The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1959 Page: 1 of 14
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Ghp Mintpulat MMunitor
Chief of Police, Fire Marshal
Do a Good Turn Sunday
Comments on House Numbers
Fill Ycur Good Will Bag
See Editorial Page 2, Sec. 2
For the Boy Scouts to Collect
North Anti {ast Texas’ Zoremost Alecklp Newspaper
EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR NUMBER TWENTY-NINE
FOURTEEN PAGES IN TWO SECTION:
MINEOLA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1959
10 CENTS
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Lions Club Planning Annual
Finished by Baptists
Burial Here For
Henry Wakefield
recreation
Tickets will be sold by club
Cover Crop Planting
Getting Underway
Two Apprehended
CC Banquet Tickets
Deadline Is Monday
For Bettering City
Church pastor Rev. James B. j Worth Monday afternoon. A re-
Texas, and had arrived with his
Junior High Loses
To Winnsboro 30-0
Mineolas’ small Junior High
converted
ville in Upshur County.
(See COVEI: CROP, P 5)
250-pound
calf belonging to Frank Span-
Mrs. Opal Evans of
special committee be appointed
the
Martin
W bite Oak Friday
Quitman Field Adds
developing
ton.
More Good Producers
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Fullerton N amec
rOCEry Stores
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and Holcomb
Dies in San Antonio
out-weigh the
Antonio this
discon- i
run.
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Buddy Miller and Joe
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reared her
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Robert
continue to maintain the
been stressing both defense andiFullback:
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Pancake Supper For Oct. 13
sued for Ed Winsett and Jimmy
Clyde Tucker, both if Simpson-
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same
ed his mission duties here in
Mineola in 19 7 with only one
being
where
Mrs.
three
and
Chamber manager Julius
DeuPree, Jr. said Wednes-
day that this coming Mon-
measuring 40 by 14 feet
knotty pine interior The
Mineola
■ J a kets
man. Thomas told the Rotar-
ians that the club in past years
how
of
daughter,
Louisville,
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be
Vicker v
Market .
when
was
school
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Mineola
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Sept. 13.
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recall anything that happened.
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: wife in Fort Worth for a visit
shortly before noon Monday.
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resided in Mineola for a brief
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Christine Barnhill, and
other brothers, Leonard
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cooks, with such
PTA Calls
Jackets Will Host
team to
cn to the county jail on drunk-
ei mess charges.
theft I committee a project which they
Mallory as chairman and com-
posed ol John Risinger, Wayne
or Bruner said:
We have been asked
building tired cafe owner, he resided on
comma- I his farm near Stephensville,
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been found in the refrigera-
tor at the home of one of
the accused men. One of the
brothers had lived in Wood
( ounty until recently.
The Central and East Ele-
mentary schools will hold their
first PTA meeting of the year
think the club should under-
take.
Club president Frank Dillard
Activity Building
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Hie ch: rch and Jack Wakefield of Galves-
m state
bring a
and will I
both in '
houses. We con-
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Tommy Bowdoin
used to mail this month’s city >“
I water bills which go to the post •
j office Friday.
For several months the city am—-
has been working up the cor-! }
rect numbering system. Coop- Treeg
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numbering
< ommunic a it in
' i he line and backfield.
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An eagerly - awaited annual
event—the Lions Club pancak
supper—will be held Oct 13 i
the high school gymnna sium, Bil-
ly D. Erwin. Lions preside nt,
announced this week.
For one admsision price, 7
cents a head for men, women
and children, those attending
ko, who lives on
of Oct. 6 in the
gymnasium. Tickets
priced at S2.50.
said that he
her sister.
Three and a half mile S
the mission northwest of Quitman. B F
The meal is said to h a v e
He said that the no , . .
, . til
stamps policy is base
in the future,
plans to continue
who has been in
sdn
has been responsible for most
the alleged cattle
tonio and where she
family .
Survivors incluc
pasture in the Concord Com-
munity, carried to a vacant
committed, and did not
WEIGHS 6 LBS.—This nice
bass was caught by Rev.
James B. Thompson Saturday
morning at daybreak while
fishing at Springviev Lake.
Caught on a silver chugger
with spinning rod, it took
five minutes to boat the big
bass. Thompson was fishing
with his father, J. B. Thomp-
on of Kilgore. Together they
caught 8 bass in four hours.
—Photo by Fine Arts Studio.
in the immediate
in Long-
ur years,
of offer-
Whittlesey who will move to
erating with the City are the
local Post Office and South-
western Bell Telephone Co. The
phone company will use the
new numbers in printing the
next telephone book which is
due to go to the printers in
February.
In a formal statement to the
public appealing for the co-
operation ol all citizens, May-
■ number two team
football. They will
An up to date house numbering system for the City of
Mineola has been completed, Mayer Leonard Bruner an-
nounced this week, and the correct addresses are being
tin wiiev she moved to San An-
er men are sought in the same
case. Warrants have been is-1
Thompson said the
will be available for <
nity use of wholesome
1st Meeting
Tuesday
from any position on the field.
Followine last week's unim-
NEW PLAYGROUND- Pictured above is a
scene snapped at the just completed com-
munity playground insialled by Truman
Speights just behind his grocery store on
South Pacific St. Located on a lot 50 by 100
feet, area children have been flocking to
the playground in the late afternoons and
week ends. Speights has installed swings,
slides, sce-saws, climbing bars, rings and
trapezes. He plans to add a sand box and
pressive victory over Quitman .Halfback
tickets they sell.
Grills and the power f o r
cooking I he cakes will be pro-
vided by the Southern Electric
Power Co., J Y. Thomas, Mine-
ola manager for Southwestern,
has announced. The company
provided the same service at
last year's supper.
Entertainment for a m u s e-
ment of those attending is be-
with small grain seems to be
favored by most planters in
this area.”
He recommends vetch mixed
with small grain on cultivated
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IN NEV. ACTIVITIES BUILDING—Now being used as an
activities and recreation building is the just completed
structure at the First Baptist Park on Lilly Street. Pictured
above are scouts Don Fletcher and Tom Pegues, seated,
looking at work they plan to do in their scouting pro-
gram The scout troop sponsored by the church, will use
the building as their meeting place. Standing left to right
are Bruce Welsh, scoutmaster, T. C. Sheftall, who did most
of the electrical work in the building; Bill Ashworth, cuo
scout leader; and Jim Booth, district scout executive.-
Photo by Fine Arts Studio.
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’.mb. said that their plans for 1 Mrs. A B. Moody and brother,
the future are now indefinite. 1 Joe Wolit el Huco, Okla.
' Ayers
John Enghsh
Mikt Phillips and
held in the
M *' Lew's
in Dallas.
• ry Or-
an, sed of !
n towns of !
White Oak will
formation They
which call both
and they have
the backlield to
Floyd and Lacey Overstreet ;
brothers .who reside in Dalias,
are in jail in Quitman charged
with cattle theft, Sheri! i Paul
Ussry announced. and two oth-
A challenge to adopt a spe- please call and we will be hap-
cific project for the betterment • py to check and make any’ cor-
of Mineola was presented to! rections necessary.”
the Mineola Rotary Club Mon- I --------
both the
to pasture
anian activities. Reservations
Smiy be m ide at the church
=ice.
- Frank Kennimer supervised
the high school senior class.
Tile senicrs will receive 25
Formal opening of the new
activities building ol the First
Baptist Church at their park
on Lilly Street has been set
for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. tiiis Sun-
day with dedication .services to
be held at 3:30 p.m.
She had livid in Mineola un-
her marriage to Mike Mar-
activities building
Prizes will be awarded to
rooms having 100 per cent at-
tendance. Parents will also
have an opportunity to visit
with the teachers in their re-
spective class rooms at b o t h
schools after the meeting.
The hospitality committee
will serve refreshments in the
Reading Room in East Elemen-
tary school.
“Don't be a has-been, be a
will-be back to school through
PTA this year,” is the mem-
bership slogan.
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then appointed a
steering commit tee
On of the brothers told the j to decide on a project, and that I
sheriff that he was d r unk each ciub member list to the
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Mincoia l t din
cakes they can hold "That’s
the biggest six bits’ worth
imaginable," Erwin commented
T. A. Pope heads the com-
mittee in charge, with Byr n
Pay and Save Foot.
Long View and Gro •
of the two stores ■
Wednesday
Manager of the
grocery store will
install electric lights for night use of the
grounds. Speights welcomes all children to
use the playground and its facilities, in-
cluding groups who would like to have
picnics or birthday parties. ' All children
are welcomed," Speights says, "as t h e
playground has been installed for children
who have no suitable place on which to
play."—Photo by Fine Arts Studio.
and laity i
p o p n i a
throughout the
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L - Tuesday night, September 29
। at 7:30 p.m. in the East Ele-
i mente"" -hool. Mrs. James
। Haley, president, will preside.
The meeting is to be family
night and a room will be pro-
vided for pre-school children,
attended by the Girl Scouts.
This will enable both parents
to attend and bring the chil-
dren.
Mr. Frank Dillard, superin-
tendent of. schools, will intro-
duce the two principals who
in turn will introduce the
teachers.
Parents will be given the op-
portunity to join the PTA if
they haven’t already done so.
Membership dues are $1 per
year.
Each room is striving for one
hundred per cent membership.
parish At present St. Dun-
stan's ha a total of 39 com-
munic ll ; s.
; End Bel Neal and J o h n
i a T | Brotherton
teamlTackles: Jimmy Taylor and
MIrs Aibert ’
• Rotarians Challenged
To Adopt Project
ing has asbestos siding on the
outside, two large screened
porches, restrooms, three stor-
age closets and a small kitchen.
It is furnished with 40 chairs
and several tables.
The building will be used by
scouts, the Royal Ambassadors,
Cub Scouts. and tor socials of
Sunday school classes and the
church Training Union.
Mineola and Wills Point ere
sold Wednesday to W. F. Pat-
terson, ol Longview
Patterson is ow er of
per cent of receipts t r o in
will be able to eat ill the hot dishpan
The new
has a large
n a program ot offering more'
sh savings on groceries.
Former owners ol Hie store,
Iabry Vickery and Harold Hol-
the Jackets in practice have
members and by members of i ine aranged, Erwin said. De-
i ter of Mr and
' Wolf, diec in San
sheriff said.
The quartet is
have butchered a
States and Canada.
Father Fuileton also receiv-
ed an appoirtment as rural
dean ol the Eastern Deanery
in the Episcopal Diocese of
Dallas. He r places Rev. Thom-
as Carson, n wly named execu-
Hvr secretary and arch-deacon
of the diocese.
The Rev. I ullerten assum-
The Mineola Yelow Jackets
program ' will be looking tor revenue
with Alvin Friday night for the 41-21 shel-
lacking administered to them
last year by the White Oak
Rough Necks. but if reputa-
tion means anything in a foot-
ball game the Jackets are due
for another whipping as White
Oak is the unanimous choice
among sports writers to win.
The Rough Necks are ranked
time shortly after the turn of
the century.
Rites here followed funeral
services Wednesday morning at
the Owens - Brumley Funeral
Home Chapel in Fort Worth.
Besides the brother here, he
is survived by his wife, a
will serve
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Final plans for what in
all probability will be the
largest annual banquet of
the Mincola Chamber of
Commerce are nearing
completion and a deadline
for purchase of tickets has
been set.
U. S. Congressman Jim
Wright of Fort Worth will
be speaker for the event
which is set for the night
tired, it is charged.
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house in the area and slaugh- day by J. Y. Thomas at .he
club’s weekly noon meeting.
Serving as program chair-
’ for the past
d that tile poll
' ad ng stamps
U. store will
whose name will be
iged to Pay and Save.
Ky., a sister
Fo
Clifton W ikefield ol Dallas.
oflense Quarterback John
Euglish has a severely bruised
back and shoulder and is due
to see only limited action Fri-
day night and do very little
ball carrying
Looking well in practice
this week has been Carl Ray
MeFerren who has taken over
the quarierback duties and
whose ball handling and hard
running has won praise from
coaches Bob S l o a u and
( harles I riemel.
Probable starting lineup for
Mineola will be:
Collins, Felix Craddock a n d
Cari Bruner.
every worthwhile civic endeav- . eleven was overpowered Tues-
or I “ the ; " and and on ota nends
Ussry was seeking the broth-i "ecm; outstanding for the locals at
ers as suspects in the case; He called for continuation ■ left end on defense
when they were arrested by of the club’s past policy of
alleged to | highway patrolmen on High- ■ working closely with worth-
way 80 near Hawkins and tak- ' while community projects. In
closing Thomas asked that a
The Re V. Henry Fullerton,
rectol ol St Dunstan’s Epis-
copal Church, this • । ek was
named rural ciergyman of ti;e
year by the National Town and
Country movement.
Tin award was presented to
the Re . Fullerton Monday at
a di: ner at the Episcopal cler-
day will be the deadline
for purchase of tickets. Bridee Road, sunday afternoon.
This year no tickets will be j -
Supei ■ stafl ol employees at store
Mrs. Freida WoiH Martin ol ■
San Antonio, Mineola native
and remembered as the daugh-
power in Gu i rd.',
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Pg-—,
Phillips, Jr. has completed the
i No. 3 Sally White, good for
j (See OIL on Page 5)
t h ' week.
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A dual producer rated at 641
barrels of oil daily has been
completed in the Quitman field
by Shell. It is the No. 31 J. B.
Goldsmith, two and a half
miles northwest of Quitman.
The Kirland zone between
8.392 and 8,417 feet w a s
gauged at 315 barrels of 44 1
gravity oil through quarter
| inch choke with tubing pres-
i sure of 625 pounds and gas-oil
ratio 895-1.
The Rodessa from 8,438-52
was good for 326 barrels of 43
gravity oil per day through a
10/64 inch choke with tubing
I pressure of 1,545 pounds and
i gas-oil rate 792-1.
at a method
Graveside services were con-
ducted by the Rev., James B.
Thompson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church ol Mineola. at
City Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Wednesday for Henry E. Wake-
field, 69. Burial was there, un-
der direction of the J. II. Eng-
lish Funeral Home.
The deceased, a brother of
Bruce Wakefield, Mineola au-
tomobile dealer, succumbed to
a heart attack at the home of
I his wife’s relatives in Fort
he Dick
construction of the building.
Hi and Bruce Welch and Dr.
J. C Norris served on the
building committee.
The Baptist Park, located
on a lot 125 by 200 feet is
equipped with numerous out-
door facilities including a
basketball court, vclley ball
court, barbecue pit, outside
tables and chairs to accom
modate up to 75 people, a
teter ball court, and is equip-
ped with lights for night use.
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help as Leewright can g i v c
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tacted all nearby progressive
towns and cities and all of
them use the 25-foot front
method. Therefore we have
adopted this system.
"I want to thank Mr. York.
Mrs. Wallace. Mr. Willingham
and Mr. Mills for their many
days of hard work in straight-
ening out our numbers.
“You will receive a card
with the correct address to
your house or place of business
and I beg each of you to see
that the correct number is on
your house in a conspicuous
place, where it can be seen
from the street.
"We have no way of knowing
everyone by name, so we need I
these house numbers to help
the police, fire departemnt.
trash department, and others
to find your house when you
call.
"Should there be an error
or it you have a question.
Fall planting of winter pas-
tures and cover crops for graz-
ing. soil improvement, and
protection is getting underway
in the Wood Soil Conservation
District, reports R L. Turbeville
of the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice.
Turbeville says, "Reseeding
crimson clover or vetch mixed
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Leewright and Sam A. Munn
as members. Pope’s underlings
also will double on KP duty as
dishw ushers.
Dr. J. Warren McCorkle,
Tommy Castloo and Art Turk
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Harle, S. Neil. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1959, newspaper, September 24, 1959; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1547495/m1/1/: accessed June 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.