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Celina 50 Years Ago Today
This is a selection of stories, classified ads and commercial ads from the Celina Record first published Thursday, June 28, 1962.
Health and safety tips for the July 4th holiday
The biggest picnic day of the year is approaching – July 4.
With the picnics will come bruises and cuts and scratches and strains and sunburn and sore muscles the next day. These are “occupational hazards” of July 4 picnics and usually aren't serious.
What might be more serious will be food poisoning.
The weather is hot on July 4 and foods spoil quickly. If a few of the staphyloccic bacteria that are the most common cause of food poisoning are present, only a few hours of time, combined with warm temperature are needed to cause real trouble.
Food can be handled safely on picnics in warm weather if the family chef keeps in mind a few precautions.
Leave the sandwich ingredients, including bread, in the original wrappers and containers and make up your picnic sandwiches on the spot, just before mealtime. Ham spoils quickly at warm temperatures and if you favor ham sandwiches, take the ham along in a can and open it just before serving.
Potato salad is another favorite picnic food. It also spoils quickly. Take the hard-boiled eggs, boiled potatoes and mayonnaise (in its sealed jar) and mix the salad at the last minute.
The picnic icebox, properly insulated, is an excellent food saver. It should have a tight lid and there should be plenty of ice. Items stored in the refrigerator should be well chilled before placing in the picnic box.
Former Celina postmaster died in Abilene Sunday
W.H. Button, 79, a former Celina postmaster and businessman, died at the home of a son, Jack Button, in Abilene Sunday.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon in the Warren Kiker Funeral Chapel, Abilene, with burial following in an Abilene cemetery.
Mr. Button was born near Weston April 13, 1883. On May 10, 1908, he was married to Miss Emma Dee Marks. The couple lived in Celina following their marriage until August, 1919, when they moved to Abilene. Mr. Button was postmaster in Celina for several years and later was manager of the Stone & Williams hardware store in Celina.
Mrs. Button died February 25, this year.
County agent warns to check fields for insects
By Jack T. Doby, County Agent
Every cotton grower in Collin County should be in his cotton fields at least twice a week checking for insects. There is no substitute for it. Since many fields may be different, lots of money can be saved by poisoning only after finding sufficient infestations that will warrant spraying.
Cotton in the county is at a stage now that a good crop can be set if kept free of insects within the next three weeks. John Cobb, BIG Bugman, and myself found most cotton fields with a very low infestation last week.
The insect that can cause the most damage now is the fleahopper. Cotton fleahoppers knock the small squares off young cotton. This transforms the growth process of cotton into stalks rather than into the development of fruit. The end result is tall whip-like cotton plants that have little fruit and are hard to strip. Since fleahoppers can migrate in the fields at a very rapid rate, it is extremely important to make it a regular habit of checking each field. If you do not know the procedure of how to make an insect count, attend one of the our regular weekly field meetings.
The BIG insect meetings are getting off to a good start. The local community chairman and vocational agriculture teachers are playing a vital role in this county-wide effort. As we get into late season control, they will become even more important. This coordinated effort will mean thousands of dollars to the economy of Collin County.
On the Record
Inquiries about town lead to the conclusion that practically everybody will close up shop for the Fourth. Better do your shopping early.
Harry Golden says that next year's Brotherhood Award of the Council of Christians and Jews should go to Liz Taylor. “She's been married to two Jews, a Protestant, and a Catholic. You can't beat that for brotherhood.”
Thomas Morrow writes in the Chicago Tribune that he saw a sign in front of a house in Irvington, Ill., which read “Helen's Beauty Spot – In Rear.” He added wistfully that he had no reason to doubt the sign, but that he wished he had had time to stop.
Intriguing notice on church bulletin board:
“If you're interested in exploring outer space, instructions are being given inside.”
In Omaha, Nebraska, a plumbing contractor who probably has always thought of himself as a businessman posted a big sign on his marquee which read: “JFK, who's the S.O.B.?”
Somebody with no sense of humor filed a complaint against him for displaying an objectionable sign in violation of an Omaha city ordinance. Released on bond, the man posted another identical sign on the other side of the marquee.
When a judge opined that if the President could use the words with impunity, the plumbing contractor ought to be able to use the initials and released him, the man went back to his store and erected another sign: “JFK – is he off his rocker?”
The San Marino (Calif.) Tribune observes that a certain Missouri editor refuses to publish obituary notices of people who while living failed to subscribe to his newspaper, and gives this reason: “People who do not take the hometown paper are defunct anyway, and their passing has no news value.”
News of Alla Community
By Mrs. Hershel Flanery
Alla Home demonstration Club has been postponed from July 4 to July 18. Mrs. Wallace Kinney will be hostess.
Darrell Hawn of Sherman spent last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Melton.
Mrs. Jack Yeldell and baby of Pasadena are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie O'Dell and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Hickman spent Sunday afternoon in Sherman with the latter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mitchell, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. H.H.Tillerson of Grand Prairie and daughter, Mrs. Mae Beth Conner, and children of Farnsworth visited Mr. and Mrs. Bud Tillerson Saturday.
Mrs. Marvin Ray Thompson and Mark of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs. Claud Thompson Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C.F. Choate took 15 members of her CHS summer homemaking class for a two-day holiday at Texoma Lodge Tuesday and Wednesday. Grownups who went along included Mrs. Gerald Giles, Mrs. Clifford McKnight, Mrs. Ray Grumbles and Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Nelson.
Marriage of Miss Laney to Paul Rhea announced
Mr. and Mrs. John Laney of Celina have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Pat Laney, to Paul Rhea, son of Mr. and Mrs. bill Rhea of Frisco.
The wedding took place February 1, 1962, in Madill, Okla.
Mrs. Rhea attended Texas Christian University and East Texas State College, where she pledged Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Mr. Rhea attended Southern Methodist University and East Texas State College, where he pledged Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhea are making their home in Dallas.
Ads
Perry & Rucker offers Shurfine Vienna sausage, 5 four-ounce cans for $1, Shurfresh cooking oil, 32-ounce size for 49 cents and Plumrose canned Danish hams, 2-pound can for $2.19.
Mayer Grocer & Market has on sale Choice tenderloin steak for 69 cents a pound, Kimbell biscuits, 7 cans for 59 cents and a large carton of Oak Farms cottage cheese for 19 cents.
Carey Food Market offers Carnation Brentwood ice cream, 1/2 gallon for 69 cents, Kounty Kist Corn, 5 cans for 89 cents and Griffin strawberry preserves, 3 for $1.
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