The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1973 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 2#. NUMBER 28
BANDERA. BANDERA COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14.1973
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Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pember
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Bonnie Lee, to Mr. Odis
Lynn Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Flach of Medina.
The wedding is to take place on
January 4, 1974.
The bride elect is a 1972
graduate of Bandera High School
Lane Langford Receives Award
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The Texas Farm Bureau of
District 10 enjoyed a delicious
steakdinner at theCountry Club in
Uvalde on October 31, 1973, with
District Director of No. 10, Robert
Faseler, as host.
Farm Bureau presidents and
their wives and membership
chairmen and their wives, were
guests.
Since Bandera had gone way
► over its quota for new members,
the presidents and membership
chairmen received handsome new
vests. The beautiful vests are
burgundy for the presidents and
gold for the membership chair-
men.
Pictured here are Lane
Langford and Mr. Faseler.
Nelson Wolff For Congress
State Senator Nelson W. Wolff,
an announced candidate to suc-
ceed United States Representative
O. C. Fisher upon his retirement at
the end of this term, issued the
following statement:
‘‘I am deeply grateful for
Congressman Fisher’s recent
remarks concerning my can-
didacy to succeed him in the
United States Congress. This
expression of confidence in my
character and my ability to serve
the 21st Congressional District is a
great compliment since it comes
from a man who has dedicated his
life to public service and has so
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Annual Christinas
Carol Tree
Will Be Sunday
The annual Christmas Carol
Tree will be set up on the cour-
thouse lawn Sunday, December 16,
and Santa, loaded with candy for
the kiddies, will arrive aboard the
Fire Truck. The Bandera Bulldog
Band will play Christmas carols
and there will be group singing of
carols. The time is 4^30.
Preceding the Carol Tree the
Bandera Bulldog Band will
present the annual Christmas
Concert in the high school gym-
nasium at 2 p.m.
The public is cordially invited to
turn out and enjoy these events of
the festive season. Bring the
children!
and is presently employed at
Shackelford Garage.
Mr. Evans is a 1972 graduate of
Medina High School and is owner
and operator of the Texaco Ser-
vice Station in Medina.
The couple plans to reside in
Bandera following their marriage.
Sounds Of Christmas
And Other Musical
Happenings
This Sunday, December 16, will
mark the beginning of the holiday
season wjth a Christmas Concert
presented by the Bandera school
bands under the direction of
Marian Allert.
The fifth grade band will open
the concert with several special
numbers including Jingle Bells, a
“surprise” by the sixth grade
band will highlight their selec-
tions, and the seventh grade band
will also be featured in several
concert pieces.
The Bulldog Band, having won a
first division at marching contest
is well on its way to becoming a
Sweepstakes ijand. They will
perform K. L. King’s march,
Cyrus the Great, Battaglia by W.
Francis McBeth, The Christmas
Party by Harold Walters, Three
Songs for Christmas by Clare
Grundman, and an arrangement
of Clement C. Moore’s poem ’Twas
the Night Before Christmas for
band and narrator.
The presentation of District and
Regional Band members’ awards
and first division twirling awards
will be made at this time as well as
the announcement of candidates
for the 1973-74 Band Sweetheart
and Beau.
The concert will begin at 2:00
p.m. in the high school gym-
nasium. There will be no ad
mission charge. EVERYONE is
welcome and invited to attend
distinguished himself in
representing our District. 1 truly
welcome his support and I know
that his advice and counsel during
the days ahead will be invaluable
in continuing the leadership and
responsible representation that he
has provided. It will be my goal to
attain the same high esteem and
admiration that he enjoys among
his constituents and I pledge
myself to work toward that end. I
have already traveled extensively
throughout the District meeting
with as many people as possible
and will continue to do so
throughout the campaign.”
John Harrell, Sr.
Will Speak
Members and guests of The
Heritage Genealogical Society are
looking forward to hearing John
K. Harrell, Sr. speak on “Church
Records” at the Bandera Electric
Cooperative, Inc. auditorium,
Wednesday, December 19 at 9
a.m. A Christmas covered dish
luncheon will be held at 12 p.m.
Mrs. W. P. Jordan, social chair-
man, is in charge.
The class on “Basic
Genealogical Research” will not
be held during the holidays, but
will resume Wednesday, January
9, 9 a m. in the Community Room
at the First State Bank
Merry Christmas
To Mrs. Lesperance
Mrs. Dorothy Lesperance of
Bandera will receive a years
subscription to the Bandera
Bulletin as a gift from her
daughter, Mrs. John Haapala of
Medina. Merry Christmas, Mrs.
Lespierance!
Walter Clendenen
Succumbs
Walter Lee Clendenen, age 72, of
Kingsland, Texas, apd formerly a
longtime resident of Bandera, died
Thursday morning, December 6,
1973, in Sid Peterson Hospital. He
was born April 26, 1901, in Paint
Rock, Texas. He was a- retired
rancher, member of the Baptist
Church and the Elks Lodge of
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He is survived by his wife
Florence Clendenen of Kingsland;
three sons, Bill Clendenen of
Bandera, Jeff Clendenen of
Comfort and Warren Clendenen of
Alamogordo, New Mexico; and a
step-son, Alvin Nelson of
California; three daughters, Mrs.
Dale Zimmerman of Berthoud,
Colorado, Miss Mary Beth and
Miss Sue Ann Clendenen, both of
Kingsland; brother, William F.
Clendenen of Animas, New
Mexico; two sisters, Mrs. Tommy
Beachman of Eden, Texas, and
Mrs. Ford Allen of Coleman,
Texas; 11 grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services for Mr.
Clendenen were held Saturday,
December 8, 1973, at 2:00 p.m.
from the Plummer Funeral
Chapels of Bandera. Interment
followed in the Bandera
Cemetery. Plummer Funeral
Chapels were in charge of funeral
arrangements.
Mrs. Ada L. Clendenen of San
Angelo, Texas, was his first wife
and they married in 1919 in
Ballinger. He married his second
wife, Florence, in 1959 in Old
Mexico.
Bandera Bulletin
WiN Publish
Holiday Greetings
Following the annual custom,
the Bandera Bulletin will publish
holiday greetings for the ad-
vertisers of this area.
The Christmas issue will be
published on December 21 and the
New Year issue will come out on
December 28, 1973.
The nicest courtesy you can
extend to your friends, patrons
and the general public, is by
wishing them a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year in one of the
lovely ads in the Bandera Bulletin.
If yon wish this service just call
the Bandera Bulletin, 796-3718.
Energy Crunch
Hits Bandera ISD
School Board President Don
Hicks has announced that the
Board of Trustees of the Bandera
ISD has received word from
Governor Dolph Briscoe and
Education Comm^^iorter J. W.
Edgar that all school districts in
Texas must take immediate steps
to conserve energy. The Board is
now deliberating on ways and
means to meet the intent of the
request from Austin. In the letter
to the Bandera schools, Dr. Edgar
pointed out:
The Governor has asked the
Texas Education Agency to
coordinate an energy saving
program in the public
schools designed not only to
save energy this year but to
produce the data necessary
to plan an effective program
for next winter which, the
Governor believes, looms
now as a greater challenge
than the one facing the
United States in the months
immediately ahead.
Earlier Charles H. Hundley,
superintendent of schools,
had issued the following
memorandum to all personnel in
the Bandera I.S.D.:
In this period of energy crisis,
the Bandera Independent School
District has the responsibility to
cooperate in the conservation of
resources. To assist in this effort,
the following will be observed
throughout the School District:
1. In rooms in which the
heat is controlled by a
thermostat, a temperature
of 68 degrees will be main-
tained.
2. All lights, motors,
televisions, instructional
equipment and other
powered equipment are to be
turned off when not in use.
3. All lighting in corridors
will be eliminated except
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Dedication of Mary K. Fenton Cottage
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Superintendent Dempsey Simpson looks on while Margaret and Charles Reaves cut the ribbon
opening the Mary K. Fenton Cottage. At right is Herb Smith of Oak Hills Church of Christ in San
Antonio.
When the Medina Lions Club
purchased the ranch now owned
by the Medina Children’s Home,
near Medina, and paid something
like $65,000 for it, they did not
dream that it would reach such
proportions as it is today, where
now stand eight beautiful cot-
tages, an administration building,
a Moody Foundation building and
other facilities, where nearly one
hundred boys and girls are being
cared for. The dream of Medina
Lions Club came true in a big way.
Sunday was a big day for the
home when the Mary K. Fenton
cottage was dedicated. The home,
a modern brick structure, with
facilities for housing twelve girls
and their houseparents, was given
in loving memory by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Reaves of San Antonio,
honoring her mother, Mary K.
Fenton.
To finance the project, Mrs
«. Reaves embarked on a unique
program during off-duty hours,
conducting jewelry shows for a
national jewelry firm, with all
sales commissions going into this
memorial fund.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Reaves are
employed in highly responsible
civil service positions, and have
children and grandchildren with
Bulldogs Lose Bite
The Bandera Bulldogs couldn’t
stand prosperity, and dropped two
out of three games. Their first loss
of the season was to Pearsall 48-45,
and their second loss to Hondo 77-
70. In between they gained victory
number 7 by whipping Boeme 58-
50.
The bright spot for the “Dogs”
has been the play of the B squad.
They are undefeated and have won
5 straight ball games.
Last but by no means least, the
girls won their first game of the
season. They beat Medina Valley
52-45
You can see all three teams play
this coming Tuesday against
Divine.
Friends and relatives will be
pleased to learn that Hubert
Risinger is getting along fine after
spending several weeks in the
Providence Hospital in Waco, and
is now at home.
Danny Dugosh Kills Mountain Lion
whom to share their love and time.
Charles and Margaret never
sought public recognition but
deserve the attention of all other
Christians.
Mary K. Fenton Cottage is
serving as a living memorial to
Margaret’s beloved mother, Mary
K. Fenton.
Sunday’s day long program
included a luncheon at noon with
Harry Boggs, master of
ceremonies. Mr Boggs is
president of the Public Relations
Board of the Home.
E. Thomas Doyle, president of
the Board of Directors of the
Home, gave the welcome address
and David Carpenter, member of
the Public Relations and
Development Board, gave the
invocation.
Response was given by Charles
and Margaret Reaves.
The closing prayer was given by
James W. Fincher, member of the
Public Relations and Develop-
ment Board.
Dedication of the beautiful
cottage took place at 3 p.m. in the
afternoon, when several hundred
visitors and Home personnel and
boys and girls gathered at the
cottage.
The boys and girls did a fine job
of assisting with arrangements for
the day, the boys parking cars and
the girls helping with hostess
duties.
E. Doyle Thomas gave the
welcome address, Dr. E. K.
Halbert the prayer and Herb
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Smith of Oak Hills Church of
Christ in San Antonio gave the
dedication address, and the
response was given by Charles
and Margaret Reaves.
Present for the ceremonies also
was R. N. Ailen, the only member
of the original Board of Directors
of Medina Childrens Home in
attendance, who was introduced.
Following the introduction of the
houseparents, Leland and Wanda
Webb, and Dempsey Simpson,
superintendent of Medina
Children’s Home, Mrs. Reaves cut
the ribbon and friends and guests
entered the cottage for a lovely
reception, where girls of the Home
served cookies, coffee and punch
from a beautifully appointed table
highlighted by a formal
arrangement of seasonal flowers.
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