The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2006 Page: 1 of 22
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Volume 16, No. 23 publisher@dublincitlzen.com
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 50 cents
Sandra
Thomas
75 YEARS AGO
FEB 6,1931
A local committee
comprised of B. B. McCollum
of Stephenville, L.A. Sanders
of Dublin, and Maurice Reid of
Dublin was selected to help
with the flow of drought relief
applications.
Coach Hallmark’s Cagers
took the Brownwood Lions by
a 23-11 score.
Humble Oil Agency hired
new manager Andrew Urban Jr.
to replace Joe Reeves.
Mr. Urban had owned and
operated the Dublin Poster
Service Co. and Joe Reeves
accepted a position as traveling
salesman with the Simmons
Hardware Co.
Mr. G. L. Oliver, Traffic
Manager and Mr. J. E. Steele,
General Agent of the Frisco
Railroad were in Dublin.
Mrs. Jim Frazier’s Bleach
White Laundry was offering the
following prices: flat work, 6
cents a pound; shirts 10 cents
each.
J. M. Smith and D. N. Kiker
were appointed, deputy Tax
Assessors by County Tax
Assessor Adams.
50 YEARS AGO
FEB 3,1956
Lusk Randals, Dublin
chairman for the 1954 Polio
March of Dimes, reported that
the Mother’s March had
generated $176.00.
Obituaries included Thomas
J. Walker, Matt Hayes and
William DeWitt Jervis.
Mrs. Harry Tompkins and
Mrs. Lois Gee attended a
training course for Girl Scout
leaders.
The Dublin Garden Club
were to meet February 8th in
the home of Mrs. Charles
Nelson. Vernon Gibson,
vocation agricultural teacher of
Dublin High School was to be
the speaker. Co-hostesses were
Mrs. Carl Stevens, Jr., Mrs.
Grady Swindle and Mrs.
Ronald Collinsworth.
Local rainfall recorded by
Lincoln Lane, local recorder,
totaled .31 inch, bringing the
year’s total to 3.06 inches.
The Elizabeth Truly Circle
of the First Baptist Church met
at the home of Mrs. Jean
Billingsley. Present were
Mmes. Iona Kloster, Harriet
Lane, Billie Jean Mayes,
Marguerite McKinney, Dee
Stephens, Nell Muldrew, and
Pat Humphries
25 YEARS AGO
FEB 5,1981
Dean Herbert was named
Dublin Artist of the Month by
the DeLeon Art Association.
Mrs. Orval Payne, Mrs. C. T.
Cola and Ed Stafford served as
Judges for the PTA sponsored
cultural arts contest. Pre-school
winners were John Barnes,
Tana Baugh, Norman Godfrey
and Cristi Kennedy.
Kindergarten winners included
Pauline Truesdale, Clint
Sparks, Rosalin Sakdisri and
Tracy Shaw.
Volunteers meeting for the
Volunteer Council of the
Golden Age Manor included:
Vicki Omlanski, Lois Marlar,
Valma Wade, Mrs. Pickett,
Willie Sewell, Juanita Jones,
Lois Rowland, Stormy
Armstrong, Artie Long, Ruby
McCormick, Cliff McCormick,
Lucille Humphries, Carrie
Bema, Nina Rae Schrader and
Bernice Bradley.
The Dublin Friendship Club
met in the home of Mrs. Lewis
Roberson of 245 N. Patrick.
See TURNING on page 2A
Karen Wright, above, is excited to display her long awaited new
book about the history of Dublin Dr Pepper. Her book, “The Road
to Dr Pepper, Texas,” chronicles the history of the company that has
been a Dublin staple for well more than a century. Dublin National
Bank will host a book signing and sale for the book on Tuesday,
Feb. 14. Dr Pepper and cake will be served. The book will cost
$16.95 and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.
See a review of the new book on page 8B
Dublin crimes solved!
By KELLIE CARR
Staff Writer
Three juventiles detained
Dublin citizens can rest a
little easier knowing that the
Dublin Police Department has
solved the criminal mischief
cases that disturbed a
neighborhood on the night of
Jan. 17.
All three responsible parties
have been taken into custody
and are awaiting trial at the
Juvenile Detention Center in
Post, Texas,
In addition to solving these
crimes, the arsonists who lit up
the Peanut Mill on N. Postoak
St. twice in the past
week have also been
caught, with one
juvenile also being responsible
in the Jan. 17 vandalism.
“Previously, we sent two to
the juvenile detention center
and released one to the custody
of
see CRIMES on page 10A
EDC gives grants
By MAC B. McKINNON
Citizen Publisher
Dublin Economic Development Corporation
meeting in regular monthly session Monday gave
approval to a $3,000 grant for a business and five
$ 1,000 grants for home improvements.
The board welcomed new members Steve
Callaway and Lois Henson who were approved
for the board by the city council last month. They
succeeded outgoing members Pat Leatherwood
and Dr. Jeff Hutchins.
Officers for the coming year were elected and
that included James Fritts re-elected as president,
Paul Bradberry as vice president, Monte Thiebaud
as treasurer and Karen Wright as secretary.
EDC Executive Director Sandy Reed noted to
the board that there is still not good news for the
old cleaners property downtown where the state
has asked them to find out the source of arsenic
See GRANTS on page 5B
More St. Patty’s day plans discussed
By JEANETTE WARD
Special to the Citizen
Are you tired of the same old
thing? Are you ready for
something out of the ordinary,
something new, something
unexpected, something unique,
exciting and fun? A change of
pace can happen to you!
The question is how, when
and where? The answer is St.
Patrick's Day on March 18 in
Dublin. The Chamber of
Commerce invites you to attend
and experience a feel of Celtic
heritage.
The Scottish Highland
athletes will compete at the city
park in preparation for the
World championship games in
Inverness, Scotland. Spectators
will have the opportunity to
watch throwing of the weights,
hammers for distance, tossing
the caber, braemar stone and
other events. The audience will
be allowed to participate
through out the day.
Entertainment is scheduled
with a different flair for the day.
The bag pipers from Abilene,
Irish Lads and Lassies and the
Breckenridge Hotfooters will be
entertaining the crowds. Bill
Place from Quitman, Texas will
be available to trace the history
of a last name and the family
coat of arms. Children will
participate in sack races, cutest
leprechaun dress contest and
find the lucky leprechaun.
The city park and the
See ST. PATTY on page 8B
Judy Strickland hopes to bring awarness to women
Editors note; February is
National Heart Month.
February 3rd is Go Red For
Women day. It is a day to bring
awarness to the number one
killer in women.
BY KATTIE LISSO
Staff Writer
There were no warning signs.
Thirty-year-old Judy Strickland
had asthma but was in great
shape. "I was feeling tired and
not getting much sleep. I also
had a new bom baby (the
Stricklands were in the process
of adopting their son Jacob), so
I thought that was the problem,"
said Strickland.
As she went to check on the
baby before going to bed at
about midnight on Oct. 17th,
2001, when she suffered what
most associates with older
adults, a massive heart attack.
She survived what doctor's
thought was impossible. In fact
there have been 120 cases of
Spontaneous Left Main
Dissection otherwise
nicknamed "The Widowmaker."
This is the death sentence to
young women and postpartum
young women in the first three
months after birth.
Spontaneous coronary artery
dissection is extremely
uncommon.. In those cases, the
average age of patients is 40
years old with females
outnumbering males four to
one. It happens when the left
anterior descending artery
dissects, causing the left atrium
to enlarge and usually blow a
hole through the heart. This
leads to the person dying.
"I bent over and all of the
sudden I could not breathe. I
got a horrible pain in my chest
and it went across my shoulders,
down my left arm, and then to
my back. I kept telling my
husband Kevin, that I was
having a heart attack and he
couldn't believe it. I knew I was
having one, by the time the
EMTs got th^je I was in so
much pain," she said. Not only
did her husband not believe
what was taking place but also
the EMTs kept telling her that
she was too young to be having
a heart attack. It wasn't until she
was at the hospital and they ran
an EKG, did the emergency
room staff realize what was
going on. "They were really
moving around then. They then
made arrangements to careflight
me to Harris in Fort Worth,"
While at Fort Worth,
Stricklands condition worsened.
Her insurance company
dropped her stating that the
heart attack was because of a
preexisting condition. Which it
wasn't. Strickland had been
diagnosed with stress in the past
which had nothing to do with
what was going on at the time.
The insurance company told her
family to take her off of life
support, and let her go. "They
were not going to help with
anything because I needed a
heart transplant to live." A
friend of the family took Kevin
to the Medicaid office, where
after filling out the forms, she
was approved. Strickland was
in the middle of being careflited
to Baylor in Dallas, when the
Medicaid was rejected. The
adoption of their son, Jacob,
was not finalized; therefore she
could not be
approved for •'
help through ,
AT HOME - Judy Strickland is back home and waiting on news aobut her kidney transplant.
She is pictured with her huband Kevin and son Jacob.
prayers sent up, 1 wouldn't be
here today," said Strickland.
The Stricklands were in the
process of adopting their son,
but had not had him for six
months that is mandatory by
law. Strickland had been in the
delivery room at his birth, and
at this
Medicaid.
Since
Strickland
was already
in flight to
Baylor, they
could not turn
her away.
"Luckily, I
was already
half of the
way and
Baylor could not send me back",
said Strickland. In order for
Baylor to do anything for her,
she either had to have $100,000
up front or insurance. "If it
weren't for Jacob, and the many
\
\
now
time of trouble,
he was only
two and a half
months old. It
was brought to
Kevin's
attention that
maybe they
could get the
adoption
pushed
forward for the
sake of Judy's
life. Both sides
of the family met with a juvenile
judge and she granted the
adoption.
After being admitted to
Baylor, Strickland was on life
W
J
support for about five days.
When she awoke she found her
cardiologist sitting by her side.
"He told me I wasn't supposed
to be alive. Nobody with this
condition ever survives," said
Strickland. Strickland was then
told that she would have to have
a heart transplant.
Before the transplant,
Strickland was going to come
home and wait for a heart. "It
was right before Thanksgiving
and I was at Baylor, waiting for
the Doctor to release me. He got
busy and forgot," said
Strickland. "I was waiting in
my room when all of a sudden I
had sever pains. I had
bloodclots go to the front part of
my brain, spleen and my
kidneys. Thank goodness the
doetpr forgot about me." Again
Strickland cheated death. The
doctors again told her that she
should not have survived that.
She remained there until
Thanksgiving. When she came
I
home, she made it through
Christmas, but had to go back to
Baylor because she caught her
son's cold. With her immune
system so low, every little thing
could make her deathly ill.
Strickland was back at Baylor
and was on her deathbed when
she finally received news that
she would get a heart on
February 5th, 2002. "Four
months doesn't seem like a long
time but it really is,"
commented Strickland. "A day
feels like a week, a week a
month and so on."
"After the transplant the
doctors wanted me to give them
my heart for them to study in
hopes that they would find
something, but they didn't learn
anything from it", Strickland
said. She was able to see her old
heart and the doctor explained
to her what happened. After the
heart attack, her left atrium,
normally the size of the end of
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