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Local author and columnist Terri Lacher was the guest speaker at the April meeting of
the Shelby County Historical Society talking about the history of banking in Texas and
bank robbers (Susan Watkins/The Light and Champion)
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cial bank was opened
in Galveston.
After explaining the
ins and outs of Texas
banking through out
the years, Lacher re-
minded us of several
well known Texas bank
robbers. King Fisher,
Sam Bass, The Newton
Brothers, Clay Tumey,
Bonnie & Clyde, and
Cowboy Bob. Lacher
shared some high-
lights on each.
"King Fisher made
raids in Mexico and
robbed banks in Mex-
ico. He also was re-
sponsible for hitting a
lot of the stagecoach-
es, which in turn were
carrying payroll for
various reasons and to
the banks," she said.
By Susan Watkins
Reporter
The Shelby County
Historical Society held
their monthly meeting
at the Shelby County
Museum on Tuesday,
April 16. The meeting
was opened with the
pledge to the United
States and Texas Flags
and followed in prayer.
The speaker was
Terri Lacher who
spoke on "The History
of Banking in Texas."
Banking in Texas start-
ed in 1822. The first
chartered bank west
of the Mississippi was
opened in San Anto-
nio, Texas in 1822. Not
many years later in
1835 the first commer-
Sharing stories of bank robbers
"He was very
popular in South Tex-
as because most of
the raids he had were
across the border,"
Lacher said. "He was
murdered in San Anto-
nio, he was ambushed
in a theatre. And the
reason they did that
is apparently he mur-
dered someone's
brother and they were
not very happy about
that so they set him up
and invited him to the
theatre and then shot
him down.
"Sam Bass was one
of Texas' most fa-
mous outlaws. In 1877
he netted $60,000 in
gold from robbing the
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proved both solicitation of
bids for the proposed city
square streetscape project
and a resolution authoriz-
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tice of intent to issue debt
to finance the project. The
council is planning to issue
$6.5 million in certificates of
obligation by summer with
$4 million of the total fund-
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Autism is treatable. Individuals with autism do not “outgrow” autism,
but studies show that early diagnosis and intervention lead to significantly
improved outcomes. Here are some signs to look for:
• Lack of or delay in spoken language
• Repetitive use of language and/or motor mannerisms (e.g., hand-
flapping, twirling objects)
• Little or no eye contact
• Lack of interest in peer relationships
• Lack of spontaneous or make-believe play
• Persistent fixation on parts of objects
Source: Centers for Disease Control
Parenting vs. Autism
Spectrum disorder (ASD)
By Chelsea Sims
& Crystal Morarl
Guest columnists
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chelsea
Sims it the mother of a child
with ASD.
The struggle is real when
parenting any child, but
when raising a child wit Au-
tism Spectrum Disorder, or
ASD, things get even more
challenging.
I am a mother of a
nine-year-old boy who was
diagnosed with ASD at the
age of six. For the first six
years of his life we knew he
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AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
Steps taken to provide
funding for streetscape
By Mike Elswick
Editor and publisher
The Center City Council
took a major step this week
in moving forward with a
long-planned downtown
square renovation project
when member unanimously
approved a pair of agenda
terns related to the project.
In conjunction with
one another, the council ap-
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was developmentally de-
layed, but as a mom of my
first child, I could not accept
the fact that my baby was not
developing properly.
I argued with every-
one, but in my heart I knew
because I watched my nieces
and nephews grow up, ad-
vance through milestones
and my son was way behind
the curve. By the time he was
three I had accepted he was
developmentally delayed
but now I wanted to know
what it was, what can I do,
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Joaquin’s Spring Fling on Saturday featured
an Easter Egg Hunt and an Easter Bonnet
contest. The bonnet contest had a number
of colorful entries Easter Bonnet Contest
winners were Most Traditional, Ann Ortigo;
Most Creative, Ms. Cricket; Youngest Eliza-
beth Duron, pictured above.
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Family oriented activities were the focus at Satur-
day’s Block Party hosted by First Baptist Church
Center. Inflatibles, old fashioned games like sack
races and three-legged races were popular as
were free hot dogs. The event was held at Por-
tacool Park. Please see more photos at light-
andchampion.com. (Mike Elswick/The Light and
Champion)
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Good Friday at Center’s St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church was highlighted with an evening
production of “Alive Stations of the Cross” depicting Christ’s last hours before being crucified.
Please see more photos online at lightandchampion.com. (Mike Elswick/The Light and Champion)
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The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 2019, newspaper, April 24, 2019; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1279042/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.