Tennyson Topig Hometown Social Notes
Local column recounts visits and greetings as residents from Angelo to Merizon and McCamey join in family gatherings. Notes include a walker achievement, Easter sunrise service, graduations, birthday parties, and a July style community roundup with church, 4 H, and railroad departures. George James Jr. returns from Army service.
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Alto
W. T. Green
Sadie Brown
Angelo
Robertin
Tennyson
Elbert Carper
Eddie Fiveash
McCamey Way
Charles Cox
J. E. Pinkerton
C. O. Meadors
Raymond
W. E. Burlesson
Bidoin
Bud Hursts
Rankin
W. T. Greens
Merizon
Robert Schlagal
John L
John Athey
Sue Schlagal
George James, Jr
George
James
James Gilmores
Angela
W. D. Latham
Elton McGinnis
Claude Ditmore
Albert McGinnis
Ben Brooks
Ditmore
Sam
Elton
Albert McCinnis
Laura
Floyd
Ben
Billie
Lela
Iris Brooks
Douglas Ditmore
McGinnis
Mt. Margaret
Floyd Barrett
Railroad
Tennyson School
Jim Lawles
Kate Sayner
Johnnie Browns
T. B. Hicks
Bessie Mae Clark
Lela Anne Brooks
Stewart
R. B. Caldwell
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Bronte Enterprise
J F Harwell Repeats Ventura Back-issue Praise
A letter from J F Harwell of Ventura California expresses appreciation for Bronte Enterprise back numbers describing them as like visiting home. He notes he enjoys reading past issues and asks for copies for away subscribers.
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Bronte Enterprise
Bronte
J. F. Harwell
Ventura
California
J. F
Seminole Texas Seeks City Mail Delivery Parity
Charlie Gregory editor of the Seminole Texas Sentinel reports the city aims to obtain city mail delivery service similar to Seminole Oklahoma, seeking parity in local postal access.
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Charlie Gregory
Texas
Sentinal
Seminole
Okla
Air National Guard Instructors Applications Open
Army Air Forces carters invite Regular Army officers and enlisted men to apply as instructors in the Air National Guard. Officers require 18 months overseas since December 7 1941 and current pilot radar or related qualifications. Enlisted must be sergeants with three year enlistments and skill in aircraft maintenance or communications. Apply through AAF channels to Commanding General Washington 25 DC.
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Carters
Regular Army
Air National Guard
AAF
West Texas
U. S. Army
Lubbock
Texas
Washington 25
D. C
Bronte Water Supply Letter Supports Local Lake Plan
W L Hayley of Snyder writes to praise Bronte’s lake project and argues the dam could be higher with the wasteway filled, boosting storage. He notes the town’s limited watershed and forecasts population growth if a Colorado River dam is built, urging readiness for future water needs. He stresses rains will determine effectiveness and wishes Bronte well.
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W. L. Hayley
Snyder
Bronte
FBI
Colorado
Coleman Rodeo Set for July and Dam Bill Approved
Coleman officials announce a four day rodeo from July 10 to 13. The federal government approves a bill authorizing a dam on Hoard eight miles away to provide municipal water and recreation. The city previously faced a water shortage last year.
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Coleman
Hoard
Coffee houses shaped politics from Europe to America
The essay traces coffee’s journey from 1615 Venetians through 17th and 18th century London Paris to North America in 1668. It notes coffee houses became forums for debate, action, and resistance, earning scrutiny as potential sedition centers and later reflecting manners and politics in society. It mentions Boston’s Green and Daniel Webster.
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North America
Charles 1
England
Disraeli
London
Paris
Rising farm prices prompt city investment push
General goods costs climb as farm income stays high and demand from city residents grows. Investors eye land for sale, hoping to beat inflation and secure steady returns amid rising prices.
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Matey Coun
Political candidate announcements for local offices
Democratic primary filings list candidates for State Senate 25th District Dorsey Hardeman Penrose Metcalfe re election for State Representative 92nd District W H Rampy re election for County Judge Bob Davis McNeil Wylie re election for County Commissioner Precinct 2 W J Eads Robert Forman S A Kiker re election Precinct 4 Ben Brooks re election County and District Clerk R T Caperton Willis Smith re election Sheriff Paul Good Lee Latham Douglas Snead County Treasurer Mrs A W Littlefield Ruby L Pettit re election
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Dorsey B. Hardeman Penrose
B. Metcalfe
Bob L. Davis McNeil Wylie
W. J. Eads
Robert Forman
S. A. Kiker
Ben Brooks
Claude Ditmore
R. T. Caperton Willis Smith
A. W. Littlefield
Ruby L. Pettit
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