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HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS 75423.
CELESTE,
•NUMBER 49
Our Town This Week
Santa
Family Ties
Baptist Choirs
Mrs. Esther Smith Given
Plan Musical
Thursday Club
Arrives
Program Topic
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PM Says
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The Bible
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Burial Rites
At Wolfe City
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Circle Plans
Yule Dinner
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TOMMIE FURR told
Cl
Mrs. Lillie Willi-
ams has been ill at
her home.
of her visitors, the
Don Nafus of Dallas.
Mrs. Nafus is the
former Della Mae Ga-
ry (Celeste class of
’40). She and Don are
the adoptive parents
of now grown up Bre-
nda and Gene. Brenda
is now completing ba-
sic training in the
Navy. Gene is a jun-
ior high student in
Dallas. The Nafus
take the Courier and
keep up with friends.
The cutest and frie-
ndliest girl was Del-
la and a most charm-
ing lady a few years
ago when we met at
Jonnye Jo Hunter’s
house warming party
in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Davis and Ginger of
Sulphur Springs vi-
sited Mr. and Mrs.
Lem Warren Sunday.
returned
if there
address,
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Arey and Shannon sp-
ent the weekend in
Hereford with Tommy
Arey.
MAYBE SOME OF our
readers do not get
Dallas sport news but
would like to follow
the story about the
Mesquite Skeeters.
They tied in their
quarter final game
Saturday night but
won on most penetra-
tions. This Friday
night they play Car-
ter of Dallas in the
Cotton Bowl. Our in-
terest goes along wi-
th family and frien-
ds of Anthony Mulkey
who is backfield coa-
ch of the Skeeters.
Methodists
Enjoy Buffet
And Program
WE ARE proud of
Mary Lou Hazal who
has been named to
Who’s Who in Ameri-
can Colleges and Un-
iversities for 1974-
75.
hp (£plp0te QTnnrtrr
Weekend guests of
Mrs. Faye Harrell we-
re Mr. and Mrs. Aub-
rey Jones and child-
ren of St. Louis,
Mo. and Mr. and Mrs.
George Miller and
children of Plano.
HAD SUCH a nice vi-
sit with Mrs. V.E.
(Pansy) Hazal Satur-
day. They have a new
gate painted white
at home and an 88-
year-old dinner bell
that can be heard
for some distance.
It belonged to her
father, Dick Elam.
They always rang it
at 11:30 to announce
dinner when they li-
ved in the Lane com-
munity. Then there
are some 50-year-
old wheels at the
bridge that came fr-
om a hay rake that
belonged to Mr. J.R.
Hazal, grandfather
of Paul and J.W.
Hazal.
mp on a letter or
that a stamp could
come off prior to ca-
ncellation, so we
urge mailers to be
sure to include a co-
rrect return
rier one year as
■ Christmas gift from
Mr. and Mrs. Denip
Clinton.
talgic in design for
the days that the ho-
me was built. Most
interesting are the
run around narrow L-
shaped storage rooms
and bath fitting be-
tween the main room
and roof. These were
there originally and
restored.
Catalph trees as
old as the house, no
doubt, still grace
the front, Mrs. Smi-
th loves the wide le-
aves for ’’they are
easy to pick up and
don’t damage the St.
Augustine grass,’’
she explained. Much
care has gone into
the laying of wide
concrete drive to a
triple garage in the
rear, a garage unlike
the typical one, for
the small decorative
windows above the do-
or give distinction
to the back yard that
is dotted with youn-
ger trees and more
colorful foliage in
the fall.
All last summer an-
nuals in bright col-
ors were in beds fl-
anking the drive. A
show piece almost all
summer and fall was
a rose bush. The la-
rge pinkish yellow
roses gracing the fr-
ont banister, as it
had since the plant-
ing long before the
house restoration of
these several years.
It possibly could
have been originally
there at the turn of
the century.
A beautiful home
awaits the Elam fam-
ily when time for re-
tirements comes. Ma-
ny hours of blue pr-
int plans and their
diligence have gone
into it. Mrs. Smith
is at her home there
! resting from her al-
most forty years of
work in public life
in this town. Anoth-
er of the very few
homes from Celeste
historic beginning
is now restored for
posterity.
No Stamp,
No Mail,
The Friendship Cir-
cle had their regular
meeting December 2 in
the home of Mrs. Dora
Hunter with Mrs. Dora
Taylor as co-hostess.
After a short busi-
ness session, members
were reminded of the
Christmas dinner set
for Tuesday.
The next meeting
will be January 6 at
2 p.m. in the home
of Mrs. Purnia Ross.
Attention Kids -
The merchants of Ce-
leste called the No-
rth Pole to get San-
ta Claus to make an
early visit to Cele-
ste .
He will arrive at
2:30 p.m. Saturday,
December 21 on the
Celeste fire truck.
He wants to talk
with each of you and
promised to bring
fruit, nuts and can-
dy for everyone.
th, Postmaster Gen-
eral E.T. Klassen
said, "it is unfair GlaSSCOck
Funeral services
for Frank Glasscock,
formerly of Celeste,
were held Saturday at
the East Side Baptist beauty in care for
the furniture of the
Hazal family, life-
time residents of th-
is area. The tradit-
ional washstand, sm-
all center table, dr-
esser and bedstead
with seven foot high
headboard are resto-
red to their origin-
al oak surface. This
room is in tones of
rose, the living ro-
om in gold and the
dining room in green.
A small bedroom is
also downstairs. The
kitchen is ultra mo-
dern in utility but
in keeping with the
whole in woods chos-
en. A large glassed-
in room for living
was added to the ba-
ck. Mrs. Smith said
that no porch, only
back steps formerly
were the outlet from
the kitchen. The ba-
ths are tiled. The
upper floor is one
large room with the
alcoves used for se-
mi-private half-bed
sleeping. The paper
in this area is nos-
The combined adult
and youth choirs of
the First Baptist Ch-
urch will present a
Christmas musical Su-
nday at 7 p.m. under
direction of Steve
Green, minister of
music.
Following church
services, the youth
choir will go carol-
ing and then return
to Steve and Diana
Green’s home for re-
freshments.
The public is inv-
ited to the musical.
SUNDAY AT the Bap-
tist church was a
very enjoyable day.
Betty Geers of Whit-
ewright presented
special music. Harry
Ball, District Miss-
ionary from Green-
ville, was guest sp-
eaker at the morning
worship hour. The
Youth Choir from Ca-
mpbell was featured
at the evening ser-
vice with Larry Lat-
ham directing. Those
who missed the ser-
vices missed a bles-
sing.
MORE AND MORE pret-
ty lights go up in
town. The Ted Cole
home is outlined co-
mpletely in blue bu-
lbs, a pretty scene.
A glimpse of a place
in each Celeste, co-
uldn’t tell from the
road whose it was,
but it is beautiful
in outlines of red,
windows, dbors and
eaves. The Joe Mort-
ons have a brightly
lighted front entra-
nce and tree. Others
will see as good we-
ather goes on. Hope
to get the nativity
scene and tree at the
club garden done this
week. The electric
company worked with
the city last week
on street lighting
and promised to hot-
line the outlet to
the garden this week.
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COURIER FOR GIFT
Kenneth L. Clinton
SEVERAL LETTERS
have been received
from Rev. Curtis Sm-
ithson of Benton,
Arkansas reporting
that Rebecca is im-
proving after her ve-
ry serious illness.
Other tests will con-
tinue in January. We
will never forget
Bro. Curtis. He was
pastor of the Bapti-
st Church here and
his family was loved
by all. Our prayers
are still for Rebec-
ca to continue impr-
oving.
Speaks....
Have you acquired
the ’’Berean Habit”?
If not, you will find
it most rewarding,
as well as enjoyable.
Most important, you
will be considered
as "noble" by Jesus
Christ, the only be-
gotten Son of God!
Sound exciting? It
is! The Bereans were
priviledged to hear
the preacher of pre-
achers, the Apostle
Paul, and yet, the
"Berean Habit" was
there. "These were
more noble than tho-
se in Thessalonica,
in that they receiv-
ed the word with all
readiness of mind,
and searched the scr-
iptures daily, wheth-
er those things were
so." (Acts 17:11)
Friends, let’s get
the Berean habit! .
May we eve.r search
the scriptures to
determine the truth-
fulness of doctrines
being taught today.
Shall we ever give
thanks and praise to
God for living in su-
ch a wonderful coun-
try--which gives us
opportunities to le-
arn to read, study,
think, etc....Are you
listening--and check-
ing?
Leamon G. Keele
Persons wanting
to purchase extra
;copies of The ('Ce-
leste Courier may
do so by contacting
Mrs. Ruby Warren.
From RJW...
THE BIG EVENT in
town and country ov-
er the weekend was
the fox hunt at the
Denny farm following
appearance at the
Greenville Christmas
parade. Ziggy promi-
sed a story on the
activity. Saturday
about noon cars and
horse trailers were
everywhere around the
Denny place as the
Dallas people headed
back home after the
mornings hunt. Some
reporter, we are, or
we would have left
off some necessary
chores and gone out
to just look and wr-
ite our viewing.
See you next week.
The Celeste Thurs-
day Club met in the
home of Mrs. S.L. Sp-
oonemore.
Nineteen members
answered roll tell-
ing about favorite
times with their fa-
milies. Mrs. George
McGee, president, we-
lcomed two associate
members, Mrs. Charles
Dupre Sr. and Mrs.
Rex Denny Sr.
Mrs. Claude Gresh-
am brought the devo-
tion.
Theme for the pro-
gram was "Families
Praying, Playing and
Working Together".
Mrs. Everett McBride
emphasized prayer in
the home and the re-
sponsibility of tea-
ching our children to
rely on prayer. Mrs.
S.L. Spoonemore gave
playing and working
together, emphasizi-
ng the need of being
interested in what
our children and gr-
andchildren are do-
ing in this.- busy
age.
The next meeting
will be the Christ-
mas social at 7 p.m.
December 19 in the
home of Mrs. L.R.
Stringer.
se
thusiastic.
Yard Of The Month Honor
Mrs.j Esther Smith
received the yard of
the month designat-
ion by the Thursday
Club civic committ-
ee. Actually the aw-
ard could be for the
year since every mo-
nth the yard, the ho-
use and grounds are
in perfect order.
The place is the
original home of the
J.A. Taylors which
he built shortly af-
ter Celeste was plo-
tted in 1887. A hit-
ching post bearing
Mr. Taylor’s name,
the insignia of the
Masonic Lodge and a
date still stands.
The figures are 1888
or 1898. Time has
worn one digit unt-
il it is questionab-
le. Harley Blanken-
ship helped the con-
tractor and remembe-
rs that Mr. Taylor
was persistant that
floors be laid with
such care so that wo-
rkmen were minus sh-
oes while the work
progressed.
Mrs. Smith, with
the assistance of
her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Ray
Elam, has restored
the house to the or-
iginal beauty. Mrs.
Smith has stripped
all the fine grained
woods, entrance do-
ors, inside baseboa-
rds, facings, doors
and other trims, fi-
nished by rubbing
with oils until the
wood is a satiny
gleam. The walls are
repapered in patter-
ns fitting the type
of architecture and
the use of the rooms.
All floors are heavi-
ly carpeted in tones
complementing the
walls. Modern furni-
shings are in the
room-sized entry, the
stately dining room
and living room. Mrs.
Smith’s bedroom is
NOTES TO ONESELF
are a necessity in
getting together th-
is column. Yet they
are; gathered at such
times and places so-
metimes they actual-
ly don’t remind. For
instance it says he-
re, "See bank about
cattle". Now what co-
uld that mean? I di-
dn’t have cattle to
stand collateral for
house fixin’ - I ce-
rtainly don’t need
to buy cattle - but
it was something th-
at the bank could ha-
ve done. We think of
this bank as a place
of many services, a
place of warm frien-
dship and friendly
people. Anyway (as
most of us older ci-
tizens continue a
conversation) cattle
are looking good,
great herds of them
contentedly munching
on the yellow green
grain fields or pul-
ling hay from those
great balls of hay
that are used now ta-
king the place of ba-
les. Some inventors
these farmers! They
have to be. Came up
with the idea to sa-
\ ve twine labor and
Storage, a machine
toxrofl about forty
bales into one. Then
how to feed it. Rou-
nd frames are carri-
ed to the bales in
the pastured field
dropped around them,
evidently' the twine
cut and the hay can
be eaten at will. In-
to the late evenings
we can see these ga-
rage men with their
welders making the
frames. Maybe we do-
n’t have enough cot-
ton to get at the
mass gathering and
field storage like
in West Texas as of
this year. The meth-
od is to save time
usually wasted at the
gin waiting for a tu-
rn. Now it can be do-
ne over a longer pe-
riod, the story goes.
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to burden the vast
majority of mailers
with costs created
by the few who mail
without prepayment
of postage."
After November 17,
letters mailed with-
out postage will be
to sender
is a return
Church in Fort Worth.
Burial was in Mt. Ca-
rmel Cemetery at
Wolfe City. Mr. Gl-
asscock died Decemb-
er 5, 1974 at 6:40
p.m. following a su-
dden illness.
He was born May 1,
1909 in Tennessee,
the son of Albert
Glasscock and Nannie
Powell Glasscock. He
married Mary Hughes
in 1934.
Survivors include
his wife of the home;
two daughters, Mrs.
Koloma Adams of Fort
Worth and Mrs. Judy
Howie of Burleson;
two brothers, Clyde
Glasscock of Greenv-
ille and James Glass-
cock of San Angelo;
three sisters, Mrs.
Loryne Gibson and
Mrs. Alma Brooks, bo-
th of Greenville and
Mrs. Ruby Harrison
of Alexandria, La. of Celeste; and three
will receive the Cou- grandchildren.
a He was preceded in
death by his parents
and one brother, Po-
well Glasscock.
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• FRIDAYL DECEMBER 13, 1974
NOTE HERE, on back
of a check furnished
by Robert Holloway
Sunday evening at the
Sunday supper and pr-
ogram at Celeste Me-
thodist this time.
Kingston and White
Rock had entertained
all three churches at
former Fifth Sunday
affairs. This innov-
ation in the charge
initiated by Gary
the pastor, is high-
ly successful, A mo-
re closely united gr-
oup is the purpose
and it works. A more
detailed report of
the program is .to be
written and latched
on to my door by 3
p.m. this Monday. Th-
at is, if the busy
pastor doesn’t get
called away on some
errand like the ser-
ious surgery that he
has been with the
families. .
White Rock, Kings-
ton and Celeste Meth-
odist churches had
an attendance of ov-
er one hundred people
for a buffet supper
and program at the
'Celeste church Sun-
:day, December 8.
These combined se-
irvices are held eve-
Fry month that has a
fifth Sunday. Pastor
Gary Kincaid and the
membership consider
them as successful
in many ways. The
programs are varied.
The program for
the recent meeting
was a playlet, "The
Apple Tree". Taking
part were Cindy Dan-
iels, Ronda Lyday,
Kelly Felty, Bryce
Denny, Andy Gay, Je-
ff Babers and a cam-
eo appearance by
Tony Maddox. Vicki
Newsom directed.
Evangeline Jordan,’
Susan Gibson, Carol
Lyday and others co-
mprised the ensemble.
'Milly Kincaid played
{the guitar.
A number of guests
attended with membe-
rs of the three chu-
rches, adding to the
spirit of fellowship
that prevailed all
evening. The minist-
er and members plan
other innovations for
such services. The
response from those
taking part and tho-
attending was en-
or to the
dead letter office,
instead of being de-
livered to the addr-
ess as postage due
mail as has been the
custom. Postal off-
icals will attempt
to find the sender
of unpaid mail and
return it for a sl-
ight fee, if there
is no return address.
"Naturally we rea-.
lize that someone
could inadvertently y
forget to put a sta-
, . ..
address
on their mail," Pos-
tmaster Lacy said.
Postmaster T.C. La-
cy today reminded cu-
stomers that effect-
ive Sunday, November
17, the U.S. Postal
Service intends to
discontinue deliver-
ing mail on which
there is no postage.
Mrs. Lacy said the'
new policy was ins-
tituted because of
the high costs being
incurred by the Pos-
tal Service in its
attempt to deliver
such mail. Officials .
estimate that such
costs total approx-
imately $18 million
annually.
In announcing the
new policy last mon-
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Toney, Beatrice. The Celeste Courier (Celeste, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1974, newspaper, December 13, 1974; Celeste, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1225120/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Leonard Public Library.