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THE BAY CITY NEWS
19, 1956^
VAN VLECK
Mrs. Johnson
Of Van Vleck
Dies In Houston
By MRS. ED O'CONNELL
Van Vleck-Sugar Valley Reporter
The whole community was sad-
dened by the death of Mrs. Simon
Johnson in Houston January 8.
Funeral services were in El Cam
po January 10.
Mrs. Johnson was a long-time
resident of this community and a
sister of F. H. McMahon. She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Veraini of Houston; two sons,
Pat Brown of Newgulf, and Mack
Brown of Stafford.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hooper of
Houston were week-end visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Allan O'Connell.
Miss Osie Walker of Nixon is
visiting her neice, Mrs. Harry Mal-
lard.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell
and family visited Mrs. Mitchell's
mother, Mrs. Lola Calloway, over
the, week-end.
The Parent-Teacher Association
met January 9 with a large at-
tendance. The fourth grade room
entertained and the seventh grade
served refreshments.
RIGHT TURN
STOP
LEFT TURN
PLEDGER
COURT APPROVES REPORT
ON DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
THE CEMETERY IS FULL OF
DRIVERS WHO HAD THE RIGHT
OF WAY!
... SERVICE
IS WHAT WE SELL!
SEE US FOR ALL YOUR
AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS—
NAISER
Phillips 66 Station
1201 West 7th Phone 3115
Johnnie Naiser, Owner
Reports of commissioners of
Matagorda County Drainage Dis-
tricts 2 and 4 were approved in a
meeting of the Commissioners'
Court last Friday.
Expenditures in District 4 in
1955 amounted to $5,977.59. Total
cash available is $30,418.23, and
the balance of cash on hand is
$24,440.64.
In District 2, expenditures in
1955 were $6,993.53, and total cash
available is $62,098.36, Ralance on
hand December 31 was $55,104.83.
Commissioners Named
In a special court session Jan-
uary 3, new drainage district
commissioners and levee district
commissioners were appointed.
Commissioners of Drainage Dis-
trict 1 are J. C. Sisk, L. B. Luder,
and S. A. Mathews; Drainage Dis-
trict 2, Walter Skutca, Carl Hilt-
pold, and W. E. Conlee.
Drainage District 3, W. H. Las-
lie, George Stubblefield, and J. G.
Simpson; Drainage District 4, Pete
Graff Frank Hlozek, and B. B.
Rhodes.
Levee District 1, E. L. McDonald,
E. O. Taulbee, and Layton Moore.
In the same session, County
Judge J. J. Spurgeon was author-
ized to join in with the "Golden
Crescent Edition" of the Houston
Post, purpose of which is to invite
industry to Matagorda County.
The judge was also authorized
to pay the cost of $28.50.
Physician Employed
Dr. Roy G. Reed of Victoria was
employed part-time supervisor of
the health unit here until a per-
manent supervisor can be secured.
The vacancy was created by the
death of former health unit direc-
tor, Dr. Russell Butaud.
In the regular session January
9, permission was granted for the
erection of a civil defense airplane
spotter observation post on county
property near the public welfare
office at 1510 Avenue G in Bay
City.
Salaries and expenses of county ]
officials for 1956 were approved
Friday.
On January 9, the bond of L.
M. Slone, dated December 12, as
commissioner of Conservation and
Polio
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Your March of Dimes funds are providing the care she needs. For
she is one of the tens of thousands of polio victims "born too soon"—
before the epic polio vaccine. Today, March of Dimes funds which
developed and tested the vaccine are financing research to improve it.
But there still are polio victims who need help. And there will be tens
of thousands more stricken before the nation has its blanket of pro-
tection. March of Dimes plus the hearts and hands of polio fighters
everywhere must continue to provide our main bulwark against polio.
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,,, MARCH OF DBMES
ELECTION SCHEDULE
CITY OF BAY CITY ELECTION
Date: Tuesday, April 3.
To Be Elected: Two Aldermen. »
Where File: City Secretary Myrtle Smith.
Filing Fee: None.
Filing Deadline: March 3, 30 days before election.
BAY CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT ELECTION
Date: Saturday, April 7.
To Be Elected: Three Trustees.
Where File: Board Secretary Clara Mae Cochran.
Filing Fee: None.
Filing Deadline: March 28, 10 days prior to election.
MATAGORDA COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION
Date: Saturday, July 28.
To Be Elected: Tax assessor-collector, two commission-
ers, county attorney, district attorney, sheriff, two district
judges, all constable positions.
Where File: Democrats with Party Chairman A. Harris
Jr.; Republicans with Party Chairman Moise H. Simon.
Filing Fee: No set fee.
Filing Deadline: May 7.
Matagorda County
Exceeds Bond Quota
By 110 Per Cent
C. K. Vincent, area sales man-
ager of the U. S. Treasury Saving
Bonds Division, announced this
week that Matagorda County had
exceded its $550,000 saving bonds
quota by 110 per cent.
P. R. Hamill, saving bonds
chairman, will be presented an
award by Dr. Charles Shoultz,
president of the Bay City Rotary
Club, in token df this achievement.
Mr. Vincent said this week that
the 1956 Matagorda County saving
bonds goal will be $600,000.
Reclamation District 1. for $1,000
payable to the county judge with
the American Surety Company of
New York as surety was approved.
Bonds Approved
Two bonds were approved Fri-
day. They were the bond of R. G.
Anderson, dated December 6 for
$1,000, payable to the county judge
with Maryland Casualty Company
as surety, and R. P. Traylor, dated
December 12, as commissioner of
Conservation and Reclamation
District 1, for $1,000 with the
American Surety Cimpany as
surety.
Also Friday, Hugh McKinness
was authorized to do pruning and
shaping work on the 26 pecan
trees on the courthouse square.
It was decided that he should
remove the hackberry tree on the
southeast corner. The fee was set
at $130.
MIDFIELD
Corneliuses Of
Alice Visit With
Midfield Relatives
By MISS MOLLY BULLARD
Midfield-Blessing Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cornelius
of Alice visited the Cornelius fam-
ilies of Midfield last week.
The .T. C. Dodds of West Colum-
bia visited the R. E. Coffins Sat-
urday. The C. E. Rollins of Bless-
ing were also visitors there.
Mrs. Melbourne of Port Lavaca
visited the Tom Corneliuses Sat-
urday.
The W. H. Roberts of Bay City
were visitors of the A. V. Bosaks
Sunday.
Eugene Kretschmar and Her-
bert Buchanan, students of the
University of Texas, were home
for the week-end.
Juanita Cornelius was in the
Nightingale Hospital of El Campo
over the week-end with influenza.
The community wishes her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Fred Cornelius made a busi-
ness trip to Houston one day last
■week,
Barney Lemcke, a former resi-
dent of Midfield, died at the Mata-
gorda General Hospital last week,
Snoopy Not Over
Holidays Yet;
Community Ouiet
By MRS. WILLIAM SCHOTT
Pledger-Ashwood Reporter
Seems like Christmas and the
holiday week took most of the sap
out of us folks down here—ain't
much doing.
The 4-H girls and boys met with
the county agents and assistants
recently at the home of Newt and
Melba Haekworth with Myrtle
Parish and Ralia Hobbins present.
Myrtle Parish, president of the
Pledger Home Demonstration Club,
attended a meeting in Bay City.
Roy, Becky, Kat, and Judy Wil-
kerson of Lake Charles left the
early part of last week after
spending several days with rela-
tives here and in Needville.
Harold and James Hall spent
the week-end with Nellie and
Cotton Grissom and their baby in
Waco. Harold is getting along
just fine since his operation.
Little Bethel McLeod is also
bouncing back to good health.
The grandson of Ed and Ethel
Horvath, Dee Chance of Old
Ocean, celebrated his fourth birth-
day on January 10.
January 11 the congregation of
the Federated Church and friends
pounded our new preacher, L. D.
King and family. We are surely
happy to have this fine family, L.
D., his wife, and two small chil-
dren, living in our parsonage.
That's all, Folks. See you next
week.—Snoopy.
Thursday, Jan
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Men Will Attend El
Campo Church Meet
More than 200 men from Mata-
gorda, Colorado, Wharton, and
Jackson Counties are expected to
attend a Colorado Association Bap-
tist brotherhood meeting January
30 at tht First Baptist Church in
El Campo.
The Memorial Baptist Church
will serve as co-host. Dr. O. D.
Martin will be guest speaker and
will show a picture taken by him
while on a recent tour through
the "Land Where Jesus Walked."
Special recognition will be given
the brotherhood bringing the old-
est member as well as the young-
est.
and was buried in the Hawley
Cemetery Saturday morning.
The L. L. Chiles of Brazoria and
the Hoyt Johnsons of Markham
were visitors in the Fred Cor-
nelius home over the week-end.
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Stewart, Bob. The Bay City News (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1956, newspaper, January 19, 1956; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428433/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.