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COLEMAN DEMOCRAT-VOICE
Coleman, Texas, January 3, 1984
More 1983 News Highlights
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boys and girls cage squads; Keith
Neal, Bonnie Shade and Evonne
Holloway were first team picks.
March 10: Work is in progress at
the old Santa Fe depot as a home for
the Coleman Police Station. Bradley
Wise of Santa Anna exhibit* chain
pion medium weight lamb at Hous
ton Livestock Show.
March 15: James Bowen opens
law practice here, moving back to
Coleman from Early. Former Blue-
cat great, Kenneth Cleveland,
coaches his Dimmitt basketball
team to state cage title.
March 17: Coleman Chapter of
Jaycee Women is organized. Pres-
byterians in Coleman called Steve
Newton as minjster. Bryan Diete-
rich, Coleman PFA member, shows
reserve champion British Cross
Steer at San Antonio Livestock
Show. •
March 22: Coleman Independent
School District adopts program for
creative, thinking students. Snow,
rain, freeze hit County, with Novice
and Silver Valley reporting 2 inches
of snow. Cancer Crusade kicks off
with Unit Chairman Mike Korzene
wski announcing the plans. PIK
(Payment in Kind) contracts award
ed by Coleman County ASCS.
March 24: Owen Ivie, general
manager of Colorado River Munici
pal .Water District, headquar
tered in Big Spring, speaks at
luncheon and reaffirms plans to
build Stacy dam project. Coleman
High School Annual wins five UIL
awards. J. B. McCord, 69, member
of prominent pioneer family, dies
with funeral services on this day.
March 29: Magda Adame named
to all-star east in UIL One Act Play
competition, with honorable all
star mention to Stacy Robin, both of
CHS. Three new buildings under
construction for businesses - Sports
man’s Exchange, Best's Fried Chic
ken, and Harmon’s Pak A Sak No.
12. Easter Egg Hunt set for April 2
at City Park.
March 31: Building program on
CISD Agenda. Eight Coleman
County students win awards at
Regional Science Fair in Abilene,
including Monique Spillman of
Santa Anna, high school division;
David Tyson, Teffi Taylor, Allison
Brown, Travis Rhoads, Ashley
Ramsey, Christy George and David
Stalcup. all of (’Ionian, junior high
division
April 5: Ross Jones and Jerry
M||^lected to school hoard. Mayor
II^TStempel re elected, and David
Mercer anilfecJlarvenka elected to
City Council posts. Damage from
high winds on Good Friday cause
damage around area. Pre publics
t ion sales of County History Book
begin.
April 7: Little League registra
lion begins. Santa Anna sets Fun
tier Days celebration for April
29-30. Free Health Screening Clinic
anhounced, sponsored locally by
County Extension Homemaker
Clubs.
April 12: CISD Board called bond
election on proposed building pro
jeet. Librarian of the Texas State
Library Dorman Winfrey of Austin
visited Coleman Public Library
building project, brings gifts of
books. Coleman County's 4 H Judg
ing team first at Tarleton event.
April 14: CHS elects Student
Council officers: John Weatherred,
president; Kent Boyd, vice presi-
dent; Jana Driskill, secretary;
Cameron Norris, parliamentarian.
School Bond vote set for May 21,
will call for construction of new
school building for K 5 grades and
renovation of present South Ward.
Local hospital has most babies
nursery (5) at any one time since
1950's.
April 19: (Charles Robert Taylor
Jr. and Pat Gilder honored at 4-H
District Adult Leader Recognition
banquet in San Angelo. Novice High
girls golf team wins District 12-A
contest. Regional Airport meet to
be held in Coleman, to discuss
development needs.
April 21: Library project in last
phase, board sets open house for
public on June 5. CHS sends 12 girls
to Odessa for Region 1 AAA track
meet.
April 26: Friends of Library to
present awards at their spring meet
held in the new location, 402 Com
mercial. Nell Walthall heading Can-
cer Unit business drive. Blueeat
tennis teams win District champion
ship with team members Todd
Walker, Butch Street, Keith Neal,
Greg Martin, McCord Wilson and
David Perkins. Lions elect officers
with Johnny "Pete" Todd as presi-
dent.
April 28: Randmaster Norman
Carroll will lead Blueeat Bands in
spring concert at CHS auditorium
tonight. SAHS tennis players Robin
Hartman and Karen Smith quality
for state with wins at regional. Six
players from Santa Anna qualify for
regional competition. Team mem
bers are Mike Hartman. Doug
Warnock, Tommy Deleon, Paulie
Vasquez, Chris DeLeon and Johnny
Vasquez. Don Johnson honored for
20 years service to hospital.
May 3: Eldon Knbx awarded
bronze plaque recognizing his ser
vice to library project, presented by
Friends of the Library at spring
membership meet. Library fund
drive at $81,348.90. Jim McAnally of
Coleman and Keith McCutcheon of
Bronte win championship flight at
Coleman Country Club partnership
tourney.
May 5: Town and Country Garden
Club wins national award for
achievement in a home and garden
show. Patty Eubank named branch
manager of Olney Savings. Greg
•Martin, McCord Wilson advance 16
tennis state meet. County 4 H
judging team also advances to state
competition.
May 10: Mozelle and South Ward
are Kiwanis Little Olympics win-
ners. CHS honor grads are Charles
Hood, valedictorian and Rebecca
Slate, salutatorian. Mozelld honor
grads are Deann Wilson, valedicto
rian and Sam Turner, salutatorian.
May 12: Royce Young named
Teacher of the Year at CHS.
May 17: McCord Wilson and Greg
Martin win 3 A state doubles tennis
title in Austin for Coleman High.
Santa Anna wins Class A doubles
title in Austin on same day with
Tommy Deleon and Paulie Vas
quez. Santa Anna honor grads are
Bodie Stark, valedictorian, Randy
Casey, salutatorian; and Jeannie
Announcing..
Change Of
Ownership
Rill A- Joy Stephenson
HAVE SOLD THE BUSINESS TO
Dnrid A Hondo Skelton
Radicke, high ranking girl.
May 19: Mike Korzenewski elect-
ed chairman of Coleman County
Cancer Unit, and Crusade drive at
this time totaled $8,961. Caroline
Skelton named as president of
Women's Civic League.
May 24: Bill Street wins Top Cat
Award at CHS all-sports banquet.
'Novice honor grads are Kayleen
Gary, valedictorian; Denise Briggs,
salutatorian; and Joe Rose, high
faulting boy. Who's Who awards
given to CHS Seniors who will
graduate on Friday night. Coleman
voters defeat school bond election
by 479 to 392. Wilftap Andrew
McCarson is valedictoriait and Zane
Laws is salutatorian at Talpa-Cen
tennial High.
May 26: Chamber add||31 new
members. Blueeat Band el^ts band
council members. 1
May 31: Coleman gets 48 inches
rain - total for May 2.84 in^Ses. New
Blueeat Band uniforms modeled.
June 2: Old Rockwopa'Bridge is
being dismantled. hpKr Library
building turned oyjjfr to County
Historical CommisaCwi for operation
of museum and) meeting room,
subject to County regulations.
Clean up, Fix-up begins.
June 7: Weather leading news
item with tornado winds crossing
county north of Coleman contin
uing north of Santa .Anna with
heavy damage in Echo area particu
larly at Jim Burkett place, and at
Lake Coleman. Burkett reports 3.60
in. rainfall for 3<iays. Damage to 25
percent of grain crop from wind,
rain and hail. Over 1000 persons
come to open house at remodeled
Coleman Public Library after rib
bon cutting ceremony.
June 9: West Ward school build
ing to be torn down. Town and
Country Garden Club plants peri
winkles in barrels to be placed on
Coleman street corners downtown.
June 14: Coleman newspaper files
now on microfilm at Coleman Public
Library where microfilm reader is
available. 4-H Judging team is 5th
at state nfeiHr?
June 16: /illy 4th FunFest com
mittees naijrfed by Chamber.
June 21: Clean up day set at City
Park with civic clubs assisting.
Cooper Supply, Inc. opens at Santa
Anna Ave. location for wholesale
polyethylene pipe distribution.
Lang Martin sells interest in Crea
live Ceramics to Dal Tile Corpora
tion. Coleman Jaycee Women raise
$1,377 in Muscular Dystrophy bike
a thon.
June 23: School board orders cost
analysis on school building repairs.
4-H shooting teams win big at state
meet, with senior team state cham-
pions, junior team second place in
their division. Air Show and Break
fast planned for Saturday.
June 28: Don Oakes named new
Rotary president. 21 fun activities
set for FunFest.
June 30: Tile Plant improvements
and production plans outlined.
July 5: Thousands at Park for
July 4th celebration. Sixteen county
4-H members qualify for State 4-H
Show.
July 7: Bank deposits at $95
million mark. Shauna Bell of Novice
named high point winner at Stam
ford Horse Show.
July 12: 46th annual Rodeo to
Funeral For
Arthur Smith
Held Monday
Funeral services for Ar
thur Lee Smith, 91, of
Coleman, were 2:30 p.m.
Coleman Building
Materials, fn<
Monday, at Stevens
Memorial Chapel, Paul
Hubbard of Emmanuel
Baptist Church officiating.
Mr. Smith died at 12:50
a.m. Saturday, December
31, 1983, in Overall Morris
Memorial Hospital. »
Born January 28, 1892 in
Randolph County. Ala-
open, with Rosanne Rhone as Rodeo
Queen. Rodeo Clown Quail Dobbs to
visit Library Story Hour. (Over-
flow crowd attends).
July 14: Senior League all stars
lose in finals in district tournament.
July 19: Novice oil activitiy is
outlined, with field known as Hru
betz Field.
July 28: Stacy project still in legal
quagmire. Walter Gann Collection
now on shelves at new library. Ruby
Martin honored for exceptional and
distinguished volunteer service by
Gov. Mark White.
August 2: Police station moved
to new location, open house set
Sunday. Coleman County second at
State 4-H Horse Show, 3 qualify for
Southern Regional. Coleman Coun-
ty Heart Association wins award for
greatest increase in fund raising.
August 9: Junior Rodeo week
begins with Melinda Johnson as
Junior Rodeo Queen.
August 11: R. C. Smith of Santa
Anna scored a hole in-one on hole
no. 6 at Coleman Country Club.
Several County schools announce
registration plans.
August 16: Milo crop termed
better than average. Melissa Har
gett elected second vice president of
the American Junior Quarter Horse
Association.
August 23: National trap shoot
champions from Coleman pose with
trophies at national finals of Ama
teur Trap Shooters in Dayton, Ohio.
Team coach is Charles Robert
Taylor Jr. and team members are
David May, Todd Kading, Lance
Taylor, Robert Beal and Kelly
Jeffreys. School renovation estima
ted at near $1 million.
August 25: Shelly Taylor named
general chairman of 1983 Fiesta de
la Paloma, committees appointed.
August 30: Coleman Schools show
nice increase of 87 students for total
of 968, with all increases at l<wer
grades. Dove season opens.
September 1: After a three day
survey, Holiday Hill is granted a
Superior rating. Temperature read-
ing hit 105 degrees, highest for the
summer.
September 8: The Coleman-Coun
ty 4-H Livestock Judging Team won
first place in the Saddle and Sirloin
Livestock Judging Contest held at
Texas A&M University in College
Station on Sept. 3.
September 13: Stacy Dam Permit
to be reviewed October 26. Fiesta
Pageant entries are needed.
September 15: Ranch Rodeo will
be held along with Fiesta.
September 22: Fiesta offers var-
iety of activities and entertain-
ment. Fiesta schedule is announced.
September 27: Miss Fiesta de la
Paloma for 1983 is Janis Weathers
of Santa Anna, daughter of Joyce
Weathers and Jay Weathers.
September 29: Mike Stith was
installed as president of the Cole-
man Kiwanis Club. Robert Jameson
is elected Kiwanis Lieutenant
Governor.
October 4—225 attend successful
Novice homecoming. Report shows
travelers spend $4.1 million annual-
ly in Coleman County.
October 6-AIelissa Hargett state
all around youth champion at Texas
Quarter Horse Association Awards
Ceremony held in Dallas.
October 11-Old Cole-Anna drive-
in theatre screen torn down. Home-
coming events set at CHS. Doug
Gilder is 4-H Gold Star Winner.
October 13-Four farms in Cole
man County registered in the family
land heritage program-Coy Brooke
Farm, Hords Creek Farm, Hog
Heaven Farm, and John R. Brooke
Farm. Homecoming week at CHS.
October 18— Cathy Caldwell
crowned homecoming queen for
Coleman High. Country crude, gas
sales total $52.3 million in 1982.
October 20-National Guard unit
has annual payroll of $150,000,
renovation of armory to start in
early '84.
October 25— Jennifer Jamison
elected 1984 Rodeo Queen, Charlie
Hemphill will be '84 president of
Coleman Rodeo Association. Bump-
er pecan crops about ready to
harvest.
October 27—Jean Cupps joins
Southern Savings as branch; man-
ager.
November 1-Bluecats celebrate
41-0 win over Comanche. Coleman
dropped to UIL AA, placed in new
district. Supreme Court hears Stacy
Lake arguments, opinion expected
in early 1984. Christmas Pageant
veteran who was beside her son
when he was killed in 1968.
November 15— Bluecats defeat
Breckenridge for bi-district title.
Homemaking Department destroy-
ed by fire at Coleman High School,
high school classes temporarily dis-
missed.
November 17—Hospital receives
ari Ohio Air-Vac transport incubator
presented by the Hospital AuxiB
iary. CHS students back in classl
Tal-Cen School District announced
$1.2 million bond issue to build plant
at Centennial location.
November 22-Garden Club an-
nounces plans for Holiday Brunch,
proceeds to go for renovation of
Miller Library Building on court-
house square. Coleman Airport
services being upgraded. Bluecats
lose to Ballinger, place many on
all-district squad.
November 24—John D. Rhone
sells Rhone Grain Co. to J. F.
(Sandy) Neal. Mozelle's Mustangs
win bi-district, to play Abbott for
regional six-man crown.
November 29-Mozelle wins re
gional crown by score 70-20, ad
vance to semi-finals.
December 1—Public meeting at
Talpa concerning school bond elec
' tion.
December 6- Nola Hughes of
Santa Anna named Miss Spirit of
Christmas. Little Miss and Mr.
Spirit are Adam Huggins and Me-
lissa Wristen. Mozelle still winning -
win state semi-final championship.
December 8-Eight Blueeat Band
members win all-district band
honors. Holiday Hill puts new re-
creation and service van into ser-
vice.
December 13—Voters reject Tal
Cen bond issue 177 to 94.
December 15-Larry Boubel elect-
ed president of Chamber of Com-
merce. R. C. Smith of Santa Anna
named Texas Tennis Coach of the
Year for Class A. Fire Department
gives annual awards, with Steve
Vail named Fireman of the Year.
plans announced. v $2.5 million motel-apartment com-
November 8— Bluecats defeat to be constructed on by-pass
Brady for 8-AAA district champioV^ across from The Gallery.
ship. School board approves conver
sion of South Ward Gym for
classrooms. Ed Pryor named princi-
pal K 5 grades, succeeding the late
Gilder Adams.
November 10-Grace Grjffia tells
incredible story of her trip to
Vietnam War Memorial, meeting
December 20—Karen Bryant of
Mozelle named District FFA sweet-
heart. Terry Shropshire named new
assistant County Agent. Three from
Santa Anna on all-district band.
December 27—Record cold from
December 15 through December 26,
with 2 degrees low on December 22.
bama, he was the son of
William Bundy Smith and
Mary Jane Wilson Smith.
He was reared in Bell and
Coleman Counties, moving
to Coleman County in 1902.
He married Addie Hub
bard in 1914, and she
preceded him in death. He
later married Hattie Mae
Sorrells on November 3,
1923 in Coleman. She died
in 1973. He was a Baptist
and a retired stock farmer.
Survivors are two dau
ghters, Nina Aydelotte of
Springfield, Tennessee and
Eva Mae Farmer of Aus
tin; three sons, Alvie I/ee
Smith of Odessa. Marlin
Wayne Smith of Casper,
Wyoming, and Kenneth J.
"Mickey" Smith of Cole
man; 21 grandchildren,
and several great grand
children. •
Two >ons, J. C. Smith
and Alvin Smith, preceded
him in death.
Interment was in Cole
man City Cemetery under
the direction of Stevens
Funeral Home. Pallbear
ers were Arlin Farmer,
Marlin Farmer, Marty
Smith, Steve Smith, Marlie
Watson, Gary Driskill,
Chuck Tune, Kennie Mil
ler and Don Barton.
Ethel Tabor
Dies; Rites
In Santa Anna
Ethel Ford Tabor, 99, of
Santa Anna, died Thurs
day, December 29, at Over
all Morris Memorial Hospi
tal. Funeral services were
Monday, January 2, at 2:30
p.m. at Henderson Funeral
Home in Santa Anna, Dr.
Vaughn Baker, pastor of
Santa Anna First United
Methodist Church, officia-
ting.
Born February 9, 1884 in
Dardanelle, Arkansas,
Mrs. Tabor was a longtime
Coleman County resident.
On December 28, 1910 she
married J. W. Tabor in
Coleman. She was a Metho
dist.
She was preceded in
death by her husband in
1956; and by three sons,
Horace Tabor who died in
the early 1950's; Burt Ta-
bor who died in April 1978,
and Eldon Tabor who died
in January 1980.
Survivors are three
grandchildren, Cynthia
Lewis of Santa Anna,
Karen Pierce of Cleburne
and Jim Tabor of Moses
Lake, Washington; and
three greatgrand
children.
Interment was at Cole
man Cemetery under the
direction of Henderson
Funeral Home of Santa
Anna.
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