Janet Elaine Duke Weds Jerry Lynn Speights in August Ceremony
Miss Janet Elaine Duke married Jerry Lynn Speights in a ceremony on August 1. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Billy Ray Moore and Bill Joe Duke, wore a pale blue lace trimmed suit. The groom’s parents are Mrs. Irene Speights and Dewey Speights. After a Louisiana trip, the couple will reside in Baton Rouge where Mr Speights works for an oil company.
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Janet Elaine Duke
Jerry Lynn Speights
Billy Ray Moore
Houston
Bill Joe Duke
Tehuacana
Sapd
Irene Speights
Mexia
Dewey Speights
Louisiana
Social Visits Span Wide in Local Families
Weekend guests visited in the homes of Tom and Lorena Johnson and included Scott and Brian Thornton from Mexia, Mrs. George Rosenbaum, Mrs. Ben Rose of Garland, and others from Plano Corsicana Copperas Cove Dallas Hempstead Teague Clute and Clute. Attendees shared in a Golden Wedding anniversary at Teague and visited relatives in hospitals and at centers.
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PPO
Tom Johnson
Scott
Brian Thornton
Mexia
George Rosenbaum
Ben Rose
Garland
Wilfred Cain
Mendy
Nan
Plano
Otis Fisher
Corsicana
Billy Kerzee
Mike
Copperas Cove
Lorena
Flodell Gunn
Dallas
Jessie
Alvie Sellers
Jimmy
Jewel Speights
J. Roland Spears
Dunbar
Teague Community Center
Cris Little
Audie Hammont
Clute
Ozie Johnson
Polvadore Baby Lee Hill Born in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Jim Polvadore of Fort Worth announce the birth of a son at Harris Hospital on August 18. Lee Hill Polvadore weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces. Maternal grandparents were the late Mr and Mrs George Hill of Mexia. paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs W D Polvadore of Livingston.
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Jim Polvadore
Ft. Worth
Harris Hospital
Lee Hill Polvadore
George Hill
Mexia
W.D. Polvadore
Livingston
Your Horoscope Forecast For Aries To Pisces Today
Aries is advised to move slow yet momentum boosts key projects. Taurus should pace itself to avoid overreach while Gemini sees a career uplift from a Sagittarian ally. Cancer may have chances with teamwork. Leo blends business with pleasure. Virgo rereads past methods and uses insider info. Aquarius gains leadership, Pisces should maintain careful routines and guard against schemers. You born today are clear headed, sociable yet sometimes overly critical, and may excel in medicine law journalism finance or government with practical rigor.
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ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Mexia Hospital Names Chaplain and Admits Staff
General Mexia Hospital lists Chaplain of the Week Minister Jerry Reece and names admissions including Lizzie Mae Watts L M Harrison Allie Roberson Mrs Sallie Praytor Mrs Hezzie Wynn J W Griffin Luther C Talley Betty Beard Miss Dasa Ellington Mexia. Dismissals include Katie Ruth Mosley W C Eggins Elouise Gilbert Jack Busby Charlie Payne Mrs M L Burleson Grand Prairie.
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Lizzie Mae Watts
L.M. Harrison
Allie Roberson
Sallie Praytor
Hezzie Wynn
Kelly Greer Bounds Birthday Party at Hughes Park
Kelly Greer Bounds celebrated his third birthday on August 7 with a party hosted by his mother Mrs. Karen Bounds at Hughes Park. Guests played on playground equipment, sang Happy Birthday, and enjoyed cake and ice cream shaped as a circus tent with an elephant and clown on the cake.
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Kelly Greer Bounds
Karen Bounds
Hughes Park
Kelly
Hon
Scott Haney
Sheila Scarbrough
la Shawn Sanders
Donna
Debra Thornton
Nanci Howard
Jonathan Witimir
Ray Boucher
Bryan
Melissa Collins
Emily Bumpas
Bounds
Jack Sanders
Joe L. Haney
J.D. Thornton
Debbie Whmir
Loretta Miller
Kelly Bounds
Personal News Notes From Mexia Area
Mrs Paula Foley returned from New York City after visiting sister Mrs Ruby Fay Sevestri and niece Mrs Charles Day of Garland. Miss Mary Fallin remains in Hillcrest Hospital Waco. Mr and Mrs Charles McGowan of Bryan visited Lela McGowan and Miss Mary Fallin in Mexia. Albert Fletcher and family stay in Dallas visiting daughter Mrs Carolyn Alexander and granddaughter Lana. Sheryl Hamilton and Patti McDonald returned from Huntsville. Mrs Don Quillen hospitalized Providence Waco in room 304.
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Paula Foley
New York City
Ruby Fay Sevestri
Charles Day
Garland
Charles McGowan
Bryan
Mexia
Mr. McGowan
Lela McGowan
Mary Fallin
Mrs
Albert Fletcher
Dallas
Carolyn Alexander
Lana
Sheryl Hamilton
Patti McDonald
Huntsville
Don Quillen
Providence Hospital
Waco
Mrs. Quillen
South Triumphs In Three No Trump Bid
In a hand from bridge legend Oswald Jacoby, South overcomes a shaky three no trump bid opposite a weak two clubs. He employs a dummy queen lead, a heart entry, and a club finesse to secure the game, while West and East debate the optimal defense.
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South
West
East
Woman's Friday Club Sets Friday Meeting at Gibbs Library
The Woman's Friday Club will hold a called meeting on Friday August 24 at 4 PM at Gibbs Memorial Library. All members are urged to attend this important session with Mrs Jimmie B Porter presiding.
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Woman's Friday Club
Gibbs Memorial Library
Jimmie B. Porter
Shauna McNatt Earns Degree at Southwest Texas State
Mrs Tom McNatt of Mexia and Mr and Mrs T W McNatt Jr with Tim of Dallas attended Shauna McNatt graduation at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. The group also visited New Braunfels and San Antonio where she will work in the school system. Miss McNatt is the granddaughter of Mrs Tom McNatt.
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Shauna McNatt
Southwest State
Tom McNatt
Mexia
T.W. McNatt Jr
Tim
Dallas
San Marcos
Southwest Texas State University
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Miss McNatt
Horseradish Adds Punch to Pot Roast for Spring
Spring menus call for bright flavors. Rel Staggs of the National Live Stock and Meat Board suggests horseradish to spice beef pot roast, with tomato juice and onion also boosting flavor for a satisfying meal.
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Rel Staggs
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Baptist Fidelis Class Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist Church held its regular monthly meeting in the church parlor with a covered-dish luncheon. Seventeen members and two guests attended as Group III served as hostesses. Reverend Ed Spivey offered the invocation and Mrs. Fred Marberry presided. Mrs. W.H. Smith gave the devotional and Mrs. John L. Bates closed with prayer.
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Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Ed Spivey
Fred Marberry
W.H. Smith
John L. Bates
Take stock in America Buy US Savings Bonds
A brief public notice urges citizens to invest in U S Savings Bonds as a patriotic way to support national finances and save for the future. The message promotes patriotic saving and highlights government-backed securities.
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America
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Baily Nowe
Mr.and
Point Enterprise
General Mexia Hospital
Mexia Daily News
Allstate
Brad Harris
Chaplain
Jerry Reece
Missy Atierica
Debn H. Lewis
Texas
Hillcrest Hospital
Toota
Nontit m
KS Ors OK
By Oswald
James Jacoby
Eller Jeweler
Sister Sue
Dally
Lacy Drive
Baptist
Mena
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