The Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. [78], No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1976
NUMBER 50
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treasurer; Trudy McCoy, president and Mrs.
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Course Here
Tuesday
Al Croix, Denton County
Extension Agent, has an-
nounced a Small Grain
Production short course to
be held in this area next
week.
OEA OFFICERS* Officers of the Office
Education Association, Sanger chapter were
elected by members this week. The OEA club
is composed of students taking vocation office
Delinquent Tax
Payers Receive
City Warning
The City Council told City
Manager Ed Moore Monday
night to mail one more
warning letter to delinquent
tax payers.
The council, after center-
ing with City Attorney John
Sullivan, told Moore to give
tardy taxpayers 60 days to
bring their taxes up to date
or face the possibility of a
tax lien suit.
Moore mailed 30 similar
notices to the city’s largest
delinquent taxpayers two
weeks ago. Five of those
paid their taxes.
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The one-night course will
be held in three locations,
Pilot Point, Sanger and*
Krum.
The course is scheduled for
Pilot Point Monday, Sept.
13, Sanger Sept. 14 and
Krum, Sept. 15.
The meeting in Sanger will
be held at the Middle School
between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
R. J. Hodges, Small Grain
Agronismist, a specialist
from A&M and Croix will be
teaching on the subjects
Hi-bred varieties, ' wheat
fertilization* and weed and
insect control. education in high school. Seated are Martha
Entries Are Coming In For
Homecor ning Parade Oct. 9
the homecoming dinner
which will be held at 6 p.m.
Saturday night, are being
taken now.
The Coming Home King
and Queen will be selected
from those early dinner
reservations so Ex-Students
are encouraged to get their
reservations in early.
Classes ending in “6” will
be honored this year.
The theme for this year’s
homecoming is “School
Days—Then and Now”.
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TRAIN-CAR COLLISION-This 1976 Pinto
station wagon, belonging to Joyce Harmon of
Aubrey, was struck by a Santa Fe train on
the Willow Street crossing in Sanger
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Harmon had
stalled her car on the tracks and jumped out
when she saw the train coming. She was not
injured but the car was estimated by
authorities to be a total loss.
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an suggested the
How up that first
with another one
giving a deadline to pay the
accounts.
The largest delinquent tax
payer owes some $1,112 in
taxes, according to city
records. "
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ters ranged from the higlF
$1,112 to a low of $16.09.
In other business Monday
night. Mayor Ralph Cole
appointed three members of
the City Council to a
committee to locate a site for
a proposed new city park.
Cole said he would appoint
four other citizens to the
committee later this week.
The seven-member com-
mittee will make its reco-
mendation to the City
Council on the site within
the next month.
The council again voted
4-1 against placing the
proposed park on land
owned by the Sanger Inde-
pendent School District.
The school has offered an
11-acre tract of land near the
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Electric Coop
Sets Record
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Denton County Electric
Cooperative purchased more
electric power in August,
than at any other time in its
existance.
The Cooperative, 4ccord-
ing to Leonard Herring,
manager of the utility,
purchased 17,042,600 Kilo-
watt hours in August of this
year as compared to
16,072,000 kilowatt hours
the previous high set in
August of 1975.
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HUGHES. »Y
BOX 215
t.’. *i Q u n
Entries for the Sanger
Homecoming Parade Oct-
ober 9, are coming in
according to a committee
member of the Ex-Studem
Association.
Categories for parade
entries are Most Original
entry, Most Beautiful entry,
Most Comical entry, Best
Pedestrian entry. Best
Decorated Bicycle, Best
Equestrian entry, Best Band
and Best Drill Team.
Cash awards and trophies
will be awarded.
Clubs, classes, organiza-
tions, merchants and indivi-
duals are encouraged to get
their entries in early.
Entries may be made by
calling 458-7718, 458-7559 or
458-3859.
Advance reservations for
Commission
Will Meet
Next Monday
The Sanger Planning and
Zoning Commission will hold
a hearing Monday night on
an application to rezone
property at the intersection
of First and Willow Streets.
Robert Swaim has asked
that a 132 by 200 foot tract
be changed from single
family residential to light
industrial.
The property is located
between S. 1st Street and
the Santa Fe Railroad,
approximately 220 feet
south of Willow Street.
The hearing will be held at
7:80 p.m. in the City Council
chambers at the City Hall.
Ritchie, reporter/historian; Jackie Curt-
singer, vice president; and Tammy Kincaid,'
Chamber
Okays City
Profile
Sanger Chamber of Com-
merce directors will begin
work immediately on a
community profile for the
Texas Industrial Commis-
sion.
Chamber President John
Cundiff said the profile
would be fed into a computer
at the Texas Industrial
Commission.
“When an industry is
looking for things we have to
offer, our name will come
from the computer,” Curfdiff
. said.
The profile will list all
facilities in the Sanger
community as well as its
location, climate and eco-
nomic structure.
Cundiff said the service
was free to the chamber.
Jim Shannon, a represen-
tative of Brazos Electric in
Waco, attended the direc-
tors meeting Tuesday to
help Sanger launch its
industrial drive.
A representative of the
Texas Industrial Commis-
sion also attended.
Dee Jay’s To
Hold Grand -
Opening Here
The public is invited to an
open house at Dee Jay’s
Drive In Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week.
Ribbon cutting ceremonies
will bo held at the store on
Saturday, sponsored by the
Sanger Chamber of Com-
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new high school for the pro-
posed park.
The park would include
two tennis courts, a swim-
ming pool, basketball court
and two baseball diamonds.
Councilmen John Coker,
Bill Enlow and Henry
Cooper were appointed
members of the special
committee to serve with
four other citizens of
Sanger.
Cole had not named the
four other members at press
time.
John Powers, who repre-
sents Village Construction
Company, appeared before
the council to explain the
Farmers Home Administra-
tion rural rental housing
program.
He said Village Construc-
tion Company would like to
construct 24 rental units in
Smmt hwt miRet .key* the
fiMsings of the city.
The council heard a
similar proposal a month
ago, but that involved a city
housing authority.
Powers said the city
would not be involved in his
project other than oft* a
“cooperation” basis.
He said his firm would
conduct a survey to deter-
mine the need for housing
should the council agree to
cooperate in the project.
Cole told Powers the
council would study the two
proposals and make a
decision at its next meeting.
The council authorized
Moore to advertise for bids
on employe group life and
health insurance.
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Cole, Ralph. The Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. [78], No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1976, newspaper, September 9, 1976; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1282242/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sanger Public Library.