Sunday, May 5, 2024
TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)
The Gilbreath Room at the Coryell Museum and Historical Center became a USO for a reception honoring World War II veterans.
Gatesville Elementary School was nominated for the No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
A proposal was put forward that commissioners look into the possibility of establishing a paper recycling program throughout all county offices.
A Christmas concert by the Gatesville High School choir had become a tradition for the Gatesville Lions Club.
The Oglesby Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) sponsored lawnmower races held at the Oglesby football stadium. First place went to Andy Smith.
THIRTY YEARS AGO (1993)
Hay Valley 4-H Club was set to hold their annual Rabies Clinic.
Powell Supply advertised GE VCRs for $219.
Sales tax rates were up for Coryell County.
Construction on Texas Highway 36 in Gatesville was stepping up in pace, which led to lane closures and detours.
Doyle and Wanda Whaley, longtime missionaries to Guatemala, showed slides and preached at Cold Springs Baptist Church in Flat.
FORTY YEARS AGO (1983)
A fire that swept through two duplexes was under investigation.
Gatesville Hornets basketball team won their first three games of the season.
Walmart advertised Walkmans for $31.86 apiece.
The new Morris Senior Center in Oglesby was set to host an open house.
Coryell Memorial Hospital was given a “beeper” communications system.
FIFTY YEARS AGO (1973)
R.D. Todd, of Hamilton, assumed new duties as rural mail carrier on Gatesville’s 104-mile Route 3.
Gatesville’s city council passed a formal ordinance clearing the way for new traffic lights on Main Street at the 6th Street and 7th Street intersections.
Gatesville attorney Edwin Powell was appointed to a two-year term on the Coryell Memorial Hospital board of directors.
Swift’s Supermarket advertised Borden’s ½ gallon ice cream for 69 cents.
The Gatesville Public Library was requesting used paperback books for ‘Trading Days.’
