Rodeos Grow From Friendly Contests Of Working Cowboys
Cattlemen in the western United States staged informal rounds to separate stock, leading to bets on riders and ropers. The first public cowboy contest with prizes occurred in Pecos, Texas, in 1883. the indoor rodeo began in Fort Worth in 1917, expanding to major venues and increasing prize money to over 100000.
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United States
Lone States
Pecos
Texas
Prescott
Arizona
Stockyards Coliseum
Fort Worth
Mid-West
Canada
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York
Madison Square Garden
New York City
New Garden
Abilene Plans Coin and Stamp Show July 7 9
The Key City Coin Club and the Dyess Philatelic Society sponsor a combined coin and stamp exhibition at the Windsor Hotel in Abilene July 7 8 and 9. Members will exhibit over one hundred displays of coins and stamps with foreign governments presenting special stamp displays. More than thirty dealers will attend with a large stock of stamps and coins, and a Saturday auction will offer over one hundred lots of rare items.
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Key City Coin Club
The
Dyess Philatelic Society
Windsor Hotel
Abilene
Lueders Girls Attend Baptist Intermediate Camp and Awards
Several Lueders girls attended the Baptist Intermediate G A Camp at the Lueders Encampment with sponsor Mrs. F A Doby. The group won second place in volleyball. Gayle Jones won first in a poster contest for flags of countries, second in the poster contest, second in the workbook, and two third places in other posters. Other local visitors included Gladys Edison and Linda of Mount Vernon Illinois, and many relatives visited Stamford area, Throckmorton and Abi ine.
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Chester Oman
Lueders Baptist
Gloria Doby
Carolyn Mullins
Gayle Jones
Sherry Tabor
Vicki Felts
Retha Dodgen
F. A. Doby
Lueders
Gladys Edison
Linda
Mount Vernon
Ill
J. L. White
Odessa Cox
J. B. Evans
Houston
Linda Latimer
San Angelo
Zora Latimer
Jeffery Latimer
Abilene
University of Texas At Austin
Vinson
Stacy
Stephen
Susan
Sammy
L. D. Jones
Lamesa
Vada Loudder
Moran
Carroll Loudder
Breckenridge
Claude Lcudders
Revival at Leeders Church of Christ Begins June 23
A revival meeting unfolds at Leeders Church of Christ from June 23 to July 2 led by Joe Marshall of Abilene with Leon Counts directing the singing. The public is invited to attend all services at 7 30 p.m. and the event is a focal point of the local church calendar.
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Leeders Church of Christ
Joe Marshall
Abilene
Leon Counts
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Model
Meore Hardware
Baptist
Mrs
Jim Miller
Lamberts
Norman Lambert
Lambert
West Texas Utilities Company
Stamford American
Stamford
Throckmort
Evans
Mary Ann Brown
Odessa
H. L. Brown
Clyde Fisher
Buena Park
Calif
Delton Fisher
Bob Nienaan
Church of Christ Holding Revival
Dwight Hollands
Dwight Holland of
Merkel
Lueders Resi
Dents
Sheila
Jamie
Holland
Lottie, Harvey
Bill Thresher
B. L. Fulbright
Allen Breeden
Alvarado
Wayne Tram
John Selmon
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