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Mre. Roy Miller
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VOLUME 1
THURSDAY JULY 8. 1*7«
NUMBER 2
Limestone County Commissioners
Hold Regular Session June 28
Rev. M.O. Cheek Dies In Waco
Members of the Limestone
County Commission Com-
missioners Court met in regular
session Monday, June 28 and the
following business was tran-
sacted.
The Court voted to extend the
operaUng grant of the Central
Texas Economic Development
District and to pay the county's
pro-rate share in the amount of
$117.50 for a three month period.
The amount is to be paid from the
General Fund.
It was agreed to pay the
county's share of the cost of work
done on ship hangers at the
airport by R.B. McNutt Steel
Builders, Inc. in the amount of
$4,800.00.
Clayton Archer was employed
as a temporary employee of the
Road and Bridge Department at
a salary of $2.10 per hour with the
action to be effecUve as June 28.
The bid of D.P. Frost was
accepted for 10,000 cubic yards of
crushed limestone rock in the
amount of $2.50 per cubic yard.
The rock is to be stockpiled at the
Yelverton Pit.
The Douglas Road was
declared a public road. It leads
from the David Road to the
Douglas property.
Judge Hardison was authorized
to execute a contract with Ray
Snider as fixed base operator and
manager at the airport.
It was voted to purchase the
fuel storage tank and pump
located at the Jail at a cost of
$200.00. This is to be paid from
the permenet improvement
funds.
County Clerk Dena Pruitt was
authorized to take bids for two
book shelves and a filing cabinet.
The bids are to be opened on July
12.
The Court voted to advertise
for bids on a car for the Sheriff’s
Department. The car will be
purchased with money received
from the insurance company
since another Sheriff’s Depart-
ment car was damaged in an
accident.
The salary of Deputy Sheriff
Clyde Lewis was set at $836.47
beginning July 1.
Rev. M.O. Cheek, retired
missionary to China and former
District 13 missions secretary of
the Baptist General Convention
of Texas, died Tuesday June 29 in
a Waco rest home.
Services were held at 4 p.m.
Friday, July 2. at Seventh and
James Baptist Church. Burial
was in Waco Memorial Park.
Major Oswald Cheek was bom
in Madisonville, Ky„ in 1899, son
of a Bpatisl minister. Dr. John O.
Cheek, and his wife. His family
moved to Waco when he was 16.
A year later, after his father
died. Rev. Cheek became
rancher near El Paso.
On March 3. 1914, Rev Cheek
married Miss Lilia Thomas, a
native of Mexia who had taught
him piano and violin in Clint
From 1918 to 1919. Rev. Cheek
did mission work in El Paso. He
attended Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth from 1919 to 1922. While in
Fort Worth he did mission work
on the streets and in the city and
county jails.
After graduation from the
seminary, Rev. Cheek went to
Miami, Fla., where he was
assistant pastor at the First
Baptist Church for one year.
In 1923 Rev. and Mrs. Cheek
went to Shanghai, China, serving
as missionaries there until 1927.
Returning to Texas, Rev.
Cheek was pastor of First Baptist
Church in Hubbard and in Kerens
before becoming District 14
missions secretary of the Baptist
General Convention of Texas in
ticipate in the oral history of
Texas being collected at Baylor
University.
Survivors include his wife, a
daughter, Mrs. Howard E
(Liliamay) Waters of Atlanta,
Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Tom Roberts
of Abilene; three grand-
daughters, Mrs. Edward (Genie)
Troncalli of Lilbum, Ga., Mrs.
Gray (Kara) Stowers of Atlanta,
Ga., and Mrs. Eugene (Dixie)
Murdock of Augusta, Ga.; and
three great-grandsons.
Many area residents will
remember when Rev. Cheek
a 1929. He worked in that job until .served as District 14 missionary-
Cheryl Calame to Attend FFA
Youth Leadership Meeting
Cheryl Calame, President of
the Wortham F.H.A. Chapter and
Area will be one of the 184 Texas
delegates attending the 1976
Future Homemakers of America
(FHA) National Youth
Leadership Meeting, July 12-15,
at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in
St. Louis, Missouri. Represen-
ting more than 77,000 members of
the Texas FHA Association, she
will be among approximately
1,500 delegates throughout the
nation attending the four-day
conference.
Planned to correlate with the
theme "FHA-HERO - Action in a
Changing World,” the meeting’s
objective is to help Future
Homemakers explore current
issues and concerns and their
effects on the individual and the
family. At the convention,
delegates will be involved hi
small group workshops, leader-
labs, value clarification sessions,
and large group sessions.
National officers for 1976-77 also
will be selected and installed
during the event.
Mrs. Nell Jolly of Wortham will
attend the meeting also, as an
advisor.
Maurice Walker
Named Coolidge
Chief Of Police
Maurice Walker has been
named Chief of Police for the City
of Coolidge, Mayor Hardin Smith
announced this week.
The new law enforcement
officer will serve full time ef-
fective as of July 1. He is ex-
.perienced lawman and is cer-
tified officer, city officials said.
He will be subject to call, day
br night and may be contacted at
the City Offices, phone No. 786-
4814 or night phone 786-4784.
retiring in 1957.
During his years as missions
secretary, he served 230 chur-
ches in his 10-county Central
Texas area. After retiring, he
continued to be active in
asociations and churches
throughout the state until he had
a heart attack in 1962.
Rev. Cheek had been a
member of Seventh and James
Baptist Church since May, 1939.
He recently was asked to par-
secretary. He filled a number of
pulpits in the district during the
thirties and later years.
Coolidge Receives
2.3 Inches Rainfall
Coolidge received 2.3 inches
rainfall Saturday night with a
trace of rain Monday night.
Grass still remains fresh and
green as July comes around.
Francis Bounds Named C of C
President in Richardson
Woody Brookshire, Executive Vice-president of Brbokshlrp’a, joins son Mark, who was
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Brookshire Grocery Opens 50th Store In Mexia
Herald Wants News
Since a new style and larger size Coolidge Herald has been
created, we invite the citizens to feel free to write their own
news like they want it, or call your news reporter, Mrs. R.M.
Goman at 786-4849.
In doing that cortasy, it would be a big favor to The
Herald and all who are trying so hard to make a better
newspaper and that way no one would be left out.
Remgmber us each weak with our news and please forgive
us for mistakes for everyone is human and are subject to
Brookshire Grocery Company
opened its 50lh food store in
Mexia Tuesday, June 29th,
located Ib a 20,000 sq. ft. brick
store building at 1001 East Milam
Street. The store was packed
with shoppers during the first
week's opening.
“We are proud of this Mexia
store and will offer Brookshire's
Sam Houston Students On Dean’s List
average, and Terry Ryan
Cooper, 3.0.
A perfect record of all “A "
grades computes lo a 4.0 grade
point average. A record with all
“B" grades computes to 3.0.
Two Coolidge students have
been named to the spring
semester Dean’s List at Sam
Houston State University.
They are Jennifer Lyn Burke,
who earned a 3.1 grade point
Groesbeck law firm works toward its Bicentennial
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article, con-
ceraing the Groesbeck law firm of Bradley
ft Geren. appears in this month's Texas
Bar Journal, as a continuing series about
Texas law firms. In this Bicentennial
year. The News is happy to re-publish the
story about another integral part of
Limestone County history.
The present law firm of Bradley ft Geren
of Groesbeck had its beginning in 1859 at
Springfield.
Locklin Johnson Farrar was born in
DeKalb County, Georgia in 1837. In 1858 he ^
went to Austin. Texas, where he studied
law with G.W. Paschal.
After being admitted to the bar in
January 1888. Locklin Johnson Farrar
began practice of law at Springfield, which
was the County Seat of Limestone County.
At the beginning of the War Between The
States he raised one of the first companies
of Confederate Troops. After serving
throughout the war he returned to
Limestone County, where he taught school
in 1886 and 1886. In 1867 he was elected
District Attorney for Hill, Navarro.
Limestone. Freestone. Leon. Robertson
and Falls Counties. He was removed from
office by order of General Gordon
Granger. He had a prominent hand in the
reconstruction days, particularularly
since Limestone County' was the first
County in Texas, where Governor E.J.
Davis declared Martial law and sent
federal troops in to police the citizens. In
1872 the Court House was moved from
Springfield to Groesbeck. Major Farrar,
as he was often called, moved his law firm
to Groeobeck.
William Abraham Kincaid was born in
Grayson County, Texas In 1889. He did not
have the advantage of country school
training and educated himself at home
studying English, Latin and Greek and
making himself a master without the
assistance of teachers He began the study
ef law at the ago of nineteen and was ad-
mitted to the Bar before Judge D M
uat and he Mealed to Keeee,
He later moved to Fairfield and
then to Oieeabeek. where he farmed a
partnership with B.M. Burrow. He took an
active part in the prohibition question as
an anti-prohibitionist in 1889 and was
elected to the 21st Legislature for the
District of Limestone, Falls and
McLennan Counties. He championed free
school interests and the amendment to the
Constitution creating a Railroad Com-
mission.
He became a member of the law firm of
Farrar Kincaid ft Williams, joining with
L.J. Farrar and H.W. Williams in the
practice of law. They had their office on
the main street of Groesbeck in a two story
building, using the lower story for the
abstract office and the upper story for
their law offices. They had a large vault at
the rear of the building on the upstairs
floor on which was printed their firm
name of Farrar, Kincaid ft Williams.
Later, W.A. Kincaid moved to Galveston
and eventually to tie Philippine Islands,
where he was an outstanding lawyer and
judge.
H.W. Williams, of the firm of Farrar,
Kincaid ft Williams, was a surveyor and
had surveyed much land in Limestone
County., Along with the other members of
the firm, he assisted the Mexia heirs for
whom the town Mexia is named on land
titles to the land in Limestone County.
Through their' efforts, land titles in the
County were cleared and there was little
litigation and locatioh of boundaries and
the prairie surveys were established by
the efforts of this firm. Major Farrar died
in 1901.
Christopher Spurlin Bradley, who grew
up in Thornton and who was a country
school teacher, received his law license in
1888 and moved to Groesbeck and began
the practice of law. He became a member
of the law firm of Willlamsft Bradley after
the death of Major Farrar and after W.A.
Kincaid had moved away. This part-
nership lasted until the death or H.W.
Williams in 1910. Thereafter. C.S. (Kit)
Bradley practiced as a sole practitioner
until his younger brother, James Earl
Bradley, who received his law license in
1897 and who had served as County At-
torney three terms and as County Judge
three terms, joined him in the practice of
law.
C.S. Bradley was an accomplished civil
lawyer and had written a book entitled
"Texas Civil Trial and Appellate
Procedure,” which was published in the
year 1901 and was a standard for lawyers
throughout the State during that era. C.S.
Bradley served by appointment of the
Governor on the Supreme Court of Texas
in a case involving Woodmen of the World
and in Ferguson V. Wilcox. During the
Mexia oil boom in the early 1920’s C.S.
Bradley and J.E. Bradley represented
developers of the Mexia oil field. C.S.
Bradley served as president of the Texas
Bar Association in 1928.
J.E. Bradley was a brilliant civil and
criminal trial lawyer acquainted with
practically every person in the county,
was well known for his wit and humor and
was a spell binder before a Jury.
In 1927. Mrs. C.S. Bradley, nee Lillie
May Stubbs, became associated with the
firm, having received her license to
practice law and being one of the few
women in Texas who had a license to
practice law at that time.
In 1926. B.L. Bradley, son of J.E.
Bradley, became associated with the firm.
He was a graduate of Baylor Universtiy
and obtained his law degree from the
University of Texas School of Law. He
practiced law with the firm from 1926 until
his death in 1971. J.E. Bradley and his son.
B.L. Bradley, served as State Bar
Directors
In November. 1945. L.L. Geren Joined
the firm and the firm became known as
Bradley ft Geren. . composed of J.E.
Bradley. B L. Bradley and L.L. Geren.
L.L. Geren graduated from Rice
University and received his law degree
from the University of Texas. J.E.
Bradley retired from the firm about the
year 1946.
In the year 1962. James Loon Bradley,
son of B.L. Bradley and grandson of J E
Bradley, joined the firm after having
graduated from Baylor University and
obtaining his law degree from the
University of Texas. James Leon Bradley
is the third generation Bradley in the firm
traditional friendly, courteous
service and quality merchandise
at low, low prices.” said Jerry
Nick, store manager.
Parking spaces for more than
250 cars are provided on a wel-
lighted paved parking lot.
The store’s interior is very
attractive with bright, eye ap-
pealing colors and signs
throughout the store. Colored
food cases clearly distinguish
various food sections: red cases
for the market, yellow cases for
the dairy, green cases for
produce and blue cases for frozen
food.
Eight checkout stands with
electronic registers are provided
to assure customers of fast, ef-
ficient checkout service.
Shoppers will also enjoy the
added bonus of S&H Green
Stamps when shopping the new
Mexia Brookshire’s store.
The store will be open 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Brookshire's maintains a
company policy of being closed
on Sunday.
Brookshire’s was founded in
1928 in Tyler, Texas where the
company’s was founded in 1928
Brookshire's was founded in
1928 in Tyler, Texas, where the
company’s main offices and
distribution center are located.
Brookshire s now operates 50
stores in F.ast Texas. l<ouisiana.
and Arkansas.
Frances Powell, Wortham
native and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B.F. Bounds of Wortham
has been named president of the
Richardson Chamber of Com-
merce, it’s first woman
president.
■ Her election to the post in
January didn’t happen overnight.
Mrs. Powell said of your time. If
you’ve been there and deserve
the honor, I think your
qualifications will be recognized
whether you’re a man or a
woman.”
Mrs. Powell worked on
chamber committees since she
opened her first office in 1965.
She spends as much as 16 hours a
day working for the chamber and
her two real estate offices in
Richardson and Plano. Prior to
1962 she stayed at home rearing
three children.
She began her business career
modestly, working as a
secretary-bookkeeper for a
wholesale building materials
firm. She later went into real
estate and decided to stay after
her husband suffered a heart
attack in 1962. They and three
children in school at the time.
Her husband, Houston, has
since retired for health reasons.
“Women”, Mrs. Powell said,
“should prepare themselves to do
something if the need arises.”
IWien Mrs. Powell began her
real estate firm, Powell Gallery
of Homes, there was only herself
and another salesman. She now
employes 32 salesmen and office
workers.
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Baptists Observe “Old Fashions’’ Day
This group of church goers posed long enough for
Ptotographs following Sunday morning worship service at the
First Baptist Church in Mexia Pastor Ed Spivey had en-
couraged his membership to drsas In old faahtoaod clothaa in
observance of Bicentennial. Scores of woman wars tong
dresses and bonnets far the special occasion.
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The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1976, newspaper, July 8, 1976; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107319/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.