TAKEN FROM THE Fairfield Recorder archives the week of September 5, 1935. HIJACKERS ROB FAIRFIELD FILLING

STATION OF $50

The Humble Station and the Sneed Super Service Station on Highway 75 were hijacked about 4 a.m., Friday and $50.00 in cash was taken from the two stations.

There were two robbers, “who first visited the Humble Station and after robbing it, forced the attendant, Edell Petty, in the car with them. They then visited the Texas Station, one of the men remaining in the car, the other covering the attendant, Wick Bonner with a sawed-off shotgun and forced him to open the cash register. After the robbery the two men left with the boys, releasing them on the old Fairfield –Streetman road near Streetman.

They went to a nearby farm house and notified county officers here, and although an intensive search has been made by local and outside officers, no arrests have been made.

CHEVROLET

COMPLETES SOUTH AMERICAN OCEAN TO

OCEAN TOUR

In a 6-day ocean to ocean competition in South America, over a course so severe that 37 cars out of 50 starters withdrew after the first day’s run, six Chevrolets out of seven that entered completed the 4,458 kilometer course without serious mishap, the seventh having been withdrawn by the driver for personal reasons only.

According to a detailed account of the race appearing in the current issue of General Motors World, magazine of the G. M. export division, the route was the most interesting and at the same time the most perilous ever mapped out for a race in South America. September 8, 1960

LIQUOR ELECTION PETITION FAILS ON

SIGNATURES

County Clerk Henry McCormick reports that the petition recently circulated requesting an election for the sale of alcoholic beverages in precinct 3, Freestone County, failed to carry the required number of legal names. In order to present such a petition to the Commissioners Court for action the petition would have to be signed by 149 legal names.

Mr. McCormick said there were 178 names on the petition and only 97 were qualified. Some of the reasons he gave for illegal names of the other 54 were that they were not legible; or they were over 60 years of age and claimed an exemption without a supporting sworn affidavit; and failure to have tax receipt number opposite name on the petition. EAGLE CLUB HAS

30 MEMBERS;

MEETS SEPT. 20

The Fairfield Eagle Club had its annual membership night Tuesday night at the Tower, with 30 members for the year signed so far. President Freddie Lee set a goal of 50 for this year and anyone interested in joining is urged to do so as soon as possible.

Officers for the year are, in addition to President Lee, Ernest J. Lane, vicepresident; Leland Willis, secretary; W.C. Oakes, treasurer.

Coach Dean Madison showed films of practice sessions which he had made, pointing out the different players and their progress. Following his presentation, Mr. Willis showed films of two Southwest Conference games including one of last New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl classic.

September 5, 1985

COMMERCIAL BAKERY TO BE BUILT IN

WEST FAIRFIELD

The Trinity River Industrial Development Authority has agreed to assist with the issuing, placement and sale of as much as $10 million in taxexempt industrial bonds to finance construction of a new commercial bakery in Fairfield. It will be located near the intersection of I- 45 and FM 27 in west Fairfield and is a division of Flowers Industries, Inc., headquartered in Thomasville, GA.

The Baker Division of Flowers Industries produces and sells a full line of baked foods which are distributed in the Southeast through the Division’s route distribution system. These products are marked under a variety of trademarks owned by the company.

UTILITY FUELS BUYS

GETTY COAL STOCK

Utility Fuels, Inc. announced today that it has purchased the stock of Getty Coal Company from Texaco Inc. The company owns a 55 undivided interest in major lignite reserves in the Malakoff- Cayuga lignite field.

Utility Fuels Inc. is responsible for supplying lignite fuel to Houston Lighting and Power Company. The reserves owned by Getty Coal Company are expected to fuel HL&P’s Malakoff Electric Generating Station.

Several years ago Getty Coal and its co-owner North American Coal Company contracted to sell lignite from the reserves to Utility Fuels Inc. for resale to HL&P. According to Utility Fuels Inc. President F. Ken Smith UFI and North American will now proceed with development of the reserves as co-owners.

MRS. DAVIS RETIRES AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

After 25 years of dedicated service, Mary Lee Davis retired from Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Davis first began to work on Aug. 20, 1960 and has seen many changes take place through the years. Mary reminiscences a few of these: “Working with Mrs. Sarah Capps and Henry Lee (Bud) Joblonowski, we took care of the Lab and X-ray. I learned to do the dark room procedures, and we had a blender to mix our own barium. During Mrs. Capps tenure, I also worked with Joan Hacker and Don Mitchell. Frank Struckmeyer came after Mrs. Capps; then came Cary Powe and Carolyn Harris.”