Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1952 Page: 2 of 14
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S&vicepoHEaster
S»«m fify.tn sixty twmprt to accompany tl
Tolor. ••.*•*» V.:t-
The now Ms4— \tt MA'rtm
ri«M with which the MU is aov-
life with the now ton* of varl-
ous shade. of |r«M on tbs 1ns*
that fiff beauty to tbs canyon to
tbs nil Cardinals,. mmg'M,*,
lows, chickadees. and other birds
added their carols to tbs praise
of tbs Creator. Some clumps of
cedar provided shelter from ,th*
< hill north winds of Boater dawn
for the worshippers.
»r ine worsnippers.
I. f. Brooks to the tiagintf
ith Rot Jimmy Rairtand playing
TOLAR
Mrs I. P. Poa e4 Plaiaview ia
visiting With her daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Braia-
Mr. and Mrs. CharHe Bell Gas-
ton and ansi of Hondo aad Charl-
es Sargent ef Bangs spent Caster
in Tolar with their brothers, J Dl
and Howard Sargent.
Mr. and Mrs. Detain Letew and
family of Terrell were week-end
visitors of Mrs. Lahew’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Browning.
Billy Baker of Delias. Albert
Baker of Brownwood spent the
Caster holidays with their par-
inta, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Raker.
Visitor* in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Reerie , during the
Easter week-end were Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Loe Reere of Pecoo;
Mr. aad Mr*, W o
family of Houston, Mi. and Mrs
W. A. Mahew, Mr. Douglas Pur-
low and son of Grand Prairie;
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Penning ami.
son of Port Worth, Mr. and Mr*.
Steve Capey and son of Irving;
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Reece and fam-
ily; Mr.> and Mrs. Judson Eltir-
worth and daughter, and Mrs. Ef.
M. Florence of Tolar,_ __ __
Two inches of rain fell In Tolar
and vicinity during last week.
war* follows: Easter Scripture,
from Matthew St, by, D. Cab*
Turner; reading, •‘Welcome Hap-
; hymn, “Christ Arose," con-
gregation; reading, “The Rises
Lord,” Coanie Rayburn;
harltoae bora duet, "He Lives.
Rev. Jimmy Ragland aad Rev. W
H. Wietiag; Easter
sage; "Easter Signtficasre ef tbs
Empty Cross, tbs Empty Tomb,
but the Living Christ," Rev.
Prank Barnes; hymn by congregn-
Uoa, “Stand Up, Stud Up far
Jesus;” prayer aad bsaedictioa.
Rev. W. H. Wietiag.
The group easterly awaited the
first glimpse of the sun. A hank
of clouds Ud it jaat at rising
time, bat n few rays penetrated
l ha ousts far aaaagb to make a
beautiful shew of dark Nd amid
aad bliss c loads far )nst a faw
see sods It waa an inspiring ex-
psrieurs far all aad will long be
iemembered.
Bunyan H. D. Club
Meets with Mrs.
Marvin Ellis
The Bunyan Home DemoattrO-
tion duh met in the home of Mrs.
Marvin Elli# Thursday, April 10th
with 10 members and one visitor
present.
After the regular business meet-
ing Mrs. Joe Howard, president
Rases'end' ***** IbeTtooP In the Collect pray-
‘er. Mrs. James How*Il lead the
group in singing.
The Program was lead by Mrs,
Sam r
Chatham who gave a demon-
stration on table service.
Refreshments were served to
Messrs, Chatham, Howell, How-
ard, Logan, and Joe Charles, Char-
line Howell, Snlvely, Holt, Gryde,
Farmer aad the hostess, Mrs. Ellis.
The next club meeting will meet
with Mrs. Edd Grydfr, April 24th.
C^COfUiOUdl
X Value*
i00% Wool
*7*epical*
*12
95 •
100',' wool tropicals, fam
mi* for coolness . . . and
holding a crease during
hoi weather. Continuous
waistband, zipper fly,
•nip fastener front. Tan,
brown, grey, blue , • . sol-
ids and novelty weaves.
Sizes 28 to 42. Choose sev-
eral pair today.
bis mother, Mr*. Eva
lag the Easier holidays.
Mr. aad Mrs. M. A. Tennyson
aad daughter*, Mr. and Mrs. V.
O. Bends and children of
visMad doling the week-end with
their parewM and friends. Mr. nod
Mrs. W. A. Tennyson.
Mr. Raspur Stephens, Olen Gay
and Ja ef Arlington spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mra.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Marcelhts of
PL Worth spent the week-end with
hm parents, Mr. and Mra. G. W.
Carey.
Mr. aad Mp. James Thom neon
and Penny of Inst spent the Eas-
ter holiday* with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A- Schrimpsher.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yantis of
Bryan spent the week end with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Rap.
Mrs. Cowan of Lampasas visited
•« the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Archie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Archie vis-
ited their son, Kyle at Hico on
Monday, their granddaughter, Re-
becca returned home with them.
Mias Mary Ella Wyly of PL
Worth pent from Thursday until
Baturday with her parent#, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Wyly.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Wooten
and children of Hico visited in the
hdme of Hr. and Mrs. G. N. Fades
•n Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Noland,
Avarell, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Noland
and family spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Truman Noland of Cle-
burne.
Miss Dorothy Irene Hatchett of
Ft. Worth spent the week-end with
bar parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neil
Hatchett.
Allison Stephens of Dalles vis.
tied hi* plWhts, Tlr. end Mrs.
Wood Stephens.
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wearing a pair of Jarman Rmwhidtn. They're
wonderfully light and alive for ramp.*, country and
m:
wsar. Come in for your pair, today.
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_ MRS. S. R. HICKS
All have enjoyed the good rains
and are busy with their spring
work.
Several from here are on tbi
sick list with colds.
Mrs. Prank McDonald and their
children of Odessa, ter mother,
Mr*. I. A. Stinnett of Weather-
ford, spent Thursday with Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Stinnett and two chil-
dren. They all viaKsd Friday in
Weatherford with aitoter sister,
Mrs. Katherine Johnson and son.-
Mr. and Mr*. S. R. Hicks visited
her uncle Felix Wells at the Sts*-11
phenville hospital before his -dfotfcl
April 5th. a ,
* Mr. and Mrs. Truman Hicks snd
two .children of Arlington Texas,
Martha Conally of Stephenville,
Mrs. Leon Sikes aqd’ three children
of Granbury’Mrs. J. A. Ripley and
two son* of Comyn spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Hicks.
Mr. and Mr*. Martin Whisenant
of Odema spent a few day* at
their farm home last week.
Mr. and Mr*. Thurman Hick*
and four children apent Easter
Sunday with Mrs. Hicks' parent*
west of Linglevilie.
Mr. and Hr*. Loyd Stephens and
•on spent Friday night with Mr.
Stephens' parents at Stephenville.
Mrs. Jack Byer had her brother
and family and other relatives
from Taylor visit them last week.
Mr*. Delia Jones - of Gorman
•pent first week-end vyith her sis-
ter. Mrs. Leroy Stennett and fam-
ily. ‘
Several from thl* community at-
the funeral of Mr. Felix
Wells at the Stephenville Funeral
Hbme Monday of last week. He
'was the youngest brother of J.
W. Wells.
Mrs. Delton Lee Moon and baby
of Odessa visited Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Moon and chitdren over the week-
end.
Mrs. Lester Dunson and son
spent the week-end with ter bro-
ther-in-law, Mrs. Brownlee and his
fam'ty in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crank and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Freeman and
•on all of Stephenville spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wyson and
children af Ft. Wqrth gpent laat
Sunday with her brother, Thurman
Hicks and his family.
ALEXANDER
have entries in nine of fourteen
track and field events’ in the Class
AA regional meet on Memorial
Field at Tarlatan State College
Saturday.
Fourteen schools tire
with Abilene, Brownwood, and
Weatherford ruling an favorite*
for the team championship.
Other school* are San Angelo,
lirecksnridge, Sweetwater, Wich-
ita Falls, Graham, and five Ft.
Worth school: North Side, Ar-
lington Height*, Polytechnic, Car
(ne D1 varotiio m as si Fk—. I
It I Ivi Vt rnluP, Bilu I RnfnRI,
Am sag Local Entries
Stephenville entries include
Kirby Keahy, 120-yd. high hurdi-
ea and 180-yd. low bundle*; Bob-
by Jones, 220-yd. dash; Jim Mob-
lay, mile run; Jim Terrell, shot
put; Harry Braeuer, discus throw
and broad jump; Joe Jarkaon,
high jump, broad jump; Brown,
Jonea, Jackson and Langley, mile
relay.
Winner* of tbe first two plac-
es Saturday in individual event,
will qualify for the state mee;
at Austin May 2-3. Ia relay events
only the first place winners are
eligible for the state meet.
Preliminaries will get under way
Saturday at 8:30 a. m. and finals
start at 2 p m.
Fafnily Holds
Reunion at
Lover's Retreat
Members of the Gresham fam-
ily from Stephenville, Wichita
Fall*, and Burkburnett attended
the annual family reunion held
Easter 8unday at Lover*' Retreat.
Speaker at the devotional ser-
vice, held in the open, wa* Clark
Gresham. Woodrow Ballard, Jr.,
of Huckabey, grandson of Omar
Muiray, was song leader for the
occasion.
Included tn the group at the
reunion were Mr. aad Mrs. Flet-
cher Harvill of California.
I All of the children of Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Gresham were present
Sunday. The HarviHs were enroute
east an a five-months motoring
vacation trip and plan to return
to the Huckabay community IA
lime for the Huckabay, Home-
coming celebration in August.
Mrs. Harvill is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Kelley, for-
merly of Huckabay and are cur-
isntly visiting with an uncle and
his family, Mr. and Mrs. Omar
Murray. • •
Thursday
and Note Lee.
bers their waa
B. J. Pruett.
Mrs- Lixxie Havens returned to
Houston Friday to assume her
work there.
Several of the Mayfield family
attended the funeral services of
Mrs. Lou Browo at Chalk Moun-
tain Sunday afternoon. Mra. Brown
was the sister of Mrs. Sam May-
field of Cteirette.
Mr. and Mra. Bah Clark mov-
ed to Dallas last Saturday.
Mr. and Mra. Wesley Roberson
and son of Ft Worth and Mr.
and Mra. Wayne Garner and fam-
ily and Mr. Gamer’* mother of
Solden visited Sunday wjth the
Herman Roberson family.
Mr. and Mra. Horace Roe and
family of Mineral Waite spent
the week-end with Mr. aad Mrs
Morgan Martin.
T. L Thompson and family of
Ft Worth spent Sunday with Mr,
and Mrs. Artie Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Burette Stamford
and Sonja and Mr. and Mrs. Art
Lambert of Dallas passed the
week end with Mr. aad Mrs. Jim
Joe Gilmore ox the Baptist
Seminary in Ft. Worth, preached
at the Baptist Church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. 6. Roberson
gag" girls of Haskell were hare
during the Easter Holidays visit-
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Mayfield and Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Roberson.
The annual Cemetery working;
will be the Jst Saturday la May.
Mr. and Mra. E. T. Salmon and
girls of Stephenville visited here
Monday aftemooa aad did tome
work in the cemetery. -
About % inch af rain felt tn
Friday.
AAP CRUSHED 2 FLAT CANS
PINEAPPLF
25c
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Pimento, Olive Pimento
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Cteirette
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John Quincy Adams waa the
only ex-president to return to
Washington as a representative
in Congress.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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For Representative, 17th Congressional
District:
JACK COX.
R. P. CONDRON.
For Senator, 12th Senatorial District:
BILL SHANNON.
For Representative 62nd Texas legislative
District: _____
WILBUR WRIGHT PERRY.
E. T. WYATT.
For Judge, 29th Judicial District:
ERNEST BELCHER, Re-election.
For District Attorney
SAM CLEVELAND, Re-election.
W. J. (Bill) OXFORD.
For District Clerk: .
J. W. (Wes) McMAHAN, Re-election:
For County Judge:
HARBIN,
>i>
DALE HARBIN, Re-election.
For County Attorney:
G. H. WILLIAMSON.
For Sheriff:
ROBERT KEENEY.
PAUL J. CATO.
ROBERT E. GEORGE, Re-election.
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
lGW ALL
ALBERT 0. CRA
For County Clerk:
ELMO WHITE,
MRS. RUTH BLA
ALICE WILSON
Large crowds were in all the
churches here Eayter Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Lawson from
Stephenville visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Rusk.
Mrs. Huby Gridwell and children
from Waxahachie spent Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs, Ed Crews.
Mrs. Eva Dataller who hat teen
ill for severaL weeks is improving.
For County Treasufer*!-
MRS. ED BRYANT, Re-election.
'CARD OF THANK8
We wish to exprsas our heart-
felt thanks to oar neighbors and
friends who were sc generous and
gracious during the illness and
death of our laved one. For the
many acts of kindness shown dur-
ing his long illness, far Urn fine
traatment of Dr. Aubrey 8. Mc-
Gee and the staff of the Stephen-
ville Hospital, for the bountiful
supply of food and the beautiful
floral tributes after our husband',
and father’s death, we are sin-
rarely grateful. ~ Mrs. Hobart
l oveless and family.
Second term.
ARVELLA WILLIS.
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 1.
FRED (Bob) ALLEN, Re-election.
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 3.
ROY FALLIN, Re-election.
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 4:
WALDO JONES*.
D. M. MAULDIN.
D. COMPTON, Re-election.
For Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1:
W. T. GRAVES, Re-election.
Candidate for Constable, Precincts 1,3 A 4:
£
J. T (Tom) BURNETT.
PETE HUFFMAN.
LEE McENTIRE, Re-election.
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Potter, Bill. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1952, newspaper, April 18, 1952; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1135080/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.