Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974 Page: 1 of 10
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ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY 76360
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1874
VOLUME 67 - NUMBER 9
Electrons To Celebrate
Homecoming Friday Night
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Bonds To Be Sold
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Pee Wees,
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Kid Football
Parents
To Meet
Booster Ladies
To Meet
On Tuesday
standoff Saturday night. The
game was a defensive struggle
come because it concerns the
Pee Wee and Midget teams.
John H. Slack, corporate vice
president and Kenneth C.
Griffith, vice president-manu-
facturing of C.E. Natco were
here last Thursday to announce
the addition of a new facility to
the Electra plant.
The announcement was made
at a luncheon at the Westward
Ho Thursday. Mr. Slack and
up to 200 people by 1975.
W.P. Lincoln founded the tank
company, east of Electra in
1920-21. National Tank Com-
pany, established in 1925 in
Tulsa, Okla., purchased the
company here from Lincoln in
1944. Combustion Engineers
then purchased National Tank
Co. in 1965, and it became
Mike Taylor was recently
notified that he is the be
featured in the Eighth Annual
Edition of Who’s Who Among
the Electra jail.
According to Chief C.B.
Thomas, Amarillo authorities
were <
were taken back to Amarillo
Tuesday afternoon.
VOE Student of the Week - Electra Star News salutes Anita Duren. VOE Student of the Week.
Employed by Bowsco. Inc. Anita enjovs performing manv secretarial duties.
School Class of 1963.
Plan to come by and have
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For the past few weeks, Electra
Star News has been featuring
the VOE program at Electra
High School. We have featured
articles on its phases, its
purposes and plans.
For the next few weeks, we
plan to spotlight each senior girl
Reception
To Honor
Ex Students
crowned during halftime. The
candidates are: Andrea Bryant,
Freshman, escorted by Gene
Melton; Glenda Koerth, Soph.,
escorted by Colin Hodges; Lou
Ann Jones, Jr., escorted by
Chuch Pitt and Julie Ray. Sr.,
escorted by Mike Hyde.
Bill Brockriede
Re-Elected
To Post
Bill Brockriede was re-elected
to a five year term as the
Director of the Wichita Soil and
Anita Duren
VOE Student
Of Week
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Fan of the Week for the
Homecoming Game against
Nocona wlH be Jack Helzhouer,
area engineer for Texaco, Inc.
Fan of the Week for the
Homecoming Game against
Nocona will be Jack Halzlsouer.
area engineer for Texaco. Inc.
He will be in the locker room
prior to the game and on the
sidelines during the game
job is, and her duties on the job.
This week’s senior VOE
Student is Anita Duren, and
employee of Bowsco. Inc.
At Bowsco. Anita types, uses
the Xerox machine, answers all
telephone hnes and radios and
performs other secretarial
duties.
Besides working at her job.
Anita is very active in school.
She was beauty nominee her
freshman year, cheerleader and
member of the Rodeo Club her
sophomore year, cheerleader,
member of Rodeo Club and
beauty nominee her junior year
and this year is head
cheerleader, member of Rodeo
Club and FFA Sweetheart.
Although Anita does not plan
on attending college, she would
like to work as a secretary in the
future.
View halfback behind the goal
line for a safety.
Captains for the game were:
Mark Moenning. Russell
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Two graduates of Electra High
School. Mrs. Barbara Jansen
Baum of Dallas, Texas and Bob
Sullivan, will be distinguished
as Outstanding Ex-Students
during halftime ceremonies at
the Tiger Homecoming game
with the Quanah Indians.
A reception honoring Mrs.
Baum and Mr. Sullivan will be
held at the Electra State Bank,
October 18, from 4:00 to 5:30
p.m.
Former classmates and friends
are cordially invited to come by
the bank at this time to meet
them.
Mrs. Baum, a 1963 graduate of
Electra High School was
Validictorian of the her Sr.
class, a member of National
Honor Society, Bengal Editor,
member of Spanish Club, in the
Jr. and Sr. play cast, and was
listed in Who’s Who four years.
After graduating .from Electra
High, Mrs. Baum attended the -
Harper and Associates which
planned the new complex, said
that holdups with the state reception Friday. October 18.
J 1974, in the bank lobby from
OBtetasdtag Players - Outstanding offensive player in last
weeks game is Robert Isbell for his great blocking. Outstanding
defensive plqyer is Willie Mowatt for covering punts and playing
well in the last quarter.
and stop-which would have been
easy for them to do.
“It was one of those nights
whep nothing went right and
everything went wrong,
marked Coach Jackson.
cember 1 and 15. If not. the
board decided to wait until
January on the contracts.
The board voted to give Marsh,
treasurer, authority to reinvest
cash deposits when they come
A pep rally will be held
Thursday night. Oct. 17 at 7:00
p.m. at the high school gym.
The registering of ex students
begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the
High School Student Center and
continues until 3:30 p.m.
At 9:30 a.m. Friday morning,
the cheerleaders and students of
EHS will hold a pep rally in
school student center after the host another pep rally at 3:00
p.m. I
gym.
Mrs. Barbara Jansen Baum
and Bob Sullivan will be
honored with a reception Friday
afternoon from 4:00 p.m. until
5:00 p.m. at the Electra State
Bank. All friends and former
classmates are invited to attend.
Then at 8:00 p.m. on Friday,
the Tigers will host the Quanah
Indians at Tiger Stadium. Mrs.
Baum and Mr. Sullivan will be
recognized as outstanding
ex-students during halftime
ceremonies. Also the Home-
coming Queen for 1974-75 will
be announced and presented.
Also, Electra High School’s
Homecoming Queen will be
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Plectra §ta v-Ncws
included when the bonds were
originally sold.
Mr. Almon also stated that
three firms have agreed to night and it was announced that
grading of the hospital site is to
begin next week.
Members present at the
the twenty yard lines with
neither team being able to
pentrate for a score. The Electra
team was impressive on the
ground with promise of a
potenitally potent passing
game.
Coach Bobby Whisnand
praised the entire team,
especially the strong defense,
for a game veil played.
Captains for the game were
Joshua Jacobi and Brian
•‘?rs. The Pee Wees will
The ladies of the Kid Football
Booster Club will have a
meeting at the Sticker Bowl on
Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00
p.m. All ladies are urged to
attend this meeting.
C-E Natco Addition - Two C-E Natco officials were in Electra Tuesday to announce the addition of a new building to the plant, doubling
its current size. Pictured in the first picture are Willie McSpadden, Earl Millhollen. Kenneth Griffith and John Slack. In the second
picture are-backeround-John Swanson, Joe Holmes, Bill Evans, Ray B. Dickey, Sr. and Don Rowe. In foreground are Willie
McSpadden, Carl Flusche and Ed Hart, Jr.
fe.
Elytra Police
Aggrehend
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J. i Two, 17 year old Amarillo girls
. I who had stolen a car in Amarillo
Aj were apprehended Monday
Electra Kid Football will have a
meeting on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
at the>-Chamber of Commerce University of Dallas where she
for parents or anyone interested graduated Cum laude in 1967
in the program. It is important with a B.A. in Biology. While
for anyone who is interested to studying there, she was a
member of German Club,
Biology Club and Drama Guild.
She holds memberships in the
National Association for the
Advancement of Science and the
St. Rita Catholic Church parish.
Mrs. Baum has done volunteer
work for the Dallas County
Mental Health and Retardation
Society and was previously a
research technician for the
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dept, of Southwestern Medical
School, specializing in hormone
research.
For the past two years, she has
been employed by Thuron
Industries of Dallas where she is
secretary and administrative
assistant to the Vice President
of Research and Product
Development, administrative
assistant for the Analytical
Chemistry Section, Assistant
R&D office manager, and
coordinator for the Chemistry
Section.
Sheattained additional training
for these positions through the
Supervisory Management
Course offered through the
American Management Asso.
Bob Sullivan, also a 1963
graduate of Electra High
School, was a member of
National Honor Society. Bengal
Staff, listed in Who’s Who. Jr.
and Sr.' Business Manager,
member of Spanish Club, in the
Slide Rule Club, and on the
Declamatim Team.
He was also very active in
Band, being a member of the All
Region Band his Jr. and Sr.
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Governor Dolph Bnscoe and Ray Farabee. Democratic nominee for the Texas Senate, take time out to
look over the platform of the Texas Democratic Party They discussed the importance i
development and expansion of water resources as they campaigned together in tu-
recently
it
In last week’s game against
Crowell, the Wildcats drove the
ball 65 yards for their first
touchdown. They then intercep-
ted a pass on Electra's third
play, scoring a touchdown after
five plays. After only three
minutes into the game, the
score had jumped to 14-0.
From that point on, throughout
health department may delay I.....
beginning construction of the 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. honoring
hospital. Harper. Paul Haycrs Barbara Jansen Baum and Bob
and Harold Marsh will go to Sullivan, outstanding ex-
Austm Thursday to investigate students of the Electra High
the delay. School Class of 1963.
Mr. Harper stated that he Plan to come by and have
hoped to let contracts for coffee and visit.
construction out between Dc-
Midgets
Defeat
Valley View
The Electra Midget football
team put it all together Saturday Water Conservation District,
night to post their first Bill will represent Zone 1 which
conference win and even their is made up of the northwest
conference record at 1-1, by portion of Wichita County. Bill
conducts a farming operation
near ’Punkin Center' as well as ___
a partner in » larger the Homecoming Game.
father. Albert Brockriede and a
brother, Carl Brockriede.
Other directors of the Wichita
Soil and Water Conservation
District are Fred Dwyer of
Wichita Falls; Donald Hill of
Iowa Park; Jack Stevens of
Electra Tigers Defeated
To Take On Quanah
After being defeated 48-0 by young men did not just lay down. Qctober 19.
the Crowell Wildcats, the “'
Electra Tigers take on the
Quanah Indians in their first
game of district play Friday
night at 8:00 p.m.
The Indians have won two
games and lost three. In
offensive play, they run out of
the I Wing set. Their favorite
plays are the offensive tackle
and sweeps. Four seniors and
seven juniors will compose the
starting offense this Friday.
Defensively, the Indians run a
4-3. Listed on the starting
defense are six seniors and five
juniors.
Coach Jackson hopes that the
young men will bounce back
from the defeat and make a
good showing of themselves for
Everyone is invited to attend a
reception Friday. October 18.
19’’4. in the bank lobbv from
4:00 to 5’00 p.m. honoring
Barbara Jansen Baum and Bob
Sullivan, outstanding ex-
students of the Electra High
Schoo) Class of 1963.
Plan to come bv and have
coffee and visit
On Tuesday night, the Electra
Hospital Board authorized
Taylor Almond, bond consul-
tant. to sell SI .5 million in bonds
at 8.04 per cent interest on a 20
year program. This means the
$500,000 in bonds already sold due to the Electra State Bank at
must be recalled, a provision the highest interest available for >n the VOE program, what her
30 days.
Brick for the outside of the
hospital was chosen Tuesday
defeating Valley View 8-0.
After a scoreless first half, the
Midgets got things rolling in the being
second half with a pass to Rusty farming operation with his
Carter for a touchdown and the
extra point try failed. The
Midgets had a serious scoring
threat stopped by a fumble near
the Valley View goal line. The
defense got into the scoring act
a couple of plays later when
David Teaff trapped ■ valley Kamay and Roy Thompson, Jr.
of Iowa Park.
These directors represent rest of the pirst half, it
many years of soil and water appeared as if the Tigers were
Moenning. Russell conservation experience and worrying about the mistakes
Hefley. Randy Robb, and James welcome an opportunity to they had made instead of
Silleman. assist you with your conserva- forgetting them and playing
The Midgest will meet Holliday tion problem. The Wichita Soil football the way they know how.
at p_n.j„.. "*y ”'2 ‘ n ‘ <—•
Ocotber 19, at 7:30 p.m. for
their third conference game of conservation both urban and
the season. rural.
CE Natco to Expand
Mr. Griffith were accompanied people from the Electra area,
by Earl Millhollon and Mac The company projects continued
• . growth through 1977 with
Ar
Mike Taylor
Featured In
™ Who’s Who
Richards of the Electra plant. growth through 1977 with
The new building will be possible growth of employees
attached to the building — ----
“ constructed in 1971-72. It will be
75 by 300 feet and will be
warehouse and additional pro-
duction area. Cost has not been
disclosed.
Construction on the new
building is scheduled to start
Dec. 1 and completion date is
July. 1975.
C.E. Natco now employs 130 known as C-E Natco.
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contacted and the girls 8arnc> Exe$ may register at that
time.
The Ex Student Association
will hold a business meeting at
2:00 p.m. on Saturday. All ex
students are urged to attend.
Xi Xi Lambda is again
sponsoring a Homecoming
Dance to be held at The Electra
Country Club from 9:00 p.m. to
American High School Students
/ 1973-74. The largest student
award publications the
Nation.
Mike the sone of Mr.
Mrs. Taylor
Waxahachie. Texas and
formerly
In high school Mike was
Spanish Club, drama club,
basketball. National Honor
Society. A honor roll, U.l.L.
Science, and Slide Rule, Jr. Play
and Sr. Play, footbal manager
He received scholarships from
North Texas State Union
Denton and The Rotary Club of
Electra and is a member of First
Baptist Church of Electra.
He currently attending
N T S.U. at Denton with Science
as his major.
Mike will also compete for one
of ten scholarship awards of
- $500 to $1,000 funded by the
iv, of rural publishers and will be invited to
ThcToth district participate in the firms annual
’Survey of High Achievers.’
jointly purchase the bonds.
The board decided to mail tax
statements next week, the first
time Electra residents have paid meeting were Carl Hayers. Jack
hospital taxes to retire bonds on Wilkinson. Ruth Andrews,
its proposed new hospital. Harold Marsh. John Thompson.
Charles Harper of the Wichita Paul Hayers. Charles Harper.
Falls architectural firm of architect and Taylor Allrnon.
Harper and Associates which Bond Consultant.
Everyone is invited to attend a
The Electra Pee Wees played
Iowa Park Bradford to a 0-0 SoniorS
standoff Saturday night. The T(> Sponsor
with the offense played between MBXICBII MOfll
The Electra High School
Senior's are sponsoring a
MeAican Meal Oct. 24 at
Dinsmore from 5:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Tickets are $1.00 for a small
plate consisting of one enchilada
and dessert. Seniors will also be
$2.00 for the large plate with
three enchiladas, salad, beans,
and dessert. Seniors will also be
delivering plates. For the carry
out service call 3682.
•I r- -•}:■>• rue rvces wm The Senior Mothers will
pla?Ttoiiiday at Holliday at 6:00 prep®^ the plates using Gene
p.m. next Saturday night, Mengwasser s recipies. Tickets
may be obtained from any
Senior.
many years of soil and water ____j J 1? T.
conservation experience and worrying about the mistakes
assist you with jouj, conserva- forgetting them and playing
Holliday Saturday night and Water Conservation District ’
is interested in all phases of point’s “behind.
In the sectfnd half. Coach
Jackson was pleased that the
This weekend will be busy and. events have been planned.
P night by the Electra Police Dept, exciting one for Electra as a
■ The girls, on their way to multitude of former students
B Houston, had stopped at an and teachers arrive here to
■ Electra gas station to buy some attend various activities in
| gas and left without paying for connection with the annual EHS
■ it. Homecoming.
I They were stopped in Iowa Troy Gilbert, president of the
I Park by the Iowa Park Police Ex Student Association, has
| Dept, and were transported to announced that two full days of
A coffee will be held in the high downtown Electra. They will
Friday in the high school Activities
Friday, Sat.
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Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974, newspaper, October 17, 1974; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1221536/m1/1/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.