The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955 Page: 2 of 6
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CXX1S WEEKLY LOCAL—
IF Kmint Septaaker ft. 1MJ
Ellis Countian Killed
In Weekend Accident
Long Hours of Practice and Drill Go 2000 Chickens
Into Performance of Ennis Hi Band Burn On Truck
At Midlothian
Trumbull Newsj
Gaey B*j< rec«rwj word 8unda> !
hat hi# gr,uridi»t,.rM«'r *&* ir a Ty- :
kr hospital wit't kktoey tafortKm. I
Bb* and her peteru were vten.riy ;
mend* there *Tvi. the toon ill
Mis L/*e Whittemore of Pa inter J
•pent Sunday wtih Mrs Nellie :
Parkin*
Bob B ter orf Dallas vi&ttfed Mr |
a:ul Mrs Rot Weater, Thunriay I
Mr su.d Mrr. Oeor^e Carter of j
Hou^’or; rioted Mi Bwe Toom- •
ey Monday »
Ennis Woman
Hospitalized
After Wreck Here
State and Nationa
Traffic Tolls Mount
Mr and Mrs W c. Wevrton and ’
David and Jam#* Moore their ,
grandsons have gone- to Glade- \
water.
M: ar»d Mr Bill Schwartz visit- j
ed Mr and Mrs Robert Smith and j
Mr* 01adv6 Barnett Saturday. j
Mr and Mr* 3’Jly Wooten spent !
Saturday r.lfht with homefoiks j
~v
.J
tong and hard hours of playing and
1 marching must take place before
the band .can present its program, j
Loigl before the football team ’
starts its workouts. 75 students met
At the 'band house to begin their
training for the coming sejason.
Seventy-two of tliese students will
mareh onto the field at TerrelJ for
State and National ttw first tlme ,
M,,VI • ^viiiviimi Approximately five mmutes be-
fore the team comes onto the. field
i'the baud will make its appearance
; and form two lines for the team to
; enter the field After the team en-
ters. the band files into the stands
for the first half.
j As the teams line up for the kick-
| off the tune of ‘•Maroon and
White." float over the field as the
By THOM ANDREWS i The twirling duties will be hand-
The fans begin to ait back and re- j by Dixie Lanier and Jan Me-
la x as the gun sounds ending the Brwyer. sophomores; Connie 8iUs.
first half of play. The two teams j Junior; Judy Martin and Gall
head for the dressing rooms and the Glaspy. seniors,
bands begin to perform. i Gad Glaspy is head twirier and
What goes into making this fif- i ^‘a<* them in a special "fire
teen minute half-time program one 1 **^on exhibition along with other i this morning.
of the highlights erf the game? Many intricate and precise drills. j They were among a shipment of
Flag bearers for the coming j 3.280 chickens loaded in 208 crates
Approximately 2 000 fryers were
destroyed by fire in a freak acci-
dent ne»r Midlothian *«', 5
(L
k
j**.
Mr* J H. Smith spent two weeks
*r F*ort Worth with her so*. E-ui
and his family
Mr ano Mrs Robert Smith and '
Roeemsry spent the week end ir. j
Abhene with her brother, Hayden i
Nelson and family
Mrs. Jmt Crow Jr and children
and Mrs. Willie Britton vistied '
Sunday with the W T. Brittons. *
Mrs Aihe Perry returned to Dallas '
with them on her way home to ;
Oklahoma City
1!.. t
TROPHY—Air force Col. Horace A. Hanes holds Thomp-
son Trophy during presentation ceremonies at National
Air Show Monday jrr Philadelphia after it was summon-
ed he had shattered world's s;»eed record on July 20.
Hanes fiew a record 822.135 m.p.h. in two passes over
an 11-mile course on the Mojave Desert in his official
run for the trophy, Previous record was 755 m.p.h. set
hy Lt. Col. Pete Everest in Oct. 1953. (NKA Telephoto)
j Ellis County equalled its 1954 traf-
| fic toll over the violent Labor Day
weekend as a Waxahachie man be-
came the county's 15th traffic fa-
tality of the year in a one-car ac-
cident Sunday night.
The accident was one of many
across the state which, the United
Press report- .took the lives of at
least 34 persou.
Killed In the accident one mile
west of Waxahachie on US High-
way 287 was Thomas T Tribble, a
resident engineer with The Texas
Highway Department.
He was thrown from his car which
ran off the road and rolled over on
him, State Highway Patrolman A
C. Dunn suited.
Driver of the car was Dorothy
Johnson. 16. daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Jack Simon, who reside on
Lone Eim Ri>sd.
She and two other youths in the
car were injured. Jaly Ann Love-
Lidv. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clo-
vis Lovelady. Oviila Road, was re-
ported in serious condition with i
two broken shoulders, a broken right f
season wiU be head flag bearer
Carol Mobley, senior; American
flag. Eileen Thompson, senior.
Texas flag; and Nancy Weir and
Paula Johns, both juniors, carrying
the Ennis High color banner.
The band is under the leadership
of Ivan Goodwin, former member
of the band. Goodwin graduated
from Ennis High in 1946 and spent
three years playing In the Air Force
Band at Maxwell Field. He then
attended North Texas State College
and received his BS degree in 1952
He took over the reins of t h e
on a truck owned by O. C. Burns of
Junction, Texas
Jerry Green of Junction, driver
of the truck, was taking the chick-
ens to Fort Worth, he told Pat
Hendricks. Ennis News linotype op-
erator. who arrived on the scene
moments after the truck caught
caught fire.
The driver said the rear wheels
got hot and caught fire The tire
raced through 150 to 175 crates of
chickens.
The truck was going down Shaikv
Hill, west of Midlothian, when the
Grand Jury Indicts
Ex-Convict In
School Thefts
Sheriff Burl White has reported
that an ex-convlct has been Indict-
ed by the grand Jury and is being
n,*!d the county jail in connec-
tion with the theft of items of pro-
perty from the Milford public
schools.
All the items have been recovered
with the exception of one type-
writer, it was reported.
I
The latest list of Items recovered
Included two typewriters, a large
fan and a movie projector They
were taken from the school on
June 15.
lkig Adopts Babbits
DES MOINES. la — ‘UP —
Sally, a three-year-old dog without
any puppies, adopted eight
phaned baby
rabbits.
band In 1952 and this past year he j caught fire. Unable to put out
received hi* masters degree j tne flames— he flagged a truck and
When the bands steps off the [went to Midlothian to summon aid. children of Dr. and Mis.
....... field at the end of half timer-re- Tlie Midlothian Fire Department i Pearson fed the rabbits, but Sally
s,..ot) song is pay I* n • member many long 1 lours of prac-I answered the call with two pieces jga'e them a mothers love other-
or-
The four
R. C.
During the half
during time outs.
About three minutes before the
i half ends, the band begin* to form !
at the end-of the field for its activi-
ties. What;takes place at these half-
time show*?
j Tiie fans ’ at the Earns High
gomes this season will see the band
perform, set formations, precision
drills, lighted formation* and "fire
baton* exhttMtiot^, by the twtriers
of the band.
Leading the band onto the field
j this year will be Monica Cooke,
| daughter of Mr and Mrs. Brvne
Cooke Monica, a senior in school, *
has been a twlrler for three years
and takes over as drum majorette
this year.
Up Lh front with Monica will be
the band plays llce went into preparing this show
; for you— the fans.
of equipment.
Damage, to the truck was light.
wise by jealously
and washing them.
guarding them
anlLe and possible neck and i n-j. Virginia Finch, band sweetheart.
Alva BaUey spent
the B L Baileys.
Sunday with
Delores and Butch Kelley spent
Moncay in Bristol with their grand-
dad while their dad
•nopped in Dallas
Fifth Annual Midlothian Fair And
Stock Show To Be Largest in History
The Fifth Annual Midlothian Fair, cattle are
arid mother j and stoc* Show to be held Sept- , there will
ember 7-6-9-10 at the Midlothian ! swine, and a turkey show
Fair Grounds, is expected to be the
terna! injuries.
Dennis Robertson, 175, Waxaha-
chie. was the other youth hospita-
lized with cuts and bruises.
The driver sustained back and leg
injuries.
Tiie four were reported enroute
from Waxahachie to a residence on
addition hone Elm Road for a Baptist fel-
lowship meeting.
Mrs Gladys Barnett visited Miss
Mym* C'-uker and Mrt Irene Coker
Sunday in Bristol
Jack Kelley returned home from
California Saturday by plane after
being called to the bedrtde of his
brother. Hi* brother pe*sec away
arid funeral services will be m Dal-
las Tuesday.
Mrs. Ruby Vines of Dallas spent
Sunday with lier parents. Mr and
Mrs J. C Caldwell. j , ...
_ , ! Twenty - nine marriage licenses
Joan Lindsey of Perrfe Muted i were issued in Ell* County during
Mr. and Mrs Claude Dunavant and j August. according to records of
Cuba Monday night [County Clerk Charles Huff Record;-:
Mr and Mm. William Moore and [of D-drift Clerk Jake Taley reveal
children of Wilrner visited home j that 15 divorce suit.* were filed dur-
f oik* here Monday night. I tog the month.
For the second year the Mid-
largest in its history. E. L. Webb,; North Texas Hereford Association
entered. In
be dairy cattle exhibits,
Ennis Woman Hospitalized
Mrs Paul Hajek. 1010 South Hal 1
St, Ennis is hospitalized in Ennis
fair president announced today. ! and the Mid-Tex Angus Association Hospital after being
He revealed-that over 200 head of have selected the Midlothian Fair thrown from a car m a collision in
. ____! and Stock Show as their official j ^*nrus Sunday.
annual show, Webb stated. j The accident occurred at 5:40 p m.
j Sunday when a pickup truck driven
Crop exhibits and selected com- . by Arthur Henry Moore. Route 5.
merical exhibits as well as ladies Ennis, and a car driven by Mrs a.
exhibits are also expected to be M. Kasper. 202 West Waco. Ennis,
the finest in the history of the fair, i collided.
Marriage Licenses
Well In Front of
[Divorce Suits Filed
Highlights of fair entertainment' truck '*os traveling north on
will be a top-notch RCA-approved . ^uth*'est _°5_.was
i odeo every night. Midway enter-
Virginia was elected sweetheart by
J the band members and will be pre-
i seated to the audience at the first
j home game.
! heavily damaged as was the right
; and front of the car, police stated.
Tw o Miner Accident*
The accident was only major ac-
cident reported over the weekend by
j the Ennis Police Department.
Two minor accident*, both at 2
pm, were reported Saturday.
! Cars driven by Albin Lewis Kovar.
Route 4. Ennis, and William Hilton
Kelsey, 807 W«st Miiam, both going
j east on Ennis Avenue collided as
Kelsey was making « right turn
| into a service station police report-
' ed.
j In the other accident, a car driv-
en by Jestde Lee Vance. 806 East
' Belknap, rounded the comer from
! Ennis Avenue to Dallas and hit the
bumper of a parked car belonging
tairirr.ent will also be provided and
fair officials have announced that
a special act which will be featured
in free entertainment to be pro-
vided each night.
traveling east on West Lampasas! to Jerry Edward Maruaak. Route 3.
at the time of lie collision, the En- ’ Ennis, police reported.
Time to change
NOW i»
the oorreci ti
rds Police Department reported.
The small boys riding m t h e
back of the pickup were thrown out
but uninjured, police said. How-
ever, Mr. and Mrs. Moore riding in
front received emergency treatment
at the hospital.
Mrs Hajek was a passenger in the
ear driven by Mrs. Kasper Mrs.
Kasper also received emergency
treatment, police stated.
I Police stated Vance was driving;
' with no operator* license.
Two Hurt At Waxahachie
1 Two persons were hospitalized at
Waxahachie shortly before noon j
Monday after a three-car collision
I 11 * miles west of Waxahachie an
i US Highway 287.
j There, were Mrs. Gordon Hayes.
I Waxahachie. with a neck Injury;
| and Bobby Moore, of Midlothian.
Classified Ads
to koej •breast of the
times by switching to i
modern electric nmge.
Your electric appliance
dealer la* • complete slock
vi newest electric range*.
$«* (hem wd«jr.
The left front of the pickup was i with lacerations and an eye injury |
I Mrs. Hayes was reportedly a pas- j
| senger in a car following slowly be- ;
| hind a tractor. A pickup truck fol-
I lowing cut to the right and went In :
Venetian Blinds-Repaired - Clean-!the ditch with no damage,
ed. Custom-made blinds. Bishopsrj Another car driven by Gordon!
Venetian Blind Shop Phone TR5-1, Moore of Midlothian rammed the
7648 [rear of Uie Hayes car and another
-------- ! reported rammed the back of
WANTED TO BUY—Player Piano. , the Moore car.
Write details to Ralph F. Kendall,! Texas Toll
2208 Main St., Dahas. j T1.e 34 deathfl <yn Texas high-
... IT ! 7 | wavs repotted by United Press top-
ffarmers tf;' peci the 30 predicted for the state by
produce hatching eggs lor one of.* . . # _ . .. _ .
j tiie nation's largest hatcheries. This ^ y
j Is a gixxl profitable farm business i ^ Dead On U. 8. Highways
j that works In well in this area. No I Tb*" United Press reports from
i experience necessary. We supervise ! New- York tliat at least 443 persons
! the growing, feeding, and manage- have been killed on the nation high-
! merit of your flock We need flocks ! ways since 6 p.m. Friday, The La-
started in September For complete i bor Day weekend death toll also
information, fcontact. Rich Dewitt UK-ludfcd 69 drowning*. 10 dead In
j at DeWitt's Hatchery, 211 Ferris
j Ave, Waxaliachie, Tt-x. Phone 1615
or 1619.
plane crashes and 62 dead to oth-
ed accidents.
IwOST: Brahma calf—sale tag N o.
928. Weight 2(X) pounds Notify J. A
Loftis, Waxahachie. Texas Phone
2117-W.
FOR SALE: Like new' two disc
breaking plow for Ford or Ferguson
2>
Waxahachie
School Enrollment
Totals 2,315
Tractor. Clifford H. West
north of Howard.
FOR SALE- 285 gallon Atlas water
tank. See E. L. FlaphaeJ.
Al/IOMUTtCl »• tori for fttoctnc
cMtm TkM ftM Umfitt&Uttt am
b*» mm *9*4*We. •***•
to*** 9*u m'n titbuAtm
FAST, toe* Surface «mtt >n note
•Ktctcn* and speedier, irttti • mm
wed fttit lor every poking openboo
j FOR RENT: Good improved farm
1'* miles 8W of Ennis on BardweJl
! Road Phone PRoe;Mvt-14l9 Dal-
las, Tex.
TASTIEI far EMHric «Hk«|
steam m ntamias u4 mmttk.
tellies natural «Mt jtices, Is M*-
bvsttu. to* Saves ««My hCNM
food Urnakift ft MghfiNft.
MX At POWER * LIGHT COMPANY
A total o f2.315 students have en-
miles J rolled in the Waxahachie Public
Schools, according to an announce-
ment from T. C. Wilemon, superin-
tendent.
Wilemon said 1,913 white students
and 402 N eg roe student were to
attendance; on Monday^ the day
of the opening of the 1956-58 school
year.
THE ENNIS WEEKLY LOCAL
Entered at the poet office at Ennis. Tszw. as aeojnl
class mall matter under the Act of CongrMi «f March
I, 1879.
Published weexiy by the United PuMUaSag O*., lad,
which also publisher The Ennis Daily News and The
Palmer Rustler
All communications of business and Item* af news
should be addressed to the company, not ta Individual*
Any erronleous reflection upon the character, stand-
which may appear to the column* of ttta paper Will
he gladly and duly corrected upon being brought te
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Iw the County
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Owl of Cowaty
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wa roeammend tar Marty breakfeiM. Iwnthei. In-Mtwean.maal tnackt and dinner*.
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CHEERIOS.........7-Oz. Pkg. 15r
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SWEET POTATOES . . . Bushel 2.00
YELLOW BANANAS
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The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955, newspaper, September 8, 1955; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth785821/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ennis Public Library.