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We shouldn’t let the year get by without a tip of the hat to some
hard-working folks who have made it possible for the rest of us to
get about our business during the worst three to four weeks of
winter weather any of us can remember in this corner of the Texas
Panhandle. I’m talking about the city, county and state highway
department crews who have kept our streets and highways pass-
able during the series of three overlapping snow storms between
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
"Somalia," this joker me, "is a Republican heaven. It has
no government regulations, everybody owns a gun, there
are no public schools, there are no taxes and nobody gets
an abortion."
I 'HE HUMAN BEING longs to share with
JBt another human that which one has found
to be meaningful.
Statement from Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock
on the death of Ben Ezzell,
publisher of the Canadian Record:
Actually the snows started a few days before Thanksgiv-
ing and stayed with us almost to Christmas Day, but except
for the blizzard days when the snow piled up faster than it
could be removed, everything has stayed open to traf-
fic...and that’s remarkable performance in this area where
we do not have (and cannot justify) the kind of snow-
removal equipment needed to handle storms of this mag-
nitude which happen only at rare intervals. So let’s give a
big thank-you to a few public employees who worked long
and hard to keep us mobile through it all.
"Neither the threats of fire bombs nor the siren of personal ego
changed Ben Ezzell’s course or convictions, not In business, not tn
politics and not tn friendships.
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common sense were his creed In all things big and small. He was
absolutely fearless when It came to standing up for Individual and
human rights.
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There is good ground moisture, which is al-
ways a plus in the Panhandle. Although some
people take a dim view of the prison, it is creating
approximately 100 jobs. The prison ministry,
spear-headed by Swisher County clergy and
laypersons, is a bright spot. There are some other
reasons for optimism.
As we embark upon another year, I wish for
each reader good health, happiness and
prosperity. Here’s hoping 1993 holds far more
peaks than valleys for you and yours.
Ben R. Ezzell, 76, editor of
The Canadian Record for 44
years, died Tuesday, January
5, at an Oklahoma City Hospi-
tal following heart surgery.
He was born May 22, 1916
in Alvord to Benjamin Roach
and Blanche Ray Ezzell. He
was a graduate of West Texas
State College in Canyon.
He began his journalism
career while in high school in
Quitaque and after his college
graduation worked on the
Claude News, the Floyd
County Hesperian and the
r Seminole Daily Producer.
and Trent Ezzell of Canadian,
Sarah Atlee of Albuquerque,
New Mexico and Ben and Anne
Ezzell of Enid, and one great-
grandchild Madeline Anne
Brown of Canadian.
In accordance with his
wishes, Ben’s body was
cremated. A memorial service
will be held this afternoon
(Thursday) at four o’clock in
the First Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers the family
asks that memorials be made
to the Memorial Fund of the
First Presbyterian Church or
to the Ben R. Ezzell Memorial
Scholarship Fund at the First
State Bank of Canadian.
These editorial
pages were written
early last week
before and during
the editor’s hos-
pitalization, and are
printed here with-
out change.
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ravaged many of our families again and again.
This virtually completed year will not be looked
back upon as a favorite by many of us.
There were bright spots in ’92, and we hope to
build on those for a more positive next year.
There is that word "hope" again.
We HAVE o enter the new year with high
expectations. We must believe that it will be a
good year.
"Texas has lost a great man and I have lost a good personalfriend of
many years standing. I hope that Nan and family find some solace In
knowing that their grief Is shared by many."
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He joined the Air Force in
1941, foreseeing the country’s
■ entry into World War II, was
commissioned in Miami,
\ Florida on August 5, 1942 and
served overseas for 2-1/2 years
as an Air Force intelligence of-
ficer in New Guinea, the Dutch
East Indies and the Philip-
pines.
After the war he returned to
the Texas Panhandle and was
managing editor of The
Hereford Brand for two
years before moving to
Canadian. He and his wife
Nancy, became co-editors and
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co-publishers of The
Canadian Record in 1948.
Ben met Nancy Morgan on
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7,
1941 in Denver and they were
married the following August
in Miami, the day he was com-
missioned.
In the interveningyears the
newspaper and its editors have
won many professional honors.
Ben had been a longtime
member of the Panhandle
Press Association, served as
secretary of the group for a
number of years, and was a
past-president of the organiza-
tion. In 1992 he was honored
by the PPA as a member of the
PPA Hall of Fame. He was
named Canadian Man of the
Year for 1968.
In addition to his wife,
Nancy, Ben is survived by
three sons: Ben Ezzell, jr., of
Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Robert Ezzell of Canadian and
David Ezzell of Enid, Ok-
lahoma; three daughters,
Marian Ezzell of Albuquerque,
Catherine Ezzell of Bryan and
Laurie Brown of Canadian; his
mother, Ray Ezzell of
Canadian; six grandchildren,
Gabriel Brown, Colby Ezzell
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1993, newspaper, January 7, 1993; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1262825/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.