Armadillo Race Debuts at Folk Fete in Central Texas
Central Texas hosts Folk Fete's first annual Thoroughbred Armadillo Race at the National Guard Armory on Sunday June 8 at 1 p m. Rules emphasize pure armadillos, humane handling, no boosts, and final judge decisions. trophies awarded for first and second.
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Texas
Folk Fete
Mark Twain
Sam Clemens
Colorado
Florida
National Guard Armory
SPCA
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Thorndale Posts New Post Office Dedication Ceremony
The Thorndale post office was dedicated Sunday afternoon with Carl A. Hobbs delivering the dedicatory address. The Thorndale high school band provided music and a building tour was part of the program.
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Thorndale
Carl A. Hobbs
U. S. Postal Service
Dope Letter Intercepted in Waco Postal Find
A certified letter containing a substance similar to marijuana was intercepted by Waco postal authorities with local police help. The letter was addressed to Cal and Nancy with Nancy arrested and posting bond. Cal is in the Huntsville Department of Corrections serving a prior sentence.
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Waco
Cal
Nancy
Department of Corrections
Huntsville
North Fork Dam project partly underway near First Booty’s Crossing
A Georgetown drive to the bluff above First Booty’s Crossing shows the North Fork Dam site in mid progress. The project engineer said work is about half complete, with most effort so far being preliminary rather than the dam proper, as construction has not yet begun.
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Georgetown
First Booty’s Crossing
North Fork Dam
North Fork
San Gabriel River
Board Urges Immediate Grievance Hearings At School District
The Belton School Board pressed for swift handling of student grievances raised by a teacher, urging that issues be settled promptly rather than reported months later. In Gatesville a Fort Hood soldier escaped serious injury after a truck driver pulled him from a car that ran off Highway 36, the vehicle rolling over and leaving him with a broken arm. Lampasas faces a hail and wind damage week as homes in the city and rural areas are repaired, with insured losses exceeding 2.2 million dollars in Lampasas and Brady.
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Belton
Ft. Hood
Gatesville
Lampasas Lampasas
Lampasas
Brady
Ideal Hatchery to Receive Texas 4-H Service Plaque
Cameron based Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Breeding Farm Inc will receive a Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation plaque at the 1975 State 4-H Roundup opening assembly on June 3 at Texas A&M University. Owners Monroe and Leo Fuchs will accept. The hatchery has funded poultry method demonstrations and judging, supported the Milam County 4-H and FFA with chicks, and backed the Milam County Junior Livestock Show, while active in state poultry groups.
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Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Breeding Farm, Inc
Cameron
Texas
Texas 4
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Breeding Farm
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Milam County
4-H
FFA
County
Monroe
Leo
Fuchs
Texas Poultry Federation
Texas Egg Council
Texas Poultry Improvement Committee
SBA disaster loan aid announced for Robertson County damages
Fred S. Neumann of the SBA Dallas region announces federal calamity loans for Robertson County and nearby areas after flooding and tornadoes April 29 to May 7 1975. Eligible residents may borrow to repair or replace homes businesses and personal property with terms up to 30 years and repayments as feasible.Applicants should bring financial records to SBA Houston Travis Street and Niels Esperson Building offices and Calvert Chamber of Commerce for interviews on May 27 and 28 1975 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Fred S. Neumann
Small Business Administration
Dallas
SBA
Robertson County
Neumann
Houston
Travis Street
Niels Esperson
Chamber of Commerce
Calvert
Ars
Town Meeting Explains Cameron Development Plans
A town hall forum is scheduled for Monday May 26 at 7 30 p m in the O J Thomas Junior High gym to outline Cameron s Community Development Plan first year actions The three thrusts are sewer development in Alabama Town area playground and park near OJT school west of Nolan streets and removal of substandard burned houses with related street work and drainage as funds permit Citizens are urged to attend.
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O. J. Thomas Junior High
Cameron
Alabama Town
OJT
Nolan
Cameronr
Armadillo Race Adds Thoroughbred Feature at Folk Fete
Armadillo race returns with a Thoroughbred feature at Folk Fete. Sunday June 8 at 1 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. Entry 50 cents. registrations open 10 a.m. to 12 noon, prize for first and second places and special trophies. contact Charles Handle Cameron at 697285 for entry.
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National Guard
Charles Handle
Cameron
National Guard Armory
Memorial Day Observances Across Nations Mark War Dead
Memorial Day services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the northeast corner of the courthouse square by VFW Ben Milam Post 2010 in honor of American war dead spanning two centuries from Lexington 1775 to Vietnam 1975. Ceremonies will occur at Arlington, Lexington, Concord, and cemeteries worldwide including UN Cemetery in Pusan, Aisne-Maren France, Flanders Belgium, Anzio-Nettuno Italy, and St Pauls Cathedral London, with 28,000 Americans listed at the British memorial chapel.
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Courthouse Square
VFW
Ben Milam Post
America
Lexington
Vietnam
Arlington National Cemetery
Lexington and Concord
National Geographic Society
United Nations
Pusan
South Korea
Aisne-Maren
France
Flanders Field
Belgium
Britain
Texas Family Land Heritage program opens for Countians
The Land Heritage Program begins June 1 to honor families who have owned and run a farm or ranch for 100 years or more. Last year 56 families were honored at the Texas state fairgrounds in Dallas. 20 families already qualified for 1975. Registration ends August 15 with forms from county judges in areas settled by 1875 and new forms required for qualification.
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Secend
Dallas
Agriculture
John C. White
Texas
White
TDA
Frami
Rogers Senior Citizens Bus Heads to Rogers Post Office
The free senior bus in Rogers will now pick up riders at the Rogers Post Office on the second and fourth Thursdays. Bus driver Boyd Moore will depart at 10 a.m. to take seniors to Bell County locations including the courthouse in Belton and a Temple medical clinic, under CTCOG and Governor's Program on Aging with local committee support.
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Rogers
Rogers Post Office
First Baptist Church
Boyd Moore
Bell County
Court House
Belton
Temple
Central Texas Council of Governments
B. F.harbour
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
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