El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1982 Page: 33 of 37
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El Campo leader News, El Campo, TX, Wed., Sept 29, 1982 Page 3-D
SOLID WOOD FURNITURE SOLID WOOD FURNITURE SOLID WOOD FURNITURE
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THURS., FRI. I SAT., SiPT. 30, OCT. 1 & 2
First Come-First Served on Dozens of items DRASTICALLY REDUCED!
We must clear room for truckloads of New Furniture scheduled to arrive
shortly. All items in very limited quantities and subject to prior sale.
Sorry No Phone Orders or Layaway on the items Advertised...Shop early
while the selection is good.
STURDY
BUNK BED
C«n be made into twin,
with matching under bed
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CHEST INCLUDED
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*69
SOLID OAK
4 CHAIRS
GROUP SPECIAL
42" Solid Top Table
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Replica
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SAVE UP TO 60%
Every item in our Angleton Store is being reduced to make room for New Arrivals Most items
are perfect, although a few are slightly damaged or floor worn Shop Early for Best Selections
Many items are one of a kind or in very Limited Quantities, all are being sacrificed fo make
needed room
Bring your friends and shop early Prices valid at our Angleton Store Only_
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STOOLS
All Sizes & Styles
Drastically
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By Mm. R.B. Shaw
News Of Garwood
The county hay show
will be held Oct. 8 in
Eagle Lake at the TAMU
Research Station barn in
conjunction with a field
day beginning at 3 p m
The show is an annual
educational activity
sponsored by the Col-
orado County Livestock
Committee in coopera-
tion with the Colorado
County Extension
Agents. A courtesy meal
will be served.
Bertha Richa of El
Campo and Mike Beard
of Garwood are in the
Eagle Lake Community
Hospital
We wish for them a
quick recovery.
I am glad to report that
Robie Millard is able to
leave the Eagle Lake
Hospital.
Liaco Bar Babe, a
2-year-old quarter horse
mare shown by Sheryl
Fucik, won Grand Cham-
pion Mare honors at the
Colorado County Fair
Open Horse Show.
“Babe” won first in her
class of 1979 and after
mares and returned to
the arena to be named
Grand Champion.
“Babe” is owned by
Sheryl Fucik and her
father, William Abell of
Garwood.
Sheryl also showed her
10-year-old mare Silver
Soxs and won first places
in western pleasure and
trail. The pair also plac-
ed fifth in halter, second
in English pleasure, se-
cond in western riding,
third in preening, third in
potato race and fifth in
barrels.
Also showing Silver
Soxs was Chad Fucik who
won fourth place in the
pee wee lead line. He is
the son of Larry and
Sheryl Fucik and the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
William Abell of Gar-
wood and Mrs. Pete P.
Fucik of Taiton.
Officials and visitors to
the Colorado County Fair
all say it was one of the
best.
Some of the ones who
were prize winners are as
follows: Melissia Hunt,
formerly of Garwood and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hunt was winner
of the queen's contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Frels of Garwood and
Mr and Mrs Ross
Phillips of Pasadena
were on a camping trip in
Kerrville last week
While there they attend-
ed an air show
Dr Max Faykus of Vic-
toria, visited his mother.
Mrs. A.G. Faykus one
day last week.
W.A. Hefner is in the
Eagle Lake Community
Hospital. They tell me he
is doing well. We hope for
him a quick recovery.
The Rice High School
Raider freshmen, coach-
ed by Henry M. Gindratt,
played the Needville
team at Needville and
won 14 to 6. The two
touchdown runs were
made by Raider Cleve
Scott.
Raider fans who at-
tended the varsity foot-
ball game last Friday
evening enjoyed wat-
ching Rice win over the
Bluejays, 44 to 14. We
hope the people will con-
tinue to support the foot-
ball team.
Breta Tacker of Sealy
and Patricia Conner of
Eagle Lake (former Rice
High School student)
have enrolled in the
associate degree nursing
program at Wharton
County Junior College.
They will study toward
associate degrees in ap-
plied science and will be
entitled to take the State
Board Pool Examina-
tions to qualify as
registered nurses.
The combined Gar-
wood and Sheridan 7th
and 8th grade football
team brought a victory
from Schulenburg last
Thursday, winning 8 to 6
Jackie Janda of El
Campo, Laurie Allen of
El Campo and Valerie
Drlik of Garwood were
among the freshmen
students enrolling in the
associate degree nursing
program at WCJC.
Mrs. William Troy
(Becky) Krenek of
Houston, daughter-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Krenek of Garwood,
graduated from the
University of Texas
Health Science Center at
Houston last Friday,
receiving a bachelor of
science degree in nurs-
ing
She also holds a
Have a party with
Jef & Valerie
Friday, Octobar 1
Rowton't - El Campo
Saturday Aftarnoon, Octobar 2
Wharton Squara Fair
Goom A Duck Colling Contest
Bring the Kidd
Sunday, Octobar 3
lost Bor not'd Voluntoar tiro
Deportment Benefit * to 10
Io«t Bornord Amorlcon legion Hell
Wadnatday, Octobar 4
Flat M * Wharton
Wadnatday, Sapt. 29
Rowton't • El Campo
bachelor of science in
education degree which
she received from
Houston Baptist Univer
sity.
She received the Zeti
Pi Chapter of Sigma
Theta Tau Honorarium
Award
People from here going
to Fatima and Lourdes
were Mr. and Mrs Alfred
Prihoda, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Krenek, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward
Korenek, Mrs. Connie
Labay and Mrs Irene
Skuca.
Mr. and Mrs. Heyne
Dromgoole and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Eisel and family attend-
ed and participated in the
Colorado County Fair
and Horse Show.
Mack Wade Dromgoole
won high point in the 8 to
12 year age group and
LeShon placed third,
Sarah Eisel won high
point in adult division.
Terry Eisel placed first
and Cory also rode.
Heyne Dromgoole’s
stallion received reserv-
ed champion and K.R.
Abel received grand
cahmpion
William Hefner, Bren-
da Eaton and baby boy
and Martha Coleman
from Altair are all in
Eagle Lake Hospital.
Friends wish for them a
quick recovery.
The FFA of Rice High
School held its first
meeting last week in the
commons. During this
meeting they elected the
FFA sweetheart. Com-
peting for this title were
Susah Drlik, Karen
Rucka, Becky Benge,
Leslie Harrison and
Louri Bubela.
Becky Benge was
elected the Rice FFA
Chapter Sweetheart for
the 1982-83 school year
A new teacher at Rice
High School this year is
Gary Wrinkle. In additon
to coaching in football,
track and basketball, he
will be teaching world
history.
He said his favorite
hobbies are music and
automobiles. He likes
sports but his favorite is
track.
Rice High School band
Council met in the home
of drum major Connie
Prazak The council en-
joyed chicken spaghetti,
lettuce and tomato salad,
garlic bread and German
chocolate cake for din-
ner.
The following subjects
were discussed: money
making project at the
Garwood Fair, T-shirts
for band members and
selection of the best mar-
chers
The honor society had
its organizational
meeting last week.
The meeting was called
to order by Bill
Carpenter The first item
was to elect officers as
follows: president, Kim
Wunderlich; vice presi-
dent, Rodney Sanford;
secretary, Karen Rucka;
and treasurer, Ronny
Cook.
At the Garwood Fair
the society is to have a
dunking stand and
Rodney Sanford is
chairperson to get the old
dunking stand fixed.
They decided to have an
induction dinner and Mr.
Carpenter said he would
look into dates and place.
John T. Engstrom, a
member of the Rice
School board, resigned so
that a relative of his
could be a teacher in the
Rice School. There will
be an election called to
replace Mr. Engstrom
Those going from here
to Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Fisher’s little girl's first
birthday party were Mr
and Mrs. Boyd Rees, Bil-
ly Rees and Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Rees and
children.
Mrs. Ida Fuex of
Houston visited her
sister, Mrs. Elsa Krenek,
and other relatives here
last weekend
CfraUp
Talk
FROM YOUR NEXT LT. GOVERNOR
This may he my last column
in this series We began this
column ten weeks ago. hoping
it would he a success Ami
judging from the response o!
the feelers. I would cjII it an
unqualified success I he null
has hcen verv favorable I he
column^ that drew the most re
spouse were those dealing with
education of **ur children the
pr«*pcrtv tj* issue and the
issue i*f Mr M«»bh\ raising
funds for the A( 1 I ki trse in
that organi/aiion s crusade
against praver in schools and
m defense of porvuttraphers
f have mack a p*wnt in these
columns (hat It* Bafts need a I t
(lovcntof who is m toui h w tfh
the poipk he is suppled to
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1982, newspaper, September 29, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1006895/m1/33/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.