Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1991 Page: 3 of 16
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FALL 1991 REGISTATION:
VERNON & WICHITA FALLS
Ethel Davidson
Funeral Rites
Are Conducted
Alberto Q. Banez, M.D.
Surgery
Raymond L Owen, M.D.
Family Practice
Jerry Hanks
Dies Aug. 6
In Gainesville
ALLSTATE INS. CO.
REPUBLIC INS. CO.
TRA VELERS INSU. CO.
TRINITY INSU. CO.
The necessary forms are avail
able at each campus or the Ad
Great grandchildren include
Nell Strawn of Electra, Dorothy
Holder and Pat Fullerton of
G. Don Rone
Ruth Teaff
Darlene Urban
Penguins cannot fly but are excel*
lent swimmers
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llectra High School students
need to come prepared Tuesday
on the first day of school to
spend lunch time on the campus,
McAlister of Eagle Mountain
Lake, Virginia Brown of White
Oaks, Jimmy Holley of Ar-
lington, Van Holley of Austin,
Joe Corder of Austin, Timmy
Corder of Illinois, Steve Corder
of Albany, Larry Corder of
Lake Villa, Dennis Corder of
/Vizona, Darlene Smith of Ok
lahoma City, Alex Aman of Ok-
lahoma City, David Hobbs of
Muskogee, Okla, and Jimmy
and Kenny Corder.
er; Selena Nettles,
one excellent, and
sister, Doris Stephens of Elec-
tra; Two step sons Gary Charles
Holcomb of Coppell Texas and
Michael Brent Holcomb of Dal-
las, Texas; lour grandchildren
and five step grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bob Able,
George Provence, Claude Walkei
Owen Irby, Tony Bowden and
Gary Whatley.
Jerry “Bubbie” Hanks, 51,
Died August 6, 1991 in Gaines-
ville, Texas.
Funeral Services were con-
ducted Thursday, August 8,
1991 at 2 p.m. from the First
Baptist Church in Electra with
Dr. Eddie Chennault officiat-
ing. Assisting was Rev. Joe
Ainsworth , pastor of Red-
bud Baptist Church, Lubbock,
Texas. Interment was in Elec-
tra Memorial Park under the
Breakfast Milk, Juice, sau
sage, gravy, biscuits.
Lunch Chicken nuggets, (iota
toes, gravy, mixed vegetables,
rolls, milk, pudding.
High School Hamburger bas
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4105 MAPLEWOOD 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 P.M.
Late Registration Vernon:
August 26-30 Osborne Administration Building
Late Registration Wichita Falls-
August 28th and 30th 4105 Maplewood
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salad, pickles, milk, Iruit.
High School Hamburger bas
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basket.
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Studcntsvv ill have their choice
daily The menus is published
weekly in the Elcctrti Star
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rison of Seminole, Guy Lynn
Robertson of Lubbock, Joyce
Gist of Tulsa, Okla., Sam
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Funeral Services for Ethel
Rose Davidson, 95, were held
Saturday August 10, 1991 at
10:30 a.m. from St. PauPs
Catholic Church with Rev.
Aidan Donlon officiating. In-
terment was in Mt. Carmel
Cemetery under the direction
of Totten-Day Funeral Home.
Christian Wake was held Fri-
day at 6:30 p.m.
She died August 7, 1991 in
Bedford, Texas. She was born
March 29, 1896 in Wylie Texas
to E.B. and Nora (Cotter)
Marchant. She had lived in
Electra until moving to San
Antonio, Texas in 1981 and then
moved to Fort Worth Texas
in November 1990. She was a
member of St. Paul’s Catholic
Church in Electra.
Survivors include one son,
Joe Cotter Davidson and daugh-
ter in law, Vivian of Bedford,
Texas; One daughter, Nora
Jane Forester and son in law
Tim of San Antonio, Texas;
16 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Robert
Efoisa Y. Banez, M.D.
Internal Medicine
As a service to our patients..
ELECTRA MEDICAL CLINIC
Files AH Insurance Claims
For An Appointment Call 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Be suspicious of an offer in your
mail that promises huge profits.
High School Students
To Eat Lunch At School
ministration Building, or the
form published recently in the
Star-News may be used.
Those attending an Electra
school on the last day of the 90
91 school year who did not apply
for rcduced/free meals but wish
to do so this year must also have
a completed form the first day of
school. ■ 1
Organizational
Meeting Slated
Organizational meeting for
support group at Ekctra Junior
High xvill be licld Thursday,
August 22 at 7 p.m. in the school
auditorium.
Parents, students, teachers
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VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE
neral Honje.
He was born June 28, 1940
in Electra to Elmo and Marcile
(Cohron) Hanks. He and Linda
Fletcher were married October
14, 1990 in Gainesville, Texas, of Jean
He had lived in Marietta grandson of Lelia M. Rowe
Oklahoma about 10 months. He and the late Eddie Rowe,
had lived in Gainesville Texas has returned home from Saudi
about 2 year prior to that. He Arabia after being deployed
was a i---’ - -- ----
Baptist Church in Gainesville,
Texas.
Survivors include his wife,
I FLAG LINE — EHS Band Fla$ Line won a grand champion trophy,
on home routine and the spirit stick two days during the Flag Camp held at Midwestern
State University in June. Crystal Gee, left, was named all star performer and MCA Honor
Roll. She and Julie McMurtrie, Stephanie Coleman, Selena Nettles and Leigha Jennings
were named All American. From left are Crystal Gee, two superior individual ratings;
Leigha Jennings, one superior and one excellent rating; Tina Sawy< “
one superior and one excellent; Julie McMurtrie, one superior ana
Stephanie Coleman, two superior ratings.
buquerque, N. M., Mike Lee
of Wichita Falls, Sue Barker
tra has the 1920 copy of the of Whitesboro, Ann Brack
Electra Star containing his obit
1^, uary notice.
Congregate Menus for the
citizens who will be eating in the ■
Annie Powell Senior Citizens ;
Center next week have been
announced. Meals are served
each day at noon at the Center.
Menus are as follow:
Friday-Roast beef,
gravy, mashed potatoes, Brus-
sels sprouts, banana cake.
Monday-Oven fried steak,
cream gravy, pinto beans, turnip r
greens, pineapple upside down
cake.
Cafeteria
Menus
Cafeteria Menus for the stu
denLs eating in the Electra Pub
lie Schools the week of August
20 23 have been announced.
Menus are as follow :
Tuesday
Breakfast-Juice, milk, cc
real, toast.
Lunch Hamburgers, tator
tots,salad, rolls, milk, brownie
HighSchool Hamburger bas
kct. chef salad,burrito basket
Wednesday
Breakfast Managers Choice
Lunch Cheeseburger casse
role, corn, green beans, milk,
ice cream.
HighSchool Hamburger bas
ket, chef salad, chicken nuggets
Basket
member of the Temple January 10, 1991.
, He is the great grandson of
the late Willie and Nellie Rowe.
He is stationed with the 445th
Linda of Marietta, Oklahoma; National Guard MP out of
Onejson, David Wayne Hanks McAlester, Oklahoma.
Forester, David Forester, Joey Trecic Bergt and Carrie Roper
/” J of Vernon, Texas; His father,
Davidson, Mark Davidson, Paul Curley Hanks of Electra; One
Joel Corder Among Civil War Veterans
The name of Joel G. Corder,
pioneer Texan, Civil War vet-
eran and Indian fighter, is not
listed among the 146 Confeder- Iowa Park, Richard Laird of
ate veterans buried in Wichita Lubbock, Mickey Laird of Al
County, however granddaugh
ter Ruby Corder Laird of Elec
of the stale from hostile Indians
and the numerous outlaws and
bandits that roamed the plans
in those pioneer days /XTter the News and was included in the
war he was engaged in several August issue of The Pride. Stu
Indian fights and succeeded in dents maj also bring a sack
helping capture several cattle lunch,
outlaws. Meal tickets are to lie ob
Other relatives of Corder tamed in the principal’s oilice
in the area include additional by 8 a in each morning Full
grandchildren, Dorothy Lee priced meals are $1 00 with re
and Elwood Haynes ol Electra, duccd meals being 40 cents.
Kenneth Corder ol \ernon, StudcnLs who arc new to the and all other interested persons
Paul Haynes of Iowa Park, district who wish to participate arc encouraged to attend.
Frances Babbitt of Oklahoma in the free/rcduced lunch pro
City, Myrtle Fay Hobbs of gram must have a completed,
Oklahoma City, Aline Evans approved iorm before they are
of Springtown, Joe !•. Corder eligible,
of I.ake Villa, Ill., and Dons
Whitehill of Wichita Falls
His services were held in
October, 1920, and according
to the Oct. 23, 1920, edition,
“Services will be conducted
under the direction of the
Confederate veterans here, and
all the soldiers will be in full
dress uniform. They are Maj.
Ed C. Wilson, W. H. Miller, W
H. Ballard, F. E Pitts, J D
Garner and J. Wai raven.’’
Corder was born Jan.
“■ 1848, and joined the Confed
erate forces at the early age of according to Principal Keith
15. He was a guard m Bur Sales District officials feel the
nett county under Captain John cafeteria at the campus will be
Davidson. It was the duty of fully operational on the first day
' ■ - tj?i?. group to preset the border
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Tuesday-Polish sausage and ,
sauerkraut, macaroni and cheese ;
3 bean salad, cherry cobbler. ;
Wednesday-Cheeseburger, po- ?
tatosalad, lettuce/pickle,/onion; >5
apricots. ’
Thursday-Creole Chicken, \
kernel corn, broccoli, pear with S
grated cheese, peanut butter ?
chews. J
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Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1991, newspaper, August 15, 1991; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1233699/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.