Kiwanis Radio Auction Slated Here Saturday
Grimes Countians will bid on 59 items valued at 2647.54 during the tenth Kiwanis Radio Auction over KWBC. Proceeds fund Kiwanis youth programs including a 600 scholarship for a Navasota High School graduate. Auction Central will be at Navasota Telephone Company.
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Kiwanis
Grimes
KWBC
C. W. Winborn
KRA Auction Central
Navasota Telephone Company
Navasota
Kiwanis Club
Navasota Kiwanis Club
Zenith
Grimes County Youth Fair Opens For 3 Day Stand
Grimes County Youth Fair opens Thursday at Anderson's American Legion Fairgrounds for a three day run through Saturday. Events include swine judging at 8 am Thursday, two rodeo performances, and the announcement of the 1970 Youth Fair King and Queen. High point winners receive $125 scholarships. livestock auction draws buyers. Rodeo features bareback, calf roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, saddle bronc, bull riding, and more with Wayne Barrett producing. Admission is 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children under 12.
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Anderson
American Legion
Grimes County
Youth Fair
Amerian Legion
Dle
Billy Jordan
Texas
E. M. Holt, Jr
Grimes County Dairymen’s Association
Pigeons Roost Amid Church Losses and Local Charities
In Grimes County a surge of pigeons follows the loss of two church homes as First Baptist education building and the old First Methodist sanctuary are demolished for a new facility. Mrs. Mary Moody resigns from Emergency Food and Medical Service after serving 129 diabetic cases and 148 elderly handicapped residents, logging about 1,200 miles monthly to deliver and assist with food vouchers. Open Youth Horse Show honors the late Mrs Shields Prescott with a memorial trophy for the grand champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
First Methodist Church
Mary Moody
Anderson
Emergency Food & Medical Service Program
Grimes County
Shields Prescott
Julian Dickenson to Receive National Honor
Julian Dickenson adjutant general of Veterans of Foreign Wars and former Navasota resident will receive a Gold Plate Award. The American Academy of Achievement honors 50 national leaders for administrative achievement. He is a national guest at the 9th Salute to Excellence in Dallas June 25 to 27, with the banquet on June 27 at the Regency Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Dickerson
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Navasota
American Academy of Achievement
Dickenson
Dallas
Regency
Fairmont Hotel
Moody Resigns as Food Program Aide in Grimes County
Mrs. Moody submitted her resignation from the food program at a Grimes County advisory committee meeting Friday night in Trinity Lutheran Church parish hall. She said she enjoyed the work and believed the program is beneficial, but cited personal protection as the reason for stepping down.
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Mary Moody
Anderson
Emergency Food & Medical Service
Grimes County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Weather Readings At Nine A.M Courtesy Gulf States Utilities
Daily readings taken at 9 a.m. for the preceding 24 hours, provided by Gulf States Utilities Company. The data reflects temperatures, precipitation, wind and barometric pressure as recorded at the utility’s weather stations.
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Gulf States Utilities Company
Horse Show For Grimes Youths At Youth Fair
A special horse show for Grimes County youths will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday during the 18th annual Youth Fair at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Anderson. Points will determine this year’s high point boy and girl at the Youth Fair. All 4-H Club youngsters will earn points toward the District 4-H Horse Show set for July 11 in Rosenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes County
American Legion
Anderson
Rosenberg
Youth Fair Schedule and Events Summary
Friday June 19 features a full youth fair docket with judging of swine cattle poultry sheep field crops and girls exhibits in the morning. Evening highlights include rodeo calf scramble and the presentation of the Youth Fair King Queen and scholarship winners.
NISD plans new curriculums for 1970 71 term
Navasota Independent School District trustees approve six new high school courses and at least two elementary offerings for the 1970 71 term. New options include an office education vocational course with a 15 student lab, addition of French alongside Spanish, two Coordinated Vocational Academic Programs for boys and girls, home economics for girls, and two special education programs at the high school level sponsored by the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Rehabilitation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota Independent
John C. Webb
Webb
Texas Education Agency
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Mayor Becomes City Manager in Historic Move
Navasota Mayor and long-time City Commissioner C D Mc Kay relinquished his elected offices Monday night and won the bid for City Manager over the remaining Councilmembers in a unique local decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
C. D. McKay
City Fathers Delay Action On Paving
Navasota officials postponed a decision on a $79,830 paving bid by Complex Inc for Judson Neal and Moore Streets after a bid came in about $13,000 above estimates. Bay Shore Engineering pegged construction at $66,900, while the City Manager post, vacant since May 25 resignation by Charlie L. Carter, remains in play as the Commission weighs future personnel actions. The closed session yielded authority to address municipal issues firmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Jones Addition
Com Plex, Inc
Addicks
Judson, Neal
Moore Streets
Bay Shore Engineering
Charlie L. Carter
Carter
McKay
Commission
Gulf States Utilities and IBEW hold marathon talks in Beaumont
Negotiations stretched into the night in Beaumont as Gulf States Utilities and striking International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers conducted a third marathon session. The eight week dispute idled about 2,200 workers from Baton Rouge to Navasota, with mediator Gayle Winewriter of Houston prompting the talks.
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Beaumont
Gulf States Utilities Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Baton Rouge
Navasota
Ed Barton
Gayle Winewriter
Houston
Highway Patrol Reports 17 Traffic Citations This Week
Texas Highway Patrolmen in Navasota report no major accidents for the week ending Monday. Seventeen traffic citations were issued. Patrolmen Claude Hart, David Burr, and Gary Flanagan filed charges against 14 motorists for driver's license violations. Two motorists were charged with driving while intoxicated and one adult cited for allowing a minor to drive.
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Texas
Navasota
Claude Hart
David Burr
Gary Flanagan
Bedias Homecoming Sets June 27 28 Parade and Luncheon
Bedias hosts a two day homecoming on Saturday and Sunday June 27 28 with a 2 pm parade and barbecue lunch at the Bedias Civic Center. Prize money for best float wagon or old car 25 15 10. Coronation and variety show at 7 pm. Entries invited by contacting Mrs. Bob Black Bedias Texas 77831 or phone 3954277. Horseback riders welcome.
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Preston Smith
Bedias
Bedias Civic Center
Bob Black
P. O. Box
Texas
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Turner, Pierce & Bingham, Inc
Connie Winborn
KRA
G. S. Pierce
Fairgrounds
Timely Opics
Bob Whitten
Julian Dickenson
Mrs. Moody
Fair News
NISD
Kent Whitten
American Red Cross
Joe Falco, Jr
Kent
Susan Conkling
L. C. Coleman
Raymond Love, Jr
Whitten
Jerry Gaskey
Evelyn Drews
Melanie Moore
Mary Patout
Gulf States
IBEW
Highway Patrol
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