Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1960 Page: 7 of 12
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News from the
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JUNE 16,
School-Age Children
Miss Working Mother
Home Dem Agent M ..i question many homemaker* are
I will be attending the Extension asking now.
Service Regional Summer School | Wash—do not .dry clean electric
at Colorado State University for blankets. Dry cleaning fluids may
the next three weeks; therefore, injure the wiring system. Try this
my regular article will not be ap- non-agitated or soak method which
peering,- has been developed to minimize
EL-COME
mmm
fy IAIET ClEVfUND MYERS, Ph.D.
ACCORDING to the 1957 re-
port of the Manpower Com mis-
sion of the United States, 50
per cent of mother* of school
children work.
Since most of these mothers
Work by day, the child is in
school most of the time when
She is sway from home. But
nearly always the mother’s
Work day is longer than her
child'* school day.
Hazardous Period*
In a few instances, one of the
Working parents may be home
before the child leaves for
If you haven't already stored
your winter blankets, you may be
interested In the information 1
received today from the Extension
Service Home Management Specia-
list— ^
WASHING BLANKETS — ELEC-
TRIC AND OTHERWISE...
What about electric blankets ...
Can they be washed or should
they be dry cleaned? That a
isufioh
Judge Murphy Dies
Last Rites Held
At Central Baptist
(lukewarm). Add one cup of soap
or detergent. Run washer for a
minute or two to make suds. Stop
washer and remove agitator.
3. Place blanket in the tub. Al-
low to soak for 10 minutes and
spin out water for 2 minutes. Fill
for ftnse
Funeral Services were held for
Judge Edward Thad Murphy, 70,
of Livingston, Saturday, June 11,
in the Central Baptist Church here
with Rev. James Garrett offici-
ating. Interment followed in For-
rest Hill Cemetery.
Judge Murphy died June 9, 1969,
4-H CLUB “WELCOME SIGNS,” like the one pictured above, are being placed at the county line* on
the seven major highways entering Polk County. Donors who made it possible for the signs to be built
were: Eden & Birch Lumber Co., Corrigan; Corrigan Feed & Supply, Corrigan; Citizens State Bank,
Corrigan; Carter Bros. Lnmber, Camden; Haynes Manufacturing, Livingston; R. L. Stephens Lumber
Co., Livingston; Ogletree Lumber, Livingston, and R. A. Powell Humble Station, Livingston. These
signs were built and erected by 4-H Club members in Polk County. In the picture above are. kneeling,
Otto Hawkins, Jt., Chairman of the Polk County 4-H Council, County Home Demonstration Agent,
Miss Bernice Beck and County Agent Jim Wrenn.
Rinse water should be
the same temperature as the wash
minute.
water. Agitate for one
Spin out water for 2 minutes.
Blankets may be dried In either
of the following ways:
T. tii the dryer. Preheat dryer
for 5 minutes with 5 or 6 large
bath towels. Mix hot towels into
blanket, place in the dryer, and
dry for 15 to 18 minutes at high
heat. Remove blanket while still
damp—never allow to dry com-
pletely. Stretch and pull blanket
vigorously while still damp. Brush
well with a nylon hair brush or a
pet brush (steel bristles set in
rubber). If the blanket does not
feel completely dry after brushing,
hang over a rack or across a line
to complete drying. Press bindings
IN YOUR
HOUR OF
SORROW.
in the Polk County Hospital.
He was born November 19, 1889
in Moscow, the son of the late
Edward and Martha Murphy. He
spent the early part of his life in
Moscow, and was educated in the
public schools of that community.
Later he attended Sam Houston
Stat^ Teachers College and, still
Pony League Team
The County Agent Reports
Beats Cleveland
The Livingston Pony League
Train beat Cleveland Monday night
34-5 for the Livingston team’s third
win of the season.
In Monday nights game Danny
Domlny and Greg Rasberry was
the battery. Hightower was lead-
ing hatter for Livingston and
Owen, Landry and Cochran were
also top batters.
The Cleveland pitcher walked 21
men in 4 innings of play.
Friday nighi the Livingston team
will play Indian Village at 8 p.ril.
By JAMES D. WRENN
4-H FORESTRY PROGRAM .,.
The Camden and Livingston 4-H
Clubs have entered the 4-H Fores-
try Awards Program this month.
The purpose of this Awards Pro-
gram is to teach 4-H members the
Importance of farm woodlands as
a source of income, Importance of
protecting forest lands from wild
fires, and to develop leadership
through information and by dem-
onstrating to others better prac-
tices In growing, practicing, man-
aging, harvesting, utilizing and
marketing of forest products.
Each of the 4-H Clubs has a five
acre tract of land that will be Osed
in the program. Only one acre of
their tract will be Improved and
entered each year. Carter Bros.
Lumber Co. of Camden provided
the land for the Camden 4-H Club,
and Ogletree Lumber Co. of Liv-
ingston provided the land for the
Livingston 4-H Club.
Irwin Grlllot will be the adult
leader In charge of the forestry
plot at Camden and J. N. "Bo"
Brown will be the adult leader
in charge of the Livingston forestry
plot.
later, received his law degree from
the University of Texas Law School
In 1915. ’ „
After graduation from the Uni-
versity, he served In the Texas
House of Representatives, followed
by two terms as County Judge of
Polk County. From 1935 to 1946, he
served as Judge of the Special
Ninth District Court.
Judge Murphy was a member of
with a warm Iron.
2. On the line. Cover lines with
a folded sheet to reduce line mark
on blanket. Hang the blanket over
two parallel clothes-lines. When
partially dry, treat same as blanket
Just taken from the dryer, above.
Store blankets in airtight boxes
or plastic bags. Do not place moth-
proofing chemicals in the electric
blanket storage box or bfg, as the
chemicals may damage the insul-
ated Wiring.
train leaders, junior and adult, to
assist in making 4-H Club work
better in
We will take ear* of
everything for you when
you are In sorrow.
the Central Baptist Church, the
Masonic Lodg$ a’ Shriner, the
American Legion, and was active
their community and
county. Such things as how to
conduct a 4-H meeting properly,
duties of Council and committee
members, and how to givle demon-
strations will be brought out at
the Lab.
The 4-H members who are at-
tending this Lab were selected
because they have already demon-
strated their leadership ability:
they are Jimmy Turner. Goodrich;
L. Z. Hendrix, Jr., Big Sandy, and
James Turner, Livingston.
1 cup whipping cream
Sprinkle gelatin over orange and
lemon Juice. Let stand 5 minutes
until softened. Add sugar, and
place over hot (not boiling) water
and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
Remove from fire, and when cool
place In refrigerator until the con-
sistency of honey. Whip until light,
and then fold in whipped cream.
Pile into cooked pastry shell,
and place in refrigerator until icy
fl/ilA hnlnrfi Barvlnd
vwlu IJl'IVI *7 THIS,
American Lei
in all civic affairs of this county.
Survivors include; his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Blodgett Murphy; two sis-
ters, Mr*. Ollle Morrison, of Llv-
invston and Mrs. Willis Cobb of
Baytown; and many other relatives.
Pallbearers were: James Marvin
Windham, Allen Peebles, Ernest
Cochran, Robert WilUs, Ross Smith,
Ward Jones, Bennie Glover, sod
Mart J. Whitehead. '
Corrigan
Funeral Home
;ORRIOAh and MOSCOWt
JR. LEADERSHIP LAB ...
Three 4-H boys from Polk Coun-
ty will attend the Jr. Leadership
Lab which will be held at Trini-
dad June 20th through 24th. The
purpoee of this laboratory la to
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
1Y< cups orange juice
^ cup lemon Juice
1% cup sugar ,
1 tablespoon gelatin
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J AC K SON
PHONE FA 7-4335 LIVINGSTON. TEXAS
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Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1960, newspaper, June 16, 1960; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763059/m1/7/?q=%22Edward+Thad+Murphy%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.