The Bogata Tribune (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1959 Page: 1 of 4
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BOGATA TRIBUNE
1 LOCAL HEWS?
BOGATA, Red River County, Texas
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Lyman Bay
House Buns
The lour room home of Mr
and Mrs Lyman Day, located
near Hasansport, caught fire
and burned Monday morning
about 7:30 a. m. The house and
contents were total losses, with
the exception of a few articles
saved.
The fire Is thought to have
caught from a wood heater flu;
and, having no telephone, the
Days were unable to summon
help to save their home.
BAPTIST ladies meet
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the Baptist church met
Monday afternoon in the Educa
tional building.
The greeting opened with a
song and prayer. Mrs Russ
Ward reviewed the final chap
ter of the Mission Stury book;
the theme being "The Witness
ing Word”. Mrs Stanley Nel
son led the benediction. Present
were Mmes. Ward, Nelson,
Tucker Quinton, Laurel Peaden
Clyde Roberts, A M Blake,
Fred Homer and Jess Cothren.
School Election
Draws Throe
Candidates
Two school trustees will be
named by Bogata voters in an
election to be held at City Hall
Saturday, April 4th.
The terms of Henry Reynolds
and Sam Barnard expire.
Mr Reynolds’ nano' is auto
matlcally placed on the ballot.
Mr Barnard, recenty named a
director of the First National
Bank, withdrew his name from
the list due to statute provisions
Names of Murl Roach and Dr
Jack Troutt will appear on the
ballot along with Reynods.
Polls open at 8 a m and
close at 7 p m.
Pete Wilkinson is election
judge.
FUTURE TEACHERS
HOLD SILVER TEA
Proceeding the Easter holiday
the Bogata F T A had a Silver
Tea for the tethers of Bogata
High School.
There were twenty guests
present besides the club’s offi
crs. Everyone ntucrted having a
wonderful time.
Next meeting of the V T A
is set for April 6. The Clarks
ville FT A club will be guests at
that meeting. Mrs W D Rhodes
ofl Carksville will speak.
WEATHER
Courtesy KCAR ISM on your
radio dial — Clarksville
HIGH: 78 on March 25th.
IXJW: 31 on March 22nd.
FORECAST: Temperatures 1 to
3 degrees below normal north
and near normal south. Brief
and mostly minor changes preci
[station light to moderate in
scattered showers or thunder
showers mainly around midweek
CARD OF THANKS
Our sincere thanks to our
many friends and loved ones
for the visits, cards, flowers,
gifts and many other kindness
es and help while Britt was in
the hospital. Your kindness is
appreciated and will be long re
membered.
Mr and Mrs Britt Lassiter
THURSDAY BRIDGE
CLUB MEETS
Mrs Mack Glover was hos
tess for the Bridge club Thurs
day afternoon when these memb
ers, Mmes. Raymond Fennell,
Paul Wilson, J A Castleman, £
E Brooks, Marcus Gibson, and
A L Buckman, and one guest,
Mrs H C McCluer, met for two
tables of games.
The Easter motif was used in
decorations, and refreshments
of coffee and cake being served
at the conclusion of the games.
COMPLETES RBPAIR8
Monroe Goode has finished re
pairs on his residence oil East
3rd street. He has under pinned
from beaneath the windows with
siding, presenting an attractive
appearance.
WSCS MEETS MOMMY
The Womans Society of
Christian Service met at the
Methodist church basement
Monday afternoon. The opening
song “Tis So Sweet To Trust
In Jesus”, followed by prayer
led by Mrs W C Jeffery. Mrs
Iva Hooker, leader of the after
noon, sang "Christmas Today”,
fmd discussed ‘Widows of the
Bible”. Mrs Stella Davidson
gave a report on the annual
meeting of the W S C S which
was held in Sherman, March
IS 19.
Mrs Frank Brumley, president
presided over the business meet
ing. The study of Isaiah, which
begins next Monday, was dis
cussed. Mrs T T Kinsey pre
sented Mrs A D Stephenson a
life membership. Mrs O C Low
ry gave the Spiritual Life
Thought, “Life is like a cake,
it can be ruined just as much
by what we leave out of it by
what we put in it”.'Mrs Arra
Wilson led the benediction.
Present ’were Mmes C C De
Berry, J W Lowry, Annn Grif
fls, Marvin Lowry, Arra Wilson
Jessie Simmons, Charlie Wll
kinson, W C Jeffery, O C Low
ry, T T Kinsey, A D Stephen
son, Iva Hooker, F P Brumley,
Gene Shoemaker, Stella David
son and Miss Mary Lassiter.
KCAK Annomcei
Talent Shew
A Talent Show sponsored by
radio station KCAR, Clarksville
will be held In the Clarksville
High Auditorium Monday night,
April 13th, at 7:30 p. m.
Prizes will be awarded to the
best talent appearing on the
show. First prize Is $15.00; 2nd
prize $10.00 and 3rd $5.00.
First place winner will have,
an opportunity to appear on the
Kiwanas Variety Show April 2*f
or 28th. Also, first place winner!
may possibly appear on the Red
River Jamboree./ '
Anyone wishing to appear on
the show should call the radio
station to make appointents to
audition for the show.
LOCAL PEOPLE"
Y, APRIL 2. 1869
PRIOR: 6 OBITS PER COPY NUMBER 46
Snider 01 Mratk
Duwttd Wiau
Breaks Fool
Durwood Wims Is eonvalesc
inb at the home of his parents,
Mr and Mrs Carl Wims, with a
broken footr following an acci
dent while at work. He is em
ployed with an oil company in
New Orleans, La., and a heavy
pole fell across his foot and
caused the injury.
Durwood came by plane to
Shreveport, La., where he was
met by Pleas Turner and Miss
Peggy Cheatham of Deport,
who accompanied him to Boga
ta.
I. W. (Wes) Damron
Dies From Heart Attack
PPC Jerrel L. Puckett, son
of Mr and Mrs J Dave Puckett,
Bogata, was awarded the Febru
ary Soldier of the Month ^ev H ° Scott of Clarkslville as
Methodisti Easter
Services Held
The pre Easter services at
the Methodist church last week
were well attended. Services
were held Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday nights with Rev
Bill Stinson of Mt Vernon and
Award for thg 24th Division re
cently. Pfc. Puckett is currently
a Section Clerk for QM com
pany of the division serving in
Germany.
Puckett entered the army in
March of 1958. Prior to entering,
the service he was employed at
Norman, Oklahoma Transcript
as a linotype operator. He is a
graduate of Bogata High School.
NEW SIGN
A new neon sigh has been
erected over the front of
TToutt Furniture Store this
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The sign, erected by Oyler
Sign Co., of Paris, reads
Tpoutt’s vertically in red, and
Furniture herzfonally in green.
Woman's Life
Mede Easier
It was the long ago invention
of a machine which made an
important difference in the lives
of untold millions of women in
the twentieth century, but ‘this
difference was 52 years in the
making.
Today, because of this inven
tion, a touch of a , button, a
twist of a dial Is all that the
modern homemaker needs to do
to transform the family’s soiled
laundry into a state of radiant
Cleanliness.
The "Pastime” washing ma
chine which saw the light of
day in 1907 at Newton, Iowa,
v/as the product of a farm ma
chine company that decided to
develop a contraption that
would lighten the load of the
farmer’s wife. 4
Instructions to the user were:
“Take 50 pints of hot water and
four pounds of soap. Add six
teaspoons of alkali and two of
essense of turpentine. Place gar
merits in the pot and leave for
five hours without touching.”
s Today, more than 50 years
after washers were introduced,
the modern electric home laund
ry Is an Integral part of Amer
lean home life. It’s no wonder
that the American homemaker's
favorite "pastime” today is
Living Better - .. .Electrically.
With her modern clothes wash
er and its twin "servant’’, the
electric dryer, she can push a
button and twist a dial, and
ahe’a gat another household
chore behind her.
BIRTHS
Mrs Mark Peyton received an
announcement of the birth of a
great granddaughter, born Mar.
30 to Mr and Mrs Clay Morgan
of New Orleans, La., and was
named Peyton. Grandparents
are Mr and Mrs Brooks Morgan
and Mr and Mrs Frank Dillon
of Louisville, Ky.
Mr and Mrs E L Williams Jr
of Athens, announce the arrival
of a daughter March 26, weight
seven pounds and 13 oz., named
Lesa Annette. Grandparents are
Mr and Mrs EJzie Williams and
Mr and Mrs Barney Alsobrook
of Bogata. Mr Ben M Alsobrook
is a great grandparent. Mrs Wil
liams and infant daughter are
with her parents here for the
present.
visiting ministers.
A total of forty five members
and visitors attended the Easter
Sunrise services at 6:30 a. m.
at the church, with the pastor
bringing the message. After
ward, tareakliast, consisting of
ham, eggs, and hot biscuits,
coffee and orange juice, was
served.
Sunday, April 5th at 7:30 p.
rr„ the Fourth Quarterly Con
fernce will be held, with Rev.
Boyd DeVore, District Supt., of
Sulphur Springs District, being
guest speaker.
FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion of the Han
’cock family was held at the
home of Mr and Mrs Sam Lati
mer in Ft Worth Easter Sun
day, when the children of Mr
and Mrs Jeff Hancock met
there. Present for this happy
occasion were Mr and Mrs Bob
Hancock and children, and Mr
and Mrs Ted Tompkins and fam
iiy of Garland; Mr and Mrs
Gerald Perry and family of
Bossier City, La., Mr and Mrs
Travis Bybee and children of
Woodward, Oklahoma, Mr and
Mrs Jeff Hancock of Bogata,
and the hosts.
Many years have elapsed since
the Hancock family have met
for a reunion. Their eldest, son,
Bill, who lives in Arizona, was
Unable to be present.
Mis. Curl Cox
Dies In Mt. Vents
Funeral services for Mrs Carl
Cox, Mt Vernon, who passed
away in a hospital there Tues
day, were held Wednesday at 3
p m in Mt Vernon Church of
Christ.
Survivors from Bogata in
elude Mrs Aubrey Watters, a
sister, and a nephew, Carlton
Stanley.
Burial was made in Fairview
cemetery near Hagansport.
Among those from Bogata at
tending the funeral were: Mmes
Pete Wilkinson, Ralph Harbison.
Ike Moore, Wright, Carlos Vau
ghan, Rufus Williams, Gus
Swaim, H L Chesshir, Brewer,
Markham, Mrs John Lee, Miss
Mattie Chesshir, Mr and Mrs
Barney Alsobrook, and Mr and
Mrs Carlton Stanley and Mrs
Aubrey Watters.
Birthday Subscriptions
Mr and Mrs Bill Harbison have
added the name of their son,
William T Harbison, to the Bo
gata Tribune mailing list for a
birthday gift.
Mr and Mrs Jeff Hancock
are sending The Bogata Tribune
to their daughter and husband,
Mr and Mrs Joe T Bybee for
birthday gifts, as both have an
niversaries in April.
ARMY HELPS ALLIES
The U S Army’s military as
sistance advisory groups and mis
sions assigned to our allies in
developing the equivalent of ap
proximately 200 combat divisions
This many sided effort in some
75 countries is one of the army’s
main contributions to free world
strength.
Last rites for J. W. “Wes”
Damron, 64 year old Bogata
farmer, are set for 2:30 p m
Friday in the First Baptist
church.
Mr Damron suffered a heart
attack while driving his tractor
down the alley behind Bartlett
Grocery Monday afternoon at
3:30. Death followed in only a
few minutes.
Funeral services will be cor
ducted by Rev Stanley Nelson,
assisted by Rev Hoyt Brinlee.
James Wesley Damron was
bom in Bogata August 29, 1894.
son of Robert and Leriorn
Damron. He married Kitty Lang
ford at Clarksville in 1920, anil
she survives.
Other survivors include one
son, Robert O Damron, serving
with the army in Gemany and
not contacted by late Thursday;
two daughters, Mrs Helen Pow
ell of Bogata and Mrs Dorothy
Golden of Paris; one brother,
Raymond, of Bogata, and 8
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be-
Joe Ford, P J Turner, Henry
Reynolds, Milton Forester, Pete
Johnson, and H H Wilkinson.
RETURNS HOME
Britt Lassiter, admitted to
the Paris Sanitarium Monday,
March 23, was improved suffi
ciently to be brought home
Tuesday of this week.
He suffered severe bruises
about the chest and back of his
head, and three broken ribs,
sustained in a car pickup wreck
when his vehicle w>as struck
from behind by a car on FM 37
South of Mustang creek.
His injuries are still painful
but are healing slowly.
Garden Club Tour* Longview Gardoni
The Bogata Garden Club spon
sored a trip to Longview Wed
r.esday. The group of 14, includ
ing nine club members and
five visitors, left Bogata at 10
a m Wednesday morning in the
school bus, driven by Mr Gene
Burns. They arrived in Long
view at 12.
After lunch the group toured
the Lacy Gardens at the home
of Mrs Roger Lacy. The gar
den, located on the Kilgore road
was beautifully landscaped with
lovely flowers and trees.
The group aso visited the gay
dens of Mrs B A Skipper, Mr
and Mrs E C Herritage and Mr
and Mrs H D McDonald.
The ladies were shown through
the spacious home of Mr and
Mrs McDonald. They were very
much impressedi with the beau
tiful furnishings of the home,
many of which were imported.
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EASTER HOLIDAY VISITORS
Chief Petty Officer R L
bobby Grayson, Mrs Grayson,
Carol Ann, Duane and Billy, of
Beeville, visited in the home of
Dr and Mrs Roy Grayson last
week end.
Mrs Joe Freeman and children
of Ft Worth are visiting her
parents, Mr and Mrs Jim Ed
Ragsdill and family.
Rev and Mrs Stanley Nelson
and Mr and Mrs Pleas Turner
visited Britt Lassiter, a patient
in a Paris hospital, Sunday af
temoon. •
Mr and Mrs C B Flippo and
son, of Grand Prairie, visited
her parents, Mr and Mrs Levi
Chesshir, over the weekend.
Miss La vet u Chesshir of
Gladewa'ter, visited her parents,
Mr and Mrs Levi Chesshir, over
the week end. .
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Mrs Elizabeth Bowie of Hous
ton visited her sister, Mr and
Mrs Glen Whitten, during the
Easter holidays.
Mr and Mrs Harold AllUms of
Lubbock were guests of his par
ents, Mr and Mrs George Allums
and family over the holidays.
Miss Laverne Chesshir of
Gladewater visited her parents,
Mr and Mrs Levi Chesshir last
week end.
John Neil Wilkinson of Fort
Worth visited his parents, Mr
and Mrs John Wilkinson last
week end.
Eddie Duncan of _rving and
Hurley Scoggins of Dallas were
week end guests of Cl arlec Lew
is at McCrury.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Lewis were
Sunday visitors of her brother,
Calvin Barton and family, in
Paris.
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Rev Raymond Butts of Paris
visited his parents, Mr and Mrs
A B Butts last week end.
Mr and Mrs Roy Littles, and
Deborah Sue of Mt Pleasant,
were Sunday visitors of his mo
ther, Mrs Ben Littles, and her
parents, Mr and Mrs Robbins.
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Mrs E T Jeffery and Jerry
spent last week end at Arling
ton, attending their daughter
and sister, Mrs Melvin Jones,
who had major surgery Sunday
at the hospital there. At last re
port Mrs Jones was recovering
satisfactorily.
Mr and Mrs Durwood Bell
and children of Henderson were
guests last week of his .parents,
Mr and Mrs Floyd Bell, and
Mr E S Palmer Erbert Palmer
of Dallas, was a visitor in the
Palmer home over the w'eek
end.
Mr and Mrs Gue Swaim have
received word from their son,
Gary Swaim, that he now sta
tioned with the Army at Fort
Chaffee, Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Logan
and Ricky of Mt Pleasant were
Easter Sunday dinner guests of
her grandparents, Mr and Mrs
Felix Hood. Othe guests were
Mr and Mrs Jack Hood and dau
ghters of Annona, and Edgar
Hood of Deport, Texas.
Jerry Benham is employed at
Troutt Furniture Store.
Mr and Mrs Paul Hill, Mrs
Bess Pope and Miss Tom Under
wood visited Britt Lassiter in
the hospital at Paris Sunday.
Rev and Mrs Gene Shoemaker
will be Sunday evening dinner
hosts to these guests:
Rev Boyd DeVore of Sulphur
Springs, Mr and Mrs Newt Bry
son and Mr and Mrs Harold
Geese.
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Mrs Bud Mauldin is reported
ill at her home this week.
Johnnie Couch and Duane
Bryson made a business trip to
Temple last week. They visited
Duanes aunt, Mrs L D Dolan
and Mr Dolan.
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Mr and Mrs W S Cody and
Janette, and Mrs H G Pierce,
Dianne and Suzie, spent the
Easter holidays in Dallas with
Air and Mrs Harold Cody, Mr
and Mrs L H West, and Miss
Laverne West.
Easter guests of Mrs Tuck
er Quinton were Miss Jonnie
Quinton of Longview and Ernest
Quinton of Dallas.
Mrs Jack Phillips and daugh
ters, Beverly and Marsha, of
Greenville, spent last week with
her parents, Mr and Mrs J D
Skaggs.
Sunday afternoon visitors of
Mr and Mrs J D Skaggs were
Mrs Leo Ridens, of Fulbright,
and Mrs Billy Reddell, of Paris.
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Visiting Mr and Mrs H L
Chesshir Sunday were Mrs L B
Tooley and Mrs G Smith of
Clarksville, and Mr and Mrs
Tom Lemons of Rugby.
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Reavis, Jim. The Bogata Tribune (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1959, newspaper, April 2, 1959; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth901682/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.