FFA Wins District I Sweepstakes at A M November Contest
Cameron Yoe FFA captures sweepstakes at the District I leadership contests at A&M on November 4 with four firsts a second and a third. Senior Chapter Conducting team Glenn Cummings David Angell Albert Patzke David Tucker Edwin Ko hatek James Burnett leads Cameron Rockdale won second Hearne third. Junior Farm Skills team takes first ahead of A M Consolidated Giddings. FFA Quiz team tops Snook Nava sota with Paul Vaculin Duane Tomek Richard Dodd Mike Mortimer Donny White on Yee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Yoe
Future Farmers of America
A&m
Yee
Bobby J. Carter
Chitsworth
Rockdale
Hearne
Glynn Cummings
David Angell
Albert Patzke
David Tucker
Edwin Kohatek
James
FFA
Snook
Navasota
Paul Vaculin
Duane Tomek
Richard Dodd
Mike Mortimer
Donny White
Gary Fuchs
Ricky Richter
Tom Jensen
Jimmy Vaculin
Robert Schoppe
Mark Posival Hearne
Buckholts
Clell Wise
Steve Kirk
Floyd Lynch
Richard Burnett
Dennis Hardwick
Ricky Reinders
Mike Malone
Donnie Tucker
National Merit Scholarship Test at Yee High School
Yee High School announces the NMSQT test for interested juniors aiming for 1972 college entry. The qualifying exam is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday February 16 1971 with a $1.25 fee and results aiding scholarship consideration nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee
John Chubb
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
NMSC
Lost Sr Ring Sought By Yoe Student
Yoe High senior Freddie Mayer seeks his lost senior ring while working at Safeway after school. The ring may be in a grocery sack, the parking lot, or the store floor. A reward is offered. contact the Mayer home at 697-2289.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Mayer
Safeway
Mayer
Bur mese Crystal Ball Sits in U.S. National Museum
The largest crystal ball is the 1 061‑lb Bur mese quartz sphere displayed in the U S National Museum in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S. National Museum
Washington, D. C
Sales Tax Sharing Would Help Schools in Texas
Rep Dan Kubiak promotes a bill to divert one percent of sales tax to local schools on a per pupil basis to ease district funding. He argues it would aid small hospitals facing HEW nurse staffing rules while noting alcohol misuse as a major national and state drug issue.
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Texas Association of School Boards and
Dan Kubiak
Rep. Kubiak
Nebraska
Texas
Kubiak
Chile Buys Polled Herefords for Chilean beef program
The Chilean Ministry of Agriculture buys 2300 Polled Hereford cattle for air shipment to Magallanes province in the south. The purchase, worth over a million dollars, continues a program that has already moved more than 10 000 U S Polled Herefords to Chile in three years with the American Polled Hereford Association coordinating procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Magallanes
Chile
Ministry of Agriculture
U.S
American Polled Hereford Association
The
APHA
Obituary for Staff Sergeant Weldon Dean Davenport
Staff Sgt. Weldon Dean Davenport 34 died Monday in a helicopter crash during a routine training flight from Perrin Air Force Base Sherman. He served 15 years in the U S Air Force including deployments to Turkey Thailand and Vietnam. Funeral at 2 PM Thursday Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home Rockdale with Chaplain Luce. burial IOOF Cemetery. Survived by wife Eudie Davenport Sherman a daughter Paula Davenport Sherman father Floyd Davenport Cameron stepfather Harvey Carver Rockdale mother Mrs Ellen Davenport and siblings Charles E Davenport San Antonio Larry Wayne Davenport California and Mrs Dick Fritz Jr Denton. Pallbearers were U S Air Force members.
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Weldon Dean Davenport
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Sgt
Davenport
Turkey
Thailand
Vietnam
U. S. Air Force
Eudie Davenport
Paula Davenport
Floyd Davenport
Cameron
Harvey Carver
Rockdale
Charles E Davenport
San Antonio
Larry Wayne Davenport
California
Dick Fritz Jr
Denton
U.S. Air Force
A G Moraw 75 Bryan resident dies in Temple hospital
A G Moraw aged 75 of Bryan died Tuesday in a Temple hospital after living in Brazos County for 28 years He was a brick mason and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion He attended Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church Funeral was held at Bethel with Rev Gordon H Albers officiating Burial followed at Bryan City Cemetery He is survived by his wife two daughters two brothers three sisters and six grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. (Louis) Moraw
Bryan
Temple Hospital
Cameron
Brazos County
Mr. Moraw
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Gordon H. Albers
Bryan City Cemetery
Raymond Valenta
W. J. Randermann
Leo Moraw
Tharp Sidney Tharp 76 Rockdale dies in Temple hospital
S Tharp Silas Sidney Tharp 76 of Rockdale died Tuesday morning in a Temple hospital. Funeral service held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Bill Tomlin officiating. Burial followed in IOOF Cemetery. Survived by Carrie Tharp of Rockdale a son M C Tharp of Seattle Wash a daughter Mrs Mary Helen Holloway of Seattle and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Sidney Tharp
Rockdale
Temple Hospital
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
Bill Tomlin
IOOF
Carrie Tharp
M. C. Tharp
Seattle
Wash
Mary Helen Holloway
Death of Gladys Pittman at 56 in Cameron
Mrs Gladys Pittman 56 of 1908 N Jackson St died Thursday morning after a short illness. Born Burlington Sept 12 1914 she was daughter of Ralph Clark and Ella Griffin Clark. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev James E Lafferty officiating. Burial North Elm Cemetery. Surviving husband Mury Pittman in the Philippines mother Ella Clark brother Norris Clark Grand Prairie sister Estelle Terry Grand Prairie. Green Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Pittman
N. Jackson St
Pittman
Burlington
Ralph Clark
Ella Griffin Clark
First Baptist Church
James E Lafferty
North Elm Cemetery
Mury Pittman
Phillipine Islands
Ella Clark
Cameron
Norris Clark
Lubbock
Estelle Terry
Grand Prairie Green
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Ned McElwrath
Jimmy Titsworth
Paul McDermott
Albert Lesikar
Bill Vogelsang
Terry Fikes
Jimmy Rivers
A&m Consolidated
Giddings
Glenn Cryer
Michael Patzke
Jerry Mueck
James Eisfeldt
David Ehler
Kenneth Duse
Alaska
Shirala
India
Kulak
Congress
Luce
A.G. Moraw
Richard Moraw
Brazoria
Josephine Bauer
Agatha Moraw
Martha Moraw
Temple
S. Tharp
Weiner Ways
Chamberlain Meat Co
the Buckholts State Bank
of Buckholts
State Bank No
Treasury Securities
United States
Crisco
Internal Revenue Service
Jewel Burtis
Vernon Dungan
Leo Fuchs
Edna Fuchs Seare
Milam
Glenda Ruzicka
Cameron Hera
Miracle
Winal Hae
Gare
Lenate
Mane
Ata Eaed
Chuck
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