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Murder Charge
Lodged Against
* Ellis Countian
Charged with murder in con-
nection with the shooting of Ural
Pressley of Palmer, another
Palmer man has been lodged in
Ellis County jail.
Officers said Pressley died as
a result of gunshot wounds re-
ceived in a disturbance near an
old brick yard in Palmer.
Others-failed included a Dal-
las man, 21, apprehended there
a suspect in the recent White
Auto Store burglary here.
A Waco man was jailed on
charges of being drunk in pub-
lic. A Waxaahchie man, 42, was
jailed on charges of driving
while intoxicated, and a Fort
Worth man, 43, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly
and leaving the scene of an acci-
dent.
< A 44-yeaer-old Ennis man was
jailed in connection with charg-
es of driving while intoxicated,
and a Waxahachie man jailed
on charges aggravated assault.
Five Wlaxiathachie men and one
Waxahachie woman were taken
into custody on charges of being
drunk in public.
a
BUDAPEST STREETS on Oct. 23, 1956, became the battleground for the bloody
revolt. It lasted less than two weeks. Russian tanks and troops swept in to crush
it, leaving only scars.
I II Al was held on Sunday at t Hi
Bardwell News
Thursday, December 15, 1966 THE PALMER RUSTLER
Area Negro Is
Seek Another
Uare Presley, Palmer Negro
man, was shot to death at Pal-
mer last night, it was learned
today from the Sheriff’s Depart-
ment, which is investigating.
■ Sheriff’s deputies went to Fer-
ris today upon receipt of word
/ that a suspect in the shooting
A had been seen at Ferris.
Den 1, Cub Pack
211, Holds Meet;
Elects Staff
Den 1 of Cub Scout Pack 211
met Thursday afternoon for their
regular meeting.
i The following officers were
elected: Chris Cruz, president;
Lonnie Cruz, vice president;
Mark Wright, secretary; Donald
Allen, treasurer and Marty Scott,
reporter.
Bryan Sharp and Ricky Zilem
are denner and assistant den-
her.—Marty Scott, reporter.
Condition Better
,Jack Dillon, 1926 W. Saner,
Dallas, husband of the former
Miss Margaret Lea Yowell of
y Ennis, has been taken off the
critically ill list, Room 473 Meth-
odist Hospital, Dallas. He still is
not permitted to have visitors.
Group II CWF
First Christian
Holds Meeting
Group III, Christian Women’s
Fellowship of First Christian
Church, met Monday evening,
December 12, in the home of
Mrs. B. E. McLellan, 1107 Sunset
Dr. There were 15 members and
guests present.
Mrs. Vera Evarts, group lead-
er, presided over the short busi-
ness meeting. The scripture from
Luke 2nd Chapter was read by
Mrs. Virgie Finch.
Following prayer led by Mrs..
Evarts, communion was served
to all those present. This service,
was presided over by W. R. Per-
cival, an elder of the church.
Mr. Percival also gave the
program for the evening using a
beautiful version of The Christ-
mas Story by- Nora Lofts entit-
led, "How Far to Bethlehem."
When' the meeting had been
closed by the group repeating
the CWF benediction, gifts were
exchanged - from the beautiful
white Christmas tree and M r S.
McLellan served refreshments
of chips, sandwiches, cookies,
coffee, Cokes and cranberry
punch to those present.
Yule Party for
Ladies Society
Of B of LF & E
Walter Nicol Lodge No. 267,
rhe Ladies’. Society of The B of
L. F. and E will hold its annual
Christmas party, Dec. 15 at Ye
Olde Inn at 6:30 p.m. Each is
to bring a gift for the Christmas
tree.
Reservations must be made,
by calling Grace Scott, no later
than 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14.
EC School Children’s Incidence
Of Tuberculosis Is Found Low
The incidence of tubercu-
las Area TB Assn, is 3 per cent.
Century Club-Sponsored Gifts Taken to
Terrell State Hosp.; Women Wrap Gifts
Mrs. P. V. Mulkey, Mrs. C. E.
Gray, Mas. W. I. Rabe and Mrs.
George Procter Hines recently
took the annual Twentieth Cen-
tury Club - sponsored gifts for
patients at Terrell State Hospit-
al to the hospital
Mrs. Mulkey, chairman of the
club's committee for Yule gifts
for residents of the state hos-
pital, said the gfits from club
members and others of the com-
munity who contributed wiere
valued at $130. Mrs. Mulkey,
Mrs. Gray and' Mrs. Rabe are
members of the Century Club
Committee while Mrs. Hines
represented the local Hospital
Auxiliary.
The women went early, as
usual, and spent the day wrap-
ping gifts in the Volunteer Serv-
losis among Ellis County school
children is relatively low—ae
cording to a report issued today
by the Dallas Area TB Assn. fol-
lowing the fall survey here.
■ Only one student in the coun-
ty was classified as a possible
case of tuberculosis. The stu-
dent has been referred to his
private physician .
In Ennis-2,450 students took
the skin test and had it read
2.3 per cent were found to be po-
sitive reactors. The reactor rate
for Ellis County as a whole is
2.4 per cent. The average for
other schools served by the Dal-
"Our findings show that TB is
pretty well under control in El-
lis County," said Dale W. Knotts
executive director of the TB
Assn.
"It has one of the lowest re-
actor rates in our 10-county
area. To make certain that it re-
mains under control, case-find-
ing programs will be continued
so a flare-up does not occur.
Total figures for the county
look like this: 8,870 students
were tested and read—217 re-
acted positively and 208 w ere
X-rayed.
Here’s a summary of findings
from, county schools:
School System
Ennis
St. John Parochial
, School, Ennis
Waxahachie
Avalon
Milford
Forreston
Maypearl
Italy
Red Oak
Ferris
Palmer
Midlothian
No. Tested, Read % Positive
2,450 to 2.3%
545
2,777
P"
The testing program was con-
ducted by the Dallas Area TUB
Assn, in cooperation with Coun-
ty School Supt. J. E. Wiakeland,
and all school districts.
The program was financed
through Christmas Seal funds.
Check-up for Palmer
New York—Former sports star
Bud Palmer is in New York hos-
pital for a rest and check-up.
Palmer is Commissioner of New
181
155 \
136
144
377
270
863
257
715
The TB Association’s
1.1
1.9
1.7
2.6
-O-
.7
1.3
2.2
2.0
11.3
4.0
annual
Christmas Seal campaign open-
ed there November 1 and will
continue through the holidays.
So far—Ellis County has con-
tributed $2,439.85 toward the
$205,000 goal for the entire
area. A total of $113,247.03 had
been contributed as of Friday.
Ellis County became a part of
the area Christmas Seal agency
this spring. Other counties in-
clude Collin, Dallas, Denton,
York City’s Department of Pub-
lic Events, an unsalaried post, man, Navarro, Rockwall.
Fannin. Grayson, Hunt, Kauf-
Members of the Bardwell
Methodist Church held their
Christmas party at Bardwell
Community Center, Friday
night. A bring-a-dish supper was
served, followed with gift ex-
change. Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Williams were complimented
with a “pounding.” Rev. Wil-
liams, pastor of Bardwell Metho-
dist Church, gave a Christmas
story.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fowler
were Friday supper guests with
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fowler in
Corsicana. Jack left Sunday for
Arizona, where he will be sta-
tioned at Gila Bend AFB.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Green
spent the week end in Lancaster
with their son and their fami-
lies.
The Johnston family reunion
Homemakers of
1st Bapt. Meet
In Supper Event
The Homemakers Class mem-
bers and associate members met
at the home of Mrs. W. N. Reed
Bardwell Community Center—
wit th the three d au ghters, Mrs.
Henry Hinton, Bardwell; Mirs. E.
McCaig, Ennis; Mrs. Jewel Mc-
Coy, Dallas, hostess group. An
only brother, Everett Johnston,
Dallas, was unable to attend. An
only aunt, Mrs. Ollie Brown of
Mesquite was the honor guest.
Howard German of Lancaster
was Sunday visitor of his moth-
er, Mrs. Bertie Hollabough.
Mrs. N. Stacke, Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Davis were Monday visi-
itors of Miss Nettie Davis and
Miss Ona Davis in Renfro Home,
Waxahachie.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Manning
for a Christmas
evening.
party Friday
The home
was beautifully
ice Department of the hospital, decorated for Christmas through
along with other volunteer out. After the salad supper the
along with other volunteer
Workers from otver the area ser-
ved by the Terrell State Hos-
pital.
The four Ennis women gift-
wrapped 56 packages while
working all day there and, as
all 4 of them are members of the
Ennis Municipal- Hospital- Auxil-
iary, they will be given credit
for hours spent there on their
Volunteer Service record here
at the local hospital, as is the
annual custom.
guests were assembled in the
living room and Mona Molina
sang Christmas carols which
were heartily received.
Mrs. Reamon Cooley gave an
inspirational devotional.
The group exchanged
from the Christmas tree.
gifts
Mrs. Houston McClain of Palmer to Give
Century Club Christmas Program Wed.
to the club for the Christmas
E nn is
Twentieth
Century
Club's Yule program will be
given by Mrs. Houston McClain
of Palmer, who will be present-
ed by the program leader, Mrs.
Calvin B. Reeves.
The club president, Mrs.
Frank JJohnson, will be hostess
program at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at her home, 1307 Williamsburg
Dr.
■. Following the Christmas Story
by Mrs. McClain, numbers will
be drawn and gifts will be
Those attending were M r s.
Sammy Molina, Mona Molina,
Mrs. W. E. Nunn, Mrs. Bob
Gaultney, Mrs. Jimmie Simipson,
and grandson, Troy Glenn Gil-
more; Mrs. Grady Evarts, M r s..
Loyd Taylor, Mrs. Cecil Holt,
Mrs. H. T. Vestal, Mrs. Reamon
Cooley, Mrs .J. W. Yarborough,
Mrs. Thomas Terry, Mrs. Mar-
shall Vestel, an dthe hostesses,
Mrs. W. N. Reed, and' daugh-
ter, Sue Eason.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ray Simp-
son, 502 Casa Linda, have an-
nounced. the arrival of a baby
daughter, Amy Louise, weighing
7 pounds 15 ounces at Enpis
Municipal Hospital at 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday Amy Louise has a sis-
ter, Allison Rae, 3% years old.
Grandparents are Mrs. Lois
Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. S. T.
Simpson, Ennis. Great-grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
Lindsey, all of McKinney.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Pechal
of Kaufman have announced the
arrival of a daughter, Genevieve
Marie, born November 29 at 2:29
p.m. in Kaufman Clinic Hospital.
The little girl weighed six
pounds and was 19 inches tall at
birth. She is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Jurica of
Ennis and the late Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Pechal, who lived in Kauf-
man .
exchanged from Mrs. Johnson’s
Christmas tree. — — —
*** Of 4 ■
Serving as hostesses with Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Watson of
307, Avenue A, Ennis, have an-
nounced the arrival of a baby
daughter. Tamaria Dee, born
at 6:10 p.m. Dec. 1, in the Corsi-
cana Memorial Hospital. She
weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and
was 19 inches tall. Her grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Cryer of Ennis and Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Watson of Bremond.
Her great grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Minatrea and Mrs.
Tom Cryer, all of Ennis, and
Albert Richardson of Bremond.
JACK DILLON
IS IMPROVING ^
Jack Dillon, 1026 W. Saner,
Dallas, husband of the .former
Margaret Lea Yowell, has been
in intensive care at the Dallas
Methodist Hospital, but has been
transferred to private room 473.
He is recovering from pneu-
monia and complications. He is
not allowed to have visitors.
8 Nominated
To Deacons Bd.
Of Tabernacle
Eight men have been nominat-
ed to serve as deacons of Taber-
nacle Baptist Church.
They are: Gerald Dale, E. M.
Doyle, Ivan Goodwin, Coy Lynn,
John Percival, Murlin Tomlinson,
E. P. Watkins, Charles Williams.
CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
& UPCO PRINT SHOP -
Johnson will be Mrs. Frank E.
Davis and Mrs. Tommie Mont-
fort.-"
B of LF&E Has
Christmas Party
At EH Cafeteria
The Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen of
Clarady Lodge No. 226, their
families and guests met at 7
p.m. Saturday at the Ennis
High School Cafteria for their
annual Christmas dinner.
B of LF & E President L. C.
Scott presided, with Don Ballew
giving the invocation, after
which between 75 and 80 were
served the traditional Christmas
dinner, buffet style, of turkey
and dressing with all the trim-
mings. After the sumptuous hol-
iday meal, bingo was enjoyed
by everyone to complete the eve-
ning.
National Flower
Judge Guest in
Lumpkin Home
Mrs. H. C. Williams of Brown-
wood, national flower judge and
a member of the Ennis Garden
Club, arrived today to be a
house guest of Mrs. 0. H.
Lumpkin and to attend the Gar-
den Club Flower Show at t h e
home of Mrs. W. D. Bozek Wed-
nesday.
and sons, Terry and Keith: of
Duncanville and Reggie Manning
of Dallas, were Sunday visitors
of their parents, Mr. and M r s.
Rex Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvy Collins en-
tertained the Friendship Sunday
School Class of the Baptist
Church, with Mrs. Bob Bruce,
teacher, in their lovely new
home Saturday night. A bring
a dish supper was served and a
gift exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Riley of
Brownfield spent two days with
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bruce. The
group went to Canton Monday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Foy Riley.
The senior class of the Bap-
tist Church was entertained with
a party by their teacher, Mrs.
Aubrey Poarch in the home o 1'
Rev. and Mrs. Merle Fulmer on
Monday night. Attending were
Janis Venable, Sandra W i 1-
liams, Bill Russell, Kathy Lee,
Nancy Lee, Pam Davis, Sharon
Collins, David Farmer, Carol
Poarch, Mrs. Marvin Mahone
and daughter, Jamie Lynn, Me-
lissa and Tonya Fulmer. Games
were played and gifts exchang-
ed. Refreshments of chips, dips,
cookies and hot chocolate were
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Pendell Wheat-
ley visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Terrell in Waxa. Fred being on
the sick list, commuting to Dal-
las daily for x-ray and radium
treatments.
Mr. and Mrs. Penny W o o d
Susan and Steve of Irving were
Sunday guests of his . mother,
Mrs. Jessie Wood and Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Fowler. Mrs. Wood
returned home with her son—
for a few days visit.
Mrs. Bob Bruce, Mrs. Henry.
Hinton and Mrs. Rex Manning
shopped in NorthPark, Friday.
: Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bob Stew-
art and son. Jack Wayne of
Waxahachie, Mrs. Albert Snipes
and daughter, Miss Tommie Lee
Snipes, and Ralph Snipes were
Sunday guests of Mrs. 0. L.
Stewant and daughter, Miss Ella
Jane Stewart.
' Miss Sharon Collins had as
Duwain Pingenot and
Family Visiting Here
Ennis-reared Duwain J. Pinge-
not and family, his wife and two
young children, of San Antonio,
are visiting in the home of Mrs.
A. C. Sweeney, his aunt, in whose
home he was reared, while he
is attending a convention at Six
Flags of a division of Eastmart
Kodak Company, with whom he
is associated. The children are
Jeannette, 3, and John, 2. Mr.
Pingenot also was a Kodak Com-
pany guest to attend the Dallas
Cowboys-Redskins pro football
game.
They will be here until Wed-
nesday.
Mrs. A. E. Davis, Who Will Be 100
Mon., Is Remarkable for Her Age
Mrs. A. E. Davis, 307 E. Milam, years ago to live with Mrs. Davis
Mrs. A. E. Davis, 307 E. Milam,
who was born Dec. 12, 1866, at
Edam in Van Zandt County but
has lived in Ennis many, many
years, will be 100 Monday.
She was married in 1886 to
A. E. Davis, M. D., and they first
lived in Alma. Dr. Davis died
Sept. 18, 1919, 47 years ago, and
is buried in Myrtle Cemetery
here.
Mrs. Davis, until about 4 years
ago got out in' her yard and
worked, pulled weeds and swept
the walks, did her housework
and cooking. And she still gets
around in her home, is able to
look after herself, and come to
the table to eat, but no longer
is able to do .her housework.
Her brother, the Rev. J: D.
Cade, who is 90 and is a retired
Baptist minister, and his wife
moved here from Dallas five
and look after her.
Mrs. Davis is an aunt of Doc
Goodwin, Mrs. Charley Moore,
Mrs. Mae Reeves, Wesley Good-
win and Mrs. Henry Wilson.
Mrs. Goodwin says she is a great
tease and that she asked her
yesterday when she took her a
pair of houseshoes for her birth-
day what Monday was and she
said “I don’t know.” Then she
said it was her birthday. When
asked how old she would be, she
said 25; then laughingly said
"I'll be 100.”
Mrs. Davis was a member of
the First Baptist Church here
for many years but has been a
member of Baylor Baptist Chur-
ch the past five years. She has
always been a devoted Christian
and, until she could no longer
do so, she was a faithful worker
in her church.
Twins Are to Celebrate Fiftieth
Wedding Anniversary Next Sun.
Baxter.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Loggins and Mr. and Mrs. Starks
Bigham are invited to attend op-
en house at the Ferris Com-
munity House Sunday, Decem-
ber 18, to help them celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Bigham and' Mrs. Loggins
are remembered to their
friends as Mattie and' Hattie
Their respective dates are De-
cember 12 for Mr. and Mrs. Big-
ham; and December 17 for Mir.
and Mrs. Loggins, for their wied-
dings.
Open house will be held froun
2-to-5 p.m. and those attending
will include their 15 children,
33 grandchildren and 3 great
grandchildren, . 1 .
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FLISA
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A PEACE VIGID is still being kept in the Gaza Strip
between Israel and the United Arab Republic by mem.
bers of the United NationsEmergency Force, who are
a long way from home asthese posted signs illustrate.
This first international peace force has been guarding
the strip since 1956, maintaining the uneasy peace signed
after the Suez crisis, . 05,1 0:7 2057
guests, her classmates. Misses
Debbie : Bozek, Cynthia Hart,
Elizabeth McClain and Joetta
Wright for a slumber party in
the home of her parents, M r.
and Mrs. Alvy. Collins recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertie, Hollabough
and daughter, -Mrs. Irmas Lee
Gryder moved Monday into
their remodeled home in Bard-
well. They have lived* the past
7 years on the Borger farm on
Bardwell-Howard Rd.0 w : ‘
san to the doctor. .
John Edd Mulkey and P a m
Mulkey of Red Oak spent the
weekend with their - EFandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd-llargus.
' Charles Cagle,owner of (How.
ard Grocery-Market and " an
employee of Oak Clff Bank-
became suddenly in. Thursday
a.m. after arriving at work and
was taken to the Oak Cliff Medi-
can Center On Monday, Mrs.
Cagle had the misfortune . to
cut the end of her thumb, off-
Mrs. Jesse Wood was a Friday
overnight guest in the home of
her son, Mr. and Mrs. J., W.
Wood... -
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Clark of
Waxa, Mr. and Mrs. Pendell
Wheatley went to NorthPark to.
view the beautiful Christmas
decorations, also downtown Dal-
las to Wynnewood. The Wheat-
ley’s observed their- 49th : wed-
ding anniversary. %: - .
Susan Cryer, daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Cryer has a , _ =
broken arm, her grandparents, Reynolds and family irving, were
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Forston were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. B,
on the meat- slicer. -
Mr. and Mrs. Everett a Davis
visited their new grandson —
born to Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Da-
vis at the W. C. Tenery Ilospit-
al Mr and Mrs w E Davis
were also visitors of Mis., Davis
and baby in hospital and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Terrell. ,
: Mr. and Mrs. P. J Waddell
Jr. and daughter, Liz, Lane aster;
Rev. H. M. Box. Waxa., Mrs. Joe
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Forston were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. M
in Corsicana Friday; taking Su- Odoin
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