Dixons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary in Mission
Mr and Mrs Walter Dixon of Mission marked their 50th anniversary on July 18 with a reception at the Mission Masonic Hall. Hosts were daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J T Jarrett and five sons. about 100 guests attended.
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Walter Dixon
Mission
Mission Masonic Hall
J. T. Jarrett
Jody
Pat Jarrett
Tad Jarrett
Tom Jarrett
Sherrill Kendrick
Howard Jarrett
Edcouch
James Jarrett
Mrs. Dixon
Graham Chapel
Proc
Dixons
Comanche
Gracie Robertson
Kendrick
Hettie Salisbury
Silas Moore
Edinburg
Jack Gray
Gray
Willis Armstrong
Rising Star
Merele Wilson
Donna
Rio Hondo
Winters
Alma Franks
Norton
Mrs. C. D
Pig) Johnston
Gustine
Longest Living Tortoises Reach Three Century Lifespans
The giant tortoise is noted for potential lifespans up to 300 years. Researchers highlight exceptional longevity in these reptiles and discuss factors influencing their slow aging.
Fish Swim Upstream For Easier Food Access
A brief note explains that fish migrate upstream to reach abundant food sources rather than swimming downstream where resources are scarcer. The text highlights feeding opportunities and natural behavior guiding upstream movement.
Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree Tale Origin
Parson Weems is credited as the first biographer of George Washington and the earliest to popularize the cherry tree story, shaping enduring myths about the founding father's honesty.
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Parson Weems
George Washington
John Yeager Rites In De Leon
Funeral service for John Emmitt Yeager 87 of De Leon was held at Nabors Funeral Home with ministers present. He died July 30 after a long illness. He was born May 19, 1884 in Burnet County and married Vida Emma Daugherty in 1919. He leaves a wife, one son, two daughters, four brothers, four sisters, and five grandchildren.
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John Emmitt Yeager
de Leon
Nabors Funeral
Moody Smith
Johnny Burleson
Yeager
Burnet County
Vida Emma Daugherty
el Paso
John E. Yeager Jr
William Alton Yeager
Hurst
Nell Jones
Lubbock
Raymond Miller
Midland
Frank Yeager
Munday
Ben Yeager
Mineral Wells
Bird Vandiver
Goree
Myrtle Potter
White Deer
Effie Pryor
Knox City
Willie Reid
Monday
Massingill, 76, Comanche barber, dies after WWI service
Richard D. Massingill, 76, of 16 N. Houston, died July 28 at 12 15 pm. Services were July 30 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. C C Klingman officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, one daughter, and 13 grandchildren. Massingill lived in Comanche 52 years and was a retired barber. He was born July 28, 1895 in Carlton.
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Richard D. Massingill
N. Houston
Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel
C. C. Klingman
First Christian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Bill Croker
Jack Wheat
Marshall Meyers
Mike Sullivan
J. H
Tiny) Burton
Reginald Waggoner
Massingill
Comanche
Carlton
George S. Massingill
Millie Young Massingill
Bessie Shaeffer
Waco
Virginia Gipson
First Baptist Church
Dan Massingill
Port Lavaca
George Massingill
Fort Worth
Dudley Massingill
Glen Rose
Dixie Roberts
Frankfurt
Germany
Aaron Massingill
Trudy Massingill
el Centro
Calif
Charlie Hyles
Hico
Eddie Hatley
Dublin
Jewell, Lowery
Services Held For Kerley Family Reunion At Lake Eanes Park
Funeral services for Mrs. Florida Tex Garner 90 of De Leon were held at Higginbotham Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Comanche. She died August 1 in De Leon Hospital after a 10 day illness. She was a nurse and church member. The Kerley reunion was held August 1 at Lake Eanes Park with 62 attendees and a basket lunch. Out-of-town relatives from Fort Worth Dallas and Wichita Falls joined local kin in a day of visiting and singing.
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Florida Texas
Garner
de Leon
Higginbotham
Robert L. Bchannon
Oakwood
Comanche
Breckenridge
First Christian Church
Ellis County
George W. Garner
John W. Garner
San Bernardino
Calif
Nire
Oma Henderson
Opal Erwin
Blanket
Narev 0. Chandler
el Paso
Laura Tennison
Texas City
Marrice Thompson
P'chland Wash
June Williams
Ranger
Ruth Tip'sa
Florence Tir‘on
Dorothy Sakas
Irving
Jim H. Baxter
Batesbille
de Baxter
Mvalde
Sarah B. Kely
Br Wnwood
Kerley
Lake Eanes Park
Nown
James Aldredge
James
Lena
Caessa
J. T
Ruby Blair
Billie McNutt
O. J. Hoots
Christy Burgess
Fort Worth
Former De Leon Resident Nabors Dies in Dallas
B V Nabors aged 75 died Friday July 30 in St Pauls Hospital Dallas. He lived in Dallas since 1943 after moving from De Leon and was a superintendent at Lone Star Peanut Co until his 1967 retirement. Funeral Sunday August 1 at First United Methodist Church with Higginbotham Funeral Home directing. He was born August 29 1895 in De Leon and survived by his wife three sons one daughter and a sister.
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B. V. Nabors
Dallas
de Leon
First United Methodist Church
Highinbotham Funeral Home
Nabors
Lone Star Peanut Co
St. Paul’s Hospital
Winnie Nabors
Jim Nabors
John Nabors
Bonnie Nabors
Tulsa
Oleta Powers
Torrence
Calif
Sam Johnson
Fragmented Readable Names and Odd Facts inOCR Text
The snippet lists many names and visitors alongside odd scattered trivia. It mentions families Harbour Polvedo Gane Brooks and visitors Fielding Jean and Jackie Terry Stevie. It includes random statements about Alexander the Great, hippo potamus, filtrum, seven seas and seven wonders with garbled terms. It ends noting New Mexico as the beat state admitted to the union prior to Alaska and Hawaii.
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Stevie
Robert Harbour
Richerd Polvedo
Jack Gane
Cindy
Chester Brooks
Rickey Fielding
J. E. Jean
Jackie
Terry
New Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii
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Dixon
Proctor High School
A&m
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Comanche County
Historical Society
Valley
Livingston Florist
N. Austin
Goodson Insurance
Herb Goodson
W. Central
John Yeager
Dick Massingill
Aesop
Shakespeare
Henry VIII
New York City
U.S
George I of
E ‘Land
Coud
Dale McNutt
Jason
Abilene
Tom Kerley
Sarah
Ode Solley
Elmer Wood
Wes Pilgreen
Tye
Belon Hornsby
Roger
Wichita Falls
Mamie Dennis
Brooks Kerley
Mike
Linda Kay
Robert B. Jones
Rickey
Ozella Wilson
W. E. Kerley
Ollie Johnson
Norman Chandler
Kayla
Lanette
Jewell Kerley
W. P. Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
North Pearl Str
H. Grady. James, Pat
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Alexander the Great
Seven Seas
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Pacific
South Pacific
Antarctic
Indian
Kravester
Big
DE Leon Farm Supply
DE Leon, Texas
LTD
Ford Ltd
Maverick
Ford
Texas
Clemons Motor Co
Omanche, Texas
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