Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, June 24, 1985 Page: 2 of 8
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T1XAS PR1SS ASSOCIATION
JACKSBORO
Riled AA by Community Research Bureau Published weekly and
entered at second eknt matter Portage paid at the Poet Office at
Jackthoro Texat 76056, under Act of Congrttt. March J. 1179
The Jackthoro Gazette. etiabLthed at Springdale is ItlOaa Rural
Cuieen. moved to Jackthoro and changed to Jackthoro Garetic m
1189 and combined with Jackthoro Newt, etiablithed 1195, were
consolidated in 1919. Oldett huttnaat tntlMution in Jack County,
Classified advertising rates 2I« per word first insertion. I9e per
word each consecutive insertion thereafter Classified paid in
advance. I9e per word prr insertion
Leigh McGee. Editor and PuMither
Office Phone (HI7) 567-2616. Residence (117) 5670JJB
Subscription Kales: in Jack and adjoining counties {6 00 per year,
elsewhere m Tests W 00 per year. Out of Sate 110.00 per year.
College students (9 months) SS.00. Armed t-orccs, S3 00 per year.
Published Each Monday by
Leigh McGee
124 West Archer. Jackthoro. Tesas 76056
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HANDIJNG THE PUPPETOia childaplay
for South want BapUat Youth, left to right. Bill
Shook, Shari Shook, Rachael Holland,
Chriati Rogers, Michael Yoder, Angie Rogers
and Cheryl Oabom. Thia group along with
muak and youth director Tarry Shialda
entertained and enlightened staff and
reaidenta at Cox Convalescent Canter
Saturday.
Letters to the Editor
God's Gang Entertains at Cox's
Dear Dorothy:
I have enjoyed working
with you through our months
of preparation for our
Weekend In Old Meaquiteville
festival, and I want to thank
you for all you did to help me
an Publicity Chairman. 1
commend you for the
excellent job you and the
paper did to publicize our
featival through the articles,
our pouters und our programs,
and the long hours and
deadlines that had to be met.
Our featival was a great
aucceaa due to your help and
the expoaure you gave ua.
1 also want to thank you for
publishing the tabloid paper
and express what an asset it
was to our festival. It will be a
keepsake for us all.
1 will look forward to
working with you again next
year.
Sincerely,
Virginia Shanafelt
Dear Dorothy,
I want to personally thank
you for the excellent job you
did on the publicity for
Weekend in Old Mes-
quiteville. I would also like to
say thanks for always being
so receptive to the entire
project. It is people like you
that make the festival so
successful and makes the
hard work worthwhile.
Thanks again,
Virginia Myers
Dear Leigh,
1 would iike to personally
say thanka for the great
publicity for Weekend in Old
Meaquiteville. It was a great
success and you helped in
muking it oo.
May I also take the
opportunity to aay thanka to
the merchants on the streets
that were blocked. We realize
what an inconvience it was
and are so apprecitive of their
co-operation.
A great big thanks to John
Ash and the city crews,
especilally David Sherrod
and Neil Jackson whose good
natured williness to help was
so appreciated.
Also thanks to TP&L,
especially Doug Withrow who
went the extra mile to take
care of all the extra details.
Thanks to Arthur Reeves
and the police force, both city
and county who were so
helpful and to the county for
the use of the Courthouse.
Last but not least-Thanks
to all the citizens of Jacksboro
and Jack County for
supporting the festival and
making it a great success.
Sincerely
Virginia Myers
God's Gang puppets and
puppeteers entertained staff
and residents at Cox
Convalescent Senter Satur •
dnv. June 22 as part of the
Center's Summer Cele-
bration.
Southwest Baptist Church
music and youth director
Terry Shields along with Bill
Shook on sound, and Shari
Shook, Rachael Holland,
Chriati Rogers, Michael
Yoder, Angie Rogers and
Cheryl Osborn as puppeteerB
put on the approximate 45
minute show.
The group was formed two
years ago to relate the
message of Jesus Christ in a
different style in order to to 14 puppeteers who go
raach children and adults. through months of practice
They recently went on a five before being able to perform,
day tour of Arkansas where
they performed the produc-
tion four times.
The show contains about 10
different songs and routines,
performed by up to 18
professional puppets and 12
The center also celebrated
their June birthdays with ice
cream and cake. Those
celebrating birthdays were:
LaVelle Simpson, Maggie
Shook, and Royal Jones.
Mm Spencer was born July
II. 1918, in Bluegrove, Texas,
and was a Jacksboro resident
for several years. She was a
retired employee of First
National Bank in Jacks bom
She was a member of the
Church of Christ and Order of
Eastern Star.
Survivors include five
sisters. Otic Beatrice Parker
of Port Worth, Anna Myem of
Eunice N.M., Marie Mamhall
of Wichita Falla, Bennie
Taylor of Mabank, Texas, and
Laura B. Gill of Henrietta,
and two brothers, John B.
Herd of Ft Worth and A.C.
Herd of Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
Olney Savings to Open
Office in Mineral Wells
Masons to Hold
Installation
A public installation will
held at Fort Richardson
Lodge Number 320. Monday,
June 24. Charlie slimo will be
installed as Worshiful
Master along with other
officers.
A covered dish supper is
planned at 6:30 p.m. and the
installation will be at 8:00
p.m.
All Masons and interested
people are invited.
Olney savings Chairman
and Chief Executive officier
Alan D. Myers, Jr. announced
today the approval of a new
branch office in Mineral
Wellh.
To be located at 1103 South
East 1st street, between 10th
and 11th, Olney Savings has
Myers commented, "Min-
eral Weils is a special city to
Olney Savings. We are excited
about better serving our
customers there and
becoming active, concerned
corporate citizens."
Olney Savings Association
is a $920 million savings and
purchased one square block of loan with 31 branch offices
city property formerly owned located in Albany, Anson,
by the M.J. Neely trust and
formely the site of Longhorn
Barbeque Cafe.
Construction of the full-
service office will begin in the
near future. Plans include a
2,700+ square foot facility
with stucco exterior, a night
depository and drive-in
window facilities.
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The annual Brisco reunion
will be held June 30 at 8:00
a.m. at the VFW Hall. A
covered dish luncheon will be
served about 12:30 p.m.
After lunch, plaques will be
presented to the oldest citizen,
the largest family present and
to the one who traveled the
greatest distance.
All friends and relatives are
invited to attend.
Local Youth to be
Student Exchange
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Boyd, Bridgeport, Brow- ^BojmooaMjgi
nwood, Cisco, Coleman,
Comanche, Cross Plains,
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Melissa Dawn Wolfe, of
Jacksboro, 16 year old
daughter of Brenda Wolfe and
Bill Wolfe, will be spending
approximately two months in
Germany on a Youth For
Understanding exchange
program.
YFU is a nonprofit
international educational
organization that provides
exchange opportunities for
both American and inter-
national high school
students. Participants live
with volunteer host families
in the U.S. and 25 other
countries, each served by
national YFU organizations.
They provide individuals
with exceptional learning and
growing opportunities both
for their own educational
benefit and to enable them to
help break the barriers
separating nations, cultures
and belief systems.
Melissa will be leaving
June 23 and states that she is
excited and really looking
forward to her trip.
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Short Take...
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Mann held a reunion
Saturday, June 15, for the
Mann family at their home in
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According to "National attending including all of
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cans bring 364,000 live wild Raymonds brothers and
animals into the country sisters. They were: Mr. and
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are ornamental fish and 2,000 Arkansas, Mr. and Mrs.
are exotic birds. One-fourth of Prentice Mann of Brownwood
the birds are dead when they their family; Mr.^andMrs^
an owner. Springs and their family; a
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barded with too many messages at once, Barbeque, potato salad,
says packaging producer RJR Archer, baked beans and lots of
Inc. A product's package should be de- delicious desserts were served
signed to be used for at least several years, for lunch.
That length of time is needed for the The young folks played
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McGee, Leigh. Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, June 24, 1985, newspaper, June 24, 1985; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733941/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.