Floresville Tigers 1972 season opens with scrimmage in San Antonio
Floresville prepares for 1972 under coach Tom Walker with shorts practice week ending August 14 and pad practice starting August 21. A Friday scrimmage vs Judson Rockets at 7 30 P M tests a predicted strong opponent as Floresville shifts to District 27AA while Judson enters District 14AAA East. Season tickets go on sale August 28 at First City National Bank with lower prices than last year.
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Tom Walker
Tigers
San Antonio
Judson Rockets
Judson
Floresville
Tiger
Roger Smith
Bill White
John Fugue
Cassey Gara
Ken Powell
Powell
Jourdanton
Southwest Texas State
San Marcos
Hon
Final date to certify peanuts and fall feed grain
Wilson County ASCS reminds producers that September 1 is the deadline to certify peanuts and fall feed grain planted since June 10. Non participating feed grain farms recently received double postcards for reporting feed grain and other bee losses from 2 4 D 5 T and fuel oils. losses will be considered for payment.
TO BE DUCHESS OF PEANUT FESTIVAL
Laurie Cordes daughter of Mr and Mrs Oney Corde of Floresville will be duchess with Jim Wright as her duke. She is a Floresville High senior active in Pep Squad Speech FHA volleyball FFA and 4 H with multiple offices and awards.
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Miss Laurie
Cordes
Oney E ‘Corde
Floresville
Floresville Tigers Football Schedule 1972
Floresville high school football schedule for 1972 lists several games. The season includes matchups against area rivals with dates and venues, reflecting a typical fall schedule for the Floresville Tigers.
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Floresville Tigers
Hobby and Craft Show Planned by Wilson County Group
At a regular meeting on Tuesday August 15 the Wilson County Historical Survey Committee voted to sponsor a Hobby and Craft Show during the Peanut Festival in October. The Wardach Building next to the Fire Station will host displays by bottle button arrowhead embroidery wood paper and other handcrafts. Display tables and signs will be provided. a nominal charge of one dollar will offset costs. The committee also moved its meeting date to the first Tuesday of each month with the next gathering scheduled September 1 after Labor Day.
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Wilson County Historical Survey Committee
Wardbach
Historical ‘Committee
Jess Biting
LaVemia
Eaton
Smith
Nixon
Birdie Lorenz
Stockdale
John Hill
J. T. Jaeggli
Floresville
Wilson’ ‘County
Wilson County Committee
Jim Wright to be duke at 28th Peanut Festival Coronation
Jim Wright son of Hudell and Mrs Wright will be a duke in Floresville High School's 28th Peanut Festival Coronation. He will escort Laurie Cordes. A senior this fall he has played football three years and will join the Tiger squad. He is an honor student and represented the American Legion at Boys State in Austin this summer. He was chosen for Merit's Who's Who Among American High School Students.
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Laurie
Jim Wright
Floresville High School
Speech Club
FHA
Tiger Tattler
FFA
Laure
Hudell Wright
Laurie Cordes
Jim
Tiger
American Legion
Austin
Dr Pepper Bottling Co Supplies Miss Teenage Pageant
Bob Freeman of the San Antonio Dr Pepper Bottling Co sponsor announced entry forms for the Miss Teenage San Antonio competition. To be eligible a contestant must be between 13 and 17 years old.
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DR. Pepper Bottling CO
San Antonio
Bob Freeman
San Antonio Dr Pepper Bottling Co
Farm Bureau Film to Be Televised
The Farm Bureau in Wilson County will televise The Road to Delano at 6 p.m. Sunday August 27 on KENS TV Channel S San Antonio. The film, produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation, portrays the farm workers side of the Delano grape boycott and unionization issue.
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Farm Bureau
California
Delano
Charles H. Freeman
Wilson County Farm ‘Bureau
Kens-Tv
San Antonio
Chann
Tonio Area
Freeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Calif
Cesar Chavez
Poth High Football Schedule and Labor Situation
Poth football schedule lists opponents from Falls City to Kenedy with dates through November. The article notes growers failing to sell produce leading to workers being signed over to the Chavez Organization. Farm Bureau backs federal and state measures to guarantee farm workers a secret ballot election and to outlaw secondary boycotts in agriculture.
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Hondo
Central
Holy Cross
Samuel Clemens
Yorktown
Karnes
Kenedy
Goliad
Poth
Stockdale High
HOOL
Brahma
Shiner
Somersa
la Vernia
Marion
Three Rivers
Pettus
Falls City
Melvin R Tedore to Appear in 1972 Outstanding Young Men
Melvin Raymond Tedore has been chosen for the 1972 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. The national journal profiles young men for business and civic achievements. Tedore, born in Butte, Montana, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Samuel Tedore.
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Melvin Raymond Tedore
America
Tedore
Butte
Montana
Roy Samuel
Sherry Lynne Pearce Runner-Up in Texas Peanut Queen Pageant
Sherry Lynne Pearce of Poth Texas earned first runner-up at the fourth annual Texas State Peanut Queen Pageant held August 19 1972 at Eastland Majestic Theatre. Sponsored by Wilson County Peanut Growers Association she returned home with a trophy and plans to study art at San Antonio Junior College.
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Sherry Lynne Pearce
Eastland
Texas
Majestic Theatre
Home Demonstration Clubs Make Peanut Butter Labor of Local Helpers
Members of the LaVerne Club and several town groups like Three Oaks and Marcelina assisted in a peanut butter making project. The James Meyer family helped daily and the final day included the father joining in, turning the work into a family affair. Visiting helpers witnessed the process of homemade peanut butter.
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James Meyer
Floresville Junior High Twirlers Earn Medal for 1972 73
Floresville Junior High Twirlers received a second place medal in twirling competition for the 1972 73 school term. The award was announced during the school term activities, highlighting the team’s skill and dedication.
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Floresville Junior High
Floresville Jr. High
Weer
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Path
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Wilson CO
ASCS
Duchess OF
Clay's of
Labor Day
Duke OF Peanut Festival
San An
Ion
Chavez
United
Farm Workers Union
Schulenburg
Nev
Chavez Organization
Congress
Indus
Royal Court
Ndy Fleming
Reboog XXVIII
Carole Flieller
Av HeiKooetns
Mr. Melvin Tedore
Wilson County
Sherry
Marvin Roemer
Jimmie
A ‘Lothringer
Richard Rossand
Richard Rossande
Jan. McCathren
Breckenridge
Vicki Lambert
Bridgeport
Barbara Newman
Devine
Molinda McCloud
Gor
Becky Peirson
Fanning County
Vicki Scott
Comanche County
Fiich
Abilene
G. Mrs. Pearce
The
LaVermin Club
Mmes
Jess Bitting
W. N. Davis
Ralph Huebinger
Myrtle Schafenburg
Alton Schmidt
Julie
Three Oaks
Edgar Fisbeck
L. W. Arnold
Marvin J. Meyer and Son
Gus Moczygemba
Robert Ortmann
Edgar Rehfeld
and. Paul
E. Rut
Marcelina
Manes
Walter Albert
Varnon
Angelin Rogerson
Ds B. Flieller
Houston
Albert
Many Mills
Troy Talley
Henry Mares
Rex Reed
Mark Cameron
Mark Brownlow
Paul Rutledge
Clara Wicke
Pat Rutledge
Leslie Rutledge
Newman
Monty Newman
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