The Way It Was: Hard-surfaced road to Louisiana state line is urged

100 years ago

 

Aug. 21, 1917:

ATTORNEY SUGGESTS RE-DISTILLING CONFISCATED BOOZE TO MAKE MUNITIONS

That some practical use may be made of the thousands of gallons of intoxicants, which are being confiscated by state prohibition authorities, District Attorney McCulloch has presented a proposal to the federal department of agriculture that the liquor so seized shall be re-distilled and the reclaimed alcohol used in the manufacture of war munitions. Large quantities of intoxicants are being seized daily in this state, and it is poured into the sewers or the rivers.

 

Aug. 22:

MAN GETS BROKEN LEG
IN WAGON MISHAP

Emmet Huggins suffered a broken leg in jumping from a wagon while the team was running away. The team, however, was later controlled, and no further damages resulted.

 

REMODEL

Mr. L. Haltom and Mr. Lahn are both having their dwelling remodeled.

 

Aug. 23:

THE HAPPY MAN

It is a good thing to start out laughing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, be careful how you spend Friday night, and then make Saturday the merriest day of the week. You will find plenty of company, for the world loves a happy man. -Charles Loomis

 

Aug. 24:

HARD-SURFACED ROAD TO LOUISIANA STATE LINE IS URGED

Prospects appear bright for the construction of a hard-surface road from Texarkana to the Louisiana line after a day's deliberations by more than 200 interested citizens along the route at a meeting at Doddridge yesterday. The net result of this conference was the appointment of a committee of three to begin at once the formation of an Alexander good roads district to extend from the southern limit of the Miller county highway district to the Louisiana line.

 

Aug. 25:

ILLINOIS FAMILY MOVES
TO HOOKS TO RAISE LIVESTOCK

F.D. Crook, wife and son, formerly of Shelbyville and Danville, Ill., like Texarkana and Bowie County so well that they have moved here and are making their home at 803 Maple St. Mr. Crook has an 1,800-acre farm near Hooks, which he purchased five years ago, and will devote his time to farming and stock-raising.

 

Aug. 26:

STORE IS SHOWING
NEW MILLINERY STOCK

Mrs. S.E. Camp has returned to the city after two months' visit to Atlanta, New York and Chicago. She purchased a full stock of millinery at Chicago, where she was assisted by her trimmer, Miss Lida Griffin. An excellent stock of new millinery and hats have been received, which Mrs. Camp is showing at her store, 15th and Maple streets.

 

Aug. 27:

PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

After a long car ride, Betty arrived at the home of a friend, with whom she had lunch. She ate heartily, for she was very hungry. After lunch, her host asked if she had had enough to eat, to which she replied: "Oh, yes, I had more than I expected."

50 years ago

 

Aug. 21, 1967:

WINNERS IN 4-H CONTEST NAMED

Patricia Dansby, Eddie Saffel and Elwood Shannon Jr. placed first in their respective divisions of the Miller County 4-H Club safety contest this week. Other honors were won as follows: Second Place is Gralyn Wyatt and Carol Miller; Third Place, Gail Miller and Willie Lollis; Fourth Place Junior Division, John Watts; Fourth Place Intermediate Division was a tie between Lula Flowers and Gussie Yarber; Fifth Place in Junior Division, Edward Forte.

 

Aug. 22:

CEMETERY PROBLEM

A small community built a smart new cemetery, opened three years ago, which cost the council $56,000 to begin with and $202 a week for upkeep, but in the whole time has had only four customers. "I must admit I'm puzzled," said council clerk Dennis Harrison. "No one likes to run a business at a loss."

 

Aug. 23:

TALENT QUEEN

Patricia Ann Haywood was crowned the YMCA 1967 Miss Four States Area Talent Queen by the outgoing Queen, Marian Anderson of Pittsburgh, Texas, Aug. 19. Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Haywood of W. Ninth Street, Texarkana, Texas, an honor graduate of the 1967 class of Dunbar High School and is active with the YWCA and the Mount Orange Baptist Church of which she is a member. Patricia will enter the U.S. Air Force to become a W.A.F. next month.

 

Aug. 24:

6,000 EVACUATED DURING FIRE ON DERAILED CHEMICAL TRAIN

A chemical fire that raged out of control for over 12 hours and forced evacuation of some 6,000 Texarkana, Texas, residents burned itself out late Wednesday morning. Police and fireman gave out an "all clear" shortly after 10 a.m., and evacuees began leaving Red Cross disaster centers to return to their homes. The fire on a Missouri-Pacific chemical train broke out when nine of the 82 cars derailed at the grade crossing at the International Creosote Plant on Buchanan Road.

 

Aug. 25:

STUDENTS ATTEND BAND CAMP

Members of the Washington High Band who attended the summer band camp and drum major workshop recently at Grambling College in Louisiana are Lydia Gale McAlister, E.A. McAlister Jr., band director, Larry Rayfield, Raymond Portlock. Also Gregory Scott, Claude Green, Welborn Preston Jr., drum major, Janet Johnson, Etta Faye Wells, Carolyn White, Shirley Bedford, Mayota Denmon, Mary Helen McGee, Doris Floyd, Harriett Diamond, Helen Donelson, Martin Strickland, Gwendolyn McDonald, Sharon Johnson, Shermish Gordon and Sandra Dillard.

 

Aug. 26:

SERIOUS SHORTAGE
OF BLOOD EXISTS

The medical director of the Carter Blood Center in Fort Worth said Wednesday a serious shortage of blood exists here and throughout the nation. He said it presents a terrible problem nationwide. Dr. Richard Halden attributed the shortage to the inability of Medicare patients to replace blood. He said Medicare patients use considerably more blood than non-Medicare patients do. Patients 65 and older have a tougher time replacing their blood following a major blood loss, so they require more donated blood. The nation is always in need of blood donors. Think of others and donate today.

 

Aug. 27:

LAKE REPORT SAYS FISH ARE TIRED

It appears the fish are tired or just plain lazy. A few crappie have been found around stumps and old trees. Nice strings have been coming out of the Big Creek boat run. At Kelly Creek Landing, Aubrey Graves and wife from Texarkana had 35 crappie to 1 1/4 pounds, and Baily Raines and Travis Cornet from Clarksville, Texas, had 46 crappie. At Big Creek Marina, Bill Ellis, Texarkana, loaded two chain stringers with crappie from the south side of the boat run. Cecil Copeland of Texarkana landed 12 black crappie; one made the four-pound mark.

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