Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1953 Page: 2 of 12
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Men’s Summer
Men’s Broadcloth
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Values to $1.50
Sizes 28 to 44
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Men’s STRAW HATS
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Men’s
MIKE BAXTER
CLYDE ELDER
Blue Chambray
Service Station
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WORK SHIRTS
Most Convenient Place in Town
Dial 2846
207 N. Waggoner
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Broken Lots and Sizes
$1.00
Women’s and Children’s
SHOES
Cotton’s Sheers’ Crambrays
Sizes 10-20 and 14^-
22. Values to $5.95
Come in and ask us how new Inter-
nationals are built to take the guess-
work out of your truck buying. Con-
venient terms.
Dick King Writes
of Ghost Towns
Pick the International that’s ex-
actly right for your job. That’s how
you can getmoreforyour truck dollar.
That’s why International offers
you the world's most complete truck
line ... 168 basic models with thou-
sands of variations ... 29 engines
available... widest choice of gasoline,
LPG, or diesel power ... 296 wheel-
bases.
Sizes to 7'Zz
Reg $2.98
New R-180 Series. GVW ratings,
17,000 to 21,500 lbs. Comfo-Vision cab.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Myers of
Grand Prairie spent the week end
with their respective mothers, Mrs.
Sopaia Myers and Mrs. Elva Gam-
ble.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Cole of the
Home Furniture of Electra were in
Dallas attending the Fall Furni-
ture Mart last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Farr attend-
ed the marriage of his neice, Miss
Patsy Farr, to Homer Bagley, in
Denton last Friday.
Mrs. J. T. Stephens of Marchants
Style Shop, has returned to her
duties at the store after having
been on a two weeks vacation. -
Nylon Slips
Lace Trim Top and Hem
Sizes 34 to 38
White Rib Knit
Sizes 36 to 44
New international R-160 Seriei.
GVW ratings, 14,000 to 17,000 lbs. Fa-
moui Silver Diamond valvc-ir-head engine.
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Little Miss Linda Lee McLaugh-
lin of Wichita Falls is a guest of
her paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Sikes and her mater-
nal grandmother, Mrs. Homer An-
drews Sr. The visitor is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John McLaughlin.
Terry Adams, W. D. Hale, Stuart
Smith, Mike Slack and Johnny Ves-
tal, members of the Royal Ambas-
sador Group of the First Baptist
Church, attended tne annual Bapt-
ist Encampment in Vernon July
20-24. Mr. Howard Smith, music
director for the church, accompani-
ed the boys and served as a coun-
sellor for the camp.
Mrs. L. E. Leverett and Jackie
of Olney spent Monday, July 20,
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
E. Floyd and family.
Mrs. B. L. Lindesmith of Heald-’
ton, Oklahoma, has returned to
her home after a visit with her
sister, Mrs. J. L. LeBouf and Mr.
LeBouf.
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Electran’s Kin
Dies at Handley
Mrs. W. A. Levcritt of this city
received news of the death of
her brother, J. D. Briggs, age 73,
at Handley, Saturday. Final rites
and burial was at Chillicothe, Sun-
day at 6 p. m. Survivors include
his wife; three sons, Lee Briggs,
Quanah; Bill Briggs, Childress and
Richard Briggs of San Angelo; a
daughter, Mrs. Lula Rollins, Fort
Worth.
Men’s
Leather and Mesh
SHOES
Boys’ Rayon and Cotton
SWIM and PLAY SHORTS
Solids and Colors. Regular $.100
Sizezs 4 to 8
“Closeout” Women’s
SUMMER. DRESSES
Men’s Bathing
TRUNKS
Men’s Cotton
UNDERSHIRTS
Reg. $1.98 .... $1.00
Reg. $2.98 .... $2.00
Reg. $3.98 .... $3.00
Girl’s
SWIM SUITS
Brown with Tan
Values to $11.95
$6*88
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MONDAY AUGUST 3rd
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Mrs. Rex Baggett and daughter,
Jan, and son, Mike, of Big Spring,
were guests of Mrs. Ruby Baggett
and other relatives here during
the week end. The visitors re-
cently moved from Abilene to
Big Spring. Miss Jan Baggett, who
graduated with high honors from
Abilene High School with the
class of 1953, was awarded a
music scholarship in Oberlin Col-
lege in Cleveland, Ohio and will
It's Fine To Be Fooled
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enroll there in September to major O’Hara is currently residing in the
in music.
. prayer led by Jimmy Ligon.
Youhg people were present .from
George M. Reica Sr., has return-
ed to his home' here after a three
weeks stay in a Wichita Falls hos-
pital where he underwent surgery.
His son-inalw- and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Germany of Hen-
rietta and a son, George M. Reich
Jr., of Lamesa, were in attendance
at his bedside at various times
during his illness. Mr. Reich ex-
pressed appreciation of the many
cards and greetings as well as the
neighborly kindnesses which help-
ed to cheer him and Mrs. Reich
during his illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Buck were
in Electra Monday to finish mov-
ing the remainder of his stock to
Gainsville, Texas, where he is
opening a leather goods store.
Jack Haralson of ’
visited his parents, Mr. ____
C. C. Haralson, last week,
took his email daughters, Carol
Jean, Nancy and Patricia, home
with him, to greet a new sister,
Michelle Leigh, who was born in
Brownsville on July 9. The little
girls had been visiting in the
homes of their grandparents, the
Haralsons and Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Austin.
Ray Williams, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Williams, left recently
for Wheeling, West Virginia, where
he has resumed riding at Wheeling
Downs.
Mr. and Mrs. Britton Weather-
non of Wink visited his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D.
G. Weathermen, during the week
end, and were joined by Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Nunnally, Sunday, on
leaving for an extended vacation
tour to Canada and the Great
Lakes region.
hind the backdrop impro\ •« g
Handy’” aim witn a ha.p.n.
From where 1 sit, we all get
things “put over” on us now and
again. When it’s good-natured—
fine! But, some folks would like
to fool the rest of us into believ-
ing it’s wrong to enjoy an occa-
sional glass of beer—just because
they prefer something else. For
real American tolerance and
neighborliness these people are
simply “off target.”
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Electra CYF Host
to Area Youth
,Tfie CYF of the First Christian
Church were hosts to the young
people of the surrounding area
towns Friday night at the Electra
church, with a watermelon feast
and hayride. Some 75 young people
with their adult sponsors met at
the host church where they board-
ed a huge truck for the "hay ride”
to Continental Park, south of
Electra.
Daisy Reed directed a series of
clever games for the group. Herb-
ert Beard, amateur magician, did a
series of magic tricks and stunts
and directed the folk games and
loll? dancing. The group then en-
joyed a watermelon feast to con-
clude the festivities at the park.
The president of the host group,
Jimmy Blake, had planned a
friendship circle to conclude the
entertainment for the evening. The
young people met again at the host
church for this particular part of
the program.
Jimmy Ligon gave the inspira-
tion devotional using for his topic
"Christian Fellowship,” with the
12th chapter of Romans as the text
inspiration. The evening services
ended with the group singing and
Personals
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Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fisher and
small son, Bruce Edward, have
moved to Electra from Houston.
Mr. Fisher is employed as truck
driver for A. B. Slack, and the
family has taken an apartment at
821 North Main Street.
Mrs. Fannie Baker was the
guest of Mrs. Lizzie Weddle this
past week-end.
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Miss Nina O’Hara of Wichita
Falls has accepted a position as
secretary in the office of Superin-
tendent W. G. Barber, head of the
Electra public school system. Miss
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Dr. J. E. Galloway
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined
Glasses Prescribed
Thursday and Saturday
1:30 to 5:00 P. M.
121 N. Waggoner
Iljindy Pekrs entertained for
the ladies of the Auxiliary the
other night—and had the ladies
believing for a while that he’s the
best marksman ever.
Handy put on a great act. He
set up a whole bunch of balloons
on a muslin backdrop and then
took out his pea-shooter. He shot
blindfolded, standing on his head,
every which way—and broke a
balloon every time!
No wonder Handy impressed
the ladies. What they didn’t know
—till the show’s end—was that
Buck Mulligan was hiding be-
rn°tie!s!
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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
Burkburnett and Wichita Falls.
Adult sponsors attending from
th? host church included Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Taylor, .Charlie Kuehn,
Dr. and Mrs. Joycelfrord, the Rev.
and Mrs. Don Blake, Mrs. Aliene
Reed, and Mrs. R. E. Ligon. The
Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Teagarden
from Vernon were also present.
Elmer Langston, who recently
underwent major surgery at the
Wichita Clinic has been returned
to his aome in Electra. He will en-
joy receiving visits from friends.
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Mr. and Mrs.’ Walter,.Me Anear
of Freer have been guests'of Mi’,
and Mrs. Ray Corder and other'
relatives here.
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Mrs. Fannie Baker of Fort
Worth was among those who at-
tended the services of the late
Mrs. Bill Baker in Electra, Sat-
urday afternoon.
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Commerce, July 30—Just off the
Naylor Company presses, San
Antonio, is a book by a member
of the East Texas State college
faculty.
The work, "Ghost Towns of Tex-
as,” was written by Dick King, in-
structor in journalism and director
of the college's news service. Con-
taining 140 pages and pictures, the
book describes in detail 43 Texas
towns that were.
Of the book, the publishers
write, "Alive as Texas is, its sur-
face is pitted with ghost towns of
great schemes that went sour.
These plans were the results of
dreams spurred on by men ambi-
tious in industry, by those devout
in religion or by those eager to ex-
periment with government and
those having dreams of finding
Utopia.”
In many instances these towns
no longer exist or at the present
are but bit players who have been
steller performers in the forma-
tion of the Lone Star State; in
other cases they have been the
mobs in scenes, adding color and
Dahlia Group
Garden Club
Mesdames E. E. Norman and
Perry Taylor were co-hostesses to
members of the Dahlia Group of
the Electra Garden Club, at the
Norman home, for the regular
monthly meeting.
Mrs. J. C. Fore, president, pre-
sided over the business session.
Mrs. E. E. Coleman led the opening
prayer.
Mrs. Tom Daugherty presented
the program. She introduced Mrs.
Dave Eakin who spoke on "Soil
Conservation” and Mrs. Howard
Houtchens whose topic was "Iris
Culture.”
Delicious refreshments were ser-
ved to fifteen members.
I Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Reynolds
and daughter, Judy, are visiting
with friends and relatives in
Hattisburg, Mississippi at this
time.
Reg $5.00
$1.00 $1.59 $249
and
and
Mrs.
Leon Byrd and daughter, Ann, of
Snyder; and another son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. La
Verne Byrd and children, Sharon,
June and Wayne, of Vernon.
Recent visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Byrd were
their son-in-law, and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. W.
over and children,
Ronnie of <'J*-rger;
daughter-in-law, Mr.
of Kermit" are --the, guests ;-'of-,"his:
parents, Mr. and ,Mrs. G. A:-Hun-
ter, of. Electra*. They had the' mis-
fortune of wrecking their” car at
Longview, which spoiled their
vacation; but the family did not
receive serious injuries, it has
been reported. The cause of the
accident was said to have been
slick roads.
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wise visited ' in Fort' ^Wbrth/at-,11’ W
tending'the FFA Convention.' ■ Sj
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hristian{Science
^esson-Sermon
The Christian Science Lesson-
Sermon for this week entitled
“Love” emphasizes the point that
the understanding of God as Love
frees from superstition and fear
and their evil effects in individual
human experience.
"We have known and believed
.the love that God hath to us. God
is love; and he that dwelleth in
Jove dwelleth in God, and God in
him.” This Bible selection from I
John (4:16) will be read in relation
with the following from the Chris-
tian Science textbook by Mary
Baker Eddy: "The starting-point
of divine Science is that God, Spirit
is All-in-all, and that there is no
other might nor Mind,—that God is
Love, and therefore He is divine
Principle” (Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures, p. 275).
This Is in agreement with Paul's
statemefit (H Corinthians 13:11:,
"Be perfect, be of good comfort,
be of one mind, live in peace; and
the God of love and peace shall be
with you.”
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Kay
a son
and
excitement' characteristic of page-
_____o _______antry, but speaking no lines, and
Vernonf Archer City, Iowa Park, then becoming has-beens, reserving
or getting little mention in re-
views.”
The author, who joined the East
Texas State faculty in 1951, is a
third-generation Texan. He is a
former publicity director of Mary
Hardin-Baylor college, Belton, and
taught at Tarleton college, Steph-
enville. Mr. King has written
numerous magazine stories and
feature articles on Texas and the
southwest.
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Stewart, W. C. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1953, newspaper, July 30, 1953; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219830/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.