Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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9, 1960
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Number 2
Burleson, Johnson County, Texas—Jan. 5, 1961
Volume 2
Mallie Bransom To Retire 4s
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Card Of Thanks To Santas Helpers
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Passes Through
Burleson Last Week
Scout Troup 214
Goes On Hike
Yours truly,
Mrs. J. J. and Family.
December 29, 1960
Burleson, Texas
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DETAILS OF SANTA’S HELPERS ____
WORK NOT AVAILABLE UNTWL NEXT WEEK
After remaining in Hilley
for sometime, she
P-EVCE PILGRIM'S MAGIC
FORMULA
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Mallie Bransom, present night watchman, was ad-
vising merchants this week that effective January 15,
1961 he was retiring from service.
For nineteen years Mr. Bransom has faithfully
served as night watchman, and almost continously. He
was substituted a few years back for a few months due
to his receiving a broken hip in a fall at his home, but
not many nights of the nineteen years was he not found
on the job, regardless of the weather.
Of recent years Mallie has suffered the failing of
his eyes and much of his hearing, and while his general
health has been good, naturally at his age his action in
walking is not near as good. He commented that only
recently he fell though it did not injury him and he
managed to get up and finish the night.
In behalf of the people of Burleson, we say we are
grateful to Mallie, who has done a wonderful job.
I want to thank everyone who contributed
Santa’s Helpers for making our Christmas a happy one.
Thanks from all our family. May God bless you and
each one concerned.
NEW COMERS TO BURLESON
James McBroom, 837 Sunny-
brook.
M. A. Clay brook, 213 Winter-
crest
Donald H. Cunningham, 201
Wintercrest
Robert C. Benton, 717 SW
Southridge.
J. N. Hoffman, 729 South-
ridge.
M. C. Brannon,
Loma.
MOVING OUT OF TOWN
Irene Lampson, J. E. Baze and
J. T. McMakin.
The new I.— —--------- -
allowed traffic to more smooth as (ilk and w<
danger of tone pereon backing iato oar cart.
Mrs. W. B. Douglass, 108 SE. Newton Drive, advised
the Dispatcher this week that du-e to sickness and holi-
day activities that she had beesn tuudBe to complete
figures on the Santa’s Helpers sp-ending and number of
families helped, etc., and that she would have them for
next week’s paper.
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Ella Freeman, sister of Mrs.
Pat Kendricks i8 in a Ft. Worth
hospital undergoing treatment
for a back injury she received
in a car accident last February.
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The (ign looks real, and means just what it says
on the front. This sign was given the town by
Sheriff Earl King, who for some reason had
possession, with no one claiming it, so he allowed
Burleson to put it into use. You are going to
see what’s on the back side anyway so we are
going to give them a plug, the sign carries
Coca-Cola advertising.
Parking Restrictions At School Not
Into Effect Due To Fef Gravel
Despite the fact that city eifficials were unable to
put the parking restrictions into effect this week due
to wet gravel that was impossible to drive on, it was in-
teresting to note the immediate full compliance of the
newly announced plans by many’ parents who drove to
end of the campus and lined up parallel with the fence
and waited their turn to pick up ttneir children, and while
many parents headed in as usual, it was not near as con-
fusing and proved that the plara when put into effect
will certainly remove the congestion and dangers that
you were confronted with hereto»fore.
On the west side of S. Dobsom four cars were parked
to pick up their children who crossed the street, and
two of the four cars were parked illegally, headed north.
Such disregard of the law will b*e stopped according to
Chief of Police Eldon Collins, who says the new restrict-
ions will be put into effect as quick as the new gravel
can be driven on. At present you cannot drive on the
lower end of the gravel which is soaked from recent
rains, though as soon as possible the city plans to take
their truck and drive back and rforth to pack it down,
then the new restrictions will go into effect.
Signs creating no parking z»one at the school are
ready for installation and a largce school zone sign, de-
picting an officer holding up his hand, reading Slow
School Zone will be placed on Ernst Ellison and Dobson.
As if they knew that a change taking place Tuesday,
six pigeons sat motionless atop old elementary school
building, all facing south, as if tlhey were watching the
results of the new restrictions wRiich had not gone into
effect.
NEW TRAFFIC SYSTEM AT SCHOOL WOKKSS SMOOTH AS SILK
traffic restriction. pet into of fact at th. E lementary School Tkur^
ro all got so»ay in a harry witkoat taa
Didn't yos Rika it too?
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Father Of Mrs. George
Romans Passed Away
While making preparations
to move to their new home in
Quanah last Thursday the Ro-
mans received news of the sud-
den death of Mrs. Romans
father, W. B. Harrison. He
suffered a heart attack and
passed away Dec. 29, at his
home in Sallisow, Okla. He was
80 years of age and retired from
a floor sanding business. He
lived most of his life at Salli-
sow, Okla.
Survivors are his wife, three
sons and five daughters includ-
ing Mrs. Romans, and 34 grand-
children and great grandchild-
ren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the First
Methodist Church in Sallisow
with internment in the Sallisow
cemetery.
The Romans finished their
packing and gave the key to
their new home in Quanah to
the moving van driver and left
for Oklahoma on Friday. They
returned to Quanah after the
funeral.
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A warm welcome is extended
to The following families who
have moved to Burleson in the
past two weeks.
C. M. Thompson, 105 Cindy
Lane.
D. C. Brown, 733 Sunset La.
James Alexander, 102 SW
Taylor.
S. A. Huffman, 700 Sunny-
brook.
R. J.
Moody.
Edgar Graves, 812 Srnny-
brook.
Joshua Scout troup 214 went
on an overnight hike and camp-
out last Friday night and Sat-
urday. They camped on the
Boy Scout property near Fish-
erman’s Paradise. The boys
cleared a road to the eampsite.
Friday evening about supper-
tinie it began to rain and rain-
ed until morning. The boys
stayed dry and warm reported
Scoutmaster Wayne Jackson,
and he gave credit to the boys
themselves for pitching their
tents properly. Seven boys
were on the campout, including
two boys from Burleson, David
Clinkscale and George Lucas,
who were on their first over-
night campout.
Other boys attending from
Troup 214 were Danny Arwine,
Dwin Staples, Arthur Jennings,
Roy Jones and Steve Smith.
Arthur Jennings Sr., assistant
scoutmaster stayed with the
boys until night. Mr. and Mrs.
J. Clinkscale brought some of
the boys to camp and returned
Saturday and brought them
home.
M 5^ ispatcher
102 NE
A silver-haired woman dresseed in navy blue slacks
and shirt, a short tunic with pock-ets all around the bot-
tom, in which she carries her w orldly possessions, in-
troducing herself as Peace Pilgrim, walked through
Burleson Wednesday, December 28 at about 2:39 p. m.,
headed (like the birds fly in Wintger) south on Hiway 81.
On the front of the tunic are the words “Peace Pil-
grim” and on the back, “Walking 25,000 Miles For World
Peace” both in large white letter#. She claims to have
walked more than half of that ainiount in the last eight
years and will continue to re- wa-s cashed to walk as “Peace
main a wanderer until man- Pilgripn.” She gave her home
kind has learned the way of ad*ire#s as Cologne, N. J.
peace. She walks until given Sites consented to ride up town
shelter and fasts until given in Bu rleson with the editor and
food. wife, and was walking on our
When questioned concerning street-s when we took her pic-
her name, we got the reply that ture.
she was Peace Pilgrim. Asked Drug for sometime, she left
about her family, she replied, about dark in a heavy rain, and
“I have many, many brothers was s»een walking out of town
and sisters over the world’’, with towar'd Alvarado.
no dependents.’’
She would not discuss her
past life, other than to say, “I
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Deering, R. G. K. Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1961, newspaper, January 5, 1961; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255848/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.