The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1974 Page: 5 of 10
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Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 8, 1974
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ATTEND TWIRLING CAMP - These young ladies from
Mercedes junior high attended a one week twirling camp in
Kingsville July 15-19. Gloria Saldana, left, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Saldana of Mercedes. Blanca
Almanza, right, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio
Almanza. The girls stayed in dorms and attended five
classes each day learning a total of five new routines. They
performed solos in the grand finale. [Mercedes Enterprise
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sponsored by the Pecos County X of Texas, left Corpus Christi
Sheriff’s Posse. Rodeo per- July 14. The Texas delegation
formances will be held Thurs- included 172 delegates.
day, Friday and Saturday Revolving around the theme
nights, with the final night’s “Search”, the meeting was
performance climaxing the day focused on the use of human
that will include the Pony and material resources in
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According to local officials,
this mail delivery will be
turned out 21 hours faster than
regular mail.
In the 1860’s, Pony Express
riders rode at top speeds and
earned a salary of around
$100-$150 a month which at
the time, were good wages.
Each rider was provided with a
fresh horse at every station,
located at about 75 mile
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thrifty family pack
ca July 15-18 in Chicago,
fun during Illinois.
from other states will be on sions to identify problems and
hand to whan and frail those issues of concern to youth and
jumpin’ strings. discussions on how to work
A wedding on horseback toward their solutions.
will conclude the Pony Express Miss Galvan, along with
Day events which will begin Miss Lisa Kay Wagener, Area
during the Pony Express ride X president, helped elect
and run throughout the day. National officers by serving as
Other events of the day will voting delegates.
include such old-time contests The group flew back to »
as tobacco juice spitting, Corpus Christi Friday morning
Indian dancing, silver dollar where they were greeted by
toss, fast draw, cow chip friends and relatives.
throwing, liar’s contest, beard Miss Galvan is the daugh-
judging, hog calling and much ter of Mr. and Mrs. Porfirio
more. Galvan of Monte Alto. She is a
Also some 250 members of student at the Edcouch-Elsa
the West Texas Trail Riders high school. Her advisor is
will make their annual trail Mrs. Fran Galloway of Elsa,
ride from Marfa to Fort Contributions to make her
Stockton. The group will arrive trip possible were from the
in Fort Stockton on the night Edcouch-Elsa FHA Chapter,
before the Express ride in The Jaycees, DACO, Rotary
order to join the team of Club and the Monte Alto Lions
riders. Club.
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With the crack of the whip Then Saturday, a mammoth
and a cloud of dust, a Pony barbecue is scheduled along
Express rider took off from with a dance that will follow
Alpine to Fort Stockton last the rodeo performance. And,
year to make a run that for the kids, there will be
generated national publicity for carnival rides available,
these two Texas Towns. In The special Pony Express
fact, the rider beat his stamps are on sale now and
mechanical counterpart, the are available to anyone who is
U.S. Mail. interested. The oversized
This year, August 10, Fort stamp sells for five dollars and
Stockton has planned an even can be obtained by writing to
bigger event, but this time, the Fort Stockton Chamber of
beginning from the historic Commerce, Drawer C, Fort
town of Pecos. Riders will Stockton, Texas, 79735.
transport the mail from the These unique collector’s
Pecos County Post Office, 54 stamps will be used to actually
miles, to Fort Stockton. Each mail letters Pony Express style
letter will bear an official Pony from Pecos to Fort Stockton.
Express postage stamp which The letters will then be
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1974, newspaper, August 8, 1974; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1466692/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.