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VOLUME 7
GRAHAM. TEXAS 76046
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1966
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Mayor, Three Aidermen
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Graham Public Library
Plans National Observance
Hail, Winds
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VACCINATIONS
No one appeared in this re-
gard for the Meacham Real Es-
tate Company which is seek-
ing to annex a tract of land
south of the Rolling Hills Ad-
dition. The hearing was closed,
however, the Council deferred
action on the proposal pending
further study.
Council approved plans to
place a guard light near the
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Eldon Willis was reappointed
auditor for the City of Gra-
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examine the plate glass picture window which was
damaged by high wind or a small tornado Sunday
evening Pieces of the glass lodged in the opposite
wall of the room The Birdwell family was away
of the time of the storm —Reporter Staff Photo
CITY COUNCIL—New members and
retiring members of the City Council
are pictured after they took the.oath
of office Thursday morning Left to
right. Moyor Roy Dies, Horry Bettis,
was glso buckled on the south side
offer the wind blew out a large pic-
ture window on the north side of the
home An evoporative air conditioner
was ripped from the east side of the
home — Reporter Staff Photo
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Three Grahamites were in-
jured in a one-car accident on
State Highway 277, 14 miles,
south of Sonora, Texas, April
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Involved in the accident were
Donald Brumley, 19, Randal Bo-
oth, 17 and Delma Jenning, 23.
The Highway Patrol estimat-
ed speed about 50 miles per
hour when the driver, Booth,
apparently went to sleep while
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plans for next season have been
discussed, and a cluch has ben
taken on a group consisting of
fifty players from the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra. This
would include all first chair
men and the regualr conductor,
Donald Johanos, and a soloist,
possibly a pianist.
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STORM DAMAGE — Wreckoge of a
two-cdr garage is pictured above at
the George Birdwell home,. Loving
highway, following the Sunday storm
A pickup truck in the garage was
slightly damaged The Birdwellzhome
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Agriculture barn in Fireman’s
Park and a mercury vapor light
near the Flint Creek Bridge
on the Newcastle highway at
lake Eddleman for the bene-
fit of area fishermen.
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A Mayor and three Aider-
men took the oath of office
Thursday morning after the
Council canvassed the votes in
last Tuesday’s election. They
included Roy Dies, Jr., Mayor,
Harry Bettis, Malcolm Stewart,
and Henry Swain, Aidermen.
The new Council heard Sed-
gewick Gorcon, representative
of Union Central Life Insur-
ance Co. present his company’s
basic employee retirement plan
with suggested applications of
the program for City employ-
ees, and left charts and material
for the Council to study.
A public hearing on the pro-
posed annexation of approxi-
mately 61.6 acres of land out
of the A.G. Huffman and Wm.
One of the most effective
ways to tie together your com-
munity, is to visit the Graham
Public Library during obser-
vance of National Library Week,
April 17-April 23. •
"For a better read, better in-
formed America,’’ is the 1966
slogan chosen as a means to
reach the attention of the po-
tent! al library-consumer,
which includes all of the cit-
izens and students of this area.
A special bulletin board us-
ing National Library Week ma-
terials will be on display. Al
so, some of the new books
selected for the annual Summer
Reading course will be shown
to the public.
The Board of Directors and
Staff of the Library wish to
extend a warm invitation to all
of their old friends as well
as to those who are not now
committed to reading or to Li-
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Mrs. Enright
Funeral Rites
Set Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Joylene Enright, 46, of Sham-
rock, Texas, were conducted 2
p.m. Monday from the Church
of Christ in Shamrock. Burial
will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April
12, in the Markley Cemetery.
Local funeral arrangements
are under the direction of Mor-
rison Funeral Home.
Mrs. Enright died Saturday
night in Shamrock.
Mrs. Enright, the former
Joylene Young, daughter of V.
W. Young, was reared at Mark-
ley, Texas, and was a mem-
ber of the church of Christ.
Survivors . include three
daughters, Mrs. Eva Jo Wise-
man of Bartlesville,Okla., Bet-
ty and Jackie Enright of the
home; her father, V.W. Young
of Graham. two brothers, Ster-
man Young of Post, and Dewey
Young of Gainesville; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Elmer Marley and
Mrs. G.T. Smith both of Jacks-
boro.
Vaccinations for dogs in the
city have been changed to April
30 and May 7 according to a
report from the City Manager's
office today.
Persons dealring to have
their animals vaccinated and
secure license tags are re-
minded of the change in dates.
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Workers in the Graham Com-
munity Concert membership
campaign are busy this week
contacting renewals, although
the campaign does not official-
ly open until next week. Renew-
als will be turned tn at the
dinner meeting on Monday,
April 18, and at that time plans
for securing new members will
be discussed.
Those working in the drive
include: Rev. Hubert Foust,
Mrs. J. C. Kuykendall, Mrs.
Richard Landrith, Dr. and Mrs.
D.L. MCCree, Mrs. R.G. Mc-
Daniel, Mrs. Joe McKinley, Mr.
and Mrs. A.J. McShane, Mrs.
Gene Matthews, Mrs. Wyman
Osbourne, Mrs. Louis Pitcock,
Sr., Mrs. Glenn Ragle, Mrs.
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“Be yourself” is the worst advice you can give
to some people — JOHN MASEFIELD, 19th cen-
tury English poet and playwright.
Mrs. Harrison
Funeral Rites
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs,
Willie M. Harrison, 83, long-
time resident of this city, were
conducted 4 p.m. Saturday,
April 9, from the First Metho-
dist Church. Dr. D.L. McCree,
pastor, officiated for the fun-
eral rites, and burial was in
the Oak Grove Cemetery with
funeral arrangements under the
direction of Morrison Funeral
Mrs. Harrison died Friday,
April 8 In the Graham Gen-
eral Hospital following a leng-
thy illness.
Mrs. Harrison, the widow of
the late Walter B. Harrison,
was born July 17, 1882 in Craw-
ford, Texas, a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. W.H.H. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison moved
to Graham in 1910 from Lov-
ing, Texas. She was a faithful
member of the First Methodist
Church many years and active
in church work.
. Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs., Eula B. Nehls of
Marshall, Texas; and Mrs.
Branys Cooper of Graham; a
granddaughter, Miss Peggy
Nehls of Marshall, Texas, and
a grandson, H. Kent Cooper
of Miami, Florida.
Pallbearers were Ernest
Remington, John Hammond,
Ray mon Thompson, T.J. Rod-
gers, Bill McKinney, William
E. Bell, J.W Matthews, and
Beverly King.
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PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. J.B Balch,
Jim Mike, Candy, and Bill of
Levelland, Texas, Mrs. R.C.
Martin of Irving, Texas, were
Easter holiday guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
vin McCluskey.
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McLeod survey brought a pro-
test from Eugene McCracken,
Graham attorney.
McCracken said he was
speaking in behalf of his father,
Than McCracken, who was also
present, and for Bruce Wilson
and Harold Barnhart who were
not present for the hearing.
They were seriously injured
and taken to the Million M.
Hudspeth Memorial Hospital in
Sonora.
Booth and Jennings were
transferred to tin-Graham Gen-
eral Hospital. Jennings sus-
tained a broken back and Bo-
oth received several facial lac-
erations. Brumley suffered a
broken ankle, and chest injur-
ies. He is a patient in the So-
no r a Hospital recuperating
from lung surgery.
L.K. Raynor, Mrs. John Riggs,
Mrs. Erskine Roach, Mrs. S.J.
Roach, Mrs. Glenn Rowe, Mrs.
E. Bruce street, Jr., Mrs.
R. C. Turner, Mrs. A.L. V4ugtix
an, Mrs. Mary King williams,
Mrs. Ed AnUe, Miss Frances
Bell, Mrs. Harry Bettis, Mrs.
Jessie Boyer, Mrs. Larry
Camp, Mr. and Mrs. George
Corse, Mr. Ray Costilow, Mr.
and Mrs. N.B. Crenshaw, Mrs.
Jess Cross, Mrs. L.L. David-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Duke,
Mrs. Virginia Krause, Mrs.
Wilford Fultz, Mrs. R.E.L. Go-
wan, Mrs. C.P. Gregory, Mrs.
John Hammond, Mrs. Chas. A.
Harris, Mr. Ed Harris, Jr.,
Mrs. Lindsey Hawkins, Mrs.
T.J. Howell, Mrs. Don Iverson,
Mrs. Frank Jennings, Mrs. B.
F. Allison, Mrs. E.H. Andrew,
Mr. Lawrence Barnhill, Mrs.
Blaine Divine, Mr. Joe Dale
Garvey, Mr. and Mrs. S.B.
Harbison, Mrs. J.K. Morgan,
Mrs. W.B. Fultz, Mrs. J. A.
Robertson, Mrs. Hugh wair,
Jr., Mrs. George Jaggers, Mrs.
Bob Morgan, Mrs. K.D. Oates,
Mrs. Guy Meacham, Mrs. Payne
Roye, and Mrs. Frank Pillar of
Bryson, Mrs. Thelma Whiteley
of Newcastle, and Mrs. Ben
Karnes of Breckenridge.
Mrs. Sherrell Smith is mem-
bership chairman. Program
brary use, to visit their Pub-
lic Library during National Li-
brary Week.
Library hours ary from 1:00
p.m. -5:00 p.m. Mondays
through Saturdays and the lo-
cation is at 1100 Cherry Street.
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A grinding collision occured
5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the in-
tersection of First and Oak
Streets, Involved in the acci-
debt were a 1961 Chevrolet se-
dan driven by Ruth Needham
Adair, Loving Road, and a 1960
Ford sedan driven by Norma
Do|lar Kohout, 308 Gleese.
Both drivers were, rushed to
the Graham Generali Hospital
in Morrison ambulances for
medical treatment. >
The impact caused the Ford
to crash into a fire hydrant
and broke it off at the ground.
Officers estimated $100dam-
age to the Chevrolet and about
$700 damage to the Ford.
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Ordinance No. 343 was passed
on first reading March 34, and
was passed on second and final
reading Thursday after declar-
ing an emergency.
The Ordinance changes the
Zoning Classification of Lots
I, 3, and 3, Block 1, Ribble
Addition to the city of Graham
from R-l to LR-3.
former Alderman Louis Pitcock, Sr ,
Bock row, former Maypr Ed Grahom,
Alderman Mac Williams, Henry
Swoin, ond Molcolm Stewart — Re-
porter Staff Photo
A. R. Tucker
Dies Friday
• Mr. A. R. Tucker, 50, of
1223 Texas Street, died 2;30
p.m. , Friday in the Graham
General Hospital after suffer-
ing an apparent heart attack
about noon. He was employed
as a welder for the Sinclair
Pipeline Company of this city.
Funeral services for Mr.
Tucker were conducted 2 p.m.,
Saturday from the First Bap-
tist Church with the Rev. Hub-
ert Foust, pastor, officiating.
Local arrangements were un-
der the direction of Morrison
Funeral Home. Graveside ser-
vices were conducted 2 p.m.,
Sunday in the Wortham, Texas
cemetery under direction of
Walker Funeral Home.
Arvid Rudolph Tucker was
born February 1, 1916 in Wor-
shami Texas, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L. i Tucker.
He married the former Juanita
Price in 1940 at Corsicana,
Texas.
Tucker was a member of the
First Baptist Church and the
Wortham Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Juanita Tucker and two
daughters, Sandra Ann and
Glenda of the home; his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Ruth Tucker of
'Austin, five brothers, Dewey
Tucker of Gainesville, M.F.
and Billie Frank Tucker, both
of Austin, Earl Tucker of Rog-
ers, Ark., and r.l, Tucker of
Fort Worth.
Pallbearers were Frank
Cummins, Forrest Thigpen,
Buck Stone, Haskell Johns,
Morris Fife, and Bus Bower.
driving and collided with a
bridge.
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"CAKE FOR EX-MAYOR” — Mrs Betty Shorp,
left, TESCO Home Service Advisor, present a small
chocolate cake decorated with a "EX” in yellow
icing to E S Graham, Jrv right, retiring mayor of
theCity during o morning coffee held Thursday for
the City Councvil at the Texas Electric Service Co
office — Reporter Staff Photo
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Two tornado funnels were
sighted Sunday evening by the
Texas Department of Public
Safety patrolmen in Olney as
Young County residents anx-
iously watched a threatening
cloud after a large area sur-
rounding Wichita Falls was
placed on a severe weather
alert.
One tornado funnel, north-
west of Olney, swooped down
over Lake Cooper tearing the
roof pf a warehouse and twist-
ed a utility pole off at the
ground. Power was disrupted
temporarily, and the Olney
Hamilton Hospital went on aux-
iliary units.
Another funnel dipped down
in the northwest section of Ol-
ney destroying a garage. A
plate glass door in the Olney
First National Bank reported-
ly was blown out during the
high wind. >
Another funnel was sighted
west of Jacksboro, but no dam-
age was reported from the
storm.
Hail and wind damage was
reported from the storm east
of Olney, south toward Gra-
ham and east around the Lov-
ing area.
The David Bakers, local wea-
ther observers, report .41 inch-
es of rain tell In Graham Sun-
day night.
The George Birdwell resi-
dence, Loving highway, suffer-
ed extensive damage. A two-
Pemberton
Rites Held
Saturday
Funeral services tor Mr.
John Wesley Pemberton, 72,
retired water well driller of
this city, were conducted 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, from the
Morrison Funeral Chapel. Rev.
W. L Shires, pastor of the
Church of God, officiated, and
burial was in the Pioneer cem-
etery with funeral arrange-
ments directed by Morrison
Funeral Home.
Mr. Pemberton died April 8
in the Graham General Hos-
pital after apparently suffering
a heart attack.
Born June 17, 1893, Pem-
berton was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pember-
ton. He moved to Graham in
1948 from Bryson, Texas.
Survivors include three bro-
thers, Gordon Pemberton of
Arkansas, Ernest Pemberton
of Truth or Consequences, N.
M., and Robert Pemberton of
Burkburnett, Texas. a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Corr lean ofWash-
ington, and several nieces and
nephews,
MR AND MUS GILMORE
MOVE TO CRANE, TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gilmore
and two daughters, LeAnn and
Lisa, and son, 'Jeffrey, left
Wednesday for Crane, Texas
to make their future home.
Mr. Gilmore has accepted a
position with Johnston Testers
in that city. Mrs. Gilmore’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. J.R.
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car garage was completely de-
molished. A pickup truck, left
in the structure,- sustained
minor damage. The wind, or
possibly the tip of a tunnel,
demolished a large picture
glass window in the Birdwell
home,' and buckled the south
side of the house, Trees in the
-yard and feed lot were twist-
ed and. broken.
An air conditioner was de-
tached from the east side pf
the house and scattered in the
yard. Mr. and Mrs. Birdwell
and children were visiting rel-
atives when the storm hit their
home.
Homer Brashears, . east of
the Birdwell place, reported
extensive roof damage to his
home, and sheds unroofed.
Jess Shepard reported dam-
age at his farm, and a shed
was demolished at the Ken-
neth McCluer farm about nine
miles north of Graham.
A Community Public Ser-
vice power line was damaged
at a location 'two miles south
of Loving. J.C. Brown, State
Highway Patrol Unit, and Dep-
uty Sheriff Hugh Casey, work-
ed in the area and reported
three poles broken and elec-
tric power disrupted.
Brown reported V.P. Brooks
of Wichita Falls was returning
home from P-K Lake with his
mother-in-law, when their boat
trailer and fiber glass boat were
yahked loose by the high wind
from his truck. Hie trailer lod-
ged in a ditch, and the 15 foot
boat was jerked from the trail-
er and deposited in a field some
distance from the highway. The
two Wichitans escaped injury.
Rain and hail accompanied
the severe weather. Golf-size
hall was reported north ofGra-
. ham by Mrs. Mary Bradshaw at
her place. Hail fell in Jean and
Lov ing.
High water on FM 61 be-
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