The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1977 Page: 3 of 12
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Miss Janessa Williamson
and three of her friends of
Mesquite are on a 15-day tour
of the Holy Land The tour
is under the direction of Roy
Gustafson, associate evenge-
list of the Billy Graham team.
The group left New York (Sty
on July 10. The places includ-
ed in the tour are Athens,
Greece, Tel Aviv, Netanya,
Tiberius and Jerusalem in
Israel, Lucerne, Zermatt and
Switzerland. She reports to
ho* parents that people in die
countries visited are friendly
to American tourists. Miss
Williamson is die daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Wil-
liamson of Mesquite, former-
ly of Sulphur Springs.
Marion Holmes of Sulphur
Springs has been admitted to
Citizens General Hospital in
Greenville.
Danny Smith of Sulphur
Springs is a patient in Citi-
zens General Hospital in
Greenville.
Annual Memorial Day serv -
ices and homecoming will be
observed at Mahoney on Sun-
day. Carrol Click of San An-
gelo will be the guest speaker
at die services. L. L Voss
will be the master of cere-
monies and there will be a
basket lunch at noon. The
public is invited.
Natheial Keller, six year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hen-
ry Keller of Sulphur Springs,
js a patient in Dallas Chil-
dren’s Medical Center in
Room 406. Natheial under-
went surgery the latter part
of last week and is reported
to be slowly improving.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Son Mitcheil
had as guest in their home re-
cently, Dr. Jimmy Milliken,
Bible teacher at Mid-America
Baptist Seminary in Mem-
phis, Tenn.
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THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Spring#, T*xm, Friday, July 22,1977—3.
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List of Goals
Violence at Clay Pits
Leaves Injured People
Several persons were injur-
ed in Saturday night violence
at the clay pits near the old
brick factory near Crush that
was dead.
“I walked over there and
didn’t have any idea he’d hit
me,” he said, ‘‘but sure enough
The topic of discuniOB at
the meeting held by the Hop-
charged kins County Ctttens Associa-
tion Monday evening at die
People’s National Bank
police custody also,
with disorderly conduct after
being accused of interfering ---------——, .
t iaciory near i^ruso uim me, ne saia, :jbui sure euuugu with policemen when they at munity room was goals to bet- -
leff sheriffs deputies confus- he did. I punched him a couple tempted to arrest her husband, ter city and county govern-/
ed and disgusted. . of times.” Later at the police station,
Deputy Jim Wells said Mon- He drove himself to Memori- the man asked to use a tele-
*“ phone. When let out of his cell,
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day at least 10 persons receiv-
ed medical treatment for stab
wounds and biows from clubs
when numerous fights broke
out before 11 p.m. at the popu-
lar gathering spot.
He was called to Memorial
Hospital about 11 p.m. after
two brothers were brought in
to the emergency room with
stab wounds.
James H. Howard, 23, and
Tommy Howard, 20, of 2227
Broadway were treated for
wounds on the back and shoul-
ders. They told Wells they
were attacked by five or six
Berchie Fisher of Gafford
Chapel community was trans-
ferred from Memorial Hospi-
tal in Sulphur Springs to Bay-
lor Hospital in Dallas Thurs-
day. He is a patient in the
intensive care unit on the
third floor of the Jonsson
Building. Late Sunday after-
noon his condition was report-
ed somewhat improved.
Mrs. Bennie Johnson of Sul-
phur Springs was in Paris
Wednesday to attend a staff
meeting of the Texas State
Department of Welfare.
Miss Mary Phelps and Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Dooley of Brook-
land, Ark. were weekend visi-
tors in the home of Mrs. Nellie
Bell of Mahoney.
THE RIGHT PLACE — “If I could start over, I’d want to be
selling auto supply parts right here in Sulphur Springs,” noted
Charles Strickland Thursday as his firm - A-l Auto Supply -
was recognized as the Business of the Month by the Hopkins
County Chamber of Commerce. Strickland, a veteran of more
than 30 years in the business, has owned and operated A-l
since 1970. (Staff photo)
A-l Auto Supply
Is Recognized
Mrs. Sue Hill and Travis
Cantrell Jr. were inadvertably
left out of the wedding write-
up of Miss Debbie Ann Gib-
bons and Harold Wayne White
in Sunday’s edition of the news-
paper. Mrs. Hill, sister of Miss
Gibbons, was bridesmaid and
Master Cantrell, nephew of the
bride, was ring bearer.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Antrim
and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Len-
non and daughters, Anna and
Laura, have returned to their
home in Sulphur Springs fol-
lowing a two week vacation
trip to.Pennsyvania, New Jer-
sey and Washington, D. C.
While *n Pennsylvania they
visited in the home of Mr.
Antrim's sister, Mrs. I. V.
Stahl.
Pink ladies serving at Me- --
mortal Hospital last week Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Crandall
were Mmes. Waire CXirrin, and daughters, Peg®y and
Jesse Gee, T. F. Moseley, Nancy, have returned to their
J.*D. Woods, Joe Otts, W. A. home in Sulphur Springs fol-
Carothers, Jim Masters, Dale lowing a vacation trip in Colo
Watts, Owen Johnson, Andrew rado and Wyoming. Included
Meier, Rayphield Brinker, in their vacation was a stop
Billy Boyd, W. D. Lemon, in Nail, Colo, where they ob-
Jack Porter and Leroy Mein- served a golf game played by
tire. ■ former President Gerald Ford.
Mrs. Bob Weeks and chil-
dren, Cathy and David, of
Kansas are in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Gore and
Lara in Sulphur Springs for a
week’s visit. Mrs. Weeks is the
sister of Mrs. Susan Gore.
Mrs. Marie Coyle of Big
Spring has returned to her
home following a visit in Sul-
phur Springs with her sister,
Marilyn Cowan, and other rel-
atives. Mrs. Coyle visited
with her son, Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Coyle and grandson,
Jim Don of Houston before
returning home.
Timothy Hooks, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Hooks, cele-
brated his first birthday Mon-
day in his parents home with
friends and relatives.
A-l Auto Supply of Sulphur
Springs was recognized as the
business of the month Thurs-
day by the* Hopkins County
Chamber of Commerce, with
the firm’s owner noting he
would still be in the same
business here if he had a
chance to start over.
Charles Strickland, who
formed and has since operat-
ed the auto and industrial sup-
ply firm in 1970 after 25 years
in a partnership in the same
line, told chamber directors
that he could think of nothing
better for a life career.
In addition to retail sales,
the firm has selling contacts
with businesses and industries
in Commerce, Greenville,
Paris, Emory, Quitman and
the Lake Tawakoni area,
Strickland noted in; his busi-
ness review. ")
There are 10 employes of
the firm.
Recognition of the business
oi the month opened the
monthly meeting of chamber
directors, chaired by Presi-
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Tho oldost kutlnoM oitoWHhmont In Hopklnt County
Published ovary Friday by Tha Echo Publishing Company at 401 Churth Stroot, Sulphur
Springs. Ti.. 7543J. Tolophono (214) 535-J14I.
Subscription lotos: In Hopkins County and oil ad|olnlng countlos. $5.00 on. yoar.
13.00 lor sin months. Elsnwhnro, SS.SO ono year, 53.50 lor sin months (oil cosh In ad*
vnneo). Subscription by mail only.
Socond Class postage paid ot Sulphur Springs. Tn.
C. E. Wingo & Son
QUALITY FEED
FAIRLY PRICED
641 Mulberry
885-5051
SHOE SALE
OF REG. PRICE
Includes: Naturalizer
Easy Street
Connie
Daniel Green Outdorables
Children’s Sandals
l / Price
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SHOE TREE
Saadi Side Of Sann
al Hospital, where he remain-
ed Monday. The fallen boy re-
ceived 14 stitches for a head
wound.
The man said about 100 per-
sons were scattered about the
area when he arrived with his
girlfriend. He described the
hg allegedly attacked an at-
tending officer.
" Both husband and wife were
to be arraigned Monday morn-
ing.
Sheriffs deputies took into
custody four persons charged
attackers as “just the kind of with driving while intoxicated,
people who like to fight.” only one remained in county
A Memorial Hospital spokes-
dent Scott Ferguson, and the
session also included a call
for bids on a new Chamber
of Commerce office building
(Details in a separate story).
In other activity, directors
received a report on the cur-
rent campaign to originate a
continuing industrial expan-
sion committee funding pro-
gram from Randall Maddox,
committee chairman.
Maddox said that the forma-
tion of the program is con-
tinuing and that development
of financing on a regular basis
remains the principal effort at
this time.
Ferguson appointed four di-
rectors to a personnel com-
mittee to review chamber pol-
icy prior to 1976. Named to
the group were Fred Jisha,
James West, Janie Washing-
ton and Gary Odom.
Miss Washington reported
that since January the cham-
ber has added 25 new busi-
ness memberships and 16 in-
dividual accounts in the con-
tinuing membership develop-
ment program.
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man said five persons were
treated Saturday night for stab
wounds, but had no other in-
formation.
In other weekend incidents,
a woman who had just moved
jail Monday, one having been
released on a $500 bond and two
after paying $205 fries. Sul-
phur Springs police took into
custody one person charged
with piublic intoxication.
ment.
Guest speaker for the meet-
ing, V. R Hyioin of Harris
County, talked to the group;
about their rights and re-_:
course concerning their tax
problems. Hyioin said every-
one should be involved in local
government, to know elected
citizens or servants in office. >
August 5 at 7:30 p. m. an-
other ufteting will be held by
the group at the same meet-
ing place.
Any person interested in
city and county government
is invited to be present.
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boys while they were repairing to Sulphur Springs had to fight
their car parked on Texas 11. off an intruder who broke into
Wells said his investigation
showed they were hurt in a
fight at the clay pits, but the
young men refused to file any
charges, telling Wells they
would solve the problem.
About 150 persons were
drinking and partying at the
clay pits, Wells said, but by
her house in the 100 block of
Morris Drive early Saturday
morning. __
She told police the man, who
acted as if he was drunk, en-
tered through the back door
about 4 a.m. After she fought
him off, she had to go to a
friend’s house to call police,
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the time he and Deputy Billy as her phone had not yet been
Mriihoira arrived all were installed
The unarmed intruder fled
on foot south towards College
Street. He is described as a
Matthews arrived
gone.
“I guess we found about 350
beer cans out there,” Wells
said. He added most of the re-
velers were youths older than light-skinned black male, about
high school age and that many 5 feet 7 inches in height and
had been in trouble before.
One person was arrested Sat-
urday for interfering with a
peace officer, he said, but dep-
uties could do no more because
of the lack of cooperation.
A man attacked at the site,
who would not comment un-
less his name was not used,
said he arrived there about
12:30 a.m. and a short time
later saw a man strike another
youth, using a pipe as a club.
The man ran over to check
the fallen male, thinking he
James Chapman reported
that production of a “hot
check” brochure for use by
local businesses and a more
detailed consumer fraud tip
sheet is anticipated within the
next few weeks
strong like a laborer. No prop-
erty was believed taken.
The woman had moved here
to take a new job and had
not even finished unpacking
when the incident occurred.
A local man was in city jail
Monday morning charged with
public intoxication, disorderly
conduct, aggravated assault,
possession of less than four
ounces of marijuana, posses-
sion of an illegal weapon and
aggravated assault on a peace
officer.
> The man was arrested about
6 p.m. Sunday when he alleg-
edly attacked another man
with a baseball bat. He is ac-
cused of swinging the bat at
the man, but missed and
struck his intended victim’s
car instead.
The suspect’s wife was in
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Size 38 to 48 Reg., Longs - Shorts
& Extra Longs. Reg. Price $100 to $145
**• 1/2 PRICE
Sport Coats
Size 38 to 46 Reg. Longs & Shorts
Reg. Price $55 to $85
ALL 1/2 PRICE
Plus
Many Other Sale Items!
Sand bucket and Shovel
‘With the purchase of a bucket or barrel of
Americab
Country Good Meal
K«ttdty Fried Mt*
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Offer good July 22, 23, and 24 or while quantities last
Available at participating stores and these locations:
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1977, newspaper, July 22, 1977; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780353/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.