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MICROFILM CENTEfi
PO KK 45436
ZALLAS tx 75245
BURLESOM&STAR
Vol. 19 No. 25
January 9, 1984
MONDAY EDITION
12 PAGES IN 1 SECTION
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Woman killed
Thursday in
1-35 accident
SMB'235
ly Thursday morning in a car-truck
accident on the east service road of 1-35,
about two-tenths of a mile north of the
Briaroaks Road overpass
Dead is Cheryl Lynn Peace, 133
Woodbine Funeral services for the
26-year-old woman were held Saturday
afternoon at 4:30 in the chapel of Jones-
Cato Funeral Home in Burleson.
Her two and three-year-old sons were
also occupants of the car, but both
received only minor abrasions and
bruises Both children were treated add
released at Huguley Hospital Another
child was not in the car. The woman
was pronounced dead at the scene by a
Johnson County medical examiner
THE ACCIDENT OCCURED at about
6:30 a m. when the 1979 Ford station
wagon driven by Mrs Peace struck the
rear wheel of the tractor trailer and
spun underneath the trailer, shearing
off much of the top part of the front of
the car. According to investigating
officers, the truck was making a wide
right turn into a steel company drive-
way when it was struck by the car
The truck driver, Robert R Decker,
36, of Grandview, was uninjured and
the tractor trailer received only minor
uainagc ixu cnarges were tiled in
connection with the wreck
Both vehicles were north bound on
the service road
Investigating for the Department of
Public Safety were Mark Reinhardt
and Monte Grimes
Mrs Peace had been a resident of the
Burleson area for four years, moving
here from Fort Worth She was born
Aug 23, 1957 in Warren. Ohio, and
worked as a pharmacy technician with
the Carswell AFB Pharmacy.
She was married in Fort Worth on
Jan. 13, 1,976 to Tirtiothy Peace, a
construction engineer
SURVIVORS INCLUDE her has
band, Timothy: two sons. Andy Peace
and Randy Peace, a daughter Jennifer
Peace; all of the home: parents, Mr
and Mrs Jack Engerg of Ohio; one
brother, Alan Enberg; and three sis-
ters, Kimberly Nye. Rhonda Enberg and
Susan Enberg, all of Ohio Her paternal
grandparents also survive her
Rev Van Houser, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Burleson, officiated
at funeral services here Interment will
be in Newton Falls Cemeterv, Newton
Falls, Ohio
Contract due renewal
Collision Fatal To Burleson Woman
The young mother of three small children was killed Thursday morning when her
car ran underneath a tractor trailer on the east service road of 1-35. Cheryl Lynn
Peace was killed instantly in the collision. Two of her three children were in the car
with her and they were both treated and released for minor cuts and bruises.
Renewal of the superintendent's con-
tract is the major item on a relatively
short agenda of the Board of Trustees of
the Burleson Independent School
District. The board meets tonight
(Monday) at 7 30 in the Board Room of
the BISD Administration Building
The current contract calls for a
salary of $17,000 above the state salary
schedule, which means an annual
salary of $56,324 When terms of the
new contract have been accepted by the
school board and by Superintendent
Gordon Cockerham. the contrac will
go into effect on July 1, 1984
The board will also consider the
resignation of one teacher and the
employment of four others
Besides the normal monthly reoorts
trustees will also be asked to approve
two decisions of the Administrative
Discipline Hearing Board of Burleson
High School pertaining to cases of stu
dent discipline
..... -.....me aent discipline
Certificate of need filed When it ra, it poured during 1983 —
The Certificate of Need required to Medical Center Future plans call for y -*■ “
begin construction on Memorial development of 71 acres inri.idino fh„
The Certificate of Need required to
begin construction on Memorial
Hospital’s $36.7 million medical facility
has been completed and filed with the
state according to Hospital Ad
ministrator Nick Kupferle.
“Submission of the CON application
is a long-awaited milestone for Johnson
County residents. It culminates a lot of
hard work and marks the beginning of a
more visible phase in our construction
plans," Kupferle said.
State law requires that capital expen-
ditures of $650 thousand or more must
be approved by the Texas Health Facil
ities Commission in Austin. Once the
commission accepts the application as
complete, a public hearing will be
scheduled in Austin. When the commis-
sion grants the certificate, construction
of the new facility can begin.
To be located bn Highway 67 three
miles west of downtown Cleburne, the
186-bed medical facility will be the
centerpiece of the 202 acre Walls
Medical Center Future plans call for
development of 71 acres including the
hospital, a wellness center, a retire-
ment village, extended care facility and
a physicians' professional office
building The remaining acreage has
been set aside for expansion and future
development.
“These elements combine to charac-
terize the Medical Center as a health
complex of the future Johnson County
residents will have an all-encompas-
sing‘medical center, a general/acute
care hospital and all the amenities of
good health care at one central loca-
tion, “Kupferle concluded
Funding for a major portion of the
land was made possible by the late
George S. Walls, a Cleburne resident
for many years whose name the com-
plex bears. Memorial Hospital is a
Methodist Affiliated Hospital and a
member of the Harris Methodist Health
System.
it just didn’t rain here all that often
1983 was a cool and dry year as far as
the weather in Burleson was concerned.
Only 24.07 inches of rain fell in
Burleson last year, according to
measurements taken by Russell Lace
for the National Weather Service, the
least amount of annual precipitation in
the city since 1956.
“We were really deficient this year,”
Lace said of the total which was a
27-year low.
1956—a year that saw President
Eisenhower re-elected and Don Larsen
pitching a perfect game for the
Yankees in the World Series—had 18.90
inches of precipitation. 1956 was the last
year of the drought of 1951-56 in Texas,
ended by a whopping 52.93 inches of
rain in 1957, the most ever recorded in
Burleson since records began to be kept
in 1943
The least amount of rainfall in
Burleson was in 1951 when only 18 51 in-
ches fell on the city
Fort Worth recorded 31.07 inches of
rain in 1983, the least since 1980 122 081
while Dallas had precipitation totalling
31.02 inches
Part of the reason that Burleson saw
so little rain during last year was that
December, normally a fairly wet
month, recorded a scant 78 inches of
precipitation isome of it snow i This
was the least amount for the last month
of the year since 1981 when 22 inches
was recorded
Last month's precipitation in Texas
saw 15 of 18 reporling stations compil
ing less than normal rainfall Beau-
mont had 2 72 inches of rain for
December, much above normal, while
Amarillo and Houston had slightly
higher than average amounts Austin
and Victoria saw much below normal
precipitation
Temperatures during 1983 in
Burleson were in general a little lower
than usual The year saw much below
average temperatures in spring and
early winter, near normal weather in
summer and fall, and above average
temperature readings in late winter
| January-February i
In 1983, 12 temperature records were
set at D/FW’ Airport, all of them low
temperature records Three happened
in September when a cold front swept
through north central Texas on Sep: >
dropping the mercury 22 degree:- m ,im
hour to the low 50s 15 degree.- -.How
norma)
Seven low temperature records were
set in the recent cold snap tha’ :.>•
Texas and much of the rest of the <
trt in late December Recur dr wen
on Dec 21 10 . Dec 22 5e Dec 24 '
Dec 25 16'. Dec 29 GO . and Dei <i
' ~1 The five-degree reading on D<- jj
was the coldest ever temperature
December in Fort Worth Dallas
The other two low temperature
records were set in May when a late
cold front moved through Texas M.a
19 saw the mercury dip to 50 degrees
and May 31 to 53 degrees, the latte
See Weather. Page 4
>dw 13 u, reporting stations compil in septemner when a cold front swept S(,(, leather Page 4
1983a year of superlatives here
For Burleson, 1983 was probably one of the most eventful
years in the city’s 102 year history. It certainly was a year of
superlatives. Virtually every record in the record book now
lists a 1983 date. Sales were the highest ever; construction
records were simply shattered; growth was at an all-time
high. Even news seemed to come in giant helpings as our
usual list of the top 10 news stories has expanded to 20 for
1983.
1983 was a year that the airport controversy came to a
head, but there were controversies a’plenty besides that one.
Annexations, zonings, soccer fields, lease of the old post of-
fice, a leave of absense request by a councilman, a joint city-
school election site, portable signs, mobile home parks—all
created friction of some degree or another during the year
At times, 1983 could be violent. The Burleson Boys Club
was heavily damaged by a fire of suspicious nature; a middle
school teacher was killed in a car wreck; and the ruling on a
young woman’s death is still pending. The police were charg
ed, then cleared, of brutality; a woman was raped on 1-35;
several cases of sexual abuse of children were recorded; and
armed robberies occured at the China Closet and Mac’s
Drive-In the same week. Arrests were made in both cases.
And of course, in one of the biggest stories in the entire
Metroplex, little Cherie Ann Kennedy was kidnapped from a
Fort Worth hospital and later found in Juarez. The child has
grandparents in Burleson and the family belongs to St. Ann
Catholic Church.
IT WAS A YEAR OF individual accomplishment. Laura
Shaw brought recognition to the city when she was selected
as Miss Texas USA; Nancy Jones was honored as Burleson’s
Citizen of the Year; and Martha Pearson was cited as
Teacher of the Year. Terry Ford became principal at
Burleson High School; Don Maxon was named as the new
police chief; and Jack Taylor was appointed to the city coun-
cil to replace Dennis Barabas.
The year was also a good one for the announcement or com
pletion of new facilities. The Burleson Area Chamber of Com-
merce built a new building on Highway 174; the police
department moved into the renovated old post office
building; Huguley Hospital announced major construction
plans; and the first motel was announced for this area.
Top story of the year, though, as decided by the four
members of The Star news team, was the 1,800 acre annexa-
tion by the city. This was not only the city’s largest ever an-
nexation, but the first major annexation in more than a
decade, and the first ever forced annexation.
About 1 f3 homes were in the three areas which were added
to the city and most were represented at public hearings and
ordinance readings. A temporary injunction was even sought
to prevent the city from taking two of the three areas in, but it
was not granted by Judge C.C. “Kit” Cooke. Instead, he
directed the city and the rural residents to work out a com-
promise to everyone’s satisfaction.
A new zoning, single family-rural, seems to be the result of
that compromise and was recently approved by the city's
Planning and Zoning Commission. Now it will go to the city
TOP NEWS STORIES OF 1983 IN BURLESON
l Major annexation by the City of Burleson
2. Airport lawsuits and subsequent agreement
3. Cherie Ann Kennedy kidnapping
4. Laura Shaw crowned Miss Texas USA
5. Burleson Boys Club burns
6. Year shatters virtually all construction records
7r Armed robberies in same week at China Closet and
Mac’s
8. First motel in Burleson area announced
9. Record cold temperatures in December
10. Burleson Awareness Week activities
11. Police charged, then cleared, of brutality
12. New chamber building built, dedicated
13. (tie) Master plan prepared and implementation began
13. (tie) Improvements to Highway 174
15. Councilman Barabas denied leave; resigns Taylor
replaces
16. City manager resigns to accept post in Amarillo / „
17. Post office leased for police station J '■ -
18 Major expansion at Huguley Hospital
19 Banner year for sales tax receipts
20. First National Bank sold
council where a public hearing has been scheduled for Thurs
day, Jan. 26.
IN SECOND PLACE, AND rated high for the third year in
a row, is the airport controversy which may have been laid to
rest in 1983 with a negotiated settlement between Burleson
and Fort Worth. Included in that settlement was a land swap
that will see Fort Worth claim all the airport land in its city
limits while Burleson will extend its city limits northward on
1-35 on the west side of the highway.
Perhaps the best review of the year just completed can be
obtained by glancing over some of the headlines that ap
peared in The Star over the preceeding 12 months.
JANUARY
Dog shootings cause neighborhood ruckus; Firemen free
man trapped in machinery; BHS Principal Boren to retire;
Chamber welcome packets to expand; Homeown«rs, BISA
may clash over proposed soccer fields; City to lease old post
office for police station; New chief brings 25 years ex-
perience; Gramm shoe leather campaign begins here; Coun-
cil rejects soccer field site; City plans to file airport lawsuit;
Retail sales better than state figure; CR 600 case goes to
Austin; Man killed in airplane crash; Sheltered workshop to
open; Airport lawsuit on hold.
FEBRUARY
Rape prevention emphasized; Joint election site loses
some backing; Chamber banquet tonight; State reception
cool to CR 600 plan; Citizen of the year is Nancy Jones; Mar
tha Pearson named top teacher; Police charged with brutali-
ty; Sub-courthouse squeezed by lack of funds; Exercise trail
near completion at ChisenhaU Park; City-school election site'
. authorized on split vote; Sign ordinance tables for now;
k ebruary sales tax check breaks record. Ford new BHS prin-
cipal; State help for chugholes’’; Rauschuber named athletic
head, School bonfire heat may be on city council
MARCH
Hughes teacher dies in crash; Comprehensive master plan
to be studied by city: Special week pushes Burleson aware-
ness; Restitution work plan possible for juvenile vandals
Sheltered workshop works; Cable comes to rural Burleson
Burleson files airport lawsuit; Color sales tax picture
Tosey”; Nuclear drill staged. Street improvements, signs
on city agenda. Nobility tax suit finally resolved; Debaters
sweep tournament, Wood shingles restricted here; Eight-
year-old girl dies of Rocky Mt fever
APRIL
Daniels, Roper. Johnson elected. Huguley to expand; BHS
second at UIL: China Closet. Mac's both robbed. Industry
need great; Construction roars in March: Star scores big in
contest; Schools sell $600,000 in bonds; Burleson after dark
if s a different city; Kennard suspended; Awareness Week
^begins Monday. Kennard quits post; Musical Oklahoma will
\ preview; Elk band second in Florida, Drug bust made in
' county; Awareness week begins final weekend; Man held in
gift shop robbery
MAY
Sales tax still up;XJharges filed in Mac’s robbery; Police
department has open house; Even weather wanted in on ac
Hon of Awareness Week; Laurie Riley chosen for Lions
District contest. FBI finds no police brutality, 1983 now third
in construction; E inalists chosen in Star recipe contest Ken-
nard pleads guilty; Honor grads named by BHS. Kennedys
just want baby back. Mobile home park rejected. Reward
fund grows for Kennedy baby; Countersuit filed in airport
issue; Nobody loses in lawsuits negotiated. Burleson sales
tax up; Free classified ads to young job seekers
JUNE
Private investigator enters baby search; More than 300
receive degrees; Biggest ever plat receives council OK, Fort
Worth buys Oak Grove; Chamber must sell image of city;
( ounty septic authority discussed; Airport accord seems im
minent, Council to act tonight on Lone Star Gas rate request;
TESCO requests 16.1 percent rate increase; Wilshire Blvd
work underway; 1983 already No 1 in building; Airport pro
posal on hold; Year-old theft solved; Appraisal board
releases budget-raps Star editorial; Two new officers
employed by police; No surprise-growth tops county; Court
upholds rape verdict; Renfro crossing gates to be built Star
gets awards at TPA; Bell requests large hike; Fund drive set
for chamber building, Kennedy kidnapping case has new
turn.
JULY
Home computers on loan from library; Fireworks,
festival, fun fuel Fourth;Police plan to step up drug enforce
ment; Fightingcrime in Hogan Acres; Negotiations soon to
be complete on Pet. 2 building; Public hearing draws no one
Home permits set record; School tax increase likely; Russell
postpones grocery purchase: Restaurant regulations approx
ed. Water on in Green Acres; County gears up for annual
Pioneers. Settlers Reunion, 1-35 rape reported Cm to go’
115 home addition ■ M
\l GUST
Laura Shaw crowned Miss Texas USA. Drug Oust Thur-
day; Dottie Wilson promoted to society post. Rape aware
ness program at library tonight, County budget at V ;
million. Barabas resigns council. Mobile home park zoning
wins final council approval. Armadillo race state finals high
light MI) Jamboree. Bell breakup to mean main change
School tax increase draws no opposition. Sales tax check
cond largest Former Councilman Jack Tavlor fills Plac< 1
seat
SEPTEMBER
School enrollment soars. City manager accepts post ,n
Amarillo, Kennard loses adult probation position. Council
names interim management team. Airport settlement
reached. Water and sewer rales to be increased: Tax dr
counts eliminated, Renfro curve due widening. Housing unit
count at 309. Homecoming activities begin this afternoon
Miss Texas USA comes home. Coming home time for 350 ex
students. Emergency clinic offers varied service. Motel
restaurant will be built. Consultant to aid search for city
manager. 1200 kids fingerprinted. Chamber at home in new
facility
OCTOBER
County files sub-division lawsuit; Police taking applica
tions for new reserve program Gospel group gets state
award. County gets serious about rural plats. Water dispute
to go to court; City, chamber accord needed Vandalism
spree damages cars. Home show to be sponsored b\ s„,r
Trustees mull tougher policies. Major annexation planned
Woman's death being investigated Taxable sales up 14 per
cent, First National sale complete. Big chemical cache
found
NOVEMBER
BHS band selected best in class-flag corps rated outstan
ding; Joint election site OK'd. Country to buy bridge r-o-w
Chamber members scorched at Roast; Nightmare at an end
with return of baby; City draws fire on annexation. Burleson
Band rated number one at NTSU, Major housing project
planned; New Chamber building dedicated; Burleson m
new city park; Buildings top $16 million; Groundbreaking for
health center at Huguley; Rural residents not satisfied with
SilT b"nding •"* "*!»
DECEMBER
Chamber to share bed tax; Strategy chanced
Bridges, New boys club director has building as top priorRv
Annexation injunction sought; Another A for schools ,
years as sheriff is enough for Huffman; No truce y* in an
nexation; Sales tax passes half million; Hearing pleases edv
rural residents; Chamber names new officer
wrecks result ot .e.the,: mure frigid Tsta*
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Monday, January 9, 1984, newspaper, January 9, 1984; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761395/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.