Amarillo VFW Posts to Receive Special Texas Awards
Two Amarillo officers from Golding Meadows Post 1475 will be named to the All State team of post commanders and quartermasters at the 52nd Texas VFW convention June 23 to 25 in Dallas. Other honors include Honor Roll Post, pace-setter for membership, Buddy Poppy Award, and a 100 member 1971 membership exceedance. Most convention sessions run at Statler Hilton, with the Women’s Auxiliary meeting at the Baker Hotel.
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Amarillo
Golding Meadows
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Texas Department
Dalas
John Kuhn
George Patterson
Department of Texas
Pace-Setter
Post 1475
Buddy Poppy
Statler-Hilton Hotel
VFW
Baker Hotel
Secretaries' Offer Refused by Robbers
BRUSSELS Belgium WNS four masked robbers with guns entered an office and ordered secretaries Lucille Spaak and Olga Bruen to open the safe. The women mistook the attackers for coworkers and answered with laughter and a kiss offer before complying.
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Brussels
Belgium
WNS
Lucille Spaak
Olga Bruen
Farenthold Urges Briscoe to Reconvene Texas Delegation
Frances Farenthold chair of Texas McGovern delegates asked Dolph Briscoe to reconvene the delegation and redraw the committee slate after a late night meeting allegedly violated party rules. She cited lack of notice and an unequal gender mix, noting Florida Georgia and Maryland are already sanctioned for similar issues.
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Austin
Tex
Frances Farenthold
George McGovern
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Farenthold
San Antonio
Joe Bernal
Billie Carr
Houston
Sam Houston Clinton
McGovern
Wanda Broussard
Beaumont
Donald H. Glover
Port Arthur
William McDuffie
Cleveland
Briscoe
Democratic Party of Texas
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
Wheat Vote Challenged In Lawsuit
Perryton seed processor Bill Lance says a U S District Court suit in Amarillo challenges the 1971 wheat referendum as unconstitutional claiming wives were barred from voting and ballot purity safeguards were inadequate. He viewed 104 disqualified ballots showing 70 against and 20 in favor. The May 11 1971 vote passed 966 to 474 to fund wheat research and development across 34 counties. The suit names state officials including Agriculture Commissioner John C White and seeks a three judge panel review.
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Perryton
Spc
U. S. District Court
Amarillo
Bill Lance
Perryton City Hall
Lance
Texas Wheat Producers Board
84Th Judicial District Court
District Court
Texas
John C. White
Austin
Man Held for Clayton Hit and Run Besets Two Girls
Gilbert George Montoya, 20, faces aggravated battery with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene in a Clayton hit-and-run that injured sisters Sheryl Davis, 8, and Deborah Davis, 18. Montoya is jailed on $50,000 bond after extradition from Dalhart. the sisters were treated at Union General Hospital and were reported in satisfactory condition. The collision on 4th Avenue at West Broadway occurred about 9 p.m. Wednesday as the girls crossed the street.
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Clayton
N. M
Spe
Gilbert George Montoya
Clayton City
Sheryl Davis
Deborah
Union General Hospital
Montoya
Dalhart
Boots Davis
4Th Avenue
West Broadway
Health Dept orders 25 Tulsa pools closed this season
The Tulsa City County Health Department has shut down 25 swimming pools this season for violations of regulations. A key breach cited is failure to provide a lifeguard or attendant on the pool deck.
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Tulsa, Okla
Tulsa
Roswell Mayor Joins Mexico Trade Mission Visit
Roswell New Mexico Mayor William F Brainerd participates in a trade mission to Monterrey Mexico meeting Governor Luis Farias of Nuevo Leon and including Sid Goodloe of Diamond A Cattle Co The mayor also discussed air routes with Texas International Airlines in Houston as Roswell seeks port of export status for cattle and other New Mexico products.
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Roswell
N.M
William F. Brainerd
New Mexico
Monterrey
Mexico
Luis Farias
Nuevo Leon
Sid Goodloe
Diamond A Cattle Co
Brainerd
Houston
Texas International Airlines
Albuquerque
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Bureau of Customs
Miss Girlstown Coronation Set for Open House 1972
WHITEFACE The 23rd annual open house at Girlstown U S A includes a Miss Girlstown coronation in the gym at 4 p m followed by a barbecue. Marshall Cooper says funds for the gym came from Lions International via the Coaches All American game in Lubbock. Tickets are $1 at Girlstown.
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Girlstown
Austin
Borger
Cooper
Chilocco School Names New Principal
Chilocco Oklahoma AP notes Frank J. Self, formerly principal of Sherman Indian School in Riverside California, will become assistant superintendent. Self is a graduate of Eastern Chilocco Indian School and holds bachelor and master degrees from Oklahoma State University. He is a member of the Chee-t Reeves tribe.
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Chilocco, Okla
Frank J. Self
Sherman Indian School
Riverside, Calif
Self
Eastern Chilocco Indian School
Oklahoma College
Chee-t -Rees
Oklahoma State Staw Indian Tribe University
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