Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1961 Page: 5 of 14
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Guthrie Bell Win)
National Horae Prize
Guthrie Belle, an aged mare
owned by the T Bar F Black An-
gu* and Quarter Horse Ranch and
ridden by Faye Marburger of $te-
phenville, was the winner of the
Natjunal Championship Cutting
Horse Contest held in the Audie
Murphy Arena July 6.
Guthrie scored a total of 148
over the runner up horse, Boogie
Ranch of Seagoville,
ter Horse
Texas. 5
Grand Champion Gelding, Royal
Ted .owned by Eatl Albin, Coman-
che ,Tern-
Grand Champion Roping Horae,
Bay Duke, owned by Emmett Dal-
ton and ridden by Roy Savage of
Dallas. * '
Grand Champion Western Plea-
sure Horse, Guthrie Belle, owned
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Jo Aryosr, owned by A. R. Knight
and ridden by O. H. Grew of
Breckenridge, Tec.
Grand Champion Barrel Racing
Horse, Owned by Joy Rose afcd
ridden by Joji of Seagoville, Tea.
Grand Champion Quarter Horae
Cutting, poco Stampede, owned
by Mrs. O. F. Rhodes and ridden
by Hoot Walker of Abilene, Tex.
There will be % Erath County
Championship /Cutting Contest
Friday night of this week. The
local Gutters have seen the Cham-
pion* in action and are nfw going
to select a Champion for Erath
County. This contest is limited to
keep her nose and eye* in front
df the animal she is working at all
times. '
The Horse Show approved by
thh American Quarter Horse As-
IsaAtitas ’ ..J lik JUTJXiaa m ^
ciub wps
were
6o horses shown St halter and ap-
proximately JQ per to r m an ce
horses.
The Grand Champion Horae of
each class wens:
Grand Champion Stallion, Wim-
py Leo San, owned by Howell
Quarter Horse Ranch of Seago-
ville, Texas.
_ Champion Mare, Leo’s, a novice horse and a novice ridar.
Lady San, owned by Howell Quar-1 Thera will ha no
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Mrs. Ed Crowder who left for
Chicago three weeks ago to visit
a brother and other relatives has
been seeing many of the highlights
while in that area. Card* ah* wrote
friends the past week indicated
that she had been in Detroit,
Michigan, and also had crossed
the Canadian border to Winder.
Mrs. Crowder plans to return to
Stephen vide within the next taro
weeks.
Mrs. Haxel Crowder who has
been in New York the past two
weeks visiting friends advised
her husbahd, Tom Crowder the
past week, that she had received
a contract for teaching in tRe
Crane Public Schools for another
year. She has held this position
for the past three years and her
services have been highly satis-
factory, according to a statement
from Brady Nix, superintendent.
Mrs. R. L. Swell of Fort Worth
was here Wednesday visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Venida Brush also
of Fort Worth, who baa been tak-
ing treatment at the local hoa-
.
Business streets of Stephen-
ville were crowded all day Wed-
nesday with buyers here from all
parts of the trade territory. The
monthly Dollar Day bargain fes-
tival and special sales by several
merchants was the principal at-
. traction.
Out-of-town relatives and
friends of Mrs. Albert Clements
who attended her last rites Mon-
day ware Mr. and Mr*. W. P.
Clements of Stanton, Elvis Clem-
ents of Graham; Mrs. Scott Gil-
bert of Woodson; J. G. Shackle-
ford sad E. E. Shackleford of
Midland; Burnet Braly of Fort
Worth, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kaller-
man of Fort Worth, Mrs. Mario
Ferguson of Houston, Mr. and
Mra. Jamas Conlaa of Abiisno,
Officers link
Car Theft With
Grocery Job
Officers w • r o investigating
Monday the possibility of some
connection between a break in at
the Spell Grocery at 1044 W.
Washington sometime Sunday
night and the theft of a 1060
white Falcon car belonging to J.
1) McCullough. The car was
stolon from the driveway of the
McCullough homo at 1027 W. Frey
Sunday night.
Sheriff J, D. Thomas said en-
trance to the Spell store was mado
through a southwest window. Of-
fices are puttied by the fact
that apparently nothing was taken
from the alort. Investigating of-
ficers speculated on the theory
that there might be some connec-
tion between the break in at the
Store and the theft of the car.
Mrs. Robert Vutok of Charlotte,
W. Va.; Mrs. Roy Derrick of Mid-
land, Mrs. Vina Shackleford of
Putnam, Harold Castleberry of
Breckenridge sqd flies Gwen Wei-
ner of Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Ferguson
and Frances and Doyle and Rev.
and Mrs. W. C. Ferguson wen in
Abilene on July 4 to visit in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Fergu-
son’s son Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N.
Ferguson.
HENDON REUNION
The descendants of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. (Billy) Hendon
ore to meet for their annual re-
union ot *-he City Pork, Saturday.
July 8. All members of the fomily
and friends are invited to attend.
TO WED — Mrs. Jack Kenny of Route 8, Staphenville, announces
the engagement and approaching marriage at her daughter,
Norma Sue, to Raymond Dale Wsathere, ion of Mr. ahf Mrt. Earl
Weathers of 787 North Graham, StephenviUs. The wedding cere-
mony will be at 8:00 p.m. on July El in the Bluff Dale Methodist
Church. Miss Kenny is a graduate of Slephenvflle High School,
Tarleton State College, at>4 Texas University. A| Tarieton State
she served as editor of the yearbook. The Grsssburr. Mr. Weathers,
a graduate student at Texas University, i« also s graduate of
Staphenville High School, Tarleton State College, and the Uni-
versity of Texas. He edited The Grass burr at Tarleton State in
1068. At the University of Texas he is a member of Phi Alpha
Theta, honorary history fraternity, and Alpha Phi Omega service
fraternity. The couple will make their home iii Pflugerville, Tex.
MORGAN MILL
By MRS. BERXIE HOLDER and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stallings
Miss Msrylin Cantrell of ACC »t Dallas.
Mrs. Lorsine Row* of Hunting-
ton Park, Calif., it visiting in tiic
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
n in the Oak Dale
home of her i
Nj)f«
Community.
Mrs. L. B. Roat of La Puente,
Calif, is visiting in Btephenville
with her sister's family, Mr. and
Mrs. 8. N. Ferguson; Mrs. Rost
is a native of Huckabay, and will
be rsmemtxrod as the former Miss
Dorothy N*U Jraith. She arrived
July 4 and will l>e In this vicinity
for approximately two weeks.
Sqiith Family in
New Home Here
ana L.inaa su
her* from 0
Associated w
West Texas
Mr. and Mr*. Clinton A. 8mith
and twin daughters, Anita Kay
And Linda Sue, age 7, have moved
Canyon where he w*s
with the faculty of
Texas State College. They
are residing at 1841 Garfield.
Mr. Smith will be teaching in
the business department of Tar-
leton State College. He and Mrs.
Smith are
trill* and both
In 1947-49.
Mr. Smith holds a BBA from
North Texas State University
and a MBA from the University
Of Houston. Ho is also a Cortifoi
Public
Mist Ovid* Gibson of Hillsboro
is visiting bene with Patty Long.
Miss Jo Doris Lows, daughter
of Mr .and Mrs. J, E. Low*, re-
turned home Saturday after
spending four weeks in Amarillo
as a guest in the home of her sis-
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs,
Edwin Lingte and two tone. Her
brother, Fini* Dale Lowe, will
visit in the Lingic home through
July. Edwin Lingie is a former
employee of the shop deportment
of the 8tephenviUe Daily-Empire
and Empire-Tribune and is now
employed with the Amarillo Globe
Newspaper.
Mr. Roadald David Brad berry,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ben
Brad berry of Dublin and grand-
son of Mr. sad Mrs. I*, A. Cox
of Stephonvillo, is attending Bay-
lor University this summer where
he Id doing wofk o*
Degree. Mr. Bradborrjr,
logy and chemlaty teacher
Dublin High School, was awarded
a Science Grant by the' National
Science Foundation and is one of
oixty-fiv* teacher though the
United States who is attending
Baylor on thl* scholarship-grant.
Ronald David was graduated from
Tarleton State College in 19&6
add Abilene Christian College in
rachor la the
wVH«|«. aam #«**••
formerly of Stophen-
n>th attended Tarleton
Mr. sad Mrs. Thomas |t Fer-
guson of Abilene announce the
birth of a son, Steven Nalaon, on
June 27 in the MerkU Hospital.
The young lad who weighed seven
pounds six ountes w»* greeted by
a brother David had a number of
grandparents. From Staphenville,
Mr. and Mrs. 8.
great grand pa ran
W. C. Ferguson and _
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ta/W. of Min
erai Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. F- W. Teagos of
1901 W. Washington hat* return-
ed home from * visit to Seagraves
and Sweetwater. In Seagraves
they visited in the homo of a son
and family, Minister Monro* Tea-
W8~'
is visiting this week with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cantrell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McClain of
Houston are visiting with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Obie Mil-
ler. \
Billy Jean Compton and Lundy
Wagnon of Santo were united in
marriage at the Morgan Mill
Church of Christ Sunday, July 8,
at 7:80 o'clock. Minister Tomlin-
son performed the ceremony. *'
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brooks
spent the weekend with friends at
Junction. '
_Mr am) Mrs. Arnold Rasberry
of Houston are visiting their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Rasberry
and Sjfr. and Mr*. Ted Nachtigall.
Fourth of July showers are
coming our way which makes It
hard on people putting up hay.
The Bill Wolfenberger family of
Kerns visiting in the community
Sunday and attended church ser-
vices.
Mr and Mrs. Leo Holder and
family of Houston visited several
days with Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Lar-
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Cantrell,
Feith Fields, Bill Wolfenberger*
and Jimmy Gables and Alvie
Count* also visited in the Lamer
home. — ,
Mr. and Mrs. Yeates of Denton
visited last week with Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Yeates and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Quinn
brought Mr* Quinn home Monday
and they visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Williams.
Visitors in the home of Mrs.
Be hr* Evans last weekend were
John Evans and wife of Lubbock
Kitten Fears spent the holidays
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Nachtigall.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith
of Killeen spent the holidays in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Trexaf
Quarles.
Mr. and Mrs. Red Cantrell en-
joyed a holiday weekend at L*ke
Texoina. They accompanied his
sister and family, Mr. and Mr*.
Joe Parks of Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thornton and
family of Fort Worth visited with
Mrs. Jessie Davis last week.
TOLAR
County 4-H Club
Members Attend
Summer Camp
A group of 19 Erath County 4-H
boya lad by County Agent Richard
Gary and Adult Loaders Jsra*r.
Watson and R. L. Tat* left Bto-
phonvitle Wednesday morning to
spend throe days at the annual
Extension Sorvice District 8 camp
for 4-H boy* on Lake Brown wood.
On* of th* features of the camp
is the Roes Wolfe horticultural
contest and the Erath group wH)
have a team entered In the con-
tost. Dwight Pittman and Donnie
Laughlin are the team members.
The group will return to Ste-
ph.envi.lle late Friday afternoon.
ALEXANDER
By MRS. ALICE COX
Bob Moore who is in the Har-
ris Hospital in Fort Worth is
showing improvement.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crews and
Toima Palmer and grandson Mic-
hael Swain spent several days at
Alexander last week.
Mrs. Johnnie Poe visited severs!
days with har brother, Dale Lewis,
in Stamford.
Alice pox and Martha Holcomb
of Bthphenville Went to the homo-
coming at Wilton Sunday.
Mrs. Edna Morris of Stephen-
vill* visited hofe last -Sunday.
Alice Cog spent several days
with har daughter, 8yfatl Sowell *
Hico who has been ill.
•ms-swai _<*
By MRS. L. H. ALLEN
On Thursday evening of last
week s miscellaneous shower was
given for Mr. and Mrs. Quinton
Neely, whose home burned on
Friday evening, June v29. The
Church of Christ, Baptist Church
and the Methodist Church spon-
sored the shower. Punch and
cookies were served to 100 people.
They received many, many pretty
and useful gifts. They had in-
surance and have bought the Pat
Jackson place which has a small
building and will enable them to
get settled again. They will en-
large the building later.
Mr. and Mrs. Clsy Curl are
visiting in College Station with
their son and wife, Mr. and Mra.
Sam Curl. . i .
Mr. and Mr*. Blake Curi. Jr.,
of Austin are visiting with his
parents.
A1 Baker, who is attending the
University of Oklahoma is home
for a few days visiting with his
aunt, Misa Edna Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wallace and
Pat of Fort Worth spent Satur-
day with her mother, Mrs. Nettie
Neely.
Mrs. Emmett Tidwell, who has
been a patient in the Marko-Eng-
lish Hospital at Glen Rose was
brought home last week and is
doing very well.
Jake Mellroy was taken to the
Veteran’s Hospital in Dallas Sat-
urday and no word has been re-
ceived of his condition at this
time.
Mrs. Jo Robinson spent last Fri-
day and Saturday in Dallas visit-
ing with her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Tarver and
children.
On last Friday evening in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Brooks, Jack and June Brooks, a
recent bride and groom, were hon-
ored with a miscellaneous' shower.
Hostesses were Mr*. - Clay Curi,
Mrs. J. W. Morris, Mr*. Boyd Sue,
Mrs. Lemand Allen. Punch and
cookies were served with nuts and
mints. They received many pretty
gifts. Mr .and Mrs. Brooks are at
home in Dallas.
Celia Ann Taylor of Weather-
ford is visiting with her aunt and
cousin, Mrs. Jessi* Tucker and
John.
William B. Brooks and family of
Pampa are visiting with hi* par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Brooks.
Mra. Audi* Baker of Dallas,
Mrs: Nina Dunagan and two
grandchildren Cathy and Colleen
utintgtn oi rort w orto vwiwa
during the week with Mr. and
Mrs. L H. Allen.
Selfan Has
.80 of Inch
Monday
The month of July was off to
a reasonably wet start In Erath
County ai rain clouds moved into
the county Sunday and sent down
rain in Stephenvitle which mea-
sured .28 of an inch until 8 a.m.
Monday, according to the rainfall
records kept at' the Farmer* Fir*t
National Bank by Vernon Brom-
ley.
The rainfall of Sunday was fol-
lowed by another light shower in
StophenviUe Monday.
Sunday** rain measured .U jptf
an inch at the West Cross Tim-
ber* Experiment Station. The
Morgan Mijl postoffice reported
the rainfpU of Sunday measured
.30 of an inch there and another
shower fell Monday. Jack Stewart
reported a fall of 80 of an inch
at his plate in the Huckabay area
Sunday and another shower Mon-
day.
Rain report* to The Empire in-
dicate the Selden area probably
received the heaviest of the early
in the month rainfall. Lewis Wyly
said the rainfall Sunday at his
place in the Selden area measured
.80 of *n inch and smother .*0 of
an inch fell there early Monday
morning.
Art Dillon reported Sunday’s
niiTat bis place in the Alexander
area measured .20 of an inch and
the FI tigers Id Nuraery reported a
fall of A0 of an inch Sunday.
West of StophenviUe the Pair
Nuraery reported a fall of .50 of
an inch Sunday. Th* Sunday fain-
fall missed Harbin but just a short
distance away showers fell.
The weather man predicted
Tuesday morning that there was
a fair chance for Fourth of July
fisherman and picnickers in the
Stephenville area haying their
fun spoiled during the afternoon
by scattered showers.
Mrs. Helen Clements
Funeral Services
Held Monday
Mrs. Helen Fond Clements, 76,
died Sunday, July 2, in the Ste-
phenville Hospital. Mrs. Clements
was bom on November 5, 1886, In
Bangs. She was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John T- Gil-
bert. She was married to John
Albert elements July 84, 1904 and
to this union was bom three
dtuifkttn and pan
ents have been residents of Ste-
phenville for the past lOy^ears,
prior to which time they had made
their home in Cisco.
Mr*. Clements it survived by
her husband, Albert' Clements;
three daughters, Mrs. V. W.
Strickland of Houston, Mrs. Ted
Weiner of Fort Worth, and Mra.
Jack White of Corpus Ghristi;
one son, Byron Clements of Fort
Worth and five grandchildren. Al-
so, by one sister, Mrs. Jay Baum
of Hobbs, N. to.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day afternoon, July 3, in the Ste-
phenville Funeral Home Chapel
with the Reverend Emil V. Becker
conducting the services. Doyle
White, Winston Welch, David Hu-
gon, A. B. Hutchison, Eugene Fen-
ner and Elia Blue served as pall-
bearers. Interment was in the
Erath Garden of Memory.
MANY BARGAINS NOT ADVERTISED
"i-
Children?’
Sandals
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C-C Agriculture
Committee Wants
Farm Members
Plana were formulated at a
meeting Monday afternoon of the
agriculture development commit-
tee of the Staphenville Chamber
of Commerce in th* Frey room of
the Farmers First National Bank
to ealiat more rural area citisens
a* C-C members.
Brad Thompson, committee
chairman, outlined a plan to have
meetings at some central place In
the various rural communities
where the aims and purposes of
the C-C can bo outlined for thg^f 'if
benefit of the rural citikens and
th* benefits of C-C membership
can be explained.
Th* C-C has a few rural area,
members now but the aim of the
agriculture development commit-
tee la to enlarge this group. The
plans for the rural area member-
ship campaign will b* presented at
the regular monthly meeting of the
C-C board Wednesday noon in
the Mel’s Cafe dining room.
MRS. ETHEL CANNON
DUBLIN (Spl.) — Mrs.
H. Cannon, 74, lifelong Dul
resident, died Sunday, July 8,' In
her Dahlia home. Surviving are
her husband, W. U Cannon; a
daughter, Mrs. Ruby Fowler of
Gnklhnd, aftd four sons, Pruott
Humble of Comanche, Billy Rum-
ble of Dublin, Wilson Humble1
Loo Angeles and Clifford Abl
of Wichita Fall*. Funeral
vice# war* held at • p.m
in th* Harrell Chapel and
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