Blackwell Rites For Mr. Whitehead
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday at the Blackwell Methodist Church for R. T. Whitehead who died last Wednesday at Santa Fe Hospital in Albuquerque. The Rev. D. W. Gossett and the Rev. W. T. Teel officiated. Burial followed at Liberty Hill near Austin with Paterson Funeral Home of Sweetwater in charge. Pallbearers were C. L. Lofland Earl Cooke R. V. Copeland H. C. Raney E. T. Ware all of Blackwell and H. O. Whitt of Bronte. Whitehead, a retired Santa Fe railroad agent, came to Blackwell in 1940 from Sylvester and was a member of the Blackwell Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife Ella Whitehead, three daughters Charley Cage of San Angelo, Bobbie Taylor of Dallas and Juanita Shelton of Houston, and six grandchildren.
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Bronte
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San Angelo
Bobbie Taylor
Dallas
Juanita Shelton
Houston
New Baby Born in San Angelo Family
Mr and Mrs Nealon Carter welcomed a daughter named Donna Sue born May 8 at a San Angelo hospital weighing 8 pounds. She has a two year old sister. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wade Carter of Norton and the maternal grandmother is Mrs Bonnie McAulay of Bronte. Mr Carter works as a Ford salesman at Bronte Motor Co.
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Norton
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Blackwell School To Be Scene of Homecoming
Homecoming events planned at Blackwell School on May 12 with activities starting at 10 am. A noon basket lunch will precede a 1 pm program featuring Rev Kay Corley as MC, flags pledge by Boy Scouts, Welcome from School Superintendent George Stoepler, visitors recognized, student entertainment by grades, and a closing benediction by the choir.
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Bronte
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Bray Family Visits in Odessa Weekend
Randall county soil tests by County Agent John Brazzill after February snow show good moisture penetration on stubble fields. A week later moisture depths reached 12 inches on protected fields while unprotected soils held little or no moisture.
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John Brazzill
Kerr County Centennial guest list notes local ties
Wade Rees attended the Kerr County Centennial with his parents from pioneer families. His mother Mrs Albert Rees of Center Point joined him for the visit. Lot tie Ivey hosted Mr and Mrs Marvin Curry of El Paso and others Sunday. O T Allison and Christine spent Sunday in Colorado City with the J L Rogers family.
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Center Point
Lottie Ivey Sunday
Marvin Curry
el Paso
Last Rites Held For Mrs Thorne
Mrs. R C Thorne aged 73 died at her Sweetwater home last Tuesday after a year of illness. Funeral services were held last Wednesday at Blackwell Baptist Church with Rev. D H Martin and Rev. W T Teel officiating. Interment followed in Blackwell Cemetery. Grandsons pallbearers included Harry and Billy Stephenson and others. She was born Mary Eula Billingsley in Bell County on September 9, 1892, and lived in Bell, Comanche, Nolan counties before moving to Sweetwater 13 years ago. Survivors: her husband, four daughters, 28 grandchildren, and 35 great-grandchildren.
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Blackwell
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Bobby Williams
Eldon Childress
Clifford Thorne
Douglas Thorne
Mr and Mrs Morgan McQueen Visit Family In Town
Mr and Mrs Morgan McQueen and Jimmy of Amarillo spent the weekend with Mrs Mae McQueen and other relatives here.
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Jimmy
Amarillo
Mae McQueen
Mrs Bagwell Returns From Dallas Visit With Family
Mrs J W Bagwell came back Tuesday after a week in Dallas visiting her daughter Mrs E L Hice and family.
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J. W. Bagwell
Dallas
E. L. Hice
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