Bronze plaque honors Toepperweins Ad and Plinkey
A bronze memorial plaque at the San Antonio Gun Club honors Ad and Elizabeth Toepperwein, renowned shooter duo. It recalls Ad’s world rifle record at the 1907 San Antonio Fair Grounds and Plinkey’s 1916 trap shooting mark, with exhibits by Winchester officials and Mayor Walter McAllister in attendance.
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San Antonio
Toepperweins
Plinkey
William Teil
Elizabeth Toepperwein
N. J
Teddy Roosevelt
San Antonio Fair Grounds
Ad Toepperwein
Montgomery, Alabama
Toepperwein
Winchester
Fred Toepperwein
Winchester Group
Winchester Museum
New Haven
29 Boat Ramps Authorized From Surplus Funds
The Texas Highway Commission approves 29 additional boat ramp complexes using surplus boat registration fees, bringing total ramps to 56 across the state. Construction costs are about 184 809 dollars, with sites including launching ramps parking areas signs and landscaping.
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Texas
Texas Highway Commission
Texas Highway Department
Water Safety Act
Highway Department
Absentee Voting Deadline Set for Cameron County Amendments
Absentee voting for the November 9 constitutional amendment election is underway in Cameron County with November 5 as the deadline to cast ballots. Voters may submit through designated locations and election officials urge timely participation.
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Cameron County
Falcons Face Edcouch Elsa in Valley Showdown
Los Fresnos hosts Edcouch Elsa in a key 32-AA race as the unbeaten Yellow Jackets arrive 6-0-1 with an eight-game district streak and a 2-0 mark, while the Falcons seek to stay alive for the district title. Rio Hondo also hosts Sharyland in a separate 32-A clash.
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Los Fresnos
Falcons
Edcouch Elsa
Earl Gartman
Edcouch - Elsa
Yellow Jackets
Hebbronville
Mike Speer
Speer
Jackets
Donna
Mission
Rio Grande City
Rio Hondo
Sharyland
Bobcats
Waterfowl Hunt Applications For Big Hill Bayou WMA
Public waterfowl hunt on the 8400 acre Big Hill Bayou Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County runs December 3 through January 4 on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays except December 24 and 26. Seven hundred eighty permits are offered for thirteen hunting days with parity for one to four persons. Applications due by 11 a.m. November 20 to the Parks and Wildlife Department Austin office for the drawing.
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Austin
Big Hill Bayou
Jefferson County
J. Weldon Watson
Parks and Wildlife Department
John H. Reagan
Texas
Austin Offee
Governor's Wife to Deliver Proclamation in Valley Event
Mrs. John Connally wife of the Texas governor will visit the San Benito area Tuesday to deliver the Governor's Proclamation on Christmas Seals for the State TB Hospital. Robert Overcash and Dr. Ellison White lead the program and reception. she arrives by private plane at 9 00 a.m. and speaks at the hospital auditorium before leaving around 12 45 p.m. Absentee ballots may be cast at thecounty clerk's Brownsville office on weekdays until 5 p.m. or noon Saturday.
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John Connally
Texas
San Benito
Robert Overcash
Los Fresnos
Cameron County Association
Ellison F. White
Connaily
Brownsville
Edward Maps Named FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Edward Howard Maps, an artist and sculptor from New Jersey, is listed as a dangerous felon charged with murder and arson after a January fire at his Stroudsburg home killed his infant and wife. Authorities describe him as tall with brown eyes, gray black hair, and a bare feet nonconformist style, last known in Scranton area fleeing across state lines. He allegedly threatened neighbors and set multiple fires in the home. a federal warrant was issued on January 23.
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Edward Howard Maps
Bentoik
Fbio
Maps Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Maps
Scranton
Ondale
Marine Corps
L’asanic
New Jersey
Mapes
FBI
Valley Grid Standings Shake-Up as San Benito Moves Up
The top five in Valley grid rankings hold with few changes for the third straight week. San Benito jumps from ninth to sixth, while PSIA leads with a 5-0-2 mark followed by Brownsville and Edinburg.
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Valley Ihoy
San Benito
PSIA
Sree A . San Benito
Mission
Weeee Veneer
Rio Grande City
Weslaco
Los Fresnos
Harlingen
Veccene
McAllen
E Ccceess
Lyford
Raymondville
Rio Hondo
Santa Rosa
Port Isabel
Osaens
la Joy
Sesscreess
Sam Isidro
Valley Defensive Record Highlighted in Local Prep
The report notes Sharyland averaging nine points per game while Rio Hondo has scored 10 points per game and yielded 13.2 points per outing. It cites Anteatt’s defense allowing 35.5 points per game as a key factor in the Valley standings.
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Anteatt
Sharyland
Rio Hondo
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Gift & Garden Center Hospital
Old Tyler
Port Isaafl Press
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Lee Pohl
Televisions Hospital
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Os Hel
Vike
Ene
J. W. Witten
14Th Street
Kirk Douglas
Lawrence Harvey Lee
Remick
Port Isabel Area
Blackburn
Port Isabel Marina
Continental Waterfront
East
Frontier Lumber Co
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