May 17, 1934 LOCAL BUSINESS

MAN HIT BY CAR

C.L. Saunders, local businessman, received bruises and scratches Tuesday, when Ivy's delivery car driven by Alvis Roberts, backed into him at the back corner.

While it was a narrow escape, Mr. Saunders is little the worse for the experience.

NEW QUARTERS BEING PREPARED FOR THE COUNTY

PAPER

Work is progressing nicely on The Recorder's new home on West Main Street.

The new location was necessary in order to have larger and better quarters, with more light, to permit the paper to expand as the town grows.

For nearly forty years our belief and faith that Fairfield, due to its location, would make a real town, has never wavered.

Today this faith is being justified since this town is destined to develop into a live city, oil field or no oil field.

LOCAL WATER PROJECTS

APPROVED

Mayor H.L. Williford received the good news Monday from Cong. Luther A. Johnson in Washington that Fairfield water and sewer projects had finally been approved by the Federal department, and that funds for various projects over the nation, including the Fairfield project, would be available within ten days or two weeks.

There is no way to determine just how long it will be before work can begin on these needed local projects, but "it won't be long now," and the only obstacle hindering Fairfield's rapid growth will be removed.

May 14, 1959

R.D. ARMSTRONG DISPLAYS GEMS AT

HISTORY CLUB

R.D. Armstrong, of Armstrong Jewelry of Waco, was speaker at the History Club guest day meeting at the clubhouse.

Mr. Armstrong spoke on "Precious Gems" and displayed an interesting collection of gems valued at $10,000.

Included in the group was a $4,750 two carat diamond ring, a beautiful black diamond, star sapphire and emeralds.

He also exhibited exact replicas of the Hope diamond, and the first diamond discovered in the South Africa field.

FUND FOR WATER

PIPE INSTALLATION

AT LOCAL CEMETERY

A water pipe was laid last week through the new section of the Fairfield Cemetery to a hydrant just east of the gate of the original cemetery.

Hydrants were also installed for water hose connections at intervals.

The pipe is being paid for by those who expect to make use of the facility the most.

Pipe will also be laid in the old section if those who have plots will pay for the pipe.

The water is provided by the city.

LINDA LOU OAKES CHOSEN TO ATTEND

GIRL'S STATE

Linda Lou Oakes, junior in the Fairfield High School, has been selected by the Chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary to attend the Bluebonnet Girls State in Austin.

Girls are chosen on the basis of their academic record and participation in school and community affairs.

The purpose of the meeting is to teach the fundamentals of self-government and to create interest in good citizenship.

Miss Oakes is in the highest ten percentile in her academics courses.

She is active in all school and civic affairs and is a tireless worker in the First Baptist Church. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Oakes.

May 17, 1984

BOND ELECTION

MAY 26

The Fairfield Independent School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent A.D. Whitaker urge voters to approve a $5,000,000 bond on May 26.

The bond money will be used for construction of a needed junior high, additional classrooms, as well as renovations on existing facilities.

Specifically, the junior high is expected to cost $3,500,000, the additional classrooms and renovations on the present junior high and high school, $1,000,000.

The remaining $500,000 will be used to cover building costs and renovations which arise over the next few years.

All bond money will be used for instructional classroom and instructional program purposes.

HEARING IS

HELD HERE

The Texas State Board of Education sponsored a public hearing in Fairfield last week that produced a few surprises but did give area teachers a chance to voice their disapproval of the Select Committee on Public Education's recommendations on reforms for public schools.

Some of the items those attending this hearing voiced their approval of included increased teacher's salaries without the recommended competency testing; vocational instruction does serve a valid purpose in the public schools; and that the state board of education should be elected, not appointed, body.

HE IS 'LUCKY'

Carl Lester was a lucky winner announced this week in the recent All-Pro Auto Parts nationwide contest. Carl won the Chevrolet S-10 pickup being offered and valued at some $12,000.

May 13, 1999

WESTERN HISTORY GOING TO THE HIGHEST

BIDDER

A sizable piece of western history goes on the auction block this month when the collection from the Old West Museum in Mexia is sold in its entirety.

The 3,000 items up for sale represent 38 years of collecting by Jan Harrison who has displayed the artifacts in his private museum at 402 Palestine Street.

The auction, MAY 29- 31, is expected to bring buyers from throughout the United States, and Harrison reports that buyers are already making motel reservations.

The bulk of the collection comes from the glory days of the American cowboy, a 20-year period from 1865-85, although it dips back to the Civl War for Confederate military memorabilia and includes items from the gangster period of 1920-40.

APRIL RAIN SLIGHTLY

LESS THAN NORMAL

Rainfall for April split the difference between normal for the month and what fell as the Fairfield area entered a drought in 1998 with 2.52 inches officially recorder.

Normal precipitation for April is 3.66 inches but only 1.34 inches fell during the month in 1998, daily logs kept by Federal Weather Observer Barney Leach show.

Leach takes his readings at a site 1.6 miles west of I- 45 in FM 27. His records may read drier than the eastern edge of Freestone county and wetter than the western side of the county.

Most of April's moisture came on the fourth when the weather observer measured 1.18 inches.

For the time, records show 16.46 inches of rain, almost four inches mote than the normal cumulative reading of 12.48 inches.

COUNTY VOTERS

PICK OFFICIALS

Freestone county voters changed a half dozen officer holders Saturday when they went to the polls in city and school district elections.

Holding elections were the cities of Fairfield and Teague and school districts in Fairfield Wortham and Dew.

Fairfield voters elected two new members, Karen Albright and Steve Spradlin, to the council.Mrs. Albright polled 155 votes to defeat mayor pro tem J.D. Teague, 41 votes, for the place three seat and Spradlin beat David Raymond 145-49 for place five.

Winning a second council term was Harold Shaver who won 176-22 over Roger Keeton in place four.

No changes were made in the makeup of the Fairfield ISD board of trustees, with incumbents Patricia Tate and Danny Robertson remaining in their seats.