Coleman Rodeo Set for July 13 16 in Coleman Arena
The Coleman Rodeo runs Wednesday to Saturday July 13 to 16 with 8 pm night shows in the Coleman arena RCA and GRA approved five main rodeo events saddle bronc bareback calf roping steer wrestling and pull riding plus barrel race for cowgirls A matched calf roping contest between Eldon Dudley Perryton and Bill Teague Crane offers a $500 purse Winner takes all Afternoon parades start at 5 pm nightly with a dance at the Coleman National Guard Armory Feature acts include Zeppe Family and rodeo clowns George Doak and Junior Meek Queen Mary Lou Taylor presides with Miss Rodeo of America Carolyn Seay Corpus Christi and Miss National Rural Electrification Jan Brown Harper
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RCA
GRA
Eldon Dudley
Perryton
Bill
Teague
Crane
Coleman National Guard Armory
Zeppe
George Doak
Junior Meek
Coleman Rodeo
Mary Lou Taylor
Coleman
Miss Rodeo of America
Carolyn Seay
Corpus Christi
Jan Brown
Harper
National Rural Electrification
Good Crowd At Wilmeth Homecoming
About 264 residents and former residents registered for the Wilmeth Old Settlers Homecoming with estimates nearing 300 by day’s end. The event honored long time residents including Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gooch born 1906 and 85 and 87 years old, and Howell Bowen born 1897 who still lives near Wilmeth. Travelers from Needles California, 1200 miles away, joined many early settlers and former teachers at the gathering.
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Wilmeth
Old Settlers
C. M. Gooch
Howell Bowen
Bowen
W. W. (Chick) Smith
Needles
Calif
J. A. Patterson
Ballinger
C. D. Spence
Elgin Davidson
L. C. Overman
W. E. Puckett
Ann Bond Blalock
W. R. Kennedy
W. S. Proctor
Church of Christ
Chancel Guild Met In Regular Session At Parsonage
St John's Lutheran Chancel Guild met at the parsonage for its regular session. Mrs. T F Hantsche led the devotion from Matthew 21 33 46. Mrs L R Hoppe led the topic Mark the Quitter who came back. The president Mrs A W Stoecker presided. Roll call minutes read and treasurer's report given. Two pedestals discussed and tabled. Prayer suggestions poem read. Fellowship and refreshments served to members and two visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Lutheran Chancel Guild
T. F. Hantsche
L. R. Hoppe
Mark
A. W. Stoecker
Bill Hoppe
Walter Probst
Robert Gerhart
Chip Friedrich
Quote of Virtue Inspires Civic Duty Across the City
Readings on self restraint urge residents to follow duty over desire. Civic leaders call for orderly conduct and steady effort as the community seeks improvement through disciplined action.
Clergy and community honor land donor at cemetery ceremony
Mr. Elgin Davidson of the Methodist church and Mr. C. O. Spence and Mrs. W. E. Puckett of the Baptist church attended. Rev. C. F. Cloud spoke in the morning as the only former pastor present. Davidson was recognized for giving land for the community cemetery in 1917.
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Elgin Davidson
Methodist Church
C. O. Spence
W. E. Puckett
Baptist Church
C. F. Cloud
VA Rep To Visit Abilene Weekly For GI Bill Help
A VA representative will visit Abilene one day each week to assist veterans with benefits from the new GI Bill. The schedule is 8:00 a m to 5:00 p m each Monday in the basement of Taylor County Courthouse. Eligible veterans discharged after January 31, 1955 may receive education aid home farm loans medical care job counseling placement federal employment preference and burial flags.
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Veterans Administration
Abilene
Taylor County Court House
Jack Coker
Waco
Colburn Family Camp Trip To Canada And U.S. Parks
Mr and Mrs James Colburn with their children and Mr and Mrs Johnny Bob Smith and children returned Sunday from a sixteen day camping trip visiting Mt Rushmore Custer Battlefield Glacier National Park Yellowstone Banff and Jasper parks in Canada.
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James Colburn
Johnny Bob Smith
Canada
Mt. Rushmore
Custer Battleground
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Banff
Jasper Park
Thelma Hendrix and Phillip Hudnik Set August 27 Wedding
Thelma Lea Hendrix and Phillip J. Hudnik announce their wedding date for August 27 at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Winters. Thelma is a Winters High School 1965 graduate who worked at the Austin Paper Company. Phillip is a Cameron High School 1962 graduate and draftsman for Davidson's Lumber in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Lea Hendrix
Phillip J. Hudnik
Bill Hendrix
Thelma Lea
P. C. Hudnik
Cameron
Mr. Hudnik
Cameron High School
A. & M. University
Davidson’s Lumber Company
Austin
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Father Taylor
Mrs M H Hogan Hosts Busy Sewing Club Meeting
Mrs M H Hogan welcomed the Be Busy Sewing Club for their regular Monday gathering at her home. Members did handwork for the hostess and refreshments were served to Mesdames Lewis Blackmon Nadeen Smith Bill Millorn G T Shott Vada Mae Babston George Lloyd and visitor Mrs Jack Woodfin. Next meeting will be at Mrs G T Shott’s home on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Hogan
Sewing Club
Mesdames Lewis Blackmon
Nadeen Smith
Bill Millorn
G. T. Shott
Vada Mae Babston
George Lloyd
Jack Woodfin
Dale Sewing Club Concludes Summer Meetings at Lehman Home
The Dale Sewing Club held its final summer meeting at Mrs. Clifford Lehman’s home. Members present included Charlie Adams August Stoecker Leland Hoppe Carroll Stoecker E E Thormeyer Jesse Jenkins Reese Jones Tip McKnight Clifton Davis I W Rodgers and visitors Becky Emily McKnight and Sharon Stoecker of Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Sewing Club
Clifford Lehman
Mies
Charlie Adams
August Stoecker
Leland Hoppe
Carroll Stoecker
E. E. Thormeyer
Jesse Jenkins
Reese Jones
Tip McKnight
Clifton Davis
I. W. Rodgers
Becky
Emily McKnight
Sharon Stoecker
Abilene
Boot Hill Cemetery Origins in Panhandle Cowboys
Boot Hill Cemetery in the Panhandle began as a burial site for cowboys who died and were laid to rest with boots on, reflecting a frontier tradition.
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Boot Hill
The
Panhandle
Carolyn H Brown Named to Deans List at New Mexico State
Carolyn H Brown of Wingate is named to the spring dean's list in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at New Mexico State University for maintaining a 3.2 GPA while enrolled for 12 semester hours. She is a junior majoring in Home Economics and a 1963 Winters High School graduate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Helm.
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Carolyn H. Brown
Wingat
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
New Mexico Stat University
Brown
NMSA
Winters High School
Bert Helm
Wingate
Darlene Sneed Wins $500 Texas Interscholastic League Scholarship
Darlene Sneed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sneed, has been awarded a $500 scholarship from the Texas Interscholastic League for state contest participation during the last school year. Miss Sneed is a 1966 graduate of Winters High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Sneed
J. T. Sneed
Texas Interscholastic Legue
Miss Sneed
Winters High School
Bryant Sisters Visit Grandparents in Jackson Mississippi
Sheila and Suzanne Bryant travel from Mississippi to Jackson to visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Sheila
Suzanne Bryant Jackson
Sam Russell
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Hill & Thomas, Publishers
Winters
Texas
First Savings and Loan
Soi
Miss Hendrix
Durham’s Business School
Austin Paper Company
Beau the Enterprise
Lehman
N. Mex
Huffman
E. Dale
California
Stokely
Jens
Supreme Iced
Libby
Viewa Sausage
East Dale ST
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