The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1968 Page: 3 of 17
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Altar Society
Meets June 3
St. Joseph’s Altar Society
held it* regular meeting June
3 at 7:30 p. m. in the parish
hall
The president, Lillian
Kienek, called the meeting to
order and MY Matux lid the
ladies in prayer.
Twenty-six members anvw
Carolyn Sue Simpson
And Jerry Biehle Wed
Miss Carolyn Sue Simpx.n, accessories and a white carna-
daughler of Mr. and Mrs. W
E. Simpson of Lexington, and
Jerry Dale Biehle, son cf Mr
and Mrs. A A. Biehle o( Hock-
dale, were united in marriage at] nation corsage.
_ | 8 p. m. at the Peace Lutheran
tion corsage. The gtoom's moth-
Mrs. Ida Iselt
Funeral Today
Puncral services for Mrs.
Ida Augusta Iselt, 90, were
hdd at 2 p. m. today in the
St. Paul Lutheran Church in
June 6. 1968
ROCKDALE (Tax.) REPORTER—3a
er chase a two piece blue Thorndale wUh burial in the
bonded suit with matching ac-
cessories and wore a white car-
1 eied the roll call. Standing t-'h“rch^l‘da^nf
Hi v Stanley SultcmeiiT p r-
formed the do. ble ring cere-
committees were a^ked to re-
port on any happening dsrtng
the past month. After short
discussions of various projects
the president introduced Mr.
Mat s who gave a short talk
mony before an altar flanked
by large baskets of gladiola and
two targe single candelabra.
Mrs. F. R. Doss played the
and also showed a film about traditional wedd.ng music
The bride, given in marriage
by her lather, wore a street
length dress^ of white brocade
linen with a fitted bodice, three
quarter length sleeves and a
bell shaped skirt. Her veil of
•’Penance”.
The meeting was adjourned
and Mr. Matus led the ladies in
prayer.
Ladies serving delecious re-
freshments during tne serial | siUt ,Uuwon fell from a wllile
hour were Gloria Belisch, Bet- j w#.r hriri»t tvinmief
Immediately following the
wedding a reception was held
in the fellowship hall of the
church. The bride's table was
laifl with a white cloth. To
one end of the table was the
w.’ilte tiered wedding cake de-
corated with yellow roses and
the traditional bride and groom
at the top. At the other end
Church Cemetery.
The Rev. Vernon M. Apel, I
pastor of St. Paul Lutheran
Church, officiated
Mis. Iselt died Tuesday at '
8:20 a. m. in the Trinity Luth-
eran Rest Home in Round Rock
where she had been for the
past three months. She had
lived in Thorndale 43 years.
Bom in Germany Sept. 21,
1877, she was the daughter of
the late Mr and Mrs. Andrew
the table was the crystal Niemtschk. She and Hiram
ty Kccian and Carolyn Kocian. j
headpiece. Her bridal bouquet
was a purple throated orchid
punch service.
Iselt were married Feb.
Those serving at the recep- j 1896 in Lincoln. Her hus-
tion were Mrs. Lima Wilhite, ; band died jn 1953 and she was
Mrs Mildred Weise Mrs. Helen ; also preceded in death by two
Nash, Mrs. Karl Hankc and
Beverly Smith.
When the couple left for a
Mrs. A. S. Harwell
Dies Thursday;
Funeral Friday
and lillies of the’valley.
Miss Jan Mundine served as
maid of honor. She woie a yel-
low crepe dress designed with
an empire waistline, and short
sleeves. She carried a bouquet
of white daisies entwined with
Baby’s B r c a t h. She wore
Funeral services for Mrs. Al-1 accessories.
sui rounded by white carnations j wedding trip to Houston the
bride was wearing a two piece
beige linen suit with- white
accessories, and the orchid lift- !
ed from her bridal bouquet.
infant sons, a daughter, five
sisters and a brother.
Survivors include: Four
sons, William Iselt of Bi«hop,
Walter, Robert and George
Iselt, all of Thorndale; six
daughters, Mrs. Edmond Kas-
per of Beaumont, Mrs. Henry
MISS ROBERTA RICHARDS
Roberta Rickards is New
Rainbow Worthy Advisor
Miss Roberta Richards, chaplain. Barbara Armour. The
daughter of Mi ai.4 Mt- R C.
Richards, was installed as
Worthy Advisor. Rockdale A
scinbly No 2.">2. Rainbow PIT"
gills, ill installation services
Saturday at 7 p in at ti.»
Masonic hail here
Installing > ff.cei Sm Ann
Lumpkins; inst-allu g marshall.
Janice Ralston; installing re-
corder, Dorothy White; musi-
cian, Janet Richards, installing
the Rev. Allison Joyce, pastor
First Christian Church, oflici-
W Photo uUd Mrs Harwell was a mem-
hunen Studio Photos bc|. of tht. Flrs1 Baptist Church
Mrs. Harwell died Thursday
in Richards Hospital here. She
had been in failing health for
a number of years. She was
born Aug. 28, 1884, at Hatfield,
Ark., the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lind-
say. She and Albert S. Har.-
mectuig was opened to the pub- j well were mariied at Hatfield
lie Aug. 9. 1903. "
Mr, and Mrs. Harwell came
to Rockdale from Memphis,
Texas, in 1952 and had resided
Scripture. Epheiiana | here since. Her husband died
But lather let him j April 1L 1-959
Survivors include three sons,
T J. Harwell of Houston,
Royce W Harwell of Amarillo,
the groom is a graduate cf
Rockdale High School and at-
tended Southwest Texas State
and is employed as a lab tech-
nician at Alpoa.
Those here for the wadding
Mrs. Simpson chose for her j were from Aransas “Pass,
The Rev D D Simpson daughter s wedding a two piece Thorndale, Houston, Lexington,
pastor First Baptist Church and beige bonded suit with white 1 Caldwell and Austin._
The bride is a graduate °C) Gascamp of Waco, Mrs. Oscar
Lexington High ..ehool ana Woelfel and Mrs. Henry Zorn
belt S. Harwell, 83, were held
at 2 p. m. Friday at the Phil-
Greg Biehle served his broth-
er as best man. Ushers were
bps A Luckey Chapel with TL™ Hankc and Lynn Qgea,
burial in the IOOF Cemetery.
Wallace-Groppel Vows
Exchanged at Bellmead
: of Houston, Mrs. Alfred Wc*el-
fel and Mrs. Rudolph Kroeger
of Thorndale; two brothers,
Emil and Otto Niemtschk, both
of Thorndale; four sisters, Mrs.
Charles Mich ilk of Bishop. Mrs, j-
| Herman Schwab, Mrs. Oscar
Hengst, and Mrs. Bertha Sch-
nieder. all of Thorndale.
There are also 34 grandchil-
dren. 45 great grandchildren,
and 3 great great grandchil-
dren.
MRS. DENNIS HIRT
—B&B Studio Photo
Miss Richards ha> stated tier
theme is Service,. with the
motto "Help Where Help Is
Nccdi d
4 28
la!*'! doing honest work with
hi- hands. "So that he may be
able to give to those in need
Colors thu' were
selected and Co* Albeit S. Harwell Jr
Bowling
Team
Hustlers
Bowlwee vi Is
Won Lost
6
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The Live Wires 4 4 -
The What For* 4 4
Rojos 3.
Mleflt* 2 f
Rojos. Team av 1 1 age 448..
high game 148 high sene- 4)9. ]
Janie Sue Baekhaw.'
The What Fwfs: avcr- 7
age 4-in. high ganu 164, tog
reries 432. Maxine Stewart
The lave Wires: Team av er- .
ago 529 high game .1«3. high 1
sene* 427. Sissy Williams.
Hustlers: Team average-4-* ,
high game 159, high series 44-.,
Joyce Kirk
Misfits: Team average 514TT
high garde 186. mgh series 44rt, j
Sharon Carnes.
Bowl weevils: Team averaguj
497; high game 175. high seru-s ;
480, Kathym Jeter.
wcje vi How and vv lute. The
tlower the whHe carnation, and
ih< ,‘vnfL'l Helping Hands. She
-1 1* 1 ted a l.xr a.in to i Pioinote
Rainbow Interest "
Off.rci' lis'.ixl an
Mi t er Advisor. Mrs Shelby
Smith Jr W thv Advisor,
Ri berta Richard
-l.i: 1)1.1. P..I1-. t h'llll-
in
ot Athens, Ga., three daugh-
ter?,* Mrs. H. D. Maxwell of
Rockdale; Mrs. H L. Biomle.v
of Houston, and Mrs. J F.
Smith Sr. of Amarillo; one
brother, Lias J. Lindsey of
Waco; two sisters, Mrs. D. H.
Harwell and Mrs. C. E. Ward
W ri v As- °*■ Midlothian. Theie are also
; 13 grandchildren and 13 great
t'tiai ity, Mint la>u -Arm.. ]
sr.ri.ng; Hope. Rer.e Joseph#;
Faith, Clate I Iraki . Recorder, j
Sue AnnLumpkins. Treasurer, ,
Par!.i Sue Hrurv; Chaplain,
t'indv Tindall. Drill Lead r. j
Putina Lawson, LOW. Sharon f
K :k. R« iigion Marcia Curreyt J
Nat' re," I.eah""YouhC'; Irrmrirrm-r
'a'i.’.v, Teresa Jones; Fidelity. I
I) hi.u- Currie; Patriotism,
Bt-vf-riv Sr-rv-ice. Libby
l\ .UmJT Colit: !• id’ ll .Observ-
er Sarah Kr.ight. Outer (Ri-
ver. 1 r da Freeman-; Choir
Du rcfui. Diuntie Tirnm<trman:
m t-1 -tun. Mar y Ybungbt ood.
Reporter Classifieds
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Have a “Poppin-Good-Time'
at the Jubilee Day's
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BUST A BALLOON
AND SAVE FROM
grandchildren.
PaTI bearers were grandsons
and great grandsons, James
Smith Jr, Blue Anderson, H.
D. Maxwell Jr., J. R. Pariirh
and Royce Lee Harwell.
Honorary pall irearers were
Henry Tyler. J. M Mixtrman,
Sunny - Hirt. W. P. Hogan, Jim
Dinning. W, H. Cooke. Bill
Summers, Tom Underwood, W.
F Saagc. John T. . Hale and
Harold Luckey.
Newcomers
.Editor's note: Each week
The Reporter publish#* e list
of newcomere .u Rockdale,
at shown by City Hall ap-
plications for water connec-
tions.)
Blacklock, 822 Acker-
710 West
ON ANY
ITEM
Friday and Saturday. June 7 and 8 at
VERA'S HEAVEN-TO-SEVENTFFN
c w
man.
George Roessler
Bell
R. D Willis, 608 Calhoun.
Ronald D. Williams. 808
Mill.
Jim Knight, 1916 Redbud.
I.iborio Gonzales, 808 Hick-
ory.
Fred Marquez, 454 West
1 lelton.
Janet Davenport and
Bill Fisher, 53 Dennis Hirt Married
Dies Wednesday;
Buried Friday
William Thomas <Bill) Fish-
er. 53, died at 8:15 p. m. Wed-
nesday, May 29, at his home,
707 Hogan, after an illness
since March.
Funeral services were held at
4 p. m. Friday at the Phillips
& Luckey Chapel here with
| burial in the Liberty Cemetery
near Milano. The Rev. N. A.
Mills, pastor Meadowbrook
Baptist Church, officiated. -
Fisher was bom Jan. 25,
1915, in Milam County near
Milano, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Fisher. He had
spent most of his life in Milam
County. He was a member of
the police department at Cald-
woll w-h.-n ho became ill Prior
to that he had served on the
police force at Rockdale and
Cameron.
He and Mflr? borotftj’
Odam were married Sept. 24,
1944.
Mrs. Fisher survives him.
along with two sons, Thomas
and John of Rockdale; two
daughters. Misses Bettie and
Lynn of Rockdale; a brother,
George N. Fisher of Cameron;
a sister, Mrs. Alice Mathews of
San Augustine. There are also
two grandchildren.
Pall bearers were R. L. Ab-.
both Jack Thompson, Edward
Luckcv. Ray Robinson. Louis
G. Gest, and John Yoakum.
Honorary pall bearers were
Bill Storey, Cliff Blackburn,
Fred Morris, Raymond Walker,
and Harvey Carver,
The Peace Lutheran Church
of Rockdale was the setting for
an impressive double ring wed-
ding ceremony Saturday at 7
p. m. performed by Rev. Stan-
ley Sultemeier, uniting Miss
Janet Davenport and Mr. Den-
nis Hirt in holy matrimony*
Giving the bride in marriage
was her father who escorted
her down an aisle lined with
white candlabras decorated
with stephanotis and white
satin ribbon. The altar was de-
corated with four candlabras
entwined with English Ivy and
holding white candles. Each
candlabra had a large white
satin bow at the center.
On either side of the altar
was an arrangement of white
gladiolas with greenery and
outside the chancel area were
potted palm leaf arrangements.
Paieuts ot the bride are Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Davenport
Sr. of Milano and the grobm
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie Hirt of Rockdale.
The bride wore a formal
length white gown of imported
organza trimmed with chantif-
ly lace. The gown featured a
high-fitted bodice and chapel
length train. The tierra type
headpiece of pearls held the
elbow length veil of imported
English silk illusion. On top of
a white Bible the bride carried
a bouquet of daisies arranged
beneath a yellow orchid with
attached ye How ribbon stream--
ers;--——- —
The organist was Mrs. Alma
Doss. The soloist was Hollis
Hoffman and the selections he
sang were “Whither Thou
Gocst’’ and “I’ll Walk Beside
You.”
Matron of Honor was Mrs.
David L. Gill, and junior
bridesmaid, Debbie Daveport,
both sisters of the bride. Other
bridesmaids were Mrs. Clar-
ence Davenport Jr., sister-in-
law of the bride, and Miss Nina
BanJtston. The flower girl was
Cindy Davenport, age four,
niece of the bride.
Each wore a lormal length
gown of yellow brocade taf-
feta with attached train and a
headdress to match. All except
the flower girl earned bouquets
of clusters of daisies.
Best man to the groom was
Johnny Hirt, cousin of the
groom. Groomsmen were
Donald Hirt, brother of the
groom, Jimmie Hirt, cousin of
the groom, and Clarence Dav-
ewport Jr., brother oi the bride.
MRS. LARRY GROPPEL
Miss Candace Jean Wallace
became the bride of Larry Don
Groppel Saturday evening in
Bellmead First Baptist Church.
The couple will live at 1801
Seneea. -------»
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wallace
of 802 LaClcdc are parents!of
the bride, and Mr. and Mrs.
Brttno Groppel ot 3501 North
Nineteenth Street arc parents
of the bridegroom.
The Wallaces are former
Rockdale residents and the
bride attended Rockdale High
School all but her senior ypar.
The bride wore an empire
A-line white satin dress and
side-pleated skirt with a satin
chapel train. A seed pearl and
petal crown held her veil, and
she carried a colonial bouquet
Of ^yellow, pjnk and green
daisies. --—
Mrs. Pamela Staley of Com-
merce was matron of honor,
and bridesmaids - were the
brtdcs’ sister Miss Jackie Wal-
lace, Miss Donna Meyer of Fort
Worth and Miss Marti Griffin.
They woro street-length A-
line flowered voile drosses and
carried yellow or pink bou-
quets. __—.— -——,
Gary Don Schwank of Lo-
rena was best man, and
groomsmen were Bruce Ling,
John Carberry of Lorena and
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Ernie WaVne Laurence of
Rockdale. Ushers were Barry
Abel, Johntly Meier, Bonnie
Bradford and Mike Bartlett.
Rev. John H. Weaver, home
missionary to Minnesota, of-
ficiated, Miss Jo Ann Wollitz
was organist, Miss Karen Grop-
pcl, Mrs. Charles E. Davis and
Mike Holloway sang. Steve
Wallace and John Wilhelm lit
candles, and Carol Schaeper
was flower girl.
The bride’s parents were
hosts for a reception in recep-
tion hall. ,
Mrs. Groppel graduated from
LaVega High School where she
was a member of National Hon-
or Society, football sweetheart
and basketball princess. She
will graduate in A.gust from
Baylor University where <is
Freezer Offers Family
Big Meal—and Quick
By CHRISTINE LAWS
County HD Agent
A meal on a moment’s notice
—fresh com in December; deer
from last fall’s-hunt—all com-
pliments of the home food
freezer. —
discoloration on meat and poul-
try, often results when meat or
poultry dry Inside the packag-
ing.
Frozen foods undergo slow
changes in storage and will not
retain quality indefinitely. For
Freezing is one of the sim- I best resultls store them at' 0
plest, most popular methods of
preserving foods at home. It
retains the natural color, flavor,
texture and food value of most
a member of Delta Psi Kappa
and Baylor Athletic, Health,
Physical Education and Recrea-
tion Organization. She is em-
ployed by -Credit Bureau Ser-
vices,
Mr. Groppel graduated from
Lorena High School where he
was a member of National
Honor Society, Letterman's
Club and played All-District
basketball three years. He'at-
tended Southwest Texas State
College in San Marcos where
ho was a member of the fresh-
man basketball team. He is
employed as athletic director
at Reichor High School, and
will graduate in July from
Baylor University where he is
a member of Alpha Chi.
Out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Davis of Brown-
w'xxl, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Weaver and Mr. and Mra.
Charles fUatey of Commerce,
fruits, vegetables, meats and
baked goods.
The quality of the food fro-
zen can vary with freshness Of
product used, methods of prep-
aration, packaging and condi-
tions of freezing.
For successful freezing, se-
lecting. good-quality products
Freezing will not improve low
grade food. Fruits and vege-
tables should be ready for table
use.
Frozen meat, poultry, fish
and eggs equal the fresh pro-
ducts in nutritive value. Re-
taining this value of frujts and
vegetables depends largely on
the treatment before freezing,
storage temperature and
method dl cooking and serving.
Handling the food promptly
also retains quality.
Undesirable flavors and ap-
pearance c®n be caused by im-
proper packaging. The selec-
tion of containers depends on
the type of food and personal
preference.
Bi t all materials should be
moisture-vapor proof to pre-
vent evaporation and retain the
highest quality in frozen foods.
The specialist recommends
rigid containers of glass, alumi-
num or plastic; and sheet wrap-
Mr. an<f Mrs Rex RoTliiwW, ptnp of moisture-vapor raafet-
Mrs. Alice Jordan and Miss ant plastic films, freezer alumi-
i Michele Jordan, of Palls
Other otA of town guaals In-
cluded Mr and Mra. Harold
j Love of Rockdale; Mrs. June
i Harnett and children. Monti-
ev4k< Arkansas, and Mr. and
~ Mra H t WlBu tm and F
| dim ot Jonesboro, Texas
—301
' tight.
num foil, heavily waxed freez-
er paper and laminated papers
But do not uar ordinary wax-
ed papera, household alumin. m
foil and cottage clieasr or ice
cream cartons
packages xhostM W KT
tight. TV stoat bum. a surface
degrees F. or below.
Freezing does not sterilize
(he product, but the low temp- _ _
eraturc prevents the growth} 'j£ss' and’.cotfee ’was
and development of harmful serVed from a silver service by
Ushers were Tommy Dennis,
Darrell Hirt, and Billy Mcrk-
ord. Ring bearer was Bradley
Owens. Also acrolytes for the
service were Bruce Thaler and
Gary Weise. L.„
The mother of the bride wore
a turquoise dress of double
knit dacron with matching hat
and bone accessories and' a
white rbsebud corsage. The
mother of the groom wore a
pink linen dress and matching
hat with navy accessories and
a white rosebud corsage. -
The fellowship hall was de-
corated for the reception with
gladiola and greenery baskets
from the chapel. tables
were outlined with white net
scallops and yellow underlined
tablecloths.
The bride’s table was center-
ed with a gold and white
candlabra holding white
candles. The cake was four-
tiered, with scalloped base,
topped with cupid figurines
and decorated with yellow roses
and green leaves. Bells and a
scroll were other decorations.
The cake was served by Mrs.
Alfred Owens and the white
pineapple sherbert punch was
served by Mrs. Grady Gill.
The groom’s table was cen-
tered with a beige candlabra
and featured a brown "ball and
chain” next to a large choco-
late cake decorated with a
miniature pair of men’s shoes
in the center.
The cake was served by Mrs.
yeasts, molds and bacteria.
Many micro-organisms are
killed by freezing storage but
some survive.
If traveling is your summer
plans, these disposable aids
may lighten the load and pel- dress of Navy ixndisl rayon
Miss Linda Hurta. All servers
were of the wedding house
party, along with Beverly Hirt
guest registrar.
After the reception the
couple left for a trip to Salado.
The bride’s ensemble was a
mit you to take along a variety
of products. Among throw-
aways are nail-polish remover
pads, insect repellent packets
and individual envelopes of
detergents.
Paper fashions can be tossed
when soiled. Among the latest
disposable items arc featured
dresses, coats, beach ponchos,
tote bags, scarves, maternity
dresses, jump suits and hostess
gowns.
The deluge of new fashion
ideas makes it easier than ever
to select a Father’s Day gift for
June 16.
Shirts are more colorful, ties
are wider, hats arc back, slacks
arc brighter, and socks arc
color-keyed.
In the shirt section business
calls for color in shirt*—the
deeper the color, the better.
Plain in new narrower stripes
and in a wide selection of
cheeks, the new dicxs shirts
are better looking than ever
As an added incentive, many |
of the new shirts! ate in the
polyester-cotton wash and
w cai i'l< oils, ha\.'Wi m in. ni
press finishes and the new soil
is Imps factor that prevents; C^j || With %
them rr.»m awnmirtg *u..gy,
grayed or yellowed
with an impire waist line and
bell sleeves. She wore yellow
accessories and a yellow orchid
corsage.
The bride graduated from
Milano High School and from
Nixon-Clay Business College in
Austin. The groom is a gradu-
ate of Rockdale High School
and is presently a senior at
Southwest Texas State College
in San Marcos. The couple
will reside in Austin where
both are employed.
Out of town guests were
from Austin. Houston, San
Antonio, Brenham, In Grange.
Bartlett, Taylor, Thorndale,
Vidor, College Station, Waco,
Arlington, Marlin, Bryan, Ft.
Worth, and Garland.
Harmony Cemetery
Working June 11
Tuesday, June II, is the new
date aet for the Harmony Ce-
metery Working. The event
was rained uut on the date
I previously aet. Interested citi-
zens are asked to bring tools
and help in the cleaning work
Reporter Clemited1
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