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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 15, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

CMS on academic probation for second year
The Gurdon Middle School is on academic alert for the second year in a row, Superintendent Bobby Smithson told Rotarians on Thursday. The superintendent, who said progress has been made to overcome the Middle School academic warning, admitted getting off ...
Purifoy talks about life as small town poet
By John Nelson This is the story of a songwriter/poet. Once upon a time, after she and her husband, Arvil, married in 1938, Ruby W. Purifoy got to thinking on love and wrote a song about being "intoxicated with moonbeams, intoxicated with love  "Intoxica...
TFS institutes ACE program in school system
A new program to help children that may do better with extra one-on-one teaching techniques has been implemented through the Gurdon School system and Therapeutic Family Services (TFS). Serving seven children so far, the program began in Gurdon this fall a...
Go-Devils edge Cougars
The Gurdon Go-Devils went 1-1 for the season after beating the Lafayette County Cougars Friday night, 14-13, in the first home game of the season for Gurdon. Assistant Go-Devil Coach Nick Kelnhofer said, "Defense was the key to this game. We had three goa...
Martha Haltom
Martha Haltom, 73, of Gurdon, died Saturday, Sept. 4. She was a teacher at the Gurdon Public Schools, a homemaker, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Gurdon and a member of the Ora Steed Circle. Survivors include: her husband, Clarence Halto...
J.W. Wingfield
J.W. Wingfield, 82, of Gurdon, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004. He was a retired pipefitter for Reynolds Metals Company, a member of Beech Street Baptist Church, past chairman of the Board of Deacons and a Veteran of World War II. Wingfield is survived by tw...

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