12 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
Mason Chapter of the National Honor Society at Mexia High School inducted new members Friday in the school auditorium. Juniors and seniors were chosen for scholarship leadership service and character. Speeches by 1961 members and Superintendent B E Oberholtzer highlighted four cardinal principles as students pledged to uphold values and contribute to campus life.
Speech discusses origins and aims of the National Honor Society formed from Phi Beta Kappa ideas. It explains the society promotes scholarship and character as core goals and argues honors reflect life achievements beyond grades. The speaker urges students to pursue academic and personal growth as a guiding ideal.
Ricky Price son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Price led the magazine sales campaign for the Mexia Blackoat Band. The contest between brass and woodwinds crowned the woodwinds as the winning team and they will be guests at a.
Rich ard Pavlick, 74, of Belmont New Hampshire, faces a charge of plotting to assassinate President Kennedy and states he is prepared to stand trial in Kansas City Missouri.
The 4BS class at Ross elected officers Janice Samford president Dale Hamilton vice president Kathy Jones secretary and Pat Lokey program date man. They plan class newspaper work and discuss science classes and a school printing project.
A handwritten or typed message speaks of singing carols about the Babe of Bethlehem and wishing Merry Christmas to friends. The note muses on the meaning of Christmas and mentions respect for someone named Tyus.
The passage shares a personal Christmas reflection focusing on gratitude to God for gifts and mercy. It emphasizes forgiveness, family love, and the hope for children to grow in fellowship and national spirit, noting the birth of Christ as central to faith and remembrance.
The Central Texas Student Council Association held a fall conference in Granger on December 2 with 23 students from Mexia High and Mexia Junior High. The meeting covered student government topics and included elections, discussions on integration, school relations, discipline, and community projects. The group was led by sponsor Mrs. L. C. J. Stover with Joe Lucas presiding.
The final Christmas season project was completed Monday evening December 4 at a mother daughter meeting of the Future Homemakers of America senior chapter led by Mrs Mary Ann Worthy Mexia High School home economics teacher. Lone Star Gas home economist Miss Carol Money assisted with making simple gifts. Attendees included Betty Withrow Linda Mathews Mary Cobb Sandra Carroll Sharon Pugh Pamela Moore Kathy Sims Nancy Batten Nancy Adams plus visitors from Wortham and Corsicana.
A Coke party was hosted by the brass section. Team captains for the winning group were Charlotte Tyner and Linda Reathaford, while Col leen Harriman and John Bennett led the losing side.
On February 2 1659 the Boston Celtics defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 173 to 139 in a historic basketball game setting a remarkable all-time scoring high for the era.
The Mexia High School flag was flown at half mast to honor men who died twenty years ago at Pearl Harbor. The speaker urged the generation to avoid past mistakes and stay vigilant against enemy plans to surprise the world. Bill Kidd emphasized readiness and warning against disaster.
Eleven students attended the first of five instructional meetings for Mexia High School's Stade Rule Club led by Edmund Schuster. The session focused on familiarizing members with the slide rule and its use in mathematics and science.
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