Turning Back the Pages

75 years ago 1946 Several films were playing at the Majestic Theatre. Friday was “The Spiral Staircase” starring Dorothy McGuire and George Brent. Saturday’s matinee and night show was “Galloping Thunder”. Sunday and Monday was “Devotion”.

In the Neighborhood

Comanche Chief The Comanche County Community Rehab kicked off its 22nd year this week. 190 volunteers have stepped up to help with rehabilitation for housing projects after last year’s event was cancelled due to COVID-19. This year’s group is in the process of fixing up 11 homes.

Grand Jury indicts 12

The Erath County Grand Jury returned 17 indictments on June 16.

Where Are They Now?

Mary Stoddard Lowe has had a life full of travel and adventure. Now back in Texas to be closer to family, Lowe enjoys keeping up her connections with friends all over the country. After she graduated from Dublin High School in 1969, Lowe went to Cisco Junior College as a commercial art major.

Benefits set for Cisco man

The Cisco community is stepping up to support 43-year-old Robert “Dion” Fink in the fight of his life. Dion was diagnosed with the auto-immune disease granulomatosis with polyangiitis (also called GPA or Wegener’s) in 2006.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

June 12 At 5:09 a.m. an intoxicated woman wrecked her vehicle into a tree on CR 408, deploying her airbags and bruising her badly. She was arrested for DWI. At 7:08 p.m. a head on two-vehicle collision occurred in Lingleville at FM 8 West and CR 417 requiring two air evacuations. At 9:50 p.m.

POLICE LOG

June 14 Caller reported that her lock had been cut off of her storage unit at the Central Inn Mini Storage on Patrick. June 15 Officers were out with an open door of a business. They searched and secured the building on Blackjack.

Twenty-one Dublin band members

Twenty-one Dublin band members attended the Howard Payne Uiversity Leadership Camp on June 14-18. The camp covers all aspects of marching band with separate tracks for band members, section leaders, drum majors, and drumline.

Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council

Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council hosted an artist reception for quilt art by local artists on Saturday. Quilts included work by Dublin artists Suzann Thompson, Cindy Edwards, Steve Chambers and Elaine Fields Smith. The work is on display at the River North Gallery through Friday.