San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 2006 Page: 2 of 16
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Thursday, August 3,2006
Ever had a Dublin Dr Pepper?
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Texas community is located. Foe your
edification, Dublin Is a community of
about 2,700 in Erath County about
80 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
(No, they didn’t misspell Earth; the
county is named for George Erath, a
Texas revolutionary figure.) Erath is the
state’s second leading county in milk
production.
But, It’s another drink that gives
the county and Dublin its truly
unique distinction---the Dublin Dr
^ Pepper. Dublin, Texas is the home
of the world's oldest Dr Pepper bot-
tling plant. A fellow named Houston
Prim originally founded it in 1891. In
1922, when franchise opportunities
were issued by the parent company in
Waco, Prim took out a map and drew a
small circle around Dublin with about a
45-mile radius and said, "This will do for
me."
Little did he know that years later
you haven’t been there before. Anyway,
I’m glad he went, because he bought me
a six-pack of Dublin Dr Peppers. Just
what’s so special about Dublin Dr
Pepper, you ask? Well, it seems as
though, in the 1970s, plant owner Bill
Kloster refused to convert the bottling
recipe from cane sugar to less expen-
sive com syrup.
Today the plant is still in operation, 1
the only bottling facility making Dr
Pepper with real cane sugar. Those Dr
Peppers are called Dublin Dr Peppers
and I can now personally tell you they
are unique, distinct and great tasting.
But contractual requirements I have pre-
viously mentioned has limited the soft
drink’s distribution range, to areas
encompassing Stevenville, Tolar,
Comanche and Hico, Texas.
In 2003, the plant was able to
expand their distribution throughout
Texas and over the Internet. Individual
folks would be coming from as far away—sales
knew it and ordered it as a “Waco”.
While corporate headquarters for "the
most original soft drink ever" is in Plano,
a terrific Dr Pepper Museum is located
in Waco in the 1906 Artesian
Manufacturing and Bottling Company
building. By the way, you may not have
“Dr" was discarded for styling and legi-
bility reasons in the 1950s. That also
helped remove any medical connota-
tions from the product. Surely you
remember Dr Pepper’s first promotional
time clock tagline of 10, 2 and 4. Those
numbers were boldly printed on every
bottle and can and stemmed from an
actual scientific study in the 1920s that
showed that the average person's blood
sugar level was lowest at 10:30 a m.,
2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Therefore, the pitch goes, you could
prevent a drop in energy levels by hav-
ing a Dr Pepper at 10, at 2 and at 4!
Recent Dr Pepper advertising cam-
understood."
Like many other nationally distributed
products, Dr Pepper also pays for prod-
uct placements in movies. The drink had
been featured in several Marvel Comics
movies including X-Men 2, Spider-Man,
and Spider-Man 2 along with several
Tom Hanks flicks including Forrest
Gump and Cast Away. But perhaps the
worst publicity Dr Pepper endured was
from David Letterman on the Dec. 20,
2000 episode of The Late Show with
David Letterman, when the comedian
jokingly referred to Dr Pepper as “liquid
manure”. After a representative of Dr
Pepper complained, CBS agreed not to
rerun the Dec. 20 episode.
Letterman has repeatedly made
assurances on the show that he was
joking. Meanwhile, folks continue to
flock to Dublin to stock up on our state’s
truly flavorful, unique and genuine Dr
Pepper. You’ll know you’ve got one
When you see The Imperial Pure Cane
sugar label on the front of your bottle or
can arid a little tribute to Bill Kloster on
the back.
John Willoughby is a lifelong South Texas
resident who loves to travel. Readers may
email him at johnw@stx.rr.net
fry Joliiii
. Have you ever had a Dublin Dr
Pepper? Have you ever been to Dublin,
Texas?
•.Unless your aunt Hanna has
Holsteins there or your cousin Clarence
teaches chemistry at nearby Tarleton
State in Stephenville, probably not. You
may not even know where this small
as Florida and California to purchase
cases ofr Dr Pepper from tils bottling
plant. Recently, longtime friend Victor
Gillespie joined that Dr Pepper procure-
ment caravan, tossing a few cases in his
trunk as he headed for Tennessee and .
Mississippi on vacation. Yes, Dublin was
somewhat out-of-the-way, but Victor has
always had somewhat of an oddball
notion that nothing is out of the way if
tu uustuinets in nun-commercial
quanties are also allowed. Incidentally,
the very first Dr Peppers were sold in
Waco in 1885. The exact date of Dr
Pepper’s conception is unknown, but
the U.S. Patent Office recognizes Dec.
1, 1885 as the first time Dr Pepper was
served. Pharmacist Charles Alderton in
Morrison’s Old Comer Drug Store in
Waco formulated it. The drug store’s
fountain customers liked it very well and
palgns have featured pairs ot popular
musicians including LeAnn Rimes with
Reba McIntyre, Paullina Rubio with
Celia Cruz, B2K with Smoky Robinson,
Anastasia with Cyndie Lauper and LL
Cool J with Run-DMC.
Old Dr Pepper jingles you might be
familiar with include: “The Friendly
Pepper Upper”, “Be a Pepper. Wouldn”t
you like to be a Pepper too?” “Just what
the Dr ordered” and “Dr Pepper, so mis-
Looking Backward
From the files of the San Patricio County News
Fifty Years Ago - 1956
Veteran County Sheriff S. F. Hunt was
returned to a fourth term in that office, winning over
Felix Tumbough apd T. E. Duncan.
Slnton ISD Superintendent E. Merle Smith
received a two-year contract as head of schools
and a substantial increase in salary at the last
trustees meeting.
Tricia Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Brown, was named Mias Baseball of South Texas
Saturday prjor to the Lackland AFB-Plymouth
Oilers game.
Parking meters for the block on Rachal Avenue
in front of the Post Office were approved by the city
commissioners at last week’s meeting.
Drum majors for the 1956 year at Sinton Hgih
school are Faye Beyer, Jennette Manasek, Sue
Humes and Peggy Harper.
Forty Years Ago - 1966
Scenes from the Welder Wildlife Refuge will be
featured in a Paramount Pictures release in
October entitled Texas Today.
New buildings cropping up in Sinton include the
Slnton Nursing Home, Piggy Wiggly and the
Sinton High School plant.
So far, Aqn Griffith and Jana Thames are the
ony two entries for the Chamber of Commerce
Miss Slnton Beauty Contest that will be be held
in August.
Twenty-one year old Lance Corporal Carlos
Cano USM is reported to have been wounded for
the second time during combat in Viet Nam. He is
recovering aboard the USS Princeton.
Mrs. Harrison Moody entertained members of
the Tuesday and Thursday Bridge Clubs at her
home; Mrs. D. J. Grissett entertained members of
the Thursday Club; Cindy Wallek entertained with
a slumber party at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Wallek; the Jack C. Hardwick
family hosted a farewell party honoring the A. B.
Thompson family and Eugene Cabla was feted
with a baseball party on his ninth birthday.
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Thirty Years Ago - 1976
Dennis Lindeman has been appointed finance
officer for the city of Sinton.
Grace Coin Park, on the comer of Sinton and
Rachal Streets was dedicated Sunday. It is the
smallest and most visible park in the City of Parks
Attending the county council meeting of the
VFW in Rockport Monday were Lupe Deanda
Howard Featherllng, Llto Gomez, Gerald
Boscamp, Bill Fee and Diddle Hunt.
James F. Tracy Sr', and J. Carroll Weaver are
home from Pampa where they played in the Tri
State Golf Tournament, the oldest senior tourney in
the U. S.
Playing at the Rialto Theater is Poor White
Trash, Part II, all new and in color. The ad reads:
“due to the abnormal subject matter, definitey no
children will be allowed.”
School girls in the 1960s and 1930s
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Above: Little Princesses, representing the days of
the week in a third grade play were, back row, left to
right, Mary Pardo, Grade Castillo, Mary Alice
Moreno and Diane Zapata and in front, Janet Lee
Gonzales and Betty Joan Moreno. San Patricio county
News Photo
At left: Graduating from Sinton High School in 1932
are the daughters of John and Olive Gauss, Helen
Gauss Hill of Taft and Netta Mae Gauss McDonald of
Arlington. Helen Hill Photo
Strayhorn stops trying to be Grandma;
three candidates to debate October 5
We welcome your letters. Letters must be signed and Include an
address and phone number. Letters can be emailed to
edltor.sppc@charter.net or dropped off at our office, 117 S.
Rachal St. in Slnton.
AUSTIN — Carole Keeton Strayhorn
—————i ended legal efforts to have
“Grandma” included as part of
her name on the Nov. 7 election
• PI*;* ballot.
• sir ‘ Strayhorn, who is running for
; ^ governor as an independent
• /ft candidate, appealed Secretary
of State Roger Williams’ deci-
sion not to allow the nickname.
A state district court rejected
the appeal, and soon after, Strayhorn told her
lawyers she would not continue to pursue the
matter. » *
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Candidates to debate in October
; Three of the five candidates running for
governor plan to participate in a broadcast
debate Oct. 5.
: So far, Democratic candidate Chris Bell of
Ed
Sterling
Friedman in a statistical dead heat with Bell
at 20.7; and Strayhorn trailing at 11 percent.
Perry's polling datS is up 0.6 percent since
June; while Bell’s is up 1.1 percent;
Friedman's is up 3.2 percent; and
Strayhom’s is down 3.1 percent.
List of coal plant sites narrows
The U.S. Department of Energy narrowed
its search to include four possible sites for
FutureGen, the world’s first “near-zero emis-
sions” coal-fired power plant.
Gov. Perry said a site near the East Texas
town of Jewett and a West Texas site near
Odessa are bring considered. So are two
sites in Illinois.
Final selection will be in the fall of 2007
with groundbreaking in 2008. The billion-dol-
lar facility may be up and running as early as
2012.
Texas Department of State Health Services,
contains “all known Texas municipal ordi-
nances designed to restrict exposure to sec-
ondhand smoke.”
Sales tax holiday coming up
Texas’ annual sales tax holiday will be
observed by merchants Aug. 4-6.
State tax law exempts most clothing and
footwear priced under $100 from sales and
use taxes over the three days, which could
save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they
spend.
Merchants who sell items that do not qual-
ify for the Exemption may not advertise or
promise they will pay customers’ sales tax.
However, merchants may advertise that tax
is included in the sales price of the taxable
items sold.
Houston and independent candidates Aeoofdmg to Environmental Protection Judge hears Open meetings case
Richard “Kinky” Friedman of Medina and
Garble Keeton Strayhorn of Austin have
agreed to take part in the event at the KERA
tension studios in Dallas.
^Mximbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry
txfehot committed to join in. Debate spon-
sors* have not decided whether to invite
Libertarian candidate James Wemer of
Austin.
Poll shows where candidates are
The Zogby/Wall Street Journal tracking
pott for July showed Perry in first place with
38.3 percent; Bell with 20.8 percent;
Agency records, coal-burning power plants in
Texas are among the nation’s worst in toxic
mercury emissions.
Smoking ordinances put on line
Now that the U.S. Surgeon General has
confirmed the health dangers of secondhand
smoke, more towns and cities may adopt
anti-smoking ordinances.
How are such ordinances worded? It’s
easy to find out, using the online database
http: /Axshsord.coe.uh.edu/.
The database, developed by me
University of Houston and funded by the
In Pecos on July 26, U.S. District Judge
Robert Junell heard arguments in a lawsuit
with statewide implications.
Brought by Alpine city council member
Avinash Rangra and former council member
Anna Mondova, the suit questions the con-
stitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Rangra and Mondova said the ad com-
promised their freedom of speech by making
it illegal for them to discuss, including via e-
mail, dty business anywhere but In an open
meeting.
Defendants are the State of Texas,
Attorney General Greg Abbott and Brewster
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