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Friday Even
AAUW CONVENTIONISTS: YOU'LL B I HEARING THIS QUARTET SATURDAY
Hesperian Elects Officers, Maps .
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The Abilene Reporter-em
FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 4, 1941
PAGE FOUR
Tax Legislation Claims Interest
: From Club Women at Ballinger:
Abilenian Directs Morning Meet
Study, Slates Book Review Tea
Highlighting the business meeting Arthur Emery Jr as vice-president.
or the Hesperian club yesterday Mrs. A M Bray, recordin sect:
afternoon was the election of of-tary: Mrs. James Monk:
head- ponding secretary; Mrs. T. H.
ton. treasurer: Mrs. Elton Murphey,
parliamentarian, and Mrs. W G.
Bennett reporter.
Mrs T. C. Campbell Jr. president,
conducted the meeting yesterday
and plans were made for the pro-
gram for next year which will con-
sist of reviews of current books.
Date of April 17, has been set for
the club’s first open meeting at
which time a book review tea will
be given Setting for the affair is
the crystal ballroom of the Hilton
hotel, guest reviewer will be Mrs.
Frank Meadows of San Angelo
| ficers with Jennabeth Jones
I ing the roster. The session was held
| at the Hilton hotel. - ’ ,
| To assist Miss Jones in the of-
: ficer roles next year will be Mrs.
Mrs. W B. Twomey
Elected President
Of Friendly Sewing
PUBLICITY HEAD-
Mrs. Dorothea L. Schle-
gel, state chairman of
- Station
Organi
• Organizati
at Camp Bark
up a temporal
Purpose o
work and spon
Mrs. Roy
hospital.. is h
Robison is ael
head surgeon
Other offi
□ Brau. seere
Jones, publicit
All Abile
and magazine
the need is
pounced last
Anyone inter
nations is ask
Jones, whose
, Mrs Fox se
a table which
handmade Ch
centered with
piece.
Charter mer
and Mrs. Joh
- uel E Stuart,
ner Mrs. Ro
James D Bri
Bryant. Mrs
Mrs James 1
O’Quinn. Mrs
- Mrs Edgar. I
F Ryon. Mrs
Mrs Clyde A
Mrs W B Twomey la new presi-
dent of the Friendly Sewing club. .
her election taking place at a Wed- McMurry udent
nesday meeting held in the home VICMTUITY JlUUCIII
with Mrs. J. M. Miller and Mrs E
VICE PRESIDENT —
* First vice president of the
association, Mrs. T. F.
Richardson of Wichita
Falls, will be presiding
for the 12 noon luncheon
conference Saturday. She
CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY — Mary C.
Sweet of Denton will be
cast in a double role at
Saturday’s conference.
Not only will she be do-
ing her official duties as -
secretary, but she will be
in charge of exhibit
* - . By MARION CORDILL
Reporter-News Staff Correspondent
BALLINGER Abril 4—(Spl.).-Mrs. Mason, Altman of
’ Abilenepresidedfor this mornings session of the sixth dis- publicity for the Texas
' triet convention of the Texas Federation of Womens clubs division, AAUW, and di-
- here which had as its theme Democracy’s Challenge to Leg- rector of publicity and
islation Mrs. Altman, substituting for Mrs. J Bryan Brad- • journalism at Mary Har-
bury of Abilene, read Mrs. Bradbury’s paper, after which - “ - "
s . report# were given. . - . -
: Mrs. Jud Collier of Mumford, chairman of the state des
partment of legislation of Texas Federation of Women5 -
‘ Elubs. was the main speaker in the morning session. She said
• that her department was the channel through which all
legation must flow, She stated that this must not be a club
: idenology- alone, but that it must put its thoughts into.
1 action. No democracy can exist without organization, she 1
: further stated, and the feder-1 lc se can fan-1
.... ation-is the strongest organi-sion wasdt be a talk by.Col. E.n [
1 ration in the United States lest O . Thompson 111 Regiment—-
: ' Non Collier stressed the 36th Division Camp Bowie Brown-
1. problem of freight rate as a X * subject S National De:
: trade barrier to Te va S Following Colonel Thompson’s Keynote speaker"to the state convention of American Association of 1
gave three prerequisites of a : Are art art ex-- University Women Dean Margaret M Justin of Kansas State college this
good tax: one it must be just: two * W1 be talsS neat morning applied to AAU branches the convention theme. Defending
it must be levied in proportion to hibits. penny art antiques. Mrs American Life which is to be given wider application in. succeeding
1 the ability to pay: and three 1* Ture poetry Texas writers. Bible talks of the two-day meeting.
5 must be economically sound She as literature folklore, drama and American women have a vital interest in national defense because
: said that the basic sources for tax- pageantry music Texas composers they have observed the inferior position of women in: nations falling
es are the investors dollar and the and American music and folklore under totalitarian domination
• consumer’s dollar Continuing Mrs Mrs Joseph M Perkins, immedi-
! Collier said that one need in the ate past president of State federa-
economic world today is a market tion will talk and following a talk
for gods. The present tax structure by Mrs Leverett, the convention
is based" on the economy of a past will adjourn.
day according to Mrs Collier and SLATE HSU SEMINAR
$ that agriculture pays the biggestMrs Emory C Cushing of- Men-
I proportion of taxes She also said ard chairman of department-of in-
that ■ agriculture is the only in- ternational relations, presided for ..... .-,-
dustri prepared for national de- the Thursday’afternoon session. She Dr. Justin, southwest central director of the AAUW: spoke as the
fense. In closing, Mrs Collier tried .rated that plans are being made convention openedewith, an invocation by Jennie Tate welcome loathe
I * with club women to write to their
legislators to pass the omnibus bill.
din-Baylor, Belton,* will
be hostess-director of a
panel discussion at Sat-
urday’s luncheon for con-
ventionsts at the Wooten
award s presentation — a
just-before-luncheon - ad-
journment program high-
light.
INTERNATIONAL RE-
LATIONS committee of
the Texas AAUW is head- ■
ed by Eugenie Terry of
Dallas, .who is to give a
report on that work at
Saturday’s luncheon pro-
gram. She is a "traveled"
chairman, having made
six trips to Europe, a, trip
around the world and
spent summers in New
Zealand; Australia, Cuba,
Canada, Hawaii.
is editor of the Texas di-
vision bulletin. Travel is
her vocation and she has
- yisited many points in
the Western hemisphere
and Europe.
hotel. “"* - •
WOMEN'S PART IN DEFENSE IS CONVENTION THEME.
SET BY AAUW KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT STATE MEETING
San Antonio: Lily Russell. Waco:
must
REGISTRATION TOTALS 24S
Present registration shews 81
delegates, 121 visitors, nine
state officers and chairmen
and 34 distiret officers, bring
ing the total paid registrations
to 245. Starting today’s activi-
ties at the Ballinger eonven-
tion eity was a breakfast host,
ed by the federated clubs of
Menard and held In the home
of Mrs. Clyde F Bailey The
affair was In honor of Mrs.
Mark H. Leverett of Menard,
sixth district president, who last
night, was presented with a
silver service from her own
at the University of Texas,
spoke frankly of dangers to the
fellowship program as she dis-
cussed the topic, Facing Facts
in Our Fellowship .Work.
Women are losing ground
alarmingly in the teaching pro-
fession in positions above that
of the ordinary classroom
teacher, she. said, attributing
____i as a result of preparedness. Dr Justin
laid Their present role is not in military not even industrial prepared-
ness. but in interests lying closer home, she continued, where women may
control the factors of physical fitness and mental stability that make
for courage and steadfastness in the individual.
Branches of the AAUW may best serve, she said, by taking special
hought to economic and legal status of women, by safeguarding educa-
tion which tends to be neglected when it competes with a military be ...er ^^.^ ...... ......
machine, and by vigilance to protect the consumer from exploitation competing for the same tasks,
m the rush of preparedness.
Dorothea Schlegal, Belton; Omer
E Sperry. Alpine: Jack Staples,
Marshall: Ray Cooke Stoker. Den-
Program for Junior
Matron's Book Unit
A. O’Neal hostesses.
Other officers who will serve with
Mrs. Twomey for the next six
months are Mrs Wiley Harvey:
secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. E L.
Horton, reporter. 1
Others present were Mrs J. M Bill Adams, student at McMurry
Miller new member, ME M college, reviewed Emperor Jones by
Rountree, Mrs. J. L Mrs Eugene O’Neill for the meeting yes-
E. L. Norman, Mrs E R Hagins terday of the Junior Matron’s Book
Mrs Effie Jemeyson, Mrs. E V Review Unit The session was held
Smith. Mrs Miller Mrs. Bruce | RTS Ablene Woman’s club Mrs.
Pierce, Mrs 0 H Haines._______| Ben Cole gave a paper on O Neill’s
I contribution to the theater.
Visitors at the sessions were Mrs.
Lynn Norman Mrs R. O Pearson.
Mr* I - J Kusel and Mrs. Nelson
Saturday Tea Plans
Completed by Club
DeWolf.
Stitch-by-stitch club members
completed their, plans Thursday for pialnve
their first open, meeting, a tea pitager
which is to. be held Saturday from The Abilene Reporter-News ex-
3 to 6 in-the home ot Mrs. L. E tends birthday congratulations to-
Dudley.-----, day to the following:
Plans were made at a meeting
held with Mrs H S Fatherree as
hostess
Others present were Mmes W K
Bentley, Cullen Willis, James Cul- |
far, Don B. Weatherby, J. 1. Moore.
S S James. Frank Etter, Joe
Humphrey and Dudley.
PTA C
Delegi
Mrs. T. E.
delegate and
- ternate, for
of the Parer
to be held in
at the meeti
Abilene PTA
was held at
Christian ass
Roberts is cot
During the
council voted
fore the legisl
tuberculosis
The ten Abt
-tered in the I
% For the pr
superintenden
Alfo Baker
T R Baack Jr.
T. B Baldridge
W Willis Cox
Priscilla Sue Davidson
Ruth Fite
Mrs Hartin W Fullerton
ton. Delight Tessin. San Marcos: |
Stace Westmoreland, Huntsville:
Myrtle Whiteside. Alpine: M W
Wilcoxen. Galvesen: Earl Wyatt. . L ALL u
Amarillo: Ben Shelton, Wesley Halt Aloha Club neors
and J W Jennings; Brownwood: L Poke
Nena Kate Lewis, Houston: W D Program on FroCTS
Mrs Poe Reagor
Florice Stovall
Arvin’ Ray White.
Observing birthdays
(April 5) are:
.tomorrow.
%
Program on Poets
Monk. Brownwood ... I . A . a
Ruby Mixon Fort Worth: Anna Mrs R C Westbrook - and Mrs.
Shelton. Brownwood: Maude Davis. G B Sandefer presented the pro-
Waxahachie: Eugenie Terry Dallas: gram for the meeting testerday of
Julia E Hubbell. Commerce Mary the Aloha club which was held at
C. Sweet, Denton: Gladys E Mor-the Abilene Woman’s clubhouse
Responsibility of the AAUW is gan and Eleanor Patrick. San An- Mrs Westbrook talked on the
to provide fellowships which will tonio: Grace Padley Lubbock: Min- life of Carl Sandberg and r d*.
enable young women who have 5 " ' ” J 5 ""
the cause to competition sharp-
ened by the depression. As a
remedy, she said women must
prepare in greater numbers for
work in professions, and must
be better prepared than men
Mrs
Westbrook talked on the
for a Latin American seminar to approximately 100 delegates by Thelma Andrews, president of the Oscar
be held for two or three days at H Cooper branch, and response by .—•---"----=
Hardin-Simmons university in Abl Jessie Newell of Huntsville. Hardin-Simmons Faculty Wom-
lene sometime this summer. The Reports-of state board members
vice-chairman, Mrs A. B. Sto- this-morning brought out that Tex-
baugh. Ballinger, stressed study of as now has 3 399 AAUW members bate ...___...... ..___.______,_______
conversational Spanish In clubs in 45 branches that its fellowship for the luncheon Dr Justin spoke
in the exhibit* of the year-books fund contribution* totaled $3.,000 again on the subject. All Rights and niche
there were 34 yearbooks entered in the past year, and its special pro- Privileges Pertaining Thereto.
•he contest Thoae of the 32 club ject of war relief contributions That phrase heard when a col-
, at San Angelo. La* Leales of Hick- totaled $1,294 from 22 branches and lege degree is conferred, should
be, taken as an obligation as well
as a privilege she emphasized.
shown special aptitude to continue
their training at an age when they
can compete for places since un-
• def present conditions most women
Mrs. Halbert Bybee of Austin, who secure doctors degrees, for
at ate fellowship chairman presided example are older women who al-
ready are fitted into a particular
I man Las Hermans of San 9ngelo. $100 from the Texas division as a
Wimodausis of Sterling City and whole Austin made the largest fel-
Hesperians of Colorado City were lowship gift, while Pampa had the
selected to be sent to the state largest per capita contribution,
meeting Five Junior club yearbook* Dr Anna Powell of Denton state
were chosen to go to state includ- president directed the meeting this
ing the Junior Las Leales East- morning and also a board session
land: Jurilor Delphian Baird:. Thursday evening following' a din-
Junior Wednesday Baird Junior - ner at which she entertained board
Culture, Roscoe: and Junior Hes- members
perian. Colorado City, Committee FELLOWSHIP DISCUSSED
judging-consisted of Mrs Sam Ken- Todays luncheon was devoted to Dr. Justin said and Texas AAUW| pus Christi XI B Arrick Midland:
nedy Mrs Posey Collins and Mrs discussions of the fellowship fund, members are assuming this obliga- Lawren Attwood Alpine Robert
Hugh W Ross Jr - 2 * -------" A1— be * * —,u "" "*-" “•" V-W - -
SUPPER HONORS Jt'NTQRS
At the home of Mrs- J. G Doug- White Hardin, Simmons university
— —-------. , last night the Junior club- president sr.d Mrs White with
Glover. June Wright and Carolyn women we complimented by the —--------------------------
Cheathar / Woman* club of Ballinger . , ,
Hanan S?; ------ Plans Outlined
second ne stadneorurp"ne eiintont otower president r
Further Ralainmtbithe ana ine HO LAM and For Conference
. president hope to establish a state Mrs Leverett, officersja Sub
endowment fund acted as a hospitallity committee Entertainment of Methodist wom -
. CHUCK WAGON LUNCH These included Mrs John Enda- rn from over Northwest Texas who
Following Miss Foster’s__report cott Mrs Rov Miller Mrs Ernest will convene here April 23-25 was
was a second reading of resoultions Moody Tola Clavton Eugenia Bar- discussed in circles of St Paul
F after which—came the report of kin Pa iline Morley Mrr A B Methodist Woman a society at meet-
group meetings Reports were given Fields and Mrs Carl Black Serv- ing this week They will be con-
by the circulation manager of the ing in the dining room were Mrs vention hosts assisted bv women of
% Federated News and of the Club E A Sommer M-s J D Forman other Abilene Methodist churches, ni-cuucu ua „. ......-
Woman other report* were given Mrs Walter Most Mrs H G Circles also planned a shower for er-in-law E. L. Parsons
on family finance family relation- Agnew and Mrs Bill Cordill Vlo- the church kitchen next Tuesday --------.--------------------—
thins ........home consume — music was furnished by Carmen Hand studied a missionary- lesson. D . F7TT
er? information an I spiritual guld- Demmer accompanied by Mrs Alex Stewardship of Teactuing, and Kefall U3S Price
ance. Concluding the morning ses- McGregor, vsteM.s W. E. Lyon and • vuj 1
superintendent of public schools .in Esperanza Baimaceda de Josefe memibers.of Paxton ire,” h Mr Increase Forecast
Menard professor of theory and technique R » Keller O ELs 1 V181091
A chuck wagon luncheon was of social work at the Mexico Na-was co-hostess. MEER R Grant ,
served Reports scheduled for the tional University Mexico City entertained. 12 members orate *n increase in retail gasoline
afternoon session included adult Mexico was the main speakerjowsky, irdleand Mee Nprices: likely is in the offing here,
education librar service mother- stressing solidarity in internation- mold of Greenville Aget An according to off the record advices
a: relations She said that people members, of Eastus eirele met with
must not enly talk about solidarity Mrs Milburn Long
7 muoltaeoneousems but Sammons circle meeting with
nd. ,Mrs. H. B Robertson, had ten pres-
do. something, about it ■ ent Mrs J F Young was hostess
to 11 members of Oden circle and
Business Women’s four guests. Nine women of Math-
pustness a ews circle met with Mrs o P
Circle Organized Thrane Mrs.R.G Boger and
.Mrs. 0 C Brock were hostesses ery in this area.
Organization, of a business wom- to 14 members of Murrell Circle at “When there’s an increase in
en ■ circle of the First Presbyterian the Boger home Mrs B E Ha mil- price of crude it’s logical that gas-
church was the purpose of a sup- ton was a ne" members enrolled by oline-prices at refineries will go
per meeting conducted last night Ford circle at the Louis ohnson up.” said anotherbut I don’t know,
in the home of Mrs R N Sandlin home Mrs C E Thornton was co. what the individual filling stations
1121 Vine street with Mrs. Autley hrne Jarrett circle met with Mrs will do.....—
J25 2s .stateside to V r Baldridge with Mrs J A
Pr Pt1 ERA2 Deffebach * charge of the pro-
t 05 P gram and Mrs w C Bickley assist-
T . AT ing Mrs Jarrett presided for a busi-
- May a mh OSOMUS ness session Refreshments were
Mn Biol Maner* "rere wryed to 2 memo.
Spring Novers and Easter eugs
ere combined in The table decora- blGir Morton Here
Women who are eligible for AAUW
membership need to kee, the way
open for the next generation of Mexico
women to counteract discrimina-ME
tion against women in education
nie Martin.
Nacogdoches;
Ruby
Menard club members
Mrs Leverett called the morning
session of the convention -to order
after which Mrs Victor Ginn of
Eastland led the singing, of Texas
My Texas Mrs A C Hoover of
Ozona gave the Invocation This
was followed by a flag salute led
by the Ballinger Girl Scouts Joan
croft, public instruction, youth co-
operation character education and
club clippings.
ERNEST THOMPSON SPEAKER
Highlight of the afternoon ses-
ZENITH
MEANS
BETTER
CLEANING ..
A
... because of net,
complete equipment
and skilled employes.
Every garment given
individual attention.
ZENITH CLEANERS
1158-74 South 2nd
Phone 5297
and industry and to maintain mem- , rived
bership standards... - Out-of-town women who had
Women themselves must main- registered by convention opening
tain their gains of previous years. | time were Mmes F € Allen, Cor-
Dr Justin said and Texas AAUW’
Henderson San Marcos.
Gladys Hicks Brownwood: Eli-
zabeth Hollyar. Denton: Eula.Hunt- ed poems,
er. Fort. Worth: Florence Crowell,
San Antonio: Hazel Floyd. Nacog-
doches: Margaret Gaskill, Galves-
ton: Dorothy Gebauer Austin:
I Gladys Allen. Waco: Rose Sharp
SENORA JOSEFE Brewer, San Angelo; Helen Burt,
SPEAKS TONIGHT Brownwood.
Tonight’s dinner program will *— -
present one of the convention high- A , . D | 1 1
lights a talk on- Unity of Women 1 Bnaid D00 ed
In American Life by Senora Esper- iVUHIQIU DVURCU 91
anze Balmaceda deJosefe, profes-r. , .• ,I j. .
sor In the. National University of- FIRST erhOdIst
Registration continued through I At i c :
the day as other delegations-Tr: f hurch Sunday
cerpts from his poem. The People.
Yes Mrs Sandefer gave the life
of Vachel Lindsey and read select-
Choir of the First Methodist
church is to present the cantata -
Immortality (Stults) Sunday eve-
and the afternoon is filled by a tion with the Helen Marr Kirby Ball. Galveston A A Brown. San
tea in the home of Dr W R. fellowship fund Antonio Git Calaway Brownwood:
Fannie Ratchford Librarian w M Dingus Lubbock: M B
of the rare books collections Edquist, Amarillo Victor Fair,
Nacogdoches: C A Foy. Wichita
Falls: W C Frist and Gerald Cal-
White
Bits of News
ning at 7:30. at the church. E Ed-
win Young, organist and choir di-
rector announced today
Soloists will be Mrs. D O Bow-
ers. soprano: Mrs. J C Mer dith.
soprano: A L Cole, tenor, and A
P Cowan bass
Numbers will also hergiven by
both men’s and women’s choruses
ligan. Midland: A A. Glenn Ama-
rillo; B T Houston. Brownwood:
Vernela O’Hair and Theodore L Lacy Hunt Nacogdoches, J S Ib-
Schwennesen were married Wed- bottson Galveston, Bruce T. Knick-
nesday in a ceremony read, by Dr erbocker, Dallas pime Housing
T S Knox pastor, at First Pres- Mmes Charles Langston. Ama- rlOHS for Mousing
byterian church They are living rillo; Douglas Lawley San Antonio: Delegates Made by
in Abilene. F E. Leech and V P Sheldon Cegeres ‘ "7
m partons 77 sam. Pampa W 5 Lockhart and Rog 8 First Presbyterians
MTS. O M. Parsons, 774 Sam McGrew Alpine Clay McClellan *
mons and her son, Celan Parsons Waco Harry McGhee, Arlington: for housing delegates to the
1633 Belmont, 1 e n tonight G F McKay Brownwood: Ray- Pens fohoueneies,
from Delight Arkansas, where they mond Monkres Midland: Marvin April you E held a sane First
attended the funeral of ner broth-padier. San" Antonio: Faward L prusoyterian enureh were made by
PA, Connor Robinson Merkel: | memeens or the coman s auxiary
A. C. Rains. Dallas T. Guy Rogers. in * Tuesday meeting as the church.
_- Approximately 175 visitors are ex-
Class Entertained P"Mr Bessie Myers and Mrs Paul
In W. T. Wilson Home Hoppe were elected delegates to the
Fort Worth Presbyterial which
King’s Daughters class of the be held this month in Fort Worth.
First Methodist church was enter- Mrs Homer Simons president,
tained Thursday by Mrs W T Wil- directed the meeting which was
of some man connected with oil son. Mrs. George Bowers and Mrs opened with devotional DS Mrs.: *
products distribution U S. Hamilton, in the Wilson H Willis -
It will result from the increase home
in crude oil prices posted by ma- Mrs M ° Reed of Lawn gave
jor companies within the past week opening prayer, Mrs C E Ruiwiler
“Better fill your tank up, because the devotional, and Mrs J C Pratt 1
the price is sure to go up.” «a!d presided for a business period
one who added that the price had when reports were given by the
already been hiked by one refin- treasurer and members who have
visited others who are ill.
Refreshments, were served
three visitors and 16 members.
Chest Colds
To Relieve Misery Rub on Genuine
VICKS VAPORUB
ns Guests: Mrs Harriet Fry, From Now York City
Mirinle Belle MeMinn, Mae Pearl From New I Ork Viry
and Ida Lillian Miller Mrs Wayne For Easter Vacation
Batemai Mrs C t Sanders Mar- , A,
Terbi- Mrs Saxon Mrs Here for an Easter vacation v sit
suenteeit ’ Blair Morton, guest in the High -
:la land avenge home of her mother,
Mrs Morgan Weathers Blair I* a
first-year student in the Spence
school in New York
Costs LESS to Buy and Oun!
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The ICE CONDITIONED
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Bible Club Meets
Mrs H Autly Turner was hostess
I to' Wednesday Bible Club No 2
when Mrs. E. P Mead presented the
lesson. /
• Others present were Mmes R T
Bridge J A Collins, H U. Free-
man, H. A. Goss, R E Lunsford,
G Scogin, C B. Stinchcomb, H L
Thornton J. A Turbett, Allece-
Wood Jesse Walker W W.Strib-
ling. E H Hitchcock, Pred'Hoppe
and Pratt, — (
Long Illness Fatal
To W. E. Weed, 61
Funeral was set at 4 thia after--
noon at Elliott chapel for W E
Weed 61 of 1643 South Sixth
street, who died last night.
The Rev W C Ashford: South
Side Baptist pastor was to offic-
late and burial will be in Cedar
Hill cemetery.
Weed had been 111 18 months,
the last 15 of which he had spent
in bed He had lived here for .20
years, and had worked as A. paint
and paper contractor Before com-
ing to Abilene he had lived at Mer-
kel since 1911.
Survivors are his wife a son. S
T Weed a daughter, Mrs. J. T
■ Simmons all of Abilene: a sister.
Mrs Maudi: Lowe of Littlefield:
a brother T T Weed of Lubbock;
two half brother* C L Simmons
of Colorado City and J H Simmons
of Sherman: four step sisters and
a grandson
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