Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987 Page: 5 of 20
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FREEDOM NEWS
ELIZA TERRY
We have a very warm day
after a smalt shower last
night.
I wish I had some wonderful
news, but I don't seem to hear
anything but bad. Seems like
everyone around here are
doing about the same,
Mr, Bunch Doughtery has bad
days ond some thot are not so
bad,
Haskel and Alice Knight seem
to be feeling some better.
Their visitors this week were
Doyce and Koren Knight of
Emory and Julie Knight and a
friend of hers, Rhonda Asbill.
We were glad to hear that
Mrs. Lucindlo MlthceJ was able
to return to Green Acres
Nursing Home this week.
We were sorry to hear of Mr.
Custer Terry of the Bononza
Community being In the
Sjphur Springs hospital. I
ttope he is better real soon.
I talked to our sister-in-law,
Alice Terry this morning. Bud
Isn't improving very much—if
any. We do hope he will soon
get much better.
Jack Shumate Is still having
bock trouble. That is not a
good feeling,
I received a cord from Bro,
T umer, the pastor of Bonanza
Boptist Church, and ' Is wife.
He said that the two were
woys. Thler attendance Is
growing In numbers, and they
have organized a choir, ond
the fellowship wos real good.
It made me very tiappy to heor
that good rsews.
The Bible tells us not to
worry In smoll things. If we
will just be patient ond Keep
on praying for o-w another
and pray for God's U ess logs cri
the church, ond stay true to
hilm, Me will surely bless. It
makes me feel so good to 'eor
obout people going to worship
God. Some day we may not be
able.
Gary Mike Come dow r to see
obout his cows One illy, Little
Lyndor come In and visited
with me. He Is Jure a Cute
little boy.
Mrs. Kotle Bruce's visitors
t*us week were Brody, Carol,
O’d BfOfsdl Bruce of Mlneoio
ond Bruce and Jock Lyle of
Garland.
We were sorry to heor that
Woodrow Asbill Is In the
Sup* ur Springs hospital.
I hwu-d t'.ot the^e was o nice
number it attendoce ot the
Elm h'emorlol Day service,
u'xj t' e cemetery looked real
'ice.
We were real '-app, to 'we
Hutx rt, Oteto, ind - tie visit
• day. Kevli ■ ad to work,
we Were also floppy to '*ive
our gro' ddoughter, Pout rr
visit us Sunduy morning. She
brought me O 'Mil pretty and
dehclous birt' doy coke.
Other visitors were my Melee.,
Iney Adorns ond husband
c iorerk« fnon MhltthouM.
T h.: y com.* up for tfie
Memorial Day weekend. I
oppresiate them coming by to
see us.
w« were glad to heor that
Mr, C utter Terry was able to
come 'ome from the tuspital
Saturday,
Mr, ut'd Mrs, Doughtery tsad
sevt -til visitors Sunday,
Better it Is to be an humble
spirit with the lowly thon to
divide the spoil with the
proud, Proverbs 16-19
Pride goes before
destruction and o haughty
spirit before a fall. Proverbs
16-18
Hove a nice week. Don't
forget to pray for the sick.
#♦*#*#
FREEDOM NEWS
by Winifred Jones
We have had a good rain, and
they say we are going to get
some more. We should be real
thankful. We have not had
anything like they had In West
T exas.
TheEreedom Church of God
had good services over the
weekend. We had a lot of
people out, but we had some
visitors to come In.
The visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Mock McConnell from
Plano. She used to be Essie
Mae Mitchell, and lived here
till she was grown.
Mr. and Mrs, Donald White
from Hurst spent Saturday
night with us, and went to
church with us Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, McConnell had
Sunday dinner with us too. We
were glad to see all of them
and Invite them back anytime.
After they left, we went to
the home to see mother. She is
doing a lot better. I don't
know tew long It will last.
The same Bible that says to
sick, widows a1 d Orpnaris. | om
of raid o lot ot us are not doing
that.
Bro. and Sis, Owens sang a
real pretty song and Bra. and
Sis. Kratzmeyer Sanaa pretty
one too,
Doris Combs we't to see ner
new granddaughter Sunctoy,
David Is the father.
Cborles 8rum|t and wife
went On a little tripy but were
buck in time for church
Scriday night. Me Is Our song
leader and we miss him when
he is yof e. We missed tf-e re.st
also.
We colled the Dickeys
Sifidoy night ana ner ond the
boby were better after having
a case of strep throat. We
were looking for them to
come „p, but they 'ad been
workirig on the church ond
Were too tired. works
everyday,
M|ss Reggy Arnold is ocross
the '.dll 'worn mother, ond s"e
lev", to be dong fi'e dfte'
she 'ell o'kj broke her ' Ip,
Mope you 'ave a good week.
BOBBY I . MYKRS
l ike a Un ion cake, the
world is more than am one
can eat at one sitting. Select a
piece of it. then, and enjoy
the parts.
Samuel Nl. Silver
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Vocational
Nursing Tests
Scheduled
Pre-tests for Pans Junior
College s Vocational Nursing
Program have been scheduled
in Paris. Sulphur Springs and
Greens ille.
An offering of the pre-test
required for admittance in the
vocational nursing program
will be give in Paris on Tues
day. June 9. in Greenville
Wednesday. June 10. and in
Sulphur Springs on Thursdav.
June II. All tests begin at 2
pin
In Paris, the tests will be
given in the Rheudasil Learn-
ing Center on the PJC campus.
In Greenville, the tests will K
given in the Hunt County
Center of PJC. located at 3711)
Templeton In Sulphur Spr-
ings. the tests are given at the
Vocational Nursing Classroom
of the Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital. 113 Air-
port Road
Persons wanting to enroll in
PJC s next vocational nursing
class in September must take
the tests, according to Sandra
Chadwick, director of ihe pro
gram PJC teaches the voca
tional nursing program in
Sulphur Springs. Greenville
and Paris
No fee or pre registration is
required lor the test Students
should be at the test center at
the scheduled time, must be at
least 17-years-old and have a
high school diploma or GED
by September
The test will cover reading
and basic mathematics and will
■ UKV. .Ill il.'U!
and a halt Those taking the
test will be notified of the
results in about three weeks
and will be given an appoint
ment tor an interview with nur
sing instructors. Mrs ('had
w k k '.lid
An optional five-hour math
review class tor the math pur
lion of the pre test will be- held
in Greenville Wednesday. May
2'. from R a m to noon and
1 3 p m Ihe math review
da's will not fv held in Paris
or Sulphur Springs bul
students may attend the other
review class in Greenville
There is no charge tor the math
review class, hut students musi
pre-register b v c a 111 n e
214 784 9414
In addition to June 9. the
pre tesi will be- given in Paris
July ' and August 4 The pre
iesis will also be given in
Greenville July 1 and August
5 Ihe pre tests will also he
given in Sulphur Springs Julv
2 arid August b
h>r more information, con
tad Sandra Chadwick at
214 "S4 44fv
Myers to Head
Paris District
Bobby l Myers, director ot
the highway department's
Planning and Policy Division,
will become head ol the agen-
cy's Paris disiric! on June I
He replaces District Engineer
Arnold W Oliver, who has
been appointed district
engineer tor the Dallas district
to I'll! the position ot retiring
Robert l S iclding
A 27-year veteran ol the
department. Myers began his
highway career as an engineer
mg assistant in Wichita falls
He then served as supervising
design engineer, supervising
resident engineer, and super
using traltic engineer there
betore transternng to Austin in
1983 At agency headquarters,
he was administrator ot the
traffic safety section ot the
Safety and Maintenance Op
erations Division until he
became director of the Plan
nine and Policv Division in
1985
Myers' educational back
ground includes a civil engi-
neering degree from Texas
A&M University in 1953 and a
master's degree in civil engi-
neering from the University of
Texas at Austin in I960
He is a registered profes-
sional engineer and a regis
tered public surveyor Myers
has been president of the North
Central Texas chapter ot the
Texas Society of Professional
Engineers, and was named
engineer of the year by that
organization He is a member
of the Texas Institute of
Transportation Engineers and
the American Society of Civil
Engineers
Myers, 55. is a U S Army
veteran and a graduate of the
Army Command and General
Stall School He served in the
Texas Army National Guard as
commander ot the 49th Ar
mored Division Artillery
Hi* in,I his cciti* liUtv who
Tango Argentino
at Dallas Summer Musicals
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
Emory, Taiat Thursday, Nay 28, 1987 Pi|i 5
were both reared in Plectra in
Wichita County, arc looking
forward to moving to North
east Texas He says. "The
Parts district is right next door
to where we grew up It'll be1
like going buck home The
couple has two daughters and
one granddaughter
"Tango Argentino," the
sensational New York hit
which has set dance and
fashion fads all across the
country, will open the 67th
season of the Dallas Summer
Musicals.
The show wilt be presented
May 26-31 in the Music Hall
at Fair Park, Dallas, as part of
its national tour.
Performances will be at 8:15
pzn. Tuesday through Sunday
and ot 2:30 pun. Saturday ond
Sunday.
Tickets are on sole ot the
State Fair Box Office, 6031
Berkshire Lane, Dallas, ond at
oil Rainbow Ticketmaster
outlets In the Dallas-Ft.
Worth area, Including major
Sears and Joske's stores.
Tickets may be charged by
telephone by calling (216)
787-2000 or Dallas-Ft. Worth
metro 787-1500.
Ticket prices ore $35, $25,
$20, $15, $8 and $5. Some
ticket outlets add service
charges.
"Tango Argentino"
previously played to
enthusiastic audiences in
Dallas last spring. The show
was conceived, directed and
designed by Claudio Segovio
and Hector Orezzotl, with
choreographic conception by
Segovia assisted by Juan
Carlos Copes.
It become on Instant hit in
Paris and moved to New York
for what was projected as a
one-week engagement.
Instead, the production lasted
t‘ree Tony nominations and is
now in its second year as a
national tour.
The show features 33
donee rs, singers ond
musicians, including some of
the world's most renowned
tongo artists. It traces the
100-year history of the
donee, from its crude
beginnings to the style and
grace it possesses today.
The dance began in the
1880's In t'e slums on the
outskirts of Buenos Aires ond
spread to North America ond
Europe just after World War I.
Its music is bosed on the
Argentinian "milonga," which
combines native Indian
rhythms wltnthe "habaneras"
of tne early Spcnis' colonists.
It is also Influenced Dy t'e
beat of te drums brought to
Argentine Dy African salves.
Tne popularity of t'e show
has fostered a wove of
•tango-mania" across t'e
country. New York's
Roseiond drew 2,000 persons
to what it called "the world's
lorgest tongo lesson," while
individual teachers
throughout the nation hove
taught the South American
dance to thousands more.
Even President Regan
celebrated his birthday by
demanding six encores from
the cast members who came
to the White House to
entertain:
The tango look in fashion is
reflected in sleek and slinky
backless black and white
evening dresses for women
ond elegant tuxedos worn
with slicked-back hair for
men.
After "Tango Argentino" the
Dallas Summer Musicals will
present six musical comedies
for two-week engagements.
The shows and their dates are
"My One and Only," starring
Tommy Tune and Stephanie
Zimbalist, June 9-21; "Song
and Donee," with Melissa
Manchester, June 23-July 5;
”62nd Street," July 7-19; "Big
River," July 21-Aug. 2; "La
Cage Oux folles," Aug. 6-16,
and "Cats," Aug. 18-30.
Weekly Ag
Update
Since mans areas received
rainfall. weeds are actively
growing in hay meadows and
Pastures Most ol these weeds
are in the growth stage that is
ideal for spraying with a her-
bicide. says Dr Sim A
Reeves. Jr . agronomist for the
Texas Agricultural Extension
Serv ice
For best results, weeds
should be sprayed while they
are small and actively grow-
ing For every pound of weeds
grown on a given area, at least
a pound of grass is lost. Weeds
generally have a deeper root
system than grasses and
therefore are tough com-
petitors for water, light and
nutrients
Several herbicides are
available to control weeds
Consult the label for any graz-
ing restrictions, especially for
dairy animals.
Be sure to accurately
calibrate the sprayer when ap-
plying chemicals The proper
amount of herbicide must be
applied for good weed control.
IANGO ARGENTINO. the Broadway hit which salutes the
elegant yet hot-blooded South American dance, will open the
1987 Dalljs Summer Musicals season with a one-week engage-
ment May 26-31 in the Music Hall at Fair Park. Tickets can be
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987, newspaper, May 28, 1987; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth765453/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.