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HOJNEV GROVE, FANNIN COUNTY, TEX^S, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1988
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Begins March 4 .
High School Boxing Tournament To
Be Sponsored By Chamber of Commerce
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The high school gym has been
Selected for the site of the First
Annual Chamber of Commerce
sponsored high school boxing tour-
nament to begin March 4, Cotton
Martin, tournament coordinator,
announced this week.
1 A colorful array of talent is ex-
pected to fill the ring., in the four
night affair. Invitations have been
extended to Paris, Gainesville,
Bonham', Denson, Sherman, Caddo
Mijls Tyler Royce City Commerce,
E*ir>rjr. Greenville, Arlington, and
Hugo, Okla.
Over a hundred fighters that
have designated interest in enter-
ing should make the tourney on?
of tlje most colorful events In this
part of the country in years.
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce have gone to great ex-
pense to provide individual and
team awards fio? the winners. In-
dividual winners in the ten weight
classes will receive' * expensive
jackets. The high schools cap-
turing first and second place will
receive elaborate trophies.
The boxing ring has been bor-
rowed from the Sherman Optimist
.Club who recently sponsored the
Regional Golden Gloved there.
The Sherman Optimists have ex-
pressed a desire to renew interest'
in amateur boxing In this area.
Mrs. Zoee Baldwin Hill
Rites Held Saturday
Mrs,. Zoee Baldwin Hill, native
of Windom. who had been a resi-
dent of Dallas for the past thirty
years, died in a Dallas hospital,
Thursday, January 30, .1958 after
a long illness.
Mrs. Hill, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Baldwin
of Windom, was born and reared
in Windom. Her father was a na-
tive Texan' and her grandfather,
the late Jacob Baldwin, , was
brought to Tfexas in' 1835 in a
covered wagon- When he was a
small boy. He spent hfs entire
life in Windom also. .
Mrs. Hill was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church in
• Dallas. She was educated in
Southwestern University, George-
town. .
Survivoi"H ' include one sister,
Mrs. John R. Beall, 3304 Beverly
Drive, Dallas; two brothers, W.
Luther Baldwin of Houston, and
Jake Baldwin of Austin;' four
nieces and two nephews.
Nieces and nephews art Mrs.
David T. Evans, Jr., of Austin;
Mrs. Gene Rea, Austin, Miss Zoee
Baldwin of Houston; Mrs. Lloyd
Harding, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Jake
• Baldwin, Jr., Houston and W.
Luther Baldwin Jr., of San Mateo,
California. - ^
Final rites were observed Sat-
urday February 1, 195SK in a
Dallas funeral chapel- with Dr.
John F. Anderson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Dallas,
and the.R^V. David T. Evans, Jr.,
pastor of the Weatlake Presbyter-
Ian Church in Austin, as offici-
ants.
Gravesides rites were held "at
4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the Windom Cemetery. Offi-
ciating at the graveside rites was
the Rev. David T. Evans, Jr., Mr3.
Hill's nephew. \ ; ,
" Pallbearers were E. N. Capple-
man, Dr. ., E. W. Breihan, and
"Charles Syron *"6f"Dftllfflrr - E.'
Cappleman of Bonham; Dr. W. S.
Fry, Jr., of Denison (and Harve
Baldwin, Ralph Dejarnatt, A. V.
Hall, Henry Yarborough and W.
A. Hall of Windom. .
Last Rites Held For
Mrs. Rena Killian
Mrs. Rena Killian of Honey
Grove died at 12:20 a. m., Janu-
ary 29, 1958 in a Vernon hospital
after an Illness of one week.
A native of Missouri, Mrs. Kil-
lian, 80, was born January 2,
; 1877. Her parents were Geotge
Angelon, Antlers, Okla.,, and Sid
Ion. ' ' ^ m , '
She was married to M. H. Kil-
lian" on February 13, 1912.
Survivors Include her husband,
M. H. Killian of Honey Grove;
two sons, R. B. Killian of Bak-
ersfield, Calif., and O. T. Killian
of Vernon; three daughters, Mrs.
Annie KJ$an of rioney Grove,
Mrs. Rosle Killian of Sawyer, Okr
lahoma and Mrs. Johnnie Killian
of Californiaj'tWo brothers, Ras
Angelton, Antlers, Okla., and Sid
Angelon of Sawyer, Okla., and
twenty-one grandchildren.
Mrs. Killian was a member of
the Assembly of God Church at
Sash.
Funeral services were held at
30:00 o'clock last Thursday morn-
ing, JaAuary 30, 1958 at thi
Cooper Funeral Chapel, with the
Rev. Frankie Dobs u officiant.
Cooper Funeral ^lome made in-
terment in Forest Grove Ceme-
tery at Telephone. J
Named pallbearers were Jerrell
Killian, Daulton Killian, Larry
Strickland, James King, James
Freeman and Don Beazley.
Ford Home At
Windom
By Fire Last Week
The family of Lendel Ford nar-
rowly escaped death on Wednes-
day morning, January 29, when
fire completely destroyed their
Windom- IrorAe.
Flames swept through the story
and a half house around 2:30
o'clock in^-the morning knd mem-
bers of the family were found to
flee in their night, clothes.
Ford', told neighbors that he was
awakened by the rdar of flames
and was able to get his wife and
daughter, Dina Gail, awake and
out of the house only minutes be-
fore It fell in.
The Honey Grove Fire Depart-
ment as well as the Bonham de-
partment sent trucks to the fire,
but the house was a total loss.
The fire departments were able to
keep' the flames from spreading'to
adjacent buildings.
Last weeks fire marked the
third time that Eof'd has lost
property in a., fire. A tractor
corn picker. Were destroyed by fire
about a year and a half ago .and
last-summer he losP- a large barn
.filled' with hay to'iFire.
The .Ford family were able to
snatch up a few clothes before
being forced to flee from the
house last Wednesday -morning.
Origin of the fire was undermin-
ed. v
THE REV. -EDWARD R- BAR-
CUS, JR., of Sherman Vill do the
preaching for a series of Evangel-
istic Services beginning -' Sunday
evening, February 9 at the Mc-
Kenzle Methodist Church. Sunday
evening services will begin at 7-:00
with weeknight services beginning
at 7:30 Monday and cbntiuing
through Friday, February 14.
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Rev. Rex Ray Rites
Held Tuesday
Fuperal services were held at
10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at
the Seventh artel Main Baptist
Church in Bonham for the Rev.
Rex Ray, 74, who died in, Bon-
ham, Friday, January 31, 1958. ,v
Services were conducted by Dr.
Baker James Cauthen executive
secretary of the Southern Baptist
foreign mission board of Rich-
mond, Va., assisted by the Rev.
Karl Moore, of tke Highland Park
Baptist Church, Dallas. Burial
was in the Whitewright cemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Ray had served as
a Baptist missionary to China and
Korea for 36 years.
John O'Connor returned t o
AAM Friday aftef spading seve-
ral day* with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Man ess O'Connor. 1
Arthur Meadows Rites
Held Friday
Funeral services for Arthur
Meadows, 61,* of 1307 Dismount,
Dallas, former Ladonia and Hon-
ey Grove resident were held Fri-
day afternoon, January 31, at 2:30
o'clock at the First Baptist
Church, Ladonia, with the1 pastor,
the Rev. G. B. Bailey, officiating.
Interment, under the direction
of Bradshaw Funeral Home, La-
donia, was in the IOOF Ceme-
tery. : • ■'' ; .
Named pallbearers were Dudley
Braley, Cleo Braley, Thurman
Young, Ed Parsons, Jack Deathef-
age and H. H.~ Mllford.
Survivors Include his wife, tho
former Lola Pierce, of the home
address; two sons, Arthur Mead-
ows, Jr., and David Meadows; two
daughters, Mrs. Freeman Braley
and Mrs. Paul Renshaw, and six
grandchildren, all of Dallas.
Borp in Fannin county, Novem-
ber 29, 1896, the Meadows fami-
ly had lived in the Muddlg com-
munity, at Pecan Gap, , Hqnev
Grove and Ladonia, prior to mov-
ing to Dallas a number of years
ag6.
Mr, Meadow*, in poor health for
the past two years, had been ser-
iously 111 for-the past two weeks.
He buffered a heart attack and
died shortly before noon, Wednes-
day iJanuary 29. 1958, at his "home
ih Dallas.
Attend ohurch Sunday.
THE REV. D*ON HUTTO of En-
loe will be the song leader for
the series of Evangelistic Set-vices
at the McKenzie Methodist
Church next week. The.:church
p&stor is the Rev. Raymond
Trompler. v -. * /
Last Rites Held For
Mrs. J. W. Brown
Jan. 21 In Bonham
Mrs. J. W. Brown passed away
in M & S Hospital in Bonham,
at 9 p.m., January 19, 1958, fol-
lowing a stroke at her home in
Ector the preceding week. She
had been in failing health the past
few years.
Mrs" Brown, the former Ora J.
Miller was born in the Snow JHiil
community, south of Bonham on
June 10,1882, her parents being
the late Howard Cobb Miller and
Loutitia Ross Miller, pioneer citi-
zens of Fannin County,- She was
married to John W. Brown, who
jaurvlvea. -June 10. 1902. at * Ar-
ledge Ridge. Mr. and Mrs/ Brown
made their home In the Arledge
Ridge community, living some • 25
years on highway 78 south of
Bonham, Mr. Brown being a sub-
stantial farmer. Some five years
ago they sold their home and mov-
ed to Ector where they lived at;
the time of her death.
' "fcarly in her teens, Mrs. Brown
prqfessed her faith in her Lord
Jesus Christ and joined the Bap-
tist Church, of which she was a
faithful member until her death.
She is survived by her husband,
J. W. Brown of the home, three
sOns, Jimmie Brown of Bonham,
Raymond 'Brcwn of Ector and
Ralph Brovfn of Rt. 1, Bonham;
ine daughter, Mrs. Lillian Stroud,
Lubbock; one sister, Mrs. Jennie
Chambers of Ivanhoe; two broth-
ers, W. P. (Claud) Miller, Honey
Grove and J. Milton Miller of
Pearl, Texas'; and two half-sis-
ters, Mrs. Hallie Tarpley of Altus
Oklahoma, and Mrs. Mollle Tarp-
ley of Rt. 1, Bonham.,..Two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Opal Pence and Mrs.
Bessie Walker, preceeded her in
4eath. She Is also survived by
nine grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held at
Wise Funeral Chapel, Bonham,
Tuesday, • January 21, at 2 p.m.
with burial at Arledge Ridge. The
Rev. James Walker, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Ectofr, of
which she was a member, and the
Rev. M. E. Miller retired Baptist
pastor of Ector, officiated. Pall-
bearers were Trennon Stroud, Wll-
burn Pence, Bobby Brown, Free-
man Strowd L. H. Dickey and E.
Ferguson.
BOY SCOtfT WEEK
FEBRUARY 7-M
Cub Scouting Is
Family Affair
• When a boy joins a den of Cub
Sccouts, his parents jojn-with him,
and, yea, even baby-sister or big
brother gets Into the act, when
Cubbing is a part of the family's
recreation and training program.
Cub Scouting is for all boys of!
the age 8, 9, and. 10. A group of
boys who liye In the same neigh-
borhood join together under the
leadership of a mother,, and forth
a den, which meets once a week
in the backyard "or in the garage
or - the home of the mother whq
becomes their Den Mother. Thi3
den of Cubs form'with other den.s-
to make a pack and has a leader
meets once a month.
Under the adult leaders, -a
planned program Is carried out;
the year, round. They learn to dp,
things together and through the
aqhjpvement program, a boy grOws
in wisdom and skill according to
his ability. Cubbing Is the first
program of Scouting. At. 11 years
of,age, he may become a Boy
Scout, and at 14, he becomes an
Explorer.'. .
Fewer Deputlcp ' /
AUBURN, N. Y. -4 • Cayuga
County Sheriff Wlllard Wilcox said
there were just^too m|any "■peclal
deputies" and ordered the county
elerlcWof/ice tfy chop 800 from the
,y*.r I 1
George Woodward
Rites Held Saturday
George W. (Dutch) Woodard,
a resident of Fannin County_Tor
more than sixty years, died at his
4l(oney Grove residence on Friday
morning, January 31, 1958, at
11:30 o'clock.- 4
Mr. Woodard, who had been
bliijd for 27 'years, made his home
irt Honey Grove for the past four
years, Jmt had lived ip Windom
and the Windom area for 60 years,
living on One farm south of Win-
dom for 32 years.- -• ,
. Born on April 28, 1884 in. Ray-
mer, McNarra County, Tennessee,
the son of J. H and Lizzie
(Wright) Woodard', Mr. Wood-
ard came to Texas with his par-
ents at the .age of 8. Together
with Mr. Woodard and his parents
there were four sisters and
avo
brothers, who came to TexasP in
the year 1892. The family set
tied first in the Flag Springs
community, south of Windom,,
where on November 7, 1909, -He
was united in marriage to Miss
Corrie Rodgera, who lived also
in the Flag Springs community,
the daughter of'Mr. and, Mrs. W.
.A Rodgers. Mrs. Woodard sur-
vives her husband, i'
* Following an operation on his
eyes,/Mr. Woodard became blind
in tfie year of 1930, but despite his
■blindness, he sought to Continue
his lifelong occupation of farm1
ing and trading.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodard a
family of four children, all of
whom, with their mother, survive
the death''~oT~their rather.- Thi!
children are Mrs,. .Christine Perry
of Windom, Malcomb Woodard and
Mrs. Joe Dawson of Pecan Gap,
Teicas, and Joe Woodard of Pasa-
dena, Texas ,near Houston.
Other relatives who survive In-
clude two sisters, Mrs. R. B. Rob-
erts and Mrs. John Springer, both
of HOney Grove. Two brothers
and two sisters preceded their
brother in death. Also surviving
are 9 grandchildren- and one'great
granchild. Only one of these
grandchildren, Mary Helori, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. New-
man Perry, has Mr. Woodard
ever seen. „
In his youth Mr. Woodard was
converted and united with the
Windom Presbyterian Church,
where his father served as Sun-
day School Superintendent .. for
many years. His membership waa
with the Windoni 'Presbyterian
Church, which has for many years
been disbanded. ' "
Death came to Mr. Woodard
following an illness of sewr<d
months, during which, most of the
time, he was bedfast.
Funeral services were1 conducted
■on Saturday afternoon, FeV>. 1, tit
3 o'clock . |n the First Baptist
OhtrrCh', of Windom, and were,
under the direction of the Rev
Rev. Truman R. Hawkins, pastor
of the Windom Church and the
Rev. T, J. WatU, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Honey
Grove. v ,
Pallbearers were Lee 'Emmons,
Pete Holman,, Homer Herriago,
Leeman Riddle, Choster Fields and
Horner Dawson.
Burial was in the Windom Cem-
etery, under the \direction of the
West Funeral Hpme- . of Honey
Grove.
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Mrs. J. >' C. Dawson returned
home Wednesday from Greenville
after spending a few days with
her brother, J. L. Ellison.
Scouts Launch
Safety Campaign
The 4,480 boys and leaders of
the NeTseO Trails Council, Boy
Scouts of America, will join 4,-
709,000 others in the organization
ih launching a yearlong? National
Safety Good Turn during Boy
Scout Week, February 7 to 13.
it was announced by Mr. George
Stone, Health, and "Safety Chair-
;man of the Council, from Mt.
Pleasant. . • • ■>.. -V
The Scouts' national service pro-
ject was suggested by President
Elsenhower, Honorary President
of the Boy Scouts. 1
In a White House message Mr.
Eisenhower told the Scouts;
"In our land each individual is
of ^inestimable worth; yet in no
other land dO accidents cause a
more terrible .loss of human life
and iimb'-This -fact cannot be pas-
sively accepted. We must seek now
ways tp save the basic resources
of our Nation: -its people.
"Encouraged by the splendid re-
sults of your . Conservation Good
Turn four .yefirs ago, I now urge
you to adopt Safety as your service
project for 1958. Through the con-
certed action of your members,
and in cooperation with other or-
ganizations, you can alert the pub-
lic tp the urgent need for reduc-
ing the tragic toll of accidents.
"This is an opportunity for ser-
vice to" your couhtry in the high-
est tradition of the Boy Scouts
ofi America."
The Scouts' National Safety
Good Turn Is being coordinated
nationally and locally with Other
safety programs and campaigns.
National safety organizations,
have advised "Scout leaaet's lir*"de-
veloping plans and 'projects. .
Mr. Stone said that during
Marchi April, and May the pro-
jects, will involve" traffic safety.
Outdoor safety projects will keep
Scouts busy in Ju^,;.July'Snd Au-
gust. Home safety will be featur-
ed in Septernber, October, and
November.
Next October, Mr." Stone said
local Scouts will distribute to ap-
proximately 75,000 homes a Civil
Defense booklet on family pre-
paredness for emergencies.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Minnie Green
Vuneral of Mrs. Minnie Green,
77, widow of Joe Green were held
Sunday at the Baptist Church at
Pecan Gap by the Rev, Bobby
Layman, Delta Funeral Home of
Ladonia making buriel in the Pe-
can Gap Cemetery./.Named pall-
bearers were Weldon Briscoe
John Reid, Krnest Joyce, Pat
Discussion and Vote On Building New
Gin Scheduled For Co-op Stockholders
At Meeting at School Lunchroom TJiurs.
A called meeting of, the stock-
holders of the Co-opefstive Gin
of Honey Grove- was scheduled
for. last night, Thursday, Febru-
ary 67 at 7:00 o'clock at .the
koney Grove* School Lunchroom.
Stockholders were to discuss the
building of a new gin plant to
replace the present gin.
"All stockholders are urged tjr
be present," G. H, Str'oud, pr&si-
CHANCEIJXJK
4PEAK
PTA Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 13
In observance of Founders Day
the PTA will have a Covered d'sh
supper at the school lunch" room
Thursday, February 13; at 7 p.m.
Dr. H- C. Chancellor willl be the
principal speaker. \
A highlight in the PTA year,
this meeting is plannrii, ,39;,.""fill
members and the pat'ents;«|wf).t)
aren't members may have an op-
portunity to attend.
Mrs. C. L Felts, PTA president,
urges all Members to be present
and bring a covered dish.
For entertainment, special music
will' be given by local talent.
A nursery is provided for those
who wish to . bring their small
children.'
—•Reported
WARRIORS PLAY
FARMERSVILLE
AT GYM TONIGHT
The HOney Grove Warriors will
host the Farmersvllle Farmers, in
basketball double-herider at the
high school gymn tonight.
The} girls game will begin at
7:00, with the boys match to be-
gin aboht 8:20 o'clock.
Last Rites For
Rev. H. E. Brannoch
Held in Arizona
The Rev. H; E. Brannoch 50,"
Assembly of Goil minister in this
,rea for a number of years, died
'hursday, January 30, 1958, - in
Phoenix, Ariz, where, he moved
about six months ago. The funer-
al was held at Phoenix.
Born at Direct, September 18,
.1906, son of the late Mr- and Mrs,
Warren E. Brannoch,- he was
known Jor his evangelistic work,
! and as a pastor in Fannin Couniy
Miles, .-Murray Milford, and War-;lind al Rattah, Okla. He resigned
his pastorate in November, due 10
111 health and returned to Phoe-
dent of the Co^p said Monday in
discusing the forthcoming meet-
ing. >
To take action 99? the matter
a^rdtng^to ±tljeJ^byilaw«-of1 thfr
co-operative,,/ requires that . a
quor-im present, which would
meap,^tfiat around 60 stockholders
la^snd the meeting .
"A vote will be taken whether
to jjulid a new gin," Stroud said,
"And the matter of a new gin
plant is the'Only item of business
for wh|ieh (this called stockhold-
ers, meeting will act^upon."
Directors of the Co-op are, G.
H .Stroud, F. C. Bomar, Robert
Shelton, Jr., G. C. Hall. T. J.
Hollingsworth Bj-; E. Roberts and
Earl Bankston. '
Officers of the Co-operative are;
G. H. Stroud, president; F. C. Bo-
maij', vice-president; Robert Shel-
ton, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, and
Rayford Stroud, gin manager;
, "Present day cotton production
in this area demands the most
modern facilities in a gin -plant
for quality turn outs and we feel
if we arf to stay., in the business
we must stay/abreast of the times
with modern first-class ginning
equipment." a member of the
board o£jlirectors said in discuss-
ing the called stockholders meet-
ing.
ren COoper.
Mrs. Green moved recently tp
the Dial community from Pecan
Gap where She had lived 10 years.
She died at fiome Friday. Daugh-
ter of the late Ben and Lizzie
(Miller) Scarce, she was born in
Cooke County, October 12, 1880.
She leaves two sons by a for-
mer marriage, W. R. Auldrldge
and Tollle Auldrldge, both Of Dial;
20 other descendants; 'two broth-
ers, W. W. Scarce of Caldwell,,
Okla., and Claude Scarce 6f Nor-
man, Okla., and a sistferfcMrs. Mae
Green of Collinsvllle. '
Sunday School
Attendance,
Sunday, February 2 ,
Methodist
. J.'235
■Mr. and Mrs. Bill Floyd and
Baptist ^
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spn of Austin spent a few days
here last week with his mother,
58
Mrs. Kathryn Givens and; rela-
Presbyterian
51
tives. He-i^ a student of the Uni-
657
versity of Texas.
nix.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
jner Miss Mary Moore -of Honey
Grove! who he married in 192
these children: Herman M. Branr.
rtoch, Loyd W. Brannoch and
Mrs. Ila Pearl Kener of Phoe-
nix; Charlie Ray Brannoch of
Wichita Falls; Warren C. Bran-
poch of a Florida Air Force Base
and Biily Joe Brannoch1 of El Paso
Air Force Base, and two sisters,
Mrs. Pauline Fuller of Petty and
Mrs. Hattie Locke of Reno;
Mumps
J. W. Morgan has been confin-
ed to his home With the mumps
for thg past two weeks.
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finish
\yiTH BASIG and advanced individual training completed at x
Army trainihg centers, Army. National Guardsmen will .-de-
vote their, time to unit level training as shown abovd.
The Honey Grove Guard Company (Company C, 117th Medi-
-leal Battalion, 49th Division) along with Guard companies
throught the national will observe annual muater day, Sat-
urday, February 22. . V - V , \
RFC baniel W. Scott
Is Member of 3rd
Armored Div. Chorus
BERCHTESGADEN. GER. (A-
HTNC) — PFC Daniel W. Scott,
23, son of Mrs. Tom Scott, 309 S.
Second St., Honey Grove, Texas,
is a member of the 3rd Armored
Division ChOrus which recently
gave a concert at the Army's re-
creation center in Berchtesgaden,
Germany, *
Scott, a clerk typist in the divi-
sion's -Headquarters Company, en-
tered the Army in November 1956
and completed basic training at
Fort Hood, Texas. He arrived
overseas last May.
A member of Alpha Psi Omeba
fraternity, Scott was graduated
from Holiey Grove High Srfhool in
1951 and East Texas iSt'ate College
in 1956.
HONEY GROVE
HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
Seniors
Gall Dillow
Sissy Fuller
Kathryn Keen ,
Eleanor Hopper ,
Billy Phillips
Allison Trompler
Jo Ann Wicks
Janiyti .*. ... - . '•
Sue Rae Dawson
Elizabeth Dykes
Kenneth Gregory
-King Hall A
Jerry Tyler ,
Kay Williams
.Sophomores '
Zenith Callaway
Stormy Bryant
•Linda Hall
Nell Moore
Freshmen
Anita Bell
, David Carlock
Judy Collard
Rayetta Copening
Jeanne Elifk *
Anita Loschko
Robert Moore
Richard O'Connor
Nancy Ohr
Sonny Rhodes
, Clayton Riddlesperger
Khent Rowtort-( ■ j "
Fannin FB Meet
Held Friday, Jan 31
J8y Mrs. Grover Hall
Member Publicity CommittM
A Fannin County Farm Bure«LU
memberhlp meeting waa held in
the basement .at the Fannin
county jail on Friday afternoon,
January 31. A moat interesting
and informative program waa pre-
sented.
Following the invocation, wel-
come and introductions, .Frank
Howell, Fannin County Farm Bu-
reau president outlined the pur-
poses of the organization.
Policy development was discuss-
ed by J. T. Woodson, State Direct-
or the Texas Farm Bureau and
Policy execution by Gene Lsach,
TFB legislative director.
Odell Frazier, assistant salee di-
rector of the state organization
and Bee Scott, Fannin county ser- .
vice agent, discussed Farm Bu-
reau services. i.
Building the County Program
was dicussed by Melvin Dansby,
Texas Farm Bureau field repre-
sentative. The hour-and-a-half
program was followed by refresh-
ments and committee meetings.
Those who' attended and heard
these speakers came away with a
deeper resolve to further the pur-
poses and policies, of this great
organization. We women, too,
have a part anduierve on many of
the committees. Also we are
especially " ufceful when ., refresh-
ment time comes. So if you are a
member of Farm Bureau, attend
the meetings and if you are not
a member, come and learn the
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Waiter Larikford is a patient in
a Sherman hospital.
New Arrivals
Sheila" Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Simmons
announce the' arrival of their
second daughter, Sheila Kay, horn
January 25, 1958, at St. Josephs'
Hospital in Paris.
The maternal grandparents aro
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Vessels.iand
the paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. J, D. Simmons of Honey
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Mr. and Mrs. Jonoses Harjo of
BonhAm are the parents1 of, a
daughter, Kathy Jean, born
Thursday, January 30, 1988, at the
Honey Grove Medical Clinic.
Rev. Richard Avery
C of C Speaker -
Thirty-four members of the
Honey Grove Chamber of Com-
merce were preserit for the • Feb-
ruary meeting held in the school
lunchroom Monday ' evening. B.
B. Gregory, Chambef president,
presided and the Rev. Richard
Avery, son "Of"Mr. and Mrs. R T.
Avery of Honey' Grove and Pres-
byterian minister at Cupiby was
the principal speaker. ;..
.Honey -Grove High Schopl
Coach Cotton Martin discussed
the High School invitational box-
ing tournament to be held in the
high school gym here, beginning
March 4. The Chamber of Com-
merce is sponsoring the' tourna-
ment.
Avefy spoke of the influence
business men and civic leaders of
community exert on youth In.4
commurtity and admonished
his listeners to "Make decisions
thoughtfully; act as genetlemen
would act, and act with hqpesty
and sincerity in order that we
might be benefitted and in turn
benefit others."?
Honey Grove Vocational Agri-
culture teacher, C. E. Yarborough
reported ort the Chamber of Com-
merce sponsored FFA Projects
Show held recently, and on en-
tries of local boys in the Ft.
Worth Fat Stock Show.
Larry . Dotybs ,son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dobbs of the Selfs
community won first place in the
junior division with his Angus
entry and the animal netted him
around $li60 per lb. at the auction
sale held last Friday. The animal
was purchased by the First Na-
tional.Bank of Ft. Worth for $1500,
President Gregory read a letter
from the FFA Chapter thanking
the Chamber of Commerce for
their sponsorship of the projects
show. " :
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Warriors Take Double
Header Over Emory
By Nancy Ohr and Myra Joyce
Engaging in the sixth confer- ,
encip bout of .the season. Honey
Grove scalped the Emory Wildcats
last Friday night- here. The girls »■
scored ,, a 37-23 Victory and the
boys won 58-39.
Mary Bell Carter tallied 14
for the ivarriorettes and Gene
Thurman paced the Warriors with
18- 'points, followed closely by
Kenneth Gregory with 17.
i With an Iron clad defense, Hon- •
ey Grove hajl little trouble In se-
curing the mill from the Wildcats
oft^n,
H Honey Grove journeyed to Piano
Tuesday night for the seventh
conference games. The locals
suffered a double defeat with the
girls rosing 40 to 30 and the boys
being-outdistanced 50-all.' j' •
Dropping in 14 joints for ' Che
Warriorettes. was i June McCraw.j
Who led Warriorette scorers 1
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Morrow, Joe T. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1958, newspaper, February 7, 1958; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411389/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.