The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1971 Page: 3 of 10
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Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, October 28, 1971
The Mercedes Enterprise — Page 3
Three in Exercise in Germany
Three Mercedes soldiers
are participating with more
than 11,000 troops in Ex-
ercise Reforcer III in Ger-
many. All are Army Privates
First Class.
The three are: PFC Feli-
ciano Cuadra Jr„ 23, son
of Mrs. Maria Y. Cuadra
of Mercedes, a rifleman in
Company C, 1st Battalion,
18th Infantry Division at Ft.
Honor Rollees
The following names were
omitted from the Mercedes
high school first six-week
honor roll last week:
Juniors, average A —Be-
verly Brewer.
Sophomore, average A —
Felicitas Gonzales, Eduardo
Lopez, Bonnie McDonald,
Freshmen, Average A —
Herminia Guzman, Marion
McDonald, Odilia Olivarez.
Riley, Kan.
PFC Arturo E. Serra,
whose father Manuel Serra,
lives in Mercedes and whose
mother, Mrs. Leocadia Ser-
ra lives in Austin, assigned
to Headquarters Company,
4th Battalion, 63rd Armor
of the 1st Infantry Division
at Ft. Riley.
PFC Ernesto Longoria
Jr., 19, son of Ernesto Lon-
goria of Mercedes and Mrs.
Manuela Longoria of Selma,
Cal., a gunner with Company
B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry
of thelst Infantry Division of
Ft. Riley.
The Big Red One Division
consists of three brigades.
The 1st and 2nd brigades
are based at Ft. Riley and
the 3rd brigade is perman-
tly stationed at Augsburg,
Germany.
The men of the 1st and
2nd brigades, with support
units, flew to Germany to
join the 3rd and move to the
exercise area extending
from Munich to near the
Czechoslovakian border.
Emphasis in the exercise
was placed on testing pro-
cedures for receiving, as-
sembling and deploying Ar-
my units once they arrived,
rather than on rapid air
transport from the U.S.
In the field maneuver
phase of the exercise, units
of the 1st Infantry Division
and the Canadian 4th Me-
chanized Battle Group en-
gaged in simulated combat
with the Agressor Forces
of the U.S. 1st Armored di-
vision (regularly stationed
in Germany) and the German
35th Panzer Grenadier Bri-
gade.
Exercise Reforcer III is
the third annual operation in
the series.
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The
MHS
Story
by Mary Beth Tankersley
Punt Return Triggers JV Victory
Mario Palacios returned
Donna’s first punt 55 yards
for a touchdown in the first
quarter and Mercedes junior
varsity went on to win 35-0
last Thursday. In the second
quarter, Armando Cadena
ran for two TDs, of 11 and
3 lyards. On the first play
of the second half, Javier
Campos hit Filemon Gomez
with a 61-yard TD pass.
Campos passed to Gomez for
a nine-yard TD later in the
third quarter and Roland Mo-
reno kicked two extra points
and a 22-yard field goal.
Campos hit 6 of 14 pass-
es for 166 yards and Cadena
and Ramiro Chavez ran for
78 and 63 yards.
Jerry Wade intercepted a
pass and Sammy Irby, Gil-
bert Chapa, Bill Lindsey and
Danny Savarino led the de-
fense.
Mercedes had 320 yards
total offense while holding
Donna to 74,Mercedes re-
cord is 6-1.
School Lunch Menu: Cutlets to Swiss Steak
STUDENT COUNCIL was
addressed by Principal Mar-
tin Pena at the last meet-
ing. He told the club that
the girls were getting too
sloppy in their dress.Here-
minded Student C ouncil
members that guide lines are
needed. E very student should
know whether what he wears
is acceptable or not. He
told us that the dress code
was mainly concerned with
short skirts, top of pants for
girls, and the wearing of
jeans. These main areas are
going to be discussed before
any set rules are written
down.
Some rules being thought
of for girls dress regula-
tions are:
(1) Blouses or shirts
worn on the outside must be
made to be worn on the
outside. Blouses or shirts
with slits on the sides will
be unacceptable.
(2) T - shirts or sweat
shirts will not be accept-
able.
(3) Blue-jeans will not be
allowed. Any other type of
jean that is sloppy-looking
will not be accepted. Boys
pants worn by girls are not
acceptable.
(4) Blouses, shirts, tu-
nics, etc. worn with pants
must be at least waist length
when the arm is extended
downward.
(5) No pant outfit will be
allowed with the blouse tuck-
ed in.
(6) Skirt length will be not
shorter than fingertip length
when the arm and hand ex-
tend downward.
Exceptions will be made
depending on the body build
of the girl.
The final decision on the
guidelines should be from
the students, but the guide-
lines are needed. These
guidelines, Mr. Pena told the
Student Council, should be
able to be enforced by each
individual student.
The Halloween Carnival
was briefly discussed. Stu-
dent council members were
told that if a club has a booth
at the carnival its profits
would be divided in half with
the band. The organization
may, however, if it wishes,
donate all the profits to the
band.
* * * *
TRACY EDGEMON was
chairman of the Invitation
committee for the Senior
class. He and his group se-
lected five invitations which
the entire class will vote
on in the near future.
* * * *
LAST WEEK wasRollCall
Week for the Y-Teen Organ-
ization. The girls all wore
their white dresses Monday
and blue ties. The girls gave
each teacher an apple for the
occasion.
Formal installation of new
members was last Sunday at
the First United Methodist
Church. Reverend Harris
presided over the ceremony
along with club president
Marian Wade.
Mrs. Monte Churchill and
Miss Judy German are the
Y-Teens sponsors.
* * * *
ROTARY COUPLE for
October are Hilda Hernan-
dez and Ramon Perez.
* * * *
MR. PENA HELPED build
school spirit last Friday by
leading cheers during the
noon hour.
* * * *
THE TIGERS were upset
12-7 by Donna after a hard
game last Friday night.
* * * *
VOTER REGISTRATION
was held last Friday at MHS.
Teachers and students re-
gistered outside the main of-
fice and eligible Civics stu-
dents registered during
classtime.
* * * *
ZES is still selling mums
for the Homecoming Game
this weekend.
The mums are all white
this year with cowbells pn
the ribbons. They can be
ordered single or double and
with either an M or a foot-
ball number on top.
Order yours from any ZES
member now!
* * # *
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
is this weekend. There will
be various games and booths
by school and civic clubs.
The Halloween King and
Queen will be announced af-
ter they perform their skits.
The carnival is Saturday
night, so come out and have
some fun!
* * * *
THE SPIRIT STICK was
received this week by the
most spirited coach, Coach
Gonzalez.
* * * *
THE BIOLOGY II class
will have a concession stand
at the Homecoming Game for
funds to help them on their
trip to the Mexican Rain
Forest.
The students will be sell-
ing some delicious, hot food,
so come out and have some
and send these students to
the Rain Forest at the same
time.
* * * *
FIGHT IN’ TIGERS will be
playing the Raymondville
Bearkats at the Homecoming
Game this Friday night.
November 1-5
MONDAY: Breaded veal
cutlets; Macoroni salad;
Fruit salad; Hot rolls; Milk;
Oatmeal cookies.
TUESDAY: Tasty pepper
loaf; Orange juice; Mashed
potatoes; Lettuce & toma-
to salad; Hot cornbread;
Milk; Iced spice cake.
WEDNESDAY: Spaghetti
and meat sauce; Buttered
green beans; Carrot & rai-
sin salad; Whole Wheat rolls;
Milk; Peanut butter cookies.
THURSDAY: Hot enchila-
das; Orange juice; Spanish
rice; Pinto beans; Chilled
fruit sections; Cornbread
sticks; Milk.
FRIDAY: Swiss steak;
Snowflake potatoes; Carrot
& cabbage salad; Hot dinner
rolls; Milk; Chocolate pud-
ding.
ATA Reporter
John Powers of Mercedes
is newly-elected reporter of
the Alpha T au Alpha pro-
fessional agricultural or-
ganization at Texas A&I Uni-
versity.
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1971, newspaper, October 28, 1971; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1110868/m1/3/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.