Rounding up the rodeo leaders in Denver standings
Randy Witte reports the top three cowboys in six categories plus leading lady in the girls barrel race. Don Gay, 1974 bull riding champ, leads All Around with 16000s, Donnie from Mesquite Texas reflects on last season and goals for the Awards Banquet. Master of Ceremonies Clem McSpadden recalls Donnie as a toddler and praises his humor and speaking ability.
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Rodeo Cowboys Association
Denver
Randy Witte
Rodeo News Bureau
Don Gay
Tom Ferguson
Donnie
Mesquite
Texas
Neal Gay
Clem McSpadden
Don
Society of Chicken Association
S.C.A.R.E.D
Christian Dior
Rodeo Chicken Association
Tiger of Billy Minick heads into rodeo finals betting
Don Gay expects 94 points from Tiger in finals as Leo Camarillo holds second with 14 881 dollars and Jack Ward third with 14 539. Monty Henson shows top saddle bronc form with 12 579 and is eyed for a world title. Montana native Hawkeye eyes two silvers and a chance at glory in saddle and bull ride.
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Billy Minick
Tiger
Donnie
Leo Camarillo
Oakdale
California
Jack Ward
Odessa
Texas
Springdale
Arkansas
Mesquie
Monty Henson
Weatherford Cowboy Fights for Shot at Second to Alexander
The season notes Rusty Riddle trailing Alexander the Great in rodeo standings with several riders like Monty Henson set to appear. Bruce Ford and Don Gay lead bull riding totals while Marvin Shoulders and Junior Garrison chase steer wrestling and calf roping leads. Western Week in Gladewater boosts support along with local events and signs. A Washington AP note recalls the bus revival spurred by federal funding and dial-a-ride trials across major cities.
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Weatherford
Alexander
Alexander the Great
Rusty
Monty Henson
Rusty Riddle
Bruce Ford
Greely
Colorado
Riddle
Jack Ward
Springdale
Arkansas
Don Gay
Marvin Shoulders
Henryetta
Oklahoma
Junior Garrison
Ronnie Sewall
Chico
Texas
Bobby Goodspeed
High Ridge
Washington
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Editor's Quote Book by William Feather
A compact collection around a social maxim on leadership and influence. The quote suggests allowing others to feel in charge to manage dynamics and outcomes. It reflects a pragmatic, genteel approach to power and cooperation in human affairs.
New Readings at Lee Library From Gulag to Washington
A Lee Library feature reviews Alexander Dolgun's survival memoir as a vivid American account of life under the Soviet secret police and life in Moscow. The piece contrasts Solzhenitsyn’s work with Dolgun's memoir and notes related titles including a collection of Washington satire and Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
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America
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Gulag
Alexander Dolgun
Solzhenitsyn
Mr. Solzhenitsyn
Dolgun
Moscow
Alexander Dolgan
Alex
Khrushchev
Alexander Colgan
Patrick Watson
Art Buchwald
Washington, D. C
Watergate
Tergate
Nix
Florida
White House
Washington
Lyndon B
Charles Colson
Agatha Christie
Lions Club installs 1975 76 officers Monday night
Lions Club will install 1975 76 officers Monday night at 7 p.m. in The Shed Steak House on Highway 259. Jimmie Muckleroy, past District Governor, will be installing officer. New officers include Chester Gleason president Jack Finley first vice president Hugh Mixon second vice president Joe McElroy secretary treasurer C D Pittman Tail Twister Charles Hopson Lion Tanner Clyde Crawford Cripple Childrens Camp chairman Billy Sorrells program chairman Billy Ray Johnston outgoing president.
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Lions Club
Shed
Highway 259
Jimmie Muckleroy
Chester Gleason
Jack Finley
Hugh Mixon
Joe McElroy
C. D. Pittman
Charles Hopson
Clyde Crawford
Cripple Childrens Camp
Billy Sorrells
Billy Ray Johnston
The Good Old Days Remembered by Mrs Evelyn Tobias
Mrs Evelyn Tobias recalls growing up in a diverse Oak Park neighborhood in the 1930s. She describes cross cultural meals, friendships across faiths, after school games, a father built wooden scooter, and visits from Joe the Junk Man with his horse Rosie.
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Evelyn Tobias
Oak Park
Michigan
Joe
Rosie
Open Chicken Association roams rodeo scene
Des Moines report quotes Wallaces Farmer predicting growing farm employment as aging farmers retire. The article notes that as many as 60 percent of young men may enter farming from 1990 to 1995 due to lower birth rates and looming retirements, tracing roots back to 1940.
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Des Moines
Wallaces Farmer
Mills Brothers enchant Dallas crowd at Fairmont Venetian Room
In Dallas the Mills Brothers drew hundreds at the Fairmont Hotel’s Venetian Room. The writer recalls joyful standing ovations, nostalgia, and a longing for radio airplay while reflecting on personal plans to settle into focused work after a weekend escape.
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Fairmont
Venetian
Dallas
Mills Brothers
Gladewater Mirror Subscription Rates Noted
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail subscription prices for Texas and out of state readers. Rates include monthly, six month, and yearly options with advance payment required. Consolidated with The Gladewater Times Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
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Larry Mahan
NFR
Reg Kesler
Monty
Sammie Groves
Ponca City
Mike Marvel
Frank Shepperson
Midwest
Wyoming
Tom Puryear
Norman
Larry Ferguson
Girls Rodeo Association
Becky Carson
Ft. Collins
Jimmie Gibbs
Valley Mills
Connie Combs
Comanche
East Texas
Johnny Dishman
Dairy Queen
Cleo's
Davidson's
Ford
First State Bank
DR. Pepper
Pacific — Gladewater
William Feather
Lee Library
East Main St. Frankfort
Jimmy Brown
RCA
Real Chicken Association
WFL
NFL
GRA
Paper Doll
Margaret Jenkins
Garland Ferguson
Thomas Jefferson
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