Weekend Visits Highlight Fairview Community
Fairview residents report visits to Hillsboro and Clifton hospitals for injuries and recuperation. Widespread well wishes come for Tye White, T. A. Blassingame and R. W. Standefer. family gatherings occur in Tyler, Waco, Austin, and Fort Worth as friends and relatives spend time with patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Behnke
Herman Holbert
T. A. Blassingame
Clifton Hospital
Wayne Blassingames
Waco
Jack Williamses
Austin
Blassingame
Bill Scott
Fort Worth
Jim McMillam
R. W. Standefer
Jerry White
Miss Aars Places Second in Creative Writing Contest
Peggy Aars of Clifton won second place in the Southwest Literature contest during Creative Writing events at Texas Christian University Fort Worth on May 9. The award was announced at a noon luncheon in Brown Lupton Student Center with prize donors and judges present. Special honorees included Dr. Nathan A Scott Jr. of the University of Chicago and Dr. William Owens of Columbia University who spoke at related lectures and convocation. Peggy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hulen C Aars, was recognized for Life on the Santa Fe Trail, as a junior elementary education major active in campus groups and named to the Dean's List.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Aars
Clifton
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Brown-Lupton Student Center
Nathan A. Scott Jr
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Cecil B. Williams
William Owens
Columbia University
Owens
Southern Methodist University
University of Iowa
Texas
Columbia
America
Hulen C. Aars
Scott Lane
Peggy
Santa Fe Trail
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8553 Meeting Schedule
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U S A meets on the first and third Thursday each month. The Robert E. Binford Post 8553 is in Clifton Texas on Riverside Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
U.S. A
Robert E. Binford
Clifton
Texas
Riverside Dr
Chisholm Trail Centennial Exhibit Heads for Japan Tour
The Medallion reports the Chisholm Trail Centennial Exhibit will tour Japan for one year, sponsored by the U S State Department after visiting two Bosque County towns last year via the Santa Fe Railroad. Officials estimate over 300 000 saw the exhibit in the past year and locals recall tales of early crossing times and nearby Indian camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Japan
U. S. State Department
Bosque County
Santa Fe
Nona Benson Greer
Lakeside Village
Robinson
Kimball
Brazos
Nona
Indian Lodge
Robinsons Bluff
Tonkawa
Ed Nichols
Nichols
Steeles Creek
Woolley and Schramm Attend Telephone Courses at A&M
Herber t Schramm of Clifton and Travis Woolley of Clifton, employees of the Clifton Telephone Company, enrolled in Texas A&M University courses. Schramm attends a two week key system installation and repair program at the Engineering Extension Service, ending May 17, to gain laboratory experience. Woolley completes a five day cable fault location short school at the same center, ending last Friday, to advance as a lineman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Herbert Schramm
Clifton
Clifton Telephone Company
Texas A&m University
C. E. Whitaker
A&m
Engineering Extension Service
Travis Woolley
Joe Nail
A&m Engineering Extension Service
Woolley
Indian Tribes in Texas and Local Native Sites
The text recalls peaceful Tonkawa and Tejas groups living near Fort Gates and in the Brazos region, alongside warlike Comanche raids. It notes Indian villages by Bear Creek, a cemetery history linking settlers and Indigenous burials, and mentions the Smithsonian exploration before Lake Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonkawa Park
Crawford
Fort Gates
Gatesville
Brazos
Steele Creek
Jose Maria
Bear Creek
Fort Graham
Lake Whitney
Smithsonian Institute
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fairview News
Dick Brassingame
W. P. Downey
Hillsboro Hospital
Bruce
E. S. Dorman Jr
Tyler
Bob Bearden
Kathy
Don
Donald Bearden
Sherrie
Fred Hutchison
F. D. Bearden
Tye White
Jerry
H. A White
Mayo’s Office Supply
Royal Standard
Totalia
West 5Th St
Miss
Aars
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Schramm
Ray
Auto Service
Ralph Ray
Sun
Dial
N. Hwy
Korn Kist
Chuck
del Monte
Erine
Sunkist Lemons
U. S
Crisco
W. K
Maxwell House
Morton
Imperial Sugar
Ade
Mozaic Ironing Board
Golden Acres
Paymaster
Northrup
King & McGregor Fertilizers
Armour & Smith Douglas
Conrad & Stockard Feed & Seed
Mrs. Eldon Zimmerman
Baird
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