The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1980 Page: 1 of 10
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In Past Yean
West Fourth of July Picnics - Political and Enjoyable
r*
Abbott Plans Fourth of July
Parade and Picnic on Friday
% Last? Kaafdi
At tb« Fourth of
pofetutaa by tha name
drift bach to the day* when the
aaat'i entry sf tba signing «f
tha Dectaramm af ladrprn-
dauc* was more tbaa just a day
off from wort
During At pa nod Iron tba
14» s through I4»’s. West
•Sts eagerly averted the annual
West Fourth of July Plante
This affair sometimes lasted
tea day* and vat tha year’s
major event Peoyte m and
around West gathered *" eel
gaud loud. VMM vMh friends,
vateh
haten la
ctom
It was tor biggest Fourth d
July Ptrmr In the state ". Joe
Kola act. fanner Wen mayor.
anM He deecrfbed the picnic aa
••g statewide poNtteal affair'’ In
ataie and local
to
jk. n. . a
fnc noTOgy 11 wo
During those ye
Went Post master Henry Led
ntchy said, the potiltcel
primaries occurred in Jofy and
August rather than in May and
June aa they de now. The
pros pert* at a large voting
Oes BlMIth In
• (MM4P f 14 W W s^Ua
to West
g WW Devers. a retired Weal
the Weet celebration Mn •heuMbe yteute. ta W«t M ,
George Hear ubaee huahaud **** ***f P*-f*r mttd amm
•a« mayor 4 West at thebme ^ ^csl from mdev around m
at Johnson t arrival, said tbt ,hew ™ M«tel Tt joat
Presiderrt landed to a *• •W tdtrtiillu. When
at the Mob school ‘he p* mo vert a two day
Sbe and her husband tr'*~* •Hair he sold, the people
Jobaaon no at sbe htah school "Wild stay the Mght with then
and too* tom to the men* at the f’*adt m West «r stay to a
SPJST Ha* W**‘ **** ‘•■P**
fbe etact d^te vben tba out near tba ptente grounds
ptentea started la not known, Caraivels set up tbeir
but Hotoaeh usys tbty Ant vere "ptw” tor
staged at Ibe SPJST Hafl. but hobdar fesMval They had i
vben b burned dove the ”»t4vay. hr eecoOt. and even a
to (.lions Grove A parade, through the ctey’t
Mrs Rudolph N a motet. a AS *trw‘ P*«ute
year old Meal re. Mr at. »«*«> « fnttvitie.
aa an taf**
•Mb a aprtag from vhteh cunt. *** marching la toe
dear water floved Many af the *"»*•> *">"**
ssilrv - —id Am-l tkg —nine • w MfN( M
vitniin winra hi in iim .
I von then '•"••whert it consisted of
deconted cars and hicydes
along vtto an Unde lam Me
character The theme of
The word
bee a reaaarted vtth the
picatea. Many older area
residents to* toe tsery of toe
time N Moved on the Fourth af
July ptente at Cabans Grove
Tbt tin
may beve been
IWl though M tod
, Ashes von said to he
falling ham tor toy
Mrs Nemecah says sbe den
not remember tbt inov,
bovsver. sbe did tocoS that om
July 4 H vna so cold that when
Ion tbe
II nMM CM, Wn
Knew said and *1 hebevc tt did
MtalBMll ills 8^0 It
snowed that day
i remember Ray Aabhry.”
Desen sold af toe maa vbn
m , !fA „ J , J , — — . — Tf.-A mv' «
vwiflj IB I IteHnUr I tKlFf 9
snovoons stand lab him that
ha only sold "tom snovcoan
that day ” “And I hebevc be
-V— touu •* IbmMHto
■* Wa W» I.RHnMv, IneWI
tans ef
Udaatoy. who Is alee tha
Went W**ther Observer, says
he remembers tot cuM July 4.
but not toe Mm* h is possible «
few flakes tod fab. be tmd
Tbe pteusts vere moved la
toe SPJST Had because H bad
better accommodations and
farsHtln far tot vtsMon There
The teem to Abbott a# baM
Aa Ant annual Fourth af July
i •
ha too Abbtot
Tba last pirate is behaved to
hove been held to the tote
1450‘s leaving only Ms memo
tin to be rehlatoed aa every
Fourth ef Jaiy tuba around
• Mtomftag are
enough toed far Goat
Noth
aa
be
pal* la artivtuas to tola In*
i erff be awarded to the
AUendtng too Panto af July
Mr. Don
at Mr.
to NMTI4 hi
NINETIETH YEAR NO. 27
Uttt «770H
tor toe poupie to tot on and aba
BdH
ibnoat every
pWak and spoke at 25 straight
Fourth of Jofy celrheattoiss
Poogr was not the only
notable pobtteten to come to thr
ptente at Cabans Grove, which
•n located on the lend to front
of tbe Playdtom Swimming
pool, and later on at toe SPJST
Lodge 54 to Weet Tbe former
West Mayor remembers vben
Governor Jim Ferguson spohe
m.^ >a. - - — -Q || nlanffc •magi
w Inc iiwmb rubbM*
td a tough
I speech while standing
hH two large body
... n. . M kv# n aariamibaMaB
songs a. typscai aspects of the * J*»» ** «*
waving of toe United States flag
Mrs Ncmecuk revealed that •« • “«*
tow abnapa IMM tmmmt I* .......
the puates aad especially {
enjoyed starting with nb her
frwade Food vna one of toe
more enjoyable parte of tha
picnic. They had real pit
^ a a,. m ^ jA ,
oirwcwf hi inwit 09nenn
Ledateky said Tbe men would
dig a trench and then hunt
wood to b.
When coala were left.
Ledmcky said, a type of hog
wtre was slaked out over tbe
treneb and tbe awal would torn
be barbecued m M. Tbe beef
•as turned over vtto a bay tori.
Cabans Grove was equipped
vtto a baaebaB part which was
one of toe mam attractions at
tbe ptente Many
watching the Weal
Ibe team winch von tbe Jtoa
T-cter <upml«te7T and * (gfe 0f many pfcntCS .
Grimm gave tbt last
speech ever to the
pteotes to 1454 when he was
rnaatog far tor Justice of toe
Pence office He does net
3k Hirst Nrms
Wm(. Tum - Thuridey. July 3, 1990
l4C*nt»
At 9:30 a.m. Tuesday
Congressman Leath To Visit West
Marvta Leath
hall meeting in Weal. Tuesday.
July I The antiing. vhteh mb
start to AJb Ain., vfi he m toe
Room ef Waco
toe lepubbcaa National Cam
these town hall meetings
throughout toe llto Ce
stone! Dtetetet These
are la addition t# othei
engagements to Centrai Toms
yooag
aspiring
bum Waco
and other Centrai Teaaa etttes.
Ttoa la a pteimi to ton i
■too* Many af that
Leath Mid. “Thia meeting la
lo give everyone to toe aroa an
opportunity la visit with thaw
representative to toe Untied
Slates Congress I vi* give a
brief re part on recent events to
Washington torn I want to hear
what is m people s minds aad
answer their fneattoas ”
During tor early part ef July,
•hde Congrats b ia tocoaa far
the Fourth ef Jtft holiday and
last year. Unto motor a
imdar tour af toe Ptatttel.
tt the IHh Cengresakmal
District
Leath said. “Ala* to tone
of aw staff slang to antost
ssyoae with aa individaa!
problem with the
Texas Cost Containment Effort Successful
that the Team Voluntary Cato
tag tot airrtlng to
aaneuncad that the coat
■oak for 14*
Tba Teaaa V aleatory
decreasing the rate to a ftee to
toe coot to health care to tow
state to 149. savings m Teaaa
amounted to 105.? aMbtoo 1414
effort to holding to* tow to
to health care rust increases
effort Such success » altefbo Tbe Teaaa Voluntary Cato
ted to tbe uastlfish and Caatotoamto Ca
health care agencies and to
i to toe amir and bate
to toaaa tony and
The West Sluggers ...
Tbast too mantban tof ton Vbtol Mufpkto. a toato btosabal totom back row are: W W Praatfka I Mgr I. book Thompson
rtottaPawtoaf JtoriiMnintoWtoto Team loan ptoywL Ot Hawiaan. Jaa bramtot. ban Uptmara. Utda
(born toft to dgMi ara Cad Htato.
M Aahtoy I Mgr L
and btoter On dm
West Area
News Digest
mo. Ta Mato Jafy 4
Texas Power and Light Company to Discuss
Bill Paying AltemativM With Hardship Cases
nt^^mgt^oopted with
toaaa to past years. amaaBl to
aearfy 400 atebtea aad an
Vacation Bible
School Set For
July 7 in West
Tbe Wsto Church to Christ
•to hold M annual Vactoten
btbte School July m through
llto Everyone beteween J veers
tdd aad toe 4to grade ta invited
to lake part to tor fun aad btbte
Toms to Mfatimly dsnI wdh
The Trass Voteumary Coat tor prahtew to rtatog haabb
Containment Committee Is care coate
West News Correspondent Dies
Par J& years Mr*
oat tbe Rea* area srei
corrai pnndrat tor Tba Waal
Mesrs Sbt also oaa a cook at
Worn High Schato and Tha
Teaaa Paver A Light Cam-
nay atottrte hAh corrandy
heiag mailed yjd
hove a gnome aeed tor a
special provtotem m paytog toete
The average temperature far
June of this year van OTt
The rteases wto htgm at 4
a m each day and wmrtudr
vtto an assembly at II JO a m.
The ctoatog aaasinMy oMbaal
7 p.m. Friday who a tbe
parents, grandparrats aad
Mn E E lAftmsl Dtckea
son. 9, to 400 Warn Coiembus
dwd Wadneaday. Jut 25. I4R0
to tbe Weal Community
] p m. Friday ai to Flrat
Baptist Church Rev Mtoe
Mdhttro toActewd Bortal won
to Whae lock Came try at Roan
Active pallbearers vara:
Ernest Beadsh, Jar* Troytor.
TamSnnddet
sky, Harold
Atom Ctohb
Sha married B.1. Ceamt'
Dickenson to Warn oa
November 14. I42J They sprat
tbtldraa't veto and ate
bold Springs Camatoty Aaaoctotton w* baM Ms
annual mrotn^ at 2 pm July 4 in tba Waal Bank A
Trust annex
Fmbar-Son Bans Teanony Sot tor July $
The West Father Sm baas Chab vtb have toete July
Tournament on Sunday. July 5. 1400 at Lake Whitney
Weigh ts vtb he at Lofers bead Boat Raaap near Ibe
■oat Worts
Entry toot are S2 per person and West Rasa Chto
CM fish Vito two young fishermen or aa
i mats! be 14 yean to age at younger
Fishing hours era Horn daybreak to aomt
Tournament rotes vttl e*te- bona membora to Ash
from tbe honk Tropbtoa vtb ho green to the top four
stringers at
lot Per Jofa*
ffevre oill be a General Membership meeting af
Wsstfcw lac at 7 JO pm. Wednesday July 4.1410. at
Ibe West Bask aad Trait Anars Everyone It
1 m attend This year’s festival to only too
part af June show that TPAl
kffevan hour con-
Aad starting Monday Jaae
2J. toe TPAl service area
tt toaa 1974 mage becaaee to
toe effects to 100 degree pten
Larry Mian. TPAL
to Hillsboro Mid that to some
instances throughout tor TPAl
1.200 kttevatt hours oo thr MB
ha received to Jafy. 1*9. be
paul 152.14. tf that same
fostomer* uses 25 percent more
etertnrrty or 1.900 KWH tor
July to tote year, tost MR w«
(tea to 175.9.
A July. 1474 residential Nil
to M4.I2. reflecting 2.000
KWH cemnmplton. would rise
to 1123 44 If 25 percent more
pies days that tested ab week
That Monday toe tempera
rare hit l<M degrees afire a 42
degree reading on Sunday And
the Nntwnai Weather Service at
tor DFW Airport urarded 104
on Tuesday, 104 Wednesday.
113 on Thursday and Friday.
112 Saturday aad 100 Saadsy
Thai Friday TPAl's system
4, f
They had one
Mary Ahra. who ia a
teacher aad angbr at West
High School Her
Milton “Pome
teaches at West High Sctoato
Mrs Dtefctasoa was a
member to toe Pirat
Church to West
mm to J.J00
KWH to 1474. figuring a 25
percent increase to ceauamp
non. wib sac toete Ml «e bum
1112 04 to 5145-04.
peak to 5.554.000 by cumpari-
soa. tbe 1474 peak oaa
4 7.12.000 kitevatte
“We are to
to keep
i aa |
and use rtectrlr toaa aa a
they can to heM
Chto Ta Meat Jtoy 2
J^2 W.5o!Tpto*1
* i are i
to Waul
mat have (inly a small
to toete budge tv far |
com. to earn* to aad tato vtto
aa and tea’ll disease bill
to toete Mbs.
said. "These examples Pee
givea ara far 25 percent
m aa
Mto
has always
to
i aa to say tool b
i TPAl’s paltry
> always bora TPAl's fairy because ef tbeee severe era
Registration.
July 9 at MCC
Registration tor Summer
II de« cubegt cwdb
M McLennan Cam
w* be Wed-
Jute 4, to toe Health
and
wib be pro-
vided rack day « toe Jay
cab B24-JIM or SJteJRbt
SPJST Lodge 6
Youth Club
Members Win
The SPJST Teeth Chto • „ , ud
Lodge A Cottonwood bad
namerona winners at tba !”7.
Dwtrtet M TAD Jam 14 at JJmt graJp 2
lodge No l«C « bnrteaon sag adolta. M O
la the Mm. petot system S^TwreTr.IlflU^I^
Imt atHyNH M**7Mg^Waai V.f.W, QA. 0
and SPJST Lodge A Tooth Chto M» Akoteattea AntfaMB
aftoeTrar
Dr ID Plaree. Everett Wfffa,
Robert bosbv Wabace Gera
melt EH All f ddm JJ
Sand iter. MO^H
Tucker. Ray Twitty. B
Mragaa James HeatoR. J»..
Vrraoa Grier, aad HaroM
sitters. Mrs R L (Edna)
TtanoR and Mrs Pastor (tabpl
Webb
to charge ef i
Calendar of Events
AM a m Cs^. Lsa* to Waal.
Cemmeaity iaam • Warn
7 p m Ram CMy
Meeting Eeaa City Nall;
Star Matting Weto
LadfTrM pm.
Night. Weal Fmaaraal
7Jb pm Waal
Mnadag MO.
NcsAa
« Tours
First yface
wore Oeteras
Dobecka Sktrley Dobecbg. A mm._
Robert Hyhsl. Tarty Nytod and 9 a m v
2 pm Btod Spttoga
4 am
CbrtstT I2:M pm. Want
Toaodayt 4 a m. Vacatom btbte
ScbaaL Want Chaieb af Clotol;
Watt V P W Peat #14
Matting. Wool VJP • CM*
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The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1980, newspaper, July 3, 1980; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth716182/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.