Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965 Page: 2 of 8
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and Mrs. J. V. Shelton and Mrs.
W. S. Burns attended funeral ser-
vices for H. D. Smith, brother of
Mrs. J. C. Combs of Saltillo, at
the Winfield Baptist Church Mon-
day.
Mrs. E. L. Robinson and Esther
Ruth and Mrs. Lucia Ann Maples
and children visited Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Macslsak at Leonard Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Branch and
children of Dallas were at their
farm home south of town for the
holidays.
Will Briley of Hurst, Charles
Wardrup of Miami and Mrs. Garry
Blann and Janis of Dallas visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Briley during
the holidays.
J. W. Combs was here from
Morton for a holiday visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Combs,
and his sister. Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Burns met
their son, Weldon, and family of
Houston for a holiday visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Fletcher.
Holiday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Bell were Mr. and Mrs. Tom-
mie Tinsley of St. Louis, Mo.. Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Littlefield and
baby, Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Jennings. Mrs. G. C. Tinsley, and
Mrs Hattie Adams of Mount Ver-
non; Mr. and Mrs. John Robert-
son and son, Mesquite; Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Cates and baby, Dallas;
and Mr and Mrs. John Chamness
and Julie of Nacogdoches.
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and children of Carrollton for
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Avarltt of Gar-
land.. . t ,l. ; :
Sam Sparks was a patient In
Franklin County Hospital several
days last week
Mrs. Ethel Fate was in Dallas
for a holiday visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Bridges,
and family.
J. W. Boots Pickett is in Frank-
lin County Hospital.
Thanksgiving guests of Mrs. L.
D. Smith were Mr. and Mrs. D.
J. Ayres of Canton, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Ayres, Steve and Mike,
Mr. and Mrs. Celo Elliott and
Judy, Daniel and Beth Ayres. Dal-
las; Mrs. Marie Arthur and W. H.
Arthur, Sulphur Springs: Steve,
Mike and Judy remained for a
longer visit returning home Sun-
day.
Thanksgiving visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Terrell Arthur were Mrs. W.
Funeral services for John M.
Adair, 90, were held at Greenwood
Baptist Church by Rev. W. D.
Peterson and Rev. Arthur Dims-
dale Saturday afternoon at 2:30-
Mr. Adair died Thursday night in
Franklin Co. Hospital. He was a
member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, J.
W. and D. L. of Saltillo and’T. L.
of Garland and two daughters,
Mrs. Lee McClung of Saltillo and
Mrs. Wright Bryant of Mount Ver-
non. Mrs. Adair the former Mattie
Smith, passed away about twenty
years ago.
Pallbearers were C. W. Adams,
Joe Howard, J. W. Bell. A. C. Cald-
well, Johnny Armstrong and R.
B. Conley.
Interment was in Old Saltillo
Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Richey are
patients in Franklin County Hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McAffee and
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny McAfee were
Thanksgiving guests of Fort Worth
relatives.
Mrs. Herbert Avarltt and
Frances Avarltt joined Mr. and
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Shelves are groaning
with the most delightful
selection of Christ-
mas merchandise avail-
able. There are bargains
galore in every store
and behind each sale
stands your local
dealer.
loyalty to your town will
keep our community
a good place in which
to live and raise a
family. Buy at home and
bank at home. It's
good business.
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE Mt. Veraon Independent School District which sets all policies
of the district have been working extra hours in recent months to see that construction of the dis-
trict's new *1,500,000 school ptant starts st the earliest possible date. They have supervised the
selection of and purchase of a site for the school, they have worked with the architect numerous
times In an effort t6 W6rk out the most practical floor plan for the plant and in the near future
will select tMfe various material* to be used tn the plant. They are seated, left to right: Dr. Calvin
Tom, Sam Harvey, W. B. Meek, secretary; standing, Superintendent W. M. Stribling, Dr. Otto Walling,
vice-president; Gleen Hall, Allen Wright and M. P. Long, president.
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Talking of fuss and feathers, we
know a gal who changes her hairdo
■o often, she has a convertible top,
When she threatens to give her
husband a piece of her mind, he
asks for a small helping . . .
Sign in a bar: "IF YOU DRINK
TO FORGET, PLEASE PAY
WHEN SERVED!”
You know what conscience Is:
that inner voice that warns us
someone is looking . . .
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for in pharmaceutical needs at
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L DeShazo and Derwin of Hous-
ton and Billy Jack Arthur of Dal-
las.
B. R. Henry of Beaumount was
here from Beaumont for Thanks-
giving with his mother, Mrs. P. D.
Henry.
Mrs. Bryce Ward of Tyler visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McAfee
Saturday.
Jimmy Smith and son, Curtis,
of Garland visited his mother,
Mrs. Sam Sparks in Franklin
County Hospital Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Adams of
Garland, their grandchildren, Mar-
sha, Buck and Pat Romans of Bry-
an were at the Adams farm south
of town for Thanksgiving. Dr. and
Mrs. W. B Romans, Jr., came for
their children Saturday and re-
turned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Jim Woodard and
Terry and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Sexton and children of Dallas
visited their mother, Mrs. A. R.
Sexton for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Morris and
son of Pasadena Mr. and Mrs. C.
T. Byrd and children of Mount
Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. David
Bedgood of Commerce visited Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Bedgood during
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Armstrong,
Mr. and Mrs. Allison McAfee and
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny McAffee were
in Mount Pleasant Sunday to visit
Lillian McAfee.
T /Sgt. L. I. Wooford, based at
Tacoma, Washington, visited Mrs.
Ethel Fate Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Moore, Jim-
my and Jerry, of Irving, Mr. and
Mrs. Graham of Lubbock and Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Graham of Dallas
were holiday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Leach and
son, Gary, of Weatherford visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Knight and sons
Thanksgiving.
O. M. McAuley left Friday for
Shallowater to make his home. His
son, J. B„ came for him.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Moore and
children of Carrollton visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Moore, and her mother, Mrs. Her-
bert Avarltt, Sunday.
— Mrs. A. D. Nancy of Sulphur
Springs and Mrs. Terry Nancy of
Greenville visited Mrs. A. W. Mc-
Afee Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Jeff Branum were
in Winfield Saturday to visit her
brother, Willis Linker, who was
at home from M. D. Anderson
Hospital in Houston for the holi-
days. Mr. and Mrs. Linker return-
ed to Houston Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Loving, Mr. Vernon. ’ ‘
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Fifty-one member* of the local
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gift* to Tyrrell State HMpital a*
thdr dart fa the State F.H.A.
Christina* Project.
A large box of toilet article*,
•tationety, pen*, pencil*, h*nd-
kerchief*, belt*, *hoe tace*, hos-
iery, embroidery thread,
comb*, brushes, t-*hlrts, *odu, cos-
tume Jewelry and stamped Christ-
mas cards was mailed last week.
First year girls contributing
were Beverly Carr, Tere*a Puckett,
Gai* Rich, Zelta Mae Office.
Beville Bramlett, Debbie Aber-
nathy, Lynn Reynolds, Nora, Phy-
llis, and Linda Doss, Mary Homer,
Jeanne Davis, Dana Ramsay,
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965, newspaper, December 2, 1965; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1277642/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.