Gustine Homecoming soon

GUSTINE AMERICA invites everyone to come enjoy 3 days of fun this weekend in the annual homecoming! (For a complete schedule of events, see the ad on page B8.) The excitement begins with a horse parade on Thursday evening followed by the first night of rodeo action.

Community Calendar

Friday •Lingleville High School Graduation: 7 p.m. - LHS Gym Saturday •Shops at Grafton Grand opening: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. -100 block of Grafton •City Pool Penny Day/ opening: Noon to 5 p.m. -Dublin City Pool Monday •Memorial Day: event at 9 a.m.

DRT tours Thurber

The Bosque River Chapter of Daughters of the Republic of Texas met for lunch at New York Hill Restaurant in Mingus on May 10, followed by a tour of the W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas.

Briefs

DHS Class of ‘62 celebrates 60 years Hallelujah We’ve reached the 60th year of our graduation and to celebrate on June 11th we will have a brunch at The Little Church on Grafton St. We will start gathering at 9 am.

POLICE LOG

May 9 Dublin PD was called into assist with a child protective services investigation. A caller finding a sunglass case with a pipe in a restroom in a business in the 800 block of N. Patrick Street.

Irish Stampede returns June 11

Dublin Lions Club is hosting the 21st annual Irish Stampede the second weekend in June in honor of local dairy farmers since June is dairy month. The run - a 10-5-2K race, will be on a certified course with the 10 and 5K races to start at 7:30 a.m.

Dublin Elementary names Lion Leaders

Dublin Elementary announced the Lion Leaders for the sixth six weeks las week.

City-wide Garage Sale sets stage for clean-up

The City of Dublin is giving citizens a chance to participate in a City-Wide Garage sale this weekend May 27-29, right before the city hosts the return of the popular Dublin Clean citywide clean up on June 4.

Relief payments offered to farms affected by natural disasters

The state’s largest general farm organization said Texas farmers and ranchers will benefit from emergency relief payments announced last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

MUSEUM MATTERS

Special to the Citizen It was the biggest and most spectacular parade that Dublin had ever seen. It had bands, floats and groups displaying their patriotic best. The US Government preparing for World War I had asked that towns to have meetings and other activities to spur patriotic feelings.