The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Page: 2 of 16
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‘age 2 - The Goldthwaite Eagle-Mullin Enterprise - Wednesday, July 23,2003
COW POKES’
By Ace Reid
http://www.cowpokes.com
When The Old Bird Was Younger
A Look Back Through The Files of The Goldthwaite Eagle
Compiled by Ivy Assmus
© Ace Kki
1/27/03
"I still say I can ride him and play a guitar at the
same time, but I just remembered I left my
| guitar in Fort Worth!"
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10 Years Ago
Taken from the Eagle Files 1958
of July 29,1993 J. D. Kight, local Magnolia
The Mills County Little dealer was presented a
League All Stars are Lanny payman reward check in the
Gore, Michael Jackson, Greg amount of $15.00 (top prize
Proffitt, Casey Hamilton, Co- offered) by L.A. Simmons dis-
rey Miles, Todd Morgan, trict Magnolia salesman.
Rocky Miller, Brit Berry, Ja- Kight was named winner of
son Clark, Steven Miles, Josh this award as a result of the
Stewart, Forrest Smith, Greg company’s shoppers visit to
Sanders, Jeremy Smith and the station for the purpose of
Ryan Kramer. Coaches are testing the station attendant’s
Rocky Berry, Jeff Stewart, service rendered.
Charles Miles and Terry In the absence of the pastor
Smith, of the First Baptist Church,
Miss Debra Graves, daugh- J.D. Berry will preach Sunday
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Tom Cody morning and Luther Ward will
Graves of Goldthwaite has preach Sunday night.
been listed on the Dean’s Robert Mark Sills, from
Honor Roll, Cum Laude, at the Walnut Springs community,
University of Texas at Austin, has been employed as math
College of Education for the teacher of Goldthwaite High
spring 1993 semester. School for the 195 8-1959
recently received her degree
The Goldthwaite City form N.T.S.T.C., at Denton.
Council unanimously ap- Miss Graves is a deserving,
proved the annexation of ambitious young lady and has
surance
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Roger and Charles Parker of ‘ term.
Goldthwaite are shown with Army Spec. 3C Billy J.
the Grand Champion Doe win- Singleton recently received a
ner in the 37th annual Central safe driver award for driving
. , Texas Angora Goat Raiser’s 112,756 miles without an ac-
Recent donations and Show and Sale. Owners of the cident or traffic violation. He
4 4 T ’ Grand Champion Buck were is serving with 126th Trans-
memorials tO the Jennie Triple S Angoras out of Evant, portation Company in Ger-
Dew T theory Old Bird Column, July 18> many.
Dew 1963 Old Bird Column, July 21,
By: Librarian Theresa Strickler Six members of the Gold- 1933
The Jennie Trent Dew Library thwaite FFA are attending the The Lubbock Avalanche
wishes to express our apprecia- State FFA Convention inLub- says of a Mills County golf
tion and thanks to the following bock this week, according to player: “Hollis Blackwell,
for their recent donations: Walt Rocky King President of the Texas Tech student registered
and Bev Kovar, Yvonne Bruce, NOTAS 11 IICDCl71141 :
Donna Hamm, Carol Musgrove, chapter. Members attending from Goldthwaite joined
Gale Kelly, Patty McCasland, are Gary House, DeWayne golfdom s great on Saturday
Judy York-Back, Barbara Farley, McCasland, Ernie Casbeer, when he holed out for an ace
Maxine Neischel, Jan Wolosin, Tommy Head, Rodney House on the short No. 2 hole in the
Mrs. Whitlock, Travis Pearson, and Don Barnett. Layton Lubbock Meadowbrook
1-800/588-5187
20.88 acres of land located at
the North ‘Y‘ Tuesday night at
it’s regular meeting. The land
is currently owned by the Ivy
family.
O’Donnell Newton has re-
signed his position as counse-
lor for the four Mills County
Public Schools to accept the
administratorship of the Heri-
tage Nursing Home, Inc.
Frank and Andy Cook have
purchased a new water well
drilling rig. The new rig is
faster than any other previous
equipment and will be able to
, handle any and all wells in
Mills County.
Old Bird Column, July 26,
1946
Scoutmaster Harold Yarbor-
ough and Assistant Scoutmas-
ter Charles Conradt have
a host of relatives and friends
here who rejoice with her over
each step of progress in life.
The following soldiers have
been discharged from active
duty in the armed forces:
Lewis Townsend Hudson,
Arthur Leroy Manuel, James
John Leonhard, Herman Kay
Griffin, James Houston
Reeves, Lavaughn Willie Day,
Herbert Edward Rothwell,
Henry Alvin Harris, Chester
Lewis Karl, Floyd Hashaw,
Joe Sterling Kirby, Owen
Harold Yarborough, Autry
Miles Keating and James Dois
Brown.
Another Bascomb Johnson
born in Austin
A baby boy was born in Aus-
named next Monday night, tin, Texas on Tuesday, July 8,
starting at seven, as Boy Scout 2003 named William Bascomb
Work Night, and everybody Johnson to Bill and Stacy
who is interested is requested Johnson. He is the late Paul
to bring a rake, hoe or grub- Bascomb Johnson’s great grand-
1: 1 11 . son and great nephew of Gertrude
8 hoe and help clean off the JohnsonYarborough. Gertrude’s
grounds at the Boy Scout Hut Dad’s name was Henry Bascomb
in south Goldthwaite. (Bas) Johnson. Bascomb was a
Miss Amber Florence family name on his mother’s side
Graves is at home now for a in Dorsettshire England, near
visit with relatives. She has Bath and Stonehenge.
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Jack McClary, Sue Schriver, Bar- Black, Vocational Ag. teacher, Course.
bara Carroll, Jed Garren, Camille will accompany FFA members 30 Years Ago
Plagens, Katy Thompson, and to the convention. Taken from the Eagle Files
Marge Studer. . James Kenneth Blackburn, of July 19,1973
Memorials have been received son of Mr. aiid Mrs. T.J. Mitzi Gilbreath, 17 year old
for the following Grace Blackburn of Goldthwaite has daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
by Ruth and N. M. Coats ana Mn been selected as a 1963 schol- Gilbreath of Star, was selected
and Mrs. F. B. McDaniel. arship recipient at Tarleton 1973 Mills County Farm Bu-
In memory of Ruby Shelton State College. Blackburn will reau Queen Saturday night,
by Buzz Hammond and Family, be a sophomore at Tarleton this The winner of the Little Miss 0
In memory of James W. Clary year. Contest was Sharon Hale, 8
The WWI veterans will year old daughter of Mr. and
meet Friday night, July 19, at Mrs. Billy Hale.
the American Legion Hall for Four members of the Gold-
a covered dish served by the thwaite FFA and Vocational
Auxiliary. Ag. teacher Jim Wells at-
The Goldthwaite Pony tended the 45th annual State
Leaguers continue in the win- FFA Convention in Ft. Worth,
ning column, Eddie Thornton FFA members attending were
turned on the steam at Mark Geeslin, Alfred Bunting,
of the Friends of Jennie Trent Lometa Friday night and came Ken Leonhard and Tommy
the game with a no hit- Standley.
ter. This is the first no hitter The members of the Gold-
by N. S. and Peggy Ward.
In honor of Jan Fischer by
The Mills County Retired Teach-
ers’ Association.
In honor of Marilyn Bowie by
Friends of the Rylander Memo-
rial Library.
In honor of Hazel McCoy by
Yvonne Bruce.
Welcome to the new members
Dew Library: Janice and Ricky
Smith & Dakota and Judi Parten;
really
out of
• Pre-Need Service Plans
• Monuments of All Kinds
Stacy-
Wilkins
Funeral Home
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RICKY STACY
thwaite Pony League baseball
team are Chuck Davis, Mike
1913 Miles, Mike Lee, David .
Tom Lasley and wife have Miller, Mike Geeslin, Buddy
purchased the J.M. Arnold’s Williams, Mike Connally, Tim
residence, known as the Ham- Spradley, Scottie Miller, Ray
mond place, and expect to Frazier, Danny Spradley, Rob-
make their home there some ert Hall, Owen Hall, Eddie
time in the future. Martinez, Standley Odom and
Correction• .. The bridge across the Colo- managers Dr. Tom Cody
It was brought to the attention rado River at Regency is re- Graves and Gerty Head.
of The Eagle staff that the pic- ported to be in a bad condition
ture of the helicopter printed on pored10 De in a Dae common
the front page of last week’s and a considerable amount
Eagle was not a Scott and White will be necessary to make the
Hospital helicopter but Critical repairs. Commissioner Haynes
Air helicopter from Brownwood, of this county and Commis-
Chet and Dolores Meaney; inn the Pony League this year.
Kevin, Theresa and Kathleen Old Bird Column, July 19,
Strickler; Charley and Eloise
McLean; and T. J. Blackburn.
Individual friends member-
ship, $10.00; Family member-
ship, $25.00; business member-
ship, $50.00.
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Texas. Sony for the mistake.
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sionef Murray of San Saba
County inspected the bridge
Thursday and decided an ex-
penditure of something like
$1000.00 would be necessary
to place the bridge in condi-
tion that would be safe for
travel.
20 Years Ago
Taken from the Eagle Files
of July 21,1983
Among some 1,116 students
receiving degrees from North
Texas State University,
Denton, recently was Donna
Beth Johnson. Donna Beth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Johnson was awarded
the bachelor of science in edu-
cation degree.
Dr. and Mrs. Randal Miles
of Goldthwaite are proud to
announce the arrival of their
first child, a son, Russell Alan.
He was born Wednesday, July
13,1983 in Childress General
Hospital. He weighed 7
pounds and one half ounces.
The Mills County Chamber
of Commerce and Agriculture
is sponsoring a sheep dog trial
on Saturday, July 23rd at the
T.A. Head Arena in Goldth-
waite.
Old Bird Column, July 17,
cinch" (certain)
5 TXism: "got time
on my hands"
6 film made in TX:
"Zapata!"
7 TX Penal Code
makes__
, offense to drive
‘ intoxicated
8 TXism: "couldn't
find neither hide
1 ___hair of him"
9 many cowboys
chew it
16 Galveston has
largest Mardi
celebration in TX
18 TXism: "nervous
as a frog__-
-pan"
21 elected county
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43 TX "ragtime" Joplin
44 Texas Longhorn
produces-
than other breeds
45 early film TX
actress Vinson (init.)
46 McAllen AM or
Hondo FM
47 Astro or Ranger pitcher
injury:
cuff
49 this TX Brown was only
US woman to win Olympic
medal in shot putting
. 25
26
52 preAC cooler
53 TXism: "close
but__cigar"
54 TXism: "fandango"
prosecutor (abbr.) 55 TXism: "I’d rather
22 1883 TX phone co.: I
Telegraph &
Telephone
23 Pope XIII
established the
diocese of Dallas
24 Toyota truck
30 TXism: "mad as a
rained-__________"
34 this Clint starred
with TX Tommy
Lee in"Space
Cowboys" (init.)
35 farmer, e.g.
36 bad golf shot
37 loading areas in
TX coastal cities
39 Marshall's "Starr
Historical Park"
(unappetizing)
58 Dumas' county
59 dale, TX
60 nevertheless
61 to Tyler from Waco
DQWN
1 TXism:1'-
high off the hog”
2 VIP at the Denton
Record-Chronicle
3 in Johnson Co.
off 1-35
4 TX sausage maker
and singer James
9 TX electronics co.
10 Gatesville has
last drive-
in theaters in TX
The Original T A G
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Copyright 2003 by Orbison Bros.
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11 honky tonks
12 TXism: "pitched
" (tantrum)
5
13 systems of beliefs
14 Astro Mike Scott won
'86__Young Award
15 TXism: "black gold"
17 rock found in Palo
Duro Canyon
19 TXism: "Satan's 26 TX Sissy's"
" (barbed Miner's Daughter"
wire) 27 Jerry Jones
20 book "Texas to the Cowboys
__War" 28 TXism: "a
24 past Rangers GM _" (a lot)
Grieve (init.) 29 label of soundtrack
25 TXism: "costs an for "Happy, TX"
and a leg" 31 wagon track
32 TXism: "a horse__
_ different color"
33 Houston NBA team
38 TXism:"
dogs" (fair food)
40 TXism: "got the
morals__
alley cat"
41 King Cole
42 disappear
48 wander
50 steak order
51 noted TCU coach
"Dutch" Meyer (init.)
56 TXism: "seein' eye
--" (agreeing)
57 from a loom?
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Bridges, G. Frank & Bridges, Georgie. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 2003, newspaper, July 23, 2003; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1658957/m1/2/?q=%221964~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.