Jim Rudd Elected Baseball Commissioner
Jim Rudd was elected baseball commissioner of the Bells Baseball League at a Wednesday night meeting attended by twenty five parents and boys. Mrs Winston Bolton was chosen concession manager and Ray Radican assisted by Rudd as Youth League coach. Mrs Charles Moore was elected secretary treasurer and future PeeWee and Boys League coaches will be announced later. Uniforms were discussed and will be ordered. A Grayson Fannin League meeting is set for Friday in Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rudd
Bells Baseball League
Winston Bolton
Ray Radican
Rudd
PeeWee and Boys League
Charles Moore
Grayson ~ Fannin League
Bonham
Foster guests and Easter weekend visitors chart region families
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Wilson and family from Cypress were Foster guests of Oma Wilson and relatives. Weldon Meek and family attended Six Dags during Press Week with Miss Carol Julian. Mrs. Bonnie Worley and daughter visited niece Jarry Ramsey. O V Barker and daughters visited a sister in Dimmitt. Kenneth Lansford and family from Pasadena were holiday guests of Doug Lansford. Easter weekend guests included eight of ten Reynolds families and relatives from Detroit Amarillo Houston Pt Worth Sherman Bells Savoy Denison Greenville and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Wilson
Cypress
Oma Wilson
Weldon Meek
Carol Julian
Denison
Bonnie Worley
Lucy Neill
Sherman
Jarry Ramsey
O.V. Barker
Dimmitt
Leon Reynolds
Marvin Haney
Pauline Crist
Leroy Ingram
Larry Reynolds
Savoy
Eddie Savage
Durwood Casteel
Bells
Patsy Avent
Greenville
Holy Land Films Shown at First Baptist Church
Sunday night worship hour featured Holy Land film slides narrated by interim pastor Rev. Bill Mclatridge. The color 35 slides depict a 1965 month long tour by Rev. Mclatridge and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Holy Land
First Baptist Church
Bill Mclatridge
Peggie Ann Mortensen Engaged to Billy Joe Kruen
Mr and Mrs Lowell Mortensen announce the engagement of daughter Peggie Ann to Billy Joe Kruen son of Mrs Eula Kuen of Ector The couple plan a July 17 1971 wedding at 7330 p m Kemp Oklahoma Church of Christ The bride elect will graduate Bells High School and Kruen a 1979 Ector High School graduate works as an electrician in Arlington No formal invitations will be sent beyond family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Mortensen
Rt. 1
Denison
Peggie Ann
Billy Joe Kruen
Eula Kuen
Kemp, Oklahoma
Church of Christ
Bells High School
Ruen
Ector High School
Arlington
Family Reunion and Bells 4H Club Meeting Report
A Sunday family reunion at Mr and Mrs J W Price home drew relatives from Riverside Calif Texarkana Corpus Christi Valley View Gainesville Roanoke Denison Big Spring St Worth San Angelo Dallas Whitewright Texas A M and other areas. The Bells 4H Club met Tuesday with leader Jamice French and guest Joe Cureton highlighting safe electricity use and extension cord hazards. The club set April 20 as the poster contest deadline and Will interest in safety bookmarks distributed by Texas Forest Service USDA and Southern Union Gas Company. The next meeting is April 29 in the elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Price
Vernon Price
Riverside
Calif
Oscar Silvey
Texarkana
Tex
Roger Price
Corpus Christ
Archie Price
Valley View
Otis Barthold
Gainesville
J.W. Price Jr
Roanoke
Glen Price
Denison
Ross Price
Big Spring
Doyle Tye
St. Worth
Larry Silvey
San Angelo
Gerald
Linda Price
Joe Ingram
College Station
Sarah Price
Dallas
David Price
Whitewright
Tony Price
Charles Cassidy
Texas A&m
Bells 4H
Tues
Jay
Jamice French
Joe Cureton
Cal
Wainton Turner
Texas Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Southern Union Gas Company
Bells School Board Elects New Officers
Bells School Board met and canvassed election returns electing Jerry Johnson president Ray Smith vice president W R Robbins secretary and Bill E Dugan assistant secretary The board toured the field house and noted changes in the Perrin field barracks conversion They will focus on a self evaluation program begun a year ago inviting community members to screen committees to improve the school system
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bells School Board
Jerry Johnson
Ray Smith
W.R. Robbins
Bill E. Dugan
Perrin Field
Mayor and Councilmen Sworn In Tuesday
Kay Rice was sworn in as mayor by city clerk H C Young along with re elected councilmen Don Mullinix and A L Isom. They planned a joint meeting with Whitewright and Tom Kean to discuss air pollution and a central dumping ground for the three towns. Edwin Badger of the Health Department and County Commissioner Tom McKee joined the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Rice
H.C. Young
Don Mullinix
A.L. Isom
Whitewright
Tom Kean
Edwin Badger
Health Department
Tom McKee
Fred Meeks Hosts Easter Family Dinner
Fred Meeks hosted a large Easter Day family dinner with about twenty immediate members and two guests at his home. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Breach and children of Texas City, Mr. and Mrs. Odell Denney and family of Bonham, Tommy Denney of the Coast Guard in North Carolina, Dennis Meek of Richardson, Keddie Denney of Commerce, Miss Carol Julian of Denison, and Thomas Richardson of Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Denney
Bonham
Tommy Denney
Coast Guard
North Carolina
Dennis Meek
Richardson
Keddie Denney
Commerce
Carol Julian
Denison
Thomas Richardson
Fellowship Held Tuesday at First Baptist Church
The Hughesford Sunday school class hosted a fellowship at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Robert Pike gave a devotional, Mrs. Evie Annip reported on birthday gifts bought by the class, and Mrs. Nora Minciey led a Bible quiz recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughesford
First Baptist Church
Robert Pike
Evie Annip
Nora Minciey
Easter Egg Hunt Hosted by First Baptist Girls Group
The Girls-In-Action of the First Baptist Church led by Mrs Beth Blackmon and the Girls Auxiliary headed by Mrs Jerry Ables visited the Ables home Thursday afternoon for an Easter egg hunt. Nine members attended Tracy Dugan won the top prize for most eggs. Refreshments included punch and individual cakes with Faster chick decorations. Outdoor games ended the party before a trampoline celebration back at the Blackmon home with cold drinks and snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Beth Blackmon
Jerry Ables
Ables
Tracy Dugan
Punch
Indi
Blackmon
Easter Egg Hunt at First Baptist Church Sunbeam Class
Easter activities for Sunbeam Mission Friends at First Baptist Church included an Eastor eye hunt on Wednesday night directed by Mrs. Ollie Layman with help from Mrs. Tommy House Ora Walters Mela Meek and Teresa Bolton. Artificial eyes served as favors as children burst a balloon pinata then enjoyed popcorn punch and candy. The Bells Canasta Club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Joel Isom’s home with prizes won by Mrs. Jim Melton and the hostess plus a refreshments course for seven. This month the Canasta Club marked nine years of existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sunbeam
Mission Friends
First Baptist Church
Ollie Layman
Tommy House
Ora Walters
Mela Meek
Teresa Bolton
Bells Canasta Club
Migit
Joel Isom
Jim Melton
Te Canasta Club
Egg Hunt and Class Activities School News
Kindergarten through third grade enjoyed Easter egg hunts on Wednesday before dismissal. Mothers seated in the tea room hosted refreshments. The fourth grade held a hobo wiener roast on the baseball field. After lunch, girls challenged the boys to a ball game, with the boys winning by one home run.
Card of Thanks to Dr. Duncan and Hospital Staff
G E Turner and family express gratitude to Dr Duncan Madonna Hospital employees and many friends for sympathy during their time of sorrow. Your support is treasured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Duncan
Madonna Hospital
Turner & Family
Ten Attend Weiner Roast at Pritchard Pasture
The Junior Sunday Church group held a hayride and wiener roast last Thursday night with ten members taken to the Pritchard pasture near Savoy. Jack Pritchard arranged transport. teachers Mrs. J.B. Layman and Ed Wortham accompanied. Sincere thanks were sent for cards and flowers following the loss of John Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Pritchard Pasture
Savoy
Jack Pritchard
J.B. Layman
Ed Wortham
John Millers
Joe and
Ruth Miller
Bells Elementary Sixth Grade Field Trip Hikes With 37
The Bells Elementary School sixth grade class enjoyed a science field trip on Wednesday with 37 students participating. They returned to Bonnie Price’s home where refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bells Elementary School
Bonnie Price
Purely Local Visit Highlights Dallas and Denver Guests
Reverend Harry Stanley and his son Mike of Dallas visited his mother, Mrs. D B Stanley, on Tuesday. Mrs Myrtle Sharp and daughter from Denver, Cole, stayed with her brother Russell Annip. Miss Kathy Brady of Sherman visited Mollye Whiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stanley
Mike
Dallas
D.B. Stanley
Myrtle Sharp
Denver
Cole
Russell Annip
Kathy Brady
Sherman
Mollye Whiting
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Peggie Ann Mortensen
Price Home
Fred Meeks
Miriam Larsen
Edwards
Chevrolet
F.F.A
FFA Chapter
Curtis Simmons
Am i
Ome Administraion
Bells Pfa
Texoma
Log Lake
Repre
Farm and Home Administration
David Whitlock
Michael Ramsey
David Singleton
Raymond McCarthy
van Britt
Canasta Club
Lynn Washburn
Gwen White
Cathy Brady
Weiner Roast
Sun
New Business
West Texas Telephone Co
Abel Cable
KEW Wrap
WFAA
Kory
KTVT
KX11
KERA
Just Call
Community Cable Co
Texas
Joe
Britton
Zenith T.V
HOT Point Appliances
Bill McFatridge
Youth In Action
Duncan’s Texaco Station
First United Methodist Calvary Baptist Church
Lawrence Smith
Pelle MY
National Health Studio
Hwy
Sherman Exch. Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Con Mullinix Garage
Arvel Lamance
First National Bank ,Bells
B&s Service Center
U.S. Hwy
East BE
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