Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo draws 219 cowboys in 34th annual event
Gladewater's 34th annual Round-Up Rodeo opened with 219 entrants including reigning world champion Larry Mahan. Notables drew for horses and bulls, with stock contractor Billy Minick and announcer Chuck Parkison on site. Leading money winners include Phil Lyne and Bill Smith, while a long list of cowboys from multiple states entered the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Larry Mahan
John Quintana
Dennis Reiners
Billy Minick
Harry Knight Rodeo Company
Chuck Parkison
Six Flags Opens Largest Midwest Park with Balloon Launch
Eureka Missouri witnesses grand opening as Six Flags Over Mid-America unveils a 200 acre complex. A bright yellow 80 foot hot air balloon soars and bands entertain while Lt. Governor Morris proclaims June 5, 1971 as Six Flags Day in Missouri. Ray Swindell named PR director at East Texas Baptist College effective July 1, replacing Kenneth Everett who resigns to start private business. Swindell, editor of the Panola Watchman, has 15 years in journalism and a BA from Stephen F Austin State University earned in 1956.
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Eureka
Six Flags
Mid-America
Midwest
Missouri
Morris
Victor Palmieri
Warren Hearnes
East Texas Baptist College
Howard C. Bennett
Swindell
Panola Watchman
Carthage
Kenneth Everett
Everett
Lufkin
Lufkin High School
Stephen F. Austin State University
Cowboys Open Rodeo Night Sets Top Riders
Opening night action lists cowboys set to ride in Bareback Bronco Riding led by Larry Mahan and John Edwards with Neal Butler and others. Steer Wrestling Features Dale Huddleston and Sonny Dewberry among 10 competitors. Saddle Bronc Riding includes Reid Bergstrom and Bill Martinelli. Calf Roping lists Wayne Lawrance and Stan Harter. Bull Riding showcases John Bland and Marvin Shoulders in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bill Smith
Cody
Wyoming
Paul Mayo
Grinnell
Iowa
Bill Nelson
San Francisco
Phil Lyne
George West
Billy Hale
Checotah
Okla
Gary Gist
Lakeside
Calif
Larry Mahan
Neal Butler
Jerry Coble
John Edwards
Ron Achison
Hulin Missildine
Jay Himes
James Jaggers
Jim Dix
Gary Tucker
Reid Bergstrom
Chip Golding
Bill Martinelli
Dennis Reiners
John McBeth
Paul Mitchell
John Holman
Mel Hyland
Hugh Chambliss
Wayne Lawrance
Stan Harter
Bobby Goodspeed
Paul Petska
Roy Burk
Teamer Williams
Davis Lloyd
Richard Mullins
James Shappard
Kenny Patterson
John Bland
Freddie Greer
David Curry
Marvin Shoulders
Kenny Gee
Randy
Deadline Set for Kindergarten Registration July 15
Gay Avenue Elementary School announces July 15 as kindergarten enrollment deadline for the 1971-72 year. Pre registration advised at Gay Avenue School office or the high school superintendent’s office, with classes capped at 28 pupils and late registrants placed on a wait list. Children must be 5 by Sept 1 1971 with birth certificates immunization records.
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Gay Avenue
Charles Hopson
Superintendent of Schools
Eye Opener church league results and rodeo week notices
Three Saturday softball games finish with First Methodist A and East Mt Baptist posting wins while First Baptist B loses. Rodeo week pause follows. a Wednesday lecture at First Christian Church features Rev Dan Morgan on Ghost Towns. Also reports on art books valued up to 30 000 dollars, beard growing contest jokes, and local achievements.
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First Methodist A
Emmanuel Baptist
Union Grove Baptist
First Baptist
First Christian
East Mt. Baptist
First Christian Church
Dan Morgan
Kilgore
Miss Ollie M. McFarlin Dies After Illness
Miss Ollie M. McFarlin a Gregg County resident died Monday night after a three week illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. She lived at 406 North Main and was born July 8 1885. She worked 15 years for the telephone company before the oil boom and later retired. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Survived by brother James S. Wright and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named Charlie Walker Roy Pynes J W Beavers Dewey Gray Phillip Moore and W D Faison. Honorary pallbearers were great nephews.
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Annie Lou Norton
Stone Funeral Home
Chester Gleason
First Christian Church
Union Grove Cemetery
Norton
Merietta
Gladewater
G. E. Norton
Mesquite
J. P. Stringer
Pampa
Clara Loff
Fort Worth
Ollie M. McFarlin
Gregg County
Malcolm Stone
Rosedale Cemetery
Don Perkins
Memorial Baptist Church
D. S. Endsley
Miss McFarlin
N. Main
Telephone Company
First Baptist Church
James S. Wright
City
Charlie Walker
Roy Pynes
J. W. Beavers
Dewey Gray
Phillip Moore
W. D. Faison
Real Cowboys Grow Up From Ninth Grade Dream
Dick Schryba, now 28, rodeos nationwide and competes in steer wrestling at the Round-Up Rodeo in Gladewater. Born in Massachusetts and based in Canton, Ohio, he turned pro last year after four years as an amateur. He recalls predicting a rodeo career in ninth grade and notes travel as the toughest part of the sport.
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Dick Shryba
Shryba
Schryba
West Coast
Gladewater
Massachusetts
Canton
Ohio
Kissimi
Fla
Lake Charles la
Baton Rouge
Phoenix
Lubbock Shreveport
Greenville
Fort Smith
Mesquite
Midwest
North Washington
Penn
Union Grove Band Hall Remodeling Underway
Union Grove Band Hall begins remodeling this week with acoustical tile ceiling walls carpeted floors repainted inside and outside. Union Grove Band Boosters Association funds the project with help from the Board of Education sourced from jamboree calendar sales and other drives.
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Union Grove Band
Union Grove Band Boosters Association
Board of Education
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Ed. Galemba
Dickey Cox
Walnut Springs
Monroe Tumlinson
Morrison, Texas
Jim Baisch
Miles City
Montana
Madonna Eskew
Ardmore
Woody Hackney
Tex
Shawn Davis
Whitehall
Mont
Jack Himes
Big Spring
Jackie Hopkins
Rex Bland
Trent
Ben Calhoun
Canon City
Colo
Charlie Howell
Mansfield
Rush Herrington
Palestine
Thomas Chane
Irving
Jim Watkins
Odessa
Booger Bryant
Ronnie Hampton
Stephenville
David Hawn
Gonzales
Dallas
Jim Buchanan
Longview
Henryetta
Buddy Lytle
Sterling
Bill Kornell
Salmon
Idaho
Bill Stanton
Oakdale
Royce Smith
Challis
Daryl Hampton
Colleyville
Bud Farris
Las Cruces
N. M
Geo
Kaufman
Pat Atchison
Ronnie Sewall
Chico
Tim Prather
Post
Geo. West
Hank Abbie
Rumsey
Alberta
Myrtis Dightman
Crockett
Jerry Ward
H. W. Fowler
Van
Dick Fowler
Keith Streeter
Hamlin
Roy Carter
Richard Stowers
Madill
Tischimingo
Dwayne Newton
Marlow
Bob Littrell
L. W. Van_ Huss
Eugene Weakley
Burkburnett
T. P. Porter
Leesville
Ted Rutherford
Red Oak
Morrison
Texarkana
Walt Linderman
Belfrey
Joe Watkins
Roundup
Donnie Bowles
Bob Christopherson
Sioux City
Sammy Montgomery
Dawson
Bo Ashorn
Houston
Red Lodge
Larry Jordan
Roy
Buddy Mayes
San Saba
Bill Langford
Sandy Lankford
Miss Lankford
Graham
University of Texas At Arlington
Reville Beauty
Jim Holcomb
The
Rodeo Association
Bernard Davidson
Davidson Ford Sales Inc
Mel Pyeatt
Jack Phillips
Marshall
Ray Swindell
Cowboys
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Bobby Dean
Bibba Pemberton
Sonny Dewberry
Tommy Puryear
Jimmy Poteet
Nathan Haley
Bob Perkins
Billy Brackee
New York
Annie Norton
Eddie Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Royce Ford
J. C. Penney Company
House of Flowers
Cleo’s Drive In
Ford Office Supply
Weiser’s Tire and Appliance
Western Auto and Chamber of Commerce
H. Daniel Morgan
Europe
U. S. Army of Occupation
Germany
Mr. Morgan
Sotheby and Company
London
England
von Wagner Museum
Wurzburg
Morgan
31St Armored Regiment
David Holcomb
Jim Hugman
Jim
Mildred Bowden
Drew
BY Brenda Johnston
Union Grove School
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