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NAVASOTA. GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964
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will be followed by the Judg- day, Sept. 19. The livestock
Mr. Noto said the truck 12th annual Grimes County ing of all livestock entries, auction will be held that eve-
Thursday.
day night during a meeting
intersection from a westerly of the Youth Fair board of turing
directors held at the court-
Sloan Williams of Hungerford.
direction. The trade driver ap-
The Friday night rodeo per-
railroad
long enough to allow for the
night meeting were Mr. and
report back to the member-
Members of V. F. W. Post
1 p.m. there will be an Open Appaloosa Horse Show which
Hollar, E. M. Holt, Jr. and
Cutting Horse Contest This
will be held all day Satur-
County Agent Henry Walters.
Mrs. Peggy Crittenden and
18-20 at the F. F. A. Founda-
tion, formerly known as Mar- Mrs. Ruth McMath.
Mrs. Crittenden, who has
tin’s Park.
resigned due to a conflict
er,
a large air compressor at his
ton was driving south toward
In conversation with Fred
Mrs. Lee Scott was backing
religious
of
ute
program
air and headed for
tank blew off just as the
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"It Took a Miracle.” Mr. Mc-
Degree at the State F. F. A.
the highest award given by
Priscilla Dyer, Mrs. Marjorie
Hour.
neither have entered into the
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10:30 a.m.: The Church at heart
which God hath prepared for
Nov.
Thursday
that love him. (I Cor.
holidays.
nyselsmo-
recent visitor with relatives Hereford cattle.
Dec. 19-Jan. 3: Christmas High Schools.
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senior and he plans to attend First Baptist Church of Hemp-
follows:
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College at Huntsville.
underpass or overpass at State
Navasota Planning Com-
will arrive Monday for a visit mission members Thursday Highway 90. The new arrange-
with Mrs. Walter C. Mobley,
afternoon adopted the Com-
Sealy, July 21 (spl)
ship game Thursday night ate" Mrs.
Greenwood vis-
Projects discussed included will be presented to the Plan
ited last
with Mrs. Guy by Bernard, Johnson Engine-
13, Little League Tournament
Twin bills are slated both
Beaumont’s current removal ning Commission before a
Foster in Shiro. They went
more formal presentation is
representative, whether
City Manager Jack Garrison
Wednesda:
• Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jub-
the favorable
lay by Homer
In g
, tournament
records she found a
the
acsomodate 400 fans. Little with relatives in Seguin.
might
right-
in procuring new
western city limits with an
food and drink stands.
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The following is a complete out of the B&B Drive In
list of times for the station’s parking lot. Gene Knight had
S. Riverside Drive, Fort Worth,
would like to have a meeting
Planning Commission Adopts Plan,
Discusses Removal of Railroads
Turner, Pierce
& Cleere Moves
Used Furniture
Future Farmers of America.
Donnie received the Lions
Mia.
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a at 6 p.m.
Brenham
“Our welcome to Navasota
has been so outstanding we
officers approached the V. F.
W. The school district has
Instructed the Youth Fair As-
School Board
Accepts Two
Resignations
May 24: Commencement ex-
ercises at the A-M-T Elemen-
Navasote
members.
That night at 8 o’clock will
be the first of two rodeos fea-
Mrs. McMath, who was hir-
ed at the June meeting as an
advanced mathematics teach-
VFW Votes To Work
With Youth Fair
A parade through downtown
Navasota will start things off
Friday morning, Sept 18. At
Radio Station KWBC this
week launched a revised Sun-
day program schedule design
ed to eliminate time conflicts
ment would include feeder tentative approval of those
spurs into the city for rail present Further study will be
The request was submitted
by V. Wheeler, president of
the Grimes County Youth Fair
Association. He was accom-
panied by Glen Lemon, vice-
president; and Kenneth Clary,
CHARLES NOTO, owner and ■aaapor at Noto's Radio
and Televialon Service, points to the hole which was
knocked in his plato glass window by a largo track at
Donnie Brock
Gets Lone Star
Fanner Degree
Donnie Brock, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Brock of Iola,
received the Lone Star Farmer
the
Mrs.
glass littered the sidewalk in
front of the shop.
ning at 6 o’clock followed by
the 8 o’clock rodeo.
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to Gult
Max.
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9
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which includes six m a J o r Washington Carver High
holidays, one more than last Schools.
will front on State Highway
Turner, Pierce & Cleere, Inc. 90 and will be placed on the
era, Inc.
Chairman Harris Smith ask-
dio Station KWBC.
The first program of th e
series was presented Sunday
A schedule of events for the
882-0335
The shock wave rocked the
downtown Navasota area and
blew out most of the mainten-
ance shop windows at 109
McAlpine Street. Many Nava-
sotans thought the explosion
was a sonic boom.
Mr. Marquart said he heard
the tank start to leak com-
Mar. 2: Texas Independence
Day holiday.
Apr. 16: Easter holiday.
May 23: Baccalaureate serv-
ices for Navasota and George
and
Carver
year’s full term.
Registration gets underway
The MM
below ete
in charge of the Queen’s Con-
test Details will appear in
next week’s Examiner.
A. E. Woods of Iola will be
in charge of the 2nd annual
Horse Show will be held Sun-
day, Sept. 20, with E. M. Holt,
Jr. serving as general chair-
man.
tor, preaching.
12:30 p.rh.: The Protestant
Hour.
pja,; Recorded organ
music.
Numberous i m p r ovements
have been completed at the
firm’s main store at 101 East
Washington Avenue. Windows
across the front have been
repaired.
On the second floor, space
formerly occupied by offices
has been converted into at-
tractive and appropriately de-
ment at Halletsville, July 28- will tangle in the champion-
Plans for the Area IV, District 31. ship game Thursday night at
for the Navas
Giris, recenty
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Monday in Houston.
• Mrs. Ina Pinkard was a
-- niant withits listeners on religious the Navasota business district.
Abeel, Holsum Products plant broadcasts.
tai the backyard.
Don’t be alarmed. He’s non-
Superior on Com
graph crew w
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• Mrs. James C. Travilla and
daughter, Harriet of St. Louis
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8 Mhlosaly B. a P. W. Club
her aunt,_and other reltaives. prehensive Plan of Develop- _ _ _
ment of Navasota as prepared service to particular locations, made and a recommendation
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Youth Fair Directors
Adopt 3-Day Program
It was for the purpose of been with the school system
locating property where per- for the past three years, is a
manent improvements could teacher of physical education,
be made that the Youth Fair Journalism and English.
manager, Mr. Dalton said that
he would be happy to buy
production from at least 200
acres of cucumbers in the
$1 50,000 Livestock Auction
Facility Under Construction
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meeting Sealy at 8 p.m. in
the nightcap.
i l Sealy.
The tournament winner will
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Timely
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County Youth Fair Association
in making land available for
a new rodeo arena and grand-
stand.
The site in question is 11
acres out of the 16-acre tract
which the V. F. W. Post has
under long term lease from
the city of Navasota. This pro-
perty is located on West High-
way 90 near the city limits
and Just this aide of the
August Horst Country Club.
Commander Adrian Hughey
appointed a committee to
make the Investigation and to
Sealy Hosts Two-Day
Little League Tourney
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classes will begin August 31.
The complete schedule is as
follows:
Aug. 26: General faculty
meeting at 1 p.m.
Aug. 27: Orientation.
Aug. 28: Pupil registration.
Aug. 31: Classes begin.
Sept 7: Labor Day holiday.
Sept 18: Youth Fair holi-
he’ll be marching around with
a Lyndon Johnson banner.
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Mrs. T. P. Lackey, Navasota
Weloome Wagon represent-
ative, last week received the
following note from Mr. ahd
Mrs. BUl Waldroft of the
The
for an
were announced
Jalowy of
director.
al and business interests.
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Air Compressor
Explosion Rips
A-1 Repair Shop
S. S. (Bud) Marquart nar-
1/-k
kjib
rowly escaped serious injury Maid Products Company, 1400
at 4:15 p.m. Thursday when
secretary-treasurer. _
The annual Youth Fair here monthly session last week.
In Navasota will be held Sept, accepted the resignations of
approached the Washington Youth Fair was adopted Mon
Avenue and Railroad Street de" -irht du-* “ -ce
at their regular
arena for the Youth Fair, but
that grandstand improve-
ments should be of a portable
nature so that they can be
moved if the school finds it
necessary to use this property
for other purposes.
White's Super
Market Sponsors
Sunday Program
Every Sunday at 7:45 a.m..
White's Super Market of Na-
vasota will sponsor a 15- min -
crossed * the twin
V. Wheeler, Kenneth Clary, awning has been
Glen Lemon, A. E. Woods,
TRUCK HIT HERE
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• Week-end guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt
Stoneham were Mr. and Mrs.
Worth Stoneham, Ellen, Cindy,
David and Stephen. Stephen
remained for a longer visit
and David returned home
with his parents.
• Mrs. William H. Crane of
Houston spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. L. S.
Pierce.
interested in raising cucum-
bers for a Fort Worth buyer
are urged to contact J. H. Mc-
Donald, chairman of the agri-
culture committee of the
Grimes County Chamber of
Commerce, or County Agent
Henry Walters.
Cucumber acreage sought
must be irrigated sandy loam
soil.
it is a 60 to 90 day crop
and the seed is planted Feb.
20 approximately.
G. O. (Son) Dalton of Best
Gus Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. have been painted and the
Willie Leiber, Mrs. Donald
George Washington
sociation that it can continue er, kemigncu ue w . .unini.:
using the F. F. A. Foundation with her husband’s education-
week released the complete
Navasota Independent School
District calendar for 1964-65.
The schedule is made up
of a 177-day school term
history than she1
emudcme
May 25: Commencement ex-
ercises at the C-L-W Elemen-
tary School at Courtney.
May 26: School officially
ends.
May 27: Commencement ex-
ercises for the Navasota and
Carver Elementary Schools.
May 28: Report cards will
be distributed at 9 a.m.
May 28: Commencement ex-
Covey and Joe Mims spent Club Schtlarshiptat the Grimt
September with his registered Work.
engineers had given
program will continue of the air blast. Shattered
indefinite period.
11:00 a.m.: Live Sunday them
He is an Iola High School worship services from the 2:9.
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Political conventions are ef-
fectively competing with
Captain Kangaroo and Disney
cartoons for the interest erf
small children. In fact, it is
a little disconcerting to dis-
cover that your youngest
child, who can devote full
time to television viewing,
knows more about the pro-
ceedings than you do.
I was amazed when I ar-
School Announces
'64-65 Calendar
Supt John C. Webb th i s holidays.
BY C OF C COMMITTEE
Cucumber Cash Crop
Being Studied Here
Area farmers who might be Navasote area. He said that-------------------
---------------------- Losers of the Wednesday the permanent bleachers to
Area IV includes Brenham, night openers will meet at u______ — :_ -------------....... , ------------
6 p.m. Thursday to decide 3rd League Mothers and the B. • Mr. and Mrs. E E. Jolly the heart at town and relo-
and 4th places. —.. T- — - ...........
to be held at the Sealy B. & nights with Bellville going
P. W. Club Baseball diamond against Navasop
and Thursday, Wednesday and
areas with the city limits.
The suggestion received
stock provided by
charged with being drunk and
paid a 330 fine.
City Patrolman C. N. Mc-
Cain was called to investigate
the 2:30 a.m. crash. The Cox
Patrick United Van Lines
truck bowled over a city
parking meter before smash-
ing into the building and
show window.
Charles Noto, owner of the
business, estimated that the
damage would range upwards
from 3500.
A-1 Maintenance and Repair with interested growers.
Shop exploded.
rived home for lunch one day hymns, anthems and duets
lost week and found my five, featuring area talent over Ra-
yoar-old son marching around - --
the house with a Goldwater
Charges Filed
After Van Hits
Radio-TV Shop
Three Separate charges were
filed against two Houston
men here Thursday after their
moving van Jumped the curb,
at a downtown intersection
and rammed through a plate
glass show window at Noto’s
Radio and TV Shop.
Robert Harris of Houston,
the driver, was charged with
being drunk and for failure
to control the vehicle. He paid
a fine of 340.
His companion, Sterling
Whitley of Houston, was
it should be on irrigated land
because it was too risky other-
wise.
Apparently the cucumbers
would be shipped to Fort
Worth for processing into
pickles.
KWBC Revises
Sunday Program
Time Schedule
Mr. McDaniel said regular
weekly sales will be held
each Tuesday.
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Elwood Runge
Named for Air
Force Training
Elwood Runge son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman F. Runge.
203 Ivy st.. Navasota entered
in the United States Air
Force on Tuesday, July
14, according to Master Ser-
gent LeRoy Balmain, local
Air Force recruiter.
Elwood is a recent graduate
of the Navasota High School
and has chosen technical
training in the general career
field in the Air Force. He will
received his initial basic mil-
itary training at Lackland
Air Force Base in San Antonio,
corated furniture display
rooms.
partisan. Next month when
the Democratic convention —-------------------
convenes at Atlantic City titled “How Great Thou Art” were demolished by the force
A P. W. Club will handle the of Shiro visited last week eating them Just beyond the for the railroads in return for sibilities from the city de.
food and drink stands. with Mrs. Earl Harris, Br. western city limits with an title to the railroad-owned velopment viewpoint
and featured Jimmy Bond and
Joe McKnight, members of the pressed
card dated Oct 27, 1914. This
contained the name of Miss Navasota, Bellville and
School Board
the Texas Association of t h e al Church service with Rev.
J. H. Gibson, pastor, speaking.
system, new chain link out-
field fence, and additions to ela have returned home after thought speculatively
any ties and Houston’s industrial pointed out
“ Park developments.
#4006 Thursday night voted ship.
C to investigate the possibility
of working with the Grimes
and contiguous - to • 11. Z_________ —
ed Jay Ash, Bernard-Johnson the-city rail yards develop- made to the City Commission,
representative, whether the ment; Bryan’s present activi- "
sign. No had clipped a color-
ed plctaro at the GOP nomi-
nee from the morning Houston .ue ava0222agaa1, azzeaua0015 J ui« - ..
*£ “ ’‘l First Baptist Church of Nava- the.door.aThe.,°.c2P.0 the
It to a stick which he found
Friday
reeentv Saturday
HitIls,
Tuesday
wdnedayg.
Total Kalnall
wDuetgnPnomentedazSunday
"It Pays to Serve Jesus” and directly above the tank.
“ __IL ~~ ~~ A step ladder and other
Knight was featured in a solo shop items near the tank
felt we would like to com-
mend you and all the mer-
chants who take part in the
project. We are very much
impressed by the warmth and
friendliness we have found
here and are delighted to be-
come a part at your com-
munity.”
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Edis Olvex, registra
or
spending a ten day vacation otherwise, to the idea of
moving the railroads out of City of Navasota ml
Edith B. Slayer as leader of ,
(Continuedon bask page) [advenes to the dlotriol teuma Wedneedsy night winne
convention July,1518 This 1. Son Grocery at Richards. .
the hiohest award elven by 9:00 a.m.: United Pentecost-
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of man, the things day.
• official coronation of
Youth Fair Queen.
9:30 a.m.: The Sacred Heart not seen, nor ear heard,
this week moved their new tract in a manner which will
ona .c. e..ui... .. »__allow for future expansion.
„ pu.and used furniture.store from Mr McDaniel said the Steak
------ to 102 West Washington House, will be one. of the
Avenue where they are now niecest eating establishments
Aen L "neretne. f nW in the area. It will have a
story brick building which modern brick front and 1
- seat 50 persons.
. .... . . i The 750-seat auction arena
The building has been com- will have 150 theatre-type
pletely redecorated and a new seats and 600 bleacher-type
, . —1 installed chairs. Complete air-condition-
across the front. The entirelin e lnna for +he main
Charles Ashom, Junior Allen, store front and interior walls ing.isP nned,for arena
— T - -- Dulidng, care, ana arena.
, , i Mr. Graboil said the facility
floor has been repaired. will have a capacity of about
G. S. Pierce said that the 4,000 head, at least one-half
- firm would display popular of them under the big shed,
priced new and used furniture Adequate provisions for feed
at the new location. | and water will be made.
After the official opening.
Present for the Monday the firm recently purchased.
climate now existing for de-
it was mentioned that the velopment of the whole idea
‘ ‘ ht assist and emphasised the fast
it-of-way economic and aesthetic pos-
on August 28 and regular tary School at Allen Farm.
special programs each Sun-
day:
7:15 a.m.: Lutheran Hour.
7:45 a.m.: Gospel Singing
featuring local talent and
sponsored by White’s Supei
Market
8:05 a.m.: Gospel Melodies
featuring recorded quartet
music and sponsored by the
Navasota Trading Post.
8:35 a.m.: The Richards
Quartet and the Nettle Sisters
sponsored by Ira Haynie A
erly known as Martin’s __ ___
here in Navasota beginning Sally Hollar of Navasota is Mrs. Jerry Lane, Mr. and Mrs.
Friday, Sept 18, and continu-
ing through Sunday, Sept 20.
park will be in first class to Huntsville on Sunday for
condition for the tournament the Tri States singing con-
with a renovated lighting vention.
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• Mrs. Onia Dyer, Miss
26-27: Thanksgiving ercises at Navasota
Workmen last week began
clearing an 18-acre tract of
land two miles east of Nava-
sota for a 3150,000 building to
house the Navasota Livestock
Commission Company.
The auction barn has been
officially nicknamed "Cow
Talk” by P. P. Prescott and
W. S. McDaniel of Navasota,
and Gus Graboll of Brenham
who are partners in the busi-
ness venture.
October 15 is the target date
for completion of the 300 by
190-foot shed and its com-
panion 96 by 76-foot main
office and steak house.
J. Youens & Company of
Navasota is contractor for the
office and cafe. The all-metal
shed will be erected by the
L. L. Rose Construction Com-
pany of Fort Worth.
The commission company
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parently lost control as he house in Anderson. ■» The Friday night rodeo per-
___Z —g L JZ „Z As in previous years, theformance will be interrupted
tracks on Washington Avenue. Youth Fair will be held at
o...... • the F. F. A. Foundation,
stepped out of his car at
Bums’ Service Station and
Grocery next door to the B
A B Drive In, leaving a friend,
Marshall Leiber in the car.
“Mr. Roese’s automobile and
that of Mrs. Scott collided in
front of the BAB Drive In.
After the initial impact, Mr.
Roese’s vehicle rolled into
the driveway at Bums’ Serv-
ice Station and slammed in-
to Mr. Knight’s parked car.”
There were no injuries.
Charges were filed against
Mrs. Scott.
BIBLE VERSE
As it is written, eye hath
Damage Heavy in
3-Car Crash
Here Wednesday
City officers reported no in-
juries but heavy property
damage following a three-way
automobile crash at 9:30 p.m.
last Wednesday near the B
A B Drive In Grocery on
Highway 6.
Patrolman Darryl (Buck-
shot) Fuqua gave this des-
cription of the accident:
"Milton Roese of Washing-
0.00 and friends in Gilmer, Mar-
000 shall and Longview. One rel-
74 o oo ative she had not seen since Sam Houston State Teachers stead, the Rev. R. L. Self, pas-
......-. 0.00 she was five years old.
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