20 years ago…
March 17, 2005
S&S AG MECHANICS PLACE SECOND IN HOUSTON SHOW
Martin has junior champion bull
S&S FFA junior Crystal Martin exhibited the Junior Champion Brahmousin Bull at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The bull is owned by Bob and Julia Cummins of Sadler, who employ Martin as their herdsman at Hilltop Farms, who also had Reserve Senior Champion Brahmousin Bull, Champion Get of Sire Brahmousin, and third place Herdsman Award.
The Ag Mechanic’s team of Devin Cross, Taylor Bell, Cooper Wilson and Van Garrison placed second in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Ag Mechanics Project Show in a field of 623 projects from 184 schools of all sizes from across the state.
PINKSTON NAMED OUTSTANDING CLUBWOMAN VOLUNTEER
Years of community involvement and volunteerism were among the qualifications that earned Neva Pinkston the honor of being selected the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Trinity District Outstanding Clubwoman Volunteer for 2004. The History Club of Whitesboro submitted her name as a nominee for the Trinity District Award.
Neva is currently serving as the club’s president and has previously served as president for two terms from 1990-1992 and 1992-1994. She has also represented the club in other offices and appointments.
30 years ago…
March 16, 1995
BALLOTS SET FOR AREA ELECTIONS
Voters will go to the respective polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6 to elect future city and school board representatives.
In Whitesboro, Buddy Kniss has filed for the unexpired term of Councilman Rusty Renfroe. Joe West and J.T. “Clem” Clements are seeking re-election to the city council and Charles Winchester is seeking re-election to the mayor’s chair.
In the Whitesboro I.S.D., Darden Fletcher is the only incumbent running against Carl Alford, Gary Roland, Robert Freise, Lindsey Reast, and Billy Miller.
Voting boxes for the Whitesboro city and school board candidates will be located at the Whitesboro Neighborhood Facility on Wilson Avenue.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES MAIN STREET PROGRAM
The Whitesboro City Council voted on Tuesday to allow implementation of an incremental improvement project for the downtown area.
After reviewing recommendations by the recently-established Visions Committee, the council agreed that a community-supported venture sounded promising.
In the first step of the project, councilmen approved the solicitation of local business owners to allow installation of lighting on the top exterior of buildings.
A secondary project will focus on the construction of awnings to grace the front of downtown buildings.
40 years ago…
March 14, 1985
SHIPMENT OF WILD HORSES ARRIVES AT C’VILLE CENTER
A shipment of wild horses from a United States government holding pen in Wyoming has arrived at the Collinsville Distribution Center, and interested persons may adopt the animals, according to Rita Nichols, an employee of the center.
Mustangs, mares and foals arrived at the Collinsville Distribution Center located along Highway 902 west of Collinsville, and are up for adoption at the cost of $125 per horse. Only American citizens 18 years of age or older who have a place to keep the animals may adopt them.
The horses were shipped from Rock Springs, Wyo. to the center which operates under the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management’s Adopt-A-Horse and Burro Program.
60 years ago…
March 11, 1965
MILTON PEARCE IS NAMED HEAD OF COLLINSVILLE SCHOOLS
Milton Pearce, now serving as principal of Collinsville High School, was appointed superintendent of Collinsville schools according to an announcement made by the school board late Wednesday morning of last week.
The announcement came following the appointment of P.E. Anderson, now superintendent, as Director of Liberal Arts Division and part-time instructor in social science at the new Grayson County Junior College.
Pearce has served as principal of Collinsville High School for the past 11 years. Prior to his enlistment into the U.S. Navy during World War II, he served six years. Another six years was spent as principal of Sperry schools.
Mr. Pearce will assume superintendent duties officially September 1.
School board members, Paul Hite, Loyd Henderson, Edwin Durden, Laverne Stephenson, Roger Woolsey, Clay McCorkle and Bob Light, issued no announcement concerning a replacement for Mr. Pearce.
WELDING MOTOR IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
Over $6,000 damage was reported in fires that razed a housed welding motor Saturday.
The first fire, which caused major damage, started at a well site three miles east of Gainesville Saturday morning. The blaze burned the motor and wiring. Employees of the welding company extinguished the blaze and had let the motor set for about three hours before loading it onto a truck for transporting to Oklahoma for examination by an insurance inspector.
“I kept seeing smoke coming from the back of the truck,” DeLonzier said, “but I thought it was coming from the exhaust. When I turned onto North Union I knew that it was on fire.”
He drove the truck to Blakenship’s Conoco Station. Mrs. Velma Blakenship, who was afraid the gasoline pumps would be ignited by the burning motor and wiring, called the fire department.
Only minor damage was reported done to the shed which housed the motor.