The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1972 Page: 2 of 4
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©1f* Wortham Kournal
WORTHAM, TEXAS
fitlmd at the Wortham Pott Office at Second Clati Mail Matter.
JACK R. HAWKINS. Editor-Publisher
Published Every Thursday at
Wortham. Freestone County. Texas 76693
SUBSCRIPTION RATE:
In Freestone and Adjoining Counties .............. $3.00 Per Year
Outside Freestone and Adjoining Counties $3.50 Per Year
society
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mrs. Anna Maude Wise has re-
turned to her home .n Beeville
after spending two weeks in the
bonne of Mr. and Mrs. Chancel-
lor.
SUMMER SALE AT SIM-
MONS.
Mrs. J. P. Black and Mr. M. S.
Bounds at Wortham and Mrs. A.
Clifton of Mexia visited several
days last week in Ashdown, Ark.
in the home of iMr. and Mrs. Joe
Burry. En route home they
■lopped in Longview for a visit
witb Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turner.
Mrs. Fay Wilson and Bill Wil-
aon of Arnold, Nebraska and Mrs.
.Louie White, Gene, Darin and
Trent of Gskosh, Nebraska left
Saturday for Nebraska after a
weeks visit with their parents
and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dee Moody. Billy Earl Wilson
■pent most of the week in the
Dee Moody home with his dad
Bill.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Crain and
daughter of Elkhart visited Miss
Mallie Rice Saturday afternoon.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Keeling over the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Chili
Smith and John of Gatesville,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Flemming of
Ft. Worth, Mr. and Mrs. Caden-
head of Dayton, and Mr. and
Mrs. Rube Griffin of Richland.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Beirpounch
of Marlin visited Mrs. Bess Keel-
ing Sunday. They had just re-
turned from a two week trip to
Hartford, Ccnn. and New York.
Mrs. Dorothy Steelman of New
Orleans, La. visited Mrs. Floyd
Calame and Mr. Calame, who is
in Memorial Hospital in Corsi-
cana.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Mason of
Carlisle, Ark. v.sited Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Jenkins last week.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Craig for Sunday
dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Jim-
my Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Craig and sons, Ricky Yates, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Craig, T. L.
Craig, Mrs. James Moore, Janie
and Melba of Longview and
Cindy Edwards of Marshall.
SUMMER SALE AT SIM-
MONS.
Mrs. James Moore, Janie and
Melba of Longv.ew visited T. L.
Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Craig over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Allen took
Diane Edwards to her home in
Marshall after a three weeks
visit here. They spent the week
end in the Edwards home and
Diane Edwards returned to Wor-
tham w.th them for a v.sit here.
SUMMER SALE AT SIM-
MONS.
Mrs. Maude Walker of Conroe
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Blankenship
I spent the week end in Livingston
visiting their daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haw-
k.ns and family.
5TREETMAN NEWS
The members of the First Bap-
tist Church gave their pastor a
"pounding" along with an ice
cream supper, immediately fol-
lowing the serv.ee Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lewis
and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ken-
neth Lewis, spent the week end
in Mo. and visited Kenneth who
is in train.ng in Fort Leonard
training base.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Compton of
Fort Worth and Mrs. J. W. Tan-
ner visited V O. Turner in the
Manor home in Fairfield Friday.
Visitors in the Lloyd Robinson
home Sunday were: Mr. and
Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. Hollis
Venable, Mrs. Auzz.e Burleson
and granddaughter, Cindy, Mr.
and Mrs. Roland Carr from Cor-
sicana and Mrs. M. M. Frost and
D. S. Owens of Wortham.
Mrs. Annie Teer is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Pauline Smother-
man, and granddaughter, Mrs. Jo
Cagel and family in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hendricks
granddaughter, Margie and fam-
ily visited them enroute home
from a vacation trip, Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Chamberlain and
Steve of Fort Worth visited Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson and
Tim Friday.
First United
Methodist Church
REV. DALE RIDER. Pul or
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45 am.
Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.
Youth Fellowship 6:45 pm.
Wednesday evening
Bible Study .... 7:00 p.m.
And The People Are Friendly
First Baptist Church
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.
Church Training .... 6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Prayer Service ..........
7:30 p.m.
ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING
Mrs. Glenn McCommon and
Mrs. W. F. Chancellor attended
a district meeting of W.S.C.S.
and Wesleyan Service in FYost.
Mrs. K. F. Miers. Jr. talked on
the reorganization of the two
womens' groups soon to be called
United Methodist Women.
Renew subscriptions promptly.
Your Electric
water heater...
in charge of cleanup
A long playday or workday ends clean. An electric water heater _
In the bathtub. With lots of JioL ^ recovers fast; ana it has no flame v
steamy water soaping dovyn olrty - * or flue. See your electric appliance
elbows, knees, ears. With a(i oe&tar about a new, dependable
electric water heater, thereto ’ ~ electric water heater, Operating
always plenty of hot water to get * it costs so little with cud get-easy
everybody In the family good and ** electric service from Sesco.
Southwestern Xl«otrio Service Company
I INVFfiTng-nwNFD ■ SERVING GROWING CENTRAL-EAST TEXAS
LOCAL NEWS
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Admissions:
Bernice Bonner, Cors.cana
Myrtle Cox, Cool.dge
Dorothy Bingham. San Anton-
io
James H. Woodall, Mexia
Mary Spillers, iMexia
Cliff Jones, Mexia
Emma Reese, Mexia
Till Washington, Streetman
Patsy West, Teague
Caroline Standmire, Teague
Grover Smith, Coolidge
Estella Houston, Mexia
Bessie Edwards, Mexia
Lucy Bond, Teague
Pete Willard, Wortham
Rosa Price. Mexia
Dismissals
Myrtle Cox, Dennis Bonner,
Helen Pelton, Julia Furlow, Dor-
othy Bingham, Sharron Coker.
Catherins Taylor, Till Washing-
on, Olevia Griggs, Sam Elliot,
Myrtle Chumney, Cliff Jones,
Carolone Standmire, Emma
Reese, Maenne Bonner.
IT'S A BOY!
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Lee Mor-
gan are the proud parents of na
8 lb., 4 oz. baby bpy. He arriv-
ed on July 1st and has been
named Jeremy Kent.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Gallegos of
Pueblo, Colo. Paternal grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Grover
L. Morgan of Lancaster. Mater-
nal great-grandparents are Mrs.
Frances Bacon, Mr. Joseph T.
Gallegos and G. E. Jemenez, all
of Pueblo, Colo.
Paternal great-igrand|parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Owens
of Wortham.
CALLS FROM VIENNA
Miss Cynthia Simmons called
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Simmons, from Vienna last Mon-
day. Her trip to Vienna was
rather exhausting, but she says
that the country is beauiful, and
the weather has been cool. Al-
hough it takes her about 30 min-
utes to walk to the University
she is very excited about going
to school. All classes are con-
ducted in German.
Mr. and Mr*. W. R. Cushion of
Laguna Park vis.ted in Wortham
Monday.
SUMMER SALE AT SUM-
MONS.
Mr and Mrs. Fred Eddy and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Strunk
wire jn Austin and San Marcos
ever the week end on a vacation
and sight seeing tour.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lucas are
visiting relatives in Luboock.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee and
ch.idrtn of Mesquite and Donnie
Lee of A. and M. University vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bounds
over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe West visited
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walker
and sons in Tyler Thursday and
Friday.
Miss Jtssmyr Hood vis.ted .Mrs.
Finis Peyton in Teague this
week.
Miss Frances Joekel visited
Miss Jessmyr Hood th-s week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Denson and
son, Mike, of San Antonio, visit-
ed in the home of Mrs. J. H.
Denson Sunday.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank Simmons
and Mrs. Leona Raines visited in
Waco last Thursday.
SUMMER SALE AT SIM-
MONS.
Jim Wolfe visited his grand-
mother, Mrs. A. J. McKinney and
his aunt, Mrs. R. W. Gould be-
fore going to Dallas where he
has a summer job. He will en-
ter S.M.U. in the fall.
Lovely Bunch?
The first bunch of bananas ever
seen in Britain was grown in
Bermuda in 1644.
Hot Statistic?
Each day in the United States
an average of 1,500 homes are
damaged or destroyed by fire.
4 out of 5
More than four out of each five
dollars worth of farm products
are now produced on farms which
have annual sales over $10,000.
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES NEED
NOT APPLY FOR INCREASED BENEFITS
Social secur.ty beneficiaries
need not apply for the 20 percent
benefit increase signed into law
by President Nixon on July 1.
Social Security District Manager
A1 Bracken said that all social
security beneficiaries who are on
the benefit rolls in September
will receive the increase auto-
matically. The increase is ef-
fective beginning with payments
for the month of September, pay-
able on October 3.
The average monthly benefit
for a retired worker goes up
from $134 to $162; for a retired
couple from $224 to about $271.
A widowed mother with two
children will receive an average
social security benefit of about
$386, up from $322. For a dis-
abled worker with a wife and
one or more children, the new
average monthly payment will
be about $354, increased from
$295. The special monthly pay-
ments that are made to certain
individuals age 72 and over who
are not insured for regular so-
cial security cash benefits will
also be increased toy 20 percent,
from $48.30 to $58 for an individ-
ual and from $72.50 to $87 for a
couple. The new law also in-
cludes a provision for automatic
annual increases in social secur-
ity benefits as the cost of living
rises in the future—a recommen-
dation made by President Nixon
in his 1969 message on social se-
curity.
Under the new law the contri-
bution and benefit base—the
maximum amount of annual
earnings that is counted for
benefit and contribution purpos-
es—will rise from the present
$9,000 a year to $10,800 in 1973
and to $12,000 in 1974.
Thereafter, this amount would
be adjusted automatically to
! keep pace with rising wages,
This means that as earnings rise,
workers whose earnings are at
or above the level of the maxi-
mum earnings base will pay con-
tributions on higher earnings—
but they also will have those ad-
ditional earnings counted toward
the benefits that will be pay-
able to them and their families
in the future.
TEXAS RECEIVES
HIGHWAY FUNDS
AUSTIN. (TPA)—US. Trans-
portation Secretary John Volpe
has released $24 million in fed-
eral highway funds to Texas.
The funds had been withheld
pending adoption iby the Texas
Legislature of regulations com-
plying with the Highway Beauti-
fication (Billboard) Act.
UjS. farmers have 70,032,008
acres planted to corn.
THANK YOU
We wish to thank our many friends
and customers for their patronage
while we operated the Gulf Service
Station here in Wortham. We hope
you will continue to patronage the
Gulf Station under the new owners.
Thanks again.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker
visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Walker and sons in Tyler Sun-
day.
Big Rice Crop
Today, Louisiana's major crop
Is rice.
MR. AND MRS. LEONARD L CRAM
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Hawkins, Jack R. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1972, newspaper, July 20, 1972; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106263/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Freestone+County%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.