Punt Pass and Kick contest opens for 8 to 13 year olds
Registrations for the 1973 Punt Pass and Kick competition continue. Co sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Gladewater and Davidson Ford Sales, it allows youths eight through thirteen to punt pass or kick with no entry fee and no body contact. Participants compete by age with three events and scoring based on the distance and accuracy of the kicks. Youngsters may register at participating Ford Dealers with a parent or guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club of
Gladewater
Davidson Ford
Pp&e
Ford
Norman's Big Sandy squad emphasizes fitness and discipline
Big Sandy returns seven of 1972 starters with strong experience under coach Norman who prizes conditioning and a philosophy that football should be fun yet focused on winning. He cites the team’s pride after a one point loss to New Waverly and stresses staying battle ready. Also, Crosby Tex. native Jim Armstrong to captain Army's 1974 tennis team after posting a 14-3 record last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Waverly
ARMY
West Point
N.Y
Jim Armstrong
Crosby, Tex
Armstrong
Area men in service attend training encampment and graduate
Kerry L. Shaw of Gladewater is at a six week Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps summer camp at Lackland AFB while studying at East Texas State University. Navy Fireman Recruit Darryl Irving of Longview graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego and is a 1973 Longview High School graduate. Iceland has no armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Kerry L. Shaw
Floyd O. Shaw
Rt. 1
Gladewater
Air Force Reserve Officers, Training Corps
Lackland Air Force Base
Shaw
East Texas State University
San Diego
Big Sandy Wildcats Schedule 1973
The record lists 1973 football dates for the Big Sandy Wildcats with games against Harmony Leverett's Chapel Mt Enterprise and an OPEN slot on November 9 and November 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sandy
Mt. Enterprise
Carlisle + District Games
Cowboys sweep weekend rodeo cash across multiple events
Rodeo Cowboys Association reports large prize totals as cowboys contend at Caldwell Idaho Kalispell Montana Louisville Kentucky Cof feyville Kansas. Bob Robertson Yellow Grass Sask wins 1368 in bull riding at Caldwell and Kalispell. Roy Duvall Warner Okla takes steer wrestling wins at Louisville and leads event average at Coffeyville. J W Farrington Cullen La earns 1243 for calf roping and steer wrestling at Louisville. Bob Marshall San Martin Calif gains 501 for steer wrestling at Kalispell. Ernie Taylor Hugo Okla also racks up calf winnings as weekend circuits conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Bob Robertson
Yellow Grass
Sask
Roy Duvall
Warner
Okla
Robertson
Caldwell
Ida
Kalispell
Mont
Coffeyville
Kan
J. W. Farrington
Cullen
Louisville
Bob Marshall
San Martin
Calif
Ernie Taylor
Hugo
Mustangs Begin Workouts for Season Opener
SMU football players start preparations for the September 15 opener against Santa Clara. Coach Dave Smith leads three-a-day sessions at Ownby Stadium from late Thursday into early September, with 67 returning players and 29 incoming freshmen reporting. Smith notes a very young 1973 squad as officers plan meetings and picture day before the first practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMU
Santa Clara
Dave Smith
Ownby Stadium
Mustangs
Smith
Weekly menu and nutrition study shift dining patterns
A week of school meals lists daily menus from Monday to Friday featuring hamburgers, meats, pasta, fish and salads with milk and desserts. August dates include chicken fried steak and hot dogs with varied sides, followed by a New York AP report noting a Hoffman La Roche study on homemakers and family nutrition amid fast food trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoffman-La Roche
John W. Gage
Laura Bradley wins Gregg County 4-H scholarship
Laura Bradley daughter of Rev and Mrs R B Bradley of Longview has been named recipient of the Gregg County 4 H scholarship. The $200 award will aid her education as she begins freshman year at North Texas State University where she plans to major in accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bradley
R. B. Bradley
Longview
Gregg County
Lee Steger
Laura
North Texas State University
South Longview
Valley Baptist Church
B.T.U
Vienettes
Longview High School
Letter from coach steers college toward chess
A senior remembers receiving a surprising letter from the coach during college urging him to take up chess, a moment he says shaped his path and left him with lasting memories.
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Marcie M. Hunt
City
Flora
James Wilson
Edgewood
Gladewater High School
Dallas
Wilson
Pp&k
Uniondale
New York Islanders
National Hockey League
Philadelphia Flyers
Nassau Coliseum
Long Island
J. A. Browning
State Farm
W. Upshur
State Far Insurance Incompanie
Bloomington
Hinors
Iceland
Harmony Leverett’s Chapel
Winona
T. K. Gorman
Union Grove
Hawkins
Como-Pickton
Union Hill
Tyler
Harmony
White Oak Dress
White Oak Road & Hwy
White Oak
Texas
Rapid City
S. Dak
Taylor
Marshall
Rusty Riddle
Mineral Wells
Riddle
Joe Alexander
Cora
Wyo
Bud Upton
San Angelo
Lovington
N. M
John Dalton
Cheyenne
Sidney
Neb
Mike McLaughlin
Fort Collins
Valentine
Laramie
Gladewater Mirror
State OF
Gregg
B. M
Buck” Birdsong
Couny
R. H. Barron
Thomas Irvin Barron
Annelle Smith
Ralph H. Barron
Ponchatoula
Rey Tai
The
First State Bank
Quik
Clint Goforth
Mgr. McKaig Chevrolet
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