Violin Made by Hand Amid Machine Age
Lester Freeman, son-in-law of M C Hallmark of Doole, crafts violins entirely by hand despite the era of mechanization. Living near Lake Brownwood, he builds each instrument from carefully selected wood, testing tone as it progresses. He uses about 70 pieces of wood and a finished violin weighs about 16 pounds.
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Lester Freeman
Freeman
M. C. Hallmark
Doole
Margie Hallmark
Lake Brownwood
Census Bureau Reports County Retail Trade Growth
The 1965 Census of Business shows county retail trade rising with 327 jobs and a $958000 payroll. County sales reached $2.7 million, up 17 percent from 1968, with state and national figures forthcoming for wholesale service trades manufacturing and mineral industries. Mary Helen Bratton of Melvin pledges Alpha Phi at North Texas State University and serves as Women’s Forum representative.
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U. S. Bureau For
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Census Bureau
U. S. Department of Commercce
Mary Helen Bratton
Melvin
Alpha Phi
North Texas State University
Denton
Miss Bratton
John A. Bratton
Ford Ranch
Women’s Forum
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