The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1984 Page: 2 of 42

                                
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A Senate committee at overlooking miles of noth- Historic Landmark which
Austin has unanimously ing but miles and miles.
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While most were located operates the sprawling
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wages to victims of violent other interlopers.
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THE SEALY NEWS
Thursday, May 24, 1984
S. Army during the late across an unbelieveable
19th century, Fort Concho broad expanse of Texas,
in the city of San Angelo, at from the Panhandle and
the juncture of the Conchos Staked Plains to Mexico
(Greek for “shell”) Rivers, and beyond.
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• Dance Lessons
• Ceramic Lessons
• Twirling Lessons
• Physical Fitness
Program
• Relay Races
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• Cheerleading Lessons
• cooking Lessons
• Private Swimming Lessons
to Enrolled Children
• Baseball Games
• Special Guests
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Programs for K-9th grade, starting June
4 and continuing through August 31.
Reference available on request.
Phone Vickie Ferguson at
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Infants to 12 Year*
SUMMER ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
Monday — Music, Arts and Crafts
Tuesday — Educational Field Trips
Blue Bell Creamery, Candy Factory, Zoo, Museum of
Natural Science, Arboretum, Dairy Farm and Many More
Wednesday — Gymnastics — Twirling
(The Fitness Athletic Center — Bellville)
Thursday — Skating, Putt-Putt Golf, or Bowling
Friday — Swimming and Picnic — All Day
* VCR Movies Every Afternoon
• "Just For Two's" Program Will Continue
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Summer Activities at SWCDC
• Also Accepting Registration for Fall Pre-School Classes
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Directors reelected at the annual meeting of the San
Bernard Electric Cooperative at Cot Spring Saturday
were S. E. Golsch district 7, Lavaca County; Roy Cook,
district 1, Waller County and C. A. Wood, district B,
Waller County. This years attendance was said to be the
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younger children?
Don’t forget to register
for our summer programs
. . and while you are here
take the time to look at
Mrs. Ellerbe’s seventh
grade exhibit — It’s great!
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"A Morning At The Gym"
Every Wednesday morning during the summer months Small World
children will have a playday at the “Fitness Athletic Center in Bellville
WORKOUT ON . . .• Balance Beam
• Parallel Bers
• Trampoline
• Vaulting
• "Olympic Size Floor
still is so many things to the
city which owns and
The growth of each child as a whole person
is our concern.
LOVEDAY SCHOOL
The very best academic education is only
part of what we offer
1209 North Meyer - SEALY
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Grades K, 1st, 2nd
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Saddle Club to Hold
Riding Clinic June 2
The Austin County
Saddle Club will have an
open free riding clinic on
Saturday, June 2 at 6:00
p.m. at the Klatt Arena.
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on Mother’s Day with Mr. Clarence Mersmann and
and Mrs. Charles Mers- Kevin and Andy after the What brings together a
mann was unintentionally service at the St. John buyer from Houston and
omitted.                   Lutheran Church in Cat the seller of a home about
Mrs. G. P. Michaelis Spring where Andy was one Sealy or Austin County? A
attended the meeting and of the nine members of the $2.80 want-ad in The Sealy
confirmation class. Others News is what! — 885-3562
"A Paradise Called
Texas” is based on Janice
Jordan Shefelman’s Ger-
man ancestor’s immigration
to Texas. Searching for a
better life, Mina and her
mother and father left their
German fatherland aboard
the brig Margaretha, bound
for Texas. They had been
told it was the paradise of
North America, but when
Mina stepped onto the
desolate beach of Indian
Point on a cold December
day in 1845, she wanted to
go back to Germany and
Opa’s cozy house in the
village of Wehrstedt. But go
on they must. In spite of
Mama’s tragic death, Mina
and Papa pushed inland
with the Kaufmann family
to the Texas hill country.
There Mina encountered an
Indian chief and his young
daughter, Amaya, whose
help she needed when Paoa
fell ill. A Paradise Called
Texas is a story filled with
hardship, tragedy and
adventure and even though
we have it classified as a
book for young adults, we
are sure you will enjoy
reading it. Wouldn’t it be
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their charges dress up in  present were Mrs. Alice — will get these people
suspenders and white ap-  Kabell, Mr. and Mrs. together, quickly!
rons. Inside the restored Michael Mersmann and
one-room schoolhouse/- Ami, of Wharton, and Mr.
chapel they’re seated on and Mrs. Larry Mersmann
benches along wooden and Keith.
tables, learning their lessons On Sunday afternoon
as did children five or six Mrs. G. P. Michaelis was
generations ago, including among the guests at the
the old standard McGuf- silver wedding anniversary
fey’s Reader. Built in 1879, honoring Mr. and Mrs.
it was the last building Wilfred Teichmann at the
erected on the grounds. Coshatte Hall.
Thus, a deeply imprinted Attending the wedding of
recollection of this journey Miss Minda Karen Vorn-
back in time is personally kahl and Joseph Paul Maas
experienced in a manner at the Memorial Lutheran
unmatched by film, video Church in Texas City, and
or publication — things the reception at Ashton
taken for granted nowadays Villa in Galveston on
— and surely seen as an Saturday evening, May 19,
astonishing contrast which were Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn
they might never have A. Goebel, Mrs. Edna
imagined.                  Goebel, and Miss Hilde-
if the mystique of the late garde Schumann of Bell-
1800s beguiles the school- ville, and Miss Lorene
child, there is yet another Vornkahl.
aura on the 24 acres (once Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
varied from 1,300 to 1,500 Dittert and Mrs. Max
acres) of the fort grounds. Mersmann spent the week-
It is said that just after end with Mr. and Mrs.
sundown, if you listen Henry. Dittert, Sr., in
carefully, the plaintive Victoria. On Saturday
notes of a harmonica and evening they all went to
soldiers singing softly can Port Lavaca to visit with
be heard, according to Fort Mrs. Peggy Johnson and
Concho education director Christopher and Sherry,
Robert Bluthardt, who is so and Mrs. R. L. Latimer and
steeped in the history of the Debby and Cindy before
fort that you almost can going to the Calhoun High
believe he does hear it. School Auditorium where
During the century past Lois Jones School of Dance
since frontier days, Fort presented the 24th Annual
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TUTORING
for children with reading problem*
MULTI-MEDIA Approach: INDIVIDUALIZED
programs will be presented by computer, film
strips, cassette recordings, workbooks, games,
and one-on-one interaction for students who
need a general review to be ready for their
grade next year; students with learning
disabilities; students who need remedial
reading and/or spelling; students who need to
improve their study skills.
By Mrs. Mix Mersmann
Everyone is very barbecue dinner at the Cat
thankful to have received Spring Agricultural Hall, of
the good rain during the the San Bernard Electric
week-end.                  Coop.
In last week’s issue of On Sunday, Mr. and
The News the visit of Mr. Mrs. Charles Mersmann
and Mrs. Clarence Mers- enjoyed the family dinner at
mann and Kevin and Andy the home of Mr. and Mrs.
"200200000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000* Concho has seen prosperity
Clarence's Superette
crimes, now is $1.8 million Such is the case of one of frontier post to put down
short, said H. S. Hanis, the largest and most Indian forays and to scout
Jr., chairman of the state prestigious forts of the U. the uncharted territory
if you’ve ever looked at geoning city in West Texas,
the pictures and read stories In fact, you need only
about surviving old Texas turn off U.S. 87 if driving
forts, you know that they’re through San Angelo to find
all perched on a hill this registered National
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To Be Drawn Saturday
Recital, “A Night on The
and decline, at one time its Town” beginning at 7:00
structures turned over to p m. Little Sherry Johnson
civilian use for homes, performed in the pageant,
apartments and commercial ----------------
X"rS°o,S.n„™S; Company's Paper
weseutrxasmuseumornw Is On the Mark
Fort Concho Museum since Don’t try to buy paper
1930.                         from Portals, Inc., a paper
San Angelo makes no manufacturing plant
apology for its existence, opened at Hawkinsville,
originally as a red light Georgia last year by a
district located on Conchow 262-year-old English com-
Street .where an arcade of pany of the same name. The
late 19th century buildings only customers welcomed
is now. located. ... are governments, banks and
At the height of the fort’s printers of legal documents,
missions across the new said Thomas Burleigh, vice
frontier, there were 39 stone president for sales. About
and wooden structures on 100 people work inside
the leased grounds of the Portal’s plant, which is
military reservation. To- surrounded by two barbed-
day: there are 18 original wire fences and watched by
buildings, such as the armed guards. Portals’
headquarters, commissary stock in trade is the stuff
store, enlisted barracks, that dreams are made
officers quarters and the of: bank-note paper. Por-
school/chapel. Four others tals‛ paper bears unique
have been reconstructed, watermarks designed to
explained Concho librarian   customers’ specifications.
Wayne Daniel.              The paper is considered
Scheduled for removal is virtually impossible to
the 1910 Fort Concho counterfeit, Burleigh said.
Elementary School in the Foreign governments and
midst of the parade travelers’ check companies
grounds, 500 by 1,000 feet, have used the paper for
thus returning the area back years, but so far the
to its former proportion company has been unable
when troopers and infantry to crack the market it would
paraded ,                    like to serve most; the U. S.
Stopping to tour the government. “What we’re
grounds is an experience trying to do here in the USA
back in time, with many is develop a security papers
things to see. Maps market
provided at the headquar- ’____________________
ters building show the way the barracks museums,
for.a.self-guided tour. A Apparently, not all
visit to the library can military life was policing
provide additional historic the rugged west and
information...., , fighting when necessary.
Twoen listed barracks. Back at the garrison,
one used, as a mess hall for Bluthardt tells of a prank
the fort s infantry comp- involving several tame
any, include period exhibits bison which were antago-
of military history, early nized into a charging soldier
settlement of Tom Green waving a white cloth. Soon,
County and natural history, they were charging any
On a Pleasant day, volun- moving white object, espe-
teers and staffwho form a cially the post doctors
25-member anil unit can be leaving the hospital in their
seen, in uniform on the white clothing, the, er, butt
parade area, as well as in Of the joke.
$2 to feed the state’s on the leading edge of the facility four blocks from
undernourished Crime Vic- Texas frontier as it moved the highway. Signs along
tims Compensation Fund. westward, communities the way mark its location.
The fund, established in were drawn to the protect- Now known as Fort
1979 to pay medical costs, ion of the forts from Concho Preservation and
funeral expenses and lost occasional Indian raids and Museum, the fort was
Our Students get a superb academic skills
program
AND MUCH MORE . . .
Today, Fort Concho
serves many other pur-
poses, most of them
educational programs, city
administrative offices and
organization facilities.
In a city and county
proud of its heritage, one
program of broad conse-
quence is the educating of
fourth graders from every
school in Tom Green
County on the lives and
schooling of children more
than 100 years ago.
Teachers put on their
schoolmarm attire, and
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