Christmas Lights Go Dark at Decatur Home
George King and his wife north of Decatur will skip their annual Christmas light display this year citing lack of time. The Kings are known for a festive, growing display, though George plans to be more selective as Decatur thrives with his chamber work. Wendy Garrison asks Santa and replies she must clean up her act before Christmas.
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George King
Decatur
Kings’ place
George
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Wendy Garrison
Santa Claus
Christmas Home Tour By Bridgeport Garden Club
A Christmas tour of homes will be held this afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 by the Bridgeport Runaway Bay Garden Club. Two Bridgeport and three Runaway Bay homes are on the tour with tickets at $1. Refreshments will be served at Miss Boaz’s home.
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Bridgeport - Runaway Bay
Bridgeport
Runaway Bay
Garden Club
Lorene Thorne
Carpenter
Mary Boaz
Lake Bridgeport Petition Seeks Liquor Election
County Clerk Laverne Forman says Lake Bridgeport residents filed a petition for a liquor election, the second attempt after the first was invalid for insufficient signatures. If certified, the petition must be signed by 10 percent of last general election voters.
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Laverne Forman
Lake Bridgeport
Manning Drops Suit Against City Over Flood Damages
A $100,000 damage suit against the City of Bridgeport was dismissed with prejudice in Decatur 235th District Court. Don Manning claimed airport road runoff diverted water onto 105 acres, causing economic losses from reduced milk sales. Proceedings included witness testimony earlier in the week and a disputed loss calculation.
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Bridgeport
Don Manning
235th
Decatur
Louis T. Holland
Manning
Lake Bridgeport Development Corp
Runaway Bay
Wise County
Pecan Show Winners Heading to Regional Pecan Show
Wise County Pecan Show drew a small crowd but showcased high quality pecans. 64 entries included 28 improved and 16 native varieties with 22 advancing to the regional competition at Fort Worth Ridgmar Mall December 14 15 and 16.
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Frank Bumpus
Fort Worth
H. A. Turney
Dallas
Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Indexfoto
Wise County
John South
Bridgeport
South
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Crawford
Boonsville
Hershel Pearson
Coleman
Ridgmar Mall
Bridgeport Council Approves Easement for Bass Addition Lift Station
Bridgeport officials approved a permanent easement on the B D Fitzgerald property for a Bass Addition sewer lift station begun two years ago. Fitzgerald will receive 200 for damages and four taps along his line were approved. Action on the six inch sewer line and bids was tabled. Brown sought city use of equipment to build road in Bridgeport Industrial Park and urged Lone Star Gas improvements for hydroponics and new industry growth.
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Bridgeport
B.D. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Bass Addition
Mike Scroggins
Maury Brown
Brown
Bridgeport Industrial Foundation
Lone Star Gas Company
Hydroponics International
Lone Star Gas
Gerald Groves
Groves
George Harwood
Bud) Willmon
Bridgeport Christmas Tree Lighting Rescheduled
Bridgeport's Community Christmas Tree lighting is moved to 7:00 PM Thursday due to weather and decorating delays. Jaycee chairman Tom Hudson announced the change and noted Santa Claus will make his first Bridgeport appearance this year during the ceremony.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Jaycee project
Tom Hudson
Santa Claus
Christmas Shopping Grows as Bridgeport Merchants Favor Local Season
Downtown Bridgeport enters peak holiday week with stronger traffic than last year. Meek True Value notes Milky the Milk Cow tops toy sales while layaway rises for large items. Decorations sell well as a 30 foot cedar tree is lit in the city park by Jaycees with Santa handing out fruit and candy.
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Bridgeport
Robert Meek
Meek True Value
Meek
Milky
Lucil Wooton
Triple D Discount
the
Jaycees
Hudson
Four Indictments Returned by Wise County Grand Jury
AWise County Grand Jury returned four indictments on Friday. Rudol Hodge of Altus Oklahoma was not charged after a no bill finding in a negligent homicide case arising from a crash that killed four Montague County residents. Indicted individuals include Michael Anthony Jeanes for marijuana possession over four ounces James Richard Hamilton for burglary Pat Miller for theft of service and Jerry Wayne Self for habitual criminal status.
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Wise County
Rudol Hodge
Hodge
Altus
Okla
Montague County
Michael Anthony Jeanes
James Richard Hamilton
Pat Miller
Jerry Wayne Self
Council Approves Solar Feasibility Study Extension
Bridgeport City Council authorized a six month extension to the Solar Feasibility Study with the Department of Energy replacing ERDA. Maury Brown reported the project is 65 percent complete and sought additional funds. the council approved a partial $19,202 payment contingent on receipt of the check, bringing total federal grants to $111,804 with $41,898 received.
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Bridgeport
Maury Brown
Department of Energy
Energy Research and Development Administration
Brown
DOE
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R. L
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