Melvin News highlights holiday visitors and local notes
Christmas guests filled Melvin as families from Lubbock Sierra Blanca and San Angelo joined local residents including the Rauchs Gainers and Nelsons. Barry Sutton recovers from a hunting accident while Joe Gainer of Eden dies and funeral services are held in Eden. The Melvin PTA meets with Mrs RB W Murray and guest speaker Mrs Leonard Atherton. A Melvin versus Rochelle basketball game draws local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Douglas Clary
Lubbock
Betty Wirdell
Hubbard Virdell
Sierra Blanca
M. B. Wirdell
Iolano
Dubba Allen
Jean Dale Knautson
Petersburg
Douglas Edward
Carsmel
Helen Faye
Miles Dale
Paul
Rauchs
Sherill Arvin
San Angelo
Barry Sutton
Leland Sutton
Carl Lundquist
Carl Jr
Ft. Sam Houston
Ar Jene
San Antonio
Odell Gainer
New Orleans
Frank Marfar
Eden
Joe Gainers
Odell Gainers
Joe Gainer
Curtis Nelson
Port Lavaca
Carl Ingram
Abilene
Zr. W. Nelson
J. H. McMillan
John D. Bingham
Neil Goodman
Leon McMillan
Rockwood
O. D. McMillan
Brady
Wesley Deeds
McCulloch County
Deeds
Melvin Pta
RB. W. Murray
Leonard Atherton
Rochelle
J. W. Grimes
Houston
W. C. Hutto
Grimes
Mr. Hutto
Hutto
Troy Drinkard
Big Spring
Arch Jacobson
A. K. Jacobson
Community Newsletter Looks Forward to Peace in 1962
Rochelle residents reflect on hopes for peace in the new year and recount holiday visits. Open house at Rev. Ware’s with midnight Watch Services. multiple families hosted guests from across Texas and New Mexico. Sympathy extends to the Gainer and Burk families on Joe Gainer’s death. New families join the community as Christmas reunions and visits continue with relatives in Brady, Austin, Roswell, Seagoville, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Charles Ware
Hares
M. A. Gainer
Jess Burk
Joe Gainer
Eden
Carl Scoggin
Stevie
Houston
O. J. Scosezin
Jaline
Travis Snowden
Brady
Merle Deeds
Archie Crawford
L. A. Bryson
T. R. Kennedy
Austin
T. R. Kennedys
Lucille Middleton
Menard
Gene Middleton
Roswell
N. Mex
Leroy Fry
Irvin Wolforth
G. L. Scoggin
Jack Traweek
Terry
Ronald Penn
Mercury
R. C. Benefield
Joe Priest
Seagoville
Don Price
Edgar Price
Christmas Visits and Local Family News Across Texas
The column records Christmas and New Year gatherings across multiple Texas towns. Families from Odessa Coleman Brady Dallas Mertzon Altus San Antonio Pasadena Austin Eden Fort Worth and other areas visit relatives, attend the Cotton Bowl, and celebrate with grandchildren and siblings. Several patients at Brady Hospital are noted as recovering and visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Suzy
Linda
Nan
Jan
Wayne Crawford
Brady Hospital
Dee Myers
Timmy Sellman
Mertzon
Callie Sellman
Ollie Harrison
Karen
Becky Burk
J. H. Burk
Oma Whitaker
Osborne
Abilene
Evans Whitaker
Altus
Okla
New Year's
Abernathy
O'Donnell
Daugter
Drew Brown
Clifton
Leon Lee
Larry
Margaret Bradford
Dallas
Lloyd Moseley
Jack
Texas
Mississippi
John McDonald
Ray Doyal
Ronald Penn
Lynn Banks
West Texas
Kenneth Mitchell
Wilburn Myers
Howard Martin
San Antonio
Holiday visits and family updates across multiple households
The report lists numerous Texas families visiting relatives during the holidays. It notes deer hunting trips near Hunt, siblings at Trinity University and McMurry College, and young people returning to San Angelo Junior College and other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Brown
Ray Engdahl
Vera Brown
David
B. W. Allen
J. W. Hargrove
Hunt
C. C. Wagner
Buddy Copeland
Bangs
J. W. Hare Grove
Charlies
Rebecca Hare
Trinity University
San Antonio
McMurry
Abilene
Charles Hare
Suzanne Smith
Patsy Engdahl
San Angelo Junior College
Bill Smith
Bill Engdahl
O’neal
EF Paso
Richard Moseley
Clyde Matthews
Judy
Harold Hampton
Vicki
Ken
E. BE. Mitchell
Dausiter
Pat Cagle
Comanche
Guests in Moseley Home for Christmas in Rochelle
Family visitors include Kyle Boatright and family from Austin, Jack Carson and Kathleen Jo, Jack Andrews from Austin, and Dr. Morris Mann with Coleman, joining Christmas Eve at Billie Moseley’s home. Grandchildren Jim Mann age 1 and Kathleen Jo Carson age 18 months rounded out the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moseley
Richard Moseley
Rochelle
Kyle Boatright
Beth Ann
Jay
Dallas
Jack Carson
Kathleen Jo
Jack Andrews
Austin
Morris Mann
Coleman
Billie Moseley
Jim Mann
Kathleen Jo Carson
Son Born to Baldwins at Brady Hospital
Mr and Mrs Marshall Baldwin of 1509 Wall St Brady announce the birth of their first child a son named Jerry Wayne born Sunday December 31 at Brady Hospital weighing eight pounds nine ounces Mr Baldwin serves as minister of the North Side Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwins
Marshall Baldwin
Wall St. Brady
Brady Hospital
Jerry Wayne
Baldwin
North Side Church of Christ
Facts and Fancies on New Year and Family
The piece weighs renewal at the start of 1962 urging one to “put first things first” by seeking God’s kingdom, cherishing family, and pursuing purposeful work. It notes a young man choosing family over money, and observes life’s continuous striving from Adam and Eve onward, with a call to optimistic, abundant living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Man
Adam
Eve
Blank ledgers and ledgers bound at The Standard Herald Office
A damaged or partial note indicates blank books ledgers and post binders were present at the Standard Herald office. The text lacks dates names or events but records a quantity of stationery items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Herald Office
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Pasadena
Leslie Marshall
F. M. Skinner
Billy C. Mikeska
Pearson
C. L. Grimes Gospel Tabernacle
C. V. McElyea
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