The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1953 Page: 12 of 12
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THE McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR, TEXAS
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1953,
Driving Through Water is Not the
Time to Make a Splash
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Miss Tince Robinson, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor. She
wore a waltz length dress of pink
eyelet organdy over taffeta and
carried pink carnations. Little
Miss Shirley Oliver was her
cousin’s junior bridesmaid. She
wore blue organdy.
Hollis Wiggins was the
groom’s best man. Holley Oliver
was junior groomsman. Roy Gill
and George Ross, ushers, lit the
white tapers placed in candel-
abra at the altar.
A program of wedding music
was given by Misses Kay Bannis-
ter, Martha Pollard, Jo Cathryn
Pollard and Mrs. Graham Van-
diver with Mrs. W. C. Layne at
the piano.
lard presided at the refreshment
table. Jo Cathryn Pollard reg-
istered the gluests. Miss Diane
Martin gave piano selections
throughout the afternoon.
Although today’s automobile
has progressed far beyond the
point where a severe spring rain
will stall the engine, it still is
not an amphibious vehicle.
Failure of the engine to bring
you through normal flood waters,
which might cover highways, can
be attributed mostly to water on
the ignition system caused by
splashing. Today’s engines are
better equipped to combat exces-
sive moisture and driving through
! water, by the use of such things
j as improved rubber housings on
the spark plug terminals,
! These pictures show the splash
effect when a car “plows” into
; a seven-inch depth on a flooded
highway.
At 20 m.p.h., the water shoots
high, completely drenching the
—PHOTOS BY CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION
underneath part of the car. At
3 m.p.h., the forward motion of
the car creates a small wave
running ahead of the front
bumper, with control of the ve-
hicle greatly improved.
When you encounter an inun-
dated highway, slow_ your car
down and approach with caution.
As a safety tip, on driving
through flooded areas, remember
to try out your brakes at slow
speed immediately after reach-
ing dry ground. When wet brakes
do not respond to pedal action,
hold brake-pedal down moder-
ately with left foot, while right
foot feeds enough power to carry
car forward and dry out brakes.
This action, over a few hundred
yards, should restore your brakes
to safe driving condition.
A miscellaneous shower, hon-
oring Miss Geneva Robinson,
bride-elect of Mickey Walker,
was given in the church parlors
of the First Baptist Church on
Thursday afternoon, June 4.
Pink gladiolas decorated the
party rooms. Guests were served
from a lace laid table centered
by a crystal punch bowl encir-
cled by sweet peas. Misses Kay
Banister, Deforces McMullen,
Tince Robinson and Martha Pol-
DEATH OF H. G. PERKINS
SADDENS OGLESBY
Our entire town was made sad
last Thursday morning by the
passing of H. G. Perkins, one of
our long-time and honored citi-
zens.
He had lived in Oglesby al-
most all his life and had worked
at one place for more 'than 30
years. He was dependable* quiet
and always a perfect gentleman'
Rev. M. E. Fairchild conducted
the service at the Baptist Church
at 4 o’clock, June 6. Burial was
in Restland Cemetery at Gates-
ville, beneath a bower of beauti-
ful flowers.
Mrs. Jim Walker of Waco,
Mrs. Anthony Griffin and child-
ren of Austin were Monday visi-
tors in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. j
Jim Searcy and Mrs. Effie Fow-
ler and Mrs. W* F. Walker.
Lieut, and Mrs. George Hudi-
burg and little daughter of Sher-
man are here this week visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Perkins
and baby left Sunday for their
home in California. Mrs. Willie
Perkins accompanied them to
-spend several weeks in their
home.
Mrs. Bill Knight and little
daughter have returned to their
home in Dallas after spending
several days in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Pulley are
very pro'ud great-grandparents.
Their granddaughter Mrs. Wal-
ter Ferguson gave birth to a
fine baby boy on June 5. He
weighed 8 pounds and 15 ounces.
The Fergusons’ live in Fort
Worth and the mother is the
former Trena Hale.
BOYCE HOUSE TO HANDLE
WACO FAIR PUBLICITY
Waco.—The man whom Life
Magazine called “Texas’ No. 1
booster’” will be the director of
publicity and special events at
Texas’ newest major exposition,
the Heart O’ Texas Fair.
Appointment of Boyce House,
author, magazine writer and
newspaperman, to direct the
publicity has been announced by
M. D. Corbin, executive vice-
president of the fair which will
open Sept. 26 and run through
Oct, 4.
House is publicity director of
the Southwestern Exposition,
and Fat Stock Show, a position
he has held for four seasons, and
has made an outstanding record
in arranging special days—92 at
the 1953 Fort Worth Show,
which is believed to be a world’s'
record for any kind of exposi-
tion. House is the author of 12'
books, including “I Give You
Texas”; was the one-man pub-
licity department of the famous
Fort Worth Casa Manana and
spent four months in Hollywood
helping to write Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer’s “Boom Town.”
Teamed up with House as’
commercial department manag-
er of the Waco exposition is
Horace Black. Black has served
in that capacity with the Fort
Worth Show for six seasons.
“We consider our fair fortun-
ate, its first year, in obtaining'
the services of men of such wide-
experience,1’ Corbin said.
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Watch the date on your paper
if out, renew for it today!
©&LESBY DEPARTMENT
MRS. J. L. .SULLINS, Mirror Representative
WALKER - ROBINSON VOWS
Palms and ferns decorated the
altar where Miss Geneva Robin-
son and Mickey Walker were
united in marriage Tuesday ev-
ening, June 9, in the First Bap-
tist Church by Rev. John Phil-
pot.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Robinson, the bride was given
in mrariage by her father. Her
dress was of white eyelet oran-
dy over taffeta. A tiered illusion
veil fell from a halo of flowers,
and she carried a shower of
stephanatis and orchid on a
discriminating people prefer
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1953, newspaper, June 19, 1953; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890131/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.