Coke County 4 H Girls Attend District Citizenship Camp
Coke County 4 H girls depart Thursday for the District 7 Citizenship Camp at Lake Brownwood with Laura Morrow Ida Lee Parker Kay Roberts Vernay Vaughan Robert Lee and Daphne Roe Silver and return Friday. Hat Making School praised the ladies with Mrs Miears noted for graciousness and knowledge. Plans for 4 H Clothing Unit work begin. 41 H girls will model garments in July Dress Revue. Dairy Foods demonstrations featured Betty Hughes Joe Alice Evans and Dawn Boykin for the summer F H A class in Robert Lee. Jo Alice and Dawn will represent Coke County at the State Contest June 6 at A&M College. Betty Ferrell shared a quick Vanilla Water Cake recipe.
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Coke County 4-H
Lake Brownwood
Laura Morrow
Ida Lee Parker
Bronte
Kay Roberts
Vernay Vaughan
Robert Lee
Daphne Roe
Silver
F.H.A
4-H
Betty Hughes
Joe Alice Evans
Dawn Boykin
Jo Alice
Dawn
Coke County
A&m College
Dunnams recount storm damage near Haskell and Weinart
Mr and Mrs Wayne Dunnam and son visited relatives in Weinart and Has kell returning home after a destructive storm hit Haskell Saturday night The Adkins home across from the school suffered severe damage with broken windows uprooted trees and a bent TV antenna Their car hail damaged and kitchen flooded as the couple sheltered in their storm cellar for about forty minutes.
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Dunnams
Wayne Dunnam
Weinart
Haskell
Dunnam
C. A. Dunnam
James Adkins
World War Veterans to Meet at Coke County Park
Regular monthly meeting of Coke County Barracks Veterans of World War I will be held Thursday, June 14, at the County Park community building in Robert.
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Coke County Barracks
County Park
Robert
District WWI Veterans Convention Set for Brownwood
A Lee county district convention of WWI Veterans and Auxiliary is planned for Sunday June 3 at 10 a.m. at the Community Center two miles south of Brownwood on the Brady Highway. The event features a special program, officer elections, and a barbecue at noon with many Coke County veterans expected. Texas ranks second in the nation for tornado frequency.
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Brownwood
Brady Highway
Coke County
Texas
Union
Connally Profile Shows Wartime Service and Public Roles
A profile outlines Connally’s life from Methodist faith and Navy service before Pearl Harbor to lieutenant commander at discharge. It notes awards like Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, later roles as Secretary of the Navy, legal work with Lyndon Johnson, and eight months as administrative aide. It highlights civic ties, legal affiliations, business ventures, and long Democratic activity.
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Navy
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Pacific
Connally
Congressional
Lyndon Johnson
Senator Johnson
Powell, Wirtz and Rauhaut
Austin
Kennedy
Richardson and Bass
Fort Worth
Richardson
FBI
Naval Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Armed Services Committee
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By Fay C.roe
Betty Ferrell
Lee
Veterans and Auxiliary
Rans
John Connally
Wilson County
Floresville
J. B
Lela Connally
Idanell Brill
John
University of Texas
Connallys
John Ill
Sharon
Mark
San Antonio
School of Law
Students’ Assembly
Methodist
Don Yarborough
Louisiana
Kay Edwards
Houston
Inez
University of Texas Law School
Southwest Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Religion
Episcopalian
U.S. Marine Corps
Yarborough, Brigman
Houston Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Hedgecroft Hospital Auxiliary
Big Brothers
United Fund
Houston Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Rireae Party
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Boys, Inc
Ex-Students Association
Southwestern Legal Foundation
South Texas Hereford Breeders Association
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International
Galiceno Horse Breeders Association of America
Organization of
Texas Electric Co-ops
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Colorado River
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