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NUMBER 3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1966
75452
LEONARD, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Merchants Are
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Arvil (Keg) Latimer, 55, a na-
re-
quarterback
Mr. and Mrs. Dotson
Note Anniversary
four
Mrs. Julia Lewis
Pallbearers were Ellis Deel, Red
BAILEY NEWS
from
Nick Blain FFA
Sunday guests in the home
PIKE NEWS
The Joyce Swedenburg Inter-
MRS. NELL CARTER
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Grogan,
and
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Mrs. Agnes
OPENING
their
Friday, November 25th
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- YOU BET WE ARE -
Highway 69 • Leonard, Texas
JACK BARBEE
ABB GRISHAM
PAY US A VISIT
Leonard, Texas
Pho. 587-3464
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Carrier
I VOLUME 79
Road Service • All Sinclair Products
Open — 6 A. M. - 9 P. M.
Thanksgiving Fete
Al Prairie Hill
Draws Large Crowd
Practice Teacher
In Leonard School
Ranzy Williams
Services Monday
At Trenton Church
Young Farmers To
Sponsor Meeting
Literary Club Plans
To Enter Float In
Christmas Parade
AIR CONDITIONING
AND HEATING
Bonham, Texas
Residential Phone 583-3060
A large show is being planned
for next spring.
The station will be open
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
ed and burial was in the Leonard
Cemetery. . •
He was born Sept. 23, 1911 in
Has your subscription to The
Graphic expired?
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee How*
ell and children of Houston are
spending the Thanksgiving holi*
WINS CALF
Billy Dick Grisham
Over 100 tornadoes strike
U. S.
0. W. SAGELY & SONS SINCLAIR
!
FOR SALE—Brand new- mezrt&l
Davis Hats. Sizes 6 7/8" to- 7'5/8.!
810.95 value, now $5.95k AL-
BRIGHT’S, West Side Square,
Leonard.
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Arvil (Keg) Latimer
Services Tuesday Al Participating in
Presbyterian Church Christmas Program
Evans Restaurant
Open Thanksgiving
Home Lumber Co.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rath will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with Major Harry C. Wilkerson
and family at Whiteman AFB,
Mo.
Mr. Kenneth O. Lewis, Special-
ist, National Products Association,
wil be the speaker at a livestock
nutrition meeting, sponsored by
the Leonard Young Farmers.
The meeting will be held on
December 12th at 7 p.m. in the
Leonard High School cafeteria.
Barbecue beef, beans, etc. will
be served.
You are invited if you are in-
terested in Livestock Feeding.
Homer Evans announces Evans
Restaurant on Highway 69 will
serve turkey dinner with all the
trimmings, 24 hours on Thanks-
giving Day and invites everyone
to eat with them on this holiday.
.. of
Mrs. Mayrne Leslie is visiting Mrs smith,
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of
i Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hutton were j
SALES AND SERVICE EASY PAYMENT PLAN
Commercial and Residential
Reece Electrical & Refrigeration Service
JOHN D. REECE. Owner
mrs. c. a. mcmillen
Mr. Tom Barr is a patient in.2nd year 117 head.
week I
GAs Prepare Meal
For Smith Family
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|THANKFUL’
Ranzy R. Williams, 55, a
tired farmer of Trenton, died un-
expectedly Friday, Nov. 18, 1966,
at 11:45 a.m. at the service sta-
tion he operated near the Ralph
Tilger home on Highway 69, of
ATTEND GRANDDAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Deel leSt
early Sunday morning to be- wztia
their granddaughter, Carmen, IO
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Deel. Carmen underwent
surgery Saturday in an- Abttene
hospital. They expect to be gone
all week.
also kicked one extra point.
Leonard scored in the second
quarter on a seven yard run by
The Mayans invented
calendar about 300 B.C.
Tigers Lose Finale; i
Four Players Are On
All District Team
children. Jasper Dotson of Brown- ■
wood, Mrs. J. K. Farler of Com-t
merce, Mrs. Charles Weaver of
McLean, and N. E. Dotson of Gar-
their land- They have seven grandchil-
I dren and seven great grandchil-
' dren.
Nick Blain, East Texas State
University student, began a 7-
weeks period of practice teaching
with the Leonard high school FFA
Chapter Monday morning, No-
vember 21.
A graduate of Greenville high
school, Blain will receive his col-
lege degree in January.
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GRAPHIC FOR CHRISTMAS
Mrs. C. W. Gibson will receive
The Graphic for a year as a
Christmas gift from her sister,
Mrs. Hub Owens.
GRAPHIC AS GIFT
Mrs. R. H. Johnson of
1700 North Center St.
Business Phone 583-2828
FOR SALE—Brand new men
Davis Hats. Sizes 6 7/8 to 7 5j
$10.95 value, now $5.95. A
BRIGHT’S, West Side Squai
Leonard.
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A .. ^£^3
gpgga & fajaWSa
San 1
Angelo will receive The Graphic
for another year as a gift from
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sikes.
I
WALL DECORATIONS, pic-
tures, ceremac plaques flower
containers. Leatherwood - Whitej
Hardware, Leonard, Texas,.
supervised by one carpenter and
his helper. Thier work was done
during the boys Ag periods, study
halls, and before and after
school. They completed
work in 5J/2 days.
i This is a project in which the
Leonard Community along with
the FFA Chapter can be proud.
The past livestock shows have
been very successful. Each had
over 100 head showing.
The 1st year—106 head and the
| and children of Dallas, Mr. and
I Mrs. Joe Combs and Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Knight of Delba.
the
lucky winner of a 500 lb. Black
Angus heifer given by the Foot-
Mi tyall Improvement Club of Ce-
leste at the game at Celeste last
Friday night.
FOR RENT — Unfurnished i
house. 6 miles out on Farm to 1
Market road. FHA Water Supply* I
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pannell of O. W. Sagely, Leonard. Pho, 58T- j
Arlington visited briefly with his
brother, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Pan-
nell Sunday while on their way
to the formal dedication cere-
monies of Y. B. Reed’s Store in
Mrs. Agnes Dean Brown of At- Trenton.
lanta, Ga. is spending the Thanks-
giving holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Genie Smith and sister, Mrs.
Frank Crawford and family.
1 O. W. Sagely and sons announce
■ the opening of the Sinclair Ser-
vice Station on Highway 69 next
door to Grill 69, on Friday, No-
vember 25 th.
Mr. Sagely said the station will
carry a complete line of Sinclair
products and accessories, and
have road service. He invites the
! public to visit them in this newly
i decorated and repaired business.
nually prior to the Christmas holi-
days.
The Leonard FFA Chapter has
'completed a new pole type show
barn 32’ by 90’. The bam which
was financed by the Leonard
Chamber of Commerce will be us-
ed for the boys’ project programs
and their annual livestock shows.
The poles for the bam were do-
nated by the Community Public
Service Company.
The 45 FFA members and ad-
visor W. C. Griffitt are ]
of the bam and their lessons in
The Leonard Tigers lost their
final game of the season Friday
night at Tiger field to the hands
of the Royse City Bulldogs. The
score was 19-12. This was the fi-
nal game of the year for the home
club and they ended with a 5-4-1
record and 2-2 district with 3-1
records and Royse City gets the
bi-district berth as a result of,
their win over Fanni’ndel. They I
, avj; Masonic Home at Hanley I
Mrs. Paul McCaslin, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar West, Misses Eula
and Burness Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. ’
Sam Glasscock.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bratch-
er, Rhea West, Shelly Glasscock,
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Lucas, Mr. and 1
Mrs. J. E. Glasscock, Mr. and i
Mrs Earl Hopkin', Mr and Mrs.
L. M. Todd, Miss Judy Todd,
Mike Todd and Tina Arm Todd,I
Ester Smith, Rev. and Mrs. James ;
A. Denton and Greg, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Boutwell, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Ligon, Mark and Phillip, Mr. and
Mrs. George Gilmore.
Also Mrs. Clarence Weaver,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McBroom, Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Grounds, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernie Thorp, Mr and Mrs.
Ted McCaslin, Bill Boutwell
Donnie Murphy.
GRAPHIC AS GIFT
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sartin of
Garland have requested The Gra-
phic be sent to a friend, Barbara
Downs of Farmersville, for a year
as a gift.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Golden
will spend the Thanksgiving hol-
idays with then’ son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Darwin
Jackson and granddaughters,
Cindy and D’Ann, in Oklahoma
City.
special program will be
meal for Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie sented at our church Sunday
I p.m.
GIVE HIM A SUIT
FOR CHRISTMAS
Thos. H. Guthrie, 141 Inwood.
on Lovers Lane, Dallas, Texas.
FOR SALE—Brand new men’s
Davis Hats. Sizes 6 7/8 to 7 5/8.
$10.95 value, now $5.95. AU-
BRIGHT’S, West Side Squared
Leonard.
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Field, Fort Worth, Friday night j tive of Leonard, died Thursday,
7;3o. ’ | November 17. 1966 in1 Toledo,
Halfbadk Joe Lee Preston did, Ohio, after a long illness.
most of the damage for the Bull- Funeral services were held at
dogs against Leonard in the fi- 10 a-m- Tuesday at First Presby-
a Bonham hospital.
Bruce Hale, who is serving in
the US. Army, Susie and Wayne
Hale of Dallas spent the 1
end with their grandmother, Mrs.
Ludie Hale and Miss Madeline
McCormack.
Mrs. Sarah Thomas and little
daughter are visiting in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. |
Billy Dick Grisham. Mr. Thomas,1 mejiate G.A.’s of the First Bap-
tist Church prepared the evening
have been stationed in Wyoming ;
at an army base, are visiting Mrs. j
Wilder’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. |
Frank Bench and will later move pe]me^; Jackie Grogan, Becky
to San Antonio where he has a gudderth and Dawn Fowler.
new assignment.
Mrs. Joyce Amlin and daugh-
ter, Karen of Garland visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Burns
and family during the week end.
to Fred Sharp, while Mr. Douglas
re- was on a hunting trip.
! Mrs. J. C. Smith and Mrs. Nell
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Sagely And Sons
Open Sinclair Sta,
On Highway 69
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barr,
during the week end.
Mrs. Billy Hughes and daugh-
ter, Glenda of Mineral Wells are
visiting the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Burns and
other relatives. i president
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CLASSIFIED J
HOUSE FOR SALE—5 rooms
and bath, good location — $4360* I
Tom Peirson, Pho. 587-3472^ I
Leonard, after 6 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Dotson cele-
brated their 60th wedding anni-1
versary quietly at their home west ’
of Leonard Friday, November 16. i
The former Miss Clara Black-
well and Newt Dotson were both;
born and reared near Leonard.
They were married while sitting
in a buggy by the Rev. Robert
Keen, then pastor of East Shady
Grove Baptist Church. They have
lived in this area 59 years of their
LVl CCV4- ■- XUO-SgiXlO, jljmxiu; kDUCtl
proud jmairied life> havin^ spent one agen^ of Qreen.ville, as the guest
ms in | year in Wes*- Texas. 1 spe^gj. for afternoon. Miss
farm carpentry. The boys were The couple ai e Pai ents of f0U1 . Riggins presented a creative arts
. . . . rhildrpn. Jasnpr TkYtKnn nf Rrnwn-1 . , __ „
. program on “Christmas Ideas?*
She showed the club how to make
several beautiful and unusual
Christmas decorations. She also
presented the club members with
a number of delicious recipes to
use especially during the holiday
season and gave instructions on
how to wrap and decorate the
i delicacies as Christmas gifts.
| The hostess served a delicious
; refreshment plate and coffee to I
Mmes. Fred Bramlett, Larry Clot*
I felter, James Denton, Rob Rob |
Gattis, Jake Heiskill, Russell Kel- j
sey, Bill Kent, Les La Roe, Ray I
Manning, Perry Morris, Hal Pem*
berton, Jr., Jack Donald Ross, 1
Ed Russell, R. D. Van Schoick, I
. Billy Watson, Roby Watson, E.
: M. Worley, Jack Barbee, Miss I
Gaynel Glass and guests, Mrs*
Jerry Blacketer and Mias Caro* I
lyn Riggins.
The annual Thanksgiving din-
ner at Prairie Hill Community!
Center Tuesday, November 15, SUNDAY GUESTS
was very succsesful with a large
number to attendance.
Present for the 7 p.m. chicken Mrs. Naomi Brewer and Sheryl
and dressing dinner with all the Richey of Bedford; A/1C Richard
trimmings were Mr. and Mrs. Conklin of Abiline; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Crawford, Rev. and Mrs. James Treadway, Niesha, Todd
Ed Russell and Phil, Roy Horton,' and Billy Thomas of Trenton;
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Jerline Treadway, Pvt. and
Mrs. Ronnie Cooper, Leonard.
Pvt. Cooper will report for duty
at Fort Benning, Ga. November
25th after spending 14 days leave
with his family here.
The first free drawing spon-
sored by Leonard Chamber of
Commerce and local merchants
will be held at 3 pjn. Saturday,
December 10 on the City Lawn.
There will be three drawings on
four dates, December 10, 17, 23 an apparent heart attack,
and 24. The awards are $25, $10 Funeral services were held Mon-
and $5. j day at the First Methodist
L. R. Fullerton, in charge of Church in Trenton with the pas-
ticket sales contacted the follow- tor, the Rev. Tom Peel, assisted
ing merchants Monday and Tues- by the Rev. Dale Gore of White-
day. Anyone missed and wants to wright, Baptist minister, officiat-
Local FFA Chapter
Completes Large
Show Barn Here
Methodist I
his
are
; of
directed
Bums Cemetery.
Mr. Williams was bom May 7,
19'11, in Kentucky, son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams. He
married Miss Cleo Arnold March
12, 1932, to Hugo, Okla. He was
a member of the 1--------
Church.
Survivors in addition to
widow of the home address, i
five sons, Jerry Ray Williams
Norfolk, Va., Joe M. Williams of
Trenton, Billy C. Williams of
Crockett, Don H. Williams of
Whitewright and John C. Wil-
liams of Grand Prairie.
Other survivors are three bro-
thers, Ruel and Roscoe Williams
of Randolph and Ralph Williams
of Trenton; six sisters, Mrs. Roe
Wall of Denton. Mrs. Ray Jointer
of Titusville, Fla., Mrs. Robbie
Cooper, Mrs. Roberta Drasill and
Mrs. Retha Stephenson, all of Los
Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Roxie
Bowman of Levelland, and seven
grandchildren.
her husband, will join them for a
visit Thanksgiving before return- ~
ing to their home in Gulfport, an{j Tpenia on Wednesday, night, November 27th at 7
November 16, 1966. The meal con- a colored film will be shown and
, sisted of roast beef, fried chick- narriated by a missionary from
en, baked potatoes, cream pota- Brazil. Every one is invited.
, tossed green Mrs. Roland Pryor has return-
the GA. and
, , who had just
her son, Gene J. Leslie and fam- burned home from the hospital.!
ily in Cooper, Texas. ! Mrs. Ross and the girls enjoyed a Cartel- had the following visitors
Ottis Wilder and farnhy whoj^.-^ via^. Trenja anj Mrs. jn their home last week: Mr. Ray
------ W. Dement of Sacramento, Calif.,
Those taking part were: Marion Mr. and Mrs. Hub Smith of Wich-
I and Melva Lee Dixon, Beverly ita Falls, Mrs. J. G. Threadgill
Miss.
Mr. Johnson and family of Ft.
Worth and Carl Barr and fam-
ily of Arlington visited theii pai- .toes, baked beans,
salad, chocolate cake and iced tea. home after being at the bed-
The girls prepared the food at sjde of a grandson who has been
home and then with their coun- m at his home in Dallas.
selor, Mrs. Jack Donald Ross, took Mrs. Bennie Douglas and sons
the food to the Smith home .This of Blue Ridge spent the week end
?! parente:, an„d ^ dlyr^Sh his mother,& Mrs? J?B? I
Howell and other relatives.
! tot
I </tess Harris was the mainstay in I
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nale. Preston scored on a 22 yard terian Church in Leonard. The
pass from quarterback Jimmy Rev. Oran Sigler, pastor, officiat-
Mellody and on a 96 yard run in
the third quarter. Mellody scor-
ed the other Royse City touch-,
down on a two yard run. Preston the Blanton Chapel Community
extra point. west Leonard, the son of Rufus
the second Monroe and Margaret Loyd Lati-
v****v*.* *,** ___ ***** Ly mer- ■
Carl Harris and a four yard run I He was a veteran of World War
X^the final quarter by Eddie Bris-. LC.
2_. __ —1 Surviving are five brothers,
. the Leonard offense and defense (Perry Latimer of Trenton, Gemi-
throughout the night as he has gan Latimer of Key West. Fla.,
i been in the past few games. Aldo Latimer of Greenville, Sher-
; Harris was rewarded for his ef- man Latimer of Leonard and Wel-
forts by being named to the all don Latimer of Lockney;
I district .team of District 9-B. The sisters, Mrs. Edna Key, Mrs. Adna
[ coaches met in Celeste Sunday af- Latimer, Mrs. Julia Lewis and
temoon and selected the* honor Mrs. Viola Duke, all of Leonard.
! team. Harris was seleetcd to both
the offensive and defensive teams. Dillard, Otto Smith, Hershel Fry,
Also making the offensive team Leon Coffman and Joe Evans,
from Leonard was senior end
George Henderson. Joining Har-
ris on the defensive team was sen-
ior halfback Gary Felmet and
junioi- linebacker Glenn Edwards.
Friday night ended the season
for the Tigers and ended the high
school career for seniors Gary
Felmet, Carl Harris, George Hen-
derson, Perry Lightfoot, Harold
Sudderth, Larry Thompson, Ron-
nie Tindall, and Bill Wells.
The 1921 Literary Club met in
the home of Mrs. T. E. Blacketey
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3G*
The house was beautifully decor*
ated throughout using the
Thanksgiving Holiday theme. The
dining table was covered with a
white net cloth, centered with a
cornucopia filled with artificial
fruit.
Mrs. Rob Roy Gattis, president,
called the meeting to order and
led the club members in saying
the club collect. A brief business
meeting was presided over by the
1 president and during this time the
club voted to have a float in the
Leonard Christmas parade. A
committee for the float has- been
chosen by Mrs. Gattis. Those on
the committee are Mrs. Jack D.
, Ross, chairman, Mrs. Roby Wat*
son, Mrs. E. M. Worley and Mrs,
Bill Kent.
Names were drawn for the
Christmas party which will be in
the home of Mrs. Gattis on Dec*
14th at 1:00 o’clock with Mis.
Gattis and the social committee
as hostesses.
| Mrs. Roby Watson, program
chairman, introduced Miss Caro-
lyn Riggins, Lone Star Gas Co.
participate may get tickets at ing. Eamheart Funeral Home ofi
The Graphic office. Tickets will Whitewright directed burial in
be available there until the sup-
ply is used.
Nolen’s Appliance Store
Pat Jones Garage
Stapp Hdw. —• Butane Inc.
Grill 69
Gilbert Electric
O. K. Feed Mill
Evans Restaurant
Brown’s Service Station
Frank Crawford Motors
Home Lumber Co.
Sullivan Auto Supply
Latimer’s Sinclair Station
Pee Wee’is Texaco
Community Public Serv. Co.
Clark’s Barber Shop
J. R. Wilson Co.
Albright’s
West Side Grocery
Hudgens Dept. Store
Dillon Insurance Agency
Leonard National Bank
Manning’s
Gaulden Ding
Leatherwood-White Hdw.
Rob’s Dress Shop
Jenkins Variety Store
North Side Grocery
Georgia’s Beauty Shop
R?y Murphy Chev. Co., Inc.
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