Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 271, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 27, 1978 Page: 1 of 12
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Rape trial
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collection boxes, where more
Dunn, 52, has remained in
Hamilton County jail since his
June 6 arrest in lieu of 195,000
bond set by Hamilton County
Justice of the Peace Betty
Jenkins. He was arrested on a
Worth
Dickens.
Fanners First National Bank
will donae first, second, and
third place trophies in all
events. In addition, Pemberton
said, the city will donate
Constable Buck Shepherd in-
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Obituaries
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prominent coin collector
from Fort Worth.
Two of the more unique
items in the auction were a
clear plastic toilet seat
embedded with coins that
was valued at $225 and a
You've seen Robert Conrad
and Cheryl Tiegs do it.
He entered the service in Medal with oak leaf duster,
Nov. 1965 and received his Good Conduct Medal, and
commission from the Quarter- Vietnamese Honor Medal.
tion for district 1, and U0 gold piece and an 1855
Colonel Raymond Darrah, a type 2 silver dollar.-
Entry forms also will be
printed in the newspaper and be
available in the bank lokby.
You won’t see Trigger or
Silver at the July 4th Family
Fun Fair, but you will see some
gaily trimmed stick horses and
their riders. —a
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The aggravated rape trial of
Royce Cullen Patterson, 24, of
Stephenville began with testi-
mony of the state's first witness
Tuesday morning in the 29th
District Court of Judge Herman
Fitts.
David Ward, criminal investi-
gator for Erath County District
Attorney Robert Glasgow, was
the first witness called. He was
testifying concerning his invest-
igation of the beating and rape
of a 30-year-old woman in her
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ages are encouraged to enter
the competition.
INSIDE
Classifieds
CLUSTER AWARDED-Major Larry L. Davis (R) receives the oak leaf cluster to the Army
Commendation Medal from Col. James F. Woodall, Professor of Military Science for Tarleton and
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in 1967. He served two tours in one son, Rolf.
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Champion pecan crackers
and shellers will be vying for
• the title of Champion Pecan
Shelter at the July 4th Family
Fun Fair at the Stephenville
City Park
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Art Association as was indica- Maj. Davis received the
ted under a photograph of her in commendation for two years of
the Sunday edition of the meritorious service at Tarle-
Empire-Tribune. ton.
AUCTION ITEMS-These are some of the more unusual Items
offered to the public during the first annual gold and silver
auction of Tex Numismatic Association Monday night at
Farmers-First National Bank. Jo Stem holds a gold coin
Pecanlands, the pecan shelling First prize winners will win furnished by Wolfe Pecanlands
contest will take place every five pounds of shelled pecans, and entrants are advised to
hour beginning at 10:30 a.m., come by their booth to sign up
with the last contest at 4 130 for and ribbons will be awarded to for the time they would like to
a shell-off among the winners of all other winners. compete.
lemonade at the Zonta con-
cession booth. Children of all
The Stephenville Coin
Gub held their First Annual
Gold and Silver Coin
Auction Monday night in the
Patio Room of the Farmer's
Bank.
sored by Farmers First
National Bank and the City's All five events will lie open
Parks Department, will include from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
five events divided into six age Participants will be graded by
groups, said Tucker Pemberton scorers who will be on day-long
vice president of marketing and duty. This flexibility will allow
public relations at Farmers. persons the opportunity to
Pecan shellers will be
complaint filed by Hico
Sponsored by the Zonta Clab awarded to the Best Decorated
of Stephenville, the Stick Horse Stick Horse, the Best Dressed
Rider, and the Best Rider.
parade will take place at 10:30 According to Mrs. Jo Berry,
ani. July 4. Prizes will be all contestants will receive free
19, and it was accepted at the
June 23 meeting of the board. * Major Larry L. Davis, The major is a native of Vietnam as an engineer
No reason was given in the assistant professor of Military Gilmer and a graduate of John company commander in 1968-69
resignation, but trustees and Science at Tarleton State H. Reagan High School in and as a logistics staff officer in ,
Calvert have reportedly been at University, received the oak Houston He holds a degree in 1972-73. He has also served two
odds in recent months. eaf cluster to the Army business administration from tours in Germany in 1967-68 and
Commendation Medal in cere- the University of Nebraska and 1973-76. He was procurement
monies at the Tarleton Military has done graduate work at staff officer for HQ USAREUR
Affiliation clarified Science Department on June 24. Tarleton. and 7 th Army pfior to coming to
pl-aruem The medal was presented by -Maj. Davis will leave Tarleton.
Ioi , i. . ,0 Col. James R. Woodall, Tarleton in July for Command His decorations include the
colthocombiisamember professor of Military Science and General Staff School, Ft. Bronze Star with oak leaf
of Central Texas Art Associa- for Texas A&M University and
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Women’s News
Gold, silver coin
auction conducted
GORDON - Gordon School
Superintendent Bill Calvert has
SSZu Major Davis awarded cluster
The sale was open to the complete set of gold coins
public and about 40 people valued at $7000.
attended in attendance_____________________________________________________________________
was Joe Wade, who is the Some of the other items
will be for sale. Pictured are, left to right, Dorothy Barnes,
according to these ladies. These techniques will be Alpha Turley, and Marguerite McKinney (E-T staff photo)
demenstrated at the July 4th Fanfly Fun Fair, and souse items
“ Householders should ask a frequent pickups are made.
friend or neighbor to check Travelers should be sure they
nme B___ _ I J their mailbox daily and to hold have the addresses and correct
MA00 D0GMmAGTeM mleddig the mail unti vaeation’s over. ZHP codes for-persons with
---VT F-* " “"-W- F-W--- Or, of they prefer, they can whom they'll be correspondign.
ask the Post Office to hold their In fact, the Postmaster says, it
____ona x - tr -- mail for up to 30 days, or to might be a good idea to write or
HAT GIIIiITw TO CMdrdes forward it to the vacation type them on envelopes before
---- V“- • “ • address. leaving home, just in case.
The postmaster offered these EnveTbpes ahd”cards shoulff
HAMILTON - Hico Post- He was later charged with additional tips for mtaking also bear a return address
master Rayford T. Dunn sexually abusing two 13-year- some of the worry out of “And please write legibly,”
entered pleas of ‘Not Guilty’ to old boys. vacation planning: Postmaster Williams said.
Events are: bicycle ride, a compete at their leisure. Headquarters for the Super-
cross-country race on the Families may even compete stars competition will be on the
________ ______ hike bike trail at the park; a together, Pemberton said. Optimist field narking lot.
I Now you can do ittoo, at the softball throw for distance; ~ Contestants can register and be
I first (and maybe annual) t assigned numbers there.’
■ Superstars competition to be ... „ 'r ..
fl held from 10 .,m to 5 p.m July basketball accuracy contest;
1 4th in the area of the optimist and baseball accuracy throw,
, Softball Park. - Pemberton said. Te six age
1 groups are: 12and under, 13-15,
1 16-18, 19-30, 31-55, and 56 and ribbons in each event for all age.
I The competition, jointly spon- Aw ards will be presented
groups. To be eligible for a about 6 p.m. on the main
trophy, a participant must entertainment stage after totals
compete in four of the five are added, Pemberton said.
events, Pemberton said, but
anyone can enter any number Participants under the age of
of events and still be eligible for 18 will need their parents’
three counts of sexual abuse of Shepherd said the investi- '
STM Lions plan Ladies Night Thursday
Campbell. cated as many as 25 Hico boys
Dunn was formerly arraigned may have been involved in The Stephenville Lions Gub —eese, secretary-treasurer,
on the grand jury indictment sex-related activities with will hold a special Ladies Night AlSo, David Laird and
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being represented by Fort charges against Dunn. Pm- 1 ton, . 1 V Si -indy Aoril 17
Attorney Charles _____ The ladies will be treated to a Boyd. Lion Tamer; Kurt APrt-edaytrialopattrn
style show from Fashion Ackermann, assistant Lion Atreedayiaoraterson
Boutique and new officers for Tamer; and Ed Knoll, Crippled ended May 24 with the jury
1978-79 will be installed Nine Children’s Camp representa- being unable to reach a verdict.
I Jons cubs will also become ful tives. Early in the new trial, for
members. The eight new members to be which 11 women and 1 man
Officers to be installed are formally initiated are Lee were chosen as jorors late
A A Eggen president- Ron Sloan, Kirt Ackermann, David Monday, Glasgow entered into
Bradberry, first vice-presi- Garner, Ed Knoll, Ronnie evidence approximately 15-20
dent; Les Daniell, second Sullins, Johnny Gilmore, Matt Photographs Ward said he took
vice-president; Terry Trout, Lynch, Jackie Smith and at the victim’s home. L
third vice-president; Mike Ernest Allen. No defense witnesses were
called during the earlier trial.
The woman testified her life
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Aea 2 A8AFM Maeake beat on the head
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collection valued at $7,000, but it did not sell, while Morris
Johnson holds a clear plastic commode seat and lid in which a
number of coins had been imbedded. It sold for $225. See Page
12A for reled photo. (E-T staff photo).
Postmaster offers
tips for voctioners
Making arrangements for Vacationers should buy e-
holding or forwarding mail nough stamps for scenic
prior to leaving home for postcards and other correspon-
vacations can savg customers a dence before they leave. They
lot of misery and inconveni- may not be conveniently near a
ence. Postmaster Williams post office later.
reminded Stephenville resi- They should use sufficient
dents today. postage-ten cents for postcards
“An over-flowing mailbox and 15 cents for letters
can be an open invitation to weighing one ounce or less. For
burglars,’’ Postmaster Willi- letters weighing more than one
ams said. "Letting mail or ounce, the additional postage is
newspapers pile up is advertis- 13 cents an ounce.
ing the fact, that the house or Mail should be deposited,
apartment will be empty and when possible, at post offices or
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Downs, Bob. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 271, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 27, 1978, newspaper, June 27, 1978; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1501437/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.