Shoutin Bund Adventures in Lincoln Weather and Boots
The author visits Lincoln Nebraska with Carl and Lynn Privitt and meets Frank Marsh treasurer of Nebraska who may become governor. They plan to move back to Wise County. They buy heavily insulated snowmobile boots to stay warm while feeding cows this winter and endure a winter storm during travel.
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Carl
Lynn Privitt
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wynnebago
Wise County
Lynn
Cornbuster County
Frank Marsh
Marsh
Bomb Threat Believed Hoax Disrupts Bridgeport Holiday
A 3:29 PM Wednesday bomb threat in Bridgeport caused police activity and disrupted Thanksgiving Day. The caller claimed a device was planted downtown with a timer set for the holiday, prompting an intensive investigation by local authorities.
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Jo Aan Montsman
SOV
Bridgeport
Pecan Show Underway in Bridgeport This Week
Pecans posters and centerpieces on display in Bridgeport through Friday as part of the Wise County Pecan Show. Deadline for pecans passed Monday with food and centerpieces accepted through noon Thursday. Three regional shows are planned with Wise County winners advancing to Arlington on December 10-12 at Six Flags Mall.
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Bridgeport
Wise County
ormerly
Weaver's Variety Store
Hessell Street
Six Flags Mall
Arlington
Downtown Bomb Patrol Yields No Arrests
Mrs. Monts said a bomb was aided. police patrolled the downtown area Thursday but the day passed without incident. No arrests have been made, officers said.
Newark Store Burglary Ends With Three Charged
Three Newark residents Roger Reedy Jeff Reedy and Bonnie Reedy were charged after a Sunday morning break in at Boteler’s Dry Goods valued at 4000 to 5000. Reedy is accused of breaking in loading merchandise into a pickup and trailer house later recovered with clothes jewelry and other items. The siblings were charged with theft over 200 and burglary respectively.
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Boteler’s
Newark
Roger Lesley Reedy
Jeff Reedy
Jeff
Bonnie Reedy
Eldon Moyers
Moyers
Roger Reedy
Sheriff's department
Reedy
Liquor Vote May Come Soon for White City Residents
Wise County officials discuss a wet-dry election for White City along Highway 114 between Bridgeport and Chico. A petition process is outlined, requiring 10 voters to apply, County Clerk certification, and a vote within 20 to 30 days after court order as to whether the city meets a 35 percent voter threshold. If approved, it would mark the first liquor sale in Wise County.
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White City
Bridgeport
Chico
Wise County Commissioners Court
LaVerne Forman
Ed Forbes
Forbes
Commissioners Court
Foreman
Wise County
Arrington Announces Sheriff Bid in Wise County
Wise County native and police officer W. B. Wimpy Arrington of Boyd says he will seek the sheriff’s office in next year’s elections. He cites service as motive and proposes a full time burglaries investigator and greater departmental cooperation. Arrington, 45, is a Boyd High School graduate and has prior patrol and sheriff’s office experience.
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W. B. ‘Wimpy
Arrington
Wise County
Boyd
North Texas Regional Police Academy
J. R. Branch
Eldon Moyers
the
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the county
Boyd High School
Christmas Shopping Check The Ads
Local shoppers are urged to browse newspaper ads for holiday deals and seasonal offers. Sections highlight toys, clothing, electronics and gift ideas with sale dates and store names.
Highway 114 Expanded From Wise to Lubbock Route Change
The State Highway and Public Transportation Commission extends SH 114 from Wise County to Lubbock, routing through Wise, Jack, Young, Archer, Baylor, Knox, King, Dickens, Crosby counties and replacing SH 199 north of Bridgeport with SH 101. The change takes effect January 1 with the 1976 Official Highway Travel Map.
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State Highway and Public Transportation Commission
Lubbock
Dallas
Wise County
Wise
Jack Counties
Jack, Young, Archer
Baylor
Seymour
Knox, King, Dickens
Crosby
Bridgeport Schools To Dismiss Early For Accreditation Work
Bridgeport schools will release students at 2 30 p m on Tuesday December 9 and again December 16 Superintendent A E Greer announced. The early dismissal allows staff to complete work on the school's accreditation check as Bridgeport undergoes review with Slidell and Decatur in Wise County.
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Bridgeport
A. E. Greer
Greer
Wise County
Slidell
Decatur
Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Crashes Prompt Several Injuries
Over Thanksgiving weekend multiple accidents caused injuries and minor damage. Mrs Guseieta Leslie Medford 76 was treated for a head laceration and concussion after a left turn into a 1967 El Camino driven by Clarence Earl Wallace 25 of Bridgeport. A second crash at Highway 380 and FM 1658 injured three in the Robinson/Gaynor crash. A Sears trailer wreck on Highway 380 west of FM 1658 had one driver uninjured. A deer collision spoiled a hunting trip injuring James Van Heuvel and David Garrison. A car train collision sent Steven Wayne Hughes to Bridgeport Hospital.
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Clarence Earl Wallace
Bridgeport
Guscieta Leslie Medford
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Guseieta Leslie Medford
Bridgeport Hospital
Wallace
Bernard Allen Richard
Flat Rock
Michigan
Decatur
William R. Robinson
Luton
Oklahoma
Robert Stanley Gaynor
Sherman
Larry Mackey
Sandi Holliday
Robinson
James Rex Trull
Red Oak
Texas
Randy Singleton
James Van Heuvel
David Garrison
Garrison
FM 1658
Singleton
Steven Wayne Hughes
Paradise
Hughes
Rock Island
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