Festival Queen Crown at Tyler for Texas Rose Festival
Tyler prepares for the 33rd Texas Rose Festival with crowning of Rose Queen Melinda Riter on October 22 as the city showcases the rose garden, new Apache Belle rose, and 13 parade floats built by Marcell Robin. Gowns worth 50000 drive the pageant style while rosarians tour fields for the queen’s blossom.
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Tyler
Eldon Lyle
Frank Haley
Walker Spangenberg
New Orleans
Melinda Riter
Texas University Coed
American Legion Hall
Texas
Marcell Robin
San Antonio
Fair Park
J. Evans Estabrook
Tyler Rose
Melinda Aiter
Edison’s Tape Legacy Celebrated by Gummed Industries
Edison built a vast paper empire and a sealing tape industry legacy. Gummed Industries Association marks 50 years honoring Edison as father of sealing tape. GLIA reports last year the equivalent of 7.5 million miles of three inch sealing tape, enough for 16 round trips to the moon.
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New York
UPI
Thomas Alva Edison
Gummed Industries Association
Edison
GLIA
Of Interest To Women Men's Wear Social Change Stirs College Fashions
Upbeat fashion notes from five campuses show college dress reflecting youth culture and personal expression. NYU emphasizes denim and leather outerwear. Miami hosts bold colors and loose fits. Rice splits between avant-garde and neater jackets. Santa Cruz favors casual outdoor wear with hand embroidery. Illinois highlights tie dye, patches, and barefoot flair. Asia's fashion influence noted as growing.
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New York
UPI
Playboy
NYU
Miami
Illinois
Casey Stengel Fired as Yankees Manager After 12 Years
Casey Stengel was fired today as manager of the New York Yankees after guiding them to 10 American League pennants and seven world championships in 12 years. James J. Peyton III and Rubin Andrew Hilbrich enlisted in the U S Navy and were undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California. Steven Monk and Richard Buchhorn joined Den 4 of Cub Scout Pack 241.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
James J. Peyton
Ili
Rubin Andrew Hilbrich
U. S. Navy
Naval
San Diego
California
Steven Monk
Richard Buchhorn
Den 4
Cuero School Board Accepts Bond Bid for 125000 Upgrade
Twenty years ago on Oct 18 1950 Cuero School Board approved the bond bid from Russ and Co of San Antonio for 125000 in school improvement bonds. Westhoff School was entered and ransacked while Mrs Bailey Thomas sought wild animals for the PTA Halloween carnival.
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Westhoff School
Russ and Co
San Antonio
Cuero School Board
Bailey Thomas
PTA
Major Elder Awarded Soldiers Medal for Vietnam Rescue
Cuero native Maj. John F. Elder II received the Soldiers Medal at a Ft. Huachuca review in Arizona for aiding in a Vietnam rescue using an Army helicopter and a truckload of troops. A West Point graduate with 4,000 flying hours, he previously earned 15 Air Medals and two Bronze Stars in Vietnam and now heads the post's communication electronics directorate.
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John Ff. Elder II
J. F. Elder
Cuero
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Maj
Elder
Vietnam
Carolyn Lang
West Point
Texas Tech
U.S. Military Academy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reuss
Cuero Publishing Co
Cuero Record
Aelg
Santa Cruz
Asia
North
South America
Kleinecke Nursery
N. Esplanade
Girel Coyle
Gonzales
Houston
Houston, Texas
Rusk Fannin
the Porummer
Ephone
Adults Holiday Headquarters
Lorraine Phil Maid
LACE
Challis
Jake Cohn
Cuero's Family Shopping Headquarters
Baby Dollaj's
Main & Esplanade Cuero, Texas
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