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with two weeks out during the in on the classroom activity,
The Dragon coaching staff, Rickey Turner will go in at
tackle.
made this week include moving juniors on the team.”
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Bake Sale Set
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Bobby lames
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museum. Although we shall need
historical materials of any type,
in two years and we are very
encouraged to see the spirit.
Mrs. Widmer said, and volun-
teer workers are also welcome.
Norrell, Terry Ann
Curtis of Fort Worth.
See Amendments
To Constitution
on Page 6
pointers on foot care, as they prepare for their October
14 Walk-A-Thon.
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V. L. Hutchison, Mayor
City of Paducah
Attest
Maxine Sunday, City Secretary
Church and the West Memphis,
Ark. Boys Club.
He was born Aug. 16, 1960.
Survivors include his father,
Mrs.
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Friday, Sept. 14 is the date
for the election of a director
for Zone 5, Cottle County Soil
and Water Conservation Dist-
rict. There will be only two
hours of voting, from 10 a.m.
to 12 noon, in the County com-
missioner’s courtroom.
Qualifications for directors
include owning agricultural land
within the zone from vzhich he
is elected and at least 18 years
of age.
Voters must also be at least
18 and own agricultural land
SWCO Director Commissioners
Election Friday To Dissolve
Precinct 6
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handicaps.
Red Cross Drive
Exceeds Goal
The local RedCrossChapter,
headed by Troy Patton, chair-
man, has gone far over their
goal in the recent fund drive,
according to Mrs, WaydeSmith,
treasurer.
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WHEREAS, Tuesday, September 18 being the birth-
day of thePaducah Jaycee Sweetheart, Miss Janabeth
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Tom Davis, Mike Hennech and
Dan Wilhelm, said Tuesday that
“we just had too many mistakes
Ln Friday’s game. But we are
trying to correct them in this
week’s practice sessions. We
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THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS 79248 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1973
Okla,, received the con-
early September for the
dof$511.000.
elocations are planned;
1 and Willis, one at
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elderly at 8th and Rich-
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" a grant of $500.
Paducah City Council
1550. from the com-
1 court, the com-
[completed the initial
he project.
Lighted, glass show-
L been purchased and
in the office of the
hias, county clerk.
Les have been gra-
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away where no one can benefit members will be released in
by them, talk to Mrs. Atha next week’s Paducah Post.
5s married to Roy
" Childress, Feb. 26,
time dreams and Exhibits may be gifted out-
museum for our city ' right or placed on loan to the
ity appear to be ma-
Dreams Materialize
ior County Museum
mated and plans for
and restoration
by.
terest, enthusiasm and
help have been pleas-
ncouraging. Visions of
lie building to house a
j library and museum
our plans. The Jaycees
(Department with such
; as Paducah’s first
Worley, Rev. Phil Widmer and
Bobby Sunday.
The officers and workers
expressed their deepest appre-
ciation in behalf of the Red
Cross for the overwhelming
response to the fund drive.
Blood Center in Wichita Falls,
require a constant supply of
fresn, life-givine blood and, be-
cause there are only 21 days
in which to transfuse the blood
after it is drawn it is absolute-
ly essential that the bloodmobile
units be scheduled to accom-
plish this purpose.
The success of each and every
The Postal Service won per- mobile visit to each community
mission to raise mail rates is of vital importance to the
for the nation’s magazines and adequate supply of blood for
newspapers. patients in the hospitals of the
Postal authroities announced area. Failure of any mobile to
that the new rate schedule will accomplish its minimum need
go into effect on Sept. 9 for items Places the entire system in
postmarked after 12:01 a.m. jeopardy.
local time. ( Please help keep this service
The Cost of Living Council available to this community by
ruled that time increases "are giving what only you can give,
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Finney community and
Charles Havins, Tri
munity club.
In Paducah were
Jimmy James, Mrs.
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their goal of $582.
The Red Cross Chapter is
made up of volunteer workers,
aids, nurses and others.
Workers attend meetings and
are recognized for hours donat-
ed.
Officers for the Cottle-King
Chapter are Patton; Raymond
King, vice chairman; Mrs.
Emma James, secretary; Mrs.
Smith; Phil Widmer, member at
large,and blood program chair-
man, Mrs. N. W. Worley.
Fund drive workers included
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dickens,
Dunlap community; Rev. and
Mrs. Claud Gooch, Guthrie; Mrs
Perilla Brewster, Dumontcom-
munity; Mrs. Mody Smith,
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Memphis, Ark.; his mother,
Mrs. D. V. James of Lubbock;
one sister, Vivki of Lubbock
and grandparents, Mr and
Mrs. G. W. Craze of Crosbyton
and the James.
Attending from Paducah were
Mr. and Mrs. Dale James, Ger-
ald Piper and Mr. and Mrs.
Billy James.
preference will be given to
those relating to our own
county’s history.
If you have treasures buried
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Development
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WHEREAS, it is the custom of the Paducah Jaycees
to honor the Sweetheart on this date, and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, V. L. HUTCHISON, Mayor of
the City of Paducah, , Texas do hereby declare this
date, September 18, Jaycee Sweetheart Day in the
City of Paducah.
To certify which fact, witness' my hand and official
seal of office at Paducah, Texas this the 13th day
of September, 1973.
Mrs. Lou E. Davidson, 94, Lubbock, student of Roosevelt
sister of Mrs. Juanita Black- School, member of the Boy
well of Paducah. Mrs. David- - Scouts, Young Men’s Christian
son died in a Corpus Christi Association, Idalou Baptist
exempt from Phase 4 price your blood may help someone
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68 Members
Vernon Matney VFW Post
Commander Calvin Liedtke, an-
nounced today that the member-
ship drive is in full swing, with
68 members already enlisted
and a goal of 100 members in
sight.
At their Sept. 8 meeting,
Liedtke reports that plans
were made for several projects
which have been suggested and
public relations officers V. V.
Goodwin, J. P. Ratliff and A.D.
Goodwin are already planning
a big barbecue to cap off the
membership enlistment. Watch
for further announcement of this
event.
Regularly scheduled meeting
will be held on the second
Thursday of each month, with
the next meeting this Thursday,
Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. 1974 mem-
bership cards will be available
at that time and a regular
business meeting will be held.
All members are urged to
attend each meeting in order
that a working VFW may be
maintained in Paducah.
Prater about them. Help us to
make our past a living one and
by way of these historic objects,
give the present generation and
the generations to come an
opportunity to step into an
earlier way of life.
A complete list of committee
Students afe encouraged to
develop at their own level of
ability in a small group situa-
tion. Emphasis is placed on
self-help skills, social adjust-
ment, exploration of environ-
ment, physical rehabilitation
and recreation, nutrition and
whatever vocational and aca-
, demic training they can master,
in an atmosphere that meets
■ their emotional needs.
i Mrs. Widmer says, “Our goal
• is that these students may e-
■ ventually take their places as
: active, contributing, well -
• rounded persons in their homes
■ and in our community.”
, Visitors are welcome to sit
Mrs. Jimmye Taylor signs pledge to donate first pint of
blood to the Red Cross Bloodmobile for Bobby Sunday,
Jaycee, who will walk a mile for the unit.
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Sparked by the scoring of
Troy Taylor, Matador’s young
rinning back, the Matadors top-
pled Paducah Friday night in
the season’s opening game for
both team s. E ven the last m inute
pass-run touchdown of 80
yards by Dragon Carl Wright
could not tie the score which at
tie final buzzer was 12-6 in
Matador’s favor.
Wallace Norrell had as
guests during the recent
holiday weekend his son and
family Mr. and Mrs.Charles
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h. Perkins
id Sept. 2
g rites for Mrs. Roy
P Hassell, longtime
Mcounty resident, were
J4P.m.Sept. 2 at First
Church, Childress, with
06 Allen, pastor, offi-
Mrs. Maggie Hunter of Cortez, Dandy) Garrett to quarterback;
Colo.; a son, Jessie of San
Antonio; three grandchildren I I IKI I HQ Qhnrne
and one great-grandchild. LUI IHlU IIIUUU3
Burial was in Garden of A ■ II I I
Memories under direction of “ornpe oHpg
Norris Funeral Home. •UlVIUU llvlU
VFW Post Gets Sunday, Sept.7
Carl Wright from end to back; Jones, Garrett and Goundie.
Jerry McGruder will remain In Junior Varsity action, the
at fullback but Mikel Goundie younger group of Dragons play-
is moving to guard position, ed Munday at Munday last
Allan Luedtke, who has seen Saturday and were outscored
only limited action this season 18 to 6 but Coach Hennech was
because of a preseason injury, vry pleased with the game,
is reported back at full strength nevertheless.
and will play at center and de- “These youngsters are look-
fensive end. ing real good; the team that
On the defensive lineup, beat them had not lost a game
The coaches are encouraged and playing these kids are
with the practice this week, doing.”
they report gand feel that the Hennech said he feels that
boys’ spirit is high, prospects for a real good
“We will be up for this Dragon team next year are
' lassell, 60, died about
dv, Aug. 31 at North-
SsHospital, Amarillo,
58 transferred there
^ess earlier that day.
Hdress County native
dbeen employed by sev- Approximately $625 was
“dress restaurants. She raised by 1116 fund drive and
Hember of First Bantist telethon donations, Mrs. Smith
said, which is some $43 above
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Liedtke, -----------------------------
Paula and Roger of Amarillo Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mathews
recently visited their parents, of Hereford visited Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wall of night with her sister, Mr. and
the Valley View community. Mrs. Ralph Hardin.
its first fire truck and
sagecoach have mani-
i interest.
I the present we are
runate to have this
it the courthouse in
td our city, easily ac-
, allowing room forex-
and providing the
Paducah; a sister, Mrs. Billie With the death of her sister,
Latimer of Hurst and four Mrs. Blackwell is the only
grandchildren. surviving member of the John
Franklin family.
Jamboree Date
September 22
Hey, all you country and
western music fans. There’s
another Jamboree coming up
next week. Saturday, Sept. 22
is the date of the next big show
at the Community Building and
the new sound system has been
installed in Jamboree Hall. Boy
does it work! Our carpenters
started work on the stage-rais-
ing Tuesday and it will be com-
pleted by this weekend. 200
new chairs are in the hall to
provide adequate seating for
just about any crowd.
Performers are working on
their numbers, and a back up
band will be provided for
soloists or other singers who
wish to use them. County Judge
Roy N. Parks will be Emcee.
Deadline for numbers for
this month’s program is Mon-
day, Sept. 17, in order that the
program may be worked out and
printed in the* Post next week.
Any. performer wishing to par-
ticipate in the Sept. 22 Jam-
boree, be sure to have your
nembers in to chairman V. L.
Hutchison by that date.
Everything is just about in
readiness for the biggest, best
Jamboree yet so everybody
come on and bring your friends.
We’re gonna have a ball!
are making lots of changes in week's game with Valley High, appreciably better because of
the lineup and in the plays I think, mor e than last week’s the junior varsity group.
we will use and think we’ll Matador game even,” Coach Valley High will meet the
get the bugs worked out by this Hennech said. “The Valley Dragons at Dragon Stadium
week’s game.” High team is not big but they this Friday at 8 p.m.
Some of the changes being are aggressive with mostly -----------------------------
4yS are allowed for con-
m, but with good
1, construction should be
e much sooner that that,
% to Clyde Smith,
[manager for Paducah.
(or be the wife of/ a land-
owner) within the zone.
Incumbent director for Zone
5 is W. Q. Richards.
SWCD chairman Loyd Mayes
stated that a voting box will
also be placed in the Chalk
Gin office from 10 a.m. to
12 noon for the convenience of
voters in that community.
Services wer held at 4 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 3 from First
Baptist Church of Idalou for
Bobby David James, 13, of
Lubbock, who died Friday in
St. Jude Hospital of Memphis,
Tenn., of leukemia.
Officiating was Rev. Bill
Kendrick, pastor. Burial was
in Crosbyton Cemetery under
direction of King Funeral
Home there.
The grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Dale James of Paducah,
the youth was a native of
summer for vacation.)
Paducah’s Satellite School,
in direct association with the
Lubbock State School and in
cooperation with the public
school system and the com-
munity, is designed for those
children, young people or
adults who need more personal
attention in their learning
skills; may be slow in deve-
loping physically, lack physical
coordination, have difficulty in
adjusting to the expectations
of society and to the everyday
demands of life,or who may, in
some cases, have physical
Mrs. Lurline Odessa Rhodes,
52, a Paducah resident 46
years, died Friday, Sept. 7 in
Richards Memorial Hospital.
Services were held Sept. 8
at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9
in Missionary Baptist Church
with Rev. Ray Smith, pastor,
officiating, assisted by Rev.
Dan Collum of Childress.
Mrs. Rhodes was born Oct.
9, 1921 in Anson, Tex., and was
a member of Missionary Bap-
tist Church.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Clifton Rhodes, Padu-
cah; a son, Bascum of Padu-
cah; a daughter, Mrs. Anita
Miller of Fort Worth; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bascum
Branscum of Paducah; a
brother, Cleo Branscum of
The increases affected
second, third and fourth class
mail, which primarily includes
newspapers, magazines, pam-
hlets, books and records. There
will be no change in the rates
for first class and air mail
letters and packages.
The rate hikes were sche-
duled to take effect July 6 but
were shelved by the price
freeze.
A Postal Service spokesman
said the rates will take effect
“as soon as administratively
possible,” probably within two
weeks.
The Cost of Living Council
also announced it would not
challenge the new wage a-
freements between the Postal
Service and nearly 700,000 pos-
tal workers.
Wage agreements for about
■ 608,000 non supervisory per-
sonnel were negotiated by four
unions to be effective July 26.
This raised wages, averaging
about $10,000 a year, by about
$1,000 a year.
The council said benefits over
the two year period of the
contract “taken together con-
stitute a settlement within
stabilization standards.”
The postal rate increases is
the second of five annual in-
crements recommended last
year by a postal rate com-
mission. Magazine publishers
have said they will be disas-
trous for some publications.
hospital, Friday, Aug. 31.
Survivors include her hus-
band; four daughters, Mrs.
Thelma Smith of Phoenix, Ariz.;
Mrs. Willie Stratton and Mrs.
Estelline Taylor, both of Cor-
pus Christi and Jewel Hackney,
Seguin and two sons, Claud and
Buster Davidson, Corpus
Christi.
Headhunter awards are being
given as incentive for contact
in games. Last week, Carl
Wright made 17 tackles and
received two of the awards; a
skull and crossbones emblem
that is to be worn on the helmet.
McGruder also received two.
Other team members making
as many as 7 tackles each and
receiving one award were
Luedtke, Rex Timmons, Bruce
Mrs. Davidson
Dies in Corpus
Services were held Saturday,
Sept. 1 in Corpus Christi for
In commissioners court
action Monday, Sept. 10, Cottle
County commissioners by un-
animous decision voted to
dissolve voting precinct 6
which is Cee Vee area, and
voters of that precinct will
vote in Precinct 1 with north-
west Paducah.
The action came in response
to a mandate of Section 4.
Senate Bill #11, which states
“it is necessary to have 100
registered voters in a voting
precinct.” Precinct 6 had
approximately 85 registered
voters last year, according to
county clerk Vana Tobias.
Paducah’s Jaycees have
planned a marathon Walk-A
Thon on Sunday, Oct. 14 to
enlist donors for the Blood-
mobile visit to Paducah on
Oct. 24. Jaycees will walk
one mile for each unit of blood
pledged to the Red Cross Blood
Center.
One donor has already pledg-
ed the first pint; Mrs. Jimmye
Taylor, news editor of The
Paducah Post, made her pledge
Monday, Sept. 10 and Bobby
Sunday, Jaycee blood chairm an,
agreed to walk a mile for the
blood.
Jaycees are taking names of
denors now to give blood when
the mobile unit visits. Names
will be placed in a hat and drawn
by a local Jaycee member,
who will walk for that particular
person in the Walk-A-Thon.
. Then on the day of the Mobile
| Unit’s visit, will call and re-
I mind the donor of his pledge.
Sunday said also if you wish
I a particular Jaycee to walk a
| mile for your blood donation,
I he will do so. The Jaycee will
wear a placard bearing the
name of the person for whom he
is walking during his walk.
| The Cottle King county’area
I has never reached its quota of
B 75 pints, based on its population
■ and blood needs. The last visit
■ by the Bloodmobile was was in
■ April, at which time a total of
1 61 pints were donated. This,
■ although a good number, was 14
short of the 75 pints.
Patients in hospitals served
by the Red River Red Cross
JAYCEE SWEETHEART Janabeth Sweeney gives Jaycees
Bobby Webb,Dudley Chewning and Phil Widmer some
A include her hus-
4 n Gary Hassell, Am a-
Nle W, Mrs. Orville
V 01 Childress; a
"rT, Jordan of Borger
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Jell was the sister-
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Rites Sept. 9
For Mrs. Taylor
Services were held at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Church
of Christ for Mrs. Lizzie
Taylor, 84, who died Thurs-
day in Childress hospital.
Don Carroll, minister, offi-
ciated.
Born Aug. 27, 1889 in Hopkins
County, Tex., Mrs. Taylor had
been a resident of Cottle
County 66 years. She was a
member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter,
The Metliodist youth art A
having a bake sale Saturday, Sept. 7
Sept. 15 in the parking lot. Sept. 6
Everyone is invited to come. Sept. 7
Money made will be used for Sept. 8
projects such as helping paint Sept 9
the Dumont Methodist Church. Sept. 10
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(Exceptional children, out of
place in public school and yet
having the ability to learn and
become able to contribute use-
fully to the community, now
have the chance to develop more
fully their potential through a
new school which has been es-
tablished locally in the MH/MR
Center.
Mrs. Barbara Widmer is
employed as technician-
therapist to work with the
children and young people who
are students, at the present four
are enrolled, in three hours
of classes and learning acti-
vities daily. Plans are to con-
tinue the school year round,
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