Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954 Page: 10 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Electra Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Electra Public Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
bi
S3
$
k
J1
Mi
V
Ajfr;
I
•xh.-
''M
w^Waga
kfe- -
’^■^F *
II 3 <£r z.»xl?
4 7.1^
ISJ&5W«®
■lEodife
<
tfu
®W"
M<
w
yLgn
_j lgW_llw.C;
BW^IltiMS.
fe.>
w
1 <w
■id ra
’■ 411
If- wifctoA
S'tf* iW|B*vi> '^SfiSE
k- ■
hi. j:
fa w^,?’ Us
**4j^J *
•’ -UiV’ - i
m-- * .
.‘fS-
*'*M^
<>* .- . 1
-"yA - * "
gr*
taV
$
(5|
lace and white bridal satin
The bodice was lace over satin
with petal point sleeves and a yoke
of nylon illusion topped with a
Queen Anne lace collar.
The satin -skirt was fashioned
The First Baptist Church was with unpressed pleats beneath a
the scene of the July 1 wedding of lace peplum which extended down
Miss Barbara Ann Pennington to the skirt in wide panels.
Her headdress was a sweetheart
bonnet of chantilly lace embroid-
ered with seed pearls Her bridal
bouquet was white lilies
Miss Francines Fish was maid of
honor. She wore a dress of aqua
nylon tulle and a rhinestone
ruffled bonnet of the same mater-
Shc’carried a basket decorat-
Jerry Neil Cross of Ardmore. Okla, i
formerly of Electra.
Rev. Loyd Lester, pastor, offi-
ciated. Music was provided by
Miss Patricia Butler, organist
from Electra, and Miss Wanda
Lee, vocalist from Wichita Falls.
The bride,' who was given in.
marriage by her father, wore a j ial
gow’n of white imported chantilly ed with an orchid satin bow filled
with orchid dyed daisies.
Bridesmaids were Misses Peggy
Rater of Antelope; Polly Harris of
Dallas; Ruby Graf of Henrietta;
Yvette Robinson of Archer City
and Mrs. James Alexander of
Pennington-Cross Nuptials Read
4
k
DOWN
Fed. tax Inc
HERE ARE THE NEW LOW TERMS
ON REMINGTON PORTABLES
Remington Portable........$8.94
Without tab $1.25 Weekly, Payable $5 Monthy
MONEY ADVANCED for labor
and materials furnished for new
additions, garages, bathrooms —
In fact, any home improvement.
NO CASH DOWN PAYMENT
with up to 86 months to pay lr
convenient monthly installments
$500 job runs $15.97 per mouth —
FOXWORTH-GALBRAITH.
Remington Quiet-Riter......$9.45 DOWN
For only $1.25 Weekly Payable $5.00 monthy Fed tax inc.
; for the bride’s book.
When the couple left for a wed-
> Lake Murray, she
[wore a white linen suit with navy
trim.
They plan to establish their
home at 2708 Speedway in Wich-
ita Falls.
Electra.
Their costumes were of the
same design as the maid of hon-
or’s but were of a lighter shade.
Candlelighters were Misses Sally
Tidwell and Dixie Everett, who
wore nylon tulle dresses and ruf-
fled headdress trimmed in rhine-
stones.
Master Stuart Kemple of Elec-
tra, nephew of the groom, was
ring bearer.
Don Rowe was best man and
groomsmen and ushers were Frank
Iddings of Graham; Jerry Dage of
Walters, Okla.; Derwood Selman
of Odessa; James Alexander of
Electra; Guy Horn and Bill
Chaney.
Remington Travel-Riter.....$8.33 DOWN
For Only $1.25 Weekly Payable $5.00 Monthly Fed. tax Inc.
CARTER OFFICE SUPPLY
113 N. Main x Phono 2011
ber of Future Teachers of. Amer-1
ica, member of Midwestern Uni-1
versity Indian Band ’and the Re-
serve Officer Training Corps
Band.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Cross’’of Ardmore, Okla.
At the reception in the home of
the bride’s parents the refresh-
ment table was centered with bas-
kets or orchid and aqua daisies.
A crystal punch service was at
one end of the table and at the
other end was a four-tiered wed-
ding cake decorated with wedding
bells and a miniature bride and
groom.
Miss Jamie Brown of Electra
[presided at the punch service and
The honor attendants were all |Miss Bonnie Ragsdale served the
former college friends of the bride i cake.
and bridegroom. Mrs. Allen Dale Kemplq, sister
Mrs Cross, daughter of Mr. and of thc groom, secured names of
Mrs. J. L. Pennington, is a grad- jfiruests for thc
uau* of Midwestern University. | Who
She received a BS in elementary ding trip to
education. I
At MU she was president of Fu-
ture Teachers of America, secre-
tary of Spurcttes, senior class
nominee for school beautj, Miss
Future Teacher of Midwestern,
secretary-treasurer of the Student
Y, ROTC sweetheart for “Les
Hommes de Guerre” drill team,
and cheer leader for 1953-54. She
will teach in Wichita Falls Public
Schools in 1954-55.
The bridegroom is a senior at
MU majoring in secondary educa-
tion and biology.
He is a member of Boot and
Spur Service Club, honorary mem-
TO THE RESIDENTS OF WICHITA COUNTV FOR:
Enrollment Open for 30 Days Only Enrollment Begins Mon. July 12
CONGRATULATIONS....
1. Choosing a Growing County as Your Home.
2. A County that -Supports some of the Finest Doctor^
and one of the most Modern Equipped Hospitals in
the Country.
3. A County that is at all times looking for better ways to
serve you.
Congratulations to You and Your County for Having Been Accepted and Approv-
ed by Your
Community Volunteer Health Plan
The County Group Plan that is Non-Cancellable and Guaranteed
Renewable for Life!
I
3,138,551.07
Make the Whole
Furniture, fixtures and cquip-
16,750.00
757.00
Mrs. Ida Lloyd has had as guests
this week her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd of
Maracaibo, Venezuela, South
America, and Mrs. James Llody's
son, US Navy man, Tommy Spikes.
The latter has been stationed in
Japan and is now on furlough. He
met his family in Houston and on
conclusion of his 30-day leave will
report to the West coast for a
new assignment of duty.
Lloyd is with the Shell Oil
Company in South America. He
and Mrs. Lloyd made the trip to
the states by plane and will return
the same way.
Total Liabilities and Capital
Accounts 3,139,551.07
State of Texas, County of Wichita.
L Mildred Howard, being Assis-1
tant Cashier of the above named|
bank, do solemnlj swear that the |
foregoing statement of condition
is true to the best of mj know-
ledge and belief
MILDRED HOWARD
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 5th clay of June 1954.
IL L. Doorcs. Notary Public, Wich-
ita County, Texas
Correct - Attest.
T. 51. Parmley
D. H. Dale
W. C. Martin
Directors
Sale on cotton and linen blouses
for women at Parr’s Men’s and
Women’s Wear.
Visitors in the home of Mr and
Mrs. E. A Ford during the past
week were Mrs. Ford’s mother,
Mrs. John Spurgin, and her sister
and fanulx, Mr and Mrs., Rink
Burgess and son of Lance Creek,
\V> o.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Stanley
and sons of Wichita Falls visited
Mr. Stanley’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Stanley, Sunday.
count) 50,115.81
Demand deposits of individu-
als, partnerships, and cor-
porations 2,719,436.50
Public funds (Incl. US Govt,
states and poitical subdiv-
isions) 154,104.28
Other deposits «certified and
cashier’s checks, etc. 56,894.48
Total all dvposits
$2,930,436.26
Total Resources
Liabilities and Capital Accounts.
Common Capital Stock $75,000.00
Surplus: Certified 50,000.00
Not Certified 5,000.00
55,000.00
Undivided profits 29,000.00
Capital reserves (and deben-
ture retirement ac-
Charter No. 1640
BANK’S OFFICIAL
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
Of the Electra State Bank at
Electra, Texas, at the close of
business on the 30 day of June,
1954, pursuant to call made by the
Banking Commissioner of Texas in
accordance with the Banking Laws
of this State.
Resources
Loans and discounts, Including..
overdrafts $1,061,849.46
United Slates Government Ob-
ligations t direct and guar-
anteed 1,172,700.00
Obligations of states and polit-
lical subdivisions 10,537.09
Other bonds, notes, and de-
bentures 48,941.50
Corporate stocks, including
none in Federal Reserve
Bank 10,000.00
Cash, balance due from other
banks, including reserve bal-
ances, and cash items in
process of collection (in-
cluding exchanges for clcar-
ing house) 818,016.02
ment
Blanket bond
Family Happy!
We- Pick up and Deliver
COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS CASUALTY COMPANY
<7 _
DALLAS, TEXAS
r[
ELECTRA STEAM
LAUNDRY
214 W. Cleveland
Phone 2710
IT IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED THAT THE ENROLLMENT OFFICER TAKE A HEALTH QUESTION-
AIRE AND SHOW HIS IDENTIFICATION PAPERS BEFORE DETERMINING YOUR ELIGIBILITY.
PLEASE NOTE: Our Enrollment Officers do not work like salesmen. They are expected to make one thor-’
ough explanation of your “Community Health Plan” and assist you to enroll if 'you can qualify. Please do
not ask him to call back, as this only deprives some other family in your County of the opportunity of enroll-
ing ;in the plan. Your co-operation in this will be appreciated. THANK YOU
'*¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥************************>*****
A SERVICE OF
Have more time and energy
for your family. Leave
washday drudgery to us.
You’ll all appreciate the dif-
ference.
sb
I /
KER
SERVJ
-'t
Refrigerator
<1
1
$15.00 DOWN
$17.20 MONTH
WITH TRADE-IN
1
1
1
r
Or Forgetto
/
O'
•••Just Plenty of
Frosty IceCircles!
V Yl's— >
Trays to FiJL..
w
NofTrays to SpilR^4
-.T
no/
i 1 A
Vs- •> -
v
72/
A
X
•A
* <1
V-4'
»
•it ' Si
%
/ ^niur^ay,;"' iufy.8,4-1SJ54
I ' ? I
I < 1
I
LM
Model 1149G
GO MODERN ... AND PRACTICAL!
Go GAS! Gas is smartest for water heating,
refrigeration, automatic cooking, central heat-
ing, All-Year air conditioning, clothes drying.
Go modem... go GAS!
w* A. ’
Pr W' . v*
Wit ha
lys^to Empty..
••• - ■. -i
ELECTRA STAR-NEWS
.ansa
’If*’
taKKa^*-
I
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Stewart, W. C. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954, newspaper, July 8, 1954; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1220324/m1/10/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.