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The Waxahachie Daily Light from Waxahachie, Texas • Page 12

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PAGE twelve THE WAXAHACHIE DAILY LIGH Peaths and Mini-skirt Banished in Funerals Fashion Show Harold Murphy Final Rites fending Here Harold Murphy, 56, 1100 Jefferson, died at 6:10 p.m. Saturday at W.C Tenery Community Hospital Funeral services are pending with the Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home. Mr. Murphy was born in Waxahachie on Feb, 16, 1913 was employed by the Texas film Service of Dallas for 20 jlears fy Survivors include his mother, JHrs. C.R.

Murphy of three brothers, and Robert OUn Murphy, $0th of Dallas, and Cecil Mprphy of Waco; five sisters, Richard Fleeman of fellas, Mrs, R.L Curry of tfeSoto, Mrs. Raymond Sims of 3buncanville; Mrs. of Waxahachie and Sirs. Everett Upchurch Jr. of Maypear I Home Hit Burglars Rural residential burglars make their visits in daytime hours struck again in Ellis County, Sheriff Wayne McCollum stated.

Latest victim is Joe C. WiLson, who lives on FM Road 66 miles east of Maypearl. Time of the burglary was placed between 10:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday.

The sheriff stated the loss rtins into several thousand dollars. Items taken by the daring burglars include clothing, guns and television sets. sheriff noted that authorities across the state have been plagued with rural residential burglaries also. In other activity Friday, sheriffs deputies and highway patrolmen were summoned to a distrubance at the Milford School Friday night following a basketball game. There were no injruies no arrests and no property damage.

One officer said the incident amount Xu much. ROME (UPI) Italian fashion designers banished the mini-skirt Saturday night in their first showings of spring and summer collections, turning the knee and even much of the calf once again into areas of concealment. Valentino dropped hemlines below the calf and kept them there. Others did the same. decision won applause Saturday night from celebraties such as actress Gina Lollobrigida as well as the fashion writers.

So few hemlines above the knee appeared in showings Saturday that, when they did, viewers described them as last styles. The fashions shown for 1970 were more reminiscent of the early 1950s. There were hints that coming back with the longer hemline length are gathered skirts and the sheath. One cannot call the longer look anymore. It is too serious, and lengths are too varied, to be summed up in a word that only means the opposite of One designer said there was not a maxi in his collection, and everything he showed had skirts just above the ankle.

favorite length was bottom of the calf. When he toppped a dress that long with a coat, the coat dipped near the ankle. He must have taken safety warnings to heart, as there were no more floorlength coats or gowns except for formal evening wear. FhrtPtrsoasDie la Plane Collision HARTFORD, Conn. (UPI)Five persons, including a flying student and his instructor, were killed Saturday when two small planes collided in the air over Barnard Field.

State police who reached the wreckage of one plane in heavy brush across the Connecticut River in East Hartford, reported all three occupants of the plane dead. They were not immediately identified. The second aircraft, a Piper Cherokee, fell into the river, killing student pilot Walter Marcel and Ernest Durazio, an instructor of the Connair Flight School. 'THE FRIENDLY BANK ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $20,000 WAXAHACHIE BANK TRUST ON THE TRAIL of treasure, this guardsman uses a mine detector, but to no avail. The Irish Guards were called when it was reported that the pony had swallowed a gold necklace at an English zoo.

Thirty minutes of probing, however, failed to turn up a trace of the missing jewelry. Lions Roll MANY To 103-80 Triumph Southwestern Assemblies of God Lions roared to their eighth straight victory Saturday by romping over Westminster, 103-80, in a basketball game played at the SAGC gym. Coach Ron Shortes of the undefeated Lions termed it best team effort SAGC led 52-33 at the halftime intermission. During the first half Westminster led once at 2-0 but after that SAGC took the lead and led from 11 points to 23 the rest of the cage battle. Buddy Moore led the undefeated Lions with 30 points and on defense he had 27 rebounds.

Other Lions scoring included Gene Emswiler with '27, Phillip Cochran with 24, Bo McGough with 10, David Smith six, Roy Beaird, Tim Gilbert and Randy Bohan two each. For Westminster, Don Doggett led the way with 30 points and he was followed by Ken Partam with 21 and Butch Bruce with 15. The Lions will play Central Bible College at Springfild, Mo. Saturday night. (Continued From Page One) the visit of an important tourist, although the security arrangements were the heviest in memory.

Singapore received Agnew as an innocent abroad. Prime Minister I.ee Kuan Yew warned him against setting up for the American withdrawal from Vietnam. The Singapore newspaper. Eastern Sun, said Singapore was a good place for Agnew to more about because it perhaps was more representative than any other stop on is tour. The Straits Times said: going, Mr.

Agnew," adding that pledge the United States intends to remain an Asian power after Vietnam was reassuring Bangkok gamed reassurance from Agnew the United States is not going to pack up and go home despite suggestions to the contrary from Sen. William Fulbright and others. There was the general impression that Agnew in terms of the Thai government did much to clear up any confusion about U.S. disengagement by pledging that America will stick to commitments in the area. Agnew visit to Nepal pleased the Hinia- (Continued From Page One) although can stay in West Palm Beach an hour or overnight if they want." Two Pan Am captains, Wayne Rahiser and Bill Williams were at the controls.

There were 14 passengers who crowded aboard, including Brody and his wife, two newsmen and a Pan Am sales representative. Before he left, he drank beer bought by some well-wishers at Airport Restaurant, smiled and flashed a peace sign. Just before he boarded and the plane took off into tfie overcast night, Brody promised he would be Monday to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. at Kennedy International Airport to disclose more of his for world peace It was an end to a busy day in New York for the instantly famous Brody, who was reaping resentment from many who had heard all the money promises but as yet had seen no cash. The crowds were yelling at him and he was shouting back, got is paper.

write it on the paper and ou an have lay an Hindu kingdom, Ajit K. Das, the UPI correspondent who covered the visit, messaged. Das said the violence of tile dernoastralions surprised almost everyone. IOOF Opens Fund Drive For Home ENNIS- With the IOOF and Rebekah Lodges of Texas planning complete new facilities for their home for the aged at Ennis, a state wide fund campaign is underway and the Ennis phase has been organized for an intensified drive. Sam A Keever is steering committee chairman for the effort to raise share of the $750,000 needed immediately.

The complex ultimately is expected to be expanded into a million and a quarter plant. A new nursing home wing and hospital care facilities will not be replaced but the original residential section and central services facility built in 1927 will be replaced with residential accommodations for 100 guests with support buildings, including a chapel. Byron Welch, president of Welch Associates, of Houston, which manages fund campaigns for organizations, is directing the state-wide drive and has headquarters in the Ennis Chamber of Commerce office. Mr. Welch said approximately 4,000 donors from IOOF and Rebekah Lodges over Texas have already contributed $350,000 to the building fund Serving on the local steering committee with Mr Keever are three vice chairmen, Troy Morris, Donald Hart and Bill Rider; and Dick Chitwood; Jim Temphn, Noel 1) Speers, Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Casebolt, Ken Ward, the Rev. Harold Burns and Dr. P. McCall Groundbreaking for the new facility had been planned for Jan.

but has been postponed to allow for completion of the Ennis fund campaign. (Continued from Page One) vigorously, roughly and colorfully. includes the use of language like effete corps of impudent any major force in our society and that includes the -should ever br immune from criticism, or equally bad, should it ever be insensitive to criticism, then God save the Christian said. The former press aide, who left Washington a year ago next Tuesday when Johnson turned over the White House to Nixon, said the President needs the support of the American people to solve the major problems, in eluding the Vietnam War and inflation. Support The President think in our enlightened self-interest as Democrats, Republicans, hawks, doves, liberals, conservatives and rab- blerousers to support the President of the United States in every Sunday, January 18, 1970 (Continued From Page One) the DPS academy at Austin during January and February.

County Judge Milton llarts- field said being licensed to drive a motor vehicle is a privliege, not a right, and that according to a new Texas law, submission to a breathalyze! test is encumbent on any suspected drunken driver. Sgt. Scott said this has proven accurate in determining alcohol content when checked against blood analyses. Ihe breathalyzer is simply a de vice into which a suspect breathes Faces Driving Charge A Waxahachie man is facing a charge of driving while his license is suspended, city police reports disclosed Saturday 1 be man was arrested Friday afternoon at Wyatt and Peter Streets and has been transferred to county jail. TEST (Continued from Page One) Do they have a valid reason for their sissensions0 Have people closed the door to a workable, money saving time saving project because of the very fact new" The test is nearly half-way through.

It will continue until March 1. Then the city counc il will make a decision on the matter. Meanwhile Waxahachie residents continue to discuss the garbage and compare it with its traditional brother, who normally is £me SERVICE Locksmith Day or Nipht iorvlta EXPERT LOCKSMITH Keys Made locks Repaired THE SPORT SHOP LOUIS BENNETT NEW LOCATION NEXT DOOR TO TROY FLOWERS 214 COLLEGE 937 ADMITS ARSON LOS ANGELES (UPI) A 15year-old boy reportedly has admitted a $100,000 fire at Alexander Hamilton High School because his personal records too Arson investigators, who identified the youth only as a Hamilton student, said the suspect was arrested Friday suspicion of arson. He reportedly told them set the fire to destroy the records The attendance office and office of the vice principal were gutted by the blaze last Wednesday Fire Spreads From Shed To Residence A blaze which started in a shed at 105 Jim St Friday night spread to parts of the residenc at that address, Waxahac hie firemen disclosed No damage estimate was released. Firemen stated the alarm was received at 9.42 p.m.

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