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Kerens Tribune
P.O. Box 250 Kerens, Texas 75144
Telephone 214/396-2261
USPS 293-680
EDITOR: Donna York
STAFF: Kathy Green, Carla York
The Kerens Tribune (USPS 293680) is
published weekly except the week fol-
lowing Christmas (and one other week at
Obituaries
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July 17, 1980
ALUMNI NEWS
the publisher's option) by the Kerens
Tribune, 116 S, Colket, Kerens, TX
75144. Subscription rates are $5 in
Navarro County; $6 elsewhere in Texas
and $7 outside Texas, Second-class
postage paid at Kerens, Texas. POST-
MASTER: Send address changes to Kerens
Tribune, P. 0. Box 250, Kerens, Tx
75144. Copy for the Tribune is set
with no regard for proper hyphenation
to facilitate typing and for Improved
Mrs. Earl Thomason
Mrs. Earl Thomason,
76, passed away Wedn-
esday, July 9, at Me-
morial Hospital.
Services were held
Friday at 10 a.m. at
First Baptist Church
with the Rev. Olin
Boles officiating.
She is survived by
two sons: Allen Thom-
ason of Spokane, Was-
hington and James Th-
omason of Waco; three
daughters, Mrs. Doris
Segerland of Houston,
Mrs. Janice Colvin of
Carthage and Martha
Fields of Kerens; ni-
ne grandchildren and
four great-grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were: R.
A. Bain, W. L. Bain,
Jr., Kelly Don Berry,
Don Green and Larry
Fields.
OCIE I. FIELDS
Ocie I. Fields, 73,
of Frost, died Sunday
at the Grant Bowie
Hospital in Hiilsbor-
o.
Services were held
Tuesday at the First
United Methoidst Chu-
rch in Frost with bu-
rial following at the
Frost Cemetery. The
Rev. Buddy Stegman
and Rev. Dale Travis
officiated.
Mrs. Fields, a life-
time resident of Fro-
st, is survived by
her husband, F. A.
Fields of Frost; one
daughter, Bettye L.
Thompson of Midlothi-
an; two sons, Earl
M. Neel of Ft. Wor-
th and John F. Neel
of Dallas; two steps-
ons, Richard Fields
and Larry Fields of
Kerens; three sister-
s, Lena Sanders of
Hillsboro, Gertie Ad-
ams of California and
Zela Shanks of Waco;
two brothers, Ervin
Moore of Frost and
Fletcher Moore of Co-
rsicana; six grandch-
ildren and one-great-
grandchild.
We’ve been handling auto loans for a long,
long time at the
THE FIRST
STATE BANK
MEMBER F.D.I.C.
PHONE 396-2223 KERENS, TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Stringer returned Sa-
turday from Hobbs,
", New Mexico after vis-
iting Mrs. Stringer's
sister and brother-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Fair. While th-
ere they attended the
Fair Reunion and enj-
oyed it very much.
Mrs. Dwain Albritton
and daughters of Hou-
iston visited Mrs. Lu-
Icille Albritton and
Miss Amy Deskin Satu-
rday evening.
■ Bobby Wilkins, Jr.
underwent an emergen-
cy appendectomy Mond-
ay night at the Athe-
ns Memorial Hospital.
He was dismissed
and is recuperating
at home now.
Miss Susie Archer of
Austin is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs.
Cleo Archer, this
• week.
Matt, Todd and Paige
Everheart of Irving
spent last week with
their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Ingram. Matt remained
for a longer visit.
Lynette McClung of
Austin is visiting
her mother, Mrs. And-
rew McClung this wee-
k.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Coppock and son, Mat-
thew Justin, of Hous-
ton are visiting the-
ir parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Coppock
and Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
Kent. Mrs. Coppock is
the former Frances
Kent.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce
Dwain Ross of Austin
visited their parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Ainsworth this past
weekend. They joined
Mary Ross of Corsica-
na Sunday and attend-
ed the Thornsberry
Reunion in Athens.
Mrs. Sug Holloway
joined a group of ei-
ght ladies from the
Kerens/Corsicana are-
a, including Marlene
Shelton, for a week-
long vacation in Aca-
pulco. They returned
home Friday and repo-
rted having a wonder-
ful time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie
Lessner and children
Annette and Ronnie,
Jr. of Houston spent
Thursday night visit-
ing their grandparen-
ts, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
May.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Baker and Mr. and Mr-
s. Radney Kinsey and
children, Jarrod and
Tanya, from Beaumont,
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney
Hicks and children,
Derreck and Ryan,
from Arlington and
Mr. and Mrs, Bruce
Coates from Denton
were spent-the-weeke-
nd guests with Mrs.
Bruce Coates.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindon
Kerley of Houston sp-
ent the weekend in
Kerens with his moth-
er, Mrs. J. W. Moore
and his sister, Mrs.
Marie Janek.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Henderson have just
returned from a week
-long visit with th-
eir son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Henderson and ch-
ildren, Corbett and
Sloan.
LOCAL STUDENTS ARE AWARDED NATIONAL HONOR
It's that time of year.
High temperatures...
higher electric bills.
It happens every summer... and in June of this year most
parts of Texas began having record-breaking high tempera-
tures. This means air conditioning equipment works harder
and electric bills go up. Most central air conditioning systems
were designed to reduce inside temperature about 25 de-
grees below outside temperature ... if it's 100 outside, the
system must work constantly to maintain 75 degrees inside.
TP&L recommends that you set your air conditioner thermo-
stat on 78 degrees or higher and use portable fans to in-
crease air movement. For more information about how to
hold down your electric bills, call your Texas Power & Light
Company office. We want to help.
Teddy Roosevelt was the
first U.S. President to in-
tervene to settle a strike
rather than break it.
First Baptist Church
announced today that
two of their students
have been inducted
into The Society of
Distinguished Americ-
an High School Stude-
nts .
Students awarded th-
is honor are Cody Se-
ale and Andy Bell.
The Society, one of
the nation's foremost
high school honorari-
es, tapped these stu-
dents because of the-
ir demonstrated exce-
llence in scholastic
leadership and civic
achievement. Only 2
percent of all the
students in the Unit-
ed States are accept-i
ed for membership.
Nonimations can only
be made through the
student's school or
church.
The Society's Natio-
nal Award Progr-
am is sponsored by
over ninety colleges
and universities thr-
oughout the United
States. Thousands of
dollars in scholarsh-
ip funds from these
institutions are ear-
marked for Society
members each year.
The purpose of the
Society is to promote
both academic and ci-
vic achievement by
recognizing students
in its Membership Re-
gistry, which is pub-
lished annually and
distributed through-
out the United States
and parts of Europe.
by Jewell Fletcher
The Rural Shade Ann-
ual Reunion was held
at the Ex-Student Ce-
nter in Rural Shade,
Saturday, July 5th.
A record-number cro-
wd attended. Many be-
lieved it to be the
largest gathering in
several years.
Many attended for
the first time; many
were relatives of an-
cesters who lived in
and around Rural Sha-
de many long years
ago. Everyone said
they had a wonderful
time and plan to come
back next year.
It was an honor to
have Tom Waldrop, De-
mocratic nominee for
State Representative
and his wife attend,
We hope they enjoyed
themselves and that
they will come again
next year.
Many enjoyed buying
gifts for the first
time at the Country
Store.
While reminiscing
the crowd enjoyed co-
untry and religious
music which was prov-
ided by two Wills br-
others and their two
friends. Their mothe-
rs Patricia (Moffit)
Wills, the granddaug-
hter of Roy Howell of
Kerens, helped with
the singing. The Wil-
ls are from Whitehou-
se.
Jo Walker was the
winner of the door pr-
ize given in a name
drawing.
The benediction was
given by Mr. II. H.
Trent before the meal.
Some of the Country
Store gifts were
auctioned off; some
were given as gifts
to those who have do-
nated and some were
given to those who
wished a souvenir of
the Reunion.
This year, as in the
past years, Mr. H. H.
Trent of Kerens was
the oldest participa-
nt present.
Christy Howell, the
18-month old daughte^
of Mr. and Mrs. Benny
Howell of Kerens was
the youngest one pre-
sent.
Mrs. Maurice (Smith)
Cornelius of Minneap-
olis, Minnesota trav-
eled the longest dis-
tance to attend.
As always the centew
was lovely with the
inside decorated in
Fourth of July colors
of red, white and bl-
ue. The grounds never
looked nicer. Many
thanks are extended
to everyone who hel-
ped provide the conv-
enience and beauty ovm
the center.
Also, many thanks
for the generous don-
ations and the many
gifts for the Store.
Proceeds of the eve-
nt in the amount of
$423.80 will be used
to restore and impro-^
ve the center and me-^
et the Ex-Students
Reunion Association
needs.
Please remember if
you have friends or
loved ones that have
moved since August
1975 or July 1976,
remind them to up-da-
te their address so ®
that they will get
their invitations ne-
xt year. Please mail
new addresses to Mrs.
Bill Fletcher, 104 S
Ferguson.
Officers for the new
yeat were elected as
follows: Duddie Radn-^|
ey- president:
Hazel Goines-secreta-
ray and Jewel Fletch-
er-assistant secreta-
ry and reporter. Mrs.
Goines turned over
her position to Hel-
en Henderson.
I
The Delaware River was
originally called "South
River" by the Dutch settlers
in the mid-17th century.
The first co-ed in the U.S.
was admitted to Oberlin
College, Ohio, in 1833.
KIM BERRY, BRIDE-ELECT OF SCOTT YATES
HONORED WITH MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
TEXAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
I A tax-paying, investor-owned electric utility
Miss Kim Berry, bri-
de-elect of Scott Ya-
tes, was honored on
Saturday, July 12,
with a miscellaneous
shower in Grapeland,
Texas. The event was
held at the Grapeland
Community Center from
2 to 4 p.m.
Joining Miss Berry
in receiving guests
were her mother, Mrs.
Kelly Don Berry, her
grandmother, Mrs. Me-
lba Rea, the groom's
mother, Mrs. Jerry
Yates and the groom's
grandmother, Mrs. IIu-
len Wilcox.
A lovely silk flower
arrangement in the
bride's chosen colors
of rasberry and pink
served as the center-
piece on the lace co-
vered table. The cus-
tom made cake for
:iKim and Scott' was
served by Mrs. Paul
Huff, sister of the
groom. Mrs. Barbara
Brown of College Sta-
tion served punch fr-
om a cut-glass punch
bowl.
The many lovely and
useful gifts were di-
splayed on tables co-
vered with white lin-
en cloths.
Hostesses for the
event were Dorothy
Pennington, Dawn Cha-
pman, Betty Peterson,.,
Mildred Dickey, Caro-
lyn Bates, Vicki Bro-
wn, Necia Huff, Nita
Bennett, Paulette
Chapman, Marilyn Wil-j
kens, Nancy Huff, Ma-
rtha Montgomery, Bob-
bie Brown, Mary Klec-
ley, Nona Musick and
Peggy Cook.
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OWNER: Joe Baxter Prices effective T , 1Q , 91
GEN. MANAGER: Willie Lee Crawford July 18’ 19 &
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foraPIRFKT PICNIC
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BANQUET POT PIES...................... 2/89C
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LITTLE BROWNIE COOKIES, 3 pkgs............$1.00
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BORDEN'S DAIRY PRODUCTS J&fT
Hi Pro, 1/2 gal..........$ .99 JpTf
Fruit drink, gal jug.....1.19
Pure Ice Cream, 1/2 gal.. 1.69 Wb.
Sherbet, 1/2 gal......... 1.69 ^
I Minins
ORANGES................ .39c lb
m GRAPEFRUIT...............39c lb
CARROTS .................19c bag
CELERY...................69c bag
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Sating You Shct'22 ___
CLUB STEAK..................$1.99 lb
EKRICH SMOKED SAUSAGE....... 1.99 lb
HILLSHIRE SMOKED SAUSAGE.... 1.99 lb
HAM HOCKS....................79 lb
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York, Donna. The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1980, newspaper, July 17, 1980; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591650/m1/2/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerens Public Library.