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E-Bulletin forMay 13, 2019 (Issue 252)
"Children can have no better inheritance than believing parents. Religion can become real in the midst of the family as in practically no other way. Many of us have inherited great riches from our parents - - the bank account of their personal faith and family prayers!" (Nels F.S. Ferre)
Attendance on Thursday, May 9th, 2019
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Charles Walts, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Glen Rydl, Ronda Young, Tim Tippett (19)
The lucky drawer of the Big Bucks last week was CHARLES JOHNSON.
Anniversaries celebrated in May!
………..Steve & Kelli Whigham...…...May 20
………...Rhonda & Darrell White...…..May 7
Happy Birthday to You in the Month of May!
…………….Kellie Whigham...……..May 10
…………..Garry White...…………..May 12
…………...Chester Banks...……...May 18
…………….Andrew Gary...………...May 20
…………….Steve Whigham...…….May 24
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of May 2019
……………May 9th...…….Lon Shell
………...May 16...……..No Meeting Scheduled because of Texas State Graduation
………...May 23...……..Kelli Whigham
………….May 30...……..Garry White
Last Week's Program
Jenny Mangrum from School Fuel was our program last week, and after a very thorough description of everything that School Fuel entails, there were many questions, which Jenny fielded in a very professional way. We thank her so much for all the hard work that she and her many volunteers put in almost every day in order that children will not go hungry. Our pictures show our club giving a $500 donation to them and also shows what great opportunities any helping volunteers can find in this very worthwhile endeavor.
There is going to be a special 'Banquet and Silent Auction' tomorrow night, May 14, 2019 at 6:00pm held at the First Baptist Church , 325 W. McCarty Lane, San Marcos. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25.00 at the door. This is their '6th8 Annual Fill the Tank' event to take place. The public is very much invited to attend and help out with this very essential and worthwhile event.
Terrific Kids Award Ceremony....Don't forget! This is very important!
Remember the last award ceremony that DeZavala Elementary School had for their Terrific Kids, well another event is being planned for Friday, May 24th 2019, from 2-2:45pm. Randy & Pam Cook are hoping that 10-12 of our club members will participate in this important Kiwanis event. There will be parents and grandparents there, watching with great pride their son or daughter or grandchild receive a small token of appreciation donated by different businesses in San Marcos. Let's put it on our calendar and make a date to be there. The picture shows the last event that was held.
From May 10 to May 16
May 10, 1869 - - A riot erupted outside the Astor Place Opera House in New York as British actor William Charles McReady performed inside. Angry crowds revolted against dress requirements for admission and against Macready's public statements on the vulgarity of American life. The mob then shattered theater windows. Troops were called out and ordered to fire, killing 22 and wounding 26.
May 11, 1969 - - During the Vietnam War, the Battle of 'Hamburger Hill' began. While attempting to seize the Dong Ap Bia Mountain, U.S. troops repeatedly scaled the hill over a 10 day period and engaged in bloody hand-to-hand combat with the North Vietnamese. After finally securing the objective, American military staff decided to abandon the position, which the North Vietnamese retook thereafter. The battle highlighted the futility of the overall American military strategy.
May 12, 1937 - - George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. King George reigned until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth, the current reigning monarch.
May 13 1846 - - At the request of President James K. Polk, Congress declared war on Mexico. The controversial struggle eventually cost the lives of 11,300 U.S. soldiers and resulted in the annexsation of lands that became parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah and Colorado. The war ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
May 14, 1607 - - The first permanent English settlement in America was established at Jamestown, Virginia, by a group of royally chartered Virginia Company settlers from Plymouth, England.
May 15, 1972 - - George Wallace was shot while campaigning for the presidency in Laurel, Maryland. As a result, Wallace was permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
May 16, 1862 - - During the American Civil War, Union General Benjamin Butler, military governor of New Orleans, issued his 'Woman Order' declaring that any Southern woman showing disrespect for Union soldiers or the U.S. would be regarded as a woman of the town, or prostitute. This and other controversial acts by Butler set the stage for his dismissal as military governor in December 1862.
Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, 'To Shake A Stick At?'
"Although this does have a literal meaning, to threaten with a stick, we in the USA give it much more fanciful interpretation. If we say, 'There are more filling stations in town than one can shake a stick at,' we mean nothing more than that the town contains an abundance of places at which one may purchase gasoline for one's car. That American usage dates from early in the nineteenth century. One may speculate that it arose from the play at warfare by small boys - - George Washington Jones flourishing a triumphant wooden sword over the considerable number of British soldiers who surrender4ed at Yorktown, more, in fact, than he could wave his 'stick' at. Then too, we use the expression to indicate a comparative that may express derogation, and have done so for well over a hundred years. David Crockett, in his Tour to the North and Down East (1835) wrote of one place at which he stayed, 'This was a temperance hourse, and there was nothing to treat a friend to that was worth shaking a stick at."
"At a testimonial dinner in his honor, a wealthy businessman gave an emotional speech. 'When came to this city 50 years ago,' he said, 'I had no car, my only suit was on my back, the soles of my shoes were thin, and I carried all my possessions in a paper bag.'
After dinner, a young man nervously approached. 'Sir, I really admire your accomplishments. Tell me, after all these years, do you still remember what you carried in that brown paper bag?'
'Sure, son,' he said. 'I had $300,000 in cash and $500,000 in negotiable securities.'"
History of the UTAH State Flag
"Utah's official flag was adopted in 1913. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, surrounded by yellow fringe. The state seal was designed by Harry Emmett Edwards in 1896. In the center of the flag is a bald eagle above a beehive (symbolizing hard work), surrounded by sego lilies (representing peace) and two US flags. The word 'INDUSTRY' and the dates 1847 and 1896 appear on the flag. 1847 is the year that Brigham Young led a group of his Mormon followers to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah in order to find religious freedom and establish a new base for the Church of Latter Day Saints.
1......Since there is a speed of light and a speed of sound, is there a speed of smell?
2...….Are there any 'unguided' missiles?
3...….What are imitation rhinestones?
4...….What do people in China call their good plates?
5...….What do sheep count when they can't get to sleep?
6...….Can you get cavities in your dentures if you use too much artificial sweetener?
7...…..What do they call coffee breaks at the Lipton Tea Company?
8...…..Could crop- circles be the work of a cereal killer?
9...…...What do you call a male ladybug?
10...…..What do you call male ballerinas?
A Parting Bit of Plain Talk
"If yesterday was a dismal failure, then turn those failures into successes today. Josh Billings once said, 'It ain't no disgrace to make a mistake. The disgrace comes in making the same mistake twict.'
Someone has said that failure is a sure road to success, that failures that we make, if we profit by them, are steps that lead to success.
Andrew Carnegie was given the distinction of being a very successful man. How many times do you suppose that he failed before he finally attained success!
Why is it that some men are constantly saying, 'I have failed'? Perhaps they have failed in some little thing. Perhaps they have failed for that day. They are gaining valuable experience from those failures, or should be. In reality a man is not a failure until he declares himself incompetent. It certainly is an inferiority complex when one complains, 'I am a failure because I have failed.' Success is like the tide. It ebbs, but it does not mean that it cannot return with undiminished strength (Edward E. Marney)
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The lucky drawer of the Big Bucks last week was CHARLES JOHNSON.
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