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Ola Volume No. Ninety, New Volume No. Eighty-two
Albany, Texas, Thursday, June 23, 1966
Number Forty-three
vp James Putnam
Passes Away
Hem
PREPARfNG f'OK THE FANDANGLE are Miss Alice Reynolds
music director, Robert Nail, writer-director, and James Ball
author of many of the songs dsed in the original show. The
Fandangle
Albany received «i inch of
rain last Thursday night and
Friday, which was enough to
prevent having the Fandangle
Friday night.
With a lot of work and a heli
copter, the Fandangle was pre-
sented Saturday night.
Temperatures for the week,
with highs for afternoon before,
are given below:
Friday: £1 and 66. .14
Saturday: 79 and 65. .47
Sunday. 84 and 65:
Monday: 86 and 66.
Tuesday: 88 and 66.
Wednesday: 87 and 64
Thursday: 89 and 64.
Hospital Is
Certified for
Medcare
Mrs. Miirle Howard, adminis-
trator of the Shackelford Conn
Funeral services for James ty Memorial Hospital, has been
P. Putnam were held last. Fri- notified that the hospital has
day morning at 10 in the First been certified for Medicare
participation. Medicare will
FAMGLE PARADE SET
FOR 51 THIS AFTERNOON
Fandangle will give its last three showings of the current sea II I 1 fl I ,
ton, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. I HpfC||/)| KMIArfc
"iMMoran
Imus '*15
morn
Hershel Roberts, resident of
Methodist Church at Throck
morton. Officiating were Rev.
W. A. Dowden, former pastor,
assisted by the Rev. Ffenry
Sallye, pastor, and Rev. Laney
begin July 1. furnishing hospit-
al and medical insurance for
the elderly people.
Mrs Howard has been work-
ing several months to meet re
Johnson of the First Baptist qu*mnents of thp g(Wcrnment
yr . .. , ., , , to participate in the program.
Burial was m the family plot / £atl leased that the
in the Throckmorton Cemetery j , . n^w,ablo t0 artici.
bes.de the graves of his par- £ m M m
ents and two brothers who pre K
ceded Mr Putnam in death.
Mr. Putnam, brother of Car
The Medicare program is
for elderly people, with the in-
Moran for 45 years, died at 7 where the family lived until
p. m. Saturday in Hendrick Me-1 1908, then moved to Thorek
morial Hospital following a morton County where the elder
short illness. He was 60 Mr, Putnam began ranching on
Funeral services were held at the Clear Fork of the Brazos.
3:30 Monday afternoon in the In later years Mr. f'utnam
Moran Baptist Church with the continued the ranching inter-
pastor, Rev. Jack Ftiley, offici- ests of his father and made his
ating. home in Throckmorton many
Burial was in the Moran years.
Cemetery under direction of Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Godfrey Funeral Ffome. ''l|ra Wilkerson Putnam;
rol f'utnam of Albany, passed sl,red Participating in the pro
away in the Throckmorton hos «ramu b>' , W'ntf M ™
pital Wednesday, June 15, fol- m0,nth' deduclwl rom ^olr ^
lowing a long illness. f,aI s*c"nt.y rhpf.ks. Jh(!
Mr. Putnam was the son of prnm(,nf w'" P^ticrpate in the
the late J B. and Julia Carolyn , b>! P8*1"* a
McGimris Putnam. The fam- amount to ,nsure thc e,flprIy
ily came to Albany in 1906, Person-
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Funeral Friday
For Mrs. Lannom
iw fiarson-
and Sims
ifl three
this
.without any
or gifts
paid on
fit with-
Mrs. J T Lannom, flft, died
this f Thursday) morning at
3:40 in the HIuebonnet Lodge,
one where she had been a patient
Hershel Reagan Roberts was daughter. Miss Joann F'utnam for four years
born Sept 12, 1905, in Cass of Midland; two sons, James P Fun(,ra| sfTvi(.ps w,„ ^ he|d
County, son of Mr. and Mrs. i Putnam, Jr., of Odessa and J af 9;00 Frjday mornjng in the
A YOUNG GROUP of Fandah'gle performers is shown above. ' ^ Roberts. The family rnov , " "arn " 'rnor,on. First Christian Church, with
They are, left to right, Ann Law, Barbara McComas and Nancy ,0 Moran 45^ years ago, "no >r0 ier. J utriam of
Law. Ann and Nancy are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold where Mr
the minister, Rev. E. A. Wil
bur, officiating |
Burial will be in the Albany
infe the "Molly Mandv dance and "It's as Natural as the Weath many years. He also operated on- and Mrs. T. B Coopwood ''",vt,r. (''r(',mn °'
— j «. nf I nhKn/ir un Godfrey funeral Home.
a nursery and ranch. 01 ruddock. rive grandchil- • « , .. ,
. dren akn enruivo "rs- Lannom, the former
He was married to Gladys ,ron also survlve
Law, and Barbara is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McComas. resided. He was a mechanic for j^'a •'
These three have pa-t in a number of Fandangle feature, includ- Scott & Luttrell Motor Co., for Dallas,
Roberts hart since Albany; four sisters, Misses
and (iussie Putnam of
Mrs. Max Crunk of Nix-
er
i note
Obtain
of
burn-
Marion
board
trus-
budget
Harold
building
King,
SECOND WEEK OF FANDANGLE
PROGRAMS START TONIGHT
Attendance Big
Despite Rain
months
; owner
Co.,
the
I since
re-
W«4ward
ilfft
other rel-
ftr duty
Mrs.
- In the
iartha
are
Final week-end of the 1966
Fort Griffin Fandangle presen-
tation begins tonight (Thurs-
day), and will be held Friday
night, and concluded Saturday
evening.
A great crowd will be in Al-
bany this afternoon for the Fan-
dangle parade. Tonight's per-
formance has been sold out sev-
eral weeks. Only tickets avail-
able will be some that will
probably be turned in by pur-
chasers who find it impossible
to attend.
The Fandangle opened Thurs-
day night of last week under
threatening storm clouds. How-
ever, it did not rain until after
the show. The crowd, which
proved to be the lightest of the
season, enjoyed the show Im-
mensely.
Friday's performance was
rained out, and tickets were
made good for the Sunday night _ . .
make-up performance. ScOUtS to UMier
Saturday night was a sell-out,
Elliott, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. R. A. Elliott, Sept. 16,
1928, at Moran. They were the
parents of two sons, Wade Rob-
erts and Reagan Roberts. Thc
latter was killed in a plane ac-
cident while attending A. & M.
off according to plan and the a number of years ago
big crowd was delighted with He was a member of the Bap-
the spectacular show that has tlst Church.
a cast of something like 200, Surviving are his wife; the
and sings songs written by local son, Wade of Clyde; his moth
people and played by Miss Al- er, Mrs. J. V. Roberts of Mo-
lce Reynolds on the Fandangle ran; two brothers, Paul of Pe-
organ. cos and Wayne of Westville,
The Sunday night "make up' ind. Also surviving are two
show brought out the big crowd grandchildren.
that had purchased tickets for Pallbearers were Glenn Elli-
Frlday night. ott, Morris Snyder, Arnold Mc
This is one of the best shows
that Bob Nail, writer and di-
rector, and his aides have pro-
duced in the long history of the
Fandangle. All songs used this
year, except two, were brand
new, and written for the pro-
duction by Miss Alice Reynolds,
James Ball, Mrs. Bland Turner
and Bob Nail. The songs were
excellent and enjoyed.
An Innovation this year was
the "overture" or reprise, at
the conclusion, or finale, when
excerpts of all the songs were
sung to impress them on the
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although a few were kept away
probably because of the rain
that dampened the amphithe-
atre.
The Fandangle Association
found themselves facing a sec-
ond cancellation of the week
Saturday because of the rain.
Mrs. Clarence Waller, execu-
tive secretary, called Repre-
sentative Omar Burleson In
Washington, and asked If he
could secure a helicopter from
Fort Wolters at Mineral Wells
to help dry the field. The heli-
copter and two Army pilots
were soon hero, and spent four
hours hovering over the "stage"
and by night it was dry enough
for the show. Fandangle crews
had worked all day on the field,
draining off water, and helping
to get the stage in condition for
the cast and the horses and ve-
hicles.
The Saturday night show went
The Boy Scouts of Troop 55
will usher for the Fandangle
performances tonight, Friday
and Saturday.
Scoutmaster G. L. Wood asks
thc scouts to meet at the court
house at 6:50 each evening, and
they will be transported to the
Fandangle amphitheatre. Boys
are to be in uniform.
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Wrights Leave
For Saginaw
Mr and Mrs. Tom Wright,
HI. and Mark and Ricky, left
Wednesday of last week for
Saginaw, where he will be band
director in the Saginaw High
School.
The Wrights have been here
the past three years, and he has
built up a very fine band. His
pupils and their many friends
regret to lose them.
Lemore, Buster Cottle, Alfred
Agnew, Floyd Hamilton, War
lick Jones and Albert Thomp-
son.
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Two-Week VBS at
Trinity Lutheran
Vacation Bible school at Trin-
ity Lutheran Church has gotten
underway with an enrollment
of 64 children. The second week
of the school will begin Mon-
day morning at 8:25 a m.
Closing worship service on
the theme, "My Savior and I,"
will be presented by the chil-
dren on Thursday, June 30, at
7:30 p. m.
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NOTICE, RANCHERS r
ANI) FARMERS
Shackelford County has not
been approved for emergency
haying and grazing due to
drought conditions.
Haying or grazing diverted
acres under annual programs
or long term program without
prior approval of the county
ASCS office will be subject to
penalties under program regu-
lations.
There has been word come to
the county ASCS office that this
was effective for this county,
but this is incorrect. If you
have any questions, please
come to your county office.
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Teacher "Tommy, name five
things that contain milk."
Tommy: "Butter, cheese, ice
cream, and two cows."
Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. T P.
Fincher, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Ooff, Watt R. Matthews, J. B.
Matthews, C. A. Bales, W. E.
Riley; Mr. and Mrs. James Ov-
erton of Stamford.
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Continue Work
For Shut-Down
Hearing July 6
Those attending the services Be,tlp Pat<'' was born Dec 4'
from Albany were Mmes 1875' ln Foo,vlIle' daughter of
Harold 'aw, Carson Franks the late Samuel James and
Jack Moberley Olon Goff.\ Koena Beard Pate. They came
Misses Celia Overton Helen to shackelford County, where
Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mrs La,,nom was reared
She was married to J. T.
Lanriom Dec. 24, 1904, and liv-
ed in the county, here and at
Moran, for many years where
Mr Lannom ranched. He pass-
ed away several years ago.
Mrs. Lannom was a member
of the Christian Church.
Surviving are two sisters,!
Misses Laura and Ruth Pate
of Riverside, Calif. Also sur-
viving are two nieces, Mrs.
Taylor New of Salana Beach,
, Calif., and Mrs. Laura Mae
, cal oil men, land owners Alben of San Antonio; three
and business people continue cousins, Mrs W O Weathers
to map plans for the hearing Lynn Pate and Bob Pate Al-
before the Railroad Commission bany.
on July 6 concerning the "shut-1 _
down" order to water flood op- ^
erations in the area west and ASCS Has New
northwest of Albany r%CC AA
The Hubbard Creek Citizens IVlanageF
Association was recently organ , . c, , , ...
ized to formulate plans for the | J"* J'™' J°TnM£ * W1h
"show cause" hearing. An at-1 fj. ' ' .
torney has been employed and
the local organization has been M ' ' V P. ' Richard
, , Neun.iiin line lun.
raising funds to pay expenses
Albany is expecting thous-
ands of visitors this afternoon
for the Fandangle parade,
which will originate at Taylor
Airport.
All those to be in the parade
are to be at the airport by 3:30
o'clock. Tine line of march will
be formed, and the parade is
to move out at 5:00.
The parade committee re
ports there have been 35 en-
tries in the parade, and others
are expected by parade time.
The committee is impressing
on the paraders that they
should keep a distance of at
least 50 feet between units.
Line of march will be south
on Main Street to the court
house square. The parade will
turn west af Hugh Ayres Serv-
ice Station, and plans now are
to turn up Jacobs Street, and
will disband at the railroad on
Jacobs
Fferb Sievers and the parade
committee report the following
entries:
Texas and American flags.
Six white horses.
Parade marshal.
Fandangle flags.
Bandwagon.
Side saddle riders.
Lioness float.
Cowboys 'all agesi.
Student Council float.
Cowgirls (all agesi.
Surry (Green's!.
Moran Luncheon Club float.
Pleasure Riders' entry.
Garden Club float.
Teenage traildrivers
BuckFjoards.
Barbershop.
4-FI Club entry.
Blacksmith shop.
Matthews' buggy.
Study Club P.oanfl
Stagecoach an* mtriders.
Indians and Ca/alry.
Saloon float.
Covered wagon.
Ministers.
Musseiman's pony cart.
Bicycle entries.
Old fashioned picnic float.
Fire wagon.
Fandangle train.
Antique cars, and calliope.
Prizes are being offered for
winners of the various divisions
in the parade.
Review Stand
The parade committee is
erecting a review stand on
Main Street for members of
Texas Legislative Council study
committee, who, with their
party, will arrive at Taylor
Airport at 3:00 this afternoon.
The group will be met by local
people, taken to Fort Griffin
State Park, and returned to
Albany in time to occupy the
review stand to see the mile-
long Fandangle parade They
will br- guests at a buffet sup-
per at the home of Mrs. An-
drew Howsley, They will attend
the Fandangle- tonight.
In the group will be Will
Odom, chairman of the State
Parks and Wildlife Commis-
sion; Hal Woodward of Cole
man, Charles Pope. Depart-
ment of the Interior. Washing-
ton, D. C.; Richard Slack, R.
j G. Pendleton, Burke Musgrove,
j state representatives; J. P.
Word, David Rafliff, Grady
Hazelwood, state senators;
Glenn Biggs, administrative as-
sistant to Ben Barnes; Richard
West, research association, Tex-
as Legislative Council; Bob
Hardesty, a UPI reporter, and
! an AP reporter, plus two pilots.
Committee Studying Historic
Forts, Mssions, Here Today
A three day fact finding trip
ultimately designed to increase
Texas' share of the $30 billion
U. S. tourist market begins to-
day (Thursdayi and Albany is
near the top of the list of plac-
es to be visited, according to
Representative Gene Hendryx,
chairman of the House Interim
Committee to study historic
forts and missions.
The interim committee was
requested by House Speaker
Ben Barnes to examine the res
toration possibilities of historic
forts and missions in order to
draw to Texas more of the 29
million American families that
vacation in the U. S. each year.
"Texas tourism is indeed at
a crossroads. Although tourist
attendance was up 13 percent
over last year, we still lag be-
hind such states as California,
Florida, Colorado, and New
York in the favored vacation
spots of Americans," said Hen-i
dryx.
"From this visit to seven or'
eight historic sites in Texas, I
hope, with Speaker Barnes and
the committee, to evolve some
concrete ideas about how these
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THAT'S fl FACT
of the hearing, and any other
activities necessary
The oil men have been doing
all they can to stop salt water
pollution in North Hubbard
Creek, and will continue to help
solve the pollution problem.
The shut down order of the
Railroad Commlslon, if carried
out, could amount to blow to
Albany's economy. Some 109
operations over 40 square miles
arc Included. The property in
volved produces millions of dol-
lars in revenue and represents
a large share of school and
county taxes.
Attend Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Towry,
Mrs W. D. Macon and Allen
Paul Davis went to Mt. Pleas-
ant Monday to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Towry's brother, J.
D. Brush.
Mr. Brush died suddenly of
a heart attack Sunday morning
at his home in Bryan.
He was superintendent of thc
Lone Star Gas plant at Bryan.
Newman, who has been trans-
ferred to Matador. Mr. New
man and family have made Al-
bany their home the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Sims have two
daughters, Cindy, 5 and Mitzi,
l'i. He is a graduate of
Southwest Texas University at
San Marcos, and has been with
the San Saba ASCS office the
past year.
PROMOTED IN HAWAII
I
Jerry L. Eubank, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Eubank of
Weatherford, stationed at Bar
bara's Point, Hawaii, wrote his
parents that he has been pro
moted to Chief Petty Officer!
2nd class. Jerry is with the
Navy. He has been in Hawaii
since November, 1965.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mc-
Gaughey were in Whitewright
Thursday and Friday to visit
his mother, Mrs. Mary B. Mc-j
Gaughey, who is ill.
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Call the News office when
you have visitors
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