Annual 4-H Roundup At A and M
Texas 4-H members from across the state gather on the Texas A and M College campus for the annual roundup June 11 to 13. State winners will be decided June 12 in 21 judging and team demonstration contests. Floyd Lynch says each county may send two youth delegates and one adult couple as chaperones. district winning teams may attend the finals. Expected attendance around 2,000.
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Texas A & M College
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4-H State Program Opens With General Assembly and Festival
Registration runs 1 to 6 p.m. on June 11 with an 8 p.m. general assembly led by Extension Director G. G. Gibson. The Share-The-Fun Festival starts opening night as delegates form ideas for the People to People Program. Judging and demonstrations seek state honors and national contest spots, followed by the Chulkwagon Barbecue. The final program at G Rollie White Coliseum features Chancellor M. T. Harrington, Sears-Roebuck Foundation entertainment, and Heart H by 4-H club members.
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Texas
G. Rollie White
M. T. Harrington
A. & M. College System
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Heart H
Quick Desk Discipline Cuts Clutter
A practical note urges swift action to maintain a clean desk by deciding quickly and completing small tasks right away. The tip emphasizes decisive habits to reduce lingering papers and avoid buildup.
San Angelo Firm Wins 4.2 Mile Highway Contract At Austin
Strain Brothers Inc. won the 4.2 mile U S Highway 67 project in Runnels County with a low bid of 336108.89. The contract awaits Bureau of Public Roads concurrence and will be supervised by W B Hoppe in Ballinger with 220 working days estimated. A detour around Ballinger will use Highway 83 and a county road as steel for the new bridge is awaited.
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Colorado River
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Oak Creek
Winters
Drasco
Winters Lake
Lutheran WMS Holds Regular Meeting at St John’s
The Lutheran Missionary Society met Thursday at 2 30 pm in the parlor of St John’s Lutheran Church. Mrs H L Frick chaired the program. Mrs A W Stocker led the devotional and the Junior Lutherans presented a playlet Let Them Also Serve. A birthday song was sung and $10 sent to the Mexican Mission at Edinburg. Hosts were Mrs Lawrence Jacob Mrs Carl Wessels and Mrs Walter Kraatz.
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H. L. Frick
A. W. Stocker
Edinsburg
Robert Gerhart
Lawrence Jacob
Carl Wessels
Walter Kraatz
Two Aims of Life: Getting and Enjoying Fulfillment
A terse reflection notes two life goals: obtaining what one desires and later savoring it. The quote suggests only the wisest attain true enjoyment after securing their aims, contrasting immediate gains with lasting satisfaction.
Why the Ring Goes on the Left Ring Finger
A historical note explains that wedding rings are worn on the third finger of the left hand due to an ancient Egyptian belief that a nerve connects this finger to the heart. The idea persisted into bridal customs in various cultures.
If you like people you are never short of friends
An aphoristic statement about social ties noting that liking people expands friendship networks. It claims a view on human relations and social ease without referencing any persons or events. The text asserts a universal idea rather than a dated occurrence or specific incident.
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