Dream of Island Life Comes True for Weevers-Carter Family
Wendy Day Weevers-Carter and family left New York for Remire in the Seychelles where they ran an island labor store, fished, farmed, and wrote a book Island Home about four years living off the grid. The family later moved to Astove before the husband died in Kenya. she returned to manage the island with three workers, sustaining the household and farm.
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New York
Wendy Day Weevers-Carter
Mrs. Weevers- Carter
New York City
Mrs. Weevers
Carter
Clarence Day
Sudan
Mark
Digby
Rory
Astove
Seychelles
Remire
Kenya
Fife News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Weather
Fife Texas notes show ongoing dry weather as grazing and water dwindle and livestock sales rise. Local families report visits to College Station for 4-H contests, church gatherings in Lohn, and socials in Brady, Coleman, and League City with relatives and friends from Eldorado, Andrews, and Austin.
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Fife
Texas
Robert Pearce
Bobby
College Station
Lohn
Sheila Mitchell
Harlingen
Aubrey Mitchell
Ed Mitchell
Ira Hester
W. W. Tedder
O. C. Utsey
Sam Morris
Brownwood
W. T. Gary, Jr
Bob Martin
Brady
J. L. Gary
Tom Hickman
A. Farmer
Brady Lake
Agnes Bradley
Elizabeth Ballew
Margaret Frost
Eldorado
Mary Pearce
Pearce
Wes Bratton
Rochelle
H. D. Bradley
Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley, Jr
Coleman
Bob Johnson
S. J. Purcell
Aaron Warner
Gary
David
League City
Leroy Purcell
Terri
Letha
Tom McDuff
Austin
Purcell
Mrs Neal Honors Brady High School Graduate
Mrs Arthur Neal hosted an ice cream party at her home for Anne Moseley, a Brady High School graduate. Eighteen guests attended and each received a scroll copy of the poem If as a party favor.
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Arthur Neal
Anne Moseley
Visual Arts Assoc Siates Meeting Tonight
The Visual Arts Association will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in Richards room. Members are urged to attend for updates and planning.
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Visual Arts Asso. Siates Meeting
Visual Arts Association
the Richards
Memorial Library Talk On Art in Europe
Mrs. G. H. Ricks will present a program on the view of art in Europe. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Vacation Church School Starts at First United Methodist
Vacation Bible School at First United Methodist Church will run June 14 to June 18 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for children aged 3 to 12. Mrs. Fletcher Fields leads the program.
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First United Methodist Church
Graduation honor for Braly grandson at Memorial High
Mrs. Houston Braly attended graduation at Darrell Tully Stadium Houston for Memorial Senior High School. Walter Grant Braly, grandson of Mrs. Braly and son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Braly, graduated Magna Cum Laude in a class of 654 with 34 Magna Cum Laude recipients. She also visited Dr. and Mrs. Dudley Braly in Beeville and attended a music recital for granddaughters Anita Marie and Alice Virginia Braly.
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Houston Braly
Memorial Senior High School
Houston
Darrell Tully
Walter Grant Braly
Walter E. Braly
Dudley Braly
Beeville
Anita Marie
Alice Virginia Braly
Cape Cod Island Owner Plans Year to Stabilize Estate
The owner explains to her children that she will spend a year seeking a capable manager for Astove and ways to make the island financially viable. She emphasizes the 99 year lease and her desire for the kids to enjoy the property now and for future generations, noting few islands remain.
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Cape Cod
Astove
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Sorrow
The family of Mrs. Alton Caylor expresses heartfelt thanks for comforting sympathy and help after their sorrow. They thank Rev Ray Ash Dr Winklemann and the Baptist Memorial Hospital nurses for service and kindness and wish God's blessings on all.
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Ray Ash
Winklemann
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Juniper Forest May Be Doomed by Limited Reproduction
A 7000-year-old juniper stand of Juniperus occidentalis near here faces potential destruction due to poor fertility and barely adequate reproduction. The BLM plans land exchanges to place the forest in public ownership for protection, with limited access and no campground.
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Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Rexford Daubenmire
Washington State University
Oregon
Daubenmire
Paul W. Arrasmith
Navy aviator sails past 1000 carrier landings milestone
Navy Commander George C. Watkins becomes the first naval aviator to reach 1000 carrier landings after logging over 7400 flying hours. He achieved the feat while flying 16 different types of aircraft.
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Navy
George C. Watkins
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