Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 113, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 30, 1976 Page: 8 of 30
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Sunday, May 30, 1976
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Community Coverage 445-2974
First will bring a pienic box to be
aucioned off, with a minimum
one
ft
group 1 he pr oceeds from the
principal of high school SE
Mrs
board, presented the diplomas Broughton,
president;
vice-president; showers Sunday night and
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Dublin First Baptist Church treasurer
scattered late afternoon and-
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Ellie Self. Mrs Ora Clanton.
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Most downtown businesses in
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Obituaries
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Hasan
Belcher
Hamrick
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Lawrence Mulloy. will assist
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Judicial District, then District Interment will be in the. Cottage
I till Cemetery She was born
Attorney and was later District
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She is survived by two sons.
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Gorman and one great grand-
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We also. honor all pre-need or
PIC TURE s PRE SENTATON
burial insurance at full face
Griffith
Eberhart
value, regardless of where it
$?,' 43 66
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Lorene Cox, 62, died Friday.
May 28 in Abilene She was born
January 14 1914 in May she
was a member of the (‘hurch of
Elder Ramon Bunch from
lapan will preach at the Beth-
any Primitive Bhptmt Church
Sunday,. May 30 Bhle Study
begins at 10 00 a m with the
summer vacation Customers
who purchased the products
earlier liked it so well that an
additional order was placed and
is available at the band hall
in the early 1950s He retired in
1970
He is survived by his wife.
Beth, of Austin, two sisters.
Miss Norma Huth Belcher of
United Methodist Church or
visitor wishing to attend Sun
day School and church services
who needs a ride is encourages)
maximum bid of two dollars
After the auc tion the boxes
Funeral services for Sallie
Ann Hamrick will be today at
2 00 p m in the Riley Funeral
storm
Mond.
was
five
BABY BLUE
MARINE
early bird borgeint
4o.lv 4 30 - 500
• It seats $1.00
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Cleveland Lion lamer, Jay
Watson; Tad Twister, Jackie
Boatright; and secretary trea-
surer, Delbert Shafer
scattered
Sunday
High S
—------. Members and choolmates of
J in stephem die ‘ Sc hool the 1941 graduating class of
y and
Sunday
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Any member of the
Marbles is a children's game
played with little balls of many
colors and was played by Egyp-
tian and Roman children before
Christ was born
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widely
STEPHFNVILLE
BICENTENNIAL PROJECr
OLDCHL RCH
RFSTOR ATION FI ND
Judge, Iwfore tieiug names I to liecemtier 9. 188,.i in Hamilton
the Court of Criminal‘Appeals County and was a Baptist
box office •>•09
745
$how stort$
ar dusk
Dublin Doins
by Wilma Hall
devotional. Members attending and north. 90s south and near
were Mn Antha Howell Mrs 100 Big Bend
Dublin will be closed Monday . wentt-UVHegg:Rt.3Box92 -m197384 reports
Memorial Day Dublin. ,ii i lets and Postmaster The Conference Board
Mrs vJill Granbury, secretary-
reporter and Mrs Ann Scott,
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STEPHENVILLE
Tuneral Home
Cowan expressed appreciation north Sunday night and Mon-
for the nice response to the day High Sunday and Monday
contest middle and upper 80s near coast
^Plus “The Silent Stranger”
A reception followed in
school cafeteria
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The I ublin Bands have a few
extra boxes of PHO-ECHO they
would’ like to sell before
program activities can be made
at the Rec Hall all day
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Burial Insurance
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Methodist Church offic e at 965
5046 A ride to the ehurch on
Sunday comfortable, air-condi
tinned and free
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Veteran of World War I He had
lived in Stephenville since 1945.
—He- i* survived-by—his wife
Faye, one daughter, Mrs Jean
Schuetz of Fort Worth; his
mother. Mary Alecie Favors of
the country The theme fix’ this tennis or special swimming or
year if We Begin Again and diving instruction, contact
Thursday, June 1 Hours are the upper Leon Soil and Water Coach Les Mclaughlin, pool
from 9 a m to 4 p m ( onservation District asks that manager
Mamie Hanson ot Hanger
died Friday, May 28 in Eastland
Manor Nursing Home Funeral
Riverside Baptist Church will
Is’ hm ing vat ation Bible S< hool
June 1! MI ages through 6th
grade air urged to attend The
schol will meet met each day
from 1 00 p m to 4 00 p m 1 he
youth, 7th through high school
will meet each night at i 00 if
transportation is needed, please
contact the church for the buses
to pickup yourschild. Everyone
is cordially im ited
F JAN-MICHAEL
VINCENT IS THE
delicacy by creative chefs
Brulimn f i ankhn h.ix been
credited as the inventor ot the
first swimming Ans Made of
wood they were worn on both
handy and feet '•--—----
The grealesi distance —
between am two points in the
school to attend their Vacation at 5 30 p m at City Park in
Bible School, May HI June 4, Stephenville Fhis will be the
6:30 - 9 00 p.m. annual picnic
________________ _ Each member (or family i
Support Your
Community Activities
.Sponsored by
Your Community Owned Bank
Stephenville Bank and Trust Co.
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bid of
0. contact the First United will be opened and served to the
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the Allen Cook.
MONEY MAKING
NEW YORK AP> £ Engi-
neers working for smaller com-
panies often make more mon-
ey , according to a survey by €
Factory magazine
The magazine says nearly a
third of the engineers working
inactories with less than 100
workers make $25,000 a year,' |
but bpluabqut a sixth of those
in pants gith 1,000 or more
employes mke as much
services wit te ia Id at Pi o tm
Methodist Chui ch at ‘l a in A
special endowment fund meet
ini' w ill t b« id at I pin and
lunch will Im served at noon
John ( t oil is pi eside nt of
Proctor L« ni< t« iv Association,
sponsor s of tin < Ve nt
Stephenville and Mrs Elois Kincheloe of Evant; three day. May 29 in the Higgin-
stored in racks until suit an
uing gives them the familiar
shape at The KeHy Spring
field fire (<> < umbel land
Md
Peggy evenings Seas. 3
Mrs Isolated showers and thunder-
Orvill Belcher of grandchildren
a great nephew.
Monday 89 to 96 Low
night 64 to 72
Yesterday's High - 81
Todays ow 62'
Monday
West Texas Partly cloudy
Sunday and Monday Widely
Judge Beleher was born in Home Chapel in Hamilton John
Erath County, elected first as Blansit will officiate and
dollar and a
son, Kevin Hirst He
preceded in death by
Signup* fix’ the summer
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Owen Aikin officiated the
service Interment followed in
the May Cemetery
Keith, president of the school stalled were.
Selman, Ethel Clark all of
Rising Star, also Luna Smith of
Brownfield and seven grand-
children He is also survived by
one step-son, Thomas Pate of
New Mexico and one step-
daughter. Helen Tyler of
.Arizona
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By the time you exercise so
as to be able to touch your
toes easily your back goes on
the fritz
• If angry, count to 10. it
gives the other party time to
scram
Vacation Bible School has been .
set for May 31 through June T The HOPE Sunday school night thunderstorms mainly
Hours are 100 to 11 30 a.m class of Dublin First Baptist north High Sunday upper 80s
Activities for teenagers will be Church met at the church May west and 90s elsewhere except
held at Z 00 pm and Parents 20 for their regular meeting and near 100 Big Bend Low Sunday
Night is scheduleg for June 6 at social Mrs Ora Clanton opened night near 50 mountains, upper
..7:30 pm Area youth are the meeting with prayer and 50s west and north and '60s
invited Mrs Roberson brought . the south High Monday 80s west
Hu regula buffau monthly
meeting will lx luesday, Juhe
1 al 8 p in at the i enter Main
----ordet cl business util hr-tuTtrFT
ffuers lot the coming year
.eh« shments will be served
billow Ilir the business session
-.me2" SSs, S
Richard Copeland of Austin, an
uncle, George Belcher of
Stephenville, four aunts, Mrs
What if it was
your sister?
worship. service at 10 45
making plans foi th. tenyeat hold a reunion in the Tejas
of ^Stephenville a grandchildren and four great botham Chapel in Rising Star
County Attorney of the ’29
MAJESTIC —
St pl .nvtHv Barracks >88
and Nuxihary Will sponsor the
17th Distr ict Conventon, Tues
day, June 1,1976 Ihe me « t will
lx hi id in the I'm Ie ton l ning
Hao Hesstrattenwttbeunat
9 am and all World Wat l.
\« t rans, wivt sandwidows are
UI ued to attend thenieet
St l \ n < offic l s W ill also lx in
attendanc
raiduaiting class ol 1967
services are pending and are Stephenville, five sisters. Mrs
under the direction of Killings Esta Celli of Stephenvillge Mrs
worth Funeral Home in Juanita Lightfoot of Stephen-
Hanger ville, Mrs. Chris Robinson of
Stephenville, Mrs Ina MeGood-
. • win of Fort Worth, Mrs Loree
Gorman; one sister, Mrs Mary West Union, West Virginia, one
Parker of Gorman. two brother; Jim Bob Evas of
grandchildren. Darrel Hirst of Chickshae, Oklahoma; four
Lingleville, Patty Hirst of sisters. Nora Carroll, Anna
thunder-
light and
A,
Country Club Saturday , June 5
A v isilatmn s«-s.si«ni will Iwgin at ■
2 p in and at 8 p m a juke
box dance is scheduled
Reservations have been made
by 12 mnembers of the -class,
which number 103 at the time of
graduation Several members
of the faculty also have been
eentac ted Make i eser vations
with C E Ferguson, Box 605,
Stephenville
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Soil Stewardship Week May Several acuvites are planned
23-30 is sponsored each year by for the city park and swimming
the many Soil and Water pool this summer if interested
Conmervation Districts across in gymnastics, badmitton.
Tom Maxwell, Mrs F M _____ - __uvUl5____ . . . ,,____________,
Apple, Mn Minnie White and Funeral Services for Clyde n "" di! '■ 'Sil 155 1'' wo"
Mrs VH Bird, all of Hiram Evans will be Monday Ennis Carl Favors, 70 died . heads teet
Stephenville . May 31 at 2 30 pm ip the Friday, May 28 in the and ihnards stewrd as a
Higginbotham Chapel in Rising Stephenville Hospital He was
----------Hirst------ StACJnterment will be in the; bora- December U, 1905 w.
, Rising Star Cemetery Lingleville He married Faye
Bassed A Hirst died Thurs- He died Friday. May 28 in his Tunnell on December 20, 1933 in
day. Mav 27 of a sudden illness home and was 72 years old He Abilene He was a member of
He was 73 He was born was born December 21, 1902 in the First Christian Church, a
September 9, 1902 in Gorman Blanket He married Margret Mason, a director of Stephen-
and married Oh Bond March 3, McClure in Eastland in Decem- ville Bank and Trust, a member
1924 in Desdemona He was a ber of 1936 and was a retired of the Erath County Bar
member of the Baptist Church, park ranger Association, a State Represen- mile' from Elliot Key Ha
V F W and American I egion and He is survived by his wife; tative from 1941-45. and a to Hawan s Kure Island
was a retired farmer one son, Charles C. Evans of
He is survived by, his wife Dover, Delaware, one daugh-
Ola. one son, Bruce Hirs of ter, Mrs Patricia Truax of
Mrs Lora Watkins of Glen
Hose; four grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren________
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THERE ARE BIG BROTHERS and then there are BIG
The earliest recorded traf
he accident in the United
States in which a pedestrian
was hit by an automobile oc
qurred in 1899 to New-York Ci
Iv
of the Bicentennial Hural Mail Mrs J I Shirey. Mrs Effie
Box Improvement Contest this Hall, Mrs Lillian Moorhead,
week First place < ash award of Mrs Nettie Met lain
$is 0t) went to H West, Rt 1, —— ---------------
Bos 108A Second place, $10 00 t s erude 0|| production
was won by M D Moon, Rt 3, has fallen from an average of
Box 35 and third place of $5.00 about 9 2 million barrels a day
brothers and one sister
Funeral ervices were Satur-
day. May 29 in Higginbotham
Funeral Chapel in Gorman
Tomm turner officiated and
QarpH Dossie assisted Inter-
ment was in Oaklawn Ceme-
terv
to come
> Np > tant pal < ills
___ to middle 90s southwest Low
Don't forget the big Turnbow' Sunday night upper 60s to mid
cemetery., meeting today' A 70s
basket luhch will be served at Port Arthur to Port OCon-
noon nor South and southeast w inds
__ 15 to 20 knots Sunday and
The Dublin Wurneir of Rotary Monday Seas 3 to 5 feet Widely
met for the installation of scatteredshowersandlhunder-
ufficers for the new club year at showers Sunday , night and
the Sunset Cafe Mrs Agnes Monday
Hardin, , president, presided Port O Conndr to Browns-
After a short business meeting, ville Southeast winds 15 to 20
Mrs Frances Turney officiated knots Sunday and Monday
the Bicentennial installation Winds stronger and gusty near
ceremony The officers tn- coast during afternoons and
: Barbs
PuI PASTORET
In thinking of Valentine s
Dav the only word out resi
dent cynic rap come up with
to Thyme with Chpid is
stupid___
The reason cupid goes
around in nothing but his
birthday suit is that he lost his
shirt buying expensive candy
Manpowe i Services is now’
located in th< courthouse in
Stephenville \ m w ffice has
Ih « n st I up on tlx third floor hr
assist prospective employers
and employces get together
Hus off h t will lx wot king with
th Texas Employment Com
mission in filling positions tm
-—t iiiplm 11 ■■ ami -.i i.kini,' |uhs.fnt-
। mpleye < ■ 11 it 11 is no । Inn gt
fin i ithe I set vu i M i in ding to
reports, (In st t \ ii । is getting
good response mill empleyers
mt urged to contact Hu office
toi putt ntial in Ip II is not only
for low n> omf jobs tint quality
jobs as hi ll
Valley Grove Baptist Church Erath County unit of Texas
(Hico Hwy ) invite* all boys Retired Teachers will hold its
and girls, age* 3 through high last meeting of Um- year June 1,
Fh 11 "1|” * Judge Ernest t Dick i Belcher,
singin willb ht i.l in DuDln at 74, died of an apparent heart
th HUI on; n atonal M< th ttack about noon Saturday in
odist Church today beginning at. his home in Austin:
10130 a.m Dinner at noon. Services are set for Tuesday
Come and bring someone with at 10 a m in Weed-Corley
vou You will lx- glad you did Funeral Home inAustin, with
burialin State Cemetery
Vernon Hamrick of San Saba, Christ
Chad Hamrick of Hamilton. She is survived by several
one daughter, Ethel Grissom of neices and nephews
Hamilton; one brother Presley Funeral services were Satur-
Funeral services for Roxie
Griffith, 54. of Rising Star are
pending with the Higginbotham
FunerafHome in Rising Star
She died Saturday in the
Eastland hospital
( ANNONStotheleftofbim.
cannons to ' Fortunate
Iv no ResembHng eannen
mouths or open end barrels,
green passenger tires are
interested ii. pi i natal dlsses,
cm cali Reveriy Iowellet 1 very** IS invited to the
##--55—- Proctor. Homecoming, today-
l he ev cut w ill be held at
Comprehensive I mpoyme ' ■ th Pl <k till Baptist Church,
and Tramning Act •CEJA, t gmning at Iti 15 a in Church
Ancient Greeks drained
their cheeses in wicker
baskets called "formos the
I jilin term being__forma _
From that Latin root came
the modern French
fromage’ for cheese
brothers Far tar away from their P.h iti< island .
homeland, two infant Galapagos tortoises at leasi hase
somcune To wan h ol it Them it ok cr them - al, ihr
aquarium on an Atlantic island Bermuda
Dublin Postmaster Bill
Cowan announced the winners
I nited States is the 5 50
. lass reunion in 19 . In oi der to
lumlat—IiiupiUatleus Im llx'
reummion Ilie names and uddi es
ms of all < lass members are
needed to prepure tlx mailing
list
< la - member s or parents ol
a > la-., member are requested
to sen names and addresses
pleast Mi< hide both maiden
.uni married names) to Mrs
ludi ilei eland Owens, 100
North Wall Belton. Lexas
t513 til to Mis SueBluethman
sunmer s, 3701 Manchat a Road
Aat___ LAustin, Texas 78704
- , we begin our third hundred —
Graham Street Church of years, that-we treat our earth — Dublin, High School gradua-
Christ will have graduation as if IMr children and grand- tion, 1976, was held at the school
services for fifthgraders in the children’s lives depend on our auditorium Friday evening at
Bible Hour Sunday ' today) at 6 stewardship, because they will 8 00 p m: The guest speaker
P m The services are for those — was Marcus Hill, representa-
who have been enrolled in The Dublin Lions Club met tive of National Farm Insur-
regular attendance lx Dm Monday for the last weekly ance Awards and honors were
Mason will be guest speaker meeting of the club year, presented by Ben Tidwell,
auction will go toward a Diplomas and Bibles will be During the summer months, the
bicentennialproject presented to these young club will meet monthly For the
people Refreshments will I* month of June, a special Ladies
The Cedar Point Homecum- served following the special Night will be observed June 14
Tonight at 6130 is the ing will lx- today Chun h will lx- ceremony with supper and the installation
monthly meet in; <>1 M mor Citi from 10 oom 11 00 a m Visiting of officers at PAH Country
zens organization The club will will begin at 11 00. thenluncb Club New officers are. presi-
furnish fried chieken androllN, will be served at 12 29. the The recent discovery of dent Hershal Barnes; vice-
miembers bring alad <>i Bicentennial theme program large oil deposits in Norway president Wyatt D Jurney;
"desnurt Spectal zuests willb willbeginat Everyone and Mexico is likely to spur 2nd vice-president, David
att • i ■ , me out and enjoy the day rapid economit growth in
„-g t . < visiting friends For lunch bring these countries according to
, "" rath County 1 nit , the trimmings to go with the The Conference Board
fexax Ketired feat herN Will " , . . . . ।
. A, . , , ... barbec tie that will lx- furnished
hol/Rta last meeting ol the year
June 1 at 5 30 pm in Stephen .. .
ville i in l atk. Dux will be tlx Youareinvitedto attend open
. . . . installation of. offcers of
annuaipinie and •t ll member . ........
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offamil istobrmzzapini Im* ' .
. . .. . , , । H , DES, Saturday June 5, 1976,
that xHi be auctioned of I Ite • , '
• ... ........ , 8 IM) p m nt tin- Masonic l adge
• ••««. irom th aurtion will Ko’ . . ..
. , । h, , i ,,,. i ,.. .. . Hall, 244 So Columbia All
toward .< Hi. entennial pi ojet t
Partly cloudy
Monday with
South Texas Partly cloudy. Weatherfax
and humid Sunday and Mon-
NEW CENTER
ARLINGTON, Tex (API—A
Center for Microcrystal Poly-
mer. Science has been opeped
at the University of lexas at
Arlington
Dr O A Battista is the direc-
tor of the new center
Funeral services for Rhoda
Eberhart will be today it 2 00
pm in the Tolar United
Methodist Church Interment
will be in Rock Church
Everyone is invited to attend TOTALSAME-Thetotalinthe Cemetery ... .
fund to restore the old Presby. . * IS survie i Y.thre
Elder Ramon Hum h. from terian Church remains the daughters • Mrs. Velma 1 nder-
Lapan, will preach at the Beth- same at 92.743 66. Contributions wood of Stephenville; Mrs
any Primitive Baptist Church can be made at either bank and Roxyann Spurlock of.Eort
today Bible study begins at further information can - be Worth, Mrs Nora Marie Porter
10 45 Everyone-is invited to obtaineaby calling Kaywalton, of Granbury one brother, HO
attend • 83453 - F reeman .4 Odessa one sisteks
Paddy of Liberty and two
grandchildrer, Arden Jean
Schuetz and Roland Schuetz
both of Fort Worth
Funeral set vices Witt be
today at 2:00 pm in Lacy
Funeral Home Chapel with
Telefus lawyer officiating
Interment will be in Lingle-
ville East End Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Hex
Morgan, W H Oxford. Sr , Jack
Arthur, Charles Higgins, W.M.
Irwin and Leonard Fenner
Any memorials are asked to
be given to the Heart
Association. ■
day Scattered showers and Forecast:
thunderstorms in west Sunday North Texa
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