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Valley Society NewS
and EDentS

visited with friends In Phnrr on
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Horn and son, william
Horn, returned to Pharr Monday
after spending a few days with
friends in San Antonio and Austin
Misses Eunice and Lois Keetcr
spet lat week visiting with friends
in Kingsville.
Nj. and Mrs. II. l. Gum had as
their dinner guests on Tuesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. u. Lee STAN
baugh a1d son y. Lee Jr- or SAN
! Juan.
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PHONE NUMBER
SEVEN

Roy M. Linnard, "A. Z. Buser, "A.
w. Hahn and r. p. Allen
r. "A. Jeffreys OF Mission was In
Pharr on business Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Van Dresser left Sunday
morning for San Benito and Kerr
vile where she will visit for n
week. Miss Dorothy Van Dresser,
who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Brown OF San Antonio, will
return home with her mother.
Mrs A. A. Kelley and son Erwin
returned home Sunday night after
spending the weekend ut the home
OF Mrs. w. l.. Moses OF Gregory.
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Mrs. John Kelley OF Beeville re-
turned with Mrs. Kelley to spend
a few days.
Miss Alice johnson and Mrs
Mary Flowers were visitors in Edin-
burg at the home OF Miss Erma
Vandever or Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Melton and
son, Bart, Jr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Flowers and Dorothy and Tommy
Flowers motored TO Brownsville
Monday afternoon where they SF-at
the afternoon.
Mrs Uettie Sprowls and brother
Ur Hurbert Sprowls Of Kingsville,
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GERMANS PERFECT
STARTLING X-RAY

BERLIN. Aug. THE most
powerful X-ray tube in the world has
been completed by two German
scientists. Professors r. LANCE and
A. BTaSch, Of the University OF
Berlin.
More powerful than all the radium
in the world. this tube is said to be.
It utilized 1900 volts OF electricity
and IS powered by a surge generator
Of the condenser type. II produces
hard gamma rays equal to 100, 00O
grams OF radium.
It is constructed OF more than
200 layers of paper. rubber and
aluminium, and is only three feet
long.
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Dorothy, returned Monday night
from a ten days trip to Houston,
and Galveston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Eubanks
left Friday morning by auto for a
two weeks trip, and will visit In
Houston and Columbus. They were
accompanied by their son, Billy, and
their daughter, Betty.
Mrs. I. w. Spencer, who has been
a guest OF her daughter. Mrs. Harold
Stone. in Houston. for two weeks,
has left for California 10 visit her
relatives there. She will make an
extended visit.
Mrs. j. ID. Houson has returned
from an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends in Oklahoma and
IL at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. r. l.. Hill and Mr.. Hill.
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ANOTHER DEATH raw

BERLIN, Aug. Another death
day Is causing some comment in
Germany. IL is the work OF Kurt
Schimkus. In time Of peace 10 can
be used as an energy ray 10 furnish
power to airplanes, 1t Is said. Dur
irg war II will be used TO ferret out
and explode ammunition dumps.
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Shower On
Birthday Is
ASurprise

SAN BENITO. Aug. 7.-Charles
Shafer, who Is convalescing from a
severe attack Of typhoid fever, vas
honored with a birthday shower
when the members OF Lateral L.
Graves last week.
Zinnias and roses were used for
decorations.
Roll call was answered by giving
some current event. The afternoon
was spent in various contests and
sewing. Eighteen members we're
present for the meeting.
The mex meeting OF the club will
be held at the home Of Mrs. G. I.
Worley.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Price and two
daughters have returned from Jack
sonville, where they have been the
past two months. Mrs. Price and
daughters left just after school for
a visit with her parents in Kansas
City later joining Mr.. Price in
Jacksonville.
Misses Maud Harris and Marcia
Pruett have returned from a two
weeks vacation trip TO Oklahoma
City, Tulsa and the Yellowstone
National Park. Miss Harris accom-
panied her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dick
Harris. and two children OF Nc
Allen home by automobile from Dali
las.
Nrr ard Me- VIZ Z Andarror ho,.a
returned from a short vacation spent
in Corpus Christi.
Col. S. F. C-ecelius has gone to
Corpus Christi and will later in the
week 60 TO IL Paso in connection
with business connected with the
international Water Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Gilbert have
left for a two weeks vacation N
Mexico City. Mrs. Gilbert will at
tend some OF the sessions Of the
Press Congress OF the World, which
begins on Aug. 10th for the 1881
session at that place.
Karl F. Keeler left wednesday
morning by automobile for Ell Paso.
going by the river road. Mr.. Keller
Is connected with the International
Water Commission and has been III
the Valley for the past three weeks.
Mr.. Leroy Crawford Is reported
TO be recovering satisfactorily after
an operation at the Valley Baptist
Hospital in Harlingen Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Kier have de-
parted on an extended vacation trip
TO Greenford, Ohio, Pittsburg. Pa,
and other places. They expect to re-
turn home the latter part OF October.
Mrs. II. r. McFadden, who IS re-
ceiving treatment at the Santa Rosa
Hospital in San Antonio. has i'm
proved greatly. She expects to re-
turn home Sunday.
w. r. Jones has returned from a
trip to Colorado.
Mrs. c. A. Pachin Is visiting for
several days in Pampa, Texas, where
her mother is seriously III.
Mrs. Herbert Buesing Is visiting
her sisters. Misses Florine and Lii
Ian Harvey, in Mexico City for
two weeks.
N. r. ShafeT and sons. Charles and
Dick, Miss Anna Shafer and Mrs.
George Bowie left wednesday morn
ing for a vacation near Kerrville
and Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. v. Jolly, Jr.. and
son. Jimmy. have left or an extend
eU vacation tip. They will stop IN
San Antonio and later 60 to Ozona,
Tex. for the remainder Of their stay.
Mrs. H. q. Marshall and her
nephew, George Trout OF Terrell.
Okla, have gone to Russellville.
Ark, where Mrs. Marshall viii look
after business interests.
Mrs. Paul Cowgirl is visiting Or.
and Mrs. Dominguez in Mexico City
for a two weeks vacation. Mrs.
Cowgirl is the city welfare worker.
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CHOIR HAS
FEAST

The members Of the Methodist
choir delightfully."- entertained with
a watermelon feast Monday even
ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
q. Childree, honoring MIR. and Mrs.
Jack Meyer. who are moving away.
Mrs. Meyer vas presented with a
gift.
ThoIe enjoying this occasion
were Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Allbriten,
~acssrs and Mesdames Jack Meyer,
~. z. Anderson, l.. V. KieSter. G.
Is. Kirgan, Voth OF Donna. Fred
Robertson, r. c. Chiidree,, Mrs. w.
j. Thomas. Misses Irene Marshall,
Elizabeth Thomas, MeSSrs. John
Marshell, Chas. Gerardy Of Clay
Center, Kansas.
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Playlet Is
Presented
At Meeting

HARLINGEN, Aug. Mrs. c. E.
Bowman was hostess for 20 men,
bers Of the Women's Missionary
Society OF the Christian church at
her home OF Monday afternoon.
Mrs. j. A. Boone lead the devotional,
and Mrs. Fred Butcher was in charge
Of the business session.
The subject OF the program was
World Adventuring' with Mrs. II.
Hoeldtke as director. Mesdames w.
K. Johnson, Hoeldtke and w X.
Close presented a clever playlet,
God and the Census which was
very entertaining. Other members on
the program were Mesdames c. M.
Hall, @. w. Harrison and j.. d. Car
roll.
The hostess served refreshments
during a social hour. She was as
sisted by Mesdames j. A. Boone. l..
w. Van Pelt, and j. G. Hatchett.
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|HusbdndsA Are
Honor Guests
Of Occasion

PHARR, Aug. Mrs. J. Lee
Stambaugh and Mrs. II. l.. Gum
entertained on Thursday evening at
the Stambaugh home in San Juan,
honoring their husbands with a
surprise bridge party. The rooms
where the guests were entertained
were beautifully decorated with
baskets and bowls OF corona, pink
vernena and pink rOsebuds inter-
mingled with green fern, making
an attractive background for the
live tables OF players.
AT the conclusion Of the games,
1t was found that Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Green held high score, and
they were presented a lovely gift.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Tranthan held
low score and they received the
consolation gift.
The h~oSteSSeS served delicious
refreshments OF pineapple sundae
with angel food cake. An individual
birthday cake carrying out the
color scheme Of pink and green
was placed in the middle Of each
table.
The gue1t list included Messrs.
and Mesdames II. j. Trantham OF
McAllen, Lee Green, Charles STAR
lin, Ed Wilkins, and Guy johnson
OF McAllen, Bonecke, j. w. Patter-
son, j. ID. Lauck. Mrs. Ro Carter
and Mrs. Stone and the honorees.
SAIL FOR AFRICA
ON MISSIONARY WORK
Rev. and Mrs. Leighton M. Nc
Cutcheon left McAllen OH Monday
Tor New York, to Ril for mission
airy work in Africa. Enroute TO
New York they will spend a few
days at the home of Mr.. McCut-
cheon in South Carolina. They will
sail August IA for Belgium TO spend
three months studying the language
before departing for Luebo, In the
Belgian Congo, where they have
been assigned missionary work for
a three-year period. Mrs. McCut-
cheon, a bride Of a few weeks. was
formerly Miss Rowena Dickey.
daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. Brooks
L. Dickey Of the Presbyterian
church OF McAllen.
A reception honoring the young
couple was held at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Jones on north 10th
st. ON Friday evening. Seventy
gue1ts were registered and enjoyed
a program in which Mrs. II. w.
Doster, Henry Erdman, Frederick
Sjbaine and Miss Louise Leslie
took part. The reception was given
by the Women's Auxiliary. Quite a
number Of guests from Pharr were
present.
PERSONALS
Rev. j. A. Reed has been III for
a few days but Is now able TO be
among his friends again.
The WOmen'S Auxiliary met at
the Presbyterian church on Thurs
day afternoon with Mira Hinkle
and Mrs. TaSSell IS hostesses.
j. II. WEIGH made a business trip
10 Edinburg on wednesday.
Mrs. Ruth French visited with
Mrs. Tedford in Mission on Monday
evening.
Mira Fred G. TasseIl and sons,
James and Fred Jr., spent Monday
with old friends In San Benito.
Approximately ITS men and
women from al over the Valley at
tended the strawberry meeting held
in WeSlaco Friday. Those from
Pharr in attendance were Amos
Lackey, Mrs. Lackey, Z. z. Graur
Thornton Graves. j. G. Rulings,
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QUILTING BEE FOR
BRIDE-ELECT

Miss Beatrice Kaigler was named
honoree at a quilting bee on Wednes-
day afternoon, when about 30 OF the
friends Of the bride-elect met at the
Kaigler home for the purpose OF
quilting two quilts for her hope
box. The time passed meTrily and
the two quilts were completed.
Many guests were from Harlingen
and others from different communi-
ties.
Punch and cake were served late
in the afternoon.
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WEEKLY BAND CONCERT
PROGRAM SPT FNnTn

The band concert given on Thurs
day night at the municipal audi
torium, at Fair Park was well at
tended. The audience is increasing
In number at each concert.
The program this week consisted
OF a variety Of marches and seTen-
AIDES
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PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyre II. Brown and
two daughters. Misses Kathleen and
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HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER
FOR MRS. MOVER

Circle Two Of the Methodist Mis-
sionary circle met at the home of
Mrs. Phil Hoge Monday afternoon
for their social meeting. They had
as their guests Circle One. Mrs. w.
j. Bach was in charge OF the
meeting. Mrs. Phil Hoge was elected
as secretary to take the place OF
Mrs. Gordon Kethley who resigned.
Mrs. Irby Ford led the lesson which
completed the study Of Kingdom
Extension and Healing. Interest
ing talks we're given by MeSdames
T. w. Glass and Irby Ford.
During the social hour a hand
kerchief shower wis given, honor
ing Mrs. j. S. Meyer, VINO IS NOV
ing away from Weslaco. Interesting
contests we're enjoyed. Punch ana
waters were served at the conclu-
sion of the meeting.
The next meeting will be a social
meeting at the home Of Mrs c. T.
Brown.
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BAPTIST WOMEN
HEAR REPORTS

The w. M. U. Of the Baptist
church met at the church for their
monthly buSiseSs meeting. The
president, Mrs. +. T. Hudson. pre-
sided at the meeting. She also read
the 18th chapter OF Romans as the
devotional. Mrs. r. E. Clark gave
the t~reasurer's report. Report OF the
various committees were given. The
circle chairmen gave reports Of
the circles.
Next Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock the Lottie Moon circle will
meet at the home Of Mrs. H. w.
Diggs, the Leigh circle with Mrs.
O.. w. Sansing, the Compere circle
with Mrs. w. A. Black.
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CHIN

! INFORMAL IA"
PARTY GIVEN
MIR. and Mrs. John Gound n
tertained Monday evening with n
table OF "a. A delicious refresh
ment course was served to Messrs.
and MeSdames r. E. SnodgraSs, T..
A. Mauck and u. s. Nix.
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OFFICERS FOR NEW
YEAR ARE ELECTED
The Southern Star Home Dem
onstration club met at the home of
Mrs. Carl West for an all day
meeting Tuesday, with - members
and four visitors. Officers for the
coming year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Frank Strauss
baugh; vice presideSt, Mrs. r. M.
Garrett; secretary. Mrs. c. c. Mar
shell. Mrs. Simon Beller will give
lectures on health every Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock for girls over
IL years old. Every girl who is in
terested is urged TO attend these
lectures.
Mrs. z. S. Slingerland gave her
name as a new member. The club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Frank Straubaugh.
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Brownsville Clue
and Social Activities
Lawn Party
Compliments
Three Guests

WESLACO, Aug. Miss Viz
ginia ROLAND delightfully."- enter
tanned with a lawn party Wednes-
day evening honoring Miss Dorothy
Haven OF Edinburg, and her guests
Miss Roberta Haven or Illinois and
Miss Geneva Thell Everett OF San
Antonio. The pretty colors Of green
and white we're used in the decor
atoms Dancing and outdoor games
furnished amusement until a late
hour when a delightful ice course
was served to "a guests.
The honorees spent Wednesday
and Thursday at the ROLAND home.
PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY
HAS REGULAR MEET
The Presbyterian Auxiliary met
mt the church Monday afternoon
for their regular mc1.nly business
meeting. Mrs. w. II. Baxter, Sr,
gave the devotional on Steward
.ahip". The chairmen gave reports
bf three circles. A treaSurer'S re-
port was given by Mrs. Z. s.
Brewer. There were IA present.
Next week all three circles will
meet with Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nickel at
her home in Weslaco.
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AIG,|Y0URCHILDREN AIG
Olive Roberts BaTtOn @i95l BY NEA SERVICE. ING.

moon over the right shoulder, put ting on the right shoe first, is an undermining process.
 When we see children going through all the silly signs of devil chasing, it is just too bad. Not that the little signs themselves matter much, or that the children take them so very seriously, but without doubt these tiny seeds contain life germs, and they need little encour- agement to turn into graver, bigger things.
 What happens as the child grows. his reason begins to work, his cmo- tions are more clearly defined, and his power of selection becomes a very definite matter?
 What happens as the child grows, his reasons begins to work, his power of selection becomes a very definite matter?
 Will he begin to despise all this figner-crossing, palm pound and star-wishing? Not likely-because there is set in his imagination by this time violent belief in Lady Luck; either you are lucky or you are unlucky. What you do yourself doesn't matter; it's all up to certain signs, or else neglect on your part to placate the everwaiting demons of misfortune.
 One time Harold Lloyd starred in a play called "Grandma's Boy" The "boy" was a soft-headed boob with no sand in his entire makeup. Then grandma gave him a talisman, a fetish, 8 token, I forget what she
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finished room. Both shades and hangings should be carefully chosen in color, pattern and texture to haIy monize with the distinguishing char acteristics of the room.
 With this in view, it is interests ing to note some beautiful treat ments of windows worked out by leading interior decorators includ- ing Joseph Urban. the great stage designer, Helen Koues, fashion ex- pert, and the artists of the school giving shades not only harmoniz@ ing value but an individual quantity.
 Tontine shades that can be scrup- bed if necessary and that are to he had in various colors and textures were used in many designs. On4 was a robins egg blue. another q dignified corded effect. another q Mikado figured pattern that wlsi warm and inviting. One for which window hangings were designer turned sunlight into a pale goldi another corded fabric admitted the sun but not the glare; and several figured tontines added to the charm of the room instead of merely duly masking the direct sun.
 One of the most interesting out comes of this expert. window treat ment was a new proof of what the decorators have been saying for 2 long time. And that was that the window shade should be chosen to added to the charm and beauty of the room in which 1t is used and not merely to be half window sun screen. Above is picture of Q simple and restrained corded shnde with the hangings which it helps to blend into the colonial simplicity of the room.
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GilKIKTW
 WJRSElF h1TNTI HIDT
EAZNNHK
e io3i BY NtA SERVICE, INC.

Double chins often come because you just haven't been proud enough to hold your head high!
 They are a terrible price to pay for lack of pride.
 But. 1t Is never too late to set a good grip on pride. All you usually need is some good reason for It. Certainly the desire to lose double chin is adequate alibi.
 The correct carriage of the head is to keep the head well up ana back, never letting the neck slant forward and down. The kind of pill low you use nights may set you back some on this pride crusade. If 1t Is a high one, discard it without a mur- mur and take one of the baby'S Tor a slumber pillow. If you can do without any, it is a blessing.
 In order to keep your head grace fully up and back, you must loosen the tension of those muscles at the back of your neck which not only have become taut and knotted but are also the cause of that middle age hump you see on some women across their collarbones. :.
 Now, there are exercises designed especially to loosen the neck tension and throw your head back and UP. Try the following. only don't think they will correct lifetime of wrong posture in one week. Do them morning and night and any spare time you have during the day for one month solid and then take q good look at your neck and head.
 1. Slowly drop your head back until 1t comes as near to touching your spine as you can possibly make 1t. Let 1t hang second, then try to get 1t even farther back, kina Of bounce 1t up and down hack there . while. Then raise t. not by nov
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ing. but by elongatipg your neck and forcing it up. Repeat five times.
 2. Next, drop your head forward as far as your double chin will let you. In fact fiatten your chin oh your chest. Joggle it up and down there a bit and then stretch your neck like sixty and bring your head up into place again.
 g. Do the same on first your right shoulder, then your left. Then drop your head back and rotate it around, stretching your neck just as long as you can make it.
 4. Lie on the floor, face down, with hands at the sides. Raise your head and chest from the floor and snap your legs up until you kick yourself. Relax. Repeat, and this time try to get your head just as far off the floor and back as you possi- bly, can. Do this 10 times.
 These exercises give your spine and neck both stretch, which both will be grateful for. They relax all your back-of-the-neck taUness. In time they will make you want to hold your head back and up, like a thoroughbred horse.
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Sister Mary's Kitchen
NEA Service Writer

The habit of eating raw fruits and vegetables is an excellent one for the homemaker to establish in her family. Children especially should be encouraged in this. for aside from the benefits received in general health, this type of food helps to develop the taeth.
 There. are certain foods which are admirably suited for use in their natural state, but one precaution must be kept in mind-they must be very carefully washed. The widespread use of commercial fer tilizers and sprays for both fruits and vegetables makes thorough washing of utmost Importance.
 Practically all the fruits, all true nuts and many of the vegetables may be eaten uncooked. Lettuce celery, radishes, onions, cabbage tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, sweet peppers, the endives, cress and TO- maine contain nothing particularly disturbing to digestion when eaten raw. The so-called "starchy" vege- tables require cooking to make them more quickly digested and palatabie
 Food Value Often Lost.
 Vitamin C-that food substance so effective in preventing scurNy cooked. Vegetables suffer mineral losses through cooking in varyins. and so necessary for health and growth-is made less potent when amounts. Cabbage has been found to be a heavy loser in iron. Onions also are heavy losers in mineral constituents. Since these vegetables are so patatable and can give their full value uncooked, why spend time and effort in cooking them and making them less usefu?
 Grated raw vegetables make ex- cellent salads and sandwiches Tor children. At this season raw car rots, turnips. and beets are deli ciously tnedreh and sweet and make an inviting, colorful salad.
 Although the raw fruits and vegetables have little value as sources of energy, they contain certain mineral salts which arc quite effective in the processes oi elimination.
 Nuts are a nutritious food sup plying some fuel value and when added to a fruit or vegetable salad do much to increase it's nutritive
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SATURDAYS MENU.

BREA KFAS T. Orange juice, cereal, cream, paked French toast, milk. coHee.
 LUNCHEON--Cream or as- paragus soup, croutons, vege- table sa n d W iches. cocoanut custard, milk. tea.
 DINNER-S Stuffed mutton chops. twice baked potatoes, creamed new turnips, grape fruit and cabbage salad. rhu- barb shortcake, milk. coffee.
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called it. and told him that as long as he carried it he could come to no, harm. It would bring him 9ood luck. It was an old umbrella handle I believe. ;
 Up jumps Sonny and goes around knocking the world on end. But when he lost his lucky charm he collapsed like a pricked balloon.
 People who have bad luck" al- most invariably think back to son1e-3 thing they've done. "I knew I'd have a fight, with Fred. That salt last
 Well, all these little signs saEe only offshoots of bigger, graverE ones. Belief. in good luck or bad luck is a shallow rock to build char acter upon. and in a hundred ways leads to unhappiness. And ehtldrsn should be turned away from 1t defn~ itely and firmly, sxs3