The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1963 Page: 2 of 31
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Mr. and Mrs. Ban N. Curd. Belvedere Room atop the Con
Jr. have returned from a vaca-
tion trip to Mexico City. They
left the Houston
attended both
• Mr. and Mm Billie How-
Protestant
and
a few weeks ago that Lady and prayers for the new Presi-
returned to
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Our Sincere Best
Wishes To The New
GRIMES
pays,” Mr. Walters said.
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SOUTHERN
Of this dear Land of Liberty ...
GRACE
HOSPITAL
FOR
APPLED as DIRECTED mm pats OFF
THANKSGIVING
SUPPLY
DAY
rich
ome of Mr and Mrs J. P. and family Thuriday night
They also went to the wed
ecler Sunday for their son.
Mrs. Billy Scholwinski, Steve
Fridve, Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Fridye and children, all of watched their TV sets they
week-end with Mrs Arnold the sad news came that he
Perry and girls of Navasota
was dead the whole country
while the man went deer wept
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MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL
dedicated
’ and the1
Mrs. John McLaren of Nava-
iota and R. H. Pittman of
hoped that the President was
not hurt too bad, but when
Wheelers.
Having
Catholic-
people still die of tuberculosis.
Although fewer people die of
TB than in the past, many
thousands fall ill with the
disease — about 55,000 a year.
ANTON MATTERN standing in check
rows where no fertilzer was added and
A BOIL TEST made at Texcas AAM Dai
versity revealed that the soll n aided a ter-
tilizer composed of 60 per cent nitrogen. 60
per cent phosphate and no potash. In add-
tion to this a 1.000 pounds of lime per acr
was added. Anton Mattern, standing in
and returned the same way.
While in Mexico City, they
Dear Lord, we thank Thee for this day
That turns our hearts and prayers toward Thee,
Grateful for Thy loving care
NEWS FROM
Courtney
Return from Vacation
Trip to Mexico City -
For bounteous harvests that assure
Our daily bread; for love and home.
For health and hope. But most of all.
That we are free ... to stay or roam,
Houston.
Mrs. Ruth Porry spent the
MEWS FROM
Anderson
YOU EVERY
SUCCESS
by Mm. Hugh I. Clifford
This whole community as
well aa the world was shock
ed over the tragedy which
occured in Texas the past few
days Thanks to Navasota Ra
dio Station for keeping us in-
formed. Like so many others,
“Just can not believe ‘tis true.”
Have been watching TV and
not much news this week. Our
hearts go out to Jackie Ken-
nedy and the two lovely chil-
dren. May God be very near
to them. Also may God watch
over our new President Lyn-
don Johnson and Mrs. John-
son. Little did we think just
A few sugar maples grow in
East Texas.
To think and speak, to teach and pray
Each as he wills. Lord, help us find,
When (casting's over, ways to share
These precious gifts with all mankind!
Maureen Murdoch
KEEP NAVASOTA
BEAUTIFUL
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their place in Courtney.
H. D. Council Meets
The Grimes County Home
Demonstration Council met at
the City Hal Friday at 2 p.m.
with three clubs represented.
It was a sad meeting as all
by Mrs. Ruth Perry
There were forty guests at
1 homecoming lunch at the
Church on Sunday and hear-
ing the splendid things said
of President John F. Kennedy
parents were away.
• Mrs. Orville Lamar of Bel-
...... .............
tinental Hilton Hotel
The Curd children, Tommie
need you and you will find
a welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lane
Shine of Porter was with his
mother, Mrs. H. D. Shine on
Saturday at Lynn Grove.
Mrs. H. £ Pinny and two
^^sss^JsrssLst
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F. Kennedy. A man that was
strong in what he believed in
Joining the family for
nksgiving season will
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dent and family makes one
want to grow closer to God
and to be more tolerant and
determined to do the right
thing always so far as one
can.
O yes! A happy Thanksgiv-
ing to all the Examiner force,
to readers of this column and
friends throughout Texas, you
in Austin and Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sullivan
and family, Mrs W C Leiber
and Wayne went to the wed-
ding in Houston of Miss Eliza-
beth Ann Kaspar and Robert
got 52 bales and 200 pounds
of lint cotton from his 47
acre tract.
"This is good evidence that
fertiliser, properly applied ar
cording to soil test recom-
Bird Johnson would be the
"First Lady.” We thrill today
to know that we had a few
words with her as she shook
our hands in San Antonio,
when she had been but three
days home from the big trip
abroad.
Rev. G. Ray Lloyd at An-
derson came to Lynn Grove
for 9:30 am. church Sunday.
Sabbath School followed. Roy
Weaver always has a splendid
Mrs. C. R. Truett, chairman,
called the meeting to order
and led the group in the club
prayer and a prayer for the
Kennedy family and the new
president and his family.
Mrs. Charles Cavanaugh,
secretary, read the minutes
and Mrs. Glenn Lemon, trea-
surer. gave the financial re-
port. Recommendations for the
1964 club year were read and
adopted The Council Christ-
mas party was set for 2 pm.
on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Na-
vasota. Clubs will be notified
of the place for the party.
hunting
Mire Evelyn Lan Longham
and Miss Julia Routt of bana
were guests last week of Mrs!
R P Siddall
Mr. and Mrs. K. C, Varner
and daughter, Shirley, Mrs.
Thelma McLaren, Mrs. Una
l
Anton Mattern Finds Soil Test
Profitable for Small Cotton Farmers
their home in
doesn't cost, it
Tuberculosis — .the oldest
known respiratory disease —
attacks without warning,
sometimes not revealing its
presence for years.
never forget. As everyone lis-
tened to their radios and
lesson, all near here should Houston after a few days at
be present each Sunday. we
night clubs including the
< Port Arthur were guests of
Mrs. W C. Leiber and Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs Willie Lelbei
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lee l er and family There were
zuests from Livingston, Beau-
nont. Madisonville, North
Zulch, Bryan, Clute, Iola and
Montgomery An enjoyable
time was spent by all Mrs.
Charles Zurich and children
of California returned home
Monday after a few days visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P Beeler
. 1, *
_ . . .. . mendations.
Each year, more than 10,000
that couldn’t happen but did
Mr. and Mrs. Bully Fridye and it happened in Texas.
gluts Bunday were Mr. and something we as Texans will
TURNER, PIERCE & GEERE
mama’aseqa
had just learned of the death
children at California with her of President Kennedy.
Friday in Clute _________
and Mrs. Steve Kirkpatrick cou
Mr. and Mm. Willie Leiber ask
wishing!
' Thanks to a soil test and
properly applied fertilizer, An-
ton Mattern of Plantersville
has discovered that he can
produce more cotton on less
acreage and that the profit
picture is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Mattern and
their ten children make their
home on a 47-acre cotton farm
located one mile east of
Plantersville on State High
way 105. They have three
other children who are grown
and now out on their own.
On the recommendation of
County Agent Henry Walters
Mr. Mattern had a soil test
conducted by Texas AAM Uni
versity.
This test revealed that the
soil needed a liberal applica-
tion of 60-60-0 fertilizer
______,___,____to the family ana loved ones
Rhodes of Houston. Mr and of our former president John
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a " ’ini
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Airport on a Pan American Jet Mrs D L HilI, while their
(Sixty per cent nitrogen, sixty
per cent phosphate and nc
potash): The soil tests alar
recommended the application
of 1,000 pounds of lime pet
acre.
Mr. Mattern measured off
three test strips, each an acre
long. One received no ferti
lizer and lime and the other
received fertilizer but no lime
Where no fertilizer or lime
was used the yield was 1,320
pounds of seed cotton per acre
This jumped to 1,848 pounds
of seed cotton per acre where
the 60-60-0 was used, but no
lime was applied.
Where the 60-60-0 fertilizer
was used plus 1,000 pounds of
lime per acre the yield jump-
ed to a whopping 2,310 pounds
per acre, for a 462 pound in
crease as a result of applying
the lime. As compared to the
1,320 pounds per acre where .
no fertilizer was used, his
yield showed an increase of
990 pounds of seed cotton per
acre.
Mr. Mattern carried on a
good poisoning program along wuaam
with his other good farming "
methods As a result of all of -
it put together Mr Mattern mmmadadfaammhud
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At Miller’s Theatre
Dec. 1,263.
Hopkins hMB «Mt ere ehan never for
e visiting"Ite. get dm, “Ank not wihat yur
------ " can do tar you hut
t you can do for your
mother, Mrs B F. Hammons
are visiting a sister, Mrs.
Ilene Toland in the Valley for
a few days.
Mrs. V. Wheeler enjoyed a
day in Houston one day last
week.
Mrs Ross Mitchell and two
daughters. Lynn and Amy of
near Navasota were Sunday
guests of parents the V.
Mr Ana Mrs Ban Curd day afternoon. Saturday night
- and Monday night was spent
visiting some of the leading
m . 4------
Somewhere along the line
we as citizens of this country
have failed to do our job in
one way or another, in our
prayers or in our support or
maybe both
Madisonvilie alno Mr. and and
Mrs. Shoemake were week- cour
Md guests of Mr and Mm. koi
W.N. Hopkins. " -
" Mm. W. H.
Cardona. L
They also attended the bull ard Weaver visited Monday in
fights at Plaza Mexico on Sun- Bryan.
Kaspar and Robert Kiel in
Houston Friday night.
Our town, like all other
towns and cities in the world
was shtocked and satdened
Friday by the assassination of
President John F Kennedy.
Time stood still when thr
news came that the President
had been shot. Something
kirman First Class Jimmy ding of Miss Eliza! • *h Ann
were guests at the Maria Isa ....
be) Hotel which is on Paseo ton is the guest of her
de la Reforma. Mr. and Mm. ante, Mr and Mm J.H.
Curd saw many eights of in- Donald. <
tereat including the Pyramids, the Thani _
the National Palace, t h e be another daughter and her
Cathedral. t h e Shrine of husband, the Bev. and Mm
Guadalupe and Xochimilco Hubert Chaney alto of Ballon
.
try," The one thing we
do today and every day
•F far pun mew pesident
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Whitten, Bob. The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1963, newspaper, November 28, 1963; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1446162/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Navasota Public Library.