[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E357-E358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       IN HONOR OF WARREN FLOWERS

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 1995
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me today to 
honor Warren Flowers of Gainesville, Cooke County, TX, who recently 
announced his retirement as publisher of the Gainesville Daily Register 
following 58 years of service to the newspaper. I join his many friends 
in Gainesville in paying tribute to his distinguished career and to the 
many contributions that he has made to his community.
  Warren Flowers was born in Shattuck, OK, on August 3, 1922, the 
oldest of six children born to Charlie and Hallie Flowers. His family 
moved to Texas when he was 4, and 9 years later, at the age of 13, he 
began his career at the Register as a paperboy. He later worked in the 
pressroom for 10 cents a day and, by his senior year in high school, he 
was the city circulation manager.
  A graduate of Gainesville public schools and Cooke County College, 
Warren met his wife, Quade Little, while in college, and they were 
married September 1, 1942. He joined the Army Air Corps in October of 
1942 and served with Archie Bunker and others in World War II until 
1946. Warren then returned to the newspaper as circulation manager, a 
position he held until 1976, when he took
 the publisher's job.

  Donrey Media Group purchased the Register in 1973, which resulted in 
the newspaper beginning to update its printing process. Warren watched 
the paper progress from an 8-page flatbed printing press that printed 
off hotlead type to its current 24-page electronic 
[[Page E358]] offset printing press with heated aluminum page plates, 
and from manual typewriters and linotype machines to video display 
terminals and computerized typesetters.
  Warren helped celebrate the newspaper's 50th anniversary edition in 
1940 and also its 100th anniversary edition in 1990. Throughout this 
time he has played a role in chronicling the news events in his town 
and county and in promoting projects that would benefit his community.
  Over the years Warren has been active in many civic organizations--as 
a charter member of the Gainesville Optimist Club, a charter member of 
Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Worth, 32nd degree, and a life member of 
the Texas Circulation Managers Association. He also has been active in 
the PTA, Commander, American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Little League 
baseball, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, Cooke County College Ex-
Students Association, and Gainesville Shrine Club.
  Warren credits his wife, Quade, for supporting him through good times 
and bad for 52 years--almost as long as he worked for the Register. He 
also gives much credit for his successful tenure to his associates on 
the newspaper. In 1993 he received the Sam C. Holloway Memorial Award 
from the North and East Texas Press Association and also received the 
Golden 50 Award from the Texas Press Association in commemoration of 50 
years of service to journalism.
  He and Quade have three children--Janice of Wharton, Donna of 
Sherman, and Max of Oklahoma City, and seven grandchildren--six boys 
and a girl, who will occupy some of his retirement time. He also plans 
to do some traveling and a little fishing and hunting along the way.
  More importantly, Mr. Speaker, as he begins this new phase of his 
life, he can look back with satisfaction on a lifetime of 
accomplishments in his hometown of Gainesville. His efforts on behalf 
of his hometown newspaper and on behalf of his community will always be 
appreciated. As his friend and admirer for many years, I commend his 
many successes, his distinguished career, and his civic contributions. 
I join many other friends in Gainesville and in Cooke County who wish 
him well.


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