Wharton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wharton, TX)

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The TIGER traded in his old tires when he bought the new set. Mr. Murphy seUs all types and all sizes of tires and tubes, for all prices. Wait a minute. I have to stop by the SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY and cash a check. I used to feel kind of shaky when I went in a bank, but I don ' t any more. Since this is my last year in high school. Dad has given me an allowance, and I keep my money here. Dad says he wants me to learn to handle my own money before I go away to college. They were awfully nice about showing me how to write checks, make my deposits, and all of those things. And you ' d think that I have a million deposited with them instead of my small allowance, they ' re so nice and considerate. Dad says that ' s a sure test of courtesy. I have to stop by ALPARD ' S CASH GROCERY and see about getting some groceries. I ' ve been having more fun lately. Mother ' s been letting me do the marketing for her, and I have the best time picking out good things to eat at Alpard ' s. I always end up by getting so much fruit that I can ' t get out of tlic door with it, but it does look so appetizing. Everything here is rcasonal)lc, too. Dad said he couldn ' t get used to not spending half the family fortune on gro- ceries. They ' re so nice to help me with my shopping at .Mpard ' s that I go around buying groceries with the assurance of long experience. Let ' s go by SCHWARTZ ' S and see what they have new. I ' m simply crazy for some riding boots, and I feel pretty sure Dad will get me some, l)ecause they ' re unbelievably reasonable here, and made of the softest leather. Will got his here, and he said that he simply can ' t get out of the store without buying something new. No wonder he always looks so cute. Look at those perfectly ])recious new dresses and hats — and all accessories! I could liuy my whole wardrobe here and be perfectly satisfied. Every season their clothes are more attractive. Do you wonder that I ' m always raving aliout the things in Schwartz ' s? Let ' s stop here. Wharton has only one jeweler, but he certainly is a good one. You ' ve traded with the E. H. BOYD ' S JEWELRY store, haven ' t you? I went in the other day to look for a wedding present for Julianne, and they have some of the darlingest little odd sterling silver pieces, as well as whole sets of every pattern imaginable. They handle Haviland and Dresden china, too. as well as a lot of less expensive china in adorable patterns. They have such a lovely lot of rings, bracelets, and necklaces : and their watches are exquisite. I hope a lot of my graduation presents come from Boyd ' s. By the way, if you want your liest beau to be well dressed, send him down to F. I. MOORE ' S to do his sho]iping. It ' s no wonder that Stanley always looks like a modern Beau Brumiuel with all the marvelous things he has to choose from in his store. He always has a kaleidescopic array of sweaters for every season, the very best Mallory hats, Bostonian shoes, and the newest styles in Schloss suits. As for accessories— well, you can ' t go wrong getting them there. They do beautiful cleaning and pressing work,too. Have y ou ever traded very much with the L. B. OUTL. R DRU(J COM- PANY? That ' s the REXALL STORE, and the place where you get the l)est Page Sixty-Seven 1931

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With Tlie Young Moderns of Wharton High Hey, wait a minute, Xan ! I ' m going on a shopping tour this morning. Want to come along? Did you ever think al)out how many nice stores and companies we have here in Wharton, or do you jus t take it for granted Hke everyone else? Did you know that we have as many shopping advantages in Wharton as most towns and cities much larger? I ' ve been thinking about it lately, and now that we ' re seniors in high school, I think we ought to know something about our home town stores, don ' t you ? What do you say to going around the square this morning and looking them over ? Come on. let ' s go ! First let ' s have a drink at BURGER AND TERRY ' S and plan our tour. Even if I have gained five pounds in the last week, I can ' t resist one of their toasted sandwiches. You ' d rather have ice cream? Well, whatever you order, it ' ll be delicious and served in a manner fit for a king. My date always brings me here, because we can see everybody and gossip with the gang. The other night Bob got big hearted and bought me the darlingest vanity and a big box of luscious Miss Saylor ' s candy here. Needless to say, I ' ve a warm spot in my heart for this place! They have several lines of the very best toilet articles, too. But we ' d better be on our way. By the way, don ' t you think I look beautiful? I ' ve just come from an ap- pointment for a general work-over at the BLUE BONNET BEAUTY AND B.- RBER SHOP. They give the loveliest finger-waves there. They must be good, ' cause they can even make my straight hair swirl, and that is an accom- plishment ! The other night some boy told me that I had such cute curly hair. Imagine ! They always keep up with the very newest hair cuts and coiffures, too. And they certainly do give effective skin treatments and facials. I have them work on my skin now and then, and Mother goes down every week. There ' s Pete going in the GIFFORD MERCANTILE COMPANY. Let ' s go see what ' s on his mind this morning. Say, look at those Frigidaires! Aren ' t they perfectly grand looking? Dad ' s going to get one here for Mother ' s birthday, and he ' s going to let me help pick it out. Won ' t that be fun ! I can ' t wait to have one and freeze all kinds of things in it this summer. They have an expert mechanic to look after the Frigidaires that they sell. Look, they handle every- thing in hardware, too. They certainly have a complete line. Mr. Winn is so nice to show you around when you go in there, and the store is conveniL-ntly located on the square. Here ' s another Hardware store. MR. J. T. MURPHY, The Hardware Man, the sign savs. He doesn ' t only handle all kinds of hardware, l)ut he sells the verv best tires on the market — Goodyear. They have in a new Goodyear All-Weather tire now, with eleven im])rovements. It gives more miles, more style, and more value at lower cost. We took our tri]) last summer on Goodyear Balloon tires that we bought here, and didn ' t have a l)it of tire troulile. Dad Paffe Si.rty-Six :: a

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I The TIGER 2d for the least money. They have an awfully good supply of stationery, and I don ' t see how they sell it so reasonably. Mother said she always liked to get the doctors ' prescriptions filled there, because she could always depend on them. And say, have you ever seen any of their kodaks? They handle Ansco kodaks, and kodak supplies, and develop films. Let ' s go by there and get some films and take some ])ictures at school. Will you please look at those perfectly adorable things in SEYMOUR ' S windows? I haven ' t seen any prettier and smarter things in the city stores than they handle at Seymour ' s. You know, our grandmothers had to qualify as merchandise experts when they went shopping; but when we trade with Seymour ' s, they are responsible guardians of quality, fashion, and fair price of everything. That certainly is a jilace where I feel free to shop alone, because I konw that evervthing that they have is just right. I can ' t wait to get my graduation things there. Bill just opened a Itank account the other day, and he ' s going around with the big head, he ' s so proud. You ' d think he owns the VH. RTON B.ANK AXD TRUST COMPANY, by the way he walks into the bank. They ' re so j erfectly lovely to you when you go in there, though, that they make you feel that way, even if you have only a small account. I saw in the paper where they had bought a lot of roses to set out on a vacant lot they own. We surely ought to ht proud of a bank that has so much civic pride, don ' t you think? They certainly live up to their slogan, The bank that gives good service. I ' m tired. Let ' s stop by and go to the picture show. They ' re having a screamingly funny comedy and I feel like laughing. They haven ' t had this show anvwhere around here yet. W e always have such new shows. They have bargain matinees every afternoon, and two complete shows both afternoon and evening. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday they have bargain nights. That ' s when I think I ' ll have my picture sIkjw jiarty ! I think it ' s marvelous that the QUEEN THEATRE has such good business that it hasn ' t had to sell out to one of the big corporations. It has such good shows that people are perfectly satisfied with it as it is. When we get out of the show, we ' ll stop by THE SCOTT DRUG COM- PANY and get something to drink. It ' s right next door to the show, you know, and awfully convenient to take your friends in for drinks when you ' re having a theatre party. They ' re prescription druggists, too. They have a complete line of toilet articles, and they specialize in Max Factor ' s ])roducts, and the Marie Tomlin lines. If you want a good box of candy, send your fellow to Scott ' s for a l)ox of Pangburn ' s. It ' s the best? They sell magazines, too. and always have a full line. There goes one of those perfectly adorable new Ford sedans with the cute back. GIFFORD AIOTOR COMPANY got in a big shipment of new models last week. We went down to look at them, and I think I could build one of them mvself now, the salesman was so eager to e.xplain all about the new features of the cars. I think I ' m going to get a new F ord for graduation, and I ' m thrilled I ' uyp SLity-Eight SlZ