The Wood County Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, April 16, 1956 Page: 1 of 12
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The Wood County Record
26TII YEAR — NUMBER THREE
Twenty-Six Years of Service in Wood, Smith and Van Zanat Coun* es
MINEOLA. TEXAS, MONDAY. APRIL 16. 1956
TWELVE PACES TODAY
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Wreck Hurts
3 on Sunday
TO DANCE HERE — Members of the Apache-
Kiowa Indian reservation in Oaklahoma will
perform in Mineola the night of April 26 at
the High School gymnasium. Sponsored by
je Junior and Senior High School P-TA, pro-
feeds from the show will be given to the
Mineola Youth Recreation fund. The Indians
will dance, sing native songs, and a lecture
on modern plains Indian life will be given.
George Hinson, shown in the above picture,
is bringing the Indians to Mineola. Last year
the Indians performed at the Old Settlers
Reunion in Quitman.
Chamber of Com merce Sets
Three people were injured and
the ear in which they were rid-
in demolished Sunday after-
noon when they over turned at
about 5:30 p.m. on old Highway
80 west of the gas plant.
Hurt were Gary E. Bailey of
Tyler, Randall F. Smith of
Grand Saline and Ethel Mae
Massingill of Alba. Smith’s son.
Dale, age 16. escaped uninjured.
The three were taken to Min-
eola General Hospital w here
Smith is being treated for three
broken ribs and multiple cuts
and bruises; Bailey has a brok-
en vertebra in his back, and
Mrs. Massingill a concussion
and multiple bruises.
Three other accidents took
Mrs. Massie, 90, Dies
In Golden Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Re-
becca Elizabe th Massie. 90. long
time resident of Wood County
and oldest church member of
the Golden Methodist Church,
were held at the Golden Meth-
odist Church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Malcolm Brown of Howe.
Texas officiated, assisted by Rev.
Don Sinclair and Rev. C. L.
Lindsey, both of Golden.
Mrs. Massie died at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. H. F.
Brown Saturday morning at
fi-an a m Rnrinl was in Mineola
place in Mineola Sunday, but no
personal injuries were incurred
At 9:45 a.m. Hubert Carl Rogers
Sr., of Ennis, going east of
Broad Street, ran the red light
at the intersection of Line St
and was struck by a ear driven
by Joe Ed Peters. Damages were
estimated a* $200. Rogers was
chirged with running a re:
light and paid a $15 fine.
Also Sunday morning at about
10 a.m., police charged R. L
Gunter. Negro male, ace 48
with hit and run driving, nc
operator’s license, and driving
while intoxicated. Gunter struck
a parked car in front of Oddis
Cleaners.
DWI charges were filed in
Quitman and hit and run and
drivers license charges were
filed in Mineola Corporation
Court.
Sunday afternoon at 5:38 p.m
considerable excitement w a
generated at the Bar 20 ir
South Mineola when a car back-
ed into two gas meters, knockee
them over, and filled the area
with escaping gas. The lire de-
partment was called, but nc
fire resulted before United Ga>
officials were able to shut the
gas off.
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Final Services Held
For Mrs. Christie, 74
Progress Week Plans Here
William A. Wilson of Long-
view, assistant general manager
of the East. Texas Chamber of
will conduct the
‘Community Progress
Week” beginning Monday. April
23rd.
The series of 11 study sessions
^■ttl be under the joint sponsor-
ship of the East Texas Chamber
of Commerce and the Mineola
Chamber of Commerce, with the
cooperation of numerous civic
(organizations in Mineola.
Wilson will present the fol-
lowing general topics for a bal-
anced community development
program: • 1 * research «2» agri-
culture (3» conservation 14* oil
and gas 15 > industry «6» civic
improvement <7> public rela-
tions 18» transportation (9’i
trade development ilOi educa-
tion and recreation ill* mem-
bership and finances and *12)
forestry.
Seckworth Enters
Race for Congress
Two candidates officially en-
tered the race for U. S. Con-
gressman of the third district
over the weekend following an-
nouncement by Bradv Gentry
that he would not seek re-
election.
Lindlev Beckworth of Glade-
water and R. E Peppy* Blount
of Tyler have both filed lor the
office. Blount previously had
stated that he was running for
State Senator but got in the
Congressman’s race when Gen-
try said he was not running
a formal statement t«> The
rd. Beckworth issued the
following:
‘T hereby announce my can-
didacy for the office of Con-
gress in the 3rd Congressional
District.
‘T am 42 years old. married
to Eloise Carter of Smith Coun-
ty. have 4 children. Gary 12.
Carter 10. Mary 9. and Linda 6
all in school at Union Grove
School in Upshur County
“For 14 years I served the 3rd
District in Congress; in 1954 1
was defeated lor Congress by a
narrow margin, but I carried 6
of the 8 counties and lost the
7th county by 157 votes. I car-
ried many more voting boxes
than my opponent
So BECKWORTH page 13
Among the Mineola organiza-
tions participating in the “Com-
munity Progress Week" activi-
ties will be the Rotary Club.
Lions Club, senior high school
students, women’s clubs and
farmers groups.
Bruce Brown, manager of the
Mineola Chamber of Commerce,
stated that all sessions during
the week will be open to the
public.
The Mineola ‘ Progress Week”
will be the 162nd such commu-
nity improvement program
sponsored and conducted by the
East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce. It will be the 102nd pro-
gram personally directed by as-
sistant manager Wilson.
Wilson has had more than
30 years experience in chamber
of commerce work. He has been
a member of the staff of the
East Texas Chamber for 15 years
and previous to that time ser-
ved as chamber of commerce
manager in Sulphur Springs.
Olney. Lamesa and Munday.
Following the series of meet-
ings in Mineola. the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce will
make a study and analysis of
the suggestions for civic im-
provement made by the Mineola
citizens. A complete report will
then be submitted to the board
oi directors ol the Mineola
Chamber of Commerce.
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Buck’s Shoe & Saddle Shop
will move May 1 to Evans Shop
location, 112 So. Johnson.
City Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons.
H. W. Massie and N. E. Massie.
both of Golden; four daughters.
Mrs. Ida Chapman and Mrs. H.
E. Brown, both of Golden. Mrs.
T. H. Carroll. Mineola. and Mrs.
Opal McLinden. Texas City; 31
grandchildren. 30 great grand-
children and 3 great great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were J. W. Under-
wood, D. E. Underwood, Clifton
Brown. W. H. Harman. German
Adrain. Clyde Whitus. Earnest
Hughes and Paul Usrey.
Final rites for Mrs. Ann May
Christie. 74. who died in Orange
Saturuday. were held at the
First Methodist Church here
Sunday afternoon with burial in
Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Rev. G. R Thomas officiated
at the rites.
Mrs. Christie had taken an
active part in church work and
had taught the Fellowship Sun-
day School Class.
Surviving here are her hus-
band. one son. two daughters
and a sister.
LETS GO Fishing
Bv Ben Pegues
Things opened with a bang
this week. Dewey Farmer has
done it again. A 3:*! and a 6 lb.
bass at Wilson Aaron’s Lake and
a 4 lb. bass Wednesday evening
at Owen’s Lake southwest of
Rucker's Store in Smith County.
This is the lake on the old
Robert’s place.
I finally got my hands on
that sputter bug that Dewey is
doing all the damage with. You
can get them locally. It's the
smaller, spinning size.
Hubert Snyder took 17 bass.
5 of them from 3 to 3’2 lbs. at
a lake this side of Edom using
a sputter bug * there it is again •
and a devil's horse.
Jack D. Price and Charlie
Snyder caught 29 bass and
white perch at the same place
on minnows.
Beuna Tucker and Bob Kill-
AQmvht 10 ii-hito
and a bass at Charter Lake on
red minnows, reports Dan Peg-
ues Bait Shop. One of the white
perch weighed in at 2*2 lbs. and
the bass weighed 2’ a lbs.
This writer castecl at Wilson
Aaron’s Lake late Saturday
evening without luck. Early this
week went back to Gerald Dick-
erson’s Lake, southwest of Silver
Lake and had the best luck
ever — caught 16 bass one going
over 5 lbs. and another around
3 lbs. on minnows.
It has been reliably reported
that two Mineola residents have
been known to catch unusually
large bass and to hold them for
a day or so in their bath tubs
at home And. we can't call the
law about it because one of
them is police chief Clarence
Willingham.
Jack Cole who caught the 13
lb. catfish two weeks ago caught
See FISHING page 9
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Harle, S. Neil. The Wood County Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, April 16, 1956, newspaper, April 16, 1956; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1140331/m1/1/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.