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Cooke County, Texas
June 1, 2016
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Warren Wins D.A. Run Off ;
King
Around Unofficial Election Results
Town
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
by Grice King
Hope everyone had a very special Memorial Day, I know my
family sure did. Despite the rain
everyone enjoyed good food and
even better company. It’s always
great when family can get together. Here is some of what’s happening around town this week.
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Calling all knitters and crocheters! Would you like to use your
talents, spare time and/or spare
yarn to help local people in need?
Would you enjoy fellowship with
other stitchers? The yarn wranglers of Cynthia’s Corner Yarn
Shop at 205 W. Elm St, Gainesville have started a project called
Made with Love. Made with Love
will use donated yarn to create
“snuggle blankets” for children
and adults. These blankets will
be distributed to Cooke County
shelters and other agencies. You
don’t need to be an expert knitter or crocheter, just have willing
hands and a loving heart. To volunteer or to donate yarn, please
come by Cynthia’s Corner or call
972-880-3667.
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office will hold Private
Pesticide Applicator Training at
their office on Monday, June 20,
2016, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Cost is $60 which includes materials and you MUST RSVP by
June 16, 2016 to their office at
940-668-5412.
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Hope Hospice is once again
hosting Cooking for One on
Tuesday’s, June 14, 21 and 28
from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the
Home Hospice office located on
505 W. Center Street, Sherman.
It is free to attend, but registration is requested so that Home
Hospice can provide adequate
materials. Call Melinda Kyle at
903-868-9315 to register by June
10. Come hungry because you’ll
be cooking your dinner!
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Cowboy Bill Martin & Chad
Prather: Let the Laughter Roll
World Comedy Tour is coming
to the State Theater in Gainesville for a Live Comedy Concert
on June 4, 2016.
Tickets are on sale now at www.
kingsofcowtown.com Tickets are
$20 for General Admission, $35
for VIP, which includes special
up close tickets, a backstage Meet
& Greet, picture with the guys, a
lanyard and a commemorativesigned poster.
COOKE COUNTY – According to the unofficial Runoff
Election results, John Warren was elected the new Cooke
County District Attorney on
Tuesday, May 24. Of the 3,146
total votes, Warren received
2,235 votes, which amounted
to 71.04 percent of the votes.
Opposing DA candidate Keith
“K.O.” Orsburn received 911
votes, which amounted to 28.96
percent of the votes.
In other runoff elections for
the Republican party, the results
are as follows.
For Railroad Commissioner,
Gary Cates led the election
with 1,373 votes. Opposing
candidate Wayne Christian had
1,146 votes for a total number
of 2,519 votes between the two
candidates.
Mark Lou Keel won the election for Judge, Place 2, in the
Criminal Court of Appeals,
with 1,426 votes. Ray Wheless
received 881 votes for a total of
2,307 total votes between the
two candidates.
For Judge, Place 5, in the
Criminal Court of Appeals,
Scott Walker was elected with
1,624 votes. Brent Webster received 597 votes. A total of
2,221 votes were received.
For Place 3 of the 2nd Court
of Appeals District, Elizabeth
Kerr led the election with 1,405
votes, while opposing candidate
Dabney Bassel received 944
votes. A total of 2,349 votes
were received.
In the Democratic Party runoff election, the unofficial results
are as follows.
Grady Yarbrough led the election for Railroad Commissioner
with 24 votes. Opposing candidate Cody Garrett received 16
votes. A total of 40 votes were
received for this specific election.
Early voting for these elections took place from May 1620, 2016 at the Cooke County
Courthouse Annex, with Election Day being May 24, 2016 at
the polling location designated
by the voter’s precinct.
Commissioners Discuss CASA
Building; Approve Agenda Items
By Melanie Plemons
The Weekly News
COOKE COUNTY — The
Cooke County Commissioners
held a regularly scheduled Commissioners’ Court meeting on
the morning of Monday, May
23, 2016 where they unanimously approved numerous agenda
items and heard multiple presentations.
First up was Vicki Robertson,
Executive Director of CourtAppointed Special Advocates,
(CASA), with her presentation
on the CASA building project.
Robertson thanked the board
for their recent investment in
CASA’s new building which was
needed after the spike in number
of children in need.
“At that point the number of
children that we serve had grown
by 66 to 69 percent in 2012,”
Robertson said. “What we didn’t
know at the time was that those
numbers would continue to
grow. As a matter of fact, the
number of children that we serve
today is 70 percent higher that
the number of children we served
in May of last year.”
And the need continues to
grow. “We’ve been advised by
state Child Protective Services to
expect a continued rise in numbers,” Robertson said. “The child
welfare system is tremendously
fractured. I’m not quite sure at
the state level what’s going to
happen.”
While numbers in need increase, Cooke County is no longer turning children away thanks
to their new home.
“We’re stretched, but we’re able
to meet the need,” Robertson
said. “Our building is complete.
The cost was just over $600,000.
We’ve raised all but roughly a
$100,000 mortgage. I personally
think that’s a bargain, especially
when you look at our ability to
serve our children.”
Precinct 3 Commissioner Al
Smith reminded the audience
that there is more work to be
done. “I think that the leadership from this commissioners’
a building program that I think
would probably best be done
by the taxpayers, because we
have a constitutional obligation
if CASA dis-exists. We need to
look creatively as the leadership
of how we could lessen the burden to the stretched volunteers.
We raised $500,000 out of volunteers. That $500,000 could
Other items approved by the
board were a ACS/Xerox to scan
and archive all records in the
County Clerk’s Office.
The following consent agenda
items were unanimously approved.
Approved the minutes of the
regular May 9, 2016 meeting.
Approved the April depart-
CASA Presents Building Project Update – Vicki Robertson, Executive Director of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of North Texas, addressed County Judge Jason Brinkley and
the County Commissioners on the morning of May 23 to give a presentation on the CASA building project.
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board to CASA has been lacking,” Smith said. “Here’s why
I say that. We are a county of
40,000 people. We have a huge
growing number of CASA responsibilities. We have raised
money out of the public to fund
have gone just to the children
program. This building is going
to be outgrown. This building is
going to cost more money. This
building needs to be maintained
by some organization, not on the
backs of volunteers.”
mental reports.
Approved the FY2016 Budget
Amendments.
Approved the monthly bills,
payroll and all related expenses.
Approved the rescinding of
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GISD Board Holds TRE Meeting
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – Gainesville
ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Brasher called a meeting
regarding the upcoming Tax
Ratification Election (TRE.)
The meeting was held at the
GISD Administration building
at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May
23.
The proposed tax ratification or “penny swap” will not
increase or change the effective
tax rate of $1.28. It will simply
“swap” or move pennies from
Interest and Sinking to Maintenance and Operation. Currently, the Maintenance and Operation Tax Rate is $1.04 and the
Interest and Sinking Tax Rate
is $0.24. If the tax ratification
passes, the new Maintenance
and Operation Tax Rate will
be $1.17 and the Interest and
Sinking Tax Rate will be $0.11,
simply moving $0.13 from Interest and Sinking to Maintenance and Operation to keep
the effective tax rate at $1.28.
The swap in tax pennies over
from Interest and Sinking to
Maintenance and Operation
will generate approximately
$700,000 in additional funds,
which will go entirely toward
teacher salaries. If the TRE
passes, the additional funding
will amount to an overall salary increase of approximately 8
percent across the board.
If the TRE passes and GISD
is able to increase teacher salaries, this will help GISD to be
more competitive with rival
ISDs. It will also help GISD
to improve its ability to recruit and retain a high quality
staff, as well as improve the
capacity of GISD to improve
student academic achievement.
Early Voting for the Tax
Ratification Election will be
June 1-June 14, 2016, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. at the GISD Administration Building at 800 South
Morris Street. Election Day
for the TRE will be Saturday,
June 18, 2016 from 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m., also at the GISD
Administration Building.
No action was taken during the TRE meeting. The
meeting was held for informational purposes only.
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County Attorney Discusses
Theft and its Consequences
Special to The Weekly News
from Ed Zielinski, Cooke
County Attorney
As spring is upon us and
summer is knocking at the
door, there is a lot more
than flowers and grass
growing in the community,
criminal scheming is always
going on.
Unfortunately
thieves
do not take holidays; actually they look for you to be
gone on vacation so they
can steal from you.
It is not just the person
that breaks into your home
or your building; it is also
an attack on your private
information that you must
guard against.
If you have been victimized this information will
help you understand how
thieves are prosecuted; if
you have not this may help
you to avoid being a victim.
First, let’s look out for
each other; if you see something suspicious report it to
your local law enforcement
agency. Second, be proactive, lock your doors, leave
your lights on a timer and
let your friends know when
you are gone so they can
keep an eye on your place.
Forward your mail or
have someone pick it up
(mail is the best source for
identity theft information),
forward your phone so that
it does not appear that you
are not home by a constant
answer machine response.
Be aware of what is going
on in your neighborhood,
vigilance is the best deterrent to criminal activity.
Theft is a common offense, but complicated in
its prosecution, here are the
details in a nutshell.
A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with
intent to deprive the owner
of property. Appropriation
of property is unlawful if:
(1) it is without the owner’s
effective consent; (2) the
property is stolen and the
actor appropriates the property knowing it was stolen
by another; or (3) property
in the custody of any law
enforcement agency was
explicitly represented by
any law enforcement agent
to the actor as being stolen
and the actor appropriates
the property believing it
was stolen by another.
The offense of theft is
categorized from a Class C
Misdemeanor all the way to
a First Degree Felony. These
offenses can be punished,
based on the level of charge,
with everything from a fine
through life in prison.
Any theft offense may be
increased to the next higher
category of offense if it is
shown on the trial of the offense that: (1) the actor was
a public servant at the time
of the offense and the property appropriated came into
the actor’s custody, possession, or control by virtue
of his status as a public
servant; (2) the actor was
in a contractual relationship with government at
the time of the offense and
the property appropriated
came into the actor’s custody, possession, or control
by virtue of the contractual
relationship; (3) the owner
of the property appropriated was at the time of the
offense: (A) an elderly individual; or (B) a nonprofit
organization;
The level of offense is also
increased if the actor was a
Medicare provider in a contractual relationship with
the federal government at
the time of the offense and
the property appropriated
came into the actor’s custody, possession, or control
by virtue of the contractual
relationship; or
If during the commission
of the offense, the Defendant, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (A)
caused a fire exit alarm to
sound or otherwise become
activated; (B) deactivated
or otherwise prevented a
fire exit alarm or retail theft
detector from sounding;
or (C) used a shielding or
deactivation instrument to
prevent or attempt to prevent detection of the offense
Sentences Issued for
Felony Indictments
COOKE COUNTY – The
following sentences were issued for felony indictments
and filed in the 235th District Court.
Thomas James Armstrong,
50, pleaded guilty to the
third degree felony offense
of tampering with physical
evidence July 30, 2015 and
was sentenced to 5 years in
a state jail facility and court
costs.
Thomas James Armstrong, 50, pleaded guilty to
the state jail felony offense
of possession of a controlled
substance less than 1 gram
July 30, 2015 and was sen-
tenced to 1 year in a state jail
facility and court costs.
Alton Ladale Thomas, 38,
pleaded guilty to the first
degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance equal to or less than
200 grams with intent to
deliver Mar. 6, 2015 and
was sentenced to 8 years in
a state jail facility and court
costs.
Christopher John Gomez,
30, pleaded guilty to the first
degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance equal to or less than
4 grams Nov. 18, 2015 and
was sentenced to 25 years in
by a retail theft detector, the
level of offense is increased.
We live in a rural community and our economy
largely relies on the protection of livestock. The
theft of Livestock (cattle,
horses, exotic livestock, exotic fowl, sheep, swine, or
goats) is always in the felony level, the most serious
charges historically because
the theft of these livestock
is the theft of a person’s
livelihood. This has been
the view of livestock theft
since the earliest history of
jurisprudence.
Because of the level of
the offenses they are tried as
felonies by the District Attorney.
All other theft offenses
are measured in terms of
punishment based on what
value the property is at the
time it was taken. Basically
property valued at less than
$2500.00 is a misdemeanor
offense for which a person
can receive punishment
from a fine up to confinement in the County Jail for
up to a year.
In the County Attorney’s
Office we prosecute the misdemeanor offenses of theft
ranging from thefts under
$50.00 up to the $2500.00
level. Most misdemeanor
theft is from commercial
victims, but many individuals suffer from this crime
when personal property is
taken from them.
The District Attorney’s
Office prosecutes all the
felony level thefts.
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Christopher John Gomez,
30, pleaded guilty to the
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Area Obituaries
Howard Westbrook
Services
Howard
Westbrook,
known as R.H. to many,
passed away in Gainesville
on Saturday, May 28, 2016
at the age of 85. Funeral
services are scheduled for
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
June 1, 2016 at Callisburg
Church of Christ with Pastor Ben Willingham officiating. Interment will
follow at Callisburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held
from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday at Meador Funeral
Home in Gainesville.
History
Howard was born to Ray
and Bessie (Plumlee) Westbrook on June 9, 1930 in
Dixie, Texas. He married
Darleen Elizabeth Price on
December 24, 1949. They
celebrated their 50th anniversary shortly before she
passed away on November
1, 2000. Howard and Darleen raised five children
together. He was lucky to
find love again, marrying Martha Jean Plumlee.
They had but a short time
together before she passed
away in 2005.
Howard was a veteran of
the U.S. Marine Corps. He
worked in the oil fields for
Dowell Oil before starting
Westbrook Oil & Gas with
his brother, James. He also
drilled and serviced water
wells. He loved to tell stories to anyone who would
listen.
Survivors
Survivors include his
sons and daughters-inlaw, Darrel and Barbara
Westbrook, Joe and Janet
Westbrook, and Dean and
Gayla Westbrook, all of
Gainesville; daughter and
son-in-law Shelly and Danny Lucas of Gainesville;
brother, James Westbrook;
brother and sister-in-law
Pat and Sherry Westbrook;
sister, Doris Wilson; sister
and brother-in-law, Jean
and Danny Morrison,
and sister, Sharon Brown.
Howard also leaves behind
12 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Taylor
Westbrook, Elliott Westbrook, Brennen Dugger,
Jason Dugger, Johnny Mac
Brown, and Shane Daymude. Honorary bearers
will be Bobby Joe Westbrook, Glen Price, and
Danny Morrison.
Howard was preceded in
death by his wife, Darleen;
his second wife, Martha;
his parents, Ray and Bessie Westbrook; his infant
son, Michael Westbrook;
his daughter, Johanna
Williams; and his brother,
Kenneth Westbrook.
Jerry Dee Flowers
Services
A private memorial service for Jerry Dee Flowers,
69, of Gainesville, will be
held at a later date.
History
Jerry passed away May
25, 2016 in Gainesville.
He was born January 8,
1947 to Charles Ray and
Drautha Nadine Holt
Flowers in Gainesville.
Mr. Flowers was the
caretaker at the North Lake
Club for many years.
Survivors
Jerry is survived by his
wife of 11 years, Martha Jean Sellers Flowers
of Gainesville; son Billy
Charles Flowers of Alvarado; daughter Amy Rogers
of Aubrey; son Raymond
Navarro, Jr. of Stafford,
KS; daughter Krystal Re-
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Navarro of Stafford, KS;
numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Mr. Flowers was preceded in death by his parents
and one sister.
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Calvin Evins
Services
Funeral Services for Calvin Evins, 81, of Gainesville are scheduled for
2:00 p.m. Thursday, May
26, 2016 at Meador Funeral Home in Gainesville,
Texas.
Brother Robert
Carlock and Johnny Shaw
will officiate the funeral
services. Burial will be in
the New Hope Cemetery.
Family visitation will be 1
hour before the scheduled
service.
Calvin passed
away at his home on May
24, 2016.
History
Calvin was born August
26, 1934 in Potter, Arkansas to Oscar and Trucilla Evins. He came to
Gainesville in 1954 and
married Geraldean Alexander March 26, 1956. They
celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year.
He was a member of Bible
Baptist Church of Gainesville for many years. He
was a self employed oilfield
pumper for over 35 years
and retired in 1999. His
favorite activity was traveling in campers and motor
homes to meet his family
and friends. It never really
mattered where as long as
he was on the road. He
loved to visit with people;
he was a friendly, outgoing
person. One campground
owner wanted to hire him
as his Ambassador, and he
would have loved it.
Survivors
Calvin is survived by
his wife Geraldean Evins;
sons and daughter-in-laws,
Dwayne and Shelly Evins,
Craig and Serena Evins
and son Tommy Evins
all of Gainesville, Texas;
grandchildren
Brandon
Evins and wife, Angela of
Fort Worth, Amber Hartman and husband, Kirk
of Muenster,
Kendall
Plemons and husband,
Wesley of Yuma, Arizona
and Kyle Evins of Gainesville; great-grandchildren,
James Evins of Ft Worth,
Kaylee Evins of Ft Worth
and Keely Plemons of
Yuma, Arizona; sister and
brother in-law, Wanda and
Jerry Foster of Mena, Arkansas; brother and sister
in-law, Carroll and Gloria
Evins of Memphis, Tennessee; sister-in-law, Mary
Evins of Austin and many
nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death are his
parents; brother, Chester
Evins and sisters, Lucille
Chambers, Phyllis Carroll,
and Dorothy Penick.
Pallbearers are as follows,
Leslie Alexander, Michael
Alexander, Keith Alexander, Josh Brinkley, Jason
Brinkley and Lance Sledge.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, the
family asked that you
please donate to Hospice
Plus, 116 South Wood
Street, Sherman, Texas
75092.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhomes.com.
Loyd Wayne Mills
Services
Memorial Services for
Loyd Wayne Mills will be
held at Nocona Cemetery
in Nocona, TX at June 4
at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Joe
Crow officiating.
Pauline (Thim)
Koelzer
Services
Mass of Christian Burial
for Pauline (Thim) Koelzer,
age 83 of Muenster is set
for 11:00 AM, Wednesday,
May 25, 2016 at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church
with Father Ken Robinson officiating. Burial will
follow in Sacred Heart
Cemetery. Rosary and vigil
will be held at 6:30 PM,
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the
direction of Scott Funeral
Home in Muenster. Mrs.
Koelzer died Friday, May
20, 2016.
History
Pauline was born on September 9, 1932 to Rudolf
and Rosina (Swoboda)
Thim in Czechoslovakia.
She moved to Germany
in 1945 after the end of
World War II. In 1958, she
met her future husband,
Wilfred Koelzer, while he
was stationed in Germany
as a member of the United
States Army. In April of
1960, she traveled across
the Atlantic to join her fiancé in the United States
and was married to Wilfred on June 11, 1960 in
Madill, OK. She and her
husband moved to Muenster in 1961, and she has
been a member of Sacred
Heart Parish since. Pauline
worked as a seamstress for
35 years at the Junior Elite
dress factory in Muenster and Weber Aircraft in
Gainesville.
In her younger days, Pauline enjoyed snow skiing,
waterskiing, and swimming and always enjoyed
spending time outside
working in the yard and
her flower gardens. A devoted wife of 56 years, she
was very proud of her son
and her four grandchildren and loved spending
time with them. On May
20, 2016 and after 3 years
of a valiant fight, she lost
her courageous battle with
ovarian cancer.
Survivors
Pauline is survived by:
her husband, Wilfred
Koelzer of Muenster, son,
Helmuth & wife Christy
Koelzer of North Richland
Hills, TX; grandchildren:
Scott Koelzer of Dallas, Amanda, Zachary, &
Nicholas Koelzer of North
Richland Hills; and sister,
Helma Schaden of Langenau, Germany.
She was preceded in
death by: parents, Rudolf
& Rosina (Swoboda) Thim
& brother, Helmut Thim.
Pallbearers are: Scott
Koelzer, Chad Simmons,
Ryan Sicking, Gregg Hess,
Marvin Sulak, and Gary
Knabe.
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an effort to help make that
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The Junior Volunteer
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GAINESVILLE - North
Central Texas College Horticulture student Selia Williams was one of only ten
students chosen as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Student
Ambassador. This means she
will receive free conference
registration and hotel ac-
commodations for the 2016
ISA International Conference and Tradeshow, being
held in Fort Worth in August.
Williams started attending NCTC in Fall 2015
as a full-time student on a
scholarship from the NCTC
Foundation. She took 13
hours of horticulture classes
and was named to the President’s Honor List for Fall
2015. On May 13, Williams graduated with a certificate in Sustainable Horticulture. She is still working
towards a certificate in Horticulture Management and a
Marketable Skills Achieve-
Lee Gives LEGOs! – Lee Russell of Edward Jones Investments made a donation of LEGOs and Megablocks to the Cooke County Library Wednesday, May 25.
These items will be used in the “Literary LEGOs” and “Building Tots” children’s programs which take place at the Library during the Summer. Pictured above are Lee
Russell and Library Director Jennifer Johnson-Spence.
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ment Award in Landscape
Design.
“During my time at
NCTC, I have had some
amazing experiences,” said
Williams. “I am a member
of the NCTC Horticulture Club and help with
propagation and the seed
library. There are so many
great opportunities available
for horticulture students at
NCTC.”
Williams is very active,
both in NCTC programs
and in the community. She
was an intern at Cardo’s
Farm Project in Denton
during the Fall 2015 semester. She is also currently
participating in the Citizen
Forester program, receiving 30 hours of specialized
training on trees.
“I love learning and can’t
wait to attend the ISA Conference in August,” said Williams. “There are so many
learning opportunities available during the conference.
I have already picked out
a few sessions I definitely
want to go to: Biochar &
Biosolids, Identification &
Management of Oak Wilt,
and Arboriculture & Wildlife. It will be a great educational experience and I am
honored to be one of the
top ten chosen to receive the
award this year.”
“I’m really excited that
someone from our Horticulture Program was chosen for
such an honor,” said NCTC
Horticulture
Instructor
Ashley Hartman. “I can’t
think of a better student to
represent us at that conference.”
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Marriage License
Requests Received
COOKE COUNTY – The
following applications for
marriage were received by
the Cooke County Clerk’s
Office.
Geoffrey
Alexander
Camp, 41, Edmond, Okla.
and Kayla Michelle Darling, 25, Edmond, Okla.
Hershel Louis Kemp, 26,
Gainesville and Karla Kristina Henegar, 36, Gainesville.
James Christopher Cooper, 52, Marietta, Okla. and
Roselma Ersilia Hendrix,
44, Marietta, Okla.
Robin Galin Lemley,
27, Gainesville and Kristi Leann Roberson, 33,
Gainesville.
Daniel Martinez Herrera,
37, Ardmore, Okla. and
Leticia Paris, 34, Ardmore,
Okla.
Roy Lee Temple, 46,
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Cooke County Sheriff
Logs Incident Reports
COOKE COUNTY – The
following incidents were reported to the Cooke County
Sheriff’s Office.
Antonia Hernandez Roberts reported burglary of a
habitation in the 200 block
of Wilson Court.
Jeffrey Michael Riley reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying information in the 2700 block of
CR 248.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported at FM 2896 and CR
187.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was re-
ported on NB Interstate 35.
Grady Howard Roller reported burglary of a habitation in the 300 block of CR
347.
Possession of a controlled
substance less than 1 gram
was reported in the 100
block of Promise Circle.
David Alan Huffman
reported identity theft in
the 200 block of E. Kiowa
Drive.
Recovered stolen property
was reported in the 2800
block of FM 678.
Randy Webb reported
theft of property equal to
or less than $750 in the 30
block of Custer City Lane.
Maegan Briann Robeson
reported burglary of a habitation in the 2900 block of
CR 147.
Unlawful use of a criminal
instrument was reported in
the 1900 block of N. Interstate 35.
Prohibited substance/item
in a correctional facility was
reported in the 300 block of
CR 451.
Arrest Logs
Derek Dewayne Guthrie,
29, sexual assault.
Angela Sue Dempsey, 51,
possession of drug parapher-
nalia, driving while license
invalid.
James Allen Green, 59,
aggravated assault causing
serious bodily injury, assault-family violence.
Fidel Alexander Maldonado, 22, possession of drug
paraphernalia, unlawful use
of criminal instrument.
Lucas Micheal Wiggins,
18, unlawful use of criminal
instrument.
Christopher John Williamson, 19, unlawful use
of criminal instrument, prohibited substance/item in a
correctional facility, fail to
signal with turn indicator.
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the agreement between
Cooke County and Bankcorp.
Approved the salvage of
13 Peltor headsets, nonworking ITT night vision
monocular, Kodak cameras
and a pole camera.
Approved acceptance of
an insurance check in the
amount of $1,356.32 for
the Sheriff’s Office 2016
Chevy Tahoe that was damaged during a pursuit of a
suspect.
Approved acceptance of
an insurance settlement in
the amount of $368 for the
Sheriff’s Office 2016 Chevy
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Approved the surplus by
auction or salvage of a 2010
Ford Explorer from the
Cooke County Sheriff’s Office.
Approved a Lease-Purchase Agreement between
Cooke County and Welch
State Bank for the purchase of a 2015 Volvo Motor Grader to be located at
Cooke County Road and
Bridge 1.
Approved acceptance of
a donation to the Cooke
County
Library
from
anonymous donors in the
amount of $6.40.
Approved the salvage of
a nonworking siren system,
mobile radio and lighting
system from the old Cooke
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Family and Consumer
Sciences, to attend the
National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Sept. 12 to
15 in Big Sky, Montana.
Approved allowing the
reading of the Declaration of Independence on
the east steps of the courthouse on July 2 by local
attorneys, with a reception
to follow.
Approved an inter-local
agreement between Cooke
County and Rosston Fire
Department.
Approved the quarterly
internal audit reports for Juvenile Probation.
With nothing left to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.
235th District Court
Cases Filed, Decided
COOKE COUNTY – The
following cases were filed
and decided in the 235th
District Court.
Cases Filed
The State of Texas vs. Pamela Davis Parker – writ of
habeas corpus.
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County Constable 4 patrol
unit.
Approved the surplus by
auction or salvage of five
stair chairs, two hydraulic
pumps with hoses and tools,
exercise bike, two AC units
from ambulances, misc.
lights and wiring.
Approved the salvage of
15 to 20 chairs, desks and
other non-working office
items located at the Cooke
County JP4.
Approved notification
that the restitution in the
amount of $9,192 left in
2011 in the Sheriff’s Office Inmate Trust Fund has
been repaid in full.
Approved of out-ofstate travel for Angel Neu,
County Extension Agent,
vs. Felderhoff Bros. Drilling
Co. – contract.
Carrie Dawn Knabe vs.
Darrell Peter Knabe – divorce.
Samuel Aflalo vs. Gary
Alan Morrison and FM Solomon, Inc. – contract.
Cases Decided
Lizza Marie Mashburn vs.
Marshall Wayne Mashburn
II – divorce.
Cindy Fuhrmann vs. Raymond Fuhrmann – divorce.
Rheanne Maralit Dornbusch vs. John Thomas
Dornbusch – divorce.
The State of Texas vs.
Clarence Foster – writ of habeas corpus.
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Gainesville Police
Receive Reports
GAINESVILLE – The
following reports were received by the Gainesville
Police Department.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 800 block
of N. Grand Avenue.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported theft of property
less than $100 in the 1800
block of Lawrence Street.
Jeremiah J. Jarvis reported criminal trespass in
the 400 block of Lindsay
Street.
Found property was reported in the 1200 block
of N. Culberson Street.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 1900 block
of Hospital Boulevard.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported criminal trespass
and theft of property less
than $2,500 in the 1800
block of Lawrence Street.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop reported criminal mischief
less than or equal to
$2,500 in the 400 block
of W. Highway 82.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 400 block of
E. California Street.
Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in
the 300 block of W. Cummings Street.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
100 block of Burris Street.
Sammie J. West reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying information in the 1700 block
of Buck Street.
Credit card or debit
card abuse, theft of driver’s
license/commercial
driver’s license/identification certificate, and theft
of property less than $100
were reported in the 1800
block of Lawrence Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft less than $100 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Angelica Hernandez reported theft of property
equal to or less than $750
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Meaghan A. Mixon reported theft of property
equal to or less than $750
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Otis E. Williams reported theft of property
less than $50 in the 3000
block of E. Highway 82.
Megan J. Ferrell reported burglary of a building
in the 3200 block of E.
Highway 82.
Rhonda D. Pryor reported theft of property equal to or less than
$2,500 in the 200 block of
Walnut Lane.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 200 block of
Burris Street.
Arrest Logs
Karen Lynn Harvey, 30,
misdemeanor warrant.
Crystal Amber Rainbolt, 33, theft of property.
Michael Thomas Kirk,
33, public intoxication.
Dawn Paulette Jackson,
48, driving while license
invalid.
Charlotte Hill Person,
37, possession of marijuana.
Savannah Lea Wright,
22, possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Treyon Avondre Jackson, 23, felony warrant.
Raquel Ruby Bygoytia,
19, possession of marijuana.
Jose Israel Del Angel,
19, possession of marijuana.
Christopher Shawn Larney, 19, possession of marijuana.
Juan Manuel Martinez,
18, possession of marijuana.
Jesus Rojas, 19, possession of marijuana.
Select Energy Launches
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GAINESVILLE - Select
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GAINESVILLE - Cameron Bishop Leon Davis,
born to Brandon Leon Davis and Hillary Diane King
on May 2, 2016 weighing
8 lbs. 5 oz., 21 inches long.
He was welcomed into
this world by his big brother and big sister Martin
and Mia King.
Grandparents are Randale and Johnna Davis of
Sanger, Joan Bradshaw of
Burleson, and Sterling and
Alice Bradshaw of Austin.
Also welcomed by Aunt
Alisen Bradshaw of North
Richland Hills, Aunt Rachel Davis and Uncle Chad
Jackson with many more
family and friends.
(Select) recently announced the launch of
AquaLogic™, a full suite
of automated water transfer solutions. AquaLogic™ consists of automated
equipment,
including
pumps and a proportioning system, that responds
to operator specifications
and changing conditions
in real time.
“This is essentially the
next step to enhancing
efficiency in water operations,” said Nate Banda,
director of operational
technology for Select.
“AquaView® gives our
customers the ability to
monitor and track their
water; AquaLogic™ allows them to automate
the movement of water
and conduct operations
closer to their physical
limits while maintaining
strict safety standards.”
AquaLogic™
water
transfer pumps use sensors and programming
to operate and maintain
desired water flow rates
by modulating pressure
within the system. The
pumps remotely and automatically transfer water by raising and lowering pump RPM based on
incoming and discharge
water data points that
are collected and shared
throughout the system.
“We now have the
ability to remotely set
and maintain operational parameters,” said
Michael Skarke, vice
president of water solu-
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this system detects that
a certain threshold has
been crossed it’s going to
alert the operator; but at
the same time, the automated system is going to
take intelligent action to
keep operations running
safely and smoothly. This
includes raising a pump’s
RPM to maintain desired
flow rates, or shutting
down the system and
valves completely in the
event of a failure. That’s
the power of AquaLogic™.”
The second element of
the AquaLogic™ suite is
the proportioning system, which consists of a
large manifold equipped
with a programmable
logic controller (PLC)
and various sensors. With
the proportioning system, operators can combine two fluid streams,
such as produced water,
heavy brine, flowback
water, and freshwater to
extend the life of water
sources and reduce dependence on salt-water
disposal wells. AquaLogic™ combines both
streams based on operator specifications and can
maintain flow rates up to
100 barrels per minute.
Incorporating impaired
water into completion
operations allows energy
producers to save money
and time spent trucking
water to and from worksites. In addition, the
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or recordable safety incidents.
“AquaLogic™ is a game
changer for energy producers who want to manage water safely, quickly,
and cost effectively,” said
John Schmitz, chief executive officer for Select.
“This level of efficiency
and safety is the key to
prolonging E&P operations in this market. Select is committed to being
the leader in developing
cutting edge technology
that delivers precision,
value, and convenience to
our industry.”
AquaLogic™ allows for
the collection and communication of precise information to allow Select’s
clients to make informed
decisions concerning engine output, water flow,
and water storage requirements. It directly integrates with AquaView®,
the company’s suite of real
time water asset monitoring technology.
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Mark Shields
Character Truly Is Destiny
By Mark Shields
It turns out that Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher,
knew exactly what he was
talking about some 25 centuries ago when he wrote:
“Character is destiny.” Consider American presidents
who have disappointed,
even failed, in office -- theirs
were not failures of intellect
or education. Most almost
certainly aced their SAT
tests. Almost without exception, they were instead failures of character.
American voters intuitively grasp that truth. That’s
why we look at our presidential nominees’ records in
public office, to see if they
have demonstrated -- in the
causes they dared to lead or
in the roll-call votes they
had to cast -- courage, constancy, vision and character.
Americans have also prized
courage and character in
wartime in selecting their
national leaders -- consider
Generals George Washington, Andrew Jackson,
Ulysses Grant and Dwight
Eisenhower, Colonel Teddy
Roosevelt, and Lieutenant
John Kennedy.
But for the first time in
history, one of the nominees,
real estate billionaire Donald Trump, has no record of
public service to consider.
Trump has never held any
elected or appointed office.
He has never served in the
nation’s military. He didn’t
join the Peace Corps. So
while Donald Trump is more
than eager to tell voters what
he has made, how are voters,
more importantly, supposed
to find out what Donald
Trump is made of?
Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed credentials to be
president are his record in
business and his financial
success, in addition to, as he
regularly reminds listeners,
his own admirable generosity in charitable giving, especially to U.S. military veterans’ causes. How can we
find out if Trump really is as
successful as rich, as generous, and as civic-minded as
he insists he is -- whether
Trump really is a man of
character?
Every president since
Harry Truman (who paid
38 percent of his $74,000
income in taxes), with the
exception of the unelected
Jerry Ford, has concluded
he owed it to American
voters to publicly disclose
his personal tax returns. As
recently as 2012, Republican Mitt Romney, whom
Donald Trump endorsed for
president that primary season, was criticized by Trump
on Greta Van Susteren’s Fox
News show, for being too
slow in making public his
tax returns. When Romney
eventually did release his
returns in September 2012,
voters learned that, because
of the lower tax rates on
capital gains and dividends,
Romney, on his nearly $14
million of income, paid just
14 percent in federal taxes.
But we also learned that,
personally, Mr. and Mrs.
Romney in 2011 had made
generous charitable contributions totaling $4 million.
Donald Trump, having previously promised to
make public his tax returns,
now refuses to do so. Trump
in order to qualify for casino
licenses in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania did disclose his
income taxes as those states
required. It was revealed that
in 1979 and 1980, Trump
(who had earlier boasted
that he was already worth
$200 million) had paid not
a dime in U.S. income taxes.
Interesting values: To get
a license to operate blackjack tables or slot machines,
Trump was willing to disclose his tax returns, but not
to secure the trust of the nation to become president?
Whether this boastful billionaire continued to pay
taxes at a lower rate than a
firefighter or a night-shift
nurse paid, and whether he
benefits from Swiss bank
accounts or Cayman Island
investments, and how personally generous he is in his
charitable donations will tell
us volumes about the Republican standard-bearer’s
true character. And when it
comes to presidents, as we
have painfully learned, character is indeed destiny.
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Patrick J. Buchanan
‘The Great White Hope’
By Patrick J. Buchanan
“Something startling is
happening to middle-aged
white Americans. Unlike every other age group, unlike
every other racial and ethnic
group ... death rates in this
group have been rising, not
falling.”
The big new killers of
middle-aged white folks?
Alcoholic liver disease, overdoses of heroin and opioids,
and suicides. So wrote Gina
Kolata in The New York
Times of a stunning study
by the husband-wife team of
Nobel laureate Angus Deaton and Anne Case.
Deaton could cite but
one parallel to this social disaster: “Only H.I.V./AIDS
in contemporary times has
done anything like this.”
Middle-aged whites are
four times as likely as middle-aged blacks to kill themselves. Their fitness levels
are falling as they suffer rising levels of physical pain,
emotional stress and mental
depression, which helps explain the alcohol and drug
addiction.
But what explains the social disaster of white Middle
America?
First, an economy where,
though at or near full employment, a huge slice of
the labor force has dropped
out. Second, the real wages
of working Americans have
been nearly stagnant for decades.
Two major contributors
to the economic decline of
the white working-class:
Scores of millions of thirdworld immigrants, here legally and illegally, who depress U.S. wages, and tens
of thousands of factories
and millions of jobs shipped
abroad under the label of
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“globalization.”
Another factor in the crisis of middle and working
class white men is the plunging percentage of those who
are married. Where a wife
and children give meaning
to a man’s life, and to his
labors, single white men are
not only being left behind
by the new economy, they
are becoming alienated from
society.
“It’s not surprising,”
Barack Obama volunteered
to his San Francisco highdonors, that such folks, “get
bitter, they cling to guns or
religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them...”
We all have seen the figure of 72 percent of black
children being born out of
wedlock. For working class
whites, it is up to 40 percent.
A lost generation is growing up all around us.
In the popular culture
of the ‘40s and ‘50s, white
men were role models. They
were the detectives and cops
who ran down gangsters and
the heroes who won World
War II on the battlefields of
Europe and in the islands of
the Pacific.
They were doctors, journalists, lawyers, architects
and clergy. White males
were our skilled workers
and craftsmen -- carpenters,
painters, plumbers, bricklayers, machinists, mechanics.
They were the Founding
Fathers, Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Hamilton, and the statesmen,
Webster, Clay and Calhoun.
Lincoln and every president had been a white male.
Middle-class white males
were the great inventors: Eli
Whitney and Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell
and the Wright Brothers.
They were the great capitalists: Andrew Carnegie
and John D. Rockefeller,
Henry Ford and J. P. Morgan. All the great captains of
America’s wars were white
males: Andrew Jackson and
Sam Houston, Stonewall
Jackson and Robert E. Lee,
U.S. Grant and John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur
and George Patton.
What has changed in our
culture? Everything.
The world has been turned
upside-down for white children. In our schools the history books have been rewritten and old heroes blotted
out, as their statues are taken
down and their flags are put
away.
Children are being taught
that America was “discovered” by genocidal white
racists, who murdered the
native peoples of color, enslaved Africans to do the labor they refused to do, then
went out and brutalized and
colonized indigenous peoples all over the world.
In Hollywood films and
TV shows, working-class
white males are regularly
portrayed as what was once
disparaged as “white trash.”
Republicans are instructed that demography is destiny, that white America is
dying, and that they must
court Hispanics, Asians and
blacks, or go the way of the
Whigs.
Since affirmative action
for black Americans began
in the 1960s, it has been
broadened to encompass
women, Hispanics, Native
Americans the handicapped,
indeed, almost 70 percent of
the nation.
White males, now down
to 31 percent of the population, have become the only
Americans against whom it
is not only permissible, but
commendable, to discriminate.
When our cultural and
political elites celebrate
“diversity” and clamor for
more, what are they demanding, if not fewer white
males in the work force and
in the freshman classes at
Annapolis and Harvard?
What is the moral argument for an affirmative action that justifies unending
race discrimination against
a declining white working
class, who have become the
expendables of our multicultural regime?
“Angry white male” is
now an acceptable slur in
culture and politics. So it is
that people of that derided
ethnicity, race, and gender
see in Donald Trump someone who unapologetically
berates and mocks the elites
who have dispossessed them,
and who despise them.
Is it any surprise that
militant anti-government
groups attract white males?
Is it so surprising that the
Donald today, like Jess Willard a century ago, is seen
by millions as “The Great
White Hope”?
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not that of The Weekly News
of Cooke County. Facts contained in Letters to the Editor are claims of the author
only. The (...) denotes areas
that have been edited.
To the Editor,
There are three (03) things
that irritate me. Number
1, it enrages me when I see
someone in a pickup going
down the streets or highways with their dog, or dogs,
riding in the truck bed!
Sometimes I witness
dogs riding on top of the
tool box. On the morning
of Thursday, 05/26/2016,
I saw a dually truck with a
dog lying next to the tailgate
area, except there wasn’t a
tailgate! One big bump in
the road & that poor dog
will be bounced out of there.
The 2nd thing that perturbs me is LOW VOTER
TURNOUT!!! There were
ONLY 3,199 ballots cast in
the Primary Runoff Election
that determined The Cooke
County District Attorney!
By contrast, a total of
5,534 ballots were cast in
the last Primary Runoff
Election that was held during the presidential Election
in 2012. These statistics
were reported by Pam Harrison, Cooke County’s Chief
Deputy Clerk.
That my friends is very
PATHETIC. When people
do NOT vote, they should
NEVER voice an opinion!
Personally, I’d vote in a Dog
Catcher Election IF they
held such!
The 3rd & last thing that
irritates me, as of this day,
is the way these streets will
be upgraded (Or Not). As
my friend Rod Tyler stated
in a recent Letter to the Editor, WHY pave Culberson
Street with concrete when
one block over is an almost
brand new service road!
And just what will the
city do with this expensive
asphalt machine that was
purchased several years ago.
I do not believe they have
any personnel who know
how to operate it in that
specific department.
I’m finished with my
preaching! I want to wish
everyone a happy & most
prosperous Memorial Day
holiday! Memorial Day is
celebrated on the last Monday in May. This holiday
honors the men & women
who have given the ultimate
sacrifice in defending this
country’s freedom.
Originally, Memorial Day
was termed Decoration Day,
& began in the years following The U.S. Civil War.
Memorial Day became an
official holiday in 1971.
My hope is that everyone
will celebrate this holiday
with family & friends. Also,
may we all remember this:
“Prayer is the most powerful
tool that the current human
species possesses.”
Dean Smith
Gainesville
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position of a HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR in
the Solid Waste Division of the General Services Department.
Obtain job description and submit an application packet
at the City of Gainesville Human Resources Department
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from 8 am to 3pm. Lake
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FM 902.
06/08
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4th, 8am-2pm @ Kiowa
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Front Gate of Lake Kiowa
on FM902. Storage units
of full of quality furniture,
tools, antiques, Household
décor, toys, sporting equipment, Patio furniture and
linens.
EVERYTHING
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City of Gainesville - Job Announcement
The City of Gainesville is accepting applications for a full
time UTILITIES EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II in the
Public Services department.
Obtain job description and submit application at the City
of Gainesville Human Resources Department located at
200 S. Rusk (South Entrance), Gainesville, TX 76240 or
visit our website at www.gainesville.tx.us Resumes will
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Apply in person at El Fenix at the Winstar
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Horse Hospital in Thackerville
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Obtain job description and submit application at the City
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electronic corrections of student aid reports. Receive data after it is
processed by the Department of Education. Required travel to all
NCTC campuses. Must be people oriented and be able to multi-task.
Serve on departmental and college committees. Salary $25,189.
Required: High School diploma or GED and two years related
experience. May be subject to criminal background check. Resume
required in addition to application. Application will be accepted until
June 12, 2016.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ON-LINE AT THE NCTC WEBSITE
TNT Electric, Inc.
http://www.nctc.edu
All applications and inquiries should refer to position title and code.
Additional information is also available by calling the
Dept. of Human Resources at 940/668-4245.
Gainesville, TX
Accepting applications for full time apprentice positions.
Top hourly pay and benefits. Must be willing to work out of
town Mon. through Fri. when required.
Electrical experience helpful. Applicant must hold a valid
driver license (CDL a plus). A pre-employment drug
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North Central Texas College will be offering two (2)
aged Quarter Horse geldings previously used for
English Flat & hunter/Jumper Riding at public auction on Wednesday June 8th, 2016 starting at 10AM.
The horses are located at the NCTC Equine Center and
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Cooke County History
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A Texas Club Woman
By Shana Powell
Contributing Historian
The Weekly News
On March 6, 1891 Ethel
Blanche Wilson was born
in Gainesville, Texas. Her
parents had been born during the era of slavery. In
time, after the Civil War
ended, they married and
then made their way to
Cooke County. Ethel grew
up living on her family’s
farm, one of several children.
In 1896, when Ethel was
five years old, the National
Association of Colored
Women was created. The
plan was that when enough
clubs were created in each
state then a state federation would be established
there. By 1905, enough
clubs existed in Texas to
form a Texas Federation of
Colored Women’s Clubs
(later changed to the Texas
Association of Colored
Women’s Clubs and then
the Texas Association of
Women’s Clubs).
They were excluded from
the Texas Federation of
Women’s Clubs because of
their race, thus necessitating the formation of their
own organization.
When Ethel was fourteen, the Texas Federation
of Colored Women’s Clubs
was organized in Gainesville. Meeting in the city,
Mrs. M.E.Y. Moore was
chosen as the first President of the new organization. As a teenager, Ethel
would have been aware of
this group formed in her
home county. Years later
she served as their President.
When she was a young
woman, Wilson became a
teacher and graduate nurse.
In 1914 she married pioneering physician Dr. Riley
Ransom and aided him in
the Booker T. Washington
Sanitarium he established
in Gainesville.
The couple moved to Ft.
Worth in 1919. In 1922,
Ethel Ransom was elected President of the Texas
Association of Colored
Women’s Clubs, the club
first organized years before
in Gainesville.
During her one term
in office, the organization
carried on a successful
campaign to raise funds
and purchased a 10-acre
Area Obituaries
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Jim Rosenbaum
Services
Funeral services for
James E. Rosenbaum, 79,
of Gainesville, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Geo.
J. Carroll & Son Funeral
Home with Rev. Bill Black
officiating. Interment will
follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. on Thursday,
May 26 at the funeral
home.
Mr. Rosenbaum passed
away May 22, 2016 in
McAlester, OK.
History
Jim was born February
5, 1937 in Duke, OK to
Finis and Lucille (Lewis)
Rosenbaum. He graduated high school in Mangum, OK (where he still
holds the baseball record
for highest batting average) and received a scholarship to play football at
Oklahoma State University. Mr. Rosenbaum received his Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Science
and Master’s Degree in
Animal Husbandry from
OSU. While at OSU, he
was on the livestock judging team. Mr. Rosenbaum
married Sandra Boney on
May 10, 1965 in Amarillo. He loved his ranch
and caring for his animals
and livestock. Mr. Rosenbaum showed cattle, sheep,
goats and paint horses –
judged sheep and goats –
and raced quarter horses.
He cared deeply about the
Baptist Home for Girls in
Madill, OK, for whom his
family supports in many
ways.
Survivors
Survivors include: wife
Sandra Rosenbaum of
Gainesville;
daughter
Pennye Surles and husband Bobby of Humble;
daughter Jennifer Rosenbaum and Greg Williams
of Gainesville; grandchildren: Cody Surles and
wife Joanie of Humble,
Cooper Surles of Houston, and Jessica Kuehner of
Gainesville; brother Fred
Rosenbaum and wife Paula
of Gainesville; brother Ernest Rosenbaum of San
Antonio; brother Steve
Rosenbaum and wife Kay
of Fort Worth; and sisterin-law Judy Stofer and
husband Jim of Victoria.
Mr. Rosenbaum is also survived by: Phillip and Ellen
Morton, Pamela Morton,
Chuck and Susan Lewis,
Miguel Gonzales, Enrique
Ramirez, and lots of family, friends, and animals.
Mr. Rosenbaum was preceded in death by his parents; niece Sandra Alvarez;
and aunt and uncle Anne
and Frank Morton.
Donations
Memorials may be made
to Baptist Home for Girls,
13976 Anthony Ln, Madill, OK 73446 or Noah’s
Ark Animal Shelter, 2501
N Weaver St, Gainesville,
TX 76240.
tract of land in San Antonio with $5500 down and
$700 a month, for a state
home for delinquent black
girls.
She also served as the
Texas state director for the
National Anti-Lynching
Crusaders. As the state
director for that organization, Ransom became part
of a campaign called “One
Million Women United to
Suppress Lynching.” The
Ethel Ransom Art and Literary Club in Houston,
organized in 1927, was
named in her honor as a
tribute to her endeavors
in the anti-lynching movement.
After her death in 1937,
Dr. Ransom renamed his
hospital in Ft. Worth the
Ethel Ransom Memorial
Hospital in her honor.
Together Ethel Ransom,
the Texas Club Woman,
and Dr. Riley Ransom,
a Pioneering Physician,
made an enormous impact
on the health and culture
of North Texas in the beginning of the 20th century and those careers started
in Gainesville.
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Shirts $1.95
Dry Cleaning $2.99
Most Items. Some Exceptions Apply.
Jeans $3.92
Wednesday Special. Laundered Cotton Button Up Shirts.
Laundered & Cowboy Starched.
Police & Military uniforms still cleaned FREE!
Prices Valid thru June 30, 2016.
Elite Asphalt
Commercial or Residential Paving Company
We are currently paving the city
streets of Muenster and have
a paving crew on standby!
Call for your free estimate today!
(817) 451-0011
www.eliteasphalt.net
Occupational Medicine
Now in Network with Blue
Cross Blue Shield HMO and
Amerigroup Plans
Contracted with Alliance for
municipalities/governmental entities
Part of the eScreen Occupational Network
Now Doing Respirator Fit Testing
The Allergy and Asthma Team
Brenda Anderle
PA-C
Jill Fuhrmann
NP-C
Bediola A. Badie, M.D.,
and Stacey Martin, R.N.
Extended Hours – Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Complete Allergy and Asthma Care
800 West Highway 82
Gainesville • 940-301-5000
www.absoluteucare.com
Absolute accepts most major insurance
plans, Medicare, Texas and Oklahoma
Medicaid, credit and cash payment.