from The Malakoff News
Friday, February 26, 1954
Mr. Norris Starkey, presently serving as superintendent of the Hudson Independent School District, has been elected by the local board of trustees, as superintendent of the Malakoff system, to succeed Tom P. Linam, resigned.
Mr. Starkey will assume his duties here at the end of the current year on June 30th, at which time Mr. Linam=s resignation becomes effective. Mr. Linam, during the coming year, will serve as superintendent in the public school system at Mart, Texas.
Prior to his present superintendency at the Hudson Schools, a position which he had held since July 1, 1951, Mr. Starkey coached athletics at Timpson High School, Timpson; Spring Hill School, Longview; and Carlisle High School, Price, Texas. He returned to Timpson as high school principal following World War II.
He received his higher education at Lon Morris College at Jacksonville and Stephen F. Austin State College, Nacogdoches, playing football at both of these schools. He holds a B. S. and an M. A. degree from Stephen F. Austin.
Mr. Starkey is 33 years old and his wife is the former Miss Inez Weesner of Frankston. They have one child, a boy 8 years old. They are members of the Methodist Church.
In his letter of acceptance to the Malakoff School Board, Mr. Starkey said, AMy family joins me in an expression of appreciation to you good people for your confidence and trust in us, and we shall always try hard to merit your continued support and confidence. We shall look forward, he added, Ato our living and working in your school and community.