Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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r TO Bil.I.T FRANK
g«BUin If he doesn’t
, your phone In good order,
because ha doesn’t try.
I u employed by the Texas
Company of Point,
| we really appreciate him in
; the Leader Office phone
J tiptop shape . .
■RIANT
| of Las Cruces. JJ. M , are
i going on a trip . . He is
L AMI MRS L M.
VAST of HogansvllUe . . .
ti State Horticulturist of
r Mexico and she is a teach
they will fly from
i York In April to go to Tel
Israel, where he will at-
md a pecan conference . . .
I srlalt Rome Italy and in Hoi
nd will attend the Flower
eiposlum before returning to
dr home
1. CAST WAS A RECENT
altor In Los Angeles, Calif.,
id he told us when In the of-
he had purchased some
loperty there . . .
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LITTLE LEAGUE HASKHAIJ.
MKETINti CHANGED To I2TH
Because of conflicting actlvl-
ties, the scheduled meeting for
the Little League hast ball mn-t
ing has been reset for Thursday,
March 12th
hlb> for im cocNcn.
filed
Rains School Broken
Into Sunday Night
stated.
<1
place on the city council ballot . __
Mr. Potts, a business man of ™ported lhe *talns •'school was Five of the doors were _
Emory has the Potts Butane ^rolien Into iate Sunday after to have been badly damaged
■tnpany here His wife, the for-
mer Carolyn Melton, Is a music
teacher in the school and they
have on* son. Brcnnon.
He discovered the breakin
w hen he went there
No money was taken except a
50c piece in the office of high
school principal Avon Rice
No money is kept in the
__Shcrlff Dud Robinson and
Texas Ranger Scott made iiT
I Investigation.
ITAVII) FI.EMXNt; he turned to the carpenter trade,
David Fleming has resigned and was employed with John
carrying the mail on rural rout- McDaniel for 25 years,
e* after serving for 12 years When he carried the mail
modern mobile
home park OPENS
WHERE ARE YOL’R
An ultra modern Mobile Home CHILDREN FLYING KITES
Park is now open in Greenville To paraphrase a question of-
. ... . . .. The Village Mobile Home Tark ten seen on television screen
7 7771 He re‘ Suba,1,ute hl* flra» j'* *•» 'or located In the Ardis Heights sec these days ’It ,s a sunny kAJNR BAND PIANw mie
signed February 2. 1970 the late R T. Pearson for Rt. „on of Greenville, am., the windy afternoon. Do yo knol
,B7" <" F'nncrsville. .he son 2 Ir 1933-M. then In March, road from Greenville Automatic where you, children are flying ™Wn*L
of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming. 1958 for routes 2 and 5 he car tic Gaa Co. was designed by Its their kite*?" The Rains High School Band _ .
' ..... ~ wner Ralford Staintmck. presl ' youngsters who ha-en’t been Booster Club Is raising funds to 7* "k “* Emory Band per
of proper 1° to the Tri-State Hand Festl 'orma “ n*n' rtr4c *---
vide In the best possible way safely rule* are apt to make v»> •« Enid. Oklahoma on April *****_
for wry service needed by a mistakes like flying their kites 29 »• May 1 and 2. 1970. Several .
mobile home owner and be one too dose to eletctric power Un ,und calaing prospects have been * * ‘ n'; * _ p*ft"
of the most modern In Texas —*" ameiini, CM. >. ,* u»M,i comDleted and other* it* h»i*a * many
may send or leave their contri-
bution at the First State Bank
at Point or the First National
this
hr attended his first school at ried mail for Joe Bob Chastain. _ _ _
AND Arn°,d- ln Co,Un Coun,y’ whlfh and ,hP was for Ell Allred dent of AutomaV!« ’Gaa'7to*'p7^ coadwd‘^7he’
was a one teacher school, and on Route 1. ------
her name was Lela Heato David and his wife, the form
He moved to Rains County er Alice Harbison, has the foi ______ __ _ ___
r*“»trru in,m5’ r- ,"w,n*chiwren***■u,kHTa ,,f '*»*** t>«,' «."7cco^;sr1,'br,hr*^odr.“to
”V*d in the Smyrna ( ommuni.y, wakonl. Don. G.rUnd, Dewey. All streets are paved, curtvd ton. U,nr Oak district' manager Ba"d
1*1 "7, N<7 u ?,T 2ar ,nd'r. Landon' Lewisville, end guttered, the driveways and for Community Public Service Friday night. March 13. 1970
I. h re Mias Lutie We.la Mack, Emory. Mrs Gardinla runways are concrete. Also pro. Company at 8:00 the Band la sponsoring JIMMY KERR KFTt'RNR
Kruger, Frisco, Mrs. Fay Epper vided on each large spacious Other kiteflying safety sug 8 Talent Show at the High HOME FROM VIET NAM
Arlington and Mrs. Kay lots are gas, lights, gas grills, gestions listed by Hamilton In Sch00* Later activities plan
storage bolMings underground elude: “Always use dry string ned include a bake sale on Sal Timmy Kerr returned nuana
utilities, concrete patios. Cable and don't fly kites In the rain, delay. March 21. and a Woman- **st week after a tour of duty
TV and mall boxea. Plus garb never use metal or wire on the Wedding In April. *n '1,1 •*'*rr ""d w'fe gare
age pick-up and washerteria fa- kite or ln the string, avoid husy AnV or|e wishing to make a t0 * rt,u*ht*r ln •
rilities Owners of mobile homes streets and highways, always contribution to the Band Fund <>n'' d*y^hp*or> **•
will alsr. be excited about the fly kites away from TV and ra
fact that "The Villagp’’ will dio aerials, and, If your kite
move your home to one of It* rets snagged in a power line, .
attractive sites at no cost if I* don't puli on the string or climb iR„MKK '*!N„7,E <'<7TEK
I* within 50 miles of Gr-enville the pole, bet call the
Those who ar. Ir /the market company office."
was his first teacher and Bun-
yan Brown, a later teacher. son,
After a few year of farming Manley. Dallas
IRORbi; SHARED his butter
pie with us which ANN and
l*AX OLDER baked a while
i. »nd was it dellsh’! Thanks
• hen MRS JENS DIXON
in the office a few days
and the water was evpry-
I where, she told us JENS, her
*u«ban,| was in a boat on the
Sabine looking for some of the
ews
Ft NERAI. SERAIC’E HEI-D
rived here were happy to greet
him He Is also the sou of Mr.
and Mrs Claud Ken-
power
Funerx services were held ln
the Emory Baptist Church Fri
ORANDDA1 t .11 TER OF HI
l- SMITHS ON “TED MACK
... -V- Wii.r n i UFiur nwriici V'tinj/HIIV Ullicr. , J I SMITH* a.
for a mobile home will find Kite flying aafety nile* .Bo ,°T7'71 ^ATOR I^ R-
manv model* to consider ** pn. Hated in on - —----..-------- who died a.ter a abort )Une*a
In Garland.
Raymond Slater ln the mid-
dle. Left to right and cir-
cle: Nelda Pounds, Latone
Pierce, Ginger Smith, Jan
Mows. Brenda llorrocks, Jo
Ann Stuart, Herald White,
GLENN BRANHAM DIED
IA'T THTRMDAV NIGHT BIH,
■•AY had a caller at his
■“’w • a man was knocking
™ the door about 12 o’clock at
"Wt and wouldn't tell what
“ w,n,w1 .It makes a short
*">0 to say after the intruder
hied to break ir Bll.l. got his
fun had his wife . all 'hi- law
** Mm under guard unril DDFNLV TH1RSDAY
•*putv came for him. He I* Glenn W, iPoodlei Branham.
J™1 in Jail, we understand, and 209 E Eleventh, Garland, son In-
r was found in a law of M. and Mn. John Me-
Daniel, diod of an apparent
hnart attack in a hospital there
after a few hours’ Illness. He
was out playing golf when
stricken and passed away after
teaching the hospital.
Funeral services were held In
John Slater. Hoatesses: Jax-
le Slater, and Jo Ann Stu
art. for party honoring Hay
mond Slater in the Commun
Ity Center Monday, March
9th.
Photo by Byron Jarrett
Oi'eh near the M.KAV home
land Saturday morning at 10 00
o’clock with Dr Charles Cock-
rell officiating
Attend* Funeral
*• fnlnrado
**■ p Slatter and son, Ray-
7"!1 w,“re in I'nrange, Color*-
fH 19 to attend the funeral r .......e. ... ... ...
1 C Foster He lived ln the First Baptist Church in Gar-
RWl' Nevada
Be la survived hv hl« widow.
__ llrrn,': Fi-edarhea Slatter. 2
*nd one daughter
* wax * brother In law of "pood!e." as he was affertion-
«lly and M, P slatter and the cal,wl. w»-'1 hnri' Decem-
•Wln-law Of Mr and vt. t m ^r 14 191*. the son of Olla and
Batter ° Mrs L F Clara Branham In the Willow
Springs community. He was
v married to the former Margaret
r and Mrs John Vissor and McDaniel They have resided in _ _
*;■' J'*" -s«n Antonio, were ^rlar.d, where he had HAH Mo ' ETTEJl FROM IHFJ4DENT
, " ^ 1o her brothers Paul ,nf Company for 23 vears He Bush Prather with his letter
joe D*vld (Mb,IIn and un; was a member of the Garland frnm Pr«rident Nixon
riSLailr Nettle, anu nth(.r reto. Baptist Church and was a World th*nKlnK him for his eorre
” ,nd friend, the pa*t wee* War n veteran spondencr and aupport of
He is survived by his widow ,h<' administration
'fri. pda r*. one son, Norris Branham, sister.
Campt*,;, c ,,cher Went to Mrs iAwayne Norwood. Dallas,
attend “nd*>' *«ernoon to mother. Mrs Clara King, Cedar
Mn. Mre u UWr*' °f her cou Creek Ijike.
*n Baggie Lowery.
many models to consider at ere listed ln an advertisement
The Village. In this edition, and also on prt.
You may become a member of ters furnished by Community for
the mob!l« generation at most school bulletin boards
attractive prices And. at “The
Village’’ you find a financing
plan that will aid y.ai tremend J*(,‘ COATS DIED
ously In obtaining an ultra-mod- DDENLY SATk KDAY
cm home that is already fur Jack Coa,s’ **’’ di*^ unexpect
nlshed Included built in ' appli ediy al his h,«™' In Emory Sat
ances and drapes These homes urd*-v mor,iing He had suffered w»* horn 1
available at the Village M.iMIe a number of heart attacks the March 27. 1898
Home Sales are the top gelling past >'’ar or »° His wife found for many year* In Rains Coun
v.i_ ...i---->-----,j. an,i in ymorj. tt,e past for
ty years
She was married to John Gun
ter, who preceded her In death,
and also one daughter
Minnie held the affection of
many and will be remembered
by those who knew- her best for
her cheerful and charitable na
turc, while she was employed as
a cook In several cafe* here
He was a most likable person She 1* survived by one son ,
One of the lucky per- and had his community Harold Gunter. Garland; two
al heart grandchildren, which she rear-
lie was horn Fch 27, 1904. the ed In her home. Ann Daugherty
Mr and Mrs Lafayette Smith
home* In the State of Texas. An- when she awoke,
other great feature of ’The Funeral services were held In
Village ” is Its location ln East ,h'> Fmory Baptist Church at
Greenville. It Is situated 2 min- - "F1 w'Th *he Rev. Albert Clark
t'tes north of Interstate 3). 5 nff|cla,ln*
minutes hum Downtown Green- Jach. as he was affectionately
vllle, 10 ilnutes from LTV taI|pd by hl* "“"V friends
Electrosystems and 15 minutes v'as a devoted hushand and fa
from East Texas State Unlver- r <° his children Hi- was
sitv. During the month of March knnwn «« n K'-xi neighbor, al
there Is a special added attrac- *ay* Helpful to fhose In need
tlon for those who visit "The
Vllllage
srns who register will win
Color TV.
The R,, A I •• Cl irk. p«.t.,r of R,,u,„ j haT, HlM ^
of the A sembly of God Oiunth celved word that their graml-
of Gun -r. officiated, and paid daughter. Cindy Greer, will be
high tribuie to her who had on the Ted Mack Amateur
given of her works to humanl- Hour" Sunday. March 22nd, at
4 30 p m. on Channel 4.
Sh. was a member of the cmdy l» a member of the
Daugherty Baptist Church She -Garland Fll|>per Gvmnaade
Wood County Teem.” They are A A U Stale
She had lived Champ* of 198RBB
Cindy Is eight yean old and
has been tumbling since she was
five.
Individually she has won 25
medals and numerous ribbons
In competition all over the state
of Texas
She la the daughter of David
and Peggy Greer, Garland
Mrs Emogene Hays and faas
lly have moved to Greenville.
FI NERAI. HEI.D SATFRIIAY
FOR AH LIN NORTHCI TT
Funeral services for Arlln
and Jimmy Gunter, all of Gar
land: five great grandchildren
stepmother. Mr*. Sarah Sher-
wood. Alba
Pallbearers were Cecil Johns
ton. Ivan Alexander, Jr
Ely, Herbert Rvlant. C
POIJTICAL
ANNOCNCKMUNTB:
son of Jeff Cants and Lou Pat
ridge Coats in Rain* County
He was married to Irma Lee
Grove* June 25. 1925
He Is survived by his widow.
Northcutt were held Saturday one son. Jeff Coats, Dallas; two
afternoon at 3 o’clock In the daughters, Aline Coats and P»u
Dunbar Church. line Young of Dallas; two Kinney and Alfred Seamaski
He died in Methodist Hospital grandsons four granddaugh Hood Funeral Home was In
Thursday ters: two great grandsons; two charge of arrangements. Burial
Bom In Rains Conuty the son brother, Charles Coats of Fort was In the Clifton Cemetery
of Mr. George Northcutt and Worth; Frank Coats. Dallas;
two slaters. Mrs Bessie FI etch
er of Emory and Annie Ely, _ A’
Point and a host of frlneds PreSchool PTA will meet on
Interment was In City Ceme 'Tuesday. March JTth ln th “use y , < -nunlaskiner No. 4;
tery under dietlon of the Hood Community Center at 9:30 a. m R. r, (DICK) IjONG
The Leader Is authorised
announce the following candi-
dates, subject to the action ut ’
the Democratic Prtmariea;
Junior Congress llh Cong
E Me District:
RAY KOBEXTN
For District Attorney:
JACK NEAL
Fif Stale
District IS:
JAMES COLE
PAH. BANNED
EDGAj, ]
LOVELt,
ODTHCITT
DON * I DNON
Creek Lake.
Burial was in Restland
Owen Waffer Is home
Medical Center Hospital ln Ty
lar.
Home 1*„ w n Pni,her returned Fred Holmes has returned Lt and Mrs. Gall Adcock of
lB Quitman ,rWn * ho,plt*1 home after vUltlng hla da ugh Warrington. EU, visited his
right d,v, . ,r laying there ter Mrs. Howard Smith and fam- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
°r Vestment Uy of Oklahoma City last week Adcock Friday night.
Eda Maples Northcutt In 1912,
he had lived in Duncanville for
the past few years.
He Is survived by his wife,
two daughters, Janlna and Glo-
ria Jo.; two sisters. Mrs Donnie Funeal Home.
Fincher. Lone Oak. Mrs. Grace
Bowen, Houston; brothers. Char
ley. Emory; Ed of Dallas and and Mr* Glenn Peeples,
Albert. Duncanville and a num- Hr* Ronald Mays and Lt. and
ber of other relatives. *rs Adcock of Warring
ton. Fla., were visitors In Hot
^ Spring Saturday and attended
Everett Wilson returned home the races
from Saturday night from the Veter-
ans Hospital in Dallas
Visitors of Mr and Mrs.
Wayne McCauley over the week weekend to attend the funeral
Mr and Mr*. George Humph end were Mr. and Mrs J F. of their unci*. H. D. Ligon. of
rey and daughter. Lori of Hons- McCauley of Olney; Mr. and that city. Mr and Mrs. Ligon
ton. visited hla parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harwell and family, had been frequent rialtort to
Mrs. George Humphrey and Houston; and Mr. and Mr* Emory. Mr. Ligon was a retired JeaMce of ram. FaweN. Mr
Benny Dodd and act) /'triand Civil Engineer ggx 1 tiA BI Ant
Program of the month will
Education Whose Responsl
bUlfyt". with the speaker Rog
er Price, mlnlittr of the Emory
Church of Christ
Reporter
ELLA WAYNE CLARK
ATTKNDIN Ft NERAI.
Mr and Mrs Bill Deaton and
John were In Denison over the
Cnaaty Treasure*.
MRS. 41.LIE KLT8 DAS
County Js4|*Dv Bsspk.
CWII. K JOHNSTON
MRS. MARGtTJtmC HU
For Commlwkmer No. I:
T. J. (THOMAS) HASS
J. T. KIRKf VTRJfR
For Cnaaty and DlairiH CVr
lOYD MrKIVNET
JEDRl RTRSELL
Tammy this week end.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1970, newspaper, March 12, 1970; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth834980/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.