Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1993 Page: 2 of 8
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Irene Fuentes turned a few phrases
herself last week. I plan to copy some
of her wording - like "an extreme case
of smarts" That's extra cool
Five members of the Cooper
School Special Education Department
their
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(Maggie)
Richard
Shepherd;
Church of that place
"Ihrv were accompanied by Adoral
Furgenon and Mm Faye Pound
They returned to Cooper and will he
ai home near Pecan Gap
"Mrs Beeler a a granddaughter of
Mrs W H Davis of tha city She « a
graduate of Cooper High School and
has attended college two yean
"Mr Beeler is the son at Mr and
Mrs H B Beeler who live west of
town.’
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from HISTORY’S SCRAPBOOK
DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS
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DtNNtN6 HALL
The Cooper Girts' Basket hall team
was crowned undisputed 11-AA
District champions last Friday night
when they trounced their final
opponent I ewwnlle 74-41. The team
will meet Brewer in bi-datnct the first
week in March
In a week of very cold weather the
temperature siixxl at 16 degrees
luesday morning, the lowest of <ty
week
Roy G Cam has accepted a
position as manufacturer *
representative for Memphis Cap
Company. Inc The Cam Dry Gorak
Store will he kept open by Mrs
Howard Dawson, who has worked for
Mr Cain a number of years
Ronald Mims, senior at Cooper
High School, signed a letter of intent
last Wednesday morning to attend
Southern Methodau University in
Dallas on a scholarship
Bud West, member of the Varsity
Bulldog football team and senior at
Cooper High School signed a letter of
intent with Oklahoma State University
in Stillwater. Oklahoma
H. Wayne Cumming of Cooper
was honored recently at a dinner held
at the Regent Hotel tn Dallas, at
which time he was presented an award
for "Outstanding and Dedicated"
Service to the Masonry Industry and
Job Corps Programs
The above-mentioned Cindy tells
of their neighbor Chleo Jeter, who is
so good to the Jarrell daughters. Both
Holly and Knsien think "Papa Jeter"
has hung the moon.
Shirley and Katie lifted and loaded
fifty-pound sacks of feed. One of
Katie's job* was delivering chicken
feed to the Felix Watson home. Allen
Council always rode along just to see
Kane back that little truck up and get
it into that chicken pen and unload
that hag. Katie got her learner's
permit when she was fourteen, on a
Monday. On Wednesday she drove
Jean Oliver Evans and her kids down
to the Valley
Katie now drives a school bus, with
more than considerable skill. She
drives husband L D.'s big gravel
(rucks. Fay Westerman told of a trip
she took with Katie, her kids and
Shirley and how Katie never missed a
sign and got them there safe, sound
and in gcxxl time.
Kane studied at the East Delta
School until the big consolidation with
Cooper. At CHS she was Student of
the Month, Student Council
Secretary. Homecoming Queen and
played extra well on the basketball
team She worked two years in
Principal Curtis Pardue's office It was
Kane who answered the phone when
the sad news came of President
Kennedy's assassination
You will have to wan until next
week to learn the story of the L D
Ma lone/Katie Nabors romance. I'm
out of space
February 20, 1858—Dr. Howard Atwood Kelly, ‘‘father of gynecology,”
born Camden, N.J.
February 21, 1925—First issueof New Yorker magazine published
February 22, 1630—Colonist of Massachusetts Bay Colony eat their 1st
"popped com” as friendly Indians share dinner.
February 23, 1*36—Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Mexican Army begins
siege of the Alamo, Texas.
February 24, 1943—Churchill refused to liberate Gandhi.
February 25, 1936—Military rule began in Japan.
February 26, 1040 - French Republic proclaimed.
Memo to Mary B. Thompson out
in Ixwneta: Your nice check for the
Delta County Public Library in
memory of your late sister Ruth
Blevins Carrington is in the mail
enroute to the library building fund. I
will deliver the book, "The Brush of
Angels' Wings" as soon as I can study
it and write a brief review for this
column. I enjoyed your letter, both
the 1989 one (you sent a ropy) and
the new one. You are a nice lady
... Daughter
daughters in-law
barbecue-potato
chocolate cake-and-more affair. Avon
Janes Bailey joined them, of course
The group chorused "Happy
Birthday. Dear Papaw" There was a
spirited basketball game The weather
smiled on the birthday boy. Ten
grandchildren frolicked Janes son
James Olen was called off on business
and his son David was out of pocket.
Otherwise there were no absences.
Granddaughter Stephanie (John
Charles and I .aura's) stole the show.
She was easily the most vocal there.
Doc enjoyed his party and his family
the entire day.
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DEL-^AD—
A 4NGEL1NE SHARP -IB- S U.S.A. &
Neal Helms. Kim works at Cooper
First National Neal is with Sherwood
Medical tn Commerce Kim and
Neal's daughter Sarah Elizabeth is
two
Buddy Sims (William) is the middle
kid Buddy and wife Michelle live in
Sherman, where he is in the wholesale
grocery business; Michelle is
secretary/receptionist al a clinic. Their
son Brian is seven and in second
grade, Michelle's daughter Tanya is a
high school junior and Buddy's
daughter Dara is Mrs. Jimmy Day of
McAllister. Oklahoma. The Days have
a toddler named Christopher.
Second daughter Margaret Ann
Palmer and her family are part of the
"brain drain" from Delta County.
Husband Jerry Palmer is with the
Highway Department Margaret, son
Terry Don and daughter Sherry Ixigh
Grant work for US Brass Sherry's
small daughter Nicole is four.
Hope you caught Eddie Trapp's
column "On the River" last week. Prof
Trapp outdid himself. The info on
otters and beavers was great
THE COOPER REVIEW (UPS
131940) is published weekly, except
the fourth week in December.
Subscriptions rates arc $9 per year in
Delta County. J10 per year in Fannin.
Hopkins, Hunt and lAtnar Counties;
$11 per year elsewhere in Texas; and
$12 per year out-of-state. Second-class
postage paid at Cooper, Texas
POSTMASTER Send address
changes to: The Cooper Review.
P O Box 430, Cooper. Texas 75432-
0430
Memo to Marshall Doggers of
Cooper: Helen Go Perry of
Charleston tells a story of when your
family and hers lived in a small
community up near Hugo You all
walked to school. You had a red
flannel book satchel. Helen
remembers it as the most beautiful
she'd ever seen. She has never forgot
that book satchel
Mis* Ixxine Ingel ha* been
appointed chairman for Delta (ourm
in the WAACS volunteer drive
Roy Emerson has purchased the
I <*>♦■! double brick building fonnerb
occupied bv Ralph Witxm uaith of
the southwest romer of the square
Mr and Mrs Emerson will operate »
poultry and cream business and a feed
store
H R Hicks, accompanied fy
Keister Chancelkx of < Uirksvdle. O
C. Wallings and J. E Nelson of
Sulphur Springs have returned fnxn
attending the annual meeting of
managers and superintendents of the
Texas Pubhc Utilities Co in Dallas
Ed Hendncks has sold ha
residence property on West Waco
Avenue to Goebel Tempteton.
Sweet card from Mabel
McDonnold of Houston. Each time I
get to thinking hard about Mabel,
here comes a note. Mabel's a Cooper
Review fan. We like that
Mack Mockingbird sings mernly ...
A-top the old grapevine ... His
message comes through cheerily .„
"Delta County is mine."
Cindy Jarrell. James’ woman, is a
newcomer to these parts. Cindy is not
well. She said she learned right here in
Cooper and Della County how
wonderfully kind folks can be.
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Taken From The Cooper Review Files
including Mrs. James Roseman. Mrs
Manon Cherry, Mrs. W. H. Spencer,
Mrs Cal T Scott and Mrs. Thoma
Peters, participated in a Tri-County
Cooperative Workshop Feb. 6 it
Commerce High School.
The Cooper Girts Basketball squad
edged Frankston by two p<^nh
Tuesday night at Van for the ft.
District championship
Three Cooper firms were
burglarized last Thursday night .
DePoyster I umber Co.. Kimbrell s
Etna Station, and ( handler Grocery
Sims Update: Frances Sims ot
Klondike is indispensable to the
community. Not only does she write
the News but she is a big Klondike
booster with a host of friends. Frances
and her late husband Clarence had
three children who have done them
proud.
First daughter Martha Jean Clark
is one of the valuable assets of the
Delta Bank. Martha's husband
Charles is with Nordstrom in Sulphur
Springs. Clark daughter IJsa works at
MAF Western Products in Sulphur
Springs. Clark daughter Kim is Mrs.
Dr Gaza Janes birthday is 2-11.
The whole kit and kaboodle gathered
on NF 7th on Sunday. 2-7 to celebrate
Evelyn and the
ramrodded the
salad-German
the famous Buck cher); Jesse
Hamilton Shepherd/Nancy Jane
McCurry, Thomas McGuyer/Ann
I ee; William McC urry/Sarah
Williams; William McGuyer/ Mary
An Shirley. Michael Shirley/Cathenne
(Kitte) Franz (her great, great, great,
great great grandparents from the
early 1700'*.
There's more Katie's father's
family James Madison (Pony)
Nabors/l tnnic Mae Duncan; Hudson
Allen (Hut) Nabors - who is credited
with naming Charleston^ isa Phillips;
B G. Nabors and wife Mary; John
William Phillips/F.mtly Jones; Noah
Missouri Duncan/Mihndie Heard
Katie herself numbers one brother
and one sister. Shirley Nabors and
Don Smith live near and claim the
Malone children as theirs. Brother
Grover of Charleston, Grover’s son
Robert, his wife Penny and her son
Trevor of Red Oak keep in ckwe
touch.
Iindel Ray Robnett. 11 year ok)
son of Mr and Mrs J. (' Robnett. Rt
I, Klondike. was c tv wen the first Farm
B«w of the Month tn Delta counts
being jowith
Agricultural
Chamber of
Katie Malone of Vasco tn the East
End has roots deep in Delta County
Her father was the late Keren
Nabors; her mother. Golden George
Nabors j$ a Charleston treasure
Katie's maternal forebears: Grover
George/Margarite
layer; David
Gcorge/1 ydia
David
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The annual Chamber of
Commerce banquet was held at Hotel
Cixiper T uesday night
A bam bekmgmg to R.
Stevenawi burned Sunday night
1318 poll taxes were paid to
January 31. compared with 2.418 the
previous year
table, four benches and five sewing
machines
"Mr. Gatewood is asking local
merchants for bids on 10.VM) yards
and sa bolts of doth, MM) yards of
elastic 7S dozen assorted buttons and
5 dozen needles
"Establishing of this sewing room
will afford considerable employment
for women on the relief rotis and the
garments will be issued to those
needing them"
Ihe office of County Agent W H
Jones and his staff and that of Ma*
loune Ramsey, home demonstration
agent, was to be moved to the
Henslee building on the northwest
comer of the square formers
ixcupied by the Safeway store, at th»
time.
The move would provide the two
agents with more rtxwn which was
badly needed during the press of
government activity in regard to crap
control and tn sddition would
centralize all extension service work
under one roof
Mr J (Mies previously had offices in
the Masonic building while Mis*
Ramsey had headquarters tn the court
house.
Selected as a nominee for cnilege
beauty. Miss Mildred I iwrry. daughter
of Dr. and Mrs D. O. lowry of
Cooper, was to represent the senior
claw at Texas Stale College for
Women (CIA) in the annual contest
spcxTsorcd lw the college yeartXMik
Ruth Bryan Owen. United Slates
minister to Denmark was to select the
beauties from candidates named by
each of ihe classes, and the winners
were to be announced in the spring
Mis* I owry, a prominent student in
CIA campus acitrvmes, was majonng
in home demonstration
In recognition of meritorious
service and effort in making effective
the prowuons of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration in the
application to cotton. 24 members of
the county committees were
presented with certificates of award
November 8. A L Camngton made
the presentation
Those receiving the certificate*
were: A. L Anderson, Hollis A.
White, S. P Sansing, A. B. Wilson. J.
W. Jeter, F. H. NoNe, M. C. Toon. J.
H Jeter, (art Gregg. U I Mom, L.
B. Taylor, J. C. McClain, L S.
Noland, D. D. Dunn, J. F.. Smiley. D.
T. Miller. H. D. Siephcnstm, D. R.
Scott, P. E. Sandndgc and A L.
Carrington
The awards were made by the
AAA and mcludedthe signature of
Henry A Wallace, secretary of
agriculture.
Marriage reported - "laurence
Beeler and Miss l-outsc Alison drove
to Hugo, Okla., last Wednesday night
and were united in marriage by the
Rev. Price, pastor of the Methodist
This Week’s Spotlight
(Malone) and James Crews of Pans,
no children. #12 Sue (Malone) and
Charles Davis of Omaha, two sons.
Katie Makwie is famous for her
driving. She got her learner’s permit
when she was fourteen She and her
sister Shirley Smith worked hard at
their dad’s store on the Charleston
Square Herbert Nabors ran hi* store
seventeen years - open from 6 a m to
12 midnight, seven days a week.
Sunday afternoons T-Bow George
minded the store while the Nabors
family had quality time together.
Il was reported in the November
6th Delta Courier that Cooper banks
were in excellent condition according
to statements printed at that time
elsewhere tn this same paper It
indicated that the county was tn good
financial condition after weathering
several years of dcpressKxi
Combined deposits of the two
institutions tn Cooper was
5552,221 26 continuing an increase
that had been noted in this respect for
several years. Total resource* and
liabilities of the two banks was
$820,073.79. Total car h and balances
with other hanks was $Z59,919 45.
A number of young people enjoyed
a steak fry near Klondike at this time
Tho*e in the party were: Messrs
Baxter Rhodes. John Gelino. Alvin
Stewart. Gene Mom, Misses Olive
Henderson. AJene Hooks. Nell
Wallace and Bonnie Rattan
The Friday. November 9th Cooper
Review earned ihe following motv off
the front page - ‘A sewing project for
Cixiper will be applied for by
Administrator C. I.. Gatewood when
requirements are met
"It will he necessary for the city or
citizens to furnish a suitable building,
wood stove, lights. 20-foot cutting
Rae
Simeon
Presley
Simeon
George,1 ucmda McGuyer (sister of
famous Buot cher);
Shepherd/Nancy
Thomas
William
2.492 poll taxes were paid to
January 31.
Frank Howell was given the
contract to repair Fast Ward School
building for $4,399 50 by the city
council The council is composed of i; ,
Mayor H. I Cabeen. aldermen J R. ||
Albright. J T Rountree and W J. f |
Fisher 7
Charlie Pratt and Sam Morgan 1
have purchased the North Sale Drug > j '
Store
<Ei>iH>ct$i3ikuirtt>
Ehurvdas. Evhruai > 18, 199) 1
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Ehis program
sponsored by
Committee of
(iwnmerce and the Cooper Review
The Junior Girts Auxiliary of the
First Baptist Church celebrated -heir
first anmvenary when they met n the
home of Mrs •'# W Robmson with
12 members present
W | Bartley and H C Tamkmtxi
of the First National Bank in Cixper
attended the Banker* Conventae m
Dalia*. Ihursday
A plaque was presented to Katie,
her sister Shirley Smith, her box her
Grover Nabors and Mom Golden in
November of 1986 as owners of a
Texas Century Farm. The family
owned the farm one hundred fifty
years but because courthouse rccrMds
burned they were unable to prove the
land had been owned and worked by
the Nabors family that length of time.
Katie's husband L. D. Malone has
eleven siblings. His mother Delphia
(Jopes) and her late husband Alvin
Malone raised their twelve in Izimar
and Delta Counties. Mr. Alvin was
invoked in the schixil board and on
the levee District. Miss Delphia is
expert at raising children.
Die dozen Makmes. seven sons
and five daugnters. Boys first: 4>l
William, wife Cathleen (Abbot) plus
two children and five grandchildren of
Taylortown; #2 Charles and wife Jay
(McFadden) with twin daughters and
a son. sa grandchildren and two great
grands; #3 Clarence (Bunkin) and
wife Ora lee of Taylortown, three
sons, two daughters. nine
grandchildren; #4 Claudell and
Maurice (Potts) of Whitesboro, two
daughters, one son. eight grandkids;
#5: Frank and Dons (Robinson) of
Taylortown, two sons, one daughter,
two grandkids; #6 L. D. and Katie
(Nabors) Malone ~ more about them
later, #7 Carroll Wayne and Betty
lane of Slabtown, two sons, one
daughter one grandson; #8 Ruby
(Malone) and J. L. Ales of
Taylortown - one daughter, two
grandsons, one great granddaughter;
Jo (Malone) Gordon #9 and the late
Jack Gordon - of Fort Worth) one
son. one granddaughter, one
grandson, one great granddaughter;
#10 Katherine Makme Suggs and Ihe
late Virgil Suggs of Clardy, two
daughters, one son and two
granddaughters; #11 Shirley
3,196 poll taxes were paid to
January 31.
Work has started on a new brick
building at Kkmdike
< <>of*r Ixms CM will otwerve
ladies night at Garrard Htxel Friday
night
Birthday Party "Izttle Patay Ruth
Mirm celebrated her third binhdm
Wednesdm afterrxxm. entertaining
with a party
'Dxae present were Johnnie Mae
Pollard. Marceline Dentin l<n
Dentin Getnge Edith Bigler. Charles
Ray Jackman. Billie Gene Cates.
Margaret Sue Beckham Davmmd
Ray MclXwiald. Dana lee Cumming.
Dorothy Gene («amm<n I aqutta Joe
Watsin and James Robert Morn*
"A number of game* were played,
including a fishing game
"A number of Icwcly gifts were
received afterwfuch cake and cream
were served the guests"
Ikwrd Member* and Faculty
Entertained 'Ihe third year home
eowxwnx-s girls under the directxn of
then teacher. Ma* Imogene laGrane,
entertained member* at the school
board, faculty, and their wives with a
banquet at the high scfaxM building
Monday evening
'The entertainment was furnished
by the girts of the etas* Mwres Anna
Iou Miller and Fhzabeth Cummmg
The tables were laid with white linen*
and dec rated with tall white taper*
and bowU of red princes* feather*
"Ttaats were given to the (Md
Maids responded to by Mm
Chrystelle Paul; to the Bacbekr*.
responded to by Thoma* Cummmg.
to the Newlyweds responded to by
Ray I owe. and to the guests,
responded to by R l_ Stephenson
Miss June Brackeen acted as htwtess
dunng the evening"
Amx her social event reported
"Velma Gilmore entertained sa
roupies Saturday night with a
scavenger hunt. honoring her
weekend guest. Miss Margaret Miller
of Commerce
"When the guests arrived, each
couple was given a list of art K lei to
find and bring hack Most of them
were rather hard to find but those ihai
were hardest were Mary Janice
Mitchell s signature, a baby bottle, a
t<xnb-*lone mscnptxin. a black cat, a
baby picture, and a bathing auit.
"When all returned with
articles, Margaret Miller,
Wcxxlruff, Imogene Camngton and
( hubby Byrns won the prizes by
having all iheirs. After refreshments
were served, everyone left to take
their article* hack."
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