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4—THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Friday, July 18, 1986.
Couple celebrate
golden anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thomas Madrid, N.M.
Flewharty of Longview, formerly of The children were assisted in the
Sulphur Springs, were entertained entertaining by the couple's six
July 5 with a reception conducted by grandchildren, Catherine, Jennifer
their children in honor of the couple’s and Thomas Davis and Allison,
50th wedding anniversary Candice and Elizabeth Flewharty.
Hosts for the golden wedding an- Graduates of Sulphur Springs High
niversary were the honorees' son-in- School, the couple was married July
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom 5,1936, in Rockwall.
W. Davis of Glenwood. Also honoring Mrs. Flewharty is the former
the couple were their son and Catherine Carden and Mr. Flewharty
daughter-in law, Mr. and Mrs. is the brother of Mrs. Bert Davis of
Thomas Carden Flewharty of Tvler Nelta and Mr. Glen Flewharty of~
and son, Philip Melvin Flewharty of 'Sulphur Springs.
One man dies, 3 injured
30th Class Reunion
The Sulphur Springs High School Class of 1936 held their
30th class reunion Saturday, July 5, at the Sulphur Springs
Country Club. Those attending included first row, from left,
Leila Jacobsen Cassady, Cynthia Lynch Crossley, Helen
Adams Dunnivan, La Rue Clapp Woods, Helen Henderson
Panos, Carolyn Hatley Rushing, Jo Ann Craver Murdock,
Delores Hale Rhodes, Mary Jane Harris Gregory and Sue
Heath Tomlinson. Middle row, from left, are Sylvia Chibby
Garcia Turner, Wallace Emerson, Mary Ann Lindley
New motel plans
economy rooms
By BOBBY BURNEY
News-Telegram Staff
Take the frills away from hotel
service, and what do you get? Lower
prices, according to Steve Ellis.
Ellis, who is controller for the
Country Folks Inn that recently
opened in Sulphur Springs, said the
idea behind the hotel is to reduce the
quantity of services so that budget-
conscious people will have a clean,
efficient place to stay.
For instance, as long as the same
party reserves a room on a continual
basis, the room is cleaned every four „
days, instead of the usual one-day ™ur days- but when we clean them-
cleaning. Thus, the number of we do it right.”
cleaning people is reduced, which
reduces overhead.
Also, there are no phones in any of
the rooms, but there are pay phones
in the lobby.
“We have things that way so we can
keep the rates down,” Ellis said. “We
try to give people clean rooms and
value for their money. ’ ’
Other than not having phones, the
rooms remain the same as when the
Country Folks Inn was Ramada Inn.
“We don’t have to pay a franchise
fee, so that’s saves money, too," Ellis
Ellis should know, because he is
currently doubling as the cleaning
staff. Steve Gerber is still the
manager,” he added, "and now he’s
also the maintenance man.
“When someone calls or sees us
around the place, they know who they
are talking to, because we are the
staff.”
The concept for the self-serve hotel
came from a Florida business, Ellis
said, adding that he did not know of
any around East Texas with the same
idea.
Gunman gets over $800 in
convenience store holdup
Sulphur Springs Police are searching for the culprit or culprits responsible
for the armed robbery of a convenience store early Saturday morning.
According to police, the Family Mart at 1201 S. Broadway St., was robbed
of $879 in cash at about 2:05 a.m. Saturday by a gun-wielding man wearing a
blue windbreaker with “Eagle” stenciled on the back, a blue T-shirt, Lee
blue jeans and tennis shoes. The escape vehicle was described as a 1978-80
black Chevrolet pickup.
Charles E. Wakefield Jr., a Family Mart employee, told police that a
suspect came into the store around 12:30 a.m. without a weapon or a wind-
breaker and staydtK^bout one hour. The suspect asked where the security-
guard was, calling him by name (Kenneth). The suspect bought milk and
chips and left the store at about 1:30 a.m., the report stated.
At about 2:05 a.m., the report stated, a vehicle drove slowly past the front
door of the store. No description of the driver was available.
A suspect got out of the car, but the report does not indicate if it was the
same suspect as earlier. The vehicle moved out of sight, the report said.
The suspect entered the store brandishing what appeared to be a sawed-off
rifle protruding from the sleeve of his windbreaker. He stated, “Give me the
money. The money bag, too.”
Wakefield emptied the cash drawer and gave it to the suspect who then
fl£d to the truck which was last seen southbound on Broadway Street.
Wakefield was not harmed.
Man shot,
woman held
A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs man
was being treated in Hopkins County-
Memorial Hospital Saturday for a
gunshot wound in the neck, and police
have charged a woman with
aggravated assault in connection
with the shooting.
Sandra Dell Hill, 37, of Sulphur
Springs was being held in the Hopkins
County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail as a
suspect in the shooting of James S.
Allen Friday; night.
The incident occurred at a
residence on South Locust Street at
10:20 p.m., according to a police
report.
After Allen was transported to the
hospital, police recovered a gun,
believed to be a .25-caliber pistol,
from under a porch at 634 Ingram St.,
where Hill was apprehended and
placed under arrest.
A hospital spokeperson Saturday-
morning said Allen was in stable
condition, that the bullet was not near
the spinal cord and that he was not in
much danger
Anglin,, Ben Anglin, Ruth Elaine Ardis Dennis, Lynda
Moseley Hager, Tony Hughes, James Ross, Janice Phillips
Darrow, Robert Elliott, Venera Hopper Dodd, Wayne
Landers, Wilma Sue Mclllwain Miller, Ronald Stewart and
Helen Shelton Sapaugh. Top row, from left, are Jack Nance,
Bill Burney, Tony Chance, David Owens, Fred Brice,
James Gutherie, J.W. Edwards, Wayne Blount, Marvin
Gregory, Ray Gene Baxley and Charles (Bubba) Rippy.
•Saltillo news
noted.
The owner is the same person
owned the motel when it was under
the Ramada roof.
To keep patrons from toting towels
and keys off, the hotel insists on a
deposit — refundable when the towels
and keys are accounted for.
“If you’re looking for a lot of ser-
vice, this isn’t the place to go," he
explained.' But, if you are looking for
a clean room without a lot of extras,
then that’s what we offer.”
Ellis said the inn prides itself on
offering clean rooms, once it is time
to clean them. “We clean them every
Mrs. Lillian Broughton, Bobby
Broughton, Jean Leslie and Krystal
Williams spent the Fourth of July
weekend in Arlington and attended
the Ranger baseball game and
firework activity. On Saturday they
went to Six Flags, and attended the
Ronnie Millsap, Reba McIntyre
concert.
Mrs. Ethel Smallwood of Mon-
tgomery, Mrs. Evaline Wimberly of
Pinehurst were at Mission Manor
Nursing Home in Mount Vernon
Tuesday of last week to help their
sister, Mrs. Willie Burnett, celebrate
her birthday. They spent Tuesday
night here with their niece, Mrs.
Dorothy Mitchell.
Miss Brenda Roberts of Sulphur
Springs spent last week with her
grandmother, Mrs. Lillian
Broughton.
Mrs. Dottie Duncan of Dallas spent
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ivey. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs.
Ivey, Mrs. Duncan and Miss Frances
Avaritt visited Mrs. Bootie Griggs in
Ben Wheeler. On Thursday they
visited Mrs. Dell Orr at Ixike Cypress
Springs.
Bobby Rhodes spent last week in
Campbell with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. C.A. Stoveall.
Mrs. Lucille Harris spent Monday
and Tuesday nights with Mr. and
Mrs. O.B. Sanderson in Forney. She
and the Sandersons attended the
funeral of a sister, Mrs. Bud (Alice)
Cole in Lewisville Wednesday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cole were
in Lewisville, burial was in Restiawn.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. E.A.
Hastings Saturday were Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Dalton of Sulphur Springs,
Mr. and Mrs. James Skeen of Cooper,
Mr. and Mrs. David Nunn of Garland
and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Newsome of
Mesquite.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Knapik were
in Greenville Thursday to celebrate
the birthday of Richard’s niece,
Debbie Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs.
Knapik made a business trip to
Dallas Friday.
Mrs. Gwen Kidd of Dallas spent
last weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Helen Hatched.
Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Adair spent the
weekend in Dallas with Mrs. Ina
Narnett.
Mrs. Jimmie Nell Garner of
Moscow, Russia, is here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mayflower Mays.
Mrs. Ann Ward of Sulphur Springs
spent Monday with Mrs. Jewel
McAfee.
Memorial Day at Old Saltillo will be
Sunday, July 20. Program will begin
at 10:30 a.m. Mike White, associate
pastor of the First Methodist Church
in Sulphur Springs, will be the
speaker. A basket lunch will be
served at noon.
Mrs. Jewel McAfee and Mrs. Dollie
Pearl Armstrong attended the Money
Robbers program at the Civic Center
in Sulphur Springs Tuesday.
Mrs. Jay iJeani Leslie of Odessa
and Krystal Williams of Odessa
visited last week with their mother
and great-grandmother, Mrs. Lillian
Broughton.
Billy Joe Ivey of Greenville visited
his brother, Jack Ivey and Mrs. Ivey
Thursday.
Mrs. Anita Nitsche of Dallas spent
the weekend with her father. Boyd
Waydrup, and her son, Neil. .
Albert Lee Fuller of Dallas was
luncheon guest of his parents. Mr
and Mrs. Horace Fuller, Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Sustaire spent
the weekend in Mesquite and
Pleasant Grove. Their daughters,
Lisa and Lori, who had spent last
week with their grandparents,
returned home with them. Michael
Ensey also came home with them to
spend this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Green of McKinney
spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs.
Sam Sparks.
Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs.
George Swain were Mrs. Ola Payne
of Sulphur Springs and Junior Payne
of Weavef.
-Mrs. Dessa -Crump of Grand
Prairie and Mrs. Emma Adams of
San Diego, Calif., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Adams Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wigginton and
son Alan of Orlando, Fla., visited her
mother. Mrs. Beulah Parchman. this
week.
lira news
Employee award
Ronnie Bell has been
selected as Employee of the
Month at Specialty Foods
for June. The loss control-
production clerk has been
with the local firm since
1977. She was chosen for
this award for "her ability
to handle the customer,
their orders, their com-
plaints and. their com-
pliments," according to
company officials, "and
Ronnie has that unique
ability to handle people
under any circumstances."
Sandra Wester spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents,
Leslie and Beulah Wester, and at-
tended church here Sunday.
Eli Lawrence and grandsons,
Brandon and Blue, visited his sisters,
Ruth Chapman and Georgia Smith,
and attended Tira Homecoming He
and Ruth also visited their sister, Iva,
in Paris Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weir of Cooper
moved into our community last week.
We are happy to have them back in
our community again.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Patterson
were in Oklahoma Monday to be with
her mother, Mrs. Vesta Horn, who is
critically ill there. ■
Scelena Melton, who injured her
leg, is crippled at home and can not.
be up much. She appreciates visits
from friends and relatives.
Audrey Anderson spent a few days
at her home here last week and en-
joyed being at home again.
Jean and Nolan Cheshire spent a
few days last week visiting in East
Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Kraatz, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Dan Karney of Dallas are
spending their vacation at the
Kearney fhome place and enjoying
being dowrkm the farm very much.
Mr and Mrs. Coy Vicars attended
Coy’s 30th high school reunion at
Corpus Christi Roy High School
recently. Of the 553 graduates more
than 200 attended the event which
was held July 4 and 5 in Corpus
Christi.
The Rev Johnny Johnson and wife.
Hazel, helped Mr and Mrs. Bill Weir
move Into our community from.
Cooper last week
The Johnny and Sammy Weir
families were dinner guests of Joan
and Carl Melton Sunday . Joe arid
Charlotte Killian and children visited
them also.
Doug Brice spent last week with
relatives here and enjoyed meeting
his friends and relatives on Sunday at
Tira Homecoming.
Several friends and relative at-
tended the housewarming for Mr. and
Mrs. Micky Petty Sunday afternoon.
They have recently completed then-
new home and moved into it.
Geraldine and V'aden Richey-
hosted a hamburger supper for
relatives Monday night.'
Danna and Danny Moss of Sulphur
Springs spent Friday night with their
grandparents, Herman and Helen
W'eir. ' ‘
Gertrude (Moss) Smith has
returned home from California where
she has been her aunt, Pearl Wilson,
and other friends and relatives there.
Larry Joe Shrode of Orange is
spending the weekend with Lois and
Dennis Callaway.
HAVING DINNER in the home of
Mrs. Ophelia Radican on July 5 were
Mr. and ^Irs. Ricky Radican. Amy
and Chris, of Harlingen; Mr. and
Mrs. S.D. Hale and Kevin and Mr.
and Mrs. David Allen and Keri, all of
Canton; and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Smith, Mike, Melinda and Bradley of
Sulphur Springs Mr. and Mrs.
Rickey Radican have returned home'
after spending vacation with then-
parents. Mrs. Ophelia Radican and
Mr and Mrs John Lewis of Sulphur
Springs
Two weekend accidents left one
Sulphur Springs resident dead and
three others injured. Department of
Public Safety officials said Monday.
David L. Hankins, 19, was killed
and his two traveling companions
were seriously injured after the 1983
pickup they were riding in flipped on
the south service road of Interstate 30
East Saturday.
Hankins, who was a passenger in
the vehicle, was reported dead on
arrival at Franklin County Hospital
in Mount Vernon. The driver, Philip
Fitzgerald, 20, was transferred to
Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler via
Care Flight. His condtion was
unknown as of Monday morning,
according to the DPS
The other passenger, Frank Lewis
Pitts, 21. was in good condition
Monday in Franklin County Hospital
According to a DPS spokesperson,
the pickup was traveling on the south
service road of 1-30 near Mount
Vernon when it suddenly swerved
toward a ditch. The driver apparently
over-corrected for the swerve and the
vehicle flipped over Investigation of
the accident site did not reveal why
the vehicle swerved, DPS said.
In a seperate incident, Brian
Bench, 18. of Sulphur Springs, was
reported in stable condition Monday
morning in the Intensive Care Unit at
Dallas Methodist Hospital where he is
•recuperating from injuries sustained
in a truck accident Friday, according
to his father.
The .....accident occurred ap-
proximately 12 miles north of Terrell,
according to his father, Gordon
Bench.
“The doctor’s just examined him
and say he is responding well,"
Bench said "He is in a semi-
conscious state, lie has not gained
full consciousness, but appears to be
better (more responsive) in the af-
ternoons. Everything does look good,
the doctor’s say, and they plan to do
more tests tomorrow and if they look
good then they may move him out of
ICU into a private room."
According to Bench, his son was
returning to Sulphur Springs with a
horse trailer which he had just
purchased. Brian apparently lost
control and couldn’t get the truck
back on the road. We do know the
truck rolled, but the trailer came
loose. Brian was thrown from the
vehicle,” Bench said He sustained
a concussion and lacerations on the
left side of his head and chin. There
were no broken bones His back was
skinned from the pavement
'North Hopkins news-
Mrs. Bea Gulledge spent several
days last week with her daughter and
son-in-law, Eva Nelle and Buford
Stubbs in Dallas.
Glyn E. and Kathy Withrow of
Irving spent the weekend w ith Verda
and Francis Withrow
Lou Jane, Max and Steve Drum-
mond and Johnna Williams spent last
week in Denver, Colo , visiting Sue
Stiverson and family
A few relatives and friends battled
the heat Thursday afternoon and
went to welcome the wagon train
back home to Sulphur Springs.
Johnny McGraw and his brother,
Jerry, of Sulphur Springs, attended
the funeral of a cousin somewhere in
Oklahoma during the weekend
Ruby and Gay Weir were in Austin
Thursday through Sunday with their
daughter, Donna, who participated in
the Miss Teenage Pageant
Casev Alan Weir spent several day s
last week with his grandparents,
Thresa and Arville Weir, while his
parents, Suzanne and Mark,
vacationed in deep East Texas and
points in Arkansas.
Frank, Sharon, Frank Jr and
LeAnne Wood of-Houston spent a few
days with his mother, Mrs Lillian
Wood, and helped tier celebrate-fter
89th birthday last Friday .
Bill and Faye Stanley have
returned from a two week in N'orfork.
Va , visiting her sister, W'eta and Carl
Rumsey. They had an enjoyable time
including deep sea fishing, a trip to
the hometow n of the Statler Brothers
for a parade and concert by the
Brothers that was attended _by ap-
proximately 75,000—people aj
Staunton, Va.
Karla Nichole that weighed in at 5
pounds, B ounces on July 2 at Garland
Memorial Hospital at 5 30 a,in was
born to Ken and Kim Groves. Our Ida
Belle and Carl Groves are grand-
parents
John and Loice Williams of Fort
Worth are connected w iththe Corps of
Engineers on the Cooper Dike project
will reside in a mobile home across
the road from Verda and Francis
Withrow for several months
Tammy Groves is spending this
summer with her father. Kenny
Groves; wife, Klin, and new bab\
Karla Nichole
The youth group of Birthright
United Methodist Church, sponsored
by Terry and Dacheal Goldsmith, and
a number of young people from the
Lira Methodist Church enjoyed a
hamburger luncheon at noon Sunday
at the host church
Janet Gibby enjoy ed a few Jays at
home including the weekend between
flights with American Airlines She is
a stewardist for the airlines
Pam Bates and son, Justin, spent
the weekend with her parents. Robert
and Shirley Evans Dawn Edwards
and Perry Evans spent Sunday with
-the Evans'
Members of the Birthright United
Methodist Church enjoyed ice cream
and cake social after church Sunday
night
Betty Pettigrew and Moline Weir
spent one day last week visiting
Elmer and Eneva Coker at Klondike
Moline remained for a few days visit
Dawn Dickey spent a long weekend
with her grandmother, Pauline
Evans, while Paula. Charley -the
coach i, Lisa and Amy Dickey par-
ticipated in the softball tournament
at Lufkin
Former resident engineer
to head highway division
Kirby W;. Pickett, formerly of
Sulphur Springs, has been promoted
to district engineer for District No. 9
of the State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation in Waco,
according to information from the
department.
Pickett currently serves as
assistant district engineer for
District No. 1 in Paris, a position he
has held since 1983. He will assume
his new duties in Waco Sept. 1.
A replacement to fill Pickett’s
position in Paris has not yet been
named.
Pickett was formerly employed as
the resident engineer with the
department in Sulphur Springs before
being named district designing
engineer and moving to the
headquarters office in Paris.
He entered service with the
Department as an engineering
assistant at the Mount Vernon
Residency for District No. 1 on July 3,
1961, after graduating from the
University of Texas at Austin with a
bachelor of science degree in civil
engineering ttiat same year
Pickett (and his late wife, IaDelle
has one son, John.
Kirby W. Pickett
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Keys, Clarke & Hillsamer, Dave. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1986, newspaper, July 18, 1986; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776638/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.