Toyah City Elects Mayors and Councillors in Local Vote
In Toyah the election saw Mrs. A. B. Tinnin reelected mayor and council members M. McAlpine Jr O. G. McPher son and Jack Burchard also reelected. The school board re elected Dick Compton and I. B. Contreras. Also details of a bridal shower for Mrs. Raul Hignojoz and the marriage of Juanita Sanchez to Raul Hignojoz with ties to Toyah and Pecos are noted along with social visits and family news. An old reference mentions a 1460 painting showing the rotating wing principle helicopter as a toy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah
A. B. Tinnin
M. McAlpine, Jr
O. G. McPherson
Jack Burchard
Dick Compton
I. B. Contreras
Ben Sanchez
Raul Hignojoz
Hignojoz
Juanita Sanchez
Armando Gil
Simon Patino
Raul Hignoroz
Pecos
Justice of the Peace Coy Perkins
Loyd Hignojoz
Stars In Service by Mrs E O Bright
A school column notes two visiting stars, Luis Ontiveras and Richard Molina. Ontiveras has been discharged. Molina has four months left. A letter from ISG Albert Handley in Vietnam describes a new commander, assignment to Ft. Hood, and awaiting return to the world around May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Ontiveras
Richard Molina
Luis
Richard
ISG
Albert L. Handley
Alaska
Ft. Bliss
Ft. Hood
Texas
Pecos
Vietnam
School Menu for April 13–17 1970 Highlights
The weekly menu lists meals for Monday through Friday with items like hamburgers, hot tamales, pot luck, pork chops, and fish fillet. A separate note mentions National Highway Safety program grants awarded to McKinney and Port Arthur for breath testing devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Highway Safety Program
McKinney and
Port Arthur
The Sound Of Music for ACC Homecoming
The Sound of Music will be Abilene Christian College’s 1970 homecoming musical staged November 5-7 in the new downtown civic center. Auditions are April 15-17 in Sewell auditorium with casting and set design finished by September. Tickets go on sale August 1 by mail only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene Christian College
Lewis Fulks
Fulks
ACC
Abilene
Civic Center
Sewell Auditorium
Cedar Apple Rust Warning and Local Births and Dismissals
A 1970 notice lists admissions and dismissals from April 4 to April 7 including Ralph Bradley Patty Phil brick Sharon Cox and others. It also includes guidance from Jerral Johnson on cedar apple rust, noting infection on cedar and apple trees, with removal of galls and high pressure washing as prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerral Johnson
Vivacious Leslie Uggams backs 1970 Cancer Crusade push
International singing star Leslie Uggams joins celebrities urging support for the American Cancer Society Crusade. She calls for public participation through a checkup and a donation to fight cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Uggams
American Cancer Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard White
Joel Daniel
Paul Randolph
J.R. Scott
Mr. White
Paul Tipton
L.D. McNeil
Pecos High School
George Keating
Amarillo
J. F. Keating
Lily Robinson
el Paso
Grace Cardwell
Ruth Mathews
Max Calk
Mrs. Calk
Cora Lee Woods
Lamar Taylor
F. J. Burgess
Tulsa
Old Fashion Jeannett
CRTC
E.O, Bright
Albert
P. S
Nixon
U.N
Vise
Harold Cox
1719
Brazos, Hobbs, N. M
Mrs
Marcos Contreras
Box 103
Verhalen
Rodriquez
Samuel Rodriquez
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Ralph Bradley
Patty Philbrick
Sharon Cox
Ontiveroz Baby
Alicia Trunjillo
Baby
Gail Berry
Melanie Childers
Madie Patrick
Romana Serrano
Angela Contreas
Ola Davis
Josefa Rodriguez
Larry Brewer
Amelia Alvarez
Ellis Mattax
Georgia Mendoza
Mary Dominguez
Betty Gray
Jane Mears
Angela Contreras
Frances Marquez
L.G. Strachan
Pecos Valley Southern Railroad Company
Mr. Strachan
Pack 91
Den 2
Kenneth Ford
Bart Ryan
Milton Woody
Kevin Davis
Danny Rushing
Danny Beck
Jeff Ryan
Steven Powell
Kevin Kirkwood
Den
Faye Rushing
Kit Beck
Jack & Bill’s
Goodyear Service Stores
U.S
Goodyear Service
Goodyear
S. Gar
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