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By: Hilda Pena
We had lots of calls
about last week’s paper
being delayed. The Light
& Champions printing
press broke down Tues-
day night and our paper
had to be printed in Hen-
derson. We didn’t get
it back until Thursday
morning. And I must
say, it didn’t quite look
the same. The color was
terrible and their print is
25 inches long instead of
26 like ours. So every-
thing was a little off. But
hopefully, you finally got
your paper.
Also had a message
left by Willene Hoffman
of Pasadena. She said
that she hadn’t gotten
her last two papers and
wondered if the distribu-
tion had changed. It has
not, Pasadena’s papers are
still going to the distribu-
tion center in Houston.
If you aren’t receiving
your papers regularly, call
your local postmaster and
complain. They can put a
tracer on the routing. That
might help. We under-
stand your frustration but
there is nothing we can
do regarding the routing.
Ms. Hoffman, if you still
haven’t received the miss-
ing papers, let us know and
we will mail them to you
by regular mail.
Dr. Overturf, the sur-
geon who did my knee
replacement, advised me
this week that I will need
to take an antibiotic be-
fore and after any dental
appointments, any deep
cuts requiring stitches,
and any surgical procedure
for life. He said that knee
replacements are subject to
bacterial infections which
then require the knee to be
replaced. The doctor said
that medical professionals
used to think this was only
needed for a year after the
surgery, but now doctors
are finding that even ten
years out, knee replace-
ments can be infected.
So if you have had a knee
replacement and haven’t
been told about taking
antibiotics, be aware .
Check with your doctor.
Happy Birthday this
week to Betty Thornton,
Burlene Anderson, and
Zack Rankin on Septem-
ber 7; Barbara Appelt on
the 8th; and myself on
the 11th.
Welcome to new sub-
scriber Carla Bush and
Terri Martin of Timpson
and M. T. Smith of Tale-
quah, OK (gifted by Ken
Ramsey). We hope you
enjoy our little hometown
newspaper.
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The Heritage Corner
By David Swanzy
‘We the People of Shelby County’
The online magazine,
We the People of Shelby
County, features local his-
tory about our communi-
ties and our earlier citizens
who lived there. But it
also includes informative
articles about the broader
history of Texas. This is
increasingly important
to the magazine because
“sister publications” of We
the People of other Texas
counties are in various
stages of development,
with the San Augustine
County edition already
published and a Gregg
County edition scheduled
to begin in January 2015.
One example of an ar-
ticle on broader Texas his-
tory was just submitted by
Marlene Childs, who grew
up in Center (remember
the Childs’ Store?) but
now lives in Lubbock.
Marlene’s article, Davy
Crockett’s Women, is a
“spotlight” feature in the
next (October-December)
issue of the magazine. She
is a talented writer whose
association we are fortu-
nate to have.
There has been a lot
written about Davy Crock-
ett that I have enjoyed, but
this article provides a fresh
insight about the life and
times of Davy. As Marlene
points out, there is at least
“one other facet of Crock-
ett besides hunter, fighter,
politician, and teller of tall
tales.”
Of course, the first
woman in his life was his
mother, Rebecca Hawkins
Crockett, whose first
known American ances-
tor was an English immi-
grant, arriving in Virginia
in 1658. After marriage to
Davy’s father, John, they
moved to Greene County,
Tennessee. Davy’s parents
ran a farm, a gristmill, and
a tavern.
Davy had three sisters,
so it is not surprising that
they were the next females
in his life. While little is
known about Davy’s rela-
tionship with his sisters, he
named the first of his own
daughters, Margaret, after
his oldest sister.
Davy’s first woman with
whom he fell in love was
Amy Summer, a Quaker.
He was soon heartbro-
ken because Amy’s par-
ents insisted on a Quaker
marriage. Coming along
soon was his next love,
Margaret Elder, who was
from a family the Crock-
ett family had known for
some time. But that second
love relationship collapsed
as well. Marlene Childs
explains that, among sev-
eral reasons, “he probably
celebrated with too much
revelry.”
It was at a social event
that included music and
dancing that Davy met his
future wife—Polly Finley.
Davy and Polly married in
1806 in Jefferson County,
Tennessee. They had three
children: John Wesley,
born in 1807; William,
born in 1809; and Marga-
ret, bom in 1812.
Marlene Childs states
that Davy was “genuinely
devoted to Polly, and Davy
described her as both a
tender and loving wife
and a good and affection-
ate mother. Their time of
bliss together, however,
was brief. Only in her mid-
twenties, the love of his life
died in 1815 in Franklin
County, Tennessee.”
Polly F nicy Crockett
As we all know, the
story of Davy Crockett
does not end with the death
of his wife; nor is it the
end of the story of his
women. Because of the de-
tail she provides, Marlene
has chosen to divide the
story into two parts. Part
Two will be published in
the January 2015 issue of
We the People of Shelby
County (www.shelbycoun-
tytx.com).
Look where T&T News
has been!
Kristi DeNardo (sister of Kathy Grigsby) and her husband Patrick took T&T
News on vacation to Oahu, Hawaii. The DeNardos spent almost two weeks
relaxing on the North Shore of Oahu. While there they visited Pearl Harbor
on the big island, and attended a luau at the Polynesian Cultural Center where
they enjoyed the show afterward, as well as all the hula dancing and exhibits in
the various villages. They visited a macadamia farm and a coffee plantation.
Thank you DeNardos for taking us on your trip.
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Cash Reward for return of stolen generator
Sometime between idence located on Highway
Sunday August 24 and 87 South in Shelbyville,
Monday August 25, 2014 Texas, and stole a Predator
,suspect(s) unknown en- generator, model 68530,
tered onto the Halstead res- 7000 running watts, red
and black in color.
This case is under in-
vestigation by Investiga-
tor DJ Dickerson of the
Shelby County Sheriffs
Department.
Center Crime Stoppers
is offering a cash reward
of up to $1,000 for in-
formation. Anyone who
has information regard-
ing this crime should call
Center Crime Stoppers at
936-598-SAFE (7233) or
submit a tip online at www.
centercrimestoppers. com.
Remember you don't have
to give your name. All
calls and cash rewards are
completely anonymous.
Rewards will only be paid
on tips submitted through
the Center Crime Stoppers
system.
Cash Reward for information leading to arrest
suspect wanted from the
Shelby County area.
William Alexander Fo-
pez of Center, Texas is
wanted for a 1st Degree
Aggravated Sexual Assault
of a Child. Fopez is de-
scribed as a male, hispanic
5'3 tall, weighing 1201bs.
Fopez is 23 years of age.
Center Crime Stop-
pers is offering a cash
reward of up to $1,000 for
information. Anyone who
has information regard-
ing this crime should call
Center Crime Stoppers at
936-598-SAFE (7233) or
submit a tip online at www.
centercrimestoppers. com.
Remember you don't have
to give your name. All
calls and cash rewards are
completely anonymous.
Rewards will only be paid
on tips submitted through
the Center Crime Stoppers
system.
Pedestrian is Life-Flighted
after auto accident
of suspect
The Shelby County asking for the public's
Sheriffs Department is assistance in locating a
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A two-vehicle crash
resulting in injury to a
pedestrian required the pe-
destrian to be life-flighted
from the scene in Timpson
on Saturday, September 6,
2014.
Timpson Police Of-
ficer Michael Williams
advised that around 10:15
a.m, a 15-year-old from
Timpson was traveling on
Church Street in Timpson
in a white Infiniti Q45.
The driver lost control
of the vehicle and struck
the passenger side of a
parked maroon Toyota V6
Highlander. The Toyota
Highlander was pushed
into a pedestrian, Huey
Williams, 80, of Timpson
who was standing on the
sidewalk.
Timpson Volunteer Am-
bulance Service was dis-
patched to the scene and
called for a life-flight for
Mr. Williams. The Timp-
son Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment established a landing
zone at Martin Futher King
Park and Fife-Air Rescue
transported Williams to
Good Shepherd Hospital
for treatment of his inju-
ries.
The 15-year-old driver
was cited for no drivers
license and no insurance.
On Tuesday morning,
September 9, Officer Wil-
liams reported that accord-
ing to a third party, Mr.
Huey Williams was home
from the hospital and do-
ing well, having had no
broken bones or serious
injuries from the accident.
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Pena, Hilda. Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 2014, newspaper, September 11, 2014; Timpson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth899173/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.