Leathers Leads Crew to Record Crushed Rock Output
Mr. Leathers, a highway builder with H. B. Zachry Construction, set rock crushing records near San Antonio and Castroville. His crew exceeded daily targets with 4392, 4420, and 4560 yards of crushed rock, earning him a valued Stetson and a $102,000 total milestone. His son also works in the stock room division of the same outfit.
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Leathers
H. B. Zachry Construction Company
Calichin High
Ya ‘Gay
Hammmelves
San Antonio
Castroville
Couple Celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary At Cottage Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Dincelée marked sixty years Friday with a December 14 dinner at the Cottage Hall. A later open house at the Larkin home hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Clark, Mrs. Tom Williams, and many relatives as Mrs. R. L. Keys read Sweethearts of Fifty Years Ago and Mr. Larkin presented a cameo pin. The event also noted Forest Clark’s 30th and Jack Larkin’s 12th wedding anniversaries.
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Dincelée
Cottage Holle
Wylie
Clark
Tom Williams
Jack Fowler
Jack Larkin
Joe Larkin
Jaqueline
Tom Jackson
Alfred Williams
la Verne Willams
Forest Clark
Robert Knieriing
R.G Keys
T. H. Rogge
Carroll Petty
Wade Rees
Richard Wayne
Louise Johnson
Earl Driver
Sarah ‘Thomas
Hetty Clark
Rudd, Jr
Professional baseball player joins army service in Bronte visit
J. B. Parkey, a New York City professional baseball player, traveled to Bronte on Thursday and Friday to visit his aunt Mrs. D Hull and his grandmother. He said Uncle Sam needs him more than baseball and plans to give up the sport to enlist in the army.
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J. B. Parkey
New York City
Bronte
Cotton bales reported at Coke plant in 1941
Fragmentary notes indicate 415 bales of cotton were reported at Coke in 1941 before December. The text references a crew and a mail agent with mentions of a group called the “boys” and a person named Bethe amid unclear context.
Dr Craig Brings Chiropractic Practice to Winters
Dr and Mrs Craig arrived in Winters seventeen years ago last Monday December 15 with a plan to make it their home. He sought a location to practice chiropractic and massage to heal local residents. His honesty and patient relations have earned him strong town trust and a sizable, successful practice.
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Suer
Mrs Craig
Produce Company In Winters Eyes Growers
Johnnie Pierce of Winters owner and manager of the Market Poultry and Egg Co. advertises to buy poultry eggs cream furs pelts and hides. He offers top market prices and a friendly fair deal. Visit him in Winters to sell your produce.
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Johnnie Pierce
Winters
The
Market Poultry & Egg Co
Mr. Pierce
Tennyson WPA Lunch Room Serves First Meal
The WPA lunch room at the Tennyson school served its first meal Thursday of last week December 11. Citizens and staff noted the event as a community effort with local support and expected improved student meals.
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WPA
Tennyson School
Thoughts of Other Christmas Hours
Eulogizes a baby girl lost after a Christmas tide, recalling her joyful infancy and the enduring sorrow of her absence. The poem memorializes enduring grief, Christmas memory, and the lifelong impact of a loved child’s death.
Shirley Anne West Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Little Shirley Anne West marked her sixth birthday on December 11 with a party at her mother Minnie B. West home. The celebration featured a Christmas theme with decorations and refreshments, a lighted tree, and a white birthday cake with six red candles. Guests included Joe Dell Walton Joyce Wrinkle Jimmie Wayne Best James David Luttrell Carolyn Baker Doris Nell Mer Don Leathers Beverly Browning and others who enjoyed cake and jello before opening presents.
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Shirley Anne West
Minnie B. West
Joe Dell Walton
Joyce Wrinkle
Jimmie Wayne Best
James David Luttrell
Carolyn
G Baker
Doris Nell
Local Soldier and Families Reunite in Texas Circuit
R D Bird from Camp Bowie passed through Bronté en route to Lance to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Smith Bird and relatives. Private Orville McKinney stationed at Ft Clark on furlough. Mr and Mrs Henry Roger and family have returned from Marlin where they had been since September.
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R. D. Bird
Camp Bowie
Bronté
Lance
Mrs. Smith Bird
Orville McKinney
Ft. Clark
Uty
Henry Roger
Titorgia
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Bethe A Very
Feitkag MS Vont
Wants Produce
Tennyson W.P. A. Last
Mof the Tennyson Co Citizens
Ally
Santa
Mer Don Leathers
Beverly Kay Browning
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