The Way It Was: Air defense test will be on RRAD agenda
These were some of the stories reported by the Texarkana Gazette this week in history:
100 years ago March 27, 1917: GETTING GROUNDS READY FOR N.Y. GIANTS GAME
Carpenters and contractors are busily engaged in putting the bleachers and grounds at Maxwell Park in shape for the big game Saturday between the locals and the New York Giants, stated Wilbur Burke, secretary of the City League organization, yesterday. “The grounds are being graded and rolled,” stated Mr. Burke, “and when the work is completed Texarkana will have one of the finest and fastest diamonds in the state.”
March 28:
GUARANTY STATE BANK
GETS 16 PIGS
The Guaranty Bank has received 16 head of fine pigs during the past few days from northern states and they are to be distributed among the members of the various “Pig Clubs,” stated Cashier E.D. Trigg yesterday. Five of the pigs are male and the remainder gilts of very good stock.
March 29:
PERKINSON FAMILY HAVE ADDITION TO THE HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Perkinson, living in the DeLoach place, on Carmichael Hill, report the arrival in their home of a seven-pound baby boy yesterday morning at 2:30 o’clock. Mother and babe are reported doing well.
March 30:
ONE OF BIGGEST EVENTS BE HELD AT LIBERTY SCHOOL
One of the biggest events that has ever been presented at Liberty School will be held Saturday night, March 31, when the Mothers’ Club will present a Foolish Party. The general public is extended a cordial invitation to participate. There is one condition attendant on anyone visiting the Liberty School March 31 and that is that every person going there is to wear something foolish, then must say something foolish and do something foolish or pay a fine.
March 31:
STOLEN GOODS THOUGHT TO BELONG IN THIS CITY
West side police officers are of the opinion that some of the articles found on two men arrested in Salisaw, Oklahoma, may be the property of Texarkana citizens, a list of goods having been forwarded to the city from Salisaw officers. Among the articles in possession of the men when arrested were twenty-five to thirty razors, some jewelry and a quantity of cigarettes.
April 1:
N.Y. GIANTS SECOND
TEAM DEFEATS LOCAL TEAM
The second team of the New York Giants defeated the locals by a score of 15 to 2 in a rather one sided game at Maxwell Park before a fair sized crowd of fans assembled to witness the first game of the 1917 season in Texarkana. Features of the game were taken by locals in Powell’s left field catch and Lambert’s batting which stood at an even 1000 when the battle was over having made three safe hits out of as many times up. Murray of the New York felt as if he could hit, stated the spectators, and to prove that he was capable, sent a long fly over the right field fence. The New York Boys were given a ride over the city, Sheriff J.W. Baker making the arrangements several days ago.
April 2:
THREE MARRIAGE
LICENCES ISSUED YESTERDAY
County Clerk Fincher Eason yesterday enabled three couples to marry. Adam Owens to marry Mattie Colten both of Texarkana, and Dave Nelson to marry Anna Smith, both of Mandevile and Hillard Walker to marry Carrie Foreman, both of Texarkana.
50 years ago March 27, 1967: INTERSTATE 30’S LINE TO HOMAN WILL OPEN MONDAY
State Highway Director Ward Goodman said Wednesday an 11.5 mile stretch of Interstate 30 in the Texarkana area would be opened to traffic Monday. The segment begins at the Texas-Arkansas line and continues to Homan where it will tie into existing U.S. Highway 67. At the state line, it connects with the completed segment of I-30 on the Texas side. Texarkana will be the last of three interstate ports of entries to be opened in Arkansas. The other two at West Memphis and Fort Smith have been in operation for sometime.
March 28:
TEXAS LEGISLATURE OKAYS MEDICAID
Texas House members finally passed and sent to Gov. John Connally Wednesday a bill allowing the state to receive federal aid to help pay the medical bills of welfare recipients. Connally’s signature, plus the appropriation of necessary state matching funds, will put Texas in the federal “medicated” program. Failure to pass such a bill and set up a medical program by 1970 would have cut off the federal funds Texas now receives for medical care for old age pensioners who do not get Social Security.
March 29:
IN DISTRICT COMPETITION
Members of the Nash 4-H Club will represent Bowie County in district 4-H competition April 29 at East Texas State University at Commerce. Members are Kim Henderson, Judy Brown, Ralph Neal, Dru Reese, Brenda Williamson, Danny Earnest, Alfred Williamson, Randy Brown, Christine Earnest, Sharon Sexton, Kathy Stroud, Sharon Shope and Betsy Hall.
March 30:
AIR DEFENSE TEST ON
RRAD AGENDA FOR APRIL 3-7
Red River Army Depot personnel will participate in an annual Passive Air Defense Test during the week of April
3-7, according to the defense coordinator at the local installation. As part of the routine test, the Civil Defense attack warning signal, consisting of a series of short blasts from three to five minutes, will be sounded on the depot sirens. Depending on weather conditions, the siren may be heard in the Four States Area as far as 50 miles away, depot officials said. The annual test is being conducted at the depot to determine the adequacy of disseminating air defense warnings and implementing passive air defense measures.
March 31:
BIRTHS—ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL
March 27: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Treas, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Royce W. Lusk, a boy.
March 29: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L LaCroix, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Fagan, a girl.
March 30: Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Qualls, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lonadier, a boy.
April 1:
IN THE SERVICE
Marine Lance Cpl. Gary W. Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Harrison of Route 2, Texarkana, Texas, is in Da Nang with the First Military Police Battalton, First Marine Division, as a member of the battalion’s Combined Action Company, together with Vietnamese Popular Forces, are responsible for manning five compounds in Da Nang.
April 2:
POLLY POINTERS
I am a collector of old toothbrushes as they are handy for so many different things. One stays near the vacuum cleaner to be handy for cleaning its brushes. Another by the automatic dryer to clean the lint filter and another in the kitchen sink for stains in glasses, bottles or ash-