Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1990 Page: 3 of 18
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State Farm
C.T. Murphy
Tax Deferred $10,000.00
minimum
Rev. Bridges
To Speak
In Church
John Pryor
Participates
In Exercise
Ray Dillard
Earns Degree
From TWU
Mrs. Barrett
Services Are
participated in
held at the First Presbyterian
Church on Main Street. The
commencement speaker was Dr.
Karlene Kerfoot, senior vice
president of nursing for St.
Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
like a good
neighbor,
State Farm Is there.
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Commencement was held in the
Margo Jones Performance hall,
which recently underwent a two
year $3 million renovation.
Commencement addresses were
delivered by Dr. Paul Thet-
the Board of Regents. He also
serves the General Council as a
member of the National Board
of Education.
Rev. Brown says that every-
one is welcome and encouraged
BUCKLE UP!
Texas Coalition for Safety Belts
F0H
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The office of admissions and
registration at Texas Woman's
University has announced that
more than 700 students re-
ceived degrees during spring
commencement exercises.
Richard Ray Dillard, Jr.of
Iowa Park received a Masters
of Ed. Administration BS-AG.
lie is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
R.R. Dillard, Sr. of Kamay,
Texas.
He and his wife Vicki reside
in Iowa Park, Texas.
He was a former teacher >in
Electra for 9 years; ' '
TWU held three ceremonies
Gibson was born Jan. 30,
1904, at Caddo Mills, Texas, a
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Claudius Alexander Gibson.
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Splash Day
Set Monday
Electra Kid Football will
sponsor a Splash Day on Mon-
day, July 2, at Electra Swim-
' ming Pool.
The party will be from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. for those seven and
older. Admission is $1.00 per
person.
the Arabian American Oil Co.
in Saudi Arabia.
He was a member of Benev-
olent and Protective Order of
the Elks Lodge No. 1105, a 50
year member of Electra Ma-
sonic Lodge No. 1067, and was
a charter member and a deacon
of Central Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Maurine; two daughters, Conny sippi. She
Smith of Dallas; three sons,
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Stacy Gilbert
Named To
Honor List >
Stacy Gilbert, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Gilbert,
has been named to the Dean’s in Denton for students who were
Honor List at Texas Tech grouped by colleges and schools.
University for the 1990 spring
semester.
Students finishing 12 or more
hours with a grade point aver
age of 3.5 to 3.9 qualified Ibr the
Dean’s Honor List.
Miss Gilbert is a freshman ford, professor of psychology
science at antl philosphy; Dr. Delaina
Walker Batson, associate pro-
fessor of communication sci-
ences and disorders and Jean
Spencer, associate professor of
Occupational therapy.
Students who graduated from
Rev. James K. Bridges, su-
perintendent of the North Texas
District Council Assemblies of
God, will be the guest speaker
Sunday morning, July 1, First
Assembly of God. The meet-
ing will begin at 10:45 a.m.,
and is open to the public, Rev.
Gaylord Brown, pastor, has an-
nounced.
As superintendent, Rev.
Bridges ministers extensively in
church services, rallies, con-
ventions and camps. From the
district headquarters in Fort
Worth, he oversees the var-
ious ministries of the North
Texas District Council's some
600 churches and 1,700 minis-
ters.
Rev. Bridges is an ordained
minister with the Assemblies of
God and has pastored churches
in Houston, Dallas, Greenville
and Waxahachie, Texas, and
Wichita, Kansas. He has served
Southwestern Assemblies of God
College as vice- president and
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The sergeant is a 1971 grad- J
uate of Harrold High School. J
presently serves as chairman of Bids Sought
For Repairs To
SS Building
The General Services Admin -
to attend this special “God and istration announced today that
Country" seryi.ee. Those who sealed bids are being solicited
neecf \a; ride or have any ques- for a $25,000-$! 00;000 project)
tions may conta'ct the church at Replace Roofing at’ the Social
495-3592 or 495-4194. First As- Security Administration Office,
sembly of God is located at 401 Wichita Falls, Tx.
E. Harrison, two blocks north
of the high school.
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Garrett on May 30, 1925, at
Crowell.
He was a retired farmer
and rancher who moved to
the Elliott Community in 1926,
then to Halfway Community
and later to Vinita, Okla. He
returned to Vernon in 1970.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church, the Buckner
Men’s Sunday School Class, the
Odd Fellow's Lodge and was a
former member of the Board of
Directors of Elliott Gin.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Lonnie Gibson of
Electra and Jack Gibson of
long time resi- Dake Charles, La.; eight grand-
dren. He was preceded in death
by two sons, Jerry Gibson and
Howard Gibson, five brothers
and six sisters,
Pallbearers were Mike Gib-
son, Larry Gibson, Rick Gib-
son, Bobby Gibson, Steve Gib-
son, Gary Gibson and Mark
Gibson. >
majoring in animal
Texas Tech.
Craft, Bake
Sale Slated
New Life Restoration Center TWU's Houston Center, located
will sponsor a craft and bake jn the Texas Medical Center
sale on Saturday. participated in a ceremony
The sale will begin at 9 a.m.
at 309 North Waggoner.
a
Service Center (7ADB) Room
11A05, 819 Taylor Street,
Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6105,
Telephone No. 817/334-3281.
Bids will be received until,
2:30 p.m. local time at place of
bid opening August 17, 1990.
-j Monica Weiser
IS Attending
Youth Congress
Monica Weiser, 16 year old and are only taking
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Weiser of Harrold,
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Charley Bounds
Dies June 24
In Houston
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Charley Ray Bounds, died
June 24,- 1990'at his home in
Houston', Texas.
He was born March 6, 1950 in a Vernon nursing home after
in Electra.‘ ‘ a lengthy illness.
Survivors include his wife, Funeral services were held at
Sharon; two children, Mike 1 p.m. Monday, June 18, in the
Bounds, of Oklahoma City, First Baptist Church with Dr.
Michelle Bounds of Wichita Carlos McCIeod of Fort Worth
Falls; two step children, Cyn- and Dr. Charles Becton, pastor,
thia Rivera of California and officiating. Interment was in
Paul Worley III of Houston; Eastview Memorial Park under
three grandsons and two grand- direction of Sullivan Funeral
daughters; One brother, Booger Home.
Bounds of Electra; two aunts,
Stella Golden of Electra, Dr.
Madge Steber of Austin and
several cousins. Parents are
Leon and Margaret Magness of He married the former Odell
Electra.
MBS
Funieral Rites
|M|H Held'Saturday
Funeral services for Charlie
T. Murphy, 84, former Elec-
tra resident, were held at 1
p.m. Saturday from Hampton
Vaughn Funeral Home in Wi-
chita Falls with the Rev. Mer-
win Turner, associate pastor
of Floral Heights Methodist
Church, and the Rev. David
Johnson, minister of Central
Christian Church, officiating.
Burial was in Electra Memo-
rial Park with Masonic grave-
side rites by Electra Lodge No.
1067.
Murphy was born July 19,
1905, in Point, Texas, and died
Tuesday, June 19, in a Wichita
Falls hospital. He was a long
time resident of the Electra and
Wichita Falls area.
Retired from his company,
Charlie T. Murphy, he was as-
sociated with the oil field supply
business for many years includ-
ing an overse^ association with CondUCted
Mrs. Ithmal Barrett, 85,
long time owner and operator
of The Smart Shop, ladies
and childrens clothing store in
Electra, died Friday, June 22,
at her residence in Wichita
Falls.
Mrs. Barrett was born Feb.
22, 1905, in Log Town, Missis-
McKelvey of Goliad and Sarah dent of Electra before moving to children and 10 great grandchil
~ ? Wichita Falls, and was a mem- ' ”
John “ J. P." of Austin, Charles ber of Lamar Baptist Church.
» Funeral services were held at
John Huey of Euless, 3 p Monday, June 25, from
" the chapel of Hampton Vaughn
Funeral Home, Wichita Falls,
with the Rev. Robert Norswor-
thy, pastor-of Lamar Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial was
in Crestview Memorial Park
Garden Mausoleum.
Survivors include a niece,
Kay Reynolds, of Huntsville,
Texas.
Work included all labor and
materials to remove the exist-
ing multi-ply roof system and
install a new 4 ply built up roof
system and accessories in ac-
cordance with the drawings and
specifications.
Invitation No. RTX90101
which gives instruction for
submitting bids can be obtained
Master Sgt. John E. Pryor by contacting the SA Business
recently participated in the . _ —
Strategic Air Command exer-
cise, “Global Shield '90".
The exercise tested the readi-
ness of SAC units around the
world, as w'ell as Air Force Re-
serve and Air National Guard
units, to carry out orders which
support the United States na-
tional policy.
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insurance to
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Gibbon
Funeral Held
In Vernon
C. C. Gibson, 86, Vernon,
father of Lonnie Gibson of
Electra, died Friday, June 15,
the Harrold FFA Chapter, obtained by calling (214) 767-
was one of 100 selected from 1432 or by writing to Inter-
applicants wishing to attend the naj Revenue Service, Training
conference which was designed and Development Branch, 1600
to encourage young Texans to msat noo Commerce Street,
seek careers in agriculture. Dallas, Texas 75242.
It was created in 1988 to
enhance the student's interest
and understanding of American
agriculture. The TAYC pro-
gram was held on the University
of Texas campus.
Presentations were made by
experts on topics such as
the 1990 farm bill, aquacul-
ture, Texas Pesticide Laws,
Commodity Trading and Bio-
Technology. The program was
developed to educate youth
about current agriculture is
sues.
Miss Weiser will be a junior
in Harrold High School in
September.
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July 31
Is beadline >
'to Jake" -.the AIfiter^ai’tRevenue
I' Service anniial’two days special z 51
enrollment examination. '
The examination.is generally
for persons who are tax prepar-
ers and wish to qualify to rep- U j
resent their clients before the i
IRS on tax Return examinations I
and similar tax masters. For the |
first time this year the exami-
I nation will include questions on
IRS collection procedures.
The examination application
fee is $50 for those taking all
four parts of the exam, and
$40 for persons who passed a
portion of the exam last year
J a portion
of the exam this year. The
examination is scheduled for
is attending the 1990 Texas September 24 and 25 and will
Agricultural Youth Congress in be held in Lubbock and Dallas,
Austin, June 26-29.
Miss Weiser, president of • application packet can be
of 100 selected from
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