Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 87, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1959 Page: 4 of 4
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4-MT. PLEASANT. TEXAS
Monday. July 27. 1959
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momning, July S3. Hostesses for Paula Harbour.
the affair were Mrs. Paul Har-
Star Gas Company.
PARTY HONORS
gifts by Miss Darla Redfearn,
SPECIAL
who also accompanied Miss Lin- with love knots.
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POWER MOWERS
of loans, but application must be
Fred McMinn of Palestine
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BIRTHS
Prince E (Fat) Gresham suf-
A daughter, Patty Jo. was
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rosebuds, dahlias and snapdra-
gons was placed on the table be-
MISS AUDREY AMERSON
(Bride-elect of Troy Camerom)
The future bridegroom also at- home from a business trip,
tended the Mt. Pleasant Schools ' Johnny” began waving his
and is now employed by Lone arms and saying. “Daddy, Dad-
placed in front of the.flowers. A
line arrangement of white glad-
iola graced the fireplace mantle
The bride, gVen in marriage
Mrs. Curtis Wall of Pittsburg.
Guests were greeted at the
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The couple plans an August
wedding.
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PRICE
ents, Mr and Mrs Hollis Moul-
ten. 1212 West 11th
Crane.
Summer Bowers were placed
at vantage points throughout
the home. A table in the living
room bald a mass arrangement
of large pink and white dahlias
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She weighed 8 pounds and I
ounces.
Smith of Dallas Mrs Chestnutt's
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. James Howell. Dorothy
Then Bill Ridings. a salesman
for Bell Chemical Co , heard of
; the boy.
। “We took him home, gave him
a bath and some clean clothes,”
Mrs Ridings said. "The first
night he wouldn’t even take
them off.”
Mental and physical tests at a
Houston clinic showed
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They drove to the police sta-
tion where a check of files by
juvenile officers turned up a
missing report on Johnny.
The Reyes came to the station,
where both sets of “parents”
talked over what would be best
for Johnny.
The Reyes family planned to
decide today whether to keep
him here or allow the Ridings
Mentality of a 12-10 year old
child 30 per cent hearing in one -
, ear. none in the other; congeni-
tal cataracts that left his vision
tequiyalent to peering through a
kev hole, and a speech defect.
Declared a ward of the state,
Johnny began classes at the spe-
cial education division of South
Park High School in Beaumont
He spent weekends and vaca-
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_ _ _ reported improving born to Rev. and Mrs. W N
awEReasant Hospital Clinic Parrish, Saturday, July 25 at
Mr Gresham, a former resident Titus County Memorial Hospital.
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Dismissed; Tommy Woods
Titus County Memorial Hospital
Admitted A. C Waddell, Fay-
Miss Harbour, Debbie Matting-RANDY FULLER
ly. Claire Martin of Pittsburg, 1 -
Freddie and Donna McMinn of Randy Fuller was honored
Palestine and Sharon Shelton of Saturday afternoon at his home.
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Bates. Mrs zous Blackbum
mof Pans and Mrs. J. K. Cart-
wright. During the entertajning
hours, retreshments of asaorted
cookies, nuts and punch were
served from an elahorately ap-
pointed table laid with a pink
linen cloth covered with pink net.
Table decor carried out the
chosen colors of the bride-elect,
pink and white. The centerpiece
was an exquisite arrangement
of pink mums, pink daisies,
while stock and tern. and table
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Andte ecekud uoring of bubond
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rangement of large bronz
dahlias and in another bedroom, w ma
a bowl of pink cannas and pink
zinnias A cutglass bowl of pink
vis, Marv Traylor, Opal Dor-l
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Tea-Shower Honors i
Olga Nell Blackbum
An outstanding event of the appointments were of crystal
currant social season was held; Tall pink tapers in crystal hold-
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canister sat tied with pink and
white ribbons. A variety of
kitchen gadgets dotted the table
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The home of Mrs. Otis Me- door by the hostesses.
side the bride’s book and the
coffee table in the living room
held an arrangement of mag-
nelie blossoms.
Co-hostesses for the affair
were Mrs. L. L. Lee, Mrs. R. L.
Thacker. Mrs. J. K. Cartwright,
Mrs Lan Bates and Mrs. B. B. t
McMillan
The young couple will be mar-
ried Saturday, August 1, at 8 p.
m. in DeShong Chapel, Paris.
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DALLAS w — Because a Port
Arthur salesman eamo to Dallas
Sunday, the search for a partial-
ly-blinded. almost-deaf boy has
I ended
But in many ways, the ordeal
for the parents and footer par-
i ents of the youth nicknamed
h I “Johnny Smokey” has only
begun.
Johnny is Simon Reyes Jr., 16,
sea of Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Reyes. Dallas. He left home
Sept 13, presumably to visit his
grandparenets in Bryan.
When Orange police picked
him up four weeks later in the .
railroad yards there, he was
clad in half-rotten dot has and
doctors said he was starving
Officers were unable to tell
Dismissed Mary Redfearn,
__ orchid with a cascade of stepha- l
The wedding music was pro- notes and puffs of French tulle:
vided by Miss Darla Redfearn. with, satin shower ribbons tied
. ------------- ,, . Irby Masters, Juanita Ticer,
Jim Yarbrough of Lindale on totalface value 9 339.220,608,- Gladys Peoples. Preston Brents,
a tour of the Ozarks last week 200. Of this total, 4,657, 100lonas Wesley Chism, Mrs Bily Bob
Mr and Mrs. Jim Talley spent forbumnds tenturm‘and”68,800 Clark and baby. Morris B Da-
the past weekend in New Or- for farms and equipment.
shower Guests called between
the appointed hours from 3
until 0 o’clack.
Receiving the guests as they
arrived were Mrs. Q’Neil, the
honoree and her mother, Mn
J. W Blackburn of Parts, and
Mrs W. J. Weems, mother of
the prospective groom Presid-
ing at the register were Mrs
Ray Wads of Paris and Mrs
Buck Weems
The many gifts were displayed
in the bedrooms by Mn. Lon.
leans with their daughter and ...........
SUH S3 ’EJSTi London Burglors ,
thie. —— Led By Tiny One
Johnny Whitecotton and Wy. ’ LONDON im - A burglar gang
nell Redfearn were in Tyler spearheaded by a child or mid-
Saturday visiting with friends.. get made off with 28.606 pounds
Martha Jane Whitecotton and, (856,000) in a weekend raid on
Joan Deaton, who have been an east London bank. Police
visiting in Tyler several days said the robbers got into the
returned with them to Mount bank by pushing a tiny member
Miss Ann Moulton of Dallasapproyaofthenatipn”sfina-
enont th. weekend with her nar- ccial leaders an dthat an extra-
spent the weekend with her par mely high percentage of the nuzannwou: A. v wauueu, ray
loans have already been repaid nelie Hazelwood. Faye Carroll,
in advance of the final due dates. Mrs Wynelle Parrish, Clara
.______________ Through May 31, 1959, a total Gentry,
panted her children, the Alvin of 4,955,300 World War II vet-
Yarbroughs of Daflas, and Mrs eranshave made GI loansJora
rean veterans for loan pur-
i poses.
Saturday in the home of Mn. art fanked fee eenterpiece.
Harry O’Neil, 506 Fleming ■ Pttech wee served from a huge L.
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Drive, when Miss Olga Nell cut-glass punch bowl by Mn.
Blackburn brideelect of Bobby) C H Meyer, Mss Patricia
Weems was honored with a tea, Huckeba and Mrs Horace
who he was or where he came
from.
da Findley, college roommate of Mrs. Roger Green was the
the bride, as she sang "Be- bride’s only attendant. Her dress
cause. ... was of pink silk organza and her
in the parlor, white wrought bouquet was a semi cascade of
iron candelabra garlanded with pink supreme daisies accented
ivy formed an arch which was with pink satin leaves and
outlined with white candles and French tulle. The bridegroom'
centered with a white beauth was attended by Rock Holmes
Powered By The Famous And Popular
BRIGGS & STRATTON MOTOR.
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and pink rosebuds interspersed .
with tern and dusty miller. In ’
the guest bedroom was an ar-
home after attending the fu- . .
neral of D. H Baker
__ c.. tions with the Ridings.
Mrs. Willie BeU Amerson. 1228 now empoyed by Floyd West The Ridings and Johnny drove
Hubbard Street, Mt Pleasant, I and company. Dallas. Texas, into Dallas yesterday, en route A
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made during the ensuing year
under present legislation.
Cowan said these dates do not
pertain to Korean veterans who
have until January 31, 1965. to
make loan applications World
War II veterans who also ser-
ved in Korea are considered Ko-
Grace Temple to
Hear W. E. Lee
Elder w E Lee of Fort Worth
will be guest speaker at Grace
Temple Baptist Church Tuesday
Maunt Vernon.. .-Magnolia Drive, with a party evening All members are urged
Refreshmenis were served on his rd birthday. Randy is toattend
, -------------, from the bar by the hostesses 8 MrS
a senior stent at the Uni-tion regional office in Dellas. Attn agge -ing Kenneth Fuller.
rean rnaay at (;3 ° ■ a white Bible covered with white versitUf.Texas. said Congress has set July 25, oup-town vg“ests.a ttending lee cream, birthday cake and
cock by the Rev. Sam M. Jun- satin and centered with a white. After aweding trip to Hot I960, as tee cut-off date in the vereM mother Shelton.Mount punch were served to the fol-
kin. orchid with a cascade of stepha-1 Springs, Ark., the couple will post-war program that has al- Me om0 Rp In: Eroom, lowing, Jan. pucdy and James
temporarily reside at 1416 Ben- ready seen nearly five million Sheiton, als of Mount vernon Skelton. Gary. Ronnie and;
nett, Dallas, Texas. 1 Warid War II wetevane eke ed- -
Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Posey of wInal,35 Percentsoftheelgitle
Temple spent the weekend with Woridwartl veterans.haveta
I Mrs. Posey’s parents, Mr. and M ffwan said He Pr
Mrs CH Kerksieck of the gram Mr.CowansaidaHepoint
Bridges Chapel Community. edout thatanexeeptionaly £
5 record of defaults has won tbe
of the gang between the bars
Mr. and ’^^"•"7 pnotscnygonelaeetone sn-
. August Rites Set
The Rebekah Lodge will meet from a weeks vacation in Colo-
. cconacozhe, F Tuesday at Oddfellow Hall for I rado. They were accompanied
Datree, was gowned in an ele- the purpose of conferring the yMrs.Page'sbrother.Mrcand
gant candelight antique taffeta Rebekah Degree on a class of Mrs. Floyd Banks of Sanger,
and imported French Chantilly candidates The meeting begins
lace. The gown was fashioned at 8 p m.
Minn. 410 East First St., was honoree and her mother. Mrs. m T I A
the setting of a kitchen showen Ovie Martin, and were invited H ar l A0A I fl .AIF n I A
honoring Mrs James Shelton, into the den of the home. Presid- —
nee. Sarah Martin, Thursday lag at the bride’s book was Miss
, - .. — —— The bride’s chosen colors, pink
hour Mrs. N. A. Mattingly, Mrs. j and white, were carried out on announces the engagement and
I Bobby Barrett of Pittsburg and a table covered with a white approacnng marnage of her
cloth over which was a runner of daughter, Miss Audrey Amerson
pink and white checked ging- to Troy Cameron, son of Mr. and
ham, and centered with a white Mrs Virgil Cameron. Route 1, |
Cookville, Texas.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Mt. Pleasant High School and is
. „ couple to return the boy to Beau-
id Services begin at 7:30. mont
ETpBboo
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“I think it’s a leak through
that patch, covering that
patch, over that one.”
Eliminate the guessing, we
are your answer to the repair
service.
POPE'S
SERVICE STATION
I World War II veterans take ad- Mre"I .SU oriv. ‘enod Marcie McRae. Susie and Rusty
1 vantage of the GI Bill loan pro- MSiemamerex: sgni Barnett, Sherrill and Susan Me1
! virions since June 22, 1944, and, spthe o the groom, of Sulphur Alister. Debbie and Rim Cobern,
| to date a total of 89.600 loans woui . Terry Carson, Peggy and Carol
Mrs. Nin. Chestuntt, 1210 S. ’ pavesbeen. guaranteed for the Thomas Mattin and Claire. Mrs2.Forest and Randy and Keith
Jefferson. has as her weekend ~ 5 ODowe an additinnal Will Hardaway. Mrs Alpha El- wer.sa .
guest, her sister, Miss Jessie ymheawsahoys,ansadditiorar lson and Mrs Charles Gilpin The ch ildren enjoyed games,
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Lodge Sets Meeting I Mr. and James Page,
9 - 1406 McMinn, returned Sunday
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- HOSPITAL NOTES -
Currey Clinic
Admitted: Lois Russell, Jerry
Russell. A
Dismissed: Mrs S. P. Allen.
A. L. Coke
Mt. PTeasant Hospital A Clinic
Admitted: Mrs. Maude Dod-
son, Virginia Rust, Mrs. Virginia
Vanginault, Mrs Berniece Par- ,
nell. James Chism. Lorraine
Collins, Mrs. Ruby Byram
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Bob Burnett Brewster Last Year Begins
The parlor of the First Pres- with a figurine lace bpdice, acai-' candlelighter. For 61 Loans 3- - । The bride was assisted in the
byterian Church was the scene lopped bateau neckline, and The reception was. held im- opening f her many useful
the late Mr. Daffer. to Bob Bur ing lace, and was waltz length. Linda Andhey assisted at the ih ywhae npprdttos malyy be
nett Brewster, son of Mr and imported Ulusion fell from a bride.s saDie:. ..__a _ o made for a GI home, farm or
Mrs. John B. Brewster, West pearlized orange blossom halo, wMrs. business loan.
First Street. . ascading t mistv tiers bevona Woman's University and East Stanley M Cowan, acting man-
_ . 1 cascading to misty tiers beyonei Texas State College. The groom ager of dhe Veterans Administra.
The double ring ceremony was her shoulders. The bride carried | is__:__L. -- rr-i ager “ meveterans Admuistra
read Friday evening at 7:30 o’- a white Bible covered with white
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Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 87, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1959, newspaper, July 27, 1959; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1613358/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.