Gladewater JV and 9th grade win season opener over Gilmer
Gladewater junior varsity beat Gilmer 18-12 in a tough defensive battle and the 9th graders won 18-8 behind Welton Green who scored all three TDs. Gilmer 8th grade lost. defensive standouts included Gunter Hart and Dugan.
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Gladewater
Cubs
Gilmer
Bobby Bernard
John Boston
Dwaine Benedict
Welton Green
Butch Clay
Bucs
Ronnie Gunter
Earnest Stroupe
White Oak Roughnecks edge Vandals in opener 13 6
The White Oak Roughnecks opened the season with a 13 to 6 win over Vandals of Van at Van field. Jerry Blankenship threw a five yard TD pass to Ronnie Vaughn for the first score with Mark Rector adding the extra point. Blankenship connected again with Vaughn for a late fourth quarter TD as Recor’s kick failed. Van had 87 rushing yards to White Oak 120 but no passing yards.
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Benedict
Gilmer
Gladewater
Russ Roebuck
Richard Miller
Michael Gunter
Roebuck
Bears
Gunter
Tommy Jones
White Oak Roughnecks
Vandals
van Friday
Necks
Jerry Blankenship
Ronnie Vaughn
Mark Rector
White Oak
Blankenship
Vaughn
Recor
Van
Bears Start Season With Shutout Victory
Bears win 26 0 to cap season opener as coach notes small roster yet strong fighting spirit. The team aims to continue last year s regional championship tradition one game at a time. A birthday mention covers Sacramento columnist Tom Arden praising Anita Heinz turning 40 in a light humor piece. A humorous anecdote about Life Begins at 40 Club appears with a playful note on a reader s reaction. TALLEST DOORS LOS ANGELES AP reports the Vehicle Assembly Building Cape Canaveral houses doors 45 stories tall per Rand McNally Almanac.
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Bears
Sacramento
Calif
Tom Arden
Anita Heinz
Yvonne Goodenow
Los Angeles
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Rand McNally
Cowboys turn singers with western album release
Cowboys from the Winston Pro Rodeo circuit like Frank Shepperson Don Gay Monty Henson Leo Camarillo Don Graham and Mel Hyland record an album available at rodeos and western stores. Gay predicts rising fame and TV ads as cowboys break the stereotype with Larry Mahan credited for pushing the move. Tiger sharks as scavengers are described by the National Geographic Society noting their diet and curious eating habits.
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Monty Henson
Shepperson
Gay, Henson
Leo Camarillo
Don Graham
Mel Hyland
Roger Staubach
Gay
Larry Mahan
Frank Shepperson
Winston
Don Gay
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Than
Miller
Bear
Otis Greer
Jack Kates
Max Hart
Gary Dugan
Gary Lee
Buckeyes
White Oak Trips van
Asia Minor
Texas
Main
Holter Re
Gemith
Zenith
Weiser
Sonny Shipman
Shipman
Gene Bennett
Atlanta International Dragway
A.B. Clevenger
IHRA
Ted Jones
Larry Carrier
Brookshire
Labor Day
Midwest
Wyoming
Winston Pro
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Lee Trevino
Johnny Miller
National Geographic Society
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