Briggs News Brings Thanks and Local Updates
The Briggs community thanks a man who mowed school grounds and Mrs. George Carpenter for Swap N Shop hours. Jefferson Davis Smith marked his 88th birthday with a home dinner attended by multiple local families. Dolly Juby performed in Mo ses and the Flood in San Antonio and hosted a cast barbecue in Briggs.
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Jefferson Davis Smith
Edward Parsons
Michael Tongish
Pat
Copperas Cove
Charity Smith
Jim
Oakalla
Charlie Jolly
Lake Buchanan
Tommy Hampton
Kim
Clarence Spurlin
Killeen
LE. Jolins
Cedar Park
Dolly Juby
Moses and the Flood
San Antonio
Frederick
Briggs
Swap N Shop to Trim Wednesday Afternoon Hours
Due to low interest the Swap N Shop will no longer open on Wednesday afternoons. The store will continue to be open on Saturdays.
Summer Reading Club Signups Highlight Library Offerings
Mr and Mrs Riley Conner and Dayton attended a gospel meeting at Strickland Grove Church of Christ Monday evening. JuLu Hasty features new books for all ages while library signups invite youngsters to join the Summer Reading Club.
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Riley Conner
Dayton
Strickland Grove Church of Christ
JuLu Hasty
Burnet Firemen Undertake Texas A&M Fire Training School
Texas A&M University hosts its 46th annual Fireman Training School begun July 21. Courses run weekly with sessions in three weeks. over 25 states and 500 cities send participants. Burnet locals include Russell Graeter John Calhoun and Fire Marshal Kenneth Wills taking Firefighting I and Fire Prevention I. Completion may earn Burnet a five percent fire insurance key rating and improve protection.
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Texas A&m University
Burnet
Russell Graeter
John Calhoun
Kenneth Wills
Barton Hefner descendants gather for 13th reunion at Stone Haven Center
June 29 1975 reunion at Georgetown site gathered FE T and Nancy Barton Hefner descendants. Attendees included eleven children with six surviving, and a noon covered dish luncheon followed by a business meeting led by President Gary Bible. Officers elected: Agnes Hefner president Clyde Spencer vice president John L Shuffield secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. T
Nancy Barton Hefner
Stone Haven Center
Georgetown
Gary Bible
Austin
Agnes Hefner
Marble Falls
Clyde Spencer
John L. Shuffied
Houston
Myrtle
Mildred Hefner
Dale Shuffield
Brian
Judy
Liberty Hill
Raymond Hefner
Lula Spencer
Glen
Pearl Brannon
Becky
Rhonda
Robert Brannon
Becky Newton
Jack Bible
Keith
Fred Rollin
Garwood
W. A. Hefner
Bertram Bertram area personal notices of visitors and travels
Bertram residents report visitors and vacations including Donald Collins family two week trip to Price Utah Ruby and Stewart visit from here to see relatives in Temple and Austin. multiple families visit nursing homes in Temple and Austin. birthdays celebrated. weekend travelers to Bastrop Colorado Utah and Texas. various grandchildren and grandchildren visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Gene Collins
Price
Utah
Rick Collins
Melvin Stewart
Stewart Brizindine
Church of Christ
Ruby
Stewart
Oatmeal News Visitors Test Local Family Ties Across Towns
Mr. George Watson has returned home after surgery and receives many visitors including families from Leander Coupland Marble Falls Bertram and Lordsburg New Mexico. Others visited Bertram residents including Eva Massey L Massey and Jim and Eva Greens with friends from Norwich Burnet and Lampasas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Watson
Jerry Watson
Marvin Dodd
Carl Dittrich
Fritz Bostic
Bertram
Mrs. L. Massey
Jim Greens
Lampasas
Liberty Hill Plans Monthly Market Day Event
Liberty Hill announces its first monthly Market Day this weekend to revive the old town gathering tradition. Open air booths along main street will feature garden produce baked goods paintings antiques imports and refreshments with handwriting analysis for charity to benefit the Panther Band. The event starts 9 am Saturday August 2 and runs to dark with future markets planned on the first Saturday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Hill
Main Street
Williamson County
Ellis Posey
Libertarian News
Liberty Hill Panther Band
Posey
Mrs Ray Thomas and Mrs Bertha Mitchell Take Trip to Holy Land
Mrs Ray Thomas and Mrs Bertha Mitchell travel from Floydada to Austin then Dallas for a direct Rome flight with 19 companions aboard an American Lines plane. The group sails two weeks aboard the Greek Line ship Scorpio and plans tours from the harbor as the ship rests in port led by Rev. Lloyd Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Thomas
Bertha Mitchell
Austin
Dallas
American Lines
Rome
Scorpio
Holy Land
Thomas
Mrs. Mitchell
Lloyd Bradley
Floydada
Mitchell
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Grace Sheffield
Lena Noble
Maude Landry
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Esther Knox
Brian Taylor
Texas City
A. W. Cox
Ervin Johnson and Grandson
Lonnie Cox
Dick Collins
Darrell Montgomery
Arlan
Ellen
Colorado
Mamie Huggins
Susan Huggins
Manor
R. J. Spanley
Martin Newsom
Lavern
Tammy Rodgers
Castroville
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Karen Bird
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Arthur Walthers
Martin Walthers
Victor Walthers
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George M. Stratton, Sr
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New Orleans
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Jamie Blaine
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Billie Wall
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