Diary of a World’s Fair Trip Traced by Avid Denman
David Denman son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey Denman returned from a trip to the New York World’s Fair with his uncle M L Denman and family of Corpus Christi The diary details May 28 to June 16 across multiple states and cities including Oklahoma City East St Louis Erie PA New York City and Washington DC Highlights include the Empire State Building the Statue of Liberty the UN building and a church service at Marble Collegiate Church The trip also covered government buildings monuments Skyline Drive Natural Bridge and Lost River Cave before returning to Texas along with notes on local visitors and family travel updates
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David Denman
Aubrey Denman
New York City
M. L. Denman
Corpus Christi
Bronte School
David
Red River
Oklahoma City
Missouri State Line
Missouri
Mississippi River
East St. Louis
Ill
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Erie
Lake Erie
State Line
New Jersey
Hudson River
New York
Chinatown
Broadway
General Grant
Museum of Natural History
Statue of Liberty
Lincoln Tunnel
Maryland
Washington, D. C
John F. Kennedy
Capitol
White House
Washington
Lincoln
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Lost River Cave
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Texas A&m University
College Station
The
Enterprise
Weekend guests at Percifull home include Gravitt and Percifull kin
Over the weekend the J. A. Percifull home hosted guests Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gravitt Tanda and Johnny of San Angelo and Mr. and Mrs. Noel Percifull of Abilene.
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J. A
Bronte HD Club Meets with Mrs Patton Hostess
Mrs Patton hosted the Bronte HD Club meeting on June 17 at City Hall presided by Mrs Truman Parker. After opening prayer and roll call, Mrs J C Boatright reported council news and the program by Mrs Joe Rawlings and daughters covered 4 H clubs and leaders. The Floating prize was won by Mrs J F Hughes. refreshments were served to visitors and members. Next meeting set for July 1 with Mrs Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Patton
Bronte HD
City Hall
Truman Parker
J. C. Boatright
Joe Rawlings
Patty Lou
Nancy
Homer Phillips
J. F. Hughes
Sunday Visitors and Birthday Picnic From Bronte Area
Mrs Roy D Hallmark and children joined by relatives spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Minnie B West in Midland. Cousins Karen and Gayle Caperton of Coleman visited grandparents near Bronte before returning home. Jettie Lou Kirkland San Angelo and Glennwood Marburger Wall joined Sunday calls at the Kirkland home. Sam Gray marked his 73rd birthday with a barbecue hosted by friends including Bronte residents and guests from San Angelo Miles Ivey Maxwell Galloway and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Hallmark
Midland
Minnie B. West
David Ann
Judy Lynn
Karen and
Gayle Caperton
Coleman
H. M. Kirkland
E. L
Glennwood Marburger
Wall
Shirley Caulder
Janice Hester
Bronte
New Orleans
W. W. Ivey
Beth
W. H. Maxwell
Louis Galloway
Robert
Pete Gentry
Don Edminston
Margi Oglesby
Gwen Kirkland
Inez Hadley
San Angelo
Dawson Coleman
Randy
Miles
Weather prospects look for rain in Southwest Texas
The forecast noted a good chance for showers in Southwest Texas with no rain materializing around Bronte. A severe weather alert covered Coke County as thunderheads appeared but dissipated by late afternoon. Temperatures topped 100 over the weekend and cooled slightly through Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Bronte
Coke County
Texas
Rainbow Installation Set For Monday Night at 7
Mrs. Marie Whitfield Grand Visitor of the Rainbow of Texas will conduct the Rainbow Girls installation in Robert Lee on Monday at 7 o clock. At 8 p.m. the public installation reveals the Rainbow girls names and installs 25 officers. Girls from Robert Lee Silver Bronte join this chapter. Meeting at the Masonic Lodge, public invited.
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Marie Whitfield
The
Rainbow of Texas
Robert Lee
Institution of the
Rainbow Girls
Silver and
Bronte
Masonic Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Avid Denman
Sharon Hurley
Post
Lester Webb
Junction
F. Little
Ft. McKavitt
Bronte Enterprise
Oak Creek Village
Blackwell
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