The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1976 Page: 1 of 14
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Thursday, September 2, 1976
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Dog Day
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In a desperate attempt to
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His have prompted Wagner to
Atkins believes Jennings Nursing Home here.
O’Neal stakes three new wells
Free immunizations will be
at the other end of the line given to persons who are 65
years and older, and those who
said.
Nocona Fun Tours: A chronicle of a trip
David Major and other local
fast.
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A/New Jersey strain, poses a
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The tourists were all smiles as they paaad for their picture.
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was walking south at the time
he was struck by a west-bound
There was ice cream everywhere as the band boosters served
up healthy portions of Ice cream and other desserts Tuesday
night for the Nocona High School Band. Four of those serving
up the ice cream were [left to right], Jean Shields, Maureen
referred the matter to the
Department of Public Safety.
“There are a lot of holes In Stevens at 825-3281. If neither
the report,” Trooper Tommy trooper is available, callers
Meekins, Billie Jo Wyler and Lucia Johnson. The party was
moved inside from the City Park after sudden showers arrived
for the feast.
The Weather
TEMPERATURES
widow. Pearl Melton Jennings
still resides there.
material, he reported.
Helen L. Wagner, Adminis-
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Everyone agreed that the tour truly lived up to its name.
has been virtually exhausted
because of the frequency of
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I called my wife and asked possible, according to Dr.
her to get in the Blazer and Major.
come pick us up. There is every reason to
"How will I find you?” she believe that the swine flu or
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It was all because of a dog.
It started out in a harmless 3
In Quebec we enjoyed our
tours in city vans. We went to
Old Quebec with its narrow
streets and quaint buildings.
One of the most interesting
places was the Plains of
Abraham.
Our driver took us to the
Laval University of Quebec,
said. There were only traces gather evidence, Atkins has
of skidmarks, and there was no sent clothing articles to the
broken glass or plastic grille DPS crime lab in Garland,
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The Department of Public need the help of anyone who
Safety has called for citizen might know something about
support in their investigation the Jennings accident.”
into the hit-and-run death of Anyone who might have
Paris Benton Jennings on information about the incident
committee to operate for a
full year.
Lindell O'Neal of Nocona from west lines of block 76,
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Margaret and Virgil Wall
and Abner and Karnese Wall
decided they would have
something to eat at a roadside
cafe thinking they would have
plenty of time. Then the bus
got to move up in another land
and onto the ferry.
Of course Weldon Cowan,
our efficient tour guide, took
out to get them. After a time
we saw Margaret running at
breakneck speed, dragging
Virgil and all the others. They
just made it before the ferry
took off. Believe me, they
were first back to the bus after
that.
Bureaucratic Passed Buck.
The operator broke into the
line and said she would call the
sheriff for me.
"Sheriffs Office,” the voice
A resident of Horizon Manor
Nursing Home was struck and
killed by a hit-and-run driver
early Sunday morning in front
of the home on east Highway
82.
Paris Benton Jennings, 83,
was pronounced dead at the
scene at 12:25 a.m. Sunday by
Mrs. Willie Weiss, Justice of
the Peace. He was taken to
Daugherty-McGaughy Funeral
Home by ambulance.
Department of Public Safety
Trooper Tommy Atkins said
Monday afternoon that police
have nothing to go on.
"It’s odd that nothing was
knocked from the car,” Atkins
Trooper Charles Stevens phone number with the officer
echoed that sentiment: “We on duty.
is asked to call Atkins or
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I call Rev. Jdell at 825-3705 or
Hazel Adams at 825-3873.
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15° Tax Included
outbreaks, it can be expected
to spread during the coming
flu season, said Dr. Philip W.
Mallory, Deputy Director,
Texas Department of Health
Resources.
This strain of flu has
characteristics of the influenza
which caused the 1918-1919
world pandemic. More than
500,000 American died during
that epidemic.
Free immunizations for the
rest of the population should
be available around late
Low
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Friday
Gordon and Greg Fitzgerald at
end; Larry Hill, Billy Powell
and Rexey Copeland at
linebacker; Shane Schindler
and Mark Minor at corner-
back; and Robert O’Neal and
David Arnett at safety.
The team will leave by bus
at 4:30 p.m. on Friday for the
trip.
the history of the country. At long line of all kinds of
where a guide showed us their _ Moncton we
immunized as soon as
way. I sold a puppie to a
couple in Idaho, and made
plans to take the pup to the
Dallas-Fort Worth airport for
shipment.
That seemed like a simple
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We made two breath-taking built in 1860. We saw many
tours there and our tour ships in the Great St.
champion served us the queen Lawrence Waterway. We got
of our meals there...Virginia to see the Sea Way Queen, a
baked ham and all the Canadian ship, go through the
trimmings. locks to the harbor or lakes
On the first tour we went above.
through the historical wax We also viewed the Olympic
museum, St. Joseph Oratory grounds. Then in the
and the Notre Dame Church. afternoon, we rode the bus to
Tuesday’s tour took us over the Metro Station and went to
the Victorian Jubilee Bridee the underground shonnine
write a letter to the
Department of Public Safety
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watched the vehicles waiting to get on.
missing at the 12:15 a.m. room
check.
An immediate search of
the building turned up
nothing, and the search was
then centered around the
outside of the building.
Jennings was discovered by
a passing motorist who called
Although Atkins could offer second incident in the past
no estimate of when 'the lab several months involving
will report back, he said he traffic on Highway 82 in front
"imagines they will get right of the nursing home. A
on it." Wichita Falls man was injured
Jennings had been a on June 15 when the car he
resident of Horizon Manor for was driving went out of
less than three months, the control, breaking through a
home administrator said. He pipe barrier and shearing off
was moved to Horizon Manor the Horizon Manor gas meter,
on June 1 after spending a The potential dangers of
short time at Pleasant Haven highway traffic and high speed
the three aides that were on
duty that night were three of
my best...there was certainly
trator of the nursing home, At present, the clothing no neglect on their part.
said Jennings had showed offers the only hope in “It is against state law to
signs of distress during the producing a lead in the case. lock patients in the building,"
day Saturday, and because of The lab will be searching for Wagner said. Doors can be
that, she had ordered him traces of paint or other foreign locked to prevent entry, but
checked everv 15 minutes He substances that might provide not in such a way to limit
was in his room at midnight, a clue to the vehicle used in leaving the building.
she said, but was found the crime. The hit-and-run is the
The Horizon Manor admin- asking that the speed limit be
istrator, Helen Wagner, ex- lowered east of town.
“I hate to do it, because I physicians.
will be in trouble for a week, The elderly and the
but I'll have to call my wife,” I chronically ill should be
Local man
A group of 45 people,
including 16 from Nocona,
toured Canada from Aug. 4 to
Aug. 24. The trip wai
arranged by Nocona Fun
Toura. Buna Clark of Bowie,
one of the tourists, reports
here on her trip.—Ed.
The Nocona Fun Tour really
lived up to its name. Only the
rainy weather dampened our
spirits, but not enough to stop
the fun.
One of the heart-quickening
excitements was felt at Niagra
Falls. This is one of the
natural wonders of the world
with rushing, thundering
torrents battling their way to
the sea.
The countryside on the drive
up to Ottowa was beautiful.
We’ve never seen a cleaner
city than Ottowa-the flowers
and landscaping were beyond
description.
We made a tour of the city
and stopped to watch the
changing of the guards in front
of the capitol grounds.
We left for Montreal, the
largest city in Canada, before
noon.
2,500 to 3,000 feet. The three ty, staked as No. 1 Proctor, 660
feet from southeast and 467
new wells were staked at a feet from northeast lines of
total depth of 4,200 feet. block 34, Panola County
Paul DeCleve, of Wichita School Land. A-47.
Falls, contributed the fourth The O’Neal spokesman said
well, a 6,000-foot wildcat, 1 % the odds for successfully
miles southeast of Sunset in completing a wildcat well are
south-central Montague Coun- about 35-1.
pressed her sorrow over the
accident: “It’s very tragic...
center. Did the ladies have
fun I
city police. City police
“There is not another living serious threat to the health of
person on the streets of the community. It was
Muenster. You can’t miss detected last winter at Fort
us." Dix, N. J., and if it follows the
Continued on page 2 pattern of other influenza
vehicle, “possibly an older
model car.”
enough order. Drive to the I
airport on Wednesday night, I
spend the night with relatives, b
get up and send the pup on her '
way on a 7 a.m. flight to the
little town of Hailey, Idaho. 1
Well, it seemed simple
enough in the planning stages, ,
but in my ignorance, I had I
forgotton another one of J
Murphy’s Laws: “Nothing is I
ever as simple as it first I
1 repeated my plea for help, are chronically ill.
“Sounds like you're in a fix. The immunization they
Sorry that I can’t help. I don’t receive will be for both the
have anyone over in that swine and A-Victoria strains of
direction.” flu, administered in one shot.
Bob and I sat down on the The program is sponsored
curb and assessed our by the Texas Department of
position. By then it was past Health resources and is being
2:30 a.m. and we were fading held in co-operation with Dr.
largest sports and physical water running uphill, and we
education pavillion in the drove downhill and coasted
world. right back uphill. This was the
We had a rainy day driving Magnetic Hill, a tourist
up the St. Lawrence to attraction.
Moncton, New Brunswick, but We rode on the ferry from
the rivers, trees and forested New Brunswick to Prince
mountains were so beautiful, Edwards Island. After touring
no one seemed to mind. part of the island, we returned
Our driver told us some of to the ferry and there was a
1.05
19.40 October or early November.
20.75 Persons can also get the
27.50 shots through their local
physician as soon as the
• vaccine is available to them.
seems.
The first problem was that
the plane left on Thursday
morning, requiring me to drive
to D-FW immediately after
completing a harrowing three
days trying to get another m 1 TT if J
issue of The News to print. t ttCC tOllgh tlOlllClay
Bob Robbins, Nocona’s bird
dog trainer extraordinaire, T__•• 1*1 ••
Indians kick-Off season
drop on the pup and drive
back the same night.
“Don’t worry. I’ll go along The Nocona Indians are “They learned they are David Seay and Billy Powell at
and keep you company. We ready to make war on capable of scoring,” the coach guard; Larry Hill and Randy
can talk about dogs the whole Holliday. That’s the opinion of said. “The offense has Bales at tackle; David Arnett
time.” Head Coach Bill Davenport, improved over last year.... at quarterback; Rexey Cope-
And talk about dogs we did. who has had two scrimmages they've improved over the first land at fullback; and John
All the way to the airport and with a tough Muenster squad week.” Hancock at halfback,
all the way home. Almost. to get his tribe ready. “The running backs ran Formin. the def
We quit talking about dogs “Holliday is big and good, well, but the line gave them squad will be David seal and
about two miles on the other but we're not afraid of them. I room to move." Rand, Bales at ta i .s
side of Muenster at 2 a.m. think it will be a pretty good While the offense seems to C ’ eo ...
That's where we ran out of game,” Davemport said. be a little more cohesive, the' T) 1 pe
gas. Or, more accurately, as The Ihdians travel to defense concerns the coach. E ITTA I 11 wan an
I'm sure Bob would insist, Holliday on Friday night for an “We’ve had some problems CM LII UIIIUII
“We” didn’t run out of gas, 8 p.m. test against the defensively. We've been T 11*
“I” did. fifth-rated Class A gridders in running a new defense...and IaInAM cIveIujA
We had to walk to town, the regular season opener. we are trying to learn what we ICUIIUII ULIVU
where we found the sidewalks Davenport promises no are doing. We’re small but _
rolled up and everything miracles in this first game, but quick and we haven’t learned lhe Nocona Rura1 rire
closed. There wasn't a gas he is encouraged by the Indian how to use our quickness to Department launched its
pump unlocked in the whole offense. best advantage.” annual fund raising campaign
town. “I'm pleased with the yesterday with a mailing to all
Figuring the only answer offense. If we can keep the Davenport will be taking 23 rura. landowners,
was to call and ask for the momentum going and get our men on the road to Holliday. . Ihe.a-yolunteer organiza.
assistance of a public defense to gel, we can play a “We'll be outnumbered in just tion has again asked that
official--the police—I went to a pretty good game.” about every game this year landowners assist with the fire
pay phone and rousted the Davenport bases his hopes because we don’t like to play fighting effort by donating a
local constable out of bed. on the showing the offense sophomores.” minimum of two cents per
“Hello...hello...my name is made in the two Muenster The coaching staff had acre. .. ,...
Hollingsworth, and I need scrimmages. Although the decided on a tentative starting , ror small tracts ot land with has staked three of the four and No. 3 Walter Hodges, 900
some assistance. I ran out of varsity gridders lost both line-up for Friday's game. improvements, the volunteers new wildcat wells in Montague feet from south and 330 feet
gas east of town, and 1 tests, the offense managed to Leading off the offense will ask that the owner donate County in the past week, from east lines of block 63,
wondered if you could help.” score one touchdown the first be Robert O'Neal at split end; accodins to the valuation ot Petroleum Information Corp. Kaufman County School Land.
"Well,” the policeman said, week, and then come back Danny Thomas at flanker; thetract. . . . . has reported. All the wells have been
"Since you are out of the city strong the second week and Shane Schindler at tight end; Although the two cents per All three of O'Neal’s wells staked in an effort to "get on
limits, I suggest you call the score three TD’s. Greg Fitzgerald at center; acre S merely a guideline, are six miles northeast of top of the structure," the
Cooke County Sheriff.” donations in any amount will Nocona in the vicinity of the spokesman said. Two other
The Muenster Public Ser- be appreciated, a department active No. 1 Mrs. Joe Benton, wells in the area, No. 1 Walter
vant served up only a spokesman said. That well, completed several Hodges and No. 2 Walter
TvI • "In the past, the people weeks ago, is located in block Hodges, were the first steps in
H l w a n E T n T g coof have been very generous, the 76, Kaufman County School an attempt to "walk onto" the
W UUU UUUI UUU 30U spokesman said, therefore the Land, and is reportedly sandbar structure.
department makes only one flowing at about 100 barrels No. 1 Walter Hodges was a
The swine flu immunization solicitation each year. per day through a 10-64 choke, dry hole, but No. 2 Walter
campaign for Nocona will The fire company is made a spokesman for O’Neal said. Hodges is being re-examined
begin on Thursday, Sept. 16. up of Nocona men who The three staked wells are for elective cementing.
A clinic will be held on this day volunteer their services to help No. 2 Mrs. Joe Benton, 330 Drilling at No. 2 Mrs. Joe
for Nocona and the surround- fight fires in the countryside feet from south and 1.320 feet Benton began Monday, and
ing area at the F & M Bank and render assistance in other from west lines of block 76; early estimates indicate that
community room from 1 p.m. emergencies. No. 3 Mrs. Joe Benton, 990 by ’he weekend, drillers
to 6 p.m. The department treasury feet from south and 330 feet should be at a depth of about
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Salvation Army sets drive
The Nocona Committee of "This makes it possible for
the Salvation Army has us to help a lot of deserving
announced the beginning of people,” including local famil-
this year’s fund drive, the Rev. ies in need and stranded
W. J. Idell, committee motorists.
chairman, said. Although the group will be
"We would like to reach a soliciting donations, anyone
goal of $1,000.” he said, who is not contacted and
because such a sum allows the would like to participate can
(he Nocona Neus
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