El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1981 Page: 9 of 36
thirty six pages : ill. ; page 23 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
Former Louiseite Dies In Oilfield
William Wayne
‘‘Skeeter” Overman, who
formerly lived in Louise
with an uncle, J. M.
Overman, was killed in
an oilfield accident June
.it Caldwell
A senior at Texas A&M
University, he was
engaged in summer
employment at the time
Funeral services and
interment were at
Andrews June 14. Sur-
vivors include his wife,
Pita of Bryan, to whom
he was married March 20
of this year; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Duayne
Overman; a sister and
bro.her, Sherry and
Jerry, all of Andrews
While staying in
Ixmise, “Skeeter” at-
tended services at the
First Baptist Church and
shared a talent to sing
special hymns.
Attending the service
from Louise and El
Campo were the J. M.
Overman and Cecil
McLane families.
David Overman, son of
the J. M. Overmans, was
a May graduate from
Odessa High School. His
parents and family at-
tended commencement
exercises.
The Overmans expect
to be transferring to
Lovington, N.M., soon
This will enable them to
be located near other
family members.
Wayne and Mary
Harrington returned to
Houston Monday from a
three-day “back home”
visit in Louise.
District AARP Meeting
Nine members of the
Louise AARP Chapter
2102 attended an annual
district fun day and
covered dish dinner in
Eagle Lake June 18.
Attending from Louise
were I. B. Clements,
Amalie Huhenak, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank
Sablatura, Mr and Mrs
Karl Wendel, Mrs. Lee
Schneider, Mrs H Kieth
and Mrs Carl Treude
Visitors From Pa.
Bud and Anne Measel
enjoyed a visit last week
from Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Moore of
Ambridge, Pa.
Their guests were en
route to Corpus Christi
where they are con-
sidering retirement
plans.
Bud and Vincent were
employed by the same
company prior to Bud’s
retirement.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Holik, their son and
family, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Holik and Jason,
visited Galveston Island
during Father’s Day
weekend.
They were also visitors
in the home of Mrs.
Alfred Holik’s brother
and wife, Mr and Mrs.
John Hildebrand
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School
is being held this week,
June 22-26, at the Louise
First Baptist Church An
enrollment of 46 attended
the opening morning
session from 9 to 11:30
am.
The youth group will
meet at night, according
to VBS Director Donna
Branscum.
Workers for this group
are Debbie Roome,
Law'rence Roome and
Pastor Jerre Guthrie.
Wini Simko is the pianist
Other groups and their
workers are:
Pre-school — Helen
Carleston, Bonnie
Koades, Marilyn Hendrix
and Audrey Hendrix
Middle Children
Dorothy Billington,
Cheryl Johnson, Marie
Naiser, Sammye Heard
and Rhonda Billington
Older Children —
Mickey Miller, Twila
Dixon and Alice Roome
Family night is
scheduled for Friday at
7:30p.m.
Birthday Greetings
Friday, June 26 —
Charles Bloom, Anna
Reck, Anna Beltran and
Ricky Yackel.
Saturday, June 27 —
Vlad Marek and Sandra
Buenger.
Sunday, June 28 —
Spike Holub, Glenn
Michna and Emilie Reck.
Monday, June 29 —
Denise Pavlu and Alan
Marek
Tuesday, June 30 —
Mrs. John N. Strnadel,
Sheila Vajdos and Lillian
Stavinoha Socha.
Wednesday, July 1 —
Gloria Chromcak.
Thursday, July 2 —
Gibson Vajdos, David
Brewer and Mike Hen-
derson.
Golden Wedding
Observance
Mr and Mrs Jesse E.
and Lorena Hillyer Fox
of Austin are being
honored with a 50th
wedding anniversary
observance Sunday at St
Martin’s Lutheran
Church in Austin.
Mrs. Fox’ parents, the
late Mr. and Mrs. D D
Hillyer, established
Hillyer’s Store here in
1909. Mrs. Fox’ brother,
R D. Hillyer, continues
operation of the business
Parish Hall Dedicated
The Sunday dedication
of the St Andrew’s
Parish Hall at Hillje
attracted a large crowd.
Nine priests and
dignitaries assisted with
the ceremonies.
The hall was named in
honor of its principal
builder and pastor, the
Rev Peter Higgins,
recently assigned to a
pastorate in Victoria.
Here for the occasion
were Father Higgins
brother, also a priest, and
a sister from England;
and relatives from New
York state.
will be named later.
Mrs Dub (Jane Boyd)
Boswell of Lubbock is
spending several days
with her mother. Mrs J
H Boyd Sr
Mickey (S. M ) Quirey
Jr , wife Winona and son
Stockton M Quirey III
have moved to Louise
from Oklahoma and are
living in the home of
Mickey’s grandparents,
the late Mr. and Mrs.
Jack and Gertrude
Stockton Quirey.
Welcome to Louise!
Get well wishes to
Shirley Piwonka, a
surgery patient in a
Houston hospital
Trey and Jason Fondon
have returned from
visiting their dad, John
Fondon, in Duncanville,
Houston and Palacios.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Leffingwell of Austin
were Sunday and Monday
visitors with their sister,
Mrs Ruby K Stuart, in
Ixniise
Milton and Charlene
Gwosdz and daughters,
Laura Lynn, Mary Jo and
Shirley Jean of Houston,
were visitors with
Charlene’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs Karl Wendel.
Joseph Wendel of Eagle
Lake, a Rice High School
faculty member, joined
his sister and family here
during their visit.
The Robert Clements
family of Houston and the
Jimmy Tupas of
Pasadena were weekend
visitors in the 1 B.
Clements home
Mrs. Arthur Thomas
and daughter, Mrs.
Barbara Bradshaw of
Ganado, went to Midland
Tuesday for a visit with
Carl and Nettie Jennings.
Jim and Debbie
Callaway and Brandon of
Bryan were Father’s Day
visitors in Louise
f Casablanca
„..>.“Goes »oth Ways”
_||
* r>
All. CASABLANCA FANS HAVIl
THFJSE STANDARD FKATURLS
• RrvrfM* Air Mow
• BuiH in V ana Mr Speed ( ontrol
• Ml Mr!.*! H - r k
• SiJid v\ (Miden Hl«*de*
• AH Mounting Hard*Are Imtuded
• live Vr.ii \4*rr«i*ti
) '
SUMMER ENERGY SAVINGS
Srt your thermostat at 78 to 80 — maintain a comfort level of
between 70 to 72
WINTER ENERGY SAVINGS
Increases heating efficient y by eliminating stratification of hot air
on vour ceiling — maintain* a morr comfortable living area
REVERSE AIR FLOW
Area Funeral Notices
Elmer Herman Stvanson
Elmer Herman Swanson, 91, of El Campo died
Saturday, June 20, at a local nursing home.
A farmer, rancher and resident of El Campo for 85
years, Swanson was born Nov. 26, 1889, in Marquette,
Kan., to the late Svann Otto and Emma Bergstrom
Swanson. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Services were held Monday at Wheeler Funeral
Home at 3 p m. with the Rev. Winston Hold of-
ficiating. Internment was held in Garden of Memories
Cemetery.
In lieu of the usual remembrances, contributions
may be made to the El Campo Area Adult Center.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Brown
Swanson. Survivors include a son, Wilbur Swanson,
El Campo; five grandchildren and eight great-
grandchildren
Pallbearers were J.R. Flanagin, Richard Collins,
Elmer Neumann, Werner Wendt, Tom Melcher and
Clarence Larson.
Robert E. Long
Robert E Long, 65, a long time blacksmith and resi-
dent of Francitas, died at his home Sunday, June 21,
following an extended illness.
He was born in Cimarron, Okla , to the late Dea and
Jennie Hopper Long on June 1, 1916.
He is survived by his wife Alice Long, Francitas;
two daughters, Hilda Pendleton, Pasadena, and Mary
B Blocher, Bay City; one son, Robert F. Long, Fran-
citas; one sister, Themla Rose, San Angelo; and four
brothers, Dea Long, Stafford, Garlon Long, Fran-
citas. Pete Ixmg, White Wright, and John Loaf,
Silsbee.
He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Wednesday in the Triska
Chapel at 2 p.m with the Rev. Lloyd Nixon of-
ficiating
Internment will be in the Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.
NEWS OF LOUISE
by Mrs. Hensley Kieth
Our reverie option on our fan* improve* condition* with or * it bout
air conditioning by circulating air botli downward and outward
LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION
AH C aiablanca Fan* u*e the equivalent energy of a I SO watt light
bulb running at full tpeed
VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL
Built »n speed < ontrol with range from 2S RPM to 210 RPM
ELY FURNITURE CENTER
116 W. JACKSON
R CAMPO
YHT Elects
The new slate of of-
ficers for the Louise
Young Homemakers
includes Mrs Charles
Holub, president. Mrs.
Stephen Kocurek, vice
president; Mrs Curtis
Fritz, secretary; Mrs.
Alvin Kuleak. treasurer;
Laurie Marek. reporter
Committee appointments
FRANKIE
Novak’s Meat 1
205 N. WASHINGTON
Market
040*0004
MM EL
PRESSED HAM
21.29
l£M
HAMBURGER
*1.49
SLICED BACON
11.29
CLUB STEAKS.
RUMP ROASTS
ROUND STEAK
SMOUID8R ROUND
ROAST, Lb.....
Lb..........$1.99
. lb.........$1.89
, Lb.........$2.39
..............$1.79
sm«
STEAK
21.49
CUES
•UHMNNMT
SMNOCttMM
MIT sms
COLO PLATT SPECIAL
PEPPERED KEF, COM KIT
AM CHICKEN SALAD
(weorf*e Olon Dun ran
George Olon Duncan, 77. of Alvin died Friday in an
Alvin hospital.
The funeral was held at 2 p m. Sunday at the South
Park Baptist Church in Alvin with the Rev. Luther
McCollister officiating Internment was in the South
Park Cemetery
Surviving are his wife. Fay Duncan, Alvin; a
daughter, Mrs Glen Rice, Tulsa, Okla.; a son, George
O Duncan Jr., Port Lavaca, two sisters, Mrs Tom
Henderson and Mrs Ted Corey, both of El Campo;
and two brothers, M J Duncan, Alvin; and E.R Dim
can. El Campo
Shop El Campo And Stive
YES...
We Do Have LUV’s,
D Camino Pickups,
Crew Cabs, Chassis-Cabs,
And Big Tracks la Stock
For Immediate Delivery
Jesse Gibson Chevrolet
$43-3321 EL CAMPt
El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed .June 24, 1981 Page 9-A
1
|
• \
!
i
i
|
1
i
I
>
I
.y
1
I
I
I
8
I
¥
I
s
v
1
V
:j:
1
|
V
S
1
x
¥
:::
BU1.1
Jack MaguireV'Talk of Texas”
FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY — Probably the state’s only cemetery
where the deceased aren’t identified on their gravestones is on the cam
pus of The University of Texas at Arlington
Long before there was a college there the site was known as Rescue
Hill. In 1903, the Rev. J T Upchurch opened what he called the Barachah
Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls. It was a refuge for
hundreds of young women, victims of unwanted pregnancies, until it clos-
ed in 1935.
Many of the former residents went on from the home to lead successful
lives. Others, however, as well as some of the infants they brought into
the world, still lie on Refuge Hill within a stone’s throw of what now' is the
UT-A Administration Building Most of the graves, marked only with flat
stones, bear only first names Many of the epitraphs are limited to words
like "Infant No. 5” or “baby.”
To help support the home, residents operated a small factory that made
handkerchiefs The work also encouraged them to stay at the home for an
indeterminate time because Rev. Upchurch discouraged them from of-
fering their babies for adoption
After the Barachah Home closed in 1935, an orphanage was operated on
the site until 1942 In 1963 it was purchased by The University of Texas
System to accommodate expansion of the Arlington campus. Now only
the little cemetery, bearing a recently installed Texas Historical Com-
mission marker, remains as a reminder of the home for wayward girls.
GOOFY GEOGRAPHY — It’s no wonder that Texas is known as the
place where the sunshine spends the winter
There’s a Sunrise in Falls County, a Sundown in Hockley County and a
Sunset in Montague County.
If Old Sol’s rays are too strong to suit, there is a Star in Mills County
and an Aurora in Wise.
THE BIG ONE — Armadillo racing, unknown a few years ago, reaches
its zenith June 20 when the critters run for the World’s Championship in
San Angelo.
‘The little armored one,” as “armadillo” translates into Spanish, was
never intended to compete as a runner. In fact, when the animal is sur
prised, it doesn’t flee It curls up in its hard, bony shell and waits for the
intruder to go away.
It is unsurpassed as a digger, however It can burrow itself completely
out of sight in a matter of seconds.
The fad of racing the animals get started accidentally in 1967 The late
Hondo Crouch, always looking for a way to publicize his beloved Lucken
bach, staged an armadillo beauty contest. One contestant, angered when
his entry didn’t win, vowed that "she may not be the purtiest, but she’s
the fastest.”
Another challenged his claim and the first recorded armadillo race in
history was run. Since that running 14 years ago in a Texas village, the
sport has spread across the nation.
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW — That San Antonio is one of the half
dozen plazes in the world where one can use a boat as a taxi.
The city’s floating cabs stop at hotels, restaurants and other haunts
along the San Antonio River to take on and discharge passengers
(Copyright, 1981, by Jack Maguire)
Hermann Nursing
School Reveals
Testing Dates
Final pre-admission
testing dates have been
set for Hermann
Hospital’s School of
Vocational Nursing
session which begins this
August in Houston
The last two dates
candidates for admission
may be tested are July 7
and July 25.
Those who apply to the
school must be high
school graduates, or have
completed the 10th grade
with a satisfactory GED.
After graduation, nurses
who are hired by Her-
mann are reimbursed for
their tuition and ex-
penses
To register for an
entrance test, or for more
iformation, contact the
Hermann Hospital School
of Vocational Nursing at
1-797-4080
REST TAKE A
A**BREAK
- - ■■ 'M . IT-
RedWings
Hey! Good
looking!
2119
Red Wing Comfort
with Good Ix>oks to Boot!
Pecos Red Wings are famous (or comfort either
on-the-job, or out having fun Made with hand-
picked leathers, they re long-wearing and
good-looking Available in 9" and 12" styles,
including safety pull-ons Get the best Red
Wings You Ve earned them1
You’ve earned your Wings!
OSHMAN’S
COLOR VIDEOTAPING
* Wo now offer full color videotaping torvico
★ Videotape your homo or butine** and content* for
proof of loss In case of fire or burglary
* Provides your insurer with complete list of valuables
— updates annually
e Also greet for documentation of wills
it Con be used for inventory without closing business.
Inventory token off TV screen
STATI
IICI MM
C 2470
SONOtD
AMO IMSUMO
SHEFFIELD SECURITY
AND INVESTIGATIONS
121 I. Monteroffe. El Campo
PHONE
543 8430
5328430
t
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1981, newspaper, June 24, 1981; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987135/m1/9/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.