The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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Louise Harrell Is Named
To Receive DAR Award
Wednesday, May 8, Is Day
Set for Wet-Dry Election
SENIORS TO OPERATE
MAGNOLIA STATION
Crop Prospects Improve
After Two Inches of Rain
Nancy Blackwell, new proprie-
tor of the Sportsman Cafe will
hold Open House on Wednesday,
May 1, and will serve free coffee
Bill the Barber defines success
as the art of making your mis-
takes when nobody is looking.
Frank Koetting tells us what
this country needs is a ladies shoe
that is larger on the inside than
on the outside.
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Medical:
Nace Baggerman, Groom.
Dwight Banister, Clarendon.
Mrs. Fern Ruff, Pampa.
Mrs. A. F. Lemons, Borger.
Mrs. Athene Pinley, Pampa.
Mrs. Jim Eschle, Groom.
Larry Proffitt, Dickens.
Minor Surgery:
F. L. Thomas, Pampa.
Carey McAdams, Groom.
W. B. Griffith, Lefors.
Kathryn Jones, White Deer.
James H. Finley, Claude.
Major Surgery:
G. F. Leathers, Lelia Lake.
Julia Ann_Harred, Claude.
Obstetrical:
Mrs. Pauline Wyrick, Groom, a
son, Bobbie Joe, born April 18,
1957, at 10:30 p.m. Weight 7 lbs.,
and 4 ounces.
Mrs. J. D. Sims, Pampa, a son,
Barry Don, born April 23, 1957,
at 12:31 am. Weight 7 lbs., 7 oz.
AND
OTHERWISE
FHA. She also received the Betty
Crocker Award at Groom High
School this year.
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FREE COFFEE AND DONUTS
AT SPORTSMAN CAFE MAY 1
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SCOUT COMMITTEE TO
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
There’s one way to obtain a
higher net profit—sell more nets,
says W. S. Jones.
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Paul Homer tells of a lady with
a young boy who drove into his
service station and asked that her
tires be checked, but before he
could get around to his chore, her
son leaped out of the auto and
said he would check the tires.
“You get back into the car and
let the man do it,” the woman
told him. “What do you think we
pay taxes for?”
Women may live longer than
men, but they dye younger ac-
cording Edith Wade.
The Senior Class of Groom
High School will operate the
Magnolia Service Station own-
ed by Ray Hermesmeyer, be-
ginning Friday afternoon and
continuing through Saturday
night. All profits from the
station will go to the class
treasury to be used for the
Senior trip at the end of the
school term.
It has been the custom for sev-
eral years for Mr. Hermesmeyer,
local Magnolia dealer, to turn his
retail station over to the Senior
Class for one week end during the
school term to raise money for the
Senior trip.
The Seniors will service auto-
mobiles, wash them, and pick up
and delivery service may be ob-
tained by notifying .any member
of the Senior Class or by calling
the station Friday afternoon and
through Saturday and leaving a
request for pick up service.
The phone number of the serv-
ice station is No. 2351.
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REGISTERED SHOOT TO BE
HELD SUNDAY BY GUN CLUB
A free band concert will be pre-
sented Monday night beginning at
8:00 o’clock at the Groom Public i
School Building. Part of the pro-
gram will be given in the auditor-
ium and part of it on the school
campus, weather permitting.
The public is invited to attend.
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MRS. ROSIE KOETTING DIES
AT WICHITA, KANSAS
will always be remembered
appreciated.—Ida Drinnon.
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GROOM OSTEOPATHIC
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Among the patients at
Groom Osteopathic Hospital
past week were:
Mrs. Rosie Koetting, 93 years
old, passed away at Wichita, Kan-
sas, Sunday, April 21. Funeral
services were held there at 9 a.m.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Koetting was the widow of
the late Englebert Koetting who
was the uncle of Frank, Gos and
Henry Koetting of Groom.
He who is not grateful for the
good things he has would not be
happy with what he wishes he
had says Dad Lingo who will be
88 years old this coming Saturday.
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With the election coming up on
Wednesday, May 8, to determine
whether or not Carson County
will legalize the sale of alcoholic
beverages we would like to repeat
our firm stand of a year ago. We
are often asked by callers at the
News office which side of the is-
sue we favor. Before answering,
we always determine which side
the other party favors, wet or dry,
and then agree with him. A man
must declare himself—for we all
hate a person who stays on the
fence.
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The Senior Class of Groom
High School will be in charge of
Ray Hermesmeyer’s Service Sta-
tion this week end and will get
the profit off of the gasoline sold
and the money received for wash-
ing cars. Notify any' member of
the class if you want your car
serviced. The money the Seniors
make will be used for the Senior
trip at the end of the school year.
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CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank all the kind
friends who favored me with vis-
its, letters, cards, flowers, and
words of encouragement during
my stay in the hospital and since
returning home. Your kindness
Mrs. Blackwell has added a new
size hamburger to the menu for
children. The smaller-size sand-
wich will sell for 15 cents each
and is engineered for the smaller
children who have trouble han-
dling the deluxe size hamburger.
The public is invited to visit
the cafe at any time and especially
on Open House day, May 1.
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STUDENT OFFICERS NAMED
FOR 1957-58 SCHOOL TERM
Highland General Hospital at
Pampa. She had lived in Pampa
since 1933 and was a member of
the Church of Christ. Funeral ar-
rangements will be anounced by
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koetting
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Mildred Ann, to Bob
Garretson of Washington, D.C.
Marriage vows will be read at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in
Groom at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, May 16. Invitations are
not being mailed out, and all
friends are invited to attend..
In an election held at the Groom
Public Schools Tuesday John Gar-
mon was chosen as president of
the Student Council for the 1957-
58 school term and Johnny Eschle
was named vice-president.
Marjorie Bural was elected as
editor of the Tigers’ Tale, school
newspaper published by the stu-
dents.
Pep Squad cheer leaders elected
were Janet Holland, Mary Lou
Quirk, Nadine Clark, Mary Mar-
garet Fields and Rose Helen
Fields.
cover from the prolonged drouth! the school paper and active in
Doctor fees went up this week.
Last Sunday night a group of
people enjoyed a late snack at the
Ranch House Cafe. The tab, was
$10.50 and was placed on the
table in front of Lloyd Littlefield,
John Reed and Dr. John Witt.
With butter on their fingers John
Reed and Lloyd Littlefield reach-
ed for the ticket. Each grabbed
a corner and tugged. The ticket
was made of strong material and
failed to tear—but slipped from
their hands into the lap of Dr.
Witt who toted it to the cashier
with a sad look in his eye and with
plans in his head for a blood-let-
ting when Loyd and John Reed
visit his clinic for treatment.
’S
“The Girl Can’t Help It,” with
Tom Ewell Jayne Mansfield and
Edmond O’Brien.
¥ ¥ ¥
Starting time: 7:30 p.m. daily.
Sunday matinee, 2:00 p.m.
A combined Boy Scout Pack
and Troop Committee meeting is
planned for Thursday night of
this week at the Scout Hut. All
members of the committee and
other interested adults are urged
to attend.
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STUDENTS HOME EASTER
Among college students home
for the Easter holidays were Syl-
via London and Becky McCoy of
ACC, Abilene; Bonnie Neal, Mc-
Murry, Abilene; Johny Wall, Mar-
tha Henson, Almeta Ruthardt,
Canyon; Jimmy Eschle, Carey
McAdams, Edgar James, Denny
Kotara and Clifford Fraser, Texas
Tech, Lubbock; Bidean Craig and
Doug Whatley, Texas U., Austin;
Judy Fields, Baylor, Waco.
Elbert Patterson, dental student ,
at Houston, spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Finley Patterson.
Dr. Lewis Pittman: “Mr. Frank-
lin, after examination, I find you
are in good health. You should
live to be 78 or 80.”
“But I am 78!” declared Ben.
“You see,” beamed the doctor.
“What did I tell you!”
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78, died Tuesday morning in the । and doughnuts to everyone visit-
------ ' * ing the cafe.
Funeral services were held April
15 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church
at Pleasanton, Tex., for Mrs.
Florentine Palmer, mother of
Mrs. Felix Ledwig of Groom.
Mrs. Palmer, 81 years old, died
at her home near Pleasanton on
April 12, after being in failing
health for the past several months.
She was a pioneer resident of
Atoscosa County and had lived
there all her life.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. F. B. Ledwig of Groom
and Miss Elsie Palmer of Pleas-
anton; a son, Anson Palmer of
Pleasanton; two sisters, 13 grand-
children, and one great-grand-
child.
Good citizenship pins and cer-
tificates of award will be received
by five senior girls in various Pan-
handle schools from Llano Esta-
cado Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The honorees are Linda Pierce
of Palo Duro High School, Ama-
rillo; Pat Smith, Childress High
School; Jo Ann Byrd, Claude High
School; Louise Harrell, Groom
High School; and Wilma Dunivin,
White Deer High School.
The awards were made in co-
operation with the National
Daughters of the American Revo-
lution good citizenship committee
which gives an annual award to
a senior high school girl in each
state. The Panhandle girls will
be entered in the state contest,
and Mrs. Gray Kirby of Houston,
state chairman, will select the
state winner. Each state winner
receives her award pin from the
national society, DAR, along with
a series E $110 government bond.
Louise Harrell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Glynn D Harrell, Groom,
has been named valedictorian of
her class. She has been editor of
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and a store of underground mois-
ture accumulating.
Radio reports indicated that
Groom was in a tornado area
Monday afternoon but no damage
was reported in the community.
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MRS. AMANDA COTTEN
PASSES AWAY TUESDAY
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BIRTHDAYS—88 OF THEM!
G. E. (Dad) Lingo will celebrate
his 88th birthday anniversary on
Saturday, April 27. Other Groom-
ites having birthdays on that date
are Mrs. Phil Farley, J. B.
Shockley and Glynn D Harrell.
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PROGRAM OF SHOWS
AT GROOM THEATER
The following program of shows
will be presented at the Groom
Theatre during the coming week:
Thursday, April 25
“4 Girls in Town,” in Techni-
color and CinemaScope, starring
George Nader, Julie Adams.
Friday-Saturday, April 26-27
“Abdullah’s Harem,” starring
Gregory Ratoff and Kay Kendall.
Sun.-Mon.-Tues., April 28-29-30
“The Girl He Left Behind,” with
Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood.
Wed.-Thurs., May 1-2 =
“The Bad Seed,” starring Nancy
Kelly, Patty McCormack.
Two inches of rain over most
of the Groom community may
have wilted a few Easter bonnets
the past week end but it certain-
ly improved the prospects for
the grain crops in this area.
Saturday afternoon a brisk
shower left .95 of an inch of mois-
ture in rain gauges in town, fol-
lowed by lighter showers Satur-
day night and Sunday which add-
ed .30 more. Monday a hard
shower measured .75 bringing the
total to an even two inches.
Lark reported lesser amounts
but over an inch was reported by
one Lark farmer. North of town
as high as three inches was re-
ported and south of Groom one
farmer reported two inches."
The late-sprouted wheat con-
tinues to show promise of making
a fight for existence and with
favorable conditions for the next
few weeks could make grain in
the opinion of some farmers.
Prospects for the planting of
row crops this year are good. With
over seven inches qf moisture re-
ceived since the first of January,
the soil should be beginning to re-
Jeff Gray contributes this:
Stubbornness we deprecate,
But firmness we condone.
The former is our neighbor’s trait,
The latter is our own.
Duenkel - Carmichael Funeral
Home.
Survivors are three daughters,
Mrs. Virgil McCoy and Mrs. C. J.
Merrick of Groom, Mrs. Frank
Ware of Amarillo; three sons, A.
D., Tulsa, Okla., J. H., Houston,
Gus, Farmington,, N.M.; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Ora Foreman, Odessa,
Mrs. Nellie Brock, Wichita Falls;
10 grandchildren, 20 great-grand-
children and 2 great great grand-
children.
VOLUME 32. NUMBER 8. “On Highway 66” THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957 .(5c a copy)
Interest is beginning to build
up in the forthcoming election to
be held on Wednesday, May 8 in
Carson County to decide whether
legal sales of alcoholic beverages
will be permitted. The dry lead-
ers have been carrying advertis-
ing in county newspapers for the
past six weeks encouraging the
citizens to keep prohibition in the
county.
Those favoring legal sales have
opened their campaign with di-
rect mail advertising received by
voters the past week end and on
Wednesday of this week.
There will only be one more is-
sue of The Panhandle Herald and
The Groom News before election
and presumably the May 2 issues
of both county newspapers will
carry advertiisng from both the
wets and drys.
Should the vote favor legal
sales the county would revert to
its status of a year ago and wet
precincts on that date would be
able to sell alcoholic beverages,
and dry precincts would remain
dry. Regardless of the outcome of
the election on May 8, the issue
should not be allowed to become
important enough to cause dis-
ruption of friendships and com-
munity cooperation. We have had
it both wet and dry during the
past year and apparently the
community can survive both meth-
ods of control.
We sincerely believe the voters
of Carson County are competent
to judge which method of control
they deem best for the various
communities and will express their
sentiment at the polls after due
deliberation.
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MOTHER OF MRS. FELIX
LEDWIG CLAIMED BY DEATH
The American Legion Gun Club
is sponsoring a registered shoot
Sunday, April 28 at the gun range
four miles west of Groom on
Highway 66. The public is in-
vited to view and participate in
the contests. The shoot opens at
10:00 a.m.
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FREE BAND CONCERT TO
BE PRESENTED MONDAY
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1957, newspaper, April 25, 1957; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1487382/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.