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MR. AND Mrs. WendeU
Grimes, 1611 Main St, an-
nounce the birth of a son at 9:15
pm. Wednesday, March 19, in
Memorial Hospital
DR. AND Mrs. James C.
Sheffield of Dallas announce
the birth of a daughter, Laura
Elizabeth, Tuesday, March 25,
in Medical Center Hospital hi
Dallas. The baby is die grand-
daughter of Mrs. John Sheffield
of Sulphur Springs and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Wells of Waco.
MR. AND Mrs. Tony Murray
announce the birth of a son,
Ricky Don, in Citizens General
Hospital Greenville, Saturday,
March 22. He weighed five
pounds, 13 ounces. Grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul
R. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Wilemon and the late Hershell
Gibbons.
KRISTIN AND Monica
Watson of Dallas announce the
birth of a brother, Damian
Patrick, at 2:36 p.m. Monday,
March 17, at Presbyterian
Hospital. Parents are Maz and
Susan Watson. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ken-
nimer and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Watson. Great-grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Canaday.
MR. AND Mrs. Johnny
Marshall, 1324 Main St., an-
nounce the birth of a daughter
at 9:40 p.m. Friday, March 21,
in Memorial Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Norman
Tucker of Sulphur Springs
announce the birth of a
daughter at 5:09 p.m. Thur-
sday, March 20, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Robert
Graham, Route 5, announce the
birth of a son at 3:10 p.m.
Friday, March 21, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Douglas
Gaddy of Cooper announce the
birth of a daughter at 3:15 pm.
Friday, March 21, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Danny
Williams of Birthright an-
nounce the birth of a daughter
at 4:11 p.m. Friday, March 21,
in Citizens General Hospital,
Greenville. She weighed six
pounds eight and one-half
ounces. She has been named
Stacy Pauline. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferrell of
Birthright and Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Williams, Route 4.
MR. AND Mrs. William Rear
of Winnsboro announce the
birth of a daughter at 1:09 p.m.
Sunday, March 23, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Juan Jasso,
Route 1, announce the birth of a
daughter at 9 p.m. Sunday,
March 23, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Tony Pegues
of Mineola announce the birth of
a daughter at 3:17 a.m. Mon-
day, March 24, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Charles
Westbrook Jr., Route 2, an-
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Ashly Ann, at 6:10 am. Sunday,
March 30, in Mother Frances
Hospital, Tyler. She weighed
six pounds, 14 ounces. Grand-
parents are Mrs. Charles
Westbrook Sr. and Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyt W. Gideon, all of Sulphur
.Springs Great-grandparents
include Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Kistenmacher, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyt P. Gideon, Mrs. A. R.
Westbrook, all of Sulphur
Springs, and Mrs. W. M. White
of Dallas.
MR. AND Mrs. J. A. Newton
of Winnsboro announce the
birth of a son at 2:46 am.
Saturday, March 29, in
Memorial Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Bobby
Bearden of Winnsboro an-
noimce the birth of a son at 5:25
a.m. Sunday, March 30, in
Memorial Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Tony Gouge
and Ginger announce the birth
of a daughter and sister, Amber
Michelle. She was born at 10:20
pm. Thursday, March 27. She
weighed five pounds. Grand-
parents are Mrs. Doris
Davidson of Sulphur Springs,
Reba Hill of Plano and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Gouge of
Levelland. __
MR. AND Mrs. Ralph Leggett
of Houston have returned to
their home following a visit with
his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. l*on Leggett, in
Sulphur Springs. They also
visited in Dallas and Canton.
MR. AND Mrs. Jerry Young,
Route 1, announce the birth of a
daughter at 12:45 am. Tuesday,
April 1, in Memorial HospitaL
MR. AND Mrs. David Frey,
Route 4, announce the birth of a
daughter at 4:49 pm. Tuesday,
April 1, in Memorial Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Jerry Pen-
dergrast of Paris announce die
birth of a daughter at 12:46 pm.
Monday, March 31, in Memorial
Hospital.
MR. AND Mrs. Charles
Coffey, Route 5, announce the
birth of a daughter at 12:50
p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in
Memorial Hospital.
ANN MILLIGAN Gray is one
of the featured interior
designers in the April I960
issue of Architectural Digest
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Milligan of Sulphur
Springs designed the interior of
the Fairfax Hotel in
Washington D.C. The former
Sulphur Springs resident works
out of Chicago.
MR. AND Mrs. Willie Brown
of Klondike announce the birth
of a son at 8:45 am. Friday,
March 28, in Memorial
Hospital.
THE EASTER Seal Society
has again sanctioned Century 21
Re-Mac and Associates as a
corporate sponsor in the annual
fund-raising drive. Local
company spokesman Mack
Jennings said the firm has
opened an all-out drive for
contributions until April 5, with
an egg coloring kit awarded to
each contributor. Contributions
may be made by contacting one
of the firm’s associates or by
visiting the office at 1011
Gilmer.
MASTER SERGEANT and
Mrs. William Valdez of
Alberquerque, N.M. announce
the birth of a son, Christopher
Lee, March 20. He weighed
eight pounds. He is the grand-
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. At-
taway of Yantis and Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Valdez of
Waterbury, Conn.
DAVID HOOPER, a printing
salesman for the Echo
Publishing Company, was
thinking about an outing on the
lake when he dropped by the
office early Saturday morning.
He had a kayak on top of his
car. When the heavy rains
started, Hooper said he almost
needed the Eskimo-style boat
to get home.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
is offering a defensive driving
class April 8 and 10 from 6 to 10
p.m. A $5 fee will be charged.
Classes will meet in Room 205
at Sulphur Springs High School.
The course is sponsored by the
National Safety Council and
participants completing the
class will be eligible to apply
for rate reductions in their auto
insurance. Students may
register from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
April 8, or call the Community
Education office at 885-6916.
ANGELIA MORRISON has
been notified that her biography
has been selected to appear in
the 1979-00 edition of “Who’s
Who Among American High
School Students.” The senior
student in Sulphur Springs High
School is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Morrison, 1712
Camp St.
D. R. BONNER no longer has
a tree left in his yard at 814
Gilmer St. but the property
yielded 43 bags of leaves in a
spring clean-up operation.
Bonner says his eight trees
added their full share of litter to
the neighborhood over several
decades but that all either died
or were cut down.
TIM AND Carroll Keller, who
have been married only six
months, lost all of their
household furniture and clothes
when a fire destroyed their
home Monday in Como. Anyone
wishing to donate furniture or
clothing may contact Janice
Keller, 5-6467.
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TRUSTEES OF the Com-
merce Independent School
District have awarded a con-
tract to Harrison, Walker and
Harper, Inc. of Paris for a new
elementary school building.
Cost is estimated to run
$990,440, with a completion date
projected in March of 1961.
WHILE 12,000 ballots have
been ordered printed for the
Democratic primary in
Hopkins County on May 3, local
political watchers are not
wjwrting a turnout of that
magnitude. However, the law
stipulates a formula for
printing ballots, which always
runs more than are needed
under normal conditions. About
5,000 votes were cast in the
Democratic primary in 1978.
CAPTAIN NORMAN R.
Fie mens, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mil. Flemens, Route 4, is now
serving at Plattsburgh AFB,
N.Y. Captain Flemens, a pilot,
previously was assigned at the
Pentagon. His wife, Dana, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
E. White, Route 1, Saltillo.
THE SULPHUR Springs
Farm Store has won the Van
Dale Sales Volume Award
presented annually by Van
Dale, Inc., of Long Lake, Minn.
The company is a manufacturer
of silo unloaders, automated
feeding systems, mixer feeders
and liquid manure equipment
for the farm.
S.T. GARRISON, president of
Peoples National Bank, at-
tended a seminar on banking in
Charleston, S.C., last week. He
was accompanied by Mrs.
Garrison.
THE REV. Morris Hill of
Sulphur Springs, once retired
from the ministry, is ap-
proaching a new mark. He will
note his 10th anniversary as
pastor at Sulphur Bluff in
September. He reports good
crowds for both the morning
and evening services Sunday.
REPORTS FROM Baylor
Hospital in Dallas indicate that
Ward Gober’s condition may be
slightly improved. He has been
a patient for 20 days following
surgery and other com-
plications.
MEMBERS OF the Rural-
Urban finance committee, with
Joe Gober as chairman, met
Thursday and finalized plans
for the April 10 meeting to be
held in Yantis. The committee
revealed plans to add ad-
ditional sponsors. The sponsor
fee is $15, entitling the sponsor
to two banquets and to bring
guests. Prospective sponsors
are asked to contact Bill
Taylor, Ride Palmer, Mark
McClendon, David DuPriest,
Gene Orwosky, Ralph Oldham
or Gober.
MRS. CHERRISUE Gordon
of Richardson has been
awarded an honorary life
membership by the Texas
Congress of Parents and
Teachers. The award is
presented in recognition of
distinguished service given to
children and youth. Mrs.
Gordon is a first grade teacher
at Northwood Hills Elementary
School in the Richardson
district. She is a graduate of
Sulphur Springs High School
and ETSU and is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Truett Nance,
Route 4, Sulphur Springs.
SEVERAL SULPHUR
Springs students are listed
among the winners in the 18th
annual Regional Science Fair
at Kilgore College. They are
Philip Golden, third place in
Junior boys physical division;
Marla Teel second place in
junior girls physical division;
Carol Bell, third place, junior
girls biological division. Miss
Bell also received a U.S. Army
certificate and Paudl Anderson
a NASA award.
RUSTY WILLIAMSON, a
sophomore political science-
French major at ETSU,
recently pledged membership
to Alpha Lambda Delta, a
national honor society for
students who have earned a
grade point average of 3.50 or
higher. He is the son of Mrs.
Nell Williamson.
DEADLINE FOR voting
absentee in the April 5 school
trustee election in Sulphur
Springs is Tuesday. By Friday
afternoon, there had been 23
absentee votes cast at the
business office in the Ad-
ministration Building on
Connally Street The election
will be held Saturday at Travis
Elementary School. The
hospital board election for the
Sulphur Springs district also
will be held at Travis School at
the same time.
MARINE CPL. Steve K.
Parker of Sulphur Springs
recently was promoted to his
present rank while serving at
New River Marine Helicopter
Air Station in Jacksonville, N.C.
Parker joined the Marine Corps
in June, 1977. He is the son of
Mrs. A. L Scroggins, Star
Route.
LANCE LOONEY,
representing the Key Club at
Sulphur Springs High School,
presented Millard Bennett with
a check for $100 as a donation to
the Civic Center for letting the
Key Club meet at the complex
during the school year. Bennett
reported that the check for $100
could be well used in the Cen-
ter’s programs. The presen-
tation took place at the Wed-
nesday meeting of the Sulphur
Springs Kiwanis Club at the
Woman's Building.
CAROL PAGE, 2224 Skyline,
Fort Worth 76114, is seeking
descendants of John Johnson
rage, bom Jtne 25, 1615 and
married about 1636 to Sarah
Elizabeth Kennamer. They had
at least 10 children and moved
to White Oak, Hopkins County,
about 1852.
ROBERT ANDREW Parker
of Sulphur Springs has been
named to the President’s Honor
Roll at Rice University for high
scholastic ranking during the
fall semester. He is the son of
Dr. and Mrs. R.F. Parker Jr.,
1321 Lakeview.
CUMBY SCHOOL’S kin-
dergarten round-up will be held
on Wednesday, April 16, from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the kin-
dergarten room. Parents are
asked to bring immunization
records and birth certificates.
To be eligible to attend kin-
dergarten, the children must be
five years of age before Sept. 1.
If additional information is
needed, it can be obtained from
the Cumby School, telephone
994-2260.
WALTER HELM of Sulphur
Springs has been dismissed
from Gaston Episcopal
Hospital in Dallas and is
reported recuperating at the
family apartment in Dallas.
CORYNTHIA ANN Stribling,
a checker at Brookshire’s Food
Store here, has been selected as
store representative in the
company’s annual Checker of
the Year Contest. She will
compete against checkers from
the firm’s 62 other stores in
Texas, Louisiana and
Arkansas.
THE REV. Gary Regan,
currently pastor of First United
Methodist Church in Paris, will
become superintendent of the
Paris-Sulphur Springs District
June 1, succeeding the Rev.
Jack Gibson, who will be
assigned to a Sherman church.
The pending change was an-
nounced in Paris.
HOUSEHOLDERS IN
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins
County who did not receive a
U.S. Census form have been
asked to call the Tyler Census
office. The toll-free number is
1-800-442-8288. The office will
send forms to people missed in
the FYiday distribution. Sulphur
Springs postal officials reported
a good response Monday to the
plea to complete and return the
census forms. It was estimated
about 10 percent of the forms
mailed Friday had been
returned by Monday. They were
expecting a heavier return of
Census mail Tuesday.
THE HOPKINS County 4-H
Club members have scheduled
“Share the Fun” talent com-
petition on April 8 at the Civic
Center in Sulphur Springs. The
public is invited to attend.
PICKTON AND Pine Forest
volunteer fire departments
have received checks for $75
from Texas Farm Bureau In-
surance Companies as an ex-
pression of appreciation for
their work on property owned
by Jack Gooding. The money is
designated for loss prevention
programs.
TECHNICAL SGT. Jerry
Lubrano is the new Air Force
Recruiting Service represen-
tative for Hopkins, Hunt,
Lamar, Delta, Rains and
Fannin counties. He has offices
at 5419 Wesley St. in Greenville
and 1305 Lamar St. in Paris.
Information can be obtained
through collect calls to 455-3333
in Greenville.
ARTISTS AND craftsmen
from this area are invited to sell
their work at the 19th annual
Paris Art Fair April 26 on the
campus of Paris Junior College.
Space can be obtained from
Linda Clark at the sponsoring
Paris YWCA, 308 South Main SI
The telephone number is 785-
5221. _
FOREIGN INVESTORS own
4,803 acres of land in Hopkins
County, records of file Texas
Department of Agriculture
show. Figures for other
counties in this area include:
Delta 11,996, Franklin 177, Hunt
3,220, Lamar 5,238 and Red
River 8,337.
SERGEANT CHARLES
Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Sprague of Sulphur
Springs, has been evacuated to
Fort Sam Houston Hospital in
San Antonio. He was seriously
injured in a traffic accident in
Germany in February and
remains in a partial cast He
hopes to obtain a recuperation
leave after file cast is reset and
visit his Hopkins County
relatives. While he is reported
doing well now, he faces several
more months of recuperation,
his mother reported Wed-
nesday.
MR. AND Mrs. Doyle W.
Blackmon have returned from a
visit with their son, Rainy
Blackmon, in Fayetteville, Ark.
They received an added thrill
by being able to attend Ronny’s
promotion ceremony. He was
promoted to sergeant first class
in the U. S. Army. He is an
instructor in ROTC at the
University of Arkansas.
WARD GOBER of Sulphur
Springs is reported showing
improvement at Baylor
Hospital, Dallas, where he has
been a patient for three weeks.
He recently has been able to sit
on the side of his bed for brief
periods and talk a little about
golf.
EASTER SERVICES for the
Dike, Mahoney, Saltillo and Old
Saltillo Charge will be held
Sunday at the Mahoney Metb-
dist Church, with the Rev. John
Gaunce, pastor, speaking. He
has invited all in the charge to
attend and bring guests for the
sermon and communion ser-
vice.
PEOPLE NOTIFIED to be in
Justice Court in Sulphur
Springs on Friday at 9 a.m. are
being notified to report at the
same time on Friday, April 11.
The court hearings have been
reset because Good Friday is an
official holiday and the office
will be closed.
CHILD CONTEMPT
hearings were scheduled in
Judge Lanny Ramsay’s court
in Sulphur Springs Friday. The
hearings are held routinely on
the fourth Friday of the month.
Nelta news
Mrs. Minnie Bartlett of
Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Maggie
Bartlett and Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Schlinke of Dallas
visited with the Elvis Neals and
the Bert Bartletts Sunday.
Three daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Kiker visited
Leonard and Martha Kiker over
the weekend.
Era Bartlett attended the
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Edd Sullivan.
Those attending the E.H.E.
meeting in Clarksville Friday
were Matilda Sue Bland, Era
Bartlett, Cindy and Jennifer
Beale.
The Sulphur Bluff Young
Homemakers will meet at
Sulphur Bluff at 5:15 to be ready
to leave by 5:30 to visit the Leo
St. Clair Music Box collections.
The group will then dine out.
Visitors of the Ronbert
Blands over the weekend were
Howard and Joyce Wissner and
Julie, Kirt and Ross of Houston,
Robbie and Jana Bland, and
Bobby, Karoni, Marc and Seth
of Odessa. While visiting, the
four adults took the children
“snipe” hunting. All had a good
time.
Visiting the Joe Don Joslins
were William, Edith, Asa,
David and Roscoe Joslin, Floyd
and Mary Ellen Joslin, Johnny
and Allen Joslin, and John
David, Barbara, Pam, Penny
and Peanut Jetton. Monday,
Janiece, Katie and Jana Joslin
visited her father, Joe Little of
Birthright.
DAV Auxiliary
sets final plans
for Nutrition Fair
Disabled American Veterans
Auxiliary 160 at a recent
meeting finalized plans for their
participation in the Health and
Nutrition Fair to be held in the
Hopkins County Civic Center on
Thursday, April 10.
Auxiliary members will have
informational materials, ap-
plication blanks for both DAV
and Auxiliary, and present
United States flags to all
children through middle school
age.
DAVA also made plans to
attend the Region 2 DAV con-
vention in Texarkana April 12.
The Auxiliary will sponsor a
bake sale at the Spring Village
Shopping Center on Saturday,
April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO. Sulphur Springs, Texas, Friday, April 4. I960-7,
-----Saltillo news--------
Mias Frances Avaritt is in
Franklin County Hospital She
was seriously injured early
Saturday morning when die
tried to avoid hitting a car she
was meeting on the rain slick
road. She was going east toward
Mount Vernon. When she
swerved to avoid hitting the
car, her pickup hit a soft
shoulder, ran into a deep ditch,
and overturned. The truck was
a total loss. She sustained a
broken collar bone, slight
concussion, a wrenched back, a
cut near the eye that required
several stitches and multiple
bruises.
Miss Mae Green is a patient
in Franklin County Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bridges of
Denton and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Wafford of Mount Vernon
visited Mrs. Ethel Fate Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Doris Phillips of Tulsa,
Okla. spent a week here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Swain. Mr. and Mrs.
Swain accompanied her home
Monday and returned to Saltillo
Thursday.
Paul Irby and Edgar and
Boyd Guy of Greenwood visited
Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Adair
Sunday.
Miss Laura McClung of
Mount Vernon spent the
weekend with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lela Monroe and Mr.
Monroe. Mrs. Bennie Merle
Dolvin, Mrs. Frankie Lee Lobe
and sons Roger, Jeremy and
Nathan of Farmersville visited
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Sunday.
Miss Jennifer McClung
visited her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Knotts in the
Greenwood commmunity
during the weekend.
W. C. Taylor of Oklahoma
City visited his aunt, Mrs.
Beulah Parchman, Sunday.
Richard Turner of Phoenix,
Arts, and Jack Turner of Austin
visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Sparks Sunday. They are the
sons of Arlen Turner, who lived
in Saltillo several years ago.
Mrs. Richard Arthur
returned to her home in
Houston and Mrs. Travis Ap-
pleton returned to her home in
Trenton Wednesday after
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Wardrup.
Mrs. Topaz McElathery of
San Angelo and Mrs. Geo
Alexander of Mount Vernon
visited Mr. and Mrs. Loy Orren
and Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. McGill
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Terry Sustaire and
children, Lisa and Lorri, are
spending this week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Ensey in Mesquite.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhoades
and children, Bobby and Mitzi,
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Stovall in Royse City during the
weekend. Bobby and Mitzi
remained to spend the week
with their grandparents.
David Griffin, Ride Dawson
and Wayne Fish of Amarillo
visited David’s grandmother,
Mrs. Thelma Hatched, during
the weekend. They enjoyed
some fishing at Lake Cypress
Springs while here.
Attending the Texas Ex-
tension Homemakers
Association annual meeting in
Clarksville Friday were Mrs.
Lela Roberts, Mrs. Leita York,
Mrs. Mildred Knapik, Mrs. Floy
Bennett and Mrs. Dollie Pearl
Armstrong.
Mrs. Marie Jaiog of Dallas
and Frank Hondo of Arlington
are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Knapik.
Mrs. Ona Wesson and Mrs.
Ollie Barnett attended the '
quilting seminar in Sulphur
Springs Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. .
Rosengartner of Garland .
visited their aunt, Mrs. Ona
Wesson, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Briley and
children of Sulphur Springs
spent Sunday with his mother, r
Mrs. Ruth Briley.
Visiting Mrs. W. A. DeShazo
in the Franklin County Hospital
Thursday were Mrs. Mattie
Paulk of Paris, Mrs. Quida
Butterfield of Temple and Mrs.
Silvia Butterfield of Shreveport,
La. Mrs. DeShazo was
dismissed from the hospital
Saturday to the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. R.B. McAfee.
M. D. Brem Jr. of Arlington
spent the weekend at his
country cottage here.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat McAfee are
in Dallas this week. Pat was
admitted to Baylor Hospital
Friday for sane tests. His.
address is Jonsson Building,
Room 7424, Baylor Hospital,
3535 Gaston Ave., Dallas.
Mmes. Dollie Pearl Arm-
strong, Leita York, Mildred
Knapik and Floy Bennett at-
tended the quilting seminar in
Sulphur Springs Tuesday.
A daughter was bom to Mr.
and Mrs. James Skelly
Saturday in Franklin County ;
HospitaL Her name is Megon '•
Elizabeth.
Benefit drive launched
The communities of Como
and Pickton have joined forces
to help a neighbor, Gary
Swanson, 24, who was recently
diagnosed as a victim of can-
cer.
Swanson, the father of a two-
year-old daughter, is un-
dergoing chemotherapy
treatments at M. D. Anderson
Hospital in Houston, organizers
of a fund-raising campaign
said.
His wife is a senior at Como-
Pickton High School. Swanson,
who had been milking fa
several area dairies, is now
receiving treatments of one-
month duration. He is
scheduled for six or seven
months of chemotherapy in
Houston, according to benefit
organizers.
In order to help offset the
family’s medical and household
expenses, the neighboring
Hopkins County communities
have scheduled a benefit stew,
auction and talent night to be
held Friday, April 4, at 6:30 in
the Como-Pickton School
cafeteria.
The stew and auction is being
organized by the senior class,
represented by Julie Collins,
Karen Dodd and Sharon Jor-
dan. The student project is
being assisted and directed by
teachers and parents in the
area. Organizers for the benefit
are seeking donations of goods
for the stew and auction along
with cash donations.
Bands from Sulphur Springs,
Como-Pickton and Winnsboro
are scheduled to appear at the
benefit, along with several
singing groups. “All talent is
welcome,” said Miss Collins.
Cash donations may be
mailed to the Gary Swanson
Fund, Cono-Pickton School,
P.O. Box 416, Como, Texas
75431. An account has been
opened at the Sulphur Springs
State Bank for the Swanson
family. Contribution boxes are
being distributed around the
county.
More information may be
obtained by calling Joe Pat
Jordon at 879-2281, Garvis
Anglin, 879-2127, Don Collins,
488-3835 or Como-Pickton
School 488-3671.
Dream come true
This old English style home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ardis has 15 rooms and is
furnished with antiques the couple has collected over the years. A part of the
Hopkins County Historical Society Tour of Homes, the Ardis home also features a
swimming pool, tennis courts and a jogging track. The home will be open to those
attending the fund raising Tour of Homes Sunday, April 13 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
Ardis home is one of five homes listed on the tour that are within the city limits of
Sulphur Springs. The sixth home on the tour is outside the city. Tickets are $3 and
are available at the Hopkins County Museum, Tuck's Jewelry and from Historical
Society members. Tickets Will be available the day of the tour at the museum.
-Staff Phots
Verdis France, Betty Potts,
Nancy Fite, E.W. and Sue
Withrow plan to be in Fort
Worth April 12 lor a game and
fun show at the Tarrant County
Convention Center. The show
will be presented by Bob
Barker, MC fa the Price Is
Right television show.
Gary Swanson of Pickton has
been admitted to the M.D.
Anderson Cancer Institute in
Houston. He is in room 9035. His
phone number is 713-7924994.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1980, newspaper, April 4, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780413/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.