The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1963 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1963
THB BANDERA BULLETIN
WE CHALLENGE YOU !
CHECK THE FACTS . . .
DON'T YOU DARE ^ £
buy an air conditioner
anywhere until you compare
Mrs. Swinney is shown in her
lovely yard. She and her husband,
Brother W. R. Swinney, won the
Best Fruit Trees award.
THANK YOU
I would like to take thiB op-
portunity to thank the trustees
and school faculty for the lovely
Collins bag presented to rile last
Thursday, May 23rd, for the 12
years of service I have spent in
the Medina school cafeteria. I
enjoyed the work and the associa-
Medina News
MEDINA SCHOOLS HAVE
AWARDS ASSEMBLY
Medina Schools held an awards
assembly at the school auditorium
on May 22 at 2:00 p.m. Awards
were made in a number of divi-
sions. Those divisions are as fol-
lows:
The V.F.W. award for scholar-
ship was awarded this year from
the fifth grades through high
school. Awards for seniors were
withheld pending their graduation
ceremonies to be held on May 29.
The V.F.W. Award was given in
the fifth grade to Keith Mans
field; sixth, Gail Anderson; sev-
enth, Preston Faria; eighth, Nancy
Buckelew; nineth, Bobbie May-
field; 10th, Gayle Akin; eleventh,
Othro Mansfield.
The next award was a gift
presented to Mrs. Bessie Haase
who has served the Medina School
Cafeteria for 12 successive years.
The award was made by the vice-
president of the Medina School
Board, Mr. Justin Linney.
The next awards were presented
after Supt. Braun noted that the
folks with perfect attendance are
to be thanked by all because it is
a truly great accomplishment to
come to school the entire year
without missing a day. Folks
w’ith perfect attendances were:
Neill AniJersory, Nancy Kimball,
Billy Walker, David J. Reed, Billy
Curtis, Philip Jackson, Larry
Cross, Mark Knox, Rita White-
head, E. C. Whitehead, Jr., Pam-
ela Keese, Suzanne Mayfield, Dun-
can Hatfield, Tamara Seale, Mar-
vin Swain, Patricia Seale, Keith
Reed, Richard Mayfield, Mary Nell
Bradshaw, Nancy Sue Sides, Fay-
rene Seale, Janet Baxter, William
Johnson, Nancy Buckelew, Terry
Reed, Chris Allen, and Mike Allen.
The next attendance awards
presented were the Prompt and
Regular Attendance Awards. These
awards are given for those who
entered school later than the first
day and or who might have had
one illness not to exceed 5 days
(consecutive) or one tardy. Those
who were kiven Regular Attend-
ance award were: Jo Fuller, Ray-
mond Baker, James Curtis, Henry
Hubtye, Richard Christian, Dutsy
Greebon, Tommy Jackson, Gayle
Akin, Yturria Matthews, Roger
Baker, Diane Baxter, John Keel-
ing, Joel Bussell, Larry Curtis,
Curtis Kimball, Sharon Keeling,
Lica Neal, Beverly McClellan, Pa-
tricia Kimball, Mark Crawford,
David Burger, Janet Braun, Janis
Allen, Martin Brownlee, Michael
Greebon ,Rex Ray, Sherril John-
son, Robert Whitehead, Gail An-
derson, Mac Ray, Clifton Fuller,
Marilyn Faris, Steven De Leon,
and Robert Keeling.
The next series of awards were
the Parent Teacher Awards for
Literary* Events. The Parent
Teachers have, for several years,
awarded gold medals for first
places in District Literary Events,
Sterling medals for second place
and bronze medals for third places.
These awards went to: First place
ready writing, Cynthia Collins;
First place Declamation, Andrew
Anderson; First place Declama-
tion, Janet Braun; First place
Story Telling, Pam Keese; First
place typing team, Tommy Schmidt
and Ray Moffet; Second place
prose reading, Charles Braun;
Third place Poetry Reading, Bar-
ry (. handler; Third Spelling team,
Jeannine Moffett and Othro Mans-
field; Third place Ready Writ-
ing to Charles Seale; Third in
Math, Wallace Greebon.
A single State Award was made
to Othro Mansfield whose essay
on Soil Conservation went on be-
yond the district to the State
Level of Judging and Othro re-
ceived an award of a gold medal
from the state level.
The next series of awards was
the Texas Reader’s Club awards
given for extra work in reading
outside materials. These awards
were given to Larry Cross, Terri
Reed, and Cynthia Melton.
The final awards were made by
the band for outstanding work in
solo. These awards were given to
Janet Braun, Judith Braun, Gloria
Williams, Glenda Williams, Othro
Mansfield, Andrew Anderson, and
Cheryl Janowski.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller, winners of the Best Small Yard award.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gollberg won first place in the Best
Groomed and Cared For Trees.
Mrs. Charles Smith won the
Best General Yard-Variety award,
and also the prize for the best
vegetable garden.
Medford won the Best Pot Plants award.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hinds are shown in their lovely garden.
Their prize was for the Greatest Variety of Blooming Flowers,
and also first place for the most improved yard over last year.
wiin an oi you. i nank you
so much.
Mrs. Bessie Haase
Loyd Babb Jr., and friend, Tom-
my Porter of Groves spent sever-
al days at the River Oak Courts
this week. They visited in the
home of Loyd’s aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith.
Mrs. Pitt Baker is in Peterson
Hospital this week having
series of tests made.
Mrs. Pearlie Greebon, winner
of the Best Yards prize.
A SIZE FOR EVERY NEED
4,000 TO 24,000 B. T. U.
CALL FOR FREE SURVEY
$100 CASH UFUND FROM FEDDERS IF ITS COOL IMS SUMMER
SMUS FOR COMPLETE DETAILS!
R. F. LANGFORD & SON HARDWARE
WINNERS IN FLOWERS BY
THE YARD CONTEST
ANNOUNCED
Saturday was a big day in Me-
dina when the Medina Rose Gar-
den Club held its “Flowers by the
Yard” contest. This is one of the
most worthwhile projects in that
community. This year the recent
rains helped to make the Medina
Community green and beautiful.
About forty yards were entered
in %he contest, however there were
many more beautiful yards not
entered for competition that the
judges enjoyed seeing and admir-
ing. Medina has a natural setting
for beautiful yards and gardens,
and its soil is ideal for raising
many varieties of flowers, fruitf,
berries, and vegetables. They will
have an abundance of all this year.
Winners in Saturday’s competi-
tion included: Best Yards, Mrs.
Pearlie Greebon, first; Mrs. Maude
Stokes, second; George Whitehead,
honorable mention.
Best Small Yard, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Miller, first; Mrs. Tom Lackey,
second; and H. R. Johnston, hon-
orable mention.
Best Landscaped Yard, Mrs.
John McHaney, first; P. P. Brad-
shaw, Sr., second; and L. D. Chand-
ler, honorable mention.
Best General Yard — Variety,
Mrs. Charles Smith, first place;
H. C. Gollberg, second; and Bobby
Mayifeld, honorable mention.
Best Yards of Public Buildings,
First Baptist Church, first; Fire
Station, second; Methodist Church,
honorable mention.
Commercial, Telephone Office;
River Oaks Courts.
Best Vegetable Garden, Mrs.
Charles Smith, first; Mrs. Clif-
ford Hinds, second; Mrs. Ernest
Koehler, honorable mention.
Greatest Variety of Shrubs,
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gilbert, first;
Mrs. BeulaR Moore, second; W. 0.
Hatfield Jr., honorable mention.
Greatest Variety of Blooming
Flowers, Mrs. Clifford Hinds,
first; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Swinney,
second; Mrs. Ernest Koehler, hon-
orable mention.
Best Pot Plants, Mrs. Clyde Med-
ford, first; Mrs. Cordelia Bucke-
lew, second; and Miss Mary Walk-
er, honorable mention.
Best Fruit Trees, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Swinney, first; Mrs. Tom
Lackey, second; Mrs. Beulah Zum-
walt, honorable mention.
Best Groomed and Cared-for
Trees, H. C. Gollberg, first; Ver-
non Williams, second; and Lane
Jackson, honorable mention.
Most Improved Yard Since Last
Year, Mrs. Clifford Hinds, first;
Mrs. John Fee, second; and Mrs.
Henry Murphy, honorable mention.
Winners in the contest were
awarded lovely plants and shrubs.
Judges for the contest were Mrs.
R. L. Stevens, Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, and Mrs. John V. Saul,
of Bandera.
Following the judging of the
beautiful homes and gardens, Mrs.
A. J. Flowers, Mrs. Kenneth Bis-
sett and Mrs. Robert Jordan, en-
tertained the judges with a lovely
luncheon at John Fee’s cafe in
Medina.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Stewart over the week-
end were Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Matjeka and son, Gary, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Majeka and son, James,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith and sons,
Jeffrey and Stewart, Pat Clay-
pool, Sandy Guerranrd and Harry
Green, Mrs. Bob Lewis and daugh-
ter of San Antonio and Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Forsythe of Falfurrias.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mayifeld
and family of Helotes attended
baccalaureate services here Sun-
day morning. Mrs. Mayfield’s
twin sisters Shirlene and Irlene
were members of the graduating
class.
Everyone will learn with re-
gret of the accident Bob George
had Sunday while mowing the lawn
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan George. A piece
of wire pierced his left leg and
he was rushed to Peterson Hos-
pital in Kerrville and given three
pints of blood, and then taken by
ambulance to Lackland Hospital
in San Antonio where he under-
went surgery twice that night.
He is in a very serious condition
due to the lack of circulation in
his leg. We hope he will soon be
feeling much better.
Mrs. David McMillian and lit-
tle daughter, Gina, of Welch, La.,
arrived last Saturday for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. J. J. Childs,
and other relatives. She is the
former Arnell Childs.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Quaid of San
Antonio spent the week-end with
her sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. John Dee Hinds.
King Stokes of Corpus Christi
virited relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKissick
visited in Columbus, La Porte and
Pasadena, over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Saunders
of San Antonio and Mr. and Mrs.
Swinson of Brady visited Mrs.
Bertha Baker Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen and
family visited relatives and friends
in Houston over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart are
looking for their little black
daschshund which has been lost
since last Friday. They had just
returned from Falfurrias and
spent the entire day looking for
him. He has brown feet and hia
name is “Butch.”
Mrs. Pitt Baker is in Peterson
Hospital this week for observa-
tion. We hope she may return to
her home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Crafton and
children of Canyon spent the week-
end with Mr, and Mrs. L. A. Reed.
Hugh Carpenter was rushed to
Peterson Hospital in Kerrville
Tuesday morning. At this writ-
ing it Is not known of the ser-
iousness of his illness.
POSTED NOTICE
former Feat, Duff, B. F.
Lamgford Jr, and Dalton Pinuhti
ownad by the Mrs. K. A. CW
“taer Estata of Now Braunfola,
aro strictly posted against hunt-
ing and any other manner «f
BANDERA LODGE No. IIM,
A.F.&A.M., meets the
second and fourth Monday
nights of each month at
8:00 o’clock. All members
are urged to attend. Visiting
Brothers welcome. — Raymond
Smith, W. M., Melvin King, Sec-
retary.
SPECIAL LAMB SALE
FATS & FEEDERS
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1963
This Special Lamb Sale is held in addition to the
Tuesday Sheep & Goat Auction sale and the regu-
lar private treaty sales of sheep and goats Monday
thru Friday.
Union Stock Yards San Antonio
Special Cattle Stocker • Feeder
SHOW AND SALE
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963
HEREFORD, ANGUS AND BLACK BALD FACE
BRAHMAN CROSS
STEERS AND HEIFERS SHOWN FOR AWARDS
LOTS OF 10’s, 20’s and 40’s
Union Stock Yards San Antonio
What is truth?
5lri<tod y0ar #ou1b to yourobedkoce
Mrs. John McHaney won the
Best Landscaped Yard prise.
MRS. O. PITT BAKER
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. 0. Pitt Baker was taken
to the Sid Peterson Memorial Hos-
pital in Kerrville Sunday by Plum-
mer ambulance, where she is ua-
d re going treatment and tests.
MRS. J. P. CUC* IS PATIENT
AT PETERSON H08PITAL
Mrs. J. P. Click was taken by
Plummer ambulance to the Sid
Petersons Memorial Hospital in
Kerrville Sunday where she is
undergoing tests and treatment*
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The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1963, newspaper, May 31, 1963; Bandera, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711435/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bandera Public Library.