Temple Daily Telegram's Columnist Listings http://www.temple-telegram.com Mon, 12 May 2008 23:28:10 -0500 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 tdt@temple-telegram.com (TDT) webadmin@temple-telegram.com (Webmaster) en-us Copyright 2008, Temple Daily Telegram http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/08/49201 Former County Judge John Garth pushed Bell County through a tremendous era of transformation, leading it from a 19th century outmoded style into the 21st century. Along the way, Bell County became a model for dynamic leadership and change. Garth died Tuesday at his home following a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 102 W. Barton. Officiating will be the Rev. Michael Brandes, pastor of Heights Baptist Church, and the Rev. Roscoe Harrison, pastor of Eighth Street Baptist Church. Scanio-Harper Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. An informal reception will follow at the Temple Elks Lodge, 2613 Airport Road, where Garth used to regale compadres with his humor and shrewd political observations. Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/05/08/49201 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/27/48936 The city’s first fire was financially devastating. At 2 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1882, a blaze broke out in what the Galveston Daily News described as “Sam Wright’s elegant new residence,” a boarding house valued at $5,000. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/27/48936 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/27/48935 “The citizens of Temple take a great interest in their fire department. It is beyond question one of the most efficient in the state.” Galveston Daily News, Feb. 18, 1886. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/27/48935 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/16/48678 Despite their languorous demeanor, shop cats certainly make essential contributions to commerce. But they are no more faithful than ecclesiastical four-pawed critters. Temple has had its share of pious cats and dogs that graced early houses of worship. In her unpublished memoirs, Irene Haag, longtime English faculty at Temple College, recalls an errant feline of dubious parentage that would regularly join First Lutheran Church’s services in the late 1920s. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/04/16/48678 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/14/47914 Peggy Atkinson Arm-strong, a statewide leader in nursing administration who led Scott and White’s nursing services for 32 years during its greatest period of expansion, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Mattson officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/14/47914 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/10/47822 Nine decades ago this month, when the U.S. was in another war, the conflict came home to Temple in very personal ways. And, for some families, the dreadful story would not have closure until two years later. Temple experienced several losses from the very beginning: Thomas J. Silva, 26, died on the Lusitania when a German submarine torpedoed it on May 7, 1915. Silva, a cotton trader for Parrish and Co., sailed frequently to Europe. He was among the nearly 1,200 lost that day. His frantic family appealed to Gov. Jim Ferguson, also of Temple, and Mayor J.B. Watters to help locate him when his name did not appear on survivor lists. Silva’s body was later identified by his tattoos. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2008/03/10/47822