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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
1
Production crews will film Friday morning on Jefferson Street for a Texas in Review sequence recreating the Jay Gould mob scene. Participants must be on set by 9 a.m. April 15 with dirt streets, new sidewalks, a hitching post and an old livery stable as period details. Local residents are urged to cooperate and dress in period costumes to help publicize Jefferson.
Archie E. Smith Jr., 41, safety engineer for Universal Match Corp at Longhorn Karnack, died of a heart attack Sunday in Jefferson. Funeral held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Past Funeral Home Chapel Texarkana with Rev. Ginther and Rev. Nielsen officiating. Burial in Memorial Garden. Survived by wife Syble of Jefferson, daughter Rebecca, parents A E B Smith Sr of Texarkana, four brothers and two sisters. Navy veteran, former safety worker at Camden Naval Ordnance Depot and Lone Star Ordnance Works.
Marion County farmers program honors FFA and 4H teams at Linden event. Jefferson High School’s Donald Derrick Leland Chambliss and Kent Oney led the first FFA team with 20414 points, while the 4-H Marion County team earned 199 points. Chambliss topped individuals with 79 percent, receiving a plaque and $5. Queen City FFA claimed second place with Waylon Dupree Ben Milam and Thomas Hateher. Jefferson’s second year FRA group led by Byron Waldrop earned third.
Miss Leila Foster longtime Carnegie Library librarian and sister of city secretary Mrs Lon Neilon died at home on Saturday April 9 after a lengthy illness. She helped found the Jefferson Red Cross chapter and led home service since WWI. Funeral was April 11 at Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Catholic sector. Survivors include sisters Mrs Nelson Mrs B Logsdon Oklahoma City and Mrs W H Boud Beaumont two nephews T S Logsdon Plainview and George Neilson Jefferson two nieces Mrs T A Linneham Beaumont and Mrs Perry Colvin Marshall. Active pallbearers were George Rawisay A E Meyer J B Zauchry Sr Hershel Hileman Martin E Whelan and E J Meyer.
Weather observer R. C. Connor reports 3.84 inches of rain from April 1 to 13 in Jefferson. Through April 13 the year 1955 totals 16.43 inches versus 9.51 inches by April in 1954, with January–April readings highlighting a wetter start this year.
Gordon C. Richmond of Lodi led his SCARWAF Choraliers to third place in the Battalion or Regimental Chorus category at the Second All Army Soldier Singing Contest in Washington D C. He serves as Private First Class with the 839th Engineer Aviation Battalion at Osan Korea among ten contest categories across all commands.
First prize went to Niles Brown, second prize to Jackie Anne Jenkins, and third prize to Stevie Moore. More pictures will be published next week.
Mayor Dan Lester calls Jefferson residents to join a spring cleaning as Annual Pilgrimage visitors arrive. City trucks will collect trash placed in street containers free of charge from Friday April 15 through April 22 to improve appearance and sanitation.
An election set for Tuesday April 19 in Marion County will decide if cattle horses mules jacks jennetts donkeys hogs sheep and goats may run at large. Voters must own land or real estate, may be individual or parts of a partnership or child, and bring a poll tax receipt. Overs and riders may vote if property owners. The notice details stock law and cattle law propositions and voting locations amid active public debate.
Former A and M students in Marion County meet at Terry Camp 14 miles east of Jefferson at 7 30 p m Thursday April 21 for the 52nd annual Muster honoring Texas A and M men. The event is part of 400 global ceremonies paying tribute to fallen classmates and San Jacinto veterans. Clarence C Braden urges attendance with program guests to follow a barbecue beef meal and shared dishes from Aggie families.
Mrs Isabelle A Morris 90 died at her home on Rt 1 Jefferson at p.m. Monday. Funeral services were held at 2 am Tuesday at Harleton Baptist Church with Rev Elvin Hall and Rev L W McReynolds officiating. Burial followed in Smyrna Cemetery. She was born Oct 15 1864 in Franklin County Texas. Survived by daughter Mrs E R Simmons Greenwood Louisiana son Edgar Morris Jefferson three sisters three brothers and six grandchildren plus 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were E R Simmons Buster Baker Henry Taylor Henry Oney Jimmy Morris and George Morris. Honorary pallbearers included Omar Scott Ross Oney Perry Watts Sunny Wyatt Dick Wyatt Milton Watts T L Simmons Dr A S Woods and many friends.
Tentative location for a Smackover lime test has been reported for Humble Oil about four miles northeast of Douglassville. It would be on the Meda Green farm in the John Aaron survey, placing the well southwest about three miles from a Smackover test Humble is drilling in Bowie County.
Captain Guy Smith of the Highway Patrol in East Texas announced there will be no grace period for inspection stickers. Enforcement starts April 16, 1955 on all vehicles lacking current stickers.
The historic Smithland store built in 1842 and remodeled in 1895, long run by the Moseley family from John Frank Smith to Marvin Moseley, was consumed by a sudden April 1944 fire. Residents thank its service and hope Marvin resumes behind the counter.
Mrs Rufus Hatfield announces the engagement of her daughter Shirley Hatfield to Ay2e Geoffrey Ray Smith. Ray Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Smith of Russellville Kentucky. Shirley is a 1954 Jefferson High School graduate. Ray is a Russellville High School graduate and Air Force member stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base. The couple plans to wed on April 23.
Jefferson Missouri well represented at the Red River Valley Association annual convention in Shreveport. One hundred persons attended the morning session to hear U.S. Senators Allen J. Elender Russell G. Long and Congressman Overton all of Louisiana and Texas Congressman Wright Patman. Major General Bernard L. Robinson from Washington addressed the luncheon. Bill Myers of Jefferson Chamber of Commerce praised the ARVA and the Corps of Engineers for bringing Worrells Bridge Dam and Reservoir to reality on Cypress River. Jefferson pledges strong support for ARVA and its program.
Miss Lubeth Bogue will represent Centenary College at the annual Tricollege Sports Day at Northwestern State College on April 18. A Centenary sophomore majoring in speech, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A T Bogue and a member of Beta Tau Alpha, B S U, Physical Education Majors Club, and the Intramural Council. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1933.
County Health Officer Dr W S Terry outlines a polio vaccination drive for Marion County with sessions for white and colored children at the American Legion Hall Jefferson starting April 21. About 888 to 400 first and second graders will be inoculated under a plan funded by the Infantile Paralysis Foundation with vaccine shipments from Texas State Health Department.
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