4-H Horse Show Draws 600 Youth to Fort Worth
About 600 Texas 4-H and other youth will attend the 1975 State 4-H Horse Show at Will Rogers Coliseum Fort Worth July 23 to 25. Kenna Davis of Port Lavaca advanced from League City District Show with a second in barrel racing. Open invitational and regular show classes feature halter showmanship Western pleasure reining pole bending and barrel racing.
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Texas
Calhoun County
Kenna Davis
Port Lavaca
Kenneth Davis
Kenna
League City
Tarrant County
Mike Moncrief
Gene L. Dunbar
Fort Worth National Bank
Dale Wilkinson
Findlay
Ohio
George Cheatham
Tulsa
Okla
Jim Heird
Wilkesboro
N.C
Elvin Blackwell
Dallas
Aviation clinic set for Saturday at Ramada Inn
A free general aviation education clinic will be held Saturday at the Ramada Inn in Victoria to educate attendees on safety regulations and flying. Sponsored by Coastal Bend 99s, Chaparral Aviation, and FAA district offices in San Antonio and Houston, the event features films, workshops on weights and balances, takeoffs and landings, regulations, maintenance, stalls, forced landings, and accidents. Sweepstakes offer a $40,000 airplane and two $1,000 runners up, plus two vacation prizes from AOPA. Contact Mrs Robert Clegg at 552-3273 or 552-9734 to register.
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Victoria
Ramada Inn
Coastal Bend 99S
Chaparral Aviation
Federal Aviation Administration
General Aviation District
San Antonio
Houston
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Robert Clegg
Hermann Sons lodge drives for Bicentennial unity
The 162 Hermann Sons lodges in Texas including Port Lavaca join Aug 1 to Oct 31 in a membership drive saluting the Bicentennial. Henry Riemer of San Antonio urges 73,000 members to recall actions leading to independence and lauds the lodge system as a positive force. Louis Engelke of San Antonio is named campaign chairman.
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San Antonio
Hermann Sons
Texas
Port Lavaca
Sons of Hermann
Henry Riemer
America
Riemer
Louis B. Engelke
Carbide promotes C F Johnson to Senior Maintenance Engineer
A W Boyd announces the promotion of C F Johnson to Senior Maintenance Engineer at Union Carbide Seadrift plant. Johnson joined Carbide in 1970 after Texas Tech B S in Mechanical Engineering, was Area Maintenance Engineer in 1973, and now works with the maintenance reliability group on the polyethylene II expansion. He and his wife Carolyn and their 3 year old daughter Karie live in Victoria.
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C.F. Johnson
A.W. Boyd
Union Carbide
Seadrift
Johnson
Carbide
Texas Tech
Carolyn
Karie
Victoria
Six Port Lavaca Students Named to SHSU Dean’s List
Six Port Lavaca students at Sam Houston State University earned spring Dean’s List honors for maintaining GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Named: David Harvey Clapp 3.6, Christine Ellen Hahn 3.2, Cheryl Yvonne Eveton 3.4, Merrison Lovelace 4.0, Joseph Lynn Vickers 3.2, Milton C. Williams 3.0.
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Huntsville
Port Lavaca
Sam Houston State University
David Harvey Clapp
Christine Ellen Hahn
Cheryl Yvonne Eveton
Merrison Lovelace
Joseph Lynn Vickers
Milton C. Williams
Voting Act extension foes concede defeat in votes
Washington AP reports opponents of extending the 1965 Voting Rights Act conceding defeat after two one sided House votes. The 10 year extension moved forward 63 to 13 on June 4 and 72 to 19 to limit debate earlier. Senate actions include a bid to limit debate with a one hour cap, needing 60 votes. Byrd and others indicated possible passage to President Ford by Thursday. The act, extended in 1970 for five years, targets literacy tests and requires federal approval for election law changes in covered areas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Harry F. Byrd
India
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Coast Guard trains Boyle at Alameda Center
Jerry J. Boyle son of Mr and Mrs Lewis F Arthur Route 2 Port Lavaca Texas is undergoing recruit training at the Coast Guard Training Center Alameda California Classes include seamanship damage control close order drill first aid marksmanship Coast Guard history and military regulations He is a 1975 graduate of Calhoun High School Port Lavaca
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Jerry J. Boyle
Lewis F. Arthur
Route 2
Port Lavaca
Tex
Coast Guard Training Center
Alameda
Calif
Coast Guard
Calhoun High School
Civil suits filed here in Calhoun and surrounding counties
Civil suits filed in Calhoun County and nearby districts involve debts and damages. James Sudsberry sues Paul Pitonyak for 1650 dollars on a promissory note signed in June 1974, filed July 11, 1975. CWA of Victoria County with Utilex Inc and Marvin Bishop sues for 3065.56 for wares and services from 1974 to 1975, filed July 21, 1975. Bill S Elliott sues George Walter Wylie for 3321.18 in auto accident damages from Hwy 35 on March 29, 1975, filed July 21, 1975. Mid-Coast Diesel Service sues Fred Diaz Jr for 1298.31 in parts and repairs, filed July 11, 1975 in 135th Dist. Court. Donald McGregor Jr sues Henry H Price for 22483.11 note with 2360 in attorney fees tied to Viking Motor Inn sale, filed July 18, 1975.
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Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
24Th Dist
Bill S. Elliott
George Walter Wylie
la Porte
Hwy
Houston area unemployment rises in June
A Texas Employment Commission report shows Houston area unemployment climbing from 4.2 percent in May to 5.5 percent in June. TEC district analyst Robert Taylor notes 60,300 unemployed in June, up 33 percent from 45,200 in May, covering Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, Waller, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties. He adds actual June rate is below March projection of 5.9 percent.
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Houston
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Robert Taylor
Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, Waller, Fort Bend and
Brazoria Counties
Taylor
Frost Hits Brazil Coffee Crops Threatening World Prices
Frost scorches about three quarters of Brazil's coffee crop, halting exports until fall damage assessment. Officials warn two following seasons will be affected, with potential global price spikes and higher costs for consumers. Pernambuco reports 78 dead and about 60,000 homeless amid floods.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Camilo Calazans de Magalhaes
Coffee Institute
United States
London
Brazilian
Pernambuco
Ford veto slows end of oil price controls plan
Washington AP reports Congress is set to reject Ford's plan to phase out oil price controls over 30 months after his veto. House expected to back a simple majority against the administration's phased lifting, keeping old oil under a ceiling while new oil remains unregulated or capped at $11.25. Time pressures and possible compromises surface as lawmakers debate extending or altering energy policy before August recess.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
U.S
Senate
Ford Administration
Frank G. Zarb
Zarb
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Hermann Sons Drive
Beautify
Bob Blasingim
Seadritt
Sen
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