The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 24, 1974 Page: 1 of 8
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IN THE EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE
ENNIS, TEXAS 75119
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1974
EIGHT PAGES-TEN CENTS
NO. 70
IT'S AFTER-FAIR THANK-YOU —
190 Present Here at
Appreciation Banquet
Attracting 190, a lively After-
the-Youth-Fair Appreciation
Banquet was held at the Knights
of Columbus Hall Friday night,
in which honors were paid
exhibitors and deep gratitude
was expressed to all who in any
4 Dead in
Collision
LUBBOCK — Four persons
have been killed in a head-on
car collision near Lubbock on
the south plains of Texas.
The accident occurred late
Friday night on Farm Road 1729
about 12 miles southeast of
Lubbock.
State troopers have identified
the dead as 27-year-old Blas
Guiterrez Guerra; 41-year-old
Rosalio Trindad; 40-year-old
Andrea Gutierrez; and 43-year-
old Liborio Gutierrez, all of
Lubbock.
, Trial Dates Set
□ For 2 Men
way had made the 1974 show- Fair Gen. Supt. Haskell Howell, associates at Ennis Market for
sale a true success. A delicious barbecue supper the fine supper and to Pres. Joe
A cordial welcome was ex- was served, buffet -style, by Slovacek and Young Farmer
tended by Emcee Bob the Ennis Young Farmers Cha- members for serving.
Erisman, well-known pter. Master-of-Ceremonies Mr. Erisman, in some detail,
businessman-civic leader, and Erisman voiced thanks to for the successful fair, ex-
the invocation was given by Stanley Liska and his pressed gratitude to numerous
— individuals and organizations,
a including numerous groups, the
general committee and staff -
I especially Gen. Supt. Howell -
donors of premiums and cash;
the buyers - “without whom we
I couldn’t have a really suc-
cessful project’’ - ag teachers,
Extension Staff, and advisers,
I Pat Hanna for the Auction Barn
I property usage and other
I assistance, and to the young
exhibitors and their parents. He
said he didn’t want to “miss
I anybody at all.”
Dignitaries presented in-
I eluded the FFA sweethearts of
I the banquet co-operating
I communities, Ennis and
I Palmer - Angie Brunson of
I Ennis and Susan Johnson of
1 Palmer.
H Presentation of the exhibitors
with their awards and their
" checks was the feature.
9 Superintendents of the
waaanee respective divisions announced
OUTSTANDING SHOWMAN IN EACH DIVISION of exhibitors at Youth Fair Appreciation Banquet:
BEEF HEIFERS—Greg Sellers, Ennis 4-H (halter donated by Ennis Young Farmers); SHEEP-Wes Beck,
Palmer FFA (trophy donated by interested party); SWINE—Larry Davis, Ennis FFA (quirt donated by
Ennis Young Farmers); STEERS-Robby Hobbs, Palmer FFA (halter donated by Ross Crumley Hdw.)
ENNIS
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■ J CHOES
. By Casey 5
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Concluding Results
In UIL Band Contest
Here Are Announced
Seen on a church marquee:
The Early Bird Gets The Back
Seat.
*********
Announcement was made
Saturday of the concluding
results in the huge UIL Concert
and Sight Reading Contest held
at San Jacinto Auditorium.
The scores follow, for the final
day (first figure for concert,
second for sight reading):
Nair, dir. — II — II
Airman Grimes
Is Graduate of
Air Force Course
Airman Alton L. Grimes, son
of Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin of 2701
Trial dates for Rene Adolfo
Guzman and Leonardo Ramos
Lopez have been definitely set
for April 1 and 8 at Belton, it has
been announced.
The two men, who received
life sentences in the slaying of
Ellis County Deputy Sheriff A.
J. Robertson recently for the
second time, will stand trial in
the slaying of two Dallas County
deputies in Dallas on Feb. 15,
1971 The trials were moved to
Belton in a change of venue.
Dates of the trials earlier
were announced for April 8 and
15.
KALENA VRANA of Ennis Midlothian was runner-up in the the youngfolk and Gen. Supt.
(right) was county champion County Spelling Bee here Howell made the presentations
and CALVIN DENNIS of Saturday.
of trophies, checks and cer-
We always enjoy talking with
candidates. And we’re not so
skeptical as to believe that they
are not sincere in declaring
CLASS 2C
Travis Jr. High, Irving,
they want to serve. To be sure, Lucian Jalufka, dir. — III - III
there are some exceptions, the Hughes Jr. High, Denison;
country over, but in the main, Daniel Bitza, dir. — II — III
we think they mean what they McDonald Middle School
say. We want to feel that way! Mesquite; Dwade Reinsch, dir.
Asa friend of ours used to say, — II — I
“You’ve gotta believe in Field Jr. High, Farmers
something!” And we think that Branch; Harold Hinsley, dir. —
the voting public should be II — I
pleased to have them make McKinney Jr. High,
contact and tell briefly the story McKinney; Fred Handley, dir.
Linda Drive, Ennis, Tex., has Rig Cecurity as
Frisco H.S., Michael Spencer, graduated at Keesler AFB, 2.9 0 "
dir. — III — I Miss., from the U.S. Air Force Ougan Ann
Allen H.S ., Howard Robert- electronic equipment repair- Queen Ann
son, dir. — II — II man course conducted by the Cmac Hama
Cedar Hill H.S., Charles Air Training Command. -ome- none
Mitchell, dir. - II - III Airman Grimes, who was LONDON _ Queen Elizabeth
Farmersville H.S Bill trained to install and repair returned home today from a
Swinney, dir. IV - IV special airborne and . ground visit to Indonesia to find one of
Kerens H.S., R.A. Berry, dir. electronic equipment, is being the biggest security operations
— H — 1 assigned to Bergstrom AFB, ever mounted for 0 Royal
Cooper H.S Gary Kesting, Tex., for duty with a unit of the arrival. Scotland Yard and the
dir. — II — II Tactical Air Command. British Armv were taking no
Blooming Grove H.S Grady The airman, a 1971 graduate Chances after Wednesday’s
Barnes, dir. — IV — II of Ennis High School, attended kidnap attempt against Prin-
Mabank H.S., Winton Tur- Navarro Junior Collegeat cess Anne. Army marksmen
beville, dir. V Corsicana, Tex. His father, were posted on the roofs on
Royce City H.S., Edgar George A. Grimes, resides at Heathrow Airport buildings and
Manning, dir. - IV - V Palmer, Tex. scores o? Uniformed and
Ennis Girl Ellis Co.
Spelling Bee Champ;
Midlo. Lad Second
paid trip to Washington, D.C.
for himself and his sponsor.
An Ennis girl, Kalena Vrana,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Vrana, St. John student,
won the county championship
and Calvin Dennis, Midlothian,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Denn-
nis was runner-up here
Saturday in the annual Spelling
Bee.
The county bee was held at
Sam Houston Elementary
School with County Supt. J.E.
Wakeland as the pronouncer.
Judges were Asst. County Supt.
of their qualifications and
•platforms. Hear them, cor-
dially.... By the way: What if
YOU were running?
XXX******
% TODAY’S CHUCKLES
The farmer named his rooster
Robinson because he Crusoe.
- IV - III
Hughes Jr. High Denison;
Daniel Bitza, dir. — I — I
Travis Jr. High, Irving, Jerry
Roe, dir. - III - II
Crockett Jr. High, Irving;
Gary Wilkes, dir. — II — II
Perry Jr. High, Carrollton;
Gene Stoutmeyer, dir. — I — II
CLASS A
My wife can be very sweet
when she wants.
A good number of us who are
See ECHOES....Page 8
Italy H.S., Jim Perkins, dir.
— V — IV
Edgewood H.S., Lee Binford,
Dir. - II - II
Red Oak H.S., Joanye Mc-
Jake Lawhon New
Rotary President;
Staff Is Listed
Jake Lawhon, well-known
Ennis businessman, as White.
president is the newly-elected This week’s program, noon
head of Ennis Rotary staff. Tuesday, is “club assembly,”
Cluf officers for 1974-75: Jake with Pres. Gene Behne
Lawhon, president; Dave presiding.
Buffolino, vice president; Pete Denny Tucker is Rotary’s
Brewster, secretary-treasurer, newest member.
Directors: Bill Rider, Dave Upcoming program
Buffolino, Gene Behne, Pete responsibility: April 2nd and 9th
Brewster, Gary Johnson, Carl - Gene Behne. April 16th and
Sjoberg, Jake Lawhon, Haves 23rd - Ron Evans.
plainclothes police mingled
with the crowds.
Meanwhile, another security
Don Walker and Mrs. Bob
Stewart.
Kalena is 14 and Calvin is 10.
Various schools in Ellis
County were represented, in-
cluding St. John School in
Ennis. The winner of the Ellis
County Spelling Bee will
compete in the Regional Bee to
be held in Dallas April 27. The
winner in the Dallas contest will
compete in Washington, D.C.
June 3-7.
Suitable prizes are awarded
winners in the county, regional
and national contests. The
winner of the regional contest
will be awarded an all-expense-
clampdown is under way at
Cirencester Park in South Viet
Gloucestershire. That’s where
Princess Anne and her husband Fighter Plane
Captain Mark Phillips are • •
competing today in the Am- Crashes | ako
berley Horse Trials. Anne was1 FAD
out early in the morning
exercising her horse as police By Associated Press
guarded strategic points in the A South Vietnamese fighter-
wooded landscape. Police bomber crashed into a resort
sources said today an lake in the central highlands
unidentified person or persons Saturday. Officials said the
had shadowed Princess Anne plane was on a training mission
for several days before the when it crashed at Dalat about
kidnap attempt. Detectives 150 miles northeast of Saigon,
believe the man they arrested in Police say at least three
the case was the only one civilians were killed and 25
involved. were wounded.
FOR ENNIS' FIRST AFTER-THE-FAIR APPRECIATION BANQUET, this was the head table scene
Friday night at KC Hall, L to R: Chamber of Commerce Manager and Mrs. Jack McKay, Mrs. Bob Eris-
tificates.
So the evening. Awards Night,
happy-time for the lads and
lassies was indeed smile time.
Ocie Gerron was assistant
superintendent to Mr. Howell at
the show. Division superin-
tendents included: Steers -
Ernest Haskovec and Billy A.
Dodson; Beef Females - Harlin
Thirty (30) county winners will Dauphin and Bob Harris;
compete in the regional contest Broilers- Rabbits -Don Walker
in Dallas, and Jesse Wood; Hogs - Roger
The spelling bee in this area is Corbin and E.J. Washington;
sponsored by one of the sheep - Lawrence Kucera and
metropolitan daily papers in Charles Davis; Shop - G.W.
Dallas, and the regional contest Garrard
will be carried over WBAP-TV. Considerable detail will be
The spelling bee for Ellis found by readers in the captions
County has been organized by of the numerous Ennis Daily
J.E. Wakeland, County School News pictures in this issue,
superintendent.
Robert (Bob) Harrison
Announces Candidacy
For School Trustee
Robert (Bob) Harrison has
announced his candidacy for
school trustee.
He was born and raised in the
Ennis School district, having
graduated in 1948 from Ennis
High. He is a member of
Fairview Baptist Church.
Mr. Harrison served in the
Navy from 1950 to 1954. He is
presently employed as
Assistant Water Superintendent
for the City of Ennis.
Married, he is the father of
three Ennis students - Dwane, a
senior; Sherri, a junior, and
Bart a fifth grader at Sam
Houston Elementary.
He takes an active interest in
children, especially as to sports,
having served as umpire for
Little League and manager for
Colt League.
Mr. Harrison advises that
your interest and support for ROBERT HARRISON
the term will be appreciated,
and in turn, promises his fullest assure that students receive
cooperation and best service to quality education.
man, wife of the master-of-ceremonies; M-C Mr. Erisman, Youth Fair Gen. Supt. and Mrs. Haskell
Howell; Buyers Committee Chm. and Mrs. Joe Vitovsky.
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Casebolt, Floyd W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 24, 1974, newspaper, March 24, 1974; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1688576/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.