Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1979 Page: 4 of 17
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Weekend Specials
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October 4, 5, & 6
Reasonable Prices
Open Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:30
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Hamburger Helper.
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Closed Monday
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First National Dank
of Mount Vernon, Texas
First Notional Dank
75'
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Fall
Planting
Onion
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Afghan
First P
BANK
Financed The
Shoes For The Whole Family
At
Bulbs
See the exciting new collection
of game tables
Now on display
’ at Lowry's....ot
course. Free
delivery with
care.
DfCOPATOF ASSISTANCf
BY PROFESSIONALS
1 5 30 Mon.
Jtral Gillen
The letter II
in the I-ord w|
he will light I
you for good!
Then the I
examples of H
financially bl
cited a Carll
letter and not
later "he die
Do you Im‘I
even know J
does this vl
threatening
Vernonite th
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pet soil.11 ly Ixl
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things foi Hil
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NESTLES CHOCOLATE CHF
Cookie Mix__
771 South
Mt Pleasant
Mini Moll
S. Side Of Sq
p in
Mt
Now, if an
mentioned in
The Ixird kn<
DUNCAN HUES DELUXE II
Orange Supreme Cake Mix_2 ^79'
BETTY CHOCKEH
Gingerbread Mix.
DUNCAN HINES
Moist AndEasyCake Mix__2 *105
CHEF BOYARDEE
Sausage Pizza.
Fri. A Sat.
6:30 A 9:00
We Make Local Deliveries
Jo's Greenhouse
537 4996
Mt. Vernon
UNClZ BEN«
Long Grain And Wild Rice: ^_2 fA 115
B€TTf CWOCKFF STHTN FROST
Chocolate Cake Mix____2
CHEF BOYARDEE
Lasagna Dinner.
Matinee Both Feature*
Sat. A Sun.
2:30
T Y
Sun.-Thurs.
6:30 A 8:45
Rated P G.
FORCE
OF
ONE
Jennifer O'Neill
And
Chuck Norris
Rated P.G
Fri. A Sat.
if
LARRY'S SHOES
RETIRED
were this yeJ
at the home
ball game,
recognized
District H
Economic* I
con June lion I
County HoJ
AsMMiation I
County HoJ
Association I
day evening
at « 00 in
Spring* High
making Deu
hur Springs,
program bed
The progi
Professional
spo
$J 50
Pillsbury Pie Crust Mix____72'
According to JV Coach
Ronnie Hom, the player*
main problem stems from
the lack of a combined team
effort among the member*
of the squad
The Tigers will compete
against Hughes Springs on
Thursday October 4, al the
Tiger Stadium They will
play beginning al 7 (JO pm
Linda Scott, I
winked off .ml
past three ye.I
crocheted ImiI
The tune wal
since Ms Scot!
captured first I
Small Afghani
the 1979 State H
6t40 A 8:45 ;
Svn.-Thvrs.
6:40 A 8:30 =
CAR...
The afghani
display in til
Budding, on tl
nils. October r>|
tie easily recogl
very colorful I
ap|>earance of I
ve. I
Ms S«.'<>tt is
of Mr and Mrs
Mt Vernon and
a registered i
Presbyterian
Dallas
of Mount Vernon, Texos
"A Speciol Bonk
For
Spedol People"
ing» last Thursday night
The final scores were 16 16,
15 9 and 15-4
Sharon Eargle and Sheila
Group Returns From Tour
Evelyn Edwards. Eppze
Harn* Fannie Maxton and
Ola Foster returned to Mt
Vernon Saturday from a two
weeks tour of Alaska
They flew from DEW to
Vancouver, British Colom-
bia. where they began a
three day cruise on the ship,
S.S. Veendam. through the
Inside Passage, with a seven
hour visit in Ketchikan to
tour the town and see the
Tiger Stadium before the
game between the Mt.
Vernon Tigers and Hugh-
es Springs Mustangs
i Staff Photol
Payne of Hagansport
Mr and Mrs W
Rethfuss of Irving spent the
weekend with her mother,
Mrs Hess Juniper
Mrs J W Carter visited
her sister. Mrs la-la Adams,
in Bogata Monday after
noon
Mr and Mrs J H Ward
attended graveside rites for
Richard Arthur of Houston
Wednesday morning at old
Saltillo Cemetery
Woodrow Hightower and
son Kelly of Azle. Mr and
1 Mrs Bill Jones and daugh
I ter, Lois, of Mesquite, and
* Mr and Mrs Edwin Holder
| of Sulphur Springs visited
Mr and Mrs Hoy Hightower
S during the weekend
_ _________‘ “ 1 “ , and
good serves making points Pleasant tonight
for Mt V.._.----
We jjove A Large Selection
Of
$]13
For*
fUt. Benton ©ptir-Heralii
1’agr 4 Thun, . Oct. 4. 1979
Mt Vernon. Franklin County. Texas
salmon going up the creek to I
spawn and die. They I
returned to the ship and I
sailed on to Juneau, Alaska I
for two days Juneau is I
reached by sea and air. so I
they boarded the M V I
Fairweather for an all day 1
cruise up Lynn ('anal to I
Skagway, a historically ’
preserved boom town
Their bus tour followed the
Trail of 98 on the Alaskan
Highway through Youkon j
Territory to Beaver Creek
and Whitehorse and to
Fairbanks. Alaska A visit to
Mt McKinley and a close
view of grizzly bears, moose, I
sheep and birds
The last two days were
spent m Anchorage with a j
tour to Portage Glacier and
a close view of icebergs
They flew back to Dallas
Ola Foster was tour
director and planned the
Clayton P
Hagansport
Eureka Schools
PlanHomecoming
Eureka and Hagansport m
Schools will have their I
annual homecoming at the ■
Hagansport Community Ce- ■
nter Saturday night, October ■
6 and Sunday. October 7 I
There will be singing B
are B
requested to take a covered B
dish for Sunday noon I
Everyone is invited 7
We Are Taking Orders For
Fruit And Hut Trees
For November Delivery
Lipton Cup A Soup__;___2 fot
> i i i r
vl If I
BAM .
9
oi
AMY GRIFFITH carried
the flow ers Io be present-
ed to the 1979 homecom-
ing queen and was
escorted by Craig Crav-
er. Samantha Tinsley
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Personals
Mr and Mrs
Laws of Sacramento, laid October 2
ornia recently visited Mr
and Mrs A J Uw» of
Scroggins and Mr and Mrs
"OVER
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DICKSON'S
SALVAGE I UNCLAIMED FREIGHT
USDA FOOD COUPONS WELCOME
MT. VERNON__________537 4931
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Burleson (.allege
Reunion Planned
The annual reunion of
teachers and former stud
ents fo Burleson College will
be held October 13. 1979. a'
the Ramada Inn Restaurant
at 10 oo a m in Greenville
An exiellent program
awaits you along with fun.
food, inspiration and Texas
Style Fellowship You can
not afford to miss this /\s
soon as you read this in your
local paper, mark the date
on your calendar Then call
someone you know needs to
come and fill your car Will
you please bring your Cotton
Boll Annual?
ONE ACRE"
It s Something To See
Something exciting is o/woys happening
of Lowry s
ember 29. at Tiger
stadium when the Mt.
\ ernon Tigers battled the
Hughes Springs Mustangs
<Staff Photo*
I Lt. Crittrndon
I Reports For
I Marine Duty
1 Manne 2nd Lt Bryan K
I Criltendon, whose wife,
| Sherri, is the daughter of
I Curtis and Dove Wall of
I Route 2. Saltillo, Texas, has
I reported tor duty with the
I 2nd Marine Division, Manne
I Corps Base, Camp Lejeune,
I North Carolina
I A 1974 graduate of
I Valentine High School, Vai
I entine, Texas, and a 197B
r graduate of Texas A4M
[ I'mversity, College Station.
Texas, with a bachelor's
degree, he joined the Marine
Corps in January 1979
I
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tMGinWlNG
$
IHH I1 SWISFOHI). was
escorted bv Robby Lyles,
during pre-game cere-
monies at which time the
1979 Homecoming Queen
was crowned Saturday.
September 29. at the
Old El Paso Taco Sauce.-2
NOODLE O» CHICKEN NOOOtf
Lipton's Dry Soup Mix__
Vt liter Board Reviews Operations
fund in the amount
$3,978 67 were also approv
i*d
The only other order of
business at this meeting was
the approval of the minutes
of the July 2. July 16. July 19.
August 8 August 20 August
31. and September 17
mi'etings
Jfo,
Professional Landscaping
Hwy. 37 5. Jo Portor
Mt. Vornon 588-2947
■I
phomore duchess, was
escorted by Brad Bats
during pregame home-
coming coronation cere-
monies Saturday, Sept-
Phona 572-6321
Starfs Friday
CINBMA II
regular
<tctolx'r I,
of several
2
JV Volleyball Team Wins One, Loses Two
The Mt Vernon junior mg* last Thursday night Sheila * IS good serve*
varsity volleyball team won The final wore* were 16 14, coring alao
one game and lost two in a 15 V and 15-4 jWMir varsity gu-j*
match against Hughes Spr Sharon Earale and Sheila are scheduled to compete
f I r
was crown bearer and
was escorted by Jeff
Hunnicutt during pre-
game coronation cere-
monies. (Staff Photo)
JV Football
Team Defeated
M By Rivercreat
The Mt Vernon Tiger
junior varsity football team
was defeated by the River
crest Rebels 12-0 tn a heated
match Thursday. September
27. at the Rebel Stadium
The Board of Directors of
the Franklin County Water
District met in
session Monday
to take . care
matters of business
Lists of (lending items
delinquent accounts, income
and expenditure accounts
for the first nine months of
1979 were reviewed and
discussed
An extension of lease to
John Abbott of El Dorado
Beach was approved
Bills for payment from th<-
maintenance and operating
/ A i
Tiger Stadium
Photo)
Take a good look at him. If he
seems happy and relaxed, you
know he's gotten his loan through
the home town Bank—
fAI05
BY ITS OWNER!
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b
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Graham were the high point against ITainiand October 2
server* throughout the gam- at the Mt Vernon gyrnna*
es with nine of Sharon * 14 turn, and againat Ml
. ... . ^l tn Mt
Vernon and 10 of Vernon tieginning at 6 qo
Winnsboro girl* and
Vernon player* will
compete here in Mt Vernon
Willard also, at 6 uo p m Tuesday,
BIRTHS
Mr and Mrs Daniel Lee
Wooten of Winnsboro are
proud to announce the birth
of a daughter at Franklin
County Hospital on Septem
ber 27 at 12 09 a m She
weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces
and was named Shanna
lienee
Mr and Mrs
LeRoy Ragsdale of Winns
txiro announce ’.he arrival of
a baby daughter at Franklin
County Hospital on Septem
her 27 at 4 <M a m Her name
is Misty Dawn and she
weighed 7 pounds I5k*
ounces
Mr and Mrs Malory
Clifford Marks of Mt
Vernon proudly announce
the birth of a baby girl. There will be
Teressa Yvonne, at Franklin Saturday night and all
County Hospital on Septem-
ber 29 at 8 02 pm She
weighed 9 pounds. 8 ounces
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Bass, Lonatish H. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1979, newspaper, October 4, 1979; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330356/m1/4/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.