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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1975
Page
1
A town mechanic Frankie Stone tests a Jeep after an overhaul for Harold Clark when the vehicle suddenly stopped pulling. Harold corrected the issue by adjusting the footboard, revealing Frankie had left the Jeep in four wheel drive.
Jefferson Art Society sponsors a Bicentennial Arts and Crafts Festival at Freeman Plantation on August 30 and 31. Hobbyists from Jefferson and surrounding areas showcase woodcarving quilting painting pottery and crochet with many entries pre-registered including Gussie Smith David Stilwell Andrew Husdon Elaine Tanner Cody Hughes and more. Visitors may view historic Freeman Plantation home open 10 am to 5 pm both days and enjoy concessions and crafts demonstrations.
James S. Collins Jefferson High School principal announces adult education classes start Tuesday September 2 at 7 p.m. Sessions will be held at Jefferson High School Jefferson Junior High and Victory Community Center. Classes run each Tuesday and Thursday evening with enrollment open now.
Leonard Weaver announced Stewart's Mobile Blood Bank will be at Weaver's Garage on Wednesday September 3 to collect whole blood for Mrs. Cordell Ogburn. Donors aged 17 to what appears to be or older may give. Unused blood will be reserved for Marion County. The unit starts at 3 p.m.
Darlene Comer, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Comer, was named Miss Jefferson and Miss Congeniality at the Jefferson Lions Club annual pageant. She received $100, roses, and the crown, sponsored by City Drug Company, with Joy Wallace presenting the crown. First runner up was Kathy Warren. second runner up Tanja Jones.
Mrs. Fred Hackney, chairwoman, announces Jefferson and O arion County will join the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon on Labor Day Monday September 1. Volunteers man phones 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. to take pledges via 665-3602. Funds stay in Texas for local patients. KTBS Channel 3 will broadcast.
The annual event at Old Foundry Cemetery near Lodi will be held on Labor Day September 1. The morning meeting starts at 11 a.m. A picnic lunch follows at noon and a trust fund proposal for perpetual cemetery care is on the agenda. Eleven area families are urged to attend and bring lunch.
The Northeast Texas Municipal Water District board in Daingerfield formally ratified a 25 cent tax rate cut, setting 1975 levy at 75 cents per $100 value. Seven cities Avinger, Hughes Springs, Daingerfield, Lone Star, Pittsburg, Jefferson, and Ore City recently funded $2.25 million in bonds as part of the district renewal.
J L Shoffner superintendent states total district enrollment is 1650 at end of classes August 22 with Jefferson Elementary 399 in K-3 Jefferson Middle 403 in 4-6 Jefferson Junior High 294 in 7-8 and Jefferson High 554 in 9-12 Three to four hundred more students expected after Labor Day weekend as families return to Jefferson to enroll.
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