The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1979 Page: 3 of 6
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Reunion
Staged
Saturday Matinee
Cost ‘1.50 each
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The Wells Junior High
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Graveside services for
Ru h Matthews. 50, of Luf-
kin, wcic iiciu at 2 p.RL
Thursday in the Herring
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old division held Oct 6 in
Livingston Other placing
at Zone competition, but
not advancing to District
were Steven Lovelady,
third place, nine year old,
son of Mr and Mrs Billy
Lovelady of Rusk and
Bryan Campbell, third
place, 11 year olds, son of
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Wells Tourney
Results Given
Kevin Chancellor, fourth
grade student at Rusk
Elementary School, will
advance to District Punt,
Pass and Kick competition
Saturday, Oct. 20. at Del-
mar Stadium in Houston.
The son of Mr and Mrs
Glen Chancellor, Kevin
placed first in the 10 year
Twirlers Place in Contest
Two Alto High School twirlers received honors at the Regional Twirling < ontest
held Saturday in Whitehouse. Paulette Magruder, left received a first division
rating and Sherry .lories, right, placed second -*
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ville, second. Wells, third
and Central Heights won
consolation
In the boys division. Cen-
tral Heights won first. Mar-
tinsville, second. Wells,
third and Chireno won con
solation
portance. To top it off,
there are games; horse
races; pony rides; an ani-
mal husbandry village; a
glass blower, a pottert
whee' a blacksmith shop;
and a reproduction of a
mint for making pewter
coins which date back to
700 B C. Therefc also a
heavily-bearded guy sell-
ing kisses, which some of
our group really enjoyed
Want to spend some
money’ They have for sale
everything imaginable in
the way of arts and crafts.
The food, an important
part of any festival, is also
delicious They have vari-
ous Italian, Spanish, Ger-
man, Irish, English and
Chinese delicacies, one of
which should tickle any-
onefc taste buds
In summary, a trip to the
Texas Renaissance Festi-
val is a unique and enjoy-
able experience and one
which I hope to have again
next year See you next
week'
Mr and Mrs Van Camp-
bell of .Alto
The competition is spon-
sored by Ford Motor ( om-
pany and local competition
is under the direction of
Rusk Motor Sales of Rusk
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Fannie Lou Price
Funeral services for
Mrs Fannie Lou Price, age
72, of Alto were held at 4
p m Tuesday in the O. T.
Allen and Son Funeral
Home Chapel with Randy
Harshbarger officiating
Burial was in the Mount
Hope Cemetery at Wells.
Mrs. Price died Monday
afternoon in a Tomball
hospital following a sudden
illness She was a native
and lifelong resident of
Cherokee County and a
member of the Church of
Christ.
Survivors include two
sons, R L. Price of Dallas
and J. R Price of Huff-
man; two daughters, Mrs
Billie Brockett and Mrs
Bonnie Edwards, both of
New Caney; a sister, Em-
ma Garrett of Clovis, New
Mexico; eight grandchild-
ren and three great grand-
children.
Grandsons served as
pallbearers
James E. Bailey
Services for James E
Bailey, 97, were held Mon-
day at the First Baptist
Church of Wells with the
Rev Matthew McBryde of-
ficiating Burial was in
Hester Cemetery
Mr Bailey, of Wells, died
Saturday in a Rusk hos-
pital. He was born Sept 13,
1882, in Cherokee County
He was a retired farmer
and lifelong resident of
Wells Mr Bailey was a
member of the First Bap-
tist Church of Wells.
Survivors include one
daughter, Mrs Ibra Pugh
of Wells; one sister, Mrs
Beedie Simmons of Wells;
five grandchildren, nine
great grandchildren and a
number of nieces and nep-
hews
PIPPIN, the avant garde
musical play part circus,
ballet, minstrel show, rock
concert, spectacle and
vaudeville will be the
School of Fine Arts mus
icial presentation for the
1979-80 season PIPPIN
will be presented Oct 18.19.
and 20 at 8p m in the Fine
Arts Auditorium
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Prince Pippin will be play-
ed by a veteran of the SFA
stage. Mark Hooker.
Leading Pippin through
his voyage of discovery will
be Roy Benton • The I >e»d
ing Player), vho portrays
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ceremonies
Dairy
Queen
Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8:00
am., a group of seven
English IV students, three
guests, and two sponsors,
Mr and Mrs. John Paul
Cook, boarded a van which
carried them to the Fifth
Annual Texas Renaissance
Festival in Plantersville,
Texas. As one of the lucky
guests, I would like to tell
you a little about the trip
The Renaissance Festi-
val, in true Texas style, is a
large and festive event held
six weekends each autumn.
In this case, September
29-30 through November
3-4 It features entertain-
ment for everyone; danc-
ers (including belly danc-
ers), singers; jugglers;
harpists; palm readers,
theatre troupes; bagpipe
players, tightrope walk-
ers, sword fighters; fal-
conry shows; demonstra-
tions of Chinese sword arts
and a magic show by Mer-
lin himself It also features
a parade which includes a
King, a Pope, and many
others of royalty and im-
Three J ie for II ells Halloween Queen
for Wells Halloween queen in the older group are left to right Regina
■ son, eighth grade; Monica Rumbaugh, seventh grade; and I inn Edwards,
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Leona Black
Funeral for Mrs Leona
Mae Black, 72, of Alto was
held at 2:30 pm Monday
in Cold Springs Methodist
Church with the Rev Gene
Kendrick and the Rev Cal-
vin Dickey officiating
Burial was in Shiloh
Cemetery near Alto under
direction of OT Allen &
Son Funeral Home
Mrs Black died Satur
day in a Jacksonville hosp-
ital after a short illness
She was a native and
life-long resident of Cold
Springs
She is survived by one
daughter, Shirley Tyer of
Alto; three brothers, Law-
rence Felder. Joe Felder
and Grady Felder, all of
Alto, one step-brother. Vir-
gil Kellum of Fredericks-
burg, two sisters, Minnie
Parish and Opal West, both
of Alto; four grandchild
ren; and four great grand
children
Pallbearers were Gerald
Pat Germany, Bill Ger-
many, Danny Felder,
Doyle Palmer. Marshall
Bynum and Gerald Black.
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The family of the late
W D and Samantha Wilson
had its reunion Sunday.
Oct 7 in Barsola An an-
nual event, the gathering
was held on the church
ground which was donated
to the community many
years ago by the deceased
The oldest present was
Forest M Wilson 83, of
Conroe, Kenneth Hanna,
son of Alice Lorena Wilson
Johnson, of Fairfield. Calif-
ornia. and his wife. Verna
from Moberly. Missouri
traveled the farthest,
others present were from
Baytown. Highland. Willis.
Marshall. Ft Worth. Lan
caster. Conroe, Cushing
and Houston Former rest
dent. Edgar McGilvray of
Cushing made a colorful
centerpiece for the dinner
table by using a variety of
homegrow n peppers Clyde
Stokes, a life long family
friend of Barsola, mowed
and cleaned the grounds
prior to the reunion He
also visited with the group
of thirty-three during the
afternoon A great time
was had by all
Teams besides Wells
participating in the tour-
nament were Slocum, Dou-
glass, Chireno, Central
Heights, Martinsville.
Woden and Centerville
Trophies were awarded
for the top four places for
both girls and boys teams
In the girls tournament.
Chireno won first; Martins-
Farmers
Nominate
Candidate
Farmers are asked to
nominate candidates of
their choice to be on the
ASC community, commit-
tee ballot, says Josie
Kennedy. Chairperson of
the Agricultural Stabiliz-
ation and Conservation
(ASC) committee
The ASC community
committee election will be
conducted from Nov. 23 to
Dec 3 by mail ballot
ASC committees are re-
sponsible for managing
government farm pro-
grams on the local level To
meet the needs of individ
ual producers, ASC com-
mittee members must be
concerned and responsible
individuals, Kennedy said.
Cherokee County farmers
have the opportunity to
nominate persons they feel
would best serve the farm
community Farmershave
received petition forms by
mail and are now submit-
ting them to me county
ASCS office
Popcorn will pop better if
you leave it in the freezer
for 24 hours before using.
Candidates for Wells Halloween Queen
Five girls have been nominated for Wells Halloween Queen from the ihint fourth
and fifth grades Left to right, thev are Jennifer Human, third grade. MelHsa
Lane, fourth grade. Mrs. Lerma s room; Sanda Edwards and Dena I itts fourth
grade. Mrs Skipper’s room; and Jana Doss, fifth grade stall photos
Ruskite Wins PP&K
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Will be glad to open at 12 noon for private Birthday
parties. Church parties, etc. and let them skate 12:00-
This play which ran for |
nearly 2000 performances )
in one of Broadway^ larg |
est houses, is the story of a i
fresh and dewy-eyed prince
who has very much to learn
about the world He at-
tempts soldiering for his
father and finds there is no
glory in battle He tries
being a ruler and discovers
how his noble principles
must yield to compromise
He immerses himself in
sex. turns to revolution,
and finally is given a
choice between a bang up
fiery blaze-of glory suicide
or a life of, peaceful but .
simple responsibility |
andidates for Wells Halloween queen include, left to right. Christie Greenville,
•adstart; Shana Bailey, kindergarten; Robin Harrison, first grade; and Rhonda
oyd, second grade. One queen will be selected from this age level. -staff photo
Groceries and Drug Items
Money Orders
' Hot Sandwiches & Bar-B-Que
Hot Donuts
Sunday Matinee
2 00 to 4 30 Cost‘1.50 each
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
7to9pm Cost‘L50 each
Friday, Saturday
7 to 9 p.m. Cost‘1.50 each
9:15 to 10:45 p.m.
Girls receiving all tour-
nament trophies were
Debra Redden. Woden;
Michele Beall, Central
Heights, Tracy Bauch,
Douglass; Donna Stubble
and Tia Thomas, Chireno.
Carla Latham and Lome
Hughes, Martinsville and
Monia Kolb, Kim Palmer
and Henrietta Joyce,
Wells
The boys receiving all
tournament trop.,.es were
Lloyd Conway. Woden;
Wayne Johnson and Rod
ney Bryant, Central
Heights; James Perkins,
Douglass. Stacy Nichols
and Steven Phillips. Mar
tinsville and Willie Bean
and Wesley Higginbotham,
Wells
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Cemetery between Newton
and Bonwier, with Rev
Paul Mettlen officiating
Mrs Matthews was born
May 30. 1929, in Deweyville
and died early Tuesday-
morning in a Lufkin hosp-
ital after a lengthy illness
A lifetime resident of the
Lufkin area, she was a
Pentecostal
Survivors were: her hus-
band, John, of Lufkin; four
sons, Billy Wayne, John R ,
Bobby Jo, all of Lufkin and
Charles Ray of Beaumont;
three daughters, Pauline
Brown of Lufkin and Con-
nie Windsor and Vicky
Peden, both of Beaumont;
brother, Samuel Ivy Spears
of Wells ; three sisters. Cel-
ia Alfred of Diboll, Ellen
Young of Lufkin and Paul-
ine Mettlen of Wells; half-
sister, Mary Lou Hales of
Lufkin; 10 grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and
nephews
Ernest L. W a Iler
Services for Ernest L.
Waller, 83, of Alto were
held at 2 p m Thursday in
O T. Allen and Son Funeral
Home chapel in Alto with
the Rev Gene Kendrick
officiating
Burial was in Alto City
Cemetery
Mr Waller died Tuesday
morning in Houston Vet-
erans Hospital after a long
illness
Survivors include two
nephews, G.E. Waller of
Houston and Hollis Waller
of Harlingen, and several
great-nieces
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The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1979, newspaper, October 18, 1979; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1268580/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.