The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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Second Democratic Primary Election
FACTS
American Legion Baseball
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mouth!
Tucker will be the presiding judge.
Fla.,
Middle-age is that period when
9:30 o’clock.
The story hours will be held each
15,
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to go
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tor of the Groom Wrecking Yard,1
old cars.
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BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
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of
AT GROOM THEATRE
Local News And
Personal Mention
car bodies and frames. The scrap statement
metal is being baled for transpor- week:
along with Panhandle residents at
the Court House.
J. Homer and family, and Mr. and
' Mrs. Jimmy Eakins and family of
Pampa, and Norbert Homer were
recent visitors in ihe" Home of Mr.
I Mrs. Alfred Homer and fam-
lots in the Groom box.
Polls will be located at White
Deer, 'Skellytown and Panhandle.
You’ all come!
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is nearing completion of a clean-up GEORGE TAYLOR WITH
program and is clearing his proper- RICHARDSON MOTOR CO.
ty located on Highway 66 of all -----
If you want your children to look
up to you, just walk in and turn
off the TV set.
“Why do you want to divorce MEDICAL SELF-HELP CLASS
this man?” inquired the judge of SLATED THURSDAY NIGHT
a tearful wife. ’ ______
A picnic is planned for the read-
ers to be held at 6 p.m., Friday,
July 1, at the city park in White
Deer.
The following program of shows
is offered at the Groom Theatre
Fri.-Sat., June 3-4:
“The Big T.N.T. Show,” starring
Rodger Miller.
Matthew?’’
Several faithful hands were rais-
ed in the congregation.
“You’re just the people I want
‘, team will take on the Panhandle
j Whites here at 5:30 p.m. this com-
: ing Saturday. Game time will be
This epitaph was found
A few months ago
By George Benson Keeter
Up near Blackfoot, Idaho:
The horse and rider buried here
Were victims of hard luck,
They were on this very spot
When a bolt of lightning struck!
—By Jeff Gray
2724 Nebraska St., Amarillo, phone
number FL 5-4641.
I Lieut. and Mrs. Ferman Kelso,
' enroute to White Sands, N.M., from
I’ve refused to see seven insurance
salesmen today.”
John Reed: “I know, sir, I’m all
of them.”
Amarillo Executive: “You may GROOM RECEIVES V-INOH
well feel proud of yourself, fellow.' RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY
AND
Otherwise
are invited to attend.
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Earl Johnson, Pampa
James Damron, Phoenix, Ariz.
■Mrs. 'Annie Davis, Claude
Joe Blakeney, Groom
Mrs. Rosa Woods, Claude
Mrs. Betty Greggs, Claude
James Beasley, Hedley
Kay Hall, Alanreed
Mrs. Florine Hill, Clarendon
Surgical:
Lewis Bryant, McLean
J. W. Boen, Shamrock
Wesley 'Miller, Groom
Mrs. Edith Wallace, Fritch
Mrs. Bertie McIlvain, Pampa
Joyce Helbert, Pampa
Judith Millsap, Borger
Terry Mack Smith, McLean
Mrs. Cecil Webb, Guymon, Okla.
Mrs. Lou Ann Davis, Pampa
Billy Wayne Morgan, Pampa
Obstetrical:
good for a limited time only.
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THE DON HUNT FAMILY
MOVING TO LUBBOCK
Eschle farm one-half inch was re-
ported. At the Treadwell farm nine
miles north of Groom .30 of rain
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JOE BLAKENEY IN HOSPITAL
WITH INJURED BACK
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GERALD HERMESMEYER
RECEIVES DEGREE AT TECH
I Dr. and Mrs. John L. Witt and
j Jay, Mrs. Audy Martin, and Dr.
Richard Hall returned Thursday
i Blakeney home this week.
j Mrs. Paul Homer is visiting in
, the home of her sister, Mr. and
; Mrs. George Willetts, in Houston
Dad Lingo, 98-year-old citizen of Voters Saturday will select a
Groom who recently moved to the Democratic candidate for the of-
at the Groom Wrecking Yard and service agency for this area.
he will have the junk cars picked--oOo---
up and hauled away. This offer is JOHN HOMER OBSERVES 88th
Pampa Convalescent Home, invites fice of Attorney General of Texas,
his friends here to drop by and one of the top elective ofices of
visit him when in Pampa. The the state. Only two names appear
Convalescent Home is three blocks on the ballot and it will take only a
west of Highland General Hospital, brief time to cast a ballot. Every
Robert Boydston, a former Groom voter in the Groom and Lark vot-
looking backward makes one feel At Panhandle voters from Conway,
sad and looking forward makes Pantex, Liberty and Abel will vote
one feel miserable. ■ - — -
citizen, also is living at the home ing precinct is urged to go to
Mr. Lingo says. i the Groom Public School Building
---— I and vote this coming Saturday.
There is some cooperation be-j Winner of the election Saturday
tween wild creatures. The stork will be the Democratic candidate
Morrow and other relatives and
friends here. Johnny is serving in
the U.S. Navy and will leave here
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— New Arrivals —
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Byrd of Ama-
rillo have adopted a daughter that
was born May 15, 1966. She has
“Do you call that grounds for
divorce?”
ttr cooper halannounced thatceDge“raprrudistononnouncsthat son, Stephen,, moved to Amarillo
hepwiunpicksupamlgidcaqs around with z firm. He has been named fromsonassaska this x War
eharpment"sahiablas thassalyaga whoneifmranmmc,y. Blakeney 1
goodqopprtunityarorpropertyowt- Deer ovo 5-5854/Pampa • ■ oina ananeMre.
ers to clear their grounds of all The Richardson Motor Company IDI,.1 e K
old car bodies. Notify Mr. Cooper is the authorized Ford sales and RaW,Fla keney andtmmily t Do
The Second Democratic Primary
Election will be held in Texas on
'Saturday, June 4.
Wednesday on June 8, June
June 22, June 29.
! Early Wednesday morning one-
half inch of rain fell in the Groom
community. The rainfall was gen-
eral over most of the area. One-
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ashley of
Dimmitt and Mrs. M. J. Salmon
of Canyon were visiting in Groom
| Saturday.
There will not be a voting box
at Lark for this election and
HOSPITAL REPORT
J Among the patients at Groom
Memorial Hospital the past week
“Grandma, what kind of a hus-
band would you advise me to
get?”
“My advice is to leave the hus-
bands alone and get yourself a
single man.”
nesday morning at
o: . Detroit, Mich., visited her mother,
Richardson Motor Company of nr.c E.nu NrAc.:1 0a 410
He has a crew dismantling the White Deer made the following Mr 1. Henry. Merrick, and other
. x- "8 relatives and friends in Groom this
for publication this week
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hudson and
Don’t marry for money. You
can borrow it cheaper. — Scottish
proverb.
Many things are opened by mis-’ Polls will open at 8:00 a.m. and
take, but none so frequently as the will close at 7:00 p.m. in Carson j
mouth! County. The Groom vet— 1—
1 Fri., June 3—Practice game with
Summer Reading Program Caprock, 7:30 p.m., at Thompson
I To Begin Monday. June 6 PsatjJune game, ras.
.. T.. ,, . ,, cosa, 2 p.m. Thompson Park 3.
| “Building a Library,” is the -
, , voting DOXtheme for the annual summer
. .. . will be located at the Groom Pub- | reading program at the Groom
“What military experience have,lic School Building and Rudolph Branch Library that will
you had?” asked the sergeant of Tolen oxr1l hath—vecidine indee
a flashily dressed Negro who had
presented himself for registration.
“Well, sir, I been shot at a few
times by jealous husbands.”
There are times when it’s worse,
to be found in than to be found out.
to talk to,” said the preacher. I
“There is no such chapter.”
Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday ing make an ambulance call. He and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wein-
and Saturday. is in room number nine, ‘heimer of Lark.
Thurs., June 9—'Practice to be Thursday for Pensacola,
where he will attend school.
"Well, you see. Your Honor, he' The fourth session of the medi- ence Hermesmeyer of Groom who
made me wash his back every Sat- cal self-help series will be held at----. , , . " ,
urday night.” 18:00 p.m. Thursday in the base-'
“What!” interrunted the indoelment hnenitali+. Mm a+ Arom
One measure of a man’s men- half inch was reported at Jericho,
tality is the importance of the South of Groom at the George
things he will argue about.
The preacher said: “Brothers,
my sermon this morning will be fell according to Mr. Treadwell,
about liars. Now, has everyone' ' 0Oo
read the thirty-fifth chapter of GROOM MEMORIAL
Mon., June 6—Practice game, I Johnny Morrow of Seattle, Wash-
here 4 to 6 p m l ington arrived Friday for a few
. . Tues., June' 7—Conf. game with days visit with Mr. and Mrs, C- A.
. ,, ,, , c , .Deg1n Hereford at 7 p.m. here.
next Monday, June 6, and will con- wed. June Sgprctic, here
tinue until the children have com- nI 4 to fi n m ‘ ’
pleted their reading certificates.
were—
Medical:
Mrs. Marvin Talley, Groom
L. J. Westbrook, Pampa
Mrs.Eora Wallace, Wheeler
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ily are planning to move to Lub-. birthday dinner at the home of Mr. Hickox were visiting in Amarillo
bock Thursday. Don will attend and Mrs. Mike Homer on Sunday,! -unda-- ,g., . ,
Texas Tech and Mrs. Hunt plans to'May 29. During the evening MrJ Mr. and Mrs. Sid Richardson and
teach in Lubbock Public Schools Homer talked long-distance to his children, Charles and Carol, of
this coming school term. Mr. Hunt sister, Sister Mary Catherine Childress,, visited her parents, Mr
has served as principal of Groom‘Homer in Galveston who has been and Mrs. L. — 'Andrews, last week
Public Schools and Mrs. Hunt has'an Ursuline nun for 63 years. end. _ ,
been third grade teacher for the Those present Sunday to help.Mr. and Mrs. A. D..Neal and
past five years. The many friends Mr. Homer celebrate the occasion oan an ' s’ . Ber a .E nigh
of the family wish them happiness were Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hermes-spent.Tuesday. visiting with Mr.
in their new home which will be!meyer, Bob and Martin, Mr. and and Mrs Leslie Neal of Rogers,
at 4321—48th St., Lubbock, 79013. Mrs. Ray Britten and family, Mr. N.M, and , with Mr. and. Mrs.
--------oOo----- and Mrs John Quirk and family, Frank Neal and sons,. Kevin of
PROGRAM OF SHOWS Paul Homer 'Mrs. Carl Homer, andiDenver, who are visiting Frank s
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Homer and parents there,
family.
■and the wolf usually work the in the General Election to be held
same neighborhood. j this coming November.
Joe Blakeney was placed in the been named Regina Renee and
Coming: James Bond’s Thunder- Groom Memorial Hospital Monday weighed 7 pounds 5% ounces. The*
IMr: and Mrs. William Boaz, Pan- ball,” starring Agent 007 Sean Con- for treatment of a back injury. Joe grandparents of the child are Mr.
handle, a son, Terry Lee, weight nery, in color. hurt his back recently while help- and Mrs. George Byrd of Claude
17 lbs., 14 ozs., iborn Friday, May
27, 1966. I
Mr., and Mrs. Marvin Morrow
and Marva have moved to the for-
mer John Reed residence north of
the Church of Christ. Mr. and
Mrs. Reed are now residing at
—A i ■ . . i Team Schedule for 1966
To Be Held Next Saturday, June 4th ! Thurs., June 2—Practice here
_____ ____—-----------------------1 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Lark voters will cast their bal- This program is for pre-school' scheduled out of toI
children and ages through the 9th satJune 11-Conf.' game, here
There will be a story hour at the. withCanyon at 7:30 p.m. h
Community Club House on Wed- wit Tascosa 7-30 ph8ame erefrom Kirksville, Mo., where they
Tues., June 14pracice 4-6 p.m. attended graduation exercises for
Wed. June 15—Practice, 4-6 p.m. Dr..DanWitt.
Thurs. June 16—Conf. game with' The Rev. and Mrs. Tommy
■Tulia here at 7:30 p.m. । Gleaton and son, Don Ray, of Den-
j Sat., June 18—Conf, game with ver, Colo., and Miss Sue Neal of
Hereford there at 3 p m Plainview were visiting Bonnie and
Mon., June 20—Conf. game with Sue’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Canyon at Canyon, 7:30 p.m Neal, and other relatives here last
Tues., June 21-Practice 4-6 p.m week end. Mr. Kenneth Woody of
Wed. June 22—Practice 4-6 p.m. Plainview was also a house guest
Thurs., June 23—Practice game inithe Nealhome. , .
to be scheduled out of +I I Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod Arnold of
More than 1500 students were s t j 25—Conf e-ame with Canyon were visiting in the home
candidates for degrees at the Tex-lcSatr-ne, 25--onf..8ame of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lacy, Sun-
as Tech, Lubbock, commencement, aer‘ here A (3 P.m., c day.
exercises Saturday, May 28. Dr. | mon j ggrpctice4 P.m. IVr. and Mrs. Dwayne Babitzke
James M. Moody, Chancellor of II ,, t 1,6 8a and children of Fritch were visit-
Texas Christian University gave“theaauur9, StiL J'n m ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
the principal address at the 8 p.m. -unng;932rprtetctsm G. Stapp, Tuesday.
exercises in Municipal with Perryton, here, 8:00 p.m , Mr. andMrs.T J. Hall and fam-
coliseum. Fn‘ om, ily of 'Akron, Colo., Tony Middle-
The list included Gerald Lawr-aitr 3-00 nm at amewith brook of Borger, Mr. and Mrs. H.
ence Hermesmeyer of Groom who paer, 330 P:m• at Thompson
। received his bachelor of science de- ° ' 0.
.. । - - gree in mechanical engineering__
interrupted the judge, ment hospitality room at Groom from the School of Engineering. : GROOM PEEWEES TO PLAY
all that grounds for a Wheat Growers elevator office.) Gerald is a graduate ofFGrom ? PANHANDLE HERE SATURDA
Dr. Robert E. Clayton and Dr. । High School and is the son of MrJ —
No, Your Honor, but last Sat- David Levy are in charge of the and Mrs Charles F Hermesmever ; The Groom Peewee baseball
urday night his back was already lessons. The class will study ban- s Hermesmeyer.
washed!” daging and control of bleeding at COOPER EMPTYING GROOM
---7 hhe class period this week. 'WRECKING YARD OF CARS
This would possibly be a much A total of nine lessons will be ------ at 5:30 p.m. on Groom American
better country if the Indians had given during the series. All adults' B. H. Cooper, owner and opera- Legion Field,
had stricter immigration laws!
VOLUME 41. NUMBER 14. On Highway 66” THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1966 (10c a copy)
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1966, newspaper, June 2, 1966; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511891/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.