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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Voices
Bob Bowman's East Texas
By Bob Bowman
Ivory Joe Hunter
When historians in Southeast Texas
unveiled a Texas State Historical
Marker for Ivory Joe Hunter at a cemetery
near Kirbyville, they stirred memories of one
of America’s greatest musicians.
Born in Kirbyville in 1915, Hunter
developed an early interest in music from
his father, Dave Hunter, who played guitar,
and his gospel-singing mother. When he was
13, Hunter’s parents died and the already
accomplished pianist went to live with
relatives at Port Arthur.
In the early 1940s, Hunter had his own
radio show on Beaumont’s KFDM, where he
eventually became program manager. In 1942,
he moved to Los Angeles and joined Johnny
Moore’s group, The Three Blazers.
While with the Blazers, Hunter wrote and
recorded his first song, “Blues at Sunset” for
his own label, Ivory Records. The song soon
became a regional hit.
Hunter later founded Pacific Records, but
it failed and he went on to record for Four
Star Records and King Records. Hunter had
his first rhythm and blues hits with Duke
Ellington’s band.
He later signed with MGM Records and
wrote the hit, “Since I Met You Baby,” which
was recorded by Pat Boone. By 1954 he had
recorded more than 100 songs, including
“Since I Lost You Baby,” his first crossover
from the R&B charts to the pop charts, where
the song reached number 13.
When Hunter’s popularity began to
decline, he made a comeback as a country
music artist in the 1960s and made regular
appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.
Elvis Presley put two of Hunter’s songs
in the top 20, ”My Wish Came True” and
“Ain’t That Loving You, Baby.” Presley later
recorded three other Hunter compositions.
But Hunter will remain best known for
“I Almost Lost My Mind,” which has been
recorded by nearly 50 musicians, including Pat
Boone, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Connie
Francis, Bill Haley, Lionel Hampton, Woody
Herman, Barbara Mandrell, Willie Nelson,
Louis Prima, Charlie Rich and Conway
Twitty.
Hunter died from lung cancer in 1974 at
Memphis and was buried in Magnolia Springs
Cemetery near Kirbyville.
1
n Years Gone By
From the files of The Cooper Review
Ten Years Ago
In late February the
Chamber of Commerce,
Cooper Volunteer Fire
Department and the Friends
of the Library united to
conduct a campaign that
was launched on March 1
and named the Delta County
United Fund. The Awesome
Auction climaxed the effort
on April 8th. On May 11th,
representatives from the three
groups, plus the community
fire departments, gathered
at the Delta County Public
Library to divide the spoils.
Twenty-seven
kindergarten through fourth
grade students in the gifted/
talented program in Cooper
ISD are arriving at 9:00 a.m.
each morning and problem
solving with hands-on
experiments and activities
until noon. Students in Cindy
Slakey’s class are studying a
unit called Mystery Festival.
Students act as forensic
scientist to help solve an
imaginary mystery while
learning important science
skills and concepts. Students
have taken a trip to the
courthouse and will embark
on the mystery of cooking on
Monday. A nature field trip to
the lake on Tuesday promises
to be fun and challenging.
Students will end the camp
by writing, editing and
publishing a patterned book.
Mrs. Slakey’s curriculum
was developed by the Great
Explorations in Math and
Science (GEMS) program
with the Lawrence Hall of
Sciences. This prograsm has
been tested in classrooms
nationwide.
Twenty Years Ago
The family of Purney S.
Allison gathered Sunday, June
17 at the Pecan Gap Senior
Center for a covered dish
dinner to celebrate his 90th
birthday and to honor him on
Father’s Day. Five children,
five grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren were
present.
Those attending were PS.
Allison, Mrs. Hazel Bettis,
Ed & Martha Knepp, Ardell
& Billie Allison, Budgey &
Jill Allison, Dorothy Rolling,
Darla Nichelas, and Allison
Gravatt. Mark, Della, Jerry
& Misty Brantley, Jim &
Ruth Allison, Joe and Bonnie
Cook, Janet Tepper, Rhonda,
Adrienne & Ethan Moore,
Doug Langford, Thelma
Cummings, Mr. & Mrs. Archie
Lee Cummings and son.
Thirty Years Ago
Residents of Cooper
and Charleston, as well as
consumers served by the city
of Sulphur Springs, were asked
to voluntarily cut down on
their use of water on Monday,
the request coming from City
of Sulphur Springs officials
who were experiencing
problems with water pumps
and consumption above their
plants capacity.
Forty Years Ago
The Clarinet Choir of
CHS Band received a 1
rating in State Contests in
Austin last week. This was
the first time a band group
from Cooper has won such a
high rating. Directed by Frank
Garza, members of the choir
are: Netti Mitchell, Nelda
Rainey, Kelley Newman,
Barbara Barrow, Martha Jane
Shaffer, Beckie Conley, Judy
Hocutt, Cathy Williams, Sally
Loudermilk, Gail lowery, and
Judy Allen.
Mrs. Mary Mosley of
Cooper and Lee Ripey Teetes
of Sulphur Springs were
united in marriage in a formal
ceremony in the sanctuary of
First Baptist Church, Thursday
evening, May 28.
Fifty Years Ago
A wind, hail and rain storm
struck at Pecan Gap about 5:30
Sunday afternoon inflicting
damage to buildings, trees
and crops. Estimated damage
in the area was approximately
$75,000 with the crop damage
undetermined.
Troy D. Brewer, Cooper
Junior High teacher, is
one of fifty select teachers
attending the National Science
Foundation Summer Institute
in Biology at Oklahoma State
University.
David Harkrider, Minister
of the Cooper Church of
Christ for some time assumed
his duties as Minister of the
South Side Church of Christ
in Greenville this week.
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MEMBER
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TU
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
On The River
With ET
THE GIRLS SHOWED OUT
About twice a year we go to the Gulf to
catch up on fishing, bird watching, and sun
burning. One Thursday a few weeks ago we
headed that way and found some unusual
plants beside a convenience store just north
of Lufkin as we stopped to take a break. The
plant was about three feet tall, had tiny purple
flowers, and square stems. Ideas, anyone?
Carol and Junior were on the trip and for
lunch we stopped in Colmesneil at what I call
a grouchy place. Never saw at the like of mean
sounding signs: If we are too busy the drive
through will be closed. No shoes, no shirt, no
service. Umbrellas only (By atrash can looking
thing.) No alcoholic beverages allowed. Gates
close at 10:00 p.m. Vehicles towed at owner’s
expense. Absolutely no smoking. No soliciting.
No climbing or playing on rails. No trailers,
no boats. No commercial trucks. Do not block
drive. Small children should be accompanied
to the restroom by adults. No lock on restroom.
Knock before entering. Place paper towels in
trash can. Kinda made me wish we hadn’t
even stopped. Depressing. I bet there’s a real
grouch around there somewhere.
Stopped in Winnie and got a room for the
night before going on to fish for the rest of the
afternoon. A convenience store across from
the Riceland Motel has a vending machine
selling scratch offs from one dollar up to fifty
dollars. Not many of those around our town.
On south through High Island and to the Gulf.
Water as smooth as I ever saw it. Green water
almost to the shore, usually a sign of good
fishing. A few miles east of High Island, gulls,
terns, and pelicans were thick as they fed on
bait fish. No need looking any further so we
pulled out on the beach and started fishing.
Used a small cable with three hooks on the
end of our line. Wade out chest deep, cast as
far as you can then play out line back to shore.
The fish were biting so fast we got tired of
setting the hook after just one bite. Just leave
it out there a few minutes then reel in two or
three. Once, Jean had two sharks and a gafftop
catfish, all about two feet long. In a while,
CaroFs rod bent double and the battle began.
She loves to fish probably more than any of us
four. Just joking, we would ask her every few
minutes if she wanted Junior or me to land it
for her. We sure got some threatening looks.
Fifteen minutes later she hauled in a 44 inch
jack crevalle, one of the fightinest fish pound
for pound in the Gulf where Carol and Junior
live. Even more surprising, his grandpa was
George McFadden which.
Friday morning we stopped at a bait shop
and the owner asked where we were from.
When Junior told him close to Paris he said
he was too. Actually south of Paris at Glory,
very near where Carol and Junior live. His
grandfather was George McFadden which
makes him my distant cousin. Good luck to
the bait shop owner, George Finn. The water
was calm again and as we used a cast net to
catch bait we were pleasantly surprised to
catch over a hundred shrimp, many of them
going over eight inches long.
Today was Jean’s turn to show out. Her
pole bent down and she went to squealing,
begging me to take the rod. I just stood beside
her and adjusted the drag at times. We were
trying to decide if it was a shark, jack crevalle,
bull red, or what. After a long battle Jean reeled
in a 45 inch bull red. Needless to say she has
its picture on her cell phone and would love
to show it to everyone. Next week, heading
home.
June 26, there will be a partial eclipse of
the Moon. Its peak will be reached at 6:38
a.m. and the Earth’s shadow will cover less
than half the Moon.
June 21 marked the first day of summer
which is called summer solstice. Solstice
means “Sun stands still.” Throughout the year
each day the Sun seems to rise a little further
north or south of where it did the previous
day—except for the winter and summer
solstices. The solstice days are when the Sun
seems to quit going north or south, depending
on the season, and heads back the other way.
Pick out something around your home where
the Sun is lined up as it rises. Notice how much
it moves each week or month. For the next six
months the Sun will be rising further south as
it moves toward the winter solstice.
Four psychiatrists were having lunch and
complained how they always helped others
with problems but had no one to confess their
own problems. They decided to try to help
each other as they ate. One said he sometimes
wanted to kill some of his patients. Another
said he liked to overcharge. The third said he
was pushing drugs and even had some of his
patients selling for him. The fourth said his
problem was not being able to keep a secret.
A woman went to her psychiatrist
complaining that she was so ugly that she had
no friends. She asked the doctor if he could
help her. He said, “Sure, just go over there and
lay face down on that couch.” Notice the new
email address, etra327@live.com
That Wonderful Year 1965
According to the Thursday,
June 24, 1965 issue of the
Cooper Review:
William J. (Bill) Urban of Paris is again
pharmacist at the Miller Pharmacy where he
served in 1962. He returned to Miller’s on June
15, succeeding Edward Smith who resigned to
accept a position at Naples after serving here
two years.
Wade Bledsoe, retiring president of the
Cooper Lions Club, will install new officers
when the club meets tomorrow (Friday)
noon at the Delta Country Club. Originally
scheduled for Friday, June 11, the installation
was postponed because of a prominent guest
speaker, Texas Attorney General Waggoner
Carr.
Eleven Delta County students have been
named to the Dean’s List at East Texas State
University for high grades made for the spring
semester. Each of the 435 students on the list
made grades of better than “B” while taking a
full load of courses.
Eugene Bolden of the Paris Masonic Lodge
will install new officers for Delta Lodge 1240
AF&AM in ceremonies tonight at 8 o’clock at
the Cooper Masonic Temple.
Ten young horsewomen will compete in
two contests at the Delta rodeo arena Saturday
night vying for the titles of “Rodeo Queen”
and “Rodeo Princess.” The event is scheduled
to begin at 8 o’clock.
After three months delay, residents of
the Lake Creek area are again anticipating
receiving water from a mutual and centrally
located water system. An agreement between
Ben Franklin Water Corporation and Enloe-
Lake Creek Water Corporation has been signed
whereby residents of the later communities
will receive water from a well drilled in April
1964 at Ben Franklin.
Another long step toward construction
of the Cooper Dam has been announced
by Brent Tarter, president of the Sulphur
River Municipal Water District. Tarter said
in Commerce on Thursday of last week he
had received a telegram from Congressman
Ray Roberts of McKinney who advised”
“The House appropriations committee
today approved your request for $750,000
construction money for the Cooper Dam.”
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010, newspaper, June 24, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth804964/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.