Mrs. Youngblood Hosts Blackwell Gift Tea
Mrs. W. W. Youngblood hosted a Thursday afternoon gift tea in Blackwell honoring Mrs. W. A. Hickman of Bronte, formerly Miss Geral dine Jordan. The event featured orchid and yellow decor, a banquet cloth table, crystal candelabra, and an 185 guest signing at the bride’s book. music by local performers, and a long receiving line including relatives and the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman reside at the Hickman ranch near Bronte.
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Blackwell
W. W. Youngblood
W. A. Hickman
Bronte
Hickman
Geraldine Jordan
R. H. Jordan
Ballinger
Cumbie Ivey
Geraldine Youngblood
Jordan
Mirs
J. W. Lowell
W. J. Warren
Com
Mmes. Harris
Anna Bell Harris
B. R. McCarley
Longhorns Down Mertzon Hornets in Hard Fought Game
Bronte Longhorns defeated the Mertzon Hornets 19 to 0 in a frugal Friday showdown despite star Heidel Brunson missing the lineup. All three touchdowns came in the second half as Robert Lee fans packed the stands. Bronte travels to Norton next, with a season finale at home against Robert Lee on Thanksgiving.
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Bronte Longhorns
Mertzon Hornets
Heidel Brunson
Robert Lee
Norton Eagles
Norton
Bronte
Beauty College Produces Six Passes in Austin Exam
Miss Myrtle Setser, manager of the Smith-Turner Academy of Beauty Culture in San Angelo, reports six graduates successfully passed the beauty culture board examination in Austin on October 31. The graduates are to be recognized as graduate beauty culturists and the community salutes the school’s success.
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Myrtle Setser
Smith-Turner Academy of Beauty Culture
San Angelo
Beauty Culture Board
Austin
Myrtle
Card of Thanks from Davis and Isom families
Expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during illness and death of husband and father. Signed by Mrs. G. R. Davis, Mrs. Lackey, J. E. Davis, and Mrs. Earnest Isom.
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Marriage of Emil Pierce and Noma Hallmark in San Angelo
The wedding took place on October 24 1941 in San Angelo with Justice J T Mathison officiating. The bride Noma Hallmark is from Bronte and now Mrs Emil Pierce of Lubbock. The groom works in the airport's legal department in San Angelo and expects a promotion. A baby girl was born November 1 1941 to J T Henry and wife. Mrs Eaton returned from Abilene.
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Emil Pierce
Lubbock
Noma Hallmark
Bronte
San Angelo
J. T. Mathison
Bronteland
Media Nlegal
J. T Henry
Funeral services held for Geo Davis 78 in Blackwell
Funeral rites for Geo Davis 78 were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Church with Rev. Cullen Hawkins officiating. Born May 1 1868 in Dickson County Tennessee he moved to Texas in 1892 and later settled in Blackwell as a businessman since August 1908. He is survived by his widow two children two brothers and a sister and several grandchildren. Interment was in Blackwell Cemetery Keeney Funeral Home of Bronte in charge.
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Cullen Hawkins
Dickson County
Tennessee
Texas
Anice Lee Shelton
Spasas
Blackwell
Joevis
Ezra
Lackey
Jim
Charley
Will Davis
Rotan
Keeney Funeral Home
Bronte
Blackwell News Visitors and Illness Report
Mr. Harold Hamilton of Amarillo visits Blackwell relatives this week along with D. P. McPeters of San Antonio and J. W. Sanders of Ft. Bliss. Dan Willhelm of Wichita Falls also visits. Dr. and Mrs. Parrot and Mrs. Beckham winter in Corpus Christi. Mrs. D. T. Hunt is seriously ill in a San Angelo hospital and was slightly better Wednesday.
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Harold Hamilton
Amarillo
Blackwell
D. P. McPeters
San Antonio
J. W. Sanders
Ft. Bliss
Dan Willhelm
Wichita Falls
Mrs. Parrot
Mrs. Beckham
Corpus Christi
D. T. Hunt
San Angelo
Emigravit Panamanian AriaSailed Longfellow line on Duver
A fragment cites senor Arias of Panama with a cryptic line about Duver and a Longfellow reference. A scientist predicts lunar trips may become common within a century. The text also jumbles political remarks and stray phrases about a congressman and possible alliances.
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Senor Arias
Panama
Duver
Autumn Best Time To Recoup Vitality Lost Through Past Year's Work
President Home P. Raney of the University of Texas tells Texas Congress delegates that defense labor will delay marriages and home establishments. Dr Geo Cox notes the US peak in vacations yet urges autumn health recoup measures including daily walks seven to eight hours sleep reduced stimulants and open-air weekends to build vitality for winter.
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Austin
Home P. Raney
University of Texas
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rainey
Geo. Cox
Mitchell Youth Tops Pig Show at Six-County 4-H Event
Merrill Hart of Mitchell county won grand champion in the Sears Roe buck and company six county 4-H pig show at Sweetwater. Vernon Edwards of Fisher County took reserve. Hart received a $10 cash prize and a registered Jersey heifer, with first place winners from six counties earning registered Jerseys. The judge, E H Regenbrecht, praised progress since 1940.
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Merrill Hart
Mitchell County
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Vernon Edwards
Fisherounty
Hart
Edwards
Hampshire
E. H. Regenbrecht
Swine Husbandry Department
Texas Extension Service
Fisher County
Hart Mitchell County
Merril Cooper
Nolan
Walter Ellard
Scurry
T. J. Sherrod
Kent
Roy B. Hart
Stonewall
Does That Star Spangled Banner Yet Wave
A Snyder High School piece laments patriotism in American schools. It urges daily remembrance of flag loyalty and civic love, calling on students to teach adults loyalty to the flag and to America.
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Snyder High School
Nessessary
America
Preference Shifts From Land to Iceland for Travel
The passage notes a shift toward Iceland as a travel destination over land routes, mentioning a trend in traveler choices and a lighthearted nod to the 3 seihe phrase.
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Land
Iceland
Uniting English Speaking People in a World League
Excerpt recalls Henry George in 1877 urging a league of English speaking nations to promote justice peace and free trade as a prelude to a worldwide federation. The 1941 reflection notes continuing hope despite vast destructive forces and emphasizes potential enlightenment amid peril.
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