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Selling Calebs for the Seaqui-C
The front of Alto Food Center was the setting for the cake sale run by
the members of the Alto Sesquicentennial Committee. The funds will
go towards the purchase of tapes of Texas-related music that will be
played next year over the sound system of A. Frank Smith CMC that
currently plays chimes and hymns. Pictured above are Sharon
Ward, left, and Nelave Ward and customers, -photo by betty rardin
*Teachers/rom page one
third and fourth periods Lunch
follows period five and there will be
2.5 minutes between periods six and
Texas The Durrettes live in
Jacksonville and are the parents of
two sons. Brandon, (J and Austin, 2.
Laurie Durrette is a former news
reporter and is presently an in-
dependent film producer. Coach
Durrette has been teaching for four
years.
At the high school Steve Ewton is
one of two new varsity coaches. He
holds a degree from SFA and his
most recent position was at
Mesquite, Texas. This is also his
fourth year to teach and coach. His
teaching responsibilities will in-
clude life science, earth science and
P.E Coach Ewton and his wife,
Paula have three children. Mason.
5, Jacob. Hand Bethany, 11
Jay and Melody Witt will both be
teaching at Alto this year Married
for six years, the Witts met at Har-
ding University in Searcy. Ark.
where both graduated with
education degrees Coach Witt also
holds a degree from the University
of Arkansas in Little Rock He has
been teaching for two years, most
recently at Little Rock In addition
to his coaching, Wilt will teach
history, government and P.E.
Mrs Witt is originally from
Houston. She will be teaching
CVAE, American History, home
economics and health She has
taught four years, most recently at
Central Arkansas Christian School
where she set up the Home
Economics Program. She holds a
double degree in science and home
economics. The Witts are active
members of the Rusk Church of
Christ.
Tenttco:
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fcr i: P.m.
i jirwiwi' Methodist Assem-
bly will be the setting on Sept. 15 for
the District Mission Rally Day. ac-
cording to the Rev. J. Mack En-
dsley, pastor of the A. Frank Smith
United Methodist Church in Alto.
There will be a School of Missions
with several featured speakers, a
fried chicken dinner, a Mission Fair
and the day will conclude with a
Mission Rally with special guest.
the Rev. Tom Holcomb, pastor of
First Methodist Church. Huntsville,
bringing the message
The School of Missions w hich will
run from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. will
feature a program on Native
Peoples of North America, by Earl
i Howdy i Dawson, the son <>i Ferd
Dawson, former pastor in Alto in
the 1950s. Rosa Davis will present a
program on How to Teach a Mission
study to Chiidren. Mrs. June Lan-
drum. wife of Faulk Landrum,
president of Lon Morris College,
will speak to the gathering as will
the Dean of Lon Morris. Dr. Virgil
M. Matthews
From 5 p m to t» p in. a fried
chicken dinner will be served and
advance tickets to this must be pur-
chased at local churches by this
Sundsy, Sept. S. The cost *s $4.
Beginning at 6 p.m. the Mission
Fair will feature an array of
displays including Youth In
Missions. Wesley House, United
Methodist Women, and Moody
House which will tell about the ex-
pansion of its homes for senior
citizens. Presently located in
Galveston. Bryan and Huntsville,
they are expanding to other East
Texas locations.
There will In* a presentation on
Layman Volunteers in Missions,
focusing this year on Haiti. With
this year's mission emphasis on the
American Indian, there will be In-
dian dances and a showmg of an all-
purpose vehicle termed a THAN’.
This is a combination vehicle for
transportation, tractor, and
irrigation pump that was developed
recently by a Methodist layman in
the Mid-West and is used exten-
sively on the mission field. Il sells
for SltUHi and is in great demand to
meet the needs of people in mission
work
From 7 pm to k:l.‘> pm the
Mission Rally w ill be conducted by
the Rex Tom Holcomb The public
is invited to attend the day-long
Mission Rally Churches from
sex oral East Texas counties are
expected to participate in the rally
held at the Lakovioxx Methodist
Assembly located 10 miles West ol
Elkhart on Highway 294. The Hex
Jewel McClure is direeloi ol
Lakox lew
('leaning Out The Drainage Ditches in Alto
Two members of the Alto City Council have been working hard recently to beautify the city and at the same
time, correct drainage problems. Pictured above on the left background are (iarxxin Baugh and Dixie
Dolcater. Working the equipment on the right foreground is city employee Terry Black.
photo by betty rardin
Super Seniors Enjoy Trip
ByGUYNELLKENNEDY
The Super Seniors left Thursday.
Aug. 22 at 7:15 a m. from the Hilltop
Baptist Church gym on a two day
fun trip, after Bro. Bill Morgan,
pastor, offered a prayer of safety
for the 24 members in three vans
As usual the people ate home-made
cookies, brownies, peanuts, etc.
throughout the trip.
In Waco the group toured the
Texas Ranger Hali of Fame and
Fort Fisher Museum which will be
talked about and remembered for a
long time. In the two houses were
shown some of the most valuable
gun collections, Texas Ranger Ar-
tifacts, paintings and historical
memorabilia in the nation. The
Texas Rangers’ celebrated history
was depicted through detailed
three-dimensional dioramas,
beginning with the organization of
the first Ranger Company on up to
the present day Rangers.
The drive through the South-
western Seminary grounds was en-
joyed. On this campus is the only
place in the world, where students
are trained for Church
Recreational Directors, housed
completely in one building.
The next time to stop was a time
to rest, and enjoy food, then the
group travelled to Granbury where
they spent the night at the Nutt
House Hotel, located on the square,
an historic place entered on the
National Register of Historic
Places
Thursday night the group atten-
ded the Granbury Opera House and
enjoyed the Musical Comedy. “The
Unsinkable Molly Brown "
On Friday the group toured the
Botanic Garden: Fort Worth
Japanese Garden. The Garden's
three gates ai e symbolic of Heaven,
man and earth After dinner the
group's next entertainment in Fort
Worth was the Omni Theater It
was a dome shaped theater where
the film “Behold Hawaii" was
shown on the dome The viewer
seemed to fly over the water flr he
sailing upon the ship. It is said to he,
“The Most Authentic Screen Story
Ever Drawn from Hawaii's
Fascinating Past."
The group decided to go to Dallas
as some members wanted to see
“The Day of Pentacost" the ones
who had seen it, went on an hour's
Lotts To Minister
James and Barbara Lott of
Jacksonville will he at the Cold
Springs Methodist Church at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Sept 6 instead of their
regularly scheduled meeting on the
first Saturday of the month
* Accident from one
ficiating Burial was in Rusk Cedar
Hill Cemetery
She was born Jan 2. 19f>H at Klon-
dike aiiu had beer, a resident ,lf
Rusk for three months. She for
merly lived at Grand Prairie She
was an employee of Brookshire
Bros .mil a member of the United
Pentecostal ('hureh at Rusk
Surv ivors are her daughter. Crystal
Mandrel! of Rusk, her parents.
William E and Paulette Burden
of Rusk a sister. Rita White of
Grand Prairie; a brother, William
E Burden Jr of Rusk her grand-
parents, Mr and Mrs Leonard
Moore of Jacksonville and Mr and
Mrs J B Burden of Pecan Gap
Pallbearers were Billy Moore.
Ray Brow n, Buford Gillmore, Keith
Brooks. Gary Monlo and James
Leaxins
shopping spree. At 3 p m the group
met at a designated place and the
three vans driven by Bro Bill
Morgan, Blackie McCullough, and
Gene Mayes left for the return trip
home, arriving at t; p m So much
was crowded into a short span ol
time, hut was enjoyed by everyone
Those enjoying the trip were.
Bro. Bill and Jo Morgan. Hubert
and Virginia Davis. Guynell Ken-
nedy, Minnie Wright and Babe
Smith. Gene and Polly Hayes. John
and Bonnie Niekle, Joe and Ruth
Pyle. Blackie and Mary Mc-
Cullough. Romae and Nila Cam-
pbell. Mahlon and LaNell Carter.
Nettie Knight. Sybil Liles. Geneva
Grogan, Mary Bell SeJman and Mae
Thomas
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1985, newspaper, September 5, 1985; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846165/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.