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TER-NEWS
XAS
IV 29, 1951
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Girls Named ACC
Honor Graduates
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ne, maid of
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girl: Mike
lect’s broth-
minose will
e. Don Hale
bilene will
Merry Twinkle Nagy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nagy of Sana-
torium, was named as the Abilene
Christian college graduate with the
highest schol. stie average st com-
mencement exercises Monday night.
Miss Nagy’s standing was an-
nounced by Dean Walter H. Adams
during graduation exercises st the
college foootball stadium when
188 seniors received degrees. Miss
Nagy, was graduated summa cum
laude, receiving a Bachelor of
Science degree with a major in
business administration.
Mirths Elizabeth Echols, daught-
er of Mr. snd Mrs. A. Q Echols,
1364 Cedar St . was second high
Graduating magus cum laude, she
received a BS degree M. D Man-
ning, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Manning of Hamilton, had
the highest scholastic average
among male graduates.
Peter Ragus, Jr., Abilene, re-
elved the Deans Award for 1951
as the graduate who had shown
the greatest improvement as a stu-
dent in ACC.
Louis Welch of Houston, promi-
nent ACC ex-student who gave the
commencement address, told grad-
uates that they had a great heri-
tage of freedom, faith and oppor-
tunity to live up to.
He urged them not to lose faith
in constitutional government be-
cause “it is s solid rock to which
man must cling in a world at war.”
Opportuity, he said, is another
great heritage which must be pre-
served and passed on to their chil-
dren,
"Don't trade it for a nebulous
package labeled 'security'", be
said.
Invocation was given by Glenn
L. Wallace, minister of the College
Church of Christ and Dr. Howard
L. Schug. faculty member, gave
the closing prayer. Diplomas were
handed to graduates by B. Sherrod
of Lubbock, president of the board
of trustees.
Sweetwater,
Bill Would Give Cilies nAi,u Water
Subdivision Control KODY Waler
Control of subdivisions within
five miles of city limits may be
restored to municipalities soon
through House Bill 661, pending in
the Texas Legislature.
If the measure carries, plats of
all subdivisions within such dis-
tance would have to be approved
by the cities before being put on
record.
Senator Bracewell is sponsoring
the bill in the Senate and has been
try ing to get it placed on the Local
and Uncontested Calendar.
Deal Okayed
By JIM EWELL
Reporter-News Staff Writer
SAME NAME AND HONORS—Marvin Dunn, left, of Abi-
lene, and Horton Dunn, right, of Coleman, 1951 graduates of
Hardin-Simmons University, are shown preparing for com-
mencement exercises Monday morning. Both students grad-
uted summa cum laude. (Photo by Clint Kapus)
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SWEETWATER, May 29. —
Sweetwater City Commissioners
Monday night approved a contract
to sell Roby’s Fisher County Water
Authority 7.2 million gallons of wat-
er yearly.
The contract is for a 31-year-pe-
riod.
Sweetwater, under the pact, is
not to deliver more than 350.000
gallons in any 24-hour period. Rate
is set at 16 cents per 1.000 gallons.
Roby now consumes 88,16 gal-
lons of water daily, the commis-
sion was told. The water authority
estimates this will reach a daily
I consumption average of 195.000 gal-
lions during the period of the con-
| tract.
| The contract provides that Sweet-
water will use its own pipes and
water pressure to a point to be
designated by Freese and Nich-
ols, engineering firm of Fort Worth.
At that point, Roby will take over
and use its pipe and equipment
Both parties have agreed that,
in case of 4 water shortage. Sweet-
water will ration water to Roby on
the same basis that it will ration
water to its own citizens.
Abilenian’s Father
Buried al Bangs
1 BROWNWOOD, May 29 —Last
rites for William Jackson, 91, were
scheduled at 3 p. m. Tuesday in
Bangs Baptist Church.
Mr. Jackson Brown County
resident since 1900, died Saturday
morning in a Brownwood hospit-
al He was a retired merchant.
Born Dec. 21, 1859, in Atlanta,
Ga. he was married in Mississip-
pi to the former Anna Daniel,
who died in 1946.
The Rev. Guy Newman and the
Rev. O. D. Carpenter were to of-
ficiate for funeral rites. Burial
in Bangs Cemetery was to be di-
rected by London-Burton Funeral
Home.
Survivors include four sons, B.
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9 Booflegging
Cases Name
MAN BECOMES
OWN GRANDPA
HAGUE, Sask., May 29. (Ab-
Cornelius Friesen, 36, married
his grandfather's widow Sun-
Cisco Man
CISCO. May 29. —R B Town-
send, 26-year-old Cisco service sta-
tion operator, is out on a lot of
bonds.
He faces nine charges of boot-
legging and one of negligent homi-
cide. Constable Herschel Wooten
reported Monday.
Townsend is free, for one thing,
on $1,500 bond on a charge of
negligent homicide in the death of
12-year-old Harrel Dwaine Bisbee.
The child was fatally injured
May 12 when his bicycle was
struck by a car driven by Town-
send four miles west of Cisco on
U. S. Highway 80.
The body of the boy was found
91 feet from the point of impact.
Constable Wooten said.
The 81st District Grand Jury at
Eastland is investigating the neg-
ligent homicide charge.
LATEST RAIDS
The newest series of raids in
which Townsend is involved be-
gan last Tuesday when Eastland
County Sheriff Frank Tucker and
Liquor Control Board Agents went
to the service station.
They filed charges of possession
of whisky for purpose of sale in
a dry territory Townsend was
released on $1,000 bond set by
County Judge John Hart.
Then, at 3 p m. Sunday. Con-
stable Wooten, Chief of Police M.
H. Perdue and local officers Wel-
don Page and Les Threet raided
Townsend again.
They reported confiscating 32
half-pints of whisky, seven pints
and 17 half-pints of gin. They took
Townsend to Cisco city jail. Jus-
tice of Peace W. E. Brown set his
bail at $1,000.
day night, thus becoming his
own grandpa.
The bride was Mrs. Sarah
Friesen, 42, whose husband
died a year ago, aged 85.
Bankruptcy
Civil Cases
Filed Here
Two civil cases and one petition |
of bankruptcy were filed Monday
in U. S. District Court here.
Dr. Ernest Lloyd, now of Abi-
lene and formerly of Big Lake
has filed a petition of bankruptcy.
He lives at 830 Highland St.
Clyde K. Hyder of Lawrence,
Kansas, has filed suit against How-
ard McGraw, et al. McGraw is
joined as defendant by his wife
and Samuel V Strickland all of
Abilene.
The plaintiff's petition states
that he is owner in fee simple
estate of some real estate in Abi-
lene, Lots 1-10. Block 42, of the
Extension of Lakeside Addition
He alleges that two or three
years ago Strickland entered on
the property and dispossessed him
and placed a house on Lots 1 or
2, claiming to have done so by
virtue of permission of the de-
fendant, McGraw
The petition claims that Strick-
land is living in the house and re-
fuses to move off the property.
The plaintiff is seeking judgment
o: 815 monthly rental He is rep-
resented by Haynie Edwards
of Fort Worth.
Robert L. Miller is bringing suit
against L. C. Jones Trucking Co.
Miller of Snyder, is joined as
plaintiff by his wife, and Otto C.
Hall and his wife of Howard Coun-
ty
Mrs. Miller, driver of a 1950 au-
tomobile. collided with a truck be-
longing to the Jones Trucking
firm on Jan. 31, 1951. The accident
occurred on Highway 350 in How-
ard County.
The petition claims that the ear
was badly damaged. The Millers,
ir the cleaning and pressing busi-
mess, were using the ear In their
business, the petition alleges.
Miller claims the value of his
car depreciated $900 by virtue of
the wreck; his wife suffered $600
damage in physical pain and men-
tal suffering; and injury to his
business was $1,135.
Anson Woman's
Rites Set Today
ANSON, May 29.—Funeral
rites were to be held at 3 p. m
Tuesday at the Presbyterian
Church here for Mrs Macie Lee
Kennedy, 56, who died of a heart
attack Sunday at her home here
The Rev. F. E. King, pastor,
was to officiate Burial was to be
directed by Law rence- Ed wards
Funeral Home.
Potosi Man’s Rites
Planned at Chapel
Last rites for John w Purdue,
86, a Potosi resident since 1931, will
he held at 10 a m Wednesday la
Elliott’s Chapel of Memories.
The Rev Mack Richardson, for-
merly Baptist minister at Potosi,
will officiate, assisted by the Rev.
Bob Harris, pastor of the Friend-
ship Baptist Church. Abilene,
Graveside services and burial will
take place in the Albin Cemetery
in Comanche County
Mr Purdue had been confined
to his bed the last four years.
He was s bachelor and a re-
tired farmer.
Mrs. Kennedy was born May 16.
1895, in Buffalo Gap. In 1911, she
married Cecil Booker, who died in ness Church.
1924. • I-------------------
On Sept 18 1926, she was mar-
ried to Dave Kennedy of Anson.
They had lived here since.
The husband survives. Other
survivors are one brother. Mack
Tripp of Abilene, four daughters,
Mrs. Jim Lipham of Anson Mrs
Alfred Crow of Wichita Falls,
Mrs. Charlie Thurman of Anson,
and Mrs. Bill Gleaner of Anson,
two stepsons, Buford Kennedy of
Anson and D W Kennedy of
Houston
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as a child with his family and lived
there until he went to Potosi.
He was a member of the Holi-
The ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
ABILENE. TEXAS
Page 5-A
Tuesday Evening, May 29, 1951
week that the House Ways and
Means Committee in Washington
has approved an amendment to
the general tax bill which would
tax the profits of a municipally
owned electric system.
"If this tax is levied. It may be
only s short time until the U. S.
will he taxing the profits of city-
owned water, sewer snd other util-
Hies," said the League.
Teen-Ager Drowns
JACKSONVILLE, May 29. -
Billy Covington, 14. drowned yes-
terday in Pinecrest Lake, six
miles northwest of here He had
gone swimming on the first day
of summer school vacation.
Tax on Municipal
Utilities Feared
City - owned water, sewer and
other utilities systems may be in.
danger of incurring federal taxa-l
lion on their profits, the League of,
Texas Municipalities at Austin be-
lieves.
It reported in a news letter this |
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Wreck Victim
Still Grave
Mrs. Aubrey H. Fletcher, 41, of
Abilene was reported resting very
well but still in a grave condition
at Shackelford County Hospital.
Albany, where she is under treat-
ment for wreck injuries suffered
late Saturday.
The wreck, three miles west of
Albany, was fatal to two persons,
Harry P. Turner, 44. Breckenridge
building contractor, and Jose Gra-
do, 24, Latin American from Odes-
sa.
Injured in the wreck were Mrs.
Fletcher’s husband: Howard Turn-
er, 1B, son of the dead contrac-
tor; and Mr and Mrs C. W. Dan-
iels of Stamford.
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Fletcher was returned this morn-
ing from the Albany hospital to
| Abilene for further treatment of a
leg injury he suffered.
Young Turner, a Breckenridge
High School student, was moved
Sunday from Albany to a Breck-
enridge hospital. He suffered a
fractured nose and facial cuts.
Daniels is in Stamford hospital
with a broken left leg and severe
cuts and his wife is hospitalized
[there for multiple fractures of
legs and arms Hospital attend-
ants said this morning both are
seriously hurt but doing as well
i as could be expected.
The accident happened shortly
before midnight Saturday as cars
driven by the elder Turner and
few by Fletcher met at the top of a
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Last rites were to be held here
Tuesday afternoon for Patty Lee
Tally, 14, and her brother-in-law,
Foy Lee Greenfield. 22. who drown-
ed Sunday in Lake Colorado City.
Patty Lee's funeral was sched-
uled for 2:30 p.m. at the South-
side Baptist Church with the pas-
tor, the Rev. J. E. Whisenant,
officiating. Burial was to be in the
Colorado City Cemetery under di-
rection of Kiker & Son Funeral
Home.
Grenfield’s funeral was to be at
4:30 p.m. at the Colorado City
Church of Christ H. E. Jo unston
was to officiate. Burial was plan-
ned in the Dunn Cemetery under
direction of Kiker & Son.
The two persons drowned while
they, along with Mrs. Greenfield
and Jan Jackson, were wading in
the lake. Patty Lee stepped into a
deep hole, and Grenfield tried
o rescue her.
Graveside Rites
Held for Infant
There will be full scale activi-
ties for both boys and girls of all
ages.
A general meeting is planned for
June 11. at 9 a m in the high
school gymnasium, with youngs-
ters and parents invited, when the
entire program will be explain-
ed
The popular learn-to-swim pro-
gram will he conducted Mondays
through Fridays, from 9 am. to
10 am, with boys one day and
girls the next. One week the boys
will use the pool three days and
the next week the girls will use it
three days. Three adult instruc-
tors. King. Charles Jetton and Nat
Gleaton, will be on hand to look
after the children.
Camping trips are planned for
two days per week, with girls
scheduled at 4 p.m on Tuesdays
and boys at 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
Playground activities at Hufford
Field will include basketball, soft-
ball volleyball, tennis and touch
football. The tennis courts st the
gymnasium will also he used.
Local organizations jointly spon-
soring and financing the program
are: the city schools, the City of
Coleman, the Lions Club, Kiwanis
Club, Jaycees. South Ward P-TA.
West Ward P-TA, and Athletic
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