The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1967 Page: 2 of 14
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Lexington News
-By MBS. tOTO KWHMjftHN-
Mrs. .Tprrv OHm nrvt hove n?
Austin s+K.'iit tliv wrokriui with
Mrs Willairus
Mr amt Mrs Jack ft' ncr of
Au.sl in Mr anil Mi Ji-
M lull' ill Ii.1-111
Lexington FHA
Meets March 14
w v 11
w ivk
Mr. and Mrs Moody E\ a’is
and children. Robyn, Hawt\,
and Michael ot Briton and Mr
H J kVnnr id >ntnr!.' M^rn
Mr. and Mi
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Mi> Jamie W'»n-
uldii'i Sunday
Woow.i’d and soil
od fie •! -on and
a nd M i' V i' K! i
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Wliu.s l:
Douglas
Mr and Mi
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grandson of Mrs.
Hamilton War
amt Mis 1, A j
isoliud Sunday
Dan McRee of ,
San Angela !ia\c received word |
ttiat then -am. Stall Sergeant i
I. en Me Ilea, is home after a I
'yv*ji"• stay in Vietnam. He is
with in wife and two boys in ]
s.it Antorvio, stationed at Uu? i
I ark land Air Force Base at
prevent
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. and Mrs Bav Williams
laughte r i >: Katy. Ml and
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arid Mrs D. A -Aiinsw oiJh
Mr and Mrs M I. Heed,
Mrs Kdr.a Hc.'tri am! Mr- Nell
Kvile:- pllll SLIJ>eiay rlVK.IIg
Wr . Ml Mile'. J ae K.'OU til die
Blue laemnmruti
Mi and Mr,: Rnd fill
Atiren.h attended the tin.. : ai
m i vie i" il William Henry
Fie .ill i at tilt Phillip iV
1 an. kt y ei'aiprl Sunday a; 1! -p
in in I<i.pkil,ne
Mf'-sers Twin Pet .Matt. Pat
Iarrctie and Baitmi.i Hoyle,
were hostesses to n lilidal
shower feir Mass D ana H'ew
it Stiturefay rve.lailg
Me’ hods 1 edm :i'. >:ui! t
Mrs Harry Uiacm
Mm Toll. Je Id > n fine-
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Mr and Mm W
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Plot a Thompsiir]
Ti,oy are all -ctoi ■ am!
Ian.Uy re .mil n
l..ewis M rrisnn is i
Johns Hospital m Taylui
Dr ami M i ' i ieo.rg
The I
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exiligton FHA met ill
i -ion i4i March H
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no as ttnu
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Mam and
(lidding.'
a;! * i.td u
is 111 St
■ 'tegular
alter school
The program for March was !
. on lilt sublvs-t. I’yisonaliiy ami j
Y- ur Jot, ' Mrs. J me Neal,
j ci minciTinl teacher ot hexing- J
ton High School, talked on !
tfii s Kici • She- (git a st'iuig |
I emphasis on "Personality help- I
j mg U> retain yeiur job and I
making yaur mb important to;
. yeal. Us well as to yout tin i
1 ptfiyrT "
Mary Ann I.indermann nad
l a letter the chapter Pad re- !
cetyed from Holman Thompson
1 thanking'the chapter 1 <>< send-.-
■ i: i: '.Dt e'o.ikies- pi him.
i .J'lie fhnptp' elected iielegates
: to am nd Dm state meet: Pa ;ie-
‘ ‘r. ttrvnjt trrrrt Hr«>wt*
ami .loan Ha It and Kathy Me I-
mm- a.< aiternates.
r I—ROCXDALF (Tex.) REPORTER March 23. 1987
FOR THE HOMECOMING
285 Letters Sent
Jerry Davenport
Is Contest Winner
HT'd'di
1 a;: km span'
li.vi:'.K . tiler
LEXINGTON
kw _
•*n!
___r.nr.ri hufeher calves 50c higher, all good stocker calves
50c higher, all packer cows SI.00 higher, packer bull*
steady to ilronj. cows and calves a little cheaper due lo
the drought. All of our regular buyers here and they
made a good market in Lexington for all classes of cattle.
Bring your cattle to Lexington on Saturday and J think
you will be happy with your weight and with the price
they bring. We are the only sale that doesn't charge the
35c per head yard fee.
SALE EACH SATURDAY
Beginning about 11:45 a. m.
Lexington Livestock Com. Co.
Lexington. Texas ’Oscar Heller, owner
and child mi I m >r
Uw week, riel ui.
Mis L C Perry,
Mr and Mrs, David Krak-
and daughter'* and Mrs. Kufa
Mae Nei’ham * * I f > m Wurth
visited their mother Mrs. a K
jjtanlcv Dio weekend : .... .. ,
Mr and Mi D N TT TTTTTTT!—,I>’wd^
\ i p.-d hi'i ': ter Mr- F<l
Mal'-Juvvsky in l.von.- l.c-’ Sun-
Affairs Test, given tins year to
I more than 3 millioji college
..nd high ctiool students in the
1 l* s. and Canada, consist* of
Lexington High Softool's j
Serial Studies lVpt. has an- ,
HoetkW. Ural Jen v Davenport ;
has been named the Lexington
w inner in Time magazine's 31st
annual Current Affairs Contest
Other high-scoring Lexing-
ton .students include: Ann
Kathy
A step toward” anbther successful Lexington Homeeomihg
was taken this week when the letter writing committee, Mrs.
Pal Lore he, chairman, placed 235 letters Of Invitation in the
t mails to 73 cities in JY'xa*. Florida, Vermont, Maryland,
Illinois, New York, and CalTTomta,-
The Lexington Homecoming will be lield May 6 and 7.
Mrs Lerche was assisted by Miss Doris Peebles, Mrs
•Sue Hosea, Mrs. Norma Exner, and Mrs. Nancy Perry. Al-
though tiie.initial mailing has beun, nutde, mote invitations
will be mailed by the committee if local eFUaens will Sup-
ply names and addresses, they pointed, out. *
“Please help us spread the word of welcome tar and
wieie.," members u£ tire cumnnttee said.
vo» BEST deal
‘ PERRY'S
TB Association
Annual Meeting
Thursday Night
~ The Mil.im O'nniv^TeboreiiV
losis Assoc tat tort annual dinner
meeting will be hcW at ”t30
p m. next Thursday at the
Texan C-af* in. Capicnm.
The annul report wITT be
given by Mrs Frank Hyder.
executive secretary, and IgToy1
Masengale, president.
• Speaker’at the dinner meet-
ing will be Miss Maxine Gw-
slin. director of regional 1 w
Nursing Services. TB Control
Division, Texas Department <d
Health," Austin.
Anvt nc interested in TB
Cfontrol and anyone wlio has
, bought TB wait., will, he
ot .1 at -*tu ■
mg to Masengale Reseryg-I
Hem should bo mada wUb
Hvcter in KoektCiie, i .hohel
HI 0-5148.
Seryices Set at
Peace Lutheran
Maundy Thursday *rrvi<*,|
tonight at T:30 p, m. and twql
servitea are ached ukdl
for Peace l-utheran Church- |n 1
lUx-kdale. accordliig to the
puvtor, the Rev. Stanley Sulf^j
meier.
On Easter Sunday service* I
■Wt1t--bn-i^tL^"Bk..aad..aaaMv-aiH
10:30 a. m-,hr ex plain* si
New Zealand is the mast1
distant part of the world from
London, England.
T'ikmitt. Linda Patschke.
Gar\ Dube. Time's C rrent
LEXINGT0H
: Tuieicu uiratts. . 'Ate: metutied :
_ n r n ZA n T :i’,‘ caiegories a- business.
M A R K C I R L P O R I * tspoi-is, entertaunnent, >i icnce.
| religion, literature and the arts
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and
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-™! NO DOWN PAYMENT
ON YOUR LOT
If Lot is of acceptable
value.
RANCH STYLE — THREE BEDROOMS
Carport and Storage Combination
Kitchen and Dining Area
MANY MORE PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM
Call or Come by
NATIONAL
BUILDING CENTERS
* 108 S. Main , HI 6-5012
ROCKDALE. TEXAS
1 >n hand
2 I...I ■ .
Butcher I 'live-: Cemii
. -1.. 'll <• y.'t • >2 > 811. ’m
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y23. utility 521 .1" 522
SKu'ker iblv’i
rh.iiee s’eer.s S3
iniiii to g. 1 ..I
genii tv 1 luyue heifers S2J to
, n Illiri :• >11 ‘II g' " >. I lie.Je! :
>22 tv 523 9
Bull H- . 1 v \ a ,t;-• '• S21 1"
$23. 'irgld weight $19 1" $21.
ycail i.i,; S22 to $25.
: Stockers $18'to $21
t ,ins: Hen\y weight. $17 t>,
$19 81 , utti ■ -Slti to $ 18, ean-
111*1 M2 11 > <H5
Liny's and calves — ptiit>:
r„„Hi $18(1 to $2u(i. medium
$l(>.u to $175, vtrt wnrn W.
[Jit and weighed.
Hogs: Nv. 1 toils $18.50,
sows $ Hi.
Hur.Mcs: 2 to 5 cents per db
LEXINGTON
SCHOOL MENU
Monday. March 27 Hut
tarnaU's, elve e sticks, brown
I leans-, green Salad, bread,
eraeki 1 , milk, butter, apple
pie • -
Tuesday, Match 28—Chicken j
t« w, gicen s'al»dt/4*<>rn bread,
rtulk, butter, pincap|)le pud- :
ding.
Wednesday, March 2!)—Roast |
Ix'cf. groin: fx-ans, cream po-
tatoes, lettuce wedges, hot rolls,
milk, better, applesauce <" |
honey.
Thursday, March 30—Meat
loaf, blackeyed" [teas, setdlOIVd
hominy, beets and onion rings,
batter bread, milk, butter,
chocolate sheet cake.
Friday, March 31 — Chili-
beans, buttered rice, spinach,
corn bread, milk, butter, fruit.
GScC Mernam weoster Col-
legiate Dictionaries $5 75 and
$6 75. Other dictionaries 35
cents, $125. $3 75, $12.50 and
up to the big new International
.".ce nas ’em ali-
Services Held
For Mr$. Kretzer
Wednesday, Mar. 15
Funeral servees of Mrs. Al-
! ma Augusta Kietzcr yyet'e lielcj
Wednesday, M a,re it 15, in the
j St. James Lutheran Church
| with Rev. Jon Siomsglusz of-
ficiating.
Palllxarcrs were Lawrence
i’Winkler, William Winkler, Le-
roy Fr i'Ch. Milton Froseh. I*
F, K'-i.c] and (.’lias. Fraoseh.
Mrs, Kretzer was burn m
1 a e LoiiJity on February 13
1897, She wr;is the daughter of
t t Kin Fit inch and Helena Hulk-'
; lot?.. She was a member of
!.h<r St James Church m l.e\
■ ingUui for many years. At the
time of her death she was a
• member yif Trinity Lutheran
j Church. Waeo.
j , She was married on October
j 21. 1917 to Ernes! Kretzer. Five
I children were born. . One
1 daughter died at .an early age
j and one son, Rubin, wasMnlled
! In World War It.
j. She is survived by one son,]
| Melvin Kretzer of Bay City;
J two daughters. Mrs. Ella .Myers
! of Houston, and Mrs Helen
Shelton of Waco; two brothers,
■ Herlx-rt Froseh Of Uncoln and
! Otto Froseh of Pasadena', two
j sisters, Mrs. Ohlle Winkler pf
j Fedor and Mrs. Flora Koket of
Waeo: ten grandchildren, other
relatives and friends,
Joyous
Easter
We extend
Our Sincere
Greetings of
the Season to
Etirfone, with
the hope that
Easier may be one
of gladness, peace
and contentment
for Each of you.
IN ORDER that all of us here at The Dairy Queen
may be able to attend Church on Easter morn-
ing, and enjoy Sunday dinner with, our families
and friends . . .
WE WILL BE
CLOSED
a
Easter Sunday
UNTIL 3:00 P M.
DAI RY QUEEN
ALEX McLEOD
- — -______
■■Mm
Mrs. Douglass
Honored on 80fh
Birthday Mar. I 2
On Sunday. March 12, Mrs
W:" S' Douglas^, brrTrrm 11 iri.l 1 -
day March 13,) was honored
for her 8()t ii birthday by her
liaughters, Mrs. Helen Nash
and Mrs. Benieee Tucker, with
a surprise dinner at the Tuck-
er home.
Planning for this event had
been so carefully done that the'
honoree si towed her complete
astonishment upon entering the
home to be greeted by the
hixs-t of relatives singihg, "Hap-
py Birthday Maggie.” Ex-
treme pleasure was shown
when the beautiful gifts were
livened, each cherished by
| the honoree.
The following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rutland
and Ix*lie Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert Knelel, Mrs. Birdie
Rutland, Mrs. A n n a' Jean
Sides,; Mr. and "Mrs. J.
Douglass Moore, Richard and
Mike, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nash,
Terri pri<\ Chris, all of Houston;
Mrs A. L. Ford, Mae Humph-
ries. Lois Glen, Clara Callahan,
of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs.
Efi, Breeding. Douglass Budd
Daughtery, and Mike Toliver,
of Georgetown; Mr. and Mrs.
Louis McCauley and Susan, of
Brookshire;, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Me la1 more, Diane, Betty, San-
dy and Kelly of Galena Park.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Black,
of Weslaco; Mr. fmd Mrs. Bryan
Snowden, Bryan Jr., Bobby
and Carla Ann, of Grapvlne;
Mr and Mrs. Douglaas Tucker,
Steven, Scott and Stacy, of
Fort Worth; Mr and Mrs
Nation*, of Harlingen;
Lucille Dowda of Houston
and Mrs. Robert Ahrendt, Lin-
da, Janet, Neil and Kevin, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewi* and Lewi* Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tucker
and Homer Woodward, of Lex-
ington._-____
First Presbyterian
Services Tomqkt
Flr«l Prelbyterinn Church
will have special Maundy
Thursday services tonight at
7:30 p. m., the Rfcv. Walter
Funk, pastor, has announced.
Holy Communion wilt be
QUALITY
PRICES
TRADE-INS
SERVICE
COME IN
AND GET OUR
DEAL BEFORE YOU BUY!
FRIGIDAIRE
ELECTRIC DRYER
and
AUTOMATIC WASHER
3,9,5
REG. 379.90
BOTH FOR —
GARDEN HOSE
50-FEET
Va-INCH
25-FEET
Va-INCH
2.98
198
A GREAT BUY ON
POWI
MOWERS
with Briggs & Stratton
engines. 3 hp. 20".
AS LOW AS
$
49
$
5000 OFF
On a Brand New RCA
Victor or Westing house
'•V___ Ai - *
STEREO
Big Beautiful Cabinets with Solid State 75 watt
Stereo, AM & FM Radio. A real bargain as long
as present stocks last.
LAWN SPRINKLERS
All Kinds and Sizes
10 CU.'FT. FRIGIDAIRE
REFRIGERATOR
TRUSTWORTHY 24
RIDING MOWER
Big apd Powerful
$279.95
12 CU. FT. FRIGIDAIRE
REFRIGERATOR
Reg. 229.95
169.95
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219.95
w/t
14 cti. ft. FRIGIDAIRE CYCLOMATIC—Reg. 299.95
2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR 249.95
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10 CU. FT. FRIGIDAIRE UPRIGHT Rpg. .219.95
FOOD FREEZER y : -189.95
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RCA VICTOR "NEW VISTA" V
COLOR TELEVISION
with RCA Solid Copper Circuit Dependability. Table
models. Early American cabinet styles and others.
$,
AS LOW AS
19-INCH WESTINGHDUSE
COLOR TV.... 419^
6—Transistor Radio 7.95 up
RCA 8-Transistor Radio 12.95 up
RCA 8-Transistor Radio with Marine Band 22,95
RCA 10.-Transistor Radio with 2 Short Wave * _
bands and FM ............................................ 49.95
RCA Record Player .............................. 29.95 up
RCA 5-Tube Radio .......................................... 18.95 up
RCA Clock Radio ...19.95 up
Maytag Automatic Washers .......... 269.95 up
Liberal Trades and Easy Terms
TV SALE
8995~
12-inch
Westinghouse —~
jt-tnch
Westinghouse —
with stand
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KEEP COOL—AIR CONDITION NOW1
FRIGIDAIRE Room Air Conditioners
WESTINGHOUSE Room Air Conditioner
DEARBORN Evaporative Coolers
All Sizes
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5-PIECE
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195
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Outside Latex House Paint ............... gal. 4.98
Outsld* Reg. Houae Paint gal. 3.M
Latax Wall Paint ............................. gal. 2.98
Quart ........................................ 1.19
Matching Semi-Gloss Enamel, gal. ---- 4.98
\ Quart ..............................................................I 1.49
Spray Enamel ...................................... can 1.10
Red Barn and Roof Paint ........... gallon 3 °9
Paint Thinner ..;.................................. gallon l./S
Quart .....................^...1......... IDs.
Pint .......... 25c
PAN AND ROLLER both for 1.
Complete Line of Brushee and Suppllas
3-Pieoe Bedroom Suites _ 139.95 up
Bed Divan Suites . 129.95 up
BIG SELECTION OF NEW
SADDLES . . . .64.95 to 275.00
.. 15.95 and 19.95
Horse Covering Blankets
Cotton Rope Halters 2.00
3 GOOD USED SADDLES
Reflnlahed Bedroom Suites............ 89.95
Refinlshed Twin Bed Suites ....... ... 119.95
Usad 5-ft. Recessed Csst Iron Bathtub.............. 29.95
Used Lavatories .............. ........ 7.50
Several Good Used Saddles at Bargain Prices.
Lota of Bargains in Repossessed Merchandise.
tors, etc.
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Cooke, J. W. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1967, newspaper, March 23, 1967; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864149/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.