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2ND YEAR
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 24,1940
NUMBER 32.
3
PLEASE, BUY A POPPY
A dance was given
people are to
call
with Italian cut-
work-
of
MORE OR LESS
and
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legion
and Mrs. Pat Hargis, Mr. and
oTHte Christian Church.
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IHCRCASES LOCAL PAYROLLS
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Mr. and Mrs. Elza Smith visited
Sunday in Temple with Miss Dona
SUSANNAH WESLEY
CLASS MET MONDAY
and
to
11:15
11:20
11:25
shais-
other
and
co-
SHOWER GIVEN FOR MISS
LORETTA WITTENBURG
Eat less; breathe more.
Talk less; think more.
Ride less; walk more.
Worry less; work more.
Clothe less; bathe more.
a
the
will
Bap-
ED PROSPECTOR KILLED
FALL FROM BLUFF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wachendorfer
spent Saturday and Sunday in San
Antonio where Mr. Wachendorfer at-
tended the International Association
of Electrical Inspectors which was
LOCAL FIREMEN ATTEND
MEETING IN LLANO
Glenn B. Gamel left Wednesday
morning for Ft Worth where he will
attend the state meeting of funeral
directors now in session.
Bill Fields of Sonora spent Satur
day and Sunday in Lampasas.
Misses Elsie Moses, Ruth Townsen
and Zilla Reagan, all of Ft. Worth,
spent Sunday here in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moses. They
were accompanied back to Ft. Worth
by Mis. H. G. Townsen, who has
been spending the past few days here
with relatives.
Jane Lawon Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Smith, of Staples,
Texas, underwent a tonsillotomy at
the local hospital Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Legan and
son, Harrison, Jr., were visitors Sun-
day in Temple
T. J. Blackburn, Jack Nall, Mary
Collis, Mary Evelyn Dillingham, Ev-
elyn Weaver, Annie Lou Lockhart,
Kathryn Collis went to Cisco Satur-
day to attend the annual Leach Store
picnic on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rec-
tor Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fagg and
Miss Elsie Leonard joined them Sun-
day for the occasion.
Mrs. John W. Davis is very ill
the local hospital.
ome day. I
. Pate, dig
Reedsville
ks used 4
Mrs. Claudia Wilhelm of Lometa
underwent a minor operation Monday
morning at the local hospital.
G. D. Holbrook, District Deputy
State Superintendent, visited the
Lampasas School System and report-
ed that he found everything in good
is. E. Stokes has returned from
ton where he has been visiting,
ras accompanied to Houston by
iother, Mrs. M. Y. Stokes. From
the
are
the
Ex-
■. and Mrs. W. B. McGee spent
geek end in Ballinger with rela-
. Mr. McGee returned Sunday,
Mrs. McGee will remain for a
Mr visit. ........._ _ .
where 'she will visit with' her
H. Stokes.
r. and Mrs. R. M. Leatherwood
t the week end in San Angelo
Mr. Leatherwood’s parents, Mr.
Mrs. P. E. Leatherwood.
Smith, George Boswell, Thomas Mc-
Gehee, Cart Boies, JI. P. Millican, F.
J. Harris, W. F. Mace, H. B. Rollins,
and George LaBounty,Jr.; Misses
Betty Young, Christine Davis, Marie
Morgan, Ellen May Bailey, Maggie
Jo Flanagan, Mary Frances Casbeer.
—Contributed.
NATIONAL VISITATION WEEK
FOR WPA PROJECTS STARTED
W.
were
Paint
calf was
well for
amsville.
now has
centers of
number of
M. L. Everett, student in the Uni-
versity of Texas, spent the week end
bore in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Everett.
12, at 3
s whose
i spring
iho will
served brick ice
candies, salted
her weddinj
the wouldn’
Mrs. Jim Baker of San
Mrs. James Shannon, Mrs.
Edwin Kirby and Mrs. Victor
Wolf, of Fredericksburg.___
members of the house party
Mrs. H. 0. Davis, Mrs. J. T.
Whaw nrort*.
Preach less; practice more.
—Anonymous.
millions of
supplies but
May Bailey, Christine
Lois Hammett, and
was found
Martha Law of Waco returned
Monday to her home after spending
i the week end here with her grand-
j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bailey.
ME
Mrs. Curry Walker, Mr, and Mrs.
Joe Bozarth and son, Mickey, spent
Sunday evening in Eastland, where
they attended the 11th District Rally
ago were as well off as most of us.
Over night they had to flee their
homes and now 5 million from Hol-
land and Belgium alone are roaming
the war tom battlefrields like wild
animals—sick, aged and children a-
like, who have no place to go and have
fwr hope of help, except from the
Red Cross.
Leave your contributions at either
bank or Postoffice as quickly as
possible. ------------ . ♦
Signed: M. P. Adams, Chairman.
decorations were of azalea
and sweet peas. The table
the hand-painted moire
and Mrs. Whitt Turner and
Mr.s Willie Rose of Morton is
visiting here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Brown.
C. M. Seale and Mrs. W. L.
t spent Sunday in Brown-
ith their grandfather, G. B.
JH
NG *
in better con<U-
ever been be-
Rev. and Mrs. George Brown and
daughter, Janett, of Bertram visited
here Sunday in the home of Mr.
Brown’s mother, Mrs. George Brown,
Sr. They have moved to Bertram
from Ft. Worth, where Rev. Brown
has just completed his work in the
Baptist Theological Seminary.
id relative:
rs, Texas, t
ces ponduct
ere: Mrs. 1
ter, Mr. an'
i. J. A. Den
llsap.
Mr.'and Mrs. Charles Rogers
daughter, Charline, have moved
Austin where Mr. Rogers will be
employed by the Santa Fe Railway.
Robert Fieseler, Mrs. W. R.
chett, and Mrs. Luther Rice
Sunday in Mineral Wells with
Fieseler, who has been ill there for
several
glad to
nicely.
P. Graham and Lee Wilson
business visitors Monday in
Roek. While here, a 4-H Club
purchased from W. W. Bos-
Leslie Earl Wilson of
BAPTIST WORKERS CONFERENCE
AT LAKE VICTOR FRIDAY
The workers conference of
Lampasas Baptist Association
be held with, the Lake Victor
tist church Friday of this week. The
program is as follows:
10:00
10:10
10:25
10:50
Prit-
spent
Mrs.
The 13th district meeting of the
volunteer firemen was held Sunday
in Llano. A large number of the Lam-
pasas Firemen and their wives were
in attendance.
Saturday night in honor of the visi-
tors. Sunday was devoted to the
business of the firemen. Sunday after-
noon a barbecue was given for all
the visiting firemen. There were ap-
proximately five hundred attending
this meeting. All the guests were
royally entertained.
Hertnan Dieoitsch of San Angelo,
who is representing the Hills, Ogles-
by and Divine Wool Co., of Boston,
Mass.,'is a business visitor here.
W. M. Drake, Jr., of the Lykes
Steamship Co., spent Saturday and-
Sunday here.
Mesdames J. L. Buttrill and Ollie
Davis, and daughters of each, enter-
tained Miss Loretta Wiftenburg,
bride-to-be, with a shower Saturday
afternoon at the Buttrill home in
Lometa.
The receiving line was composed of
the brides of last year: Mrs. Gordon
McCann,
Saba,
Lewis
Shaen
The
were:
King of Kennedy and Misses Virginia
Kirby, Bonnie Crews, La Delle Huf-
stutler, Dorothy Crouch, Frances
Davis, Fannie Jo Nance, Billie Jean
Baker.
House
“Mums”
holding
brides’ book was decorated with two
large bowls of sweet peas and ferns.
The table was laid
work.
The guests were
cream, eake, hard
nuts, and plate favors were bags of
colored rice. The table was beauti-
fully decorated with a center piece
on a reflector composed of the bride's
bouquet with figurines dancing a-
round it.
The gifts displayed were attrac-
tively arranged in the spacious re-
ception rooms. One of themost beau-
tiful gifts was an antique cut glass
water set composed of the water
pitcher and six glasses banded in
gold on a mirror tray. This gift was
given by Mrs. “Kit" Claunch of
Lampasas, grandmother of the bride-
groom-to-be.
The guests from Lampasas who
attended this shower were: Mesdames
Tim O’Keefe, P. A. LeCompte, Jr.,
Theodore Gholson, “Kit” Claunch, B.
K. May, George Boswell, J. H. Clark,
J. B. Cass, Gordon Cass, Jerome
Byrne, J. W. McCann^ Jr., Leonard
Kirshvink, and Elton Casbeer; Miss-
es Pearl Casbeer, Beatric Casbeer,-
and Alice Casbeer.
2:45
3:00
Lampasas Encampment, July 8-14.
Mr.
daughter, Mary Jane, and Mrs. Lewis
Hail, all of Dallas, spent Sunday
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Shanks and Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Casbeer, Jr.
W. M. Burks, district supervisor,
and Miss Willie Mae Dunham, dis-
trict home supervisor, both of Dallas,
were business visitors here Wednes-
day in the Farm Security office.
W. W. Shurtleff and sons, Sam and
Robert, visited Sunday in Temple
with Hollis Grisham, who is in
Scott and White Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kenesson
Woodville, who have been visiting
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Casbeer, have returned to their
home.
sewing room was displayed to be
inspected by the visitors.
This open house will continue
through Saturday, May 25. Everyone
is urged to come in and see what is
being done in the Lampasas sewing
room. ■ ,
GOLF TOURNAMENT
WILL BE HELD
The local country club
one of the best recreation
this community. A larger
people are taking advantage of this
splendid golf course
for several years.
The fairways are
tian than they have
fore, having been recently mowed. A
group of interested golf players have
raised a green improvement fund of
approximately (80.Q0, and three of
the greens have been renovated and
a fourth will be completed within the
next few days. The tees are being
built up and in the near future the
golf course should be in excellent
condition.
A tournament committee is plan-
ning to have several tournaments
for the local players and at least one
invitation tournament. Their plans
also include matches between the
teams of Lampasas players and play-
ers of other towns of the district.
The teams will be composed of at
least twelve players. Membership on
the team will be decided by medal
plays made in eighteen holes. All
golf players in this city are urged to
join the club and participate in these
- activities.—---------------------------------------
weeks. Her friends will be
learn that she is improving
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Delbert Morgan visited this week
end in Brownwood with friends. He
was accompanied home by Reedy
Caskey.
PPROACHING MARRIAGE
F MISS CASBEER IS
NNOUNCED AT LUNCHEON
Mt. an,d Mrs. T. J. Casbeer have
nnounced the approachcing marriage
bf their daughter, Mary Frances, to
. V. Hammett, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I. H. Hammett. The announcement
ras made Saturday at a luncheon
iven by the mother of the bride-
lect at her home. The wedding will
ske place June 8.
The luncheon table was laid with
lace cloth and centered ^with a
rystal bowl of pink carnations and
Jueen Anne’s lace. Tall pink tapers
umed in crystal candelabra. Crystal
nd silver appointments were used
n the table.
Miniature bridal bouquets of sweet
has And feverfew tied with white
■tin ribbons made the announcement-
r the approaching marriage and
marked the places of the guests.
Spring flowers in pastel colors
rere used as decorations throughout
he house.
Bridge was the entertainment for
he afternoon. Gifts ware persented
o Mrs. Harry Millican for high
core, to Miss Mrs. Jay H. Kenesson,
r., for low score, and to Miss Cas-
eer, the honoree.
Guests were Mesdames C. S. Bing-
am, Harry Millican, Weir Kirby,
ieorge Boswell, and Vonceil Greeson;
liases Ellen
►avis, Alma
letty Young.
Out-of-town
filly Wolfe of Austin, Mrs. Kenesson
r Woodville, Miss Walmar Dean
[eap of Taylor, Miss Henriem Hefley
Southwestern University at Geor-
town. Miss Alice Elizabeth Vau-
an of Port Arthur, and Miss Mau-
e Greeson of the University
ras at Austin.—Contributed.
Mrs. Lawrence Lemoine of Burnet
visited here this week end in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
~ ~ Hendrix.
Oscar Thornal of Unity is working
here this ’WwR with Rucker Nofpu
ington, putting up and delivering
combines.
MRS. LaBOUNTY AND MRS.
MILLICAN HOSTESSES
TO MARIANN CLUB
~ The Mariann Pierian Club held its
last annual meeting Tuesday evening
in the home of Mrs. George La-
Bounty with Mrs. H. P. Millican
Mrs. George LaBounty, Jr., Ms
hostesses.
The members answered roll
with summer plans. The social com-
mittee reported that the annual
spring banquet would be served by
the Susannah Wesley Class in the
Methodist Church annex June 4., The
club voted to accept the associate
members, Mrs. George LaBounty, Jr.,
and Mrs. Roger Carpenter as active
members.
The officers for the ensuing year
were installed and the president, Mrs.
Thomas McGehee, presented the
gavel to Maggie Jo Flanagan, who
will be president next year.
After adjournment refreshments
were served to Mesdames Charles
Gillen, Earl Horton, Roger CMrpen-
Open house was held Monray night
for the sewing room workers and
their friends and families. A special
program was given at this time to con-
sisting of a talk by Mrs. W. F. Mace
entitled “A Better World in Which
To Live.” Rev. E. C. Lambert also
spoke off this program. Mrs. Benton
Roberts, project supervisor of the
sewing room, introduced the speak-
ers. A boadcast was heard from Wash-
ington, D. C., for the naiton-wide open
house event. The program was
"America’s Work Progress in Action.
Gartman’s Music Shop furnished the
radio, thus making it possible for
this program to be heard. _
There were one hundred fifty-two
persons present, including the
era.
The decorations consister of
ta daisies, roses, fern and
beautiful flowers.
After the broadsast, punch
cookies were served the visitors. The
punch was furnished by the Couny
Judge and the County Commissioners.
The regular meeting of the Susan-
nah Wesley Sunday senool class was
held Monday atemoon at the home
of Mrs. Ryan Howard with Mrs. D.
T. Briggs, Jr., as co-hostess. The
president, Mrs. George Culver, call-
ed the meeting to order add welcom-
ed two guests, Mrs. A. K. Babel of
Houston and Rev. Estes. Roll call
was answered with verses from the
Bible. The minutes were read by the
secretary, Ml's.' J. W. McCann, Jr.
Mrs. Monroe Mayes gave the de-
votional taken from “The Upper
Moom" 43 Psalm, 3 verse.
The treasurer’s report was given
by Mrs. George Culvet.
A committeed comprised of Mes-
dames Charles Stokes, Wallace
Briggs, Ryan Howard, and Worth .
Harman* was appointed to plan the
picnic for June IT, at which time the
husbands will be guests.
The class also decided to sponsor a
reception in July for all new mem-
ber*. ■- t - ~ - —
The lesson was brought by Mrs.
Wallace Briggs on “What is going on I
in those areas of China occupied by 1
the Japanese invaders.” This lesson
was taken from the missionary book-
She gave an interesting discussion on
the horrible happenings In- China.
Another committee was appointed
to make arrangements to serve the
final banquet for the Mariann Pierina
Club. They were: Mrs. D. T. Briggs,
Jr., chariman; Mrs. Worth Harman,
Mrs. Carl Boies, Mrs. W. M. Crider,
and Mrs. Charles Stokes.
^Refreshments consisting of pine-
apple ice cream and cookies, were
served to fifteen members and two
guests. Reporter.
] 4
Mrs. Olivia Kennedy and son, Tom,
Mrs.^B. H. McLean and daughter,
Sidney Ann, and Mrs. J. D. McNabb
and daughter, Earline, all of Hous-
ton, visited here Friday night in the
home of Mrs. Frank Cox. Mrs. Cox
and her guests, left Saturday morn-
ing for Fort Worth where they spent
the week end in the home of Mrs.
Cox’s mother, Mrs. R. M. Kelley.
RED CROSS APPEALS
FOR FUNDS
The following telegram was receiv-
ed Wednesday from Norman Davis.
National Chairman of the American
Red Cross.
“M. P. Adams, Chairman Lampasas
County Chapter American Red Cross,
“With several million men locked
in mortal combat on French and Bel-
gian soil the relief needs of Belgian-
French people are reaching stagger-
ing proportions. Already five million
pitiful refugees are clogging every
road into central southern France,
trying to escape bombing and straf-
ing from airplanes.
“Our'4 representatives in France re-
port thousands dying by roadsides of
wounds, fright and hunger. American
Red Cross must rush relief of every
kind’ if these innocent
be sayed.
“We are expediting
dollars in money and
we need njore and bigger contribu-
tions to carry on. Cannot urge you
to strongly need for prompt action
if we are to befriend those sorely
tried victims of brutal warfare.
“We count upon you to reach and
oversubscribe your goal within short-
est possible time, every day’s daley
means hundreds may die because we
have not brought them aid in this,
their saddest hour.
“Please wire via Western Union
Wednesday night amouhtyour con-
tributions. ------
“Signed:
“Norman Davis, Nat’l Chairman."
The Lampasas County quota was
set at >320.00. So far only (76.00 has
been subscribed, including the follow-
ing amounts handed in since the last
list was printed:
Lampasas Record
Walter H. Moore
S. H. Berry .......
Charles Oliver ...
Mary L. Matthews
Mrs. Joe McLean ....................1.00
’ Mrs. W. J. Herring, Lometa, .50
Mrs. M. Y. Stokes _______________2.50
Charles Wachendorfer ........ 1.00
, Your chairman again appeals to
you for your help in this crisis. You
only have to read your newspapers
or listen over the radio to understand
something of the intense suffering of
millions of people who a few weeks
Noel Mackey, who has com-
his work at the Texas Chiro-
College in San Antonio, has
siting here in the home of Mr.
rs. Hosea Bailey and Mrs.
amsey. He left Monday for
where he will practice for a
WHY SOME BOYS LEAVE HOME
►ot iimDitiou
Saturday, May 25, will be National
Poppy day. Lampasas Uint No. 277,
American Legion Auxiliary, will op/
that day distribute the little qed paper
flowers on the streets in the business
section.
It is hoped that there will not be a
coat lapel or a shirt front (or a gal-
lus buckle) without the emblem of
remembrance blazing forth to
community that American hearts
still loyal and have not forgotten
sacrifices made by the American
peditionary Forces during the World
War. Thousands of victims of that
needless massacre are still in hospi-
tals, and the families of piany of
them are practically destitute. It is
for them that Buddy-Poppies are sold
once a year.
- PLEASE BUY A POPPY!
Mrs. E. Terry, Pres.
Ur. Carr, aged 81 years, fell from
iluff on North Morgan creek prob-
y some time during Sunday night
Monday, and from ail appearances
s killed instantly.
Phe unfortunate man, with a com-
lion came from Cameron, Texas,
few days ago to the vicinity in
|ch his body was found and
piped in Ira Field’s pasture for the
tnose of prospecting for gold, a
fget of which it is said Mr. Carr
ind in that vicinity 40 years ago.
Sunday morning the men started
I in separate directions, it is re-
nted, with an understanding tr
et later at an agreed point. Mr.
r failed to appear and owing to
advanced age apprehension was
as to his safety. The alarm was
en and many men in that section
rthe country and boys from the
A camp at Inks Lake and the
IC camp at Longhorn Cavern
rched Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
Iday until the body
Idnesday morning by three Burnet
L.—Martin Wagner, Skinny Scott
wDoug Shilling, who were seining
■ bait on North Morgan creek,
ly came to town as fast as they
Id drive and reported their grue-
|e find. Sheriff Riddell, Justice of
I Peace Fry and others from Bur-
Iwent to the scene of the accident
Ire an inquest was held.
|r. Carr had fallen from a bluff
>r 50 feet high. Sheriff Riddell
of the opinion that the man had
dead at least 48 hours when
d.—Burnet Bulletin.
guests were Mrs.
POPPY CHAIRMAN ILL
The American Legion Auxiliary re-
grets very much the illness of Mrs.
Omar Brown,. Unit Treasurer and
Poppy Chairman. Girls, let’s not let
our chairman down. Let’s put over
the best and biggest Poppy Sale
ever! It will give Mrs. Brown happi-
ness and relieve her mind, thereby
speeding her recovery.
All members of the Lampasas Unit
who will help sell Buddy-Poppies,
please be at the Hotel Wachen before
eight o’clock Saturday morning.
■ —Committee.
ENGINEERS COMPLETE
WORK FOR REA
The state engineers have complet-
ed maping the location of applicants
in the REA sign-up. Thia map has
been sent to Austin and from there
will be forwarded to Washington.
This application for appropriation
will be acted upon in Washington
within the next thirty days.
The cqunty agent, as local chair-
man of the sign-up campaign, wrote
Wednesday to Congressman South
soliciing his assistance in helping to
make the appropriation available.
Any other person or persons in the
county especially Interested in this
program, might write to Congress- .
man South, asking him to put forth
every effort to see that we get the
appropriation.
Since there has been an increase
of money by congress for the R.E-A.
expansion, prospects for getting the
appropriation are much better.
Song Service
Devotional—O. B. Hale
Seeking the Lost—Geo. Brown
Growing In the Christian Life
—L. L. Brown.
Announcements
Music
Sermon—T. Richard Gath-
right, Alta Loma Texas
12:00 Lunch
1:80 W.M.U. and Executive Board
Meeting
Business
Adjourn
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