Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1958 Page: 4 of 14
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Frank Henson Noted as
Veteran Public Servant
$178,000 ROAD
PROJECT SET
AT GLEN ROSE
STEPHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, STEPHENVILLE. TEXAS
JAfrUAftV3j, 1968
NEW PRESIDENT NAMED
In response to the requests for. maintained his tax office at the
a resume of the activities and Ward School. The Court House
services of W. Frank Henson to| having been renovated and the
Stephenville and Erath County, it] offices re-allocated, there was a
is a pleasure to present an aR-too vacant office, which was not in
brief sketch of this popular friend use, so the School Board leased
and public servant, who has lived the office on the left of the North j Texans safer traveling on high-'
in Stephenville since 1903.__________j entrance »n the first floor, and traffic volume roads. The aft*
Mr. Henson was born in Ilamil- there Mr. Henson holds sway. | program is formed from an en-
»6ii County near Indian Gap, and j In these years Mr. Henson has' gineering study of accident rates
lived around Harbin until 1903. seen the taxable values of the Dis-j against the State’s average fatal-
trhen he moved to Stephenville as trict grow from $3,000,000 in 1949 plus-injury rate of 70.1.
At the January meeting of the
State Highway Commission, an
unprecedented $25 million was ap-
propriated exclusively for safety
improvements designed to give
a young man and accepted a job
with Steele & Hickey Grocery,
then with Schnable's Bakery and
Grocery.
Soon Mr. Henson’s popularity
and salesmanship gained atten-
tion in the merchandising field
here, and he became manager of the
giocery department of Ghas. Neb-
lett's (Sr.) general merchandise
located in the corner now occupied
, by the Farmers- First National
Bank, and Mel’s Cafe, one of the
biggest stores between Brown-
wood and Fort Worth.
Later Mr. Henson transferred
to the Higginbotham Bros, store
as manager of the groceryQde-
partment. All th» time KS-'Was
building a reputation for know-
ing the grocery business and pleas-
ing his customers.
Several years after this friend-
ship between Mr. Henson and
Chas. Neblett, Sr., brought the
former a splendid business oppor-
tunity, when the latter approached
him and said there was an oppor-
tunity opqn to buy the Doyle &
Shelton Grocery, and offered to
assist in working Out the finan-
cial details. The deal was con-
summated in 1916 and fdr twenty
years Mr. Henson enjoyed one of
the thriving grocery and supply
businesses of the county.
In 1936 Mr. Henson sold to Ed
Those
to $6,000,000 in 1957. j spots in the State Highway Sys-
Mr. Henson did all the work in- tern that average higher ttyn this
cident to tlie office without any 1 rate are the opes being earmarked
assistant at first. Later he was for work under this program.
given part time help from the
older pupils of the school. For
FRANK HENSON
By SAM BRASWELL
the last five years he has had
Miss Margie Moon 8s his clerk
I and assistant. He says of her
D. C. Greer, State Highway En-
gineer, stated that the Traffic
Safety Program would be directed
toward 918 miles of highways ill
104 counties:-'"The 158 project*
scheduled will be on highways
which carry traffic volumes of
from 600 to 3.000 vehicles per day.
Narrow pavements will be wid-
ened, and shoulders improved. Cul-
verts and structures at hazardous
locations will be widened, and
dangerous curves flattened. In
addition, other safety features
were programed — channelization
of traffic, control of access with
barriers placed along hazardous
sections, control of access with
froptage roads at points of con-
gestion, and similar work.
R. A. Bossy, District Engineer
of the Texas Highway Department
at Fort Worth, announced an es-
timated expenditure of $178,000
on 4.6 miles for Somervell County, |
broken down as follows:
Somervell County, US 67 from
FM 200 West ^through Glen Rose,
to near the Paluxy River Bridge,
'4.6 miles, widen pavement and
structures and surface shoulders.
Bossy stated that he expected
to get all the work under way on
Higginbotham Company Observes
75th Anniversary in Business
The Higginbotham firm, with
general headquarters in Coman-
che, operates nine general stores,
15 lumber yards, and one imple-
ment company in 15 towns in
Celt11*1*1-West Texasv~Lpeelebi»ting
Its seventy-fifth anniversary in
business. Store and yard locations
are in Comanche, Stephenville,
Dq^pRn, De Leon, Rising Star, Gor-
man, Cross Plains, Ballinger, Win-
ters, San Angelo, Hamilton, Gus-
tine, Weatherford, Brownwood and
Brady.
John T. Higginbotham, Dallas,
an. officer in the Higginbotham
company for several years, has
been elected as the new president.
He is the son of the late R. WT
Higginbotham, one of the foun-
ders of the company. t-——
The new president is also chair-
man of the board, Higginbotham-
Bailey Company, a director in the
Higginbotham - Bartlett Company
and a director of the First Na-
tional Bank, Dallas.
New general manager and ex-
ecutive— vice-president is Tom
Beene, Comanche. Mr. Beene, who
has been with Higginbotham’s for
the past 14 years, was a vice
president of the organization.
Tom Beene, son of Mrs. Myrtle
Beene, Comanche, has been with
the Higginbotham firm for the
past fourteen years. He has been
executive vice-president of the
firm for the past three years, and
tax consultant and head of the
accounting department since mov-
ing back to Comanche in 1944, re-
tiiming"home” from Sweetwater
where be. was am executive with
the Sweetwater Cotton Oil Coni-1 tiful Miss
pany. —« I afterwards was asked to go
The new general manager of | the new store at Comanche.
Rice Institute and who ia now an
ensign in the Navy at Pensacola,
Florida, and David, who is a junior
at Baylor University. Mr. Beene
is a former member of the Co-
manche school board, a Ma son,
and a leader in the First Baptist
Church.
Other officers elected for the
ensuing year are George Walker,
Comanche, secretary; A. P. Gox,
Comanche, treasurer and assis-
tant secretary.
Vice-presidents named were R.
Wilson Higginbotham, Rufus T.
Higginbotham, Joseph L. Higgin-
botham, J. Lanham Higginbotham,
Cecil M. Higginbohtam, J. M. Hig-
ginbotham, Jr., pH of Dallas. '
In addition, the following di-
rectors were named: Nick Hig-
ginbotham, Comanche; T. H. Wil-
liams, De Leon; Paul Richardson,
Brownwood; Paul Higginbotham,
Stephenville; Ed L. Frensley, Co-
manche; Joe T. Kennedy, Dublin;
J. M. Higginbotham III, Dallas,
and T. J. William, Comanche,
chairman of the board.
Thomas Jackson Williams, who
at 84 today is a fine looking man
younger than his years, first be-
gan working with Higginbotham’s
when a lad of 17.
He began at the bottom of the
organization — one of his jobs be-
ing to clean and fill the hanging
lamps, which swung from the ceil-
ing at the store.
Tom Williams was orfe of the
incorporators of Higginbotham
Bros, in Dublin in 1896. In De-
cember, T897,hermari;iedthe beau-
ss Juba Evridge, and soon
to
He
reorganization in 1917, when he
became general manager of all
the Higginbotham stores.
Mr. Williams presided at the
directors apd stockholders meet-
mg at-eemanehs Friday and read
Winburn. Shortly thereafter the M ’ . ,, , . . , - - . - - . „
Mayor and City Council prevailed I that Ml?s Moon 18 the ,)est nelp | this special traffic safety program j Higginbotham’s is married to the j was one of the incorporators of
on Mr Henson to accept the ap- I ^‘c ev®r hRC*' I duritjg the calendar year of 1958. j former. Miss Irene Matnpy, of Bell-j, this business; also, which had a
pointment as Chief of Police for Mr. Henson recalls the kindly | i - | County. They are parents of two capital of $100,000. He remained
the City of Stephenville. He re-j co-operation he had from all the j RnnniP j sons; Jerry, who is a graduate of1 manager at Comanche ttntll the
calls the very satisfactory rela- school board chairmen from the ivir». XJi>IlJQlC IWIU1 |---—------—--:---—--
tions he had with Erath Sheriff I present incumbent, Gene Porter, Spyi/ippc
Mont Thomas and his successor, back through the years to the
Carl Turnbow and how they ! time he was invited to become tax
wotked together, hand in glove, in j officer for the district,
maintaining law and order in this Other School Boat'd Chairmen
the latest financial statement of
the company, which drew favor-
able comment from the 47 stock/
holders and directors in atten-
dance.
Despite the drouth during the
early growing season of 1957 the
local store and the company as a
whole showed a substantial growth
ih sales for 1967 over those of
1956 and the company is looking
forward with optimism for the
new year, during which the com-
pany will be celebrating its 75th
anniversary of operation, which
had ita beginning at De Leon with
a small store in 1888 and with a
larger Store at Dublin the next
year.
The Comanche store was es-
tablished in 1901 with T. J. Wil-
liams as manager. The store got
off to a good start the first year
and soon became recognised as one
of the strongest and best stores
of its kind in Texas.
The store not only has been a
successful business institution but
always has been ready to assist
with every Worthy cause of the
community, often heading the list
of contributors. The \ Higginboth-
am firm wag one of the few large
mercantile stores of this section,
Maturing the credit system with
the fall payment plan that sur-
vived the transition to the new
era of modern merchandising.
Miss Thompson Named
AAUW Unit Chairman
-- * v ■' ’ W-y >*• v
Mis» Lola Rivers Thompson. U- l cased. I-and not being used imm*--
tnarian at Taileton State College, diately will proVide.parking space
hns been appointed chairman of the
local committee on fund-raieing for
the National Headquarters Build-
ing of AAUW. The appointment,
was made by Mrs. J. Burns Smith.
President of the local Branch o(
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Mi*s Thompson, who is known
widely for her work in the field of
library Service, has served the lo-
cal Branch of AAUW as president
and twice as its treasurer. She is a
member of the nomination Com-
mittee of the Texas Library As-
sociation, member of the Library
Committee of the Texas Commis-
sion on Higher Education, Chair-
man of the Finance Comfnitee of
the Stephenville Zonta Club, mem-
ber of the Education Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce and is
at present serving as Secretary foi
the Gatesville District of the Wes-
leyan Guild of the Methodist
Churches.
_ The new Headquarters Building
fot AAUW which is to be con-
structed at a cost of some two
million dollars, will be located at
the intersection of 24th and G
streets and Virginia Avenue in
Washington's new Potomac Plaza
Center development. The Center
is being planned along the lines of
Rockefeller Center in New York)
In seeking a site for the nevf
building, the planning committee
took into consideration the growth
patterns of the city of Washington
as well as the greatly expanding
membership of the American As-
sociation of University Women,
with these thihgs Ih mind, a piece
of ground consisting of some twen-
and when it becomes necessary to
expand the building in the future
underground parking will be pro-
vided for. The building will house
the Administrative Staff of AAUW
as well as a professional staff need-
ed to carry on the work of the As.
sociation.
Chamberlin 4C
Visits Public
Library Jan. 23
Class 4C of the Chamberlin Ele.
mentary School made an interest-
ing trip to the Public Library Wed-
nesday afternoon, dan. 23.
Mrs. Moody, the librarian'Tw^t-
corned the students and explained
the location of the different types
of books.
The children enjoyed browsing
through the many iiiteresting and
colorful books and choosing the one
they would like to read. Each child
checked out the book he or she had
chosen.
The pupils would like to thank
Mrs. Moody for her help and
courtesy to them.
The class was accompanied by
their principal, J. r Golden and'
their home room tepcher, Mrs.
Grayce Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Garner ami.
Mr. and Mrs. Spurg Carroll and
children, Linda and Lynn of
Brownfield and Mr. and Mrs. Gees,
lin of Morgan Mill visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Noel LarnCr
♦ v thousand square feet was pur- this past weekend.
Directory and Schedule of Services
For City and County Churches
area.
After nearly twelve years as the
peace officer for the city, Mr. Hen-
son was approached by Ben Me-
Cullom, member of the School
Board, to accept the post as col
lector of taxes for the Stephen--
ville Independent School district.
spoken of in highest esteem were:
R. E. Martin, Emmett Jones, L. G.
Martin, Dr. Vance Terrell, B. M.
Stone, John Ficke, E. L. Stephens.
He says his relations with the
school superintendents has been
from hi* first year on
fawn through the pres.
ris.’
TWENTY-FOUR
ATTEND MONDAY
DEVOTIONAL
He accepted and for two years | ent Incumbency of Supt. J. GY
Helm. It is a great satisfaction
saysJWr. Henson, to hold in mem-
ory the helpful, considerate treat-
ment accorded him, personalty
and officially during his tenure,
lean ancl fat years alike.
Mainstay of Mr. Hehson’s ca-
reer • has been his wife, the for-
mer Miss Lillian Caver, whom he
married in 1916 ih the same resi-
dence they have occupied at 365
West Tarleton, for nearly forty-
two years.
The Hensons have been mem-
bers and mainstays of the Method-
ist Church all their married life:
Mr. Henson serving as a member
of the Board of Stewards and as
Trustee of the church for a num-
ber of years. They have been
friendly, ‘responsive and helpful
in every relationship in Stephen-
ville and the county.
As one old-tifne citizen here
said: “Frank Ilehson is a good
man. There are no better citizens
than he; faithful and dependable
ali the way through.” This is the
summation of the reputation and
character of this good man.
In their latter years Mr. and
Mrs. Henson enjoy the respect,
admiration and esteem of the cit-
izenship, who hold in mind the
splendid Christian characters they
are, and of the long years of pub-
lic service, Mr. Henson has ren-
dered this community.
Twenty-four Were present for
the Monday morning Devotional,
which met in the District Court
Room at the Court House at 7:30
a. m. "
Coffee and doughnuts were serv-
ed before Brad Thompson called
on Roger Gideon for the invoca-
tion. ._______
The message of the morning was
brought by the. Rev. bon Buck,
pastor of the Stephenville First
Christian Chutch. His theme was
“But Your Faith to Work,” point-
ing out that most of the Christians
are laymen and therefore they
must always be aware that they
are setting a gsJod pattern for
Christianity. He emphasized that
it is just as important- that man
uphold Christianity in his office
as it is to uphold it ih church.
Bro. Buck dwelt on the relation-
ship of employers, employees and
customers—that love and under-
standing should be a part of these
relationships. “If man does not
love his brother, whom he has
seen, how can he love God whom
he has not seen?”
Bro. Buck said that good 'em-
ployers and employees put honesty
Set for Saturday
hospital Sunday for observa-
tne Trewitt Funeral Chapel Sat-
urday afternoon, for Mrs. Bonnie
Keith, who died Sunday, January
26, in San Antonio. Rev. George
F. Wendt Will officiate.
Mrrfr Keith was born February
14, 1874. She hgd been making
tier home in San Antonio With m
niece, Mrs. Lucille Parker,"1 wno
- survives her.
Other survivors int.ude three
cousins? Mrs. George F. Wendt,
Miss Laura Ator and Mrs. Tubby
Kimbro.
Interment will be in the West
End Cemetery under the direction
of the Trewitt Funeral Home.
The body is in state in the Reibie
Funeral Home in San Antonio and
it is not known the exact date-it
will arrive in Stephenville.
Plans Started on New
Wesley Student Center
Announcement was made this
we;k that the architect has begun
worJj_fln the plans and specifica-
tions for the proposed new Wes-
ley Foundation at Tarleton State
College. *
The plans call for a $25,000
building to be built on the present
site at 1140 West Tarleton, with-
in a block qf the TSC campus.
The present/ structure will be
moved behind the parsonage as
Yellow Jacket
Booster Club
Meets Wednesday
The Stephenville High School
Yellow Jacket Booster Club
held an important meeting Wed-
nesday night at 8:00 p.m. at the
high school band 'hall according to
S. J. Cook, president.
Cook said that plans for the an-
nual athletic banquet were dis-
cussed and several other import-
ant matters of business. The boost-
er club js composed of Ians, par-
ents and other patrons Of the high
school athletic program.
western Exposition and Fat Stock
Show.
NEWS BRIEFS
Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Savage and
Mr. V. W. Browning were in Fort
and integrity above making a sale. | Worth Tuesday to attend the South.
He said that resentment can de-
velop chain reaction affecting in-
nocent peopie. We must put this
chain reaction to work through
good works.
David £unyus of A, A M., son of
Dean TPaul Cunyus of TSC, and
Prof. Dick KtngTSTThe University
of Texas were Visitors.
.--J. C.‘ Helm, Jr., gave the dis-
missal prayer.
Comanche Man
Leaves Position
COMANCHE, Jan. 27 (Spl) —
T. J. Williams, president and gen-
eral manager of Higginbotham
Bros, and Company eince 1931,
has resigned his position and an-
nounced His retirement effective
immediately.
Williams has been with the or-
ganization for 66 years. The con-
cefn operates with general head-
quarters in Comanche, nine gen-
eral stores, 15 lumber yards and
cue farm implement company in
15 central West Texas towns.
Tom Beene of Comanche has
r-b-4
FITZGERALD’S Nursery
Stephenville, Texas
“Where the Qtiest for the best Ends” -
w \ » .. .rtf _ " -V - .
Fruit Trees of all kinds, Pecans, Per-
simmons, Full Line of Ornamentals.
Open Seven Days a Week.
Located i miles oat, 3 miles on ^arm to Market Road 914
s* on Farm to
A Stephenville visitor Monday
was Miss Barbara Richardson, stu-
dent at the University of Texas
from Cleburne. Miss Richardson is ,
a former Empire staff member and been named general manager to
ex-student of Tarleton State Col- succeed Williams. Beene is a na-
lege where she served on the staff | five ®f Cdmanche and has been
of the J-TAC, student publication. | with Higginbotham company for
14 years. Succeeding Williams as
president is John T. Higginboth-
am of Dallas.
DEADUNE SET
FRIDAY ON OATS
PRICE SUPPORT
Jan. 31 is the final date for eli-
gible producers to obtain support
price on 1957 crop oats'. Price
support may be obtained through
Commodity Credit Corporation
loans or purchase agreements, B.l
B. McPherson, Erath County of-
fice manager of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service, has announced.
If the price is supported hy loan,
the oats may be stored in ap-
proved warehouses or acceptable
farm storage.
Purchase agreements assure the
producer of support price for eli-
gible oats delivered to Commodity
Credit Corporation. However, a
producer who signs to Commodity
Credit Corporation. He may dis-
pose of his oats at any time and
by any method he desires.
To be eligible for price support
oats must grade No. 3 or better.
The support rate for No. 3 oats
in Erath County is 69 cents per
bushel.
A small service charge is made
under both loans and purchase
agreements. Producers interest-
ed in obtaining price support on
oats should contact the County
ASC Office by not later than
Jan. J 31.
HARVEY BAPTIST CHURCH
Cage A Third Streets
BUphenville, Texas
Milton Baty, Pastor
j Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service 10:45 a.m
! Training Union 6:30 p.m.
( Worship Service 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
a bedroom, den and breakfast- Teachers Officers • Meeting 7 p.m
room. | Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m
Work is to begin sometime in | . Thursday Visitation
May, to be completed by Septem- -
ber. $18,000 of the $25,000 is be-
ing made available by Methodists
of the Central Texas Conference,
V/hich includes an area roughly
CHURCH OF CHRIST
North Graham Street
8tephenville, Texas
from Arlington to Cross Plains
and fvom Springtown to Waco.;
The Wesley Foundation is ap-
pealing to and looking to local
individual interests to help sup-
ply the needed $7,000 to realize
present needs and be adequate
when Tarleton goes to a four-year
senior college status.
The committee for a Greater
Wesley Foundation, is headed by
Dr. Vance Terrell, with a mem-
bership compos; d of Oren Ellis,
R. F. Higgs, Sr., J. A. Flanary,
Dr. R. C. Edwards, Rev. J. Frank
Ltach and Dr. J. W. Sprinkle,
board chairman of Cleburne.
Mrs. Cameron Feted
By Rebekah Lodge
Mrs. Jewell Cameron, out-going
Noble Grand, of the South Side
Rebekah Lodge 49 of Fort Worth,
was recently honored at the end
of term banquet.
The tabL s were covered with
white linen table clothes, centered
with pink carnations. Silver can-
dle holders with lighted candles j
flanked thG floral arrangement.
Mrs. Ilaslip, a state officer from
Dallas gave the opening address
and the president of the assembly
of Texas Rebckah’s gave the clos-
ing speech..
Jeanne Mutray, little grand-
daughter of Mrs. Cameron, played
two numbers on the Hammond ot-
gan. Miss Mutray resides in Fort
Worth.
Mrs. Cameron’s record iff out-
standing in the South Side Re-
bekah Lodge. She served for six
months as Vice-Grand, and six
month as Noble Grand without
being absent.
Mrs. Cameron dedicated Her
term book ih memory of her
mother-in-law, Mr*. Belie Caht-
eron, of Stephenville.
ST. LURE’S EPISCOPAL
Mcllhaney at Vanderbilt
The Very Rev. L. Russell Clapp,
Vicar, Dean of Southwestern Dean-
ery, Diocese Of Dallas.
Sundays•
Church School . 9 a.m
Holy Eucharist and Serman 9:4i
A-m. ____
Evensong ,-v 7;00 p.m.
Inquirer's Class 7:30 p.m.
Weekdays
Holy Eucharist - Tues. 7 a.m.
Thursdays 9 a.m.
Momifig Prayer - Daily 7:80
(except Tuesday - 6:46)
Evening Prayer 6 p.m.
Canterbury Association (College
Students) Wednesdays 6:16 p.m
ASSEMBLY OF GOd““
Preaching Service 8:00 p.m.
Preaching Service 11:00 a.m.
Training Union 7:00 p.m.
778 No. Belknap
' Floyd Eads, Pastor
Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.
Preaching il:00 a.m.
Sunday Night Services 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Night Prayer Meeting
7:00 p m.
“The Vole* of the Gospel” ovet
KSTV, each Sunday, 9:30 a.m.
3
Turn right 4 mile* on
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Market Road 847.
Phone L-2284 ^ 2Btf
$tej>t)eimUe Bnpire'drftntnt
Ceremics Studied
By Mu Mu Chapter
The Mu Mu Chapter of the Beta
Etgma Alpha Softmity m«*t fue«-
dfly night, January 21, in ths home
of Mrs. Bill Johnson. A lesson on
ceramics was directed by Mrs. Sid-
ney Whitman and the group work-
ed On their ceramic projects.
Mrs. R. H. Walker gave the pro-
gram on the “Possessions In the
Home and the Interior Decorating”.
Member* present were Mmes. R.
H .Walker, Bev White, Sterling
Smith, L. L. Yariett, Bill Johnson
*hd Ross R. Wolfe, sponsor. Also,
Miss < Louise Denidy, Nila Denton
and Mary GiUilknd. ' -
RUFUS F. HIGGS
NOTICE TO THE PUBI.IC i Any______
< any person or firm appearing In ita columns aril) be
upon railing the attention of the management to the
Owner-Publisher
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Entered aa second-clast mail matter at
the Poet Offtee In Stephenville. Tests,
under act of Congreaa of March I, lit*.
National Editorial
On# Year tbi 4rath OountA) .
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
W. Washington and Barton
Dr. R. C. Edwards, Pastor
Sunday
Church School 4 9:46 a.m.
Morning Worship id:60 a.m
MYF Groups - 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.
E. Frank Leach, Director of Wesley
Foundation.
Choir Rehearsal, Wed. 7:|0 p.m.
Ywwth Cheh- Rdbemrsal 7:W> p.m
* t a mi ** , A ! -tJi
SELDEN BAPTIST CHURCH /
Route 3 ‘
MlUbti B. LiWler, Pastor
Sunday School 10:90 a.m.
Lewis Wyly, Sunday School Supt.
J. D. McDonald, Training Union
Direeter
HUCKABAt
CHURCH OP CHRIST
SUNDAY I
Bible Claases 10:00 a.m. I Bjb|e gudy Hm’aB^ilgea 9:48 a.m.
6.4. P-tb- J Morning Worship 10:30 a.m."
’Herald of Truth”, WBAP 1:80 pjh.
Young Peoples Class
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. |
WEDNESDAY
Mid-Week Bible Classes 7:30 p.m.
FIRST pRfeSBtTRHtAN
< HI R( I!
Car. Barton A Mason ”
Garland Shell, Pastor
3|ble School 9:46 ajB., Service of
Worship 11:00 a.m., Vesper Ser-
vice. Youth Fellowship 6:30 p.m.
Washington street
BAPTIST CHURCH
Ernest Rippetoe, Pastor
Sunday Morning. 9 to 9:80 Radio
Program on KSTV.
Sunday School 9:46 to 10:46, John-
nie McAlister Supt., Jack Rogers,
Asst.
Preaching Hour and Song Service
li to 12 ----
Young people's Meetings 6 to 7
TeacheH Meeting 6:30 to 7
Song Service and Preaching Hour
beginning at 7 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study,
tke, 7:16.
“The Gospel Hour ”, XEG, 1060kc
9:80 p.th.
Young People , 7:09 p.m.
Evening Worship . .' 7.00 p.m
Wednesdays ■ , .
Classes for all age* 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays
KSTV, 1810- k. „e. 12:48 p.m
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
344 W. Green
Emil V. Becker, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday School
Worship Service
Training Union
Worship Service
• . Wednesday
Teachers and Officers
Prayer Service - Bible Study 7:80
p.m.
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 8:13
p.m.
Thursday
AIT Day Visitation
9:46 a.m
10:46 a.lta.
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.lh.
6:46 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
- - Welcome Valley
Three mjles out on Glen Rose
Highway
Prajfer Meeting and Choir Prae- Bible. glqdy .fpj gll ages 10:16 a.lh
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Race and Tarleton
Btepbehville, Texas
Don C. Buck, Minister
^___ Each Lord’s Day
Sunday Church School 9:46 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.
Chi Rho (Youth) Fellowship 6:00
p.m.
Evening Vespers 7:00 p.m.
Daring The Week
Monday, Morning Circle of CWF.
(1st) (Weekly) Lea Doyle Circle
cf CWF 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Disciples Student Fellowship 6:30
oAknA;i(S"l,DT
Ngrth MtUart street
Uhatieb W. fhdma*. Paetor
Sunday School
Morrtifig Wotship
MYF Group*
Evening Worship
WSCS Monday
10:00 a.m
11:00 a.m
6:90 p.m
„.-7:00 p.m
2:00 p.m
p.m.
Wednesday
Tit Evening Circle ef
p,m.
2nd Official Board
ltd Christian Men’s
7)00 p.m.
4th' Planning Council
CWF 7:00
7:00 p.m.
Fellowship
7:00 p.tn.
BLUFF DALE METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. Leonard Radde, Pastor
Sunday School
10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship
11:00 a.m.
MYF
6:45 p.m.
Evening Worship
7:80 p.m.
Mett’e Club 1st add 3«d Wed. 7:0<
fSsr'---—. :l: V '
RIVERSIDE MISSION BAPTIST
CHURCH
600 Rivers (de Drive
Rev. R. Howard Foreman, Pastor
Sunday School r 10 a.m.
Church Services 11
Training Union 6:46 |>.m.
Church Services 7:46 p.m.
Wed. Ni^ - 7:00 p.m. Stenldg>teahlp
OF CHRIST
Lfecated ofi Charberiin St. £ blocks
North o
of Frey St.
dbndap Services-'
10:80 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Lingimrllle, Texas
James W. Bradford, Pastor
Sunday School 10
Morning Worship 11:00 aJU.
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study
7:30 p.m.
" STEPHENVILLE CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. James Mullin S. C. A. Pastor
Rev. Alphonse Hayes 8. C. A.,
Assistant
Rev. John Nagel S. C. A-» Assistant
A Chaplain of the Newman Club
Holy Mas* in Stephenville on th>
first and third Sundays of the
month at 9:3(> a.m. in the 20th
Century Club .building.
Holy Mass In Dublin on the second
and fourth and fifth Sundays at
9:80 a.m. in 8t. Mary’s Church.
Newman Club meets 2nd and 4th
Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Com-
munity Room of State Bank. ,
Altar Society meets 1st M°nd*] of
month at called meeting place.
Confessions Before Mass i
Marriages A Baptisms By/ -
Appointment
THE EAST SIDE ” *
MISSIONARY BAPTIBT
CHURCH
H. L. Williams, Pastor '
Located on Highway 281
Sunday School 10:00 *.m.
Preaching 11:00 a.m.
Preaching 7:00 p.m.
Prayer Meeting, Thursday
Evening ^ 7t00pjm
We Invite'the people to eoipe and
meet with ut.
Riverside baptist church
Rev. H. Howard Foreman, Pastor
600 Riverside Drive
Sunday School 10 K)0 a.m.
Church 11:00 a.m.
training Union 6:45 p.m.
\-ro jLhuTch ! "TT4ff p.m.
Wednesday Evening v
Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. '
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If your church is not lilted above, It’s because it hat not
been turned in as per our invitation and request. DO IT
TODAY. Church Editor, Daily Empire
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