The Malakoff News, Thursday, Dee. 31, 1981---3A
by Polly Walker
489.1484
Vera Cripps of London, England
daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and
ers of Alverado, visited with
knd Mrs. Charles Davis and family
Day.
:over the Christmas holidays
and friends were Mr. and
B. D. Callaway of Gonzales,
guests in the home of Mr.
John Shumate were Norman
Millican of Waco, Garland
Keith and Amy Nolan of
LaTonne and Jason Erlanson of
James Millican of Dallas and
Betsy Ross of Waco and Dallas,
lmmy and Chad Cunnlngham
Glenn, Quieva, Cheryl,
and Kevin Williams of Dallas,
Freida and John Carter of
and Mark Johnston of
Philip and Marsha Grant of
Bob and Barbara Begeman of
Mrs. Rosle Begeman of Lit-
:, Ark., Joe and Frances Monroe
Richard Monroe of
Mack and Suzanne Shumate
Edakoff, and Nannie Drake of
and Louise also received calls
Day from their daughter
family, T.Sgt. John, Linda
and Lisa and Mark, of Thetford,
They are in the Air Force
They called at 8 a.m. our time
was 2 p.m. there to wish
a Merry Christmas. Later in
son, Wayne Shumate and
Donna, in the Army at El Paso,
called. Another son, Doyle
and Polly and Sheila called
the home of Erma Monroe
Todd over the Christmas holiday
Llnda, Jim and Ricky Cope of
Grove, Clayton Sparks of Miller
Kendall and Sandy Sparks of
Lori, Larry, Jeffrey and
Callaway of Malakoff, Mike and
Monroe and Mandt, Christi
lleather, of Malakoff, and Amy
of Trinidad.
James Cheatham and his
Dotty, Brent and Wendy, an-
their resignation at the First
Church on Mitchum Street el-
December 30th with his last
a meeting. They will
n. 5th. The
voted on Sunday night to give
Cheatham $2,000 for moving
SUnday at noon the church had a
following the noon preaching
The members brought a
church as well as the whole coun-
be saddened to see them leave.
have added much to the corn-
and as moderator for the Coun-
Sociational Baptist meetings
be greatly missed. Brent is a
member of the Bond of Love Choir
group and they will be missing his
pleasant voice with their renditions.
They sang at the Sunday night church
service. Dotty has been associated with
the Citizens State Bank and Wendy will
be missed by her classmates, church
friends and in her choir group. The
Cheathams new address will be Rt. 21,
Box 437, Tyler, Texas 75709.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Almond had as
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. John Almond
and Mandy of Palmer, Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Almond and Melone, Elizabeth,
Jesse Leroy of Longview and Mr. and
Mrs. Abey Joe and children, Joey and
Chris of Irving for the Christmas
holidays.
On Saturday night the First Baptist
Church had a Christmas party for the
Texas Department of Human Resour-
ces for foster parents and their
children. This started at 7 p.m. Mary
Stelzig attended this meeting also.
Clifford and Clara Pierce of Athens
spent Tuesday afternoon in the home of
Mary Stelzig.
Louis Scholl underwent tests last
week in the Henderson County
Memorial Hospital. He will continue
tests after the holidays. His sons, Billy
Sehoil of Houston came to visit with him
on Thursday and James Louis Scholl of
Fort Worth and his wife, Ada, spent
Friday with Blanche and Louis.
Charlle 'Vandagriff and his wife,
Aizena, came to visit with the Louis
Scholls on Sunday and Monday. The
Vandagriffs are from Granbury.
AIzena came to visit with Polly Walker,
her sister, for a short time on Monday
morning.
Edna Foote spent Christmas in
Garland with all her children. Susan
and Steve and their children, Jennifer
and Jeremy of Bryan spent Tuesday
until Thursday with Mrs. Edna Foete
and then went to Garland to spend
Christmas with her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Tapley of Athens
visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Rid-
dlesperger during the holidays.
Mr. and Allan Russell returned to
their home in Redmond, Oregon after
spending a couple of weeks with Mrs.
Jesse Robertson and her brothers,
Rollen, Roy, Vollie and Larkin, and her
sisters, Mrs. Lillie Lewis and Carva
Biedler.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Sims, Truda
Leopard, Ora Carrlgan and Mary
Stelzig attended the Christmas party
for the ARP which was held at the Firs
United Methodist Church on Wec
nesday, the week before Christmas.
On Thursday, the Senior Citizens
Henderson, Anderson and one oth ,
county got together for a Christmas;
dinner at the Henderson County Junim
College with over 500 people attending.
Some of the ones from Malakoff to at-
tend were Lela Belle Dodson, W. W.
Jackson, Elberta Faulk, Mattie
Thomas and her sister, Mary Stelzig,
Ora Carrigan, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Sims
and Truda Leopard. Mr. and Mrs.
Cullen Allen of the Jacksonville Road
now, formerly of Malakoff, attended
and said they saw several people that
they used to know in Malakoff. The
meeting began on Thursday morning at
9 a.m. and lasted until 6 that night. It
was really a great meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Allen visited her
mother, Mrs. John Robertson, on Sun-
day.
George and Marcella Praeler of
Chicago, Ill. are at their country home
in Cross Roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Robertson of
Palestine were visiting Mrs. Jesse
Robertson and Carva Biedler last Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dukes were
blessed on Christmas Day to have all of
their children for the day. They were:
DeLois Pagltt and children, Kenneth
Dukes, Marvin Starks, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Dukes all of this city.
Congratulations. It seems that Ruby is
recupperating nicely since her surgery.
Mrs. Oleta Morton had her children
home for the Christmas holiday: Mr.
and Mrs. W.T. Morton and daughter,
Susette of Houston; David and Debble
Morton and baby, Jason and Mrs. Mat-
tie Massey and Mike and John of
Malakoff.
It's a Girl!
A great-granddaughter was born to
Mrs. Elsie Hines on December 18th.
Christie and Joe Usher of Austin are the
parents of little Jennie Marie. She was
191tz inches long and weighed 7 lbs. and
4 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Dick
and Jeannie Carpenter.
J.D. Cason, formerly of Malakoff,
died in his home town of Forney at age
42 of a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Powers attended the funeral last Mon-
day.
It's a Boy!
Aaron Shane Thornburg was bern in
Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital on
December 16th to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Thornburg of Mount Vernon. Paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Winston
Thornburg of Trinidad and maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Waymond Chandler on the lake near
Seven Points. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 5
OZS.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bankston and
Brandy and Candy of Winfield spent the
past weekend visiting their parents in
Trinidad, Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Bankston
and Mr. and Mrs. Waymond Carpenter
of Ruth Springs.
Guests in the home of Mrs. Pearl
Dodson for Chrmtmas Holidays were:
"It sure doesn't seem like it's been 35
years," says Leroy Almond of his
career with Lone Star Gas Company.
That's how long it's been since Leroy,
18 years old and fresh out of high
school, took a job as a pipeline operator
in Vernon where he grew up.
He stayed in Vernon for almost 11
years, then spent a couple of years
working out of Irving before being tran-
sferred to the Cayuga post and making
a permanent home in nearby Malakoff.
The eastern part of the state is quite
different from the Vernon area, but
Leroy says that's okay by him. "I'm ac-
tually more satisfied here," he says.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dodson, Angle and
Cara; Mr. and Mrs. David Heard; Mr.
and Mrs. Ricky Crbuckle of Logan's
Port, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dodson of
Crockett; Mrs. Wayne Slaughter of
Bryan; Jason Shawman of Henderson;
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Crawford of
Houston; Mrs. Sarah Robertson and
Bobby and Tammy of Grand Prairie;
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sanford and Tanya
of Corsicana; Mrs. Pam Sanford of
Nacogdoches; and Gordon Dodson of
Malakoff.
It's a Boy!
On December 22nd at 2:30 p.m. little
Jordan Albert was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Rick Smith of Tool. He weighed 7 lbs.
and 8 ozs. and was 19z~z inches long. His
brother, Justin, is very proud of him. So
are his maternal grandparents, Wilma
and Weldon Leopard and his paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O.D.
(Hoot) Smith of Tool. The Rick Smiths,
Justin and Jordan Albert spent Christ-
mas Day with Wilma and Weldon in
Malakoff.
Mrs. A.J. McLain, Malakoff Public
Library Director and Katherine Welch,
lay representative, attended a
Geographical meeting at the North
East Texas Library Association in
Grand Prairie last week to discuss
budgetary items for the years 1983, 84
and 85 to be presented to Texas
Legislature this spring. This is the
source of books, audio, visual and other
equipment for the library. They attend
one or two meetings each month
throughout North East Texas.
Mrs. Katherine Welch spent the
Christmas Holidays with her son, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Welch in Dallas.
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning at 11 a.m. for Mrs. Lucy Mac
career
"There are more outside activities
here."
One of the outside activities Leroy
likes is fishing. And when he's not doing
that, he enjoys reading Westerns and
other action-packed fiction. He also
likes creating things in macrame, a
hobby he learned from his wife, Lucille.
The couple have three children and
eight grandchildren. "We get around to
seeing them periodically," says Leroy.
(Polly's note: This article was taken
from "The Blue Blaze, printed by the
Lone Star Gas Company out of Dallas
and distributed to all of its employees, )
Way in Athens.
Mrs. Queen Dawson underwent a
major surgery in Dallas at Saint Paul's
Hospital. She was doing fine Sunday
morning. Mrs. Ora Redic is home
from the hospital and doing fine.
Mrs. Lucille Roundheart is at home
now and doing fine.
Syria Hulin is home from the
Veterans Hospital and doing fine.
Cad Williams is in Memorial Hospital
in Corsicana. He is doing a little better.
Jessie Mac Williams is home from
the hospital.
Sgt. Larry Jackson is home to spend
some time before he goes overseas.
J.C. Wiley has been very ill. He is
doing some better.
Edna Tarver is coming along fair
from an awful cold and the loss of her
mother.
Mrs. Sabrina is home doing fine. She
has also been very ill.
Mrs. Corene Wiley is a patient at
Henderson County Memorial Hospital
in Athens and is reportedly improving.
Mrs. Sabrtna Johnson is back in the
hospital.
Mrs. Queen Turner is at home from
the hospital following surgery at Saint
Paul in Dallas. She is doing nicely.
The Hullns were in Dallas over the
weekend to visit with her sister.
Sammle Tarver and family visited
with his aunt, Bernice Lane, for the
weekend.
Judge Leo Orr's son, Dr. Leo Orr, Jr.
is at home from Los Angeles for the
holidays.
Larry Don Green's son from Lamesa
is visiting with his dad and grandparen-
ts during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Williams is at home from the
hospital and is doing fine. Her husband,
Cad, is also reportedly doing well.
Mrs. Lorene Hunter and family went
to Dallas Christmas and had dinner
with her son, Rodgers Hunter, also her
little grandson from Houston. Ruthie
Mae's grandson, Gary, and his son
joined them for the Christmas dinner.
Jack Green's children Joined them at
dinner.
Mrs. Sue Walker from Fort Worth
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Ruthle
Mac Alexander. They reported a good
time.
HAM A LA KING
Boil 2 eggs 15 minutes or until hard boiled. Peel and dice.
1 cup diced cooked ham 10 olives
1 cup cooked diced celery
Melt 4 T. butter in a sauce pan. Add 4 T. flour. Stir and add 1 cup evaporated
milk and l/~z can mushroom soup. Cook until thick and add other ingredients and
salt and pepper to taste.
Serve on toasted bread wedges. Cut bread in triangles and then put crusts back
to back on plate to make a square out of 4 pieces of the triangular shaped bread.
This is a good way to use left over ham.
Check credentials of IRS collectors
Persons posing as employees of the
Internal Revenue Service Occasionally
attempt to harrass taxpayers, or collect
money for what the imposter claims
are unpaid taxes, the IRS says.
Taxpayers should request to see the
credentials of any individaui claiming
to represent the IRS. Every IRS em-
ployee who makes contact with the
public is required to carry distinctive
identification and must show this when
conducting official business.
Generally, taxpayers who owe money
to the IRS will recieve written
notification before being contacted in
person.
Taxpayers who doubt the validity of
the credentials offered can verify the
person's employment by contacting the
nearest IRS office.
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