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The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 4

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THE MEXIA DAILY NEWS. TEXAS, MARCH 25, 1959 PAGE FOUR BY SECRET JUDGE Five Winners Are Named In Sears Pig Essay Contest Five Limestone County 4-H Club members have been announced as winners in the Scars pig essay contest, with three more winners to be decided and announced later. Each winner will receive a registered Duroc gilt in May. Winners announced by M. Brown.

are Glenn A. Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O.

Little of Fairoaks: Mack Lambright son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lambright of Point Enterprise: Bub Jackson, son of Mr.

and Mrs H. O. Jackson of Forest Glade Buddy Copeland. son of Mi and Mrs. James Sopeland of Shiloh; and Jimmy Rivers, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Rivers ol Prairie Hill. The Limestone County Swim committee headed by Nolen White of Oletha judged this contest. The committe selected judges for each community whr either judged or recommended someone for the job. with 'the names of the actual judge- kept confidential.

This year's committee thank cd the judges for their coopera tion, which has caused announ cement of the winners to be month earlier than usual ycar. Spring Is Time In Hollywood Best Actress Best Actor SEEK WORKERS Shirley MacLalne "Some Came Running'' Susan Hay-ward "I Want to Live" Daviri Niven ''Separate Taples" Sidney Poiticr "The Defiant Ones' Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Look, Man when I want my clothes cleaned, I send them to FOWLER'S MAJESTIC CLEANERS 300 E. Commerce GY6-3839 Yes, Ihere's more than one way to get your clothes cleaned. Bui the one best way is to turn them over to us. Our thorough (but gentle) method adds months of prideful wear to the life of any suit.

''Auntie Cass Maine" Wendy Hill er "Separate Tables" Theodore Bikcl "The Defiant Ones" Burl Ives "The Big Country" Cancer Crusade Set For April In Appeal For Funds The American Cancer Crusade for Limestone County will be held in April this year, according to the announcement of Sellers of, Coolidge, who is county this year. i Purpose of this is to raise funds for combating can- k'cr, which is the Number Two today of both adult pco- 'plc and children in this country. Of funds raised, 32.2- pel icent goes for research to learn 'more about this disease and 'ways of conquering it. Simultaneously with the appeal for donations is the publication of information to teach people the symptoms of can- jeer so they may receive early treatment. Most important single fact ir the month-long endeavor if 1 spreading the reminder tha most cancers can be cured il located and treated early.

24.1 percent of all funds collectec; locally goes to this end. i Mrs. Sellers points out thai many people do not realize ithere are services available tc patients, such as dress- lings, bedside comforts, wheel ichairs. hospital beds for home use. and the like, supplied by 14.5 per cent of donations madi in the drive.

Other distribution of the mo ney collected includes 5.2 pc cent tor administration of th( istatc and national cancer con jtrol programs, with 7.5 pei cent going for the annnal edu cational and fund raising cru sade. Chairmen will be appointee locally over the county to heac up the appeal. Anyone whi would like to work on the appeal is asked to contact Mrs. Sellers by card or telephone in Coolidge. Signaling Beetles Fireflies and glowworms are really beetles and use their lights to'signal their mates, according tc the Enceyclopcdia Britannica.

USE THE WANT-ADS fteadi-Mix CONCRETE Delivered Anywhwt C. A. STEPHENS 802 Norlh Red Ph. NEA's Hollywood corerspcndent, Erskine Johnson, has taken his annual long, hard look al the Academy Award nominees and has come up with the above seleclions. At left under each heading are his first choices, at right his alternate picks.

Explaining his of newcom- POST OFFICE (Coniinued irom page 1) Icilities at Dallas and Fort Nearest such center to Mexia is Corsicana, to which outgoing Mexia mail be pent. Various ramifications of the new scheme include inter- Ilocking schedules, with fast service between Dallas and Fort Worth essential. Mail from sectional centers in the western part of the area is Ischeduled to reach Fort Worth at 9 p.m. Eastbound mail is then moved over the toll road. reaching Dallas at 10 p.m.

The isame schedule used for i westbound mail from Dallas to Fort Worth. Other details worked.out by the test period just completed include experimental air-lift of first class mail at Longview, Tyler and Brownwood. Mobile sectional centers, which are mail cars in trains and buses equipped for en route mail distribution, are also being used in this program. Authorities point out that employees in the area's 314 post offices will be racing er Shirley MacLaine for Best Actress on April 6, Johnson says thai she's a (bright new penny on Ihe scene. When judges are lorn between pasi losers, he adds, they may well pick the now must be sorted in time to connect with a 4:20 departing train, at Tyler by 5 p.m., and at Brownwood to connect with a 4:30 p.m.

departure. Mail addressed to distant points will benefit materially this speed-up, through jsort and transport the mail movement to the distri- make connections as centers basic to the For instance, mail at Longviewjplan's workings. FOR ROOFING PAINT HARDWARE WALL PAPER REPAIR LOANS NORRIS LUMBER CO. Phone Texas CORLEY'S FUNfcRAL HOME Emergency AMBULANCE (Oxygen AIR CONDITIONED INVALID Accept Any Burial Policy at Face Value. Phone 6-2887 DON'T PUTTER AROUND WHEN IT COMES DRIVE IT HOME WITH A LOW- COST BANK AUTO LOAN! ASK US FOR THE MONEY-SAVING FIGURE-FACTS! First National Bank of Mexia Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Siinlincr Convcrtiblt Modern-Tradilional-Early American If you want the best quality for the lowest price, it will pay you to shop our store.

WE TRADE Gafford Furniture Co. Mexia, Texas Phone GY6-3863 Installed by Expert Mechanics Forecast Vinyl Installed by Expert Mechanics FORTY-SEVEN SECONDS OF battered nose of an Air Force B-52 jet bomber bears testimony to the savagery of a storm encountered by the plane 8,000 feet over Carswcll A.F.B. in New Mexico. The plane, flying at about 400 m.p.h., struck a hail pocket undetectable on weather radar. Damage was severe but the pilot managed to get the valuable ship back to the base where repairs will make it serviceable.

against time, in many cases counties is destined for points the night in key i within the area. Test runs made' jsites in the plan, to make the new plan indicate goodi sible next-clay delivery, and in speeding up service! 'are an integral part of its the set goal of dayj maki the SChCme i at points within the An estimated 2,100,000 first ai-ea class letters are handled on an' wns on thl fnnge of lr)e average business day by the lwo art as Wl11 stlil benefit, par-j post offices within these two tlcularl lotu rs ar mailed areas. Some 65 per cent of the earl eno in the clay to give, originating in these 45 the local st oillce tnne to VAILABLE NOW PREMIUM QUALITY MASONRY BLOCKS EARLY STRENGTH Pre-tested MINIMUM VOLUME CHANGE if MORE UNIFORM COLOR ASK YOUR LOCAL BUILDING SUPPLY WACO, TEXAS lluiwli Wagon LATEST STYLE Locking Bridal Sets NOW AT Convertible or station wagon, there's year-round fun for lilie iainily choosing its favorite vacation Kurd right now. For here in Texas we're year-round tr a vein's. It's always the right time to visit friends-or take the family on a nice trip.

The big demand for these popular models isn't imtil Spring when families make plans for vacation travel. Today, your Kurd Dealer has an excellent selection of wagons-all six in (lie c-xcHing Kurd line. And he has two of the most popular converlihles in America-the Calaxic Simliner and the Calaxie Skyliner, the world's only retractable hardtop. A wide selection of color combinations as well as options and accessories arc available in complete the Kurd of your choice, bo your Kard Drain- now, while he has the car you want and can deliver it without delay. You'll discover, too, that you save than ever when you make your next wagon or convertible- a Korcl.

Cet ahead of the rush. Start now to enjoy the world's most boautilully proportioned car the spectacular 59 l-'ortl. F.D.A.*, GIFT SHOP ftlnn enlarged to thow detail THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED CAR DICK SCOTT Phone GY6-3864 "DEAL WITH DICK" Mexia, Texas.

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Years Available:
1946-1977