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The Groom News, Groom, Carson County, Texas 79039
THURSDAY, DEC. 20 & 27, 1973 EDITIONS
PROCLAMATION
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
1, Paul Homer, Mayor
Marvin • Morrow who has been
Sunday visitors in the home of
The first grade will be dis-
Mrs. Maude Martin were Mr. and
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of all our citizens,
Wednesday for the warmer climate
Taylor, Bill C. Moore, Charlie Ball,
BE' IT HEREBY PROCLAIM-
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Frederik-
Li
Chairman of the Sub-committee on
until January 2,
on Inter-Governmental Affairs and I HOSPITAL REPORT
Among the patients at Groom
tively pursued the passage of legis- Memorial Hospital the past week
and
and
The Groom Mobil Service Sta-
tion, operated by Marvin Bichsel
has used up its monthly allocation
Groom Schools will close at 2:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, for Christ-
mas and New Year holidays.
were:
Medical:
Pauline Looten, Groom
Sherry Wallin, Pampa
Betty Fitzgerald, Claude
The Golden Spread Grill will
close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve,
Dec. 24 and will be closed through
Christmas Day, Dec. 25. The cafe
will be open at regular time on
Wednesday morning, Dec. 26.
area with a new Diagnostic Veter-
inary Laboratory.
and Marshall Sherwood
handle.
Representative Poff
Business and Industry.
The Amarillo legislator has ac-
Lions Club for Saturday, Dec. 22,
and Saturday, Dec. 29 have been
cancelled, Frank Grantham, Lions’
secretary, reports.
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LIBRARY AND CITY HALL TO
CLOSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Groom Branch Library and
City Hall will be closed on Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25 for
the Christmas holidays, and again
on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 31
and Jan. 1 for New Year holidays.
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LOCAL ELEVATORS TO BE
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
George Smith, Pampa
Fred Niemier, Pampa
John Atkinson,y/Wellington
Lennie Sutton, Groom
Brian Ray Brown, Amarillo
Mary K Homer, Panhandle
Edna Perkins, Pampa
Terry Boaz, Panhandle
Robert Wilde, Claude
Clara Nelson, Panhandle
Kaei Wilde, Claude
Jeanette Gilliam, Clarendon
Charles Flynt, Amarillo
Anna Delozier, Borger
Dorothy Monk, Pampa
Gwen Stone, Groom
Fred Patterson, Zanesville, O.
Beatrice Sparks, Pampa
Bobbie Beaty, Stratford
Donna Gifford, Lefors
Melvin Willis, Alanreed
Alice Powers, Phillips
Benjamin Powers, Phillips
Letha McCarty, Clarendon
Surgical:
Donna Brown, White Deer
John Reeves, Portales, N.M.
Don Pemberton, Plainview
Elmer Dunn, Pampa
Jerry Dean Roberts, Pampa
Jennie Pound, Claude
Obstetrical:
Mrs. James Evans of Pampa,
a daughter, 6 lbs., 11 ozs., born at
3:40 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, 1973.
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GOLDEN SPREAD GRILL TO
CLOSE AT 6:00 P. M. DEC. 24
1974 Bichsel stated.
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GROOM LIONS CLUB CANCELS
DEC. 22 AND DEC. 29 MEETINGS
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GROOM LEGION POST PLANS
NEW YEAR PUBLIC DANCE
day of December, 19-73.
PAUL HOMER
Mayor, City of Groom
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ings Time to go into effect over
the nation on January 6, 1974.
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BICHSEL’S MOBIL STATION
CLOSED UNTIL JAN. 2
Guy Blackwell’s Chevron Service
Station will close at noon, Monday,
Dec. 24 for Christmas holidays and
will re-open for business Wednes-
day, Dec. 26. The station will close
at noon Monday, Dec. 31 for the
New Year holiday and will open
for business, Wednesday, Jan. 2.
of Pan-
lation of major importance to the
Panhandle of Texas. This session,
Mrs. Helen Brian of Amarillo
visited her aunt, Mrs. Mandy Wood
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barker at-
tended a Barker family dinner at
the home of his sister -and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Graham, at
Clarendon, Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Corbin of Mc-
Lean visited in the home of Mrs.
Sue Whatley Sunday evening.
Sunday dinner guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wood and
family were Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Watson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wilson re-
turned to their home in Meade,
Kans., Monday after a few days
visit here in the home of his moth-
er, Mrs. Maude Martin and with
other relatives.
VOLUME 48. NUMBERS 43 & 44
remain closed
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Conrad
Shelly of Amarillo and Mr.
Mrs. Don Conrad and Mike.
missed at 3:30 p.m., the second
grade at 3:45 p.m., the third grade
at 4:00 p.m.
The school buses will run one
hour later.
The change was brought about
due to request.of the President and
the Governor in a program to con-
serve energy’ The school board
and' administration thought this
would fit our situation better due
to Daylight Savings Time being im-
plemented in January.
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STATE REP. BRYAN POFF TO
BE HONORED DECEMBER 27
David Newman was admitted to
the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo
Tuesday for surgery and dental
work and expects to stay there for
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ashford and
Mrs. Don Lyles and Julie of Pan-
handle visited with Mr. and Mrs,
Forrest McLaughlin Jr., at Temple-
last week end.
Mrs. Loula Wall and Mrs. M. C.
Doss were shopping in Pampa Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robertson and
family moved to Amarillo last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac White and
daughter, Freda Kay, of Clarendon
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Vaughn, and Darlene and Den-
nie, Sunday.
Sewell Thorpp of Panhandle was
visiting Monday in the home of his
niece, Mrs. Jean Atkins and family.
Sewell returned home last week
from a visit at Welaki, Fla., with
his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
Thorpp.
Mrs. Othelle Driskill of Okla-
homa City visited friends in Groom
the past week.
Mrs. Jessie McSpadden left by
plane Wednesday from Amarillo
for Fort Smith, Ark., where she
will spend the holidays with her
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. Dub Heathington
of Pampa visited in the home of
her mother, Mrs. Marie Rogers,
and with her son, Monte Weatherly
here Monday.
Mrs. D. A. Watson and children
were shopping in Amarillo Tues-
day.
I. D. Hairril of Duncan, Okla.,
spent last Tuesday and Wednesday-
visiting in the home of his sister,
Mrs. Ellen Dickerson, and with
other relatives in Groom.
Jocelyn Watson and room-mate
Linda Cisco of Channing, both stu-
dent at WTSU, Canyon, spent the
week end in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilson of
Amarillo were visiting relatives
and friends in Groom Saturday.
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GRANDMOTHER OF MRS.
JIMMY BRITTEN DIES
The Groom News will skip publi-
cation on December 27, 1973. Since
Christmas Day falls on Tuesday,
Dec. 25, it is almost impossible to
prepare and publish a readable
paper on the following day.
A few years ago the State Legis-
lature passed a new law allowing
weekly newspapers to skip publica-
tion of two issues a year and re-
tain their status of legal publica-
tions but this year will be the first
time for The Groom News to skip
an issue in over 20 years.
Next issue of The Groom News
will be Thursday, Jan. 3, 1974.
the home of their son, Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Ralstin, last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. R. eE. (Cotton)
Boyce and daughter, Tammy, of
Boise City, Okla., plan to be in
Groom this corning week end fora
visit with friends. Mr. Boyce is a
former manager of the Southwest-
ern Public Service office in Groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Conrad and
daughter, Shelley of Amarillo spent
last' week end in the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Conrad.
Mrs. Don Case and Mrs. Johnny
W. Brooks were shopping in Ama-
i rillo Friday.
Misses Mary Kay Johnson of
WHEREAS: From the ancient of
days man has had a stewardship
responsibility to God. This has in-'
volved, not only man’s religious
privilege and responsibility, but a
privilege and responsibility to
Mrs. Gilbert Wilson of Meade,
Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith
and Pauline Guill of Amarillo,
Loyd Wilson of Pampa, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hickox, and Sam Black.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ralstin of
Guymon, Okla., were visiting in
ed 68 degrees early Wednesday
morning. However, it is doubtful
if patriotism was the cause. Gas
consumption was bound to have
jumped Tuesday night and Wed-
nesday but apparently increased
use of the fuel was barely making
a dent in temperatures as everyone
was wearing coats and complain-
ing about the weather.
Fortunately the drop in temper-
atures did not bring a heavy snow
storm with it. Only a trace was
evident Wednesday morning. Had j
a heavy snow came with the driv- i
ing winds we would have been us-
ing a lot of gasoline fighting snow-
drifts over the countryside.
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GROOM SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
FOR HOLIDAYS, DEC. 21-JAN 3
sen returned to their home in Fort
Smith, Ark., Monday after a few
days visit here in the home of his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Frederiksen, and with other
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Dannia Howerton,
Kim and Kit, of Merkel were visit-
ing relatives and friends in Groom
last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Herker Lack of
Nazareth visited his sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs.. Jim Hermes-
meyer and other relatives here
Tuesday.
Kayla Wade of Canyon and Mr.
and Mrs. James Anglin and chil-
dren of Claude visited in the Max
Wade home last week end.
Mrs. Lilia Hess left Saturday for
an over-night visit in the home of
her son, Jim Hess and family, in
Amarillo, then on to Bucklin,
Kansas where she will spend the
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'Church and building maintenance.
serves as!
Christmas holidays with her
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Ferrin.
Mrs. Marie Roger and Mrs. Sue
Whatley visited Eleanor Foster in
Claude Friday.
Mrs. Ernest Adcox and Mrs. Earl
Barker were Amarillo visitors Mon-
day.
Sunday dinner guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Art Conrad were
Regular scheduled Saturday noon
luncheon meetings of the Groom he is credited with the passage of
legislation that will provide this
Dean Hill, Roberta Hicks, J. R. at Harlingen where they will spend
Taylor, and Charles Woodburn, all ED, JANUARY 6, 1974, the First i the holidays with their sons and
of Amarillo; Gene MeGlasson of SundayoftheN ew.Year,CHURCH | their families, the Larry Pools and
Canyon, Felix Ryals of White Deer, and COUNTRY LOYALTY DAY, the Ross Pools.
WITNESS MY HANND this 20th Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Frederik-
Representative Poff also worked
with cattlemen to modify the reg- j
ulations concerning the treatment
of cattle for scabies. In addition,
he has sponsored the Green Thumb
bill, which provides work projects j
for able-bodied welfare recipients
over age 55.
State funding was eccrued
through the sponsorship of Repre-
sentative Poff working with Sena-
tor Max Sherman for the Amarillo
Speech and Hearing Center and a
tax break was obtained to benefit
the Panhandle Independent School
District.
Elected to the Texas House of
Representatives in 1970, the Uni-
versity of Texas Law School gradu-
ate now serves an area which in-
cludes, Randall, Carson, and Pot-
ter counties.
Representative Bryan Poff is well
known throughout the area as a '
civic and church worker. He is
married to the former Lynda
Knight and the couple have three
daughters.
We believe there is a deep need
for a new commitment to God and
a new loyalty to our country.
THEREFORE, we join hands in
encouraging every person of Groom
to attend their church on the first
Sunday in January as an expres-
sion of their commitment of faith
to God and loyalty to their country
throughoutt hhe year of 1974.
—Rev. C. R. Copeland
First United Methodist Church
—Rev. John Gillispie
First Baptist Church,
-Rev. J Arnold Carlson Richard, Va., and Sanfra Ann
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Johnson of Houston are spending
NIAII mIEpLuo - 1 the holidays here with their moth-
NQW, therefore, in my ca- er Mrs. Burniece Johnson, and
pacity as Mayor I recognize this visiting ther relatives and friends,
as a cause worthy of the support Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pool left
country as well.
God has been, and continues to
be faithful in His mercy and grace
to us, individually, as churches
and as a country.
State Representative Bryan Poff
of Amarillo will be honored at an
Appreciation Reception from 5 to
7 p.m., Dec. 27, at the Amarillo
Club.
A number of dignitaries, civic
leaders, and elected officials from
Classes will be resumed at 9:20 i throughout Texas are expected to
a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 1974. The attend the event.
new opening time of 9:20 a.m. goes ' The reception, which is being
into effect on that date and will > held at the mid-point of Represen-,
offset the return to Daylight Sav- j tatiye Poff s second term in the j
— • -- Legislature is being hosted by Jay
The Groom American Legion post
is sponsoring a public dance to be
held at the Legion Hall from 9:00
p.m. until 1:00 o’clock on New
Year’s eve, Monday, Dec. 31. Good
music will be supplied and every-
one in the area is invited to join
in the fun.
Admission price will be $12.50’
per couple and refreshments and
favors will be furnished.
Groom Wheat Growers, Inc., and
Wheel er-Evans Grain Co., have an-
nounced they will close at noon
Saturday, Dec. 22 and will be clos-
ed through Monday and Tuesday,
Dec. 24 and 25. Also, both grain
elevators plan to be closed on
New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1.
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NEWS TO SKIP PUBLICATION
OF DECEMBER 27TH ISSUE
A blue norther came roaring in Beginning Jan. 3, 1974, classes■ I, Paul Homer, Mayor of the
late Tuesday bringing an end to a in Groom Public Schools’will be- City of Groom, Texas, having read’
spell of warm, pleasant weather.’ gin at 9:20 a.m., and will dismiss j the following declaration presented ‘
Temperatures tumbled to around at 4:45 p.m. The lunch hour will by these Ministers and Churches of; employed for several months at
10 above zero Tuesday night and also be one hour later. ‘ the City of Groom, and being in. Homer s Grocery, has. resigned to
at noon Wednesday the thermo-j Kindergarten students will be । agreement with the purpose in1 accept a position with the Groom
meter stood at 12 above. Quite a'dismissed at 1:00 p.m. for the first’ mind, I hereby proclaim the First [ Memorial Hospital
few home’s had temperatures well two weeks and at 3:30 p.m. there- Sunday in January as “Church and building maintenan
below the government recommend- after. The first grade will be dis- Country Loyalty Day.’’ Sunday visitors i
Mrs. Reese Jane Willard, 80,
resident of Wheeler County since
1923, died at 2:30 a.m., Tuesday in
the Hemphill County Hospital in
Canadian. Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Meth-
odist Church in Wheeler with the
Rev. O. A. McBrawer of Lubbock
and Rev. Ross Dunn of Wheeler
officiating. Burial will be in
Wheeler Cemetery under direction
of Wright Funeral Home.
Mrs. Willard was born in Gaines-
ville, Ga., and moved to Texas in
1901. She was a member of Wood-
men Circle and the First Methodist
Church. She is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Elva Wood of
Wheeler; four sisters, Mrs. Leia
Wilson, Mrs. Hazel a Parks, and
Mrs. Lore ne Errington, all of
Wheeler, and Mrs. Ruby Lummus
of North Hollywood, Calif.; two
brothers, Charlie and Gordon Rop-
er of Wheeler; two grandchildren,
Mrs. Jimmy Britten of Groom and
James Hubble of Commerce, and
one great-grandchild.
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BLACKWELL CHEVRON TO
CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS
Blue Norther Brings Chill Groom Schools To Open
Of Winter To Groom Area Hour Later After Jan. 2
of gasoline, Mr. Bichsel reported
Tuesday. The service station will Higher Education as well as a
- " member of the House committees GROOM MEMORIAL
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1973, newspaper, December 20, 1973; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512478/m1/1/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.