The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 13, 1974 Page: 1 of 8
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Jack Lindsey, 76, of Grand
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of Mineola, died Monday night,
Jan. 28, in a Tyler hospital after
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John Thomas Forester, 69, of
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The Human Resources Ad- _
visory Committee has thirty I OF Mineola Kin
complishments had been those
of the membership, not just of
the officers.
Virgil Peacock, who presen-
ted a Past President’s plaque to
Hamm, asked everyone to look
Year was identified as Bobby possible to keep the city and
Delafield, Highway Patrlma. county safe for everyone.
and those indicted were:
—Assault with Intent to
Murder: James L. Jordan and
Tommy Scott Thomas.
—Murder: Nathaniel Horns-
by. ________
—Sabotage of Public Utility:
Malcolm Sheppard Humphreys.
—Passing Forged Instru-
ment: Lavelle Carter and Rufus
lariously received humorous ■ Lester Cole, Danny Culp,
talk. ' — — Curry, James Dear, I
Bonnie Mann of Mineola; a Kingcaid, Aubrey Humphrey,
brother, Charlie Forrester of BillMatlock. A. C. Brown, J. S.
Mantee, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Gunn, B. A. Richburg, V. G.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR for 1973, winner of the Lons’ annual
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Mrs. Wagner received her The Peace Officer of the Year
plaque from Walter' Hinson, awards had a beginning in 1970
president of the sponsoring when former Police Chief Clar-
Mineola Lions Club and, ence Willingham was the first
incidentally, the honoree's boss recipient. Successive awards
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Kenneth) Wagner, native Min- the award on behalf of the —Bobby Tucker, 19, a 1978
eolan who is the distributive Patrol officers in Mineola. He graduate, serving as State FF A
education teacher at MHS. said that 1973 had been parti- President. { )
— Man of the Year for 1973 was cularly rewarding for the spirit Hamm, in formally turning
Sid Cox, Senior Resident En- of cooperation among the over leadership of the Cham-
gineer for the Texas Highway officers of the Patrol, the city ber to new president Virgil
Department and the county. Working as a Peacock, pointed out highlights
And the Peace Officer of the team, he said, they would do all of the 1973-74 year just ended.
He said in dosing that the ac-
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—______it; the new Chamber year, he said, Chapter, under supervision of 1
• Hinson, 11, a sixth it would be the goal of the advisors Dorothy Patrick and ।
-- -----------------grader, for having reached the organisation to do all possible Nelda Shipp, served the meal '
Prior to his talk, the identi—SternesHardyHammand€ox.—nationalsemifinatsrof the Punt, tomakelneal jealdouta uroud to t|at had ~baon prepared. Ufikier -
ties of three local residents, ' Patrolman Delafield, a native Pass & Kick Contest; say “I live in Mineolal" supervision of the school's cafe-
formally cited for community of Rusk County, received hb — Debbie Turner, 18, senior, Byron Leewright was master teria staff. Table decorations
service in the past year, had plaque from Ralph Bruner, State Vice President of DECA of ceremonies for the banquet, were coordinated'by the Fannie
been made known to Chamber president of the Mineola and just-named Area II Girl and special entertainment was . Marchman Garden Club,
members and guests. , Federal Savings & Loan Asso- Student of the Year (related ,
Named Woman of the Year elation, co-sponsor of the Peace photo, page 4);
for 1973, and given a plaque Officer award with the Cham —Laura Cantrell, 17, junior, Emamasae
certifying such, was Lou (Mrs. ber Delafield said he accepted Area EH A President; and Ef
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Funeral services were held at„ Novice, Txas. He and the report from Supt. James age span of 17 to 811
.-s j p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in former Wilda Moody were Mason.
the Main Street Baptist Church married in Mineola in June, Two year contracts were
in Grand Saline with the Rev. 1938. Until 1956, they resided given to assistant superinten-
Tom Pesnell officiating. Burial in Coleman County. He was dent Bob Funderburk and to
was in the Creagleville Ceme- chief legal advisor for the the principals: John Moore,
tery under direction of Grand Divbion of Occupational Safe- high school; Bill Eitel, junior
Saline Funeral Home., ty, Texas State Department of highi and T. L. Green,
Mr. Lindsey, a retiredinsur- Health. He was a member of elementary.
ance agent, was a member of the University Christian Chur- The trustee election was
the Main Street Baptist ch of Austin. called for April 6, with a runoff
Church. In addition to hb wife, he b date (if necessary) of May 4.
' ' Heis survived by hb wife, survived by hb mother, Mrs. T. Candidatoe may file for Place 1,
* * J. Allen, of Coleman; two currently vacant; or for Place 2.
daughters, Mrs. Patricia White currently hold by Donald Rose.'
of Canyon and Mrs. Susanne Filing may be made in the
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tween 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
each workday between Fob. 5
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MINEOLA, TEXAS 75778, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1974
A near-capacity crowd en- been, in order, T. W. Benham, entations, saying that this fewer than 100 were present at furnished *by students of the
joyed the 29th annual Member- Alvin Mallory, Byron Lee- would be the beginning of a the first membership banquet, Mineola Speech Club under
ship Banquet of the Mineola wright, Otho McKaig, James new tradition for the annual as contrasted with the 300-plus direction of sponsor Pat Penn.
Chamber of Commerce last Haley, Harry Meredith, Dan banquet — the recognition of Tuesday night. Thb means that The Rev. Gerald Perry gave
night (Tuesday) in the school’s Peacock, J. Y. Thomas,' Ralph junior citizens. Honored were: the Chamber has, indeed, the invocation, and the Rev.
multipurpose room, with re- Bruner, Adolphus Vandiver, —Barry Boyd, 16, MHS grown — and it will continue to Wesley Wellborn the benedic-
tired Church of Christ minister Wayne Collins, James Thomp- junior, District FFA President; grow as its members wished it tion.
E. C. McKenzie of Canton cli- son, The Judge Family (J. C., —Lose Burgees, 18, senior, to and worked for it to grow. In Members of the local FHA
maxing the evening with a hi- James and Walter Judge), Area
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Mineola, died in a local hospital Manning.
Saturday, Feb. 9, after a brief —Defraudtag with Worthless
illness. * Check: Jimmy D. Waldrop, Bill
Funeral services were held at Stockman, Bobby Joe Davis, J.
2 p.m. Tuesday at Wake Forest Simpson, Gerald Sparks, John
Baptist Church, Danby, Mbs., W. Crawford, Nathanel Davb
with burial in the Wake Forest and Harold Patterson.
Cemetery under direction of a —Theft: Noel Ray Lasher.
Houston, Miss., funeral home. - —Burglary: Dennis Wayne
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Mrs. Ollie Lindsey of Grand
. Saline; one son, Jackie Lindsey;
three brothers, Coy Lindsey
I of Mineola, Curtiss Lindsey of Gordon of Denver, Colorado;
* Grand Saline, and Ralph two brothers, Clyde D. Alien of
Lindsey of California; and one Cobman and Weldon J. Allen of .. . — .----------- .... -------
■uter Miss Kataryn Lindsey of Houston; and four grand- and March 6. Absentee voting Holley Hall, Quitmant
DAllaS. children. will be conducted in that office A covered dbh supper will be thb meeting.
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8 gside” 8278258 mittee held its first meeting on COG's Regional Planner discus
Amineoinnisi Mi Thursday, January 31. when sed the purpose of the public
duddhdnE Ediedahd Bill Presswood was elected opinion survey, and how the
542228 W 2im chairman. results of such a survey will aid
' ' EP E , 6ii ' I 3 E Other members include Sid in the formulation of a Master
ed 31% mamzmadsbidd Cox, Ruth Lott, Bob Bruce and Plan for the future develop
28M Maa Herman Gresham Sam Curry ment of Mineola.
serves as the City Council in the next three weeks, the
EE representative. Planning Committee will sur
Stewart F Rohner. Regional vey approximately ten percent
m Planner for the East Texas of the city's population to
E Counelotttenent " ' 1′11 the attitude and
« E as technical advisor to the needs ol t he people in regard to
E Committee.
. .....* At thb first meeting, the “The cooperation of all of the '
MAN OF THE TtAI 1*1973, ffid Ota MH, goto a ItadHiFi , , — people.wih be necessary to .
from a fellow Rotaria. and congratulations for having earned What’s Cooking make the Comprehensive Plan-
the AAV annual award. The nlaaue was presented to Cox by ' • ning effort a success," says
Rotary pritadeat Ml Knight [right] during the courae of the Cafeteria menus for Mineola chairman Presswood. Each
annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night, Feb. 12. schools for next week: committee member is circula-
Monday: Beef Bean Tacos ting and collecting the three-
with Cheese, lettuce and page questionnaires in this
e tomato, Tatar Tots, strawberry sampling-
Mineolansincluded Tuesday: Hamburger on bun , ,
___ ' .________ with lettuce, onions and pickles,-
On COG Committees Chicken, butterod whole kernel Indicts 23
n- n. w.. , Ml,. . . .. A corn, green beans, hot rolls. Twenty - three indictments
of.Mineola -tion into the decision-making butter, milk, tropical apples. were returned by the Wood
will.be.gervingonthe,14 proeessofthe council.. . • Thursday: Spaghetti and County Grand Jury in its
Health Advisory Council of the New members to the advi Meat Sauce, cream peas, cab- February term.
East’ xa Co Rm l of Gove n Lw Aiam imitteesa appointed bage slaw, cornbread. milk, As listed by District Clerk
monta. He willbe chairman of by the Executive Committee devilsfood cake. virgi L Vickry, the Chares
the Review and Comment Sub- chairman, and they serve as Friday: Cheese-Pimiento or “8- “ - 8567
Committee. representatives of governmen- Peanut-Butter Sandwich, pickle
,Virgil_Peacock,, also .of U1 agencies, occupations strip, French fries, milk,
Mineola, will be serving on the groups, business and industrial banana puddine
Physical Environment Advis- interests or *. private dtiwife- - —-
ory Committee for 1974 along These citizen advisory commit- — I .
with Gordon Wilkinson and tees make recommendatipns to, F OFFeStCF Kites
Darwin Edge of Winnsboro. and perform reviews for the
The East Texas Council of COG's Executive Committee.
Governments has four citizen Mineola City Alderman
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in hb role as MHS principal, have gone to Highway Patrol- at the backs of their printed _
Hinson pointed out that Mrs. man Frank White, Mineola Sgt. programs and read the.names
Wagner, after college gradua- (now chief) Joe Bevill, and now of the oficers, directan, and
tion and two years’ working in Patrolman Delafield. divbion vice presidents who
Dallas, had chosen to return to Five Mineola school students would be directing the work
her home town to live. The and one 1973 graduate received program for the new year,
honoree, in brief remarks recognition for community (Editor’s note: If space permits,
following the presentation of service in the past year, when the 1974 program of work, plus
her pbque, said that she was certificates of appreciation highlights of the past year,
grateful to Mineola and to its were presented to them. Herdyg will be printed in next week’s .
people, saying, “I can’t possibly Hamm, retiring president of issue of The Monitor.)
give back to the town what is the Chamber, made the pres- Peacock pointed out that
has given me.” • _ s - i '■____________ ■.
Mrs. Wagner joined a group
of 16 other women who were,
also named Woman of the Year.
And one of those recipients was
the 1973 honoree’s mother —
Mrs. Kathleen Hooks. Winners
of the award, from its inception
in 1957, have been Ruth Lott,
Charm Norris, Mildred Pep-
peard, Flora*Mae McKaig, ‘
Kathleen Hooks, Audrey Pe-
gusz. Ruby Losses, Mamie
Smith, Daisy Adkins, Frances
Haley, Lanell Jones, Mary Beth
Starnes, Mollie Fisher,, Kath-
ryn Scott, Exa Puckett, Bar-
bara Castloo and Mrs. Wagner.
Cox received hb plaque as
Man of the Year from Bill
Knight, president of the
sponsoring Mineola Rotary
Club. Cox, a Henderson High
graduate who served in World
War II and was graduated from
Texas A&M, came to Wood
County right «ft«r ztarHng
work for the Highway Depart-
ment He was named Wood
County’s Senior Resident En-
’ gineer in 1966, and added Van _
Zandt County to his area of re- TIPmmne • advisory committees. Ralph Bruner serves as secre- -
, r sponsibility in 1970. He was 6R:1•A1Don?, PEACE OFFICER OF THE YEAR Bobby Delafield [right). The twenty-five members of tary-treasurer of the Executive
cited for hb work in and for thS •IJ 4--EI- 0 Hihwav Patrolman whose onlv duty station has been the Health Advisory Council Committee of ETCOG.
Rotary Club and the Chamber, g, . H.p Mineoln,feceives tha congratulations’or state Reprenentative identify health problems and
but particubrly for his work in ~ETVIc IIVIU pm huu—n following the of Commerce banquet, recommend priorities for de-
the Mineola Civic Center William E. “Billy” Allen. livery of health services while
corporation which he serves as husband of the former Wilda - providing information to the Gopt.pg H.1
president Moody ot Mineola, died Wed- D•_eTGT Le19 public. _ —3-----
The Mani of the Year awards nesday, Feb. 6, in Seaton HrInOpals KO-nreC
began in 1954. Recipients have Hospitai in Austin. _ .
Funeral services were held at — — —. — . „u members and it makes recom-
3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Rv HEdvArEzIne I vIIefAAe mendations in the broad field of
Stevens Memorial Chapel with HY A-UVV-AIIP LLUPUUUP social program development
the Rev. Claude Weingand of . * . The fourteen member Law
Urbandale Christian Church, In its regular February between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Enforcement and Criminal
Dallas, and the Rev. Gene meeting, the Hawkins ISD between March 15 and April 2.
Lamb of Coleman officiating, board of trustees re-elected Supt Mason reported that
Burial was in the City principals and the assistant the Adult . Education classes
Cemetery at Coleman. superintendent set the annual have grown to three, with a
Mr. Allen, 60, was a native of koard election, and heard a total enrollment of 86 and an
report from Supt.
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Mr. Forrester, a native of Taylor, Robert Lewis Mason
Mrs Loree Tacker of Lin- Mississippi, moved to Mineola Jr., Jerry Lee Glasco, Gary
dale, mother of Johnny Tacker ist yeapafrom ^Tteavy WiseomTsJjMurraxaHwase
oferninn,pebdi,"therrom equipment operator, and WilliamILoyd Wolfe. ,
Justice Advisory Committee after a brief Ulne-. He isssurvived by tossons Weyn Mattheys o.Alba
programs which strength 2 p.m. Monday in the Ed[Caudle Miss.andKilyrForrestp,o vher members.were W R
improve the F.»«« Tars* Funeral Home Chapel, Lindale, Mineola, a daughter, Mrs. Milner, J. O. English, W. R.
criminal justice system. with the Rev. Albert Clark and
The twenty-two members the Rev. Terrell Howell
Physical Environment Advi- officiating. Burial was in the
sory Committee has as its goal Arbala Cemetery at Yantis. , , gsa
the enhancement of the physi- Mrs. Tacker. 69. was a native four 8randehuaren:
cal environment by conserva- of Wood County, a Baptist, and ;
tndnynee’tnaucxlzantitains Mopornatyginomomi "amgaChuriesd.m,emu Workshop Slated For
techniques, human motivation, The goal of all the commit- sons, ronny Tacxer0 Mini I
group decision making, listen- tees is to bring additional eola, Ed Tacker of Tyler., and wow 1 a
ingskiis,andtimeconrol ‘expertise and dtuson parucipa Sborha; EreakGenealogical Society
W.t, a OS Martha Jean Thompson of " •
DAr, Auxiliary Slate Elections Lindale; two brothers. Dur- The Northeast Texas Genoa- Society.
’ 1 " --moot Thompson of Quitman* logical Society will moot Everyone’s also reminded to
Wood County Chapter 158, served by the Auxiliary at 7:00 and Thurman Thompson of Saturday, Fob. 11. In the bring along any helpful mater- j
Disabled American Veterans, p.m. preceding the business Tyler three sisters, Mrs. Vera Mineola Public Library. ial that might aid others in their J
and the Auxiliary will hold meeting. Gilliland of Quitman. Mrs. Ruth a workshop has been genealogical research. ’
their monthly meeting Tuesday All members are urged to Grantham of Midlothian, and planned for thia mooting, from AU members are urged d
evening, Feb. 19, in Arnold attend, since officers for the Mrs. Lizzie Powell of Quitman; 9 am to 2 p.m., and members participate, and the meetinge
Dey Hall. Quitman'. coming year are to be elected at 11 grandchildren, and one are urged to bring a sack lunch, as are all meetings of A*.
- *h----- great grandchild. Drinks will be furnished by the Society - is open to the pu
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Peacock, Dan. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 13, 1974, newspaper, February 13, 1974; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1547687/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.