The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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The 10th U.S. EDITION of
the “Guiness Book of World
Records” has just been pub-
lished, bent as always on
“providing a means for the
peacefl settling of arguments
about extremes and record
performances in this record-
breaking world in which we
live.”
Whether an argument is
over the highest IQ ever a-
scribed to man (the answer is
an IQ of 210), the longest time
anyone has voluntarily remain
ed motionless (4% hours) or
the longest fasting from food
(382 days), the Guinness book
has an answer.
More than 5 million copies
have been sold since the book
was first brought out 15 years
ago by Arthur Guinness, Son
& Co., Dublin, Ireland.
Some of the more outstand-
ing facts on record in the book
are •
—On the index for Intelligence
Quotients, 150 represents gen-
ius level. The quotients are
immeasurable above a level
of 200, but a figure of 210 is
attributed to Kim Ung-Yong
of Seoul, South Korea (born
March 7, 1962).
—The longest that a man has
voluntarily remained motion-
less is 4% hours by Pfc. Wil-
liam A. Fuqua of Ft. Worth,
Texas.
—The longest period for which
anyone has gone without food
is 382 days by Angus Barbieri
(born 1940) of Tayport, Fife,
Scotland. He lived on tea, cof-
fee, water and soda water
from June 1965 to July 1966 in
a hospital in Scotland. His
weight fell from 472 lbs. to
178 lbs.
—The highest priced skins are
those of the mink-sable cross-
breed ‘mable’ or ‘Kojah.’ A
‘Kojah’ furn coat costing $125,
000 was sold by Neiman-Mar-
cus Co. of Dallas to actor, Ri-
chard Burton, for his wife,
Liz Taylor, in May, 1970.
—The dog that sired the great-
est number (recorded) of pup-
pies was the greyhound ‘Low
Pressure’ owned by Mrs. Bru-
na Amhurst of Waltham Cr »;s
England. Up to November 27,
1969, he had fathered 2,414
registered puppies and at least
600 others unregistered.
—On September 21, 1908, a
stagehand named Barry Burke
at the Byers Opera House
(now the Palace Theatre), in
Fort Worth, screwed in a light
bulb. This longest burning
bulb is still burning six years
after Burke’s death.
—The shortest English sent-
ence containing all the 26 let-
ters of the alphabet is “Jack-
daws love my big spinx of
quartz”—with 31 letters.
—In terms of sales of single
records, the most successful
of all songwriters have been
John Lennon and Paul McCart
ney of the Beatties. Between
1962 and 1968, they together
wrote 30 songs which sold
more than one million records
each.
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U. D. Moses
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Howe Enterprise
1HE HOWE ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1971 — VOL.VII ~ No. 49________
Hanning Signs
With Ranger
Junior College
RICK HANNING
Rick Hanning, 1971 Howe
High School graduate, last Sat
urday accepted, a two-year
football scholarship at Ranger
Junior College. He Ts the son
of Mr. and MrsT Price Han-
ning,
Young Hanning, named “Out-
standing Boy” of Howe High
School for the past two years,
participated in all sports dur-
ing the past |our years, let-
tering in baseball, basketball,
and track as well as football.
He received Honorable Men-
tion on the All-District Team
this year after leading the
Bulldogs to the Regional title.
Rick, a member of First
Baptist Church, has one broth-
er, Royce, a fifth grader, and
a sister, Teresa, a sophomore.
Dress Revue
Slated June 29
The Grayson County 4 - H
Dress Revue will be field on
June 29 at the Sher-Den Mall
in Sherman. This is the cli-
max for the girls that are
carrying a clothing project ex-
cept for the winner. She will
attend the district contest
which will be held at Six Flags
The contestants’ record book
is due on Monday, June 28
and the actual modeling and
judging will take place on the
29th.
Rabies Shots
Administered
Approximately fifty-five pets
received Rabies vaccine here
last Saturday under an annual
program sponsored by the City
of Howe and the Future Farm-
ers of America chapter.
A veterinarian was present
to administer the vaccine.
Animals in violation of the
City’s dog ordinance have been
enjoying a slack in enforce-
ment of the ordinance, due to
lack of tranquilizer for th e
“sleep” gun being used in the
program. New batch of the li-
quid has been ordered, how-
ever, and enforcement of the
ordinance will continue city
official said.
Baseball League
Howe’s Pony League team
tripped Van Alstyrie 17-0 Mon-
day night at Van. Randy Smi-
thart hurled for Howe, pitch-
ing a no-hit shut-out, the first
of the season for Howe. Ricky
Boddie was charged with the
loss.
Leading hitters for Howe
were Smithart and David Da-
vis, with three each. Howe’s
current record is 3-3. Next
game will be Thursday (to-
night) at Tom Bean at 8:00
o’clock.
★ ★
Howe League team sponsor-
ed by Yonce Food Market has
a 6-0 record. Coaches are Lar
ry Hawkins, Wayne Parker
and Dale McHargue. The team
defeated Bells here Tuesday
night, 7-5. Winning pitcher
was Paul Raney and losing
pitcher was Joe Moore. Bob-
by Hawkins paced the locals
with a home run. Others get-
ting good hits were Greg Par-
ker and Todd Smith!
★ ★
Howe No. II team, sponsor-
ed by Reed and Swanner, de-
feated Van Alstyne "tnere last
Tuesday night, 9-4. Coach of
the team are Tom Brookshire
and Harold Taylor.
Winning pitcher was Tony
Wall. Tim McHargue led in
the hitting department with
two.
Friday night the team de-
feated Howe No. I by a score
of • 10-4. Winning pitcher was
Steve Sasser, with Mark Eng-
land on the mound for the los-
ers. Randy Matthews connect-
ed with a home run for the
winners, with Hank George
geting a triple. Clark Sutton
hit a home run for Howe I.
The two Howe teams are
tied for second place in the
league with four wins and two
losses each.
Howe n members were trea
ted to hamburgers and cokes
following the garnet
PERKINS BARBER SHOP
Three wins and one loss.
^asonscores:
Howe 7, Gulf, 6
Howe 18, Van Alstyne, 3.
Howe 13, Trenton, 1.
Howe 3, Tom Bean 6.
Pitchers, Bobby Vaughn and
Gary Hall.
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HOWE GULF SERVICE
One win, two Tosses
Gulf 6, Perkins 7.
Gulf 6, Pottsboro 0.
Gulf 4, Tom Bean 6.
Pitchers: David Ingle and
Richard Hawkins.
HOSPITAL NEWS
WILSON N. JONES
Jesse Bowers
Mrs. Wayne Scoff
COMMUNITY
Mrs. Oma Kenner
TP&L Warns Of COUNTY BOND VOTE PROPOSED
Phony Electrical
Service Men Here
Texas Power & Light Co.
today warned customers to
beware of persons posing as
TP&L employees who seek to
make home electrical repairs
for a fee.
Recently, customers in se-
veral sections oTTP&L‘s ser-
vice area have been bilked out
of money by individuals mis-
representing themselves as
TP&L “electrical inspectors”
The most common schemes
of these persons involve in-
specting for a short in house
wiring; spraying the electric
meter or completely rewiring
the home.
In many instances no acturd
work is performed, but a sub-
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First step on organization of |
a Grayson countywide highway
committee to recommend a date
and program for a right-of-way
bond election has been taken
with return of names from
various communities expected
by June 25.
Grayson County Com-
missioners Court agreed to seek
| organization of a committee
which will include one member
from each of 11 smaller com-
munities, two members from
each of the four commissioner’s
precincts representing rural
areas, and eight members each
to be named by tip Denison
and Sherman Chambers of
Commerce.
County Judge Les Tribble
explained that the primary
mission of the committee will
be recommendation of possible
dates for a bond election,
possibly in August, and
promoting it throughout the
county.
Under a Texas Constitution
change, only a simple majority
will be required for approval
of highway right-of-way bonds
which failed in the county
previously' because of the
requirement for a two-thirds
majority.
Judge Tribble estimated that
tip ambitious 20-year program
being proposed to a current
Urban Transportation Study
committee would cost more
than $4 million to the county
but bring $70 million in high-
way construction from state
and federal sources.
No study has been given just
how large a bond issue would
be feasible for Grayson County
at this time. However, it was
noted that extension of the
program over 20 years would
make it possible to vote bonds
which would not be sold until
later, thus holding down the
amount of taxes necessary for
their retirement.
The Urban Transportation
Study committee has already
approved plans for three major
thoroughfares, Highway 75,,
Highway 82, and looping of1
Highway 1417 east of Sherman,
and Denison.
Another meeting of the
committed is expected soon to
take action on improvement of
several farimmarket highways?
and location of new routes
TP&L Brochure Features Joe Thornton Hlobbies
(Editor’s Note: The following pictures and information about Joe Thornton and his
hobbies appeared in a brochure prepared by Texas Power & Light Company. The
company uses “unusual hobbies” as part of the monthly publication).
Replica of Mrs. Thornton’s home, from
which Joe says he ‘‘stole her off the
front porch in 1911, and drove her off
in a buggy to become my bride.”
Miniature of the old country store once located west of Anna
where Joe Thornton often bought candy as a child.
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Replica of the home Mr. Thornton shared as a
child with grandmother, parents and nine
brothers and sisters.
Joe Thornton of Howe, Texas, finds great pleasure in creating things of the past. Thornton
makes exactingly detailed miniatures of pioneer homes, country stores and buggies.
Joe began his hobby as a boy, and says he pursues it today “to keep from playing dom-
inoes.” Joe also built a small “playhouse” in his back yard to serve as both workshop and
retreat for him and his wife when they wish to step back into the past for a few days. It
contains no modern conveniences, but the kitchen is furnished with an old-fashioned cast
iron wood stove which the Thorntons use every year to prepare their Christmas hams and
turkeys.
Before retirement, Joe Thornton was blacksmith, carpenter and farmer. Born in Van Alstyne,
Texas, in 1891, he has lived in the Howe-Van Alstyne area all his life.
A familiar sight in the early days
of Texas, a two-story log house
with typical outside stair
construction.
Mr. Joe
Thornton
Hobby'
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