FLASHBACK:

Two hundred local 4-H’rs attend camp



Mike and the bean stalk-Mike Royal has his own true-life version of the fable: “Jack and the Bean Stalk.” He has a giant bean stalk growing right in his backyard. Here Mike, a Pleasanton junior high trackman, exercises his legs by climbing the big bean stalk. The plant goes all the way to the top of a 50-foot television antenna every year and produces a giant pod almost a foot long. It was planted several years ago. Mike is the son of Dudley Royal. Express photo originally ran in the August 12, 1964 edition of the Pleasanton Express

Mike and the bean stalk-Mike Royal has his own true-life version of the fable: “Jack and the Bean Stalk.” He has a giant bean stalk growing right in his backyard. Here Mike, a Pleasanton junior high trackman, exercises his legs by climbing the big bean stalk. The plant goes all the way to the top of a 50-foot television antenna every year and produces a giant pod almost a foot long. It was planted several years ago. Mike is the son of Dudley Royal. Express photo originally ran in the August 12, 1964 edition of the Pleasanton Express

60 Years ago-

Jim Brite of Leal recently was named president of the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association. He was elected at a meeting of the association held in Dallas, and he succeeds J.D. Sergeant as head of the organization. A director in the association for some time, Jim has long been active in peanut growers’ circles. He and his associates conferred with Howard Akers assistant chief of the Fats and Oils branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in Dallas this week.

Approximately 200 4-H’rs and their parents from clubs over the county attended a two-day county 4-H camp at the H.R. Smith ranch near Campbellton last week. The main attractions during the twoday camp were swimming, eating, singing, games, fishing, volleyball and a big bonfire. 50 Years ago-

All Pleasanton boys who plan to play football can obtain their pre-season physicals by reporting to Dr. J.M. Faggard or Dr. John D. Austin at the Pleasanton Hospital and Clinic on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, according to Coach Joe Howell.

Twelve Poteet Boy Scouts left Sunday for scout camp at Indian Creek and a week of full scouting. They were accompanied by Scoutmaster Graves Young, Jr., and Assistant Scoutmaster Eddie Joe Wilborn, who, with the Scouts, are determined to equal the Poteet Troops, 1963 record of being the top troop in the entire camp. 40 Years ago-

High water all but took over sections of the Strawberry City when the city received some 10 inches of rain within a twenty-four hour period Wednesday night and Thursday and at least one family felt it expedient to leave their watersurrounded home on the banks of Rutledge Hollow. City workmen moved in early Thursday to remove Mrs. Ethel Dare and her son, Daniel Dare, from their home just north of School Drive when flooded waters from Rutledge Hollow threatened their home. 30 Years ago-

California, to date, has been generally credited with being the earthquake center of the United States but if the earth keeps moving in Atascosa County South Texas just might rival that reputation. The county suffered its seventh and eighth earthquakes of the year August 7, 1984 when a tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale ripped through its fault lines at 8:31 p.m. About an hour later a second quake, an aftershock measuring 1.7 in magnitude, followed the first.

The 1984-85 Pleasanton telephone directory is to be distributed beginning August 21, according to Rene Robles, manager for Southwestern Bell telephone. Robles said 6,382 directories will be mailed to area residents between August 21 and August 28. Each residential customer is to receive one directory. For additional copies, customers can call their Southwestern Bell Telephone business office during business hours Monday through Friday, Robles said. 20 Years ago-

Atascosa County was the scene of a fatal, multiple automobile accident Saturday afternoon, August 13. Four people were killed, said DPS Trooper Marty Dellert. He noted that the contributing factors to the accident included speed and the use of alcohol.

The City of Pleasanton has dates for two public hearings to discuss information on the upcoming bond election for the adding of a city swimming pool at the community center. The city called the election the Pleasanton League of Activities for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) collected sufficient voter signatures for the election. However, the presentation of Voter Registration numbers had been omitted from the petition, a state required item. The Council felt that the group’s efforts were sufficient demonstration, thus calling for the election. 10 Years ago-

The Charlotte Independent School District has been awarded a grant from the Texas Education Agency. The Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP) is a competitive grant in the amount of $360,000.00 dollars to be used for the Middle School (grades 6, 7, 8). According to Alfonso Obregon, Superintendent, the primary goal of TIP is to increase the academic progress of students who are participating in the pilot project by immersing the campus with the appropriate innovative technologies. Mr. William H. Meadows, Middle School Principal stated that the TIP projects pioneering an entirely new concept in educational technology-total immersion of faculty and students in technology.

Claude Aaron and John Eric Rutherford of Pleasanton ISD joined local trustees from across the state July 23-24 at the Texas Association of School Board’s (TASB) Summer Governance Seminar in Fort Worth. The seminar offered practical continuing education for new and experienced school trustees on key education issues. Participants examined such topics as the Texas accountability system and other state initiatives parent and community involvement.


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