Clovis News-Journal from Clovis, New Mexico • Page 2

PAGE TWO THE CLOVIS EVENING NEWS-JOURNAL APRIL 2,1934 Welch Grocery, Market Celebrates Fifth Year With Open-House Tonite THREE-DAY SALE WILL FOLLOW OPENING EVENT TONIGHT; PUBLIC INVITED ATTEND "Welch's Grocery ami Market will celebrate its Ot'h birthday in Clpjris beginning tonight at 7:30 with a reoeiption at tlie store, 4Q7 Main Street. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday a special sale of mer- r-lmndise throughout the store will be Mr. and Mrs. J. Y.

Rranliam's way of showing tlieir appreciation of the splendid patronage Clovis has given "'them during their five years of operation. Tonight's ''reception will free coffee, Wafers, and sanidiwiehes throughout the entire evening. "We want every person, regardless- of whether they are now or have been a customer of our store, to attend this reception," said Mr. Branham this morning-. "Nothing will be sold the two hours and a half, as jt is just a big birthday party.

We have a jbig birthday cake, and we Want every person to have a part in aating tlie cake aind enjoying our birthday party." "For the" sale," he. said, "we are offering only the high quality merchandise we regularly and we FREE BASKETS OF GROCERIES In addition to ithe of the opening gifts of of groceries wijll foe given to tit the to the store during the evening. A basket 'containing five dollars worth of groceries and a basket containing three dollars yorth of groceries will presented to one of visitors the evening. The baskets tonight will Eye- son.ted lat 9:00 p. m.

In addition, during the three- day sale Tuesday, Wednesday aind Thursday, we will give away baskets of groceries at IptOO, 11:00, 1:00, 4:00 each day. Any of our clerks wUI be iglad to give.you details of the free offer and show you baskets be have made our prices very attractive in order that you may know that we have really appreciated your patronage." Welch's Grocery was -first parted in the 600 block of Main, street. That location was occupied for about one year, then they moved to the 100 block on East Fifth street. Shortly after the poatoffice was moved to its new location, Welch's Grocery completely remodeled the; old poat- office location and now has of the most modern and complete stores in the entire southwest. Big Birthday Cake Cooked by Wonda A large birthday cake co-mniem-r orating their fifth birthday is on display in the -window of the Welch Gro eery and Market.

is nearly three feet in height and consists four Jayers with "fifth" on topi The cake was baked by the Wonda Bakery and will be cut at the recep tipn tonight. Every person attending will be given a cut of it. Nine Employes In Welch Personnel Nine regular employes make tip'the personnel of Welch's Grocery am market. In addition to the owners; Mr. sine Mrs.

Branham. the following are employed in the grocery" department: Mr. Welch, John Guy, Bill Hitner, Bob Pui-by and D. S. Hawkins.

Arch Boyd is in charge of the meat department and is assisted by Brooks Moore. During the sale they employed Wilbur Kuntz, who will' assist both in the meat and grocery departments. Marr Official Is Here For Opening C'. E. Carrol of the H.

Grocer company will he in Clovis for the opening Monday night and will stay during the sale. Mr. Carrol is a store planner for Marr and works over this entire section. New Delicatessen Installed by Welch For Celebration Of 5th Birthday One of the features of Welch's is their meat department. Expressed by Mr.

Branham, as one of the most modern.in this ejitire region, the department boasts two fine refrigerator boxes. In one box is placed only the fresh killed meat and it is left there until properly cured for cutting. It )'K then moved to the front box where it is ready for cutting to sell to the lovers of good meat. The firm has just installed a new delicatessen making it possible for the purchase: of complete meals to take hpme, thereby eliminating the necessity of cooking during the summer months. All new equipment was purchased for this department and -is completely modern in every detail.

kitchen for preparation o.f the cooked foods has been built in the rear of the store. "It is as clean as any home kitchen in Clovis," said Mr. Branham. 'I hope that every person visiting our store for the opening will also visit our'delicatessen kitchen so they will know just how 'clean everything is kept in this department," he continued. Everyone is invited to attend the opening which 'begins at 7:30 and will continue throughout the evening.

Think Clyde Barrow And Companion Killed Two Texas Highway Officers PORT WORTH, April 2. prints on a cigar stub led authorities 'today to. attribute the slaying of two Texas highway patrolmen to Clyde Barrow, notorious southwest killer, and hia woman companion, Bonnie Parker. The officers, E. B.

Wlieeler, 26, and H. D. Murphy, 23, were shot down without warning late yesterday when they dismounted from their motarcycles to question man and a womijn seated in a narked motor car near Grapevine, 18'oniles northeast here. Witnesses said neither officer had a change to draw his weapon. A.

C. Howerton, Fort Worth detective, said he was convinced the were Barrow and the Parker woman, Near the scene of the shooting he said he found a cigar butt bearing the of small teeth. Bonnie Parker's liking for big black cigars is well known. Officers expressed the belief the two had been waiting for Raymond Hamilton, convict, identified as the man who robbed the State National bank of West, Texas, of Saturday and kidnaped Mrs. Cam Gunter, near after commandeering her motor car.

After being kept prisoner all night, he released her Sunday morning at Houston. HEARS KIDNAIP YARN LOS ANGELES, April 2. Her story of being kidnaped by E. C. Dowling, movie actor, taken to Yuma, Ariz-, and threatened with harm unless she married him was to bo related today to the district attorney by Marjorie Crawford, 25-year-old flier and movie jplayer.

Dowling is held in jail at Yuma, pending further investigation. Defense Scores Point In Trial 2. another victory in its fight to save Carl Wickman, Denven druggist, from the electric chair for the murder of his fourth wife," the defense today, won a move to compel the state to elect which count in the information against Wickman it would stand its case on. In the information against Wickman two counts were set forth by th? state, one alleging he killed his wife, Mrs. Donalda Chicoine Wickman, a former Denver nurse, by striking her over the head with some blunt instrument, and the second that he killed her by means unknown to the state.

The state has contended a tire tool was 'used as the weapon in the first count and that poison was involved in the second count. But through its own testimony Saturday it failed to establish that poison alleged to have been found in the body was fatal. Judge M. A. Otero, upheld the defense motion and declared that In fairness to the defendant the state should state whether it would stand on the blow on the head theory or the second count.

MARKET CELEB RATES AND Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday-April 3-4-5 TOMATO JUICE Red White, each 09c 3 FOR PINEAPPLE Red White No, each 18c 3 FOR PINEAPPLE R. W. No. 2 22c 3 FOR PEARS Re 4 White, No. 1, each 15c 3' FOR PEARS Red White, No.

2y 2 each 22c 3 FOR PEACHES Red White No, 2, each Itfc 3 FOR PEACHES Red White No. 2 each 19c 3 FOR BE OUR GUESTS TONIGHT Monday evening from 7:36 until 9 o'clpck we ask you to be our quests at a birthday reception at our store. Free sandwiches, cookies and coffee'will be served throughout the evening. 2 BASKETS; GROCERIES FREE Two large Baskets of grocerieswillbe giveji away. Ask us abotit it.

Remember that the recep'tiori is tonight. IN SANITARY CLOTH BAGS 10 POUND BAG Red can R. W. Milk FREE. 1 POUND CAN CORN Red White No.

2, each 14c 3 CANS FOR PEAS Red White No. 2, each 16c 3 CANS FOR GINGER ALE Red White; PINTS. 2 for 23c QUARTS, each TOILET PAPER LAUNDRY SOAP Red White: Large bars, 5. FOR CORilLAKES Red White Large EACH TOMATO SOUP Red White 3 FOR SALT Red White Plain or Iodized, 2 FOR GELATIN DESSERT Red White 2 FOR i 3 POUND PAIL Sunkist. full of juice DOZEN VEGETABLES 2lc 21 21 9c GRAPE FRUIT Marsh Seedless, nice size 4 FOR APPLES Washington Winesa.p_ PER DOZEN FREE! FREE! Each day, at the hours below, we give aWay free, baskets of groceries.

Ask us about it. Make your plans to attend, 11:00 A.M. 1 P. 2 P. 4 P.

PRUNES 34c 43c 44c LEGLAlB PER CELERY Wellpleached LARGE BUNCH LETTUCE Nice and firm LARGE HEADS LEMONS Sunkist, full of juice PER DOZEN DELICATESSEN SPECIALS TUESDAY Vegetable Soup Perfection Salad Koast Prime Bib Beef Baked Ham Roast Pork Ham Scalloped Potatoes Qreen Beans Baked Apples WEDNESDAY Chicken Noodle Soup Combination Salad Chicken Pie Baked Ham Barbecued Beef and Pork Creamed Turnips Italian Spaghetti Blackberry Cobbler Welch's Red White Store SHELLED PECANS LARGE HALVES pound 24c 1 pound 47c MAYONNAISE Red White. Large Head Lettuce FREE FULL PINT JAR SHOULDER OF LAMB PER POUND BRISKET, pound 09c LAMB CHOPS PER POUND HAMBURGER 2 I POUNDS FOR BACON Extra fahoy sliced, no rind PER POUND Lg. Package Red and White Cake Flour 2 ox. Vanilla, 2 oz. of Tartar.

Combination 52c Merchants' Biscuit Company SALAD Swift Premium HAMS or half, per pound OEWTER SLICES, pound 25c 23c I6c Wafe rs 2 Lb. DELICATESSEN SPECIALS THURSDAY Van Camp PORK and BEANS 3 For Scenic Vegetable Soup Potato Salad Baked Hum Meat Loaf Boast Beef Boston Baked Beans Brown Baked Custard FRIDAY Lb, Quarters 25c Cream Tomato Soup Cold Slaw Baked Fish Salmon Loaf Baked Ham Scalloped Oysters Spaghetti and Cheeso Apple Cobbler Welch's Red White Store.