The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1980 Page: 2 of 6
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*~THI HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs. Tux os, Friday. Jan. 25,1W0.
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Golden reception slated
'• The children of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gregg, 704 Texas, will honor
Their parents Sunday, Jan, 27 with a reception celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary. The occasion will be held from 2-5
p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church. Mr. and
Mrs. Gregg are the parents of one daughter, Mrs. Patricia
Brooks of Carrollton; four sons, Brice Gregg of Mesquite, Jim-
:■ mie Gregg of Garland, Dan Gregg of Houston and Joe Bob
' Gregg of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. They have ten grandchildren.
-* All friends andrelatives of the couple-are invited to attend.
Newcomer's Slate Full
Schedule for February
Upcoming activities for the
Newcomer’s Club were the
topic of discussion at' the
group’s regular meeting held
Jan. IS at St Philip’s Episcopal
Church. This was the club’s
first meeting of the new year.
Local attorney Larry Powers
presented a program on Wills
and Women’s Rights to twenty-
three members and six guests.
Club president Connie
Newcomb presided over the
business meeting which con-
cluded with a full agenda of
activity dates for club mem-
bers.
Jan. 22 will be die date for the
Annual Card Fling at the
Sulphur Springs State Bank
Community Rbtim. Tickets will
be $1.50 per person.
The Newcomer Arts and
Crafts for January will be held
in the home of Jane Noteware
on the art of quilling. The home
of Charlotte Zahn will be the
site for the convening of the
February nuptials planned
Mr. and Mrs. Casey Ross, Route 3, Sulphur Springs, announce
the engagment and approaching marriage of their daughter,
Tammy, to Bruce Hammargren of Sulphur Springs. The
prospective bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Nancy Nelson of
Weatherford. The couple plan a Feb. 8 wedding at 7 p.m. in the
Greenpond Baptist Church. Friends and relatives of the couple
are invited to attend.
NET Poll Clubbers
Take a Look at The
1880's at Program
des of 1880s costumes were
n by Era Barlett and
ited by Sue Morehead and
me Fyke when members of
Northeast Texas Doll Club
Tuesday, Jan. 15. Sixteen
hers and three visitors
present at the Senior
ens Building for the
ing show.
a discussion of upcoming
ts it was announced that
h will mark the third
rersary for the club and
ie celebrated by members
in auction of dolls and doll
xl articles. The group’s
uuy meeting will be a
am on dollsirom wood to
presented by Mary Speed.
ing the bumness session
tters of appreciation from
people today
Page Editor: Carla Largin
executive board Feb. 4.
The Newcomer’s next
regular monthly meeting will
be held Feb. 19 in the com-
munity room of the Sulphur
Springs State Bank. Joe Inman,
formerly a protection aid for
President Nixon, will present a
program on the Secret Service.
Members attending the
meeting were: Marilyn
D’Lizarraa, Tricia Sellers,
Jackie Willingham, Francis
Tucker, Barbara Mamo, Mavis
Bouland, Debbie Angelly,
Lydia Moore Bryant, Jane
Vest, Gloria Price, Sue
Hildebrand, Katie Meier, Ola
Dilts, Debbie Davis, Bonnie
Gilmer, Charlotte Zahn, Nancy
Barton, Marilyn Powers,
Connie Newcomb, Carolyn
Winn, Jane Noteware, Karen
Eitelman and Eileen Fearnley.
Guests attending were: Gail
Johnson, Gail Boles, Carolyn
Flora, Karen Sperman, Gina
Holland and Frances W. Boyst.
Jan Pruitt, Linda Palmer and
Anita Abrom were read
thanking members for
Christmas parties given the
P.V.S. and Early Childhood
Children.
April 19 will be the date for
the Irving Doll Show to be held
at the La Baron Hotel in Dallas.
New officers for the 1900 club
year were nomiated by the
nominating committe of Mrs.
Yvonne Fyke and Malva
Morris.
Club members announced the
presentation of two of Patricia
Smith’s doQ books, VoL I and
n, to the Sulphur Springs Public
library.
Guests of the club for the
evening were Mrs. Lois Sparks,
Anna Beggs and Mamie
Daggett.
NSDAR Group
Convenes For
Annual Session
Members of the Captain
David Phillips Chapter,
NSDAR, met Saturday, Jan. 12
for their annual business
session in the fellowship hall of
the First Christian Church.
Mrs. W.S. Long, regent,
presided over die meeting with
Mrs. Kenneth Brice presenting
the opening prayer.
During the social hour Mrs.
Long and Mrs. Duval McCain
served spiced tea, coffee and a
variety of finger sandwiches
and cookies.
Those attending were: Mrs.
L.F. Bridges, Mrs. H.B.
Brittain, Mrs. Bert Campbell,
Mrs. Frat Davis, Mrs. Ben
Dildy, Mrs. Jack Grant, Mrs.
Larry Harmon^Mrs. Ben I.
Johnson, Mrs^William A.
McDowell, Mrs. Fred Moelk,
Mrs. A.D. Nance, Mrs. H.C.
Sims, Mrs. Melba Sue Stewart,
Mrs. Brice 0. Taylor, Mrs.
Clifford E. Woodard, Mrs. Tom
Worsham, Mrs. Long, Mrs.
McCain and Mrs. Brice.
The group’s next meeting will
be held Feb. 9 when guest
speaker Dr. Virginia Adams
will present, “Patriotic
Weavers.”
Full House
Present For
Middle School
PTA Program
A large crowd was present
Tuesday, Jan. 15 for the first
1980 meeting of the Middle
School PTA. The 7 p.m. session
was called to order in the school
cafetorium by PTA president
Judy Gilreath.
Eighth-grade speech
students directed by their
teacher, Mrs. Sherrie
Bassham, entertained the
audience with three humorous
skits entitled, "Graduation
Address,” “Good Morning,
Your Honor,” and “The"'
Carefree Middle School Or-
chestra.”
During the business session
Pam Kennedy reported on the
State convention held recently
and explained resolutions
presented at that time.
Appreciation was expressed
by Mrs. Gilreath for those
persons helping in the Literary
Fair.
Members of the nominating
committee who will present a
slate of proposed officers at the
next meeting are Ruthmary
Hall, Linda Johnston and
Carolyn Sidebottom.
Members were informed that
the program for the next
meeting to be held Feb. 19 will
be on the heritage of the PTA.
Presenting the show will be
Linda Aiken of Texarakana.
Refreshments were provided
by Mrs. Bassham’s speech
students’ parents.
Kitchen Wizard
Tops Program
At HE Session
Janie Crump, County Ex-
tension Agent, entertained and
informed members of the
Miller Grove Home Economics
group with a demonstration of
food processors at the group’s
recent meeting held in the
home of Faye Gilley.
Vera Clem called the meeting
to order and Janie Crump
continued the session with the
program, “The Newest Kitchen
Wizard.” She used fruits,
vegetables, and nuts to
demonstrate the food processor
and the different blades. She
also assisted the homemakers
in making wise consumer
decisions about purchasing
food processors.
A brief summary of the book,
“One Day at a Time," was
presented by Mrs. Gilley.
Attending the meeting were:
Ola Bell Luther, Marie Tallant,
Mae non Scott, Ursula Camp-
bell and her mother, Clem,
from Germany, Mrs. Gilley,
Jennie Bishop and Rachel
Elliott.
The group’s next meeting will
be held Feb. 12 in the home of
Ursula Campbell.
March nuptials set
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Diamond announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their daughter, Susan, to Quinton
Suttle. The future bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
R. Suttle Sr. The couple will exchange vows Saturday, March 22
at 7 p.m. in the Como Christian Church. Friends and relatives of
the couple are invited to attend.
Guest Speakers Give
Waverly Club Some
''Spice'' at Program
Members of the Waverly
Club have selected Miss Connie
Baucom, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David Baucom, to
represent their club in the
Dairy Festival. Mrs. Bruce
Cherry made the an-
nouncement at the group’s Jan.
11 meeting held in the Woman’s
Building with Mrs. W.A.
Carothers presiding.
“The Spice of Travel” was
the topic for afternoon
program. Mrs. Earl Payne'
introduced guest speakers Mrs.
John G. Long of Sulphur
Springs and her sister, Mrs.
Charles A. Garrett of Hillsboro.
Mrs. Garrett is the wife of the
late Dr. Charles A. Garrett,
civic leader of Hillsboro.
A slide presentation of their
recent trip to Eastern Europe
which began in Viennq,.was
shown by Mrs. Garrett with
narration by Mrs. Long. After
touring Vienna and the
surrounding area they boarded
a Russian ship for a trip down
the Danube changing ships for
a tour of the Black Sea. Slides
of cities including Belgrade,
Budapest, Bucharest and
Istanbul were shown.
Following the program
refreshments were served by
hostesses Mrs. Thomas Payne
and Mrs. Bruce Cherry.
Guests attending the
program were Mrs. John
Nabors of Winnsboro, sister-in-
law of Mrs. Long, and Mrs.
Alvis Pickett.
Wedding planned
Dr. and Mrs. C.M. Killough, 9811 Kirkfalls, Houston, announce
the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter,
Karen Lee Killough of Dallas, to Rick Holland of Dallas. He is
the son of Mrs. Lenora Byers of Sulphur Springs. They will be
married at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Easthaven Baptist
Church in Houston. Dr. Killough is a former pastor of First
Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs.
Cody Heath Boyd Is
Baby Shower '
New Rushees
Submitted At
AKT Meeting
Alpha Kappa Tau held their
first meeting of the 1980 year
Thursday, Jan. 3 with president
Debbie Bain presiding.
Following the opening ritual
and roll call the minutes of the
group’s last meeting were read
and approved.
Members then submitted
names of women to be con-
sidered for their spring rush.
Following a discussion on a
Ways and Means project the
group decided to check on the
possibilites of sponsoring a
basketball tournament.
Names for “secret sisters”
for the coming year were
drawn at the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned
after the closing ritual and
refreshments were served by
hostess Judy Harris.
Local Attorney
Presents ERA
Rights Program
Local attorney Larry Powers
was the guest speaker at the
Jan. 10 meeting of the Dial
Study Club. Members met in
the home of Lou Ellen Cromer
to hear a program on
“Women’s Rights and the ERA
Proposal.”
In the business session Gail
Penn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Penn, was announced as
the club’s Dairy Festival
representative. ,
A float committee was
established with Linda Penn
and Julie Clement serving as
co-chairmen. Other committee
members are Gail Dawson,
Utley Nowlin, Linda Carrier,
Suzanne Stevens and Nona
Gober.
Other plans discussed during
the session were a husband-
wife social set for Feb. 14. The
club unanimously voted to be a
patron of the community
concert series.
Resignations were regret-
fully accepted from Nancy
Enlow, who recently moved to
Dallas, and Linda Eddins.
Elected into membership were
Couple to celebrate 50th
Melvin and Lucille Joslin of Commerce will be honored by their
children with a golden anniversary open house in the Tira
Community Center Saturday, Jan. 24 from 1-4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs.
Joslin were married Jan. 25, 1930 in Hugo, Okla. They have six
children, 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson. Family and
friends of the couple are invited to attend.
Child Abuse Topic For
ADK Sorority Program
“Children In Danger” was
the program topjc presented by
Patricia Holley when members
of the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha
Delta Kappa International
Sorority for Women Teachers
met Thursday, Jan. 10 in the
community room of the Winn-
sboro Bank and Trust.
Twenty-four members were
present for the session in which
Ms. Holley classified child
abuse as one of the most serious
problems facing the com-
munity. She also discussed
various types of abuse and
signs to look for in detecting an
abused child. Of the many
types of abuse described she
stressed that emotional neglect
was the most difficult to pin-
point.
The program was followed by
a business meeting conducted
by club president, Bettye
Metcalf. The projected budget
for 1980 was discussed and
approved by the group. A note
of appreciation was read from
the Whispering Pines Nursing
Home expressing their ap-
preciation for the year’s sub-
scription to the large print
Reader’s Digest chapter
members presented them.
Sue Hamm reported on the
District V Workshop in Tyler
which she and Bettye Metcalfe
attended in November. She
urged all members to study
their handbooks and attend the
next district workshop which
will be held in Nacogdoches in
April.
A variety of refreshments
were served by hostesses Mary
Benton, Judy Fuller and Sheila
lee.
The group’s February
meeting will be held in the
community room of the Sulphur
Springs State Bank with
Imogene Barnett, Thelma
Campbell and Lucille Home
serving as hostesses.
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£toKt“'IMrsMary Phyllis Rogers Heads
Members attending the
5Sm!n, mck3 Recent AAK Meeting
Tania fViinm M anmr Pnnlro ^
Janie Crump, Nancy Rooks,
Suzanne Stevens, Nona Gober, The Alpha Alpha Kappa
Linda Johnson, Mary Jane chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met
Teetes, Pam Hughes, Gail recently in the home of the
Dawson, Lou Ellen Cromer, chapter’s president, Phyllis
Linda Burgin, Tonda Spencer, Rogers, for their January
Julie Clement, Marilyn Power's business meeting.
and Linda Carrier.
Clarence Dixon, 1031 N.
Davis, who underwent a heart
bypass operation Thursday
morning was reported in
critical condition in the in-
tensive care unit at Baylor
The meeting was called to
order with ten members and
their guests repeating the
opening ritual. Ms. Mary Ruth
Hulen was introduced as the
club’s guest for the session.
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and ap-
Hospital in Dallas by his ,
nephew, Joe Orr of Sulphur \ provea
Springs. Shirley Burney presented
correspondence from the In-
ternational office for discussion
and minutes from the recent
ECC meeting were read.
On the activity calendar club
members voted to participate
in a city-wide BSP project
planned for the first day of
spring.
Other coming activities in-
cluded the Beta Sigma Phi
Valentine Ball to be held Feb. 9.
Phyllis Rogers will represent
Alpha Alpha Kappa during the
presentation of sweethearts to
be held pior to the dance.
Work schedules were
assigned and reports were
heard from the ways and
means committees concerning
several fund raising projects.
The business meeting was
followed with refreshments
served by hostess Bobbee Bell
to: Wyvonne Bronson, Shirley
Burney, Lea Franks, Joan
Garrett, Judy Glenn, Sharolyn
Poe, Mary Reagh, Patsy
Stewart and Mary Beth Hulen.
Cody Heath Boyd, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Boyd, was
honored recently with a baby
shower in the home of Mrs,
Kathy Lane. -I
An array of gifts were
presented to the honoree and
his parents.
Guests were served an
assortment of cookies, nuts,
mints and punch from a table
decorated with a yellow and
orange tablecloth featuring
baby designs. An arrangement
of orange and yellow flowers
adorned the serving table.
The gift table carried out the
infant motif and held a giraffe
centerpiece.
Hostesses for the event were
members of the Union Baptist
'Church Promise Cla$s. They,
included: Mrs. Sheila Fun-
derburk, Judy White, Belinda
Dickey, Sandra Reed and
Kathy Lane.
Project happy
Members of Alpha Delta Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
elected to replace Kim Massey's large shoulder strap-style
hearing aid with a newer, more powerful model that is hidden
behind the ear. The sorority raised 5228 toward the purchase of
the $340 hearing aid, and Army National Guard officials con-
tacted the club to donated the additiorfal money needed/ Sandy
McCasland, president of the sorority, holds Kim's former hearing
aid while Kim wears her new one. Kim is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Darrell Massey.
Sales hit
$70 million
Hopkins County’s gross
sales from 462 reporting
outlets amounted to
$70,014,050 during the third
quarter of the year covering
July, August and September
of 1979, according to a report
from State Comptroller Bob
Bullock’s office.
Bullock’s figures reflect
that deductions amounted to
$58,255,153, use tax pur-
chases were $1,056,650, and
the amount subject to tax
ran $12,815,547.
By comparison, gross
sales from 485 reporting
outlets in Hopkins County
during the second quarter
(April, May and June)
amounted to $72,959,629.
Deductions amounted to
$60,001,403, with use tax
purchases listed at $621,757.
The amount subject to taxes
ran $13,497,630.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1980, newspaper, January 25, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780075/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.