Front: Jay Arnold “Hot Point” - Farthest Thrower, Sam Carney, John Spivey, Casey Williams, William Wilson Decker. Second: R.E. Johnson, Jack Salmon, Kenneth Mahoney,Dick McKelvey,Frank Rosser,Jake Dupree,Will Ward.Third: Coach Troy D Hill, Wayland “Peck” Nelson – Captain, Charlie Griffin, John Thompson, Mack McKelvy,W.A.“Duck” Gage
Front: Bill Hughes, Ray Roberts, Fred McClung, Sam Mays, Paul Gunn, Vernon Gibson, Floyd Newkirk. Middle Row: Ross Morris, Sam Blaydes, Will Ross Powell, Franklin Allday, Joe McClung, Boyd Johnson, Ernest Bewley. Back Row: Coach Ed Rabb, Russell Pynes, Steve Daniels, Muncie Waters, Hershel Hanner, J.M. Pepper, Byrum Baucum, Robert Salmon.
The Cass County CHC has been awarded a 2021 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission (THC).
This beautiful nurses home was built in March, 1937, at a cost of $3,000.00. It contains a large living room, five bedrooms, bath, kitchenette, with many builtin conveniences. The home is occupied by six registered nurses employed at the Ellington Memorial Hospital, while it is large enough to take care of more nurses as needed at the hospital.The Ellington Memorial Hospital was erected in 1936 and equipped at a cost of over $25,000.00. The hospital has eleven beds, complete equipped operating room, obstetrical room, complete laboratory, X-ray oxygen tent, BMR Ray machine,Vera Violet Ray machine, Diathermy machine.Modernly equipped throughout.Nurses: Miss Georgia Poole,Miss Lois Perry, Miss Mildred Petty, Miss Martha Stevens, Miss Eva Alexander, and Miss Helen Fouke. Mrs. Kelly Arnold, office assistant and bookkeeper. Drs. Joe D. Nichols and E.W. Grumbles, M.D. and Dr.A.C. Jordan, dentist. NOTE: This building still stands, behind the empty lot where the clinic used to be.
306 West Main St
Atlanta, TX 75551
903.796.7133