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attend.
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Sunday
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1*0L Perry
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try music talent search to bo con-
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August 1st.
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second floor of the building The
new office trispBoBi npwBOi will
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August 6,
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MOUNT VERNON (FRj
Ragan. Annie Cannon and J. C.
Wlnnshorqp W11U* Gert-
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and beautiful poung ladfea eompetsMpr
the Panther Hall
., Worth. America's
fountry music hall.
slevised‘'>eaeh week
Channel 11, Fort
inning act of the
■..Carnival will ap-
jplgtnwn Jftmboree
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Sign Contract Is 1
Interstate 30East
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CONGRESSMAN WRIGHT PATMAN and son Connor Patman, Texarkana, had lunch in Mount Vernon
on Tuesday, and visited with some of their friends here. Matters of - importance to Franklin County
and District 1 were discussed. Talking with Patman are; Postmaster M. P. Long, City Superintendent
F. J. Joyce, Jr., Mayor Charles Teague, Connor Patman, Wright Patman and State Representative
Neal Solomon, who is Patman's Franklin County campaign manager.
And Rodeo July 9-16
you will
itatisticalMaterialBeing
’repared For Mailers,
roe Franklin County Chamber
Commerce and the Franklin
unty Industrial Foundation are
the process of preparing statis-
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grates 18-Angies 8
mates won over the Angels
glldr Tuesday night, July
pore was tied in the fifth
shen Mike Stone knocked
run 'with the bases loaded
the Pirates a victory over
yls.
Byrd scored three times
for the Angels and Robbie Knotts
knocked a home run.
Winning pitcher was Mike Stone.
Losing pitcher wap Mark Byrd.
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Little League
July -7, Orioles vs. Mets.
July 8, Red Sox vs. Saltillo.
July 12, Senators vs. Orioles.
July 14, Mets vs. Saltillo.
July 15, Mets vs. Senators.
July 19, Saltillo vs. Orioles.
July 21, Senators vs. Saltillo.
July 22, Mets vs. Red Sox.
July 26. Red Sox vs. Orioles.
Brooks.
Mrs. Lowry Is survived h
sbns, Clovis, of Mount Verne
Carl of Sulphur Springs; oil
ter, Mrs. Lee Tillman of 1
Vernon; one granddaughter;
Paul Lennlngton of sj
Springs and one grandson, .'J.
Lowry of Marshall.
«See ROtAMX, FRge 8
in^Mount "'vernofi' iier parent) bers of the board of directors are: E-Texas Peach Festival S£-
Final Services
Held For
W. (I. Rutledge
Final services were iieiu for 1
G. (Garlon) Rutledge, 62, of Gs
land Friday, July 1. at the Fit
Methodist Church in Mount Vs
non at 3 p.m. Rev. Melvin Bleu
soe and Rev. Theo Wright officii
ed. Interment was in the Cl
Cemetery.
He was born November 25, IM
in Franklin County.
Pallbearers were Max Rutladi
Wayne Robinson. Bobby Blbg
Turner Petty, Pat Lindley ai
Kenneth Meek. K
Survivors include his wtl
Clovis of Garland; one daughfa
Mary Alice Thompson, Conwi
Arkansas; one son, Keith of Doe
las. Arlaena; one brother, Bill
Euless, and five sisters, Mrs. R
Hightower, Mrs Morris Carrin
ton and Mrs. M. P Long. Men
Vernon; •_ Mrs. Howell Copelaa
Paris and Mrs. Maurice Moults
Texarkana and three grandson*.
for the Bast Tessa Peach Queen title.
Contestants sponsors are:
Kathy Banks. John E. Smith Or-
chard; Cathy ^Campbell. Forbfog
, Sheriff John
this week that n
J were investigate
9 during the July
Local IWaAo Be
! Judge In
Music Ta
Jim Baas,
Singing At BopeweU
Cnmn—Hj Center
The regular second Sunday sing-
ing at Hopewell will be held at
2 p.m. Sunday. July 10.
Memorial Day
At Pleasant Hill
Memorial Day and Homecoming--------r Txrrw
will be observed Sunday at Pleas- of community, make your business
ant Hill. Basket lunch will be ser-
ved at noon under the arbor.’ ‘
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Dismissed were J
Glenn Penn, M. P.J?
Graham, Lydia SpmifoiFY Bessie
Miller, Margene Stevens, Joe Bass,
I* E. Seay. Ethel Mahaffey, Mal-
colm Mahaffey, V. F. Davis Jackie
Hopkins. Gursie Palmer, Kenneth
Talley, and Deloris Inlta Davis.
SBA Marshall
Office Moves To *
New Location
The Marshall Regional Office of
BmaU Business Administration will
move to new offices effective July
5, 1966. The office wHl be located
at Travis-Terrace. 505 Bast Travis
on the
The OLD MEN
High School boys
bell game ea Mon
i ducted by Radio Station KCAR in
; Clarksville in coopers!
Avery Chamber of Col
JCCAR Country >f|MA
[ held Saturday oignK __
in the Avery school gymnasium.
The talent sear** .< will provide
I the Winning countrl music act
from the four states area the op-
portunity to appear on the famous
Cowtown Jamboree from Panther
Hall in Ft. Worth-
In addition to the chance for
the top act to. appear oa stage
. with nationally . acclaimed stars,
cash awards w
Cleb
monthly
meeting, July 12, at the riding
arena at 8:00 p.m.
Those that have ice eream freez-
ers are asked to bring lee cream
Those that do not are asked to
bring a cake.
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Division at the Peach Food Ckm-
test, which includes school egs gtreet, Marshall. Texan,
'ygutti, beautiful stiver trays will be
awarded in all categertoa Usted
above except peach ice cream.
Contest rules are listed in the
East Texas Peadh Festival Brecfc-
or profession better.
Serve youth and organise Inter-
H. C. King will be the speak- Ad clubs, pursue effective public
relations, - emphaize the interna-
Everyone interested in the ceme- tiohallty at Rotary, engage in world
community service and contribute
to the Rotary Foundation.
President Evans in closing
stated. “I pledge you my best and
ask you for yemr beet.” --------
Bill Stribling told the club there plate pies, cobblers and peach lee
is a move being made to establish cream. Any adult male or female
a junior college in the Mount ia eligible to enter. In the Junior
Credit Association 32nd
Annual Meeting Is Set^
J. J. Speneer, President of the
Sulphur Springs Production Credit
Asaodation announces that the 32-
*' ' nd Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
He said a total of seven accM-
ante were reported but damage in
two of them was fo minor that no
accident reports were filed. Bte
said no injuries were reported tn
any of the accidents and
damage wm light
Three accidents were li
ed by Highway Patrol
Cody, one by Highway I
Mike Severn and one b;
Douglas Gteeney.
The eccglent invest!
Bevern occurred at about
last Thursday at the blit
on the southwest corns.
square. Involved was a 1950 Ford
Pickup driven by William SuottK
Roue 2, Mount Vernon, who war
traveling east and attempted a
left turn. He stopped in the west
bound lane and was struck by a
1965 Honda Motorcycle, traveling
west, and driven by Larry R.
Thompson, Sulphur Springs.
Highway Patrolman Cody
one D.W.I. charge on July 2
Tittle said four boys were c
swimming In the City Lal
June 27 and were filed on ii
court. They paid fines and
released.
He said A Winnsboro rei
was filed on June 30 for egg
ed assault with a shotgun. H
the subject was later reloae
bond. He said several cat
drunkeneee and one vagrancy ease
be open were alee filed.
Admitted to Franklin County
Hospital June 28 through July 6
were Glenn Penn, Nadine Jen-
nings, Bill Burns. Erpest Pope.
w^.., _ Zachary, Eliza Ellen Dun-
President “MIS* Pittsburg”, Brenda Duncan; een^and Fairs Rogers, Franklin
^ Jaekie Hopkins, WnfleM, Pearl
dent, thanl
retiring b<
various cut
Other activities include ibe
business matters Batch Queens Dance. 8:00 P.M..
/the attention of July «th. Little Theatre and
.. —Dance. July 12th, Poach
Id Contest and Auction, July 14th,
H. Three day Rodeo. July 14-16. Jinx
Of Mt Basu BnaebaU Tournament, ,
be July 15-16. Peach Eating Coateat. <
ST Jufr 16tk and Livestock Judging ,
and awards. July 15th.
SUMMER
BASEBALL
LITTLE LEAGUE
I Senator* 1A Saltillo 16
I The Little League Senators de-
lasted the Saltillo tegm 14-10,In a
Lame played on Thursday night,
Dune 30.
I Winning pitcher was Kelly Car-
kile and losing pitcher was David
Harris.
1 I Bebo Cargile scored three runs
If or the Senators.
Orioles 16. Saltillo 2
The Orioles defeated Saltillo 16-
2 ip Little League play last Friday
mtnL
Winning pitcher was Ronny
snson and losing pitcher was
Womack.
nny Hicks and Steve Byrd
1 three runs each for the
y. Gregory Carr hit a home
Red Sox 7, Senators 1
The fled Sox defeated the Sena-
tors 7-1’Jn Little League play on
Tuesday night. 1
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Johns Fruit Farm; Mary Ann.
Enochs. Benton Peach Orchards;
Lynn Hancock, Howards Fruit
He Farm; Mary Hooton, Ray Ransom
THURSDAX.3U.VL 1966
WEATI
j /INFORMATION
The weather information given
below are for the 24-hour period
ending at 7 a.m. on the day listed.
Day Temperature
Max. Min.
96 -
90
— 91
-i- 89
Tuesday 92
Wednesday 93
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Ridins Ctab To Have
Meettaf July 18
* The Mt. Vernon Riding
will have it* regular
Dennis Jordan, the winning
Itcner, threw a no hitter. Losing
pitcher wm Kelly Cargile.
The Red Sox scoring came In
the third inning with practically
•very player scoring a run.
PEE WEE LEAGUE
Ann* 89 Giants 1
The Angels won over the Giants
20 to 1 Friday night. JulJd-
Ken Slaughter and Mike Jag-
gers got three rubs each fd^ the
Angels, with ea*R of the othqr
ynembers of the teem one run
foe Glands.
Johns Fruit Farm; Adera Lawson,
Griffin Fruit Farm; Bmnda ftfod-
dox, Drennan Fruit Farm; Susan
Spearman, Dr. R. L. Johnson; Mary
Taylor, Morris Fruit Farm; Janice
Toney, Hill Fruit Farm.
The Pageant will also host “Miss
Texas", Mary Lou Butler; "Miss
Hughes Springs’’, Barbara Kerr;
"Hopkins County Dairy Queen,”
Judy Gillis; ."Rose Queen’., Nancy
Allison Smith, "Miss Mt. Pleas-
ant,” Bonnie Kridler; "Autumn
Trails Queen:, Dianne Ruth Boyd;
“Miss Daingerfield,” Jene Free-
man; “Miss Steel Queen." Cheryl
Settle; “Lady-in-waiting to Yam-
boree Queen,” Elaine McPeek; and
Final Rites
Held For
Mik Lowry
Mrs. Nettie Lowry, 85, sw
ed Monday, July 4, at the Frmkl
President Of Rotary Club
Bill Smith was installed as nresi- Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Pitts- < Franklin County people should
dent of the Mount Vernon Rotary burg, Daingerfield ares. He said keep themsqlves informed about
Club for the 1966-67 Rotary year a meeting was being scheduled the matter.
shortly after July 15 to discuss Those appointed to^committees
the project and suggested that I
information, tax information, and
utility information.
The mailing pieces will be furn-
ished to the groups by Southwes-
tern Electric Power Co.
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Final Services
Held For
Edna Taylor
Mrs. Edna Taylor, 77, a resident
of Stephenville 41 years, passed
•way Wednesday, June 29. Funer-
al services were held Friday ..July
1, in the Chapel of Stepheuyjjle
Funeral Home at 10 o’clock.lJleV.
Leslie Green offlclsted. IntertoMd
was. in the Ergth Gardens of ftfo’m-
^he was boro November 18.1888,
L; ^22—Lt
wene Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tlttfo
Mrs. Taylor wta muoied DMom-
ber 1906 to fbimT Tgjdor who
precede* her fo death, DcgUMbti
iyl«r «< Yyte«. <»b
iimiBwi, aw* Francta Gideon 48
Stephenvillg. five grandchildren,
one brother, Dr. Guy Tittle of
Dale and one sister. Mrs. Ethel
Barnard-of Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa.
at 8:00 PM. July 9tk when twehwphe broctairo. S( 1
The three day rodeo Is sppfoved
by the IntarnaUonal Rodeo As- 1
soClailon and will attract some
the nation's top contestant^ The t
Pittsburg Jsycee’s will operate a
Portable jail this year to anwrt and
confine violators that do not have
on western apparel. It Is reported
that violators will be required to
purchase a rodeo ticket to get re-
leased from the Jsycee’s jail. The
big parade, will be staged down-
town Pittsburg starting at 6:00
P.M., July J4th.
HOSPITAL NEWS
VISITING HOURS
2:09 To 4tM P.ftL |
7:99 Te fofo P.M. ,
ON THE BROADWAY (
County Hospital. Services IJwere
held at the First Baptist Church
Tuesday, July 5 ,at 3 p.mARev.
Perry Griffith and Rev. 0. M.
Taylor officiated. Interment was in
the City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Leonard Byrd,
Homer Carter. Dan Tillman, R. B.
Gandy, A. C. Lowry and >. Leu
Brooks. £
dent of the Mount Vernon
Club for the 19*9-67 Rotary year
at the meeting of the club last
Friday. Other officers of the club
installed were: Edson Reynolds,
vice-president; and, Ed Mortow,
secretary-treasurer. Other mem-
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nvestigated Here
t' Tittfo reported ~
Lkertoulf accidents
jp tn the county
< week end.
five grata
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Ing on Ji
some Imt ___ _
to be brought to the attention of Ju
the stoikhiftgeee. Bq
W. N. Stokes Jr., President
Eilis Lanier, Secretary of the
roal Intermediate Credit Beni
cash awards will also be given to
the top three contestant*. First
plaoa winner wilLjrapislye *25 cash,
^nd place will Wfp
cdsh award win be m*de
3rd place act.
The talent cc ‘ 1 ‘
to any amateur penntry music act-
vecalist, instrumentalist, or singing _
group-from the four states area. | jf
An act Which earned less than
---- from musical activities dur- |Ia|4
the past 12 months, will be llvlU
idered as amateurs and elig-
J participate in the Country
. Titont wishing to tator
write to Co*afoy Carnival,
Box 609, Cltakavllla. Tnaa*. before
"‘•nt 4
j-event ta additita Park.
ton broker1 and ¥ mefober ta «• ” T
DalMn Cotton Exchange for 66
-j-rt- * '
He was a member of the BBrte-
ers and belonged to the Eart Daft-
las Christian “-Church where he
was a member oP-the Slater BMe
Claes. a ,
Survivors Include hie wife, Ms*.
Charlie B. Arringtag; two dauD»-
2S.
Dallas; two brothers, R. S. Arring-
ton of Dallas and Louie Arring-
ton of Midland; five sistars, Mro.
R. D. Smith Sr.. Mrs. J. E. Bentfr
Sr., Mrs. Blanch McDowell, Mt*.
Grace Millholland and Mrs. Lae
P. Pierson, all of Dalias;
grandchildren and
gnmdchlldreu , ' ——
Pallbearers were Robert Nw .
Jack S. Pappa, James RssU J-
Bently. R. D. Smith end M. CL
Anderson. ,
Miss Elizabeth Holman, reigning
T^xas rt*foe Stete^PeMh1 Q^fr foEfl^-Marthtez. CaUforola; M. P.
mternaiionai u d
Peach Queen July 9th .
Mr. Elton Acker will make his
final appearance as “Mr. Peach
Fuzz.” Mr. Acker, principal of the
Pittaburg High - School won the
title during the 1965 Peach Page-
ant by popular vote of the audience
after stiff competition including a
talent contest.
The activities for 1966 include
the Peach Food Contest to be held
on July Uth. *300.00 cash awards
will be presented winners in six
categories including peach preser-
ves. jams and marmalades, jelltoe,
tlcal and other material whlcl
be used in mailing pieegg. 1
wlU be sent to industrial prog
The materials were discufo
a meeting last Thursday moi
Attending the meeting were
lee Lowry, president of the
C.; L. D. Lowry, Jr., presldt
the Industrial Foundation; Cl
Teague, secretary-treasurer c
FMiMatlonr'*J! ***L Connally. «*-
ector -*nd member of the ogecu- V; -
tifre committee of the Foundation; F
Toby Abney, p£ the industrial de- 1^.,
velqpment department of South- y
western Electric Power Co.; and . >
James T. Bass, publisher of the |
Mount Vernon .,Optic-Herald. |
The mailliig pieces will Include ]
information regarding sites avail- I
able for industry which includes ]
two tracts owned by the Industrial I
Foundation and other sites which, j
are available to the Foundation.
They will include labor supply
Smith then presented Kelley wlthf-Prutt Farm; Caqdy Carpenter. Pat.
a past president's pin. "
Smith told the club of ettend-
ing the district conference la MU.
Pleasant earlier in the weqta He .. .
predicted that District 50. of Fruit Farm;_ Janie Johns, Billie
which Mount Vernon Is a’'part,
will have a very iictive year Under
the guidance of Robert B. Moody,
District Governor, and Doyle Mc-
Kinney, who will be assisting
Moody. Moody is a member of the
Park Cities Club, Dallas.
Smith said much was said at the
conference about the coming year
being the “Go, Go Year." Smith
said emphasis would be placed
on Rotary information with war
being declared on ignorance. It was
also pointed out, according to
Smith, that Rotarians need to be
more aggressive and let the peo-
ple known they are leaders In the
community.
Rotary International
Richard L. Evans, Salt Lake City,
Utah, has adopted a theme tor
the year of “A Better World
Through Rotary.” Local Rotarians
were urged by the f / ’ /
President through a recording to
share Rotary by adding new mem-
bers, share Rotary through organiz-
ing new clubs, enjoy Rotary
through fellowship, discover needs
srlAg’ tar sto mm
Mar hfoata P -
eluded with the judges ratings. ““‘IT
talent will M judged ee musical
ability, showmanship, stage pre-
sence, and audiejwe acceptance
The Cowtoww / J*mboree has
grown to become the Southwest's
leading countay tousle show and is
headquarters fof some of country
music's biggest Dames. The show
originates in f “
ballroom in Ft.)
most beautiful
The show is tel
over KTVT, 0
Worth. The w^r
KCAR Country/
pear on the qf
at a date to be
Ing the local sli
The Avery C^ftrtbor of Com-
merce ia co-spomo* of the Coun-
try Carnival of Its from the
event will be uty to auppdrt com-
munity project^yv^ • '
Final Ritte
Held For
Leslie Harper
Leslie S. Hsrper. 68, passed away-
June 30 at the Memorial Hospital
in Sulphur Springs. -Final rites
were held Saturday, July 2, at
2:30 p.m. at the Lake Chapel
Church by Rev. C. M. Taylor, Rev.
James Edge and Rev. Lee Maye.
Interment was to Fairview Ceme-
tery. /.<'
He was born tn Titus County,
December 28, 1898.
Survivors include hie wife, Mrs.
Zadle Harper. Sulphur Bluff; three
aons, R. M. Harper. Shelby Harper,
Sulphur Bluff eta^iMry Harper.
Garland; 1 daughter', Mrs. Cecil
Martin, Sulphta Bluff and one
sister. Mrs. Wylie Roberts of Mt.
Vernon.
Pallbearers wars nephews.
Honorary pallbearers were tes-
ter Teen Ab Parchman, J. J. Spen-
cer, Daniel Lemon, Roy Parchman,
N. E. Dupree. ‘ Wyite Williams,
Henry Weaver, Roy Holder and
Cecil Blrdaong. ‘
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1966, newspaper, July 7, 1966; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278324/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.