Hunt County, TX - News: Our Town This Week
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Our Town This Week. . .
OUR STREETS
Finally our streets are completed and how nice they are!  The process of
building was slowed because of rain.  Briefly the work consisted of first
breaking the original coat of gravel and asphalt and packing.  Then white rock
was crushed and rolled.  (Streets that had never had surfacing received two
layers of rock).  Then more packing.  Finally the gravel and asphalt topping--
two layers of each.  They are really nice.

NAMES
Our streets do have names though most of us may not know them. According to a
map drawn by Alfred McGuire, streets are named and blocks and lots are
numbered. The highway coming into town from Greenville is Eighth, and on the
west from Connatser Filling Stating, is Sanger Street to the west end of town.
Cockrell is the street leading to the school building.  This map does not name
the street in front of the school, but two blocks east, the Lane Highway is
Fifth Street.  The Baptist and Church of Christ churches are on Third Street.
The bank is on the corner of Second and Sanger.  Then strangely enough, on the
east side of town the numbers are Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth toward the east.
Marsales is east and west, one block north of Sanger, our "Main Street."  The
Methodist Church in on North Fourth Street.

STREET MARKERS
Wouldn't it be nice to have our town progressive looking by having street
signs?  A notice in last week's "Courier" is an introduction to thinking on
that score.  The called meeting of the Thursday Club discussed the possibility
of undertaking the project of placing street markers.  Before their regular
meeting in September the membership wants to know the attitude of our citizens
concerning the project for it will of necessity need to be a community project
with backing from organizations and individuals.

OLD PROGRAMS
A program of Junior Speech Recital on May 5, 1931 was of interest to a number
of local residents because of their participating in it "not so long ago." The
program came to light in the home of W. C. Connatser, when his children, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Connatser and Mrs. Jimmy Tipps were caring for the furnishings.
Four pupils were presented in the this recital.  They were Maurine White (Mrs.
Jacque Bickham), Frances Adams (Mrs. Billy Hancock of Pittsburg, Texas), Lucy
Pierce (Mrs. George Story of Houston, Texas), and Bernice Sumrow (Mrs. Neale
Duke of Lubbock). Ushers were John Pyle, Robert Granberry, Anne Katherine
Norris, and Pattye Merle Medlin (Mrs. Frank Price of California).  The teacher
was Mildred Sparks, now Mrs. Rankin Roach.

BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS Miss Mary Eastwood has an interesting and valuable list
of CHS baccalaureate programs dating from 1920 to 1960.  There is only one
missing and it is for 1923 or possibly 1922.  Miss Mary would appreciate
receiving that one if anyone has it.
These programs are valuable as references in many instances, especially when
long-ago graduates write for their records without mentioning the years
involved.

   Residents of the Midway community were planning a celebration at the
Community Center on September 4.
   Mrs. Clyde Bland will leave on Saturday for a camping trip with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hunter of Dallas.  Others in the party are
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lee, their son Joe Lee, and several other couples, all of
Fort Worth.  On the way to Colorado, they will visit with Mrs. Bob Hunter of
Lubbock and Mrs. Edd Hunter, also of Lubbock.
   Mrs. Lizzie Williams had three of her children and their families home on
Sunday.  They were Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Farmer and their son and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Norris, all of Greenville.  From Texas City, there were Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. (Pete) Williams and their two youngest children, Vicky Williams and
Becky Williams.  Mrs. Williams' nearby daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Haskell Biggs were present also.
   Visiting in the Elmo Duncan home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. David Sumrow
of Greenville and Mr. and Mrs. Cal Calahan of Dallas.
    Mr. E. H. Watson of Commerce spent his seventy-third birthday here Tuesday,
August 16, in the home of Mrs. Josie Pierce.  Mrs. Jestena Hunter, as always
solicitous of Mr. Watson's comfort, arranged for the birthday dinner and the
callers who came briefly.
    Several friends, former students and teachers during his administration
here as school superintendent, called in the afternoon.
    Mr. Watson, despite the ill health that besets him, is still the same
kindly man, interested in people, and a thoughtful friend.  He has always been
that and more.
    Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pascall of Mesquite were here for the occasion.
(August 19, 1960, The Celeste Courier)