Cheetah Popeye Leads Lions in Texas Yet Again
A Texas wildlife roundup notes Popeye the cheetah at Lion Country Safari in Grand Prairie has become a leader of his colony after an odd temperamental shift post capture. It also covers coyotes on campus and research on livestock carnivores, plus quirky animal anecdotes from Baylor to Dallas.
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Popeye
Lion Country Safari
Grand Prairie
Africa
Texas
Lion Country
Noboyd
Southwest
Missouri
St. Paul
Minn
Rio Grande
Dallas Parks
Grover Keeton
Calhoun County urged calf blackleg vaccination drive
County livestock owners were reminded by Calhoun County Extension Agent Gilbert Heideman to vaccinate susceptible calves against blackleg. The advisory stresses timely vaccination to reduce disease risk in local herds.
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Calhoun County Livestock
Gilbert Heideman
Calhoun County Extension
Heideman
Polumbo to take oath as Texas House district 96 rep
Tony Polumbo, 29, a real estate broker, won the Texas House Dist. 96 runoff with 1,467 votes 53.6 percent defeating Henry Allee, 32, who had 1,267 votes 46.3 percent. He plans to seek a committee post and will be sworn in today after a Jan. 11 eight candidate runoff followed Lindon Williams’ resignation.
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Houston
Tony Polumbo
Texas
House Dist
Polumbo
Henry Alee
Allee
Dist
Lindon Williams
Jim Wallace
Wallace
Senate
Farm crop production falls from 1973 record
The Agriculture Department reports farm crop production dropped 8 percent in 1974 from the 1973 peak due to bad weather. Corn output fell 18 percent to about 4.65 billion bushels, with yields at 71.3 bushels per acre, while plantings rose to 330 million acres and harvests to 319 million acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Mother Nature
Seadrift JC to be formed
Citizens of Seadrift organize a Jaycee chapter with Yorktown Jaycees assisting. Temporary officers include Kenneth Marek as chairman Jackie Hamilton secretary and Sidney Bonneau treasurer. Next meeting is Monday at 7 30 p m at Marek's residence. All men ages 18 to 35 invited.
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Seadrift
Yorktown Jaycees
Kenneth Marek
Jackie Hamilton
Sidney Bonneau
Marek
Calhoun High School Honor Rolls Named for Third Six Weeks
One hundred seventy-one students at Calhoun High School earned honors for the third six weeks. Seniors and juniors achieved all A or A and B marks across subjects excluding health and PE, with lists detailing names such as Diane Bates, Julie DeBruin, Vickie Falk, Genaro Gonzales, Laurie Green, and many others across grade levels.
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Calhoun High School
Diane Bates
Julie DeBruin
Vickie Falk
Genaro Gonzales
Laurie Green
Cindy Herrera
Mary Ann Kosarek
Judy Kovar
Travis High School First Semester Honor Roll Honors 199
The Travis High School honor roll for the first semester lists 199 students across seventh to ninth grades. Ninth graders earning all A’s include Cheri Bisset, Toni Ficklen, Timmy Geryk, Norma Linda Gonzales, John Frank Kabela, Greg Knopp, Lesley Lester, Anthony Lee Mott, Roy Eddie Sanders, Charles Cole Young, and Melodie Zamora.
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Cheri Bisset
Toni Ficklen
Timmy Geryk
Norma Linda Gonzales
John Frank Kabela
Greg Knopp
Lesley Lester
Anthony Lee Mott
Roy Eddie Sanders
Charles Cole Young
Melodie Zamora
FBI Seizes Ballot Boxes in Collin County Investigation
FBI agents seized three ballot boxes in Collin County Texas as part of a grand jury inquiry into possible voting irregularities from the November 5 1974 general election. The boxes 47 49 and 53 were taken after a subpoena served on county officials to obtain materials connected to the county judge race won by Nathan White over A B Dabney.
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Mckinney
Tex
Collin County
FBI
Atty. Roby Hadden
Tyler
Federal Grand Jury
James Webb
Gordon Shanklin
Dallas
Asst
U.S. Atty
Kelly Ireland
Crockett Junior High Honors Roll Lists Eight Graders
Crockett Junior High School added eight names to its honor rolls for the first semester. The eighth grade lists separate all A’s, all A’s and B’s, and all B’s, with named students across categories and numerous seventh grade honorees also cited.
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Crockett Junior High School
Becky Brown
Michael Hernandez
Debbie O'Riley
Lorie Vickery
Dennis Begin
Vince Chupka
David Pastejovsky
Allan Ballard
Paul Benavides
Angie Bravo
Patricia Brogger
Robert Calzada
David Caraway
Rhonda Clifton
Arthur DeLeon
Brenda Dodds
Louis Fabrugel
Phylis Fox
Arthuro Garza
Craig Griggs
Bonnie Hahn
Lenoir Hill
Donna Hudgeon
Arleen Janis
Sandra Klein
Leal Cruz
Carolyn Menger
Carol Mier
Vincent Nornberg
Cindy Ramirez
Evelyn Silva
DeWayne Stevens
Danny Vasquez
Noah Villarreal
Glen Warzecha
Carline Anderle
Mary Brandl
Becky Buchanan
Sherry Gibbs
Taunya Hoffeman
Tammy Jedlicka
Randy Krause
Randy
Land Use Planners Can Use Soil Surveys to Guide Builds
The Soil Conservation Service releases a brochure PA-1055 explaining how published soil surveys aid planners at state regional and local levels. Surveys show soil maps and properties guiding suitability for houses roads recreation and more based on six foot test borings. Over 70 percent of Texas land has been surveyed with options to obtain in progress data. Copies available from SCS offices Temple Texas and the Government Printing Office Washington DC.
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US Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Soil Conservation Office
SCS
P.O
Temple
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Bowman Real Estate Contractor Ad Seeks Remodeling Work
Licensed bonded contractor offers painting remodeling and new room additions with written guarantees. Contact Bowman Real Estate at 552-3751 or 552-6542 for estimates.
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Bowman Real Estate
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