Burleson Dispatcher (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1961 Page: 2 of 8
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DRIVE IN SPECIAL JAN. 5-12
BIG CHOPPED
BAR-BQ
SANDWICHES
Z OUR SALADS MADE FRESH EVERY DAY.
• COUNTRY SMOKE HOUSE
Z OPEN 9:30 A. M. TILL 8 P. M. 7 DAYS A WEEK
BURLESON
FLORAL
& NURSERY
Christmas Trees 89c &
Up. Graveside pieces—
Seasonal flowers for
every occasion, Potted &
Cut.....Centerpieces a
pood variety of Shrubs
and plants.
% Block West of
Blink Lite Highway 174
Hightower.
CROWLEY
and About
CORNER
by Ethel Fa tree
New Arrivals
o
New Post Office
New Arrival
Mrs.
MISS JO BETSY CAMPBELL
JAMES SIDNEY HAMPTON
WERE MARRIED DEC. 30
Nell
John
and
Stanley
of Dallas; Mr.
SUPER MARKETS
HONORED AT BRIDAL
SHOWER LAST THURSDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hamp-
Miss Glenda Lowe, was hon- ton have had as their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob T. Bing-
ham and Annie visited in Glen
Rose Sunday Jan. 1.
She
Dale
and
of
in
Methodist
pastor, Rev.
Mrs. Jack Chapman of Brown-
wood, Texas, visited her son
and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Chapman, Buddie and Sissy dur-
ing Christmas.
by Sherrill Dickeson
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Howell
and sons Mike and Mark of
Kansas City, Mo., visited friends
in Crowley during the holidays.
Dr. Howell, formerly pastor of
The Baptist Church of Crow-
ley, is now Prof, of the Dept,
of Christian Ethics of Midwes-
tern Baptist Theological Sem-
inary in Kansas City.
Mrs. J. W. Hart had as her
guest during the holidays, her
daughter, Mrs. Lessie Smith of
FL Worth.
Mrs. Aubrey W. Russell of
Lubbock, spent the past week-
end here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. W'lshire, and
her sister, Mrs. R. L. Wynne
and family.
and Mrs. Bill Smith and daugh-
ter June of Grand Prairie; Mr.
and Mrs. John Terry and sons
Charles and Don of Ft. Worth;
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith and
sons Alan and Neal of Rich-
land Hills; Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Gibson and son Tommy of Den-
ton; Mr. and Mrs. John McCar-
ter of Crowley. Also included
were their son, George and Miss
Nell Wadsworth of Crowley, a
sister of Mrs. Teeter.
For Crowley
The Post Office Department
is asking for bids on a new
Post Office Building, to be
leased to the Department for
a period of five years with a
five year option.
The building will contain 1200
square feet and will be air-
conditioned.
If any one is interested in
bidding on this project he should
get in touch with D. L. Stoker,
Jr., Postmaster Crowley, Texas.
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MR. AND MRS. J. D. MEADOR
ENTERTAINED LAST
THURSDAY NIGHT
Holiday guests of the J. H.
Race’s were: Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Tidwell of Abilene, Mr. and
Mrs. I. L. Sears, Clovis N. M.,
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Bradford
son Ronnie of Ft. Worth,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Alsup,
Dallas, Texas.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Bradford,
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bransom
and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wood
attended the wedding of James
Sidney Hampton and Miss Jo
Betsy Campbell at 8 p. m., Fri-
day, Dec. 30, at the Matthews
Memorial Methodist Church in
Fort Worth. Mr. Hampton is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Hampton of Crowley.
their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Hefflin and son,
Howard of San Anselmo, Calif.
Mr. Hefflin has returned to
San Anselmo, and Mrs. Hefflin
and Howard are spending two
weeks here before returning
to their home.
Mrs. Pat Boyett of Houston,
spent the Christmas holidays
with her sister, Mrs. John True-
love, and Mr. Truelove.
Other visitors in the True-
love home were Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Krajca and children,
Johnnie and Bonnie, and Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Krajca and
son, Richard Wayne, of Fort
Worth.
Miss Nancy Rogers has re-
turned to Baylor University,
after spending the Christmas
and New Year holidays at home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest R. Rogers. She also
visited her grandmother, Mrs.
G. G. Thompson, in Alvarado.
Around...
Crowley 4-H Club Has
Regular Monthly Meeting
The Crowley 4-H Club met
last Monday night for their
regular monthly meeting, and
a Christmas party. The offi-
cers for the new year were in-
stalled as follows: Chairman—
Nita Rountree: Girl Vice-Chair-
man—Jean Dickeson; Boy Vice-
Chairman—Mike Lasater; Sec.-
Kay Brothers; Treasurer—Louis
Chapman; Recreation Leaders—
Jeanette Legg and Benny Robt-
son; Council Delegates—Linda
Kay Hampton, Daphene Sim-
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NOTICE
Subscribers:
Please check subscription
date on your paper. Many of
your subscriptions expire with
in the next few weeks.
Please contact Sherrill Dick-
eson either for new, or renew-
als.
Telephone-Crowley-5-2664. ------------------—----------------—__
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Foust had
their four daughters and their
families with them for dinner
Christmas Eve and the exchang-
of gifts from a beautiful
Christmas tree: They were
Mrs. Faye Tinner and daughter
Nita Faye of Grand Prarie,
Mrs. Dorothy Pressly and three
sons of White Settlement, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Marriott and
children of Fort Worth, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Gilley and
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Foust spent
Christmas day with Mrs. Press-
ley and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jacob T. Bing-
ham celebrated their 40th wed.
ding anniversary last Monday
Jan. 2. They were married in
Gordonville, Texas.
and Daphene Simmons and
Christmas carols were led by
Kay Brothers and Dorothea
Chapman. After the recrea-
tion, refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark and
son, Ronny, of Malakoff, and
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Kirs. Roy Pressley
Clark of Dallas, spent New
Year’s day and night with Mrs.
Roy Clark’s mother, Mrs. Mary
Mrs. Earl Harbor and Tom-
my had as their dinner guests
Sunday night Mr. and Mrs.
loyle Kerr and daughter, Carole
of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Naugle of Fort Worth; Mr. and
Mrs. Vance Hendrix also of
Ft. Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bean
and family visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Dodgen and daughter Nell
of Cleburne. Rene Bean re-
mained in Cleburne and spent
several days with the Dodgen
family. The Dodgens are former
residents of Crowley.
Dinner Guests On Dec. 18
At Mr. and Mrs. Harry Teeter
Mayor and Mrs. Harry Teet-
er had as their guests at a din-
ner on Sunday, Dec. 18, mem-
bers of Mr. Teeter’s family. The
house was decorated through-
out in keeping with the season
and the traditional Christmas
dinner of turkey and all the
trimmings was served from a
table laid with a sequin trim-
med net cloth over satin. The
guests included: Mr. and Mrs.
Sid Teeter of Ft Worth; Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Smith and Mr.
Out of town holiday guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Hampton were their son
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Hampton and daughters Sandy
and Cindy and son Ray Jr., of
Slaton, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Thompson and son Geo.
of Artesia, N. M.
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Mr. and Mrs. John McCarter
spent Christmas with their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Smith of Richland
Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hamp-
ton had as their guests last Sun-
day afternoon, Mrs. J. Branch
Lewis of Austin; Mrs. Brina
Stephens of Dallas; Mr. Ed
Stanley of Ft. Worth; Mrs. John I Everett, and Pvt Jimmy Tinkly,
Stanley of Dallas; Mr. and ]’’’*••♦ nv'-
Mrs. Eldon Erikson and family
of Irving; Mr. and Mrs. John
Fred Stephens of Dallas; Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Tibeadeau and
daughter of Macon, Georgia;
Mrs. Dick Hefflin and son How-
ard of San Anselmo, California;
and Mrs. Scott Finks and son,
Scotty of Ft. Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Meador en-
tertained at their home last
Thursday night honoring Dr.
and Mrs. John C. Howell and
sons Mike and Mark of Kansas
City, Mo. Other guests in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hoff-
man and Sherrie; Mrs. Howard
Hom and Scotty; Mr. George
Teeter; Mrs. Vernon Wilshire;
Miss Janice Wilshire; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Mann; Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Stoker; Mrs. Mabie
Smith: Mrs. W. S. Horn; Miss
Wadsworth; Mrs.
McCarter; Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hampton; Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Race; and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Teeter.
and J Fort Sill Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton will
reside at 2922-A McCart St
They are graduates of Pnschal
High School, and the bridegroom
attended North Texas State
College.
Misa Jo Betsy Campbell and
James Sidney Hampton were
married last Friday night
Matthews Memorial
Church by the
Thomas Sterck.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I. Dee Campbell of
4113 Harlanwood Dr., and the
bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Hampton of Crow-
ley.
The bride was given in mar-
riage by her father. She wore
a beige wool suit and carried
a cascade of white roses.
Honor attendants were the
bride’s sister, Mrs. Charles
mons, and Sidney Round tree;
Reporters—Dorothea Chapman,
Janet Sellers, and Linda Blank-
enship; Song Leaders—Donna
Lasater, Sue Hampton, and
Joy Whitfill. Sherrill Dickeson
installed the new officers. Rec-
Mr*. C. M Collins had a
luncheon guests New Year's
day, her daughter, Mrs. Miko-
lee Lefevre of Fort Worth, and
her son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Collins and son,
Mike and Mark. Mrs. Leferve
spent the night with her.
Mr. and Mr J. ,n Taylor
have announce'* L.a •••■rival of
eat ion was led by Jeanette Legg • *°n, Wednesday, Deienu*»r
28, in the County Memorial
Hospital in Cleburne. The baby
weighed 7 pounds and has
been named Kim Karl. He has
a little brother, John Cleston,
age 1 year and 8 months.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Banks of Cleburne,
and Mrs. W. A. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Meador
are the proud grandparents of
a baby girl named Margie Ruth.
Parents of the new baby are
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bradley of
College Station, Texas.
Bradley was the former Miss
Frances Meador.
ored at a bridal shower last
Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Ferd Felt*. Peggy
Barnett presided at the guest
book and assisted Patti Hamp-
ton and Sherrill Dickeson in
serving the guests. Mias Lowe
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Lowe of Crowley,
ia the bride elect of Roger
Cunningham, son of Mr.
Mrs. H. M. Cunningham
Crowley.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hunt
visited their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mn. Ray-
mond Haas, in Fort Worth.
Also visiting in the Haas home
were their son, Ray Haas, his
wife, and children, Susanne,
Laurie, and Andy, of CrocketL
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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/m1/2/?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.