Former Bosque Resident Dies In Crosbyton
Warren B. Colwell 83, long time Crosby County resident, died February 3 in a Ralls nursing home. Funeral held February 4 at King Funeral Home Chapel Crosbyton. Born in San Saba, moved to Crosby County in 1924 with no known survivors. Pallbearers included C D Cash J C Smith Floyd McGinnis Lon Atcheson Gayland Whitchurch Henry Higginbotham. He had lived with L E Sursa and Mr and Mrs I B Hinkle in Crosbyton.
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Warren B. Colwell
Crosby County
King Funeral Home
Crosbyton
Mr. Colwell
L. E. Sursa
Bosque County
Clifton
C. D. Cash
J. C. Smith
Floyd McGinnis
Lon Atcheson
Gayland Whitchurch
Henry Higginbotham
In Memory Of Mrs. Martin Sorley And S. W. Prather
Poem memorial verses lamenting the loss of Mrs. Martin Sorley and S. W. Prather. It speaks of sorrow, faith, and a future reunion in heaven, noting the emptiness of their home and the peace of their souls in paradise. Mrs. H. T. Turner signed as author.
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Martin Sorley
S. W. Prather
Yonder City
H. T. Turner
Public School Teacher Visits Home Folks Over Weekend
Miss Elizabeth Torrence, a Dallas Public Schools teacher, stayed from Saturday to Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs L T Dick Torrence and other relatives at the family home.
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Elizabeth Torrence
Dallas Public
L. T
Dick) Torrence
Local Socials and Obituaries From Fairview
Reverend and Mrs Buddy Young and children visited the Blassingame home. Funeral services were held for Bill Bryant of Valley Mills with burial in Valley Mills Cemetery. Mrs T A Blassingame visited Valley Mills patient Mrs Charles Speegle at Meridian hospital. Several couples visited the Downey and Blassingame homes last Saturday night. Larry Thiele of Dallas spent the weekend with his parents Victor and Mrs Thiele at their Fairview home.
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Buddy Young
T. A. Blassingame
Bill Bryant
Valley Mills
Charles Speegle
Meridian Hospital
Marshall V. Bonds
David Rowe
W. P. Downey
T. A. Blasingame
Dick Blassingame
P. R. Downey
Larry Thiele
Dallas
Victor Thiele
Meridian Girls Basketball Extend Winning Streak
Meridian High School girls basketball defeated Jonesboro 44 25 with Sandra Kemp scoring 34 points. They previously beat Crawfills Gap 51 29 as Kemp added 31 points. Managers Donna Hayes and Jennifer Scott say the team remains undefeated and aims for another district title.
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Meridian High School
Jonesboro
Meridian
Sandra Kemp
Meridian Girls
Crawfills Gap
Donna Hayes
Jennifer Scott
Meridian High
Arlington State honors Paul Mangum on fall science roll
Paul Thompson Mangum of Dallas is listed among 220 Arlington State College students on the School of Science fall semester honor roll. He plans to receive a mathematics degree in May and is the son of Mr and Mrs Granville Mangum of Clifton.
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Paul Thompson Mangum
Dallas
Arlington State College
Arlington
School of Science
Allen J. Herndon
Mangum
Arlington State
Granville Mangum
Clifton
Valley Mills Major On Duty At Bergstrom AFB
Major Price W. Brock of Valley Mills has arrived for duty at Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin. An air weapons operations officer, he previously served at Plattsburgh AFB New York and is assigned to the Strategic Air Command. He is a Valley Mills High School graduate with degrees from Hillsboro Junior College and Texas Southmost College. He was commissioned in 1953 through the aviation cadet program. His wife Barbara is from Gardena California.
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Price W. Brock
Price C. Brock
Valley Mills
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Brock
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
New York
Strategic Air Command
Hillsboro Junior College
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville
Barbara
A. L. Haynes
Vermont
Gardena
California
Auxiliary to Meet in Clifton for Regular Meeting
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Selmer Erickson Post No. 322 of the American Legion in Clifton will meet at 7 30 o clock Thursday night February 17 at 207 South Avenue H hosted by Mrs A G Amundson. Visitors Mrs W T Lofland and Mrs Raymond Barer of Austin joined relatives after attending services for O D Lofland at Rockwall and visits in Denton and Dallas. The US gas industry marks 150 this year and was 63 when central telephone service began and 66 when electricity was first distributed.
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Selmer Erickson
American Legion
Clifton
A. G. Amundson
South Avenue
W. T. Lofland
Raymond Barrer
Austin
Robert L. Baldridge Sr
J. C. Kincheloe
O. D. Lofland
Rockwall
Denton
Dallas
U. S
Poage Seeks Regulation of Dog and Cat Trade for Research
Congressman W R Poage introduced H R 12488 to authorize the Agriculture Secretary to regulate transportation sale and handling of dogs cats and other animals used for research. He noted millions of animals are used yearly and that dealers abduct stray pets strip IDs and move them across state lines to reach laboratories. He stressed the bill does not affect handling during actual research.
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W. R. Poage
House Committee On Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Texas
Poage
Federal bill seeks humane transport rules for dogs and cats
Representative Poage argues for tighter control of dog and cat transport and handling in research, proposing records of sale and purchase, inspection access, federal standards, license cancellations for noncompliance, and potential loss of federal aid to facilities.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Hearings Planned On Similar Bills At Earliest Date
The speaker notes receiving thousands of letters urging enactment and states hearings will be scheduled on this and all similar bills at the earliest possible date.
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Baird
Bosque
Radio and
W. 7Th Street
Clifton, Texas
Reierson & Strand
North Avenue
Fairview News
USC
Bergstrom Afb
Taylor
Ladies In White
Chiffon Mercantile
Clifton Gear Works
N. Ave. D. Clifton
Armstrong
Best Values
Austin Ave
Waco
Nutrena Feeds
Erickson Feed Mill
Vernon
Pat) Erickson
N. Ave
Clifton High School Cubs
National Guard Armory
Terry Southall
Baylor University Bears
Clifton Jaycees
Cub
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