Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1981 Page: 2 of 16
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TOM SECHRIST accepts
the drum major’s hat for
the ML Vernon Tiger
Marching Band from
Director of Bands at Mt.
Vernon Independent
Dela Crux, termed it
leasable. He abo noted that
positive identification of the
man through Anger prints
would be made at that time,
since no background on the
suspect has been made
available to officiate.
No other charges have
been filed in connection with
the incident.
School District Ben Scar-
brough. Sechrbt age 1*,
was selected as drum ma*
Jar for the band hi tryouts
Thursday, May 28. (Staff
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pehnseoat is gieeaiery. ,
Two Accidents Investigated
An accident of FM 11* dent. Heavy damage occur-
eleven miles south of Mt. rod to the vehicle.
Vernon was one of two minor No injuries resulted when
accidents investigated last Dob Mae Comer of Wlnn-
week by Department of sboro. west bound on Hwy . *7
Public Trooper Steve Blake, two miles east of Mt. Vernon
The Friday, May 29 acci- went off the road on the
dent occurred at 1:10 a.m. right, striking a mailbox,
and involved a 1970 Pontiac crossing the highway and
2-door driven by Kenneth finally coming to rest 70*
Ray Hass of Winnsboro, from the road. There was
Hass was southbound on FM minor damage to her late
115 when his car veered to model station wagon. She is
the left and struck a employed as a nurse’s aide
drainage culvert. Hass was at Terry Haven Nursing
taken to Franklin County Home and was on her way to
Hospital where he was taken wo *
for facial lacerations and
kept overnight for observa- r/
tions. Charges of driving ’
while intoxicated were filed
in connection with the acci-
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band for six years, four of
those years in Mt. Vernon.
He began his band studies in school and
Doer. Achieving numerous music in a small town, then
awards in his six years of on the college level. As drum
band, Sechrist play* both the major Sechrist hopes to br-
trumpet and treble clef bass, ing unity to the band that wiU
Sechrist won three first help it achieve more goals. 5
division medals and was Sechrist has a younger
named outstanding bands- brother, Tod, who plays
man before being named to tenor saxaphone in the
the junior high all district junior high band. ,r
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Thursday, May the sophomore class, in add!
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Mt Vernon. and second division in
I Water ty . The property adjoins la^l I
B Continued Frees Pagel already leased by M A W.-
Approved certified poligg I
officers Jit* Crittenden and
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Routine Matters
I Reckless damage, public Another damage Incident
I intoxication and traffic cita- «t Ice House Grocery ap-
■ tions outlined the work of Mt. parently happened after 1
Vernon City Police Officers a m. Sunday, May 31 when
last week. an attempt was made to pry
Chief of Police Rick Stout the door off the milk box and
reported one incident which the cover from two soft drink
occurred between 7 p.m. machines. The extent ot
Thursday, June 28 and 10:30 damage was unknown,
a.m. Friday, June 29, in
which a rock was thrown _____________
through the side window of a tions were issued, including
1972 Mercury parked at the one Io a Sulphur Strings
Ice House Grocery. Damage resident for speeding, one
was estimated at 372. Sulphur Bluff resident for
• Police arrested one male speeding, and one rech to
and one female for public in Mt. Vernon residents for
toxication Saturday, May 30. running a atop sign, im-
Botb are Mt. Vernon proper start and speediite.
residents, with one arrest oc- Officers abo investigated
curring at 9:10 p.m. and the obstructions on the Cotton
other occurring at 11:53 p.m. Brit Railroad track
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Burglar Shot Near Winnsboro
Charges of burglary have Winnsboro Police Depart-
been filed against a ment at 12:30 p.m. Friday of
Shreveport man who was ad- a call requesting officers,
mitted to a Winnsboro and reporting a man, believ-
Hospital Friday afternoon, ed to be a burglar, being held
May 29 for treatment of a by private citizens
gunshot wound to hte back. The Franklin County
According to Franklin deputies responded to the
County Sheriff C. H. “Pete” call to the Randy Mitchell
Hollingsworth, the depart- residence, located three
went surgery for removal of
the bullet. At press time he
remained in the Winnsboro
and was termed in stable
condition.
Sheriff Hollingsworth in-
dicated that the man would
____ __ be placed under arrest and
County Sheriff C. H. “Pete” cafi to the R^ Mi'tchrii tr«n»Port*d Jo Franklin
Hollingsworth, the depart- residence, located three “
ment was notified by the miles north of Winnsboro on J>f2_A,^er^
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man, who was found to have
a gunshot wound in the lower
right portion of his back.
The suspect was
transported by Russell Am-
bulance to Winnsboro
Hospital, where he under
hrist Named Mt. Vernon Drum Major
. Sechrbt, Jr. will Marching Band, announced dependent School District, band in 1978-79. He made all
Ten Scarbrough, directar of He earned the honor by Ms district band in high school
mods for the Mt. Vernon Id- conduct and performance in as i * ‘
----------------nt final try-outs before Dave sophomore and _
Clark, director of the North outstanding bandsman for
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28. He iq the son of Mr. and
Mt.Vernon.fcL^''
Sechrist, IS, has been in ensemble-contest
After completing high
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the fifth grade at White plans a career In teechtag
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Wright, Pat. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1981, newspaper, June 4, 1981; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1295883/m1/2/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.