Hog Progress Show and Meeting Planned for Fairgrounds
A hog progress show is set for Saturday at 7 30 a m at the fairgrounds with hogs weighed then an informal clipping and showing session. Attendance is not mandatory. A junior livestock show committee meeting follows Tuesday at 8 p m in the Agriculture Building to discuss an addition to the show barn and to print rules in the new fair catalogs. Workshops were held this week by 4 H and youth specialist Preston Sides with several groups. A Texas seafood barbecue dinner for 4 H leaders featured shrimp sausage and potatoes prepared by Joe Surovik and a committee led by Mrs. Gerald Ward. The district will seek funds with proposals on funding education and state mandates for the Legislature.
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4-H
Preston Sides
Texas
Joe Surovik
Gerald Ward
Kelton
San Antonio
Trustees Hire New Teachers Amid School Board Vote
The school board approved 12 new hires and accepted six resignations. New teachers include Linda Allison fourth grade Jefferson Elementary and Mae Cassell Judey Webster at Calhoun High School, plus staff at Travis Junior High and Port O Connor. Resignations listed include Pereira Tatum Bailey Chavez and Littleton. A city police officer will guard the hospital in emergencies and three emergency line numbers join the Civil Defense center. Officials must submit plans within 10 days to two weeks for an operating manual.
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Linda Sue Allison
Jefferson Elementary
Mae Belle Cassell
Judey Webster
Calhoun High School
Allison Dowell
Susan Hotz
Travis Junior High
Mark Latringer
Mike O'Connell
Civil Defense
Roberts
Western Auto Address and Contact Request
Western Auto asks readers to write R T Renfro Vice President at 2107 Grand Ave Kansas City Missouri 64108 provide a phone number and complete address for responses.
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R.T. Renfro
Western Auto
Grand Ave
Kansas City
School board plans senior lunch cards and bid on storage units
Kirkman met with city officials to discuss cooperation on a proposal. A W Warren asked Kelton for discussion on deaf education. Kelton agreed. The 1976 77 Community Education Program will issue activity cards for seniors over 65 to eat lunch at reduced rates and get half price tickets to school events. The board approved amendments to the 1975 76 budget, authorized bids on temporary metallic storage units, and sent sympathy to Mrs Jimmie Engelke on her husband’s death, Calhoun High School instructor.
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Kirkman
Marvin Kirkman
A. W. Warren
Point Comfort
Kelton
State Commision For the
Jack Hunt
Jimmie Allen Engelke
Calhoun High School
Morning Markets Slump as Profit Worries Weigh Stocks
New York markets opened lower as fears over corporate profits and the economy sapped confidence. The Dow fell about 7 points to 976.89, with transports and utilities down and Hewlett-Packard dropping 7 percent to 92 after a delayed opening amid weak quarterly earnings. The NYSE composite slid to 54.89 and the AMEX value index eased to 101.95. Volume on the Big Board stood at 6.59 million shares in early trading.
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New York
Hewlett-Packard
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Ford Sets Campaign Course With Dole Pick
Ford selects Robert Dole as running mate and vows a debate with Jimmy Carter, signaling a campaign course defined by a bold ticket move and direct confrontation with the opponent in a contested race.
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Ford
Kansas City, Mo
Robert Dole
Jimmy Carter
Hurricane Maps Available At Port Lavaca Wave
Free hurricane awareness maps with tracking information and actions to take. Includes survival checklist and post storm precautions. Distributed by Texas Coastal and Marine Council and state disaster agencies. Coordinators C L Roberts and Jim Fitzpatrick lead distribution in the area.
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Port Lavaca Wave
Texas Coastal and Marine Council
Governor's Division of Disastermergency Services
Texas Catastrophe Insurance Association
cirCivil Defense
C. L. Roberts
Jim Fitzpatrick
Rain Brings Coastal Showers to Texas Coast
The Texas coast saw the bulk of the day’s rain with scattered showers and thundershowers along the South and Middle Texas coast and into South Central Texas. Precipitation extended along the coast into the Gulf of Mexico up to 150 miles from Corpus Christi and 175 miles south of Brownsville.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Ford picks Dole as running mate in campaign strategy
The Ford campaign names Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas as vice presidential nominee. Ford signals willingness to debate Carter, aiming to sharpen contrast with Carter and the Democratic Congress while pursuing a traditional attack on spending and inflation.
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Dole
Ford
Carter
Democratic Congress
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nelsen
Kansas
Washington
Manning Dodge owner E C Manning dies at 55
E C Percy Manning 55, owner of Manning Dodge, was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Frank Kelly around 10 a.m. after dying at about 2 a.m. of natural causes in his home. Survived by daughter Cherry Ann Snider and son Lonnie Wayne Manning. Funeral pending with Richardson Funeral Home.
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E. C
Percy” Manning
Port Lavaca Woman Earns History Degree at TWU
Juanita Enedian Duenez daughter of Mr and Mrs Doroteo C Duenez of 518 W George Port Lavaca recently received the bachelor of science degree in history from Texas Woman's University in Denton.
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Juanita Enedian Duenez
Doroteo C. Duenez
W. George
Port Lavaca
Texas Womans University
Denton
Dean's List Honor for Haverland at Texas A&M Eng
David L. Haverland of Port Lavaca earned dean's honor roll honors from the Texas A&M College of Engineering for the spring semester. He is listed as the son of Mr and Mrs James Haverland.
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David L. Haverland
James Haverland
Port Lavaca
Texas A&m College of Engineering
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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