University Banquet At the Commercial Hotel
One of the season’s grand social events, the Alumni Association banquet at the Commercial Hotel Friday night from eight to eleven featured ex students and spouses twenty five strong. Officers elected: Ben Atkinson president Dr. Thomas Luther vice president Winnie Henderson secretary treasurer Julia Williams scholarship chair. A live white goat mascot was presented to Winnie Henderson.
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Alumni Association
Commercial Hotel
State University
Winnie Henderson
Ben Atkinson
Thomas Luther
Meeting adjourned to reconvene March 2 next year
The group adjourned with plans to meet again on March 2 next year, keeping the same date as today. The agenda was not specified in the fragment.
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University
Winter Weather Meets Summit Area Farmers
A warm town note on sleet and ice, crops discussed, corn planting timing varies with cold snaps, and seed potato prices foretelling a smaller Irish potato crop. Community updates include visits by Elzie and Lucy Richards and Hurt family members, hog killings by locals, and a friendly report on Joe Dockery of Gause sharing news with neighbors.
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Streeter Hurt
H. Hurt
Joe Dockery
Gause
Joe
Alma
J. C. Richard
Local Notes and Social News From Nearby Towns
Ill residents show slight improvement after a week of illness. Mr. Marvin Hood visited relatives Sunday. W W Richards Allen Stovall Ed Bullard Joe Dockery called on O P LaGroan Sunday. Farmers Union meeting postponed due to weather. Miss Mable Beard leaves for San Marcos with sister Burnice. O P LaGroan Berlin to Rockdale on business. Smyrney box supper held by the graveyard, Lizzie Richards listed as sick.
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Marvin Hood
Messrs
W. W. Richards
Allen Stovall
Ed. Bullard
Joe Dockery
O. P. LaGroan
Farmers Union
Mable Beard
San Marcos
Miss Burnice
Rockdale
Resolutions of Respect for Mrs Elizabeth Foster
A copy of the Hoyte Texas Women’s Farm Council minutes dated February 14 memorializes Mrs Elizabeth Foster who died January 29 1717 at age 99 years 3 months 19 days. She was trusted neighbor and mother of seventeen children, long an associate member, revered for kindness and quiet faith.
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Women’s Farm Council
Hoyte
Texas
Elizabeth Foster
Oldest Texas Council member praised in minutes
The minutes note that she was the oldest Council member in Texas and that a copy of the minutes should be sent to county papers for publication.
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Texas
Obituary and business notice from Cameron Texas
Survive her life described with two bachelor sons who cared for her as a harvest joke. The notice thanks patrons and announces a move next door to B J Baskin Sons. The ad promotes harness saddle leather goods repairs leather. F J Beckerman Cameron Texas asks customers to see him for work.
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B. J. Baskin & Sons
F. J. Beckerman
Cameron
Texas
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Sses
Milam County
Roddy Brothers
Cameron, Texas
Emily Spiller
S. A
A. P
Lagrippe
Smyrney
Lizzie Richards
Howell’s Music Store
Will
Sid House
M. Stewart
Sudan
C. N. Green & Bros
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