The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1947 Page: 3 of 16
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The rationally famous Gaines-
ville Community Circus will present
performances In Phillips. Texas,
during the forthcoming 1M7 season.
A contract has been signed far
the sponsorship of the appearance
of the circus In Phillips by the Phil-
lips Lions Club. The circus Is to
be the feature attraction at the
Annual Phillips Free Pair to be
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th ONLY
sorshlp of, the Phillips Lions Club.
Three performances will be given
by this celebrated circus at the Phil-
lips Pair; an evening performance
on PWday, August 16, ,and matinee
and evening performances on Sat-
urday, August 16, 1MT.
JUTE RUGS, 27x72............1.25
JUTE RUGS, 27x36
WOOL & COTTON RUGS,
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4.00 & 5.00
MIRRORS, size 14x50..........5.00
home town on Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday, April ,21, 24 and
26. and during the season' nine en-
gagements will be played. ,
The demand for engagements of
the circus Is such that the organ-
isation would require a full eight
months’ outdoor season from April
to November to fulfill the requests,
but the fact that all of the mem-
bers of the circus are amateurs and
have their regular jobs, business
responsibilities and homes In
Oalnesvllle, Texas, limit their pub-
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LAMP SHADES,
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good steel ........................ j
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Thursday, February 6, 1947
THE .SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
Marine Major H. W. Hlse left
Friday for Quantlco, Va.. after
spending almost a week here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hlse, and o£her relatives and
friends.
Oaston Harbour, who recently
underwent surgery In Shamrock
Oeneral Hospital, is recovering nice-
ly.
GAINESVILLE
CIRCUS TO BE
IN PHILLIPS
Phone
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for
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SHAMROCK, TEXAS
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Uc appearances during a seasoi
Nevertheless, the circus, since Its
beginning In 1930. has given 218
performances, which have been
witnessed by more than 450,000 per-
sons In 60 Texas and, Oklahoma
cities and towns.1
in addition, Its acts turn been
filmed 10 times for newsreels and
short subjects, and contract has
been signed with Marshall Grant
Productions of Hollywood. Calif,
for the production this year of a
full-length technloolor documentary
film. "OalnesvlUe, TJ. 8. A." which
wlU tell the fascinating story tf the
News In
World 01
Religion
"Preparedness Is not alone a mat-
ter of adequate military force to re-
pel aggression and to preserve our
liberty,” said Bishop O. Bromley
Oxman, of New York recently. “It
, is a matter of removing the Injus-
tices suffered in north and south
I alike by the American Negro to
whom the communist is whispering
By W. W- REID
held at Phillips. Texas, on August j circus’ unusual activities.
All of the circus’ performances
are under the sponsorships of local
organizations, which use the funds
derived from the show to promote
their civic, philanthropic or chari-
table enterprises In the respective
communities the circus visits.
This year's circus performances,
employing 100 artl/Vs, will run tnc
so Insistently; it Is a matter of
eradicating the prejudice that stalks
arrogantly In anti-Semitism and In
the religious intolerance that de-
mands freedom for Itself but denies
"The Bible, the embodiment of 111 other,: 11 u * m“tter of un-
the wealth and the wisdom of the j derstandlng and acting upon the
ages, happily Is still the world’s ' fact that the desire for abundant
best seller,'’ said President Harry Uv,n* te now buttressed by the be-
8. Truman in a recent to 1 Uef th*t 11 ta only Ignorance and
the American Bible Society. “I am | “Harness that stand between the
comtnon man and such use of the
cles In America have been i
terested In Liberia than the i
lean churches, and no one i
j more than the
The Methodist Church,
former Missionary
work in Liberia In 18
was Its first foreign |
and Melville 8. Cox Its
the
afraid that we of this generation
do not know our Bible as well as
did our fathers and mothers. It Is
well for us to rgpiember that the
Old and New Testament remain as
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ment enterprise will launch Its 18th {gamut of circus thrills Including 1they h*ve ftlway5 been, a source op
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aerial, acrobatic and clown num.
bers, and a host of highly trained
animals. The show Is presented In
three rings and a labyrinth of aer-
ial rigging.
Further announcements concern-
ing the circus' appearance at the
Annual Phillips Free Fair wllL.be
made^at- a later date: ™
Veterans Administration Is at-
tempting to restore nearly 160.000
disabled veterans to employability
under the Vocational Rehabilitation
Act I Public Law 18).
• Wherever you find sincere
interest, adequate experi-
ence, and a keen sense of re-
sponsibility, there you may
expect artistry, whether it ia
in tha painting of c picture,
or whether it is in the com-
pounding of a prescription.
We are frankly proud of
the high ethical atanda-ds of
thia Pharmacy of Preterit-
lion Specialists and of the
igard in which we are held
by leading Physicians of the
community. To observe the
practical results of skillad
artistry in pharmacy, bring
your next prescription to us.
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strength and comfort and Inspire
tlon to all who will seek the wis-
dom which they hold."
'Slowly Latin America Is begin,
ning to move away from her great-
est single handicap, the Illiteracy
of the masses of the people," says
Dr. Ralph E. Diffendorfer, of the
Board of Missions of the Methodist
Church. "Even In recent years. Il-
literacy has ranged from approxl- |
mately twenty per cent In Uruguay
to eighty pgr cent in Guatemala
and ninety per cent in Haiti. More
adequate facilities for * common
school education and recently, a
literacy movement sponsored by
both missions and government have
steadily Increaaed the number of
those able to regl thus creating an
productive machine aa will produce
all that Is necessary, useful, or
beautiful, and distribute Buch pro-
ductivity so as to make possible for
all the physical baae for the spiri-
tual life.”
In 194T the Republic of Liberia
will celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of Its establishment as
an Independent ration—"It la a
distinct and noteworthy achieve-
ment that this little nation, set up
and operated by former Negro slav-
es from America, and their descen-
dants, should have been able to
slonary. Through all
since that early date, Methodism
has kept Its connection with the Li-
berian field.’’
The Christian collages
—there arc thirteen supported
American and British
are playing a large part In
contribution to the United
They are active in the
and In all major committees, t
the ten Chinese members
on the Political Security
tee are Dr. V. K. Wellington
Chinese Ambassador to the United
States, who attended St. John's
University; Mrs. W. 8. New. a grad-
uate of Otnling College; Dr. Y. C.
Yang, an alumus of Soochow Uni-
versity. and now Its president; and
Dr. Shub-sl-Hsu. a professor at
Yenchlng University.
Among the authors of the first
international report on the Control ,
of Atomic Energy Is China's only !
representative. Dr. Hsloh-ren Wei.
lever expanding constituency fro
Christian literature.”
maintain itself for so long a per- dean of the College of Science |
iod,” says Methodist Bishop Willis the University of Nanking.
J. King, of Monrovia. Liberia, for-, graduate of that institution,
merly of Atlanta, Ga. alumni who are acting
"All right-thinking Americans | nr delegates to other organizations
by a number of American agencies now dean of lta College of AgricUl-
from the beginning of lta develop-, ture, who la advlaor to the Chlnaae
ment, and It has always had the ' Delegation to the Food and i
moral support and goodwill of the ; tural Organization; Mrs. Wi
American government. No agen- , New. a graduate of Oinllng
Friday, Feb. 7th
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FORREST CITY SHEETS 349
j.. . per dozen
DIAPERS 1300 and 350
BOYS’ BROADCLOTH, 24 to 30
SHORTS, 2 pair 100
MEN’S
LADIES’ .
RAYON HOSE 59c 100
NYLON HOSE, pair 169
LADIES’
HOUSE SHOES
WINTER COATS
Friday and Saturday Only
ONE-HALF PRICE
BROADCLOTH SHORTS 85c
Men’s and Boy’s Blue
169
CHAMBRAY SHIRTS
100
One lot
100
MEN’S j
CANVAS GLOVES
4 pair
100
BOYS’ LEVIS
LADIES’ CHENILLE
HOUSE COATS
LADIES’
PRINT DRESSES
One Rack
249
BEAUTIFUL QUALITY
NAINSOOK, per yard 65
249
Size 34 to 46
MENS’ COVERALLS 475
BOYS’, Short sleeves sizes 1 to 12
POLO SHIRTS 79c
TERRY WASH CLOTHS 15c
BATH TOWELS
59c, 79c andi
100
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CHILDREN’S
COTTON PANTIES
4 pair
100
CHAMBRAY, per yard §5C
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1947, newspaper, February 6, 1947; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth529360/m1/3/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.