Dawson Lions Club
Dawson Lions Club met at noon May 23 for the monthly luncheon meeting. The meeting was called to order by Leonard Mixon, Lion president. The pledge was said to the flag and the singing of “God Bless America” was led by Lion Norman Summers. Lion Lena Mae Carver provided piano accompaniment. After the blessing, a delicious lunch was enjoyed.
The special guest speaker of the day was Don Capehart, who spoke about the Capehart Communications Collection, which he and his wife Rita maintain at 409 S. Ninth St. in Corsicana. This is the former Coca Cola Bottling Plant building. Capehart didn’t start out to have a museum. He was just collecting things he liked and didn’t want them to disappear without a trace. He loves to tell the history of the last 100 years of communication, his favorite item being a switchboard from 1889, one of the earliest pieces of equipment from the early days in Texas.
Dawson Lions appreciate the efforts of Don and Rita Capehart to make this historical collection available to be viewed by the public
Woman’s Club House Association
At noon June 20, the luncheon program at Kinsloe House will be presented by The Literary Club, featuring Gary Richards, who grew up in Corsicana but who has lived in Louisiana for about 10 years teaching American and Southern literature at the University of New Orleans. Richards had a hair-raising experience when he had to evacuate his house located near Lake Ponchartrain, where the levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina.
He had borrowed a friend’s car and had to leave his computers and many valuable genealogical items behind, hoping that the house would withstand storms as in the past. Such was not to be the case. So he headed for Corsicana where he had worked as an intern three summers during college at the Corsicana Daily Sun and where his parents Fred and Rosellan Richards would be ready to welcome him.
When he returned to his house in October, hoping for the best, there had been eight and one-half feet of water on his street and five feet of water in the house itself. Every stick of furniture had been destroyed along with 3,000 books. But the water had risen and fallen easily so that many things were still intact, although water-logged and caked with silt.
Richards has been an avid genealogist and local historian since his high school days. His technological records were ruined, but there were many genealogical items which he could salvage, and he has been reclaiming much information to retrieve what seemed lost.
Richards will talk at Kinsloe House on a subject from his Southern literary research — “Scarlet Women’s Fiction.”
He has written articles for the Navarro County history series which was done by the Navarro County Historical Society, and his relatives, friends, and teachers from Corsicana who are looking forward to welcoming him can assure you that this is a “must see” attraction.
Members of the contribution committee of The Literary Club are chairman Winona Stewart and hostesses Geneva Davis, Gelene Simpson, Peggy Smith and Margaret Thomas.
Members of Kinsloe House should call (903) 874-5791 for reservations or cancellations by noon June 18.
Members of the board of directors are reminded of the monthly meeting to follow the program at 1:30 p.m.
Thomas Meredith Chapter
Thomas Meredith Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, will attend the Kinsloe House luncheon June 20. Chapter members should call Gelene Simpson at (254) 578-1656 by June 15 for reservations.
José Antonio Navarro Chapter
José Antonio Navarro Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, will attend the Kinsloe House luncheon June 20. Chapter members should call Gelene Simpson at (254) 578-1656 by June 15 for reservations.
News
Club News - 06/13/07
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Dance hall appeal before council
The Corsicana City Council will hear an appeal of a denied dance hall permit application when it meets in regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Council members are scheduled to meet in a work session at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Government Center conference room, before the regular agenda meeting starting at 6 p.m. -
CISD Board to meet Monday
The Board of Trustees of the Corsicana Independent School District is scheduled to meet in a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the CISD Administration Building, 601 North 13th Street.
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Business Notes
CorsiTech is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the first-ever ChemStewards Sustainability Award for its efforts to reduce hazardous substances and greenhouse gas emissions and develop more sustainable products and practices at its Corsicana based facility.
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Police Beat
• A woman reported that a known person pulled a knife on her Monday in the 400 block of North Third St.
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Entertainment Beat
Feb. 10
American Legion Post 22 will be open to the public for a night with Justin Hunter. He will entertain with classic to current country music. Advance tickets are available for $8. Tickets at the door will be $10. Post is located at 632 N. Beaton. For more information (903) 874-3938, Cmdr. Gunny McCarty. -
City, school filing starts Monday
Local elections have taken a backseat to the controversy surrounding the state’s district maps, but filing for the city and school district elections begins Monday.
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No council support for bond
A vote by the public on a new Corsicana animal shelter isn’t likely to happen this spring, according to city council members and the mayor.
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College trustees call Monday meeting
The Navarro College Board of Trustees has called a special meeting for 1 p.m. Monday in the President’s Dining Room on the Corsicana campus.
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Top honors
It was an evening of dancing, humor and dining Thursday night at the 94th Annual Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce banquet held at the new I.O.O.F. Events Center. According to Executive Director Paul Hooper, 520 people were at the event Thursday, making it the largest banquet in recent history.
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