The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1969 Page: 1 of 8
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H. D. Moses
Box 276
The Howe Enterprise
VOLUME VI
HOWE, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969
NLuVlBER 1
HOWE'S
THAT
Howe’s most successful fish-
erman at present is using ice
cubes for bait,
o—o—o—o
Average number of summer
days in which the temperature
reaches 100 degrees or better is
13 — whicn we surpassed last
Thursday, up until Wednesday,
that’s about 19 days of 100-plus
temperatures — enough to make
make your blood boil.
The century temperatures Be-
gan around June 18, and we’ve
got a lot of summer left.
Daytime high temp hasn’t
dropped below 97 degrees since
June 18th.
Most of you probably slept
through it, but the nearest thing
to storm cellar weather pre-
vailed here Tuesday night. A-
Tound 10 p.m. , a “norther”
blewTn from the east, and light
nihg' began flashing and a few
thunderheads appeared.
Couldn’t find a drop of mois-
ture Wednesday morning, how-
ever.
Taylor Strawn — To receive Star American Farmer Award
Taylor Slrawn To Receive Star
Farmer Award At State Convention
Mrs. Lowell Thompson re-
called a little poem recited by
a little. school girl, Edna Lou
Clements, while reading our bi-
ological report on the chigger
last week. Here’s the po’m:
Here’s to the chigger,
(That ain’t no bigger,
Than the point of a small pin.
But the bump it raises,
Itches like blazes —
And that’s where the scratch
comes in.
Couple of Howe golfers this
week ale in the process of or-
ganizing a tournament of local
players, for a four-round, 18-
hole championship event.
Preliminary planning set the
registration fee at a measly 2.59
for the Tourney, scheduled to be-
gin July 20.
small Hereford stter given him
Anyone interested in chasing
the little ball four times around
an 18-hole course may register
at the Enterprise office and get
a set of rules, or vice-versa.
Prizes are to be awarded the
best performers.
n—o—(, -o
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Counting calories for a lot of
people has become just a weigh
of life.
Taylor Strawn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Strawn, will be pre-
sented the Star American Farm-
er of Texas award Thursday at
the State Future Farmer of
America Convention to be held
in Fort Worth.
Under the American Farmer
degree level his project pro-
gram^under the direction of
Advisor Jim Rogers, includes
177 acres of wheat, 75 acres of
grain sorghum, 84 acres of cot-
ton and 108 acres of oats. His
livestock program involves 44
head of swine for pig production
and 240 head of feeder pigs, 122
head in a cow-calf program and
40 head of feeder calves. He al-
so maintains 15 acres in hay
production.
In high school, Strawn was
president of the sophomore class
named Outstanding Teenager of
America and was also' senior
class president.
FFA honors include District
Star Green Hand, State Star
Chapter Farmer and State Star
Lone Star Farmer. He was a-
warded the Livestock Farming
and Crop Farming Award and
has served as a member of
| the .local chapter’s Livestock
! Judging team. He has served as
reporter, -vice president and as
president of the Hjowe chapter,
district reporter and president
and area secretary.
Beginning his production en-
terprise at the age of 12 with a
small Hereford steer given him
by his father, young Strawn cre-
dits his olde rbrother, Leland,
! with setting a goal for his FFA
j and other accomplishments.
“Leland had an impressive
j record in the FFA program, so
that first year I set my goal
high.”
He raised the first steer to
800 'pounds and showed at the
Loy LakeCmow.
■"I men deposited the money
in a savings account for future
use,” he continued. “When I
entered high school I used the
money fo purchase two sows
and a boar from the Neuhoff
Swine Farm, registered York-
shires. T needed money so my
father and Leland financed my
program the first year, to be
repaid with work after school
and Saturdays.”
With the borrowed money, he
rented 66 acres which he planted
in wheat, oats, barley and hay.
Later he purchased 12 head of
grade heifers and received one
heifer through the chapter chain
These early projects have in-
creased to the present level of
the award winner’s operation.
Resignations
Leave Vacancies
On City Council
Now’s your chance!
City council will be short two
members following official res-
ignation of two men, Mayor Wor
tham said Tuesday night.
Indicating that formal resig-
nations are forthcoming were
Jim Keck and Carl Thompson.,
Wortham added. Keck is resign-
ing due to ul health and Thomp-
son will be~engaged in business
out of town in the future.
Anyone Interested in a council
seat may contact the mayor or
other city officials. Council is
presently meeting twice monthly
No official business was con-
ducted Tuesday night due to
lack of a quorum; however dis-
cussion"centered around the ci-
(Continued on back page)
Marsha Bonner
Wins Two Medals
In Track Events
J Howe Roadrunners Track club
| brought home nine medals won
last weekend in the North Texas
! Little Olympic' meet held at
| Fort Worth’s Farrington Field.
Team Captain Marsha Bon-
ner led the team with two gold
medals, winning the high jump
at 4’6” and tossing the shot put
2T6” for first places in each
Clean-Up Week
Begins Monday
City Clean-up week, designat-
ed recently will begin Monday
and continue through ^Friday.
City trucks will pick up street-
side garbage and rubbish on
the east side of Highway 5 on
Tuesday and Thursday and on
the west side of the highway
Monday, Wednesday and Fri-
day.
division in the Intermediate sec-
tion.
Barbara Dailey turned in her
usual, fine performance in the
broad jump for Ja“ gold medal,
and finished third in the 100-
yard aasb.
Linda Stfrratt placed second
(Continued on back page)
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Walker, Bob. The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1969, newspaper, July 17, 1969; Howe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth840082/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .