The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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Uhe Groom Rets
FACTS
The Groom Tigers will open their
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Mrs. Ted Rush, Jr., of Amarillo
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“Dusty Wheels,” by Lew Smith. Clovis, N.M.
Local News And
Personal Mention
Tigers To Open Season
At Vega Friday Night
Tri-State Fair To Open
Sept. 21 For Six Days
Public Safety, announced last week
that the time has arrived for Tex-
as motorists to have their vehicles
People will believe anything that
you tell them, if you whisper it, re-
ports Billy Brunais.
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Groom Memorial Hospital the past
week were:
Medical:
A. V. Atkinson, Wellington
Mrs. Patsy Locke, Pampa
Mrs. Maurine Foshee, Alanreed
Mrs. Evelyn Burnett, Groom
Mrs. Mary Lou King, Panhandle
Mrs. L. D. Cummings, Panhandle
Mrs. Kathleen Lowe, Allison
Mrs. Gladys Hahn, Clarendon
Mrs. W. S. Wills, Groom
Paul Geisler, Turkey
Orville Neal, Spearman
Dead Editor: If an athlete gets
athlete’s foot, what does an astro-
naut get?—John Quirk.
Dear John: “The answer to your
question is 'missile toe’!”—Ed.
end on April 15, 1965.
“This means that between now
team work interspiced with some
rough spots that will be ironed out
in this week’s practice the coaches
believe.
The Tigers have been working
out under the lights this week ini
preparation for the Vega game and j
grandmother of Mrs. Donald Clark
of Groom.
Louis Auchincloss.
“A Flight of Chariots,” by Jon
Cleary.
“Murder Takes the Baths,” by
Lee Priestley.
"Dead Giveaway,” by Don Blunt.
ginning at 8:00 o’clock.
Amateur talent from Groom and
surrounding towns will be featured.
Pie, coffee, Cokes and cup cakes
will be served and everyone is in-
vited to attend.
“We will be looking for you there
to enjoy an evening of good enter-
“Song of the Ocean,” by Helene
Schellenberg,
“The Pilgrim Project,” by Hank
Searls.
AND
Otherwise
THEIR OWN STORY
By Jeff Gray
PASTIME HOBBIES
I used to grow flowers
But I’m about to quit
I let the flowers rough it
While I rock and knit.
—By Minnie Eschle
I make rooster pattern aprons
I started back years ago,
My roosters look so life-like
They seem to want to crow.
—By Alice Ward
My pastime is darning
I darn with darning yarn
But half of Andy’s socks
Just ain’t worth a dam.
—By Melba Brown
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BEEF PRICES RAISED AT
HOMEN MEAT COMPANY
in order for school children to at-
tend without losing a day in school.
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MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
PERIOD HAS ARRIVED AGAIN
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PAUL HOMER’S MOBIL STATION
TO BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
One of our neighbors says that
anybody who thinks marriage is a
Mrs. Lester McLain and Mrs.
Wesley Barnett of 'Spearman visit-
ed their aunt, Mrs. Fred Burgin,
and in the home of Mr. and Mrs
Foster Burgin, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamberson
visited in the home of their son
Groom, a son, Mark Randall, bom
at 2:33 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 6, 1964,
weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces.
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PROGRAM OF SHOWS
AT GROOM THEATRE
Indianapolis, Ind., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bichsel
i and daughter, Theresa, and Marva
Morrow, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy B.
Hodges and children of White Deer
spent the Labor Day week end at
Funeral Rites Held for
Mrs. Velma Evans' Mother
of Julius Caesar?”
Terry Cornett: “Yes sir.”
Teacher: “What do you suppose
he would be doing now, if he were
alive?”
Terry: “Drawing his social se-
curity."
Mrs. Daniels, before re-
5,200 official inspection stations in
Texas,” he said.
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vehicle defects as a contributing
factor were reduced from 20 per
cent in 1951 to 5 per cent in 1963.
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Obstetrical:
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Carter
The following program of shows
is offered at the Groom Theatre:
Fri-Sat.-Sun., Sept. 11-12-13
'“The Victors,” with Vincent Ed-
wards.
Coming next week: Joan Craw-
ford in “Strait-Jacket.”
Show begins at 7:30 p.m., with
two shows each night. Sunday
matinee at 2 p.m. No show Sun-
day night.
Truitt Fields says the best place
for your bathroom scales is in
front of your refrigerator door.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blakeney and
five children of DeKalb, Texas
were visiting in the home of his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Blakeney, the first of the week
en route to Ogden, Utah where he
will be inducted into the US Air
Force.
Virgil McCoy who has been re-
covering from a heart attack at
Veterans Hospital in Amarillo was
able to leave the hospital Friday.
He became ill about five weeks
ago.
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Witt and
son, Jay, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Hessey of Pampa, re-
turned home Sunday from a few
days fishing trip to Canton Lake,
in Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crawford took
their daughters, Patricia and Judy,
to Commerce, Tex., last week end
where the girls will enter East
Texas State College.
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GRANDMOTHER TO MRS.
JIMMY BIVENS DIES
| turning to their home in Pasadena.
Some of the Mr. and Mrs. Loy Bennett and
'Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bennett of
Moment of 'Meditation, ’ by Sherman returned to their homes
Fredna Bennett. (Monday afternoon after spending
“Jesus and the Trinity,” by Wal-1 the week end in the homes of L. E.
ter Bowie. | Driskill, J. D. Wood and Bobby
Truly Emily Post, by Edwin. Wood, and attending the revival
Post. at the First Baptist Church here.
“Viruses and the Nature of Life,” Mrs. Ted Rush. Jr., of Amarillo
Half beef, processed and ready for
freezer, is raised from 47 to 49
cents per pound. Hind quarters
raised from 57 to 59 cents and front
quarters upped from 42 to 44 cents
per pound.
five seniors, six juniors, six soph-
omores and five freshmen. The(
probable starting line-up for the
game at Vega Friday night will be
as follows:
Center—Keith Fields.
Guards—Bob Garmon and Glenn
Britten.
Tackles—Tommy Weller, Lynn
King.
Ends—Jerry Roberts, and Bill
The Tigers scrimmaged the “B1
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
football season’s schedule of games Armstrong, 82 years old, of Can-
at Vega Friday night of this week, ton, Okla., were held at Canton,
Game time is 8:00 p.m.
Paul Homer, owner and operator
of the Mobil Service Station in
Groom, has announced that begin-
ning next Sunday, Sept. 13, the
station will be closed every Sunday
until further notice.
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NEW BOOK SUPPLY
AT GROOM LIBRARY
Ruidoso, N.M., and also visited
“Closer to the Sun,” by George;the Carlsbad Caverns.
“I expect to,” answered the
young bride hopefully, “only I’m and April 15, 1965, more than 5,-
waiting until he gets me down to'200’000 Texas registered vehicles
120 pounds.” will have to be inspected at the
----- They motored to Hereford where
Mrs. Reba King of Panhandle they will visit Mrs. L B. Ray’s
Sobbing convulsively, the young
wife confided to her friend: “My inspected again.
husband’s a beast. He makes me Garrison said Sept 1 marked the (HOOTENANNY TO BE HELD AT
so jittery that I’m losing weightbeginning of the 1965 vehicle in-iST. MARY’S HALL SATURDAY
every day. Ispection period as prescribed by _______
“Well, if that’s the case,” sym- the Public Safety Commission. As
pathized her friend, “why don’t' in previous .years, the period will
you leave him?”
Among the patients at
“Growing Up with Science,” by
Marianne Besser.
Housework is what a woman
should be in good condition for the Meat compmny “Knr Gfoomomnn
season s opener. Coaches Jack I nounced this week that beef prices
York and Don Hunt have 22 being upped 2 cents per pound,
suited out and are pleased with the-----
hard work team members are put-
ting out in practice sessions.
The Tigers squad is made up of
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stocky
by Lamberson, in Amarillo Sunday.
Teacher: “Have you ever heard
“Curiosity Killed Kitty,
Rachel Payes.
The class was discussing name-
sakes. Turning to one pupil the
teacher asked, “And why were you
named Bill?”
“My folks really didn’t have
much choice,” was the reply. “I
came on the first of the month.”
Mrs. Jimmy Bivens attended
Culver.
Quarterback—Terry Cornett.
Fullback—Larry Lamberson.
Halfbacks—Jerry Littlefield and
Keith Black.
Other members of the squad are
ny will be used by the Guild to buy
needed special equipment at
Said Mrs. Leo Britten to her hus-
band, “I’ve never heard anyone
talk as fast and as much as our
new hired hand.”
“Neither have I,” replied Leo,
“but there’s a reason for it. You
see, his father was an auctioneer
and his mother was a woman.”
______ Dickie Conrad, Bob Miller, Steve [
Col. Homer Garrison Jr., direc-1 Boyce, Larry Brown, Kerry Jones, I delivered the September supply of mother,
tor of the Texas Department of L. Brown, Kyle Black,James Brit-, new books to the Groom Branch
ten, Bobby Goodlett, Donnie Brit-1 Library last week. ______
ten and Tommy Cleere. new titles available are listed:
Managers are Pete Ham, Brad
Major and Joe Homer.
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local hospital.
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GROOM MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL REPORT
6, 1964 at 2:33 p.m. in Groom
j Memorial Hospital, weighing five
.pounds and ten ounces. Other
A Communist is a fellow who children in the family are Debbie,
will divide his hunger and thirst' Cheryl, Mike and Gary. Grand-
with you if you’ll divide your pie1 parents are Mrs. Vera Carter and
and coffee with him says SkeetMr. and Mrs. A. J Peck of Law-
Morrow. ton, Okla.
maintenance and repairs and there-
by eliminate the necessity of hav-
ing to wait in line at a later date
for an inspection sticker. He fur-
ther pointed out that with the ever
increasing number of vehicles reg-
istered in Texas, it is becoming
ever more difficult for the motor-
ist to get an inspection sticker
without some delay.
“With the hard summer driving
coming to an end, fall is an excel-
lent time to have vehicles safety
checked for the winter months
ahead,” Garrison said.
In announcing the new inspection
period, the Public Safety Director
pointed out that vehicle inspection
in Texas has apparently been a
valuable tool in reducing traffic
accidents due to vehicle defects.
When compulsory vehicle inspec-
tion began in 1951, 19 per cent of
all vehicles involved in fatal acci-
dents had a defect that contributed
to the accident, while in 1963, that
percentage had been reduced to 4
The 41st annual Tri-State Fair
will open in Amarillo on Monday,
Sept. 21 for six days and nights
of competition, merriment and
sight-seeing.
This year’s opening day parade
down Amarillo’s Polk Street will
begin at 10 a.m. instead of 11 a.m.
as in former years.
Entertainment for the Tri-State
Fair will include eight perform-
ances of Ice Capades. Two mati-
nees will be held this year—at 2
p.m. Monday and Saturday after-
noons. All night performances
begin at 8.
The quarter-mile long carnival
midway, free acts, livestock, swine,
horse, rabbit, dairy, wheat and
steer shows, coupled with FFA ex-
hibits, art, photography, ceramics,
better baking contest and textile;
shows will supplement the hun- i
dreds of commercial and industrial i
exhibits at this year’s fair.
Long recognized as the biggest
annual event on the Golden Spread,
the Tri-State Fair has become the
! second largest fair in the Lone Star
“Horse Thief Masquerade,” by,
William Hopson. at Melrose, N.M., for her grand-
“High Country,” Chuck Stanley. 'mother, Mrs. Lissie Barlow of
50-50 proposition either doesn’t un-
derstand women or doesn’t under- per cent,
stand percentages.
does that nobody notices unless Garrison urged motorists to have
she doesn’t do it says Mrs. Leldon their vehicles inspected in the rou-
tine visits to garages for ordinary
A hootenanny, sponsored by the
Groom Memorial Hospital Guild, , I g. i
will be held at St. Mary’s School D.wendmane-: ,,,, , spent several days here with her
Hall in Groom Saturday night be-L "Why. Not Victory? by Barry. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Her-
—odwater. |mesmeyer, while her husband at-
“Treasury of Secrets,” by Gay- tended the national drag
lord Hauser. - -
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‘Portrait in Brownstone,” by
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Leach of Fort
Worth were in Groom this week
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Vaughn and
family have moved to Euless, Tex.,
near Fort Worth where they plan
to make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Snellgrove of
O’Donnell were visiting his uncle,
Lee Sadler, Tuesday afternoon.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Milton during the Labor
Day week end were Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Milton and children, Jack,
Richard, Molly Kay, Emily Ann,
and Janice Lynn of Arlington, Tex-
as, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Simmons,
Steve and Brenda of Amarillo, Mr.
W. A. Davis, Mrs. Clyde Reed and
daughter, Patty, all of Lakeview,
and Mrs. Lila Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Kirk and
family of Lubbock and Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Babcock of Amarillo
were visiting in the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kirk,
last week end.
Elaine Ledwig left Sunday for
Austin to enter the University of
Texas for studies toward a degree
in nursing.
Mrs. L. B. Ray and son, Johnny,
of Pasadena, Calif., visited in the
home of Mrs. John Ray, Thursday
I through Tuesday of this week.
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tainment," a spokesman for the
Guild said.
Funds raised from the hootenan-
State and is bigger than numerous
state fairs across the nation.
Mrs. Ruby Swank was entertain-i Groom day at the Fair will be
ing the small son of a neighbor at: Monday, Sept. 21 and Groom Pub-
lunch. “Are you sure, Timmy,” j lie Schools will close at 2:30 p.m.
— New Arrivals —
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carter are
the proud parents of a new son,
Mark Randall, bom Sunday, Sept.
Mrs. Armstrong died in Okla-
team from Pampa here at 4 p.m. homa City, Thursday. She was the
Friday and showed flashes of good mother of Mrs. Velma Evans and
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she inquired, “that you can cut
your steak?”
“I think so,” the lad replied po-
litely. “We often have it this
tough at home.”
“Bound To Kill,” by John Black-
burn.
“Up for Grabs,” by Erle Stanley
Gardner.
“Love Is Forever,” by Jane
Rossiter.
“Nurse and the Star,” by Peggy
Gaddis.
“The Loving Cup,” by Margaret
McLeod.
“Nurse Comes Home,” by Geor-
gia Craig.
“Love Finds the Way,” by Mar-
cia Ford.
“Girl Friday,” by Dorothy Wor-
ley.
“Peaceful Harbor,” by Peggy
O’More.
“Career for Jenny,” by Adeline
McElfresh.
“Maid of Honor,” by Ada Zim-
merman.
“Across the Years,” by Emilie
Loring.
“Gun Empire,” by Norman Dan-
iels.
“A Sky Pilot for Powderhorn,”
by Archie Joscelyn.
“The Stranger,” by Burt Arthur.
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1964, newspaper, September 10, 1964; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511801/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.