The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1968 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM. CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1968
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| president, will preside at the meet- Bob Ledwig, Bill Pavlovsky,
your old legs any more,
For the elevators will carry you ing.
host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs.
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Bill: “I’m majoring in ancient Art Britten.
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FINA STATION
Who would believe here in God’s
open spaces,
it weighing some 140 tons.
Returning to the area the follow- have a God-given care
ing day, they discovered two more
For Complete Details Contact
Rusty Young
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Phone 373-0508, Amarillo, Texas
Cong.
CALL COLLECT
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WATCH THIS SPACE
Memphis, Clarendon and Panhan-
For
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
tended a meeting of the Executive
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Committee of the Judicial
COMING SOON
From
HIGH PLAINS EQUIPMENT
Groom, Texas
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GROCERIES, Fruits, MEATS, Vegetables, NOTIONS
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S&H GREEN STAMPS
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TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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to any floor.
But take care! All the nurses!
moved up with three other men to
investigate:
WEEDING and blacksmith work
after 5:30 p.m. week days and all
day Saturdays and Sundays at the
Groom Welding Shop. Your busi-
ness appreciated.—Oran Durham.
may go on a strike,
Because of their wanting a little
wage hike.
So there you may lay for an hour
or two,
With no one to help you or care
JEFF GRAY’S GRANDSON
IS A RICE RUSTLER!
service. — Barney Marquis, shop
located at 202 Third St., Groom,
phone No. 4151.
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FOR RENT: Nice, one and two
bedroom apartments, north of the
Groom Theatre. — Telephone 248-
4961 Groom.
WHERE THEY HAVE
TIME TO CARE
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FOR RADIO & TV SERVICE—
Call 3586 day, 8584 night.—T. N.
BRITTEN, Groom, Texas.
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FOR SALE: A rack for a pickup
and a 5-ft. factory-made toolbox.
—Bill Hammers, ph. 248-2560.
CLASSIFIED:
All ads cash with order, unless
For Sheriff of Carson County:
John H. NUNN
For Tax Assessor-Collector
Of Carson County:
C. L. STERLING
Panhandle, Texas
For District Judge of
100th Judicial District:
CHARLES L. REYNOLDS
Childress, Texas
For District Attorney
100th Judicial District:
ROBERT E. MONTGOMERY
Memphis, Texas
JACK BOONE
Memphis, Texas
For State Representative
75th District:
MARION BRUCE
Randall County
J. M. (Red) SIMPSON
Randall County
Of. Ph. 874-3660—Res. 874-3519
Clarendon, Texas
FOR LEASE
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Highway 66—Groom, Texas
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CARD OF THANKS
Double SandH Green Stamps Wednesdays
ON SALES OVER $2.50—EXCLUDING CIGARETTES)
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Renew your News subscription!
We have a modern store equipped to supply all your grocery needs
at reasonable prices. And the best in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
We Sell Beef Inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture
FREE DELIVERY AT 10:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
FOR SALE: 10-ft. wide modern
trailer house, two bedrooms, full
bath, central heat, washer, $1200.
—George Eschle, ph. 248-2615.
(The above was written by a
recent patient in Groom Mem-
orial Hospital.)
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TO RE-OPEN MEDICARE
ENROLLMENT PERIOD
CHARLES E. DEYHLE
D.V.M.
VETERINARIAN
Could it be what they have is
just plain horse sense?
—R. J. Rice.
RCA COLOR TV
WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES
Sales & Service
BRITTEN IMPLEMENT CO.
Ph. 3586, Groom, Texas
SEE ME FOR—Zenith, Motorola,
and Norge appliances, sales ana
service.—T. N. Britten, Phone 3586,
Groom, Texas.
Security district manager said to-
day.
Coverage for the late enrollees
would begin July 1, 1968.
This part of Medicare helps pay
doctor bills and other medical
history.”
Betty: “So am I.”
FLOWERS for ALL occasions.
Phone 4001 Groom. — VIVIAN’S
FLOWER SHOP, Groom, Texas.
BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
C. J. (Goobe) Kuehler was hon-
Homen, C. J. Kuehler, and
McIlhany of Wheeler was a spe-
cial guest.
Judge and Mrs. Reynolds and
their two sons, Charles, Jr., and
Parman, recently returned from
McAllen where Judge Reynolds at-
Persons 65 or older who did not
sign up in the first enrollment pe-
riod for the medical expense part
of Medicare may now do so
The party found a typical Viet- Vi
namese hooch measuring about 20 great
L.V.N.A. TO MEET
Members of the L.V.N.A. will
FOR RENT: 10-ft. wide furnish-
ed 2-bedroom house trailer, good
location. Phone 248-2615 or see
George Eschle.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Groom News has been auth-
orized to present the names of the
following candidates for office,
subject to the Democratic Pri-
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€2 Homer’s Grocery
EMember Waples-Platter West Texas, Inc.*, Lubbock, Texas)
■ Telephone 2651 Residence Phone 2051 Groom, Texas
And found this little one in
Groom better than all.
Bill: “Good, we’ll have to get to-. I would like to thank my secret
gether some evening and talk over granddaughter for the nice gift
old times.” you gave me.—'Mrs. Pearl Banks.
die, and District Judge Grainger through March 1968, according to
Travis C. Briggs, Amarillo Social
Last Thursday night the Chil-
dress County Bar Association was
the host at an appreciation dinner
honoring District Judge Charles L.
Reynolds. The dinner was held in
Childress and was attended by the
members of the 100th Judicial Disr
trict Bar Association and their
wives from Childress, Wellington,
services are covered no matter
where received — home, office or
hospital.
The present monthly premium
rate of $3.00, with the Government
paying the other half, will continue j
through March 1968. Before the
end of 1967, the premium rate
through 1969 will be announced.
Area residents who wish addi-
tional information about this or
other parts of the Social Security
law should contact the office at
1006 S. Adams in Amarillo, phone
number is: Area 806, DR 6-5151.
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Strict enforcement of our new
and drastic law against polluting
the air should result in fewer, bet-
ter and shorter political speeches.
For the Doctors and Nurses
go on a crash diet thanks to Alpha! Equipped with the most modern for their district monthly meeting, mg the occasion were Mr. and
Company, 4th Battalion, 9th In-‘of beds and showers |A film on the “The Brain,” will Mrs. Sammy Scott of Amarillo;
fantry. On the second day of Op- Where you don’t have to use be shown. Mrs. Meda Hudgins, Messrs, and Mmes. Bill Britten,
eration Yellowstone, the Company
by 40 by 7 feet that had one dis-1 You might find one where they
tinctive feature—it had been built care for people of all races?
without windows or doors. Curious । Surely God had something to do
the men pried off the roof and with putting it there
found the interior filled to the I In the middle of the prairie in
rafters with rice; 560 cubic feet of that clean Texas air,
FOR SALE: 1965 Volkswagen
36,000 actual miles, in good condi-
tion.—Kenny Schultz Gulf Service
Station, phone 248-3271 Groom.
----- ; ----- meet in the dining room of the ored with a birthday party Friday
CU CHI, Vietnam, Dec. 28, 19671 There are great large hospitals Groom Memorial Hospital, Tues-i evening, Jan. 26, at the home of
customer has an established ac- —A Viet Cong brigade will have to in this country of ours ' day evening, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Mr. and Mrs. Art Britten. Enjoy-
count with The News. ..... ---
INSURE your family against
cancer.—John Reed, 4117 W. 49th,
Amarillo, Tex., FL5-1100.
WANTED: Baby-sitting in my
home, 50 cents per hour and add
5 cents per child per family, $1.50
per hour for nurserys. All nurserys
welcomed.—Mrs. Lester Pair, ph.
248-3371 Groom.
„ _. . They take time to listen, and
similar hooches filled with rice, 30, your burdens share.
meters from the first. This find i They may not have learned
brought the total weight of the rice some big city tricks
•ADRIVEAND ARRIVE
X SAFELY
_ _ But they surely have something,
that it is enough to feed 2,700 Viet far from the city’s high rents,
FREE Removal of Dead Stock,
phone DI 9-2211 (COLLECT —
Amarillo Rendering Co., Amarillo,
Texas.
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APPRECIATION DINNER GIVEN
JUDGE CHARLES REYNOLDS
uncovered to 440 tons. 1 That may cause you and I to end
Capt. Albert C. Kilgore, Alpha up in a fix.
Company commander, estimates
CABINET, woodwork, plumbing. ,
I am equipped to give you goodmary Election, Saturday, May 4,
1968.
BEEFMASTER liquid protein
for cattle now available at Groom
Wheat Growers, Inc. Come in to-
day for information and prices.
FOR SALE: 3-bedroom house
with attached garage and bed-
room, 40x50 foot shop building, all
on 3% city lots. Phone 248-2071.
was conducting a search and de-
stroy mission about four miles
south of the Cambodian border
deep within War Zone C.
Specialist 4 Steven A. Gray, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Gray of
Portales, N.M., spotted the glint
of the sun bouncing off a tin roof
about 50 meters ahead of the ele-
Sectionservices not provided under the
of the State Bar of Texas, to which hospital part of the law. Doctor s
he was elected recently by the
Judges throughout the State.
WANTED: Household help every
other week, Friday preferred.
—Write P.O. Box 460, c/o The
Groom News.
HOW ABOUT shopping with your
Home Town Agent, First. He lives
here, spends money here, pays
taxes here and sup +s and works
with everything Wo ile in the
community.—C. L. CULVER, In-
surance, Groom, Texas.
ment he was with. He and his. what you do.
platoon leader, Second Lt. Richard] We have seen many hospitals
D. Tipton of Springfield, Ohio, great and small,
RATES
Per word, first insertion ......3c
Following insertions ........... 2c
Minimum Charge ..............50
Telephone 3311 or 8541
LOST: Small buckskin male
Shetland pony, and a steer calf
with heart brand on left hip. Miss-
ing about two months from Biggs
Horn farm 8 miles N.W. of Groom.
Notify Johnny Brooks.
HOUSE FOR RENT: See O. P.
Blackwell, Groom. Texas.
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1968, newspaper, February 1, 1968; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511978/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.