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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1972
Page
1
The crowd packed the stadium Friday for a Tornadoes scrimmage with Kermit as football fever builds ahead of the Clovis season opener in less than two weeks. The Booster Club will stage Tornado Ode ’72 Saturday night, promising a surprise program with over 400 youngsters involved.
A local Senior Citizens Activity Center launches a meals program for low income seniors who live alone or cannot cook. Volunteers, led by Mrs Blair, provide free hot daily meals served at the Center with no charge to participants. About 12 to 15 seniors attend daily, ages 76 to beyond.
Bob Harrington known as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street will address residents at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Lamesa High School Football stadium. The event, sponsored by Maranatha, has no admission charge.
Parents of students in Lamesa Public Schools will receive brochures this Wednesday detailing the school approved accident insurance. All students are eligible, but only football players in grades seven through twelve must purchase coverage. The district requires this for football participants as waivers and external policies cannot substitute for district oversight. See insurance page 2.
About 275 calves escaped from a fence at Tate Auction Barns and wandered onto U.S. 87 and nearby roads. Reports began at 9:56 p.m. with 200 calves loose, prompting deputies and DPS to corrale the herd. A 1962 Buick struck a small herd, killing two calves, as officers and cowboys worked to recover cattle. later a pickup hit seven calves seven miles south of Lamesa, fatally injuring them and sending the driver to hospital.
Four Dawson County youths earned top national honors at the American Junior Rodeo Association finals in Pueblo West Colorado. Ann Miller won Girls 16-19 Optional Roper championship while Gigi Cannon won Reserve Champion in Barrel Race and Keith Youngblood earned Reserve Champion Optional Roper in Girls 13-15, with Guy Miller taking Reserve Champion in Tie Down Calf Roping and Optional Roper for Boys 13-15. Over 200 youths ages 6-19 competed for more than 30000 dollars in scholarships and prizes during the five day event. Miss Gwenn Jones was named Miss AJRA 1973 during the rodeo in Hobbs New Mexico.
Dawson County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing on the 1973 county budget at 11 a.m. Monday in the Courthouse. The plan includes wage increases for most county employees and elected officials, with salaries raised across the board from county auditor to sheriff and deputies.
Jury summons will be mailed soon for both Grand and Petit Juries. Grand Jury reports at 10:00 AM, Petit Jury at 1:30 PM on September 11. Forty five felony cases are pending for grand jury consideration. The 106th Judicial District lines up 20 Grand Jury names and 150 Petit Jury names for the term.
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