Bulldogs Dominate Homecoming Win Over Atlanta 38 26
Jefferson Bulldogs defeated the Atlanta Rabbits 38 to 26 at Bulldog Stadium in a homecoming game. key plays included Eddie Green and Don Robinson scoring multiple times, Delford Lowe picking off a pass, and a late 85 yard kickoff return by Johnny Blalock. The win extended Jefferson’s dominance as fireworks lit halftime.
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Jefferson Bulldogs
Bulldog Stadium
Atlanta Rabbits
Bulldogs
Atlanta
Winfred Peters
Mitch Youngblood
Bulldog
Eddie Green
Don Robinson
Freddie Mosley
Robinson
Rabbits
Johnny Blalock
Jefferson
Delford Lowe
Don Woods
Harlin
Blaylock
Benny Thomas
Green
The
Jefferson High School
Johnny Blaylock
Woods
Mosley
Thomas
Weldon Owens History Column To Be Featured
Weldon Owens new history column "It's Really True Texas History" debuts this week in simplecute. The feature draws on Owens long history of collecting oddities and little known Texas facts including Reklaw’s backward spelling and the Texas courthouse bet tale. He urges students to clip for a scrapbook of rarities not found elsewhere.
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Weldon Owens
Texas
Reklaw
Walker
Post
Post Toasties
William Post
Simplecute
Lone Star State
Dallas Times Herald
Owens
Teague
Texas-SMU game outing and family quips noted
Around Town writer recounts Wray Youngblood and friends attending the Texas-SMU game in Dallas last Saturday. Mitch points out the misdated ticket, a playful exchange about a big smoke ring, and Chris McGregor jokes about watching “nasty shows.” Also includes a home recipe for Mexican Cornbread with Meat.
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Wray Youngblood
Dallas
Wray
John Taylor
Drue Hellums
Mitch
Chris McGregor
Chris
Gilmer Boy Killed In Hunting Accident
City and county officers investigated the death of a 12 year old Gilmer boy killed Saturday afternoon in a hunting related accident. Artie Jones of Route 5 Gilmer was pronounced dead at Marion County Hospital after an accidental shooting on a deer hunting lease north of U highway 59 south of the Cass County line. The youth and his two brothers aged 6 and 8 were in a parked pickup when one boy accidentally shot his brother with a rifle. Funeral services were held Tuesday at New Bethlehem Church in Gilmer.
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Gilmer
Artie Jones
Route 5
Marion County Hospital
North U
Highway 59
Cass County
New Bethlehem Church
Roy Scruggs to Visit Jefferson Junior High School
Roy Scruggs executive secretary of the Texas Elementary Committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will visit Jefferson Junior High School on Tuesday November 18 1975. As a veteran observer of accreditation standards he will assess instructional and facility programs. The visit is part of a five year interim review following the 1967 68 accreditation.
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Roy Scruggs
Texas Elementary Committee
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Jefferson
Sermiggs
A. L. Wesley
Scruggs
Justice Cornelius Elected To Texas Baptist Board
A Jefferson resident and Texas Court of Civil Appeals judge, Bill J. Cornelius of Texarkana, was elected to the 192 member BGCT Executive Board at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Dallas. The board includes laymen and ordained church leaders and handles convention business between sessions.
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Dallas
Jefferson
Texas Baptist Board
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Bill J. Cornelius
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas
Texarkana
Texas
Grand Jury Session To Begin November 24
The Marion County Grand Jury will convene November 24, 1975 at 9 a.m. with Judge Morris Rolston presiding. A Jury Committee has selected 20 citizens, from which 12 will serve. Civil trials start December 1 and criminal trials December 8 with different judges. Members include Joe Allen, Mrs. Milton Bass, Waddell Massingale, and Kenneth Craver.
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Marion County
Morris Ralston
Mount Pleasant
76Th Judicial District
Syble Blackburn
Blackburn
Joe Allen
Milton Bass
Waddell Massingale
Kenneth Craver
Morris Rolston
Virgil Mulanax
Gilmer
115Th Judicial District
Local Marion County households rise into higher income brackets
A Sales Management report shows 33.4 percent of Marion County families had disposable incomes of 8 000 dollars or more after taxes, with 16.9 percent earning 5 900 to 8 000, 9.4 percent 8 000 to 10 000, 14.2 percent 10 000 to 15 009, and 3.8 percent above 15 000. The study notes in-kind income in farming areas and rising living costs offset gains in cash income.
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Marion County
Mrs. W. S. Terry Wins Governor's Tourist Award
Jefferson resident Mrs. W S Terry received the Governor's Tourist Development Award for historic preservation and promoting the Jefferson Historic Pilgrimage and Excelsior Hotel restoration. The honor, presented October 31 in Austin, accompanied by roses from the East Texas Chamber of Commerce, follows recent recognition for Mrs. Katherine R Wise and David Robertson.
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Jefferson
East Texas
Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Lucille Terry
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Terry
Austin
John Ashley
Richard Michaels
Lake O' the Pines
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Jefferson High
Roland Harrod
Jill Rice
Donald Rose
Charles Barney
Chantel
Smithland
Barney
Baylor
Milton Jones
Mickie Sue
Waco
Margie Jones
Baylor University
Justice Cornelius
Mississippi
George Edge
Barry
Ansel Smith
Indianola
Mrs. W.S. Terry
Governors
Gary Fant
Dan Lester
Harold West
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Marvin Singleton
Wilkes Gen
Sonny Haggard
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