The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1958 Page: 1 of 8
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Uhe Groom Netos
FACTS
after opening day Oct. 1.
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Hospital, Amarillo.
have four sons, Gary, Jerry, Don-
nie and Stan.
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NEWCOMERS TO COMMUNITY Robert Bray.
think, girls?
ties staring you in the face, hadn’t
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you better drive even more <
fully? Don’t kill another one!
Rains Delay Sowing Of
Wheat! Maize Harvest
Continue Drive for Funds
To Build New Hospital
GROOM TIGERS TO PLAY
AT SPEARMAN FRIDAY
months on two different occasions.
Mrs. Inmon is offering a number
of specials for the first two weeks
the
the
Bessie Inmon To Operate
Wall's Cafe After Oct. 1
John Dwyer: “Son, you mustn’t
say, ‘I ain’t going to the fair.’ You
should say, ‘I am not going. He is
not going. She is not going. We
are not going. They are not go-
ing’.”
Ray Dwyer: “Ain’t nobody go-
ing, daddy?”
Mrs. J. W. Angel, Groom.
Audry Stewart, Clarendon.
Sewell Kammerer, Panhandle.
Minor Surgery:
Mrs. Clyde Poston, Panhandle.
Major Surgery:
Marie Butler, Hedley.
Leon Bohr, Groom.
Mrs. F. W. Bullington, Amarillo.
Mrs. L. W. Rush, Borger.
Obstetrical:
Mrs. Leron Thompson, Amarillo,
a daughter, Debra Sue, born at
“I like to see a man proud of
the place in which he lives; and so
live that the place will be proud
of him.”—Abraham Lincoln.
Friday-Sat., Oct. 3-4
The Lefthanded Gun,” starring
Paul Newman and. Lita Milan.
Starting time, 7:30 p.m. Sunday
matinee at 2 p.m.
Bill the Barber who visited the
Tri-State Fair in Amarillo Mon-
day to view the show of calves on
the midway reported that the dis-
play this year was very pleasing.
“We’ll never quit until we reach
our goal of $100,000.00 to build a
new hospital in Groom,” reported
a member of the building commit-
tee for the Groom Memorial Hos-
pital, this week. “We are still ac-
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Groom School Band Looks
Sharp in Fair Day Parade
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Groom Peewees To Play
Skellytown Here Thursday
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PROGRAM OF SHOWS
AT GROOM THEATRE
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Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bartlett and
two young daughters recently:
moved to the Steele place south of
town formerly occupied by the Le-1
land Lewis family.
Mrs. J. D. Skaggs, Hedley, a
and egg plants were recorded by
Mr. Lill. Mrs. Carl Witt of Pan-
handle exhibited first place toma-
toes and Bob Mecaskey received
first place on his entry of sorghum
silage bundles.
Competition was very keen in
all classes as an extremely large
number of entries were received.
Groom bounced back the follow-
Read i ing week with a 38 to 6 win over
received first place i ribbons on
products entered.
Walter Lill topped county ex-
The Old Timers Club will meet
Friday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. in Lovett
Library in Pampa according to an
announcement by Mrs. Cliff Vin-
cent who invites everyone who
has lived in the Panhandle area
for 50 years or more to attend and
meet old friends.
The Rev. Dick Crews will enter-
tain with his impersonations pro-
gram which will be followed by
the usual visiting hour. Refresh-
ments of coffee and cake will be
served.
To those who stayed at home
and viewed the opening day pa-
rade of the Tri-State Fair over
TV, Monday, it was a pleasant
event to see the Groom School
Band perform on the march down
Polk Street. The Groom Band
received more than its share of
screen-time from the TV cameras
and you could see the big hand it
Among the patients a t
Groom Osteopathic Hospital
past week were:
Medical:
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MERCHANDISE AND MEAT
SHOOT TO BE HELD SUNDAY
The Groom American Legion
Gun Club will sponsor a merchan-
dise and meat shoot at , 1 p.m.
Sunday at the gun range 4 miles
west of town on Highway 66. The
public is invited to participate in
the contests or watch the fun.
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GROOM OSTEOPATHIC
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Thursday, Sept. 25
“The Return of Dracula,” with
Francis Lederer and Norma Eb-
erhardt. Wednesday and Thursday
are bargain nights and adults are
admitted for 25 cents.
Friday-Sat., Sept. 26-27
“The Lone Ranger and the Lost
City of Gold,” with Clayton Moore.
Sun.-Mon.-Tues., Sept. 28-29-30
“Sayonara,” in Technorama and
Technicolor starring Marlon Bran-
do and Miiko Taka.
Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 1-2
“My Gun Is Quick,” starring
take place between now and De-
cember,” he said.
Over one-third of the sum need-
ed has been subscribed and efforts
will be redoubled to raise the oth-
er two-thirds before the State
Hospital Board meets in Decem-
ber. Persons who have not con-
tributed or pledged a donation are
asked to give serious consideration
Mrs. Sadie Wood of Lelia Lake
is now employed as an operator at
Edith’s Beauty Shop. She was
formerly employed in Clarendon
and is a competent and experi-
enced beauty operator. The public
is invited to call 3661 for appoint-
ments.
care- daughter, born at 2:30 a.m., Sept.
! 24, 1958. Weight 6 lbs, 7 oz.
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NEW ARRIVALS—
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Ashmead of
Amarillo announce the arrival of
a son, Rodney Craig, bom Friday,
Sept. 19, 1958, at Northwest Texas
Hospital. The parents have one
other child, a daughter Vicky, 18
months old. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ashmead of
Groom and Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Taylor of Amarillo.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Britten are
the proud parents of a daughter,
Teresa Darlene, born Wednesday,
Mrs. Bessie Inmon has leased
Wall’s Cafe and will take over
management on Wednesday, Oct.
1, it has been announced. The
public is invited to visit the cafe
next Wednesday and enjoy free
coffee and doughnuts as guests of
the new manager.
For the past year the cafe has
been operated by Fred Moles-
worth.
Mrs. Inmon is an experienced
cafe proprietor having operated
Cafe 66 in Groom for several
first quarter on a 13-yard carry
but failed to make the conversion.
The final touchdown for McLean
came on a fourth down try from
the one-foot line in the closing
minutes of the game and again the
conversion attempt failed.
With a few breaks for the Groom
lads the score could of been dif-
ferent. Several costly fumbles
hurt the local squad at crucial mo-
ments of the game. However, lo-
cal fans were pleased with the
excellent showing the Groom Tig-
ers made against their Class A
opponents.
Groom’s first four games this
year are with Class A schools and
when conference play opens with
Follett on Oct. 17, barring injur-
ies, Groom should be ready for
its Class B opponents.
The schedule for remaining non-
conference games is:
Sept. 26—Spearman, there.
Oct. 3—Gruver, there.
In conference games the Tigers
will play:
Oct. 17—Follett, here.
Oct. 24—Darrouzett, here.
Oct. 31—Wheeler, there.
Nov. 7—Texline, here.
Nov. 15 (Sat. 2 p.m.) —Claude*
Homecoming game.
A good attendance of local fans
at the Spearman game would be
desirable.
Mrs. J. W. Knorpp who has been
a patient at the Groom Osteo-
pathic Hospital for the past week
after suffering a. light stroke
Tuesday night of last week is re-
ported showing some improve-
ment. Mrs. Knorpp has been in
ill health for over a year.
Last week we picked the Groom
Tigers to win over McLean—we‛ll
we were wrong but several Mc-
Lean fans seemed happy when the
game ended. Again we are nam-
ing the Tigers to win in their
game this week with Spearman.
Sunray, and last week lost to Mc-
Lean 12 to 0.
In the game with McLean the
Tigers showed excellent defense
work and the McLean squad earn-
ed every inch they gained. The
field was soggy from a half-inch
rain which fell about two hours
before game time and the football
was slippery and hard to manage.
after about 10 a.m. and Ollie
Blackwell and the editor remain-
ed at home as watchmen. Those
that missed the opening day will
probably make the trek later in
the week. The fair will continue
through Saturday.
Sad Statistics for the Girls
More than 8 of the 10 persons
killed in motor vehicle accidents
are males; and almost 7 of 8 per-
sons killed in non-motor vehicle
accidents are males. National sta-
tistics show that males between
15 and 24 years of age—the age
when they’re either -thinking of
getting married soon or counting
the days till the big event—are
being killed in accidents almost
5 times as fast as females. To
make the situation even more seri-
ous (for the gals) a recent esti-
mate of U.S. population showed
about one and a half million more
gals than guys. Now, what do you
It was Monday morning and the
Rev. Walter Davis was greatly
shocked when he unexpectedly
came upon his wife with her hand
in the coins gathered during Sun-
day church collections.
“Marie, what are you doing?”
he exclaimed.
“What do you think I’m doing?”
she replied impatiently. “I’m look-
ing for a button to sew on your
coat.”
6:10 a.m., Sept. 23, 1958. Weight
With these statis- 7 pounds.
the advertisement elsewhere in
this issue of The News.
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CARSON COUNTY ENTRIES
WIN AT TRI-STATE FAIR
AND
Otherwise
Groom people got their milking
•done early Monday morning,
slopped the hogs, locked up the
erts, string beans; Mrs. Carl Witt,
Sept.. 17, 1958, .at St. Anthony s bell peppers; Sewell Kammerer,
The parents winter squash; Howard Bedding-
hibitors in receiving two blue rib-
was getting from spectators along bons, first place on both carrots
the route of the parade.
Mike Britten Jr. who is having
a new home built in Groom was
inspecting it the other day and he
mentioned to the contractor that
it didn’t look very strong.
“Well, after all,” replied the
builder, “you’ve got to consider
that we haven’t got the wallpaper
on yet.”
cepting donations and are plan-
dogs and took off for the fair in' ning a concentrated campaign to
Amarillo. The town was deserted
The Groom Band, under direc-
tion of Bennie Valentine, is one of
the best trained organizations of
its kind in the state. The 40-
piece band makes a good impres-
sion every where it appears and
has been putting on some excel-
lent programs at recent football
games.
to the project. Every donation,
large or small, is needed to help
build a new hospital in Groom.
Mail, send, or bring your dona-
tion to the Groom Memorial Hos-
pital Fund, State National Bank,
Groom, Texas.
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RALLY DAY PLANNED
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Jim Hermesmeyer, prospective
Father-in-Law: “Young man, can
you support a family?”
Bridegroom-To-Be: “Well, no
sir, I was just planning to support
your daughter. The rest of you
will just have to look after your-
selves.”
One thing about getting along
in years is that you feel your
coms more than your oats re-
marked Buck Whatley.
Outstanding county agriculture
displays have been set up and
everyone is urged to visit this sec-
tion of the Fair in the Agriculture
Building.
The results of Carson County ex-
hibitors are as follows: 1st place:
Walter Lill, egg plant; Mrs. Carl
Witt, tomatoes; Walter Lill, car-
rots. 2nd place: Mrs. W. H. Lusk,
string beans; Mrs. J. D. Kelly, Sr.,
summer squash; Walter Lill, cab-
bage; Louis Grayson, okra; Walter
Lill, sweet potatoes; George Ro-
han, cotton. Third place: George
Rohan, Caprock milo; Phil Rob-
Word was received here last
Friday from Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Swank that they have a new
grandson weighing 9 pounds and
6 ounces. Parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Berger of Fort
Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Swank
have been at Fort Wayne for the
past two weeks awaiting the ar-
rival of the lad who has been
named Brent E. Mrs. Swank de-
scribed him in a letter as follows:
“Brent E. has coal black hair,
football shoulders, pretty lips like
his mother. The parents are do-
ing fine, but Grandpa and Grand-
ma? Well, I don’t know. Hubert
doesn’t mind the title, and is
rather proud of it, and I have
waited many years for this long-
delayed event. Tell all Hello and
will be home before long. We are
having a grand time.”
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Recent Showers have added to
the supply of moisture needed to
get the winter wheat crop off to
a good start for those who have
finished sowing but for those with
maize to harvest and planting of
wheat to complete the rains are
unwelcome.
A shower last Friday afternoon
brought about one-half inch of
precipitation. Another shower
Monday night added .30 to the to-
tal for the week.
Prospects for a better than aver-
age maize harvest remain good
and a late frost would give some
of the younger plants time to ma-
ture.
Individual entries in the agri-
culture and horticulture section of
the Tri-State Fair in Amarillo
were judged Sunday, Sept. 21.
The Groom Tigers lost a hard-
fought battle last Friday night on
their home field to the McLean
Tigers by a score of 12 to 0.
Friday night of this week the
Groom team will play at Spear-
man. The Spearman Lynx have
played two football games this
season winning over Clarendon in
their opener 8 to 0 on Sept. 12 and
losing by a score of 56 to 0 to
White Deer last Friday.
The Groom Tigers have lost
two and won one so far this year.
In their opening game White Deer
handed Groom a 36 to 6 defeat.
Three Carson County exhibitors McLean scored early in the
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VOLUME 33 NUMBER 30 ‘On Highway 66” THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1958 (5c a copy)
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Woods of Clar-
endon. Mrs. J. M. Britten report-
ed that the new granddaughter
makes their 33rd grandchild and
is the tenth granddaughter.
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MR. AND MRS. H. C. SWANK
HAVE HOOSIER GRANDSON
field, cotton. 3rd place: Sewell
Grandparents are Kammerer, tomatoes; J. P. Calli-
Mr. and Mrs. J.. M. Britten and ham, rhubarb; Norman Warmin-
ski, pumpkin.
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MRS. SADIE WOOD EMPLOYED
AT EDITH’S BEAUTY SHOP
The Groom grade school Pee-
wees will play Skellytown here
Thursday night in their second
game of the year. Game time is
7:30 o’clock.
Coached by Van Herrin the
Peewees opened the season last
Thursday night at Claude and won
by a score of 40 to 0 over the
Claude grade school team.
The Groom Peewees are sched-
uled to play at White Deer next
week on Oct. 2, and Panhandle
Peewees visit Groom on Thursday,
Oct. 9.
There will be no charge for ad-
mission and the public is urged to
attend and see an interesting
football game played by a bunch
of young and eager lads.
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MRS. KNORPP REPORTED
IMPROVING AFTER STROKE
Rally day will be held at the
Methodist Church next Sunday
and a rally day program is plan-
ned for the 11:00 o’clock hour.
Mrs. Benton Moreman, chairman
of Commission on Education, will
be in charge. The program will
stress the importance of Christian
education and is also the time for
promotions in the Children’s De-
partment.
“We would like for every child
in the church school and all teach-
ers to be present. Our church and
Sunday School always welcomes
visitors,” said the Rev. C. R.
Hankins, pastor.
MYF meets at 6:30 p.m. and
evening services are held at 7:30
o’clock Sunday evening.
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OLD TIMERS CLUB TO MEET
IN PAMPA OCT. 3, AT 2 P.M.
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1958, newspaper, September 25, 1958; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511352/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.