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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 2

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2-A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene Texas Thun day Evening Juse 21 19T3 HOME SALES The home was listed with Realty Regina Bragg an associate of Barbara Willis Realtor handled the sale Mi do Bryan Smith student at Abilene Christian College and his fumUy have moved into their new home at 1658 Woodard which they pruchased from Connell The newly redecorated two-bedroom home Is highlighted by Winnie the Pooh and cheerful yellow In the nursery The fully carpeted home is situated on a deep corner lot The Tommy Mil-Horn listing was sold by Sandy Lane associate of Rhodes Kennon Realtors and Business Botes By George Neor where Hicks had been employed with General Crude Oil Co before retiring June 1 The home was listed by Sibyl Gra-hani and the sale made by Clora Haller both associates of ltay Scott Really Mr and Mrs Stanley Watson recently purchased a home at 1337 Crockett from Mr and Mrs Alton Newton The home features three bedrooms and tree-shaded lawn Watson is employed wilh Consolidated Equipment Sales Co They have two children Bap barn Willis realtor handled the transaction Mr and Mrs Floyd Meredith now are residing in their new home at 1533 Briarwood which they purchased from Mr and Mrs George Dempsey The home features three' large bedrooms and one bath Meredith Is employed with The Herald of Truth The Mep ediths have one son David tile bath fenced buck yard complete with patio Leonard Brock of Cold Key Co listed the home and tiny McKenzie ami Cem-ge Purlin GRI Ixilh associates of Jimmy Partin Insurance and Realty handled the sales transaction Mr and Mrs Robert Lcpp have moved into their new three-bedroom brick home at 140 Lawrence Circle which they purchased from Raymond Thomason builder The l-cpps moved here from Chicago III lie is plant controller at Conn Ltd They have three daughters The transaction was handled by Clcta Tarver Of Senior Realtors their new home at 2826 Post Oak Rd which they purchased from Mr and Mrs Charles Ilultz Mary Lou Lcftwich of Jimmy Partin Real Estate was the listing agent an Marian Brooks Real Estate waa the selling firm Mr and Mrs Charles Ilultz recently purchased a three-bedroom brick home at 4834 5th from the Raymond Wolfs Features of the home Include a double garage built-in 'kitchen and a brick wall dividing the den and living area Ilultz is a self-employed contractor Catherine Sitzes of Marian Brooks Real Estate listed the home that was sold bv Marian Brooks Pat Carden of Marian Brooks Real Estate handled the Iran action Sgt and Mrs William Birmingham have moved into their new home at 2901 Ross which they purchased from II A The three-bedroom home has new carpet and a den Sgt Birmingham is stationed at Dyess AFB Pat Cap den of Marian Brooks Real Estate handled the sale Mr and Mrs Basil Hicks recently moved into the brick home at 2501 Roundtree which they purchased from Melvin Lawson The home has three bedrooms two tile baths with dressing tables an all built-in kitclien den formal living room and double garage Mr and Mrs Hicks moved here from Clairemont Pier I Manager Named sjmtn brothers! CARPET CARPET SALE ALL IMS WEEK! 2142 1st ST 673-4919 Mr and Mrs Henry Whitley and daughter Shannon have ixirchuxcd a new home at 218 Highland The large home is located in the renter of a tree-shaded yard and features a lame living room with fireplace and a den with another i'replace The kitchen is between the dining room and a breakfast room The home has two bedrooms and one and three-quarters baths in the rear of the lot surrounded by rose bushes is a iwo-room and bath guesthouse WhlUoy Is employed by the Pride Refining Co The home was listed by Frances McClure realtor and sold by Virginia Lln-lry of the Jimmy Purlin Insurance and Realty Agency Mrs Shirley Pickrell is now residing In her new home at 2826 Post Oak Rd which she purchased from Mr and Mrs Charles Hull The three-bed-room home features carpet in the Iving room and hall and huilt-in-range and oven in the kitchen The listing was secured by Mary Ruth Lcftwiih associate of Jimmy Partin Insurance and Realty and the aale was made by Catherine Silzes associate 'of Marian Brooks Real Estate Mr and Mrs Jame Gilbreath have moved into their new home at 1326 Buccaneer which they purchased from Mr snd Mrs Ahlberg Gilbreath is with the Texas Highway Patrol The south side three-bedroom home has a separate dining room carpet central heating ceramic a 1 Hour free parking downtown River Oaks open Thurs until 9 PM a Mr and Mrs Terry I Morrow have purchased a new home at 208 Merchant from Mr and Mrs Phillip Hull Morrow is with Foremost Dairies being transferred here from San Angelo They have three children The home was listed by Kenneth Smith and sold by Cleta Tarver of Sentcr Realtors Mr and Mrs Don Cooper have purchased a new home at 3230 Russell from Mr and Mrs Asa Allford The home features a landscaped yard carpets and has two bedrooms Mr and Mrs Cooper are employed at the Pancake House The home was listed and sold by Cleta Tarver with Senter Realtors Mrs Shirley PlckereU and her two children Dave and Annette now are living In Sgt and Mrs Tom Me-Dougal now are residing at 2225 Barrow which they purchased recently from Mr and Mrs Rozelles The three-bedroom home has sliding glass doors leading onto a landscaped yard built-ins and central air Sgt McDougal recently moved to Abilene from Hawaii The McDouglas have two children The home was listed by Jan Flodstrom of Marian Brooks Real Estate and wag sold by Marian Brooks Sgt and Mrs Perry Haywood recently purchased a four-bedroom and den brick home at 1919 Willis from the Phil Burketts The home has central air double garage and a gas grin The Heywoods have moved to Abilene from Maine They have two sons THE SHIRTSUIT ATTITUDE by BUTTE KNIT PHILLIP MKIFRS Pier 1 manager (Gig 0 HD8QGB Big Country Wide 60" Honcho Raised letters G60x14 2522 L60xl4 29X17 G60xl 5 2534 L60x15 2929 A70xl3 11X17 1 95 to 349 FKT Per Tire You'll feel at home the minute you slip into our shirty looking pant suit Completely refreshing from tho top of the beautifully patterned long sleeve shirt-jacket to the bottom of the smooth knit cuffed pant 100 polyester in a soft pale jade coloring sizes Come by check our everyday low prices "See for yourself'? "What Great Savings" Thanks Tiny Howard 5400 Phillip Meiers has been named manager of the Pier 1 store at SIN 14th succeeding Regina Hampton who has been transferred to Chattanooga Tenn Meiers came to Abi'cne from St Louis where he has been manager trainee for the past year Meiers a native of Kansas City Mo attended Johnson Community College in Kansas City and has been working for Pier for the past four years while he was In college Charlie Rogers who formerly was employed in the Conn Ltd plant at 5220 1st has retired after 44 years with the company Rogers has been service manager for the past 15 years but in previous years served many Conn production departments At a retirement dinner for Rogers recently he was prevented with the millionth in strument made by Conn a gold-plated trumpet that has been on display throughout the country since it was manufactured the eariy 1960s When Conn's brass manu lecturing facilities were moved to Abilene he came here to act up the service department and train new work era After eight months hero he returned last November to his home In Elkhart md Compere Jr president of Compere Compere Real Estate at 2600 Ivanhoe will be bn the faculty of the Texas Realtors Institute to be held at the Dallas Hilton Inn July 8-14 and July 15-21 Anderson Clayton Cn which has offices here at 774 China announced that it la withdrawing from cotton mer-chandiaing in the United States an activity headquartered in Memphis Tenn It was explained that the decision will not affect cotton and cotton related operations in Brazil and Mexico and in no way win change the company's US cotton ginning cottonseetTprbcesiiing'and ton warehousing and compressing activities Barlow president of the Houston-based firm said the last three fiscal years the company has reported excellent profits with the largest contributors being Anderson Clayton Foods Ranger-Pan American Insurance Companies oilseed processing machinery manufacturing and Chemical Firm At New Site The Industrial Chemical Co and Big Country Fire and Equipment Co now is doing business in a new location three timet the size of its former location The firm owned by Harold Marlin the past eight yean now Is located in a 140 by 190 foot structure at 1326 14th (across the street from Foremost Dairies) The building consists of display and salesrooms offices and warehouse space The firm handles industrial chemicals Janitorial supplies insecticides floor machines fire extinguishers automatic extinguisher systems which are installed and serviced deodorants paper goods waxes and installs vent-a-hood systems in restaurants Chemical has six employes with Mn Marlin serving as secretary The company operates two delivery trucks for chemicals and two mobile units for fire extin-gbisher service The firms serve an area within a 130-mile radius of Abilene iMarim a native of Brown Cbunty moved to Abilene at age 7 years and graduated from Abilene High School After working in shipyards in Oregon the carty part of VSorid War II he was in the Army for three years After hjs separation from the service in 1945 he was in the auto parts business in Dallas until 1935 when he returned to Abilene to be employed In the chemical business He founded the Industrial Chemical Co at 306 Tread a-3? four years ago hi erg DOWNTOWN RIVER OAKS IILLRUK ROGERS ends 41-year career dividends from Mexico and Brazil US cotton merchandising provided only 3 per cent of the 1971-72 earnings while the past five-year record shows a loss snd results to date for 1972-73 about break even the years the cotton crop has declined in size the opportunity for performing al profitable service between farmer and spinner has dimin-' ishedand Unability to earn a worthwhile margin without taking speculative positions no longer Is present Since the activity depends principally on weather and government action outsidr tM control Lof-management 'the business 'today is not suited to corporate growth and has no place hi Anderson Clayton's future Withdrawal' will' not' be Immediate since the company has entered certain buy-sell contracts from the 1973 crop to be harvested next fan During the next several months Anderson Clayton will proceed with the fulfillment of all outstanding contracts The Southwestern Investment Co of Amarillo which has local offices at 3244 1st has announced that its stockholders have voted to approve the i 1 announced merger with Beatrice Foods Inc of Chicago III Under the terms of the merger each Southwestern common share will be exchanged for 16 shares of Beatrice common stock The merger is expected to be completed on or about July 24 All members of the board of directors and officers of SIC were reelected Southwestern Investment reported that earnings from operations for the nine-month period ended May 31 were 32928516 equivalent to 9184 per common share after preferred dividends compared to 9173 in 1972 WHOLESALE TIRE CO CASH AND CARRY 698-0811 4042 TRIADAWAY 698-0811 ACROSS FROM THE ABILENE COUNTRY CLUB 1441 FIRST 2102 FIRST 80th Anniversary Sofa Value Save 90! Enjoy extra thick cloud soft cushioning on sofa stylcd-for fast-paced living Please call 1673427 Extension 225 IF YOU MISS YOUR PAPER! anniversary priced Maximum comfort in this extrcH high-back Kroehler Citation Avant sofa Kroehler Citation's famous Balanced Comfort construction Covered in Vectra It's a great look at a great buy THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS PuMMwd tartco dtUy dxcapl once on Sol yrdov o-d bv thi reporter purlnnino eo WO Block Cypro-a PO Box Phono PIM7J AbilMt Tpxop MU Andrew Sholtoq Provdent and Putlilhor DP McCarty Vico Pmidtm Otnorol Manoor Ed Wlahcomper remnant of Vlep Pn Fidnk Pruitt Vico President at Circulation Second cion point paid at Abilene DATES: IT CAR loan SUBSCRIPTION RIER-DELIVLRY IN WEST TEXAS Morning and Sunday or Evading and Sunday Uli pir month Other rolea anj leuu-it By WAIL In T-av Verdirg and Sunday I or Evdn'nq Sindov U40 per month Other rotes rn request MEMBEB OP THE ASSOCIATE OPPRESS thd AnociOtrd Prtu ll enl'lwd eclr la vie tor renublicot'on of ftxl newt or nted In mip newipoprr mu oa me ap reoi d'notcne i ire deliver and service arrange credit shop daily.

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