After 30 years on the same location, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Harris sold their cafe on Grand Avenue to Mr. and Mrs. Russ Spurgeon. Harris estimated that he had sold 1.7 million hamburgers during that span including several times at the Old Settlers Reunion, where he operated an eating concession.
Mike Duff, son of Mr. and Bill Duff, left for England where he will study as a Rhodes Scholar.
The Houston Tigers upset Mountain Grove in football, 25-13.
Water district projects at Oak Hill and Success are about 80 percent completed.
There was a temporary reduction in work hours at the H.D. Lee factory but Supt. Duane Medley said the plant would be back in full production by Dec. 1. An over-extended inventory caused the slowdown.
The Sherman Kells purchased the Indian Creek home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Floyd. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith have moved to a residence and acreage on Piney River purchased from Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Harry.
On television, Perry Mason switched to a wheelchair for a new series, “Ironside.”
Earl Peabody of Elk Creek won the granddad golf tournament at the Houston Country Club.
Mrs. John Cobb hosted a dinner party at the Piney Inn for Lt. Col. and Mrs. Earl Crow who are leaving for a three-year assignment in Germany with the U.S. Air Force.