The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 1

Hkxfo intljt NeutH Clancy Family Holds Annual Reunion In Mexia National Guard Armory Sunday It was a happy occasion for den, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hyden the Clancy family when Mrs. Harvey Cox, met in the National Guard Ar- Marcella and Jaunell, mory Sunday for the annual reunion. During the short business session, the following officers were Kirby Hydcn, president; Mrs.

Edna Herod, secretary; Mrs. Mary Hydcn, treasurer; Special guests for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clancy and family who gave Mr. and Mrs.

Boyd Denman and daughter, Sharon, Rev. and Mrs, Bill Thompson, Mrs. Ethel Asher, Mrs. Cecil Asher, Carolyn Asher, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Clancy, Sandra, Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Noble Bates, and Doyle Hodges, all of Mexia. Mrs. Gertrude Boatler, Mr.

and Mrs. G. A. Clancy, of Thornton; Mr. and Mrs.

Lorain Cheney, Mike and Janie, Bay- entertaining music for the oc-jtown, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Jones, casion. The day was spent vis-; King, making movies and singing. A bountiful feast was served at noon.

Rev. Bill Thompson, minister of Temple Baptist Church gave the invocation. Attending the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Pete Barnes and Larry and Brenda, Piano, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Parks, Sherry, Bobby and Jennifer, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bradshaw, Mike, Jerri and Terri, Mrs. Ruth Slaughter, Mrs.

Beulah J. Williams, Mrs. Minnie Elliott and Patricia, Mrs. Delia Bradshaw and Jimmy Thomas, all of Dallas. Also Mr.

and Mrs. Pascal Hy- Calloway Reunion Scheduled Here The annual Calloway family reunion will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Mexia National Guard armory, C. W. Chilcoat announced today. Several family members from California have already arrived for the two-day reunion.

In addition to California and Texas, others will attend the reunion from Mississippi and New Mex ico. OR. W. DUKI PITTMAN DR. WILLIAM D.

FHTTMAN Contact LWISM ItKM CONCRITI C. t-lMt KM. WRIOHT CLIANIRS Day SM I. OYt-lMf of Irving; Mrs. Ralph Hutchens, Mr.

and Mrs. Oran Bethany, Oklahoma; Dr. and! Mrs. Jim Huddles tone, of Mesquite, Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Clancy and Phillip, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Clancy and David, all of Shreveport, La. Also Mr. and Mrs.

Red Clancy, of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Leta Riesel and W. L. Bond, Houston; Mr. and Mrs.

L. B. Clancy, Sweetwater, Pat Clancy, Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Crossland and Teresa and Bobby, Hobart, Oklahoma: Rev.

and Mrs. H. B. Gordan and Mark, Jerry and W. King, Waco; Mr.

and Mrs. Weldon P. Clancy and Patricia, Tyler; Mrs. Tom Engram, Walter B. Lenamon, Mart; T.

P. Owens, Lyford; Mrs. Edna Harod, Nancy and Jimmy, Ben Clancy, David and Susan, Groesbeck. IN BACK HATS OF designers in London are reaching back into history inspiration. At right, adventures of buccaneers inspired Edward Mann to create a A4- ftio fnnthprv nnnnpf- is rlnnp in me fitvla of DR.

JOHN R. DOMS, JR. OPTOMETRIST and LMMM Trenching, Salvage, BltB WELDING MACHIKE SHOP Carol Carlson Is Honored At Supper On 8th Birthday Carol Carlson celebrated her eighth birthday anniversary on Wednesday June 24 and was honored on the occasion with a supper party given by her parents when they entertained a group of Carol's friends at Lake Mexia. A number of interesting games were enjoyed before the picnic supper was served. The birthday cake was decorated in the form of a ballerina doll holding the birthday candles.

Plate favors were beach balls. The honoree was remembered with lovely gifts. Enjoying the happy occasion with Carol were Carol Cox, Janet Farren, Janet McBay, Diana McBay, Lisa Haenisch, Kristi Stovall, Andrea Fountain, Jeannie Ramsey, Patty Schultz, Susan Hays, Joey Collins, and Craig Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. A.

B. McBay. FOLEY FAMILY TO NAVE REUNION The Foley family will hold its annual reunion Saturday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Jack's Creek Reunion Grounds. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.

Miss Cheryl Ann Best has returned to her home in Shreveport, Louisiana after spending three weeks in Mexia with her grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. C. J. Best. II You Looking for Good to EAT to FOSTER'S CAFE (at TURN for inspiration, -fii uuvcuntica kerchief in a swashbuckling mood.

At left, the feathery bonnet is done in the styU of an American Indian headdress, by Simonc Mirman. Mrs. Woody Announce Arrival Son Born June 22 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Woody, of Fort Worth, have announced the arrival of a son born on June 22 at Harris Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth.

The baby weighed six pounds and eleven ounces and was named Bruce Woody. The new arrival was welcom ed by a brother, Brett, four and one half years old. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. B.

P. Woody, of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bonner, of Mexia are the maternal grandparents and Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Bonner, also of Mexia are the maternal great grandparents. Mrs. Bonner, accompanied by Brett, who is visiting in Mexia, were in Fort Worth Tuesday. LOW BID ENTERED BY DALLAS BUILDER BOSTON (AP) J.

W. Bateson of Dallas has entered the low bid to build a $19.9 million new city hall in Boston. General Mexia Hospital Admissions Mrs. Amanda Bain, Mexia Mrs. Vera Wooton, Coolidge W.

G. Forrest, Mexia Jack Floyd, Mexia Mrs. Minnie Lee Bennett, Mexia Miss Reba Diana Sanders, Thornton Chrisi Kay Porter, Mexia Dismissals Mrs. Edna May Bell, Mexia Stephen Schultz, Mexia Charlie J. Tyner, Wortham Mrs.

Charles Osborne, Coolidge Mrs. Haltie T. Land, Jewett Miss Mary Jane Pringle, Mexia BAPTIST YOUTHS TO SKATE TONIGHT Young people of the First Baptist Church will leave this evening at 6 o'clock from the church for a skating party in Waco. Friends of the youth are also invited, according to an announcement from Sherry Henderson. are Remember When 20 Years Ago From the Mexia Daily Ntwt June 26, 1944 Monuments, Markers and Mausoleums CMWW "ill rirrls PfM ml Body Shop Three new teachers have been added to the high school faculty in Mexia for the coming year, Supt.

Frank L. Williams announced. The new teachers are Stillman Sims of Marble Falls, Dorothy Marie Bynum of Waxahachic, and Mrs. Marcia Cox of Fairfield. Mrs.

Cox taught at Flo community in Leon County three years and taught at Dew five years. Her late husband was a doctor in Mexia. Captain John P. Neece, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John P. Neece, has been promoted to the rank of major, his family has been notified. He is now I stationed at Del Rio as an instructor in the Air Corps. Joyce Leland Freeman has returned to her home in Athens after visiting Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Doering. Mr. and Mrs. Tanner Hawkins of Coolidge were business visitors in Mexia, Tuesday. Mrs.

Gladys Harper of Groesbeck is in Personville to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Parsons of Mexia were in Personville Sunday, seeing friends. Oglewanagis To Have Auction Sale Join the fun Mr.

Cecil Johnson, auctioneer from Groesbeck and the Oglewanagi Indian dancers are on the march! and you best follow them if you wish to get in on a good thing the White Elephant Auction Sale to be held downtown Mexia at 3:00 Saturday afternoon, in the old Babcock (now Harrison) building. Do you need or want a lamp, set of dishes, trailer tire, round oak table, stool, chair, ivy planter, jewelry that is just an example of what is to be found at the Auction on Saturday. There will be many things and if you cannot be there for the start come late and hope there will be some of these good items available still. Too, there will be delicious home made (NOT MIXES) cakes that will be up for auction. These boys and girls have been accepting anything and everything from friends in Mexia, Groesbeck, Worth am, and Teague to have for you for this sale.

What ever it may be, somebody has use for it, and it may be just what your have been needing or wanting or can use so be sure and be there. Too, the Oglawanagi team members and parents will appreciate your helping them out while helping yourself. It never hurts to come look and see if you won't find what you want. Plays, Concerts Festival of Roses At Hodges Gardens Two plays a twilight concert, the 1964 Festival of Roses and a Conservation Conclave scheduled through October the program of special events at Hodges Gardens, the Chautaqua of the Pine Hills, which opens each year with the famed Easter Sunrise Service and continues through the Christmas season. Held on the lakeshore stage of the Nona Trigg Hodges Memorial Theatre, the "al fresco" programs have already included Puccini's light opera, "Madame Butterfly," the annual spring concert by the Centenary College Choir and the fourth annual Arts and Crafts Festival.

July will mark the presentation of two dramas by the Northwestern State College Summer Workshop of Nalchito- ches, under the direction of Dr. Edna West. The first will be Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" July 10 11 follow ed by "Ring Round the Moon," a modern drama, July 24 25. A concert by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra under the direction of John Shenaut will hail the third annual Louisiana Festival of Roses and the fall plantations of flowers in the Gardents in October. Held on night of October 3, the concert will be a highpoint in the 1964 Festival of Roses October 2 4, which is sponsored by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation with Mrs.

Frank L. Jordan of New Iberia president and Mrs. Edwin B. Beckman of Alexandria chairman. The annual event will feature outstanding exhibits of specimen roses and design arrangements.

While the design competition is by invitation only to the top designers in member-clubs of the Louisiana Federation, the horticultural division of specimen blooms is open to amateur rose growers throughout the Southwest. Immediately following the Rose Festival, the Federation will hold its first Conservation Conclave October 4-6 with Mrs. John Creed of Shreveport as chairman. "From the Ground is the theme, and the conclave will include lectures and field trips pointing up good conservation pratices of soil, water, woodland and wildlife. Mrs.

Julia Rae of Dal las visited relatives and her mother, Mrs. Kate Davis last Personals Rev. and Mrs. Jack Cox have returned to the home in Matagorda after a visit in Mexia with Mrs. Cox's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. George Carr. Taking A Look 30 Years Ago From Mexia Daily June IfM Mr. and Mrs, Aden Seay, Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Turner of the Oakes community spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hopkins of Wilson Chapel.

The Three-States Telephone Company of Fairfield hag start- ted construction ol new lines to Dew, putting all Dew phones on the Fairfield exchange instead of having an exchange In the smaller place. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keeling and soiu, George and Jimmy, visited their in wnfik in fJP Mfg. W.

T. Header and Fort ojf Wortham were (Huong visitors in DalUi Sunday to vuv it W. A. B. Willi- tord, who were hurt in a cw SP HIViHQi) iWl totter, wro Mr- Drum teat Pure Oil Company 10-4 Friday night in a softball game here.

The City Bakery will open Tuesday morning at 317 East Commerce Street, with C. R. Bachus, well-known Mexia baker, and Lester Moesner in charge. The bakery was formerly operated as the Home Bakery and before that it was the Bon Ton. NOTICE II Yen Miii Your tfbxia Krtttfi ttw City LtelU Dial GY 6-2 221 I P.

Toxi Mrs. Gladys Tippin, of Dallas, is visiting in Mexia, the guest of Mrs. Era Barnes and her mother, Mrs. W. J.

Sewell. weekend. Mrs. Vera Hearne is seriously ill at her home. Vera Lee is here with her mother.

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Middleton of Dallas visited Mrs.

Jimmy Ruth Baldwin, Becky and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murphy last weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lamb, Wendell and Marilan of Riverside, are visiting his mother, Mrs.

J. R. Lamb and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Brice and children of Louisana are visiting his mother, Mrs. Pearl Brice this week. Mrs. Orval Butler is among those in the hospital. Mrs.

Bess Lee and Mrs. Ermine Henry were in Corsicana Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Teer of Temple, and Mr.

and Mrs. Bob Teer of Mexia, Mrs. Clifford Meredith and Mrs. Jake Johnson of Corsicana were in Wortham Monday to be with their mother, who had surgery. Miss Linda Michael visited Miss Joan Williams and Sharon Denman in Mexia Sunday.

Mr. Jerry and Kiven Rogers are visiting their aunts, Mrs Matt Driver and Mrs. Johnny King in Houston. Mrs. Fannie Puerfoy has returned to the Nelson Nursing home in Mexia.

Mrs. Helen Bounds visited Mrs. Louise Strunk last Wednesday. Mrs. Don Michael and children of Midway, visited Mr.

and Mrs. Corley Sawyer and boys last Thursday. Mrs. Curtis Fountain Jr. and Andrea of Mexia visited Mrs.

Fred Eddy Wednesday. Mrs. fflftfn Boyrt tfrf daughter, Ann McDonald visiting Mrs. Boyd's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Bounds in horn a. Sincercst sympathy to the family of Mr. W. T. Meadof who passed away in the Wortham hospital at an early hour Sunday morning.

Mrs. C. B. Adams of Houston is visiting her daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

E. L. Walston and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Ted Thedford of Corsicana and Mr. and Mrs. Corley Sawyer visited their father in a Tyler hospital last weekend. Our sympathy goes to Mr. and Mrs.

George Fort and family. Mr. Fort's sister passed away last week. Miss Charlotte Mitchell and Randy visited in the home of Jimmy Van Winkle and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Ross of Tyler and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boone of Tyler visited Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Wilburn last weekend. FOOD AND HOUSING PRICES SHOW DROP WASHINGTON (AP) Food and housing prices dropped in May, but most other consumer goods increased in price and living costs remained unchanged from the month before, the Labor Department said today. Dr.

W. L. Carrington, B. E. Thompson and Aaron Thompson are spending the weekend fishing on the Colorado River.

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