Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981 Page: 2 of 16
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with Darlene Simpson as instruc-
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Monday and Thursday from 3:45
to 4:45 p.m. and will continue
through November 19th.
Editor-Publisher
Circulation Mgr.
Advertising Compostion
News Correspondent
Harrold Correspondent
GUESTS IN the home of Mayme
Robinson this past weekend were
Mmes. Jo Moffett of Hurst and
Pat Posey of Dallas. Both visitors
are granddaughters of the late
R.N. (Pop) Robinson, a former
Post Master in Electra.
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MR. AND MRS. Greg Ray
announce the birth of a daughter,
Summer Nicole, bom August 28th,
in Wichita General Hospital. The
new arrival weighed in at 8 pounds
and 8 ounces. Proud grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Wes O’Neal and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ray, all of
Electra.
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lemon juice together and spread
on top of strawberries. Keep
refrigerated.
MARK AND RITA Miser an-
nounce the birth of a son,
Christopher Dean, born Aug. 26th
in Vernon and weighing six
pounds and four ounces. Welcom-
ing their new brother was a sister,
Faith and a brother, Tony. Grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Branch and Jack Miser and
the late Wynona Miser. Mrs. Ruby
Truax is a great-grandmother.
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when called to the attention of the publisher.
JOETHOMPSON
VIRGINIA A. WRIGHT
GLADYS CARTER
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CONTEST
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They were Sharon Fletcher and -
TRASH
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said. “When this happens, the
trash truck must bypass that
container and a work order issued
for pickup by our flatbed truck.
This causes a timely delay in
pickup of that container which can
be avoided.
Mr. Clark asked that residents
cut branches down so that they
will fit inside the container. He
also suggested the cutting up of
cardboard boxes in order for the
containers to hold more trash. One
final suggestion of Mr. Clark was
to keep the container lids closed
for health and safety reasons. “An
open container invites insects and
speeds decay of the contents,”
Clark said. “The city sprays the
containers with insecticide, but
with an open lid, the insecticide is
almost rendered harmless.”
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MMES. R.A. Gilbert, Walter
Mersouski, Floyd Rogers, Bernice
Pohlman, Jean Kiser, Oscar Ro-
gers, Bernice Gee enjoyed a trip to
Six Flags on Thursday.
In a 1917 edition bf the Electra
News I ran across an article
• describing a collection of letters
compiled by the father of a
Canadian soldier involved in the
fighting in France during World
War I. The writer of the letters
was an English novelist who had
been visiting in the United States.
When war broke out he went to
Canada where he enlisted in the
Canadian army.
The novelist, Coningsby Daw-
son, wrote letters from the tren-
ches to family members describing
his experiences and feelings. In a
candle lit ’ dugout with shells
screaming overhead,he tried to
plan the novels he planned to write
later.
When asked how it felt to be
under fire, he wrote that you don’t
realize your danger until you come
*to think about it afterward....you
take too much interest in the sport
of dodging to be afraid.
After seeing his first’battle in the
trenches of northern France he
said he was quite disillusioned
about the splendor of war. The
splendor, he said, is all in the
souls of the men who creep
through the squalor like vermin-
it’s in nothing external.
In describing a battlefield he
asked his reader to imagine a vast
stretch of dead country, pitted
with shell holes as though it had
been mutilated with smallpox.
There’s not a leaf or blade of grass
in sight. Every house has either
been leveled or is in ruins. No
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Our Cook this week is no
stranger around Electra. Everyone
.knows Margie Swenson. Margie,
.who has been the Electra Chamber '
of Commerce manager for the lasF ‘
five years is an active supporter of
Electra and involved in numerous
local activities.
She has always been interested
in school activities and her child-
ren have always been active in
school. One daughter, Beverlene
Combest, is now library aide at
Electra Junior High. Another
daughter, Selma Lee, lives in
Lubbock and has two daughters,
ages nine and five. Mike Swenson
and his wife Deanna have one son
age two. Arlee Swenson lives in
Electra. Scott Swenson is a senior
at Electra High School.
Margie works with the United
Fund as secretary-treasurer. A
member of the First Baptist
Home Town
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A SPECIAL ACCOUNT to help
James Lawson of Electra with
medical bills incurred during a
two-month hospital stay, has been
established at Electra Savings.
Contributions to the James Law-
son account may be made there to
help off set some 516,000 in
medical bills.
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Rolanda McGrew.
The football contest is a weekly
feature of the Electra Star-News
and those merchants sponsoring
it. Turn the page to the Football
Contest this week and pick out
your choices. Write only the team
you think will win in the blank plus
the score you think for the
tie-breaker game. Return the
entry blank to the Electra Star-
News by 4 p.m. Friday. Only one
entry blank per person is accept-
ed. More than one will disqualify
all of that person’s entries.
Entrants may write their picks on
plain paper or use the entry blank
provided on the contest page.
THE ELECTRA F.F.A. held a
meeting August 27th to plan a
party for new members. The
get-together was held Aug. 30th at
6:30 p.m. in the home of Kenneth
and Carla McAlister with those
attending enjoying a bar-be-que
dinner. The next meeting of the
group will be Sept. 24th to elect
the 1981 F.F.A. Sweetheart.
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Electra, Wichita County, Texas 76360. Second
Class Postage Paid at Electra, Texas 76360.
Subscription Rates: Wichita and Wilbarger
Counties, $6.50 Per year; Elsewhere in Texas,
$8.50 per year; Outside of Texas, $9.50 per year.
Any erroneous' reflection upon the character,
standing or, reputation of any individual, firm or.
corporation, which may appear in the columns of
The Electra Star-News will be gladly corrected
. KIM AND LeArin, Ray announce
the birth of a son; Jordan Able,
born Aug. 19th in Abilene and
weighing in at seven pounds and
nine ounces. Grandparents of the
new arrival are: Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Able, Mrs. Jerry Patton and the
late Ronnie Ray. Great-grandpar-
ents are Agnes Pace and the late
Melvin Pace, Willie Lee Darter
-and the late E.C. Darter, Homer.
Ray and late Mrs. Homer- Ray of
Electra, and Mrs. R.F. Able and
the late Mr. R.F. Able of Electra.
Established 1907 and continuing the Electra News
and The Electra Star. The Electra News' and
Electra Star merged - March 26, 1953.
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bird sings. Nothing stirs. The only
live sound is at night-the scurry of
rates.
Many of the descriptions quoted
are, to say the least, gruesome to
the reader,’ but certainly give a
clear idea of how it really was
during , the “Great War.” The
excerpts also show the ideali^"
possessed by most of the yourig
men, and by most citizens of that
day it seems. He speaks of laying
' down one’s life for one’s friend, of
sacrificing so that future genera-
tions may be good and kind, of
men’s souls rising above the
distress because they had to. in
order to survive. ■
Even war must have be^t
comparatively simple then compW I
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1 large carton strawberries
1 large cool
1 can Eagle Brand Milk
2 T. lemon juice
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red to today. Everything in pur •
modem world has to be psycho-
analyzed, motives sought .and
attempts made to understand [he
feelings of the various people’ or
cultures involved. It is a complica-
ted world for a simple mind!;*
Little Nuggets
A quote from the Dallas News.in
1917 complained about the stajfc ,
changing the textbooks used by
the students. Students of that day
bought their own books. If the
books were not changed they could
be passed on to younger brothers
or sisters, and, after all, some ..of
them cost as much as one dollar!
The argument of the News writer '
was that if the book was good !
enough for brother to learn hi* I
multiplication tables, why
couldn’t younger brother or sister
learn them from the same book?
Do you suppose this idea might
catch on? The City Council, on
July 6, 1917, passed Ordinance
Number 67 stating that all able
bodied men between the ages of
21 to 45, and who were inhabitants
of Electra, were liable to serve on
work crews repairing and cleaning :
the streets and alleys of the city
when called. That might serve to
make one think before throwing
trash upon the streets!
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Church she is Adult II Department
Director and president of .the
Choir. She was F.F.A. Honorary
“ Chapter,Farmer in?T979.,and
‘named Woman of the Year in
1980.
Friday she will become Church
clerk and secretary for the First
Baptist Chutch.
For many df her married years,
Margie lived on or around ran-
ches, including the 6666 ranch at
Guthrie. While her husband,
Swede, worked for the Mulesho.e
Cattle Company, she helped coofc
for the cowboys at shipping time.
Here are two of Margie’s reci-
pes.
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981, newspaper, September 10, 1981; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1234026/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.