Blackwell News Briefs Highlight Visits and Local Events
Local residents host relatives from Wichita Falls Merkel and Abilene while others visit Blackwell and nearby towns. Pre school rounds, a Llano River fishing trip, and SP3 Bobby Sanderson’s discharge from Ft Belvoir mark community happenings. A burn injury and travel between Goree Snyder and Blackwell are noted, with multiple families mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Kay Corley
Sweetwater
Abilene
Park
Blackwell
Llano River
Jim Greathouse
Portales
N. M
B. N. Walls
Jo Nila
Robert Harris
Goree
Knox City Hospital
Jack Blanchard
Snyder
Roy Sanderson
Mrs Will Fikes Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack
Mrs. W. F. Fikes 73 died at 6 am Monday in Coke County Meae Hospital while convalescing from a fractured hip. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 pm at the Baptist with Rev. Bernie Smith and Rev. Taylor Henley of San Angelo officiating. Burial was in Robert Lee Cemetery. Surviving: husband. two sons Henson and Weldon. daughter Lorene. three granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Fikes
Coke County Meae Hospital
the Baptist
Bennie Smith
Taylor Henley
San Angelo
Robert Lee
Clift Funeral Home
J. L. Carwile, Jr
Melvin Childress
O. B. Jacobs
Fagan Parker
Teddy Pitcock
Douglas Gartman
Finnell Smith
J. L. Tinkler
Fikes
Shannon Hospital
Coke Memorial Hospital
Henson Fikes
Goodfellow Afb
Weldon Fikes
Lorene
Wallace Straitford
San Francisco
Calif
Marion
Farrell Jean
Elaine Fikes
Friendship Tea and Book Review for Bronte Clubs
Mrs. L. E. Dudley of Abilene reviewed The View from the Hill at a Sorosis Study Club event. About 40 women attended the Friendship tea in First Baptist Church with spring flower decor and cookies punch and nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Dudley
Abilene
6Th District
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sorosis
First Baptist Church
Sorosis Club
Mmes
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John Hipp
Wichita Falls
Jerrell Sharp
Batman Camp
Joe Oden
Sons of
Levelland
Blackwell and
Ray Johnson
Lubbock
Melvin Tubb
Ollie Johnson
Charlie Lamkin
Junior Alderman
Gorman
Lee Craig
Melvin Lasswell
Bobby Caruthers
Bud Caruthers
Bronte Hospital
Lee Lackey
Sam Layne
Harley Waggoner
Jimmy Hipp
Amarillo
Josie Hipp
Jimmy Hipp Gare
Freeport
Gordon Montgomery
T. P. Griffin
Hereford
Brownfield
Lia
Bobby J. Sanderson
J. Roy Sanderson
Army
Ft. Belvoir
Virginia
Will Fikes
Robert Lee Observer
L. H. Lammers
James Lammers
Houston
John Coulson
James
Meadow
Wendell Lammers
Vernon C. Lammers
T. A. Carlisle
Kate Cox
Burnett
C. H. Dickens
R. C. Lyons
Austin
San Antonio
E. A. Baugh
Stanton
J. F. Hughes
Melba Cross
Vic Hazelden
Gandy
Crisco
Lipton Tea
Dankworth
Fryers Ib
B. D. Snead
First National Bank
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