The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 92, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 18, 1980 Page: 2 of 20
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Graduates1 You ve completed a very significant
phase in your young lives and now bigger and
better expenences lie ahead Whatever path
each of you may venture on. always remember
that the friends and neighbors of your commu-
nity will be behind you with continued support
We re proud of the accomplishments you have
achieved up till now and even prouder of the
challenges you re sure to meet in the future
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Carthage police are investi-
gating the theft of stereo
equipment from a pick up truck
owned by W illiam Kevin Willis
of < arthage
The theft reported to police
on Thursday took place some
tim tetween May 5 and May
15 Taken from the pickup were
a stereo amplifier and stereo
equil/er
Entrance to the truck was
gained through the rear sliding
w mdow
The Hodge car was struck
as it was attempting to turn left
Mrs Hodge was treated and
released
Iriver of the truck George
W Strong ol Center was cited
foi tailing to control speed to
avoid an accident
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Members of the ( arthage
Eire Department answered two
calls last We k
sons lowell MeGee of
Par \ E McGee of
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• one sister. Mrs Reba
nt i rhape 12 grandchil
me i gteat grandchild
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taken to the hospital in a police
car Botti men were treated and
released
t arolyn Andrews Hodge of
(arthage was taken by ambu-
lance to Panola General Hos-
pital shortly after 5 pm
Monday after her car was
struck in the rear by a half ton
truck on South Shelby Street at
Hayden
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Palmer was taken by ambu
lance to Panola General Hos
pita! Courtney who was cited
for following too closely, was
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Funeral services for 0 (
Maggie McGee HO. of Lufkin
were conducted May 10 at the
dakiet Metcalf Chapel in Lufkin
with the Rev Carrol Hambrick
officiating Burial was at Bethel
( emetery
Mr McGee died May 14 in
Pasadena Hospital He was
born Non 2, 1899 in Nacog
doches He was a deacon in the
Providence Baptist Church in
Lufkin Mr McGee was retired
and formerly elf employed in
the 11 licking industry
survivors include His wife.
Mrs ita McGee of Lufkin
three daughters Mrs Mona Lee
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Courtney of Longview
injured short I after f
Wednesday on South
Street near Cotton !
323 S Shelby Carthage
Mrs James Wall Sr of
f arthage and Mrs P Anderson
of Deadwood will lead
Bellringer workers in a house
to house drive during May,
Mental Health Month
The number one goal of the
association foi 1980 is to im
prove the care for discharged
long term mentally disabled
persons The association is
promoting self help groups for
families of patients and for
former mental health clients
( urtis Fi Jenkins 78 of
Carthage lied May 15 trom
injuries suffered in a two ve
hide accident at i in p m May
12 at the intersection of Hills
Lake Road and 1 S 59 Bypass
According to < arthage polict
reports Jenkins was riding a
car driven by Gladys H
Jenkins As the car attempted
to cross the intersection it was
At • 2> a m May !e a vent
on a distillate tank wan reported
on fire on South I s 39 on tne
Parker lease The fire which
was set off by lghtening was
put out with fire extinguishers
( lay ton Williams is oprator of
the lease
Mrs Jenkins and another
passenger in the car, Sudie
Broach. 71 of (arthage. were
taken to Panola General
Hospital for treatment of
injuries
Traffic citations are pendng
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Funeral services for Curtis
Jenkins 7% of Carthage were
scheduled May 17 at the Panola
Baptist Temple with Rev Matt
Thritt officiating Burial was at
Sunset Memorial Parh ( eme
tery in Nacogdoches
Mi Jenkins a ret d cus
todian ol the F irst Chi istian
Church of i idessa died May la
at Pariola (eneral Hospital A
nativeot Mt Enterprise in Rusk
(ounty he was born Nov 12.
1%11. the parents of Edward
W ashington Jenkins and Light le
Langtord Jenkins Mr Jenkins
was a member of the Panola
Baptist Temple
survivors include His wife
Mrs Gladys Jenkins of Car
thage. two daughters. Mrs
Irene Jackson of Nacogdoches
and Mrs Ruth Sutton of
Midland, one son, Curtis R
Jenkins of Odessa four sisters.
Mrs Jesse Freeman of Car
thage Mrs Leia Tindall of
Nacogdoches Mrs Sudie Mae
Broach of Carthage and Mrs
Louise Rusk of Lufkin, nine
grandchildren and three great
gra ndemiidren
Highlight this special occasion in his
life with a gft from our superlative
collection of brand name
menswear and accessories appropriate for Rifting
the graduate They re sure/ire to please Your purchases
gi/t wrapped without additional charge We have many
of the graduate sizes
N‘ .' p m May ’2 a leaking
gas lint to an air condo oner
was reported at 140 F. Sabine
on property owned by R M
Hanson Fremen plugged the
gas line
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Foster, John. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 92, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 18, 1980, newspaper, May 18, 1980; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1517887/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.