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The Waxahachie Daily Light from Waxahachie, Texas • Page 6

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PAGE SIX THE WAXAHACHIE DAILY LIGHT Friday, January IO, 1964 Junior CQQ6 Waxahachie Invades Teams Play Corsicana To-igM Saturday Plenty -I ba played Seturda Waxahut hie Hu ketball in irnm ii. mj I un tin in; There are ai tile two I for 10-yea r-i while the boys 12 and First conf Ba? pi nt. lour ti iii cai I agues. One loop 1 lid boys and titer circuit is lo under. ii.

begin at 9 a m. Saturday when takes on Jaycees in the IO ani under league. At 9 30 a.rn Phil lips Mer" play the Optimists the other IO and under ieagu contest for whik meet other Id 30 a rn A i Bon i and ll hail Lion i tilt ti! under 0 a in. tackle game lot engagement. Judge Stout Winner Of Football It could have been a premonition of the disaster to follow.

But Roger Staubaeh lirst pass tor Hie Cotton Bowl was caught by a Texan. And a Wax- ahachiait that. At a sport luncheon the eve of the big game, guests received programs with numbers to compete lor door prizes autographed footballs by both members of the No. I Longhorn and the No 2 Middle squads. Sure enough.

Judge A Stout won one ut the balls winch was pitched to him by the man Trophy inner. The judge caught the And the Longhorns finis! job New Day. pass. the Marvin 5's Take Games At Ennis Marvin Elementary basketball teams took both end' of a cage twmbill Thursday night at Ennis. In the first game, the seventh graders of Coach Raymond McCullough defeated Ennis by 4121 while in the nightcap the Marvin eighth graders of Coach Dew ay ne Bethea triumphed by 44-21.

Three boys teamed up to lead the eighth grade squad to its victory. They wore Kandy Ramsey, Tres Blankenbecklcr and John McCutehen with tight point" each Bobbie Matthews and Te rry Fincher hit six points followed by David Lewis with five. Bubba had two For Cage Battle Indians invade Corsicana tonight for a District 8-AAA basketball game. Tipoff time is 7 30 p. MI two teams, co-champion last year, tied with Cleburne for the loop lead with 1-0 records A preliminary contest between the teams of the two schools will be played at ti in.

Commut'd From rage One about the outcome of the November race by President Johnson Texas will go Democratic next fall by a pretty decisive Connally predicted. Never Iii Doubt His own decision to seek a second term as governor was never in doubt, Connally said, even though his close friend is now President. I vr been to Washington he said in reference to service as Secretary of the Navy Connally resigned that in 1962 to run for governor. Ronnie Hays Plays Piano Selections A program of piano music by Ronnie Hays brought members of the Optimist Club to their feet at a luncheon meeting at the Fellowship Hall of the First Methodist Church at noon. Hays, a Waxahai ne huh school senior and a student un- Priee at Southern University, enters I State University on piano scholarship in DEATHS and Funerals Wilson R.F.

Brooks 7 Stes rSlaTd Here Sundav Announced I Ilf 7 LOS ANGELES UPI pro Frank Gifford ol the New York Giant, joined the squad todav in a practice session for Pro Bowl game at the Memorial Coliseum the National Football battle of All-Stars. ELLISVILLE, Miss. UPI Houston Oilers halfback Billy Cannon Thursday enrolled at Jones Junior College to complete requirements for dental school. CHICAGO UPI Charles 0. Finley said today his offer I to keep hi" Athletic" baseball team in Kansas City for a minimum of five years was rejected before he sought to move the franchise to Louisville, CLEVELAND.

Ohio UPI Teen-agers Gale Newberry. Ni- agra Falls. N. and Robert Black. Melrose.

Mass were expected to wrap up the ladle, and men" novice division titles in the 1964 national figure -kating championships. ROCHESTER, Y. UPI Joseph T. Adams, former sports editor of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and current business manager of the Rochester Times-Union, Thursday vvas elected president of the Rochester Red Wings in the International League. R.

E. Wilson. 72, formerly pastor of the Mountain Peak Primitive Baptist Church tor 40 years, died at his home near Tyler this morning Funeral services will be at the Funeral Home chapel in Waxahachie at 2 p.m. Sunday with Elder W. V.

Maitland of Nacogdoches officiating. Burial will he in the Mountain Peak Cemetery. Elder Wilson had lived in Tyler several years, but had retained the pastorate of the Mountain Peak Church until a year ago. Survivors include his widow; four sons. David Wilson of Waxahachie; Clan Wilson of Boyce, Herman Wilson of Albuquerque.

and Johnny Wilson of Tyler; four daughters, Mrs L. E. Roberson and Mrs W. C. both of Grand Prairie, Mrs Leon Bradley field and Mrs.

ll Tyler; two brothers. Tom Wilson and Jeff Wilson, both of R. F. Brooks, 87. resident of Waxahachie for 52 years, died Thursday afternoon in a Lancaster nursing home where he had been a patient for three weeks.

Funeral services will be held at the Rudolph Chapel of the Chimes at IO a rn. Saturday with the Rev. Rogers Mebane of Lancaster officiating. Burial will be in the Mabank Cemetery. Mr.

Brooks lived at 214 Dunn Street had owned and operated a grocery store for 45 years. He was born in Tupelo, Miss In 1911 he married Miss Eddie Barron in Mabank. Mrs. Brooks died in 1963. Mr.

Brooks was a member of Central Presbyterian Church and Waxahachie Masonic Lodge No. 90. Survivors include a son. Fletcher Lynn Brooks of Lancaster; five sisters, Mrs. Willie of Mans- Daniels of Waxahachie, Mrs, Butler of Claude Piper of Mineral Wells and Mrs.

Annie Burk. Mrs. Eva Lee Anderson and Mr Robins Rites Conducted In Dallas -Final rites for Arthur Robbins. 84, father of Ralph ll. Robins of Waxahachie, were held at 2 30 m.

today at Lamar and Smith Chapel. Interment was in Laurel Land Cemetery. Mr. Robins died early Wednesday evening at St. Paul Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Wood County, he had I made his home iii Dallas since 1918. Survivors include three other I sons, Hal ll Robins and Ernest A Robins, Doth of Dallas, and Conrad Robins Houston. Lawyers Want Change Of Venue For Ruby Trial DALLAS UPI Jack change of Venue. lawyers said Thursday the) wanted his murder trial moved I away from the and climate which they said was created by Dallas news media. J.

IL Tonahill of Jasper, said the defense would petition criminal Dist. Judge I Joe B. Brown Jan. 20. for a Hospital Notes Councilman (Continued From Page Ond the possibility (rf mg with the starting of school.

Approve Use On a motion by Councilman McCoy, seconded by Council- (Information released by au- man John Ferguson, the coun- of patient or relative I Waxahachie, a sister, Mrs. Pippin, all of Lucy Edwards who lives in Cal- grandsons and Mabank; two a number of ifomia; 14 grandchildren five great grandchildren. and nieces and including Daniels and Mrs Archie Hob on, both of Waxahachie. PHILADELPHIA UPI Bobby Morgan, a former infielder the Philadelphia Phillies, will manage that Miami home near Maypearl Thursday farm club in the Florida State afternoon. Bratcher Services Arranged MA PE Roy Bratcher.

61, a farmer, died at his ell granted the Optimist Club permission to use the square. Licenses for public domino parlors approved by the council Thursday night were for Fred Willig, 207 East Main; Joe Davenport, 442 East Main; and Leon Parker 450 East Main. Then the council adopted an ordinance setting the date of the annual city election for the first Tuesday in April Thompson was named election judge and the balloting will be at the Lester ball from 7 a rn to 7 pm City Manager Harold Yung- meyer stated that four members of the board of adjustmerit needed to named terms of four expared Jan I. Councilmen re-appointed the four WAXAHACHIE SANITARIUM Admissions Thursday John Henry Cedar HUL Coy Q. Stalter, Route 4.

Waxahachie ENNIS MUNICIPAL ROMM I Admissions Thursday Charles Harrison Jr, Ennis. Press Garrett. Ennis Lela Franklin, Palmer. Mrs Ratcliff, recent modi a1 patient in Waxahachie Sanitarium, is recovering al lier home. 16(13 Ferris Ave.

is a lot of feeling in Tonahill said, Dallas is on trial and that might spill over into Mr. Ruby's climate the news media have created had been harsh and he said. like to get 200 to 300 miles away from Dashes nntn TV Ruby, a 52-vear-old dapper strip tease club owner, dashed in I root of national television cameras Nov. 24 and shot to death Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President Kennedy. Ruby was barged under Texas murder with malice laws which means the trial must be staged in Texas.

Melvm Belli of San Francisco, chief defense attorney, singled out a story about him being accompanied bv a bodyguard upon a recent arrival in Dallas, He said live man was a private investigator working on the Ruby investigation. lawyer Protests Belli verbally protested the use of before his name, I Belli wrote hile autographing a book for a news reporter. Tonahill did not outline his criticisms of when he I sued Thursday's statement Ile said the change of venue requie would be coupled with plea to have Ruby freed on bind. der Methodist North Texa a I St pl em bel. Selections played for the Optimists included George from Porgy and Bess and In West Side Story.

Two numbers from Breakfast at Tiffany's were for and A medley included the Ha mb Enc banted and tie World in 80 Day and tile concluding number was The Optimists voted to contribute $35 to the Junior Optimist Club's basketball program. President Charles Forbes announced that a number of Optimists and their wives would be in Fort Worth Thursday even- League He served as a player- an ager tor the Phils at Chattanooga. Spartanburg and Mima; during the 1963 season. PHILADELPHIA Stanley Kitten Hayward and Dick Turner will meet in a 10-round welterweight bout on Monday. Jail.

13. Former heavyweight contender Dan Bucceroni is training Hayward for the fight. MILAN. Italy UPI Juan Fangio of Argentina, former world driving champion, wul hire at least 15 Italian drivers to compete in the next in Argentina, it was announced Thursday. Fan- gio is president of the Argentine Automobile Club SjRir; Committee.

NEW YORK UPI The American Broadcasting Co ABC plans to have former heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano as a guest commentator for it" exclusive radio coverage of the Sonny Liston- Cassius Cly title light at Miami Beach, Fla Feb. 25. Funeral will be held at the a a I dist Church at lo a rn. Saturday with the Rev. Haywood Bennett fixating.

Burial under the direction of the Boze-MiU hell Funeral ll me of Waxahachie will be in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Bratcher was bom at Italy. In 1930 he married Miss Pearl Adams of Red Oak Survvivors include his widow a on. Miles Bratcher of Angleton; two brothers.

Brattier of Italy and Ray Bratcher cf Maypearl; and two sisters, Mrs Charlie Turner of Waxahachie and Mrs. E. McClellan (rf Houston. Kenny W. Hodges Kenny Wayne Hodges.

17- month-old son Mr and Mrs L. Hodges of Aiken died Thursday at his home, Funeral services will be held at 2 30 rn. Saturday at Hie Community Funeral Home Chapel Burial will follow in the raternal Cemetery Survivors include his parents. RED OAK Billy is a patient at WaxahK hie Sanitarium for treatment and whose terms expired subject to examination. their acceptance, they are -----Grady heatham, Conrad Mar- BIRTHS Un, Dean Box and Howard A Michael Behew, born hay fever Haney.

Amos Hamilton Amos Hamilton, a resident of Waxahachie for 50 year died Thur dav. He was a veteran of World War I Funeral rn, ices pending with the Community Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow City Gives Report On Taxes The City of Waxahachie has collected $235 882.93 in ad orem taxes ar 1963 out of a pos- -ible $264,566 94 according records in the offer Mr Riedel, assessor-eollector. Taxes collected at the end of 1962 amounted to $231 332 49 Mrs. Riedel aid today some tax payers are still to Mr ar (I Mr Lee Minor of I oft at All Saints Rre pital there on I bn Weight 84 lh" Sisters of the new baby are Sandy, five, and Judy, two A brother.

Devon, is four. Grandparents are Mr. and Mi Alvin Southard. Avalon, and Mr and Mrs. Moxie Minor.

Bardwell fused on the matter of the city poll tax. Aith ugh Waxahachie voters eliminated the city poll tax and the necessity for exemption certificates for voting city election-, irons at the tax office are still attempting to pay the tax. Mr Ridel "aid IN THE I sonatine Norris Birthday LIVE BUILD and IN COLLEGE HILLS BROWN CHILES DEVELOPER points and Chuck New added Next games for the Marvin quintets will be Monday night when Lancaster plays here. David Jacobs led the seventh graders with 18 points while Bobby 5 oung hit eight. Mike Muncy and Armstrong scored four points each while Kicky Pitts, Emerson and Mayo Lowry each scored two a lid Tony Hudson tallied one.

A lumber party entertain I Louannc Norris on the oc it of her eighth birthday, with her mother as hostess at their home, 103 McMillan Guests were Lindy Brady, Vicki Norris of Garland. Games were played and cookies and ice cream were served E. C. Oates C. Gates, 77.

retired a division engines for the Southern Pacific Railroad, died at Ennis Munic pal Hospital TI mr day night alter a long illness. Funeral services at 2 Sunday will at the Keever Chapel here Burial will be in Myrtle Cemetery Survvivors include his widow. two sons. Col. E.

C. Oates Jr. of St. Petersburg. Fla and Lt.

Col Charles Oates, retired. Tacoma, four grandchildren and one sister. This is to notify all concerned that I have sold my insurance business to Blankenbecklcr Insurance Agency, and no longer have any connection with Blankenbecklcr Insurance Agency, effective January 1, 1964. I wish to thank all my friends and patrons for the business I have enjoyed during the past years. WAYNE ROCKETT Southwest Smart as a station wagon inside-and as comfortable! And wait till you try new long- wheelbase ride! mg to hear Dr George Cobb president of Optimist International speak at the Texas Hotel.

The president also stated that a group would attend the Optimist winter district board meeting at the Scharbatler Hotel in Midland on Jan 25 and 26. LAST TWO ADULTS 75c TEXAS .11:45 a.m. FRI. 6:45 p.m. CHILDREN 35c LANCASTER DOUGLAS ---GUNFIGHT AT I ACT TDA IM CORRAL KIRK DOUGLAS AN1H0MT QUINN -HAL RHONDA JI (WING JOVIN tuft KUNO Vt- I t-t Vt VwtOrl, 'HH iW aw 4 Hiiilli I gun hill CAROLYN JONES tMPqtey OMS FO SELL THOSE UNWANTED ITEMS IN DAILY UGHT MISS YOUR PAPER? Call Your Carrier or The DAILY LIGHT WE 7-3310 Between 6 and 7 p.m.

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