Melvin News Highlights Visits and Family News
August notices show visits among Melvin area families with relatives from Hillsboro San Antonio Arlington Zellwood and Phoenix. Also reported are hospital patients Brady School reunion at Peel country club and the death of Tommy Turner in an auto crash with sympathy offered to the family.
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Melvin
W. J. Walker
Hillsboro
Frank Marlear
Walker
Marlar
J. C. Lewallen
San Antonio
Ruby Lewallen
Hilma Anderson
Y Scene
Morgans
Eric Holmquist
Loveland
Colo
John Alsdorf
Jess Sherman
Thomas Alexander
Jerry
Gail
Earl Sherman
Linda
Arlington
Dale C. Sherman
Petty
Debbie
Carroll Potter
Jan
Del
Zellwood
Fia
Seas Sherman
Tommy Turner
Earl Dahlberg
Kenny
Corpus
Allcorn
Colorado
Mrr
Elmer Gainey
Social visits and family trips noted in local column
Mrs. E. F. Schmitt's daughter Pat from Houston visited last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stowe. Mr. Gainey is a nephew of Mr. Stowe. Monk Stowe of Trent and his father Mr. Stowe made a surprise visit Friday en route from Corpus Christi. Talmage Wood and family spent last weekend at Three Rivers for a reunion with all their children, joined by Elroy Otte family, LaVon Anderson family, Gail Wood of A&M College, and Harold White of Three Rivers.
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Pat
Houston
J. A. Stowe
Gainey
Mr. Stowe
Monk Stowe
Trent
Corpus Christi
Talmage Wood
Three Rivers
Wood
Elroy Otte
Sister of Bradyite Lola Mae Rose Dies in Brownwood
Lola Mae Rose of Brownwood formerly Fort Worth died in Brownwood and was buried there Sunday July 29. Funeral was led by Rev. J. J. Jordan of Brady. Bradyites attending included Mes J. E. Herrington, Wayne Spiller, Autrey Vinson, A. J. Ricks, W. A. Carroll, Miss Nola Meers, and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williams.
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Lola Mae Rose
Brownwood
Fort Worth
Ira Turner
Brady
J. J. Jordan
Card of Thanks for William Lee
The William Lee Family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors relatives Brady Hospital staff and Holt Baptist Church members for kindness and help during the illness and death of William Lee special thanks to pallbearers ministers Bro Wilborn and Bro Brown and the choir
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Brady Hospital
William Lee
Bro, Wilborn
Bro. Brown
Holt Baptist Church
Katemcy Remembered: Médicine Roads and Post Office Roots
The account recalls 1879 to 1900 life around Katemcy Texas with the Cowan and Allison families. It notes W. F. Cowan as a country doctor, Mary Cowan riding for help, a local race track, early mills and gins, lime kilns, and the first post office named Katemey. The narrative covers schools, churches, and notable locals like G. F. Hurley and Alfred Cowan.
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W. F. Cowan
Alfred
Bell County
Mason County
Allisons
Mason
Prooks
Katemey Creek
Mary
Allison
Katemcy
Cowan Brothers
John
Elias
Cowan House
G. W. Allison
Otha Kirkpatrick
Mason Mountain
Hurleys
South Carolina
Praters
Georgia
Brattons
Missouri
Camp San Saba
Ed Will
Katemey
Silas Scarborough
Virdie Baze
Arthur Willhelm
A. R. Cowan
J. H. Dobbs
Ed Turner
T. H. Wood
Felix Jordan
Hague
Hogue
Cole
W. F. Jordan
G. F. Hurley
Farm Bureau Directors To Meet At Electric Co op
Farm Bureau directors will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Saturday at the electric cooperative building to discuss upcoming programs and member services.
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Farm Bureau
Electric Co-Op Building
Forty Riders Present at Heart O' Texas Riding Club Meeting
Forty riders and their horses attended Monday night’s Heart O' Texas Riding Club meeting at the Jubilee. The club now lists 90 adults and teenagers and 10 riders under 12 years old in its membership.
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Heart O’ Texas Riding Club
Grandson Born to Harwell Family in Rochelle
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harwell of Rochelle announce the birth of Kevin Ray Harwell at New Home on July 13. He has an older brother Jason. The newborn’s father Billy Claude Harwell is the coach at New Home school.
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H. E. Price
Bill Harwell
Rochelle
Kevin Ray Harwell
New Home
Billy Claude Harwell
Jason
Harwell
Brady Wayne Sellers Visits Rock Hill Evening Herald Publisher
Wayne Sellers, publisher of the Rock Hill Evening Herald in South Carolina, made a courtesy visit to the Brady community newspaper where he discussed regional reporting and community engagement with local staff.
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Sellers
Brady Wayne Sellers
The
Rock Hill
8. C
Evening Herald
Doc Sellers Visits Brady Friends Despite Poor Health
Doc Sellers and his mother Mrs. Doc Sellers of Rising Star spent Tuesday in Brady visiting relatives and friends. The former publisher of the Brady Sentinel and retired publisher of the Rising Star Record, he is in poor health and could not make the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Sellers
Rising Star
Brady Sentinel
Rising Star Record
Brady
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