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THIS WEEKEND
RODEO HERE
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ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY 76360
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1974
VOLUME 66 -- NUMBER 45
City Of Electra’S Budget Electra Library
In The Black $4,500
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Santa Rosa
Palomino Club
Stephen Isbell
On Honor Roll
At Tarleton State
Joy Moenning
To Crown
Queen Tonight
Bicycle Riders
To Meet
At Eakin’s
Loans 36,162
Books Last Year
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last the summer.
Approval was given to
purchase a low-pressure gate
valve and to repair 12 water
meters at a total cost of $550.
Commissioners also agreed to
hire a replacement for the full
time meter reader during
vacation periods.
The commissioners then went
into a private executive session.
School Rodeo Club rodeo.
W ith no funds available to start
Electra Bank
To Close
July 4th
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All kids wishing to nde their
dcionitcd bik< s in the rodeo
n. ir.uk should rocct a> 1 akin’s
< irage to sign up
Two rodeo tickets will go to the
o. \ tier .if the best decorated
bike 2nd and kd place winners
wdl win one rodeo ticket each.
1 he parade begins at 4:00 and
the
W H McAllister relieved the Soil Conservationist Award this
sear Mr Barry Jones president of the Lion’s Club, presented
him the award at a recent meeting
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and some bulls, and the Green
belt Area began to see junior
shows produced on a pay basis.
The result was a better
peformance from the school, the
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Electra Rodeo, Parade
To Begin Today
Stacy Smith
To Attend
World Pageant
Club, is a member of the staff of j' ______ •
the school paper. The Tiger of”lndepcndence Day this year.
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There will be a V F W
meeting Friday at 8:00 p.m
Holmean IsamPost Commander
urge all members to come
Gary Gibson
Plans Trip
To Europe
Gary Gibson, son of Mr. and
Mrs Lonnie Gibson of Electra,
is a member of a group of area
students who be traveling to this past year.
on the flute.
Mary Ellen, daughter of Mrs
James B. Totten of Electra and
the late Mr. Totten attended
Southern Methodist University.
Midwestern University and the
National Horsemen University of Houston
The soprano has appeared as
soloist at the Southern Baptist
Convention on several occa-
sions. has performed leading
closed Thursday . July 4 in
observance of Independence
Dav
Chamber Plans
become the 1974 Rodeo Queen. Festivities For
Miss Moenning will be a senior
student in Electra High School
this fall where she is an active
member of the Electra High
Miss Norman
Stacy was 1st runner up tn the To Be In Electra
For Parade
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The Electra High School Rodeo
Club came into existence during
the fall of 1971 What started
the now many membered club,
began only as the tiny
inspiration and dream of a few
very enterprising young men,
7 namely Donnie Hatfield. Phil
Curry, Bennv Bowden and
Randall Raschke Much thought
on their part, coupled with m any
hours of conversation and wise
counsel with interested parents.
I soon took some form and it was
I time for the work to begin The
I first order of business was. of
f course, to institute a set of
by-laws. The long range goal of
the club -‘to promote the sport
of rodeo’ Thus, with the rules
and regulations adopted by the
newly formed club, and with the
help of Mr. Jim Morgan, school
sponsor, work proceeded toward
the first annual Electra High
History, 563: Travel, 221;
Biography, 736: Total Non-Fic-
tion, 10,125
18.880 books were counted tn
the library asof May 1.1973 and
1,810 new books were added,
making a total of 19,690 books in
the library.
590 books had been withdrawn
at counting time, for a total of
19,195 books.
There were 413 new borrowers
The world famous ’Santa Rosa Palomino Club’ of Vernon. Texas
have appeared all over the southwest They will be performing at
Europe this summer. ____
The group is going to Europe < jq
on a comprehensive program of
overseas travel and study
offered by ALSG (American ,<j
Leadership Study Groups) of .
Worchester, Massachussetts.
Mrs. Fern Bloodworth, Burk-
burnett High School teacher, is
the local sponsor and will
accompany the group overseas.
The group’s itinerary will take
them to England, France,
Switzerland, and Itlay. They will
visit theaters and beaches, go
sightseeing . and study the
artistic and cultural background
of today's Europe. The ALSG
overseas academic program is
chaired by European univer-
sity professors and by promi-
nent local petsonalities in each
city--including members of the
British Parliament. Special
walking tours and seminar-v isits
to 1
way places are also included in
the trip. Academic credit is
available to students who
successfully complete the ALSG
program
The students will leave on June
29 and return on July 19.
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Among the Midwestern
U n i verst ly students from
Electra who were listed on the
spring semester honor rolls
were 3 on the Dean's roll (only
A's’ on 15 hours) and 1 on the
University roll (3 5 on 4 0
system grade point average )
They arc Karen Branner
Whisnand. Mike Humphreys
and William Edward Stutsman
Dean's Honor Roll and Jamie
J Beebe. Universitv Honor
Roll
The Lazv F Western W ear
store in Childress. Texas. is
owned and operated by a
husband and wife team. Fred
and Warttic Cordell. The
business was started back in
1964 because the Cordell's were
unable to find the equipment
necessary for their own use.
Now that sounds just like a
routine type statement, but
when you consider that ‘their
own use’ involves the equip-
ment needed to produce a
rodeo, it takes on a new
conotatton.
It was in 1964 that Mr. Cliff
Campbell and Mr Fred Cordell
were loaning their stock to
various junior rodeos on a
no-pay basts At that time there
were very few rodeo producers
who would have anythingto do
with a junior rodeo show, feeling
perhaps that they were not the
same money-making effort as
the amateur productions, yet
required even bit as much time
and hard woik The next year
The C&C Rodeo Company. Inc
was formed with the purchase of
a few head to bucking horses
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Iowa Park Pagent La Petite
District 3rd winner in Wichita
Falls and placed in the ’Texas
Top Ten’ at State Pagent m
Waco
’Ideal Miss'. ’Our Little M iss'.
and 'I a Petite’ is the oldest and
largest childrens pageant sys-
tem it s purpose is to provide
an outlet and to give recognition
to il.c talented children
throughout the world Winning
h. state title and advancing to
Pn taboulous international
finals is important but not as
important as the lessons of
friendship and sportsmanship
The state pageant is dedicated
to the children and the
wonderful experiences they
receive
Stacy Smith, six, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Daniel Smith of
Electra Attended the State ’Our
Little Miss’ pagent in Waco
June 17-22 She was placed tn
the Texas La Petite 'Top Ten.'
Stacy has an invitation to
attend the World pagent in
Baton Rouge. Louisiana
August 19-24
Stacv will need sponsorship in
able to attend the World's
Pagent She will represent
Electra at the pagent in Baton
Rouge
contact of interested and
involved persons right down
to the actual work, the advice
and concern of these sponsors
things as what time schedule Continued On Page Six
should be followed what events
should be presented, down to
and including what type awards
and trophies should be given the
winning contestants The task
was finally completed. The first
annual rodeo was staged in the
spring of 1972 and the
production was haded a success
as approximately fifty young
men and women from the area
entered the rodeo. This first
small success of the young and
inexperienced club, spurred
interest both in the school and
through the community.
From their experiences, the
successes and the failures of the
previous year, the fall of 1972
brought about the prospect of a
second annual rodeo. With the
aid and advice of a new school
sponsor. Mr Troy Gilbert and
the firt outside sjxmsors, Mr
Don Hatfield. Mr Curley
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Gary Wayne Forester son of
Mr and Mrs. Willie G Forester
of Electra, has been accepted
for Graduate study at the
College of Medicine of the
University of Florida in
Gainesville. Florida, in their
Department of Immunology and
Medical Microbiology
Recently graduated from
Midwestern University in W ich-
ita Falls, with honors. Gary
graduated cum laudc
While attending Midwestern,
he was a member of the
Pre-Medical Club. American
Chemical Society Student Aff-
iliate. served as treasurer of the
Biology Club, and was elected
into five membership into Beta
Beta Beta, a National Biological
Honorary Society
Gary is currentlv emploved
with the Wichita Counts- Health
Department in Wichita Falls
He will start graduate study
this fall
Stephen S Isbell of Electra,
has been named to the 'B'
Hui.or Roll and ’he Destin-
guished Student List for the
Spring Semester of 1974 at
Tarleton State University in
Stephenville. Texas
The ’B' Honor Roll consists of
those students who carry at
least 12 semester hours and
have no grade below ’B'.
A Destingutshed Student must
post a semester grade point
average of at least 3 25 on
Tarleton's 4 0 system
Stephen is majonng in Liberal
Arts.
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Miss Joy Moenning. seventeen
year old daughter of Mr and
Mrs Vernie Moenning of
Electra, is the reigning queen of
the Electra Riding Club Rodeo
Joy will be on hand tonight for
the opening performance of the
club's rodeo to present her
successor with a bouquet of
spring flowers and to relinquish
her crown to the girl chosen
and queen by a team of six judges to
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Fast Paced
Chute Dogging
Becomes Test
Fast paced action highlights
this event for it is a real test
between man and beast in a race
with the clock Both steer a.._
cowboy are released simultane-
ously from the chute - the
cowboy striving to take the best
possible hold on the horns of the
steer Digging his heels into the
dirt, the task ensues to propel
the animal past a hne on the
arena floor • time begins and the
contest between man and beast
is under way The cowboy tips
the steer's head and pulls it
tow ard the center of a left-hand
turn ■ the steer must be flat on
its side <
extended before the timing flag
goes down Seconds can seem
like hours when a cowboy like
Donnie Hatfield, shown above,
takes hold of a steer that is not
to anxious to cooperate in his
effort
Gary Forester
To Study Med.
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Bowden and Mr Jim Hefley, 111 rlOITCla.
the club members once again
set out to produce an even
bigger and better show In as
V.F.W. To
in various churches and
conventions and has recorded
tapes in Spanish to by played
throught South America for
religious programs Mrs. Fish is
also a licensed pilot and
stockbroker.
She is the mother of three
childrenJim, residing with his
wife, Cathy, in
Four Electrans
_________ Mary Ellen Fish On Honor Roll
Europs facinating out-of-the- In Concert At
Baptist Church
Mary Ellen Fish, soprano, will
present a concert consisting of
classical and sacred music at the
First Baptist Church of Electra
Sunday, June 30, at 3 00 p.m
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Mrs Fish will be assisted at the
Wicks Pope Organ by Miss Jo
Beth Wittenbach and at the
piano by Miss Sally Totten
Miss Wittenbach. daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Bob Wittenbach.
attends Midwestern University
and is a student of Dr Nita
Akin. She is organist at the First
Baptist Church and will
accompany the singer as well as
perform organ solos. Miss
Totten, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Janies E. Totten, obtained
her Master's Degree in Musk at
Baylor University As well as
accompanying Mrs. Fish at the
piano, she is an accomplished
A watermelon feed, baseball
School Rodeo Club, The Drama gatne ancj fireworks display will
1 highlight Electra's celebration
City Businesses
Urged To Close
To Perform Sat. Thursday, July 4 g
Most business will be dosed
next Thursday in observance of
the 4th of July hohdav This is
one of the designated dates tor
closing by the Chamber of bicyclist's should be at
garage by at least 3:30 p.m.
pivuu ..v. — Will oe me Ilirwuiei J ~ ... r
the opening performance of its fest|Vitiesarefrecof charge queen for this many membered Fish resides with her family-
third annual rodeo. and open to everyone organization. Colorado Springs, Colorado
The festivities are sponsored
bv the Chamber of Commerce
and will be held Thursday at the
C itv Park and Sticker Bowl
Serving of watermelon, which
, is free, will begin at 6 30. At
playing tennis and bicycle 7 30 the Lion's Gub will take on
riding. Joy has been al'
1973 Rodeo Queen and the
Electra Riding Gub is very
proud to present her tonight at
Miss Kim Norman, eighteen
vear old daughter of Dr. and
Mrs Wade Norman of Hollis.
Oklahoma, is the reigning
queen of the Grand National
Horsemen Association. Miss
Norman will be on hand
Thursday. June 27th, at 4-00
p m for the rodeo parade to
kick-off the festivities in Electra
for the third annual Electra
Riding Club rodeo celebration.
Miss Norman is currently
attending the Lawton School of flautist, and will present a solo
Nursing at Cameron College,
and this summer is working in
the nursing field in Hollis.
Active in National Intercolle-
giate Rodeo Association, Miss
Norman has represented the
Grand
Association at all of their
functions and was an honored
guest at the San Antonio
Livestock Show and The Santa
Rosa Rodeo in Vernon, earlier roles with the Columbia Opera
this spring. She will relinquish Company in Washington. D.C .
her crown in November 1974. has sung throughout the country
and for her the months will be jn various churches and for
very busy with the various
rodeos she will attend through-
out Texas and Oklahoma, and
the many banquets that are
scheduled at which she will be
honored at 1974 Queen of the
Grand National Horsemen
Association. Kim is a lovely,
personable and multi-talented wife, Cathy, in Alabama,
young lady and is truly a fitting Cynthia Ellen, and John. Mrs.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Electra Public Library's
Book Circulation for the fiscal
year ending May 1, 1974 was
36,162, with an average of 3,013
books loaned out each month.
19,031 adult books were issued
during the year and 17,131
juvenile books were issued.
Adult fiction included 13,319
books and juvenile fiction
totaled 12,718, with a fiction
total of 26,037.
The total adult non-fiction
issued was 5.712 and total
juvenile non-fiction issued was
4,413. The total non- fiction
issued was 10,125.
Non-fiction books circulated
included.
General Works, 5,167;
The Electra State Bank will be Philosophy. 244; Religion, 361;
Fine Arts. 430; Literature, 508;
: Electra High School Rodeo Club
To Be Presented Friday Night
much as the work is performed
by club members from the
the enterprise with, and having planning stage through the
no experience to fall back on,
the job was a tedious one
involving many derisions rang-
ing in scope from such minor
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A most colorful group of
horsemen comprise what may
well be the finest non-profess-
loial riding organization in the
world 1 hev call themselves
’Tne Santa Rosa Palomino Club'
and arc. unofficially. Vernon.
Texas. Ambassadors on Horse-
back Thev date back to the first
Sa"ia Rosa Roundup of 1949
and urov de air-cracrhng drama
and • motion to tne arena
ar. .me thev perform
I ti organization is ci niprised
of ’ inkers rmchers. under-
taker . c afe owners, auction eers
md • li te — -ran.-e s >: ••
men. plant supervisors and
numerous other occupations.
Each horseman provides his
own horse and equipment, pays
his own expenses and meets
strict inspections required by-
club membership They all
possess tremendous pride and
self discipline that only the
other members can understand
and appreciate Tins pride has
kept them a tremendous,
spectacular and marvelous
organization which operates
with precision, color and high
drama, coupled with suberb
horsemanship, at each perfor-
mance
The Palomino Club has
appeared all over the Southwest
at various rodeos and parades.
Thev have appeared m Colorado
Springs. Colorado. Memphis,
Tennessee and Indianapolis,
Indiana as well as all over New
M< xico Oklahoma and Texas.
In I9t>ti thev were named the
Outstanding Riding Gub in the
nation and in 19^0 thev were
awarded National Drill Team
(. hampions
Current officers are Curtis
C rat [i -• d.nt Dr Roger Lacy,
vie 1 pr .. Ii n-and Jim Rlggms.
M . r-t..i' tr* usurer Dean Byars
o eti.inn.in of the drill
,ommitlce anef Bill Bond is vice
chairman Mr M K Bcrrv is
ho- orurv drill ehairman
I he sc fine performers will be
featured at the Saturday night
performance. June 29th. during
the Electra Riding Cub’s third
annual rodeo celebration
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The Electra City Council met
Tuesday evening in City Hall.
The commissioners reviewed
J the 1973-74 budget, which
JS expires June 30. The budget will
p be in the black some $4,500.
m This is the first time a surplus
has been recorded in several
years.
I Water commissioner Don
T Wright reported that the City
water situation is good and
■ sufficient supple is available to
Tales, and will be a cheerleader
Joy has been actively partici-
pating in junior rodeos this
spring and includes horseback
riding as one of her favorite
and all four legs pasttimes, as well as swimming.
lovely jhe fi^enien at the Sticker Bowl
tn a baseball game.
Following the softball game
will be the fireworks display.
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