Bell, Jr. to Take Rural Route 1 Carrier Job at Bronte
A. E. Bell Jr. will assume duties as rural mail carrier on Route 1 out of Bronte on Saturday January 26. The post, begun by his father in 1920, follows prior temporary coverage by Coulson and Jack Lee after B. A. Bell moved to Route 2. Bell, a Navy veteran and Ballinger High School graduate, is married to Claydell Richards, who remains at the phone company as chief operator.
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A. E. Bell, Jr
Bronte
B. A. Bell
John Coulson
Jack Lee
A. E
Bud) Bell, Sr
General Telephone Co
Southwest
San Angelo Telephone Co
San Angelo Telephone
Claydell Richards
Eddie ‘Lindsey
Bell
Ballinger High School
J. A. Percifull
Sears Head Visits Wreck Victims
Sears chairman Gen Robert E Wood visited hospital bound Jean Favor and her two sons Joseph and Robert after an auto crash near here last week. They recover at St Thomas hospital while Gideon family plans Chicago trip and hospital discharges proceed for Jean and Joe with Robbie’s cast to come. Wood praised spending cuts and comforted the injured family before leaving.
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Will Gideon
Enterprise
Jean Favor
Nashville, Tenn
Joe
Robbie
Gideon
Chicago
Nashville
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Eisenhower
Wood
Jean G. Favor
Evergreen Park
Joseph
Robert
St. Thomas Hospital
Here
Favor
General Wood
Sears
Cold Front Not Too Severe Here
A mild cold front in the region produced a low of 29 degrees on Wednesday instead of the forecasted chill. While other areas faced harsher weather and deaths from out of season tornadoes, local news noted dust, drizzle, and a casual club meeting with grooming tips.
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Here
Junior 4-H Club Meeting Led by Mrs. Truman Parker
The Junior 4-H Club gathered Monday in the school auditorium with adult leader Mrs. Truman Parker in charge of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Corley
Jeana Kay Denman
Truman Parker
Blackwell game to aid March of Dimes
A Negro basketball team from Sweetwater will play the Blackwell Independents Saturday night January 26 at 7 30 p m in the Blackwell school gym. Proceeds from the game benefit the March of Dimes and all are invited to attend.
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Sweetwater
Blackwell Independents
Blackwell School
March of Dimes
Polio Vaccination Question Puts Emphasis on Family Shots
The message asks whether readers and their entire families have received polio vaccines, stressing vaccination coverage and public health awareness. It presents a general inquiry likely tied to community immunization efforts.
Baptist Meeting Draws 920 from 26 Churches
Runnels Baptist Association gathered 920 attendees from 26 churches at First Baptist Church in Ballinger for a worker's conference Tuesday. Sessions began at 5 p m with dinner at 6 p m served by local women, followed by talks from Rev. W R Walters Nor ton and Rev. O D Carpenter and music arranged by Bob Alford.
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Runnels Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Peakers
W. R. Walters
Winters
Douglas Crow
Norton
O. D. Carpenter
Ballinger
Bob Alford
Assembly Program Next Thursday At School Auditorium
Students and adults are reminded of the school assembly program next Thursday January 31 at 9 am in the school auditorium. The Taflin Trio billed as Stars of the Big Top will perform hand balancing tumbling and acrobatics. Admission 15 cents for grade school 25 cents for adults and high school students. The public is invited.
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Taflin
Local leaders attend Baptist Evangelistic Conference in Fort Worth
Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Glenn spent Monday to Wednesday in Fort Worth attending sessions of the Baptist Evangelistic Conference. Outstanding speakers included famed evangelist Billy Graham and Dr. W A Criswell, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas.
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Douglas Brown
Vernon Glenn
Fort Worth
Baptist Evangelistic Conference
Billy Graham
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church
Dallas
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Linda Taylor
Blackwell
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