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Monday, August 1, 2016
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Over $15,000 to be distributed from Howe Tornado Relief Fund The tornado that ripped through Howe late on April 26 made quite the impact on this town. The devastating twister ripped through the northern part of the city, but that wasn't the story. Community members came out in droves to help the victims both with money and sweat.
to the tornado victims that submitted their applications. In addition to the t-shirt relief efforts, a community picnic was help in which Walmart donated mass quantities of hamburgers and fixings.
The four member committee A young Howe man named Colby formulated an application process Ake started a relief fund through and left those applications at each the sales of Howe t-shirts provided home of the tornado victims. They by Mac's T-Shirts and More. His also shared information in the efforts, along with his family Howe Enterprise about the process members, raised a large sum of so that all victims had a chance to money that made up over half of fill out the application. In some the total amount raised, which cases, phone calls were even made turned out to be $15,400. A Howe to those that were known. Tornado Relief Fund account was set up at Independent Bank and The committee would like to thank four local community leaders, led the community of Howe for their by Clyde Hepner, recently support in coming to the aid of reviewed applications for those that had losses due to this distribution of funds. natural disaster. A big thank you also goes to Grayson County Nine families returned applications Commissioner Jeff Whitmire for for relief assistance. Six of the the immediate action taken to nine were residents of Stark Lane, properly handle the situation. one family on Ponderosa Road, one family on Tobin Street and This situation started out very one family on Smith Road will badly, but with the cooperation of receive proportioned amounts of the Howe Church of Christ, King's the $15,400. The monies were Trail Cowboy Church, Howe First divided based on the amount of United Methodist Church, New financial stress the family accrued Beginning Fellowship, FBC Howe, and a cap was placed on any Community Bible Fellowship all amount above $2,000. Every last working together, the bad situation penny that was raised will be given turned into a positive one.
Ambrose, Texas, Grayson County By Kirstyn Wheeler, Howe Middle stores. School In 1907, a school was built which Ambrose was a community without was donated by Ambrose Bible. Soon Ambrose had a Methodist, a name, but eventually it was Church of Christ, and a Baptist named after a Bible it was named Church. A new school was built in 1901. The first survey crew in 1917 and the town eached its from Denison, Bonham, and New high-water mark two years later. Orleans Railroad came along and set up two plots. A Tennessean Ambrose lies in Gayson County man arrived at Ambrose in 1883, he bought land that was in Fannin near Fannin, and the land owners had to pay taxes for both County from which Grayson counties. Since most people in the County would be cut off in 1846. Bible has also donated some land. area were farmers, Ambrose had never had more than 60 people In January 10, 1902 Ambrose was living in the town. The DB&NO platted, by September a post office Railroad had went bankrupt in was opened. For Ambrose, it was 1927 and the Ambrose post office had moved to Bells in 1930. life line of a struggling community. It provided a better In 1980 the population was way to market cotton and corn as well having stores, a gin, a bank, a estimated at 41. The former school is now used as a barber shop, and two grocery
Luella, Texas, Grayson County By Arturo Lowder, Howe Middle School A man by the name of J.L. Hughes saw a chance to create a business from the railroad system like man other towns did. In 1888 he built a merchandise store, built a post office and became the postmaster, he was even the priest on Sundays at the Old School Baptist Church. He later named this small town Luella after his oldest daughter. In the early 1890s, Luella had a cotton gin, two general stores, a cotton and grain market, doctors office, drug store, blacksmith job, a government licensed distillery, and a saloon. By 1910 the doctors office, drugstore, distillery, and saloon were gone. In the later 30's
the post office was also gone. In the early fifties when the railroad quit running, Grayson County bought it right away and they made a road called Farm to Market Road 1281. In 1964, fifty of Luella's residents put in $50 respectively to make the Luella Water Supply District. Sherman also needed water for their industries. Sherman drilled some water test sites and rumors of gtting annexed sent panic waves across this community but all turned out well. With the courts approval Luella had its first election and by a vote of 89-10 Luella was officially a city. When roads needed repair Luella was nearly bankrupt so Luella went quietly to history.
