Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1974 Page: 3 of 14
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Fred Stanley, Owner Manager
WE KEEP A COMPLETE FAMILY PRESCRIP-
TION RECORD FOR EACH & EVERY CUSTOMER
Nights & Sundays 537 3310
Mount Vernon, Texas
"WE GIVE GOLD BOND STAMPS"
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THE
one of the Tigers* touch-
downs against North La-
and
i district
1. Redeem filled books, at
Gold Bond Stamp Center
for Merchandise.
the street, they feature a
plush suede front With
leather soles, firm-grip
rubber heels. They're built
for comfort by Nunn Bush.
TRACY OWENS, eighth
grade Tiger halfback seen
GAS
MONTE GODFREY, No.
20. is seen here carrying
the ball after a handoff
from Brad Lowry, No. 30.
during the third quarter of
mar in the 52-6 victory.
(Optic Staff Photo).
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V&M Oil Co.
Truman Davis. Owner
300 E. Elm St.
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JO TAYLOR
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Doc’s
Skelly Station
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these dealers:
And you’re off and cooking with
a century of quality in front of
you. Save money on Roper’s
ranges within your range, like
this model, available in avocado,
goldtone, coppertone and white.
-!fi 60 Months Gas Appliance Purchase Plan
Annual Percentage Rate ol IOOO .- Insured 9 00
Mr.
Tractor
cialist with the Texas Educa-
tion Agency and Texas ASM
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Thursday. Oct. 31. 1974 Page 3
Mt. Vernon. Franklin County. Texas
2. Redeem filled books at
Rutherford Rexall Druq
for merchandise
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the work horse for Mt.
Vernon.” commented Coach
Phillips, "as his quick starts
and outside speed showed to
be too much for the slower
North Lamar defenders
David Cates, the Tigers'
offense boss, also scored
another touchdown on a wide
sweep Tracy
Owens, (he other offensive
halfback threat scored three
extra points from the 3 yard
line /' X
Reserved halfback 1 Jeff
Fuller also scoretklwg/extra
point plays for the reserve
u.«it of the Tiger offense
The entire Tiger team
played an outstanding game
against what was to be the
biggest and most successful
team in the district, accord -
ing to Coach Phillips "The
defensive line unit of David
Cates. Fred Sims. Tracy
Owens, Stevie Joe Evans, Joe
Joe Henry and
Trantham showed
drove the ball 50 yards for a superior defensive strength in
touchdown early in the first
period. The extra point failed
With a pair of these sleek,
two-tone patent leather
babies. The newest thing on
Seemingly overnight
the gasoline situation
has changed from over-
supply to shorteges.
Skelly is spending
millions searching for
petroleum and natural
gas And millions more
on pollution control.
As a service station we
can't spend big amounts
of money, but we can
help you get a little more
mileage and better per-
formance out of your
car.
Short Course In Tractor Maintenance
All tractor owners and University, will be on hand to
operators are reminded of the inatuct in all phases of tractor
in ‘Tractor maintenance.
Special intention will be
I to "the electrical
3. Combine filled books
with cash for merchandise
at Rutherford Rexall
Drug ________________
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(Coupon mutt be signed by custor ter)
•OLD BOND MERCHANTS: Your Gold Hond represonfot ve will rr
YOU for this coupon provided you end the » usiorrter hove > ompl
the terme of this offfr. Proof of purchase of sufficient Gold Bond
to cash coupon* redeemed mutt be available
—J Limit one per family
N? K. Waggoner.
Maintenance Spe-
Ladies' & Girls'
PANTY
HOSE
3 $1
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We Redeem Filled Gold Bond Stamp Books
Exclusive 3-Way Redemption Plan
sioners Precinct :prfitTr«side will be E E. Parnell All 7th CirHfll* J
south of CypresZCreek \ill residents of Commissioners 7
vote in Box 4 vihich will pe Precinct 4 who reside south of Qfh TaLne Ki tv IT'in
located in thk. Franjdin Cypress Creek and Lake Olfl 1 UKeS Dig rF III
County building Vat -Wrnns- Cypress Springs will vote in Curtis Chesshire, Mt Ver
boro. / Box 8 at the South Franklin non 7th grade halfback, gave
All residents x)f Commis- School. The election judge the Tigers their only bright
sioners Precinct 4 who reside will be George D. Lester.
■hurt course in ‘Tractor
Maintenance” to be held Nov.
4 thru 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the given
Saltillo High School Vo. Ag.
Shop
EXTRA GOLD BOND STAMPS
With The Purrhane Of fa no Or More At
Ituthei fonj Ka’xhII brur. F.xpm s Xo\ 2 1'iVI
.. $1
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north of Cypress Creek will north of Cypress Creek and
vote in Box. 3 which will be Lake Cypress Springs will
located in the Purley Com- vote in Box 7 which will be
muni'ty Center The election located in the basement of the
judge will be Cecil Weather- Methodist Church in Mt
ford All residents of Commis- Vernon. The election judge
gide will be E E. Parnell All
residents of Commissioners
Precinct 4 who reside south of
Creek and Lake
Cypress Springs will vote in
Box 8 at the South Franklin
Junior Varsity play
against North Lamar last
Thursday night at Tiger
Stadium. (Optic Staff
Photo).
SHELTON
Butane, Furniture & Appliance
HIGHWAY 37 SOUTH—MT. VERNON
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$199
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*1324 30-inch gas range
S • Sculptured high-line back panel
T • Cook reminder clock 4 hour
’ timer • Oven interior light • Florentine
pattern oven window
Petail Price $259.95. Less Trade-In
$40.00. Sale Price $219.95.
JI on your monthly
J gas bill. ”■
Includes 3% sales tax
Slightly higher where
municipal taxes
apply
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Election—
Continued From Page I
individual candidates Per-
sons wishing to vote for
candidates in two or more
party columns should place
an X in the square beside each
candidates name for which
they wish Io vote.
There will be eight polling
places open in the county
from 8:00 a m to 7:00 p.m.
The two voting precincts in
Commissioners Precinct 1 are
Box 5 which will be at the
Hagansport Community Cen-
ter and all voters in
Commissioners Precinct 1
who live north of White Oak
Creek will vote in this box.
The election judge will be J.
C Hare Box 1 will be located
at the Court House in Mt.
Vernon and all voters who
reside south of White Oak
Creek in Commissioners
Precinct 1 will vote in this
box The election judge will be
Arnold Pierce ”*y
All voters who are," in
Commissioners Precinct 2
who reside north of the Cotton
Belt railroad will vote in Box 2
which will be located in the
Court House. The election
judge will be Sam Draper. All
residents of Commissioners
Precinct 2 who reside south of
the railroad will vote in Box 6
which will be located in the
girl’s gymnasium at the
school The election judge will
be D. G. Irby.
All residents of Commis- ■
sioners Precinct 3 who reside
system." "fuels and lubri-
cants." "diesel fuel injec-
tion," and service for maxi-
mum performance,
Further information may
be obtained by 'seaHing -
Richard Lee, Vo-Ag teacher
To Help You Produce
Top-Grade Calves
SPECIAL CALF STARTER is an all pelleted,
complete, high energy calf starter and developer.
Special-X Milk Replacer and Calf Starter make a
dynamic duo to help produce large, big-barrelled
calves.
Calf Starter is a 16
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Try it—It's A Winner!
spot in 16-6 game against a
mostly 8th grade squad from
North Lamar last Thursday
night. ^The Panthers scored
two touchdowns and two extra
points against the Tigers on d
halfback pass and an end run* quarterback
The Tigers' only score came
with less than a minute to
play as Curtis Chesshire
broke off tackle for a 15-yard
run for a touchdown
North Lamar won the battle
against a mistake ridden
Tiger team, according to
Coach Jack Phillips
The eighth grade game
which ended with a score of
52-6, Mt. Vernon, started off
with a roar as D&vid Cates
returned the first kickoff 85
yards for a touchdown
Halfback Tracy Owens scored
the extra point
North Lamar fought back Jiistiss,
with a good kickoff return and Rodger
holding a larger team to only
one touchdown.” (
Phillips also said. "The
The Tigers, on the second Tigers needed to win this
offensive play after the game and we were ready for
Panthers scored, showed it . We didn’t expect to score 52
their potent oftense by points on such a large team,
sending halfback Stevie Joe |)Ut the Tigers have not lost
Evans into the end zone with any games yet and are
his first of five touchdowns determined to win
runs in the game. “Evans was undefeated again.”
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1974, newspaper, October 31, 1974; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278293/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.