Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 13, 1975 Page: 1 of 8
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INDUSTRIAL LEADER /
PUBLISHED AT YOAKUM, TEXAS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT YOAKUM, TEXAS 77995
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TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1975
NO 38 - 15c PER COPY
Rodeo Queen Entries Sought
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LAVACA JUDGES HRNCIR AND PISH, left to right.
JUDGES ATTEND SEMINAR
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No fee is charged to enter che
event. The winner will lead the
grand entry during the two rodeo
performances June 6 - 7.
Three out • of - town judges
will select a winner and first and
second runner - up who will
receive trophies donated by the
Yoakum Chamber of Commerce.
The entries will be judged on 25
percent appearance, 25 percent
personality, and 50 percent
horsemanship
The 1974 queen is Leigh Ann
Mallings of El Campo.
personnel cordially invite you to
this event observing another
milestone in Perry's operations
in Yoakum.
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judges attending were (left to
nght) Judge Wilton A. Hmcirof
Precinct 1. Hallettsville, Lavaca
County; Judge Shirlev Isbell of
Precinct 4, Florence, Williamson
County; and Judge Laddie J.
Pish of Precinct 7. Yoakum.
Lavaca County.
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all qualified MMFA safety instructors in Yoakam.
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Alpha Kappa Rho and Alpha Epsioon Xi,
Yoakum chapters of Beta Sigma Phi. recently observed Founders
Day and named their respective Girl of the Year awardees. Pictured
above are Sandra Drake (left), and Elda Mae Petrich (right).
Alpha Epsilon Xi; and Mary Haas, Girl of the Year for Alpha
Kappa Rho (center).
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QUALIFIED MULTI MEDIA instructors participated in
Pilot's Club Pint Aid Como here recently. Instructors
ode'Bill Mana, Elmer Hanna, James Chomout , Bennie
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Troop 228 Has
Chicken Barbecue
Boy Scout Troop 228 will serve
a chicken barbeque with giblets
at the City Park beginning at 11
a.m. Sunday. May 18th.
The public is cordially invited
to take home some delicious
barbeque.
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, FIRST AID COURSE PARTICIPANTS, left to right: Lynette Barton. Mrs. Marie Jo
nippa. Pilot Club President; Bernadette Pilzner. Charles Soehnge. Lisa Matthew (receiving
rtificate) Fire Chief Elmer Hanna, Bill Mann and Mrs. Irene Mann, Safety Chairman for the
lot Club. (Not pictured, but participating were John Barton, Diana and Mary Basham and Judy
chleinschok.
Pilol Club Sponsors First Aid Course
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REMINDER
Children who will be five years
old on or before September 1,
1975 should register for
Kindergarten at the Primary
School. Bring the child's birth
certificate and shot record.
Children who will be six years
old on or before September 1,
1975 may also register for grade
one.
Justices of the peace from
across the state of Texas
attended a basic 40-hour Texas
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Local and area cowgirls
between the ages of 14 and 21
are invited to compete for the
1975 title. Entries must be single
and if under 18, parents’
signature is required on entry.
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The two resident chapters.
Alpha Epsilon Xi and Alpha
Kappa Rho are sponsoring this
year’s Tom Tom Kiddie Parade.
The Parade will be held
Friday, June 6th during the Tom
Tom Festival, and will form at
5:30 p.m. near Emerson's Feed
Store and proceed down Lott St.,
concluding at the Post Office.
There is no fee to enter in the
parade and ribbons will be given
to the winners in each division.
Also ribbons will be given to
participants. Prize money will be
given to the float entry winners
only.
The age limit for participating
children is 12 years. No
Sweet Home
Farm Bureau
Meeting, Social
The Sweet Home Farm
Bureau will hold a meeting and
social on Tuesday. May 13th at 8
p.m. at the Sweet Home
Schoolhouse. All members are
rged to attend.
James Pish, chairman of the opening rodeo performance in
1975 Yoakum Leather Tom Tom the Yoakum City Park Arena.
Festival's rodeo queen contest. Entry blanks may be obtained
has announced that entries are from Pish at Route 4 - Box 20A,
now being accepted for the June Yoakum, Texas 77995 or in the
6 contest to be held prior to the office of the Yoakum Chamber of
______________________ Commerce Deadline for enter-
ing is June 1.
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129 Candidates
For Diplomas
One hundred twenty - nine
seniors at Yoakum High School
are candidates for graduation at
the May 23 commencement
exercises to be held at 8 p.m. in
Bulldog Stadium.
Baccalaureate services will
also be held at the Stadium on
May 18th. next Sunday.
A list of the candidates and
picture will appear in the
Herald-Times prior to com-
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Mr. Zaruba was born Oct. 19.
1899 in Czechoslovakia.
He was a veteran of World
War II. a member of the
American Legion. Lions Club,
past president of Hallettsville
Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture, the Texas Automo-
bile Dealers Association, and the
National Automobile Dealers
Association.
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Patrolman Out
Of Hospital
CUERO - Highway-Patrolman
Jimmy Fitzpatrick of Cuero was
dismissed from Cuero Commu-
nity hospital after being
hospitalized since May 2 when
his left leg was broken in a slo -
pitch game.
Fitzpatrick said his leg will be
in a cast for eight to twelve
weeks.
I The Yoakum. Pilot Club to teach the knowledge and the procedure they have
iponsored a Multimedia First skills needed for emergency observed follow the film.
Ik ourse recent y through care of the injured until a The trainee also looks through
Eoopera ion ° he, Drixers physician arrives, and to create a work book which tests them on
■Education Class at the local high an active interest in the materials learned from the film.
I 100 ’ ___ prevention of accidents through and practice session series.
I A recent survey determined the elimination of their cause. Fire Chief Elmer Hanna who is
It at teenagers had the least Major topics which involve also in charge of the City
I now e ge pertaining to first first aid skills are treated by a Ambulance Service, provided
aidt.yet were t e age group series of demonstrative films the ambulance at the conclusion
which was exposed to a greater and practice
sessions. Skills are of the course so students could
number of accidents, presented in brief filmed better acquaint themselves with
i e purpose of this course was demonstrations. Practice ses- some of the equipment through
I Panel To sions in which trainers practice demonstrations.
VFW Auxiliary
To Install
Mon., May 12
Ladies Auxiliary to V.F.W.
No. 2456 met at 8:00 p.m. May 6,
with President Ruby Jirai
presiding. Several acknow-
ledgements for memorials were
read when the Secy, read
business letters. motorized vehicles will be
Plans were made for allowed. This does not include
installation of officers to be held children’s battery operated toys
in a joint meeting with the which are permitted
V.F.W. Monday night. May 12. Dollies for floats will be
at Morris Center Community available again this year. Details
building. ... . on reservations will be an-
Memorial Services will again nounced later.
be held at the Fire Station May Categories include Walking
26 with various organizations StagteTwdktog Couples, Pets’
participating. Wagons, Wheels, and Tricycles.
Loyalty Day was observed by Bicycles, Ove of Town, Floats,
presenting a U.S. Flag to the and Walking Groups.
Yoakum Primary School. Co-chaifmenfrthe Kiddie
Teachers Day was recognized Parade are Nolene glair of Alpha
by presenting a cake to St. Epsilon Xi and Betty Ann Tolbert
Joseph s School faculty. for Alpha Kappa Rho.
Remember the installation Charmen Pth Above listed
day May 12 at eight that categories will be announced as
evening. will other information.
SERVING LAVACA AND De^/TT COUNTIES
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Brushy Horsemen s City commissioners it the
Club Rodeo
discuss plans for using $87,537
Practice Tuesdays fnndsensraiasie tonuke
Brushy Creek Horseman’s fiscal year 1976.
Club rodeo practice will be held Bids wil be opened on sale of
every Tuesday night, starting the wooden barn in the city park
promptly at 6:30 p.m. and also for purchase of 35 utility
in case of rain it will be held on poles.
Thursday. City Dads will also discuss the
Due to the lengthy practice appointment of a Charter
sessions those who need to ride Committee with a view toward
longer should come earlier. amending the city charter
(2x) which was originally adopted on
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Perry s Has The meeting will begin at 7:30
5lh Anniversary Deadline For
Perry’s Store in Yoakum is Notaries Public
observing its 5th anniversary at You must file your new notary
the location in the H.E.B. public bond with Ray Gips,
Shopping Center with a special County Clerk, Cuero, Texas, by
anniversary event beginning Thursday, May 15th, 1975. in
Tuesday and continuing through order to re qualify for the new
the 17th. 1975 - 1977 term. Filing fee is
Store Manager Glen Kifer and $4.00.
Survivors include two sisters
Miss Bessie Zaruba of Halletts-
ville and Mrs. R J. Walters of
Yoakum.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Kubena Funeral
Home in Hallettsville. Interment
will be in Hallettsville City
Cemetery.
7:30 p.m. in the arena. Chairman
James Pish invites local and out -
of - town cowgirls, between the
ages of 14 thru 21 years to enter
the event. No entry fee is
required. Participants must be
single and if under age 18 must
have their parents signature on
the entry blanks. Deadline for
entering has been set for J une 1.
Forms may be obtained from
Pish at Rt. 4, Box 20 - A.
Yoakum, Texas, 77995 or from the
office of the Yoakum Chamber of
Commerce at P.O. Box 591.
Contestants will be provided
with an instruction sheet and
copy pattern to be followed.
A panel of out - of - town
judges will select the queen, first
and second runners - up who will
be presented with trophies
donated by the Yoakum
Chamber of Commerce. Judging
will be based on 25%
personality, 25% appearance,
and 50% horsemanship. The
reigning queen, selected during
the 1974 Rodeo, is Leigh Ann
Hallings, El Campo, who also
won the Brushy Creek Horse-
man’s Club Youth Rodeo Queen
title here in 1974.
Rainfall I
May rainfall totaled 2.26 1
inches at Yoakum following a ’
storm period May 8th and 9th 2
during which 2.24 inches were k
recorded. Two days earlier .02 B
inches fell for a total of 12.35 L
inches thus far this year which is "1
about normal. There was little or |
no wind or hail damage in the
local area, according to weather 1
observer Leo Brier.
Other areas received their first I
appreciable rainfall this year. ’
There was runoff to fill stock |
tanks in the Yorktown -
Nordheim area Thursday night
as 3.5 inches of rain were
recorded, the first significant
run - off rain this year. Some hail ,
fell at Yorktown. The wheat
harvest was halted temporarily
in DeWitt and Karnes Counties.
A tornado dipped down in
Karnes City, overturning trailer .h
houses and one was also B
reported at Floresville. Funnels B
were sighted at Mission Valley B
and elsewhere in Victoria B
County. E
Cuero received 2.2 inches •
Thursday night.
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Antone Zaruba,
Chevrolet Dealer,
Dies In Yoakum
Antone Zaruba, 75, resident of
Hallettsville and for many years
Chevrolet dealer in Hallettsville
and Yoakum, died at 5 a.m.
Sunday, May 11th at Huth
Memorial Hospital.
Meet Tuesday |
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Planning and Zoning Commis- |
sionoftheCity of Yoakum will be I
held May 13,1975at6:00p.m. in
the Yoakum Municipal Building I
to consider a request from Holy I
Cross Evangelical Lutheran I
Church of Yoakum, for a change
in zoning from Residential to |
Commercial of .82 acres of’ ”
Highway Safety Projects Listed
YOAKUM -- Seven safety Colorado County, and US 77 and
projects in the Yoakum highway St. 71 in La Grange. Favette
district have been funded it was County, at a cost of $10,000 tor
announed today by Carl V. each location. Resurfacing with
Ramert, District Engineer, skid resistant aggregate will be
These jobs are part of a $15 done on sections of FM 1301 at
million statewide program iagoin Wharton County. $1 .000.
approved by the Highway and on US 27 in Fayette County.
Commission in April. Included $23,100 in Victoria County. a
are 249 projects of various types turning lane w ill be added on US
aimed at making highways safer. 87 at the intersection with FM
Area projects include the 616 in Placedo at a cost of
installation of protective guard- $50,000.
rail at roadside hazards on FM According to Ramert. these
951 (Pearl City Road) in DeWitt seven locations were selected on
County. $15,000 and on FM 102 the basis of accident records and
in Colorado County, $15,000. traffic volumes The work will
The addition of turn signals will use funds made available in the
be made at the intersection of US 1973 Federal Aid Highway Act.
90 and St. 71 in Columbus,
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Doug Adami on one at the new balls that will be in the pen at Yoakum - The bul to
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WW33 called Billy Jack - He has been bucked 23 times and been rode 1 time and to classified as
Saturday rainfall of 1,28 inches, double rank by the cowboys.
brought the May total to 3,54 in. Scenes like this will be repeated at the Tom Tom Festival Rodeo at the City Arena
June 6th and 7th.
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Two rodeo performances,
Friday, June 6th and Saturday,
June 7th, 8 p.m. will be held in
the Yoakum City Park Arena
during the Yoakum Leather Tom
Tom Festival. Over 200 area and
local cowboys and cowgirls are
expected to compete in the Texas
Rodeo Association approved
event that is being produced by
Roundup Rodeo Productions of
Stafford owned by Luke Van
Dries and Smokey Davis.
Bareback riding, calf roping,
saddle bronc riding, steer
wrestling, bull riding, team
roping and cowgirls barrel race
will be featured along with a calf
tying event for local business-
men a chicken scramble for
children under twelve years of
age. Two - men teams
representing the local Rotary
Club. Lions Club and Jaycees
will compete in the calf - tying
event. Speciality acts and clowns
will highlight the rodeo that will
provide $5,000 in cash prizes to
the winners.
Kaetzch Wagener, Dr. Louis
Boening and Phil Livingston are
Tom Tom Rodeo chairmen. Last
year’s event was witnessed by
capacity crowds and the
chairmen are expecting a large
turn - out this year for the annual
rodeo. Admission prices are $2
for adults and $1 for children.
Prior to the Friday night
performances a queen’s contest
The patrolman was catching Justice of the Peace Training
when he collided with a base Center seminar April 13-18 in
runner during a game in Cuero San Antonio. The training center
Municipal Park. The leg was is based at Southwest Texas
broken just below the knee. State University. Among the
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Janacek, John E. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 13, 1975, newspaper, May 13, 1975; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1424182/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.