Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1993 Page: 3 of 20
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Cub Scout Pack Meet
Conducted Here
Congregate
Menus
Winner Named
In Contest
500 West Highway
Pharmacy Hours:
Monday-Riday 9:00 -7:00
Closed Sunday
Saturday 9:00-6:00
VFW Post
To Meet
On Thursday
Use Your Rebates To Reduce The Amount You Will
Have To Pay For A New 1993 Car Or Pickup.
We Would Like To Help Qualified Buyers
At 7.5% Annual Percentage Rate.
Jennings, alternate
Science — Andy Ketchersid,
Michael Clark, Allen Simp-
son, Wendy Hutchinson, Aaron
Simpson and Mark Morgan
Memorial in memory of Chris-
tine Martin was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Clark and Si.
A large crowd was on hand
Saturday night, March 6, for
Memorials in j
Mildred Devenport were given
$7.99 Sale
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Watchmens Club of New Life
Restoration Center announces
winner of the author of the
month in the “Finish The
Story” contest.
Winner is Christina Rector.
The winner was presented a
new international version of the
Bible.
Wendy Hutchinson
News Writing — Teannette
Miller and Andrea Kelley
Accounting — Ginger Minge,
Tomas Flores, Stephanie Cole-
man and Cary Marsh, and
Mark Morgan, alternate
Calculator — Mark Morgan,
Aaron Simpson, Aaron Ander-
son and Scott McBroom, alter-
nate
Current Issues and Events
— Rodney Buchanan, Brad
Moore, Annginette Beisch and
Julie McMurtrie, alternate
Keyboarding — Laura McIl-
roy, Dea Bruce and Kelli Light
Literary Criticism — Crystal
Gee, Julie McMurtrie, Bridgett
Waggoner and Kelli Light,
alternate
Mathematics — Mark Mor-
gan, Aaron Simpson, Allen
3/11, April 1, 1993
Notice Of
Public Meeting
The Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) will
conduct a public meeting on
April 15, 1993 from 4:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. at the District Office
Asembly Room, which is located
at 1601 Southwest Parkway in
Wichita Falls, Texas.
The purpose of the public
meeting is to allow public input
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You cannot do more. You
should never wish to do less.
—Robert E. Lee
brothes, Richard and Pete of*1
Nachitoches, La., and Monroe a
Gass of Alexandria, La.; One
ALL LINES OF INSURANCE
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Rutfi Teaff
Darlene Urban
Telephone:
( 817)495-2114
Large Crowd Attends
March 6 Jamboree
Twenty-six performers in-
cluding eight old time fiddle
the Jamboree to benefit Meals players and two gospel groups
on Wheels at Electra Annie
Powell Senior Citizens Center.
Library
Contribution
Increase Here
Contributions to FABE for
the library at Dinsmore Ele-
mentary School continue to in-
crease with memorial donations.
Memorials in memory of
Margaret Greer were given by
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Eckelkamp
and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Clark and Si, and Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Bruce.
United Methodist Church, Pack March or April.
Cub Scouts attending were
Shane Huffstutler, Kevin Houck,
ilies. Patches were presented to Jeramy McShan, Chase Robb, - • , „ • ,- ,
- Stephen Bowden, Eric Anzal- Simpidn and Curt Southerland,
dua, and Clarence Yates. Cub
held Scout leader is Cindy Bowden.
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Each depositor imurrd to 3 100.000
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VA may provide nursing
home care to veterans if space
and resources are available in
VA facilities.
NEUTROGENA*
BODY OIL
The Sensual Moisturizer
VFW Post will meet Thurs-
day, March 11, in the new post
home at 819 North Main.
The meeting will begin at 7
p.m.
All members are encouraged
to attend.
as well as Aunt Bursitis and the
Cap Rock Valley Boys and Girls
entertained the crowd.
Persons from Archer, Baylor,
Wichita and Young counties
as well as Oklahoma were in
attendance.
Organizers expressed appre-
ciation to the nursing center for
bringing residents who demon-
strated dancing jigs, to the mer-
chants for the door prizes, and
to Mrs. McCormick from Sey*
mour and Lorraine Crafts for
prizes.
Next jamboree will be held
on Saturday, April 3.
'body
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Principal Danny Clack.
Students and their events are:
Extemporaneous Persuasive
Speaking — Christy Clark and
Michael Clark
Poetry Interpretation — Brid-
Curiosity is one of the per-
manent and certain character-
come. And the decreased water de- istics of a vigorous intellect.
—Samuel Johnson $
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meeting is to allow puuiic input
into the Project Development
Plan (PDP) and transporta-
tion Improvement Plan (TIP)
preparation process. A list will
be provided of projects selected
in PDP and TIP. Maps and
drawings will be on display.
Mr. Dale Cantrell, Director
of Transportation Planning and
Project Development, with the
Texas Department of Trans-
portation in Wichita Falls will
be in charge of the meeting.
The meeting will be informal,
and all interested citizens are
invited to attend and express
their views on the proposals.
Written comments may be w
submitted to the Texas Depart- 1
ment of Transportation, 1601 !•
Southwest Parkway, Wichita
| Falls, Texas, 76302, but must I
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JIJ daysa fter the public meeting, m
LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION - Jannis Hayers, left, president of the board of trustees
of Electra Independent School District; State Rep. Charles Finnell, center; and David
Spiller, right, of the Jacksboro Independent School District board of trustees visit at
, j the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Winter Capitol Conference Legislative
' Reception in Austin. The reception, held in conjunction with the conference, provided
board members and administrators an opportunity to meet with legislators to discuss
public education issues and concerns. The Conference updated attendees on legislative
activity relating to public schools, particularly focusing on school finance and funding
for public education. School board members attending the Conference received board
member training credit.
High School Students Ready
For UIL Competition At MSU
Names of Electra High School Miller Headline Writing - Gin-
»i students who will be participat- Prose Interpretation-Stephai ger Minge, Kristal Pennycuff,
ing at the District UIL Literary Coleman, Jodie Lynn, Natalie TTi,‘
Contest on March 24 and 25 at Fisher and Cloritha Tubbs, al-
MSU have been announced by ternate
Lincoln-Douglas Debate —
Christy Clark and Michael
Clark
Editorial Writing — Tean-
nette Miller and Laura McIlroy
Feature Writing — Andrea
gett Waggoner and Teannette Kelley
ton, and Allen Simpson, alter-
nate
Ready Writing — Ginger
Minge, Crystal Gee and Andrea
Kelley
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Mrs. Bowden at 495-2852. Laura McIlroy, Julie McMur-
Your Health Care Eligibility: trie, Kelli Light and Leigha
Nursing Home Care
You A veteran entitled to nursing
home care ’ Keep in mind that there
never has been nor is there now
mandated nursing home care tor an\
veteran bv the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) VA nur. pro-
vide nursing home care, however, to
veterans if space and resources are
available in VA facilities
alternate
Number Sense — Mark Mor-
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Cub Scouts and their families 8an> Aaron Simpson, Cody Pat-
completed all of the twelve enjoyed refreshments after the
achievements on the wolf badge, meeting.
His parents were given the Anyone who would like more
honor of presenting him with information about Cub Scouts or
his wolf badge for all the help Scout-A-Rama tickets may call
they gave him in completing the - - - -
badge.
Achievement beads were pre-
sented to scouts who had com-
pleted three or more achieve-
ments on the wolf badge. Re-
ceiving beads were Jeramy Mc-
Shan, Stephen Bowden, Kevin
Houck and Clarence Yates.
Plans were discussed to par-
ticipate in the Scout-A-Rama to
be held March 27 in Wichita
Falls at the National Guard Ar-
mory. Cub Scouts will be selling
tickets in Electra for $1.00.
Electra Star-News, Thursday, March 11, 1993, Page
James Gass
Funeral Rites
Are Conducted 1
James Ore Gass, age 681
passed away Tuesday in m
Wichita Falls hospital. .3
Services were held 10:00 a.ndj
Friday at Totten-Day Funeral!
Home with Rev. Don Provineirt
of Bible Baptist Church ini!
Electra officiating. Burial was!
in Electra Memorial Park under!
the direction of Totten-Dayj
Funeral Home. $
He was born January 25/1
1925 in Leesville, Louisiana,!
Mr. Gass was a resident of)i
Electra for the past 17 years, (|
moving here from Hobbs, New,:
Mexico. He was a World War IM
veteran serving in the US Navy, d
Survivors include one son/j
Jimmy Gass of Glendale, SC; j
six daughters, Jeannie Hodgkins]
and Shirley Whitman of Elec-1
tra; Marie Biason of Many, :|
La., Judy McNeese of Odessa, j
Texas; Glenda Ivey and Brenda i=
Saves Water, Makes Money Ivey of Glendale, SC.; three j
_ (NU)-Ifyou could find a bank that T*’'a '* J
memory oi offered a certificate of deposit with a
_ 1 1,000 percent return on investment.
by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Clark you’d likely jump at the opportunity, sister, Ollie Bell Armstrong of I
and Si, Terry and Patty Bruce, And, if the bank offered as a bonus an Zwolle, La.; 15 granchildrenj
and Billy and Leigh Ann Robb, « and 8 great grande^iidren. |
Pallbearers were James Ivey, j
Michael Ivey, Floyd Rodgers, *
A $10 investment in a low-flow W.G. Lynn Jr. Larry Gilcrease a
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Electra Cub Scouts recently Also discussed was a Pinewood
held a Pack Meeting at the First Derby to be held in Electra in
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Sponsor.
Cub Scouts sang songs and
performed a skit for. their fam-
ilies. Patches were pres
all the scouts for their partici-
pation in the popcorn sale.
A special ceremony was
for Clarence Yates who had
Congregate Menus for the
citizens who will be eating in the
Annie Powell Senior Citizens
Center next week have been
announced.
Meals are served each day at
noon at the Center.
Friday-Roast beef, brown
gravy, mashed potatoes, brus-
sels sprouts, roll, banana cake.
Monday-Baked ham, pinto
beans, mixed greens, corn-
bread, apple cobbler.
Tuesday-Porcupine meat-
balls, green beans, potato salad,
cornbread, butterscotch pud-
ding’ in
Wednesday-Oven fried chi-
cken, broccoli with cheese sauce,
mashed potatoes, roll, brownie
with nuts.
Thursday-Beef stew, oven
fried okra, pear with grated
cheese, cornbread, sugar cook-
ies.
would seem too good to be true.
Such an investment opportunity
does exist. It’s just not at a bank.
showerhead will return $100 annu-
ally to an average family, according
to the National Rural Water Asso-
ciation. Reduced water bills and wa-
ter heating costs account for the m-
mand will improve the environment.
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