Baptist Missionary Society Deliberations and Bridge Club
The Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs. J H Reid's home on a Tuesday in June with Mrs. Frank Wedin leading the Royal Service program and Mrs. A R Davis guiding a Bible study on Personality stewardship. The Bridge Club gathering at Mrs Alton Holland's ranch featured coffee, barbecued chicken, and high score honors won by Mrs Tom Yarbro with Mrs Yee Dragoo second.
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J H. Reid
Frank Wedin
A. R Davis
Reid
Alton Holland
Holand
Tom Yarbro
Yee Dragoo
Birthday party honors Ann Burnham Jr in Texas home
Mrs Waddy T Burnham Jr hosted a small celebration for daughter Ann on her June birthday at the Burnham residence. Guests brought gifts and wore party favors as games, ice cream, and cake followed. Relatives from Alpine, Midland, Odessa, Roswell, and San Angelo joined in weekend visits and local church notes.
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Ann
Burnham
Mmany
Karleen
Ann Hegelund
Rena Dee
Lavenia Ann Standiea
Shannon
Bersie Ritchey
Ann Burnham
A. J. Cee
Mia
Archie Standiea
Clinton Ritchey
D. N. Hendricks
Houston
L. C. Ritchey
Ritchey
H. Elliott
Alpine
Waddy T Burnham Jr
Lc Ritchey
Fort Worth Livestock Market Sets All Time Records
Expanded receipts across all livestock divisions failed to dull demand. Spring lambs topped $30 per cwt and grass fat cows reached $25, while drylot fed steers and yearlings hit $33 and $33.50. Grass steer cake set a new high, marking Texas’s highest June fat cattle market on record.
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W. L. Elwood
Colorado City
Boy roping champ wins Del Rio rodeo average
John Henry Mather won the average in the boys roping contest at the Del Rio rodeo. Attendees included Sam Allen Mather Biddy Martin Jr. and Vernon Humpress. the group remained in San Antonio before returning home.
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Sam Allen Mather
Biddy Martin Jr
Vernon Humpress
del Rio
Weather notes from Marathon showing warm week and light rain
Marathon records a warm spell with a Sunday shower totaling .05 inch. Highs ranged from 92 to 97 degrees with nightly lows from 60 to 67 across June 8 to June 14.
Building Code Enforcement Slashes Roof Fire Causes
Fire loss rises overall while spark-related roof fires decline as communities adopt fire resistant roofing. Flammable roofs moved from major cause to sixth or seventh place. Salisbury North Carolina and Marshalltown Iowa illustrate effective code driven reductions in roof fire incidents.
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Salisbury
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Fire Resistant Roofing Cuts Marshalltown Roof Fires
Fire Chief Hemphill’s records show 40 calls in 1947 due to chimney sparks. Of 15 homes with flammable roofs a fire occurred, while 25 with fire resistant roofs had none. Marshalltown and 600 other towns require fire resistant roofing. re roofing after any roof fire is mandatory.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa City
Cattle Warned Away From Freshly Painted Buildings
Extension specialist Dr. FE A Woelffer of the University of Illinois says cattle should be kept from freshly painted farm buildings until the paint dries. He notes paint is the most common source of lead poisoning in cattle.
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FE. A. Woelffer
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Salisbury Law Covers All Houses New or Old
Salisbury North Carolina enforces a city ordinance requiring all roofs to use fire resistant shingles to cut fire hazards. The deadline to comply was extended to May 9 this year from March 23 1946. Fire Chief Burkett notes prior sparks caused major risks and reports a rise in production of fire resistant shingles since 1939.
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Salisbury
N. C
Charles L. Burkett
Cattle and Calf Market Totals Mostly Higher From Week Ago
Sheep and cattle sale notes show prices for lings and heifers sold from 28 to 33.50 with top years and heavy steers at 33. Grass steers hit 32, slaughter grades 16 to 27.59. Compared with last week top grades were up to 2, lower grades eased. Cows 22.50 to 26.25, plain 19 to 22. canners 12 to 18, some under 14. Bulls 16 to 24. Calves 26 to 31, plain 18 to 25. Stockers 18 to 22, some 25 to 28.50, light calves 29 to 30. Stocker heifers 25 down, stocker cows 15 to 20. Best stockers stronger, plainer weaker.
Lions Club Meets at Holland Hotel Hosted by Criswell
Regular club meeting at the Holland hotel Tuesday was led by Boss Lion Criswell. Visitors Clark of Aspermont and Jones of Uvalde attended the session.
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Holland Hotel
Lion Criswell
Clark
Aspermont
Jones
Uvalde
Key praised as Lady Killer sparks club chatter
Henry Key receives the nickname Lady Killer after an exclamation amid club talk. Lioness Key is urged to question him. Peyton Cain, local public school head, lays out essentials of a good public school system and outlines planned new buildings that will nearly double current floor space.
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Henry Key
Lioness Key
Peyton Cain
Cain
Club appreciates Supt Cain presentation at meeting
The club praised the financial setup and how it was spent. Officials thanked Supt Cain for the splendid presentation and welcomed Peyton to the club at any time. Read the Classified Ads.
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Supt
Cain
Peyton
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