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Avoca Citizens Turn Out in Big Wayt i ns iTo Pay Tribute to Basketball Teams11-n* I Itbv.lorClt;wasBv Ralph W. CarpenterThere was plenty of friedThp gala affair was held Tuesday night in the Avoca Highchicken with all the trimmings j School gym with about 175 peo-and basketball talk galore as j pie on hand. The program wasthe Avoca P-TA held its annual banquet honoring the Avoca Mustangs, third place winners in the state basketball race, the Avoca Mustangettes, and their coaches.Hastings, Basketball Coach of |. the Year, and head man of theMustang fold.mixed with humor and serious thinking and was directed by George Morey, Childress radio announcer, as master of ceremonies. Morey recognized the guests, and introduced GranvilleRielJRouleanMarT1GirlPierian Club CapturesEight Firsts in DistrictHastings touched on the high lights of the season and paid tribute to each team member, vver saying, “This Avoca team thisjRou season had more ‘desire’ to win than any team I have evvr coached.” Hastings continued, “I have seen teams with better material, who looked better, hut who justdidn’t have the vvinnmg desjrethis year’s Mustangs had.”NorBlt;I teei Sau MaiViPierian Club of Stamford woneight first-place awards, tied for! dent of the Pierian Club, wasMrs. Larson incoming presiCoach Hastings expressed appreciation to all who had a part in this year’s team and also paid tribute to George Morey for hissupport of the Mustang teams ofSigiDuiCantwo others and also won second place and a third place at the annual convention of First District. TFWC, at Weatherford lastWeek.delegate to the convention.the pastOne of its members. Mrs. L. W. Larson of Stamford, won first place for the best report in the public affairs department her chairmanship of Indian fairs in the district.forAt-First place honors were won in forest and recreation in the conservation of natural resources; in water and soil division; lor best all-over report; for legislation; for best history report;in garden division of AmericanclubLarson also won for the the third place honor forthe best oral club report when she gave an account of the' past year’s activities of the* club,The Avoca coach then introduced the Mustangs: Max Williams, Glendo Hughes, Milton Martin, Lester Putman, Barkley Edwards. Jimmy Lackey, Tony Ham. Johnny Muehlstein. Bobby Byrd. Tommy Tayloi, Gene A . .. i Hughes. Raymond Hughes, Orvisdi-partment; in city beautl- Sm||h Cur;,s wmiams„n, j,.rrytul; in club ethics. j Sparks and teamThe club tied for first place Stanley Foster and Curtis Lee.for its press book in Class B (Towns of more than 1.500 with-! out a daily paper). The DelianClub of Olney tied with PierianCmb in this event.Se(')Piiimanagers,George PryorBrother DiesWHospitalWilliam Wilson Pryor of Waco,brother of George E. Pryor ofthis city, died in a Waco hospital Sunday, March 11, after ashort illnessPierian Club also tied fot first place in its Friendship re port.Morey then introduced James i Connel, coach of the Avoca Mustangettes. Conncl commended thegirls for their hard work this season and said, “It was not luck, hut smart basketball on the part of the girls that enabled them to have a successful season.”watoSt arlasatwhiSwilmuchuSecond place award was inConnel expressed appreciationyouth conservation work which j to the* girls who didn’t see a lothas been headed Nowlin.bv Mrs. JoeCash prizes amounted to Sllto the club and Mrs. Larson re-ceived $5 for her award as theIndian Affairs chairman.Funeral was held in Waco onTuesday, March 13, with burialir* Oakwood cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor went to Waco Sundayand returned on Wednesday. . # ,Mr. Pryor was born in Nash-! IldlCCtCfiMrs. W. T. GambillVllle. Term., and had moved to Waco in 1895. He was associated with the late W. B. Brazelton in the lumber business lor many years and the Bru/.elton-Pryor firm opened a lumber business in Stamford in 1900. Their partnership was dissolved about 35 years ago. Mr. Pryor and his family moved to East Texas where lie owned lumixn* yardsat Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg and Deport. He returned to Wacoabout six years ago.Besides the brother here, he is survived by his wife, a daughter, a sister and another brotherDistrict TU Head• ' •W. T. Gambill of Stam-lord was re-elected as District Training Union president of Baptist District 17 at the annual convention held in Haskell.of action this year but who aided the team greatly. He introduced his team: Cynthia Shelton. De-w •lores Lindsey, Ruth Fasterling, Glenna Easterling, Brenda Swenson, Chicquetta Hughes, Patsy Bolding, Lera Jo Lackey, Made line Swenson, Martha Workman, Ruby Easterling. Helen Hughes, and managers, Darla Shelton and Rose Fudge.a nlt; adv ofpliifCalforChChSui1lotPaofBaarvvii Cl is\obT1IRev. Harvey Kimbler, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Eastland, was elected president of District 17. He succeeds Dr. Flwin Skiles, pastor of the First Baptist Church in AbileneJohn Willis is GuestSpeaker at ServiceGeorge Wilson of Sweetwater was elected vice president; Hilly Frazier of Knox City, secretary and * harlie Cluck of Abilene, treasurer.Harless Wade, sports writer of (lie Abilene Reporter News, was the featured speaker of the evening. “Avoea should he very proud of their basketball coaehes,” he said. “They not only teach good basketball, but also good character, something so very important in anyone's life.” Wade spoke of Ihe huge success of the Mustang j at teams and stated. “The Mustangshave truly put Avoca on the“It took all the Mustangs 1to make the team great, as great as Max Williams was and is. youi 1 • team could not have finished i third in the Lone Star State w it limit those other four starters and squad members.a r* IIn Wichita FallsJohn Willis of Abilene, minister of the Truby Church of Christ, was guest speaker crt the Floral Heights Church of Christ In Wichita Falls for their three services SundayHe was accompanied to Wichita Falls by his wife, the former Evelyn Forrest, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Forrest ofStamford. They went to WichitaFalls on Saturday night.Other officers elected wereRev. M. D. Roxrode of Haskell,Sunday school superintendent; Mrs. O. B. Woodrum, Abilene,WMU president; Clifford Iv*ddy,Abilene, Brotherhood president; Roger Butler of Carbon. Royal Ambassador leader; Joe Rucker,Abilene, music director; Rev Houston Walker, Hamlin, Vaea tion Bible school leader; Rev V. D. Walters, Jayton, steward ship chairman, and Rev. Joht Ferguson, Roby, Baptist Standaid representative.Wade also had praise for the! Avoea girl's team and comment 11(‘lt;1 on all phases of sports at the a Atfoea school, i slt;Rev. M. A Meixner, Methodist pastor at Avoca presented gifts to the speaker, Wade*, Morey, to Coach Hastings, and to Coach Connel, on behalf of the Avoca fans.Connel and Hastings each re eoived a watch and H U Culwellbaked a cake which was also provented to Coach Hastings.Rev. Joel Grimes gave the in vocation and the night's activi-!ties closed with everyone singing I the Avoca School Song.Ci5hwrs6 tit
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Stamford American
Stamford, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 22, 1956
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