The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1952 Page: 4 of 16
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THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS. FRIDAY, MAY 16,1952.
* LOCALS
Mm. El*if Brady is on vacation
from the J. C. Penney Company
store this week.
Dr. and Mrs. Ross Carmichael
and children, of Dallas were
truest* of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. S. Strasner, Sunday.
Miss Opal Palmer is reported
to be slowly improving following
recent major surgrery in Baylor
Hospital in Dallas.
Marshall Gilton of Corinth,
Miss., visited friends here during
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Pickett
attended the school closing and
Hopkins County stew at Cedar
Grove School Friday.
Marcellas Lee visited his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lee,
during the week-end. He will
graduate from the School of Den-
tistry of Houston on .Tune 9.
Mrs. Dan Holder has gone to
Roswell, New Mexico, for an ex-
tended visit with her son. and
family, Sgt. and Mrs. F. M. Hold-
er, and little son, David.
Mrs. Jack Turner has returned
to her home in Abilene after a
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. N. Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes is
confined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Marvin Thurman has re-
turned from a visit in Houston
and Austin. Her daughter, Mrs.
Jerry Holland of Houston, accom-
panied her home for a visit.
Delbert Myers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Myers, Sr., has been
re-admitted to the Veteran’s Hos-
pital in Houston from his home
in Robstown. His condition is re-
ported not so well.
Don Begley has returned to his
home in Lake Charles, La., after
a visit here with his sister, Mrs.
Moore Rhodes and family.
Dr. and Mrs. Royal R. Ramey
and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McGrede
have returned from an extensive
vacation trip to points in Florida,
Mississippi, Alabama and in Cuba.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McLsrry
and son, Don, returned Tuesday
from aLame*a, where they spent
the week-end with her sister, Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Martin.
Joe Scott has returned from
several days business trip to Ok-
lahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Lafferty
and son, Charles, have returned to
their home in Dallas after spending
Mother’s Day here with her moth-
er, Mrs. Marvin Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doney of
Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hitt-
son of Tulsa, Okla., were guest*
of Mr. and Mr*. L. C. Doney,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mr*. F. W. Fralley and
daughter, Carolyn, were in Dallas
Saturday to attend the Metropoli-
tan Opera’s performance of “La
Boheme.”
Ellis D. Gaddy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hail Gaddy, is being trans-
ferred from Bcrmertop Wash-
ington to Norfolk, Va., with the
IT. S. Navy.
Mr. and Mr*. David Mahaffey
and Mr. and Mr*. Bobby King, of
Greenville, were her*. Sunday to
spend Mother’s Day with their
mother and grandmother, Mr*.
Elmer Mahaffey.
Elvis Hurley has been removed
to his home on North Davis, from
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paris,
where he underwent recent major
surgery. He is reported to lie do-
ing nicely.
Mrs. Rhoda Felton has returned
from New Boston where she has
been with her mother, Mrs. E. R.
Best. Mrs. Best suffered a frac-
tured ankle and chipped bone in
a recent fall ami has been under-
going treatment from a bone
specialist in Texarkana. She will
remain in the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joe Bolger at New Bos-
ton for several week*.
Mrs. Helen Hatcher and Mrs.
Bill Reid and son. Monte, of Dal-
las. spent Mother’s Day here with
their parents and grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Leftwich.
Mr. and Mrs. Leftwich also had
as guest his sister, Miss Annie
Leftwich, of Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. E. A. Burns was in Cooper
Sunday to attend the funeral ser-
vices of her uncle, D. M. Herron
and in Pecan Gap for the burial
services.
Mrs. Larry Booker is reported
to he improving nicely front sev-
eral days illness at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Sellers, south of town.
Koon, Palmer
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judging. He showed the best-fitted
heifer, the animal that had been
judged in the class for 18 months
to t year heifers during the morn-
ing.
He also won the Best Showman-
ship Award for Junior Exhibitor.
His brother, James, placed second
for the award, and another Sul-
phur Springs boy, Frankie Win-
frey, was named third place win-
ner.
Both awards won by Herbert
Anderson carried cash prises with
them.
The quality of dairy animala
shown in the morning was reveal-
ed in the ribbon awards. Forty-
three blue ribbons were awarded,
14 red and three white.
A Tyler, Texas, youth, who
gained his first show experience
while raising dairy animals north
of Commerce in Hunt County,
showed the Grand Champion Fe-
male in the junior division. The
owner is Leslie 0. Spradlin.
Spradlin’s Jersey was a blue rib-
bon first place winner in the class
for heifers 18 months and over.
The animal also placed as Ju-
pie rosette: 2. Ed 1. Palmer; 3.
Ed. I. Palmer; 4. Herbert Ander-
son, blues.
Sealer Champion Feasale.
* H. C. Koon and Sons.
Grand Champion Female.
H. C. Koon and Sons.
Dam and Prodece.
Herbert Anderson, blue.
Produce of Dam.
H. C. Koon , and Sons, blue
rosette; Leslie 0. Spradlin, Ty-
ler; Howard Blount, Sherman;
Grover Sellers, Herbert Ander-
son, blue; East Texas State col-
lege Farm, red.
Senior Cot of Siro.
H. C. Koon and Sons, blue.
Liadlojr Farm* Trophy.
H. C. Koon and Sons, (also
showing Herbert Anderson,
Thomas Kight).
Bull*, 3 yr*. and over
Purple rosettes — Ed 1. Pal-
me*!' of Sulphur Springs anrt
Howard Blunt of Sherman,
Bulla, 2 to 3 years
Blue ribbons — Ed I. Palmer,
Troy Wolf of Bowie and Grover
Sellers of Sulphur Springs.
Senior Champion Bull
Ed I. Palmer.
Bulla, IS mo*, to 2 jrra.
I. Clifford Anderson, Sulphur
Springs; 2. H. C. Koon and Sons,
Sulphur Springs; 3. Howard
Blunt; 4. East Texas State college
nior Champion female.
Charles Holcomb of Pittsburg pa^“ J,
Bull*, 1 yr. to IS mo*.
James F. Johnson of Colorado
City, K. A. Johnson, of Dallas and
George W. Johnson, of Ft. Worth,
were here during the week end i Senior
visiting their sisters, Miss Ola
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Brice Rain-
ey and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hardin.
Authorised Chevrolet service.
Fautory-trainod mechanic*. Mar-
roll Chevrolet Co. tf
Sgt. and Mrs. F. M. Holder of
Roswell, New Mexico, announce
the arrival of a son Monday, May
12. The young man has been
named David Malon, and is the
giandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Holder and Mrs. Roberta Fletch-
er, and the great grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fletcher of
Sulphur Springs.
See Ub For Good Used
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At th« End of Main St. Telephone 111
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ryner of San
Francisco, Calif., are here on va-
cation. They are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Jackson, Sr., 120 South
Moore. Mrs. Ryner is the former
Verda Nell Jackson.
showed the Senior Champion Fe-
male.
Sulphur Springs’ entries show-
ed in the class for bulls.
Clifford Anderson showed the
Champion animal which
1. Leslie O. Spradlin, Tyler; 2.
Nelson Jersey Farm, Paris; 3, 4,
and 5 Ed I. Palmer, nil blue.
Bulla, 6 me*, to 1 yr.
, . , ,, , . i 1. James Anderson, Sulphur
was later named Grand Champ,onsj. 2 GlW Sellers 3.
bull in the Junhy Division. Troy Wolf; 4. Troy Wolf; 3. Ed
Mrs. Oscar Lee has returned
from several weeks in Dallas with
her grandchildren, Margartha and
George Lee Streckman, while
their parents were in Japan and
Honolulu.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Barney of
Austin were here during the
week-end visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ramey and
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Myre. Mr.
and Mrs. Ramey also had as
guests their son, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Ramey, Jr., and daughter,
I.ucretia, of Pewitt.
Spradlin’s bull won the Junior
Champion purple ribbon.
Cows 8 yr*. and Over.
1. I.indley Farms, Yantis, pur-
ple rosette; 2. H. C. Koon and
Sons; 3. H. C. Koon and Sons; 4.
Charles Holcomb, Pittsburg, blues.
Cows 4 to 8 yro.
1, H. C. Koon and Sons; 2.
Grover Sellers, both blue.
Cows 3 to 4 yro.
1 H. C. Koon and Sons; Her-
bert Anderson, both blue.
Cowa 2 to 3 yrs.
1. H. C. Koon and Sons, pur-
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Vnnderslice
had as guests for the week-end
Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Vanderslice
and daughter, of Oklahoma City;
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Vanderslice,
of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Truett
Vanderslice and daughters of Ft.
Worth; Mrs. Beulah Carmack of
Texarkana and Morris Vander-
slice, Jr., and Mary Ruth Vander-
slice, of Corpus Christi.
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Authorised Chevrolet service.
Factory.trained mechaaiea. Mor-
rell Chevrolet Co. tf
Mrs. Emmis Stockton and
daughter, Dorothy, are in Temple,
where Dorothy is undergoing med-
ical treatment.
Travis Spencer left Dallas via
plane Tuesday for New York City
and Boston to attend the Eastern
shoe markets.
Mrs. Jerome Bagwell, daughter
Marilyn, and Ruth Berry Ashcroft
were in Dallas Sunday to attend
the Metropolitan Opera’s perform
ance of “Carmen.”
PSP
Dan Allen Logsdon has returned
to Coahoma after spending the
past week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Logsdon of
North Hopkins.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Peacock
had as guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Peacock of Houston, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Mays and Paul Pea-
cock, city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Simmons
have returned from Bryan where
they spent Mother’s Day with her
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Leonard. Mrs. Leonard is the for-
mer Margueritte Young.
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Mrs. Cody Greer and son
Bobby, of Paris, joined Mr. Greer
here Sunday in a Mother's Day
visit with her mother, Mrs. E. T.
(Doc) Gafford in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gafford.
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I. Palmer; 6. Don Harness; Sul-
phur Springs; 7. Cedar Springs
Farms, Como; 8. f'edar Springs
Farms; 9. Cedar Springs Farm*,
all blue.
Bull* undar 6 mo*.
1. East Texas mate college
Farm; 2. Grover Sellers, blue.
Junior Champion Bull
Clifford Anderson.
Grand Champion Bull
Ed I. Palmer.
Hoifvra IS moa. to 2 yr*.
1. Leslie O. Spradlin; 2. H. C.
Koon and Sons; 3. Ed I. Palmer:
4. East Texas; 6. East Texas; <5.
T. D. Harness, Sulphur Springs;
all blue; and 7. Ed I. Palmer, red.
Hoifort,’ t yr. to 18 mot,
1. Herbert Anderson, Sulphur
Springs; 2. Grover Sellers; 3, T.
D. Harness; 4. H. C. Koon and
Sons; all blue; and 5. Ed 1. Pal-
mer; 6. Malcolm Strickland,
Oumby; 7. H. C. Koon and Sons;
R. Ed I. Palmer; 9. Ed I. Palmer;
10. Leeman Teetes, Sulphur
Springs; reds.
Hoifors, 6 mo*, to I yr.
1. H. C. Koon and Sons: 2. H.
C. Koon and Sons; 3. W. S. Koon;
4. Grover Seller*; 5. Herbert An-
derson; 6. Troy Wolf; 7'/ East
Texas; 8. VFW, nil blue: 0.‘Ed
I. Palmer; 10. T. D. Harness; 11.
T. D. Harness; 12. Troy Wolf;
13. Troy Wolf; 14. Malcolm
Strickland, all red*.
He*for*, uactor ( mo*.
1. L. M. BrazieI • H. C. Koon
and Nona, both blue* 3. W. S.
Koon; 4. T. D. H*»rre*»; 5. Gro-
ver S-'llera, red.
Jaai«V Champion Fomslo
Leslie O. Spradlin.
Junior Got of Sirn
H. C. Koon and Son*.
BnlU (AD Ago*).
Blue ribbons—Clifford Ander-
son, Rt. 5, James Anderaon, Rt. 5;
Leslie O. Spradlin, Rt. 3, Tyler;
Jackie Huddleston, Alba; New-
man Bradford, Rt. 2, Como; Jim-
mie W’infrey, Rt. 2; Charles John-
son, Rt. 5.
Red ribbon*—Don Phillip*, Rt.
4; Jimmy Mullino, Rt. 4; Hayle
Julian, Star Route.
Cow* in Milk.
I. Charles Holcomb, Pittsburg;
2. Wendell Horne, Rt. 2; 3.
Hubert Anderson; 4. Hubert An-
derson; 5, Charles Johnson; 6.
Martha White, Rt. 4; all blue rib-
bons; ami 7. Zane Buck ham, Dike,
red.
Heifera, 18 moa. and Over.
1. Leslie O. Spradlin; 2.
Thomas Kight, Rt. 2; 3. Ben Dick-
erson, Sulphur Springs; 4. Billie
B. Kenton, Rt. 1, Leesburg; 5.
L. M. Braziel, Emory; 6. James
Robert Bain, Rt. 2, Como; 7. Her-
bert Anderson; 8. Max Newton,
Rt. 3, all blue; 9. Newman Brad-
ford, red; 10. Billie Bob Smith,
Star Route; 11. Charles White,
Rt. 4; 12. Robert Lee Carpenter,
Rt. 1, all white.
Heifers, 1 yr. to 18 moa.
1. Herbert Anderson; 2. Clif-
ford Anderson; 3. Leon Carnes,
Wimisboro; 4. Lyndale Sewell,
Sulphur Springs; 5. James Caudle,
Rt. 6; 6. Charles Johnson; 7. Les-
lie 0. Spradlin; 8. James Ander-
son, all blue; 9. Mike Lindley,
Mineotn; 10. Jimmy Culpepper,
Dike; 11. Kenneth Marks, Sulphur
Springs, all red.
Heifers, 6 moa. to 1 yr.
1. Herbert Anderson; 2. L. M.
Binziel, 3. Frankie Winfrey; 4.
Robert L. Carpenter; 5. Hayle
Julian; 6. Hayle Julian; 7. James
Robert Bain; 8. James Winches-
ter, Pittsburg; 9. Billy Darley,
Rt. 2, Winnsboro, all blue; 10.
Thomas Ferrell, Ridgeway; Jim-
mie D. Hatley, Dike; Sid Roberts,
Commerce; Scott Moore, Rt. 4,
Winnsboro; Mike Lindley; Robert
Simonek, Mineoia, all reds.
Heifera Under 6 me*.
1. L. M. Braziel; 2. James
Caudle; 3. Herbert Anderson; 4.
Ralph Funderburk, Sulphur
Springs; 5. Charles Johnson, all
blue.
cemetery, Commerce. Murray Fu-
neral Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Born March 7, 1903, in Hopkins
County, she was the daughter of
Louis Dfcvid and Bertha Flint
Kearney, natives of the Nelta
community and pioneer citizens of
the area.
She was a member of the
Church of Christ.
Survivors include her mother,
Mrs. L. D. Kearney, of Birth-
right; one son, Louis David Col-
ley of Marietta, Oklahoma; and a
sister, Mrs. W. D. Drummond, of
Commerce. ‘ >.*■
Pallbearers were Dudley Al-
len, J. A. Bunch, Malcolm Gregg,
Jake Page, John Hargraves, By-
ron Sanders, Jim McCormack and
Boy Maddox.
Future Farmers
Continued from first page)
Walker gave the address of wel-
come and his father, J. G. Walk-
er, responded.
Banner Presented
Top award presented the chap-
ter during the ceremonies was the
Sweepstake Banner, symbolic of
the highest-scoring team in the
90-school Area VI district of
Northeast Texas.
Other chapter awards included
two from Paris Junior College for
Crop and land use victories, and
Texas’ Safety Certificate.
Group and individual awards
were nresente-1 the Meat Judging
team composed of David Baucom,
lohn Tipping and Billy M.ic Dur-
ham, I-and Use team composed of
James Speed, Joe Earl Gammill
and Joe Bob Gregg; Crops team
composed of Sherrill Walker, Jer
ry Hendrix and David Hamrick;
and National Land Judging team
composed of Roy Jobe, Rayburn
Morgan and Hoyle Julian.
Individual certificates of merit
.1-0 were awarded Bob Emmons
for new* reporting, William Mid-
gett. public speaking; Herbert An-
uerson, dairying; Bobby Price,
dairying and livestock; Thomas
Ferrell, crops and hog production;
Ben Dickerson, dairying; and
Wendell Horne, senior award me-
dal for outstanding project pro-
gram.
Teachers of vocational agricul-
ture and sponsor* of the chapter,
3terlinp9W<’kW,m *n*l PH* LaRut,
a'so came in nor high commenda-
tions from the speakers.
The high school orchestra Pre-
sented • musical program follow-
ing th<> dinner, featuring singers
Ann Ashcroft, JoAnn France,
Jackie Snow, Jan Farrar, Tommy
Jones and Hex Wilemon.
Several song* were dedicated,
with one going to chapter tweet*
hearts Jerrie Snow and Delilah
Gittispie.
WITH
Mrs. Vida Colley
(Continued from First Page)
Church of Christ, conducted the
rite*, assisted by J. C. Murphy of
Cumby. Burial was in Roaemound
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1952, newspaper, May 16, 1952; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780435/m1/4/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.