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THURSDAY. AUGUST 20.1981
THE TUL1A (Swisher County) HERALD
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PAOE ELEVEN
Kiwanians Attend Abilene Convention
Fashion Shack 9s
OHE DAY
ONLY
SENIOR CLASS of 1931—Twenty four members
of the 1931 Senior class observed their 50th reunion
on July 17, 1981. Front row, Loleta Pierce Erleen,
Frances Stringer Dubberly, Berniece Love Evans,
Clara Bess George Golden, Grace Sorrenson Sweatt,
Opal Neal Day, Madge Neal Scott, and Mary Lee
Cloer Caliouett. Standing, Amo Dee Spear Pierce,
James Thomas Promoted
At Plainview Herald
James Thomas, general
manager of The Plainview
Daily Herald for the past
two years, has been pro-
moted to Publisher of Plain-
view Newspapers. Inc. ef-
fective immediately.
The announcement was
made by William C.
Thomas, who has been pub-
lisher of both The Midland
Reporter-Telegram and The
Herald since the joint pur-
chase of the two papers in
January. 1979 by The
Hearst Corp. William C.
Thomas will continue as
president of Plainview
Newspapers. Inc.
"James has done an ex-
cellent job since becoming
general manager and we
think this promotion is very
well deserved," said Wil-
liam C. Thomas. "We know
The Herald will continue to
be Financially strong and
stable and continue to serve
the needs of its readers and
advertisers under his lea-
dership.”
James Thomas succeeded
James B. Oswald as general
manager on July 27, 1979.
He joined The Herald 10
years earlier as advertising
salesman and was named
display advertising manager
in 1978.
A' native of Bristow,
Okla., he graduated from
Seminole. Okla. High School
in 1943 and served in the U.
S. Navy for 3’/i years in the
South Pacific.
He was with the C. R.
Anthony Co. for 12 years, ^ another nice shower last
managing stores in Okla- * night and this one will keep
Virginia Walters Degan, Mary Wilson Brooks, John
Brown, Wallace Cantrell, Cavitt Caufield, Foster
Harmon, Wayne Flynt, Fred Corder, lone Hale
Gilley, Doris McGlaun Holley, Mattie Freeman
Hobbs. Center back row, Woodrow Bice, Edwin
Johnson, J. W. Parker and Nelson Pittman.
JAMES THOMAS
United Methodist Church
and he also is on the Ad-
ministrative Board and (1m „
Board of Education.
The Thomases, who Darlene Gardner took their
at 507 Milwaukee, have t*o r'*io ----------
and pretty. They have visi-
tors this week, Vick and
Ruth Maulhardt of Oxnard,
Calif. (They were together
when they went to Pakistan)
so nice to have them.
SUZANNE ERWIN af
Lovington, New Mexico
spent Saturday night with
Robert and Patricia Gardner
then over to her uncle and
aunts, Curtis and Vivian
Latham Sunday afternoon.
MONDAY CURTIS aad
Vivian met Marlene Hogue
at the air terminal in Ama-
rillo. went by Gaude and
visited Johnny and Peggy
Kennedy, they are both
doing better. We are happy
to have Marlene home.
VICKI LITTLEFIELD to
take 10 youngsters to Six
Flag.
CRAIG GARDNER sprat
Saturday night with Grand-
mother Hazel and it rained
so he stayed over Sunday
and it rained so he is still at
Grandmothers.
WEDNESDAY GARY awl
Swisher Adult
Leaders Meeting ^esnnt*e Af“*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles and the election of BUI 1981-82 Kiwanis year. T-0
Zeeck and Mr. and Mrs. Ayers of Harlingen, Texas, Governor Art and Alice
Sam Bryan attended the as governor of the Texas- Swanberg were hosts on
63rd Annual Texas-Okla- Oklahoma District for the Saturday night for the-Gov-
homa District Convention of
Kiwanis International held
in Abilene, Texas August
13-15 and hosted by Texas-
Oklahoma District Governor
Art Swanberg and Division
35 Kiwanians at the Abilene
Civic Center.
The Annual convention,
with a record-breaking num-
ber of 1900 Kiwanians and
members of their families
registering for the conven-
tion, featured a program of
events which were both en-
joyable and informative to
the Kiwanian and his
famUy. Dr. George Ryals,
district chairman of Support
of Spiritual Aims, spoke at
the memorial service on
Thursday night at the First
Baptist Church in memory
of Kiwanians who deceased
during the year; Dr. VirgU
Trout of Dallas spoke at the
Prayer Breakfast on Friday;
International Treasurer-de-
signate Aubrey Irby of Tyler
who will be installed as
President of Kiwanis Inter-
national at the International
emor’s Banquet which cli-
maxed the fun and busi-
ness-packed three-day con-
vention.
children. Bob Thomas and
Janie Henry of Lubbock,
and three grandchildren.
Thomas enjoys painting, es-
pecially watercolors, in his
spare time.
Vigo Park
Varieties
By MRS. ROY E. DODSON
WE ARE atUI getting
rain, but love it. just hope it
Tills some of the lakes that
have been dry for so long.
(Monday morning) we got
homa. New Mexico and
Texas. He was advertising
manager of The Tulia Her-
ald for five years and of the
Moore County News in
Dumas prior to joining The
Herald.
Thomas is a member of
the Plainview Rotary Club,
Citizen Against Crime
Committee, is second vice
president of the Plainview
Chamber of Commerce and
serves on the board of the
Industrial Foundation, and
is a board member of the
West Texas Chamber of
Commerce and the Pan-
handle Press Association.
He and his wife, Polly,
teach a Sunday School class
for first graders at First
Texaco-Toons
-By-
Gale Stephens
“Quickl In the bock room .
him off tho air compressor!
hurry!”
We give Quick service!
Gale’s Texaco
■ ‘Best service in town
Phone 995-4404
528 North 87
Tulia, Texas
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Filling the lakes.
THE REVIVAL dosed at
the Baptist Church with din-
ner. a Fish fry at the com-
munity center. There were
33 present. Chuck Norwood
and Frances Henderson
were the fish fryers. Of
course J. C. looked on but
the Fish were delicious as
well as all the other
goodies.
AT THE Community
Church the Lee Moores had
their new son, Mace dedi-
cated and baptized. Elaine
Moore sang the song. I
guess God thought of every-
thing for her little cousin, it
was so pretty as only Elaine
can sing it. Then the grand-
mothers, Mary Lou Nix and
Mary Billie Moore, Dee and
Cord joined the two Lees at
the altar. Mace's great-
grands, J. C. and Dora
Bonds were with us too so it
was a real touching service
and to me very sacred.
WE HAD aeveral visi-
tors at church with us but
didn't get all the names.
JOHN AND Lacy were
gone last week to Raton for
the races. They stopped at
Maxwell. N. M. and went to
church with Lucy's aunt
Lottie Trainham, on to Colo.
Springs and visited Charles
and Patricia Kiker. Crossed
back to St. Francis. Kans.
and visited Theron and
Carolyn Culwell and boys.
Said everything was green
Sibley & Sibley
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
"MEMBERS PALMER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION"
715 Columbia Plainview Office 296-9586
Health Through Chiropractic
Tuesday
Craig, Kymber and Hollistar
and little Jeff Bivens to
McDonalds for supper and
on to the show, The Raiders
of the Lost Ark. Baby
Charles stayed with grand-
ma.
WEDNESDAY FOR dfa-
ner at the Curtis Lathams
were Bro. Ralph and Mrs.
Arms. Bro. Phil and Mrs.
Williams and Phillip.
TUESDAY MORNING
was Roy's birthday. He was
rather lazy trying to feel like
a real "old timer" when the
telephone rang and Glenda
wished him a Happy Birth-
day and wanted to know if
he wanted a pretty. He said
yes and this was the pretty
—a great-grandson, born to
Bob and Starla Moore,
weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. They
named him Nathan Edward
after Roy. So that made his
day. The baby’s grand-
parents are Jack and Glenda
Dodson of Broken Arrow,
Okla., and Glenn and Nor-
ma Moore of Sand Springs,
Okla. Great-grands are Allie
Johnson of Tulsa, Roy and
1. We are real proud of
him and hope to see him
soon.
ETHEL GILLHAM af
Gaude came by and got
Mary Billie Moore then met
Myrtle Sheffy in Tulia and
all went to Slaton for their
sister's Bower Sikes birth-
day. 1 bet there was lots of
chattering for each of those
girls can talk. They stopped
by Lee and Lees for Ethel to
see baby Mace.
EDNA PARKER had ao
news as she is freezing
peaches.
REX AND Maria Rogers
played pool with the Hen-
dersons after church last
night.
DIAN HINTON of Hous-
ton came to her parents
home, Dayle and Zula Mae
Culwells. left her two little
boys for two weeks vaca-
tion. Kirk will start to
school this year and they
wanted a vacation with
grandpa and grandmother.
HELEN NORWOOD was
a lucky girl, Julius and
Peggy Stevens were going
The Swisher County Adult
Leaders will meet Tuesday
night, August 25. 1981 at
8:00 p.m. in the Swisher
County Courthouse in Tulia.
All parents are encouraged
to be present as several
items of importance will be
discussed including nomina-
ting new officers, special
awards and the annual
Achievement Banquet to be
held in October.
NUTTY. NUTRITIOUS
and notoriously delicious —
“Banana Crunch.”
It’s bananas dipped in
lemon juice and then rolled
in chopped nuts—and it's
perfect for company snacks,
suggests Dr. Cass Ryan-
Crowe, a food and nutrition
specialist.
Ryan-Crowe is on the
home economics staff of the
Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, The Texas
A&M University System.
to Abilene and she went
along and visited some
friends Bill and Ernestine
Largent. All had a ham-
burger cookout with Carrol
and Joan Lackey, nice.
KEEP SMILING you en-
joy life better.
tured speaker for the All
Kiwanis Luncheon on Fri-
day.
Country-Western favorite
Jeannie C. Riley of Nash-
ville performed at the Ki-
wanis Family Night on Fri-
day; and Steve Ritchie of
Golden Colorado, nationally
known advocate of Free
Enterprise, spoke at the All
Kiwanis Luncheon on Sat-
urday. The address by Dr.
Paul Faulkner, Director of
Marriage and Family
Studies at Abilene Christian
University, on Stress Mana-
gement and the Nostalgic
Style Show which featured
clothing of yester-year to
depict Abilene's 100th birth-
day. highlighted the wo-
men's events. Picnicking,
swimming, movie night, and
tours of Abilene Nelson Zoo
and the vast Dyess Air
Force Base highlighted the
youth events. Forums and
training sessions for in-
coming district, division,
and club officers filled Fri-
day's and also Saturday
morning's schedule. T-0
Governor Art Swanberg pre-
sided over the business ses-
sion on Saturday when re-
cognition and awards were
given to individuals and
clubs for outstanding ser-
vice.
The business session was
climaxed with the selection
of a convention site for 1983
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Coats & Infant Wear
20%
ALL OTHER MERCHANDISE
Buy One At Regular Price & Get
2nd Rem Of Equal Or Less Value For
/2 PRICE
Many Items Have Just Arrived For Fall.
THIS IS OUR WAY OF SAYING
THANK YOU!
No Exclumges-No Refunds
Fashion Shack
On New Chevrolets
And Oldsmobiles .. •
NOW!
13.80%
APR.
124 S.E. 2nd
GJ8.A.C. Financing
Available
THROUGH AUGUST
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Chevrolet —Olds.
995-3565
Tulia, Texas
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1981, newspaper, August 20, 1981; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507044/m1/11/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.