Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1993 Page: 3 of 20
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Fired Kveton, 96, of Aber-
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were held Wednesday, Nov. 17
at St. Isidore Catholic Church
in Abernathy.
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Christmas vacation for Elec-
tra students will begin at 3 p:m.
Friday, Dec. 17. buses will run
their routes at that time.
Classes will resume at 8 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 3, which will
be the beginning of the second
semester.
Fall semester exams will
be conducted Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 16 and 17.
RECOGNIZED — These eighth graders were winners in the poster contest in their
language arts projects on outlaws. Students wrote papers, dime novels and produced
posters. The dime novels are on display at the Electra Public Library. From left are
Amanda William^,,Terry Antilley, Skyler Bowden, Geoffrey Gray, Adam Goodwin and
Cliris Norville. ifcay Balthrop is their teacher. ' •
3 p.m. from Lunn’s Colonial
Chapel in Wichita Falls with
Community Church and the Texas, officiating. Burial was married Mary Cervenka of
Rev. Vernon Raschke of St. under the direction of Totten- Harrold, Texas, December 27,
Stephens Episcopal Church, Day Funeral Home. 1921. She preceded him in death
He was born April 29, 1944 in 1975. He was also preceded in
in Vernon, Texas, Mr. Green- death by a daughter, Mary Ann
house was a resident of Elec- ’ • ■
1897 in Hondo, Texas. In tra for the last year moving here
her younger days she rode
horseback to play the violin at
church services in the Paint
Rock and Gonzales, Texas,
areas. She was a member of the
Electra Garden Club, the VFW
Auxiliary; She had taught
school in Duncan, Oklahoma.
She and O.L. Swanson were
married February 20, 1920 in
Vernon, Texas. He preceded
her in death on May 5,1972. She
had been a resident of Wichita
Falls for the past 13 years. She
was a member of the United
Methodist Church of Electra,
Texas.
Survivors include two sons,
Tom S. Swanson and John D.
Swanson, both of Wichita Falls,
Texas; One daughter, Helen
Jean Eakin of Electra, Texas;
four grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
The family has requested
memorials to Hospice of Wi-
chita Falls, Texas, the United
Methodist Church of Electra,
Texas or the American Cancer ®
Society.
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to increase the account estab
lished at Electra Slate Bank
l>\ bunding A Better Education
(F A.BE) to construct a librarx at
Dinsmore Elementary School
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Mamie Birchfield
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Jack Hclzlsouer bx
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Mrs. Melissa Pitts bx John 2
Prickett family
Mr. and Mrs. Pickett (par
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the stockings are at Joe’s
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1 xich stocking has a number and
information about the child who
matches that number. Names of
the children remain confidential
with Santa’s Helpers.
Residents are asked to select
one or more stockings from the
tree and provide a gift for each
stocking taken. The gifts, xvith
the stockings attached, should
be returned to one of the stores
no later than 8 p.m. on Dec. 15.
Distribution of the gifts will
be from 10 a.m. until noon on
Saturday, Dec. 18, at Winn’s.
Families involved in receiving
gifts should make arrangements
to pick up the gifts at that time
as no deliveries will be made.
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Prickett family
Jack Hclzlsouer by Dinsmore
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. Funeral Services
Are Conducted
William.Kenneth Greenhouse,
age 49, passed away Thurs-
tra, Texas. Graveside services
were held at 1:00 p.m. Satur-
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. He was a retired farmer,
from Grand Prairie, Texas. He member of American Legion
j anj servej jn worid
for which he received a Purple
Heart. He lived near Punkin
Electra and a member of the Center for many years.
Electra Masonic Lodge. Survivors include three sons,
Survivors include his wife, George of Lubbock, Henry of
Linda Greenhouse of Mesa, Petersburg and John of Aber-
Arizona; two sons, Kenneth An- nathy; two daughters, Angelina
drew Greenhouse of Scottsdale, Provine of Capitan, New M.
Arizona and Clay Oliver Green- and Rose Krupala of Hamilton;
house of Electra, Texas; one ]g grandchildren and 12 great
daughter, Ginger Dee Morris grandchildren.
of Center, Texas; mother, Ed-
wina Dalton of Pampa, Texas;
two sisters, Kathleen Weddle
of Electra, Texas and Annette
tyle or Seabrook. Texas; ’"d fo HaVS Meet
granddaughter, Alex Morgan
Morris of Center, Texas.
Santa’s Helpers
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Spirit Sharing
Santa’s Helpers sponsored
bx \i Tau Alpha chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi, arc asking
Electrans to “Share The Spirit
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In Wicliita Falls
Ethelmae Swanson, 96, passed
away December 6, 1993 in
Presbyterian Manor in Wichita day at his residence in Elec-
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Funeral Services were held
Tuesday, December 7, 1993 at day at Electra Memorial Park
3 p.m. from Lunn’s Colonial in Electra with Rev. Charles
Chapel in Wichita Falls with Nichols, pastor of the First
Rev. Roger Sanford of Electra Baptist Church in Chillicothe, near Brno, Czeckoslovakia. He
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from left Lisa Malone, eighth grade; B. J. Davis, seventh grade; Brianne Pay ton, seventh
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Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1993, newspaper, December 9, 1993; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1233101/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.