Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1990 Page: 2 of 24
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Let's keep Electra's voice
strong In our County Court.
A special thanks to all
those who called, put up signs and
campaigned for me.
First Baptist Church
400 W. Garrison
Ages 4-Grade 6
9-12 a.m. July 23-27th
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G. Don Rowe
Ruth Teaff
Darlene Urban
VOTE for
dedication and experience.
Leaguers will Join together.
Little League is not just
baseball. It also teache§ kids
how to win, how to lose, how
to be a team no matter how bad
situations can seem. The Little
ers Court in Wichita Falls.
Mr. Henry Haynes held that
office for 44 years. When he did,
Power.
Our cousins in the largest
ALLSTATE INS. CO.
REPUBLIC INS. CO.
TRAVELERS INSU. CO.
TRINITY INSU. CO.
Saturday, March 17, 1990
12:48 a.m.—Call from Wi-
chita Falls Outreach Program
advised police they had a call
from a person in Electra threat-
ening suicide. Police responded
to location and one male subject
later taken to EMH for health
check, and at 2:18 a.m., placed
in City Jail
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Weekend visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Tennell were Mrs.
Sharon Crowley of Hosuton,
Mrs. Diane Collins and Miss
tracy Germany of Fort Worth.
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Mrs. Barbara Creger of Wi-
chita Falls visited Mrs. H.C.
Clubb and Mrs. Patsy Matthews
and Mr.and Mrs. Cleon Elkins
in Electra on Saturday.
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Mrs. Grace Williams of Qua-
Chicken Kitchen
Effective March 13,1990
NEW HOURS
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday
Sunday 6 a.m. till 2 p.m.
Dally Breakfast and Lunch Specials!
Phone 2426
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VOTE DAVIS
on April 10th
Paidpot. adby R C. Davis
Letter To The Editor
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nah spent four days last week',
with Mrs. Mary Lemon.
Miss Rhonda Yarbough of
Come on parents bring those
kids to the Chamber of Com-
merce office Thursday and sign
them up to play.
Buzz Boswell
Dear Editor
We the Electra Goat BBQ
Association • are very proud to
be working with North Texas -•
Rehab in this event.
v v are a new organization
consisting of Mike Lee, pres-
ident; Jamie Gillis, first vice
president; David Hanks, second
vic' president; Jimmy Souther-
land, third vice president; Wel-
don Strange, treasurer, and
Marsha Strange, secretary.
We all believe this can stay
a enjoyable event for everyone.
Thanks to the Red River Goat
Association we are able to keep
this event going.
Please give your support and
donations to this annual event.
Electra Goat BBQ Assoc.
Marsha Strange, Sec.
county from FM 367 south.
So where's the beef? Well,
Just look at the Democratic
Party's primary results. A
runoff is to be held between Bill
Davis, an Electra resident, and
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Friday, March 16, 1990
5:40 p.m.-Report of trash
dumpster on fire in alley behind
house in 300 block West Roo-
sevelt. One unit of EVFD re-
sponded
11:10 p.m.-Emergency trans-
fer from EMH to Wichita Falls
hospital
and Rowe, Inc.
Wednesday, March 14, 1990
l:49 a.m.—Officer of South
Highway 25 monitoring severe
thunderstorm movement
6:55 a.m.—Subject called to
report missing car
8:58 a.m.-Subject who called
earlier reported missing vehicle
found
1:41 p.m.-Complaint from
resident in the 500 block of
North Electra of a car driving
fast up the street
9:47 p.m.—Subject in station
to report sparks coming from
building near grain elevator.
Appear to be electrical line.
City electrical department no-
tified to investigate
Harold White, Sr. of Wichita
Falls.
Davis drdw 1,104 votes and
White 1,296. So they’re in a
runoff.
Sunday, March 18, 1990
7:59 a.m.—911 call, subject
having seizures request emer-
gency ambulance. One subject
taken to EMH
8:22 a.m.-Call from a resi-
dent in the 200 block of East
Wharton that someone had run
into fence during night
8:57 p.m.-Traffic at Railroad
and Main, one subject arrested
driving while license sus-
pended, wrecker called to pick
up vehicle
• Monday, March 19, 1990
8:19 a.m.-Request for an
officer to come to a business in
the 400 block of North Main.
Reference to a dryer being torn
up
1:46 p.m.-Phone call from
tavern reported someone had
broken into a vending machine
and ransacked it
Tuesday, March 10, 1990-
Minor traffic accident reported
on supermarket parking lot
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VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
Telephone^ 817)493-21 14
493-2113
Wichita Falls visited Mr. 'and \
Mrs. Dan Villarreal last week.
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Recent guests of Mr. Leroy
Winger was Walter Winger oL
Houston.
Falls Democrat is shakey.
So, it appears that people who
want to retain the community
representation balance in Wi-
chita County need to get inter-
ested in the runoff election.
By Bob Hamilton
Iowa Park Leader
EDITORS NOTE
Republican Candidate Buck
Buchan said Monday morning a
run off will not be necessary for
Buchan will be the Republican Dallas where Wayland received
on the ballot in November.
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Mrs. Thelma Conner and
Mrs. V.N. Hibbons, Mr. and
Mrs Grady Long and Gra-
cie Sanders of Vernon, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Henderosn of
Arizona, Mrs. Leia Rhaton of
Tennessee visited Mr.and Mrs.
Charlie Rawle in Duncanville
recently and took pictures and
had a real get together and did!
a lot of ole fashion talking.
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Mr. and Mrs. Benny Reed,
Mr.and Mrs. Eddie Williams,
already working Mr.and Mrs. Charles Weaver,
Ola Bea Lucky, David Fos-
Spring Bake Sale
Thursday-April 5
St. Paul Catholic Church
9:00 a.m.-2:00p.m.
★Cakes *Candles*Cookies*Breads
Lunch will be served
Sandwiches-Nachos-Pie
Tea-Coffee
I doubt very seriously he
knows anything more about the
rural part of Precinct 4 than
where the voting boxes are
located.
Besides being a resident of
“ ‘ ‘; a long time
employee of that precinct, and
knows the area like the back of
his hand.
So why should nonresidents
of Wichita Falls have any
concern over where a precinct
commissioner lives?
western part of the county, and
then reaches into Wichita Falls
by taking the southern pat of the position who could possibly be
.i considered. They are Electra
mayor Gene Minderman and
Buck Buchan, who also are
headed for a runoff.
But the likelihood of a
Republican defeating a Wichita
Dear Editor
The warm weather has every-
one thinking about Goat BBQ.
We needed to inform you that the
Red River Goat BBQ Associa-
tion will not be organizing the
1990 cookoff.
Another group of people is
interested is continuing the
annual event in the same format
and they are
out the details as I belive is
reported elsewhere in today's ter, Mr.and Mrs. Pat Kim-
paper. 1 , ’ "
A homing pigeon can fly at a speed
of up to 60 miles an hour over a
distance of 75 miles.
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Jeannette and Teddle Miller, Publishers
* Ann Wright, Composition
Published Thursday of each week at 207 North
Waggoner. Mailing Address Is P.O. Box 1192, Electra,
Texas 76360. Second class postage Is paid at Electra,
Texas. Electra. Star-News entered at Post Office at
Electra, Texas, March 26, 1953. The Electra Star entered
at the Post Office at Electra, Texas, April 2, 1921.,
The Electra News on August 2, 1907 under the Act of
Congress on March 1, 1879. Annual Subscription rates
are $10.00 In Wichita and Wilbarger Counties, $12.00
elsewhere In Texas; $16.00 anywhere else in the United
States.
It's finally happening. The
fear that was expressed sev-
ti.eral years ago, when Wichita
County commissioner precinct
lines were redrawn, observers
predicted the eventual attempt
to consolidate more power in Wi-
chita Falls.
As a effect of the voters' right
act passed by congress in the
9:20 a.m.-Prisoner served
breakfast
2:20 p.m.—Subject in station
to turn in a wallet found near
service station
6:41 p.m.-Owner of lost
wallet notified
Electrail's
Once more spring is in the air.
Electra, the community is on
the (way up. Electra (the com-
munity) won the KTB award.
HARROLD
NFWS
vW Mrs: H.C. Clubb
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vin Lee Schoppa, Mrs. Emma
Hildebrandte, Mr. and Mrs. El-
ton Zoch, Mr. Ed Gooch, Mrs.
Orva L. Cook, Mr.and Mrs. >
Carl Freeling, Mrs. Bobbie Mc-
Duff, Mr. and Mrs. WUlie
Zipperly, Mrs. Shelia Lovett,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Freel-
ing, Mrs. Louise Hasty, Mrs.
Garret Reinisch, Mr. Herbert4’'
Mitschke, Mr. and Mrs. Timmy
Baker, Mrs. H.C. Clubb, Mrs.
Marvin Schoppa Sr.and Mr.
Keith Haney attended the Santa
Rosa Telephone meeting Tues-
day night at the Wilbarger
Memorial Auditorium. Mrs.
Ola Bea Lucky received a $50
door prize, Mrs. Janie Kimbrew
received a $50 savings bond.
The Baby Boomers provided the#;
music. Lawrence Hrncirik was
re elected to the Harrold and
Oklaunion exchange. A good
time was reported by all.
Miss Sherry Glass and Mrs.
Sherry Pennington made a trip
to Wichita Falls where Mrs.
Pennington received a
medical report.
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Lynville Morris defeated C.D.
Judd Jr. in Wilbarger Precinct.
4 Commissioners race.
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Mrs. Jackie Bellar and Way-
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CLOWNS • AER1ALISTS
ELEPHANTS • ACROBATS
Thursday, March 29
4:30 p.m.
Electra Rodeo Grounds
Advanced Tickets
$5.00 adults, $3.00 children
$1.00 Higher at the Gate
Available from Lions Club members, Chamber of
Commerce, Creative T- Shirts, Flusche Supply
Sponsored By
Electra Lions Club
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the republican nomination. Mr. land Whitecotton made a trip to
a medical check up. J
play.
Businesses will be asked
for donations. As always the
businesses will help. Former
Little Leaguers can donate also.
This is for the kids of the
community.
This will be a successful
little league season because
of one big reason. Electra
(the community), from pre-
little Leaguers to retired Little longer be an individual town,
but a very small suburb of
Wichita Falls. Burkburnett has
a county commissioner so does
Iowa Park, why not Electra?
His opponent in this run off
race said on television that if it
hadn't been stormy on election
League pledge says it best “I day, he would have won the race
trust in God-I love my country outright.
and will respect its laws I will Let us show him and everyone
play fair and strive to win-but else that the people of Electra
wjn or lose I will always do my can put our man in office,
best." regardless of the weather!
We are going to vote for Mr.
Bill Davis, April 10 and keep
Electra on the map. Won't you?
We feel that this will save our
town.
Bill and Meta Graves
THANK YOU
for YOUR SUPPORT!
paper. brew, Mr .and Mrs. Dan Vil-
We have worked closely with lareal, Mr.and Mrs. L. Hr-
them to help the transition go nick, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
smoothly and encourage you to Hodges, Doug Schoppa, Mr.#,
fully support them. and Mrs. Dhane, Mr. and Mrs.
Sincerely Hubert Raschke, Mr. Mar-
Diane Gafford ~ ~ ~
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remember ' has^had^a^
_ County Commissioner from here
Electra (the community) is get- to represent usjin Commission-
ting closer and closer to having *
a business relocate here.
Spring time means Little Bud Greer took it over and has
League Baseball. This is an served in that capacity for 31
Eiectra (the community) func- years. He has done an excellent
tion. Parents bring your kids job for us, but now he is retiring,
to register to play and to watch If we can't have Bud, let us
them enjoy themselves as they do the next best thing; let's
get someone who has worked
with him several years, one who
knows the needs of our town and
surrounding communities.
Why should we elect a man
from Wichita alls who doesn't
know our town and would not
have a personal interest in us.
We feel that we must have
someone who lives here or
Electra will lose its identify
in the county. We would no
White is taking advantage of
his support among Wichita Falls
residents, as well as his son's
position as county chairman of
1970s, precinct boundaries in the Democratic Party,
the county were changed in an
effort to balance the number of
people in each precinct.
Because Wichita Falls has
most of the population, the
precincts were designed so as all
four took in parts of the larger Electra, Davis is
city.
And it was then that the pre-
diction was made that even-
tually commissioners would be
residents of the city.
Traditionally, each precinct
was represented, because of the
boundaries outlining each com-
missioner's area, by residents _
in Wichita Falls, Iowa park, cjty op county are always
Burkburnett and Electra. concerned about power, and
Precinct 4 had always been they doubtlessly see the poten-
Electra s. In order to reach tial power of having two of
Wichita Falls, its boundaries the four commissioners living
were changed to include all the within their own city limits.
Of course there are two
Republican candidates for that
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