The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 2011 Page: 2 of 10
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Page 2, Thursday, November 10, 2011, The Nocona News
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Beverly Stephens, Saint Jo guest for last week's History Round Table, joins Montague
County Historical Commission members Rebecca Sikes, Bowie, and Janis Sneed, Saint
Jo, for a little "time-travel".
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Construction on a new
Railroad Bridge over U.S.
Hwy. 82 in Ringgold was
originally scheduled to begin
next week - until the Union
Pacific Railroad was unable
to have its on-site inspector
available.
Construction on the new
underpass has been resched-
uled to begin in mid-
December.
Work will consist of
building a temporary
"shoofly" bridge, demolish-
ing the existing structure and
constructing a new railroad
overpass bridge.
The new, permanent
structure will be four feet
taller than the current 13 ft
6in bridge, allowing larger
truck loads to pass safely. At
288-foot in length, the com-
pleted overpass will be wide
enough to facilitate the
future expansion of US 82 to
a four-lane divided roadway.
The Lane Construction
Corporation won the contract
with a low bid of $6.25 mil-
lion for the job. They were
originally supposed to begin
mobilizing equipment and
starting work Monday, Nov.
14. Estimated project com-
pletion is between January
and March of 2013.
I am announcing that I
will not seek re-election as
District Attorney for the 97th
Judicial District of Archer,
Clay and Montague
Counties. I have been hon-
ored to serve in that office
since my appointment by
Governor Perry in late 2006
and was also honored by
election to that post in 2008.
Having served 12 years pre-
viously as District Attorney,
I have found my work there
to be the most challenging
and enriching of my life.
I have had the privilege of
working with a number of
outstanding officials and law
enforcement personnel who
have given me their support
and assistance over these
years, for whom any expres-
sion of gratitude would seem
inadequate.
I also feel a great debt to
the public, especially to the
Grand Jurors and Jurors who
have taken their duties seri-
ously and expressed the con-
science of the community so
many times. All the efforts
of law enforcement at eveiy
level are pointless without
their courage and commit-
ment.
To those who have urged
me to seek other office, I can
only state that, under current
Texas law, any announce-
ment of intent to seek anoth-
er office at this time would
require an automatic resigna-
tion from my current office. I
hope to make further
announcements in late
November.
Jack McGaughey
District Attorney
97th Judicial District of
Texas
Liquor issues pass
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While the totals posted
Tuesday night are "unoffi-
cial" until the election can-
vass is completed, the mar-
gins of victory left no doubt.
Voters approved three
issues — package sales for
beer and wine 2,012 to 924,
package sales for liquor
1,901 to 1,006, and sale for
on premesis consumption of
alcholic beverages 2,002-
917.
With over 900 people
casting ballots in person at
the Bowie polling site, elec-
tion results were delayed
until after 8:45 Tuesday
night.
More than 1,600 ballots
were cast in early voting
Montague County voters
voted "No" on four of the ten
Constitutional Amedment
elections. They voted against
allowing the issuance of
additional bonds for water
and waste water projects
1,336 to 1,531.
They voted against allow-
ing counties to issue bonds
for development of underde-
veloped or blighted proprties
1,174 to 1,694.
They voted against allow-
ing El paso County to devel-
op tax-supported parks dis-
tricts 1,103 to 1,572.
And they voted against
allpowing water stewardship
exemptions on agricultural
property 1,129 to 1,644.
SAINT JO — History
lovers from all over
Montague County circled
their wagons on the Saint Jo
Square, and found their way
back into the old west.
The Montague County
Historical Commission wel-
comed all to its seventh
History Round Table and
Tour of the newly restored
Stonewall Saloon Museum
on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Thirty members and
guests assembled in the adja-
cent Lazy Heart Grill, also
newly opened and occupying
two buildings which long
served Saint Jo as a depart-
ment store and a drug store.
At The Grill, the compa-
ny was split into two groups
to allow each person the
opportunity to "swagger"
through the Stonewall
Saloon doors, "belly up" to
the bar and sign the register
with a little more "elbow
room".
Eddie Yetter was on hand
to guide visitors, share the
history of the Stonewall
Saloon Museum building,
answer questions, and tell
about the old photographs
which have long been a pas-
sion of his.
Back at the History
Round Table guests spent
the next hour "talking histo-
ry". Topics ranged from
Max Brown, Ringgold,
showing 1885 digitized Saint
Jo Tribunes downloaded
from on line, to Wayne
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and Jordan Dingier; and
eighth grade students Kalyn
Crow, Henley Davis,
Morgan Dyer, Kieran Gibbs,
Cole Jackson, Lindi Taylor,
Jamie Carpenter, and Ali
Walker.
Members of the crew
include Mackie Trumbull,
Raylee Brown, Crissa Berry,
Bladen Waldrip, and Payton
Morales, along with Jake
Dingier as alternate to the
cast.
Karla Murphey and Jo
Ann Martin direct the show.
To prepare for competi-
tion, a performance for the
elementary school will be
held Monday, Nov. 14 at
8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. while a
junior high school perform-
ance will take place at 1 p.m.
The District 9AA competi-
tion will take place in
Holliday on Wednesday,
Nov. 16, with Nocona's
show scheduled to perform
at 4 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend with donations accept-
ed at the door.
Library Notes
The Library will be
closed for the Thanksgiving
holiday on Thursday the
24th and Friday the 25th. We
wish you all a very happy
and healthy holiday with
your family and friends.
We have set the date for
the Library Christmas Party.
It will be on Saturday, Dec.
10, at 10 a.m. We will enjoy
Christmas stories, crafts and
snacks. Please come and join
in the Christmas fim. Your
prompt RSVP would be
appreciated to help the
Library plan for this event.
The Library now has
library cards available to
those of you who have been
waiting for them, or for any-
one who does not have one
yet. Stop by and pick up a
library card today. All that is
required is a valid Montague
County driver's license.
Story Time is on
Thursday afternoons from 2
to 2:30 p.m. Thank you to all
of our volunteers for reading
to the children. Volunteers
are needed to read to the
children. Please contact the
Library at 825-6373 if you
would like to volunteer.
The Book Club has cho-
sen the book "MolokaT" by
Alan Brennert for
November. The Book Club
will meet Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The next date for Legal
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District Judges Should Reflect Citizens' Values
DISTRICT JUDGES HEAR...
Felony Criminal Cases ★ Civil Lawsuits
★ Divorces and Child Custody matters
★ Contested Probate matters
★ Real Estate matters * Election disputes
Felony criminal cases make up a larger part of the docket of the
97th District Court than any other one type of case. The District
Judge is your last local line of defense against the crime in our
counties.
Do you believe that the punishment should fit the crime?
Do you believe in stronger punishments for repeat offenders?
Do you value punishments that deter future crime rather than
plea bargains that result in merely a conviction and probation?
Do you think that your District Judge should protectyou and
your family by making criminals understand that we will not
tolerate their behavior?
Do you want a District Judge that shares your ideas of criminal
justice and will promote your values?
Vote Brandon Earp for
pyth District Judge
in the Republican Primary
on March 6,2012!
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Wood and plans for
Nocona's Roots & Boots
celebration in June, to trail
rides.
Sue Von Ree, Saint Jo,
shared a tale of her 3 day
trail ride from Nocona to
Fort Worth in 1958 and also
of the "Dennis Flats" base-
ball team from the 30's that
had a penchant for disturbing
the peace during or after
their games at Forestburg.
Miki Parker, Forestburg,
noted that her Great-great-
grandfather Sailing, who
died in 1959 at 112, was the
last Confederate survivor of
the Civil War.
Janis Sneed, Saint Jo, told
a story of the Indian Raid at
Illinois Bend in March of
1863. Ruth Ann Burk,
Spanish Fort, shared infor-
mation of the Indian ceremo-
ny planned there to com-
memorate the Taovaya vic-
tory over the Spanish 250
years ago.
Cora Greenwood,
Forestburg, remembered the
story of settlers "hemming
up" a band of Indians at
Braden Creek, but then
being fooled in the middle of
the night by the Indians
throwing their voices.
Hearing Indians behind
them, the settlers scattered
and the Indians escaped.
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Mesler, Tracy R. & Mesler, Linda L. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 2011, newspaper, November 10, 2011; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth439488/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.