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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1964
LEONARD, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS
VOLUME 76
SCHEDULE
MISS JEAN KAY EVANS
Jack While Serves
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Head For Pod
As Director Of
Rayburn Center
Political
Announcements
NOBILITY NEWS
By MRS. L. B. WITHROW
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GRAPHIC FOR DAUGHTERS
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CARD OF THANKS
Name
Street
City
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Young Homemakers
Meeting June 1st
New and Renewed
Graphic Subscribers
Little And Pony
League Schedule
Legion Meeting Set
For Tuesday Night
Nat Houston Will
Speak To Randolph
Hub June 9th
Pascal Farley Rites
Tuesday Afternoon
At Whitewright
Bralley Homecoming
Sunday, May 31st
Local Students
Received Degrees
At ETSC Sunday
Farmer Leonard Man
Public Relations
Paul Albright
Services Wed.
Burial At Randolph
Bingo Party June 8
A! Legion Hall
Forsythe Named
Game Warden For
Fannin County
Enclosed find check or money order for $
Send The Leonard Graphic one year to —
The business meeting for the
month of June will be held in
the Legion Hall Tuesday night,
June 2nd at 8 PM.
There will be several items of
interest to all and it is hoped
that all who can posibly do so
will attend. Of prime importance
will be the Slate of Officers pre-
sented by the Nomination Com-
mittee, a report on “Project Ta-
bles,” and a report on the 1st
June 5
White Sox vs. Black Sox
Cubs vs. Cats
Charlie G. Butler is a patient
at M&S Hospital in Bonham.
bock were week end visitors of
Mrs. Ida Medley.
development program more effec-
tive, Devoy said. Preparation of
ex-teachers! sales manuals, sales kits, promo-
Sigma Tau Delta, honorary Eng-
lish fraternity, which he is serv-
ing as a member of the executive
committee.
THE LEONARD GRAPHIC
LEONARD, TEXAS
REPORTING they will be
ed for Memorial Day Saturday,
May 30th, are Leonard National
Bank, Farley & Hill Grocery
Leonard Post Office. Common Hi-
Public Service Company will
closed Friday, May 29th for the<
observance instead of Saturday^
This office is closed all day evs
ery Saturday. If there are others
who plan to close Saturday its
was not reported to The Graphic
JUNE 26
Cubs vs. Colts
Red Sox vs. Black Sox
JUNE 12
Red Sox vs. Black Sox
White Sox vs. Blue Sox
JUNE 2
Red Sox vs. White Sox
Black Sox vs. Blue Sox
JULY 10
Colts vs. Cubs at Celeste
Blue Sox vs. Red Sox
JULY 14
Blue Sox vs. White Sox
Black Sox vs. Red Sox
JULY 28
Black Sox vs. Red Sox
Colts vs. Cubs
JULY 31
Colts vs. Cats
Blue Sox vs. White Sox
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
$2.00 a year in Fannin County
$2,50 a year sent elsewhere
$3.00 per year sent overseas
Announcements in this column
are subject to the action of
Democratic Primary, June 6, 196 ;
State Rep., District 24
JAMES D. COLE, re-election
LOWELL LEBER-MAN, JR.
Sheriff
HOYT IVEY, Re-election
DUDLEY JACKSON
JULY 3
Blue Sox vs. Black Sox
White Sox vs. Red Sox
COMMENTS
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jkfter 8:00 p.m.
Miss McDonald And Dr. Walter Stevenson
Wedding Dale Set For Saturday, May 30
The first game will start at
6:30 p.m. with no inning to start
this date in mind. Also it was1 grandchildren
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Little and Pony League base-
ball games for Leonard and Ce-
leste will be played on Tuesday
and Friday nights.
Five nights will be played at
Celeste and 13 nights at Leonard.
Make up games will be played
on Monday or Thursday nights.
JUNE 16
Cats vs. Cubs
Red Sox vs. White Sox
June 9
Red Sox vs. Blue Sox at Celeste
Cubs vs. Colts
Mrs. Bula Alexander of Tyler,
Mrs. J. D. Alexander of Dallas j
and Mrs. Pearlie Frazier of Pow-;
derly visited in Leonard Tues-
day and Mrs. Bula Alexander re-
mained for a weeks visit with
the J. D. Lyon children.
Mrs. Beadle Broyles has re-
quested The Graphic be sent to
her daughters, Mrs. E. R. Little
of Dallas and Mrs. Lois Reavis
of Euless as birthday gifts.
T/Sgt. and Mrs. Basil Sifford
and children of Little Rock, Ark.
were here Monday to attend
graduating exercises at Leonard
high school. Miss Nelda Dean
Blackwell, sister of Mrs. Sifford,
was one of the 16 graduates.
JUNE 22
White Sox vs. Black Sox
Red Sox vs. Blue Sox
JULY 21
Cats vs. Colts at Celeste
Blue Sox vs. Black Sox
JULY 24
Blue Sox vs. Red Sox
Black Sox vs. White Sox
JULY 17
White Sox vs. Red Sox
Cubs vs. Cats
Mrs. Connie Hollis and daugh-
ter, Nell Marie, went to Austin
Wednesday to return their son
and brother, Don Kenneth Hollis,
to their home in Leonard. Don
has been atending the University
of Texas.
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Mrs. Tom Sikes and Mrs. Joe
Tilger of Mesquite attended
graduation exercises at Leonard
high school Monday night. Their
nephew, Gordon Wright, was one
of the graduates.
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Paul Albright, 67, of Paris, a
Leonard native, died at 4 am.
Monday, May 25, 1964 in a Paris
hospital. He had been in ill health
for some time.
Funeral services were held at
Gene Roden Funeral Chapel in
Paris at 10 a.m. Wednesday with
graveside services at Randolph.
Mr. Albright was born Oct. 16.
1896, in Leonard, the son of the
late J. D. and Mollie Jordon Al-
bright.
A former employee of the First
National Bank of Leonard, he
was employed with the First Na-
tional Bank of Paris for 16 years
until he retired three years ago
because of ill health.
He was a member of the Meth-
odist Church and a veteran of
World War I.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Grace Stevens of Leonard,
of the home in Paris; two broth-
ers, J. F. Albright of Dallas, Rob-
ert Albright of Leonard; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Ethel Hatchell and Mrs.
Mary Sharrett, both of Leonard;
two nephews and two neices.
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ENGAGEMENT—Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Career College in Dallas
Clarence Evans of Leonard have and is employed by Dallas Power
announced the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Miss Jean Kay Evans
to Jerry Hicks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Hicks of Windom.
Miss Evans is a 1963 graduate'
of Leonard High School. At pres-
ent she is attending Patricia
7 Division convention by the Com-
mander.
Donations to the “Project Ta-
bles” has slowed down a bit, but
by the end of next week it will
all be in. Several members have
expressed the desire to donate af-
ter the first of June and a number
are still to be contacted. The
Post wishes to thank the follow-
ing business firms who have do-
nated since noon last Wednesday,
and the list below was closed as
of noon this Wednesday.
Leonard National Bank
Mac’s Barber Shop
Dudley Jackson, Bonham
Reported
The following new and renewed
subscriptions to The Graphic
have been received recently:
Ml
equipment will
| Nesbitt’s duties.
Nesbitt lived in Leonard for a
number of years. He is a graduate
of Leonard High School. His
parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Nesbitt.
A graduate of the University
of Texas, Nesbitt holds a mas-
ters degree in journalism. He was
a member of the editorial staff
of the Galveston News for a num-
ber of years, and went to Wash-
ington in 1941 as special repre-
sentative on municipal projects
there for the city and the Gal-
and Mrs. Frank Record of jveston Chamber of Commerce.
—Mr. and Mrs. James] After serving in World War H,
established the Washington
Miss McDonald attended Nurtb,
Texas State University ani3 &
graduate of Southern Methodise
University. At present she is
teacher in the Dallas Public*
Schools.
Dr. Stevenson and his hriefe
plan to make their home in XlaVi
las for the present.
Mrs. L. B. Morris of McKelva
Mattress Factory, Bonham, spoke
on Interior Decorating, to the la-
dies of the Randolph Improve-
ment Club at a regular meeting
Thursday night, May 14.
A talk on Brucellosis by Dr. E.
G. Carney. Veterinary, was post-
poned and will be given at a
later date.
During the business meeting
the club recognized a donation
from the Randolph Cemetery As-
sociation.
The date of the regular meet-
ing was changed from the second
Thursday each month to the sec-
ond Tuesday so there would be
no conflict with the Pony League
games scheduled to start June 1.
According to current plans, at
the next meeting June 9, Mr. Nat
Houston of Sherman will speak
to the community on Social Se-
curity, and Mr. J. B. Hyepock,
Chairman, urges everyone to keep > Donaghey of
this date in mind. Also it was ’ ——^u...—
voted to have a recreation night'
each month—and the first one
will be June 23.
Others attending the meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. Houston Hurst
of Leonard, the club sponsor. Mrs.
Morris and Dr. Carney.
Refreshments of pie and cof-
fee were enjoyed by all.
1964 LES. Seniors left at 4
A.M. Tuesday by bus for Colo^
rado on a class trip. Fifteen of
the sixteen graduates made the
trip with adult sponsors Mr. ahq
Mrs. W. C. Griffitt and Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Pemberton Sr. A pre-,
planned schedule for the students;
I will end when they return
' Tuesday, June 2nd.
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Garland, Mr. and Mrs. James I
j Record of Richardson, Mr. and' he
Mrs. Ray Medley and children office for the wharves in 1946,;
and Mi’, 'and Mrs. Denver Med- I and in 1955 opened the New York I special
Robert A. Nesbitt, general
eastern agent for the Galveston
Wharves in Washington and New
York, has been named to the
newly created post of public re-
lations director for the Port of.
Galveston, Charles S. Devoy,
wharves general manager, an-'
nounced.
The announcement was made ' Program Council of Sam Rayburn
at the regular meeting of the Memorial Student Center.
Board of Trustees of the Galves- | White, an administrative vice-
ton Wharves. ;
Nesbitt has been eastern sales I
representative of the wharves for
the past 18 years.
I “It is my belief the staff posi-
; tion of a full-time public rela-
tions director in our Galves'ton 1
office is compatible with, and, gently elected to membership in
' essential to, the over-all opera-'
tion of a port of our size and
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We wish to express our sincere
appreciation to all those who ex-
tended words of comforting sym-
pathy and help in our hours of
sorrow. For all the beautiful flow-
ers, the lovely cards, visits and
other kindnesses we are deeply
j grateful. And to Doctor Davis a
---------------- _ ___ _____1 thanks for his kind at-
ley an<3 daughter, Linda of Lub- | office. . tention,
Nesbitt, 50, is married and has I Mrs. R G. Sikes
four children, And Family
Recent guests of Mr. and Mfs.
Shady Ellis were Mrs. Myrtle
Trimm of Pueblo, Colo., Mrs. O1U
via Canada and Mrs.
Jones, both of Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Withrow
were dinner guests of Mr.
Mrs. Don Carruth of Shermar^
Firday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantrell oi?
Van Alstyne visited her sister aiiq
------------- , Mr. and
Paul Turner, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Worley.
of Farmersville were week
visitors in the home of his
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Worl^
E. W. Reed and Mrs. Ernestine
Lindsey of Durant, Okla,
relatives here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Deon Petty vi&a
ited her aunt, Mrs. Etta Stephen^
of Sherman, Sunday.
the world.”
“In a community where one
industry tends to dominate the
I local economy, such as port op-
erations in Galveston,” he con-
tinued, “there is a responsibility
on the part of port officials to
disseminate public information
which will prove helpful and ad-
vantageous on a local as well as
on an external or international
, basis.”
In addition to his Galveston
duties, Nesbitt also will repre-
sent the port from time to time
in Austin and Washington —
“whenever it is felt that such
representation is in the best in-
terest of Galveston,” Devoy said.
He also will render assistance
in training sessions for the vari-
The Bralley Homecoming will ous departments of the port and
be held Sunday, May 31st, at the, help to make the wharves trade
Hickory Creek Community Cen-
ter.
AH ex-students, <
and friends of the Bralley School 1 tional material and sales display
are invited to attend. {equipment will be included in
It is requested that each fam-
ily bring a basket lunch to be
served at 12:30 p.m.
Mrs. Ada Dickson, mother of brother-in-law,
Mrs. Connie Hollis was reported
as improved at Whitewright
Nursing Home.
president of the Board of Direc-
tors, was, presented an award as
the most outsanding member of
the Board of Directors during
1963-64.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
White of Leonard, White was re-
More than 330 East Texas State
College students were awarded
degrees at Spring Commncement
Sunday, May 24th. f
Two men received the first Ph.
D. degrees ever conferred by the
college. Charles R. Lemley and
Lewis Earl Lemmond, both of
Texarkana, were awarded the
doctor of philosophy degrees by
ETSC President James G. Gee.
Approximately 55 master’s de-
grees and 275 bachelor’s degrees
were also awarded. Nearly 200 of
those earning bachelor’s degrees
also earned certificates permitt-
ing them to teach in Texas
schools.
Those receiving degrees in-
cluded: Ava Jean Leggett, a BS
in elementary education; Perry E.
Morris, Master Ed. in Adminis-
trative education; Billy Wayne
Richardson, BS in social science;
Martha Ellen Stapp, BS in Eng-
lish and History.
Miss Stapp also graduated with
“superior academic standing.”
Donald and the late Mr. McDopv.
aid. Her maternal grandparents
were the late Mr. and Mrs. Jame-ss
C. Key, former Leonard residents.,.
Her mother, nee Lucile Key,
father are alumni of Leonard
Dr. Stevenson is a resident sur- High School.
geon at the Lisbon Veteran’s Hos-
pital in Dallas. He is the son of
Mrs. John S. Stevenson and the
late Mr. Stevenson of Uniontown,
Pennsylvania. He is a graduate
of Pennsylvania State University
and Jefferson Medical School in
Philadelphia.
Miss McDonald is the grand-
daughter of Mrs. Wallace Mc-
and Light Company.
j Mr. Hicks is a 1963 graduate
I of Windom High School and is
employed by Coca Cola Bottling
Company in Dallas.
I The wedding will be an event
! of June 26, 1964 in the First
Methodist Church in Leonard.
The first team listed will be
the home team.
The first game listed wjll be
the first game each date.
Mrs. Joe Holt announces a
meeting of members of the new-
ly organized Young Homemakers
Club will be held at 7:30 pan.,
June 1st in the City Hall.
All members are urged to be
present.
JUNE 19
Black Sox vs. Blue Sox at Ce-
leste
Colts vs. Cats
JUNE 30
White Sox vs. Blue Sox at Ce-
leste
Cats vs. Colts
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The ladies of the American
Legion Auxiliary are busy on two
projects these days. First is the
Bingo Party to be held in the
Legion Hall on Monday, June 8th
at 8 P.M. It is hoped that all
the friends of the Auxiliary and
Legion will turn out for this par-
ty which is the last one until it
turns cool in the fall, so keep that
date open Monday, June' Sth at
8 P.M.
Second is the “Project Tables”
drive which is now under way<
Quite a number of the members
have contributed and all members
will be contacted within the next
week, as it is planned to close
the drive on Sundy, the 7th. The
Auxiliary wishes to extend their 1
sincere thanks to the following
business firms which have con-
I tributed to their part of the
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Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Monroe Mc-
Donald of Dalia announce the
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Jean Carol, on May
30, 1964 to Dr. Walter Daniel
Stevenson of Dallas.
Jack White, a senior English
major at East Texas State, was
among those receiving awards at
the First Annual Recognition
Banquet honoring members of | tributed to their part
j the Board of Directors and the drive:
Murphy Chevrolet
Vera’s Style Shop
Evans Upholstery Shop
Caldwell’s Flowers
North Side Grocery
Reported
John Pascal Farley, 64. died at
his home in Whitewright Sunday,
May 24, 1964, at 1 p.m.
Funeral services were held i
Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Earn- I
heart Funeral Home chapel in
Whitewright conducted by Rev.
Harold Adams, Methodist minis-
ter, assisted by Rev. C. C. Dooley,
Presbyterian minister. Burial was
in the Oak Hill Cemetery, White- scope,” Devoy said. “Our man-
wright. | agement concept recognizes the
Mr. Farley was a fanner and necessity of broadening and en-
in the grain and feed mill busi-: hancing the image of the port not
ness. He was co-owner of Farley only nationally but throughout
& Hill Grocery in Leonard. He
was born July 23, 1899 in Gray-
son County, the son of the late
Alonzo and Elizza Farley. On
July 27, 1918, he married Miss
Jewel Simpson in Westminister.
His survivors are his wife of
the home in Whitewright; one j
son, Jack Farley of Whitewright; |
one daughter, Mrs. James W.
’ Whitewright, three 1
and one great-
A new game Warden, C. W.
Forsythe of Sherman, has been
assigned to Fannin County by the
Parks and Wildlife department.
Forsythe will be one of several
wardens who will graduate in
ceremonies at College Station
Saturday.
The new warden succeeds
Clarence Jones of Trenton who
resigned earlier this year.
Forsythe will begin his duties
June 1st and will reside in Bon-
ham.
Scott Jackson, Leonard
M. F. Brown, Leonard
M. B. Leever, Phoenix, Ariz.
Bobby McCaslin, Leonard
O. H. Nolen, Jr., Leonard
Thomas Moody, Leonard
Mrs. Nettie Prather, Leonard
Chas. Hooks, Dallas
R. T. Woodruff, Leonard
M. A. Carter, Bonham
Mrs. Howard Cummings,
leste
Miss Paula Sue Taylor of Dal-
las is spending her vacation with
her parents, M!r. and^ Mrs. Paul
Taylor.
JULY 7
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Black Sox vs. White Sox
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