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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
12
The document lists team names including Bubba Clark and Charlie Youngblood and outlines a two round season from May 30 to August 4 with a playoff. It includes pairings visitors first and home second, and notes a mid July week omitted for scout camp.
Last rites were held for David Pearson Mason 81, a Rough Rider under Theodore Roosevelt, who spent his later years in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Born in Jefferson County Texas, he settled in Fresno in 1903 and worked for San Joaquin Power & Light, now PG&E, retiring with substantial compensation. He is survived by a son, brother, three nephews, and two nieces. Funeral services were led by Rev. Sidney B. Cooper.
In April 1940, 2,626 Texans entered the armed forces while 2,225 did so by enlistment and 40 through draft boards. A total of 5,998 young men, mostly 18 year olds, registered with 137 draft boards. Federal law requires registration on or within five days after the 18th birthday. Only seven men from April were sent for physical mental exams. Funeral services honored a veteran with Spanish War Veterans in Santa Cruz.
Chrysler and Imperial car deliveries rose 68 7 percent in January through April 1955 versus the same period in 1954. EB M Braden, Chrysler general sales manager, notes 60 818 cars delivered to customers so far this year, up from 36 059 a year earlier. April deliveries reached 16 793, an 85 percent rise from 10 120 in April 194. The firm cites plant expansion and a divisionalization program expected to lift production by about 40 percent and improve dealer delivery. Local notes mention Leon Bass and Sue Watson among Dallas area affiliates and visitors, with other regional mentions.
By the army, the remaining 32 be ing rejected.
Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club at Mrs Dan Lesters home received a state award for outstanding historical preservation from Texas Federated Garden Clubs Inc. The club has won district awards for two straight years. Financial reports and officer elections were completed. Special recognition went to Mrs Lawton Riley for contribution to the Pilgrimage as author of the Diamond Bessie script. Several local residents visited relatives over the weekend.
AUSTIN May 5 The state draft quota for June is 549 men for the army, Texas share of a 19 000 national quota, Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield says. No physical mental exams are planned in June except rare cases, with calls likely filled by volunteers and men 21 or older on June 1.
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