The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 82, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Page: 1 of 6
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LAKE BARDWELL
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IN THE SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE
ENNIS, TEXAS 75119
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1971
SIX PAGES—TEN CENTS
NO. 82
Tri-Border Base Now
Scene of Hard Fight
SAIGON—As the President :—--— — — —-———=~========^^
puts the final touches on his
nationwide broadcast tonight,
strong speculation in Saigon that
US troop strength in Vietnam
will be cut to between 100,000 •
and 150,000 during the next -
eight months. It’s already |
known two major tactical head- 1
quarters are being phased out.I
On the battlefront, Associated i
Press Correspondent Michael =
Putzel says heavy fighting is |
underway around besieged Fire I
Base Six near the Tri-Border
area of Laos, Cambodia and H
y South Vietnam. The base has |
been under attack since March
31st.
PARIS — The Paris Peace
Talks on Vietnam resume tomor-
row—the first session in three
weeks.
The Communists had called
off the March 25th session to
protest US bombing of the
North. And the Americans and
South Vietnamese refused to
meet the following Thursday—
but gave no reason.
JERRELL WINGO
WILLIE LOVE
OBIE FREEMAN
Wingo, Love and Freeman
Chosen in Municipal Vote
COMMISSIONER
(2 to be elected))
Woman Fou
Guilty Slayi
der Husband
Deliberating 45 minutes
Germany Would Be Destination:
Debbie Bozek, Adrian Henry Are
Expected by Lions Sure to Be
Exchange Youth This Summer
Wingo .
Love ....
CITY MARSHAL
Pinson ..............................
Cryer .................................
Freeman ............................
453
490
... 169
... 44
... 380
Total votes cast were 592
Three encumbents were con-
( AT ENNIS GARDEN CLUB’S MEETING Tuesday, Mrs. O.
H. Lumpkin, right, presents the Sears-Roebuck Award,
a certificate and check for $100, to Mrs. Fred D. Smith
of the club’s civic committee (accepting in the place of
Mrs. Ray Telfair, chairman, who was absent). Mrs. Lump-
kin has just presented the club’s honorable mention year-
book award to Mrs. Walter P. McCall, club yearbook
chairman, who is showing it to the members. The Sears
award was made at the District II convention in Vernon,
by Mrs. W. D. Bozek, District Sears Awards chairman,
Debbie Bozek and Adrian Hen- Jerry McCarty, who stated the tinued in municipal offices in
in™ ry’ popular Ennis High School girls will arrange for the host- the city election held here Tues-
jury S t day, in 40th District students are applicants to be ing of two foreign students in day.
Court, found nusuette Smith Lions exchange students to Ger- exchange this year.Both unopposed Jesrell win
or Milford guilty of murder with many this summer and district Misses Henry and Bozek are a Nd WARP sees ertell in-
malice in the slaying of her bus- authorities anticipate their cer- quite active in student affairs on so and Willie Love respectively
band, James Smith, last June 18 tain approval. the EHS campus received 453 and 490 votes. The
on the streets of Milford. The announcement was P - . , name of Melvin Hunter Jr. re-
The announcement was made Miss Bozek is a daughter of ceived one write in vote.
Judge Bruce Allen waived the at the Day Lions noon meeting Mr. and Mrs. Bill D. Bozek and
Wednesday by Lions Pres.-Elect Miss Henry is a daughter of For City Marshal there were
Johnny Henry and Mrs. Jo Ann three candidates, Marshal Obie
Henry. Freeman, readily taking an ex-
.- . tensive lead, of 380 ballots, and
The Ennis club expects a firm S. E. Cryer and Byron Pinson,
clearance of the 2 applications in received, respectively, 44 and
the early future, also details of 169.
the visit planned.
DALLAS, (AP).— Thomas (Complete story of Lions Total votes cast in the muni-
Bob A. Admonson and C. D. Rodriguez, 40, who was shot in meeting in next issue.)cipal election reached 592.
1, . , Curry of Waxahachie; Dorothy his home by officers seeking the---
a beautiful book from a beautiful area. The grade Lee Graves and Dollie M a e slayers of three deputy .sheriffs m r _
on the Ennis Club yearbook was 952 out of a possible Reynolds of Italy; Charles E. has asked that the federal court Mir Ictac IC
100. Harrison, John E. Thomas, Ed- protect evidence in his case. NATO. LOLCO IS
ward Mensik and Catherine Tro- Rodriquez’ attorney, John Col-
jacek of Ennis; Judye Marie Jins, filed a motion asking that Donod.
Best of Red Oak and Mrs. Frank the gun and other physical evi- DEOU.
II. Brown of Milford, A. C. Gor- dence found in the Rodriguez 2
man of Waxahachie was foreman home after the shooting be de- D TI ■
of the jury, posited with the court.
death penalty in the case when
he charged the jury. Murder
with malice carries a sentence
of two years to life to be de-
c . cided by the jury.
Sears civic improvement award earned by the local The defendant said her hus-
club through a report of the club’s Pierce Park beautifica- band was a good man when sob-
tion project. The honorable mention award for standard er—but wild while drinking.
club yearbooks received at the convention by Mrs. Lump- Jurors were John D. Gordon,
kin for the local club carried a most favorable comment
and accepted there by Mrs. Lumpkin, District Pilgrimage
chairman who was the local club delegate. It was a
Rodriquez Is
Asking Evidence
Ct. Protection
Construction Due to Start
On Byrd-34 Thursday Harvey Godwin, New Manager
. The Texas Highway Depart- northeast and northwest to SH displayed, but since much of the 1991V WI99IV, ASSUNOS DULCS,
INIS
il CHOES
By CASES
THOUGHT FOR 34. work will be along and adiacent . 7
„, ......TODAY ment has announced a new high- The Texas Highway Depart- to the existing road, the travel- Deeply Pleased With This City
Letters are those winged way construction project which ment and the Contractor, M & S ing public is asked to be extre- -T9 / 1 IVUDCu ‘ ‘ I END VI I. /
messengers that can fly from will consist of grading, structur- Construction Company, stated mely cautious while traveling in Harvey Goodwin, 29, widely- % on
east to west on wings of love. — base surfeing on FM that construction will possibly the construction area. experienced groceryman, has ar- grays voseenmesslili
, and surfacing on ™ begin by April 8 and is expected Tlw... rived here from Hot Springs,
985, extending from near Byrd + n he com nt eted by Nova m ha, . The cooperation of the public Ark., and entered upon hi s duti- 1 ii — romie
is requested in obeying all traf- es as manager of the Ennis Pig- 1 h
Tie regulations, gly Wiggly Store. He succeeds IL.
----Ray Douglas, who has been pro- u 1
moled to the largest Piggly Wig- 2
gly Store in Waco, and assumes , - *
his duties there after this week. | a ■
begin by April 8 and is expected
******* * H"c2 to be completed by November
Malicious gossip is a horrible HERE FROM 1971.
thing. Gossip at all is bad TENNESSEE Frederick Reglin, Jr., supervis-
enough, but when it is used as
an instrument with which to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Rawlins ing resident engineer of the Tex.
assassinate character—it is un- of Savannah, Tennessee, are as Highway Department, explain-
.-----------guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. ed that traffic will be routed
(CONT CD O ) Rawlins, his parents. through construction and on spe-
cially prepared detours where
necessary. Barricades and warn-
ing lights will be prominently
WEATHER
Fair and warmer tonight
and Thursday. High this
afternoon lower 70s. Low
More Charges Filed on
Suspects in Slaying
Additional charges are on file Bardwell Sunday with a .410
tonight mid 40s. High on
Thursday near 80. Wind
southerly 10-15 MPH.
Mr. Godwin was born and .
reared in Hot Springs. He and
his wife have two children, Deb -
ra, 10, and Lisa, 9, and they pre- ’
sently are looking for a resi- 1
against 3 suspects charged with shotgun. Sheriff Wayne McCol-
murder in the death of Johnny lum said officers have in their
Lee Colvin of Ennis.
possession a gun and a car
County authorities have filed matching the description used
armed robbery charges against by the killer.
Willie Van Myers, Route 5, Johnny Lee, a Navarro Junior
Waxahachie, Larry Connor of College Student, and a compan-
Ennis and Gregory Bagley, a 16- ion, Johnny Stewart, were with
, year old Ennis youth. the trio being held in county jail
Charges were filed in Justice Saturday night. They parted and
of Peace Court Herschel Smith met later at Bardwell it was stat-
who set 50,000 bond for each in cd. The suspects, Negroes, de-
the robbery cases. Bond of 50,- cided to rob the two white
000 was set for each in the slay- youths and when Colvin refused
ing of Johnny Lee Colvin early to take off his clothes, he was
, dence here in Ennis, so that they 1
soon can move here to reside. 1
The Godwins have been ac- |
live in community life in Hot |
Springs and are members of the 1
Presbyterian Church.
Grocers are real busy people |
but when he gets the opportun- 1
ity, he thoroughly enjoys fishing. 1
In fact, that might well be listed. 1
as his hobby, and Lake Bardwell •
is a real drawing card for the I
Godwins. Mrs. Godwin's hobby
I is sewing, a useful one, with
two young girls in the home. m
| Although a young man, Mr. ili
Godwin has had 12 years’ ex-
perience in the grocery business.
Sunday near Bardwell.
killed, according to a statement
Young Colvin was slain at the by the accused men to county
edge of a field a mile north of authorities.
CULMINATING A FEATURE of Frank’s Towne Spring
Chicken Sale, here’s Mrs. E. V. Clark, winner of the prize
thereof—receiving 60 pounds 3 3/4 ounces of dressed
fryers, Jack Hobbs, of sales, making the presentation.
Fire Dept. Not
Soliciting Any
Kind Funds
Word lias been received by the
Mrs. Mary Jewel Estes of Sher- Ennis Fire Department someone
man, who was reared in Ennis 1
died at 5 pm Tuesday ft the has h®8" asking for Fire Depart-
Snotme esday the ment funds in a solicitation by
following a heart AXead Hospital, telephone and hastens to declare
1onowins a Heart attack. that if the references tto the En
She formerly was Mary Jewel nis department, it is entirely
Chapman, daughter of the late unauthorized.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Chapman and Said Chief D D Day.
a member of the First Presby- Cd C^s Ire, Daxent
terian Church of Ennis. - The Ennis Fire Department
is not soliciting funds from any-
Mrs. Estes is survived by one one and we are anxious that the
sister, Mrs. Margaret Ellington, public be aware of this fact.”
and one nephew, Oscar El- ------------------—-
lington, both of Sherman. WOMAN MAYOR
Funeral services will be held NEW YORK—Results from
at 10 a.m. Thursday at Waldo yesterday’s local elections show
Funeral Home, Sherman. Oklahoma City is the largest
Graveside rites will be held at city in the US to have a woman.
2:30 p.m. Thursday at Myrtle mayor—and East St. Louis, Illi-
Cemetery.
nois has elected a black mayor.
Church Lawn Easter Event -
Rider Methodist to Observe
Holy Wk. Special Services
■ The Walter Rider United Met- also planned by the Church be-
hodist Church will observe sev- ginning with a 6:30 a.m. Easter
I oral services in keeping with the Sunrise service. This early morn-
g tradition of Holy Week. A Maun- ing worship experience will be
■ dy Thursday communion service held on the Church lawn, weath-
has been planned for 7:00 p.m. er permitting. Following the
April 8- It will be » brief ser- early service hot coffee, hot.
amedns I vice with time for meditation, chocolate and donuts will be
parities prayer and the observance of the served to all persons present.
H Sacrament of Holy Communion. The regular Sunday Morning
HARVEY GODWIN A Good Friday Worship Service Worship Hour is at 11:00 a.m.
is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Fri- and the evening service is at
“We came to Ennis a week we are going to thoroughly en- day, April 9. This service will be 7:00 p.m.
ago, for our first visit,” he said joy living and working here in centered around the event of the “The community is invited to
today, “and liked it from the Ennis. We look forward with Crucifixion, complete with songs, join with the congregation in any
start. The people of this com- much pleasure to getting well ac- prayers, sermon and special mu- or all of these special times of
munity, we find, are so very quainted, in our new home sic. Worship during the Easter Sea-
friendly and helpful. We know town.” Easter Sunday services are son.”
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Casebolt, Floyd W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 82, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 1971, newspaper, April 7, 1971; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689736/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.