The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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GARRETSON SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert
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(All friends of the seniors citizens
rain began last Wednesday morn- the Garretson Senior Citizens Cen-
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imately 1800 square feet of floor
service.
The Department’s capital invest-
Playing at White Deer last Thurs-
summer vacation.
over White Deer. At Claude Mon-
ped a game.
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urged to ballot.
Emil Lack of La Harpe, Kans.
Funeral For Mrs. Boydstun
To Be at Pampa Thursday
Rainfall Totals 1.50 for
Five-Day Monsoon Period
The Priscilla Circle of the Groom
Methodist Church is again spon-
soring a birthday calendar for the
entire Groom community. Persons
living in the country that wish to
have a calendar or to add their
the program and to keep “brushed! day night the Groom Peewees lost
up” on their reading during the and the Groom Little Leaguers won
“This project is in accordance
with our policy of building new
post offices only Where they are ur-
held Monday, Wednesday and Fri-
day. Children should report at the
Groom School Building dressed in
swim suits and equipped with 20
The summer youth program for
the Groom community, sponsored
by the City, School and Lions Club,
took 88 children between 6 and 14 will officiate assisted by the Rev.
years of age to the swimming pool Earl Maddox, pastor of the Fellow-
at White Deer for swimming les- ship Baptist Church of Pampa.
Summer Youth Program
Opened in Groom June 1
ership.
Mr. Gronouski said,
White Deer pool. Leaving time is
12:10 p.m. and the group is due
back in Groom at 2:45 p.m. Coach
York reports that he has four life
guards at the White Deer pool to
assist him in watching after the
children’s safety.
The summer program is sched-
uled to continue for two months un-
til August 1. Schedule for other ac-
tivities is as follows:
At Groom School Gym, Monday,
Wednesday & Friday—
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munity is nearing the harvest stage
and if weather permits, combines
will be rolling soon.
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GROOM BALL CLUBS
LOSE RABBIT FOOT
. New Post Office Building
For Groom Is Announced
Dedication Program Set
For Senior Citizen Center
‘Major, phone 2261, before June 20.
People living in town will be con-
tacted by phone or in person.
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PROGRAM OF SHOWS
AT GROOM THEATRE
munity Club House, and in Skelly-rillo and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Her-
town at the City Hall. Voting will mesmeyer of Groom. The great-
begin at 8:00 a.m. and will close at grandparents are Mrs. Mary Kueh-
7:00 p.m. Every qualified voter is ler of Groom and Mr. and Mrs.
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rying the children was loaded to J Cemetery.
capacity. If the swimming classes] Mrs. Boydstun died at 11:45 p.m.
become larger it will be necessary Monday in Highland General Hos-
to add more transportation Coach pital following a lengthy illness.
York said. Swimming classes are She was born March 28, 1881 in
so long as it is convenient to the
voters.
4. When will absentee voting be-
gin? Wednesday, May 27.
One Saturday, June 6, the Re-
publican party will hold elections
in Panhandle, White Deer, Skelly-
town, and Groom. Precincts 1, 2,
3, 5, 7, and 9 will vote in the Ad-
ministration Building office of the
Panhandle Schools. In White Deer
voting will be in the Grade School
music Room, in Groom in the Com-
. . , ings can be altered or remodeled
i First Baptist Church in Panhandle to take care of our expanding mail
. at a combined service of Baptist, volume. We now have about 45,-
Christian and Methodist churches. । 000 postal locations throughout the
The adult choirs of the three country handling an anticipated
churches_ will furnish the music J volume of 72.2 billion pieces of
will move from the Courthouse to
the Center upon conclusion of the
Courthouse lawn meeting where re-
freshments will be served and a
guided tour through the Center
will take place. Manager Maurice
Garner, the trustees, and others
will be present to answer all ques-
tions having to do with this beau-
tiful custodial home.
All residents of the Texas and
Oklahoma Panhandle have heard
of the Garretson Center provided
by generous citizens of the area!
and will be most welcomed during
this entire day of dedication.
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NEW BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
BEING PLANNED FOR GROOM
Wednesday mornings June 10,
June 17, June 24 and July 1, at
9:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Floyd Knight, librarian, in-
vites all children to participate in
Bell County, Tex., and was a mem-
ber of the Groom Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband,
Robert Boydstun, 543 Tignor, Pam-
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The following program of shows
is offered at the Groom Theatre:
Fri.-Sat.-Sun., June 5-6-7
“Wonderful To Be Young,” star-
ring Cliff Richards, Robert Morley
and Carol Gray. In color!
Coming next week: “Papa’s Del-
icate Condition,” with Jackie Glea-
son.
Show begins at 7:30 p.m., with
two shows each night. Sunday
matinee at 2 p.m. No show Sun-
day night.
sons. The Groom School bus car-
‘We are
'Mrs. Harvey King, Mrs. Edith; day night both Groom teams drop-
Hollerofit and Mrs. Nanette Padget ped a game.
Thursday night of this week,
June 4, the Groom Peewees and
Little Leaguers take on the Pan-
handle Grays here with games be-
ginning at 6 p.m. Monday night,
June 8, Groom plays Skellytown
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Stiles
announce the approaching mar-
riage of their daughter, La-
Verne, to Kenneth Schultz, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William
Schultz of Westbrook, Minn.
The wedding will take place on
June 5, 1964 in Groom.
9 to 10 a.m.—Volley Ball.
10 to 11 a.m.— Volley Ball.
11:30 to 3:00 p.m.—Swimming.
3 to 5 p.m.—Soft Ball.
On Tuesday & Thursdays—
9 to 11:30 a.m.— Tennis.
1 to 3 p.m.—Basketball.
3 to 5 p.m. Soft Ball.
Coach York invites boys 16 years
of age and over to meet at 6 p.m.
every Tuesday at the Groom Base-
ball Field near the American Leg-
ion Building for baseball training.
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REPUBLICAN RUN-OFF
ELECTION, JUNE 6
H. J. Hughes of Panhandle, the
Republican County Chairman, has
announced that a second primary
election will be held Saturday,
June 6, to determine the Republi-
can nominee for United States Sen-
ator. George Bush, who received
44 per cent of the first primary
votes, will be in the run-off against
Jack Cox. To clarify 'the questions
voters have been asking concern-
ing the run-off, 'Mr. Hughes stated:
1. When is it? Saturday, June 6.
2. Who will be able to vote? Only
persons who voted in the first Re-
publican primary or persons who
did not vote in either the Republi-
can or Democratic primary on
May 2, 1964. Persons who voted in
the Democratic first primary can-
not vote in the Republican run-off
primary. To do so, or attempt to
do so, is a criminal offense in Tex-
as punishable by a minimum fine
of $100 and a maximum fine of
$500.
3. Can precincts be combined?
Yes, the Texas Election Code pro-
vides that where there are no local
offices on a ballot precincts may
Burial will be in the Groom
re-light stoves and furnaces to
cents to pay for swimming in the pa; two daughters, Mrs. Jeff
Guthrie of Denver, Colo., and Mrs.
6:23 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 1964, «
weighing 6 lbs., 5 ozs. The parents
have a daughter, Beverly, 8% , | ‛
years old, and a son, Bryan Lee,
be combined in any manner, just 2 years old. Grandparents are Mr.
; E. Boydstun of Pampa, and for-
■ merly of Groom, will be conducted
opened Monday, June 1, with an at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Duenkel-
enrollment of 120 children accord-, Carmichael Funeral Chapel in
ing to Coach Jack York who is di-1 Pampa. Guy Caskey, minister of
recting the activities. 'Mr. York! the Mary Ellen Church of Christ,
amounts. Lark reported over two
inches. Ranchers and row crop
space, and adequate parking and
Judge Clarence C. Wil- maneuvering area will be provided
liams will present the speaker, Mr. for postal employees and patrons.
Le Tourneau. A well-rounded pro-
, assessing our construction program
of Longview, will be guest speaker, to determine whether present build-
At 11 a.m. he will speak at the
The second Democratic primary
election will be held Saturday,
June 6 from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00
p.m. Voters will choose between
incumbent Joe Pool of Dallas
County and Robert W. Baker of
Harris County for the office of
U.S. Representative at Large.
Pool led the 5-man ticket in the
first primary on May 2, and Baker
came in second throwing the race
into a run-off.
Only voters who balloted in the
May 2 Democratic primary and
qualified voters who did not vote
can participate in the second
Democratic primary. Those hav-
ing their poll tax receipt stamped
Republican cannot vote in the
Democratic run-off race.
The voting precinct at Lark will
be combined with the Groom voting
precinct in the election this com-
ing Saturday and the polls will be
located at the Groom Public
School Building. Rudolph Tucker
will be presiding judge and he will
be assisted by Art Britten, Rob-
ert Kuehler, Mrs. John Reed, Mrs.
E. C. Goodlett, and Mrs. Jack
West. Be sure and carry your poll
tax receipt with you when you go
to vote.
W. O. Atkins of Pampa; two broth-
ers, Claude Guthrie of Tulsa,
Okla., and Gid Guthrie of Tulsa;
six grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
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Library Reading Program
And Story Hours Listed
seeking to develop new ideas and
new postal techniques, such as
ZIP Code, to help process the mail
more efficiently and economically,
and our employees are doing a
great job. But if we are to meet
the demands of our growing popu-
lation we must make use of the
best mechanized equipment where
it is justified.”
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SECOND DEMO PRIMARY
TO BE HELD SATURDAY
gram will be provided. > ment will be limited substantially
The Garretson Senior Citizen I to postal equipment, and the build-
Centex' is but a few blocks west of ing will remain under private own-
the Courthouse. Those assembled
Lockett Back, Griggs, Okla., Mrs.
Irene Back, of Weatherford, Okla.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dalton of
Colton, Calif.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Kuehler
of Wichita, Kans., announce the ar-
rival of a new son, Dale Wayne,;
born Saturday, May 30, 1964 in St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Wichita. The
parents have four other children,
all boys. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Albin Kuehler of Ama-
0h
k
B . birth dates to the list are asked
09 to contact or call Mrs. C. J. Rob-
. erts, phone 2861, or Mrs. Ted
S-
every book he reads, to be placed
on the certificate. Fifteen stamps i farmers will benefit from the mois-
are required to complete the cer-ture. Wheat farmers preparing for
tificate. (harvest would have been happy to
„ , i have postponed it for a few days.
The Groom Branch Library I nr . E .1 . . . .1
1 , “ , l Much of the wheat in the com-
will have the usual story hour
sessions, with a film, to be held
at the Community Club House
fight the wet chill of the low tem-
peratures. volue J. .2.2 .0.. pi.... ..
All of the area received a por-! The building will comfortably seat; mail for the 1964-65 fiscal year. By
tion of the good rains in varying over 700 persons and visitors are; 1970 it is expected to rise to 90
invited. n billion.*
At 3 p.m. on the well-shaded ; The new masonry building will
Carson County Courthouse lawn,, be air conditioned, contain approx-
Howard Lane, president of the - • - - — - ■ - -
Center, will open the afternoon
of Panhandle, Mrs. C. C. Coleman
of Skellytown, and 'Mrs. Floyd
Knight of Groom attended the li-
brary workshop held Tuesday,
May 26, at Mary E. Bivens' Mem-
orial Library in Amarillo. Theme
of the session was, “The Right
Book for the Right Child.” The
workshop was conducted by Mrs.
Emily Welty of Austin, State Li-
brary Consultant in children’s and
young adult’s literature.
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— New Arrivals —
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dalton of
Groom are the parents of a new
daughter, Bevin Renee, born at
Children are registering this
week throughout the county for the
annual summer reading program
sponsored by the Carson County
Libraries. The title for the sum-
mer program is “'American In-
dians.” Readers will start to
count the books read, on their read-
ing average for their reading cer-
tificate beginning Monday, June 8.
The child will be given a stamp
of some historic ■ character for
gently needed,” Mr. Gronouski
said. “We are constantly re-
ing with an inch followed by drib- ter on the west side of Panhandle
bles that fell from clouded skies i Sunday, June 7.
during the following four days up R- J. Le Tourneau, philanthrop-
through Sunday Which added % i ist, lay preacher and manufacturer
more to the total.
Along with the rain showers, the
temperatures dropped to the mid-
forties and Groom people had to
Postmaster General John A.
Gronounski announced this week
that a contract has been awarded
to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ford of Am-
arillo to build the new post office
building in Groom and lease it to
the Post Office Department for a
basic term of 10 years with options
to renew the lease for 20 years.
The announceemnt of the award
to the successful bidder advances
the new building closer to the con-
{struction stage. When fully oper-
ational, the Postmaster General
said, the additional space and more
modern equipment will, in the long
run, more than offset the extra
cost involved in producing more ef-
ficient handling of the mail, in ac-
cord with President Johnson’s di-
rective to provide the best possible
postal service at the least possible
cost.
Site of the new post office build-
ing in Groom will be west of the
Brown apartments and east of the
During the past week Groom All friends of the seniors citizens Homen Meat Comnany The build-
chalked up 1.50 of rain during a' of Carson County are urged to at-! ing wili face south.
break in the big drouth. The tend the dedication ceremonies for
VOLUME 39. number 14. 'On Highway 66” THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS Thursday, June 4, 1964. (5c a copy)
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1964, newspaper, June 4, 1964; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511787/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.