red spiders reported, along with cutworms. in some localities. Pastures were benefited by the rains.

"All fields need to be poisoned for Insects," Prater declared. Most farmers were beginning to return to work when Friday's downpour came, and farming operations again were delayed. In addition to the threats, the agent also said farmers' In some instances were discouraged by the 1iklihood of foul fields due to grasses and weeds following the "The farmers need to work as soon as possible," Prater added. COTTON MILL WINS Corsicana Cotton Mills baseball' club blanked the Frost nine in 8 league contest on Textile Park diamond Sunday afternoon, 9-0. Don't Guess Know! By W.

P. BROWN Of Johnson's Pharmacy Do you think your blood pressure is too high, that you are overweight, your heart action is faulty, eyesight or hearing are falling? 'Such worries creep into many minds each day and result in either pyramiding fears, or sensible action. The person who employs sensible action consults qualified physician and finds but, if anything is wrong and It 'so what can be done. Knowledge dispells fear, and you and your doctor can work together, to prevent illness or cure it. To work closely with you and your doctor choose the expert pharmacist.

Copyright This 1s the 387th of a series of Editorial advertisem*nts appearing In this paper each Monday and Tuesday, THIS AND THAT One CHINA Henry The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc. "They came to pick up a package for one of their mothers- whew!" WISHING WELL. Registered U. S. Patent Once.

3 3 M. TERE day. is It a is a pleasant numerical little, puzzle same that designed will to give spell you a out your message fortune. every Count the letters in your Arst name. it the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4.

It the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the upper left-hand corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked Agures give you. CorneRs be Willem d.

Mitter, Dietri by King Feature, Imo. Farm CLYDE 1 By Talk JOHNSON Many farmers will be making first applications this week in their early season control of cotton sects, Lots of the cotton already is in the four-leaf stage, the time for first poisonings. County Agent Tom Prater Rents that one-half pint of 40 per cent TEPP per acre be added to the regular toxophene mix to control aphids. Toxophene is fine. for thrips, fleahoppers and bollweevils, but the TEPP Is needed where lice are to be controlled, Prater said.

Department of Agriculture listed five ways for employers to help solve the manpower shortage. They. are: 1. Determining in advance the need for labor. 2.

Placing orders for labor As early as possible with local Employment Service offices. 3. Making efficient use of labor wherever poasible through fuller use of machinery, labor-saving practices, management and supervision, and the training inexperienced workers. McClure Family Reunion Sunday Mr. and Mrs.

T. C. Douglass, and twin daughters, Beverley and Barbara, have returned to Corpus Christi, after a visit in the home of their grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. M. J.

McClure, and family. Other recent visitors in the McClure home were sons of Mrs. McClure, George McClure of Clarksville and. Capt. Robert McClure of Fort Sill.

Capt. McClure, who has received orders to leave for Germany in September, will report to Camp Roberta, in June. Corsicana, parts of lots 1 and Addition, 18 block 807-G, Miller $10. Parks Christian to City of Corsicana, part of lot 1 in block 807.A. in Miller Addition, $10.

B. L' Butler to City of na, part of lot 1 in block 807-A, Miller Addition, $10. B. L. Butler to City of Corsicana, part of lot 1 in block 807-D, Miller Addition, $10.

Elmer H. Levi et ux to C. W. Phinney, lot 10 of Hartzell's addltion, $10 and other considerations. Benjamin B.

Leese et ux to C. E. Thomas et ux, part of block 4 in Purdon, $1,550. B. W.

Tole et ux to George N. Simmons, lot at Kerens, $300. Royalty Deeds H. T. Braselton to Jack Sisco, five-acre royalty interest in tract in Isaac Killian P.

Flint surveys, $1. H. T. Braselton to Jack Sisco, five-acre royalty interest in tract in Lewis Powell and Thomas Morrow surveys, $1. Oil and Gas Leases.

Mrs. Beulah Smith to Lone Star well Producing Howard survey, ten acres $10 and in other considerations. Mrs. Beulah Smith to Lone Star Producing 98 acres in John White survey, $10 and other considerations. Mrs.

A. Gorman to R. M. Cooksey, 95 acres in Ralph Tandy, Therrell survey, A. $5.

et M. Cooksey, 175 acres. in Talley ux do W. Robinson survey, $5. Billy G.

Aven to R. M. Cooksey. 90 acres in Ralph Tandy survey, $5. Mrs.

R. E. Montfort et al to R. M. Cooksey, 701.85 acres in Ralph Tandy, Joseph Mayor and W.

T. Treadwell $5. R. M. Cooksey.

to Donald Marr, 406.72 acres La Tandy survey, $5. BLONDIE- Chic Young YOU HAVEN'T THEN HE SAID. THAT SOMETIMES EVEN HEARD WAS LADY, THAT WHAT A STUPID, THINK BUMSTEAD HO. THE YET ENDING, Ho WAS MY WIFE' 7 MOTH- CORNY EATEN, IS HELL HALF. LAUGH AT THAT'S A HA OLD JOKE! ANYTHING SCREAM, Ho BOSS King Features Syndicate, World rights THIMBLE THEATRE Starring POPEYE- By Tom Sims and B.

Zaboly THAT IS ONE OF THE RESULTS OF CAN 'EM OF YOU THE BREAK YES. AS IT'S TEACHING THE SAME A I THAT WILL WHISTLE BETTER UP SOME TRAINED WORMS FEEDING THE WORMS ON OR ARE ANGLE WORMS) HABIT, DR. POINTER SETTER ASILE YES, (DOG BUGGE NOT TO CHASE RABBITS THAT JUMP INA OCEAN AN' POPEYE CHASE CATFISH 19 I PAWE TWEET SIMS 5-26 OH. 1037, Festures World rights reserved. BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY By Fred Lasswell LAND O' TODAY'S TH' DAY THEY COUNT RIDDLES TH' VOTES, CRICKET JES' WHAR DO YE THINK I AST YOU--WHAT'S MORE VO'RE TRAIPSIN' OFF TO TH' I TOLD YE TO SCRUB YOUNG -UN OR ME LEETLE EBENEEZER GITTIN' ELECTED, FRED LASSWELL, COP2.

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By Edwins STUBBS AND TIPPIE- COUNTTA IF I HADN'T WOULDN'T INSTEAD! HOW I AN' WOULDN'T NOW BE IT HADDA STAY HOME AN' HAVE GRAN'MA'S BOOK TOLD MANY YOU TO KEEP COSTIN' FIVE CENTS THROWN TIMES IT ALL COMES OUT TH' WINDOW OFF OUR STREET, A DAY AT TH' FROM STUDYIN' AT SAMMY-. AN' GAMMY SUTTON LENDIN' LIBRARYTOO MUCH HIT 'CUZ ETHEL WON'T GIMME IT George Adars Service, 3, Fear for Dikes. Feara are along levee improvement districts on bers creek because some breaks la the protecting dikes caused by recent floods may allow hundreds of acres of farm lands and pas. tures again to be Inundated, County reports: -Big rain, lots of telophone trouble, hard wind. Roane- rains, eatimated 4 Inches, creeks leave banks.

inches rain, some wind, Emhouse--Big rain; electrical storm. Richland--Big rain. Frost--Lots of rain, a little hail for 10 or 15 minutes, heavier south of town. Fatimated 2.15 Inches' rainfall. Blooming Grove--Big rain.

of rain. Richland and Chambers creeks reported overflowing at noon' Saturday. rain reportedly fell in the WorthApproximately five inches am area, Road Closed. Farm-to-Market 639, Richland creek crossing. between Spring HIll and Brushy Pairie was closed because of floodwaters Saturday morning.

A. J. Dooley. state highway maintenance Intendent in Navarro county, stated early Saturday afternoon. Richland was rising fast at the Farm Road 709 crossing.

Ward Bridge, old Corsicana-Waco highway. Courthouse News District Court. Bobbie Jergins Vs. Marshall Lee Jergins, divorce granted. Mary Lou Bellringer vs.

Charlie Bellringer, divorce granted. Patty R. Parker V8. Willie K. Parker, divorce granted.

District Clerk's Office. H. S. Whorton vs. Phil Barham, suit on sworn account.

Justice Court, Judge J. W. Sheppard fined one for passing in a no passing zone, one. for driving. without opera-1 tor's license and for driving on the left side of the highway.

Judge J. W. Sheppard fined one for intoxication. Judge W. H.

Johnson fined one speeder. Sheriff's Office A 28-year-old. Purdon. man was arrested by Sheriff Rufus Pevehouse Friday and held for authorities on a charge of child desertion. Marriare Licenses.

McKinley Muse, and Joan Elizabeth Thompson. Charles Clarence King and Hilda Elbourn. James Legrand Garvey and Nancy Alice Jones. Walter Raymond Cottongame and Barbara Jane Hill: Jimmie Barlow and Ruth Lorene Barlow. Sam James Denn and Minnie Lou Howth.

Wallace Irvin Sandeter and Christine Pate, Robert Dalton Martin and Betty Prince. Herbert Mitchel Day and Dora Jean Mille. Warranty Deeds. Hoyt Deckard to Doyle Pevehouse, lot 8 in block 44 of H. and T.

C. RR addition, $125 and other considerations. Mrs. Abbie Balley et al to Buford O. Russell et ux, two acres in Phillip Highnote survey, $500.

V. T. Haynie to City of Cora: na, part of lot 8 in block 807-A. Miller Addition, $10. Jack Sisco to City of Corsicana.

part of lot 18 in block 807-D. Miller Addition, $10. W. B. Chauncey et C.

Vickery, 1.75 acres in YE Fry suvey, $70. Mittie Bond to B. H. Inmon, parts of lots 3 and 6 in block 72, Kerens, $10. Vera Way Brooks et vir to Mildred Way Robertson et vir.

67 acres in E. S. Peters survey, $10 and other considerations. Ray Wilkes Hall et al to C. M.

Newton, one-half Interest in 115 acres W. C. Powers survey, 150. Homer E. Gardner to City of CAR REPAIRING We repair any and all makes of cars.

Our work and prices will please you. Drive in to see HEITNER BROS. GARAGE 111 Third Are. Phone 1158 Advising the Employment Service office in advance that labor will be needed' after a specttied period, so Auch labor can be promptly shifted to ther areas, 5. Improving employment conditions--providing better housing, greater continuity of employment, and making available better community facilities.

A. B. Holloway of Roane had shipment of Jamba on the Fort Worth market last week, according to Texas Livestock Marketing Association. Ten milk lambs brought 28.00 with one wool lamb at 28.00, The Extension Service reminds poultrymen that removal of nonproducers from the laying flock is a sure way to cut feed costs. It's been pretty rough for poultrymen the past several weeks because of the low egg prices and the high feed costs.

Continuous culling is necessary if there's to efficient poultry farm management, says the Extension Service. Former Student State Home Seeks Trace Of Sister Members of the Smith family, former students. in. the State Home here, seeking the whereabouts of sister, Mrs -Martha Smith Moneyhun, last seen about 1924 in San Antonio. Arthur M.

"Smith. Route 1, Box 310, Valrico, writes that he and a brother, Andrew Jack Smith, Charleston, S. recently were visited by another sister, Mrs. Lilly DeFee of Christi, Texas, for their first reunion in over 30 years. The Smiths grew up in the State Home here and were separated and lost track of each other.

third brother, Johnny Smith, resides in Detroit. Arthur Smith attended the annual. State Home reunion and homecoming in 1950. Any information about the missing sister will: be appreciated by Arthur Smith. 13 Registrants To Be Inducted Thirteen Navarro County selective registrants left for Dallas and Induction Into the armed forces Friday morning.

Two were transferred to other local boards, The group leader was James T. Burkes, KilCorsicana. John R. Cummins, gore, was the assistant leader. New Building Dedication Set The new Baptist building in Dallas will be dedicated June 3 with the program at the First Baptist church at 2:30 p.

m. and the open house at the new structure. Invitations have been received here for the dedication and open house from the Baptist General Convention Texas, and The the Baptist Reof Texas Hef Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist convention. Dr. R.

Alton Reed, former supply pastor of the First Baptist church here, is director of the Texas Baptist Public Phone Sun Want Ada Bring Your Wast OAKY HOMER PRESTO, CHANGO. FAST WORK, MURDOCK! AND THANKS FOR THE NEW SPRING CLOTHES! FELLA OR Office A.

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