The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1985 Page: 1 of 10
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Two Talco Boys
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Publisher- Editor
Managing Editor
Nanalee Nichols
P.O. Boi 306
Bogata, TX 75417
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LION OF THE YEAR-Being
nominated Lion of the Year is
an honor any Lion member
would be proud of. First, you
must be nominated then voted
on. For the year 1984-85, this
honor goes to Jack Crane for
his outstanding work in the
The FULBRIGHT Community ICE
CREAM SUPPER will be held Mon
day. August 12 at the community
center Everyone is invited to bring
a freezer of ice cream and attend .
Rains, mostly from thunderstorms,
have swept the area regularly this
year, with more cloudy days and even
some very uncharacteristic drizzle
during July
ram to help the blind receive
seeing eye dogs, and a summer
camp for blind and disabled
children. The camp is in Kerr-
ville and can be attended free.
If anyone can use this service,
please contact a Lion." < Staff
Photo by Phllis Duffer
okra and tomatoes following close
behind. It was the spring garden truck
that seemed to fall below par.
Two seventeen year old Talco boys
were killed Monday night, August 5 in
a tragic accident 21 miles east of
Talco.
Mrs. R.W. Sanders of Henderson,
Mrs. Mable Whitney of Humble and
Milton Whitney of Winfield.
ALL STARS place second In
National Finals. The Division II
All Stars representing Mt.
Pleasant finished second int he
National Tournament in Big
Spring. They qualified for the
tournament by placing second
int he regional state tourna-
ment in Abilene the preceding
week. The AU Stars were
selected from eight teams in
the division. Seven teams were
from Mt. Pleasant and one was
a Talco team. The team of All
Stars was coached by Jerry
Russell and Gerry Martin,
managed by Joan Weatherall
and chaperoned by Barbara
Russell. Pictured, top row,
from left are: Joan Weatherall.
Barbara Russell, Julie Martin.
Allie Fallwell. Kristie Eudy.
Kacey Farragh. Jill Milner.
Gerry Martin and Jerry
Russell. Bottom row, Krista
Weatherall. Jerilyn Russell.
Jodi Bishop, Julie Hayes.
Leslie Henry, Jeri Black and
Christi Milner.
stack It was impressive and exciting,
everyone was sitting on the edge of his
seat.
The Pine Branch 4H Club will meet
MONDAY NIGHT, August 12 at 7
p.m. at the Bogata Community
Center All MEMBERS AND PRO-
SPECTIVE MEMBERS are urged to
come ...
The First Baptist WMA will meet in
the home of MRS OPHELIA HOOD
Tuesday night, August 13..
worse than usual Some army worms
have been reported, but not in
epidemic force so far.
Grasshoppers, a very serious pro-
blem in West Texas, have stayed in
usual numbers in this part of the
state.
Some areas have not received the
benefits of the July thunderstorms.
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COMMODITIES will be distributed
at the UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH in Bogata on Tuesday,
August 13.....
having to watch as the big clouds
swept past and dumped their
moisture elsewhere. Crops and
pastures in those areas are not doing
well.
Overall, however, the picture for
harvest looks good. If August brings
some more of the same, hopes for a
bumper crop will be high.
Worth
By: Nanalee Nichols
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Published Every Thursday
P.O. Boi 157. Talco, TX 75487
Entered As Second Class Matter Al Deport,
Texas 75435
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The pair, Kenneth Chane Whitney
and Adam Matthew Tucker, were
members of the Talco Volunteer Fire
Department, and were riding on a
motorcycle to what turned out to be
a call for medical assistance. Ap-
parently, there were no lights on the
motorcycle. The accident occurred
around 10:00 p.m.
According to witnesses, Shane
Wright, also 17, and driving a pickup,
attempted to pass another vehicle.
Wright was headed west and the
motorcycle with Tucker and Whitney
was headed east.
Keep your face to the
sunshine and you cannot
seethe shadow.
Helen Keller
The next scene showed the engine
in the distance coming toward us at
breakneck speed Steam was blowing
from the cylinders at each stroke of
the pistons. K.C. with his hand on the
throttle, and leaning out the window
and looking straight ahead
Just as the front of the engine and
Mn Wayman AlexanderTalce News Edltor
SUBSCRIPTIONS
310.00 A Year For Red River. Lamar
•nd Titus Counties
HIM * Year For Out o Coun-
Un And in state of Texas.
(IM* A Year For Omor-State.
DEADLINE
For News and Advertising. Tuesday
Al Mona
Postmaster wend ehange of adaress
Uhe Sal co Simes
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Insects have been prevalent,
- - perhaps more so than usual Midge’
Gardeners, plagued from thebegin - the tiny insect that eats tender milo
ning this year with a cool, wet spring,
have had some difficulty. Peas,
however, have done extremely well.
grains, and can almost destroy a
crop, are becoming evident
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In 1911, Dad, Mother and family left
Washington to move back to Texas
We traveled by train and occupied
berths in a pullman, or sleeping car,
because it was a three day trip We
didn't always eat in the dining car
because meals were rather
expensive.
The train usually stopped at noon to
change crews or engines, and Dad
would leave the train, find a
restaurant and purchase sack lun-
ches In passing through Utah, we
stopped at a place and a cafe wasn’t
handy, but a delicatessen was
Dad bought a chunk of Limburger
cheese and a loaf of rye bread
Mother wasn't impressed, but she
opened the package and started mak-
ing sandwiches When the aroma of
the cheese began to drift through the
coach, people began to look around,
wrinkle their noses, clear their
throats, and finally leave and go to
one of the other coaches Mother was
embarrassed Dad didn't buy any
more Limburger.
Uncle Jim Williams and Aunt Sue,
Dad's sister, lived in Shawnee,
Oklahoma We traveled through
Oklahoma on our way back to Texas,
so we stopoped to visit with them a
while before coming on to Deport
While there. Uncle Jim wanted to
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Lions Club. Jack and wife,
Jackie, reside in Bogata and
Jack is presently the
Postmaster. Mr. Crane stated
"The Lions Club has a lot of
programs to assist the com-
munity. Helping the fire
department is one of our year-
ly projects. We also have a pro-
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scant two months away, jackets will
come out of the closets for the early
morning hours. Leaves will begin
their last flaming dance, and even-
ings will have a definite nip to them.
Then, in November, the weather
will be ideal for people who like it to
) be cold.
There will be lots of cold rain and
gray skies, providing the perfect op-
portunity tocurl up with a good book,
or a good movie on television.
December will probably show its
usual warmup, and then January will
blow in with its customary bitter
winds and violent cold.
January, for most people, is the
month when folks begin to dream just
a little bit about warm weather.
• That's right, I said warm weather
Instead of appreciating the lovely
fire and the feel of a hot cup of coffee
in the palms, the mind goes back to
summertime and what a cold glass of
ice tea feels like, how the shade is
dappled by the summer sun.
By February, we are all positively
ready and waiting for the first feeling
of warmth
Seed catalogues spark ideas for
summer gardens, and ideas for pain-
• ting, remodeling or any excuse for it
to be warm enough to get outside
begin to arise.
Perhaps it is simply that we get too
much of a certain kind of weather for
too long.
We don't like the extremes , but
there are no perfect places to live in
this world.
No place has just the exact amount
of cold and snow, just the right
amount of rain, just the perfect slice
| of sunshine.
So, as we fan ourselves, or stagger
in from mowing the yard one more
time, remember, winter really isn’t
that far away!
And when it gets here, most of us
will be ready for the summertime,
too
Area Harvest Prospects Looking Good
Abundant rainfall for much of the . Hay producers report better pro- - • - -
area is resulting in some excellent duction than in the last few years but
harvest prospects this year for damage from drought and bitter cold
farmers, has still shorted some coastal
Dropping prices, as usual, mar that Production
picture, as does midge infestation in . Cotton and soybeans look excellent,
late milo. but whether crucial rains during
Milo harvesting is just getting August come or not may well deter-
started; but early yields indicate as ming the actual production size of
high as 5,000 lb. yields.
History To Be
Available Apparently the lack of lights on the
motorcycle kept Wright from seeing
A written history of Red River the vehicle approaching, and it was
County entitled “Red River Recollec- struck head on Both youths were kill-
tions", being edited by the Red River ed instantly.
County Historical Society and
published by Taylor Publishing Com- Other members of the Talco
pany, is now being compiled. Volunteer Fire Department had
Every local family is invited to sub- already responded to the call for help
mit a personal history, up to 500 from an elderly lady.
words, with or without a picture, at no w ... ...
A cost Wright was not injured in the
• If your club or organization would accident.
be interested in a program about this .ServicestforAdam Matthew Tucker
project, call Mrs Johnna Weaver. were held Wednesday, August 7 at the
427-3159, for more information First Baptist Church of Talco at 11
a m with the Rev. Terry Barnett of-
ficiating and burial following in Talco
Cemetery.
— Survivors include his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Harold Bow ser of Talco
and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Matthews and two brothers
Services for Kenneth Chane
Whitney were held at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day, August 7 at the First Baptist
Church of Talco, Rev. Terry Barnett
officiating Burial followed in a
Henderson Cemetery
Survivors include his mother, Mrs
Charlotte Goodson and his step-
father, Albert Goodson of Talco; his
father, Charles Whitney; two
brothers and grandparents. Mr and
The McCrury Cemetery Associa-
tion will have a BUSINESS
MEETING at the Cemetery on Sun-
day, August 11 at 1 p.m. All interested
parties are asked to attend
show us some of the sites There was cowcatcher filled the entire screen
a new thing in town called a Motion and it seemed as if we all were going
Picture Theater. We had never been to get killed, someone yelled “Look
to one There were Opra Houses back .... .... , .
in Washington, which we sometimes That 'swhen IranoverDadand
attended, but no Motion Picture Uncle Jim trying to dodge the engine
Houses. Dad went with Uncle Jim and
took me along The show was about Vera 4raoen
K.C. Jones, the great locomotive ’ 4 •8eI
engineer We had seats up close. r~ —
There was no dialogue, just lifelike I O He
motion pictures flickering on the
screen, and a player piano going full Honored
On Saturday, August 10, there will
Whent he lights wen tout and the be an open house at the First Baptist
picture came on, it showed K.C. Jones Church of Bogata to honor Vera
as he mounted to the cabin. It show- Grogan on her 80th birthday,
ed the engine racing down the track From 2 to4 p m , friends and fami-
with drive wheels rolling. the piston ly are invited to participate in this
rods and connecting rods churning, special occasion hosted by her
and the black smoke pouring from the children
Chapman will meet with House Ma- The Democrats have held this seat
jority Leader Jim Wright and House for 114 years. But the Republicans
leadership to discuss committee note the narrow margin as gains in
assignments soon His duties will rural East Texas for their party
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Now, when hot weather seems as •
much here to stay as taxes, it might E
be nice to quit dreaming of Colorado ■
, or other cool states and just think ■
• ahead a few months ■
Summer is not never-ending and •
most folks are grateful for the fact. E
About the first of October, only a ■
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Congressional Seat
In an election win that kept both begin after the Congress ends it’s cur-
candidates on the edges of their rent recess on September 3.
respective seats until the very last,
Democrat Jim Chapman captured A thirty-percent turnout was label-
the Congressional seat that has been ed as more than either candidate tru-
the coveted prize since Sam B. Hall’s ly expected.
resignation to assume a Federal
Judge’s position. Chapman carried Lamar County
with 56.21 percent of the vote. He also
Chapman received 52,670 votes, carried Red River County, which had
amounting to 50.9 percent, while gone Republican by eight votes in the
Republican Edd Hargett polled 50,737 June primary, having 1,887 votes to
votes, or 49.1 percent. Hargett’s 1,227
Chapman expressed his delight, , Chapman also carried Titus Coun-
and expressed his thanks, and faith in twith 2,459 votes to Hargett’s 2,408.
the people of East Texas. He claims The Democratic votes came from teh
that his opponent used $1.5 million in rural boxes, for the most part, and the
the campaign, a record larger boxes produced Hargett’s
votes
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Nichols, Thomas & Nichols, Nanalee. The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1985, newspaper, August 8, 1985; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1575828/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.