Refurbishing Plans Highlight Local H D Club Column
H D Agent's Column notes a visit to Mrs. C. T. Wilkes of Silver to plan refinishing a living room desk. Includes steps: remove old finish sand wood stain seal wax, plus a potential furniture workshop if enough members join. Also mentions Mary Frances Wylie returning from State Dress Revue with 49 participants and first place won by Mary Ann Haisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Wilkes
Tom Rives
Mary Frances Wylie
Robert Lee
Miss Wylie
Frances
Dallas
T. M. Wylie, Jr
Jess Craddock
Colorado City
Mary Ann Haisler
Denton County
Card of Thanks for kindness after bereavement
The family of Mrs. J. M. Stewart extends heartfelt thanks to the people of Bronte, Robert Lee and Tennyson for the sympathy shown in many beautful and practical ways during our recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Robert Lee
Tennyson
J. M. Stewart
Local News Briefs from West Texas Visits and Travel
Local items note Mr and Mrs Bob Butner of Leonard Texas visiting in West Texas for a funeral. Mrs Jim Brown travels to Parkhill Oklahoma to stay with son Jack Looney family. The Spoonts family visits Bruton relatives in Priddy while Jim Simpson's children visit and Mrs Simpson recovers at home. James Luttrell and Milford Phillips return from Texas Tech. Capt Roy Pryor and wife from Del Rio stay with Rube Collins and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Butner
Leonard
Texas
West Texas
Butner
Jim Brown
Parkhill
Okla
Jack Looney
Looney
Texas Tech
James David Luttrell
Milford Phillips
Roy T. Pryor
del Rio
Rube Collins
Re elect Webb SCS Zone No 4 supervisor
On October 1 a range tour and election elected C N Webb to the Coke Soil Conservation District Zone 4 board. The tour, on Webb Sr ranch west of Tennyson, drew about 15 landowners who saw the range in good condition after six years of recovery. A plant ID contest awarded Wayne Arrott Joe Rawlings and L E Smith prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Coke Soil Conservation District
C. N. Webb
C. N. Webb, Jr
Tennyson
Webb
Wayne Arrott
Joe Rawlings
L. E. Smith
Flores Chairs District XI English Teachers Group
Flores of Bronte elected chairman of District XI English teachers. Meeting at Brownwood set 1958 site and approved a resolution to raise English teaching standards. Flores attended the Oct 1945 meeting at Howard Payne College and presented Planning and Organizing the Expository Paper. He will serve on the State Board to plan and organize English teaching statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vetal Flores
Bronte
San Angelo
Brownwood
Flores
Howard Payne College
Grand Jury Recalled On Holdup Charge In Texas Case
Judge Joe L. Mays orders the List District Court Grand Jury to reconvene in Robert Lee at 9 a m Saturday to consider robbery by assault charges against James Horton 23 of Sweetwater. Horton is charged with robbing Turney Casey at the victim's home the night of Sept 27 and obtaining $4.00 under threat. Casey and his wife reported the break in after returning from a football game and Horton was captured a few hours later on the highway north of Bronte and has remained in the county jail. Former Robert Lee residents, the Caseys now live near Bronte where Turney works as an auto mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Mays
List District Court Grand Jury
Robert Lee
James Horton
Sweetwater
Horton
Turney Casey
Casey
Bronte
Turney
Adairs Welcome Tolbert Adair During Texas Visit
Tolbert Adair from Houston spends two weeks with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Adair. Mrs. Adair returns Sunday from a week in Illinois and Missouri. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Phillips and children and Mrs. Clifford Baker with children from San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolbert Adair
Houston
J. S. Adair
Midland Family and Friends Visit Across Texas
Anne Adams of Midland met her mother Leona Wheeler of Brownwood in Bronte last weekend. The group visited Mrs. Wheeler’s parents, Henry and Mrs. Rogers. Visiting C. H. Hester is his daughter Mrs. T. R. Donaldson of California. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Carter and children of Odessa spent Sunday with Mrs. Bonnie McAuley and then with his parents en route to the State Fair in Dallas. Funeral services for Nettie B. McDonald were held in Stanton with Ben and Mrs. Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Midland
Leona Wheeler
Brownwood
Bronte
Wheeler
Henry Rogers
C. H. Hester
T. R. Donaldson
California
Nolan Carter
Odessa
Bonnie McAuley
Norton
Dallas
E. L. Caperton
R. T. Caperton
Sterling City
Nettie B. McDonald
Ben Reeves
Stanton
Faye Scott
Waco
Ralph Scott
Huntsville
B. E. Modgling
Weatherford
Elmer
Elmer Lyn
Mr. Modgling
K. C
Lilie) McCullough
Scouts Campaign Launched Here With Breakfast
Annual drive to raise funds for the Boy Scouts began this week with a 7 a m kickoff breakfast at the First Baptist Church. About 25 attended as R A Young of Ballinger spoke on scouting’s value. Captains and five workers named, with organizers H A Springer and Cecil Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
R. A. Young
Ballinger
Billy Joe Luckett
Noah Pruitt, Jr
Matthew Caperton
T. F. Sims, Jr
Horace Taylor
Claude Ward
J. C. Oden
J. B. Mackey
Owen Cosgrove
H. A. Springer
Cecil Kemp
Andrews Visit Highlights Lubbock Parents Home Event
James Vernon Andrews of Lubbock visited last weekend at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Vernon Andrews
Lubbock
R. M. Andrews
Also Mentioned on This Page
FAY Co
ROE ‘Home
Webb Scs
Scouts
Aca S As
TeAgey Tau
Paul Terry
Lin Loeffler
First Methodist Church
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