Union Grove FFA wins Good Housekeeping Award at Yamboree
At Gilmer Yamboree October 26 28 the Union Grove FFA chapter received the Good Housekeeping Award for keeping their cattle exhibit neat and attractive. Six steers sold at auction bringing total $2958 with prices per pound from 54 to 71 cents. Breeding Beef entries earned multiple firsts with prize money likely over $300.
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Union Grove
Future Farmers of America
Good Housekeeping
Gilmer
Yamboree
Upshur County
Jimmy Cox
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Gilmer
Vernon Orms
First State Bank of
Gladewater
Mike Maddox
Vornado Feed Store
Jimmy Mackey
Gilmer Locker Plant
Joey Orms
Billy Dixon
Kim Barrow
Gilmer Butane, Gas
Randy Adkinson
Tommy Mackey
Ist
Jimmy Coby
David Youngblood
Paul Copeland
Philip Gage
Bobby Rogers
Jimmy Smith
Mustangs Shutout Union Grove 24 0 In District 19 A Clash
Overton Mustangs dominate Union Grove Lions 24 to 0 as Fred Smith races 75 yards on opening play. Ronny Sartors connects with Dale Gill for a 3 yard TD, Rickey Sapp returns a pick for a 2 yard TD, Kenneth Sanders boots a 14 yard field goal, final score caps 4-5 season. UG 1-8, 0-6 league.
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Overton
Fred Smith
Overton Mustangs
Union Grove Lions
Union Grove
Kenneth Sanders
Mustang
Ronnie Sartors
Roach
Mustangs
Paydirt
Dale Gill
Rickey Sapp
Lion
Jimmy Coby
George Salter
Lions
Arp Tigers
United Fund Per List of Contributors and Beneficiaries
A continued United Fund listing names of donors volunteers and local organizations from Harvey Warren to Ira Lockett. The roster includes businesses such as Glade Appliance B C Furniture and Western Auto along with churches clubs and beauty shops reflecting community support.
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Harvey Warren
Herbert Tennison
Ruth Mae Watson
George Powell
Sam Ray
Jimmy Richardson
Wayne Smith
Curtis Allen
L. J. Finch
Nathaniel Bynum
Buford Hawley
Archie Tennison
Lennon Hampton
Glade Appliance
B & C Furniture
Wiseman Furniture Company
Western Auto
Clyde Mainer
Moore Furniture
W.S. Honeycutt
Stan Micher
Sam Troxel
Doyle Dougan
Virginia Gautereaux
Leon Kapchinsky
Horace Green
McCauley Funeral Home
Rufus Tilman
Walter Whithire
Sarah Helen
Willie Jeffery
Agnes Handy
Silene Baptist Church
Rising Star Church of God In Christ
Church of Christ
Jessrce Jackson
O. D. Dedman
Hazel Sutphen
Greater New Hope Baptist Church
Felix Carter
Marie Howard
Herione
Jerico No. 286
Winston’s Washateria
Ella Hicks
Nathaniel Scott
C. C. Clark
Felix Webb
Dainty Cox
Ray E. Cox
Herman Williams
Effie Cox
Octavia Hampton
Julius Webb
Willie Williams
Artencia Reese
Josephine Holeman
Alfred Johnson
Eva B. Walton
Robert Hawley
Mable Hawley
Allie Davis
Ira Lockett
New Zealand Off-Track Betting Attracts Record Wagering
New Zealand horse players wagered nearly 132 million at legal off track counters during the latest racing season signaling strong turnout for wagering venues and supporting industry revenues amid ongoing betting trends.
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New Zealand
Roughnecks Fall to Troup Tigers in 19-A Clash
The White Oak Roughnecks lost 21-17 at home as Troup built a 21-3 lead, then withstood a late surge. Key plays included a punt mishap, a Turner fumble recovery, and Denton to Dickson for a late score. White Oak visits Spring Hill next in district play.
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White Oak
Ed McDowell
Troup
Duane Denton
Necks
Tigers
Roughneck Stadium
Phillip Hearnsberger
White Oak Roughneck
Troup Tigers
Roughnecks
Diana
Wendell Pruitt
Tiger
Robky Mullikin
Keith Tillman
Mark Moseley
Dicky Griffin
Mike Browning
Hunter Mullikin
Denton
Randy Dickson
Mullikin
Spring Hill
Jr Varsity beats Jefferson Cubs 18-0 at Bear Stadium
Walter Derrick's Junior Varsity won 18-0 over Jefferson JV at Bear Stadium. Donald Henson scored in Q1 and Q2, Rickey Minter added a TD in Q3. All extra points failed as the squad praised for steady play with a large list of participants. The eighth graders fell 32-6 to Center, while Center Ninths beat Gladewater 6-0 and Center ninths edged the Cubs. Next week Carthage matchups loom for eighth and ninth grades with no JV.
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Walter Derrick
Jefferson JV
Bear Stadium
Donald Henson
Rickey Minter
Derrick
Jerry Smith
Robert Warren
Kevin Kent
Winfred Williams
Cecil Starks
Cubs
Cub
Bryant
Fenton
Carthage
Warm Winter Night Memories From Mt. Morris Home
Mrs. Grover Thomas recalls winter nights in Mt. Morris Illinois before fur furnaces when children warmed by Round Oak heat up in frigid rooms. Shell corn heated in the cook stove kept beds toasty and toes cozy inside cloth sacks.
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Grover Thomas
Mt. Morris
Ill
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Tommy Aldridge
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Dr. Pepper
J. A. Browning
W. Upshur
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Um
Dwight Tillman
Jefferson Cubs
Clint Goforth
Service
Mgr. McKaig
Chevrolet
Christmas Club
Eer
Racciuttt
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White Oak State Bank
Texas
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