|A--The Mlfltkelf News, Thursday, April 9, 1981
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10 years ago Saturday at 8 a.m. and continues thru 20 years ago
Sunday afternoon.
Larry Surls, 29-year-old, Texas A&M The Malakoff Chamber of CommerceIn the annual City Election held at the
graduate, was elected president of the will delete the annual installation City Hall on Tuesday, Marles L. Drake
Malakoff school board of trustees here banquet in this year 1971. was elected to the office of Mayor to
M~mday night as that body met to can- succeed Joe Barnett, who served that
vass election returns, reorganize the Mrs. Bobby G. Dobbs nee the former office for the past two years.
board for the coming year, and attend Miss Becky Walker was complimented Tonight at 8:00 o'clock, in the
to matters scheduled for the regular with a miscellaneous wedding shower Malakoff High School Auditorium, the
April session. Saturday afternoon, April 3, 1971, from Malakoff Seniors are presenting
Hopping in with the Easter Bunny 3:00 to 5:00 p.m, at the home of Mrs. "Desperate Ambrose," one of the
this weekend will be Caney City's mow Melvin Crouch on E. Mitcham St. in rootin'est, tootin'est, funniest satires on
tidy flea market which gets under way Sherwood Forest. the Old West to ever gallop across the
THE THIRD GRADE CLASS of Malakoff Elementary School is pictured in this photograph taken in 1927-28. Miss Edna
Willis was teacher of the class. Some of the students pictured include I,ouise Shumate, Vernon Patton, G. V. Walker, Russell
Walker, J. D. Monroe, Velma Tanner, Mary Stacy Phillips, Faye Johnson, Sonny Mitchefl and Vernon Whitehead. Mrs.
Shumate, who furnished the photo to The News, said that some students rode donkeys to the school located in front of where
Alpha Craddock's house is now. (Courtesy Photo)
.According to some researchers,
celery has negative calories. It takes
more calories to eat a piece of celery
than the celery has in it to begin with.
nun
stage.
Wedding vows were repeated Friday
evening, March 31, at 8 p.m. in the West
Irving Assembly of God Church in Ir-
ving by Miss Jerry Gelean Andrews
and Edward Ray Jones.
Wayman Johnson, former Malakoff
resident has been named vice-president
of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation's
7th District, according to a news
release published March 24 in the
Opelousas, La. Daily World.
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Tom Finley was in The News office died during the night.
Friday complaining about an activity There was l
30 years ago at Trinidad School. His complaint at the Jones household
stemmed from daughter Heather's kite returned that day. Freida, !
Funeral services were held for day. Homemade kites were encouraged mother of the clan, knew little!
George Buster Bunn, Trinidad man, by teachers and following two unsuc- treatment of armadillos
Wednesday afternoon, from the cessful attempts at construction Tom unable to get any more
Methodist Church. bought a kite. Needless to say, his than Kasey had. Besides,
The annual city election held here on fatherly esteem dropped severly,busily working on
Tuesday in which the total of 63 votes Mickey Jones can top that. His ty pajamas she contributed
were a vote of confidence for all of the daughter Kasey, was not to be outdone race cause.
retiring members, of the City Council. by sister Kristi in Corsicans Derrick When Mickey came in
Unofficial results gave J.D. Waller 61 Days participation, the animal was not dead,
votes as Mayor, Dan Royall received 62 Kristi, along with four of her friends, playing a little game.
votes while Richard Tanner swept the had entered the bed race competition, armadillos not onl
ballot clean by receiving all 63 votes. Kasey decided her competition would roots, but could consume a
Funeral services were held lastbe the famed armadillo race. tuce a night.
Friday afternoOn at the Tool Com- The first rule for competing in that Friday afternoon late
munity Church for Dan Smith whorace was that the contestant had to check on Amydillar. I was
passed away at the family home early provide their own armadillo. Mickey she came in to report to
Thursday morning following a sudden came by the house late one evening to "I think it's really
heart attack, show off his catch, she said. "It has flys all ovcr
" "I thought I'd never catch this I couldn'thelpit. [
40 years ago thing," he said. "You see armadillos all chased it, fed it a
over everywhere but for the last three watered it, and watched
Funeral services were held Monday nights I have been out hunting one and and lack of movement for
afternoon for Dan Gentry, prominent suddenly they became scarce." week. Now, when it was
banker, business man and civic leader He was successful in his attempts, it to earn its keep, Kasey
forthe pasthaifcentury, however, and Kasey had her entrydead.
W.L. Key, Brown community can- ready to go. The animal was being kept "Now Ann," Freida
didate led the ticket in the annual in a cage and had been named me, "you've got to be a
school trustee election here Saturday. Amydillar, in honor of the Jones' foster remorseful about this."
The two other successful candidates in child and our daughter, Amy. Sure enough, though,
the election were T.A. Bartlett, Jr. and "What do armadillos eat?" I asked rived. Kasey and her
W.B. Payne. Mickey. third in their heat in the
The Lamb Cleaning plant which has "Grub worms and roots, I guess," he madillo Race in Corsicans.
been operated here by Elvin Lamb for said. Amydillar was returned
the past several years, changed owner- The next morning when she got upafter her grand
ship Tuesday when the equipment was Kasey made a bee-line for Amydillar. Mickey would probably
purchased by F.E. Hardy, owner of the Mickey had left earlier for work. catching, feeding and
City Cleaners. As armadillos will do sometime, madillo is a lot harder than
50 years ago Amydillar had decided it was time to kite that will fly. Tom has a
play a little possum. Nothing Kasey forward to.
would do could make the animal It's amazing what daddys
Burton Hughes, 33-yeal'-old school respond, leaving her to believe it had their daughters.
teacher was arrested Saturday under a
murder charge in connection with the ff"
death of D.C. Reese, 45, who was fatally
shot following a difficulty between the
two men that arose at the community
store at Tools.
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SOCIAL SECURITY
By Jimmy VanBevers
Tyler District Manager
Social Security Administration
Q. I've been told that the maximum If I receive a retirement
amount of resources a person can have school, am I ineligible for
and still be eligible forSSI is $1,500. Are security check?
there any exceptions to this rule? My A The government
assets total slightly more than that. does not apply to
A. Not all resources are counted in benefits payable on year own
determining a person's eligibility for Q. I began receiving
SSl. But, if a person's countable checks this year. Do I
resources exceed the limit by a small social security taxes?
amount, the person may stllI~quailfy for ~A. There is no exempt ag~
$S1 payments if he oe she agrees to sell social security taxes. Any
the excess assets within a specified come yonhaveis
time. Time limits for disposal are 6
months for real property and 3 months Q. I will be 72 years old th/sl
for personal property. SSI payments any of my earnings count in
received pending the sale of the assets meat test this year?
may have to be repaid out of the A. Any earnings you
proceeds of the sale. For more infer- with the month you
matlon, contact a socialsecurity office, do not affect your
Q. I work for a school system that checks. However, any can
is not covered under social security. I months prior to your
worked under social security before I count toward the
took this job. Even though I can't retire earnings for that year.
for 10 more years, I am concerned 1982, there will be no limit
about losing any social security credit, for people who are 70 or older,
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