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The Bogata News
The One Newspaper in the World Most Interested In Bogata
FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR
BOGATA, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1967
ZIP CODE NO. 75417
NUMBER 26
Trustees Elected
Talco-Bogata
John D. Wright, Rufus Ward
Jr. and John Gook were elected
to the Talco-Bogata School Dis-
trict in Saturday voting.
Wright polled 471 to lead the
voting among three Talco candi-
dates, Ward 459 to lead the vot-
ing for three Bogata candidates.
Thus each will become three-year
members of the board.
Third-high in the overall voting
was John Cook with 442 votes
and he becomes a one-year mem-
ber-at-large of the board.
The other Talco candidate was
Troy D. Brown with 70 votes. The
other two Bogata candidates were
Dr. Jack Troutt with 312 votes
and Sam McConnell with 256.
Observe FHA Week
At River crest
The Rivercrest High School
chapters of Future Homemakers
of America have joined chapters
all over the nation this week in
observing National FHA Week,
April 2-8. Local activities began
Monday with an announcement
to the student body concerning
the week’s activities. Each fac-
ulty member was then presented
with a red rose, the FHA flower.
On Tuesday, all members at-
tended the regular monthly meet-
ing, where the program was' pre-
rented by Mrs. Clyde Thornbur-
row, owner of Clyde’s of Paris.
She used a number of dresses and
separates to illustrate ideas in
selecting and accessorizing cloth-
ing. This program carried out
one of the national FHA projects,
“Make Pour Money Behave.”
Wednesday was obrerved as
“No Gripe Day.” All persons
caught complaining were labeled
with tags bearing the slogan,
“I’m A Griper.’ On Thursday; all
students cooperated in cleaning
out loekerjs, to help keep the
school beautiful.
On Friday, members will wear
red and white, the FHA colors
and attend an assembly presented
for the student body by FHA
officers and Degree Candidates.
The program will include the
opening and closing ceremonies,
an explanation of the FHA sym-
bols, and the purposes of the or-
ganization to be presented as
candles on a birthday cake, hon-
oring the twenty-first birthday of
the FHA organization.
Officers of Rivercrest Sr.
Chapter are: Pres., Kay White;
first vice-pres., Beverly Alexan-
der; second vice pres., Kay May-
es; third vice-pres., Susan Gage;
sec., Nelda Westbrook; treks.,
Mary Jo Martin; historian, Linda
Lee Hutson; parliamentarian,
Nancy Bell; sergeant-at-arms,
Thelma Ellis; Area VI treas., Di-
anne Marshall. -
Rivercrest Jr. Chapter officers
are: Pres., Karen Pittman; sec.,
Mary Rozell; song leader, Joan
Walesiak. Advisors are Mrs.
Bonnye Gage and Mrs. Anita
Stubblefield.
AIS Membership
Drive Slated
Membership campaign ami fund
drjve of the Red River County
Agricultural Improvement Asso-
ciation will be combined this
year, and various clubs and or-
ganizations throughout the coun-
ty will be ihvited to assist, ac-
cording to an announcement by
J. H. Summers, president.
Jack McCoy Jr., has been nam-
ed chairman of the. project, ex-
pected to be held in May. Re-
cently approved by the Associa-
tion Directors, the new plan is’
expected to reduce solicitation
expense and number of workers.
Each donor to the Association,
sponsors of the annual county
Fair, will automatically become
members of the organization. At
present, membership totals 464
with about 250 contributors, pri-
marily members.
To encourage club participa-
tion in the drive, prizes will be
offered to the group obtaining
the most contributor-members.
Community clubs will be eligi-
ble for awards of $25 for fjrst
place, and other prizes of $15,
10, and $5. There is also another
category for any other group or
organization wishing to partici-
pate, with two awards of $25 and
$15 to be given in this division.
School, church, rural, or any
other organizations arc invited to
enter.
Prizes will be awarded on the
basis of total number of contrib-
utors-member cards completed,
not the amount of same.
Any club or group wishing to
assist and be eligible for the
prizes should notify .Jack McCoy
Jr.,, no later than Saturday,
April 15th. Exact campaign
elates will be announced later.
SUBSCRIBERS
Resources, Loans
Deposits, Profits
Up At First Nat’l
First National Bank in Bogata
continues to grow, according to a
financial statement issued as of
March 31 for the first quarter
of 1967.
Compared with a statement is-
sued a year ago, loans and dis-
counts, deposits, resources and
undivided profits are all up.
The statement issued at the
end of March shows loans and
discounts rose $199,362.39 over
the year ago figure. Now they
are SI,095,744.80 compared to
$896,382.41 a year ago.
Deposits also roso over a year
ago, being $1,251,657.60 now,
compared to $1,993,889.29 at the
end of March, 1966, being up
$257,768.31.
Resources also climbed sub-
stantially during the past year.
At this time in 1966 resources
were $2,570,620.65, compared to
$2,266,016.00. an increase of
$304,604.65.
Undivided profits are up $20,-
054.60 for the past year—being
$56,661.64 now, compared to $36,-
607.04 in 1966.
Printed drafts made payable to
this newspaper will no longer be
enclosed whep expiration notices
are mailed subscribers. For the
convenience of patrons, this prac-
tice has been in effect for many
years.
We are compelled to discon-
tinue this service immediately be-
cause the Federal Reserve Bank
in Dallas will not process checks
which do not carry the magnetic
ink symbols of the writer’s bank
after Sept. 1.
The announcement said that
tdl stores, department stores and
super markets are being urged to
w ithdraw their counter checks,
which do not have the “funny
numbers” on the bottom.
American Legion
Event Set Apr. 11
American Legion Posts and
Auxiliaries in this area are in-
vited to attend the joint dinner
meeting of the American Legion
and Auxiliary to be held in Pari3
rft the Holiday Inn, April 11 at
7:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Flynt of
Dimmitt, husband and wife team
heading the American Legion
and Auxiliary, Department of
Texas, will be special guests of
Brown-Guest Post 30 and its
auxiliary unit in Paris.
Warren Teague Post Com-
mander Charles Foster urges Le-
gionnaires to attend this special
meeting.
Mrs. Jack Braden of Talco, was
a Monday guest of Mrs. Gus
Swaim.
Rivercrest Junior
Play Friday Night
Rivercrest Ju'.iiot Class invites
the public to attend their presen-
tation of “The People Vs. Max-
ine Love,” Friday night, April 7,
at 7:45 p. m. at the Rivercrest
High School auditorium. The
thi\ e-act play will keep the audi-
ence in suspense and is full of
action.
The cast is Ronnie Huddleston,
Kay White, David Davidson, Lar-
ry Gregor, Susan Gage, Dorothy
Pierce, Glenna Grayson, Sue
Love, Michael White, Berney
Huddleston, Linda Hutson, Rita
Branch, Gail Williams, Shelia
Eudy, Gayle Caldwell, Marla Lit-
tles, Gail Hardy and Dian Mar-
shall.
The class is using space in this
edition to invite the public to at-
tend .this performance.
Rivercrest High
Lunchroom Menu
April 10 - 14
MONDAY
Roast beef - gravy, blackeyed
peas, Macaroni - cheese, hot rolls
cocount pudding, pt. milk.
TUESDAY
Bar-B-Q-chicken, baked beans,
potato salad, hot rolls, ice cream,
pt. milk.
WEDNESDAY
Fish portions - tartar sauce,
green beans, hominy; corn bread,
sugar cookies - jello, % pt. milk.
THURSDAY
Ground meat spaghetti casser-
ole, stewed cabbage, buttered car-
rots, corn bread, doughnuts, %
pt. milk.
FRIDAY
Hamburger pattie, home -made
bun, mayonnaise - mustard, sea-
soned beans, potato chips, dill
pickles - onions, ice cream, Vfe pt.
milk.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Brumley
visited her mother, Mrs. Henry
Daniel in Glenwood, Ark., Sun-
day and found her improved af-
ter illness.
You Are Invited To Attend
The People Versus Maxine Love
PRESENTED BY
Rivercrest Junior Class
Friday Evening, April 7
7:45 P. M.
Rivercrest School Auditorium
\
Admission: Adults 50c; Students 25c
Need Donations
Upkeep Cemetery
A spokesman for the Cuthand
Cemetery Club reports a need for
donations for upkeep of McKen-
zie Chapel Cemetery, south of
Cuthand. ’ The group vpted at
their Tuesday meeting to help
maintain the cemetery.
The Cemetery Club met Tues-
day at the Cuthand Center for
quilting. For about ten years,
club members have quilted for the
public to earn money for upkeep
of Cuthand Cemetery. Donations
will be appreciated, their reporter
said Wednesday.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hill, Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Whitten toured the
Azalea Trails at Tyler, Sunday.
Mrs. R. W. Glover Is in Dallas
two days this week for a medical
checkup at Parkland Hospital.
Condition of Mrs. Walter Mc-
David, patient in Clarksville hos-
pital, was reported improved
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clipper, Wil-
liam and Ginger of Hooks, visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Bill Edwards,
Miss Mattie Chesshir, Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Wilburn of Clarks-
ville, visited Rev. and Mrs. A. I.
Bond, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Aldridge
were. Saturday night guests of
her sister-in - law, Mrs. Bonnell
Ring at Texarkana.
Mrg. Ross McClure has renew-
ed a subscription to The Bogata
News for her sister, Mrs. Jack
Craddock of Yuba City, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Alsobrook,
Shaun and Mark of Austin, spent
last week in home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Polk Alsobrook.
Rocky, Gary and Kathy Stog-
ner of. Greenville, were Tuesday
to Sunday guests of their grand-
mother, Mrs. Jewell Summers.
Mrs. Earl Humphrey, Wayne
and Marlene of Clarksville, were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Gullion.
Mrs. O. E. Barnard returned
home Tuesday from Clarksville
hospital, where she was a patient
for x-rays and tests.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Castleman
of Austin, were visitors during
week end of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Castleman, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Gill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry King of
Farmers Branch, visited Mrs. E.
W. King, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
King, Sunday. They also visited
in Paris.
Mr .and Mrs. W. E. Gill had as
Saturday guests, Mr. and Mrs.
James Gill of Arlington, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Castleman of Austin,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Gjll.
Leah Lewis of Roxton, spent
from Friday to Monday with her
Re-Elect Two, One
New Councilman
Two Bogata city couneilmen
were re-elected Tuesday, Guy
Smelser receiving 72 votes and
Britt Lassiter, 70.
Replacing Frank Stubblefield,
not a candidate for re-election,
is Joe Choate, who defeated H. E.
Troutt, 52 to 17.
Incidentally, Smelser received
the total number of votes cast,
according to Miss Jodie Craddock
and Mrs. C. C. DeBerry, election
officials.
Earl Womack
Rites Monday
Funeral service for William
Earl Womack of 5713 Lewis,
Dallas, formerly of Deport, were
held Monday at. 2:30 p. m. at
Ecofield Memorial Church with
Dr. Harlan Roper officiating. In-
terment followed in ltestland
Memorial Park at Dallas.
Survi\ ing are his wife, the for-
me!’ Jennye Watson; two sons,
Wil'iam R. Womack and Charles
E. Womack of Dallas; a brother,
Woodrow Womack of Paris and
these sisters, Mrs. Emmitt Good-
Win of Dallas, Mi’s. Montez Moss
tf Paris and Mrs. Milam East-
ridge'of Chandler. Ariz., and one
granddaughter, Phillis Womack
of Dallas.
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ler- was reported from the blaze in
:<Y
oy Lewis at McCrury.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vickers and
grandson, Jay of Oklahoma City,
have been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vickers and
other relatives while on Vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Erik Myklebost,
Melanie and Bridgett, and Miss
Linda Pettit of Dallas, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pettit, Mrs.
Hattie Butler and others, Sunday.
Enjoying a picnic Sunday even-
ing at Grant Park in Deport were
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Watson
of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. J. L. Da-
vidson of Hooks, Mr. and Mrs.
James Gibson of Bogata, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Davidson and Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Davidson Jr., Deport.
the attic around the flue.
Jesse Moore, East Texas State
University junior, recently pledg-
ed Angel Flight. Angel Flight
is an honorary service organiza-
tion for young women selected by
the Air Force ROTCi Miss Moore
resides at Route 1, Bogata.
Mrs. Charlie Gray was dismiss-
ed Monday from Clarksville hos-
pital. She spent Monday night
in home of her son. -Uale Gray
and Mrs. Gray at Deport, and re-
turned to her home here Tites-
day. Her aister-in-law, Mrs.
Mollie Bartlett of Dallas, is at-
tending her-- Mrs. Gray suffered
several broken ribs in a fall at
her home last week.
Vehicle Inspection
Deadline April 15
Officials of the Motor Vehicle
Inspection Service of the Texas
Department of Public Safety, to-
day reminded motorists they have
only until Saturday, April 15 to
have their vehicles inspected as
required by State law.
They urged drivers to beat the
last-minute traffic jam at the in-
spection stations, and reminded
that their are only a few more
working days in which to get
their windshield stickers.
BAPTIST LADIES MEET
Laverne Tope Circle of First
Baptist Church WMU met Mon-
day at the church. Opening song
was by Mrs. J. N. Lee and prayer
by' Mrs. Rus-s Ward. Minutes
were read by Mrs. Clyde Roberts
before study from the book, “The
Women’s Missionary Union Pro-
gram of a Church’ was led by
Mrs. George Branson. Mrs. Jess
Cothren gave the closing prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Low of Post
Oak, visited Mrs. Fannie Clark,
Mrs. Hattie Butler,’ Sunday. Mrs.
Clark returned home last week
after visiting her son, Rev. Ever-
ett Clark and family in Arkansas.
Mrs. Tom Harmening, former-
ly of Manchester, is with her
daughter, Mrs. Polk Alsobrook
and Mi'. Alsobrook while Mr.
Harmening is in Rod River Ha-
ven.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Taylor and
sons of Talco, Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Damron wore guests Mon-
day of Mr. and Mrs: Buddy Dam-
ron and children for a noon meal
honoring Buddy’s birthday.
Mrs. Don Freeman and son,
Doug of Duncanville, spent last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Damron. Mr.
Freeman was here Friday and
they accompanied him home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Lee Jr.
and son of Houston, have ordered
a year’s subscription to The Bo-
gata News for Mrs. Ivan E. Lee
Sr. of Houston, as a birthday
gift. She observes, the anniver-
sary on April' 6.
Charlie Allen and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bill Ault and her sons,
Allen and Charles of Denton,
were Friday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Allen, Mrs. Neva
Weete., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gullion.
Miss Jessie Moore, student at
ETSU, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ennis
Moore. She had as guests Miss
Glenna Jones of Texarkana, Miss
Elaine Darby of Jacksonville,
who are also students at ETSU.
Mr. and Mrs. Mon Ward, Miss
Edie Forester, Mrs. Tucker Quin-
ton visited Broken Bow Dam,
Sunday and with Mr. and Mrs.
Reesie Gaston and Joe at Idabel.
Mrs. Rhea Vernon of Paris, sis-
ter of Mrs. O. J. Cooper and Mrs.
Russ Ward, was reported recu-
perating Tuesday in Baylor Hos-
pital, Dallas, where she under-
went surgery recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sheffield,
Mrs. Spencer Fortner and Mary
were in Lane, Okla., Tuesday to
attend funeral of his step-mother,
Mrs. Alice Sheffield, who died
Monday.
Bogata Firemen wore summon-
ed about 6:45 a .m. Monday to
extinguish a fire at home of a
Negro resident, Mrs. Ollie Ward,
in South Bogata. Little damage
METHODIST LADIES MEET
Circle I of the Methodist WSCS
met Monday at the chuveh. De-
votional, with scripture from
P.omans 8, was given by Mrs.
Jessie Simmons. The pastor, Rev.
John Stroun, offered prayer,
Miss Jodie Craddock gave an
article from the book “Iron
Shoe?.” It was entitled “Over-
flow Ministry.” An article by
Mrs. F. P. Brumloy was “M.v
Faith.” After a short business
session, Mrs. Dick Scott gave the
benediction.
Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Moni'oe Goode were Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Wilburn. Rev. and Mrs.
Cecil Hill of Clarksville. Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Barnes of Hooks, Rev.
and Mrs. Daniel Lewis, Mrs. Ol-
lie Glover, Mrs. W. C. Jeffery.
Mrs. Ida Rodgers, ill for some
time, was moved this week from
her home to Red River Haven
Nursing Home.
Miss Jodie Craddock is attend-
ing Mrs. Amy Craddock, who re-
turned to her home Friday from
Red River Haven, where she
spent 3’2 months recuperating
after a heart attack.
Firemen were summoned about
10 p. m. Tuesday to the Morris
Trimm home when electrical wir-
ing on outside of the Trimm
bouse caught fire. Only damage
was to the wire and it was minor.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Clausel,
Mr. ahd Mrs. Robert Clausel of
Clarksdale, Miss., wore week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
White and Robert.
Spending several days this
week with Mrs. Dixie Wright are
Sam Martin of Fort Worth, Mr.
and Mrs. K. M. Martin and grand-
son, Michael Oden of Lubbock.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wright of
Dallas, were Tuesday visitors.
Members of Bogata WSCS at-
tending district conference Hi
Cooper Wednesday were Mrs. W.
C. Jeffery, president; Mrs. John
Streun, Mrs. Stella Davidson,
Mrs. W. C. Howison and Mrs. Iva
Hooker, district officer.
With Mr. and Mrs. Max Maul-
din several days during week
end were their granddaughters,
Miss Sandra Jones of Dallas,
Miss Sherri Huffman of Grand
Prairie.
Mrs. Virginia Bishop was able
to return to her home Tuesday
after spending three weeks with
her sister, Miss Edna Howison,
while recuperating from eye sur-
gery at McCuistion Hospital,
Paris.
Mrs. A. M. Francis and son,
Tommie, and Milt Jarvis of Bon-
ham, were Tuesday guests of
Mrs. Francis and Mr. Jarvis’ sis-
ter, Miss Cora Jarvis at Bogata
Nursing Home. Enroute to Bo-
gata they visited their niece,
Miss Eddie Lou Short in Deport.
Mrs. W. C. Grayson returned
borne Friday inght from Hous-
ton, where she underwent medi-
cal treatment. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. E.
K. Bauer and children of Austin.
Miss Ethel Smith of Avery, is at-
tending Mrs. Grayson while she
recuperates.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Geese,
Ben Ed and Betty Lou were in
Texarkana Tuesday night to see
James C. Morriss III receive an
Eagle In Scouting.
Mrs. Bertha Murphy was a re-
cent visitor ’of her nephew, Mr.
and MrS. Dean Lee at Mt. Pleas-
ant.
Mrs. M. C. Ellis
Dies In Dallas
Mrs. M. C. Ellis of Bogata, for-
mer .Deport resident, died at 2 p.
m. Wednesday in Baylor Hospi-
tal Dallas. Services were set for
10 a. m Friday at a Baptist
church in Murfreesboro, Ark.,
with burial in the cemetery there
by Bogata Funeral Home.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tay-
lor Fugitt, Mrs. Ellis was born
■ Feb. 10, 1890 in Arkansas.
She is survived by her hus-
band, M. C. Elli. ; two sons, Char-
les MilbuVn Bumgarner of Sher-
man,' and Jessie Ellis of Mur-
freesboro; two daughters, Mrs. J.
K. Parker, Mrs. Jack Waggoner
of Dallas; a brother, Will Fugitt
of Murfreesboro and two grand-
children.
Pvt. Hunter Earns
Badge In Vietnam
The Combat Infantryman’s
Badge, mark of distinction for
the fighting soldier, was awarded
to Private First Class Jimmy
M. Hunter in Vietnam Feb. 22.
He is the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Eudy of Bogata.
Pvt. Hunter, 21, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Hunter of Lone Star,
is assigned to Co. G, 3rd Battal-
ion of the 9th Inf. Division’s 39th.
Infantry as a grenadier.
GIBs have been awarded since
late in World War 11 for sustain-
ed contact against an enemy in
ground action. The badge is a
blue rectangle with a silver rifle
mounted on it and a curved
wreath at the -top. Subsequent
awards are represented by stars
in the center of the wreath.
Ask Donations For
Cemetery Upkeep
We, the three sisters of the de-
ceased Charley D. Bryant, who
took care of the cemetery with-
out pay in past years, are start-
ing a fund for upkeep of McKen-
zie Chapel Cemetery. Any in-
dividual, club or organization
wishing to make a donation may
do so by leaving or sending their
donations to the Bogata First
National Bank. All donations
will be greatly appreciated. "Skeet
McCall is now caretaker cf the
cemetery. Thank you.
Ora Varner. Fay Varner, Geor-
gia Donaldson
Mrs. Jack Briley, Who with
Mr. Briley, was here Sunday
from Dallas to visit her mother,
Mrs. Ada Bussell in Red River
Haven, was stricken by illness
while at the C. C. Bussell home.
She was carried by ambulance to
Dallas and was reported an in-
tensive care patient in Methodist
Hospital, Monday and scheduled
to undergo surgery later.
B&W Entertains
Press, Radio, TV
Thursday Eve
Babcock & Wilcox Company
and its Paris Works entertained
newspaper, radio, and television
representatives and their wives at
a press dinner Thursday evening
at the Holiday Irin in Paris, when
plans for their 100th anniversary
observance were announced.
The Paris Works of B&W will
hold open house from 12 noon to
8 p. m. on Suturday, April 8, to
commemorate the 100th birthday
of the company. The general
public is invited and urged to
attend the event. Attention at
the reader is directed to their ad-
vertisemen in his newspaper.
B&W officials from the com-
pany’s general office in New
York, Boiler Division office in
Barberton, Ohio, and the Paria
Works were hosts for the pres*
dinner. This newspaper’s editor
and wife, George and Wilma
Grant, attended the dinner party.
A most interesting and unusnal
dsiplay of industrial paintings
was viewed by the group. Tha
paintings were unusal in that tha
subjects were equipment made by
B&W, including control units,
huge vessels, and a picture of the
world’s first nuclear merchant
ship, the Savannah, whose power
plant, designed and built by B&W,
won’t have to be refueled until
it sails more than 200,000 miles.
The artist, Howard Koslow,
painted in vivid colors the amaz-
ing life-like pictures of actual
scenes in the B&W plants, men
in action.
The food was excellent and the
hosts were most congenial. Mov-
ing pictures were shown of activ-
ities in the manufacture of boil-
ers, with narration and a ques-
tion and answer period following.
Mrs. Avary Attends
Rites For Brother
Mrs. Iona Avary of Bogata, at-
tended funeral of her brother,
Bonnie S. Phillips of DeKalb, held
at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Sand
Hill Baptist Church. Burial was
in Sand Hill Cemetery.
Phillips, aged 63, died Sunday
night in a Texarkana hospitaL
He was a retired civil service
employee.
Survivors, other than his sis-
ter here, are his wife, two sons,
another sister, a step-sister, step-
mother, and one grandchild.
Mrs. W. M. James, Mrs. San-
dra Thomas and daughter, Tam-
my of Grand Prairie, were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Childers.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Morgan
returned home Thursday from.
“Houston, where she underwent:
medical treatment.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL RANK
IN BOGATA
At Close of Business March 31, 1967
ASSETS
Loans and Discounts ........... $1,095,744.80
Banking House ...... 80,018.98
Furniture and Fixtures 15,922.01
U. S. Gov. Bonds . $668,974.66
Participations 358,766.17
Other Bonds &
Stocks ..... 132,979.08
Cash & Exchange.. 218,144.95— 1,378,864.86
TOTAL
$2,570,620.65
LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS ................................ $2,251,657.60
Other Liabilities ............. 162,301.41
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock ... $50,000.00
Surplus .... 50,000.00
Undivided Profits 56,661.64-— 156,661.64
TOTAL ..... ......................$2,570,620.65
First National Bank
IN BOGATA. TEXAS
OFFICERS:
W. D. HARVEY, Chm. Bd.
WILLIAM ROZELL, Pres.
B. A. LEGGETT, Vice.-Pres.
ANN BARNARD, Cashier
NEVA BURNS, Aaa’t Cash.
MARY CANFIELD, Bookkeeper
FRANCES ROZELL, Teller
DIRECTORS:
W. D. HARVEY,
Adviaory Director
WILLIAM ROZELL
B. A. LEGGETT
SAM BARNARD
MRS. BYRON BLACK
GAYLORD H McCLUER
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Grant, George W. The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1967, newspaper, April 6, 1967; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth902055/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.