Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1969 Page: 1 of 8
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AINS UOUNTY LEADER
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 1*7 VOLUME LXXXn
EMORY. TEXAS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1989 ISSUE NO 14
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
ICHOOL OPENS SEPT. 8
Ln., PREPARE FOB
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Pritchard-Abbot appraisal
vice and bus mechanic
eral month* ago that all instruc
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Jodie Hill. Elementary Prin.
Tear hen:
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Sp. lias almost complet-
fie ,fee 198970 school
Lj-t |l they approved 'he
P7,r me 1999 70 school
,1V budget shows an In-
mainly to the teach
September 1st The
Kr. wa- $-497,000 00 with
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in the school district This
i adim'v.strative *alanes
- nianes. bus drivers'
cafeteria personnel,
g service tax aiaessor,
equalization board
I for HIGHWAY
ICS RAINS COUNTY
i Texas Highway Commis-
Igfjroved the expenditure
IM) for highway safety
eni in Rain* County
|W0
lift Engineer J W Cn
\i Pirli said that a total
|U highway miles in Rains
- will be Involved In the
I program. Work will be
I the supervision of Mr B
Senior Resident En-
1 Emory
Iwortc is part of the High
Commission’s combined
o-llarket Road Improve-
find State Highway Safety
(ipytenrient . Program f-e
l in Rains County con-
I «f recondit'onlng and re-
state i toy. 19 from
I Van Zandt County Lin- to
I license Wflce to Close
»Driver* License office
lb dosed Wednesday, the
IJ September
JOHNNY BURNS
IAU. FOR AUGUST
dng is the rainfall for
• *i recorded by Observer
The school r. ,,i: d set Se-pt.-nv
ber 8 a* the opening day of
school. TTw1 hoard was forced to
begin a week late because mov-
ing to the new school will con
suite about thirty days
At the regular meeting the
school district awarded con-
tracts to the following for the
coming year
TV Gulf Oil C i. was award-
ed the oil, gasoline, and anti-
freeze contract
Wonder Bread Company was
awarded the bread contract
Milk will he purchased from
the Borden Company.
Ire Cream—from Lilly’s.
Can foods will he purchased
from the Freeman Company of
Dallas
TV custodian supplies pur-
chased from tV Magn lia Com-
pany and others.
The School Bard voted sev-
their major or minor field The
Superintendent reported to the
School R>ard at the regular
meeting that all teachers hate
been assigned to their special!*
ed field and would teach only in
those areas. The B ard receiv
e the report that many faculty
members had returned to col
lege campuses for refresher
ci arses, and others are planning
this fall on Saturdays and night
classes.
Mr Erwin Fenter has been
named head of the maintenance
department and Mrs Hattie
Walker has been placed in
charge of the lunch rooms of
Rains I S D
On August 14, the Board of
Education made their final in-
spection and agreed to accept
the new- school factlties TV
new school Is covered one hun
dred per cent by the Continen
tal Insurance Company and
Farmers Durance Group
Penamnel Roster of Rains ISD
Gtynon B Williamson Supt
Elixaheth Kemper. Secy
Evelyn Melton. Bookkeeper
Avon Rice. Senior High Prin
Melba Childers Secy
Lillian Taylor. Secy.
A C McMillan. Jr High Prin
*' BAPTIST CHURCH
IIP SERVICE. SUNDAY
Floy P. o-et;ei Robert v\y
man. Gerald Centilh Vallerta
Grove*. Ernest Stapleton, Con-
stance Griffin. Vein a Orslwm.
Faye Melton. Betty Holman. Er-
nest Holman. Gordon Sledge,
Elizabeth Phillips Martey Mas
sey. June Hill. Judith Miller. Ve-
da Rhea Terry. Dorothy Pound.
Carolyn Potts, Emma Lz-e Rob-
ertson, Jerry Gordon Ray. Cleo
Mills, Emery Cathey Audie Mae
Shiflet. Rubye McKeown Bon-
nie Williams. Hallie Lennon,
Mattie Ivie. Rachel Brazlel.
Charles Neill. Tommie Lennon,
Faye Cooper, Gladys Ivie Esta
Mae Peeples. Oleta Garrett Don-
na Hoffman
( list,atiaii';
Irwin Fenter, W M Scott
Herman Smith, Ernest ’ Hobble’’
Lullard
< afeterta:
Hattie Walker Lze rvie, Leola
Jaggers, LAllie Porter, Imogene
McLeroy. Alice Fleming. Chris-
tine McAree.
Bus Drivers:
B ib House. Vernon Cummings
Willis Marlin Wyrvell Dennie.
Margie Scott. J. T. Mays (will
serve as mechanic also'
Nume:
Helen Beckham
IDKMLK EBffORl HK.H I.KAD
mnvn two awards
Dr Edwtn Michael Foster pro-
fessor at the University of Wis-
er,turn and director of the Food
Research Institute, recently re-
ceived the 1969 Pasteur and Ap
pert Awaids In two separate
ceremonies held in Chicago. The
awards also carried honora-
riums of $100 and $1,000 Dr.
Foster early established a repu-
tation for outstanding research
in food microbiology Work car
tied out under his direction
more recently led to practical
methods of detesting salmonel-
la and for detecting and char-
arteritlng bacteria! and slral
toxins in fxrd He Is author of
lab manuals and a textbook on
f «nd microbiology, and is the
present President of the Ameri-
can Society of Microbiology He
travels extensively in the U S.
and foreign countries in present-
ing Information obtained in re-
search.
Dr Fosters son. Michael Stew-
art Foster, graduated with hon-
ors from Wisconsin University
In Torn was mscrleA *n V-- -"S*
and has accepted a fellowship
for graduate work In Chemistry
at Cal Tech. Lzis Angeles Calif
Dr E U Foster will he re-
membered locally as Mike Fas-
ter He and his family have been
occasional visitors here to
friends and relatives, helng
guests in the h me of Mrs. Gla
dye Ivie and children The fries
have also visited the Fosters In
Madison Wisconsin
Mrs Cleo Jackson. Mrs John
W Copeland. Dallas Mrs W. D
Nortbcutt, Duncanville and Mrs,
Miller Robinson. Point, were
Mrs. Leslie Smith and chil-
dren. Mike. John and Elizabeth
Ann. have returned to Mihvau
kee. Wr’ls.. aftc - a visit here
with Mr snd Mrs Ell Allred
BILL FAUGHTENBERRY
OR CHAMPION STEER
BENNY THOMPSON RE
SERVE CHAMPION STEER
LESTER THOMPSON.
CHAMPION BARROW
CHESTER THOMPSON RE
•SERVE CHAMPION BAR
ROW
Roxy spovi-. cenltr. Visit-SI McCravev. right, snd Jodie Weddl-
In an enthusiastic field of
13 contestants, Roxy Spence
was chosen Queen of the
Rains Free Fair Thursday
night at the fair grounds
Marion MoCravey was
chosen first runner up and
Jodie Weddle was second
runner up Judy Walker was
named Miss Photogenic.
Miss Personality was Hilda
Bishop and Miss Congenial-
ity was Brenda Horrocks
Don Schrimaber, Sulphur
Springs Radio Station
KSST. was master of cere-
monies Judges included
Mr*. Jake King of Green-
ville Truett Mayo of Wills
Point. Ralph Bruner of Min
eola, Billy Hullum of Can
ton. and Mrs Coy Johnson
Photo by Byron Jarrett
of Sulphur Springs.
Several area duchess—
were present for the queen *
contest. Including Miss Dug-
wood Festival. Deborah
Cain; Janet Skidmore. Hogs
kin* County Dairy Queen;
and Aiba Goiden. Miss Ja-
nie Humphries
Ivan Alexander Jr. was
chairman of the program.
Another Successful
Rains Fair Closes
REMERVE GR. CHAMPION
BEEF HEIFER. RODNEY
GREENE
Photos by County Agent
RONNIE BAILEY
Saturday night matted the
close of another very successful
Rains Free Fair and many were
the ex Rain* l -untyiU-s w ho
enjoyed the Fair and the fel-
lowship of old friends
The beautiful flowers lot the
decortion lor the Queen’s Coro-
nation were the compliments of
W. NL Rode*, president of the
Fust National Bank of Emory
In the parade the awaids
were given as follows
First, Service Club; second.
Explorer Post; third. End ol the
Rainbow.
4 AIJ- GIVEN AW AY
David Reding was the lucky
one to get the calf which was
donated by Floyd Greene and
processed free by Bruce Bol-
lard s B <v B
In the ticket sales, the print-
ing of which was paid for by
the First State Bank of Point,
952 tickets were reported sold
FIRST NATIONAL
PAYS $830.55 FOR
GRAND CHAMP
STEER.
First National Bank of Emory-
paid $186 per p,und to Bill
Eauglltenberry lor the Grand
Champion Steer which brought
$830-55.
BAB BUYS CHAMP
BARROW AT
$199.75
BAB paid Sc a lb. for the
Grand Champion Barrow from
Chester Thompson. $199.75.
UVKHTOC K SHOW
IhUrv Show
Grand Champion Bull. Re-
serve Champion Bull — Joyce
Huddleston;
Grand Champion Heifer —
Danny Huddleatun;
Reserve Champi- ti Heifer —
Lee Glenn
Barrow*
Chewier Thompson—Grand
Lester Thompson — Reserve
Op— cut
Danny Huddleston — Grand
Ftot *
Bill Faughtenberry
Benny Thompson — Resei-ve
Lae Glenn -Grand Champion
Bull—Open Class
C. L Huddleston — Best Hay-
Show Entry
A4 4TION
1st steer*
Bill Faughtenoprry. $105 lb.,
First National Bank
Benny Thompson, 68c lb.. Rains
Co. Livestock Comm. Co.
Steve Greene. ®c lb.. First
State Bark. Point
Jane Chism. TV lb.. B & B
Foods
Rooney Greene, 69c R> . Rains
Co. Livestock Comm. Co.
Greg Mays 61c lb Potts Feed
F.ore
Liliard Mays 60c lb. First
State Bank of Point
Gary May*. 60c lb.. Ivan Alex
under. Jr.
Barrow*
Chester Thompson, 15c lb. B
ti B Food Store
Lester Thompson. 63c lb..
Doug's Superette
Cb- dei Th-«np«on 76c lb.,
Ivan. Alexander, Jr.
Lester Thompson, 64c lb.
First State Bank. Point
Jin Weddle. ooc lb. P-itts
Feed Store
David Harvey, 57c Is Lloyd
Giles
Joyce Huddleston. Me lb
Rains Co. Livestock Comm Co.
David Harvey. 53c lb. Potts
Fi-ed Store
Jay Weddle, 51c lb.. First Na-
tional Bank
FRIENDSHIP CLUB OF
WO08LKY TO MEET
A meeting has been called for
the W’oosley- Friendship Club
Friday evening In the Baptist
Chur, h, Sept. 5. at 8 p. it
The main discussion will be
the RngUBjlf "f * building to
the club for a community cen-
ter.
A speaker will be present to
gire data and answer any quo*
tiona which may be in t*- dis-
cussion.
- Reporter
Ken Buford. 47c |b.. L M. Bra-
zil-!
Ken Buford. 47c lb.. CaL E
N Adams
Danny Huddleston. 68c lb.
First Stste Bank
URNKRT F. STAPLETON
RECEIVES DEGREE
Denton — Ernest F Stapleto*
of Emory was among 1243 stu-
dents from 37 different stat—
receiving degrees at Summer
Commencement Aug 22 at Mortis
Texas State University.
The degree recipients cony
prised the largest graduating
class In the university’s 79 year
history
Pre-ident John J. Kamerick
conferred 728 bachelor’s de-
grees 4«9 master’s and 46 doc-
tor’s degrees, including the Orst
two doctor of musical arts de-
grees ever awarded by NTSU.
Stapleton received a master
of education degree in second-
ary education.
Miss Myrtle McBride was in
Oklahoma to attend tix- McBridt
family reunion held in August.
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Kearney
and daughter. Karen, of l*'“"
were visitors to the Eli Allreds
durig the week end.
MX LIVE DEGREES FROM
EAST TEXAS STATE lT.
Among those who recelvud
degrees from East Texas Stat*
University were the tallowing:
Emory Virginia Murt Nortb-
cutt, library science, B. A. de-
gree. M A. degree; Anna Lue
Kernes, English.
Point - -B. S degree*: Kenneth
M. Armstrong, political sclen—l
Jimmie L Donaldson, agricultu-
ral education; M Ed degiuan:
Bonnlt Ruth Wllllama, c.,-men-
tary education.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1969, newspaper, September 4, 1969; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth835100/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.