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CORYELL CITY Mrs. Jordan Dies The Gate smile Xdtssmm ak m. kaau. A Mh a 4t thpst iMiinnri TREAT YOUR FAMIIY TO am 4TAR-F0RUM In Fort October 9, 1964 Sec. 1, P.

8 Gatesville, Texas i MWSJ'JSP SsJ WW A 1 i 21 vs, v--' Funeral Today For John Bell, Retired Farmer Contract Is Let For Post Office AtOglesby Church Working On Anniversary Plans by Mrs. Otto Reinhardt Messenger Correspondent Preparations are underway for the diamond anniversary celebration of St. John's Lutheran Church oh Dec. 6, 1964. Miss Gloria Dickie, bride-elect of Kenneth Kettler, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at the St, John's Lutheran Parish Hall Sunday afternoon.

Members of St. John's Lutheran Church sa'v slides and heard Rev. David Simonson speak about scenes and conditions in Tanganyika Sunday Rev. Simonson. a native Mrs.

E. C. Jordan, 48, former Gatesville resident, died at 5 a. m. Sunday in a Fort Worth hospital following a brief illness.

She had lived in Fort Worth for several years. Funeral services were held at 4 p. m. Tuesday in Westcliff Methodist Church, Fort Worth. Burial was in Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Mrs. Jordan was the former Miss Dollie Farmer, and was born and reared in Gatesville. She was married in 1940 to Aurelius Poston, who was killed in a fire truck accident here A contract has been awarded to James H. Sullins of Oglesby to lease quarters to the Post 1 aT WlltTa --v. WHITE SWAN PEACHES, Th size can 4 for MORTON'S BLACK PEPPER, 4-oz can 25c BLAift vtYvm, 4Mz can John Thomas Bell, retired farmer and a Coryell County resident for nearly 50 years, died at 12:22 a.m.

Thursday in the local hospital. He was 82. Funeral services will be held at 2 today (Friday) at Scott's Chapel and will be conducted by Rev. G. L.

Derrick. Burial will be in the Restland Cemetery. A native Texan. Mr. Bell was married to Miss Mary Elva Can-trcll Dec.

15, 1901. They came Office Department at the north side of Main Street, east of Broadway, to improve postal operations in Oglesby, according to announcement bv Postmaster General John A. Gron-ouski. Under the Post Office Department's lease construction program, Sullins will improve the building according to departmental specifications and lease HOM-MAID BISCUITS 4 cans 29c in January, 1944. In late 1945.

she married Mr. Jordan, then an Army captain stationed at Fort Hood. They resided in California until Capt. Jordan completed his military service. Thev lived in Dallas, Waco and Houston before moving to Fort Worth.

SHORTENING, 3-lb. can it to the Department for five vears, with renewal option privileges for an additional five ears. Mrs. Jordan, active in civic The improved quarters will and club work in FortWorth, was a member of the DeMolay JELLO, 3-oz. boxes 6 for 49c Mothers Club.

She was also of Montana, served two terms as an evangelistic missionary in Arusha, Tanganyika. Pastor and Mrs. Don Flach-meier and David attended the anniversary celebration at Sunset Homes in Clifton Sunday afternoon. The Fred Reinhardt family visited the Wilfred Rusks, the Melvin Schaeffers. the Howard Homes and Mrs.

Herman, Reinhardt in Bryan during the week end. Pastor and Mrs. Don Flach-meier and David, Linda and Melissa Rueter, and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reinhardt were dinner guests in the Albert Reinhardt home Sundav.

Kenneth Mea-dors of Fort Hoed visited in the Reinhardt home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robinson and the Gene Reinhardt family of Waco visited in the Otto studying at Texas Wesleyan College. to Coryell County in 1907, and lived in the Arnett and Ater until moving to Gatesville in 1951.

Mr. Bell was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of Gatesville: six sons, Floyd A. Bell of San Antonio, Johnnie A Bell of Gatesville. Byron O.

Bell of Hamlin, Lamon C. Bell of league City, Rolan O. Bell Rosenberg and Clayton C. Bell of Temple; three daughters. Mrs Loree E.

Smith of Pallas Mrs. Zeptha E. Necessary of Arnett and Mrs. Marada Snivey of Temple: 27 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchil- i dren. Mrs.

Jordan is survived by her husband, a Fort Worth in NABISCO PREMIUM CRACKERS 4f I SLIT'S consist of more than half again in floor space of that of the eld quarters presently occupied by the Oglesby post office. It will be equipped with air conditioning and modern flourescent lighting. Adequate parking and maneuvering area will be provided. "This project is in accordance with our oolicy of building new post offices only where they are urgently needed," Gron- CWO DAN D. VANDIVER Dan Vandiver Ends Army Career Chief Warrant Officer Dan D.

D. Vandiver retired recently from the U. S. Army, ending a 20-year military career. He and his family are now making their home on Rt.

1, Oglesby. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Vandiver of Oglesby. six ffctr 9. lb. Box 25c surance executive; one son, Robert Jordan, 16, of Fort Worth; her mother, Mrs. E.

C. Farmer of Gatesville; a sister, Mrs. Mary Snider of Waco; and an aunt, Miss Molly Montgomery of Gatesville. LEVTTA Reinhardt home recently. Extra Fancy BREMNER'S SALTINE CRACKERS 11.

i9c JUMBO PIES Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gas-kamp and family called in the Ruvelle Bohne home Sunday Delicious Apples, 4-lb. bag 55c evening. ouski said.

"We are constantly reassessing our construction program to determine whether present buildings can be altered or remodeled to take care of our expanding mail volume." Gronouski explained that the Department capital investment is limited substantiallv to postal equipment. The building will remain under private ownership, with the owner paying local real estate taxes. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH NEWS CARD OF THANKS wish to sav thanks to each Box Of 12 39c Fancy Bell Pepper, lb 12c Bananas, lb. 12c Large Size Lettuce, each 15c and every one who remember-wt mp while I was in the hospi tal Yrtnr visits, cards and gifts Presbyteriajis Organize in Cove A Copperas Cove Presbyterian Church was organized at an 11 a meeting Sunday in the Cove Theater Rev. J.

Berkeley SoRelle hps been called to be the organizing minister of the church by Alamo Presbytery. A graduate of Texas A. and University. Rev. SoRelle attended Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and did post graduate work at South-wrstern Seminary in Fort Worth He has pastored churches in Paradis, Clarendon and Ferris.

He and his wife, Vesta, have three children They reside at 1102 South 7th Street in Copperas Cove. were greatly appreciated. Spe LE GRANDE CREAM STYLE SWEET CORN 3 cl.r 39c cial thanks to Dr. Brown ana Dr. Jones and the entire hospital staff for their care.

May God bless each of you. At the time of his retirement he was serving with the 5th Missile Battalion (Nike-Hercules). 517th Artillery, at Dyess Air Force in Abilene. Vandiver enlisted in the Army at Gatesville in September, 1944. After completing basic training at Camp Cleaborn, he entered cooks and bakers school and later attended pastry baker school.

In May, 1945, he went to the Far East as a cook and served in Tinian, Marianna Islands. From June, 1946, to October, 1947, he was a cook with an Army unit in Germany. During a stay at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, he was promoted to staff sergeant, and was then stationed at Fort Hood as a mess sergeant. He was promoted to sergeant first class while serving with an artillery outfit in Korea from August, 1950, to June, 1951. He returned to Fort Hood in 1951 and stayed there until January, 1954, when he attended the guided missile school at Fort Bliss.

He later served as Packanack Lake, N. and Fort Banks, Mass. Promoted to chief warrant officer in June, 1958, he served as fire control assistant Mrs. Ruel Turner Read the Messenger Want Ads BLACKBURN'S WAFFLE SYRUP Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship service at 10:50 a MYF and MJF at 6 p.m., evening worship service at 7 p.m. Monday Boy Scout Troop 2 meeting in the fellowship hall.

Tuesday The Gatesville Dis- GLADIOLA FLOUR 39c ZSt. $1.69 fm Full Quart 29c trict Missionary Institute will meet in First Methodist Church. Meridian, from 7 to 9 p.m. The WW BLANCHARD'S ENC0 Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry or Lemon JELLO'S NEW WHIP 'N CHILL 2 boxes 47c Russell Visits From New York by Mrs. A.

D. Morgan Messenger Correspondent Visiting in the Jim Russell home over the week end were Billy Bob Russell of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Skeet York and family of Waco, Mr. and Mrs.

Jimmy Russell and family of Kingsville, Miss Peggy Sasse of Gatesville, Ernest Chitwood, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Russell and family and Johnnie Stobaugh. Andrew Shepherd of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs.

Luther Braziel over the week end. M. and Mrs. Stanley Miles visited in Brownwood Sunday with Mrs. Grace Johnston.

Several people from Levita attended the Baptist Associational meeting in Moody Monday and Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stokes of Waco visited Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Miles Wednesday night and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Maxwell Sunday night.

Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Wilson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Red Morgan and family.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Buster and family of Liberty were visitors in the Morgan home Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beck and family of Gatesville and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ray of Port Arthur visited Mr.

and Mrs. Harve Hale and family Sunday. Mesdames Zona McEIroy, Lilly Murry and Nora Mitchell visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Baker Sunday evening.

Mrs. Virginia Broussard and Gale visited Mrs. Bessie Bruce Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

S. P. Williams of Hamilton visited Mrs. S. A.

Dickey Sunday. STATION TBNOER.DEUaOUS pastors, secretaries of missionary education, and all members of the commission on missions are urged to attend. Rev. Ernest O. Dewald, James Ellison and Dr.

C. H. Cole are in charge of the meeting. Wednesday Youth choir rehearsal at 6:30 adult choir rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday The children's workers conference will be held at Glen Lake Camp, Glen Rose, for all teachers, workers and children of Nursery through Elementary VI age groups.

Johnson Completes CBR Course in Korea 1ST CAVALRY DIV, KOREA Army Sgt. Jack D. Johnson, whose wife, Lilia. lives in Copperas Cove, completed a chemical, biological and radiological course Sept. 26 in Korea.

He received training in detection of harmful gases, decontamination of radioactive and chemically affected areas and the use of special CBR equipment. The sergeant entered the Army in October, 1944. and was last stationed at Fort Hood. He arrived overseas on this tour of duty in July, 1964. DUNCAN MINES LAYER CAKE MIXES 3 for $.100 DUNCAN HINES PANCAKE MIX ib.

i 29c NO STAMPS, BUT EXTRA GOOD SERVICE Box in the Boston Defense until November, 1961, when he was transferred to Dyess AFB. During his career, CWO Vandiver attended seven Army schools. He and his wife, Charlene, have five children Karen, 16; Sharon, 15; Charles, 12; Dan and David. 8. PEARL A diamond will turn to graphite if heated to 1,000 degrees C.

Road the Messenger Want Ads Semi-Boneless FRESH PORK ROAST, lb. Fresh PORK STEAK, 47c "Our Own" Pure PORK SAUSAGE, lb. 55c Bent Beef SIRLOIN or T-BONES, lb. Fresh PORK LIVER, lb 35c WHITE SWAN MILK 3 11 39c MORTON'S Salad Dressing 29c Smith Family Visits WASH AND GREASE FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY OF YOUR CAR ATLAS TIRES AND ATLAS BATTERIES BLANCHARD'S ENCO STATION A The DIAL UN 5-5053 White Swan PORK AND BEANS White Swan CATSUP 2 Big 21-oz. cans 35c 2- 14-oz.

bottles 35c tamp Days FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY 50 Poll Taxes Issued A new tax-paying season opened eight days ago, but the sale of 1964 poll taxes has been light so far. County Tax Collector Jack Whigham reported Thursday that only" 50 Corycll-ites had paid the 1964 poll tax. First to get a poll tax receipt was Bobby Beck. HUNT'S STEWED TOMATOES 0 jfaiAfairiutot COFFEE From Fort Worth by Mrs. Lyda Cooper Messenger Correspondent Mr.

and Mrs. F. B. Smith and family of Fort Worth visited with Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Smith over the week end. They all visited Sunday afternoon in the Charles Neatherlin home in Gatesville. Mr. and Mrs. S.

D. Key were in Waco last Monday with Mrs. rat Howard, who had undergone surgery on her eye. Mr. and Mrs.

Johnnie DeLord and sons of Gatesville were Sunday dinner guests in the Earl Hampton home. Mrs. Earl Hampton and Miss Norma Bynum attended a Baptist associational meeting in Moody last Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Toral Oney visited Sundav afternoon with Mrs. Alza Franklin and Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooper went to Ennis Sunday to visit Mrs. Cooper's sister, Mrs.

Eula Tillison. They returned home Monday. -Mr. and. Ora Stewart called on Mr.

and Mrs. Toral Oney Sundav night. No. 309 39c Cam Ml -lb. OCT.

9-10-12 Roach Bal II HIT WW can BORDEN'S EGG NOG GIBSON'S 5c $1 .00 STORE VoufGoQio 69c Quart Can PHONE UN 5-2511 709 MAIN LIQUID SWAN LIQUID THRILL 49c 22-oi. Plastic STEMS 22-ox. Plastic AUMflC 49c CURRENT AND COMPLETE vV and ac Frozen Foods Tttf 9oe4 at fRESri-PERKEDf tt'i brand naw and cwnpUUly modamliad, all facfi and fiqurai updatad pint many brand nw ftaturti. Hat tirf cariim data FOLGER'S INSTANT COFFEE flnt lima compilad In tinqla publication, ConUmi millions of facfi to tattla any argu Bama FRUIT PIES Patio IVa-lb. pkg.

ENCHILADAS Golden Nip 12-ox. can ORANGE JUICE 3 for $1,00 59c 49c companied by Mrs. Kitty Martin, visited the first of the week with their children, Mr, and Mrs. Gene Lacy and daughters in Dallas. Mr.

and Mrs. Toral Oney called on Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carri-gan In Bee House Sunday. Mosdamcs Joe Blakley.

James Murrah, and Otha Medart recently visited lljcir brother, Taft Kecton. and family in West Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Tully Ballard visited their son and his family, the Travis Ballards, in Copperas Cove Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manning visited the Curtis Mannings in Copperas Cove ment about T.iai. Invaluable ro'artnce aid to buiinonman, toechari, ttudanti, telotmen, fermeri, ate. Idtal ai a fift.

AST? "3 Your savings jjoal may be home of your own, a business, an automobile or something else that requires money! Make a start now towards that goal by opening a savings account, then add to it regularly. Each saver's funds are insured to $10,000 by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. 4i CUItltENT DIVIDEND RATE U)i ti eery ixuim' atxHJt WHVimin. im eowaiihy arid ruiiory. Full detail nn each county.

Kxhauttlve Inf.rmattiin on HveaUK-k, en it, oil, trartp.r!a.lim. Una many lirand new ton-loncal fratuin. If H'a about Tesaa tt' In the 14-IS Almanac1. Swift's Honeycup Half-Gallon MELLORINE 3 for $1.00 Hlliiiiwiii GET YOUR COPY TODAY: Cloth Bound $2.25 Paper Bound $1.75 GATESVILLE MESSENGER Attend Convention 4 Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Searcy of Oglesby and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Smith of Purmela attended a convention of the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association in Corpus Christi the first of the week. Ualmille Saving Loan Association SPECIALS GOOD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH-10TH East Side Square Dial UH 5-5012.

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