Tommy Thweatt Returns to Calif After Local Visit
Tommy Thweatt departed Maysfield for San Diego after a two week stay with his ill father Gilford Thweatt. The article notes numerous local visitors and family events including weddings, travel, and a hospital patient Wayne Thweat at St Edward Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysfield
Tommy Thweatt
Calif
Gilford Thweatt
San Diego
Navy
W. C. Freeman
Jack McGuire
Duncan
Okla
John Freeman
Pasadena
Bill Freeman
Austin
Roy Newton
van Smith
Dwayne Jekel
Mexico
Frank Jekel
Jekel
Ina May Yates
Johnny Yatne
Garland Williams
Rockdale
Elbert Hollingsworth
J. P. Wise
Bill
Angleton
Ralph Masengale
Freeport
Jane Freeman
Dulles
Frank Newton
Houston
W C. Coop
Dock Thweatt
Herbert Thweatt
Stevie
Rio Grande Valley
Wayne Thweat
St. Edward Hospital
Hairston Family Reunion at Fair Park Rockdale
The annual Hairston family reunion was held Sunday at Fair Park in Rockdale with good food and fellowship. Attendees included T A Hairston, Jack Hairston, John Holliday, Bertie Touchstone, Diver family members, Margie Crump, Dan Galbreath, Oleta Talbott and others from Rockdale Milano Houston Austin Cameron Bryan and more. The next reunion will be the last Sunday in July at Fair Park in Rockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hairston
Fair Park
Rockeale
T. A. Hairston
Jack Hairston
John Holliday
Bertie Touchstone
Clarence Diver
Margie Crump
Dan Galbreath
Oleta Talbott
Rockdale
Guy E. Hairston
John D. Yoakum
R. M. Diver
Jerome Duere
Milano
F. L. Sheckels
Joe Huddleston
Houston
Jerry
Darryl Davenport
Austin
Bettye Williams
M. M. Bright
Ruth Hairston
F. C. Cannon
Stanley Hairston
Chester
Bible School Set For First Methodist Church Vacation
The First Methodist Church announces a Vacation Bible School from August 19 to 14 9 to 11 a.m. for children ages 4 through 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Two Texas Women Visit John Thweatt Home Guests
Mrs Mayme Zellner from Cameron and Mrs Viola Peel of Corpus Christi were guests in the John Thweatt home Sunday. Miss Lannette Thweatt and a friend from Waco were weekend guests of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Zellner
Cameron
Viola Peel
Corpus Christi
John Thweatt
Lannette Thweatt
Waco
Elmer C. Gunn Dies in San Marcos at 55
Elmer C. Gunn 55 of San Marcos died suddenly July 28 at his home. Funeral services were held July 30 at Pennington Funeral Home with Rev. Prentice Chunn officiating and burial in San Marcos Cemetery. He worked 30 years at the San Marcos post office, was a 25 year member of the Volunteer Fire Department, and belonged to the Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge. He was born in Rockdale and survived by his wife, two daughters Beverly and June, his mother Mrs. Ed Gunn of Cameron, and four sisters Zeb Fitzgerald San Marcos Leo Moll Beauvent Otho Mathews Yoakum and Mrs Wesley White Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer C. Gunn
San Marcos
Pennington Funeral Home
Prentice Chunn
First Baptist Church
Waa
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Rockdale
Beverly
June Gunn
Ed Gunn
Cameron
Zeb Fitzgerald
Leo Moll
Beauvent
Otho Mathews
Yoakum
Wesley White
Houston
Stark Receives Ten Year Service Certificate
Floyd W. Stark of Buckholts completes ten years with the Selective Service System Milam County Board No. 92 and is awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by Col. Morris S. Schwartz State Director of Selective Service. Stark serves as Buckholts registrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Stark
Buckholis
Milam County
Morris S Schwartz
Selective Service
Stark
Buckholts
Col. Schwartz
Alcoa Fish Rodeo Set for August 1st and 24th
Central Texas anglers plan the Third Annual Alcoa Fish Rodeo from August 17 to 24 with twelve merchandise prizes and three trophies. Past winners return, including Mrs. C. M. McManus of Rockdale, noted for the biggest bass by a woman in 1958. Prizes cover three divisions for men women and children with multiple rods and reels awarded, entry permits available at the concession house and weigh-ins required 15 minutes before closing daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
C. M. McManus
Rockdale
Milam County Board Praises Stark For Service
Milam County chairman August G Kunz joined Col Schwartz in a letter to Mr Stark commending him for excellent service rendered Milam County young men and the local draft board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August G. Kunz
Milam County
Col. Schwartz
Stark
Proposed Preseason Hunts To Be Held
Bow and arrow hunters may pass recommendations on proposed preseason hunts to the Game and Fish Commission, per the executive secretary. Meetings occur in each regulatory area after August 11, with dates set later. The act allows a 30 day preseason in each county, limited to local residents in Parker, Wise, and Jack counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game and Fish
Parker, Wise and Jack County
Basic grazing principles aid Brods in beef production near Cameron
Mr and Mrs Edwin Brod manage a 40 acre stock farm near Cameron focusing on coastal Bermuda pasture. They fertilize with 200 lbs of 10-20-10 per acre and regulate weeds. They rotate cattle between 67 acre coastal and 320 acre native pasture, planning two 160 acre divisions and a three stock pond system to ensure continuous regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Edwin Brod
Cameron
Brods
Pasture Management Aims to Double Beef Output
Plans outline regular interval pastures to double beef production while deepening roots to protect soil. Grass residues will shield land, runoff reduced, erosion and flood damage minimized. The Salach family from Hammond Indiana visits Mrs. Steve Salach.
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F. Stark
Alcoa
Robert Lee Salah
Hamond, Indiana
Steve Salach
Malcolm
Augustus Caesar
Rowan Ewares
B.C
Oklahowa TY Pamir PO
Goldfare
Oleo
Mens & Boys
Val. To
BOYS
Wrangler Jeans
Miracle Blends
Oxford Prints
É& Wear
Otton
Goodhope
Newhoff
S of
Freestone
OSAGE
Hale Gallon
LUX Soap
In Cameron
Gsa
BCON
Neuwle
LUX
Sam
Creamland
Picnic Brand
Franks
Neuhoff
Ribsteaks
Kraft American
Matula’s
Inree
Cameron, Texas
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