Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1978 Page: 8 of 16
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DAVID MILLS. ■ first year
Vocational Agriculture stu-
dent at Saltillo High School,
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JOHN CUMMINGS, a Mt.
Vernon FFA Greenhand, is
seen here with his crossbred
steer. The steer is a part of
John’s supervised farming
program and will be shown
and sold during the local
FFA and ,4-H project show.
John is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bennie Cummings.
(Staff Photo By C. Stretch-
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Phone 537-2592
Am Gentry Kay Weaver
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• Learning To Do
• Doing To Learn
• Earning To Live
• Living To Serve
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TO YOUNG AMERICANS
Of The
FUTURE FARMERS
OF AMERICA
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We Salute The
FUTURE FARMERS
OF OUR AREA
During Their Week
Feb. 18 To 25
OUR
Best Wishes
On Your Projects
DAVID WHITE, son of Mrs.
Suzanne White, is shown
milking some of his eight
Holstein cows. He also has
several dairy heifers he is
developing in his supervised
farming program as a
member of FFA and a first
year Vo-Ag student at
Saltillo High School. (Staff
Photo by Richard Lee).
Joy Ricks
Vacations In
Madrid, Spain
Joy Ricks, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Jack Dawson of Route
1, Winnsboro, recently vaca
tioned in Madrid, Spain
While there, she stayed at the
Princessa Plaza Hotel for
seven days. She visited Royal
Garden, Royal Palace, visited
20 of the 3,200 rooms and saw
the changing of the guard by
Royal Spanish Troops She
toured the Prado Museum
viewing originals by artists
such as El Greco, Velazquez
•' and Goya; visited the Spanish
Botanical Gardens, Columbus
Monument, and National Li-
brary, the fourth largest in the
world
She shopped in the many
shops of Puerta Del Sol. the
main shopping area in Madrid.
traveled to Toledo, the old
capital of Spain; traveled to the
Valley of the Fallen and viewed
the late Spanish Dictator
Franco’s tomb, visited the 3rd
Century Monastery, tombs of
all Spanish Kings and Queens,
various Cathedrals and Cha-
pels, attended Flamenco shows
and traveled to Segovia and
Avallia and viewed the old
castles and palaces
Ms. Ricks stated she had one
disappointment, the fact that
she did not get to see any bull
fights, as they only have bull
fights for three months out of
the year, and this was the
wrong time of the year
GLYNN MINSHEW
Candidate For
Commissioner of Precinct 4
(Pol, Adv. Paid For By Glynn Minahaw)
HOSPITAL NEWS
Admitted to Franklin County
Hospital the week of-February
7 through February 13 were:
William Clyde Harris, Sulphur
Bluff; Joe H. Peckham,
Claudia Party, Baby Boy
Porky, Winnsboro; and Lurine
Room, Jeanette Colley, Doro-
thy Cuniff, Baby Boy Cunniff,
Gladys Brantley, Penn Chitsey,
Rachel Elliott, Hennoine King,
Cora Hogan, Keter L. Wood,
Sherry Ann Smith, Baby Girl
Smith, Roger Banks, Benny
Future Farmers
Of America
YmM P/Mt A Purpose
Their Goals An Set!
We Salute Them
Dwtaf Ttar Mfek M. II To 25
VIRGINIA VIAMY JOYNIR
Candidate For
DISTRICT-COUNTY CLERK
Of Franklin County
(Pol. Adv. Paid For By Virginia Joyner)
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VISITING HOURS
1*0 To l:M PJC
»:oe To <toe PJC
Earl Price, Mt. Vernon"
Dismissed were: Sammy
Scoggins, Oliver Rutherford,
Bobby Woodard, Brenda Peck-
ham, Brenda McQueen, Teresa
Jennings, Bessie Petty, Martha
CargDe, James Cagle, Sam
Harvey, Rachel Elliott, Jessie
Chitsey, Billie Rushing, Mattie
Chatman, A. M. Aikin, Dorothy
Cunniff, Baby Boy Cunniff,
Pearl Johnson, Luther Dennis,
Dan Long and Lucille Fleeman.
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WE PROUDLY JOIN
IN A TRIBUTE
To The
FUTURE FARMER
CHAPTERS OF AMERICA
You Are Preparing For
Careers Of Leadership
EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
Best Wishes On Your Projects
Crown Jewels
The British Crown Jewels
include the two largest cut
diamonds in the world Both
came from a single large
diamond that weighed one
and a half pounds
A. D. (See) HARRIS
Condidat. For Carnntedsiwr tac. 4
(Pol. Adv. Paid Far By A. D. Harriz)
WE ARE PROUD
,Of The
FUTURE FARMERS
And Of Their
Donna McQueen Services Held
RaDonna Fay McQueen, the
Infant daughter of Tommy and
Brenda Jenkins McQueen,
Route 3, Sulphur Springs, died
Tuesday morning, February 7,
two days after her birth in
Franklin County Hospital
Services were held at 2 p m
Thursday at Murray-Orwoaky
Funeral Home, with minister
Percy Medina conducting,
followed by burial in Peerless
Cemetery
Survivors include her par
ents; sisters Julie Ann, Shelia
and Lisa Kay McQueen,
grandparents Mr and Mrs
Barney McQueen of Sulphur
Springs and Mr and Mrs R W
Jenkins of Dallas; and great
grandmother Mrs. Alice Arnold
of Sulphur Springs
To The Saltillo And Mt. Vernon
FFA CHAPTERS
SALE EVERY MONDAY
FFA
AGRICULTURAL EXCELLENCE
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FUTURE FARMERS of AMERICA...
Being a turcett al farming do.tn f |utl
happen ond it’t not a tal.nl it
We Pay Tribute To The
Boys And Girls, Who Are
Studying And Practicing Better
Methods Of Fanning
SULPHUR SPRINGS
LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, INC.
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Farmers Electric Coop.
Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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proposition The FFA teaches young Amen
cont the latest techniques in agrKultural ad-
vancement A strong and healthy America
depends upon a strong knowledgeable
agricultural community
• CARE AND FEEDING OF LIVESTOCK
• NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES
• SOIL CONSERVATION AND BUILD-UP
• FARM MANAGEMENT
The Future Farmers of America are constantly
working to improve all aspects of farming
technology. They guide the farm community youth
toward constructive, worthwhile endeavors. The
FFA take much pride in their work, as well they
should, for helping to build sound futures for the
young is an endless task and they welcome the
challenge.
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1978, newspaper, February 16, 1978; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330213/m1/8/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.