The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1951 Page: 4 of 14
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DISPLAY
H. E. B. FOOD STORES
THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1951
Lb. Paid Tor Grand Champion Hog
During Auction At Valley Stock Show
MERCEDES — Valley FFA and
4-H Club boys and girls realized $12,-
274.58 at the fat hog auction of the
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
Saturday.
The Frigid Food Bank of Merce-
des paid $230 or 01 a pound for the
grand champion hog exhibited by
Dwayne Hicks of Pharr, while 80
cents a pound was paid for the re-
serve champion exhibited: by Johnnie
Yortz of Mercedes.
Individual sales totalled 199, and
an average of $32.22 per hundred
pounds was realized on 38,096
pounds of hogs-
Other sellers, weights of hogs
purchasers and the purchase prices
are:
Jesus M. Perez, Mercedes FFA,
215, Ernest Marchant, Mercedes. .32:
J. L. Ptyyjohn, Edcouch FFA, 190,
Elsa Farm Bureau, .35; Jerry
Luecke, Donna FFA, 200, Boyce,
Boyce and Bottom, Donna, .47; Du-
rell Douthit, Raymondville FFA 170,
Wlilacy Co- Livestock, Raymond-
ville, .30; James Mulkey, Jr. Merce-
ddes, .32; Daniel Cardenas, Mercedes
FFA, 200., Mercedes Syn., Mrecedes,
33:
Ciro Gomez, Pharr FFA, 235, San
Juan Syn., San Juan, .35; Jose J.
Ramos, Mercedes FFA, 200. Merce-
des,, Mercedes, .33; Audie Hum-
phries, Edcouch-Elsa FFA, 250, Ed-
couch - Elsa Syn., 33; Leland Leigh-
ton, Pharr 4-H, 215, Alamo Syn., -30;
Kenneth Richmond, Raymondville
FFA, 170, Valley Stock Yard, Mer-
cedes, .30; Sammy Williams, Harlin-
gen FFA, 215, First Nat. Bk. Har-
lingen, .48 Gerald Parker, Raymond-
ville FFA, 260, W. B. Clore, Merce-
des. -.31; Eugene Munger, Santa Ro-
sa. FFA, 240, Santa Rosa Pork and
Beef, .36 1-2; Harry Worley, Mer-
cedes FFA, 260, Mercedes Syn., .32.
Jimmy Miller, Weslaco 4-H, 250,
First Nat. Bk., Weslaco, .35; Bobby
Williams, Mercedes FFA, 195 ,Mer-
cedes Hog Syn-, .34; Oscar Canas,
Mercedes FFA, 220, Mercedes Syn.,
• 32; Vernon E. Swanberg, Lyford'
FFA, 200, Valley Stock Yard, Mer-
cedes, .30; Roy D. Lynch, Mercedes
FFA, 240, Mercedes Syn., .32; Jimmy
Archer, Edcouch-Elsa FFA, 215, Ed-”
cOUCh'Elsa Syn., .33; Ray Dempsey,
Weslaco FFA, 185, Associated
Seeds, Weslaco, .35; Dicky Wil-
liams, Edcouch-Elsa FFA, 200, Ed-
2ouch Elsa Syn., .33; Gerald Wagner,
Pharr FFA, 220, Pharr Syn-, 34.
Donald Will, Edinburg 4-H, 250,
W. B. Clore, Mercedes, .28; Chap-
ter Rio Grande City FFA, 190, Val-
ley Brick-Tyle, Mission 28; Leon Mc-
Donald, Edcouch-Elsa FFA, 180, La
Villa Hardware, .34; Milton Kersten,
Donna FFA, 280, Donna Beef Syn.
.35; Ramon Villarreal, Edcouch-Elsa
FFA 210, Edcouch-Elsa Syn., .33;
Alfred Beckham, Mercedes FFA,
220, Mercedes Syn., -33; Tommy
Waggoner, Weslaco FFA, 180; J. T.
Ellis, Weslaco, 33 1-2; Uvaldo Gar-
cia, Raymondville FFA, 185, Willacy
Co., Syn., .30; Bruce Miller, Harlin-
gen FFA, 275. Wilson Sporting
Goods, Harlingen, .35; Charles
Miller, Weslaco 4-H, 250, Richard
Smith, Weslaco, .34; Ray Klein,
Mercedes FFA, 260, Mercedes Syn ,
.32; Donald Renfroe, Edcouch-Elsa
FFA. 214, Rio Farms, Edcouch, .50,
Allen Newer, Mercedes FFA, 190,
Mercedes Syn., .32; Norman Swan-
berg, Lyford 4-H, 170, Wilson Sport-
ing Goods, .31; Florentino Zamora,
Jr., Mercedes FFA, 235, Hidalgo
Bank, Mercedes, .35.
John R- Posz, Jr., Pharr FFA, 230,
Alamo Syn., .30; Bob Lee Lyon, Ed-
inburg FFA, 200; Mercedes Syn., .29;
Edward Willis, San Perlita FFA,
260, Willacy Co., Syn., .30; Charles
Brown, Edcouch - Elsa FFA, 195,
Edcouch-Elsa Syn., .33; Roy Hayes,
Donna FFA, 175, Donna Syn-, .35;
Chapter, Lyford FFA, 210, Graf
Packing Co., Mercedes, .35; Bob
Crawley, Donna FFA, 160, Donna
Syn., .35; Freddie Brunkenhoefer,
Mercedes FFA, 185, Mr. Brunken-
hoefer, Mercedes 33 1-2; Joe H.
Stanfield, Weslaco FFA, 225, Jack’s
Feed Store, Weslaco, .33; Robert
Velasquez, Mercedes: FFA, 210, Mer-
cedes Beef and Hog Syn., .31; Vin-
cente Sandoval, Edcouch-Elsa FFA,
190, Edcouch-Elsa Syn-, .33; Stanley
Keathley, Weslaco FFA, 215, Walter
Baxter Seed Co., Weslaco?, .33; Au-
relio Correa, Raymondville FFA,
.30 1-2; Jimmy Frantz, McAllen
170, Valley Stock Yards, Mercedes,
FFA, 255, McAllen Beef Syn., 32; Jo-
se Rodriguez, Raymondville FFA,
225, Willacy Co. Syn., 31.
Ralph Fessenden, Mercedes FFA,
210, L. L. Van Berg, Mercedes
• 36; Carl F- Schroeder, McAllen
FFA, 275, McAllen Syn., .32; Way-
bum Dalton, Mercedes FFA, 245, D.
J. Schwarz, Mercedes, .35; Eddie
Gregory, San Perlita FFA, 85, Wil-
lacy Syn., .31; David Brannan, Ed-
couch-Elsa FFA, 215; Archer Thea-
tre Corp., Edcouch, -32; Jackie
Schwarz, Mercedes FFA, 200, Mer-
cedes Syn-, .35; Gray Coker, Ed-
eouch-Elsa FFA, 220, Edcouch - Elsa
Syn., .32; Chapter, Mercedes FFA,
170, Graf Packing Co., .50; Bobby
Garrett, Edcouch-Elsa FFA. 215, Ed-
couch-Elsa Syn., .33; Davey Miller,
Weslaco FFA, 260, Sam bingham, La
Villa, -34; Jack Germentz, Edinburg
FFA, 235, Valley Stock Yards, .27;
Harry Douthit, Raymondville FFA,
195 ,Willacy Syn-, .31; Bill Bryant,
Donna FFA, 190, Donna Syn., -35;
Jimmy Whitfield, Raymondville FFA,
200, Willacy Syn., .30; Donald Falls,
Donna FFA, 210, Donna Beef Syn.,
.35.
L. Wassell, Alamo 4-H, 195, Ala-
mo Syn., .32 Jack Tomlinson, Lyford
FFA, 250, Willacy Co. Syn-, .28 1-2:
George E. Van Scherpa, La Joya
FFA, 270, Jim Griffin, Mission, .29;
Clifton Jackson, Edcouch-Elsa FFA,
230, Edcouch-Elsa Syn., .33; Rito Al-
varez, Donna FFA, 230, Donna
Syn., .35; Raynaldo Villarreal, Mer-
cedes FFA, 255, Mercedes Syn., -30;
Danny Schuckenbrock, Raymondville
FFA, 190, Willacy Co-, Beef Syn., 31;
Jesse R. Russell, Weslaco FFA, 2i0,
Burder Lumber Co., Weslaco, .33;
Bobby Stuart, Edcouch- Elsa FFA,
220, Edcouch-Elsa Syn., ,32; David
Falls, Donna FFA, 205, Donna Beef
Syn., -3o; Dick McGown. Edcouch-
Elsa FFA, 275 Ray Guinn, Edcouch,
.39; Kenneth Rhodes, Raymondville
FFA, 235, Willacy Co., Livestock
Syn., .29; Duane Wills, Edinburg
FFA, 200, Hansen Ins., Agcy., Wes-
laco .28; Harold Jones, Mercedes
FFA, 185, R. A. George, Mercedes,
•29; Tommy Nichols, Santa Rosa
FFA, 240, Santa Rosa Syn., Santa
Rosa, .27.
A. C. Balli, Edcouch-Elsa FFA,
185, Elsa-Edcouch Syn., .32; Lynn
Whitlock, Mercedes FFA, 200, Mer-
cedes Syn., .32; Raymond Edward
Jones, Mercedes FFA, 160, Jim Ri-
ley, Mercedes, 35; Meliton Lopez,
Raymondville FFA, 265, Valley Stock
Yards, .28; Calvin Bingham, Lyford
FFA, 245, Valley Stock Yards, -27,
James Morrow, Donna FFA, 155,
Donna Syn., -3§; R. D. Parker, Don-
na FFA, 160, Bob Tankersley, Mer-
cedes, .33; Wayne Wilsher, Ray-
mondville FFA, 180, Willacy Syn.,
.29;Billy Gorhum, Weslaco FFA. 190,
Knapp Motor Co., Weslaco .32; Chap-
ter, San Perlita FFA, 190, Willacy
Syn., .34; George Gonzales, Edcouch-
Elsa FFA, 225, Edcouch-Elsa Syn.,
.33; Charles Plank, Weslaco FFA,
210, Verhalen, Inc-, Weslaco, .32;
George Lockingbill, Raymondville
FFA, 285, Valley Stock Yards, .27;
Robert McCorkle, Raymondville
FFA, 295, Willacy Syn., 26 1-2;
Richard A. Viguerie, Donna FFA,
200, Donna Beef Syn., .32; Kenneth
Roberts, Raymondville FFA, 220,
Willaacy Syn.) 28 1-2; Arthur Joe
Bush, Raymondville FFA, 200, A. C.
Bush, Raymondville, 50.
Jackie Bevel, Rio Hondo 4-H, 200,
Southwestern Packing Co-, .33; Ro-
nald Nunn, Weslaco FFA, 170, El
Porvenir Tortilla Factory, Weslaco,
.32; Chester Witte. Lyford FFA, 195,
Wilson Sporting Goods, .28; Dale
Hughes Weslaco FFA, 205, Weslaco
Imp., and Motor, -32; Virgil E. Swan-
berg, Ly’ford FFA, 170, Willacy Co.,
Syn., 28; A. Fuller, Weslaco FFA,
185, Pearre Motor Co., Weslaco, .32;
Jimmy Hampton, Weslaco FFA, 180,
Pike Motor Co., Weslaco -32; Alfre-
do Hinojosa, Jr., Mercedes FFA, 230,
Logan and Paxton, Mercedes, .33,
Juan J. Hinojosa, Mercedes FFA,
175. Mercedes, Beef Syn-, .32; Jackie
Gatton, Weslaco FFA, 205, Medley
Motor, Weslaco, .32; Francisco
Gonzales, Mercedes FFA, 255, Lo-
gan and Paxton, .33; Freddie Etter,
Santa Rosa FFA, 195, Fred Scwabel,
Santa Rosa, .35; Eutiquio Martinez.
Edcouch-Elsa FFA, 180 E!?a-Ed-
couch, .32; Charles Griffin Weslaco
FFA, 255, L. A. Melina Sloughtn,
Weslaco, .32; Louis Hesterly, Ed-
couch-Elsa FFA, 180, Rio Farms.
• 36 1-2; Gonzalo Mata, Merce-
des FFA 260, Mercedes Beef Syn.,
.32. The remainder of the prize
winners will be published next week.
4 To Be Confirmed
At Lutheran Rites
On Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday, March 18, will be
observed at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Mercedes, with Confirma-
tion in the morning service at 10:45
o’clock.
The following will be received in-
to the communicant membership of
the church in this ceremony: Joanne
Greenwald, Rosemary Karle, Max
Rickert, and Jo Jan Strittmatter.
The last two evening services in
the Lenten series will be on Sunday
evening, March 18, at 7, and on
Good Friday evening,, March 23, at
8. The Good Friday evening service
will include the celebration of Holy
Communion.
The Easter Sunday morning ser-
vice will be held at 10:45 o’clock.
On Easter Sunday evening, March
25, 7:30 o’clock, “The Pilgrimage
Play — The Life of Christ” will he
shown at the church-
W.Y
CHICKS FREE
To Each Adult
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21
We have ordered 1000 Leghorn cockerels
for our Free Chick Day
They Make Good Broilers
Home of Famous Purina Chows and Farm Supplies
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
BRING YOUR OWN BOX
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Moore, R. E. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1951, newspaper, March 15, 1951; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1072573/m1/4/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.