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THE WEIMAR MERCURY FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1944 WEIMAR, COLORADO COUNTY, TEXAS I IT HAPPENED LONG, LC BUT IT SE 10 YEARS AGO Jan. 26. 1S34 of From Coiir.ty Commissioner F. A. Seifert we learn that tht- af Highway No.

5 v.i'l and laid out at an early date by State Engineer Schiller. This is the micli- talked of route on tt." north sids, of the railroad from the Eordcn sec- ion to the KarMad. Wm. Mpnsik. formerly of Need- Biile, was united in marriage Tiies- 5ay morning: to Miss Mary Sobotik, former resident of Ammannsville, jut living in Houston for some time past.

The marriapc took place at Rev. A. Rasha officiating. The body of a stringer afccmt Co rears of age was found to he limb of a tree on a farm near Engle Tuesday. The man had aently been dead for several Judge Vogt held an A small bundle of clothing lo-nd nearby, wrapped in a Victoria newspaper of January date.

Mr. Willie J. Leihardt. employe of the Boettcher had the misfortune one day last "week to lose by death his aged father. Mr.

Luchvig Leihardt, aged 67 years, of the Moravia section. He was buried in the Moravia Catholic Cemetery. Word was received here Thursday last of the death of Clem R. Kennon of San Antonio, whose death occurred suddenly, while he was practicing nis profession in a law court of San Antonio. Interment took place fhursday afternoon at Mission Burial Park in that city Clem Kennon was a son of the late District fudge M.

Kennon, and lived at one ime in Weimar with his parents. He married Pearl Herndon. a Weimar girl, who, with their son and daughter, survive him. Tip to Tuesday morning, Raymond notorious bank robber, recently convicted and sentenced to he pen for 200 years or more for al- eged crimes, and his pal and companion in crime. Clyde Barrow, is still at large.

They are regarded as desperate men, and it is believed there will be a battle to death when they are located by the officers. Who abuses himself gains a )JVG AGO I EMS LIKE YESTERDAY tssassKsssssssssssxasasssstetss bookkeeper for the Ganvnoi! Jrn- salio.l Company. Mr. 1,. Cl.ap- Mr.

Phillips, began his dut- les till' hank Monday. F. D. Moore, the youngest man for SS. but doesn't look ihe Mr-rcury for another year.

Mr. Moore has been blessed with remark- aulv good health all Ws life. Mr. Sine Klein and family moved in the western part of town. Ilrs.

Henry Insall and two children, and Miss Lccna Insall, teacher the public schools of and Mr. Insall of Bay City, were guests of the family of Mrs. Belle thn past week-end. A little baby 01 Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Jiuepers, only a week old, died Monday and was buried the following Mayor Henry Laas and Aldermen Joe Till and S. J. Kaspcr were business visitors to Austin Monday to after material for tarviating business block. A fine baby girl arrived in tlic home of Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Brandt, of the river section, Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. S.

C. Holloway. their daughter. Miss Ann. and Misses Beuna Marie Yoder and Hilda Merle Rabel spent last Sunday with the Hollien family in Victoria.

Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Theresa Vogelsang, age 67, and a life-long resident of this county, at the family home north of Columbus. Deceased is survived by two sons, Lee and Leo, and one daughter. Miss Ora Vogelsang, all of Columbus. 25 YEARS AGO (Jan.

24, 1919 issue of the Mercury) His mother. Mrs. J. F. Bartosh, received a telegram Wednesday morn- arrived at Hoboken, N.

on his way Iii-t week, from influenza, after an illness of several weeks. The rc- Y. Matthews, one of hoj-s who served in the U. S. Maiincs of the most intense fighting 01 the late war, and who was badly trussed, is expected home on a furlough Saturday or Sunday of this v.vek.

Steve Wick of the Eorden section and Miss Annie Dreitner, who a short distance soulh of town, S. Szymanski officiating. Two of the road near Lnling and in Gonzalca county, have contractors, ond J. H. Montgomery of this city will have active charge of the work.

ruthm-ity between is known as fipartacan group am! the Ebert minorities, in Berlin, pitched Baltics 1-nvc taken place in the streets of Villed. TV Domestic Science class of the High School entertained a low invited guests with o'clock dinner last Frulay evening. Pupils of she class include Nola Walker, Mal- cilla Janak, Althea Mills. Virginia Holt Chapman, Pearl Scyd- ler. Jinimic Taylor, Sophia Berger exceptional training under the guidance of their instructor, Miss Mac The question of nation-wide prn- l.ibltinn wiis settled on Thursday, Jan.

when thirty-six stales had rati- r.c-d the national prohibition amend- nient to the constitution. Utah and N'cbraska, by their votes on that day. finally clinched the matter. Sailor Johnnie Muzny of the battleship Texas, after spending three days with the home folks in this city, returned Monday morning, to his post of duty. The following Weimar folks arc now patients at the Santa Rosa Infirmary at San Antonio: Mrs.

Ignac Trefny, Mrs. Joe Grohmann, Mrs. Munroe Foster, John F. Banse and a son, Will Ermis. 35 YEARS AGO (Jan.

22, 1909 issue of the Mercury) T. Y. Hill, the lumberman, on Monday was exhibiting he had just plucked from trees growing at his home in West Hallettsville. The new First State bank building is about ready for occupancy, and is certainly a substantial, beautiful structure. It would be credit to a city many times the size Weimar.

Rev. J. W. Gates will preach at the Christian church next Sunday morning and night. Mrs.

C. D. Barnett of Austin arrived Wednesday morning in response to a telephone message announcing the serious illness of Kyle Brooks. Wise is Promoting inflation? Critics of OPA price inflation. The OPA, by contrast, detracting from the merits of the- OPA, it should lie pointed out that a picture is lopsided.

There plenty of people in the rounti." ho believe in the necessity of priiv- ut nre bitterly opposed In v.iiich they feel disrupt production i.J distribution, thereby indirectly moling inflation. Typical of OPA rulings of the disruptive character, is the one affcct- I'A's Highest Price Lino Limitation. tailing. Following is comment on the highest price line order, from dis- chatit from Ohio says: "The quality of children's clothes that we are cs'nlilishnd by the basic period so ioor that the customer will not buy And from Missouri: "Wo have not us from replenishing our stock other merchants for several miles around labor under the same shortages as we cln. Young children are actually clothed and badly clothed due to this condition." Another merchant from Missouri declares: "We have carried women's The quality of dresses of the same have been forced to drop this line." Who is promoting inflation, the the channels of distribution open and 3,500 BODIES CREMATED IN EARTHQUAKE AREA San Juan, Argentina, Jan.

Authorities announced Thursday that 3,500 bodies have been cremated since the devastating earthquake last Saturday. This toll was expected to be increased by the finding of additional victims as the work of clearing away debris continues and by deaths among 300 persons known to have been critically injured. surrounding the main plaza In the center of San Juan has been ordered and the government, fearful of epi- leave the city. The Mercury year. iofdsii Wedding Celebrated Jan, 23 Mrs.

Frank Pavlil; of th'a ytair, ago and on Sunday. they celebrated the occasion at their home. A fine chicken dinner was served. A golden cake occupied the center of the table. Many friends gathered to help the (f.uple celebrate and in the aftcr- Thosc present included Mr.

and p'ranl: Pavlik. Mr. and Adolf Berger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pavlik, Mr.

and Mrs. Otio I'l- rich. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Pavlik, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Pavlik of Schulcn- burjr. Mr. and Mrs.

Joe V. Pavlik. Mr. an'! Mrs. Ernest Pavlik.

Joe Wcb- cer, Gladys and Bcrnice Pavlik. and Marylecn Pavlil! of Schnl. Mary Jane Pavlik. Loroy Pavlik of Houston, Werner Pavlik, Edwin Berger, Lawrence Pavlik, Joe and Leo Pavlik, Erwin, Bcnnie, James. Robert and Hoy Pavlik of Schiilcnliurg.

At a late hour all guests departs! for home after wishing Mr. and Mrs. years. R. LIVING COSTS JUMP IN 1943 New York.

Jan. The cost of living in tile United Elates increased 2.8 per cent during and 20.S pel- cent since January, 10.11. the Kntionpl Industrial Conference Board reported Thursday. The re-port said that during the month of December, living costs for the nation as a whole rose 0.2 per cent, and in all the cities surveyed by the board, costs were higher than in December, 1942. The board said the largest inercas" for the year was reported for Newark.

N. 5.0 per and the lowest for Philadelphia, Pa. Portland, O.G per cent. FAMED INDIAN FAMILY LOSES THIRD FIGHTER Pawhuska, Jan. A third member of the fighting Osagc Indian family, the Tinkers, is missing in The war department notified Nicholas A.

Tinker of Pawhuska Thursday that his son, Lt. Edward E. Tinker of the army airforces, was last seen in action over Bulgaria Dec. 20. The lieutenant's uncle, Maj.

Gen. Clarence Tinker, commander of the sea during the battle of Midway and his cousin, Maj. Clarence Tinker. was lost in action over the Mediter- A 16-inch coast artillery gun mount costs approximately $750,000. takes days to make, and requires 13 freight cars to move.

1 A. H. POTTHAST i M. D. i Hours: 10 to 12 ar.d to 6 i Afternoons.

Holidays i 1 DR.J.J.MENSSK 1 TEXAS DR. C. COOK 1 2 PHYSICIAN anil SUMGEGM Office at Reside in- TEXAS a PHYSICIAN and SURGEON 1 Located mionner ol, ic, 01 Dr. C. G.

Cook i t. Day Phone 1K9 Night 187 I (S WKI.MAP., TF.X/U-. i Have vour eves examined silaiiKus correctly filial by H. R.THULEMBY&R Optometrist Flatoiva, Texas Charges Reasonable i A Patisfacti.m Guarinti-ed Examined Glasses i-'itted 1 DR.A.H. REBSCH OPTOMETRIST i ''3.

llecord Buildini; 1 LA GRANGE, TEXAS i Francif.c.i, Jan. 23. -Jus to sort of keep the record straight lieutenant, today is Jan. 23, Dn December 31, 1942. Lt.

Nor man L. Waggoner, Hills borough. navy aviator, vent ou on a patrol flight in the Pacific area He flew westward the ISOtt meridian into Jan. 1, And ther he flew brick again into Dec. 1942 Then something went wrong Witt his piano and he made a forced land ing on the sea.

Lt. Waggoner anc two crewmen took to their life raft Five hours later after they agair had drifted into 1943, they were res cued by destroyer which promptVj returned them to 1842. But wher they awakened the next morning, i was Jan. 2. 1943, as the destroye again had crossed the internationa dateline.

$8,000 GOLD YIELD More than 58.000 worth of gold wa. produced in Texas during 1942, ac cording to the University of Texa. Bureau of Economic Geology. Production amounted to 236 fine ounces valued at 58,200. This figure wa substantially below production 1941 -SOB fine ounces, valued at 510, 710.

The 52.50 per year. Imt it's in the cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Joe R.

Ulrich of thif community have a fine baby girl ir their home, a recent arrival. Mrs. May Reaves ar.r,»i-:ic<-.= marriage of her Lily Mao to Mr. P. M.

Sanders of Dec. 8. 1933. Lyle T. for il v.

cashier of the flarv.v..,-! IMi.k at Carwood, severed his highly respected farmer of the Bor- clied of influenza Sunday. M'--hael's Cemetery. Monday at Rev. .7. officiating.

throughout this sec- to learn of the death 1 Louis Reissner left Wednesday orning for Brady, where he will ssume the superinteodency of the arnc oil mill plant of the Brady Cotin Oil company, now in course of Stephen McCormiek of Hoscnberg, from a business trip to iore War Ads for Pure Wholesome Satisfying Brewed by YOUR NEIGHBOR From PURE MALT and HOPS USfMG ONLY ARTESEAN WATER SPOETZL BREWERY SHINEK, TEXAS C. C. LESTER, Disfribytoi- for Weimar Tune In KVIC VICTORIA. Fridays 1:00 to 1:30 ot gettii Sulphur production was a Klfl industry in Texas in 19-12. reports University of Texas Uilrcan of economic Ecology.

That year a to- al of 2.570,739 long tons of this min- was produced, valued at Production in 1041, how- -ver. amounted to 2,842,988 long tons, at UNIFORMS IN TROPICAL. COMBAT UNIFORMS BLEND IN THE JUNGLE BACKGROUND- YET STILL RETAIN A CRISP AND APPEARAMCF.