Farmer Erects Monument to Fighting Sons Near Booker
J W Teare, a farmer two miles east of Booker, built a concrete pyramid to hold an American Flag beside State Highway 117. He dedicated it to his two sons in military service, one fallen, one still deployed, and planted flowers including Texas bluebonnets at the base. He sought a flag from Congress, faced delays, and received a Capitol flown flag dated May 31, 1944.
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Booker
J. W. Teare
Alice Park
Teare
State Highway Department
John Teare
Capitol
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Gene Worley
Worley
Congress
Congressman Wortley
David Lynn
United States Capitol
Double execution set for July 9 in Texas death chamber
Huntsville reports a planned July 9 execution date for two inmates, David Williams convicted of criminal assault in Travis County and Bennie Johnson convicted of murder in Chambers County. Five condemned men currently occupy the prison death cell.
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Huntsville
Texas
David Williams
Travis County
Bennie Johnson
Chambers County
Big Spring Breeders Form Howard County Hereford Association
The Howard County Breeders Association was organized with 19 charter members at a meeting in Big Spring. Jack Frost of the Texas Hereford Breeders Association spoke on breeding stock improvements while I B Cauble praised Hereford progress. Roxie Cauble heads the new group with E W Lomax as vice president and Leland Wallace as secretary treasurer.
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Big Spring Chamber of Commerce
Howard County Breeders Association
Jack Frost
Blackwell
Texas Hereford Breeders Association
Frost
Chamber of Commerce
I. B. Cauble
Howard County
Cauble
America
Roxie Cauble
Cauble Farms
Hereford Foundation
E. W. Lomax
Leland Wallace
White Deer Farmers Meet on Spring Creek Picnic
The White Deer Creek Farm Bureau held a June meeting on Spring Creek with a picnic and business session. Highlights included 4-H recognition for eight counties, Bond Rally plans for June 12, and a note that no July meeting will be held.
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White Deer
White Deer Creek
R. L
Ernie Bill
John Neilson
Holt and
Pringle
Farm Bureau
Messrs
and Mesdames Buel Gray
Alex Gray
E. B. Jones
C. E Terry
John W. Neilson
Bill Thompson
A. R. Northcutt
R. L. Harlan, Jr
Moser
Deaf Smith County
Margaret Moser
Juanita Gray
Betty Pord
Evelyn Jackson
R. L. Harlan III
Bill
Kenneth Neilson
Roy
Ray Thompson
Ernie Bill Terry
Richie Ford
Eddie Harlan
H. W
Jack Pierce
Buel Gray
Goodfellow Rites Today At San Angelo
Funeral services are held for John James Goodfellow Sr 87 a Southwest surveyor whose name is tied to Goodfellow Field. He died after a long illness at his home and will be honored by an on site guard from the field named for his son Lt J J Goodfellow who died in World War I. He came to Texas in 1860 from Randolph County Missouri.
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Goodfellow
San Angelo
John James ‘Goodfellow
Southwest
Goodfellow Field
J. J. Goodfellow
France
Texas
Randolph County
Extension Service names Thelma Casey district agent
The Texas A and M Extension Service appointed one new Home Demonstration staff member and reassigned five others. Thelma Casey, 12 year Travis County Home Demonstration agent, was named district agent for 21 Central West Texas counties in Extension District 7. Changes took effect in June.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Thelma Casey
Travis County
West Texas
Four district home demonstration staff named
Hazel Phipps becomes assistant state home demonstration agent. Lida Cooper assigned to district 4, Bess Edwards to district 8, Zetha D McInnis to district 9, Beulah Blackwell to district 5. All have served 3 to 23 years.
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Hazel Phipps
Lida Cooper
Bess Edwards
Zetha D. McInnis
Beulah Blackwell
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Ayah
Paro Duro
Taylor
Big Spring
Ray
O. D. O'Daniel
Chester Jones
Morgan Coates & Sons
G. T. Hall
Sam Buchanan & Sons
Charlie Lawrence & Son
W. W. Lay
C. A. Walker
Alex Walker
Edward Simpson & Son
Charlie Wolf
W. W. Coates
W. L. Mead
Mrs
Pearl Cauble
Sparklag
Segar Es
Everugar
Whiteway
Globe-News
the Whiteway
Cé&H
Jewel
Nigae — Ls
TEA Lipton’s
Soap Swan
Kentucky
Elberta
Phillips
Whitson
Margarine
Icorn Flakes Miller's Big Box
Pou
Lorrie
Post’s
Miracle
California
Burbanks
Frankfurters
Assorre
Pinkney
Flow Food Stores
N. Buchanan
S. Fillmore
Whiteway Bs
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