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57TH YEAR, NO. 8
THUE MERIDI
RIEUNIE
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, JUNE 30, 1950
PRICE: $1.50 A YEAR
Absentees to
Begin Voting
Next Monday
Absentee voting in the Demo-
cratic Primary election to be held
Saturday, July 22, will begin next
Monday, July 2. Applications for
absentee ballots should be made
to County Clerk John Cowen.
Final day for absentee voting in
the first primary is July 18.
Ballots for the first primary
election are going to press this
week.
The voters will chose from
seven candidates for governor, 12
candidates for lieutenant gover-
nor, one for attorney general,
three for associate justice of the
Supreme Court, Place 1; three
for associate justice of the Su-
preme Court, Place 2; four for
associate justice of the Supreme
Court Place 3; eight for judge of
the Court of Criminal
Appeals, one for railroad com-
misioner, two for comptroller of
public accounts, one for land com-
missioner, one for state treasurer,
and four for commissioner of
agriculture; one for member of
the state board of education,
four for congressman, two for as-
sociate justice of the 10th Court
of Civil Appeals, two for flotori-
al representative, and two for
district attorney, as well as coun-
ty and precinct candidates.
Mrs. L. R. Calvary
Claimed by Death
At Justin Monday
88
Mrs. L. R. Calvary, age
years, 3 months and 9 days, a
long-time resident of Meridian
community, died at Justin, Texas,
Monday, June 26, at 11:45 p.m.
Funeral services were held at
Brister Funeral Home here Tues-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. Cecil McBeth,
pastor of Meridian Baptist Church.
Interment was in Meridian Ceme-
tery.
DRIVERS LICENSE OFFICE
TO BE CLOSED MONDAY
The Drivers License office
will be closed in Meridian Mon-
day July 3rd 1950.
The examiner will be back in
Meridian, Monday July 10, at 9:00
a.m.
- Applicants should be in the of-
fice at 9:00 a.m. on the days the
Examiner visits Meridian to take
the inside part of the Examina-
tion.—C. E. Kuehn, Examiner.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hopson re-
turned Tuesday from San Angelo,
where they have been visiting
their son and daughter. They were
brought home by their son, Royal-
ty Hopson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Weeks and
daughter, Beth, returned to their
home in Big Spring Monday after
spending several days here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Weeks.
Mrs. Dudley Lane and her
mother, Mrs. Hamp Smith, are vi-
siting the latter’s granddaughter,
Mrs. Glenn Brooks and family, in
Monterrey, Calif. They will also
visit Victor and Earl Griffin, Mrs.
Smith’s grandsons, in Tacoma
Washington, before, returning
home.
Miss Nancy Durie -
And Glenn Duncan
Take Vows at Waco
Now on a wedding trip to a
guest ranch in South Texas, Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Wallace Duncan
will live in Fort Worth on their
return. They were married Sun-
day evening in the rectory of St.
Mary’s Church of the Assump-
tion in Waco with Rev. J. J. Kearns
officiating. The, bride was former-
ly Miss Nancy Durie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Durie, Easy
Acres, Old Robinson Road, and Mr.
Duncan is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Duncan of Meridian.
Given in marriage by her father
and attended only by her sister,
Mrs. Harold Taylor, Jr., of Brown-
wood, the bride wore her sister’s
wedding gown of traditional white
satin, with sweetheart neckline
net yoke, long sleeves, flared pep-
lum, fitted basque bodice, and full
skirt which extended into a
sweeping train. Her fingertip veil
of imported illusion fell in full
circular tiers from a headpiece
adorned with white forget-me-nots,
and her prayer book held a white
orchid and stephanotis.
Mrs. Taylor wore white em-
broidered organza with headdress
of daisies and maline, and she car-
ried a bouquet of majestic daisies.
Mrs. Alan Miller was soloist with
Miss Lucyann Demmer of Mar-
shall was organist. The ceremony
was performed before baskets of
majestic daisies, cathedral tapers,
and fern.
Joe Montgomery of Meridian at-
tended Mr. Duncan as best man.
Ushers were Charles Mast of
Brenham, Harold Taylor Jr. of
Brownwood; Frank Dickson and
Fred Kleypas, Jerry Herring and
Jimmy Kleypas, small cousins of
the bride, wearing choir robes,
lighted the candles,
After the ceremony a reception
was held in the garden of the
bride’s home. The bride’s table
held an all white embossed double
bell cake and silver appointments.
Majestic daisies were the floral
decorations. Assisting in the house-
party were Mesdames Robert D.
Foster Jr. of Gatesville; Jack Ray
Crockett of Fort Worth; Warren
Ortlip Jr.; Misses Kathryn Hal-
laran, Linda Corroone, Kay Her-
ring, Margaret Biggs of Liberty,
Marilon Nix and Jane Daniels of
Dallas, Carol Roberts and Char-
lotte Demmer of Marshall.
For their wedding trip to a
guests ranch in South Texas the
bride chose a navy linen suit with
matching acessories and a white
orchid corsage. The bride is a
graduate of sacred Heart
Academy and Baylor University
where she was affiliated with
Delta Alpha Pi, Alpha Kappa
Delta and the Baylor-Waco Club.
She is also a member of the Waco
Longhorn Saddle Club. For the
last year she was a member of the
La Vega School faculty. Mr. Dun-
can is a graduate of Meridian High
School and Baylor University
where he was a member of the
Tauras Society. He also spent two
years in the U. S. Navy. At pres-
ent he is production manager at
A. Brandt Co. at Fort Worth.
A large number of out of town
guests attended.
Among those from Meridian at-
tending the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Blalock, Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Lomax and daughter, Miss Mar-
tha Ann; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Perry
and daughter, Margie Belle; Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Jorgenson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rhodes, Mrs. Leila
Odle, Levi, A. Dunlap, and Mr.
and Mrs. Moran Dunlap.
WATER TO BE CUT OFF
ON MAIN AND BOSQUE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The water mains along Main
and Bosque streets will be cut off
from the City Water supply Sun-
day afternoon at 1 p.m. in order
to make needed repairs, Water
Superintendent Cotton Dorman
says.
Water customers in this area
of town should provide themselves
with sufficient water to supply
their needs for several hours dur-
ing the time the mains are off.
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Walnut Springs
Reunion Set
For July 23
The Walnut Springs Homecom-
ing will be held this year on Sun-
day, July 23, with Andy Polnac
in charge of arrangements. This
is an annual event that is attended
and enjoyed by former citizens,
many of whom reside in various
parts of Texas and others come
from out of the state.
Guests in the C. C. Jobson home
last week-end were Mrs. Violette
Jett and son, Richard Wayne, of
Dallas; Mrs. Beulah Jobson and
Tom Maxwell and sons of Waco.
“gat
G
GARDEN CLUB
By Mrs. George Brooks
AVE
90
6y
Potted plants are feeling the
heat now, too, and should be
protected from the blistering sun.
Gardeners who have widespread-
ing trees in the back yard will
enjoy putting their plants under
a tree. Either sink them into a
cool soil in the shade or just set
them under the trees. Plants that
can be brought through the sum-
mer in top condition will stand a
chance to win a prize if entered
in the woman’s division of the
State Fair of Texas, Oct. 5. Mrs.
Wallace Duncan has some beauti-
ful varieties of colens. Here are
lovely mixed in with beds petunias
as well as in pot to themselves.
Trim withered blossoms from
vitex and mimosa trees before
they go to seed and thus secure
a second crop of blooms.
Daisies, holly hocks, verbenas,
candytuft and sweet alyssum will
do better if trimmed and will
send forth new growth and bloom-
ing.
Plant spider lillies now for fall
blooming. They are so hardy they
will force their way up through
thick lawn grass.
MRS. O. L. DENNIS LEAVES
FOR WESTERN TRIP
Mrs. 0. L. Dennis was given a
surprise farewell party Monday
night. She left Ft. Worth by plane
for Denver, Colorado, Wed. morn-
ing, June 21, where she will vis-
it friends for a few days before
meeting her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
A. Kalblinger of Holderege, Neb.
in Cheyenne, Wyoming. From there
they will visit Mrs. Dennis’ sister
Mrs. M. L. Krombein in Portland,
Oregon who will accompany them
on a vacation trip into Canada.
This is Mrs. Dennis’ first visit
with her family , in several years
and she expects to be away from
Meridian for a month or longer.
St. Olaf Lutheran Church,
Cranfills Gap.
Sunday, July 2: 10 a. m., Morn-
ing worship. Sermon by the pas-
tor. 8 p. m., Senior League. Hosts:
Mr. and Mrs. August Enger, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Dahl.
Monday, July 3: 8 p. m., Ladies
Chorus.
Wednesday, July 5: 3 p. m.,
Ladies Aid. Hostesses: Ladies of
Gap Circle No. 3. Cradle Roll
Program.
A sincere and cordial- welcome to
all services and meetings.—Ben-
jamin R. Maakestad, Pastor.
Mrs. Mildred Baron, and daugh-
ters, Janice and Wanda Sue, of
Lamesa, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Williams and Joe Shep-
pard last week.
Mrs. T. L. DeSpain
Dies Suddenly in
Morgan Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. T. L.
DeSpain, who died suddenly Satur-
day morning in Morgan, were held
Sunday afternoon at the Morgan
Methodist Church at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. DeSpain is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. E. E. Mer-
rell, Bryan; Mrs. W. M. Horn-
buckle, Mrs. C. R. Dean, and
Miss Tommie Joe DeSpain all of
Dallas; 8 grandchildren and one
great grand child.
Following the service at Morgan,
the body was conveyed to Dallas
where another service was held
Monday afternoon at 4 p. m. with
burial, following in Restland Me-
morial Cemetery. Pallbearers were
A. E. Rogers, Frank White, J. W.
Murphy, Ernest Guthrie, Curtis
Harris, Tommie Mooney, and Gar-
land Wright. The service was con-
ducted by Rev. Schuler, assisted
by Rev. Cole with Brister Funeral
Home in charge.
CHURCH OF CHRIST TO
BEGIN MEETING JULY 7
The Church of Christ Gospel
Meeting begins at the Meridian
Tabernacle Friday, July 7, closing
Sunday, July 16. Evangelist B. E.
Lemons, of Dallas, will do the
preaching. Services at 8:15 p.m.
Everyone invited.
CANDIDATES NAMES ON
MATCH FOLDERS SWITCHED
Two opposing candidates for
the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
maintained judicious silence about
the campaign match folders each
had printed.
Both the incumbent, Jack Tirey,
and his opponent, Everett O’Dowd,
ordered match folders bearing
their pictures. They received them
and thereby discovered they pa-
tronized the same printer.
Tirey’s folder bore his name,
but O’Dowd’s picture. O’Dowd’s
folders sported his name, but
Tirey’s picture.
Guests in the home of E. P.
Jones and H. R. Moyer at Walnut
Springs last week were Dr. and
Mrs. J. R. Wagner, of Palacios,
and Mrs. J. T. Bramlette of Alton,
Illinois. Mesdames Wagner and
Bramlette are sisters of Mr. Jones.
Through the courtesy of Mrs.
Ruby N. Cutbirth, “Old Timer,”
Mrs. A. B. Austin, Lubbock, Texas,
will receive the Tribune for the
coming year.
Mrs. A. B. Hix and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Lambert were guests in
the home of Mrs. E. H. Young
and daughter, Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Lambert also visited his par-
ents in Clifton.
Miss Majorie Robinson is at
Webster where she is employed at
the Girl Scout Camp, Camp Te-
jas. She will be at Camp Tejas
for an eight weeks camp.
Meridian Day at
State Fair Asked
For October 14
Accepting an invitation from the
State Fair of Texas to have a
special “Meridian Day” designa-
ted at this fall’s Mid-Century Ex-
position, the Meridian Chamber of
Commerce selected Saturday, Oct.
14. This is the day that Meridian
school students usually attend the
State Fair in a Group, and it is
believed others will attend in
large numbers.
The invitation stated:
“The Mid-Century Expansion
will _be “A salute to the first
half century—a preview of the
second.” In view of its historic
significance we feel that you def-
initely have a place in this ex-
position—a place in which to
spread on the record the achieve-
ments of your city during the
first half century.
“We can provide your delega-
tion with a meeting place suitable
for addresses and a
cert, including a sound system.
“You are urged to bring one or
more high school bands which will
be admitted free of charge. The
band can play at your gathering,
can give other concerts on the
grounds, and march and play in
the Parade of the Decades at
7:30 p.m.
“Our pubilicity department will
also endeavor to arrange a salute
to your city on local radio and
local papers on this day.”
The C. of C. has invited R. C.
Seaton, district manager of the
Southwestern-Bell Telephone Com-
pany, of Hillsboro, to attend the
next luncheon, to discuss possibili-
ties of telephone improvements in
Meridian.
Dr. J. T. Archer, Jr., vice-presi-
dent, presided at the C. of C.
session, in the absence of Presi-
dent B. F. Word.
Gloria Nichols, 9,
Stricken with Polio,
In Waco Hospital
Little Miss Gloria Nichols, 9-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Nichols, was taken to the
Crippled Children’s Hospital at
Waco Tuesday, after being strick-
en with a mild case of polio.
Her condition is reported fa-
vorable, and it is sincerely hoped
that she will be able to return
home completely recovered soon.
The head nurse at the Waco
hospital said cards and letters
from little’s Gloria’s friends here
would be a great help toward her
recovery. These messages of cheer
will reach Gloria by addressing
them care of the Crippled Child-
ren’s Hospital, Waco, Texas, and
it is believed showers of greetings
will be received by her, for the
entire community is anxious for
her quick recovery.
Another young patient suspec-
ted of having polio was also
sent to the Waco hospital Tues-
day from the Holt Hospital here,
but was returned here for further
observation.
The Nichols child is the first
case of polio developing here this
year.
Installation Held
By Meridian Lodge
At Special Meeting
Newly elected officers were in-
stalled by Meridian® Lodge No.
268, A. F. & A. M., at a special
session held Monday night. Olin
Brantley was installing officer,
and Grady Hight marshal.
An The following officers were in-
hand apse stalled, and will be in charge at
the first regular meeting of the
new Masonic year to be held
next Monday night, July 2:
Gus Grimm, worshipful master;
W. A. Standefer, senior warden;
Edwin Nichols, junior warden; R.
S. Robertson, treasurer; T.C. Had-
Meridian Maulers
Beat Clifton for
Their First Win
Meridian’s Maulers broke into
the win column for the first time
this season Sunday when they de-
feated the Clifton Independents
here 16-13. Baxter, Vick, Swart-
out and Rickard did mound duty
for Meridian during the slugfest.
The Maulers go to McGregor
next Sunday for another Inde-
pendent League game. The fol-
lowing Sunday Universal Atlas
from Waco will, play here.
Mrs James Burch attended a
two week’s work shop on school
nursing at the University of
Texas.
Re. Loyd Lester and family
were in Meridian last week. While,
here they were the guests of his
mother, Mrs. H. N. Lester and
sister, Miss Marcille Lester.
Miss Toma Dean Briley spent
a few days in Waco, last week
with her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Wright
and Mr. Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Appleby, of
El Paso, visited friends here Mon-
day. They have been visiting her
parents, Mr. and
Golden, in Clifton.
Meridian to Vote on Building
New High School Early in ’51
away, secretary; Rev. Cecil Mc-
Beth, chaplain; Bob Wells, senior
deacon; Wm. Powell, junior dea-
con; W. A. Gilmore, steward, and
Tom Meglasson, tiler.
A visitor at the meeting was
J, B. Bynum, of Houston.
TEN CLUBS REPRESENTED
AT H. D. COUNCIL MEET
The Home Demonstration Coun-
cil met June 24 in the Meridian
School cafeteria., Ten clubs were
represented.
Miss Holley, the new agent for
Bosque County, was introduced.
As the Busy Bee club had
charge of Recreation, Mrs. H.
Measley showed slide pictures of
“Wild Flowers.” This was very
interesting since several of the
pictures were scenes, taken by Mr.
Measley, in Bosque County.
Correspondence was read from
Miss Bess Edwards, District agent,
and Mrs. Jesse Jones, former
agent, both expressing apprecia-
tion of the organization and
Wildcat Oil Test
Being Swabbed at
1600-Foot Level
Swabbing the wildcat oil well
on the F. T. Shaffer place eight
miles west of Meridian at the
1600-foot level was taking place
Wednesday.
The test was drilled into the
Ellenberger formation last week
at 5220 feet where only water
was encountered. The company,
the American Republics Corpora-
tion of Houston, decided to plug
the hole up the 1600 foot mark
and swab it there, where some
kind of showing was encountered
several weeks ago.
Every effort apparently was
made by the company with splin-
did equipment and crews to bring
in real oil play. Abundant water
for irrigation purposes on the
Shaffer place is the principal bene-
fit from the test so far.
POLIO VICTIM IS
BURIED AT HICO
Funeral services were held for
James J. Collier 30, farmer and
World War II veteran, at 2:30
o’clock Monday afternoon at the
First Baptist Church, Hico, with
Rev. L. H. Davis and Rev. Merle
King officating. Burial was in
Hico Cemetery. First victim of
polio in Hico this year, Mr. Collier
was stricken Wednesday and died
Saturday afternoon at City-Coun-
ty Hospital in Fort Worth.
During the war he served 43
months, mostly in the Pacific The-
ater, with an anti-aircraft unit.
Since his return in 1945 he had
made his home near Hico with his
wife, the former Eloise Craig, who
survives him. Also surviving are
a 7 year-old son; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Collier of Hico;
three brothers, and two sisters.
RAY W. FREEMAN IS
AWARDED DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
At a recent meeting of the
local School Board, tentative plans
were started to present the build-
ing of a new High School to the
vote of the people early in 1951.
Plans are now under way to
buy surplus buildings from the
federal government to be used in
the construction of a new build-
ing. If the proper amount of lum-
ber can be secured from the
Government, it, is the desire of
the board to lease the present
High School Building standing as
is, with hopes of renting the build-
ing to various agencies for enough
to keep the building properly in-
sured and maintain necessary re-
pairs.
Plans will be made to build a
building to cost around $65,000.-
00. for expansion and growth of
the Meridian School system. More
than fourteen thousand dollars
left from the building of the Ele-
mentary School can be used in the
construction of a New High
School.
Ray W. Freeman of
Worth, son of Mrs. W.
Bynum of Meridian, received
his degree of Doctor of Medicine
Fort
D.
from Southwestern Medical School
of the University of Texas at
Houston June 5.
Ray, a graduate of Meridian
High School, attended Texas
Christian University and Texas
Wesleyan College in Fort Worth.
He was graduated with honors
from TWC with a B. S. degree
in 1946. He was a member of
Alpha Chi honorary fraternity
there.
He enrolled at Southwestern
Medical School in 1946 and was
a member of Theta Kappa Psi
medical fraternity.
women of the county.
Mrs. H. Reichert read a brief
History of the organization, giv-
ing the name of the first agent, Wilson, Jr., and children, and Mr.
the demonstration, the number of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Williams
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
members, etc.
There will be a food sale on
election day in Meridian.
Each Club is asked to prepare
a skit for the county picnic
which will be the second Wednes-
day in August at the Walnut
Springs Park.
and Mrs. Jim Rushing all of Wal-
nut Springs, enjoyed a several
days visit in Galveston last week.
Establishment of
Air Training Unit
Here Is Possibility
All Air Force reserve officers
must now be actively enrolled in
a reserve training program or
suffer possible loss of their com-
missions, USAFR officials warned
Meridian area USAF reserve of-
ficers this week.
According to a recent Air
Force Headquarters announce-
ment all reserve officers must
participate in one type of re-
serve program or another at the
time of the expiration of their
present five-year commission or
their reserve commission will not
be renewed. Also reserves who
do not earn 50 points during a
current year lose one year’s re-
tirement in the reserve forces.
For those that were relieved
from active duty shortly after
the end of the war will have
their commission expire this year
and in 1951.
At the present time the Re-
serve Laison Officer at Bergst-
rom Air Force Base at Austin,
Texas is attempting to organize
a Volunteer air Reserve Training
(VART) unit in this city or area.
The close proximity of this unit
will help the participants in this
locale to keep their reserve com-
missions current. Participation in
the VART progam also includes
promotion and retirements bene-
fits. The Bergstrom Office, having
36 counties in its jurisdiction in-
cluding Bosque County, states that
approximately 10,000 reserve Air
Force officers are in its area and
only about 10 per cent are par-
ticipating in the active reserve
program at the present time.
All interested Air Reserve of-
ficers in this area are urged to
contact 1st Lt. John Hall, Reserve
Laision Officer, Bergstrom AFB,
Austin, Texas,
Bud Dagley spent last week in
New Mexico visiting friends.
Mrs. George Arther of the
Loader Springs club and who has
been Council chairman the two i
The Williams and Rushings re-
turned home Saturday, while the
Wilson family spent a few days
in Baton Rouge and other places
in Louisiana before returning
home last Tuesday.
Miss Minta Crain of Mineral
Wells visited her mother, Mrs.
G. M. Crain, last week.
preceding years, was elected
T H D A chairman.
Two delegates to the State meet-
Miss Patsy Owen is visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. G. Roberts,
in Waco.
Lester Smith and Bobby Jack
ing were elected who are Mrs.. Perry, students at Sam Houston,
R. T. Smith, Cayote; Mrs. Turner
Greenwade, Coon Creek. The alter-
Mrs, W. A. nates are; Mrs. Gus Hoel, Busy
Bee; Mrs H. Thiele, Bluebonnet;
Huntsville, were week-end guests
of their families.
Deeds Filed with County Clerk.
0. T. Smith to E. M. Austin,
property described in Vol. No. 162,
pages 401-02.
C. W. Milford to James G. Gal-
lahan et al, tract of land out
of the S. H. Lumpkin survey.
0. Smyth to 0. K. Hardy,
property described in Vol. No.
162, pages, 407-08.
The Annual Cayote Homecom-
ing will be held next Sunday, Ju-
ly 2.
Justice Jake Tirey Candidate for
Re-election to 10th Court Position
Hon. Jake Tirey, of Waco, as-
sociate justice of the Court of
Civil Appeals, 10th Supreme Judi-
cial District, announces his candi-
dacy for re-election, as follows:
I am a candidate to succeed my
self as a member of the Tenth
Court of Civil Appeals at Waco.
It is my second elective term. The
work of this court is of such na-
ture that the duties of a judge are
confined to the courtroom, with-
out opportunity to meet the gener-
al public. Because of this, and
the further fact that many voters
have moved into the district, and
many new voters will come into
the primaries, I deem it advisable,
in soliciting your vote, to tell you
something of myself, my family
and my work on the court.
I was borned and reared in
Mrs. Lamb, Mountain Top.
The delegate and TH DA
chairman will attend the State
meeting at Big Spring, Aug. 22,
23, 24.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Shaddock
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Barbara Jean to Tom
A. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Wilson. The wedding will
take place on the evening of
July 24, 1950.
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Nicholson,
of Glen Rose, recently appeared
before the state naturopathic
board and received their state
licenses.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hunter
and daughter, Mary Beth, spent
Saturday in McKinney visiting Mr.
Hunter’s sister, Mrs. Mary Jack-
son.
JUDGE JAKE TIREY
Ellis County, one of thirteen
children of pioneer parents. I
was educated in the common
schools, at Baylor University, and
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Marriage Licenses.
Dock Harold Riddle and Miss
Doris Geneva Goains.
Carol Milford Pestal and Miss
Opal LaVerne Zuehlke.
CEMETERY WORKING AT
HANNA CEMETERY JULY 15
There will be a cemetery work-
ing at Hanna Cemetery Saturday
morning, July 15. All interested
persons are requested to take part.
Those unable to attend may send
contributions to Wylie Hanna,
who will see that the money is
used to improve conditions of the
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Nichols and
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nichols and
little son, Eddie, enjoyed a fish-
ing trip to Buchanan Dam last
week-end.
Robert Raines, D.C., and family
of San Antonio, spent the week-
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Raines, Jr,.
Judge B. F. Word left Wednes-
day morning for Dallas, where he
boarded an American Airlines
plane at 4 p. m. for Washington,
D. C. His plane was due in the
National Capitol about 10 p. m.
He will visit his son, Burrell Nel-
son Word and wife, after which
the three will return to Meridian
via automobile.
Mrs. L. M. Osborne and Mr. and
Mrs. Elgin Gandy and daughters,
of Fort Worth, visited their
mother, Mrs. Maggie B. Little,
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gandy and
daughters also visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gandy.
Dr. Daron H. Powell, of Waco,
former Meridianite, was a speaker
at the Ex-students Home-coming
at Glen Rose Sunday, June 18,
giving the response to the wel-
come address. Dr. and Mrs. Pow-
ell and children were Meridian
visitors en route to the homecom-
ing___.__.
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SEEN & HEARD
SEEN: Mercury at 98 degrees
in the shade several days this
week—clouds looking a little like
rain, but that would be almost
too good to hope for—Meridian-
ites scanning war headlines and
not liking the complexion of the
situation—Judge Word’s zinnia
beds again adding to the down-
town view—Earl White and J. T.
McConnell running a race with
lawn mowers.
HEARD: Meridian will close up
for the July Fourth holiday next
Tuesday—Meridian State Park ex-
pecting big Fourth crowd, all
cabins booked weeks ahead—
cemetery.
ad-9p
Manager Tobe Gardner has com-
pleted air-conditioning all cabins
at the park—don’t forget to send
Mrs. Melia Kimbrough of Valley that card or letter to Little
Mills visited in the home of Mrs. Gloria Faye Nichols, care of Crip-
pled Children’s Hospital, Waco.
Kate Dagley last week.
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