Seven Towns Send Girls To Queens Coronation
At least seven neighboring towns will send duchesses to the coronation of July Jubilee Queen Dee Anna Smith in Brady on July 5. The event precedes a three day horse race meet starting July 4. Tickets are on sale at Rudder Drug and City Drug with prices 21, 25, and 50 cents for children. Noted organist John A. McMillen of San Angelo will play at the ceremony before the Jubilee grand stand. Duchesses include Estelle Millican San Saba Susan Herring Ballinger Jan Pfluger Eden Nancy Barina Menard Maryvie Wienecke Manor Frances Lee Helm Boerne Ruth Anh Herphill Colmar.
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Dee Anna Smith
Brady
Ewata
Rudder Drug
City Drug
John A. McMillen
San Angelo
Junilee Grandstand
Estelle Millican
San Saba
Wheat marketing quotas continue after county vote
A McCulloch County wheat farmer area voted 55 in favor and 8 against to continue marketing quotas on wheat. National approval exceeded the two thirds threshold, enabling eligible growers to receive price support on the 195 percent wheat crop at $1.78 per bushel.
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McCulloch County
Letter From Lyndon to Renown Friends on Water Projects
Lyndon argues federal water project spending lags population growth and economic expansion since 1950. He cites a 14.9 percent drop in 1956 from 1950, notes eight appropriation bills cut by about 1.99 billion dollars, and warns REA loans may rise under tighter money policy. He condemns high interest rates and promises vote skepticism toward the proposal.
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Texas
Senate
REA
Congress
Budget Bureau i
Local observations and social notes from a Texas town
The passage lists a series of social visits and remarks from a late 1950s era locale. It mentions Rev Baxton Bryant at a Senate session prayer with church youth, school visits by I I Williamson and students, travel hints about Lady Bird and Lyndon, and assorted town residents including Fred Korth, Wendell Mayes, Sam Rawhorn events, and visits by the Hurd and Bradham families with relatives from Brenham Temple and Warwick Virginia.
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Baxton Bryant
Whaley Memorial Methodist Church
Gainesville
Senate
Church II
I. Williamson
Spring Hill High School
Longview
Lady Bird
Lynda
Lucy
Fred Korths
Fort Worth
Wendell Mayes
Traver
Brownwood
National Democratic Club
Sam Rawhorn
Maine Borders Only One State
A concise note observes Maine shares a border with just one U S state, underscoring its unique geographic positioning. It contrasts with historic phrases noting Napoleon calling England a nation of shopkeepers, highlighting varied regional references.
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Napoleon
England
Grand Turk Island Notes and Air Force Base Details
The article describes the Air Force Missile Test Center range from Cape Canaveral to Ascension Island. It notes Grand Turk Island’s 1806 population, Cockburn Town’s location near the base, and its discovery by Ponce de Leon in 1512 with later settlement in 1678. It highlights limited resources, salt production, conch fishing, water and harbor limitations, and clear ocean waters with popular skin diving.
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Air Force Missile Teat Center
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Cockburne
Ponce de Leon
Jamaica
Haiti
Grand Turk
Miss Wool Pageant Set for August in San Angelo
The 1957 Miss Wool Pageant will be held in San Angelo during the last week of August to crown the queen of the wool industry. Eleven finalists will be selected from applicants across Texas and hosted by the San Angelo Board of City Development for a week of events from August 25 to August 30. The winner receives an all wool wardrobe valued at nearly $4,000.
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San Angelo
Texas
Carlson's Cleaners Ad Endorses Sant. Tons
Local printer advertises Carlson's Cleaners claiming Sant. Tons dry cleaning superiority with a bold promise and contact details.
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Sant
Carlson's Cleaners
Mrs Garnet Yoder Visits Spears Family for Jubilee
Mrs Garnet Yoder and her children Andy Lanier and David from Pharr are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Orville Spears through the Jubilee event.
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Paul Jarvis Hurd
Maryellen
Jane Ann
Windham
Warwick
Hurd
Irvine Hurd
Garnet Yoder
Andy, Lanier
David
Pharr
Orville Spears
Barton Home Guests Include Family From Grand Prairie and Dallas
Mrs. Louise Thaxton of Grand Prairie aunt to Mrs. Barton, visited last week at the A. T. Barton home. Also visiting were the Bartons' daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. John Valerius and Mr. Valerius of Dallas.
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A. T. Barton
Louise Thaxton
Grand Prairie
Barton
John Valerius
Bartons
Dallas
Utah Tops States in Gold Production
Utah leads other states in gold production while callers note that doodlesack is a slang term for bagpipes.
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Utah
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