Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974 Page: 2 of 10
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WMS Group 2,3
Met For Bible Study
morning, October 14.
Mrs. Leroy Baker presided.
Mrs. Kenneth Wingrove read
Baker, Kenneth Wingrove and
Fritz Begeman.
Former Electra Residents
Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Owen Bruck
To Be Guest
Minister
What kinds of emergency
medical services are available
of from 20 to 24 hours.
The ‘A’ level is the Emergency
Georgia Teel
Met Recently
In Holcomb Home
names
prayer
Wear and Perkins Timberlake
Co.
Mrs. Belcher was active in the
services were in Wilbarger
Memorial Park Cemetery under
direction of James B. Totten and
Son Funeral Home of Electra.
Mrs. Belcher was preceded in
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PAUL CARPENTER. Co-Owner - Mgr.
Phone 2118
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A refreshment plate was
served to the aboved named and
Mmes. E.L. Herring, Oscar
Millhollon and Paul Jones.
Mrs. Knox Smith, with Mrs.
J.E. Cooper as co-hostess and
Mrs. Frank Robinson, presi-
dent, presiding. Mrs. Eddie
King, secretary, called the roll
which was answered by 'My
Plans for Spring Beauty’.
Minutes were read and
approved. The secretary read a
letter of resignation from Mrs.
Royce Moore and was accepted
with regrets. Also, an invitation
to the District II meeting Nov. 5
- 6 at Dennison. Texas was read.
The president called for
Committee reports. Mrs. Ralph
Delashaw gave treasurers
report. Mesdames Knox Smith
and E.A. Ostrum reported on
Planting Blue Bonnett seeds
along freeway east of town.
Plans were made for a work
shop for next meeting Nov. 14
at the Community Center to
ELECTRA STAR-NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1974
Dee James
Gave Program For
Enterprise HD
Friday October 4th. Mrs. Mary A daughter of the late Mr. and
Crawford and Mrs. N.M. Baird Mrs. Will Hardy Hendrik, she
were co-hostesses. . was born in Bowling Green.
The cut work linen tables were Kentucky on March 31, 1891.
centered with flower arrange-
- She spent most of her life in
metns. of daises and ‘Mums’ Odell and Vernon, having
carrying out fall colors of yellow moved to Electra two years ago.
and orange attractive place She worked many years in
tells about a Jewish family from
Bethlehem who sojourned in the
Gentile nation of Moab, Israel’s
adjoining neighbor, because of a
famine in their own land.
The meeting was dismissed by ;;
Miss Edith Auldridge. Those
present were Mmes. C.D. Baily,
J.B. Totten, Ray Nowlin, H.k.
Smith. A.B. Jones, J.L. Clayton
J.A. Patty. C.R. Roman. Alton
Holbrook. A.S. Kerby, and
Edith Auldridge.
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and orange attractive place She worked many years in
cards marked the places of those Vernon for Cy Long’s Men's
present by the class membrs.
Mrs. Crawford gave the
invocation.
Mrs. Jesse Iwig opened the First Baptist Church and worked
program session with prayer
and Miss Lena Smith president
presided.
Roll call was answered with
What levels of advanced
training are there? Answer: As
an incentive to increase the level
of training of ambulance
personnel throughout the state,
the State Health Department
developed a registry of
emergency medical services
personnel. This registry is
broken down into three different
levels.
The ’C’ level includes the
standard Red Cross training.
Next, there is the ‘B’ category
for emergency care attendants,
or ECA's. These are people who
Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Branch,
former long time residents of
Electra, celebrated their 50th
Wedding Anniversary on
Sunday, October 13 at their
home in Eunice, New Mexico.
The reception was hosted by
their daughter, Mrs. Doris
Ware, of Eunice.
Children of the Branches
attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Farrell Branch and children of
Electra, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Branch and girls of Electra, Mr.
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daughter. Mrs. Vera Nunley in
1960, a sister. Mrs. Ed Bryan
and a brother. Claude Hendrik.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Cecil King of Electra: a
son, Jim Belcher of Wichita
Falls: a brother. Mr. Fred
Hendrik of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma; three grandchildren.
Jerry King of Electra, Jimmy
Belcher of Houston and Miss
Lane Belcher of Wichita Falls
and several nieces and
nephews.
The family reque-»s any
memorials be made to the First
Baptist Church Building Fund of
Electra.
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Garlic has been recommended
.is bemi* able l<> ward off
plaitin' 11 probably u irks by
keepmu aiiyonr. mheted or
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4 ways to make electricity
work more efficiently in the
laundry.
Here are several good ways
to make the most of the electricity
you use in the laundry. These tips
may make laundry day a little
easier, too. .
1 Sort clothes accord- <
*• ing to type of fabric £
color, texture, degree of
soil and garment con-
struction. And try to
accumulate a full
load before you
do a washing to
save water.
rj Choose
" the wash-
ing cycle that is cor-
rect for the clothes
features. Color will make a room
large or small, appear warmer
or cooler. Let color relate
between rooms. 1
express your personility.
The next meeting will be Oct.
23 in the home of Mrs. Claud
McIlroy.
Refreshments were served to
Mmes. Bill Borton, Cad Bryant.
you are washing. A "hot” setting
may not be necessary. Except for
white or colorfast items, most
loads will come clean in either a
cold or warm wash.
I=W. QIfyourwasher
has a water-
A level seleclor-
choose the cor-
recl sell’n§ *or
the load. You'll use
> frQyffir 'ess h°l water-
Clean the lint
hK filter on your
IP clothes dryer after
J each load to help it operate
’ more efficiently and reduce
drying time.
Church year begins with the ;•
nestled in the Scriptures ;;
between the Book of Judges and
1 Samuel. Judges depicts a sad
period in Israel's history.
because of her turning away
from God. ‘Every man did that
which was right in his own eyes’
was their governing theme. The
nation had no ruler as its head,
except as God raised up a Judge
to lead them in times of crises
when they cried out to him for
help. 1 Samuel gives us the
rocord of Irsrael's first king, and
relates the early history of the
Jewish nation as a kingdom.
The story of Ruth took places
duringthctimcoftheJudges.lt i;
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A former Vernon resident, now
A lovely and enjoyable of Electra, Mrs. J.B. Belcher,
quarterly luncheon was held in age 83. passed away Thursday,
the home of Mrs. D.R. Preston Oct. 10 in the Woods Nursing
by the Presbyterian Loyal Home of Electra after a long
Workers Sunday Scf x>l Class illness.
Friday October 4th. Mrs. Mary < „
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Electra at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Oct. 12 with Rev. William G.
Etheridge, ^pastor, officiating.
programs, we have broken down brought the inspiring devotional Interment with short graveside
the class ‘A’ level into two titled 'Evidences of God’s Love’
categories-the basic EMT, which was closed with prayer,
which includes those who have She also carried out an amusing
completed 120 hours of training, game by having members act
and the advanced EMT, which out nursery rhymes. Mrs. N.M.
is those who have gone beyond Barid played music on the piano death by her husband m 1%1. a
the basic course for at least 200 tc nursery rhymes for the
additional hours of training, members to name. Hymns were
These are the ones often called played for-, singing. Welcome
paramedics. guests were: Mrs. Joe Barrett of
How is the State Health Dallas, sister of Mrs. Crawford
Department involved in the and Mrs. George Richey of San
training of emergency medical Angelo daughter of Mrs. Slaton,
personnel? Answer: Until
recently, we were directly
involved in teaching the ECA, or
‘B’ level, course, and also in
coordinating the establishment
of EMT courses throughout the
Last week. Accent on Health
described the emergency
ambulance service now being
operated by the Dallas fire
Department. A crucial factor in
the success of the ambulance
operation is the training of the
ambulance attendants.
The Texas State Department of
Health is an active partner of
ambulance service operators,
whether local governments or
private companies, in training
ambulance personnel. A repre-
sentative of the Emergency
and Mrs. C.O. Whitman and Medical Services Division
twins of Electra, Mr. and Mrs. answers some questions that are
Don Jones of San Angelo, Tx., often asked about this program:
Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Ware and
Donna of Eunice and Mrs.
Verda Nolen and Robert Lynn of around the State of Texas?
gunjCCi Answer: There is a wide range,
Randy and Darrell Reid of advanced systems in a few of
Electra, Mary Peterson of the major metropolitan area
Electra and Elizabeth Branch of such as Dallas, Houston, and
San Angelo, all grandchildren of San Antonio down to some
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The Georgia Teel Circle of the
First Baptist Church met in the
home of Mrs. Mabel Holcomb
Monday, October 14. Mrs. Ray
Corder opened the meeting with
prayer and presided over the
business session.
Mrs. J.r. Shelton read the ;j
of missionaries on the ;;
calendar and Mrs. Ben ;;
T'Mimcy led in prayer for them. ;;
Officers appointed for the new ;;
year were: Mrs. Ray Corder. < |
leader; Mrs. J.T. Kcc. Ass't ; j
The Abby Cooper Circle of the
First Baptist Church met in the
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Bible Study Tuesday. Oct. 15. •!
with Mrs. Alton Holbrook
presiding. ;;
The names of the missionaries ;;
having birthdays and names of ’;
the sick were read. Mrs. Alton ;;
Holbrook led in prayer for them. !;
Bjble Study was brought by
Mrs. A.B. Jones.
The Bible study for the new
. ■ r- i Church year begins with the
starting up emergency medical slu(j of of Ruth. ■ i
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course, but good equipment is
useless unless the personnel
know how to use it properly. On
the other hand, well-trained
personnel can do a great deal
, with minimal equipment.
Is there a minimum level of
I 'training that an ambulance
'service can have and still '
licensed? Answer: Yes, there'is.
The state law requires that‘Vt
least one person on the
ambulance be trained at the
first-aid training level, as
provided by the American Red
oss. This law was passed back
The Enterprise Home The Electra Garden Club met
Demonstration Club held their Thursday Oct.^ 10 at ‘he home of
regular meeting Wed. Oct 9 in
the home of Mrs. Clarence
Payton. Mrs. R.A. Gilbert
president called the meeting to
order.
Mrs. Bernice Pohlman'iead the
poem. ‘Four Ways to Hold Your
Husband.’ Prayer was said in
uninson. Roll call was answered
with ’My Favority Color’.
Mrs. BillLalkread the minutes
of the last meeting and also
gave a safety hint. She said that
most accidents in home were
caused by negelgate.
Ms. Claud McIlroy, treasurer,
gave the treasurer's report.
Mrs. Clarence Payton gave the
council report. She said the
Bread Making short course will
be held Wed. Oct. 30 at Texas
Electric Auditoruim in Burk-
burnett at 1:30 p.m. Anyone can
Mrs. Dee James. County make Thanksgiving Arrang-
Extension Agent gave program
on ‘Color and You.' She said to
be sure you like the color in
walls is dack. Use 3 or 4 colors in
one room and select one doment
Group 2 and 3 of WMS of the the First United Presbyterian
First Baptist Church met at the Church will be Owen Bruck,
church for bible study Monday elder and lay leader of the First
Presbyterian Church in Wichita
Falls.
Mr. Bruck’s sermon topic will
leader; Mrs. V.M. Haven,
treasurer. Mrs. Mabel Hol-
comb, Bible chairman; Mrs.
Barbara Neff. Ass’t Bible
chariman; Mrs. Sara Totten. ;;
Mission Study chairman; Mrs. I;
J.R. Shelton, program chair- i!
man; Mrs. Ben Toomey. Ass’t > i
program chairman: Mrs. John
Mullins, Benevolence chariman; ; >
Mrs. L.N. Cruse. Ass’t ;;
Benevolence chairman; Mrs. ];
E.F. Dickey, telephone chair- !;
man and Mrs. E.S. Smith, Ass’t I;
telephone chairman. Mrs. . 1
Holcomb taught the Bible Study ■!
from the first chapter of Ruth. ;!
Mrs. Mullins gave the closing ;>
prayer.
Refreshments were served to
the above and Miss Alma Hale. :;
ments to be placed in the local
churches and for a covered dish
luncheon. Mrs. Theo Youree is
to be guest artist.
____________________________ Table decorations were also
color. Use this color to hide bad planned for the ministerial
features and to accent good Alliance Thanksgiving Banquet
next month at Dinsmore
Cafeteria.
Mrs. Rex Adams had charge of
Let your home ‘he program. She presented
Mrs. Charles Hudson who spoke
on Growing African Violets and
Mrs. Delashaw's topic was ‘The
Gardeing Way to Mental
Health’.
___________________ Mrs. Ted Price won the
R.A7Giibert7Lydia Klinke/mam Mystery Package^and Mrs. ,
Bill Lalk, Claud McIlroy, ‘
Bernice Pohlman, Floyd Roger,
Vernon Rogers, Anna Smith.
Odgen Strange, A.H. Skidmore.
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of Gray.' It is based on the Ten training of the ambulance
Commandments of the Old personnel. Haying the right
Testament and Luke 9:46-50 of equipment is important, of
the New Testament.
Mrs. Olin Smith is organist and
in the Latin American Church
with children. She was a
member of the Order of the
Eastern Star “and the American
have attended a training course scripture and the love offering Legion Auxiliary.
was received. Funeral services were held at
Mrs. Bryan Thomas gave the the First Baptist Church of
Medical Technician, or EMT. tresurer’s report and Mrs. W.P.
Because of the recent develop- Slaton reported on the sick and
ment of more advanced shut-ins. Mrs. Crawford
The Enterprise Home
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researching
type
much more training available bet suitcd for each community.
‘,than the Red Cross offered.
•j Certain changes have taken
* place since then as far as the
availability of training from
ambulance personnel.
The only legal requirement,
though, is that ambulance
personnel be able to perform
I elementary first aid? Answer:
I That’s right, under the law
J passed in 1943. However, we
have seen that the ambulance
personnel and the ambulance
service operators recognize a
need for more advanced
| training. This is something that
I has really developed in the past
i few years.
Electra, Mary Peterson of ‘he major metropolitan area
" San Antonio down to
and Donald parttime volunteer groups in
great-grandson, small towns. And, of course,
several counties in Texas have
no ambulance service at all.
ambulance service at all.
Is there any requirement for
ambulance services to be
licensed of registered with a
state agency? Answer: Yes,
these are requirements both for
the registration of ambulances
and for maintaining certain
levels of training for the people
who work on the ambulances.
What is the primary
characteristic that makes the
difference between a. minimal
service and the advanced kind of
service that some cities provide?
_______________ _ _ Answer: The one element that
the names on the calendar of be‘White and Black and Shades we feel is most important is the
prayer and led in prayer.
Mrs. Baker dismissed the
meeting with prayer.
Present were Mmes. J.C.
Denny, Gene Thomas, James
Edwards, Lorena Harris, Leroy Hugh Smith is music director.
Worship service is at 11:00
a.m.
Abby Cooper Circle
Met Tuesday
state. Recently, we have had to In Kerby Home
discontinue our direct involve-
ment in the ECA courses and
become more involved in the
F.MT courses due to the
increased demand for the type
of training. What we are doing
at this time is increased demand
for the type of training. What
we are doing at this time is to
concentrate on the training of
instructors for the EMT courses,
and also providing the final
examination for the students as
they complete the course.
Does the State Health
Department also assist
»',Pe communities in plannijy^jnd .
services? Answer: Yes. As
another service of the EMS
Division, these services arc
made available to the local
communities for planning and
. . . , researching the type of
► iff 1943, when ‘here just wasn t ambu|ance service that might be
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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/m1/2/?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.