Christmas community gathering in Hext brings visitors
The Hext Community Center hosted a Christmas tree and covered dish supper last Friday. Out of town guests included Torre Duderstadt Anne Jackson Mrs Totsie Kinsala Mrs Elizabeth Thurman and Melvin Looney from Menard Sandy Cope of San Angelo and Dorothea Thurmann of Grit.
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Hext
Texas
Hext Community Center
Torre Duderstadt
Anne Jackson
Totsie Kinsala
Elizabeth Thurman
Melvin Looney
Menard
Sandy Cope
San Angelo
Dorothea Thurmann
Grit
Ricky Anderson
Angelo State University
R. L. Denton of
Next Baptist Church
Winter Colder Weather Affects Fife Fields And Local News
The Fife column notes cold dry conditions with no rain or snow and fields hampered by wet ground, cotton stripping affected. Local names include Roy and Marsha Langer Hans, Ira Hester’s recovery in Brady, and the Young family funeral in Brady. The piece also mentions visits from Al an Agresti, James Finlay, and families, plus Starrett Hickman’s Cameron funeral and a missing white salad bowl. A Transkei parliament clip and a pop culture list conclude the brief.
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Fife
Texas
Roy Langerhans
Anson
Fredericksburg
Marsha
Sul Ross University
Alpine
O. C. Utsey
Ira Hester
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Lizzie Young
H. D. Roberts
Young
Alan Agresti
Gainesville
Fla
James Finlay
Ginger
Kerry
Julia Montgomery
Lometa
Raymond Montgomery
Lampasas
Becky
Woodrow Ranne
Mountain Home
Dewey Tedder
Woodrow
Tedder
Kent Finlay
San Marcos
Tommy Finlay
Tom Hickman
Tom
Starrett Hickman
Cameron
Starrett
Scott & White Hospital
Temple
Toys Through Time From Colonial Play to Pet Rocks
The article traces toy making from colonial days when families, even Indians, crafted playthings at home to later adoption of European toys and mechanized manufacture. It notes homemade toys from natural scraps, kachina dolls, and Noahs Ark as Sabbath play, leading to a decline in handmade crafts and a rise of mass production, ending with the Pet Rock fad and enduring regional handmade traditions.
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Europe
National Geographic
Southwest
United States
Services For Cancer Patients In McCulloch County
Brady residents may access American Cancer Society Services through the Service Rehabilitation Committee. With physician written request, contact Mrs. Patsy Lohn at 597 2947 to arrange transportation post laryngectomy speech lessons and Reach to Recovery links for mastectomy patients. Equipment loans include beds rails wheelchairs walkers and crutches with some notice. expendables and comfort items listed. ACS seeks volunteers via the same contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Service Rehabilitation Committee
American Cancer Society
Patsy Lohn
ACS
Lohn
Tax enforcement targets bootleg cigarette vending in Texas
A Texas official urges citizens to check cigarette vending machines for a 1976 state decal and current $5 permit. Surveys found 36 percent lacked valid decals, costing the state thousands monthly. The state vows strict penalties up to $500 per day per machine for noncompliance and seeks tips via 1-800-252-5555.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Houston
Boaz Purchases Ruth Property in Biblical Sandal Exchange
In Israel the custom of transferring a right of purchase involved handing over a sandal. Boaz publicly confirms the purchase of Elimelech and Naomi’s family property, also acquiring Ruth the Moabitess, witnessed by the crowd as proof of the deal.
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Israel
Boaz
Elimelech
Chilion
Mahlon
Naomi
Ruth the Moabitess
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Carroll Williamson
Menard Hospital
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Cookie Monster
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Dahl
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FT. Worth
Star Telegram
Dallas Morning News
SAN Antonio Express
Gene Samuelson
Bob Bullock
State Comptroller
Merry Christmas
Oie
Ruth
Religious Heritage of America
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Brady, Texas
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Adam Rourke
Larry Bishop
Alexandra Hay
Palace Theatre
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