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sLAYTON, yIRGINIA X on wedre,.

day. April "a, 1868. at her residence
l5O6 Richmond hwy. VIRGINIA X.
SLAYTON, the wife OF Herman A.
Slayton Sr., and the mother OF
Donald a" Herman A, Jr.. and
jeanne H. Slayton. three brothers
ana four sisters. Friends may call
az the Dcmalne Memorial Chapel.
80 South Washington ST, Alex.
andria, Va. where services will be
h"ld on Friday, April 20. at 9l5
m. latarment Arlington National
Cemetery.
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UarhH uf ThaukH

COHEN. SAMUEL ,. We wish TO ex.
press our sincere gratitude 10 all
who helped By sympathy, Kindness
and flowers 10 liGhten our grief
during our recent bereavement
MRS. SARAH COHEN AND FAMILY.
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Anuftltnga

FEIGENBAUM, JEANETTE SARAH.
Dedication OF q monument In mem.
ua ISsAiNsdh Ssioyssd dausS.sA sSsAH ad rEioEM sIstsI
will take place on Sunday, April IS,
brew CONGREGATION cemstery, ! $40
Alabama ave. s.e.,. Washington, d. c.
Mrs. % RosH % a AIIEIe FEIoENpHtJM Ipnltsu AND
J. WALTER FEt0ENBAUM,
2l,2b.2027.2S
RUBIN, JOSEPH Z. An unysllins Of
JOSEPH L, RUBIN will take place
April 2s, 1858, at 2 pm, At King
David Memorial Park, on Lee hwy.
Fails Church. Va. Friends cordially
PAULINE RUBIN AND SONS.
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MITCHELL, WALTER L. On Sum
day. April ol llR9 MAfrrrsS

HHsEyr ARTiI y, 1868, WAITER Z,
voted husband Of Hattie Mitchell
WsIter WUSshIer OF Mrs Margaret Murray,
brother Of Mrs. Charlotte Green ana
George Mitchell. Many other rela-
tiVes and friends also survive After
pm. Thursday. April a5 friends
NAY NAY cal at the Frazier Funeral
where services will be held on Er" Er,",
cay, April 20, at pm Intermpnt
arlington National Cemetery ~ u
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CEMETERY LOTS

FORT LINCOLN CEMETERY. ? sltss
for $3.50 or best offer 10 seltle %.
tate. cL, B.0l32,
SIX CEMETERY SITES in George
Washington Cemetery moving. stpb.
AP 5.SOt1
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NIEMAN. MARIE * nn ru0,a.. -,

No TV63' at Fairfax Hospital
81. Burke, Va, beloved wifa DoS ~
John Nieman. jr., and mother ~
MIS-. Genevieve N. McDonald oi
Ahnandale. Va: John r. Nieman n
Georgia. and Raymond A, Nieman
OF Annandale, Va She also is sur
hro.boy IHeb oy II grandchildren, three
may call at the Murphy Funeral
Home. 1924 Columbia pike Ar
Ineton' Va. REQUIEM mass will be
oiiered at 10 am. Friday. hpTil
26; at 81. Michaels Church, AMMAN
ttaIe tsrS Va Interment Calvary ceme-
WV. FAlfIAA. va. 0h
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April "a, 1868, at his residenee drSeeSHeyi 4; y
55sd p; NV; EDWARD M. o'NEAL.
ONeal, father OF Mrs Frances NJ
BurroWs and grandfather Of Mrs
John s. owens. He also is survived
by his brother, Nelson b O'Neal:
his sister. Miss Stella O'Neal and
i've great-grandchildren. Friends
are invited 70 call 1t the Hysore
Funeral Home, 1900 N ST, NV, after
pm. Thursday. April 25. Notice
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SHORT, CARRIE NJ. On Tuesday.

April %, 1903. CARRIE NJ. SHORT
OF 4423 Strathmore ave. Garrett
Park, Md. beloved wife OF the late
Charles Herbert Short and step
mother Of Viola Glendenning. Friends
NAV call at the Tyson Wheeler
Funeral Home, 1881 East Mont
gomery ave, Rockville pikeD. Rock
VILE Md Services Friday. April
20, at Holy Gross Catholic Church,
Garrett Park. Nd where requiem
mass will be offered at q am In
terment Salem Cemetery. Brookyilie
Md
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IEMPLE; LUCILLE o. on Wednesday

April "a, 1868, LUcILIE o c'TFsSPfy; TFMPLyE;
Of 4s40 9TH St NV. beloved mother
Of Matthew B. Temple, mother-in-
law Of Velma D. Temple she also
is survived by other relatives and
host Of friends. After 5 pm
Friday, April %. friends are in
vlted 70 call at the Jarvi- Chapel.
l432 You St NV. Funeral services
NIL NIL pe held AZ Salem Baptist Church.
"a at ! pm. Interment Lincoln Me-
mortal Cpmeterv og
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MAGRUDER, LOUIS urNpy n, 1,,,

day, April 90, 1883, LOUIS HENRY SRS
MAGRUDER of 55l 24th ST. NE
formerly Of Winchester. Va. He is
SWi,nNyia SSWvin,tniyea oy beloved wife, Mrs
MAnelmlna MagruGer; son. Lewis
MagTuder, jr. daughter-in-laW
mrs, Lilly E, Magruder. two grand
sons, Lewis H and Richard c
Magruder,. and granddaughter- in .
law. ingeborg; three great-grand
S9nS; Helga, Alexander and Andre
Maeruder and many friends After
pm, Friday. April 20, friends NAV
can az the Lowe Funeral Home, I41S
maryland ave. ne Mass will be
ceIebrated on Saturday, April -
az ~ am. at st. EiIzabeth's Chapel
iinterment Lincoln Memorial Gene
WY
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Dratha

LOGAN, MARION l.. On Tuesday. April
OF Virgil r. Logan. Graveside serv-
ices will be held at Mount OllVet
Cemetery, Friday, April 20, at
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MAGk; NSidri:3SlA EDNA sTRUBLE. Suddenly on

"wednesday. April "a. 1858, EDNA
STRUBLE MACK OF 23l2 35d 81
Sc. beloved wife OF J, Leroy Mack,
mother OF s. LEROY Mack, Norrine E
Mack MACK ana Eugenia NJ Keighley,
n; X; and Mrs Charles Hart Of
washington, d, c.: daughter of the
iate David q. and Mary
Struble. Friends may call al the
simmons Bros; Funeral Home, / 88 i
Soou hope rd. Sc. parking facili-
tleSl where services will be held
az am. Friday. April 20 Inter-
ment Washington National Gene
terv. Visiting hours until n m
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CHARLEs EDwARD. On Tues.

Hdgt hpIII -,It IUb3. CHARLES FD-
WARD OWENS of 1l20 Euclid 81
NV. beloved husband Of Della
Barnes Owens. father of Mrs. GLADYS
owens, Fuller, grandfather of Mrs
Leonella Puller Kennedy and brother
Friday, friends are invited IN caii
az the Mcclure Funeral Home 1S5G
Hth ST. NV. Funeral at Mount Zion
Methodist Church. Sellman, Nd
AZ pm, Saturday. April %. In
terment church cemeterv
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SWAMI. JAMES OLIVER. On Tuesday

slp APriI 90, 1888; JAMES OLIVER
SWANN OF bl5 = ST. ne. husband
Della Proctor. Hazel Newman and
James s. Swami. He also IS sur
vived by other relatives ard friends
After pm. Friday. April %,
friends may call at the William
Spangler Funeral Home. 524 Sth st.
ne, where the rosary will be re-
cited at pm. Mass will be held
az 10 am. from the HOLY Comforter
Church. l4th and East Capitol sts
on Saturday. April -. interment
Mount Olivet Cemeterv
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TERRY. MAI. GEN. THOMAS A.. US,

isss. ssslrsdSi aAj On orN oTgs'daT xuoMT APTil y
TERRY, UsA Getired). H1 Of 81 orif.
fling blvd. =. Asheville. N. C.. be-
loved husband Of the late Ruby Il
Terry and father Of Thomas A.
Terry, II, Friends may call al the
hlnaldl Funeral Home, 74O0 Georgia
10 3 pm. Services al Fort Myer
CHAPEL. Friday. April 20, at . pm
interment arlington National Gene
terry with full militarv bnpOre
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pital. MABEL c. sUTPHiN Of iS05 SS
lsth 81. Sc. wife Of the late Fwell
Sutphin, mother Of Mrs. Everiee
Hager. ETell a. sutphin Ct Wash
Sutphin OF Middleburg, va she
also is survived by nine grandchil-
dren. Friends may call at the Lee
Funeral Home. 4th st. and Massa-
chuSetts ave. ne. where service
VIII be held on Friday. April 20
burg. Va o5
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CARRIE ". PRATT. AT@TCutSia beiovej jHSsDitsl @ptSs;
OF Norman c. Miller, grandinother
oI Sandra L. Miller. sister Of Carrie
Louise White ald Olephus Gray and
er.in-law Of Elliot White and
beatrice Gray; She also leaves one
niece carol White, and a host OF
other relatives and friends. After (
pm. Friday, April 20, remains viii
ne in state a: the First Paptist
church. Kensington, Nd, where fu.
neral services will be held on Satur-
CAV April ~. at 2 pm. the Rev
ment Sandy Spring, Md Services by
SSnowaen' Si,Tv Family at iQ7O1 Shafts
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vERGINIs. sPEROs. on Tuesday. AnrIl

sS, 1853, sPERSojsp y vERofSis.A ERssfsE APTil Scl
loved husband Of Grace q. Verginis
and father. Of Geraldine A. Bur-
roughs and Victoria A. VerRinis;
grandfather o. vicki Ann Burroughs,
Verginis OF Greece FUNERAL from
the Huntemann Funeral Home. b73o
GEORGIA ave, NV, on Friday. April
20. Al j pm; then 10 SITS. Com
stantine and Helen Greek Church,
10th and upshur SITS NV, for Serv-
ices a. 80 pm. fnterment ArlinR-
ton National Cemetery, o.
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PRICE. ANNIE Cnes sampsOnl. o

ssaatsg!TBdnay;, April 20. 1868. ANNIE
Columbia rd. NV, beloved wife Of
James Price. She also leaves an
uncle. George Brandon Of New Ytrk.
orother-in-law, Jerome Smith
seven nieces and nephews and nany
other relatives and friends. Friends
after 3 m, at the funeral home oi
alexander s. Pope. Ala 18th 81
s,e;,, where services will be held on
friday. April 20. at 1880 D m, Mai.
wilson OF the Salvation Amy Of
Iiclating; Interment Lincoln Me-
mortal Cemetery. Family may be
contacted at 90 Pierce st. NV. or
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UaifiN aliiN \, TAUL n, ST On Monday.
Hospital, PAUL A. PULLMAN. ST..
husband of Mrs. Laura B. Pullman
iather OF Paul A., jr.: Samuel M
william r. and Donald z. Pullman
Mrs. Virginia L. Branch, Mrs, Jose.
Rhlne Chapple. Mrs. Dorothy E.
son; brother Of William NJ. GiaSgoW
and Herbert Pullman. Friends NAV
caI al the Demaine Memorial
Chapel. $50 South washington 81
alexandria. Services will be held on
saturday. April %, at II am, al
Christ Episcopal Church. Interment
Sharon Chapel 0l.10
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Dratha

day. April %, 1868. MARTHA
JOHNSON SCOTT OF 1853 lngraham
n Scott ST., and Edith Scott
Bryson. She also is survived by a
nephew, John z Thomas, 81 three
darling grand and great-grandchil-
dren, devoted daughter -in-law, som
in-law nieceS, nephews. other rela-
tlveS and dear friends. After 4 pm
Friday, April 20. friends may call
at the Frazier Funeral Home, 3Sg
Rhode Island ave. NV, where
services will be held Saturday. April
"a at IL noon, the Rev James d
Foy officiating lnterment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 20
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sIGoURNEY, CHARLES W. O, ~

Colorado ave. NV, on April -
1868, beloved husband OF Frances /
Sigourney, brother OF Daniel SIg0ur
ney and Rena Smith Services az
Chambers Funeral Home. lIOu
Chapin St NV, on Friday. April
20, at 10 am Interment Con-
gresSional Cemetery
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TRUssELL, sHAUITER vsScr - =

Tuesdsy, April %. 1853. am at MsftiSsn a 0n
burg w Va. He is survived By one
Md one brother, Bernard n Trus.
sell Of jacksonville. Fla. Friends
may call at the Melvin p. Strider
Sudley Funeral Home. Shepherds. .
town. W Va. on Friday. April %.
from 7 tlll y pm. Funeral services
az the above funeral home on Satur-
day. April "a, at pm interment
Elmwood Cemetery, shepherds-
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MAILAS, GUST n. In loving memory
GUST ~ MALLAS. who departed
this life 40 days ago. March II.
1868, In Milwaukee. Wis.
May God grant his soul eternal rest
YOUR MOST DEVOTED WIFE AND
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sMEAK, PAUL MILTnN. snddenlr. nn
sMITHY. ROsAIIE McCoRMICx =

Wednesday, April "a. Gg83' al her
residence. 272l 3lst st NV ROSA
LIE MCCORMICK sMiTHY. beloved
wife OF Horace @. Smithy, grand
mother of Sara Calhoun Smithy Of
charleston. s. c., and Mrs. John
Nash Mcintosh OF Savannah. Ga
Fflends may call at the s. H. Hines
Co. Funeral Home. 2gOI I4th 81
NV. parking facilitiesl. Services
AZ ST. Margaret's Episcopal Church,
connecticut ave. and Bancroft pl
NV. on Saturday, April -, at
am. lnterment Berryville. Va
Inc family suggestS that expressions
form OF contribution to the
Heart Association of d G sR
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"wednesday April "a, 1868, Ethel,
MckINLAY RATTLEY Of 1907
irving s. ne. sister OF Annozean
NICK. Flaeg, aunt OF Charles Mex
Flagg, and great-aunt OF Marion
Bauduit Flagg and Charles Mex
Flagg, jr. Also surviving are other
relatives and many friends. After /
pm. Sunday, friends are Invited 10
call at the MCGUIRE Funeral Home
lSaO nth ST. NV. Funeral from
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church,
10Th and r stS. NV. on Monday
April 20. At 1890 am. Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery, On
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'hprii VI nGIaa Iaaa w. on "sdnisssqsy' se.issnss
s6oS sist ple' 2ds Phi S N No, FRANK FRANK
Y. SCOTT. beloved husband OF Vera
u. Scott, father OF Frank y. Scott,
IT., of Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Alice
8. Barr of Miami, Fla Mrs. Helen
3 Sachllt OF Adelphi, Md. Mrs,
Mary 5, wrleht OF kensington Md
and William " Scott OF Hyattsyille.
Nd, He also Is survived by / ! grand.
children and three ETcnt-srAndchil-
dren. Friends may call At the s II.
Hines Co. Funeral Home, ngOl 18th
At. NV. (parking faeiiitiesD Berv.
Ices At 81. Peters Lutheran Church,
l12b MiehiKan ave, ne, on Batur.
day. April ~. at 1880 am In
terment Washington National Gene
tery. The family suggests hat ex.
pressions OF sympathy may be made
In the form Of a contribution 10 the
Frank Scott Memorial Fund for 81
Peters Lutheran Church. 20
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5ORRIDON, BERNARD J. 1sTiTCH .

In loving memory OF nv dear hus-
band. BERNARD j. CORRIDOR.
today. April %. 1858.
Till memory fades and life departs
You will live forever in my heart.
DEVOTED WIPE. ELSIE NJ. COR
RTnnN
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on April II. 1868, HOBERT HENRY
POWERS, beloved husband Of Hilda
Powers and father OF Norman Lee.
Bopby Joe. Debra Ann, Mary Ann
Hobert. ir,: Patricia Lynn. Wayne
Of Lake jackson. Va; Eva Baol1er
o. Chantilly, Va; Fannie Deal O;
Manassas, Va; Doris Ann Meadows
OF Chantilly, Va. Also survived by
one slster-in-law. Mrs. Patti 10
hhisrrinetSn "a et OF Falls Church Va. and
Shantilly. Va. Services will be
held Friday. April 90, at nm
az the Money a. King Funeral Home
III West Maple ave. Vienna Va
tRnterment Rra Bradley Forest Cemetery.
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dATLT' Ap+lE 90 SHHskEs fskE 4, On On gTIpsssday'
KENNETH ELLIS. sud

denly, on Wednesday. April "a I9s3
kENNETH ELLIS HARRINGTON.
Harrineton. brother of Nancy 10
gerald Dean, jr.: William Edward.
Mlchael Dennis and Pamela sue
HARRINGTON. Also survived by his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. o E'
Aarrinston OF Herndon. Va. Friends
may cal at the Money g. King
Funeral Home, III West Maple ave
vienna. Va. where services will be
held Sunday. April 2S, at 9 pm.
n1nteeitment Flint Hill Cemetery.
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NEWMAN, EDITH BLAIR. In loving
memory Of our wife and mother
EDITH BLAIR NEWMAN who passed
away two years ago today. April 25,
1881
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FUHu WtWOTItb UUEtT eVtfy DAY.
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHTER. MA
BEL EDMONDS SMALLWOOD.
FLANAGAN. WALLIE G. In sad but
loving remembrance OF my dear
husband, WALLY @. FLANAGAN.
who passed away two years ago
today. April IS. 1851.
Loved in life remembered in death.
LOVING AND DEVOTED WIFE.
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DPathH

april 90, 1858. GEORGE W. BANKS BANK
o. 5000 Sd St, nv, husband OF
Ing are other relatives and many
friends Notice OF funeral later Ar
rangements by Mcclure, Inc. 30
BING, DOROTHY v. On Monday, April
x, 1868. DOROTHY V, BiNG OF
PbsslnssIdOrrthiss.Bay bsloSsd mnisd !shsdysside; Nd,
Shadyside, Md, and sister OF John
Q, Grady of the Panama Canal Zone
Funeral services on Friday, April
20, at am. at st. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Shadyside, Nd. In
vile, Md. Friends may cali at the
Hardesty Funeral Home, Galesville
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Madison Manor Nursing Home.
Hyattsville, Nd, ROSA ID. WATSON
oi nl3l 7th st., Lanham, Md. wife
of the late Mr.. J. Otis Watson and
the beloved sister OF Mrs Adelaide
Coekerille OF Greenwood. Va; aunt
Nd, She also is survived By numeT.
Gus nieces and nephews Friendg
may call At the Lee Funeral Home,
9TH ~ and Mass. ave, ne, where
services will be held on Friday.
april 2H, at 10 am. lnterment
olenwood Cemetery 26
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EDMONDS. DOUGLAS. A tribute OF
love and devotion to the beautiful
memory of my dear father, DOUG
LAS EDMONDS. who departed this
life thirty-three years ago today.
April o5 1l3O
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POLLARD LUCY Z: On Tuesday. April
Sunnyside. Va, wife Of the Iats
ShaIIeS Pollard. Also surviving are
brother, Jessie Taylor; other rela-
yves and many friends. Notice Of
Mcclure. Inc. oe
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DIXON. .MOLLIE. In loving memory
%oIqIE Guh G5ne bpxoN GnH Ebo passea sEay
one year ago today, April 25, 1852.
One year has passed since that sad
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Rev. Mefford
is speaker for
mission service

The Reverend Joe w.
Mefford, Jr., Southern Bap-
fist missionary to Spain, will
lead a special mission SER
vice at First Baptist Church
in Lexington Wednesday,
December 9, it is being an
nounced by the Reverend
Frank Gum, pastor. Service
is to begin at 7:3O p. m.
Sunny, beautiful, tragic, spiri-
tually darkened, land Of our no
IS and prayers - that is the
, V Rev. Mefford describes Spain,
wnere he has served as mission
airy since 1858.
Field missionary for southern
Spain, Rev. Mefford makes his
home in Valencia, but he has ira
veled as far afield as the Canary
Islands and Morocco.
He did his initial language stu
DIV in Barcelona, and returned to
that city to teach in the Spanish
Baptist Theological Sen mary dur
ing the 1961-62 school year.
A colleague describes Rev. Mef-
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Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Coin in race
for Morshol,
City Of Durant

L. R. Cain this week ma
|kes his formal announce
lment as a candidate for the
Ioffice of Marshal for the
City Of Durant. The cleo
|tion, to be held Monday,
be to fill a vacancy in
1.-The office created by the re-
|cent death Of J. S. Mcbride.
His stament follows:
To the qualified electors OF
the City of Durant:
| have qualified as a candidate
to fill the unexpired term Of Of
|fioe of Marshal of the City OF
|Durant, created by the recent
death Of the late and respected
Marshal, J. S. Mcbride.
For some IS years ! have hae
considerable contact and exper
Hence with law enforcement.
fee! | am qualified. I believe il
law enforcement and in fairness.
/ earnestly solicit the vote ant
Influence Of each and every quail
fled elector Of the City Of Duran
in the special election for tn
office of Marshal to be held OF
December 10, 1868.
Respectfully submitted,
L. r. Cain
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Magician will
perform here
for Jayeees

Ken Griffin, Americas great
touring i%llusionist, has been book
ed for two performances Of my
terry, comedy and novelty acts in
W. B. Kenna Auditorium in Lex
ington Saturday, it is being an
nounced by Dudley Rinicker Of
the Lexington Jaycees, sponsors
|of the show.
The main performance will be-
gin at 8 p. m. with a matinee
at 2:3O p. m. with special prices
for children. Regular admission
is 75c, Renicker said. Advance
tickets may be purchased from
any member of the Jaycees.
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Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05

r and S Genger, owned by A.
N. Nichols of Vaughn, led the
record field of hounds in the first
day of running in the United
States Open Field Trials Tuesday
as the annual Durant event got
off to it's best start in its 18
year history.
Master of Hounds Gerald Sim
mons opened the first cast at
daybreak Tuesday morning with
l65 hounds, with only 81 being
eliminated in the first days run.
Running second behind Genger's
l70 points Tuesday was Clipper,
owned by Tom Richardson OF
.Voss, N. c., with AS, and O'Neill's
White Lady, owned by B. 7,
lO'Neil of Meridian was tied with
Jess Picket B., owned by Calvin
Blue, Jr., of Carthage, N. C. with
l40 points for third place.
The event opened with a ban.
lquet in Hotel Durant Monday
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Local men to
speak to
soil meeting

Marvin Mcclellan of Lexington.
will be one of the featured speak
erS at the ninth annual meeting
OF the Alabama Soil Fertility So
ciety on December 5th. The meet
ing will be held in Montgomery,
and Mcclellan will speak
to the group at their annual ban
qeut meeting Thursday evening.
Other speakers on the program
include DR.. Howard T. Rogers,
Auburn University, Francis Best,
kansas City, Missouri, and Char
lies W. Summerour, Alabama
Board of Agriculture.
Also appearing on the program
will be another Mississippian, Ed
ward Jordan of Jackson. Jordan
lis Vice-President, Mississippi
Farm Services, Inc, and manag
Ter of the fertilizer bulk blending
|plant in Durant.
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05

The Chamber has re-
quests from two different
companies for an official
certified labor survey, he
said, stating that one firm
is interested mostly in white
male and the other white
female labor.
IF the survey shows a suffi-
cient labor supply, it will be a
primary inducement to locating
the factories in Lexington said
Gene Herman, chairman of the
survey committee.
Herman said that all avail
able persons within a 30-mile rad
iue Of Lexington should register.
"This survey is of vital import
ance to our economy, and we
are asking every person IN our
area to cooperate in helping ma
Ike it successful. We must prove
that we can furnish sufficient
manpower for these factories for
further consideration, he said.
Registration will be held in the
new MP&L building in Lexing-
tor Friday and Saturday, Deem
Der Is and IA between the hours
Ioi 9 a. m. and Z p. m. Personnel
will be on hand to help answer
lany questions, and aid in filling
lout the registration forms, Herr.
man said.
Chamber of Commerce Presi-
Jack Yates urges all qualified
persons within the area to make
our plans to register during these
two days for steady employ
lment-"
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Durdnt women
sponsor Yule
lighting contest

The Durant Woman's Club is
again sponsoring the Christmas
Contest. First and Sc
,ond prizes and honorable men,
tons will be awarded in each of
he following five categories.
l. Outdoor or porch tree. 2.
indoor tree. 8. Window decora-
ion. 4. Doorways. 5. General eff
teci. Residential entrants are in
vited to enter any of these con-
tests. Commercial entrants may
choose individual types of de-
corations.
Contest entry fees are soc per
entry in the residential districts
and $1.OO in the business districts.
All entrants will receive a refund
Of $1.00 on their January light
1ills on presentation Of receipt
To qualify in the contest, lights
must be turned on at 6 p. m. and
turned until 9 p. m. from Deem
,er 18th to 18th. All lighting must
oe clearly visible from the street
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Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
French Camp
choEoI group
to perform

The annual Joy Gift program
in the First Presbyterian Chur-
oh of Durant. will be held this
Sunday at 3 p. m. at the church,
it was announced by the Rev.
erend Bill Rose, church pastor.
The special offering will be
taken to help the retired mimi
sters who have need of supple
mentary income.
The choral group from Fren-
oh Camp Academy will furnish
the music for the program.
They will render some excellent
Spiritual numbers, including
some Christmas Carols, the pas
tor said.
He said, 'The public is cor
daily invited to hear this pro
gram as presented by these
consecrated young folks. 1t will
be a blessing to your heart to
hear them sing these Spiritual
numbers. This group has sung
in numerous places over the
state, and are excellent sing
ers. First Presbyterian is hap
Nv to be able to present these
fine young people,"
Holmes County herald., 1963-12-05
Labor survey to be conducted
by CofC for industrial prospects
Duront mayor makes tour
Of Washington, Cape Kennedy

Durant Mayor C. H. Blanton, Jr., was among sixty eight
members of the Mississippi Municipalities Association Exc
cutive Committee and guests who enjoyed a trip to Washing
ton, d. C. and Cape Canaveral, (since renamed in honor OF
the late President Kennedy.
The group left Jackson on a DC 6 furnished by the Ar
Force at 9 a. m, Wednesday,, November 20, shortly after noon
for a welcome by the entire Mississippi delegation in the Of
fees Of Senator John Stennis.
After a tour of the Capitol the group settled in the May
Tower Hotel where thew were again visited by the Mississip-
pl Representatives and Senators, for the night.
On Thursday morning they met with General B. A. Schrie-
yer, Commander Of Air Force Systems Command, who briefed
them on missiles and outlined the nations plans for space in
the future.
In the afternoon, Senator Stennis accompanied them on the
flight to Cape Kennedy. After another briefng on Friday morn
ing, they were escorted on a tour Of the Cape and all its mis-
sles and facilities.
The group arrived back in Jackson at $3.50 Friday afternoon.
The trip was arranged by Senator Stennis.
Mayor Blanton termed the trip very educational and said,
81 wish every Mississippian could make the tour.