Fire safety tips from Southwest Research Center experts
Fire prevention week guidance urges immediate action in home fires. Calvin Yuill advises checking door warmth, crawling with a wet towel, calling the fire department before attempting to fight flames, and using baking soda or a cover to smother grease fires. Local insurers participate in Fire Prevention Week events.
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Southwest Research Center
San Antonio
Calvin Yuill
Yuill
Wulff Insurance Agency
Winston Insurance Agency
Jordan Insurance Agency
Burne Davis Agency
M. M. Bradham Insurance and Real Estate
Hall Insurance Agency
Carrithers Insurance Agency
Ruffin Insurance Agency
Mrs A C Collings 70 Buried in Llano
Mrs. A C Collings seventy resident of Llano died at her home last Thursday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Battery Funeral Home with Rev W A Uhlmann officiating. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. She was born October 11 1883 and was formerly Miss Viola Reed. She married A C Collings December 9 1903. Survivors include husband two grandchildren a son Paul and a daughter Pauline Collings three sisters and two brothers.
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A. C. Collings
Liano
Battery Funeral Home
W. A. Uhlmann
First Baptist Church
Llano
Collings
Coleman County
Viola Reed
The
Baptist Church
Corpus Christi
Jim A. Reed
Doole
Crockett Reed
Eden
Mercury News Roundup From Pumphrey Texas Social
A busy Mercury News page records a Friday night 42 party with 13 tables at the schoolhouse and about 80 attendees. The piece notes visiting guests, local weddings, a death in the Horn family, funeral details, and showers across Mercury Placid Deep Creek and Winchell communities, plus Junior High sports victory over Richland.
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Jack Kirby
Ricky
Brady
J. C. Penn
France Adams
Brown Winkler
Saint Jo
Texas
Geo. Adams
Nelson Adams
Ethel Adams
Dana Henderson
Bernie McBee
Peggy Adams
Brownwood
Dorothy Medley
Winchell
Patsy Adams
John Moseley
Rochelle Baptist Church
George Horn
Davis-Morris Funeral Chapel
Cox Cemetery
Horn
Mercury
Placid
Deep Creek
Rochelle
Richland
Ernest Penn
Clarence Deeds
Colbert Penn
James
Pat Finlay
Fife
Robert Finlay
Raymondville
Colbert
Dick Sammons
Texas board and attorney in feud over liquidator role
The Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners clashes with lawyer Renne Allred Jr over who handles the liquidating division. The board hired Emmett Shelton after discharging Allred, who says he remains legally appointed by courts to represent Liquidator J D Wheeler. The dispute could go to court to settle liability for salaries and authority amid broader state insurance and legal actions.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Insurance
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Renne Allred, Jr
Allred
Emmett Shelton
J. D. Wheeler
Commission
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Beaumont
Insurance Board
Wheeler
Garland A. Smith
Bulldog Bands Attend Howard Payne Clinic at Brownwood
The Brady High School Bulldog Band attended the annual band clinic at Howard Payne College in Brownwood on Saturday and performed at the HPC Southwest Tex football game. San Saba won Class AA, Mason led Class A, and Bangs topped Class B in the clinic competition. A downtown Brownwood parade at 4 p.m. showcased marching bands and a majorette twirling clinic complemented the event.
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Brady High School Bulldog
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Hpc-Southwest Texas
San Saba
Mason
Bangs
Mrs. Calvert 89 Dies in Dallas Funeral Held in Brownwood
Funeral services for Mrs. C. H. Calvert 89 were conducted at Coggin Ave Baptist Church Brownwood with burial in Greenleaf Cemetery. She died in a Dallas rest home and had lived in Brownwood for many years. Survivors include four sons Paul Brady Robert S. Calvert state comptroller Pat N. Calvert George Calvert and three daughters Ruth Wireless T. V. McNeese, plus grandchildren. Paul and Mrs. Calvert were joined by relatives including Mrs. Bueford Herberg and her daughter Vicki.
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C. H. Calvert
Coggin Ave. Baptist Church
Brownwood
Greenleaf
Calvert
Dallas
Paul
Brady
Robert S. Calvert
Austin
Pat N. Calvert
Abilene
George Calvert
Tulsa
Okla
H. A. Pierson
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ruth Wireless
T. V. McNeese
Paul Calvert
Bueford Herberg
Herberg
Vicki
Edwards Visit Ties Lubbock to Rochelle and Rochelle
Here From Lubbock Mr and Mrs Clint Edwards of Lubbock arrived Sunday for a visit with Mrs Edwards sister Mrs George Harris and Mr Harris of Rochelle Mr Edwards recently retired from the merchandising staff of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal after more than half a century as a linotype operator.
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Lubbock
Clint Edwards
Edwards
George Harris
Harris
Rochelle
Walker Named Associate Justice of Texas Supreme Court
State Selective Service Director Paul L Wakefield announced Walker will join the Texas Supreme Court to replace the late Graham B Smedley Walker is a Cleburne attorney. Governor Allan Shivers also named 10 district judges and two district attorneys after the State Democratic convention in Mineral Wells.
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Walker
Allan Shivers
Ruel C. Walker
Cleburne
State Supreme Court
Graham B. Smedley
Mineral Wells
Keep Fit and Dress Warm to Fight Seasonal Colds
Health officer Dr. Henry A. Holle urges fall precautions to ward off colds. Stay fit, dress for the weather, wear rain gear, and switch to dry clothes promptly after damp days. Eat simply, rest enough, stay hydrated, and exercise outdoors daily. If illness strikes, rest, hydrate, and consult a doctor at fever onset. Colds are contagious and transmit via coughing, sneezing, and shared items. use personal towels, glasses, and utensils and sterilize regularly.
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Henry A. Holle
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Roy L. Baker
Optometrist
Mercury News
D. Ss. Pumphrey
Texas Press Association
Vern Sanford
Corn Creek
Finlay
R. K. Finlay
Pat
Doyle Cates
Jamie Rothmann
Jack
Jay
Menard
Jud Bratton
Arthur Nunn
Bruce
A. J. Rackley
Jerry Wood
Macon Sansom
Edd Garrett
Marvin
T. W. Sansom
J. O. Ware
Glen Rose
Garland
Ware
Laughlin
Duval County
Houston
University of Texas
John Winfred Walker
Corsicana
Robert W. Calvert
Supreme Court
State Board of Hospitals and Special Schools
Texas Research League
Texas Commission On High Education
James A. Bethea
Bethea
Wilensky
SMAN
Central Drug Store
Mrs. Calvert
State Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Clyde G. Wiginton
Clyde B. Wiginton
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Academy OF Dance Arts
South Church
Siemens
A. H
S. Bridge
Brady, Texas
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