Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1983 Page: 2 of 20
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Windows
Siding
You Name It
Insulation
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LU Garage
D Family Room
O Wiring
LU Cement Work
D Bath
Extra Room
Kitchen
1 Check This List.
2 Get An Estimate Of The Cost.
3 See Us For The Money
REASONABLE MONTHLY TERMS
REINVEST IN YOUR INVESTMENT
WITH A HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN
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was available on the bids;
A report by City Manager
toward initiation of the
Chicken
Purchase of the Burgin
charge of telephone har- Pleasant's annual festival
Dedication of a sewage .
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Dr. Wayne Copelin
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Evangelistic Singer
Marion Warren
Sunday - Wednesday
April 24 - 27
Keep the Comfort
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filed against them March 23.
Both men pled guilty and
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ADDITIONAL planters
for the downtown area
were moved into place by
Michael Evans and M. L.
Pope, employees at Mt.
Vernon Farm Supply,
Monday, April 18. The
concrete / rock planters
match those already in
place at various points
around the downtown
area. The men placed 16
planters with four install-
ed at the east side of First
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Anthony Gale Gibson, filed
on April 4, placed on six
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graduate of Southwesternz
Insulation’s a two-fold
blessing. It keeps
the heat in now . . .
saving fuel. Come
summer, it retains
cool air...saving your
electrical power.
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and around the world He along this area will be offset built in the late 1960’s,
has also served in crusades from the rock ditch to allow
National Bank, four more
along the south side of the
bank’s parking lot on
Kaufman Street, and four
others on the north, east
and west side of the plaza.
Those on the plaza are
part of the Chamber of
Commerce Improvement
Committee’s project,
while those east of the
bank were purchased by
the bank. (Staff Photo)
Free Estimate
M. P.
Insulation
FHA Loans — Call For Earl Roberts
A Nursery Provided
First Baptist
Church
319 Kaufman
9
Rutherford Street
Project Proceeds ‘
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proximately five years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lowry,
property owners at the
southeast end of Rutherford for a change in a portion of
Street, appeared before the the city trash route for
council during the public Wednesday pick ups to Fri-
hearing on the matter, to day pick ups The are^'.-
protest charges proposed to scheduled for change is
them for construction of the along East Main from
curb and guttering along a Teague Motors east and in-
portion (approximately 300’) eluding the Harvey addition" *
of their property which will Arrington and Carthef
border a rock drainage streets. ,r
ditch. Lowry indicated they Trash pick up in these
felt the construction would areas will be offered on both'.
neather benefit nor enhance Wednesday and Friday,
the appearance of the pro- April 27 and 29.
perty. | ' '
The street is to be con line along Miller Street from-
structed 27’ wide from back the high school baseball field
of curb to back of curb, to Weatherford Street was'
Water along the east end of accepted by the City from '
the street is to be diverted to the Mt. Vernon Independent
the street is to be diverted to the Mt. Vernon Independent
the south side of the road into School District. The district
a state maintained drainage had installed the line when-->
ditch. The curb and gutter the new school complex was ;
The first item of business (
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Graham and guard rail to be erected the canvassing of the April 2 ,
fee of 1370.
L. J. Doss, filed March 29,
one for driving while license judicated probation for six and ordered to pay a $300
The DWI cases had five probation fee of $370.
enter pleas of nolo con-
trendere (no contest), and „
five entered pleas of guilty, month unadjudicated proba
Cooking
Contest
J I Clint Cooper, Chairman of
were fined $330 each in addi- the Fowl Fandangle Com-
tion to $70 court cost each. mittee, has announced that
William Bryan Bennett pl- the 1st annual northeast
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to six months in the Franklin test will be the highlight of
County Jail on a charge of this year’s Fowl Fandangle,
terroristic threat. sponsored by the Mt.
Fred A. Edwards entered Pleasant-Titus County
a plea of nolo contrendere on Chamber of Commerce. Mt.
" charge of telephone har- Pleasant's annual festival
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Noon services will also be
held Monday, Tuesday, and northwest Houston “
Wednesday. These “mid-day Marion Warren also at-
oasis” meetings will feature tended Southwestern
sacred music and a brief Bi- Seminary. The Euless resi-
ble Study presented by dent has been in music
Marion Warren. The lunch evangelism for fifteen years
each day will be provided During that time he has led
courtesy of Adult Sunday crusades across the country
School classes.
Dr. Wayne Copeiin, a Franklin National
Street Dance Set
A street dance to benefit
the Franklin County Com-
munity Center has been set
for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28
in the parking lot of Franklin
National Bank
Barbecue sandwiches, soft
drinks and ice cream will be
for sale at the dance.
Stuart Richey and the Big
Woods Band, and other
bands, will appear at the
dance Anyone interested in
supporting the Franklin
County Community Center is
urged to attend.
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cases before Franklin Coun- judicated probation for one
the Billy
Evangelistic Association. I
Everyone is cordially in- the rock drainage ditch,
vited to attend the Spring Bids on the proposed con-
Revival A nursery will be struction were scheduled to Wayne Foster and
provided for children to age be opened for review Tues- aiderman to the council,
three. day, April 19 No information Larry Scott.
revival services at First
Baptist Church of Mount tensive experience as a
Vernon, 319 S. Kaufman, crusade evangelist as he has
April 24-27. Sunday’s ser- preached in hundreds of
vices will be held at 11 a m. meetings over the last
and 7 p.m. Monday through twelve years Recently, he
Wednesday nights’ services has assumed the pastorate of
Calvary Baptist Church, a
fast-growing congregation in
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. industry in the N. E. Texas
k area has been set for June
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This year’s festival will
I get underway Friday night
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I the kids. Saturday’s ac-
I tivities will start at 9:00a.m.
with a parade. Immediately
following the parade the
Chicken Cook-off will begin.
The winner will be announc-
ed by Bo Pilgrim at a dance
to be held Saturday night.
Revival Begins At First Baptist
Evangelists Wayne Baptist Theological
Copelin and Marion Warren Seminary in Fort Worth, . . „ . . ---------------- k
will be leading spring having earned the Doctor of with associate evangelists of placement of 6 dome poles conducted by the council was
' ~ Ministry Degree. He has ex- the Billy Graham and guard rail to be erected the canvassing of the April 2 J
tensive experience as a Evangelistic Association. along the entire distance of election ballots, followed by ?
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of office to Robert White, J
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The only remaining case tion and ordered to pay $370 charge of reckless conduct
merely forfited his cash probation fee.
bond, used as a fine in the Robert Charles Beckham,
case, Wilmer Hal Hawkins, filed April 18, sentenced to
filed January 31, 1983. six days in the Franklin
Those pleding no contest County Jail and ordered to r_
originally were disposed of pay a $300 fine in addition to ed guilty anefwas sentenced Texas chicken cooking
as follows: Ruben Tascano the cost of court. .......
Gudino, filed March 23, plac- Jeffery Burkett, filed
ed on six months of unad- March 23, placed on unad-
judicated probation, and judicated probation for six
ordered to pay a probation months and ordered to pay a
fee of $400 $370 probation fee.
The Mt. Vernon City Coun- prior to press time for this-
I * cil continued with steps week’s issue.
L toward initiation of the A report by City Manager
A Rutherford Street improve- Jack Perrin was given to the
L8 ment project over the pro- council concerning the pro-
T test of one land owner during gross of various projects ip
the Tuesday, April 12, the city. He noted the 1982
« meeting. Community Development
/ The council adopted or- Block Grant funding request
| dinances providing for the was returned not funded
defrayment of cost of curb- Purchase of the Burgin
ing and guttering for the pro- property at the rear of the
ject at $5.00 per linear foot to Rutherford Drug building'
the property owners along was confirmed by Perrin,,
t both sides of the section of Completion of the purchase
m Rutherford Street from needed for the completion of
Holbrook to Leftwich the East Plaza parking pro-
streets. This has been the ject moved consideration of
policy of the council for ap- the project into the hands of
the City Street Committee
for recommendations.
Authorization was given ,
Pleas Heard In 16 County Cases |
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Judicated probation for six ordered to pay a fine of $300
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( ounty Criminal Court Mon propaUoti fee. $370 probation fee court
day, April ill / Michael L. Slaughter, filed Barry Wright, filed March Grady Dean Cummings,
Among the cases before March 23, placed on unad- 24, placed on unadjudicated charged with driving while ’
t^.,co?rt were l°r dri'rtf’S judicated probation for six probation for six months and license suspended was given «
James Nelson, filed on rassement. He was sentenc-
March 4, placed on unad- ed to 10 days in jail and
year and °fdered to pay W) months and ordered tn pay a
$370 probation fee.
Barry Wright, filed March
24, placed on unadjudicated charged with driving while
months, and ordered to pay ordered to pay a probation io days to provide proof of in-
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while intoxicated; two for i .
reckless conduct, one for ter- $370 probation fee.
roristic threat; one for T * T M „
telephone harrassment; and March 29, placed on unad- sentenced to *10 days in jail
months, and ordered to pay a fine ^ addition "to cost of
court.
Both Jodie B. Luster and
Jimmie Charles Lawson
entered guilty pleas on a
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Mailing Address:
P. O. Drawer Q
Mount Vernon, Texas 75457
T. Cass Taliaferro
Attorney at Law
Announces The Relocation
Of His Office
To
105 Kaufman Street
(Whitt Building Next To M. L. Edwards Co.)
Mount Vernon, Texas 75457
Effective April 1, 1983
Telephone Number:
(as before)
537-2283
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Wright, Pat. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1983, newspaper, April 21, 1983; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1296041/m1/2/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.