1926-27 Rural School Trustees

Matagorda County Common School Trustees

Election Officers School Districts

Important Elections in the School Districts of the County April 4^th and May 2^nd.
Commissioners Court adjourned Saturday, after a week’s interesting proceedings. The News-Farmer published last Friday a report of the proceedings up to Thursday, including the list of election officers for the general election in November. We give here the officers appointed for the April election in the common school districts for trustees, district and county, and in the independent districts for the county trustees board, on the same day. The independent school districts elect their district trustees on May 2^nd, while the common school districts elect trustees on the first Saturday in April.

For the common school districts:
In District No. 1, at Matthews’ store, Caney P. O., 1 trustee to be elected. Officers—J. J. Smith, C. H. Lukefahr, R. V. Matthews.
In No. 2, at Gibson’s store, Wadsworth, 1 trustee to be elected. Officers—C. E. Gibson, Joe Ottis, R. L. Chaney.
In No. 3, at Van Vleck, Faickney store, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-Sam Gregory, J. H. Rainey, C. H. Pelton.
In No. 4, at Schoolhouse, Pledger, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-G. B. Davis, L. B. Pratt, S. W. Cates.
In No. 5, at Brown’s store, Chalmers, 3 trustees to be elected. Officers-H. H. Fell, H. Harper, Wm. Hale.
In No. 9, at Clemville schoolhouse, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-L. D. Brown, E. S. Smith, J. W. Hawk.
In No. 20, at Midfield Mercantile Co.’s store, Midfield, 2 trustees to be elected-F. C. Kent, J. R. Gaumer, W. K. Keller.
In No. 11, at William Carpenter’s office, Blessing, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-Wm. Carpenter, F. G. Cobb, L. L. Flurry [Fleury].
In No. 12, at schoolhouse, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-O. A. Ellis, C. E. Hater [Harter?], G. G. Lovering.
In No. 13, at schoolhouse, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-Geo. Hatcher, E. M. Kelly, A. E. Louderback.
In No. 14, at Spence & Son’s store, Buckeye, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-J. W. Spence, W. E. Ridey, Allen Spoor.
In No. 15, at Bond’s store, Ashby, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-Frank Bond, S. Landers, B. L. Rhodes.
In No. 17, at Morris store, Collegeport, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-H. A. Clapp, I. M. Glasser, S. W. House.
In No. 18, at Yeamans’ store, Citrus Grove, 2 trustees to be elected. Officers-Linn Yeamans, W. V. Batchelder, Jos. Peltier.
In No. 19, at DeMoss’ store, 3 trustees to be elected. Officers-Gust Franzen, Arthur Larson, J. W. Humer.
In No. 21, at schoolhouse, 3 trustees to be elected. Officers-A. M. Welch, Harry Best, H. H. Fox.

For the Independent school district—voting for county board:

Bay City independent school district-Oscar Barber, M. S. McCullough, J. A. Jones, at Courthouse.
Markham Independent school district-Sig Brown, J. H. Barber, J. C. Maxwell, at Sig Brown’s store.
Matagorda independent school district-F. L. Rugeley, C. P. Williams, A. C. Stewart, at Wadsworth’s store, Matagorda.
Palacios independent school district-M. K. Feather, Gordon Lawson, W. C. Williams, at M. K. Feather’s office.

Three County Trustees are to be elected by the whole county, including both common school and independent school districts. The law requires that at least three of the board be from common school districts, and two may be from independent school districts, conditioned, however, that there be a representative from each commissioners’ precinct. Commissioners’ precincts Nos. 1 and 4 are represented on the board, as well as two common school districts by the two holdover trustees. One trustee must be elected each from Commissioners’ Precinct No. 2 and 3, the third may be elected from any precinct. It is recommended by the Court that Dr. J. E. Simons, of Precinct No. 1 and Bay City independent school district, and Frank Vaughan, Precinct No. 2 (common school district), and J. W. Spencer of Commissioners’ Precinct No. 3 and common school district be voted upon to succeed themselves.

Matagorda News and Midcoast Farmer, February 20, 1914

LIST OF TRUSTEES IN COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE YEAR 1926-27 MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS The Matagorda County School Annual Volume 1, 1926-27 Superintendent Clare F. Pollard School Districts
DISTRICT	NAME	POSTOFFICE
No. 1	H. G. Gilmore, Mrs. Nannie Ryman, Aaron Fondon	Bay City, Texas, Route 2
No. 2	H. M. Seerden, Mrs. Irma Ryman, W. H. Mangum	Wadsworth, Texas
No. 3	C. L. Shiver, Ben Gibson	Van Vleck, Texas
No. 4	L. B. Hall, T. C. Millard, H. A. Gaither	Pledger, Texas
No. 5	Mrs. Christina Johnson, Ed Johnson	Bay City, Texas
No. 6	W. Z. Pool, T. L. Keith, G. L. Sewell	Bay City, Texas, Route 1, Box 21
No. 7	Chas. T. Freeman, Mrs. A. D. Socha, Roy Buchannon	Sargent, Texas
No. 8	G. E. Ratliff, A. Klahn	Cedar Lane, Texas
No. 8	C. H. Wiley	Wadsworth, Texas
No. 9	O. A. Ulland	Markham, Texas
No. 9	N. W. Terry, L. P. Larsen	Clemville, Texas
No. 10	W. T. Roberts, P. M. Michna, F. C. Cornelius	Midfields, Texas
No. 12	S. J. Hill, John Harrison, W. J. Powers	Palacios, Texas
No. 13	O. S. Sadler, Lloyd Frankson, M. O. Cavallin	Palacios, Texas
No 15	Mrs. Elizabeth Landers, Geo. B. McKissick, P. P. Terry	Blessing, Texas
No. 16	Palmer Robbins, Fred McC. Robbins	Matagorda, Texas
No. 16	Savage Cartwright	Bay City, Texas
No. 18	G. W. Corporon, Mrs. Lottie Johnson	Citrus Grove, Texas
No. 22	J. S. Williams, Mrs. Viola Williams	Blessing, Texas
No. 23	Mrs. Coral Kelley, B. R. Kelley	Bay City, Texas
No. 26	J. D. Evans, F. A. King, S. E. Dickinson, E. I. Chiles, H. F. Goff, Roy Nelson, Agnes Liggett	Collegeport, Texas

School Trustees Annual Meeting

A year ago we organized a trustees’ association and elected Mr. Homer Goff, of Collegeport, as president. As a result of his interest and co-operation the meeting of last Saturday was one of the best in attendance that we have held.

Matagorda county has 18 common school districts.

The following trustees attended the annual meeting held in Bay City Saturday, July 21:
District No. 2 – Messrs. Seerden, Culver and Mangum, Wadsworth.
District No. 3 – Mr. C. Shiver, Van Vleck; Mrs. Fisher Smith, Ashwood.
District No. 4 – Mrs. L. B. Hal, Pledger.
District No. 6 – T. J. Keith, Rugeley Smith, G. L. Sewell, Hasima.
District No. 7 – Mrs. A. D. Socha, Sargent.
District No. 8 – G. W. Smartt, Riceville.
District No. 12 – S. C. Brown, G. T. Braden, Prairie Center.
District No. 13 – R. J. Beard, Cavalin; Ira T. Ressler, Turtle Bay.
District No 18 – D. L. Bullington, Citrus Grove.
District No. 26 – Gust Franzen, Collegeport.

Matagorda County Tribune, July 27, 1928

LIST OF TRUSTEES MATAGORDA COUNTY COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT [School Term 1930 - 31]
NAME	DISTRICT	ADDRESS
H. G. Gilmore	No. 2 [?]	Bay City, Texas, Route 2
Mrs. Nannie Ryman, Sec.	No. 1	Bay City, Texas, Route 2
F. F. Ryman	No. 1	Bay City, Texas, Route 2
W. H. Mangum	No. 2	Wadsworth, Texas
H. A. Culver, Sec.	No. 2	Wadsworth, Texas
J. J. Seerden	No. 2	Wadsworth, Texas
Marston Johnson	No. 3	Van Vleck, Texas
Lee Rugeley, Sec.	No. 3	Van Vleck, Texas
Mrs. Annie M. Smith	No. 3	Ashwood, Texas
Mrs. Bessie Hall, Pres.	No. 4	Pledger, Texas
F. H. Hobbins, Sec.	No. 4	Pledger, Texas
Mrs. Myrtle Allen	No. 4	Pledger, Texas
J. J. LeTulle	No. 5	Bay City, Texas
A. P. Williams	No. 5	Bay City, Texas
G. L. Sewell	No. 6	Bay City, Texas
W. A. Matthews	No. 6	Bay City, Texas, Route 1
C. T. Clements	No. 7	Sargent, Texas
H. W. Estill	No. 7	Sargent, Texas
A. D. Socha	No. 7	Sargent, Texas
L. R. Eastman	No. 8	Cedar Lane, Texas
G. W. Weathers	No. 8	Cedar Lane, Texas
D. C. Caldwell	No. 8	Cedar Lane, Texas
O. A. Ulland	No. 9	Markham, Texas
N. W. Terry, Sec.	No. 9	Clemville, Texas
C. A. Hickey	No. 9	Clemville, Texas
P. M. Michna	No. 10	Midfield, Texas
R. C. Wilkerson, Sec.	No. 10	Midfield, Texas
Chas. R. Beyers	No. 10	Midfield, Texas
T. J. Blewer	No. 12	Palacios, Texas, Route 1
Chas. L. Dorsey	No. 12	Palacios, Texas, Route 1
Geo. L. Smith, Sec.	No. 12	Palacios, Route 1
O. S. Sadler	No. 13	Palacios, Texas, Star Route
R. R. Beard, Sec.	No. 13	Palacios, Texas, Star Route
M. O. Cavallin	No. 13	Palacios, Texas, Star Route
Geo. B. McKissick	No. 15	Blessing, Texas
H. H. Foster, Pres.	No. 15	Blessing, Texas
S. T. Vacek, Sec.	No 15	Blessing, Texas
Palmer Robbins	No. 16	Matagorda, Texas
H. Harvey	No. 16 [18]	Citrus Grove, Texas
Amos F. Johnson, Pres.	No. 18	Citrus Grove, Texas
F. M. Brown	No. 18	Citrus Grove, Texas
S. K. Harvey	No. 22	Blessing, Texas
C. J. Williams	No. 22	Blessing, Texas
T. H. Blackwell	No. 22	Blessing, Texas
Mrs. Frank King, Pres.	No. 26	Collegeport, Texas
Mrs. Sadie Merck, Sec.	No. 26	Collegeport, Texas
Roy Nelson	No. 26	Collegeport, Texas
A. A. Penland	No. 26	Collegeport, Texas
Harry L. Eisel	No. 26	Collegeport, Texas
Matagorda County School Annual, Vol. 2, 1930-31, October, 1930 Compliments of Superintendent Claire F. Pollard

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