Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1974 Page: 1 of 12
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DINA COUNTY’S LEADING N]
K, Hondo. 18.50 p«r year in county, S8 out
HONDO, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1974
The Medina County Commis-
sioners Court met Friday, June 28,
and outlined arrangements to
continue operation of the city-
county Onbulance service.
County Judge Jerome Decker
said a meeting with interested cities
would be held Wednesday night at
7:30 p.m. in the District Courtroom
at the Medina County Courthouse.
The county judge also said the
county
continues to decide U
participation in the servi
county would make arraq
thePr°Ho1Sif*
talking with
SvEw and C.
they had
they had indicated a willing
meet with the oounty un
terms of the original agrseir
to discuss plans for the a
operation of the ambulance
Decker said the count
nearly <21,000 in the am
held Monday m
Tony Mendoza]
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immediately after the Wednsst
Jimmy Mangum is new
Hondo police chief
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Hondo’s new Chief of Police,
liimny I) Mangum, officially took I
the reins of his office Monday
2 under the terms of their
:erMddtf the City of Hondo
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already in
it and insurance.
I is wreck victim
A 51-year old Quihi man was control of the ca
,T 51-year old Quihi________ __________
killed in a single car accident the pavemei
at about 12:46 a.m. Sunday at New going to hi
Fountain. D’Hanis.
He was John Henry Boehle of Funeral se
Quihi. 1, 1974 at 3
control near the New Fountain AfuOsfctti
Church.' Boehle apparently lost in this issue.
Junior College at Uvalde. He has
completed over 600 hours of
instruction in law enforcement
classes from Sul Ross University,
Texas A&M University, and the
Food and Drug Enforcement
Administration.
He is married and lives at 1403
20th St.
Garden Club organizes
V. t ;■ ***** s'y
cemetery care program
“By cere of individual
mean mowing of grnaa, cl
TAKING OVER . . . as Horn
Polk* Chief is Jimmy Mangum.
Drive, eat, play carefully!
Somebody said The primary
concern of motorists during the 4th
of July holiday should be to make
sure there’s a July 5th.’’
That’s good advice, especially
this week as millions of Texas
motorists will take to the highways
on America’s birthday.
And it’s not only the automobile
that can become a sudden and
unexpected instrument of death.
Boats, swimming pools, backyard
barbecues and fireworks extract
their toD of Texans each year. But
all classes of accidents claim a
common denominator—failure to
observe appropriate common-sense
safety rules.
Auto Safety
Highways become especially
jammed in the holiday season-espe-
daOy expressways and Interstates.
These arteries save time and fuel,
but they demand increased atten-
tion from drivers.
Add to their congestion the fact
that many Fourth of July drivers
are not expressway “veterans’’, and
you have a double reason to drive
friendly. Don’t weave in and out of
lanes as soon as you see an
opening, and keep your speed in
line with the flow of traffic.
The nation has almost ten million
pleasure boats, and lots of those
ply the waters of Texas laks and
coastlines. If you’re an occasional
skipper, make sure the boat is in
good working order, and bring
enough approved life saving devices
for each occupant.
If you tow a skier, post a lookout
at the stem to check for othei
skiera^and boats in the area.
They may be banned altogether
following this holiday season, and it
may be for the better. But
fireworks are s traditional form of
relehrsHng Independence Day, and
so it behooves everyone-young and
adult-to be especially careful In
addition to usual admonitions
about standing clear and not
The Hondo Garden Club has
voted to sponsor a program of
peipetual care for portions of the
Oakwood and W.O. W. cemeteries in
Hondo.
The vote was taken at a coffee in
the home of Mrs. Doug Mogford
June 26.
In sponsoring the program, the
group drafted a letter to be sent to
each lot owner in the specified
cemeteries. The letter reads as
follows:
“To all who are concerned about
our cemeteries:
“The Hondo Garden Club has
assumed responsibility of caring for
the Oakwood and W.O.W. Cemete-
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“We hope that you too will be
interested in helping us with this
project.
“Individual lots will be taken
care of for $12 per year. Any
additional sum or donation will be
Those who celebrate the Fourth
in their own backyard aren’t
immune to safety-consciousness.
Backyard chefs should remember
that anything white-hot coals or
briquets can do to a thick steak,
they can also do to a careless hand
or foot.
Keep your portable grill away
from well-travelled kid runways,
and make sure the fire is dead
before wrapping up the job at day’s
end. And, of course, don’t squirt
fluid onto burning briquets.
If your backyard includes a
swimming pool, be sure that
someone who can swim well is near
when children are splashing around.
It’s also wise to recall that high
diving is rarely safe at the depth of
most bakcyard pools. The distance
between a swan dive and a swan
song might be just a foot of water
that is needed, but not there.
One more DON’T concerning the
holiday is this: Don’t get
discouraged to the point of being a
shut-in on the Fourth of July-it’s a
time to have fun. The trick is to
have fun in a way that allows you
to think back July 6th on now
roadways, watering and traih
pickup. A caretaker will be hired.
“All contributions should be scat
to the Hondo Cemetery Committee,
Mrs. Bruno Schweors, Chairmen,
1302 Avenue K, Hondo, 'Peake
78861.
“In the event that the lot is
governed by an estate, would you
please forward this letter or send jp
the name and address of the peradn
‘‘Sindkrely, Mrs. Bruno Schweert,
Chairman. ~\
Letters will be sent to lot ownot^
but any other interested hr.
concerned citizen may send* contri-
tions to help this gram get started
on their very worthwhile cause. <
Others serving on the committee
are Mrs. Ben Oefinger, Mrs. Merit.
Marshall, Mrs. Carl Trulaon, Mrs;
W. L. Taylor and Mrs. W. wL
Watson.
St. Johns plans big
celebration July 21
Saint John’s Catholic Parish of Other pru
Hondo will hold its fifth annual include the t
festival July 21, 1974 at Hondo Brown Chev
rstv Park Alex Berrien
^he lovely tree-shaded park, iust Catholic Life
north of the city, will be bubbling can opener ai
over with excitement starting at Perea Saks J
10:30 a.m. muceries fr«
A delirious beef barbecue meal chest from
salad, tasty Distributors!!
with home-made potato
cole slaw, mouth wat _
beans all the other trimmings
wifi be the highlight of the day.
Serving Unas will begin at 10:30
a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Throughout the day a multitude
of booths will offer a variety of
things from bingo, cakes, panda
bears, sno-conee, tamales, canned
goods, Country Store, soft drinks
to even a flea market where one
browse around and buy.
A fat 600 pound calf, auto tape
deck stereo, and a $100 saving
bond are just a few prizes in the St.
John drawng.
the dose of the evening. The calf foj;
donated by .Mr. and Mrs. Georg*;.
D. Koch, reports chairman Mokr.
Damon Westbrook. . *, ^
Then for the musk lovers *fdbn’t
forget your dancing shoes) thojk.
wffl be live music. a ’
Publicity chairman Mrs. Cyrft-
Van Damme promises a day filled
with food, games, booths and muafo
to /Wight the young and tlHC
young-at-heart. ^ * J®
Don’t forget the day - July Jl ~
See you there!
Jane 29, a barbecue
honor on the Woody
ch near D’Hank.
left! waa given a
Voody Glasscock Jr.
present. [Photo by
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Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1974, newspaper, July 4, 1974; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth819047/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hondo Public Library.