The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1978 Page: 11 of 14
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Saturday game night was
enjoyed by the group visitors,
from Sulphur Springs were
Mmes. Susie Lemon, Flonnie
Bassham, Glee Hare and
Adelle Hale. Visitors are
always welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Joe Hare
and son of Wichita Falls visited
his grandmother, Mrs. Madie
Dawson for the weekend.
Mrs. Lois Parsley spent
several days in Tyler visiting
her daughter and gran-
daughter, Glenda and Gina
Fite.__
Mrs. Jewel Bassham was
dismissed last Saturday from
Baylx Hospital, to the home of
a daughter, Jeanette and C.R.
Williams of Bogata. She is
reported doing nicely.
Mrs. Mari Beal was called to
Denton over the weekend to be
with her sister who suffered a
heart attack and is in ICU in the
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Leoy Emerson,
Billy and Donna have recently
moved into their enlarged and
remodeled home on highway 69
south. Their children, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Bolton, Christie and
Stephania and Roy Wayne
Emerson, all of Tyler, spent
last weekend with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bolton,
Chad, Wayne and Shane have
moved beck here to the Henry
George Smith dairy on highway
71, west, from north of Detroit
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elmore
have purchased the late Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Goodman home
and have moved there.
The HD Club met Monday The Johnson family held
with Mary Vance. Mary called' vthdir family reunion in Tire
the meeting to order. Roll catf
was answered with “What
frustrates me most.”
Devotional was given by Hilga
Chester. The program was a
tape prepared by Mari Beal on
“What is a heart attack - the
symptoms,” and dialogue of a
couple when the husband was
suffering an attack. A well
prepared tape, it was enjoyed
by everyone. The group
proceeded to re-elect the same
slate of officers for another
year; Mary Vance, president;
Hilga Chester, vice-president;
and Geraldine Sullivan,
secretary, treasurer. Plans
were made for a display at Fall
Festival. Some items to be
judged.
A series of work shops
planned, the first to be held
Monday Sept. 16, 2:00 p.m. at
the center, to make Christmas
decorations. Everyone is in-
vited and urged to attend.
Others in attendance were
Gertrude Bassham, Darlene
Coker, l^itie Patterson and
Mervie Bassham.
O.E.S. No. 246 will have a
called meeting Monday, Sept.
18, 7:30 p.m. for an initiation.
All members urged to be
present. A salad supper will be
served following meeting.
Jack Woosley of Jackson-
ville, Fla., has returned home
following a visit in Sulphur
Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Woosley and in Comment.
Cobmunity Center Saturday
and Sunday. Several friends
visited the family there. Hie
children of Claude and Rosa
Lee (Chapman) Johnson hon-
ored them with a 50th wed-
ding anniversary party there,
also.
Oma and L. M. Walker ate
supper with her sister, Alice
Hartley and husband Saturday
night and spent the night with
another sister, Julia Robin-
son and husband in Paris
Ernest and Ann Shaw were
in Lufkin Saturday for the fu-
neral of his aunt, Edna Rose
Thurskill. Ann was in Dallas
Friday for medical treatment
and checkup.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson
and Gregg, Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Haley and children and
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Vessel
and family visited their par-
ents, Valton and Mildred
Chapman last weekend.
Dorothy and Larry Fitzger-
ald and children and Cuba,
Joe and Richard Putman of
Fort Worth spent the week-
end with Melba McKinney.
Joan, Charlotte and Sammy
Weir m spent Saturday night
with Bob and Judy Cooper in
Fairfield. They received word
Joan’s brother, Ralph Iind-
berg of Hueytown, Ala., had
open heart surgery Wednes-
day but reported to be doing
nicely.
Eli Lawrence of Wichita
Falls visited Gay and Ruth
Chapman Saturday.
Mary Dee and Claude Brice
helped Jim Bob Brice move
to a new apartment in Sul-
phur Springs Saturday.
Oscar and Ivie Herman of
Dike visited Bill and Addle
Mae Weir Saturday afternoon.
Bill and Addle Mae spent
Tuesday with Cap Herman.
Beulah Wester is a patient
at St. Joseph’s Hospital in
Paris.
Lynn Chapman is a patient
in Memorial Hospttal.\„^
Violet Lindley spent a few
days with Minnie Ruth Kar-
ney in Commerce.
Edith Godfrey of Dallas;
Carl and Zelma McCullough
visited Mamie Sullivan Sun-
day afternoon.
Alma Lawson had the mis-
fortune of injuring her foot
Monday when a huge flower
pot fell on it while she was
working in the yard.
The Sulphur Springs Young
Homemakers met Thursday,
Sept. 7, for a monthly meeting
with new president, June Bass-
ham, in charge. Superinten-
dent, Bruce Fielden was the
guest speaker at the meeting.
He presented a program on our
“Quest for Good Schools.” A
Mexican buffet was planned
for the next meeting. Julie
Tubb was the door prize win-
ner.
A1 Akin is doing nicely at
his home in Birthright after
spending several days af
Parkland Hospital in Dallas
following a pedestrian-car ac-
cident near his home on Aug.
30.
Jerry L. Willis is a surgi-
cal patient at Citizens Gen-
eral Hospital in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Tomlin-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
Parish, Mr. and Mrs. Merl
Withrow, all of North Hop-
kins; Lou Withrow, Mr. and
Afrs. Bernice Thompson, all
of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Ter-
ry Withrow of Sherman, Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Withrow,
Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Withrow,
all of Garland; and Mrs.
Bessie Thompson of Sulphur
Springs were Saturday visi-
otrs of Francis and Verda
Withrow.
Mrs. Rosa Tltsworth of Dal-
las is spending this week with
her son Aubrey (and Louise)
Titsworth.
Douglas Allan Martn and
son Chad of Lufkin returned
home Friday after spending
the wee kheer with their par-
ents and grandparents, “Son”
and Jewel Martin. Douglas
Allan is in the process of
opening a private business in
Sulphur Springs in the near
future.
Mrs. W. S. Long accompa-
nied ' Donna Gibby, Terry
Smith, Carla Tucker and Sus-
an Vaughn to Mount Pleasant
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Saturday for an annual wort- A birthday reception will be
shop. held Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. at the
Mr. and Mrs. Francis With- Dike Community Center bon-
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afternoon. Greenville and formerly of
Mrs. Louise Titsworth will Dike. All of her friends are
be in Dallas Wednesday to invited to attend In honor of
get merchandise for her her 80th birthday anniversary.
“Louise’s Place" on FM Tl Mr. and Mrs. Tot Herman
at Peerless. were visitors in Austin on
Mrs. Vera Orr, Mrs. Leona Wednesday.
Jobe and Velata of Sulphur Mr »*■ W. E. Neal
Springs were Sunday visitors visited Mr. and Mrs. Alton
of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Orr and Pa>?e of Shaggy on Friday.
Jesse.
Mr. and Mrs. Tomime Ha-
Mary Moss-and Donny of £
JefTand^JAn *** ^la Weatf *■£ *°
of Garland, Mr. and Mrs. Jim- Ann Henderwn of Artata have
my Parish, Robby and Emily returned from CaUfornta
of Savoy were Sunday visitors whe,je they attended the fo-
ot their parents, Freeman and, ne[al of a an?
Ruth Parish in honor of Free- w«h relatives the last two
weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Good-
man of Garland, Mrs. Floy
O’Shields and Mrs. Aleene
Boles, Shaunda and Lil Jackie Ryes ofSulphur Spring vis-
attended the Beadles family VoM
reunion Sunday at the City fte weekend-
man’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. (Son)
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Jackie
him to receive a medical
checkup.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Burkham over the weekend
were Mr . and Mrs. John Cobb
and Brian of Dallas and Mr.
and Mrs. James Barnes and
Tim of Paris.
Mrs. CIvola Neal and Mrs.
Myrtle Mills were in Dallas
on Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Glenn Har-
grave of Daingerfield visited
Mrs. Ruby Hargrave on Tues-
day.
The women and older youft
in the community are invited
to a home interior meeting
Tuesday night at 7:38 in the
home of Janie Crump.
C-P school
board names
bus driver
«v
Park in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry With-
row of Sherman and Lou
Withrow of Dallas spent
Saturday with their parents,
Merl and Bonnie Withrow.
The North Hopkins" FHA
girls will have a food booth
at the Fall Festival. Kay
Clay is theih substitute spon-
sor.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Spen-
cer and Sharon acocmpanied
Jo’s mother, Mrs. Bessie
Walker of Sulphur Springs to
D/FW Sunday to visit a broth-
er in Lubbock who undrwent
surgery Tuesday.
Bert Goldsmith and Carolyn
and granddaughter visited
Mrs. Ruby Hargrave on
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike
of Grapevine visited Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Burkham on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Myrtle Mills and Billy
Moss of Sulphtfr Springs were
in Dallas Sajforday to attend
the funeral yof their nephew
and cousin, Grady Rhodes.
Mr. and Mrt. Keith Neal
spent the weekend in Dallas
where they visited jllx Flags
and the Animal
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rasure
were in Dallas Tuesday few
Business was comparative
ly light at the regular Sefh f
tember meeting of the Conte
Pickton School Board, with ,4
’Davis Cook, Newman Brad-
ford, Jerry Mays, Jack Bow-
en, Ronnie Hux and Joe Pat,
Jordan in attendance. BUI
Grimes was absent.
- After approving corrected-,/
minutes of the previous meet-
ing, the board voted to em-r
ploy Joan Fikes as a bus
driver at a salary of $300 par
month.
The trustees voted to trans-
fer $1,428 from the operating
fund to transportation to coy-*^
er extracurricular bus
for the 1977-78 year. Current '
bills also are authorized for
payment before the meeting
was adjourned.
Clarksville man seriously
hurt in one-vehicle crash
Accident, thefts keep law officers hopping
air*?
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Area law enforcement of-
ficers had a busy day and night
as they recovered two stolen
vehicles, Investigated an injury
accident and arrested nine
people on theft by check
warrants.
Roscoe A. Norwood, 63, of 302
Monroe, Clarksville, ms in-
jured in a one vehicle accident
at the intersection Of North
Church and Loop 301 about 6:25
p.m. Monday. According to a
witness, Norwood’s 1971 pickup
slid through an intersection and
was written for speeding and routine chert and found a,,,
one for an expired motor person wanted on warrants ’
vehicle inspection. from Shaman and Hopkins „,
Hopkins County Sheriff’s weU “ on
deputies received a report of a
stolen 1977 Maasey-Ferguson
MF256 tractor and disc from
A.K. Gillis and Sons. The
tractor and equipment wow
reportedly valued at $9,500.
According to Texas Ranger
LJoyd Johnson, tractors have
been reported stolen in Red
JP court
cases climb:
Bote traffic and non-traffic- .*
River, Wood and Smith misdemeanor cases climbed to, ■
overturned, coming to rest in Counties during the past few Hoptdns county’s Precicnt No. '
an upright position.
Norwood was taken to
Hopkins County Memorial
Hospital and was then tran-
sferred to Baylor University
Medical Center where he was
listed in serious condition in the
intensive care unit late
Tuesday morning.
The accident was in-
vestigated by Sulphur Springs
Police Officer Robert Stidham.
Lori Walsh reported to local
weeks 1 Justice of Peace Court during
Sheriffs deputies arrested August
nine persons for theft by check, Judge Bill Bauman’s court v
one person on a Wood County handled 579 traffic and 84 non* <
warrant and one person for traffic cases in August The
speeding. reports prepared by clerk Syble
___. . . Mitchell show that the increase
Department of Public Safety reflected a gain of 32 in traffic
Trooper Lane Aiken recovered misdemeanors over the July
a stolen 1978 two door coupe figures. The non-traffic
compact about 8 a.m. Monday misdemeanor cases showed a
in the east bound lane of 1-30 at larger gain, up 31 from 53 >
the State Highway 50 ovopass. Totalrev^Je from the off ice i
25S2? tSSU2ff ^-S!1 P1!v^lde^r*p0^ ^ in August soared to $13,639.50
Company truck while parked at
the Pitt Grill Restaurant
Sulphur Springs officers
arrested two persons tor public
intoxication and one person for
ssr.sa.’Bjs: ssxirstss j*~*m»**«*f
" —wi» haw bean «raiaed at The nportaUo noted dutUl ::
armed robbery. traffic and 34 non-traffic cases ;
At I p.m. Monday, Troop* to Ptemant ot Ihw. §
dTTr'eSST’T^ddte SlL wSSndTjC. Mfr MtoPtototo wara accajtei £
dinordorly conduct and public P^to bdajtog >» XC j^Baamaaatoo ... celled i
intoxication. A traffic citation to todd toa Inquaato dartofi :
was recovered from Lake Fort ** month
Creek about four miles south- _
west of Yantis. ■» jflTTttt King of Sulplur \
Early Tuesday morning, Springs has been artnitttod to 1
troopers stopped a car on s St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paris. I
Neighborly SERVICE
to Halp You Financially
You will feel at home here
whether depositing or bor-
rowing money. Our finan-
cial services are for your
convenience and profit.
Take advantage of our
many services to handle all
your money matters. . .to
nelb you progress.
Your business will be
welcome.
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The City
National
■> Bank
★
Member of Federal
Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Member of Federal
Reserve
System
Officers .
President
W.W. JONES, JR.
Senior Vice President
HJ. MAHAFFEY
Vice President
L. L. CAMPBELL
Assistant,Vice President
JAMES B. DIAMOND
Cashier.
LEETEETES
Assistant Cashier
VIC BRITTAIN
Ronald Wyatt
FLORRIEC. McDOWELL
JIM WEEKS
Sulphur Springs
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1978, newspaper, September 15, 1978; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781098/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.