The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956 Page: 1 of 16
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SOME OF THE CAST — Pictured above are
some of the AAineola businessmen who will
perform this Friday and next Tuesday nights
in the Womanless Wedding being presented
by the Ward School PTA. Front row, left to
right, Harry Miller, Bryon Leewright, W. W.
Ashworth, and Otis Fleming. Top row, left
to right, Tommy Lindley, David Kitchens,
Randolph Berry, David Lott and Dr. Carl
Norris.
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LONE OAK RANCHER BUYS
1000ACRES SOUTH OF TOWN
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Registered Cattle
To Be Moved Here
One of the largest local real j rates a large registered Here-
estate transactions in a number | ford ranch near Lone Oak. He
of years was concluded this past j is expected to move all of his
mnolr T n UlnMn f f . ro v»nbir\rr infnroef c fn V»ic fiPW
week by J. P. McNatt of Green
ville who purchased about 1,000
acres of Sabine River bottom
land south of Mineola.
McNatt bought the property
ranching interests to his new
property here.
The proposed Iron Bridge
Dam on the Sabine River north
of Wills Point has caused many
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known as the old Howel place land owners in that area to be-
just east of the dump. E. A. come interested in river bottom
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Womanless Wedding
Schedules Two Shows
Reeves of the Reeves Abstract
Co. estimated that a little over
1,000 acres was involved.
McNatt is an automobile deal-
er in Greenville and also ope-
Right Turn on Red
No Longer Allowed
Word was passed down
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A sell out crowd has been as-
sured for Friday’s presentation
of a Womanless Wedding by the
Ward School PTA to be held at
?;30 n.m. in the Junior High
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auditorium.
7:30 pm. jj. o. Phillips, grandmother;
‘’There will be no door sale of Lester Cole, John Risinger,
tickets,” Mrs. Lott emphasized.j C. O. Hill, C. R. Evans, ushers;
“Tickets must be bought in ad- Bill Mann, grandmother; Joel
vance from Mrs. J. Carl Norris,” Price, groom’s mother; Lonnie
she explained. Ticket prices are Mize, groom's father; Tommy
Mrs. David Hicks Lott, general 50 cents for adults and 25 cents Lindley, sophiscated aunt; Bill
chairman in charge of the pro-I for students. I Ashworth, minister; Buddy Ry-
gram, announced today that due Local people who have been land, best man; Brady Mills,
to the demand for tickets, a I cast in the program include the groom; J. C. Norris, Milford York
second performance will be held | following: Harold Holcomb, Dub Harrison,
next Tuesday night starting at! David Kitchens, master of' Dork Dickerson and Bruce
land below the proposed dam j
location. McNatt’s present ranch 1
near Lone Oak will be inun-
dated by the lake formed by '
the dam.
Construction on the Iron j
Bridge Dam is expected to start
in the near future provided Dal- j
/ las voters give approval to the i
project in a city election Jan.
31.
The City of Dallas will pay
the $20 million cost of the dam
this week by state officials j in exchange for 80 per cent of
reminding Texas cities that > the water.
stopping and then making -o--
right hand turn on a red
light is illegal and against EllZa Jane Lester
the state law. I
Right turn on red signs, I)l6S at Daughter S
now up on Mineola traffic
lights, are scheduled t<j be Home Wednesday
taken down immediately
Mrs. Eliza Jane Lester, 86,
died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. D. R. Kennimer Wed-
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and fines issued for those
caught making a right hand
turn on red.
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Kirby Shirley,
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.ear fit
i ceremonies; Mose Moseley, cous- Welsh, bridesmaids; and
in Kate; Treman Oglesby, cous-1 Harry Miller, jilted sweet-
in joe; Norvel Rappe, cousin heart; charnel Bartlett, maid
Irene; Leonard Griffin, little 0f honor; Randolph Berry, flo-
sister; Doris Chrietzberg, cousin wer girl; Byron Leewright, ring Sulphur Executive
Matie; John L. Cobbs, cousin bearer; Bill Rodgers, ring bear- 1
John; E. R. Chaney, cousin er’s mother; George Green, Dies in NeW York
Sybil; Lynn Bethell, cousin bride's inotffer; Sam Munn,'
Police said fines for the nCsday at 1.20 p.m.
running a red Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 3 p m. in
the * Mineola Church of Christ.
offense of running a red
light can run from to
$200.
Harry; Otis Fleming, baby; Clif-
ford Dodson .baby’s mother; and
Eill Crenshaw, baby’s father;
By the Editor
Jan. 31 will be an important
day for the Mineola area, and
there is very little Mineolar.s
can do about Dallas citizens Featured in Phaeton
next Tuesday will decide wheth-
Afba Beats Yantis
New Style Advance ]n Qver Time Period
Kirby Shirley, senior vice-
president of the Freeport Sul-
: phur Co. and native of the Sand
Flat community in Van Zandt
County died Tuesday in a New
York City hospital.
Mr. Shirley had been associat-
The Aiba Eagles won a 57-54 ed with the sulphur industry 34
victory in a three minute over- years and had played a promln-
Victor H. Sellers was in charge
of the service assisted by Rev.
M. M. Harris. Burial was in City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lester was born in Fan-
nin County and moved to Wood
County in 1901. She was a mem-
ber of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, L.
D. Lester of Mineola and Melvin
Lester of Paris, Texas; one
daughter, Mrs. D. R. Kennimer
of Mineola; eight grandchildren,
and 15 great grandchildren,
and five great great grand-
children.
city spending $20 million to ed in the new 1956 Mercury
build a dam and water reser- Phaeton now being shown at
gpir. land buying can be expect- the Wakefield Motor Co.
to start immediately and West Broad St.
instruction to get underway
on
sfore the year is over.
For H. D. Richardson
er or not a dam will be built A f Wakpfiplri ^hnwinfr “‘“T" uw ^cu » pnmu... _______
on the Sabin° River north of ™ dKeiieia oOOW Ulg time Tuesday night from the ent role in the growth of his
Wills Point. * ! a new advance In four door °'v‘s and remained tied company Between 1950 and 1955 puneral Services Held
If they vote in favor of their hardtop styling is being featur- Lor,„tne dlstnct flrst «>lace wlth he helPed eu-de the develop-
h» srwnriimr «->n mini™ to ^ m n«... ,------- Golden. ; ment of four new sulphur mines
Don McKenzie made two free in the Gulf Coast region of
throws to gain the win for Alba. Louisiana and Texas.
Date for the important Alba- ! Survivors of Mr. Shirley in-
Golden game to decide the dis- 1 elude a sister, Mrs. Lora Payne
trict championship has not yet of the Sand Flat community,
been set.
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Community Chest
Mercury officials say that the Names Four Directors
Phaeton was conceived as the
New directors of the Mineola
Funeral rites for Houston
David Richardson, 93, were held
this morning, Thursday, from
the Forest Hill Baptist Church
Funeral arrangements are still j with Rev Arthur Dimsdle offi-
pending, but burial will be in I elating.
the Sand Flat Cemetery.
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Mr. Richardson died at 2:30
a.m. Wednesday in Quitman. He
The new Mercury Phaeton
, _ ., . boast of a longer side window
• Iron Bridge Dam will Span> greater rear seat visibility,
ast economic a:feet on easjer entrance and exit for rear
* urea of East Texas wheth- s„at passengers, and a,so pr0.
it wtU be good or bad. there vides a new open ajr feeling.
much disagreement. 1
EL A. Reeves of the Mineola
Abstract Co., who has spent 73 ,, , , . ,
years in Mineola and probably I -handsomest, sturdiest, lowest
is as good if not the best ex- ! sllhouette four door hardtop Community Chest were named
pert at forecasting what the e'cr huilt. this week. They aie Joel Pi ice, nor^ an(j west Mineola and served several communities as
dam will mean to land values. A touch of individual styling ^p'3- Raymond George, Dr. J. W. also to ^e Hillcrest addition is school trustee,
says that looking way into the !added to the Phaeton by a MoCorkle, and David Lott. n0w being studied by Mineola survivors include his wife;
future the dam will be of great; gleaming chrome band running Retiring directors are Wayne city commissioners. four sons, W. R. (Bill) Richard-
benefit, but for the first couple \iust above the rear windows. Collins, Mrs. Tom Benham, J. Mayor J. C. McGlothlin said SQn and g D Richardson of Mt.
of years it may make tilings In addition to the Montclair Thomas and Alvin Mallory, that if the sewerage project is piSgah, S. B. Richardson of
tough for those with river bot- series, the Phaeton is also avail- The new directors will meet carried out it will cost about concord and A. B. Richardson
tom land. .able m the Monterey and Cus- Tuesday and elect officers for $150,000 and will require a bond Mineola; three daughters,
PLENTY TO EAT-The farm
meeting and free barbecue
held in Mineola last Friday
proved a big attraction to
area farmers as about 200
turned out for the program.
Pictured above are Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Plunk and their
four year old son who re-
side on Mineola’Route 2 /
receiving some of the bar-
becue prepared by the
Moseley Catering Service. jL’
Plunk plans to raise 10 to
12 acres of cantaloupes this
year plus peas, watermel-
ons, sweet corn and a little
cotton. To the right is Min-
eola Farm Market president
Earl Null being interviewed
by Dallas radio announcer
Murry Cox. One of the
features of the noon barbe-
cue was Murry Cox mak-
ing his daily broadcast
from the scene and inter-
viewing local farmers and
businessmen.
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Sewer Line Extention had lived in Wood County since
i 1899. Mr. Richardson was a re-
Under Study by City tired farmer, a deacon in the
•Baptist Church for 50 years, and
installation of sewerage lines active in civic affairs. He had
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the year.
He reasons this way. H there to.n series,
are dry years after the dam is !
built and the lake is slow to fill
up, then people down the river
may find their water supply cut
off.
On the other hand, with the
big dam providing flooa pro-
tection, and if the river channel
can be straightened out and
cleaned out to make for fast An ambitious program of soil1 Contour farming, 350 acres
off of water in time of improvement and water conser- Cover cropping, 12.000 acres
ivy rains, and if the dam vation for the southern half of Rotation hay and pasture,
authorities allow a continuous Wood County and eastern por- 350 acres
flow of water pass the dam, tion of Van Zandt County, esti- Crop residue utilizing, 350
then this area will stand to mated at a value of half a mil- acres
lion dollars; is proposed by the
Mineola work unit of the Soil
issue.
CONSERVATION MEN PLAN
*500,000 LAND PROGRAM
^^nefit immensely.
\ ^Plt is interesting to note, that
many ranchers where the lake Conservation Service during
will be created are now actively j 1956.
hunting for land in this area In all proposed work accom-
to move their cattle. There pro- ! plishments, larger goals than
bably will be much land pur- that accomplished during 1955
chased in this general vicinity are planned to be carried out.
by those who "are having to ' A 10 per cent increase over 1S55
'move out oi the area where the is planned, including the addi-
lake will be e .tabiished. tion of 250 new cooperators.
* * J. H. Cheek, manager of the
In Monday’s p, Morning Mineola SCS office, has listed
See AS WE SEE p a g .(the following goals;
Land clearing, 1.200 acres
Proper land use, 12.000 acres
Deferred grazing, 500 acres
Wildlife area improvement,
200 acres
Fish pond improvement, 75
Planned pollination, 500 acres
Terraces, 2 miles
Pond construction, 160
Sprinkler irrigation systems,
20 acres
Cropland to grass cover, 3,000
Rotation grazing, 15,000 acres acres
Pasture seeding, 10,000 acres
Fertilizing, 20,900 acres
Brush control, 3,000 acres
Harvest cutting, 50 acres
Improvement cutting, 100
acres
Cropland to woods coverage,
200 acres
Progressive agreements, 100
Basic plants, 150
Cooperators to be assisted, j
1,600
Woodland thinning, 500 acres During 195, 1,451 cooperators
Tree planting, 200 acres reported applying recommended
Proper use of wood range, 5,- practices of the Soli Conserv
000 acres jtion Service.
Mrs. M. L. Cherry, Miss Beth
Lucy Richardson and Mrs. B. B.
Burgess, all of Houston; three
step-sons, E. T. Sandifer of Ft.
Worth, R. C. Sandifer of Long-
view and J- T. Sandifer of Dal-
las; 35 grandchildren, 83 great
grandchildren; and two great
great grandchildren.
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Piano Business Good
Want Ad User Says
“Take my ad out of your
paper,” pleaded a patron
Mho placed a classified ad
in last Meek’s Wood County
Record.
“I’ve sold my piano, and
still having phone inquires
about it. I believe I’ll go
into the used piano busi-
ness.”
This experience was but
another bit of proof that
Mineola Monitor and Wood
County Record advertising
pays.
’56 Chevrolet Trucks
Slated for Showing
At Otho’s on Friday
An exclusive six-speed auto-
matic transmission that pro-
mises a significant advance in
safety and vehicular control
leads the list of developments
on Chevrolet’s more powerful
and versatile truck fleet for
1956.
Products of an intensive re-
search and engineering program,
the latest “Task Force Trucks”
will go on display here this Fri-
day at the Otho Motor Co.
Designed to meet virtually
every specialized truck require-
ment, the new line features the
following;
Automatic transmissions for
11 models exceptVschool buses.
The sensational ne^fc^owermatic
six-speed unit is offered on 15
models in the two-ton group. A
new optional heavy-duty five-
speed manual shift transmission
is available on a t5T9i of 17
two-ton models.
More powerful V8 andV®*x
cylinder engines. The tota®*0*
nine engines includes four
and five sixes.
Safety advances, inclu
new sealed beam headlights
optional governor for the
See CHEVROLET page
Big Rush Expected
For Poll Tax Sales
Only 185 poll taxes have been
sold by Bruner.
Poll tax payments may also
be made by mail addressed to
the county tax assessor-collector
in Quitman. Letter? postmark-
ed Jan. 31 or before aiil he ac-
cepted as meeting the Jan. SI
deadline.
County taxes also are pay-
able before Jan. 31 if intexlekt
penalty is to be avoided. * >
With Jan. 31 the deadline to
purchase poll taxes and be able
to vote in 1956 elections, a big
increase in poll tax buying is
expected between today and
next Wednesday.
Officials at the county tax
assessor - collectors office in
Quitman estimated that around
2,200 jSoll taxes have been sold
to date. This was said to be
slightly higher than last year
which is to be expected since
1956 is a general election year. !
Poll taxes may be bought in E. L. ShipCS Manager
Mineola at the office of Revelle- . .»
Bruner insurance Agency. Carl (Uf Sinclair otatlOn
Bruner reported Thursday that _
his sales to date have been slow. E- L. Slupes, employee of var-
ious Mineola business firms .for
the past 20 years, is the new
manager of the Sinclair Station
here on West Broad St.
A native of Golden, Shipes
Theft of 16 new tires some- has been residing here since
time Saturday night from
Hearn’s Texaco Station has been
reported to local police.
Police are now investigating
the theft but said no arrest has
yet belen mace.
Hearn’s Station
Robbed of 16 Tires
last June but has worked in
and around Mineola for many
| years. He said that he will
handle a complete line of Sin-
clair products and Goodyear
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and batteries.
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Harle, S. Neil. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956, newspaper, January 26, 1956; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1140275/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.