Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1953 Page: 3 of 12
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PIANO
BARGAINS
and
in vicinity of Electra
1814 Main
SHE
CLEARANCE
Close-out Men’s
SUMMER SLACKS
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PRINTS -- SEERSUCKERS
Rayon Cord - Wool and Rayon
Sizes 12 to 20
EFFECTIVE NOW!
$1.98
Values to $3.98
Tropicals
REDUCED PRICES ON FINE
$3.98
Reg. $5.00
Women’s
Children’s
Summer Dresses
Reg. $5.95
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Summer Dresses
Reg. $7.95
Sheers and Prints
Reg. $10.95
Reg $2.98 $1.98
Values to $10.95
Reg. $12.95
$6*88
Reg.$!.98 $1 49
Boys’ Denim
Boys’
Cotton Sport
PANTS
. WOMEN’S SUMMER
SKIRTS
1.79
72x108
SHIRTS
Cottons
Patch Pockets
81x99
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Sizes 8 to 14
Reg. $2.98
Reg. $3.98
Reg. $5.95
Bold Patterns and
NOW
81x108
Reg. $2.29
$1.88
$2.88
$5*88
Solids
49'
NOW
42x36 CASE
$1.19
$1.59
Bl
Skinner’s Crepe
Nylon Plisse
COMBSPUN PERCALE
Men’s Summer
Assorted Patterns
Brown - Grey
Reg. 1.69
SPORT SHIRTS
Reg. $1.79
88c yd-
$1.29 yd
2.69
Cottons, Sheers, Broadcloth, Solids and Patterns
NOW
72x108
2.98
Sizes S M ML L
NOW
81x108
WOMEN’S SUMMER BAGS
69'
$1.59
Values to $1.98
42x381 CASE
NOW
White - Tan - Brown
Perkins-Timberlake Stores!
$1,98
Values to $2.98
Available at All
Regular $1.98
Regular $2.98
$149
$1.98
$2.98
Values to $5.00
Rotarians to
go to W. Falls
One Upright
One Spinet
Call Ed Wyatt at
Nortsworthy
Music Center
Phone 2-2321
Vernon
Silky imooth combspun percale woven of
all combed yarn with 186 stout threads
to each square Inch. Lightweight, yet long
wearing.
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Bowl*, T*xa>
Decatur, T*xa»
fred.rkk, Okla.
Bob Gibbs,
Electra ’
sociation,
Edgar C. Darter has sold hie
plane to Col. William Walls of
Sheppard Air Force Base. Col.
Walls, a veteran pilot, is an in-
structor at Sheppard AFB. The
plane was checked at Sheppard
AFB for delivery there. Mr. Dar-
ter says that his business is tak-
ing so much of his time he has
had very little time for flying
lately. He expects to buy another
plane of the same type and make,
at some future time when he has
more leisure.
Cottons, Sheers, Cham-
brays, Sleeveless and Short
Sleeve.
Mrs. Jud Hutchins and grand-
daughter, Glada Williams of Har-
rold, joined Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Hutchins - and children of Floyd-
ada on a vacation trip to Colorado
last week.
Wichita Falls
Vernon, Texas
Electra, Texas
Olney, Texas
Seymour, Texas
Haskell, Texas
$4.95
$5.00
$7.95
$8.95
FOB
STANLEY .
Home Products and Parties
Can MAY ROSE
307 W. Wabash Phone 2444
Closeout Women’s
SUMMER DRESSES
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Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parr of Al-
vord and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Parr
of Arlington were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lee
during the weekend. Miss Christi
Lee returned home with the visi-
tors to visit in Alvord and Arling-
ton. The Lloyd Parrs are parents
of Mrs. Lee and Chris Parr is her
brother.
Mr .and Mrs. Joe Martin and
daughter, Pat, of Amarillo were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mc-
Spadden last week.
Iota Delta Plans
Dance Aug. 28
Members of the Iota Delta chap-
ter of the Sigma Chi Sorority, held
a meeting Tuesday, July 21, in the
home of Nelda Hines. Plans were
made for a "Back to School” dance
to be held on August 28, at the
Youth Center.
All high school and college stu-
dents are invited. Committees were
appointed to handle details of the
affair, including the decorations
and refreshments. The refreshment
committee includes Janet Barnes,
Nelda Hines and Janie Franklin.
Present were Jamie Brown, Lin-
da Seale, Mary Lynn Stephens, Pat
Cabe, Beverly Overholt, Francine
Fish, Betty Ligon, Barbara Able,
Janie Franklin, Ora Jo Emanuel,
Jeanie Brown, Agatha Taylor, Nel-
da Hines, Elaine Cogdell, Ann
Stockton, Janet Barnes, Carolyn
Krohn, Ann Morgan, Rosemary
Byars, Marilyn Foster and TJarlene
Stewart.
FINE QUALITY MUSLIN
Durable and sturdy. Made of selected
American cotton with over 180 strong
threads to each square inch. Will stand up
to years of hard wear.
secretary of the
Volunteer Firemen’s As-
, appeared before the
City Commission, Monday morn-
ing, to give a report on the an-
nual short course for firemen,
which he attended at Texas A & M
College, the city paid the expenses
of the trip in order that the fire
department here may have the
advantages of learning all of the
most modern ways and means of
fighting fires of various sorts and
in fire prevention projects.
Mrs. Edith G. Falls left J, L
train, Monday afternoon, for W'yA I
cow, Idaho, for a vacation vi(^\, ’
with relatives. She expected V’ r
stop over in Denver, Colorado an\\ „
after/reaching Moscow visit seveAtf3’!
ral other places, in the northwest y. *<
She expects to return in about
three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warren re-
turned Saturday morning from a
vacation tour of New Mexico.
They accompanied a party of rel-
atives of Jacksboro area and spent
some time on a private ranch in
the vicinity of Vermejo Park in
northwestern, N. M. The party
included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rains,
Mesdames T. M. Copeland and
Horace Green, Messrs, and Mes-
dames Lewis Ferguson Sr., and
Lewis Ferguson Jr., and Miss*es
Gayla and LaNelle McCoy.
room and' bedro’om. A bowl of
verbenas on the buffet was flank-
ed by unique hurricane lamps and
a colorful bouquet adorned the
coffee-table.
The honoree was presented a
corsage of blue carnations to high-
light her costume of sheer white
organdy. The hostesses presented
her an electric iron. She was the
pleased recipient of attractive
gifts of silver, crystal and china
utensils.
Approximately thirty-five guests
called during the appointed hours
and more than fifty other relatives
and friends sent gifts.
Members of the Rotary Club of
Electra will join members of other
clubs in this area in attending q
special meeting of the Wichita
Falls Rotary Club, today, in ob-
servance of a "Good Neighbor”
program. The speakers for the
occasion will include a group of
outstanding young men from for-
eign countries who are now
stationed at Sheppard Air Force
Base. Maj. Gen. William D. Old,
Sheppard AFB commander, and
himself a Rotarian, is among those
sponsoring the project which has
the approval and co-operation of
the 186th District.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Towles have
returned from a vacation visit to
California, where they were the
guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harding
Hammonds in Turloek, California.
The Electrons accompanied an-
other son-inlaw and daughter,
Rev. and Mrs. Jeff Gibbs and child-
Mississippi.
Year’s Record^ .
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The ’ Burkburnett Livestock
Sales Barn was reported to have
topped all records in the number
of people attending and the num-
ber of livestock sales at its Sat-
urday, July 18, auction sales. A
total of 215 head of cattle, 7
horses and 26 hogs were sold. The
top price on cattle was $19.50 per
hundred pounds.
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Mr:' and Mrs.. DaVe Eakin.' df
this city accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Eakin and son, Jimmy
Earl, of Wichita Falls, on a va-
cation tour of the deep south and
up the Atlantic Coast' to South
Carolina. They attended the an-
nual reunion of the Eakin family
at Greenwood, S. C. where more
than 100 members of the family
were present.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mayo and
son, Emmett Ogden, visited Mrs.
Mayo's brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Whitecotton
near Montague, Sunday.
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Attend Rites ;
Held in Houston
Mr, and Mrs. 'Jack Griffin at-
tended’ funeral services in Houston
on July 17 for Gary Jernigan,
age 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
Jernigan of that city. The child
who is a nephew of Mrs. Griffin,
died of a heart ailment after
several weeks illness.
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emphasized the- color scheme, 7
Arranegments of 'zinnias; sweet-
peas yand verbenas provided, a
CANNON
It is always good economy to buy
"branded” sheets. "Cannon,” the
world's largest maker of fine quality
sheets, assures you the ulmcct in
value and satisfaction.
CANNON" SHEETS
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Leveritt and
family of Kamay, accompaniedby
Mrs. Leveritt’s father, W. P. Mel-
ton of Electra, are one to Charles-
ton, South Carolina, to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Joel Melton and Mr.
and Mrs. Cooper Melton
family.
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sand family ,of Mart? have O-
guests of his parents; Mr. V
Mrs. Carroll Thompson' Sr., (lb’rw-uw
ing the past week. The Method^A^/
minister and family also made
vacation 1 _____
visiting Carlsbad Caverns, Ruid?/
oso and other points of intere^i ’
Mrs. Robert Zerkie and daugh-
ter, Lynn, of Redondo Beach, Cali-
fornia, are guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernie D. Brown and
laughters, Jan and Judy, of Min-
den, La., are expected to arrive
Thursday and Captain Bert A.
Brown of San Marcos AFB will
also join the family houseparty,
this week. —
III
Bride-elect is
Honoree at Party
Miss Greta McAfee bride-elect
of Donald Harvey was named as
honoree, Friday evening, at a
lovely tea-shower fit the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frank Tay-
lor. Co-hostesses for the occasion
were Mesdames Ed Brown, Otis
Pulliam, N. H. Thompson, J. A.
Penn, A. N. Watson, Troy Blakely,
Chadles Jones, F. L. Parker and
Mrs. Taylor.
Blue and white, the colors
chosen by the bride-elect, were
featured in the decorations and
refreshment table appointments.
Garden flowers were used in pro-
fusion in the party rooms.
Mrs. Taylor welcomed the
guests at the door and introduc-
ed the honoree and her mother,
Mrs. Ray McAfee.
Miss Margaret Richardson se-
cured names for the bride’s book
a dainty volume covered with
white satin.
Mrs. Otis Pulliam presided over
the crystal punch bowl and other
members of the houseparty shar-
ed duties in serving the refresh-
ment plates and displaying the
fine array of gifts. The lace cover-
ed table was placed beneath a
long mirror from Which was ex-
tended pale blue satin streamers
bearing the names, “Greta and
Donald, July 25,” thus announcing
the wedding date. The streamers
served as markers for a beautiful
arrangement of flowers. Blue
napkins monogrammed in white,
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1.98
Funeral services, were held
the First Baptist Churca
Throckmorton, Friday at 2:30 p.
m. and the remains were brought
to Electra for burial that evening.
Simple commitment rites were held
at the graveside in the Electra
Cemetery. The deceased was born
and reared here. He was a vetran
of World War Two and married
Miss Ruth Smitn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Smith of 408 East
Harrison Avenue. He was mana-
ger of the Throckmorton Hospital
at the time'of his death Thursday
morning.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters; his father, C. D.
James and a sister, Mrs. Charles
Bassett of Electra; two brotaers,
Robert of Houston and Buck
James of Beaumont; an uncle,
Charles James of Clayton, Okla.
Within 12 hours of the death of
Fern James in Throckmorton, his
aunt, Mrs. Beulah James Baker of
Wewoka, Okla., died in an Okla-
homa hospital. She was a former
resident of Electra, daughter of
tne late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gil-
ger. Final rites were held for her
in the Wewoka Methodist Church
Saturday morning, after which the
remains were brought to Electra.
Services were held in the James
B. Totten Funeral Cnapel at 6 p.
m., followed by interment in the
family lot in the New Electra
cemetery.
Mrs. Baker is survived by her
husband, Will Baker, three
daughters, Mesdames Leonard
Gushenow of Kansas City, Mo.;
Jamie Hernandez, Miami, Fla.,
and Audie Jones of Tulsa, Okla.;,
brothers, C. D. and Charles James
and a foster brother LaVerne
(Toots) Gilger of Brownwood.
Eormer Electraii v
Dies in Kansas ;
-Mrs. A.’ H. Flusche received colorful background in the living-
news Saturday morning that Mrs.
Anna LaPorte had died of a heart
attack at her home in Hutchinson,
Kansas, Friday night. The deceased
was reared in the Enterprise com-
munity north of Electra. She was
a daughter of Mrs. L. P. Purcell
of Dallas and the late L. P. Purcell
who died here some years ago.
Survivors include her husband;
three sons; two daughters; three
brothers, Leo Purcell with the US
Army in Germany, Edward and
Richard Purcell of Dallas; three
sisters, Mesdames Eva Deering of
Dallas and Theresa Richmond of
Grand Pfairie and Sister Jeanette,
a Catholic nun in Oklahoma City.
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Buried Here
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and familv of Mart- hnvp
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tour of New Mexic$We
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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/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.