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The Dublin Progress
About Town
Wednesday, July Id, 1985
Bank 62 Club travels on riverboat cruise
The Dublin National Bank "62
Club" traveled to Burnet, TX on June
29 for the Vanishing Texas Riverboat
Cruise.
They enjoyed a three hour cruise
aboard the Texas Eagle, a 60-foot
tour boat which journeyed up the Col-
orado River and Lake Buchanan
Wild whitetail deer and Spanish
goats, Great Blue Herons, King
Fishers, Red-tailed Hawks, Cliff
Swallows, Great Egrets, Turkey-
Vultures, and Black Vultures were all
observed from the boat.
Tools,
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All types of
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They also saw the Fall Creek Falls,
towering cliffs and pre-Gambrian
rocks over one billion years old.
The Fall Creek Winery llines the
river bank of the Colorado River. It is
the only Texas winery in production.
Lunch, which consisted of BBQ
brisket, beans, potatoe salad, bread,
pineapple cobbler, and iced tea, was
catered on board the Texas Eagle
especially for 62 Club members.
Those in attendance were: Jewel
Allen, Ida Barnes, Agnes Blanton,
Glenn and Pricsilla Caraway,
Dorothy East, and Charles
Fitzgerald.
Irene Glenn, Jean Green, Winters
and Oneta Hair, Alma Ruth Hancock,
Jessie Gaye Harbin, Lois Hoover,
Rufus and Naoma Johnson.
Geraldine Keith, Virginia Little,
Joseph and Wynona Mackey, Bounita
Morren, Wanda Noonkester, Avinelle
Ogle, Grace Pittman, and Reva
Rackley.
Jack and Bobbye Roberson, Pat
Rollins, Marvin and Ids Rowland,
Dorothy Sears, Winnie Strube, Nita
Taylor, and Irene Wolfe.
Hostesses attending from Dublin
National Bank were Oleta Carlin,
Jovi e McCamey, and Pam Morren.
-Special thanks go to Doyle Combs
for providing the charter bus and a
safe irip," said Morren.
Stm e grills can be cleaned by soak-
ing them overnight in hot water and
two cups of detergents.
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Dublin native Gail R. Hall perform-
ed at the Smithsonian Institute as a
soloist at the Ninth World Saxophone
Congress in Washington, D. C. June
26.
BARBS
How did they keep hamburgers
from coming apart before cheese
sauce was invented to glue them
together’
Optimism is what makes a girl
think of jewelry when he promises to
jgive hefea ring. Pessimism teaches
her that what she’ll get is a phone
call.
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When you've come to the end of a
perfect day, brace yourself Chances
are they've saved all the hassles for
delivery to you in the evening
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Cruising Up The River-Charles Fitsgerald quenches his thirst and
Dorothy Sears, center, and Jean Green, right, all of Proctor, visit during a
cruise up the Colorado River. The cruise up the Colorado River was taken by
members of Dublin National Bank “62 Club” June 29.
Hall performs at Smithsonian,
In addition to the concert at the con-
gress, Hall presented concerts at the
Ubrary of Congress, Kennedy Center
Recital Hall, University of Maryland
and Virginia Commonwealth
University.
An internationally acclaimed
classical saxophonist, Hall perform-
ed a variety of compositions In-
cluding the world premier of a work
written for saxophone and string
quartet by award winning composer
Daniel Breedon.
Hall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man L. Hall of Dublin. A 1967
graduate of Dublin High School, he
graduated from Tarleton State
University in 1970. He earned a
masters degree in music from East
Texas State and has studied with Elly
Apper of the Royal Belgian Conser-
vatory, Eugene Rousseau, Jean
Marie Londeix, John Giordano and
James Deaton.
An active educator and author
presenting master-classes and
writing articles for a variety of music
journals, Hall serves on the faculty of
Concordia College in Moorhead,
Minn, in addition to serving as an ex-
ecutive board member of the Interna-
tional Music Camps, he is an artist on
the staff. Hall is also a recitalist and
clinician for Yamaha Musical
Products.
Hall has performed extensively
throughout the world as an orchestral
soloist and recitalist. He performs the
full compass of saxophone concerto
literature as well as an extensive solo
recital repertoire.
In addition to his concerto and solo
recital literature, he also has a large
repertoire of music arranged for sax-
ophone, flute and organ as well as
saxophone and organ. He is frequent-
ly joined by flutist Jennifer Hall, his
wife, and organist Peter Nygaard to
present recitals taking advantage of
this combination of instruments.
Hall has adapted and written
numerous works for the saxophone in
combination with other instruments
or voice.
A.Z. Bettis
Funeral services for A.Z. Bettis, 85, were held July 6 at 10 a.m. at Harrell
Memorial Chapel. Mr. Bettis died July 3 at the Dublin Medical Center.
Burial services were in Liveoak Cemetery with the Reverand Bill Camp-
bell officiating.
Bom December 20,1899, he was the son of Major Aide Bettis and Mollie
Thompson. Mr. Bettis married James Tonie Currier on June 12, 1922 in
Erath County.
He was a retired New Mexico Highway Department and Automotive
Mechanic.
Mr. Bettis was a member of Elmwood Baptist Church in Abilene.
Survivors include his wife; one son. Oleta Lay Doyte Bettis of Harlington;
two brothers, M.A. Bettis of Stephenville, Abb Bettis of Spokane, Wash.; two
sisters, Fayette Simpson of Solem, Ore., Estle Locke of Fort Worth; four
grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
David Marion Hancock
David Marion Hancock, 83, died July 5 at the Scott and White Hospital
Temple at 4 p.m. Funeral services were held at the Harrell Memorial
Chapel, July 7 at 2 p.m.
Burial services were in the Old Dublin Memorial Park with Jack Fouller
officiating and J.T. Fulford assisting.
Bom May 24,1902, at Proctor Community, he was the son of Bluford Han-
cock and Maude Bettis.
He married Jessie Ola Fowler April 2,1927 in Dublin. He was a farmer.
Mr. Hancock was a member of Edna Hill Baptist Church and for 64 years
he was a member of Modem Woodsmen of the World Lodge.
Survivors Include his wife; five sons, Leonard Hancock of Dublin, Choyce
Hancock of Monahans, David Hancock of Graham, Richard Hancock of
Dublin, and Gayle Hancock of Jacksonville; one daughter, Janis Keith of
Carbon; five sisters, Pearl Johnson of Loraine, Molly Moore of San Saba,
Nan Smothers of Camden, Lottie Court of Dublin, Ann Pybum of Dublin; 15
grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
He was preceeded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and one son, Dan-
ny Lynn, who died at birth.
Mary Adeline Wright
Funeral services for Adeline Wright, 74, were held at the First Baptist
Church July 8 at 3:30 p.m. She died July 6 in her home in Dublin.
Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Gustine with the Reverand Bill
Campbell officiating.
Bom April 28, 1911 in Hamilton County, she was the daughter of J.K.
Thompson and Alice Upham.
She married Elvin Wright July 16,1959 in Dublin and was a nurse.
Mrs. Wright was a member of the First Baptist Church and the O.E.S.
number 910 where she was a Past Marion. Before, she was a Past Noble
Grand of the Order of the Rebecca’s.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Joan Lee Of Lake
Brownwood, Karen Dansbee of Hurst; one grandson, Joe Lee of Bangs; two
granddaughters, Vicky Ingley of Brownwood, Monica Gene Dansbee of
Brownwood; one sister, Coye Willingham of Gustine; one brother, John
Thompson of Hamilton; and five great grandchildren.
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CINEMA SiX
We are grateful for the good rain
we’re been having.
Six ladies met at the church at 2:30
Wednesday for our lesson, John
16:24-27.
Dr. Marvin Sheffield visited with
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Jones Tuesday.
Billy and Pat Jones spent the night
with Clement Jones in Comanche
Wednesday night.
Kenneth and Johnniefae Smith
spent last week in Pecos with his
sister, the Clarks, helping prepare for
the wedding of her son on Sunday.
Eulafae is some better. She took
her treatment Friday. She and John
spent Saturday and Sunday with me.
Eulafae is still under the doctor's
care. She has ulcers in her throat.
Clara Nell Jones, her daughter
Melanie and two little sons visited
with me Tuesday. I hadn’t seen them
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The electric company can help you make things
easy on yourself.
(So you can enjoy life’s real pleasures.)
These days, vouVe got to make
things easy on yourselt Thank good-
ness the electric company under-
stands that
Thafc why th^ve got an average
payment plain that lets you pay an
average monthly bill.
And their free hone energy
check-up shows you the best way to
save electricity.
Why you can even arrange it so
>ou can pay your electric bills auto-
maticalty from your checking account
Yxi know, it seems like they've
got something tor everybody. And
with help fike that ifc easy to enjoy
the real pleasures in life.. . like my
bike!
lexas Potter & Light Company
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We've got tots of ways to help
in 15 years. I was real thrilled.
Vada Fall of Hico visited with me
Tuesday evening. She goes back to
Hico to the doctor today.
Lillie B. Jackson spent the holidays
with her daughter in Carlton.
Beryl Jones and Lavera Morehead
had dinner with Beryl’s nephew in
Burleson.
We are all so glad to know that Cleo
Cook is home after having surgery in
Fort Worth.
We were sorry to hear of the death
of Mr. Bettis.
I met Garland Barbee in the
grocery store Friday and he is much
better.
They have taken Clement Jones
bade to the hospital.
I’ve been very busy making plum
jelly, ripe tomato relish and pickles
and putting beans and peas in the
deepfreeze.
Martha Washington’s silver service
was the source of the silver that went
into the first UJS. coins.
Dublin Muffler
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Stephenville Hwy.
Phone 44MXN
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