WIXLIB

Suburban Newspapers, Inc.CLASSIFIEDSEarly Dallas Settler, Sarah Cockrell by Dr. Ken BridgesTexas History MinuteSuccess sometimes comes from the mostunlikely places. Those intrepid souls willing totake a chance are the ones who change theLAWN CARE SERVICEScourse of their own lives and sometimes theirALEX’S LAWN SERVICEown communities. Sarah Cockrell, an earlyFREE Est. Trash hauls, cleanup, tree trim- Dallas settler, was one of those figures, whoming leaf removal & fertilizing. No job too went from living in a tent on the Trinity River toBig/Small Sr. Disc. 817-793-9096.becoming one of the most powerful businessJIM’S LAWN SERVICEowners in Dallas.Mowing, edging, trimming, shrubs andShe was born Sarah Horton into a largetilling. For Estimates 817-988-8387. Virginia farming family in 1819. Few details areTREE SERVICEknown about her early life, but she moved withher family to Texas in 1844. She marriedFather & SonFather & SonTree ServiceTree ServiceAlexander Cockrell in 1847.“We Go Out On A“We Go Out On ALimb For You”Limb For You”Alexander Cockrell was a Kentucky native* Trimming * Removals* Trimming * Removals* 24 Hour Storm* 24 Hour Stormwho arrived in Missouri with his family whenResponse * No TreeResponse * No TreeToo Small or Large *Too Small or Large *he was still young. At the age of 14 he leftDead Wood, MistletoeDead Wood, MistletoeRemoval * Sick TreeRemoval * Sick Treehome, lived with the Cherokees for a time, andTreatment * Tree RepairTreatment * Tree RepairCabling* StumpCabling* Stumppicked up a few trades along the way.Grinding * Lot ClearingGrinding * Lot ClearingAfter the two married, the Cockrells movedDon’t Let Tree Limbs Damage Don’t Let Tree Limbs DamageYour PropertyYour PropertySENIORS, FIRST RESPONDERS & HEALTHSENIORS, FIRST RESPONDERS & HEALTHtotheDallas area. But what would becomeCARE WORKERS DISCOUNTSCARE WORKERS DISCOUNTSPlease Call Us For FREE Estimates Please Call Us For FREE EstimatesDallas was only a small town of only about 800& Inspections 817-296-2880& Inspections 817-296-2880people nestled along the Trinity River. Most ofthe county was largely farmland or unsettled.Advanced Tree ServicesThey staked a claim just west of what is now Big Tree Removal (big/small) Perfection Trimming Debris Removal Stump Grinding Shrub Trimming Dallas and operated a ferry service across theFire Wood Senior Discount.Trinity River, living for months in a tent nearFREE ESTIMATES FULLY INSUREDwww.NorthTexasTree.comMention Thisthe riverbank. They bought an additional patchAd. for817-249-8733Discountof land that included portions of Dallas in 1853and moved into town.TreeThe Cockrells established a brickmakingServicebusiness and began branching out quickly, movBenbrook’sing into construction and other enterprises.#1 In Customer SatisfactionOur service includes:Before long, they had also acquired a sawmill Large Tree Expertsanda flour mill. Cockrell never learned to read Full Tree Serviceor write. However, he trusted his wife’s judg Stump Removalment, and the two worked closely together to817-249-YARD(9273)www.c3lawnandtree.combuild a successful series of businesses.Fully InsuredSarah Cockrell was literate and was anROOFING SERVICESeffective bookkeeper, handling all their financesGENERAL CONSTRUCTION on their move upward. Dallas was emerging asFirst hail hit your area?Don’t risk further damaging yourAdd-ons, Additions,an important center for agricultural distributionhome by letting yearly mainteBathroom/Kitchen Remodel,and processing, and the Cockrells were deternance fall by the wayside.Patios, CarportsSchedule a freemined to put themselves in the middle of it.Registered ContractorRoof Inspection now!By 1854, they had acquired a charter toInsurance Claim Specialists Fully Insured A BBB Rating3232 Shawnee Trailcomplete a wooden toll bridge across the TrinityFort Worth, TX 76135817-831-2600River, crossing on their own land. They also817-615-7164 (cell)built rental houses and business space for therob.g.ece@gmail.commany people coming to Dallas. In 1858, theyYour Local Roofing andROOFING & CONSTRUCTIONConstruction Companycompleted a new hotel, which added to theirholdings.Tragedy struck in 1858 when AlexanderAdvertise in this publication!!Cockrell was shot and killed by the city marshal. With her husband murdered and with fouremail: suburbannews@sbcglobal.netyoung children to care for, Sarah Cockrell wasnot about to let the business they had builtECE-LLCMay 12, 2022, PAGE 4together fall apart. The situation grew evenworse when a massive fire wrecked much ofDallas in 1860. The ravages of the Civil Warmade it even more difficult to operate her businesses. Nevertheless, she became determinedto turn their holdings into an empire. For thenext three decades, she relentlessly bought,sold, and traded properties to increase her family’s fortunes.Women at that time were never expected tobecome involved in business at all. Cockrellwas not going to let the social conventions ofthe time dictate how she would provide for herself and her children.She built another hotel and bought severalmore flour mills. She continued to buy propertyacross the area. She ran the Dallas BridgeCompany, which in 1870 pulled togetherenough investors to construct one of her mostsignificant projects – a new iron toll bridgeacross the Trinity River, replacing the now lostwooden bridge. Construction was completed in1872.The new bridge connected Dallas first to thegrowing community of Oak Cliff on the southside of the river and to all the roads headingsouth to Houston and Austin and to Fort Worthto the west. The new bridge helped Dallasexpand its economic reach for distribution ofagricultural and industrial products as well asbanking and other financial ventures. This put itin a major position to capitalize on the comingoil boom at the beginning of the twentieth century and helped it later absorb Oak Cliff entirely.She was known to be kind and generous.She co-founded the First Methodist Church inDallas and donated a considerable amount ofmoney for its construction. She also gave tomany local charities.By 1885, she completed a five-story officebuilding, one of the tallest in the city at thatpoint. By 1890, Cockrell was one of the mostpowerful and most respected business figures inDallas, a city now past 38,000 residents.She ultimately owned a quarter of the properties in downtown Dallas as well as land inCleburne, Mineral Wells, and Houston. By theend of her life, she had become the first millionaire in Dallas and one of the first in Texas. Witha fortune well past 30 million in modern dollars, Cockrell had surpassed the most astute andable business minds in the state. In a cityknown for its millionaires and titans of industry,Sarah Cockrell had beaten them all. She died in1892.

Suburban Newspapers, Inc.City Council Action (continued from page 1)May 12, 2022, PAGE 5citizen comments and resident Terry Roachapproached the podium.“I'm here to demand the body cameravideo,” Roach said. “I'm here to demand anopen, honest discussion.with realanswers.it's time for you to stand up, andnot for me, but for the rights of our citizens.”Roach is referring to an incident wherehe was previously detained by theBenbrook police, and repeated the assertion that he was there to demand the bodycamera videos and an honest and open discussion several times.ResidentLydiaHudsonthenapproached the podium, and said she wasvery excited about the temporary shelteropening.“Thank you so much for welcomingsome of our neediest people into the community,” Hudson said. “That's so important.”Hudson then added that an item on aprior agenda that restricted movement atcity facilities seemed “paradoxical” to her.“Why wouldn't we want parks and ourcity government to be open to again, someof our neediest people and some of our cit-izens, too?” Hudson asked. “It seems kindof odd to me today to be working with thechurch, and yet pass more restrictions onpeople's ability to move. We should beencouraging relations between the homeless and other people in our community.”The final item of the evening was council member and staff comments.Council member Laura Mackeythanked everyone who came out to theBenbrook Elementary Spring Fling eventand mentioned Teacher Appreciation week.Franklin then mentioned the park dedication that took place in honor of formerBenbrook mayor Jerry Dittrich onSaturday.Franklin also mentioned the Benbrook'sEvening at the Library event, which will beheld tomorrow evening (May 13), whichwill kick off fund raising efforts for thenew library.Franklin also recognized the passing ofPat Duncan, a founding member of FourPaws, who passed away on April 25.Tiner wished all of the Benbrook mothers a Happy Mother's Day, and the meetingwas then adjourned.Attention Fort Worth ISD (FWISD) students! Are you thinking about playingsports for your school next year? A physi 9.99 w/this ad 1 w/this adcal exam is required to participate in8 8 05 C liffo rd S t. 81 7- 2 46 -8 160 FWISD athletics and enroll in an athleticperiod. But, don’t worry, the District andJPS are offering free comprehensive sportsphysical exams for 6-11th grade FWISDstudents Saturday, May 21, at 8 a.m.8320 Hanon DriveUnder the supervision of athletic coachWhite Settlement, Texas 76108es, students will be transported by bus to817-246-9719and from the Wilkerson-Greines ActivityOpen: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM to 3Center in Fort Worth from FWISD middlePM Closed: Sunday & Mondayschool and high school campuses that parhttp://www.wsmuseum.comticipate in UIL interscholastic athletics. ForFREE ADMISSION - GROUPS WELCOME! the safety of all students, no drop-offs orpick-ups are allowed at Wilkerson-Greines.Physical examination and medical history forms must be filled out completelyand signed by a parent or legal guardian byWednesday, May 18. Exams will not beperformed without the completed forms.Take advantage of the free offer. Don’twait until school starts to get your physicalexamination - an exam is also required toparticipate in the Summer Strength andConditioning and Sport Skills program.Parents are encouraged to contact theirhigh school trainers or the FWISD AthleticDepartment for more information at 817815-7300.CLASSIFIEDSREAL ESTATE / RENTALSWANTED TRAVEL TRAILER Individualwill pay Cash for Nice, Used, clean 18’to 35’ Call 817-595-6515 817-8316040.Rental Prop. for Lease 3/1 Brick, 6miles South of Benbrook No childrenunder 18 please. Call 817-988-1738 Lv.msg & phone Number to call backGARAGE / ESTATE SALES76126MOVING SALESAT. 7am to noon ONLY!1333 MERCEDES, Tools, Furniture,Christmas, Men’s Large to 4x shoes &clothes, Small Elect. Appliances.BELLA RANCH COMMUNITY GARAGE SALEFriday and Saturday, May 13-14.Gate open from 8:00-4:00 each day20 homes Maps available at 12800Bella Sereno Ct., BenbrookSUBSCRIBE TODAY!!Click Here!!!Buy 4 Tenders12 Tendersw/Gravy & Biscuitw/Gravy & BiscuitGet 4 Tenders forFWISD To Offer Free Sports PhysicalExams for the New School YearFrom Fort Worth ISD

May 12, 2022, PAGE 6Suburban Newspapers, Inc.StatePoint MediaKeep Roads Safe: Use These Tips to Stop Driving DistractedDriving fatalities in the United States are at the highest pointsince 2008, yet new research reveals that many are unaware of theenhanced risk and are actively making choices that increase the danger on our roads.According to a new survey from Travelers, 57% of people thinkroadway safety is unchanged since before the pandemic. At the sametime, over a third of drivers have experienced a near-miss becausethey were distracted while driving.Our devices are a large part of the problem. One-third of respondents believe it is acceptable to use technology while driving andeven more admit to doing so -- 79% say they have made or Y SERVING MILITARYMEMBERS - AND THEIRSPOUSES & DEPENDENTSUndergraduateAFFILIATED INSTALLATIONEMPLOYEESUndergraduateGraduateSPOUSES & DEPENDENTSOF AFFILIATEDINSTALLATION EMPLOYEESGraduate 250 325 250 32515% off discountper credit hourper credit hourper credit hourper credithourper credit hourUndergraduate & GraduateFor complete details visit our website.Learn more about your benefits atNo official endorsement by the US Military is implied.Military.CCIS.eduCCG70 10,000SatisfactionGuaranteea phone call while driving, 74% have looked at map directions on acell phone and 56% have read a text message or email. A growingnumber of drivers are also taking to social media, with 29% admitting to recording videos or taking photos using their smartphone, anumber that’s increased since 2019 along with the rise of TikTok andother social media platforms.“When you’re behind the wheel, every second matters, and anything that occupies your mind or vision is a distraction,” says ChrisHayes, assistant vice president of Transportation and Risk Control atTravelers. “While it’s tempting to use your phone, especially whenit’s alerting you to texts and calls, doing so is dangerous to you, yourpassengers and others on the road.”To help put a stop to distracted driving, Travelers is offering thefollowing tips: Turn off notifications: Setting your phone to “do not disturb”before you begin driving is a good idea, as it can help prevent youfrom being tempted to check your phone for new notifications. Prepare beforehand: Check directions or set your GPS beforeyou begin driving. Put your favorite playlist or radio station onbefore you hit the road. Let it wait: Do not make calls, text or otherwise manipulateyour phone while driving. Even hands-free calls can pull your focusfrom the road. If you need to text, email, make a call, or use yourphone for any other reason, pull over first. Recruit a passenger: Rely on your passengers to handle technology-related tasks, such as checking GPS, changing the music orradio station, and answering calls or texts. Speak up: Consider asking a distracted driver to put down theirdevice. Eighty-seven percent of consumers who use a phone whiledriving say they would be less likely to do so if a passenger spoke up. Beware of other distractions: It’s important to make drivingyour number one priority when you’re on the road, and keep in mindthat not all distractions are tech-related. For example, don’t wait untilyour commute to eat, brush your hair, or apply makeup. Take care ofsuch tasks before you start the car.“There are more distractions than ever on today’s roadways.Ultimately, making a concerted effort to change behaviors will helpprevent injuries and save lives,” says Hayes.Let Oncor Help Pay for yourNEW AC System!SUMMER SPECIAL!Save up to 2800 Instantly! Financing available!Mention this ad to receive your offer!www.24hrac.com/financingLIC #TACLB48767ECall us Today!682-268-4077CreditScoresas lowas 450.0%APRWAC*

Sports Desk (continued from page 1)May 12, 2022, PAGE 7Suburban Newspapers, Inc.Ribinskas said that when he looks back on the season as awhole, he is pleased with the progress that was made.“It was a tough season,” Ribinskas said. “But we are veryyoung and ultimately, we accomplished our goal of making theplayoffs,” Ribinskas said.Things are looking good for the Cougars for next season aswell.“We return eight starters next year, and I'm looking forward toseeing what another year of development brings to this team,”Ribinskas said.Over the Benbrook, a tough series against Springtown resultedin two straight losses by scores of 8-0 and 4-1.Coach Justin Chavez said it was a tough weekend.“It wasn’t what we expected, but we knew going into the seriesthat a Springtown was a good team,” Chavez said.The Benbrook coach said he was impressed with the efforts ofone of his players in particular.“Santiago Cruz is a freshman and played well,” Chavez said.“He was 2-3 and played really good defense.”Reflecting on his team's season as a whole, Chavez offered apractical assessment.“Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, and that’s what happened this weekend,” Chavez said. “They were the better teamthis week and hats off to Springtown for playing well. Hopefully,our guys understand that you can’t take anything for granted andassume you will win because you are the higher seed. You have toplay with an even-keeled mentality. I think we will respond andrespond with a chip on our shoulder next year. We will be back."Balloons vs. NatureFrom the City of White SettlementWhether you are having a party or you are honoring a loved one, itis never a good idea to release balloons. They might say eco-friendlybut could take up to seven years to biodegrade.Mylar balloons are composed of synthetic nylon with metallic coating. They are not biodegradable and can cause power outages or fireswhen they get twisted with electrical lines. When you release them itmight look majestic and you might wonder how far it will go but whereit really ends up is terrible.Balloons, usually bright with color, attract wildlife and marine lifeand get easily mistaken for foliage or food. Devouring balloons cancause them their life, not to mention being tangled up in the balloonstring can cause suffocation. Helium which fills the balloons is a finitesource and we cannot manufacture it. Helium is used for fiber optics,infant breathing ventilators, and MRI’s.The next time you want to use this party staple remember the fatalconsequences for wildlife and marine life. If you have to have balloons, weigh them down, pop them and properly dispose of them.Lockheed Martin Associationof Retirees to MeetFrom the Lockheed Martin Association of RetireesThe Lockheed Martin Association of Retirees meets at noon,on the third Tuesday of each month, to renew acquaintances andenjoy interesting programs. The year is filled with guest speakerson various and interesting topics.Meetings are held in the IAM union auditorium located at7711 Clifford Street in White Settlement.For more information, visit lmarfw.com or contact Scott Sadlerat jscottsadler@aol.com.

Suburban Newspapers, Inc.BUSINESS DIRECTORYMay 12, 2022, PAGE 8SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS, INC.White Settlement Bomber News Benbrook News River Oaks News7820 Wyatt Drive Fort Worth, TX 76108AIR & HEATING(817) 246-2473 fax (817) ION Aire & Heat817-563-2665precisionaire@sbcglobal.netPETER POLINSKY OMPUTERSLANDSCAPE/LAWNSELECTRICE-CONN ELECTRIC(817) 831-2600(817)-615-7164MICHAEL’S PC Repair817-945-2667michaelspcs@hotmail.comDRAIN CLEANINGBill Blankenship Contracting TREE SERVICECHAD GREEN Tree Service817-246-5943C THREE Lawn & Tree Service817-249-YARD (9273)IRRIGATION/SPRINKLERSTIGERT & DAUGHTERS817-480-8465irrigator4543@gmail.comI MOW 4 YOU817-988-2249corvetteron@hotmail.comALEX’S Lawn Care817-793-9096PAINTINGHAYWOOD Painting817-371-8597APPLIANCESACCENT APPLIANCE8120 White Settlement RdREMODELINGD & M Repair/Remodeling817-233-5339ECE CONSTRUCTION LLC817-831-2600817-615-7164Bill Blankenship Contracting FENCINGLYNCO Fencing817-246-5641K And K Fencing817-219-0649BOB YOUNG NGECE ROOFING LLC817-831-2600817-615-7164SERVICES PROVIDEDCOLUMBIA College817-377-3276ftworth@CCIS.eduAMERICAN LEGION Post BING by Richard817-907-0472rvmunoz001@gmail.comLONNIE BRAVO Plumbing817-715-6747lonniebravo@sbcglobal.netBill Blankenship Contracting Three Day Weekend ForecastWWW.C3LAWNAND TREE.COM817-244-5404Friday, May 13:AM - Mostly sunny; high near 94. South wind 10-15mph; gusts as high as 20mph.PM - Partly cloudy; low around 70. S/SE wind 10-15mph.Saturday, May 14:AM - Mostly sunny; high near 94. S/SW wind 10-15mph; gusts as high as 20mph.PM - Partly cloudy; low around 66.Sunday, May 15 :AM - Sunny; high near 92.PM - Mostly clear; low around 67.Extended Forecast Click Here

82nd Year No. 19 817-246-2473 7820 Wyatt Drive, White Settlement, Texas 76108 suburban-newspapers.com May 12, 2022 . tion" Warranty on all parts and labor . She was born Sarah Horton into a large Virginia farming family in 1819. Few details are known about her early life, but she moved with her family to Texas in 1844 .