The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1961 Page: 26 of 36
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NEAR SNYDER Baird Woman Frank McClain, 94, Mrs. Frasier
2 Dead, 2 Badly Diesal 92; Pnday a Benjamin of Ranger
- BENJAMIN (RNS) — Frank
Rifles McClain, 94, died at the home of DleS
VtllVJ IVWU J a daughter, Mrs. Fred Jackson
BAIRD (RNS) - Mrs Richer here at 10:6m Wednesday RANGER (RNS) — Mrs. Marylday in Haskell County Hospital
Ann Williams, 92, a Baird resi Born in Montague County May Elizabeth Frasier, 8s. a Rt. Zlat Haskell. He had been a patient
dent since 1921, died at her 28, 1867, he came to Knox County Ranger resident for 40 years, died for six days and had been in ill
Pernecia at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday in a local health for several years.
Sept. 10. hospital. She had been ill for a Born in Collin County on March
m , short time, and entered the hos-20, 1874, Mr. Griffith married
Boro in Freestone County. July “ne was a farmer and rancher pital about an hour before she Mollie Hayes in Abilene. Dec.
the died
H. C. Griffith
Of Munday Dies;
Funeral Friday
• MUNDAY (RNS) - H C Grif-
fith, 87, resident ef Monday for
Il years, died at noon Wednes-
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS ft ft
Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, August 10, 1961 1 O-D
CROSSROADS
Miss Fannie Yeager
Dies; Rites Here
Planned for Friday
Mias Fannie Lu Yeager of Hous-
ton, sister of Mrs. E. N. Com-
pere. ON Santos St , died at S
a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Hos-
pital in Houston after a brief ill-
ness.
| A retired school teacher, Miss
I Yeager taught in the Houston
Hurt in Wreck
SNYDER (RNS)-Tve persons and complained of leg and hip un-
—a Lovington, N.M eanmoenes Both were considered in serious home #t12 p.m. Isbell of Munday on
and her infant grandson — were but not critical condition Both are er a long illness. ..192 she died in 1929
killed about 5:45 a m. Wednesday believed to be in their 20‘s. -----------* 1 _ 94_____„ __.________
when the ear they were in struck The accident occurred as the s, 1869, she married J. K. Wil- Funeral will be held in the died. 12, 1894. She died in 1938, two Dear Editor:
the concrete bannister - a cul- car driven by Mrs. KA * liams in 1969. Hf died in 1919. She Benjamin Methodist Church Fri- Funeral is pending at Killings- years before he moved here. Little Miss Caroline Kennedy schools many years. She was
~ - * * Hietway uno about * Aman Ron had been a member of the Church drimhian A/mL Or ineiaMNE, " ^X domne.ua Maupin, EM S&5 - considerable press mention a member ^ Pint Cristian
two miles east of Sayder. Stowr of Snyder said she appar-of Christ since the age of 12. Isisted by the Rev. Lynn Wilson Born Mary 5 Comanche Church here. Officiating will be these days, and there is no doubt Church there.
Killed were Mrs K. D (Lottie) entry went to sleep at the wheel. Funeral will be held at 2 pm pastor or the Benjamin Bapt s Jul 1 married J S. Frasier Billy Frank Fitzgerald, assisted she is more interesung than Ber- Funeral will be held at 10 am.
McAlister, 49, and her grandson. The car went out of control and Thursday at Wylie Funeral Home Church. Burial will be in Ben- thaein February 1901. He died by the Rev. Robert Young, pastor lin or taxes. Thursday in Houston with the
lerald McAlister Jr., struck a reflector post and the Chapel here with Otta Johnson, jamin Cemetery, Pinkard-Smith 1952. They lived in Cisco of the First Baptist Church ---George H. Lewis Funeral Home
to six weeks old. , bannister. All occupants were aPminister of the Church of Christ Funeral Home in charge. I 10 years before coming to Burial in Johnson Memorial Cem But my repeating grandpa in charge. .
nt’s parents, Mr and parently thrown from the canna riidie Ruris! will ir Survivors include the daughter r3 etery here will be directed by neighbor says too much Caroline Another service will be held at
red Gerald McAlister Stowe said. Parts of the car were here, officiating. Burial will be in four grandchildren, 11 great Ranger, ____. c McCauley Funeral Home, will be bad public relations for 11:30 a.m. Friday at Elliott’s Fu-
------------------Rees Cemetery --member M the Survivors include three daugh-the Kennedy folks an account of neral Home. Burial will be in
ters Mrs. Bessie Price of Has- people with cute youngsters of Elmwood Memorial Park,
kell. Mrs B. L Melton of Mun-their own are apt to resent some- ciating at the Abilene service will
of body else’s kids getting o ve r-be the Rev. Oscar Ramming, as
of noticed. sistant to the Rev. Norman Con-
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one month to six weeks old.
The infant s parents,
Mrs Winfred Gerald --------------------
Lovington were seriously ns scattered over a wide area .___Ross Cemetery.
• Both were admitted •• Mrs. K D McAlister was born Pallbearers will be Graham
n Memorial Ho«» t al here. Oct 5. 1911, in Pittsburg Tex. She Gunn, R. L. Benson, James Ben-
mother was under sedation was married July 20 1935 at son, Frank and Bobby Hallmark
all day Wednesday and had not Mount Pleasant and was a mem- and Robert Smith.
learned of the death of her son. ber of the Baptist enurch. Survivors include four daugh-
Her injuries were not fully known Survivors include her husband ters, Mrs. Jim Kellar of Baird,
Wednesday night She received and her son in the hospital.
oaveen all day. Funeral arrangements are pend-
The father received facial cuts ing at Bell Funeral Home.
grandchildren.
She was
Church of Christ.
a member of the
OF WEST TEXAS FAIR
17 Candidates
Mrs. Roxie Simpson of Abilene
Mrs. Rosie Randolph of Hart, and
Mrs. Tommy Morgan of Baird:
a son, M L Benson of Fort
Worth: a grandson, Jack Benson
of 2350 Fannin St., Abilene, who
Mrs. Williams reared from the
age of 12 days: a daughter-in-
law. Mrs. D. W Taylor or Cisco:
Survivors include three daugh-
ters. Miss Vada May. a teacher
at Edcouch School near Harlin-
gen, and Miss Otie and Miss Ola
Frasier, both teachers at Breck
enridge, all of the home: two
sons, Bart J. of Plainview and
Terrance P. of Eureka, Calif.:
five grandchildren and two sis-
Former Stephens
Farmer Succumbs
BRECKENRIDGE (RNS)
Hosea Francis Pointer, 78, former
For Sweetheart
day and Mrs. Elsie Hicks _
Lubbock: one son, W W. of noticed.
Wichita Falls: one brother, Dave,
of Munday 36 grandchildren, 72 Says lots of formerly g o o d Church. . .
great-grandchildren and six great-friends now dodge him, since he Survivors in addition to Mrs.
great-grandchildren. —1-4 ..- * -■---canlamnore are tun other sister*
ner, pastor of the First Christian
practiced up to where he can Compere are two other sisters,
beat them in a grandchild pic- of the home in Houston, Mrs.
Lillian Vanover and Miss Winnie
ture draw.
Stephens County resident, died un- ters. Mrs. Hattie Hand of Harlin- Damage IS Slight
expectedly of a heart attack at gen and Mrs. Lidia Graves of In Automobile Fire
A backfiring carburetor caused
a brief car fire about 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday at S. 11th and Bar-
row Sts. The owner, John King,
1817 Marshall St., had the fire
4 p.m. Thursday at the home of Floydada,
a son, George, in Corpus Christi.
a brother, D. W. Taylor, and a
number of other grandchildren.
A prayer service was held in Wrong Enemy
Corpus Christi later Thursday. "
Ware Rifes Today
At Sweetwater
The body arrived here at Mel-
ton Funeral Home Friday morn-
For 800 Years
HONOLULU m — Leonard Wib
out with a nearby garden hose
Yeager; a niece of Abilene, Win-
nie Lu Bounds; and a nephew.
Crossroads, U.S.A. Arthur Compere, and eight neph-
Jews in other cities.
One of the worst earthquakes of Pallbearers will be Jim Eaton,
recent years took 12.000 lives E. T Compere Jr., Claude Me-
in Agadir, Mexico, in March 1960 Aden. Bro Mingus, Forrest Lane,
This is an area where quakes are Homer Scott, Ed Dressen and
virtually unknown. Jack Fulwiler.
D. E SCOTT
Funeral will held in the . _ _ _ - .--—— .--
Walker St Church of Christ at berly, Irish author of the political when firemen arrived. Wiring was
2«pm Friday. Robert Oglesby, satire The Mouse That Roared slightly damaged,
minister, will officiate Burial will says the b r U. S -
be in Pioneer Cemetery, north of signing of the Japanese U. S. 1
___ Breckenridge peace treaty.
SWEETWATER (RNS) - Fu- Breckeaniase. . | more I read the treaty 1
=====
was a retired farmer. His wife States, lose and then rehabilita-
Caalinion other than the son! 2 E R.nahl we man
George, are another son E. L. of have been fighting the wrong
Odessa, one daughter. Mrs Sybil people for 800 years._____________
Ann Allen of Sacramento, Calif.:
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Stephens The world's shortest alphabet
of Carlsbad, N. M., and Mrs. Win-is Hawaiian with 13 letters. The
and Mrs. Reese Miller of Clyde, His death was apparently due nie Daniel of Comanche; a n d longest is Hindu with more than
Eula FFA. [to a heart attack, seven grandchildren. 147.
West Texas girls representing Bean of Lueders Lueders FFA
17 Abilene area FFA chapters Betty Ruth Cook, daughter of
and +H clubs will vie for the Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Cook of Rar.-
title of Sweetheart of the West ger. Olden FFA.
Texas Fair, and the $300 scholar- Cecelia Bourland, daughter of 59, longtime Nolan County resi-
First At Thornton's
neral for George Ernest Ware.
ship to the Abilene college of her Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bourland of dent found dead Tuesday at the
choice that goes with it. Coleman, Coleman FFA Pace Drive-In grocery, where be
West Texas Fair Assn Presi- Sharon Johnson, daughter of worked, will be held at 3 p.m.
2 anXeed the Mr. and Mrs. Leo Johnson of Thursday at the Lamar St. Bap-
dent J. A. Conlan announced the Winters, Winters FFA. tist Church.
names of the 16 candidates Linda Penman, daughter of Mr. The Rev. J. L Cartrite, pastor.
Wednesday. and Mrs. William Penman of will officiate. Burial will be in
They will attend a dinner meet Rochester, Rochester FFA. Sweetwater Cemetery. C a t e-
ing of the West Texas Fair Assn | Carolyn Miller, daughter of Mr Spencer Funeral Home in charge
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board Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. in the
Display Building of the Taylor
County Exposition Center, site of
the Sept. 11-16 fair.
The Fair Sweetheart is selected
on the basis tit beauty personal-
ity. scholastic rating and achieve
ment.
Each sponsoring FFA chapter
or 4-H club bad to submit a 100-
word composition explaining why
the girl was chosen sweetheart
of the sponsoring club, and an-
other 100-word composition ex-
plaining why she should be se-
lected sweetheart of the 1961 West
Texas Fair.
Each contestant also furnished
the fair association a statement
from her vocational agriculture
teacher or county agent giving
her grade average for the past
two years.
Names of the contestants, and
the sponsoring FFA chapter or
4-H club are:
Judy Barber daughter of Mr
and Mrs W 0. Barber of Anson
Anson FF A
Janice Richardson, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Cecil Richardson
of Hamlin, Hamlin FFA
Jane Bynum, daughter of J. A
Bynum of Haskell, Haskell FFA
Linda Dianne Huff daughter of
Mr and Mrs Leo Huff of Mer-
kel. Divide FFA... •
June Swenson, daughter of Ol-
iver D. Swenson of Avoca, Avoca
FFA.
Sue Richmond, daughter of Mr
and Mrs M. A. Richmond of
Blanket Brown County 4-H.
Cecilia Dehlinger, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Williaen Dehlinger
310 S. 18th St., Abilene, Autlene-
Kathy Wood, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Tommie Wood of Haw-
ley Hawley FFA
Sharon Ann Steen, daughter of
Harry Steen of Clyde Clyde FFA
Latrelle Bright, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Zed H Bright of Cross
Plains. Cross Plains FFA
Ruth Ann Christ, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Tom Christ of
Trent, Trent FFA
Patty Bean, daughter of E A
Joseph Bartlett
Services Today
Funeral will be held at 3:31
p.m Thursday at Elliott’s Chapel
of Memories for Joseph O’Conner
Bartlett, 76, of 1474 Mesquite St.,
who died at 5:30 am Wednesday 1
in a Big Spring hospital
He entered the hospital about
a week ago and had been in
failing health for 12 years
The Rev. H. R Leib, pastor
of the Ash St. Baptist Church
here, will officiate, assisted by
the Rev. Bob Smith of Arling
ton Burial will be in the Hamby
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Walker
Williams, Grady Smith, Lennox
Gist. Lemond Gist, Jeff Leggett
and Dude Chapman.
Born Oct. 13, 1884, in Kimble
County Mr. Bartlett lived at
Gonzales until 1890, moving with
Ms family to Brownwood, and
going to Hamby in 1906.
He married Ella McIlroy in
Abilene Nov 20, 1908. They lived
in Hamby until moving to Abilene
12 years ago He was a retired
farmer
Survivors include his wife: two
sons, Kenneth of 1452 Mesquite
St. and Wayne of Weatherford, a
sister, Mrs. Grace Alderson of
Braunse # samhdren
- a d to attend
You ore invited
“Campus Sorecast
Fashion Show
Thursday, August
1961
10 th
99
3.00 p.m.
Lor 2nd Floor
Reody-to-Wear
Ladies R , Ook
4th &
Do you hove the ''Couth" look .. , the runaway shape ... do you know the
tangy, crispy cunchy colors for fall? Do you want to see the "Great"
sweaters, the big, bold plaids, the brilliant splash of stripes. Get the
gang together (bring Mother, too) and come down to Thornton's, to see
what is “far out" enough to be "in". Remember, that is Thursday August
10th at 3 00 p.m. Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, 2nd floor, 4th & Ook
Commentary by Mary Douglas
Well known in this area for
many fine fashion shows she
has directed and produced ...
Co-ordinated by
Petreta Caudill, Thornton's
Gladys Franklin, Thornton's
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