The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 138, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1954 Page: 22 of 32
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-o D THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
2 D Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, November 4, 1954
Abilene Man, 80,
Found Dead at Home
An elderly Negro man was found
dead at Ms home Wednesday night
after a neighbor reported to Abl-
lene police that she had not seen
him in two days..
Tom Boyd, about 80, was found
dand at his residence at 418 N.
Seventh St. at 7 p.m. Wednesday
by Patrolmen J. D. Self and J. O.
Gill of the Abilene Police Depart-
ment.
Mrs. Andrus
Rites Today
BRECKENRIDGE, Nov. 8 — Fu-
neral for Mrs. Lillie Jane Andrus,
75, former Abilene and Brecken-
ridge resident, will be held at 10
am. Thursday to Kiker Chapel
here. She died at 9:50 p.m. Tues-
day in a Graham hospital.
Graveside rites will be held at
1 p m Thursday in Cedar Hill
Roby Grand Jury
Indicts Dll Worker
In Hit-Run Accident
ROBY, NOV. s (RNS) - A 104th
District Court grand jury Wed-
A neighbor, Mrs. Pearl Taylor, Cemetery at Abilene beside the
618 Cottonwood St., told officers
that she became worried when the
failed to see Boyd around his
house in the past few days. He
graves of her husband, L.J. An-
nesday indicted a man on a charge
of failure to stop and render aid
after be allegedly was involved
James C. (Jimmy) Foster, 28,
Roby oilfield worker, wa indicted
after the jurors questioned 14 wit-
nesses. District Attorney Tom Todd
said. Foster was out on $1,500 bond.
Mrs. Homer Aaron, 55, Rotan,
was hospitalized after the accident
lived alone.
An investigation by a physician
and Justice of the Peace Henry
Long revealed that Boyd died of
natural causes.
T. A. Russell, real estate man
and former employer of Boyd, raid
that he had seen Boyd downtown
Monday afternoon.
The body was taken to South
Plains Funeral Home. Arrange-
ments will be announced by the
funeral home as soon as relatives
are notified.
Recruiter Reveals
which occurred Oct. 29 between A
Roby and Rotan. She suffered a Ary QuOid JODS
fractured vertebra, several broken PAL HT * *-
ribs and a kidney injury.
The case took most of the morn-
ing for the grand Jury which was
fa final session. The panel report-
ed to Judge Owen Thomas of
Abilene at 12:30 p.m. C. E. Murff
was foreman.
The jurors recommended that
the proper authorities be contacted
in regard to repairing and redeco-
rating the living quarters of the
county jail. The Jurors had been
informed that the incoming sher-
iff intended to occupy the quarters.
Judge Thomas dismissed the jur-
ors. The 104th court will close its
session at the end of the week.
All Grains Close
Willi Small Gains
drus, and a son.
She was born July 1, 1879, in
San Antonio. She came to Abilene
in 1923, and from there to Albany
in 1932. She moved to Brecken-
ridge in 1942 and to Graham a
year ago.
A long-time member of the
Methodist Church, she remained
active in chuch work as long as
Enlistment and re-enlistment in
a choice of initial assignments is
being offered by the Army to fill
its ranks with qualified, career-
minded personnel.
That announcement was made
Wednesday by Sgt. John L. Free-
man of the Abilene Army recruit-
ing station, 1174 North First St.
Freeman listed the following
choice of assignments as being
available on a quota basis, to
Mrs. C. H. P-Pool
Of Haskell Dies;
Rites Set Today
Serviees for Mrs. C. H. P-Pool.
85, of Haskell, will be held at 10
a.m. Thursday in the First Bap
tist Church in Haskell.
The Rev. M. D. Rexrode, pastor,
will officiate. Burial will be in the
Mount Hope Cemetery at Anson
under the direction of Holden’s Fu-
eral Home of Haskell.
Mrs. P-Pool, a resident of Jones
County for many years, died at
8:50 p.m. Tuesday in a Haskell
Hospital. She had been in failing
health for several years.
She was born Nov. 77, 1868 in
Alabama and was ths daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Hipps, early day Jones County res-
idents who lived near Anson.
her health permitted.
Survivors are a son, Truman An-
drus of Graham: two daughters.
Mrs. 0. E. Fitzgerald of Graham
and Mrs. C. B. Ross of Abilene:
two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Sneath of
Breckenridge and Mrs. Mae Plum-
Ue of Matador; three brothers,
R L. Brandon of Matador, C. R.
Brandon of Roaring Springs and
D. J. Brandon of Plainview: and
five grandchildren.
qualified applicants:
Adjutant general’s corps, armor, pastor.
Army medical service, artillery,
chemical corps, corps of engineers,
finance corps, infantry, military
police corps, ordnance corps, quar-
termaster corps, signal corps,
transportation, regular Army un-
assigned, and airborne unassigned.
The Army maintains service
schools to train personnel in all
these branches.
Abilene recruiting station is open
daily except Sunday.
Mrs. J. E. Griffin
Riles Here Today
Funeral for Mrs. J. E. Griffin,
59, who died Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
in Hendrick Memorial Hospital, will
be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in
Elliott’s Chapel of Memories.
Dr. Elwin Skiles, First Baptist
pastor, will officiate, assisted by
Dr. Millard A. Jenkens, retired
Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be S. C. Her-
ring Jr., Don P. Hanks, Glen Bur-
roughs, 0. T. Toney, -Charles W.
Vickers, Dub Wofford, Dr. Pres-
ton Petty, and Ira J. Allen.
CHICAGO, Nov. s.0 - Market
action sprang largely from weath-
er reports as to crop and moisture
conditions today.
In early deals there was little
decisive trend as traders tried to
assay the effects of election
changes. By midsession there
were several distinct sinking . .pro ,
spells which carried wheat as H upper and To.er"pites
much as two cents and soybeans armor - that ^ teal
as much as nine cents off.
Some recovery came on toward
the close lifting several contracts
into the gain column.
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH
. Here is a pleasant way to overcome
loose plate discomfort. FASTEETH,
— improved powder, sprinkled cm
«MW and lower pinion holds them
firmer so that they feel more com-
fortable. Me gummy, gooey, pasty
taste or feeling. It’s alkaline (non-
acid). Does not sour. Checks “plate
odor"(denture breath). Get FAS-
TEETH today at any drug counter.
(Adv.)
BILL WOOD
Manager
DISCONTINUED
SAMPLES
' 27x54”
THROW RUGS
Values to
$5 00
Other Sizes As Low As 50e
KNIGHT CARPET CO.
205 Grape
Dial 2-9179
RALPH MASON
Produce Manager
STORK NEWS
Four births were reported Wed-
nesday at Abilene hospitals
At St. Ann:
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ste-
phen J. Neal, 609 Chestnut St.,
at 5 33 a.m Wednesday.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
J. Dill, 3802 Pine St., at 4:29 a.m.
Wednesday.
At Hendrick Memorial:
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ren-
ny Lucan, 1929 Harvey St., at 7:38
a.m. Monday.
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs Cle-
at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. P-Pool was a member of
the First Baptist Church. She had
belonged to the Baptist Church
since she was 14.
Survivors are three sons, Dr. W.
F. P-Pooi of Lubbock, R. A. P-Pool
of Eastland, and S. C. P-Pool of
Fort Worth: one daughter. Lucy
P-Pool of Haskell; two grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Ex-Jones County
Woman Dies Here
Sunbeam Appliance
Sales Meeting Held
Fred Astroth. factory represen-
tative of Sunbeam Electric Ap-
pliances, conducted a sales meet-
ing at a dinner Monday night in
the Wooten Hotel. About 80 deal-
ers and sales personnel who han-
dle Sunbeam appliances attended
the meeting.
Astroth demonstrated appliances
and gave points for sales persons
that tie in with a planned adver-
tising campaign during the ap-
proaching Christmas season.
Oil Field Worker
Hurt While Lifting
C. w. Benton, 30, an oil field
worker, was admitted to Hendrick
Memorial Hospital Wednesday aft-
ernoon with a strained back.
Hospital spokesman said that
Benton, who lives at 835 South
"NOT FLASHES"
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in 63-80% of cases in doctors’tests.
Mrs. Florence Collins, 78, former
Jones County resident, died in
Hendrick Memorial Hospital 1
10:20 p.m. Wednesday after a
week’s illness. She suffered a
stroke.
She was born Nov. 7, 1875. fa
Tennessee. She moved to Abilene
In 1947 from Jones County where
she had lived since 1901. Her hus-
band, two sons, and a daughter
preceded her in death.
Survivors are two sons, J. J. Col-
lins ol Hawley and B. S. Collins
of Baird: 10 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren.
Arrangements will be announced
by Kiker-Warren Funeral Home.
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NITRES
-MUSTEROLE
(Adv.)
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ing a heavy object._______________
Jet Forced Down
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Nov. 3 IP
—A Navy jet plane made a forced
landing six miles east of here to-
day. The pilot parachuted to safe-
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 138, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1954, newspaper, November 4, 1954; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1653395/m1/22/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.