The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 197, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1961 Page: 7 of 36
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BALLINGER iRNS'-The new DIGKicy ATTOCKS
board of directors of the Ballinger .
7 Chamber of Commerce will meet/A — je M F
Jan 9 for their first meeting of SnoncinA nEaa
the year. Woo Lo TlcITT9 PTNY
The 11 new members and 11 ■ 1 are UP ■
holdovers will elect officers and By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas City and spoke in Galves-
i ■ members of the executive com- Texas’ next senator said Satur-ton. Gonzalez planned to attend •
mittee. 1 day that the current business re-ceremony in Laredo for swearing
E J. Grindstaff, retiring presi - cession is the "hangover of a in Dist. Atty. Oscar Laurel, for-
t dent, will hand over the gavel to spending spree, the like of which mer state House member. .
the new president as soon as he is man has never before witnessed." In his radio speech Blakley
named. The new board will hear Dallas businessman William promised to work for three goals
a number of reports of immediate Blakley pledged a three-goal pro- — That the country regain and
. work to be done during January gram for his coming senatorial maintain its economic strength.
that includes the annual livestock service in a statewide radio that America remain strong in
show, the annual banquet, assist- broadcast. By the decision of Gov. defense of its security, that the
a lance to the mid-winter meeting of Price Daniel, Blakley will become United States be constantly vigi-
A Lions Clubs and a number of the temporary successor to Sen. lant in fighting communism when-
clother important items. Lyndon Johnson, the vice presi-ever and wherever it threatens
i 1 The annual banquet has been dent-elect. He also is an an- this nation’s security." *
D set for the evening of Jan. 27 nounced candidate in the special Blakley aid the Girtent bust.
■ with Marvin S. Vance, Methodist election that will name Johnson’s ness recession “has been self-in-
Ms minister from Austin, as principal permanent successor. - 100m a m 4 are
, speaker. Vance is a well known The date of the election has not - , handover of a soend*
RT. REV. EDWIN JOHNSON I after-dinner speaker. been set by Daniel because John- ” from T Tee arm
Louvain, Belgium. • . . leaving Sacred Heart The program committee of the son has not said when he will has never before witnessed - man
He was ordained a priest on K Gorman. Bishop of Dallas-Fort Rev. Carroll Thompson. F rancis renan. noon Saturday me of He cited examples of aid to na-
March 21. 1926. - Worth, a Catholic diocese com- Perry, Cal Adair and Allen Davis Near Saturdays dee e tions committed to anti-freedom
The Sacred Heart Congregation Prising 63 counties of northeast is to secure the program features newasm in Texas and ascend philosophies and aid which has
was at an average of 1.503 when Texas. - which will include dinner music esewasington created competitive markets for
counted in November, Father Father Gerlich is expected to and entertainment numbers. office, saieime Tela unston our proructs.
Johnson said. He said when he arrive in Abilene next Friday. Business will include introdue- a da X o.As - to one “Imports of crude oil have
eame here in 1956 the conzrega- — _tior. . officers, incomin Jonnsont Adsein apactinetz or Ms struck a body blow at oar oil
tion was between 800-1,000. - - nanveran oursing dirartare - " ---—4. -------- -
| (Catholic Pastor
Moving to Dallas
I I Four and one-half years service
I at the Sacred Heart Catholic
| Church in Abilene will come to
an end Jan 6, whet, the Rt. Rev.
| Edwin Johnson, pastor, leaves
| for the St. Phillips Parish. In
' Dallas.
He will be replaced as pastor
here by Father E. J., Gerlich
I formerly of St Mary’s Church at
GainesvilleS
I | Also leaving Sacred Heart will
be Father John Przydacz, who
will be assistant pastor of St. Phil-
1 lip’s. He has been assistant pas-
1 tor here since August of 1959.
Reolacing Father Przydacz will
1 be Father Paul Higginbotham,
1 Kf THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
40% Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 1, 196
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who has been assistant pastor at
I the Good Shepherd Catholic-
Church. Garland, Tex.
| Father Gerlich received his
seminary education at Kenrick
Seminary. St. Louis, Mo.: he also
atsended the American University,
Father Johnson thanked both
his congregation and non-Cathol-
ics in Abilene for "being so co-
operative” during his stay here
and he said he has touroughly
enjoyed living in Abilene.
DA’s Office Slated
In Doscher Building
POSTER GIRL — President-elect John F. Kennedy is shown as he greets little Lin-
da Breese, March of Dimes Poster girl for 1961. Four-year-old Linda, blonde and
blue-eyed, is from Columbus, Ohio The President-elect met the little girl on the
patio of his home in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Wirephoto)
SWEETWATER — Weldon Kirk
The transferral was announced of Sweetwater, who will become
by the Most Reverend Thomas 32nd District Attorney on Jan. 1, YIII E TDFF
announced the new offices of the LULE I
district attorney will be in the PICKuD
Doscher Building: TIWAUT PEI
Cisco Merchants
J J To Close Monday
Kennedy Meets Pretty Blonde .======
PALM BEACH. Fla.-(AP) -l ew March, of Dimes." That was A. shy young lady, she tucked for "tost Cisco business 4mm, served as judge since 1932.
President-elect John F Kennedy the slogan on a big button on her head onto the shoulder of her nor W art’s • - • one olive Kirk said
met Saturday' a pretty blue-eyed Linda s blue dress father, Dean Breese, when she for the v
blonde, four years old. and said GOODFELLOWS
he believed anyone who saw her
would respond generously to the
cause she. represents.
holdover and outgoing directors Johnson s Austin apartmert or ms STUCK a DO MOW ar OLE O
homier earrend outgo ins director the ranch, 65 miles west of Austin, fields and refineries, and the wel-.
air be held at the Blakley hinted that Johnson’s fare of the people who work in
be placed cafeteria AT kes l resignation may be early in the them," Blakley said. .
future ’ the near new congressional session opening “In similar fashion we have
Jan. 3. “Within the next few days mistreated our cotton, wool, steel
I expect to return to Washington and other industries.
Kirk will succeed. Eldon Mahon
NO JAYCEE
There will be no pickup this
year of discarded Christmas
trees by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, President
Charles Spicer said Saturday
evening.
1 * 6 sen sas the new offices will evening.
father, Dean Breese, when she for the year we be observed Jan. Del on tell second floors of the ' The annual pickup was
was carried over to meet Kene-Izi because New Year’s Day falls ana north or the Nolan count; cancelled this year because
Courthouse He said the offices, day and it was feared too
to. serve as your-United States "I ask only that our government
senator," Blakley said think about the people of the Unit-
One of 8 Candidates ed States ahead of the people of
Blakley is one of eight candi-any other country.”
dates for the special election. Oth---*
er -announcements are expected pin.. V: :
as soon as Johnson resigns. Fryer ‘ Igil per
Rep. Jim Wright was in Wash- At Cisco Church
ington for .Congress. He has dis-'
closed plans for a legislative pro- CISCO (RNS)—A prayer vigil
gram divided equally between will be held from noon until 11:30
foreign and domestic affairs, p.m. Sunday at the First Method-
The last announced candidate ist Church here. Anyone may
dy. Kennedy smiled and chatted on Sunday, J.___. ___.. . _____
with her and soon had her smil- Public schools will resume their later may, be moved to the fourth
----contribution was added in# too
His visitor was Linda Breese of to the Goodfellow Christmas fund 160
Columbus, Ohio. -National Poster Saturday: IV
Child for t he new March of Di mes Abilene Study Club .____. - . ___.. d receputnsst-secretar y, win ---------- - :
She opened the 1961 campaign of Previously Acknowledged spine was performed the day after- The First National Bank will presented to members of the Nolan will be resumed as usual,
the National Foundation to urge $11,099.35 she was born. Now she has dis- be one of the few business firms County Commissioners Court when »Spicer said.
Another
people to "Please say yes to the Total
regular programs on Tuesday, Jan. floor of the same building, ' many Jaxcee members would
linda or born with iodine 3, and Cisco Junior College com- Bids for furniture for two of- be out of town visiting rela-
Linda was born with crippling mences classes again Wednesday, fices, his office and the office of tives, he said.
.. $1.00 defects. Surgery to close an open Jan. 4. a receptionist'secretary will' be However, next year a pickup
$11,099.35 she was born. Now she has dis- be one of the few business firms County Commissioners Court when • Spicer said.
... $11,100.35 carded leg braces for crutches, open on Jan. 2 here. I they meet Jan. 3 at 10 a.m. --------------------
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was Van George who also was come to the church for prayer
the third San Antonian to an- and meditation, said Rev. Ernest
nounce. George, 38, is in the vet- o. DeWald, pastor. Refreshments
erinary wholesale business. He
says he is a conservative Demo-
crat who has voted Republican
on occasions. ,
State Sen Henry Gonzalez of
San Antonio spent Saturday in.
Galveston County. He officially
opened campaign headquarters in
DeWald, pastor. Refreshments
will be served throughout the after-
noon in the church basement.,
A doctor from Potsdam, N. Y.,
invented the milk bottle in 1884;
the paper carton for milk was
patented in 1906.
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