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TFTK WEST NEWS - WERT. TEXAS
FRTDAY, FEBRUARY !4, 1969
VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Tay-
lor and daughters of Mertens
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Marek of
Abbott visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Simmons and family and
Mr. Emil W. Popp of Arlington,
Sunday.
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Mrs. C. M. Stdak and children,
Mrs. Don Whitney and children,
all of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs.
Brian O'Donnell and children of
Irving, Mr. and Mrs. Linus Lo-
pez and daughter of Shrevepoit
were among those attending the
Nemec-Vrbas wedding.
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Miss Kathy Stanislav of
Stephen F. Austin College
spent the weekend visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie
Stanislav and Dorothy and
Kim. Mr. and Mrs. V. J Pratka
visited with the Stanislavs,
Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Enunett Curry
of Dallas visited over the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
McCoy.
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Mr. Charles McCoy. Sherry
and Charles Bryan visited with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
McCoy during the weekend.
| Visitors in the home of Mr. j Mrs. Gladys Wiley and Mrs.
I and Mrs. E. J. Seith and family j Homer McNeill of Valley Mills
i Thursday of last week were Mr. visited with Mrs. Kitty Sanders.
James Pavlicek and ! Sunday afternoon.
Sunday visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Seith and
family were Mr. and Mrs. Clem j vik Tobola.
Dudik and family of Hubbard.
and Mrs.
family.
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Mrs. Ira Clayton returned to
her home in West Saturday aft-
er a two-month visit with rela-
tives in Georgetown. Delaware,
and Baton Rouge. La.
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Mrs. Jerry Maler and Mrs.
Charles Barber of Arlington and
Mrs. Inez Holmes of Bellmead
visited Tuesday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ned Odle. Mr. and Mrs. O.
B. Walls and other relatives.
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Miss Carolyn Tobola of Den-
ton visited Saturday with her
father. Ludvik L. Tobola and
her grandparents, Mr. and Mis.
Jim Tobola.
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Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dish-
man of Milford and Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Cariile of Venus vlsit-
I ed with Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Reed, Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Kacir
spent Tuesday through Friday
in Fredericksburg where Mr.
Kacir was attending a conven-
tion.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tobola
and family of Grand Prairie
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Tobola and son. Lud-
Mrs. A1 Dalton. Jr„ and sous
spent the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Albin
Dvoracek. A1 has received his
discharge frome the Air Force.
He is a graduate of SMU and is
now enrolled in Arlington State
College. They plan to make
their home in Arlington.
Mrs. M. J. Cinek visited In
Yoakum, Feb. 2. with Mrs. Bes-
| sie Urban. They attended funer-
al serivces for a Pechacek boy
who was killed in a wreck. They
also visited in Moulton Rest
Home with Mary Hana, with
Mrs. James Foit in Shiner Rest
Home and with Mrs. Elizabeth
Seigel who is in a hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Dulak and
Mrs. M. J. Cinek returned home
Thursday after visiting in P.da-
eios and Yoakum.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Fowler
and family of Arlington spent
the weekend with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Albin Dvoracek.
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Mr. and Mrs. Doc Barnett of
Waco, former West residents,
were among the visitors who at-
tended services at the Church
of Christ Monday night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wolf, S'..
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wolf and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Wolf and family visited Sunday
n Arlington with Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Rossnos and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cer-
nosek and Tom of Garland were
weeknd visitors at the home of
his brother, C. W. Cernosek of
West.
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Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Stanfield were Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Wallace of China
Spring, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hob-
good of Bosqueville, Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Allen and Mr. and
Mrs. Sammy Mashek of Waco,
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sullen and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Wmford
Allen and Linda and Johnny
Girard.
Mrs. George Wilson spent sev-
eral days in Waco last week
with Mr. and Mrs. John Tom
Tennison.
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Mrs. Myrtle Burnett and Mrs.
Margie Wilson of Itasca visited
Sunday with Mrs. George Wil-
son.
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Mrs. Ned Odle and Mrs. Char-
les Stanfield were Waco visitors
Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gilchrist
of Houston visited Monday and
Tuesday witli Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Mosley and with Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis McMahan.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Craig of
Post, former West residents,
visited relatives and friends in
West this past weekend.
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude Horton
of West visited Mr. and Mrs.
Glover Spear of Fort Worth,
Sunday. Mrs. Spear is the niece
of Mrs. Horton.
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Mr. G. W. Nichols, Teddy and
Butch Nichols of Richardson
spent the week-end with Mrs.
Lavetra Nichols and Nick. Butch
has just returned home after
receiving his discharge from
the Army. He spent the pu ■'
thirteen months in Germany.
They all attended the Harlem
Globetrotters basketball game
in Waco, Saturday night.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS ...
By L. B. M.
JAWBONE. Texas. Groundhog Day 1969 — Our groundhog gave us
no firm decision this morning.
G’hog experts ore not clear on the subject. Some say if ho
sees Ills shadow when the sun rises w re to expect six more
we 'ks of winter. Others say if the sun shines any time during the
day — look out. In our case the early morning was foggy and
hazy so a shadow would have been indistinct and less frightening,
so I guess i'll be willing to settle for three wo'ks of the kind of
winter I've been having.
Most of the day was bright and unity so to play safe I
derided to bei' T shaving a few more we ks and spent part of
the day -'hopping tor fireplace wood to replenish my diminishing
supply.
I Jawbone hardly ever gets a fair shake from the weatherman:
I Not enough iee on the creek to support an 8-year-old boy much
| less anybody of my heft; a week of rainy weather with no rain,
I etc.
Look a* the record: A place in Oregon where it never snows
gets about three feet in one storm: places in Montana below zero
for tv.o weers or so: California vets show rs and Colorado gets
winds in huge dimensions. Us? Nothing. But as a Texas .sage
once observed: Just wait a minute,
1 really missed Unit icc on the creek. That’s where I usually
indulge in my annual callstlierdi s. or I might even say gyrations,
Hat bark to my theme subjei 1: 1 lie groundhog. What makes
him think he's so smart, anyway. I've heard there are some hu-
mans wall maybe hundreds of dollars’ worth of scientific equip-
ment and with a satellite flying around sending them weather
pictures all the time; even they can’t always predict the weath-
er ; ecurately for even a month ahead, let alone six whole weeks.
Even the oldest almanacs have been known to miss out on
some of their predictions.
Besides, if my shadow was so ugly it would scare me into a
hole for a whole year I wouldn’t bother to come out In the first
p! ice. Wonder what (hat undergroundhog would do if he saw
him elf In a mirror. That might be a wav to get nd ui him al-
together.
But why worry? Maybe we will have some winter; even some
rain. The man said he'd bring me a cord of wood Tuesday.
B sides. I haven't even gut a groundhog: do gophers count?
I understand in some parts of the country where they don’t
have bona,tide groundhoks they sub litute other subterranean
animals, like woodchucks. In my c.i. ■> I'd vote for the Jawbone
Mole which never comes out of ins hole and couldn't see his
shadow anyhow ; he ain't got. no eyes.
Or the armadillo. He conies out of the hole all the time but
lie ain’t scared of nothing — except maybe tne when I've got my
shotgun!
Sev, Fitzgerald W. S. Dokupil
Bernard J. Coeek and daugh-
ter, Christy, of Houston spent
tlie weekend in West. Mrs.
Frank J. Coeek returned home
with them to spend a week in
Houston.
■FOOD PRICES THAT SAY...
BORDEN'S
Mellorine, l gal.---39c
Ranch Style Beans 6 —$1.
IRELAND’S
CHIU No. 2 can 59c
TOTAlTxOZ. — CHF.KRIOS, 10'. OZ.
Cereal----- - - ~ 39c
BETTY CHOCKER _ Yellow, Devil Food,
White, German Choc, (limit 1 with $5.00
purchase)
Cake Mix---- - 3—$1.
VALUE FOOD — ASST. REG. 59c SIZE
Cookies, 17-oz. pkg. 49c
KRAFT — MIRACLE WHIP
SALAD DRESSING Qt.49c
Peaches- ---3 — $1.
ARMOUR — 5-OZ.
Vienna Sausages - 4—$1.
KAMA — Red Plum or Grape
Jam, 18-oz---- 3—SI.
SWEETHEART
Flour, 5 lbs. -- 39c
CRISCO
Shortening, 3-Ib. - - - 59c
NEUHOFF PREFERRED
BACON pound 65c
MAXWELL HOUSE
Instant Coffee, 6 oz.
89c
ADAIR
WHITE SWAN
Biscuits^----- 6—49c
MAXWELL HOUSE
Coffee, 1 pound - - - 69c
PATIO — CHEESE ENCHILADA OK
Combination Dinner 39c
U.S. NO. I RED
Strawberries, 10-oz. 4-SI.
TEXAS GREEN
Cabbage, pound — - 5c
COLG ATE — REG. 65c
Toothpaste, gt. size49c
UCHNOVSKY
GROCERY
Potatoes, 10 lbs. - - - 49c
TEXAS RUBY RED
Grapefruit, large 3—25c
REG. 69c SIZE
Bufferin, 36s------ 57c
Local Items
Joe Johnny II a Lunik of Tours
was released from Providence
Hospital last Wednesday after
having undergone major surg-
ery. lie is report d to be doing
fine.
HJC Rodeo Club
Receives Award
Hill Junior College's Director
of Student Personnel, Mr. Rc;ss
Johnson, announced that the
Hill Junior College Rodeo Club
received an award from the
Southwestern Exposition and
Fat Stock Show lor the club's
participation in the Grand
Opening activities 01 the 1969
Exposition.
* * I According to the HJC Rodeo
Rev. Marion Atomanezyk. pas- j Club’s president, Glenn Wright,
tor of St. Martin's Catholic | twelve of the club's twenty-
Chureh in Tours has been trai. - j three members participated in
ferred to the Dime Box and j the award winning event.
Frenstat parishes. Rev. Frank j The HJC Rodeo Club lias en-
Miller. pastor of the Dime Box j joyed a phenomenal growth ill
and Frenstat parishes will 1 membership and is rapidly be-
transfor to Tours. Rev Miller is | coming one of Hill's most active
the son of Mr. and Mrs F. H.: student organizations.
Miller of Waco. | __
To Hold Revival
'it Groesbeck
Rev. Gary Fitzgerald of the
Methodist Church will be hold-
ing a revival in Groesbeck Feb.
18-19. His brother. Randy, of
Elkhart, will he leading the
singing.
Preaching at the local church
at buin the morning and eve-
ning services on Feb. 16, in Rev.
Fitzgerald's absence, will be
Rev. Howard Jones, of Waco. He
is a seminary graduate, and is
finishing work on a Ph.D. in
Religion at Baylor University.
At the present time, Rev. Jones
is employed by the Methodist
Home in dealing with emotion-
ally disturbed children.
January Was
Record Month
For Frigidaire
These are indeed days of tre-
mendous growth and abundant
prosperity. If you are one who
is doubtful of the current
strength of our economy you
should talk to A. E. Freddy
Uerik of F. G. Gerik and Son
Appliances at 109 S. Main St.,
West.
Mr. Gerik reports that the
Frigidaire Sales Zone of Fort
Worth has just experienced in
January the biggest single mon-
th in appliance shipments in
the entire 50-year history of
that organization.
As the West distributor for
Frigidaire, F. G. Gerik and Son
contributed their share to this
record.
A healthy business climate,
consumer demand for new in-
novations in Frigidaire home
appliances and service depend-
ability were cited as the major
reasons for the record month in
sales.
NEWS ITEM —
Lillian Witt of Lil's Beauty
Chop attended the Texas Hair-
dressers and Cosmetologists As-
sociation meeting held Sunday,
Feb. 9 at the Adolphus Hotel in
Dallas.
Ass’t Cashier
At Waco Bank
William Eugene Dokupil was
promoted to assistant cashier
at the First National Bank in
Waco following the annual
stockholders meeting held Tues-
day.
Dokupil is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Dokupil of Burling-
ton. He went to work for the
Citizens National Bank in Cam-
eron in October of 1960 and
then at the First National in
Waco in June of 1961.
He is currently in charge of
the installment loan note de-
partment.
He and his wife, the former
Mildred Soukup of West, have
two children, David age 6, and
Kariann age 3. Mrs. Dokupil is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rudolph Soukup of 200 Pecan St.
in West.
VFW Convention .
Held In Austin
Attending a mid-w inter,
roundup of the Texas V.F.W. in
Austin on Feb. 1 and 2 were
Commander and Mrs. Emil J.
Hutyra, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vitek,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Neme-
cek and Mr. Victor Jares.
The group attended the ban-
quet and dance Saturday night
and memorial services and joint
meeting Sunday morning. VFW
National Commander Richard
Homan of Vjrginia was the
principal speaker on Saturday
night. Also speaking were
State Commander Cleo G. Clay-
ton, Jr., and Senator Ralph Yar-
borough of Texas.
GET UP NIGHTS?
BACKACHE,
LEG PAINS. SCANTY FLOW. SMARTING
may be nature's warning of functional
kidney disorders — "Danger Ahead.”
Increase and regulate passage with
GENTLE BUKETS diuretic in 4 DAYS
(only 3 tablets a day) or your 48c back
at any drug counter. Today at:
OLD CORNER DRUG STORE
Airman M: had Smith re-
cently received a new assign-
ment of Randolph AFB. Air-
man Smith is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Smith of Ab-
bott.
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Jack B. Dawson, 21. son uf Mr.
and Mrs. Don G. Dawson of
I Lansdale, Ga., was assigned to
523rd Signal Battallion near
chu-Lal in Vietnam. His wife is
the former Shirley Bradberry
j who makes her home in West.
The Junior Class of West High
School presented the assembly
program Friday morning at the
Gym during the activity period.
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Mrs. Charlie I.ott, Miss Ollie
Lee Hall and Paige Plasek are
among those on the sick list
this week.
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Pam Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Miller, has
been ill with the mumps.
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Miss Janet Treadway, director
of West High School Drama
Club, attended a Drama Work
Simp Friday and Saturday in
Austin.
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A Reading Improvement Con-
ference sponsored by Baylor U-
niversitv a! Baylor last Friday
and Saturday was attended by
the following West enehers:
Ruby Lois Jones. Lois Dowdy.
Judy Abramowitz. Mrs. William
Templer and Mr. M. F. Kruse.
♦ ♦
Mrs. Will Cervenka was ad-
mitted to Providence Hospital,
Feb. 3 for medical treatment.
| She has bemi released from the
hospital and is now recuperat-
ing at the home of her daugh-
ter. Geraldine, in Waco.
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The Leroy Area Community
Improvement Club will sponsor
a Pancake Supper on Saturday,
Feb. 15 from 5:30 p.m. until 8
p.m. at the Leroy Civic Center.
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Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Dulak at-
tended funeral services in
Palacios on Feb. 3 for Mrs.
Frances Morris.
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Dr. G. W. Henderson, who is
a Major in the Army Reserve,
I attended a commanders’ confer-
ence in Mesquite Sunday.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pareya. Jr.
left Sunday for Hot Springs,
Ark . and returned home Wed-
nesday.
Robert Plsek, Jr.
Graduates From
Inf. Training
Robert W. Plsek, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plsek of
608 N. Mrtrable, graduated from
Advanced Infantry Training at
Ford Ord, Calif., last Thursday.
Ifc also received a trophy for
marksmanship, the only man
in a company of about 120 men
to receive such distinction.
Bobby eame home Saturday
to spend a few days with his
parents He returned to Fort
Ord, Tuesday.
A Security Guard
may think of
you as a
number ^
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but to your Safeco Agent
yy you're a
person.,
not a
number
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WEST, TEXAS
We’re at It
Every Second
of the Day
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Svacina
of Dallas are the proud parents I
of a baby girl born Feb. 3 in
St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas.
She weighed 7 lbs., 15 o/s. and
has been named Marian. The
mother is the former Rita
Muehlstein. Grandparents ate
Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Muehl-
stein and Mr. and Mrs Alois
Svacina, all of Abbott, u-reat-
grandparents are Mrs. John
Machovsky and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Svacina ol West and Mrs.
Jacob Muehlstein of Stamford,
Texas.
Che Bible'
He has put eternity into
man’s mind.—(Eccles. 3:11).
We are in reality slaves of
time. Sometimes we waste
hours and days, yet fret, and
feel hounded and pressured by
the loss of even a few minutes.
Yet, God has given man eter-
nity. Man has splintered this
gift into minutes, hours, days,
months, and years. Although
we live in the eternal now, par-
ticipate in today to the full.
Then you will remain a vital
part of the present.
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Henderson, Doris. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1969, newspaper, February 14, 1969; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715119/m1/2/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.