Del Rio natives among former Fighting Aggie Band members
Former Fighting Aggie Band members from Del Rio are listed, including F W H Wehner Jr 1932-35 and others, plus Amos Humphrey Ed Rodriguez and Steve Bonnet 1970-72, noting the Update column error on page 1. The item also mentions a Trim a Tree for Charity contest collecting cans for local food distribution centers. Willie Nelson offers Jimmy's Road antiwar song via mail request. A National Park Service program screens Age of Alaska at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Pace Foods sends 2000 bottles of hot sauce to Persian Gulf troops. Dallas police link Christmas Eve diamond truck heist to a 1985 robbery. one postal carrier injured.
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So Fighting Aggie
Jesse Guzman Jr
Fighting Aggie
del Rio
F.W.H. Wehner ,Jr
Bryrom Wehner Jr
H.H
Lack
Dallas
Peatle
Mike Miller
Murray Bay
Miller
Census final 1990 puts Sun Belt growth north of 249.6 million
The 1990 census final shows the United States at 249.6 million, with rapid Sun Belt growth as people left industrial centers for warmer states. Del Rio, Texas, challenged counts and pursued correction, while New York and other states eyed funding implications and possible adjustments by the Commerce Department. West Virginia and several Plains states posted notable declines.
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Census Bureau
del Rio
Florencio Sauceda
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
New York
David Dinkins
Dinkins
South
West Virginia
Iown
Wyoming
North Dakota
District of Columbia
Post-Christmas sales surge across Del Rio area
Merchants report strong first post Holiday shopping day with higher sales than last year. Managers note broad participation and expect continued growth through January 1991. Some stores plan January promotions and one large department store hints at service expansion in 1991, signaling buyer confidence in Del Rio.
Mr B Lauds Teaching And UIL Leadership At Del Rio High
Eloy Barrera known as Mr B dedicates his 28th year to Del Rio High School teaching Theater Arts English and Production. He also coordinates UIL for San Felipe Del Rio ISD for grades six through twelve while pursuing acting in plays and films such as The Intruders and The Alamo. Barrera urges parental support for UIL participation and says teaching is his life while his spare time goes to God and woodworking.
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Eloy Barrera
Mr. B
del Rio
Barrera
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
Sul Ross University
Alpine
Santa Ana
An Antonio
Allido
USL Forensi
UIL
Del Rioan of the Year nominations invited for 1990
Readers are urged to nominate Del Rio News Herald Del Rioan of the Year candidates. Deadline is Wednesday Jan 2 at 5 p.m. The winner will be announced at the Jan 24 Chamber of Commerce banquet with a $500 charity gift. Past winners listed. entry forms appear in the News Herald on Wednesday and Sunday.
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del Rio
Herald del
Chamber of Commerce
Ruben “Pollo” Barragan
Bob Boland
Frank Mendoza
H.W Pete’ Monzingo
Abelardo Ramirez
Jim Murdoch
Joe Watts
Anthony Farrington
Billy Bowers
Tom Santry
Rosie Jones
Ann Stool
Susan McBee
John Stockton
News-Herald
Warmup by Cherokee Bridge site on Wednesday morning
Julian Barrera and Joe Antu work to stay warm at the Taini Bridge site along Cherokee Bridge and Road twoon Junction, near the Texas Highways and Public Transportation Department.
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Julian Barrera
Cherokee Bridge
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