Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 149, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1960 Page: 10 of 12
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10—BROWNWOOD BULLETIN Wednesday, April 6, IMO
PERSONALS
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The chamber of commerce ac- Taylor in 1923, who established the
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stunted during his seven years in
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their 1960 softball slate in
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The Rev. Z. T Blanton was pastor.
In 1902 a Nazarene church was or-
ganized. Both the Presbyterian and
Nazarene churches have disbanded.
on which he will cumpaign this
year to get a Republican president
The . list of his administration’s
accomplishments which he reeled
crashed the second time in less
than a year.
D. S. Gentry of San Angelo
visited friends here Wednesday.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
Petty recently were their daugh-
ters. Mr. and Mrs. Barney John-
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woodley
and children of Ballinger spent
the weekend here with his par-
ents.
Mr. and Mrs Clinton Chesser
and Sheila of Fort Worth visit*
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Petty Jr., over the week-
end.
been several different gms in the
Rising Star area Until the coming
of the boll weevil in 1912. cotton
As for Nixon. Eisenhower fired
his opening gun in support of
Jan Tongate of Texas Techno-
logical College in Lubbock spent
the weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tongate.
third of a series of articles con-
earning the history and develop-
meat of the Rising Star area by
Mrs. Fred Roberdo, longtime resi-
Meet and teacher in Rising Star.)
RISING STAR—First church in
Rising Star was organized in 1879.
The Methodists were first to or-l
ganize. The Church of Christ fol
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largely taken the place of cotton. ,
Beginning In 1908 as the Rising
Star Commercial Club, the local
chamber of commerce has been one
By MRS. ETHEL MATHEWS
Mr and Mrs. Jess Shumate and
ehildren of Big Lake visited last
week with his parents, Mr. and
his main theme in his 1956 cam-
raign for his own re-election.
He hit hard on the reminder
I son and son and Mr. and Mrs.
John Campbell and children, all
of Abilene.
HE HEARD ABOUT THE SPECIAL OFFER AT
THE CLASSIFIED DEPT. OF THE BULLETIN.
HE CALLED MI 3-4343—6 DAYS (7th DAY
FREE) 15 WORDS—$2.50.
In 1884 B. F Irby and William
Watkins established a drug store
owned by Dr. J. R. Lyon and bro-
ther. In 1889 the notary office and
music store of Capt. W. P. Bucy
drawn
D. E.
Mrs. Ross Grace, Misses Do-
lores Cox and Nedra Bibby were
delegates this Friday night and
Saturday to a Methodist Youth
Fellowship meeting held in Glen
Rose.
W. R. Barker attended funeral
services for his sister in Sweet-
water Wednesday.
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can’t do for himself.
But the Democrats argue in es-
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weathers
and children of San Antonio vis-
ited recently with Mr. and Mrs.
A. Caffey. -
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tice.
Mr and Mrs. Gene Royall and,
son of Coleman visited his uncle,
T. D. Royall, Tuesday.
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PERSONALS
Visiting this week in the home
of Mrs. Stella Baker were Mr
and Mrs. Thiele of Yoakum and
her son, Mr. and Mrs. Jackie
Raker and son of Denton.
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CLINTON, Okla. (AP>— Farm-
BODE TO VICTORY—’These two misses pause in First National Bank’s winning
decorated buggy in an early-day Rising Star Free Fall Fair parade. Riding in the
buggy were Lillie Roberds (Mrs. C. E. Darnell of Rodeo, N.M.), left, and Annie
Bucy (Mrs. Joe Haley of Dallas). The photo was taken about 1916 by Norman Wat-
kins, Rising Star photographer for many years. He died during the 1918 influenza
epidemic. (BBC Photo) ___________________________ .
gram get under his skin.
PEACE, PROSPERITY
REPEATS BELIEF
He repeated his belief in the
1882 __._________ ______
ACumberland Presbyterian was the principal crop of the Ris-
territory. | The chamber of commerce ac- Taylor to 1923.
Many old timers remember the quired a good water well at the old I Lyric Theatre.
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'and SAVE YOU MONEY Sam and Marian Clark followed.
Later. Uncle Jim bought a home
in Rising Star and owned about
20 acres where the Rising Star
Market building and the D. E.
Jones home stand He later bought
a farm and located southwest of
town About 1914 be bought a home
on West Pioneer Street, which he
owned st the time of his death in
1938
BACK TO IDEA
This time he returned to an Idea
Industry is the life blood of the growing communities of Texas.
It creates jobs, makes new businesses possible, and encourages
people to stay in their "home town.” It boosts the economy and
the standard of living.
BAPTISTS BUY
The Presbyterian property was
NO DOWN PAYMENT
FREE ESTIMATES
Allied Chain Link Fence Co.
W. H. DEAN, Manager
Dial Ml 2-8925, if no
a newel can MI 5-9010
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DOCTOR
MOLLIE W. ARMSTRONG
Optometrist
Dial Ml 5-5539 for an
appointment
Office 1389 Center
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By MRS. FRED ROBERDS
Bulletn Correspondent
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mathews
visited a day recently in Abi-
lene with Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Johnson.
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But Democratic charges that
the American economy has been oft seemed dearly the foundation
Texas Power & Light Company, a business-managed, investor-
owned, tax-paying electric utility company, provides for industrial
growth by supplying the electric power needs of today, and by
planning for the needs of tomorrow. This Company’s represent-
atives, working with civic leaders, chambers of commerce and other
groups, strive constantly for a better "business dimate” in the
communities it serves as a means of attracting more industries
to its service area.
la 1918 the present chamber of at the time Walter Smith, now tin.
commerce was organized with mayor of Rising Star, had the only ’ ----- •
George T. Barnes as secretary. hand - cranked picture machine. Mrs. Joe Haynes and Mrs.
Development of oil in the area Films were shipped to him from' Wayne Haynes of Roanoke vis-
; ited Sunday in the Jack Cole
which he has used a number of that it was in his administration
times before — and attributed to the war in Korea was ended and
Lincoln — that the government that no American has died in
should only do what a citizen battle since.
Harlowe Oilers was built.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Black of
Odessa are parents of a son.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Matt NeSmith and Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Black
of the leading factors in the de- chamber of commerce was one of Other shows
the busiest places in Rising Star. success until the coming of H. Ford
Mrs. Bell Haynes spent the
weekend in Bsngs and Brown-
wood with her daughters.
and the Kansas City.
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of the day. of 85 per month was established and Mrs. Dewey Cox.
led the parade. It for business houses. ------
on a decorated truck Other things sponsored by the Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oliver
four horses. chamber included a watermelon and sons of Denton visited over
was president Geor- market and planting of peach or- the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Lanie Kesler, Mrs. Lester
Carter and -Danny spent the
weekend in Abilene with Mrs.
Kesler's sons, Harvey and Allan,
and families.
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WASHINGTON <AP> — Presi- February and once more Monday
dent' Eisenhower has made only nignt in a speech to Republican
, a few political speeches so far in women, is that this country is the
Mr. and Mrs. Merworth have
recently moved to Msy from
Rising Star. Mrs Merworth is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Oran Warnock. They moved into
the bouse vacated by the Holden
family, former cafe operators
here, who have moved back to
Comanche.
E. Jacobs, and
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1960 but they were
show: criticism tough enough to require
1. Critics of his defense pro- answer at least three times.
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office also irritate him. He has
fought back on that, arguing his elected. with his own record as a
administration's aim was to pre- base for his successor. ited Sunday i Brownwood with
If all the points in the list could Giei „ —
„1, . .. । Monday night he .eturned to a be bundled into one sentence they familv.
Back.inlate.Januar;inuhis justification of the way his admin- would carry the label peace and -----—
m, . 5- < " 5 istration has handled the econo- prosperity. This was pretty much
. :----- . . . Mr. snd Mrs. Norman Bain
senee that Eisenhower has simply need for a balanced budget al- spent the weekend in Corpus
== t de e=sh. , though through most of his admin- Christi
The followi-g aspirants for
Church organized aa early as 1890. ‘ng Star country. Peanuts have
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and
daughter of Fort Worth were
weekend visitors with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brown.
Misses Sharon Howard and
Wanda Harris visited in Camp
Hood Sunday with Pvt. Wilbur
Harris.
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parade of the fair held here in Blue Goose Gin" in the eastern Mrs. M. L. Shumate and Mr.
1908. The old water tower over the part of the city- Small water mains and Mrs. Joe Miller.
Old well furnished water for the were laid about the business part ---
public and watered teams aad pro- of town and a gasoline pump was i Mr. and Mrs Rae Hawkins at
vided water for the hand-drawn 1 instahad at the well. A flat rate1 Bangs spent Sunday with Mr.
. 2.,
came soon
he started banging at the critics—
to this section in 1878 from EUis1 mainly Democratic would-be ores-
- ..... idential candidates — of his ad-
MAY
PERSONALS
Airman John Paul Hurst has
recently returned from a tour of
duty on Okinawa and visited
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul K. Hurst. He will be in
Brownwood with his wife snd
son for about a month before
being reassigned to Carswell Air
Force Base in Fort Worth.
Sunday visitors with the Henry
Ingram family were her three
brothers and their families. They
are Allen Keel of Seagraves. Roy
Keel of Houston and Gene Keel
of Rising Star. The group at-
tended services Sunday morning
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Little Miss Barbara Jackson
of Andrews spent the weekend
with her grandmother, Mrs. Vera
Jackson. She came with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Jackson.
In the past 50 years. there have | ge T. Barnes was vice president chards and vegetables. B. J. Adams,
and Lanham Brown served as sec- First movie house was establish- ‘
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Mrs. F. A. Anderson is in
Sweetwater with her son, Sgt.
Don Brewer and family. They
have a baby boy, Gary Don.
Daniel Baker Park
KSLIS EntasBood i K The I
Oilers are beginning their sec- story building of the Masonic Lodge
ond season of play after a high- of Rising Star.
John and James W. Clark came j
purchased by the Baptist congrega-
tion and the material from the
two buildings was used in erection
of one church. It has been rolled
back and is used for an educatioh
building A modern brick audito-
rium has been built and the edu-
cational building is being bricked
and improved.
The Methodists now have a
modern brick building with base-
ment. The Church of Christ has
a native stone building.
During 1886-87, the drought,
which extended through Central
CHARES
er Herman Scbapansky said he is
giving up flying. He was con- Fort Hood Nine
vinced after his light plane r or OUUU II IOC
initiation,«a road-buiiding.,pro- Phe“SBuletin tohannounteothed
gram that dwarfs anything of its
istration he has been unable to
achieve it. He summed up in the
following paragraph the various
stops on the political organ he
and the rest of the Republicans
will play this year.
"The record is filled with such
advances as improvements in the
health and welfare of our people,
the greater soundness, freedom
and growth of our economy, in-
creased modernization and
strengthening of our defense.
and West Texas, suspended busi-
ness improvements to s great ex-
tent in Rising Star.
WATKINS DRUGS
allied
FENCE
candidacies:
STATE
State Representative
BEN BARNES
L N. (IKE) HICKMAN
DISTRICT
District Judge:
WM. O. (BUI) BREEDLOVE
MARK CALLAWAY •
JOE DIBRELL
District Attorney:
GORDON GRIFFIN JR
COUNTY
Sheriff:
W. A. (Toodle: MIDDLETON
JOE R TOWNSEND
Commissioner, Precinct 1:
EARL FRY
D. C. LEMMONS
(Re-election)
Tax Assessor & Collector
A. C. (AUDICE) NEWTON
(Re-election)
JOHN E. HILL
MRS D. N. (Exie) MARKHAM
HUGH J. ALLCORN
Commissioner, Precinct 1:
HAROLD F. GIST
Re-election)
HENRY R (Buster) STOREY
County Attorney:
GEORGE A. DAT
Constable. Precinct 1:
FREMON ANDERSON
NEIL DAVIS
2. In this election year his
Tn 1889 R. D. Halbert establish- main_theme .will be peace and
Saturday ed a general merchandise store. . Pert win. vie.
Hood which hurned the eame vear The! ® . serve the stability of the dollar.
I a news conference last month. M, an a „ t c.mb.
Monday night he expounded on .Mr. and Mrs. N. .. Chamber-
enough to strongest on earth He thought the Nixon’s virtues as he sees them lainaandifamiyspent Sunday in
SEEMS CLEAR London with her parents.
ministration’s defense efforts.
His answer, repeated again in
POWER &
TP&L SALUTES
retary-treasurer of the commercial ed by O. W. McDonald, former] Mr. and Mrs. Ben Martin of
club in 1908. - | mayor of Brownwood. He was op-‘ Waco visited a day last week
CHAMBER ORGANIZED erating a light plnt in Rising Star with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mar-
Mrs. C. A. Fleming and chil-
dren have moved a house into
May and are making progress in
inprovements.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd White are
building a new home which will
soon be reedy for occupancy.
Commander and Mrs. Ralph
Prentice returned Friday from
an extended tour of Bermuda and
South America. They are visit-
ANNOUNCEMENTS I
LOST—Lady’s dart* rimmed glasses la
blue case from Lee Optical in Abilene.
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