Blackwell News Highlights Local Happenings and Accidents
Beckey Hall, three, fell into an unfinished cesspool at the Childers home and broke both bones in her left leg. hospitalized in Sweetwater. Other items include visits by local families to Eldorado and Fort Worth, a Dallas hospital surgery for Water Leach, and church and club activities with new officers and plans. The St. Joseph Academy at Abilene will play in Blackwell Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckey
Jo Hall
Johnny Hall
Vernon Childers
Sweetwater
Karen
Childers
Lee Alderman
Linda
Paula McCoy
Eldorado
John Sedberry
Herman Craft
Fort Worth
Ron Craft
Blackwell
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
T. F. Ragsdale
Winters
Ernest Ware
Willard Ainsworth
Ft. Gulick
Panama
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
L. W. Sweet
Betty
Austin
Texas University
Roy Sanderson
Jack Blanchard
Fluvanna
P. G. Anderson
Midland
R. V. Copelands
Tom V. Copeland
Levelland
Bill Hipp
College Station
George V. Smith
Snyder
Effie Copeland
Colorado City
St. Joseph Academy
Abilene
J. T. Sanderson Birthday Honoree
Open house celebrated the 85th birthday of J. T. Sanderson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Copeland. One hundred four guests attended. cake coffee and punch were served. Sanderson, born September 19, 1875 in Athens Alabama, lived in Itasca Fort Chadbourne Blackwell and held blacksmithing 61 years. He married twice and has two children eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He is active in civic affairs and a Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Sanderson
R. V. Copeland
Mr. Sanderson
Athens
Ala
Texas
Itasca
Fort Chadbourne
West Texas
Blackwell
Laura Youree
Flora Patterson
Sanderson
J. Roy Sanderson
Methodist Church
Gray Couple Honored at Blackwell 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H A Gray were feted at Blackwell with an open house from 2 to 6 p m on Sunday September 4 marking their 50th wedding anniversary. Guests from Blackwell Odessa San Diego Morgan City Overton Houston Deming Slaton Hermleigh Big Spring San Angelo and other areas attended. The couple, who were married September 7 1910 at Ft Chadbourne, once lived nearby before moving to Deming New Mexico to ranch and farm until retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Gray
Blackwell
Messrs
Mmes
Joe Smith
Delos Alsup
Byron Holley
Walter Johnson
Mary Kelly
Imogene Jones
Odessa
Noble Whitaker
San Diego
Calif
Jack Grammer
Morgan City
J. W. Thompson
Overton
T. O. Gray
Houston
Pearl Gray
Deming
N. M
John Ecker
Slaton
Bob Johnson
Hermleigh
Jerry Smith
Big Spring
Bobby Joe Smith
San Angelo
Gray
Ft. Chadbourne
Cattlemen's Round-up Supports West Tex Rehabilitation Center
The West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene will benefit from a Cattlemen's Round-Up auction in Abilene on September 17. Calves donated by West Texas cattlemen will be sold at a stocker feeder sale to raise funds for a therapeutic pool and other rehabilitative services for crippled children and adults. Committee members J L Brunson D K Glenn and Edward Cumbie of Bronte invite donors to contact them by Friday September 16 to arrange calf pickup and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
West Texas
Coke County
J. L. Brunson
D. K. Glenn
Edward Cumbie
Bronte
Weekend Visitors Fill Abilene Homes
Mr and Mrs John Craft of Abilene visited W H Maxwell Jr and Char lie Copeland over the weekend. Will Augustine of Sterling City and Marvin Blumintritt and David of San Angelo stayed with Preston Davis. R J Millikin of Ft Hood visited W W Millikin. Bobby Clark and children were seen in Abilene. Joe Simpson and children visited Von Simpson in Field Creek. elder Simpson showed improvement after a shredding machine accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craft
Abilene
W. H. Maxwell, Jr
Charlie Copeland
Preston, Davis
Will Augustine
Sterling City
Marvin Blumintritt
David
San Angelo
R. J. Millikin
Ft. Hood
W. W. Millikin
Bobby Clark
Joe Simpson
von Simpson
Field Creek
Mr. Simpson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Ragsdale
Jodie Zandt
City Hall
Ben Kemp
Jesse Dea
Lawns
Blackwell Methodist Church
Ragsdale
The
United Fund
Cattlemen
West Tex Rehabilitation Center
B. D. Snead
First National Bank
Cameron
Cameron Homes
P. O
Waco
Lake
Ballinger - San Angelo
Cactus Lumber Company
North Chadbourne
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