The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959 Page: 12 of 22
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THE DENllSON PRESS, DENISON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1059
PACE Six
DE/ITHS
J. C. THOMPSON
Funeral services for J. C.
Thompson, 87, who died Monday
were conducted Tuesday from the
Bratcher chapel with Rev. Ray
Flaherty in charge. Bratcher di-
rected the services. Thompson
had been in bad health for sev-
eral years. Burial services were
at Fairview.
Thompson was a carpenter. He
had lived in Denison 57 years.
Born in I'olk county, Tenn., Nov.
30, 1872, he married Ruth Sum-
ner Feb. 21, 1897 in Fannin coun-
ty. He was a member of Trin-
ity Methodist church.
Survivors include his widow;
two sons,Glenn of Gulfport, Miss,
and Bill of Dallas; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Clyde Sparks of Gulf-
port, Miss., and Mrs. Sam Bass
of Fort Worth; nine grandchil-
dren and 15 great-grandchildren.
W. W. HESS
Funeral services for W. W.
Hess, 79, who died at his home ad-
dress route 1, Denison, Tuesday,
were conducted by Rev. Vernon
Price Thursday with interment at
East Bells cemetery. Bratcher di-
rected the services.
Hess had been ill for three
years, his birth place being in
Alabama, his parents being Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor Hess, and was
born Jan. 9, 1880. He wms married
Oct. 6, 1900 to Miss Mary Reyn-
olds. He was a farmer and a
member of the Baptist church. Be-
fore coming to Denison he made
his home at Savoy. Surviving are
his widow and two sons, T. D.
Hess and E. L. Hess, both of
Denison and five daughters, Mrs.
Eva Booe, Denison; Mrs. Vada
Thompson, Bakersfield, Calif.;
Mrs. Ina Sharp, Ravenna; Mr3.
Ruby Guthrie, Sherman, and Mrs.
Gladys Stanley, Sherman.
MRS. AlfLlE E. VEAL
Funeral services lor Mrs. Allie
E. Veal, 72, who died at 8:45 p.
m., December 16, were conducted
fiom the Johnson-Moore chapel
Friday with Rev. J. F. Ellison of-
ficiating. Johnson-Moore directed
and interment was at Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Veal passed away at a
local hospital. She resided at
1720 West Walker and had made
that her home for the past three
years. Her illness lasted a period
of three years.
Born in the state of Arkansas
as the daughter og Mr. and Mrs.
John Clements, Dec. 25, 1886,
she was married Feb. 11, 1903,
following her schooling in Arkan-
sas. She was married to John S.
Veal, a farmer, who deceased on
Sept. 11, 1958. She made her
If Sanfa Misses,
Reindeer Supply
Will Be at Fault
If Santa Claus misses some young-
sters this year. It could be offered
plausibly that he was not able to
round up enough reindeer for his
yearly trip around the globe.
The reindeer shortage has be
come, in recent years, much too
acute. It has been estimated that
wolves have destroyed 500,000 of
Santa's helpers within the last
decade or so, leaving an approx-
imate 50,000.
The difficulty of keeping the ani-
mals alive in a temperate climate
makes it unlikely that any of the
few remaining will be transported
GREETINGS
At this time, the most glorious holi-
day season of the whole year, we
extend our sincere felicitations to
our many friends and customers
As a Realtor for over seven years, we have built a rep-
utation and cemented community confidence.
We have had more than seven most successful years,
thanks to those who have bought and leased through our
office. Without the aid of our three important leading
agencies, The State National Bank, The Citizens National
Bank and Denison Federal Savings & Loan Association,
this would not have been possible.
J. J. MADDEN
REALTOR
Sales & Rental—Property Management
110 S. Mirick Ave. Phone HO 5-1060
from their native regions to other
lands for the holiday season, as
has been done in the past.
American boys and girls will
have to be satisfied with stand-ins.
The few department stores featur-
ing Santa's complete outfit this
year will be using native deer as
substitute for Dasher, Prancer, and
company.
home at Durant, Okla., before
coming to Denison. She was a
member of Messengers Chapel
Methodist church.
Surviving are one son, Sgt.
Clifford L. Veal, with the U. S.
army in Germany, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Opal Devault, Denison
and Mrs. Joyce Henry, Denison.
One brother suivives, T. W.
Wood, Tulsa, Ok!a., and three sis-
ters, Mrs. Ivie Reeves, Norman,
Okla., Mr3. E. W. Futrell, Sunny-
vale, Cal., and Mrs. Willie Smith,
Paris. Texas., and also three
grandchildren.
E. E. VACHON
Death of E. E. Vachon, 69,
which occurred at the Katy hos-
pital Wednesday at 3:40 p. m.,
tollowed an illness of four weeks
in the local hospital and for an
overall period of three years. His
home was at Smithville and his
remains .vere shipped there by
lirutcher Funeral Home for inter-
ment.
Hi; birthpla.e was l'oe, Indi-
ana, June 10, 1890, his parents
being Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Vachon.
He was married Jan. 30, 1912, to
to Miss Willie Graves, who with
a son, Thomas L. Vachon, Aus-
tin, and a daughter, Mrs. J. F.
Simms, Lake Johnson, survive.
Vachon was a conductor on the
Katy, a member ol' the Christian
church and of the B. of R. T.
FRANK A. REEVES
Funeral services for Frank A.
Reeves, 75, of Pottsboro, route
1, who died Dec. 13 at a local
hospital were conducted Wednes-
day by Hugh Davis at the John-
son-Moore chapel with interment
at Georgetown, Johnson-Moore
directing.
Reeves had been ill for a period
of two months and spent five
weeks in a local hospital. He was
born in Denison, his parents being
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reeves. His
schooling was at Mulberry. He
was married at Georgetown in
1905 to Miss Nara Elizabeth
Queen.
Surviving are his widow and
three sons, Walter L. of Leah,
kans., Leroy of Pottsboro, and
Thomas A. of Wichita Falls.
Daughters are Mr.s. Guy Foun-
tain, lies Palos, Cal., and Mrs.
Or
AT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON . . . may
we rededicate ourselves to a greater,
fuller service to our community, to
help enrich our own lives and those
with whom we come in contact.
Everyone Wants A Sports
Gift for Christmas!
—Buy Them A Gift Certificate—
DUSEK & MILLER
THE FAMILY SPORTS STORE
It Pays To Play!
226 WEST MAIN PHONE HO 5-1293
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to each of you from all of us at
128-130 WEST MAIN
. . . Wishing
You A Merry Christmas And
A Verv Hapnv New Ypor1
DRIVE IN FOR GOOD GULF PRODUCTS
AND YOUR AUTO ACCESSORY NEEDS
C. E. RICE
SUPER SERVICE STATION
Austin and Sears
Phone HO 5-1477
RANKEST BULLS IN NATIONAL FINALS
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The first National Finals Rodeo, to be staged Dec. 26-30 in the
State Fair Livestock Coliseum in Dallas, will pit the nation's top
rodeo cowboys against hand-picked bucking stock collected from
all the country's stock contractors. Bob Wegner of Ponca City,
Okla., who tops the list of cowboys who have qualified in bull riding
for the National Finals is pictured on Bull A-Eleven, which will ba
among the bucking stock at the first "world series of rodeo."
Bill Bumpass. A brother, Charley
lives at Whitewright and a sister,
Mrs. Ben Rowland, in California.
'Silent Night' Is
Most Beloved Carol
Of all the songs that return tc
bring warmth to the Yuletide sea-
son, no carol is so universalis
known as "Silent Night." Certain-
ly no other is as loved and sung
as this simple German song.
For years its origin was unknown,
except that it supposedly dated back
for many centuries. Recent investi-
gations, however, disclosed that it
was produced in 1818. The poem
was originally written by Joseph
Mohr, an assistant priest in Obern-
dorf in South Germany. The melody
was composed by a schoolmaster,
Franz Gruber.
Both the poet and the composer
were part of the choir that sang
the now famous carol that Christ-
mas Eve in the Oberndorf church.
The beloved song was sung first
•.o the accompaniment of a guitar,
'or the church organ was out of
trder that Eve in 1818.
It has since been sung to the
une of almost every musical In-
;trumcnt in the world, in tb . lan-
(uages of many men.
Good idea to keep
extra gift on hand
The custom of the Christmas
stocking needn't be limited to
children; it's an amusing way to
present a number of small but
useful gifts to people of all ages.
From toe to top, here are some
ideas that fill the bill—and the
stocking, too:
Pillboxes for both men and
women. In fine leather of any
color, some feature divided sec-
tions to separate aspirin from
vitamins or medicine tablets.
Key eases either to match a
billfold, or as a novel way to an-
nounce the gift of a new car, set
of luggage, etc.
Billfolds of every size and col-
or; some are tiny "mad money"
folders, other jumbo passport
cases. Try tucking Christmas
money or checks inside.
Eyeglass cases for a clever way
to present a certificte for a
"spare" pair of specs, or to hold
sunglasses.
Perfume vials: fill several from
economical large size bottles as
samplers for many friends. These
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TO OUR MANY DEAR FRIENDS!
CLAUDE SCALLY
Paint and Wallpaper Company
Distributors of Dutch Boy and Elliott's Fine Paints
418 West Main Phone HO 5-4772
Season's Greetings!
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FRIENDLINESS AND GOOD WILL ... in full
measure ... is our wish for you this Christmas.
May the New Year be your year of dreams
come true.
BRABANT'S
MASTER CLEANERS
626 W. MAIN
PHONE HO 5-7600
com* covered to match billfolds
and other accessories.
Luggage tags are useful to in-
dicate the gift of new luggage,
or to match a set of suitcases.
It's always a good idea to keep
an assortment of stocking stuff-
c-rs on hand, already wrapped, for
emergency gifts. Tie gaily dec-
orated packages to the tree, mark-
ing the contests of each incon-
spicuously with a pencil for quick
identification. Then, for the un-
expected visitor, the extra gueat,
the new neighbor, there will be a
(.mall token of the season. +
KITCHEN SPACE SAVED
Modern LP-Gas ranges give a
housewife a chance to clear away
a lot of old equipment from her
kitchen cupboards—and thus save
shelf space. No longer will she-
need separate broilers, rotisseriea,
deep-fat fryers, or griddle. Many
new ranges include these things
as built-in features.
Skateland
CURLEY O'DONNELL, Owner
207-209 W. Morgan St.
Across from Denison Peanut Co. Plant
Phone HO 5-9965 or HO 5-7338
For Special Rates on Private Parties
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ABE ROSS — LOUIS ROSS
P. O. Box 275 Phone HO 5-5676
HIGHWAY 75A SOUTH DENISON, TEXAS
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CHRISTMAS IS
Mistletoe over the door ...
Laughter filling the room ...
A time to greet old friends.
May your homes and hearts be filled
with the joys of the season.
U. S. CLOTHING CO.
323 WEST MAIN
PHONE HO 5-1565
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Anderson, LeRoy M., Sr. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959, newspaper, December 24, 1959; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth329162/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.