El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1982 Page: 37 of 37
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The West Wharton
County United Way drive
will kick off at noon Mon-
day, Oct. 3 with a new
name, a nc v organiza-
tional format and two
brand new agencies that
boost this year’s goal to
$27,000.
El Campo’s new multi-
million dollar hospital is
beginning to take shape,
with framing operations
now “above ground” for
all to see.
The El Campo
Ricebirds, the only
District 25-AAAA team
with an unblemished
record, take on the Vic-
toria Stingarees in the
district opener for both
teams here Friday night.
The El Campo
Ricebirds faced their se-
cond winiess ball club in
as many weeks and the
Aldine Eisenhower
Eagles, unlike tha
Angleton Wildcats the
week before, played the
loser’s role to the hilt.
The HERO Group of
the Future Homemakers
of America met Sept. 20
at 12:30 p.m. in the
Homemaking Depart-
ment of El Campo High
School to elect officers.
Ova* 300 students in the
El Campo Independent
School District read an
average of 20 books this
summer and were
awarded Ricky Ricebird
reading certificates by
local Right-To-Bead
director, Mrs. Anglen
Slovak.
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School air conditioning
system, at least a part of
it, should be in operation
by the end of next August
or September, engineer
Robert Holland of
Houston told El Campo
trustees Wednesday.
ed at City Hall Monday.
Grand champion and
reserve champion steers,
champion and reserve
champion light weight
steers, grand and reserve
champion hogs and
grand and reserve cham-
pion turkeys were chosen
at the annual judging
Monday night at the
Wharton County Youth
Fair at Pierce.
Participation by
everyone is the theme of
this year’s United Fund
drive for $20,500, chair
man Marvin Kolinek and
president Danny Hyden
said.
The fairer sex will
liberate Ricebird
Stadium Friday at 7:30
p.m. for the annual
American Field Service
sponsored Powder Puff
Football game and
gridiron action is ex-
pected to be rougher than
ever.
T.L. Pink retired
August 31 after 38 years
as Wharton County’s
dominant figure in Negro
education and advance-
ment.
El Campo teachers will
be honored Tuesday, Oc-
tober 3 in the high school
cafeteria during the an-
nual Rotary Club-El
Campo School System
sponsored Teacher Ap-
preciation Banquet.
The Disabled
American Veterans of El
Campo will host the
Region IV Convention
Saturday and Sunday.
Leonard Nruxek has
been waiting in the wings
for quite awhile and Fri-
day night he got his
chance to quarterback
the Ricebird football
team and he led them to a
21-7 win over the Wharton
Tigers.
as planned Sunday, Oc-
tober 7.
The annual St Philip’s
Catholic Church picnic
will be held this Sunday,
Sept. 30 at the American
Legion Center and will
feature the most
delicious and tender
barbecue beef ever to be
served according to all
indications.
Five new directors to
serve two year terms
starting next November
1 and continuing until
November 1, 1984, have
been chosen by ballot for
the chamber of com-
merce and agriculture.
Balloting closed at 5
o’clock, Tuesday after-
noon. This morning the
ballots were counted and
those who were elected
are George Copeland,
Travis Miller, Harlan
Nelson, Dr. Grant G.
Whorton and Oscar
Ziegenhals.
Visitors to the Wharton
County Fair are invited
to the food stand spon-
sored by the Auxiliary of
the Hillje Home for the
Aged reports J.D.
Derden, president of the
organization which is at-
tempting to raise money
to meet the needs of the
home.
Using its new building
for a Jaycee function for
the first time, El Campo
Junior Chamber of Com-
merce will host a
Regional Forum next
Sunday afternoon from 2
to 4:30 o’clock.
Three El Campoans
will go to Hudson Train-
ing Center in Houston
Thursday night to
receive from Brahman
District of Boy Scouts an
award of merit for par-
ticipating in Flag Day
last July 14. Accepting
the award will be Chuck
Schwartzkopf, manager
of Radio KULP and he
will be accompanied by
Harold Bishkin and
Leslie Collins.
The fifth and sixth
grade pupils of the Nor-
thside Elementary
School will conduct their
annual magazine
subscription sale, beginn-
ing this Friday,
September 28, and conti-
nuing through Monday,
October 8, Bill Dowden,
principal of El Campo
Elementary Schools has
announced.
Bob Koonce of
Angleton, the Governor
of District 2 S-4 of Lions
International made his
official visit to the El
Campo Lion’s Club Tues-
day, September 25.
It’s bargain time, until
October 1, for those eligi-
ble to the American
Legion.
Those who pay their
annual dues to Craig-
Harris Post No. 251 by
October l can get in for
the old rate of $5 a year
After that the price goes
to $6 a year because state
dues were raised $1 at the
last state convention,
Post Commander C.C.
Vawter states.
Louise Lions Club
members are preparing
for their big annual
event, the Lions Street
Carnival, which will be
held the night of Satur-
day, October 6.
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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/m1/37/?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.