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Monday, June 29, 2015
David Wortham will celebrate 40 years with the city in July The drive-by meters allow for Wortham to set up his laptop in his vehicle and simply drive by the location and a signal is sent from the meter. Wortham says that he should be able to keep going another five years or so. "In five years, I'll be almost 65 and I think that I ought to still be in good enough health if we want to travel and do stuff, we can do that." said Wortham. Wortham and his wife Jerri will celebrate 30 years of marriage on July 20. They have two sons. As a youngster, growing up in Howe, he went from having his father as the mayor to having his father die suddenly at the young age of 43. Dug Wortham was elected mayor in April of David Wortham will celebrate 40 years with the City of Howe in July 1967 by a landslide vote of 194 to 7 over E.B. (Smokey) Christopher. He replaced C.C. Jones, David Wortham comes from a family who Howe and go to work until I find something who did not seek re-election. He was re-elected served for and worked for the City of Howe. better. I haven't found nothing better yet." in 1969 by defeating Joe King 131-65. Wortham's mother Marilee was the city Wortham was recognized by the Howe secretary for a number of years and his father, Wortham started on the trash service crew in Chamber for his long-range economic growth Dug Wortham, was the mayor of Howe in the 1975. He worked on that crew until Howe plans. Under his leadership as mayor came the 1960's. Taking a job with the city in 1975, just started contracting out the trash service. At that Dairy Queen, the opening of US 75, new after graduation from Howe High School, David time, he moved into the water side of public Church of Christ building on Collins Freeway, Wortham has had hands-on experience with works and says that part of the job has changed new High School on Beatrice Street, new Enco every street and pipe in Howe. In July, he will drastically over the years. gas station on Collins Freeway, new joint celebrate 40 years with the city. sewer contract with Sherman, new housing in "Getting the drive-by meters changed Western Hills, new Bethel Baptist Church, "Back then, you couldn't hardly find a job." said everything." said Wortham. "With all of this doubled the city sales tax income, and Wortham. "I went and lived with my aunt in rain we've had, it would've taken a week to read negotiated a deal to bring Magni-Fab to Howe. Duncanville for a little bit. Mother was the city meters because you'd have to pump out the water He may have opposed a mobile home secretary and said they had someone quit and (from the meter boxes)." development pushed by City Manager George continued on Page #6 was looking for someone. I said, I'll go back to
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