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12-A THE DAILY ARDMOREITE, Ardmore, Okla., Sunday, January 31, 1971FOR SHRINE SHOWRodeo Comedian BookedWhen the annual Ardmore Shrine Club rodeo comes up March 24-27 at Hardy Murphy Coliseum, a famous Mexican-American comedian named Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez will be sharing the spotlight with stars Rex Allen and Jan Levy to entertain the rodeo fans.Pedro is a native Texan and a born comic actor. His meteoric rise to stardom in movies and on tv began when he played a marimba number on frying pans in a benefit show in his home town of San Antonio. Seen there by Walter O’Keefe, big time tv producer, Pedro was invited to Hollywood to appear on the “You Bet Your Life” tv show.He immediately became a sensational new comedy star. Since then he has gained a long list of credits for movies such as Rio Bravo with John Wayne, The High and The Mighty, Strange Lady in Town, Wings of the Hawk, The Sheepman, Gun the Man Down and Ben-gazi.His tv appearances include the Jimmy Durante Show, Sheriff of Cochise, Arm' Southern Show, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, Hudson Bay, Gunsmoke,_. — _ _ .. - — _ - - lt;Healdton, Fox Drives Are SetHEALDTON (Special)-Marchof Dimes Porchlight Drives willbe held this week in Healdton and Fox.Members of Healdton High School’s Future Homemakers of America club will conduct the drive Tuesday night in Healdton. Mrs. Adren Poteet, FHA adviser, will sponsor the girls, according to Mrs. Jo Davis, March of Dimes Chairman.Bluebird and Campfire girls will conduct the drive Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the Fox area. Sponsors will be Mrs. Betty Surginer and Mrs. Sue Ruth.Persons wishing to contribute to the March of Dimes campaign should turn on their porchlights as a signal to the canvass workers.National Velvet, Perry Mason, Alcoa Presents, Laredo, I spy and many others.The son of traveling show people, he grew up in show Dusiness. He was born in 1926 in a tent dressing room at Aguilares, Texas, used by his mother, La Perla Franteresa, a dancer bom in Mexico, and his father, a native Texan, who played a trumpet in the shows orchestra.Pedro now lives in Culver City, Calif., with his wife and three children. He owns his home and likes to cook enchiladas and hamburgers with hot sauce.This will be the 10th anniversary for Ardmore’s Shrine Club rodeo, and Jean Neustadtand Scott King, co-chairmen of the rodeo committee are promising an even greater show. Besides the three stars, there will be a new producer, the Harry Knight Rodeo Company of Fort Worth, and nearly 400 of the top cowboys and cowgirls of the nation competing for cash prize money and credits toward annual RCA championships.The program will also include a variety of local events and the annual rodeo queen contest for senior and junior queens.-•* *T-•:•.•••••: •/ : • 1 * S.-'W.}• \ if \w- ■ • ••• **v;.v: r- t v VA. -X V • • V .4 . r .A w* :-yANOTHER STAR FOR SHRINE RODEO . . . Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, famous Mexican-American comedian, will share the spotlight with stars Rex Allen and Jan Levy during the annual Ardmore Shrine Club rodeo March 24-27 at Hardy Murphy Coliseum.Lelt;B!lt;rOK Black leging Classe their flag f ended itol st by bli day.WaidemoiHighOklahblack!area.Poli a cha ing ai newspA c top a ed byDen Rep. : ma C gatior on “trThevowedstepsDavidfutile see psG.aide,“amicaboutterms“I t cedurlt; ment,:Alth lease he we proble nounc leader goverj This jand t canno goveri The 1 420classewestousterClasseis gagain: sion lt;black were i ter-raiSchc down studer will c
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Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Oklahoma, US
Sun, Jan 31, 1971
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