The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1960 Page: 3 of 14
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Former Resident
Dies Friday
In San Angelo
W W, Trammell, 78, former
resident of Coleman County,
died at 7:45 a m, Friday, De-
cember 16, at Shannon Hospital
in San Angelo- He moved from
Coleman County to San Angelo
four years ago.
Horn In Caldwell County May
27, 1882. he was the son of the
late Mr. and- Mrs. Washington
Trammell A retired fainter, he
was married to Miss Velma Var-
ner February 22, 1922, in Co-
manehe. A member of the Fisk
Church of Christ, he lived in
Coleman County 3,8 years be-
fore moving to San Angelo.
Among the survivors are his
wife: Mrs. Velma Tratpmell of
San' Angelo: one son. Leslie G.
Trammell of Fort Worth; three
daughters. Mrs Jess Varner of
Desdomona Mrs Wanda. Wil-
liams of Big Spring, and Mrs
Madge Stewart of San Angelo;
16 grandchildren ,and 5 great j
grandchildren
Also surviving are one broth
er, Jim Trammell of Coleman;
and three sisters Mrs Vergle
Heeler of Fort Worth, Mis Ita
chel Beeler of • Bay City, and
Mrs. May Griggs of Stephen
vlile.
Funeral services were held at
Stevens Memorial Chapel at 2
p- m Saturday, December 17
Officiating minister. Austin Si-
burt of the local Church of-
Christ, was assisted by Rev
Jack Skelton, pastor of Voss
Baptist Church
THOMAS CASEY
most Valuable Beck
JAMES CALHOUN
All West-Texas Tackle
JIMMY FRENCH
,All-Area Guard
Jr. Cagers Win
Two Of Three
■ From Cross Plains
C Junior High cagers won two l
I out of three games with Cross
HE j Plains there Monday night-—with
both the 81 li grade boys and girls j
winning and the 9th grade boys :
losing , 1
In the 8th grade girls game,
Jamie Street man paced the Cole-
man girls to a. 30-24 decision as
she netted 14 points Jamie Diet
erieh was close behind with 12
points Faye Needham added 4
4 points, to Die Coleman total, -
Hobby Woodward and George
Byerly hit 10 points each as the
8th grade boys won 34 17 Cross
Plains edged out the 9th graders
by a 32-28 score For Coleman,
Donnie Crye and Darrell' Hunter
led with 9 and 8 points each
The juniors will be off duty
until after the first of the year
as they observe the holiday
period
Bluecats Play
San Saba Five
Here Tonight
Democrat-Voico, Coleman, Texas, Dec. 20, 1960
Page 3
i with the B teams meeting at
16:30, and the varsity contest to
| follow
I it waa wrongly reported in
‘ last' Thursday^ edition Dial the
: game was to be the past Friday
The Bluecat basketball team
will be trying for their third win
of the season here tonight (Tues-1 **1,s *’11 - as a< 100
day) against the San Saba Arma f tor the Blue and White until af-
dittos. There will be two games, I ter Christmas, when they will them,
play a return game” with , San
Saba there December 80.
CAMERAS AND P R O-
J It CT n 1! S ON SAl.K AT
BOWENS.. D28—C'le
Look your faults squarely in
the face and you’ll get rid of
% %.% %■:% % % 1
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
MODEl 21.008 ,
Three Bluecot Seniors Are Kiwanis Report
“Sell Out"
Named To All-Star Teams *»««*«
Coleman Kfwariians report a
Three star players from the | “Outstanding Lineman." Mike Hayes ami Leon Gallaway, suceessful event" in their an
•hi rlfstHH ehamninn Rluerat foot- Given honorable mention by * CASEY, FRENCH ARE nuai chill fiesta which was fea
bi-distru champion Bluecat foot Heporter-News were ends HONORED AT BANQUET ,Ured he.e the past Saturday at
ball team received additional j ^()na](j j;ij0y and Hilbert Welch, »Casey and French were select c onger's Club Room They “com
honors this week when t ■ jatnes Calhoun and Ted Rhrlcr' ed at the All Sports Banquet pletely sold out ‘ it is reported
were named to all star selections tackles, guard Bob Johnston, here Friday night as the out Proceeds from the chili fiesta
by the San Angelo Standard Dtin Games and backs standing -hack and outstanding wln g„ t„ the sponsorship of the
Times and Abilene Reporter-1,
News.
Dale Greaves. Dan Williams, I lineman on the team
The Cota’'190-lb. senior tackle,
James Calhoun, was selected by
Pallbearers were It. V. Rod j the Standard Times for their
gers, Delma Varnei. Dorris Var Super All West Texas eleven,
ner, C. W Varner, Vonceal
Trammell, ‘and Eugene Nelson.
Interment was in Coleman
City Cemetery with Stevens
Funeral Home in charge of ar-
rangements.
SWANNS ATTEND DINNER
IN SAN ANGELO
Mr. and Mrs Gerald Swann
were in San Angelo^ Thursday
as honorees at a dinner given
by Sun Oil Company of Dallas
Hosts were Mr and Mrs. Jim
Love of Dallas and there were
16 guests from Sweetwater, Col-
orado City, Sterling City, Bal-
linger, Coleman, and San An-
gelo. Gifts were presented to
the women in the group
which included players from all!
classifications in the far-flung
West Texas area Calhoun was
the only player from Class AA
to make the starting team, with
the exception of the fabulous
Gra-vitt brothers. Bert and Btjl.
from state champion Denver
City Gaining honorable men-
tion was 164 lb senior fullback,
Thomas Casey
On the Reporter-Nows Class
A A—All-Area team, teammates
Casey and 155-lb senior guard,
Jimmy French, were first team
selections. Casey also gained
recognition as the area's "Most
Valuable Back." Another Dis
trict 7-A A performer, guard Jim
Sitton of Cisco, was chosen the
annual county wide FFA and 4 11
livestock show to be featured
here in January - ;
Officials of the Kiwanis Club
wish to express thanks to all
who contributed in any way to
the success of the event
Ramblettes Runner-Up In Cross Plains
Tourney; Lose In Semis At B'wood -
A talented Santa Anna girls ( night win over Cross Plains. 4! COLLEGE* STUDENTS
team turned back the bid of 27. and then gained a surpris TO VISIT HERE
the Coleman Kamblettea to gam ingly easy win over Brady in the Mis„ Marg^p, Ann \unley, a
their second straight champion- semi-final* Thursday night. 31-19. J gtu<jent at North Texas State
ship of the Cross Plains fnvira- . In the final game, the Ham- • 0lt|(>K<, nn(j n jy Nunley, Jr.,:
tiorial cage tournament, when blettes played the Santa Anna s(u(jenl al university <>f
they defeated the locals in the sextet on even terms for three ' q-oxas, wiU arrjVP tomorrow
finals. 44 37 periods, but fell behind in the-. (Wednesday!.to spend the Christ
The Ramblettes had advanced last stanza. Judy Bryan was top
to the finals with a Monday scorer for the winners with 32
.........—- -..... points, while Key McKee netted
20 for the H-imhleUes Nadine
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O
Ollie Wilkinson
Dies Here Sunday
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mas holidays with their parents,]
Mr and Mrs. B H . Nunley, Sr.
Another son. Parker, who. is j
I cmplin and’ Jan Yeatmin abo a -,u,lcm ,, ,hc i micrsuy j
with 9 and 8 points each
Templin led Coleman in the
Brady game with 14 points, fol . _ . . ,
’ lowed closely by McKee with 13 , University Archaeologteal
Annette Mari's was named to l
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CUTS FASTER - 3050 strokes
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Our best bargain! rrhi« great, new quarter-
horsepower husky is a whole shop full of saws
in one! Does the work of a rip, band, coping,
crosscut, scroll, keyhole and hack sow Even
makes its own starting
hole on inside cufs.
Three special blades cut 4
everything from metal* T
tc^lehther! No other
saw gives you all its
features, and is priced
so low.
during the Christmas holidaysj
on an archaeological venture
with members of the Louisiana!
Geo. D. Rhone Co,
Convenient Terma - We Carry Our Own Paper
the all tournament
: guard position.
team at
Ollie Wilkinson, 81. died at
the family residence, 705 Need-
ham St., Sunday, December 18,
at 12:00 noon. Son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. George* Wilkinson,, .
he was born in'Gallup. Tonnes LOSE TO HAWLEY IN
see. May 11, 1879. and was mar HpC TOURNEY SEMIS
| ried November 7. 1910. to Miss I Getting eight back Into, action j
i i,ela Strickland A resident of after the Cross Plains tourney.
’ Coleman County since 1904 he the Ramblettes entered the Ho-
was a retired farmer and car ward Payne tournament in
j ,H.ntcr Brownwood Monday, beating Bal-
I Surviving him are his wife. in their opener, 38 25
Mrs. Lola Wilkinson of Cole ioday 'Tuesday) at noon, he
man. one son. A G Wilkinson Ramblettes played the Hawley
of May: two grandchildren, and 8»lf the semi (mats and lost
I........,,,i„i,n,i a close 4138 decision. The loss
IfrS
eliminated the Coleman girls
one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at Stevens Memorial frorn the tourney *
Chapel Monday. December 19 In the Ballinger game Kay ^
at 3 00 p in. with Rev Jack McKee led Coleman with 15
Skelton, pastor of Voss Baptist Points, while Donna Lee was
Church, officiating. high-for the losers with 11
Pallbearers were-J,- C Strick The Ramblettes will take off
land Lewis Moore. Charles for the holidays, and will not
Strickland Guinn Strickland.; play again until Jan. 5. when
Leroy Strickland. J P MeWil they open their conference slate
Bams. Waymond Moore, and S with Ballinger
E Blanton; all nephews j
Interment was in Voss feme
tery with Stevens Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements
(r5
For Her Christmas!
Fatt bog change -
4 take* only 5 second*
•J§ Ex«!u*lve
Double-Stretch
; ’ Ho*e
f§ '
■
Full
hor»epower
motor
REDUCED
on this brand new
HOOVER
Constellation
now %A A 95
ONLY
New low,
light, rug and
floor noixta
NO DOWN PAYMENT
Gray Merc. Co.
12-16-Lb.
Average
Mrs. W. H. Kemp
Dies Saturday;
Funeral Monday
Mrs W. H. Kemp. 83 resident 4
of Coleman County since 1880.
died at 6:30 P m Saturday, De
eember 17. at the family rcsi-|jj
dence on Rt. 1, Coleman Fun If 1
eral services were conducted at j
1 30 p m Monday. December 19.
at Stevens Memorial Chapel,
Mrs Kemp, the former Nora;
Huddleston, daughter of the late
Mr and Mrs Alfred Huddleston,
was born at Refugio December
26. 1876. amt was married to Mr
Kemp January 3. 1903 She was
a housewife and had been a
member of the First Methodist
Church since 1902
Surviving her arc her hus
band of Coleman; four sons,
Marvin. Melvin, and I. C. Kemp
of Coleman and Cecil M Katnp! Hill
of McCamey: two daughters
Mrs George Ragle of Jaeksboro jjjjj
■and Mrs. Harry Law of Fort |
Worth; eight grandchildren and j 1
seven great grandchildren
Officiating minister was Rev
Marvin Bledsoe, pastor of the ^j|jjj
First Methodist Church, and
pallbearers were Oplin Saund iiiii
era, J P Mi Williams, Raymond !;jd
Harrell, Dutch Sangcx. and Ches ijj|
ter Sides, al) of Coleman, and
Buck Jones of McCamey
Interment was in the Coleman j I jjj
cemetery with Stevens Funeral i |
Home in charge of arrange j |
] tnenta * i 1
CORRECTION J
We have rec. ived a corrert|pri
on the name of the brother of
Mr* H K M. Donald, who died
tn Portales New Mexico, last
week We listed the brother at
Alfred Chamber*! Hi* name is
Alfred Campbell We are happy I
to make the er rreetton
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