Independence Day Nostalgia and Modern Debates in Uncle Huie’s Letter
In a humorous letter from Uncle Huie of Hog Creek, reflections on Independence Day past and present contrast tidy porch rocking with reckless early automobiling, soda crackers with sardines, and the shift from gold standard debates to modern arguments. He laments rising road dangers, taxes, and changing newspaper discourse while musing on love and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everbody
Jerry
Elwood Haynes
Kokomo
Indiana
Ole Elwood
Elwood
America
Luttrell Westbrook Wedding at Eldorado First Baptist
Miss Myrtie Westbrook and Joe B. Luttrell wed at Eldorado First Baptist Church on June 10. Rev. D C DuBose officiated as families from Eldorado Sonora and Bronte noted ancestry and gifts. The ceremony featured a peau de soie gown with Alencon lace and a pearl tiara veil, with a white orchid bouquet on a white Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bailey Luttrell
Miss Westbrook
Eldorado
First Baptist Church
Myrtie Westbrook
Joe B. Luttrell
D. C. DuBose
A. L. Westbrook
J. C. Luttrell
Sonora
Bronte
B. A. Bell
Sonora Couple Wed Then Return Home Aboard
Luttrell, a Sonora High School graduate who attended Texas Tech, married recently and after a wedding trip to San Antonio the couple returns to Sonora where Luttrell works at First National Bank. Classified ads note the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
First National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Oglesby
Pressu
Rce
Mrs
Texas
Coke
Huie
Hog Creek
Dear Mister
Wimmen
B. D. Snead
Lois Webb
Jank O’banion
John Stigler
Peggy Spencer
Elaine Luttrell
Kyle Donaldson
Arnie Lee Westbrook
San Angelo
Eldorado High School
Coleman Monument
Coleman
Horace Taylor
W. A. Finley
Stone Eternal
Columbia Blue
Barrie Guild
Winnsboro Granite
Youngblood
Glenn
First
Nat'l Bank
Chevrolet
Chevy
Fisher
OOTH
Caperton Chevrolet
Bronte, Texas
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