The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1961 Page: 2 of 8
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Page 2 , The Merce^r(^“^P^|®aSj Thursday August 10, 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frix
of Mercedes announce the
engagement and approach-
ing marriage of their
daughter, Joanna, to Wil-
liam E. Lokey, son of Mrs.
W. E. Lokey of Dallas,
formerly of Brownsville,
and the'late W. E. Lokey.
Miss Frix attended Del
Mar College in Corpus
Christi and the University
of Texas in Austin. The
prospective bridegroom is
a graduate of Southern
Methodist University in
Dallas, where he was a
member of the Kappa
Alpha Order. The wedding
date has been set for Oct.
7. in the First Presbv-
terian Church.
Softball Tourney
To Be Held Here
The Mercedes Royal Run-
ners will sponsor an all val-
ley girls softball tournment
during the month of August.
All games will be played
at Walter Collier Little
League Park on Wednesday
evenings. The first game will
start at “:15 p.m, and the
second will start at 8:30
p.m, Aug. 10.
The Valley teams entered
in the tournament include
Weslaco, Harlingen, Edin-
burg.. and McAllen, Managers
are Andres Aldape and Wal-
lace G. Jones. _
STOTLERS RETURN
AFTER 4 WEEK'S
VACATION TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stot-
ler and sons, Lloyd and Gary,
have just returned from a
vacation trip through 14
states, from Vancouver,
British Columbia to Tijuana,
Mexico. Upon leaving Van-
couver they went into Wash-
ington state and down the is-
land and crossed over via
boat to Olympic National
Park.
Mrs. Stotler said the high-
lights of their trip included
the Black Hills of South
Dakota, Mount Rushmore,
Wind Cave National Park,
Yellowstone National Park,
Grand Coulee Dam, and Mt,
Rainier National Park.
They traveled along the
loop through Columbia River
Gorge.
In Orgegon they toured
Crater Lake and in Claifor-
nia they toured Volcanic
National" Park and Yosemite
and Sequoia National Parks,
In Los---Angeles they were
house guests of Mr. Stotler’s
relatives. The Stotlers stay-
ed in Vista. Calif, with his
sister. Mrs. Darold Jackson
and family. The Jacksons
took the Stotlers on a tour
of southern Claifornia in-
cluding San Diego, Palamor
Observatory and many other
points of interest, Mrs.'Stot-
ler said.
Enroute home the Stotlers
stopped in Las Vegas and
Hoover Dam. Nevada and also
toured Grand Canyon, Paint-
ed Desert and the Petrified
Forest in Arizona.
Mrs, Stotler said they
visited many other points of
interest which included
National Monuments and
Parks and the large cities in
the 14 states they visited
during their 4 week vacation.
Society Editor
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Mary Martha Guild
Meets At Church
MRS. MOSKAL IS
FETED AT SHOWER
Mrs. Eugene O'Shea and
Mrs. E rnest McQueen
honored Mrs. Donald Moskal
with a miscellaneous shower
Wednesday evening, Aug. 2
in the home of Mrs. O’Shea.
Members of the house-
party included Mesdames
Henry Lauderdale, James
Lauderdale, Waldon Haynes,
Bert Brown, Jr., Darrell
Mahan and Miss Merry
Frances Brown and Miss
Patsy O’Shea.
The gifts were displayed
in the family room of the
home.
Approximately 50 guests
called during the evening.
Mrs. Moskal of Santa Rosa
is the former Miss Nancy
Brown.
Women's Golf Association Holds
Tournies At Llano Grande Course
Winners of the Llano
Grande Women’s Golf As-
sociation tournament held
Tuesday, Aug. 1 include;
first flight, Mrs. Jay
Hawkines of La Feria, first
place; and Mrs. Ned Solether
of Weslaco, second place.
Mrs. Jimmy Marrow and
Mrs. Ed Mcllheran of Wes-
laco tied for first place in
the second flight.
In the Scotch tournament
held by the association Aug. 6
Mrs. Ed Talbert of Mercedes
and Harold Stevenson of
Weslaco won low gross with
a score of 80. Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Walter Bazar
Hostess for WSCS
The Women’s Society of
the Christian Service met in
the home of Mrs. Walter
Bazar Aug. 1 at 3 p.m. Mrs.
Henry Lauderdale, vice-
president, presided in the
absence of the president,
Mrs. W. W. Holmes, who
was attending the School of
Missions in Kerrville. Also
attending the school in Kerr-
ville were Mrs. Edith Johns-
ton. Mrs. C. O. Dale, Mrs.
Goldsby Goza and Miss Alma
Whatley.
Mrs. Sam L.Johnston was
in charge of the program
“Council of Churches”.
Mrs. Charles Coleman
served as co-hostess with
Mrs. Bazar. The next meet-
ing will be held Sept. 5.
William Jenkines, Jr. of
Weslaco won first low net
with a 69 1/2 score. Second
low net was won by Mr. and
Mrs Jack Cowden of Mer-
cedes with a 71 1/2 and third
low net was won by Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Eaton of Merce-
des witha 74 1/2.
A covered dish supper was
held after the Scotch tourna-
ment.
Methodist Circle
Given New Name
The Morning Circle of the
WSCS Met Tuesday morning
in the home of Mrs. Bryon
Jones. Mrs. Jesse Brothers
presented the program
“World Federation of
Methodist Women”. The cir-
cle chose the name Itha
Morning Circle in honor of
Mrs. Dewey Acker,
Refreshments were
served to the following Mes-
dames Brothers, R.C.Jones,
Bill Dillon, and one guest
Mrs. Sam Somnitz.
Last month the circle met
in the home of Mrs. Brothers
with Mrs. Jones presenting
the program. Refreshments
were served at the close of
the meeting.
Big Stock of office and mimeo
papers at the Mercedes En-
terprise. _
Yl/Jr j. J3azar JeteJ
B, C.S. A
Epsilon Psi Chapter of
ESA held an informal sur-
prise party honoring Mrs.
E. C. Bazar, and held at the
home of Mrs. Bill Savarino.
Mrs. Bazar left last week for
C uther sville, Missouri
where she has accepted a
teaching job in the school
system there.
The honoree was present-
ed with going away gifts from
the sorority and her secret
pal.
Those attending included
Mesdames Lloyd Nolen, Joe
Flerold, Herman Hensley,
Bill Drawe, Stan Maltezos,
Bill Condon, Russell Hobbs
and Morris Hogue. 7
The Mary Martha Guild of
the Immanuel Lutheran
Church met Aug. 2 in the
parish hall. Mrs. Robert
Eilers, president, presided
over the business meeting.
Mrs. Ida Schupp gave the
scripture reading and pre-
sented the topic “What Are
My Hands Doing About Eter-
nity”.
The August project was
voted on and the group will
send $10 to the Good
Shepherd Lutheran Home,
in Terra Bella, California.
It was reported that 11 of
the local guild members at-
tended the Evangalism Guild
Workshop held Sunday July
30 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in McAllen.
It was reported that a
Christian growth youth
workshop is being planned by
the Mary Martha Guild and
the 'Dorcas Aid Society for
the afternoon of Sept. 3 at
the lake home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Heggen at Pro-
gresso.
Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Helma Hawk
to 12 members and 2 guests,
Mrs. Arnold Otte of Weslaco
and Mrs. Joe Rickert of Mer-
cedes.___
Poster boards, white and
colored, in . stock at The
Mercedes Enterprise.
FORMER RESIDENT,
SCOn HICKMAN
WEDS IN AUGUST
Scott Hickman, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. J. TroyHick-
man of Austin and a former
resident of Mercedes, will
be married on Aug. 26 to
Miss Gladys Crandall of Ft.
Worth.
Mr. Hickman, an engineer
with the Shreveport office of
Texaco Inc., is a graduate of
Texas Tech College in Lub-
bock and a member of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Miss Crandall, also a
graduate of Texas Tech and
a member of the Phi Beta
Phi sorority, is employed in
the Dallas office of The Sun
Oil Company. The couple will
live in Shreveport.
While the groom lived in
Mercedes with his family,
his father, the Rev. J. Troy
Hickman, was pastor of rine
First Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Brown and son, Richard,
have returned recently from
a vacation trip. They visited
in Colorado where they
toured the Royal Gorge,
the Garden of the Gods,
the Cave of the Winds
and many other his-
torical sites. They also
visited in Denver with
former residents of Merce-
des, Mr. and Mrs. H. V.
Cook. In Denver they also
toured Elitch’s FormalGar-
dens. They went to Dodge
City and visited the famous
Longbranch Saloon and in
Kansas City they visited with
Mrs. Brown’s grandmother,
Mrs. Delia Coleman and also
Mr, Brown’s mother, Mrs.
Le i a Brown.
Lawler Home Scene
Of Circle Meeting
Josephine McLennan Cir-
cle of the WSCS of the First
Methodist Church met in the
home of Mrs. M. R. Lawler
Tuesday, Aug. 8. Mrs. W.W.
Holmes, Mrs. C. O. Dale and
Mrs. Edith Johnston gave
reports on the school of mis-
sions they attended in Kerr-
ville at Mt. Wesley July 31
through Aug. 4. Mrs. Goldsby
Goza and Mrs. Alma Whatley
from the Weslyn Guild also
attended.
Mrs. Paul Shotwell, chair-
man, presided. Mrs. Henry
Lauderdale gave the devotion
titled “Love One Another As
I Have Loved You”, closing
| with a prayer.
j It was announced that the
j Mercedes Federated Church
i Society will meet Aug. 29 at
3 p.m. in the Methodist
Church with the Presbyteri-
an Church in charge of the
program.
Mrs. Holmes, president
of the WSCS, announced that
a called executive committee
meeting would be held Aug.
1 ] at 2 p.m. in the home of
Mrs. Dale at 1141 South
Missouri.
The next meeting of the
circle will be held in the
home of Mrs. Clyde Hollon
Sept. 12. Mrs. Dale, secre-
tary of Spiritual Life, will
present the program.
The next meeting of the
WSCS will be held Sept. 5
at 3 p.m. in the church.
Those attending included
i Mesdames Holmes, Dale,
j Walter Bazar, Paul Shotwell,
! Lauderdale, Charles M.
! Coleman, Floyd Langford,
: Hollon, Sadie Johnston,
| Edith Johnston and Mrs. Sam
j Lester. Also Miss Grace
| McClelen.
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OF A LADY
ADJUSTING HER
BRAKES
Back up! Put your foot down! /
Presto! Your brakes are adjusted /
s if they need it! ~ ~ //
I don't know how we
could ever get along
without all the
electric appliances in
our Medallion Home."
Mrs. Oates and her daughter in their
Says Mrs. Carl Oates of Bay City, Texas all electric kitchen.
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1961 FORD SUNLINLR CONVHRTIBLF.
The 61 Ford is so beautifully built...the
brakes adjust themselves automatically!
Another example of the sensationally
sensible engineering beneath the_______
Classic Ford Look for 61
One of the world’s most expensive imported cars has this self-adjusting brake feature
and so does Ford! Just on. of many new bu.lt-to-be-more-service-free improvements^
Here’s another surprise-you can normally drive 30,000 miles before your For.
needs lubrication of major chassis components. Then a quick, inexpensive, For
Dealer lube job will get you set for another 30,000 miles.
And the ’61 Ford has a new optional 300-cu. in. Ihunderbird Special V-8 waiting
for you to test-drive. You can’t get that in any other car in Ford’s price class.
Nor can you get the Classic Ford Look in any other car. The Straight-Line design
of the ’61 Ford steps out in front and stays there. But, seeing is believing, so pay
us a visit. See for yourself that the 1961 Ford is . . .
Beautifully proportioned to the Classic Ford Look!
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We are very proud ol this medal, presented by the international fashion authority, Centro
per L'Alta Moda Italians, to the 1961 Ford lor lunr.honal expression ol classic, beauty.
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HERE’S HOW THE '61 FORD SAVES BECAUSE IT’S
BEAUTIFULLY BUILT TO BE MORE SERVICE-FREE!
Saves on Lubrication—You’ll normally go 30,000 miles
between lubrications of major chassis components, which
saves you time and money because Ford has replaced con-
ventional grease fittings with a sealed-in lubrication system.
Saves on Oil Changes-You’ll go 4,000 miles between oil
changes because Ford s Full-Flow oil filter gives you filtra-
tion through fibers, and filters all the oil ajj the time.
Saves on Brake Adjustments--New Truck Size brakes
adjust ihefnselves automatically.
Saves with Extended Muffler Life-Ford mufflers are
double-wrapped and aluminized to last three times as long
as ordinary mufflers.
Saves with Protective Body Coating-All vital under-
body paits are specially processed to resist rust and cor-
rosion, even to galvanizing body panels beneath the doors.
Saves with Special Body Finish-Ford’s new Diamond
Lustre Enamel never needs waxing.
FORD DIVISION
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’61 Ford now at your Ford Dealers!
HOLLON MOTOR COMPANY
When you add up all the marvelous conveniences
of living in an all electric home, it is difficult to
choose a favorite. Mrs. Oates quite naturally
says all the electric appliances in her Gold Medal-
lion Home are important to her. Mr. Oates said,
“We are very much pleased with the economical
and trouble free operation of the heat pump foi
all year air conditioning.”
A Gold Medallion Home is many things to many
people. Besides all the convenience of electric
appliances and the comfort of year around aii
conditioning, you have Light for Living. And
you have that important “hidden asset plenty
of Housepower—which assures you proper wir-
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When you build or buy, ask your Home Builder
or CPL about a Gold Medallion Home and live
better — electrically.
Mr. Oates sets the temperature on the
heat pump for year around comfort
conditioning.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1961, newspaper, August 10, 1961; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1089741/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.