The Ames Ledger (Ames, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1939 Page: 1 of 4
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Published Kvry Thursday by LA Raadla Eaterod M second-class matter April 2 1921 at th potto ft Ic at Am Oklahoma gat
Act of March 117
VOLUME
AK28 MAJOR COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURAHlIY NJov 23 lM9
NUMBER 39
SCHOOL NLWS
Music Club
Birthday Party
The Ames Music Club hai its
Nov meeting Tuesday Nov 7ch
Ruth Iloiston hoses and Mrs
Shook leader
There were fourteen members (
Speech rit) Aiieen Brittain U ' present one visitor and Paula had playing games and cons
crary to be a treat minister Ray i jean Finch was elected to mem um‘n the refreshments
mo dil mbitio i to berhip j theclub
be ome a treat love maker Robert 4
Sturgeon as we all know is wry bash next meeting Wltl be Dec
ful' His greatest ambition is to over- j l'-th Helen Long hostess This
come this espially around girls Irajiil Cl’iltnil P)(tQ and
J Fyffe wUho to become grand Dr I t exchange The dub is practic
t u h r htce Mrs Turnbeaugh in t0 pnsna us Ver per Service
grst be dy his haif first
in the near future Watch for the
Reporter
niatie
AVe sup
Helen StansU-rry dream of becoming
Dorothy Lxrtnur the second Wh le Gil- date
bert Oil's ambition is to become Clark
Gables Double Delores Isbell’s is to
become a great B Ball player we belt
eve she will do it too Dorothy Platts
is to get a divorce Breach of prom
ise Florence Frazier' is to skate
like Sonia Henie Runt Bymaste’s
wmbitiin is to grow six feet tall Ben-
ny Iiat jy's ambition is to be an old
bacheptr and live in solitude David
Lehow’s Is to be Hiller’s right hand
man Donna Lee Bourne’s is to be
rich so she will have pretty clothes to
wear- Well ao much for that more
nonesence next time -
Sophombrfe News''
The Sophomore Class won the contest
and we placed Hrn Tear! Downs on
the throne as Football Queen where we
are sure she will fill her position well
Now to continue where we left off
last week of “What I never expect to
see” from members of thisdsss
A W Kerr with big feet Elmer Ko-
ons in an argument Rarmoad Lau-
bhan when hs ia not just beby brother
Robert Morgan being a farmer Lu-
cille Scheuien with her nose in m book
atudyin Nndean Scheuea when
ave doesn't look neat Doyle Scott
with a frown on his face N'oble Fno
dgras being Mrs
heal ache Ruby Stites talking ao
aoftly Glenn Turner when he isn’t
an 11 American football player Jraa
Turner riding a bicycle Roy You-
man talking all the time Louis Hat-
field absent from achooL Helen Har-
kins not being an excellent student
This is the end of the Sophomore
rlsss roll
Helen Harkins haa been ill the past
week Hurry and get well Helen
F F A News
Mrs Bill Shepherd entertained
a group of children Tburday eve
ning honoring her son J B’s birt
bday A most enjoyable time
Mr Nelson Kelly of Silver City
New Mexico in visiting at the
tdson home
Tibet Pictures
Mr and Mrs Roy Pattons
visited at the Loreno Wood ho-
me Sunday
Mb and Mrs Harvey Yundell
visited relatives near Bison Sunday
SAVING MONEY
ffliU CoiioH TJaql
On Tuesday Nov 2Sth at 7:30
p m the community will have
a -i oppertunity to see pictures
and hear a lecture at the school
auditorium by Mr Vernon New
lin missionary on furlough from
Tibet Mrs Newlin will be rem-
embered as a former Ames school
uarher and appeared here recent
ly in a womens Missionary meet-
ing giving a very interesting and
much appreciated talk on custom
in Tibet No admission will be
charged but a freewill off
ering will be taken Everyone is
invited to come
Mr and Mrs Lewis Campbell
of Duncan 6pcnt Sunday with
his sister Mrs Edson
Wood Cutting
Mrs Clara Bowles and lira
Alice Bland were given a wood
Tumkeatgh's ch cutting last week when some thir
ty men spent the day cutting
wood for them The ladies served
lunch at noon Mrs Bland and
Bowles were greatful for this
kindness
Mrs Paul Basar assisted by
the Mesdames Forsyth G C
Shook and Roy Munkres gave a
pink and blue shower for Mrs
Lloyd Turner Thursday after-
noon Clever games were enjoyed
throughout the afternoon The
color scheme of pink and blue
was carried out in the dainty
refreshments
NOTICE I have 3 White Faced
Heifers about 2 yrs old that
have been at my plaee since last
Saturday Owner may have same
for paying charges
Murvin Reynolds
For th dinatt or small dinirg
room attractiva but plain eurtaim
ire most effective Two large Cot-
ron Feed Bags were used to make
a lovely pair of dining room cur-
tains The Cotton Bags when epene i
measure 40 x 6 inches Th outer
lge is finished with a narrow
hem and a hem aboiA one r ore
and one half inches at the top for
tie curtain rod Ball fringe made
of colored cotton thread was usel
along the inside edge tnd across
the bottom The trimming can be
varied to suit the individual taste
or the requirements of the room
Many attractive designs and eolors
in Cotton fringe can be purchased
by th yard at your local Depart-
indent store
Other Cotton Bag Sewing ideal
Ur illustrated in a free booklet
(Send to National Cotton Council
Box 18 Memphis or Textile Bags
100 N LaSalle St Chicago
Mrs Alice Love of Nash spent
a few day of last week with her
daughter Mr Clyde Long and
family
Saturday is Trade Day
Jack Mason Reporter
The Stamps Ouartett will reappear
in the Arnes II S Auditorium Nov
29 at 730 P M The F F A is sponso
ring this program The Admission wilj
be 15c and 25c
The Ames FJA sponsored the pro-
gram for the district meeting held in
the Oxford Hotel Enid Okla Wednes-
day cite at 6:30 P M Nov 22 The
boya attracting were: Rpbert Sturgeon
Dwight Crawford C A Holston Otia
Mr Cliff Yourdon attend the
funeral services for her nephew
in Winfield Kansas this week
The nephew was drowned in
an oil pool after being overcome
with gas fumes
Mr and Mrs Bill Summers
shopped in Enid Tuesday
Saturday evening Dec 2nd
ths Christian Church ladies
will serve Oysters Pie and
Coffea at the Leasure Bldg
i
Heating Stoves
Stove Pipe
W ashing Machines
New Shipment of Granite Warr
The Shook
i
Your patronage willbeappre
Fisher Bob Romlne and Jack Maion dated Dine OUt the 2nd-
The Quality Store
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The Ames Ledger (Ames, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1939, newspaper, November 23, 1939; Ames, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1840510/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.