The Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ELGIN COURIER
10 CENTS
8 PAGES
PER COPY
TODAY
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NUMBER 14
Announces For
The Elgin Board of Education -
Senator 14th Dist.
Representative
en leg.
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of
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HERSHEL C. SHERRILL
long-
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three icounities of tine idistiict be-
fore I cempleted my
than originally expected this year.
in the Association but the lack of
iShe has, unitill recently,
Degree.
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boith presi-
of
(Richard Neidig, prominent El-
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Swedish Mid-Summer
Festival To Feature
Program and Barbecue
Improvements Told
Mrs. Ned ICarter met with the
Edwin L. Bronaugh
Receives Wings At
Reese Air Force Base
gin farmer, suffered
left leg and crushed
Thursday aftternoon
Local Student
Receives Reader’s
Digest Award
RICHARD NEIDIG INJURED
IN TRACTOR ACCIDENT
nients for the nerw suits.
It is planned to move
SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR __________ -___________
"Much Needed Street Improvements
Ure Being Planned By City Council
CHURCH OF CHRIST SLATES
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Fisher’s Magnolia
Service Station
Opened Sunday
IMr. William M. Fisher,
NEW SWEDEN LUTHERAN
CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
80TH ANNIVERSARY
ing the inviolcialtion
Ramsey.
In the absenice of
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Memorial Service—Mrs. Louis
Lundgren
Tribuite to the Press—Richard
Green
Recognition of 1956 Babies—-
Mrs. Roy Masey
Mid-Summer Day Custom—Mrs
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to the highest honor student
the graduating class.
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I egibility and was. selected with the
f "advice of the pprinicipal and fac-
ulty of his school. He was parlia-
ens, Welch stated.
The Vrop vhail be much shorte:
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«ome 600 acres were planted to
melons in the Elgtin-McDade area
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other Georgia relatives ll.efore re
potting in at Lackland.
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EMMA LONG
.Shanks and Herring attended
the meeting as guests of Mayor
Carter.
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Ordination Of Wayne
Meeks To Be Held At
Presbyterian Church
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Survivors include four broth-
4rs, Emil and Nels, ' of Austin,
Chris of Taylor, and John,
Athens.
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knee last
when his
trouser leg was caught in the
tractor power take-off and his
limb pulled in while cutting sil-
age on his farm.
He was talcen to Brackenridge
Hospital in Austin where a bone
graft was necessary. The. fracture
was bellow the left knee and his
lmib is in a cast from toes to
hip. He is under the care of Dr.
Griffin, Orthopedist. Reports are
Thialt last night he was feeling
better. His room number is 413.
Ijorton Nairn, Evelyn Mize and
four visitors were also present.
The contract for the Elgin
Sehiorol Band uniforms was awlard
ed to Sol Franks Co., San An-
bonio ,Texas and at a later date,
a sample suit will be sent to El-
vng the chunch as supply pastor
platform,"shiseumierwibe fganally or-
On Friday, June 29, at 8:00 P.
M. tine cnildren will give a pro-
gram omutlinling what they studied
'through the week. Every one is
invited to hear this program.
Superintendent Voight," Vicimnity are progressing nicely
and everything will be in readi-
time Elgin resident and former
Deputy Sheriff, has purchased
the L. F. Clark, Jr. Magnolia Ser-
vice Statlion on Nemtih Main, which
he opened for business Sunday,
June 17.
Ho nvill continue to handle
worked in the Visual Aid
gram. Her present plans ;
ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, -THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1956
About his ability to represent ।
the 57th District Sherrill has said, [ -I
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Magnolia producits, (Mobil tires, .
blaittenjes, and accessories and in- -nd' curecttor
vibes his many friends t and the
rentarian of the Junior Class,
was outstanding in school record,
€aports, band work and popularity.
He is a member of Central Chris-
tian Church and the' church choir;
interested in Scouting for a num-
„ber of years he is now an Eagle
"Scoult. During the summer vaca-
tion he is employed by his father,
agent for Magnolia Petroleum
Company.
4 'At Bloys‘ State the youth of to-
day are educated in the duties,
privileges, and responsibilities of
American citizenship by giving
these citizens of the future an
♦opportunity to learn the problems
of government. Each boy had *
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Simon Christianson
Funeral Here Today
I Funeral services for Simon
I Chrisitianson, who died Wednes-
R Dy afternoon in Austin following
I a long illness will be held this
[ (Thursday) afternoon at 4:00
o’clock from the Chapel of Mil
I gr 'Mortuary, with the Rev. .Er-
I nest Johnson, of Austin, officia-
I ting.
Mr. Christilanson, who had 1
i gever married, was a retired S. P-
i “Ry employee and spenit the great-
| er part of his life in Elgin. He
I would have been 66 July 3.
by Charles
ISwedish Male Chorus, M.
gin School at wihich time the
Band students will be notified to
report to school for measure-
dent and vice president, Jlackson
S. Webb presided and also intro-
duced the 'guests of the day, D.
B. Welch, of Elgin, Dave Shanks
of the Austin Amerilcan and
Charles F. Herring, candidate for
State Senator (14th District). Mr
Herring 'addressed the group,
speaking on the Federal Court
System Of which he was a mem-
ber 191512-1191515 as Federal Dis-
brict Attorney, West Texas Dis-
trict, wwihich was interesting and
most informative.
Need Of Water-Sewer, Hershel C. Sherrill Contract Awarded For Band Uniforms;
Lines, Street • " Classroom Space To Be Enlarged
WAYNE MEEKS
In a mid-week service Wednes-
day evening, June 27, at 8:00
o’clock at First Presbyterian
Church Wayne Meeks, who is ser-
the barraicks buildings from the
South School to the Washington
School to provide 3 classrooms
in the near future.
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% JIM CONDRON
Jim Condron, son of Mr. and
| Mrs. W. F. Codron was accord- . Lt. and Mrs. Eonaugh were
l ed the hemnor of being selected as in Elgin at the neek-end, guests
| (the delegate to Done Star Boys' of his mother, Mrs Edwin Bro-
' State rwilich convened in Austin ' naugh and sister, Mrs. Geonge
last week, at ue University of Balbes andLfanaiiy,'to San
Texas. He was sponsored by Hen- Antonio Monday, where they su-
™ A. Lundgren Post 2915, Ameri- pervised the moatar oftheir fur
dan Legion, of Bigin- I niture into their neww and
A junior in Bigin High 'School then deranted, tor Bainibridge,
I the past term, Condron measured Ga. for a .visit with Mrs.,,H. T.
up to the qualifications for eli- Kellley, moither of "Gerrie" and
dhe said. "I find that they
uguee with me that "Texlas needs
better pnogramb for cld-age las-
sisbance, sichoolls, wwater conserrvla-
bion, soil conservation, regulation
of telepluone rates, care of the
mentally-ill, traffic and ioither 'law
enforcemtent, higher education
and general administration of
Sbalte government. Our rural
roads and state highway pro-
gualams must be conitinued.
“I favor. Ithese things, and un-
ike many candidates wbo won’t
say wherne they willl get the mion-
ey, II have a definite tax pro-
gaam. I will support taxes ion
she gas iwihich is being piped out
of Texas, land on corporation
protflits. II will oppose all sales
caxes, whnerther a general sales tax
or individual salcs taxes on con-
sumer goods.
“II am a Democrat or I would
.net be seeking itiait party’s nomi-
nation on Jluly 28."
IMirs. Long, biorn on ia farm
near Fammpa, graduated fromm the
University of Texas in 1936 with
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Betty Carol Johnson
Visiting in New York
Mr. and Mis. Robert Buick of
Slan Antonilo and Mrs. Roy John-
son, Elgin acci mpanied Betty
Oanol Jolnson uo Austin Sunday,
wlere she boanded a pillane for
New York to spend the summer
vacation visliltiinig and sightseeing.
She w*ll Ite the guest for three
weeks of her uncle and aunt, Mr
and Mrs. George Groh in Brook-
lyn, New York and Wednesday
had gone out to see the Statue of
Liberty and other poinits of in-
terest. Mrs. Groh talked long
distance to Mrs. Johnson to ad-
vise that Betty Cr.rol arrived on
schedule and was having a most
enjoyable time.
Mrs. Grch said the weather was
still cooll up there, and that a
coat was ccmforuaible. She will be
remembered as the former Neva
Lynn Snowden of Elgin.
Miss Johnson will go from her
arnit’s home out to Clape Cod for
a six weeks’ visit with friends be-
fore returning home.
City ICounicil at hieir meeting
June 4, at swhich 'time she was
splokesunlan for a group of local
Colored citizens land mmade an ap-
peal in. tlaeir ibellallf to get water
mains inito ttneir secitions of town
in order to have access ‘ to pure
water to drink land for household
purploses. At present water is
being hauied or carried (by buckets
from clisberns, wells and even
tanks by many.
Mrs. Carter also called atten-
tion to Itlie unsaniitary condition in
’those sections of ite cillyin which
there lis no sewer service, and
cited the poor lconiition of sitreetts
.and the need for street ligthits in
those areas;
“im Condron Attends
Lone Star Boys’ State
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this Disitrict, coming in betfore
the War Between the States, I
feel like a plank-owner here. Be-
cause of my long association with
the folks here in these counties,
I feel that I have an understand-
ing of our local problems which
will enable me to represent them
in the manner in which the pelo-
ple should be represented in
state government — that is, with
sympathy and deep concern for
their needs and welfare.
(I intend to wiork for more ac-
tion 'and less talk on a state wa-
ter policy so /sorely needed and
to do all that is iwithin my power
to restore the confidence of the
people in our state government.
I sihlall need the* support of every
inlberesited citizen in the District
to accompllish these aims.”
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Chas. F. Herring
Speaks At
Kiwanis Meeting
The Kliwwlanis Club members
and guests enjoyed a fried fish
dinner Tuesday noon at the reg-
ular meeting of the club, follow-
general public to stop by for a
visit or when in need of a special
car wash or grease job.
(Read his advertisement in an-
other section of this paper.
LT. EDWIN BRONAUGH
Lt. Edwin L. Bronaugh, son of
Mrs. Edwin Bronaugh of Elgin,
received® his Wings on Wednes-
uay, June 13, in ceremonies held
at Reese AFIB Lubibiock, where he
nas been stationed since January,
19156 while training in multiple
engineis. (Present lor the cere-
monles were Lt. Bromauglh’s wife,
Gerrie, and his mother.
Bnonlatgh received his B. A.
Degree in January 19/555 from
East Texas State College, Com-
merce, Texas at which time as an
IOTC member he was commmis-
soned as Second Lieutenanit. He
had six moniths’ training at Bain-
bridge AFB, Blainbridge, Georgia,
whiere he met and married Ger-
adine Kelley lasit December, who
has been, wth him1 at Lulbbocik.
After June 30, Lt. Bronaugh will
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rain, cold weather and wind
jack McClendon
Jack C. MicClendon, valedic-
torian of the graduating class at
Elgin High School, has been giv-
en the Amnnual Award of The
Reader’s Digest Association for
students who by their successful
school work give promise of at-
taining leadership in the com-
mumnity, it was announced today
by Vallon L. Voight, superintend-
ent.
Jack Wi receive an honorary
subiscripition to The Reader’s Di-
gest for one year and an engrav-
ed certificlate from the Editors,
“in recoigmiltilon of past accomp-
lishmenit and in aniticipaltion of
unusual achhiervemenit to come”.
The Reader’s Digest Association
has (presented these awards year-
ly in senior high schools through-
out the United States and Canada
The plans for the tenith annual
Mid-Summer Day Festival and
Homecoming sponsored by the
Swediish Aissociatiom 0 Elgin and
what vals going on. Fromm all in-
dications, someo.e wlvo can and
be stationed at Lackland AFB,
San Antonio.
'The New ,Sweden Lutheran
Church will celebrate its eighti-
eth anniversary on Sunday, July
1. The Rev. Merton Lundquist,
Texas Contferenice president, will
deliver the morning sermon.
The Anniversary Program will
be presented at 3 :00 p. m. Dr.
Hugo Hatertius of Ericksdale,
Texas will deliver the Anniver-
sary Sermon.
A reception will follow the pro-
gram.
storms reduced the producing ac-
“eage to around 400' acres of
salable melons. The recent
rains, however have brightened
prospects somewwthalt and the
^movement of melons should be-
come steady in the next few
weeks as the marketing season
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will lask a lot of quesbions is need-
ed in iSlbate government.”
Emmla laid iciat a platform for
ir proving Sibate services to the
people.
“I waited unitil I had talked
with people' in all (parts of all
ISlierrill, operator of a 250-acre
flarm in Bastrop County, is a
twenty-nine -year-old veteran of
World War II, having served with
the United States Navy in the
South Pacific aboard the USIS
American Legion.
He has attended Bay City High
School, Southern Bible College,
Veterans Voiclational Agricultural
School, and the University of Tex-
as.
His wife is the former Miss
Clara Mae Stephens of Bay City.
Married in 1948, the Sherrills
' have three 'children, Ganey, 4;
Carolyn, 3; and layne, 15
months.
Sherrill is a tall and friendly
fellow with a Will Roger’s type of
personality. He has made many
friends in IBlastrorp, /Burleson, and
Lee eounties. His own residence
and work have given him an un-
derstanding of his fellow resi-
dents in the area.
ness for a wondentful celebration
Thursday evening, June 28, at El-
gin Memorial Park.
Pioneers of Swedish descent,
whlo now live ,or have formerly
lived, in the Elgin vicinity, and
have passed the age of 715 will be
Honor Guests.
A delilcious supper of barbe-
cued sausage and rimmings will
be served at 7 :00 p. m., preceded
by an hour of mnisic played while
the guests assemble and ex-
change greetings. The Rev. Fred
Hedberg, pastor of New Sweden
Lutheran Church will give the
invocation. The Rev. E. P. Ro-
deen of Elgin will give the Tri-
bnte to Honor Guests.
Under direction of Mrs. Louis
Lutidgren, .program chairman,
the following program clommem-
orating the tenth anniversary of
the Swedish Mid-Summer Festival
will be presented:
'Origin of Swedish Association
— Richard Green
V oical Solo—IIlarry Lind, Jr,
Awards—ICol. S. N. Ekdahl
Dr. George C. Baker, Jr.
Dr. George C. Baker, Jr., Pro-
fessor of Evangelism, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas,
will he the evangelist. Dr. Baker
is a native of Atlanta, Georgia,
where he received the degrees of
B. D. and B. Ph. from' Emory
University. Frorm Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York, he
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City Councilwoman Emma Long
of Austin tody made her formal
announcement as a icandlidate for
Staite (Senator for Blastrop, Trav-
is and Williamgon Counties.
"T feel that it is time for some-
one Iwho .is known to be independ-
ent of all the Cobbbylsts, land who
has a proven record of devotion
to the interests of the people, 'to
seek this office,” the red-headed
mother of two boys said.
“’Foil- in lore than seven years I
have Served Ausin people (as an
unpaid member of the City Coun-
cil. During that (time, I have
done tall II could to bring out the
facts so the peorplle could find out
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I Elgin Melons And
| Cantaloupes Start
| Moving To Market
I e Elgin melons were on the
streeits for sale in time for Juune-
| tee nth, the annual celebration of
■ our Negro citizens, 'Without which
I it wioluld not be complete.
S. • Four or five truck loads of
S melons have morved to market
5 but carload movement by rail is
F sdheduled to- start today and. it is
[ axpecited that 3 or 4 cars will
I move out this week.
Prices are fair, melons 36 lbs.
[ and up bring $2.00 per hundred;
1 36 pounds down, $1.70 per hund-
1 fed, according to Bill Welch,
I secreltary-treasurer of the Elgin
Truck Growers Association.
The Bernard-Lowery Clompany
j of Rush Springs, Oklahoma will
“buy two varieties this year from
L the Association — the Black Dia-
F mond and the Charleston Grey.
L Melons will be loaded at both El-
। ain and McDade after next week
for the convenience of the grow-
Herfhel C. Sherrill announced
today M'S Icanfidacy for State
Representtative from District 57,
ccimplsing Bastrop, Burleson,
and Lee lciounities.
of the Elgin Independent School
Disitrict melt in special session in
the Business Manager’s office '
Tuesday night, June 19, with the
follorwiing members present: Dr. .
Roy H. Morris, Roscoe Harmon, .
Dr. Wallace Cardwiell, Verner
Green, Aubrey Colttie and Erwin
Roemer. IMr. Rlichard Neidig
was not present, as he is confined
to an Austin hospital with a brok- '
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Billie Tom Houston
Visits Old Hometown
Mr. and Mirs. B. T. Houston
of Wichlita, Kansas were visiting
in Elgin Wednesday 'greeting eld
hometown friends of Mr. Hous-
ton. They were accompanied on
their trip to Texas by their son,
Linik, age 6% and daughter, Kath-
leen, 4. Little Bait, age 2% was
left in Wichita to visit relatives
during his parents’ absence.
The Houstons are visiting his
siciber. Miss Evelyn Houston, and
other relatives in Austin and
drove over to renew old friend-
ships.
Houston attended school in El-
gin before going into service. His
mother was the late Mrs. Emil
Rohde of Elgin and both Billie
Tom and Evelyn are well known
and adimlired here.
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IGuesits of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Abel, and sons, last week, were
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Lake,
Barbana, Rita, Charles, and Mari-
lyn, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
accommpany her husband to Ger-
many.
During their vnork with First
PreSbyterian Church this summer
they are pleasantly located at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Standifer on
South Ave- C, and are making
many new friends, bioith in and
out of their own church.
The Orrdinaitlon Service is open
to the public.
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Elgin Methodists
Announce Revival
June 24 To July 1
dained as a minister.
The Rev. Jack Harrison, of
Austin, former pastor of the lo-
cal church, wiho was ordained
here, will preside. The Rev. W.
M. Logjan will deliver the sermon
and the Rev. W. Jack Lewis, Dr.
Walter S. Moore and Mr. Joseph
F. Metcalfe are' the other mem-
bers of the Clommnissin appointed
by Central Texlas Presbytery to
ordain Mr. Meeks.
Mr. Meeks, a May graduate of
Austlin Preshytertian Seminary,
spent last summer in Brazil,
where he led a Work Camp in
Rio de Janeiro and nexit fall he
will go to- Tuebinger, Germany
to study on a Fulbright Fellow-
ship.
•Bo/th Mr. Meeks and his wife
are natives of Alabama. Mrs.
Meeks is a graduate of University
of New Mexico, receiving a M A
W. F. Clondron, City Street
Commissioner, is formulating
plans for extensive street improve
ment, if the bond issue carries,
which includes te paving of
Second at the home of Mrs. B. M.
Lewis to the intensection of Sec-
ond and Eleventh, and from the
Leslie Jarmon home on West 1/1th
to intersection of Highway 290.
(Plans are to seal coat the pres-
ent streets to strengstren and pre-
serve them, and some of the al-
leyways in tne business' section
wihidh have heavy tafic; also
several connecting lengths on ex-
isting streets. He is trying to
keep the cost down in order to
get as many as possible improved
within the fund limit.
Sonuth Ave F and Alamo to High
way 2190 would have to be gravel-
ed before paring which would
raise the cost appreicialbly and
this remains under consideration,
Condron stated.
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Congratulations To
Former Kimbro
Couple
Congraitulaltions to Mr. and Mrs
A. F. Sniith of Austin, formerly
of Kimbro, who (celebrated their
51st wedding anniversary Wednes
day, Jrine 120. On June 19, last
year they were honlored with an
open house (by th dir daughters, in
the home of (Mr and Mrs. How-
ard IE. Johnson, in celebration of
their IGrolden Wiedicling Anniver-
sary.
IBloith IMr. and Mrs. ISnith are
widely known in and avound Elgin
and keep the bonds of their many
friendships renewed through fre-
quent visilbs to Elgin on occasions
of business and pleasure.
MARJORIE MAE GREEN
(Miss Marjorie Mae Geen, dau-
ghter of Mr. irnd Mins. Verner
IGreen, returned home Saturday
from Austin, where she had at-
tended IBluebonnet Girls State,
sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Henry A. LLundgren Post
295, American Legion.
IDelegaites were selected on a
basis lof leadership, honesty,
character, courage, cooperative-
ness, scholarship and physical fit-
ness.
Miss IGreen as president of the
Jumior IClass last year, 1st vice
president iof FHA 1 9515-56 and
incoming president for 1957. She
has been a member of the El Hi
Band four years; and is a mem-
ber of the A ICapella Choir organ-
ized this year. (She has her Ju-
nior and 'Chapter degrees in
Homemaking and is working on
State and in schiool was assistant
editor of the 'El Hi Eeho. A
member iof First /Baptist Church
she has served as (Sunday School
class president and substitute
teacher. IShe is a member of the
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Emma Long Enters
Race For State
A Vacation Bible (School will
be coniducted at the Church of
Christ building, 707 Ave. C from
June 25 'through 2(9,— Time, 9 to
111 A. M. each dlay. '.There will
be classes for all from pre-school
throruiglh 112ith grade. Competent
teachers have been selected for
eveny group, so, ibrinig your chil-
dren to V. B. S.
Carl Sivenson
Our Heritage—'Gilbert Smmith:
'Scandinavian Tun ? ? ?
Closing Song, “Blest Be the
Tie That Binds”
'Ticket holders will be eligible
for ten special prizes of Swedish
culinary treats.
Don’t risk disappoinitment —
buy your tickets early and share
in the fun and ficllorwship of the
evening. Ticket sale closes Tues-
day, June 26.
More and more ppeople have
been coming to the celebration
each year and the attendance next
Thursday evening is expected to
set a new record. Arrange your
schedule so you can round up the
family and bring them to Elgin
to shlare in the fun, feasting and
good fellowship and enjoy an ex-
cellent program.
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Bluebonnet Girls
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