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50 YEARS AGO
Voter re-registration one great, big mess Colorado County Tax Assessor- Collector Henry Hajovsky said Tuesday he doesn’t know whether the voter registration renewal certificates will go out into the mail or not.
A total of 8500 certificates is ready to be mailed, but whether all 8500 voters in the county will get the certificates remained a question mark this week.
Countians eating high on the hog Residents of Colorado County have healthy appetites, it seems. During the course of the year, they dispose of an impressive amount of food.
Notwithstanding the general tendency to cut back to adjust to the rising cost of living, Food consumption in the area continued at the high level in the past year. Judging from the amount of money spent in that direction.
4 Cardinals on All-Star team Jeffrey Rhodes and Ronald Divin were named last week to both the All District 22-AA offensive and defensive teams, coach Carl Andress announced Tuesday.
Rhodes was named to the offensive team as a running back and to the defensive team as a free safety. Devin was named to the offensive team as an in and on the defensive team as a strong safety.
Mark Faldyn was named to the first team offense as a tackle and Joe Carter as a split end.
75 YEARS AGO
May you have the true Christmas spirit Every generation that we have read about or heard about has been going to the dogs and the opinions of the elders. We’ve heard, heard it said about the upcoming generation. And funny thing, it’s probably been true of every generation.
If so, it’s Christmas time and time to put on the brakes and take a few steps away from the dogs. It’s time. It’s time of giving and celebration, celebration of the birth of Christ, and everyone who has the Christmas spirit will have the Christmas spirit. If that Christian spirit prevailed the hearts of every member of the human race, even for this Christmas season, there would be no crime, officers duties would be nonexistent, and there would be no war, even in Korea. There would be no stripes, strikes, bickering and tolerance, and there would be no cases filed on any court records.
There is better than an even chance that this Christmas will not prevail. And even the majority of the hearts of men, we all can try to gain that Christian spirit, not for the good it will do for us individually, but for the good it will cause us to do for our friends, neighbors, and all mankind. That was the Spirit that was born in Bethlehem with the Christ child whose birthday we will celebrate next Monday.
100 YEARS AGO
Columbus to enter Tain County meet March 25-26 About 300 school kids and teachers will assemble in Columbus on the 25th and 26th next March to take part in the county meet of the Interscholastic League, and Columbus will be called upon to Don her brightest colors and most fascinating smile for the occasion.
The dates were decided upon at the directors meeting held at the courthouse here last Saturday at which County Superintendent BH Meinert, Director of rural schools and RM Cavness director. General Clyde Tate, Director of athletics, and JH Wooten, director of debates. Miss Alice Wright, director of spelling, Mrs. Henry Herr, director of picture memory, and Mrs. OG Kohlberg’s, director of arithmetic, were present.
Rock Island Picklet and Preserve Co. valuable asset of Colorado County Although the drought in this section prevented the production of cucumbers and any appreciable quantity during the past season, the Texas Pickle and Preserve Company of Rock Island has operated continuously. And has done a very satisfactory business.
The plant is located on the SP railroad tracks at Rock Island. And occupies a large and well equipped building with ample sheds for the vats and sorters etc.
Ed Beyer moves to Kenedy Mr. And Mrs. Ed Beyer moved last week to Kenedy, Texas where Mr. Beyer has a position as deputy tax collector.
125 YEARS AGO
American Enterprise ahead Some years ago, bids were solicited in England and in the United States were bridged across the Akabara River in Africa. In the competition, an American business house was successful largely because the Americans offered to complete and erect the bridge in three months, while the best offer made by any English firm stipulated that they would that would need twice that time.
Besides the commercial interests which the awarding of this great contract has everywhere attracted, there was an almost romantic aspect to the undertaking.
