Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1966 Page: 1 of 10
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Volume 7
Burleson, Johnson County, Texas — July 20, 1966
Number 33
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Burleson FFA Chapter
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John Brooks Family
Return From Vacation
Miss Patricia Beard Completes
Air Line HostessTraining
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ply any demand for nursery
stock from theh- large stock at
Cleburne.
Burglars ripped a hole in the
north side of the building oi
Noe’s Auto Parts on North
Burleson Blvd., and stole parts
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in recent years their volume ol
business has shown marked pro
gross. They recently have com
pleted an addition to their plam
with a building 250 feet by 254
feet, to make their plant one
the largest in "the nation of thu
kind of product. They employ
more than 100 men in the plantj
giving Burleson and this area its)
largest payroll.
Officers of the company a:
Paul Thomas, President and
General Manager; Jacob Thom-
as, Executive Vice President;
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Miss Patricia Irene Beard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Beard of Burleson, has started
her career as an Eastern Air-
lines stewardess.
She graduated from Eastern’s
In-Flight Training Center at
Miami, Fla., where her school-
ing included grooming, makeup
and the gracious presentation of
dining services in addition to
other flight crew duties.
Miss Beard graduated from
Burleson High School and at-
tended North Texas State Uni-
FRIOU-WALKER FLORAL SUCCEEDS
BURLESON FLORAL & NURSERY
Tiie Burleson Floral & Nursery, 124 Wilshire Blvd.,
was bought by Friou-Walker Floral last Saturday and
took over management and operation of the concern
Monday morning. Charles Friou and Ingram Walker are
well known floral and nurserymen, with many years ex-
perience, and the Frious Floral and Nursery of Cleburne
is widely known and patronized over central Texas.
This concern has operated in
Cleburne for thirty or more
years, though Mr. Walker only
four years ago became a part-
ner with Mr. Friou.
Mr. Walker told tho Dis-
patcher Monday morning that
they would discontinue tho nurs-
ery portion of the Burleson
business immediately, offering
what stock was on hand at half
price effective as of Monday
morning, so if you need any-
thing they have, it will be a good
time to pay them a visit
A much larger and better
floral service will be offered
buyers of this area, with these
men at its head. They will sup-
CONSTRUCTION WILL STAR
ON RICHARD E. JONES FUNI
The new Richard E. Jones
Funeral Home, to be located at
216 W. Bufford, will probably
be opened in some six to eight
weeks Mr. Jones told the Dis-
patcher Monday morning. Work
of remodeling the two-story
structure at that address is ex-
pected to get underway Wednes-
day morning. The building will
be remodeled throughout, and
will have a colonial type front
with tall posts.
Mr. Jones said, “providing I
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The Burleson Chapter of
FFA was recognized as a Gold
Emblem Chapter and received
an award at the Texas FFA
convention held in Austin, July
13-15.
In order for a chapter to re-
ceive the Gold Emblem award,
they must have an outstanding
and well balanced program of
vocational agriculture and FFA
activities in their community.
Chapters are judged as to
how well they carried out their
program of work during the
year.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks
and sort, Johnny, have returned
from a month vacation to Port-
land, Oregon, where they visit-
ed friends and former neigh-
bors, the Donald Williams fam-
ily. They went through nine
states and traveled 5800 miles.
They saw many beautiful and
unusual sights. They took a
ferry across the 4H mile Co-
lumbia river into Washington,
went to Mt Hood, a beautiful
snow covered mountain in Ore-
They crossed the Golde»
Gate bridge, drove the ocean
route and stopped on the beach
several times. They saw the
Redwood forest in California,
went to Las Vegas and drove
down the strip at 11 a.m. It was
one of the most colorful sights
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This concern manufacture
steel conveyors >and while com*
paratively young their producj
is sold all over the w
in recent years their v
Rev. Edgar Jones
the First Baptist Church at
Perryton.
A young peoples’ fellowship
period, led by Jerry Pipkett,
will follow the evening senHce
on Saturday. Mr. Pickett, who
is a student at Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
will also provide tho special
music for the regular service
that night.
The music is being led by
Skip McNeal, Minister of Music
at Oak Grove. The Youth
Choir, under the direction of
Mr. McNeal, is being featured
each night, assisted by the Ju-
nior Crown Choir, under the di-
rection of Mrs. F. M. Norman.
The revival, which began on
July 17, will continue through
Sunday, July 24. Services are
held nightly at 8:00 p.m., with
morning services at 10:00 a.m.
each day except Saturday.
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Jed $104,165.00
ager Ray Bentley shows building
vith new residential dominating,
Officers have not yet come u;
with any suspects.
The building is constructs
of heavy gauge corrigated irtn
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Treasurer. Plant* Manager is
\Ray Chamberlain.
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Theta Rho Girls
|To Install Officers .;
' Mockingbird Theta Rho.No. 9
of Burleson will have installa-
tion of officers Thursday night,
July. 21 at 7:00 p.m. Marion
Swan/Will be installed as Presi-
dent and Ann Aylor will be in-
stalled as Vice President. Both
girls will be seniors at Burle-
son High School this coming
I school year.
This will be an open installa-
■tion pnd all friends and rela-
tives jof members are invited to
^att^id.'
Burglars Hit Noe f 4ufo Parts
Last Thursday Night
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Mrs. Agatha Wolaver, who
will manage the local business
is in the process of moving to
Burleson this week. She is of
considerable experience in this
line and highly capable, Mr.
Walker said.
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The Dispatcher joins with the
community in extending a hearty
welcome to these fine people
and wish for them much suc-
cess. They will completely re-
model and redecorate the place.
Go by and get acquainted with
your new neighbors.
PATRICIA B^ARD
versity, in Denton and Arling-
ton State College, in Arlington.
Prior to joining Eastern, she
was employed in Fort Worth' at
the Houston Fire and’Casualty
Insurance Company.
Upon completion of the train-
ing course in Miami, Miss Beard
reported to New York, where
she will be based. From there
she will fly to many of the 102
cities Eastern serves in 26
states, the District of Columbia,
Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico
and Bermuda.
can get a state permit this week® teary College in Dallas,-and pre- '
I will have ambulance service bjl viously attendecbArHngtoh State
next Monday. After the woHT r'*”----'» »•
of remodeling is completed, M
remarked, the state inspector!
will inspect the building somj
fifteen days following comple'
tion, and if it passes inspection his funeral home, and" Svil|
a permit will be issued in Aus^"- vl.
tin.
With four years actual ex-
perience with the Moore Funer-
al Home in Arlington, Mr.
Jones is a graduate of a Mor-
Warren and Buff ord; right rltar •
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a"connecting telephox}* in
the hqmearf'dhii.office. -Z ' < •
-This community Will be bene- »
fitted greatly by having its own
funeral service' and- ambulance ‘
service, .5and /TTbe. Dispatcher1.. '♦
joins with the community in'ex-
tending a^hearty W^jpome to Mr,
and MrsJ^Jones upon their se-
lection, oY Bqrleson for their
first business venture. *' < J
* Mrs- Jones has been’an eco-
nomics. teacher . in* Arlington
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THOMAS CONVEYOR COMPANY OPENING,
NEW PLANT IN OLD MEXICO 1
Thomas Conveyor Company, who furnishes Burle-
son its largest payroll, and who operates internation-
ally, is opening a new plant in Mexico City, Mexico.
This concern also has affiliate plants in Canada, France
and England.
Mr. Jacob Thomas, Executive Vice President, and
Special Events At Ooh Grove ',
Baptist On Friday And Saturday
has
announced special activities for
the nights of Friday and Satur-
day, July 22 and 23, in connec-
tion with the revival which is
being held this week at Oak
Grove Baptist Church.
Following the evening service
on Friday, the Rev. Edgar Jones
will discuss his experiences as ™
a member of the crusade team 'sOL
which conducted the Japan New * ||||||
Life Movement in 1963. The
Rev. Mr. Jones, who is serving ' J||||||
as the evangelist, is pastor of IHllmiimMBk... JMM
his. family left Monday foi
Mexico City where they will re- High School. ■•.
main until completion of the Howard McGrath, 1st Vice Pres- ■
plant. They drove their car ident;’.-Kirs. ■ J. G. Thomas,
there. Much of the heavy equity Senior Ynd Vice president and
ment has already been shippec Johrt Chandler, Secretary ’ -
into old Mexico.
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the buijglan Jjiad td use.,
ethfhft ]iktf\ Mq/ ax to cut
It. Noe has been in business
and high class tools amountins fl It 24 years Abd this is th* fir?t
to some $1,600. They appah tine that^be has -been robbed,
ently went out by a front door k | Just recently, ’burglar* also , u
ale. ‘pf, batteries ’’ 1
bm new trucks at both, Stovall
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Building Permits For June Tol
Figures submitted the Dispatcher by City Mt
permits issued for June amounted to $104,165.00
with the figure of $103,600.00 in seven new homes.
Fencing and repairs to homes made up the I
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THIS WEEK
LAL HOME
tuary College in Dajlas<and pre-
Coljege of-Arlington, fle/with
his wife and "db-year old ‘ daugh-
ter, Sandra Kjiyr have purchased - * .■ l'/
a home’ on 'the"’\dmer p<
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Deering, R. G. K. Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1966, newspaper, July 20, 1966; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1267259/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.