Mercer Gap Helpers Club Meets In January Assembly
The Mercer Gap Helpers Club convened January 27 with 18 members present. Quilts were made for Mrs. Huggins and Mrs. Rogers. Rev. Daniel Catlin spoke briefly as part of the gathering. Mrs. Bob Brewster and Mrs. Earl Walker visited Fort Worth to see husbands working as herdsmen at the Dudley Bros. Ranch Herefords display. Mercer Gap Baptist Church recently honored the new pastor.
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Mercer Gap Helpers Club
Huggins
Rogers
Daniel Catlin
Bob Brewster
Earl Walker
Fort Worth
Dudley Bros. Ranch
Mercer Gap Baptist Church
Windell Days Announce Birth of Daughter Kristy Kyleene
Mr and Mrs Windell Day of Brownwood announce the birth of their first child a daughter Kristy Kyleene at a Brownwood hospital. The baby was born Wednesday Feb 11 weighing nine pounds six ounces. The Days reside at 2207 Coggin Brownwood. The mother is the former Jesse Lee Boynton. Bruce Lightfoot joins the Air Force and is stationed at Lackland.
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Mrs. Windell Day
Brownwood
Kristy Kyleene
Coggin
Jesse Lee Boynton
Air Force
Bruce Lightfoot
John Lightfoot
de Leon
Lackland
Galileo's Pendulum and Acent of Ad Lob Phrase
A concise note states Galileo invented the pendulum while also noting the Latin phrase ad lob meaning at pleasure. The lines present a mix of historical claim and linguistic gloss.
Home Demonstration Club Sees January February Meetings
The Dingler HD Club met January 14 with 13 members, hosting “Attractive Views From Windows” led by Cynthia North. January 28 at Mrs. Jane Harkins featured “Kitchens Arrangement of Large Equipment” with Miss Carlson. February 10 at Lena Mae Hall included “Sweet Dough” and a Swedish Tea Ring.
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Dingler HD
Walree McDonald
Cynthia Northcutt
Jane Harkins
Miss Carlson
Lena Mae Hall
Lena Hilliard
Mae Riley
Comanche
A.A. Lam
Pearl Milner Weds Kenneth Branson in Joshua Ceremony
Miss Pearl Milner daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Milner formerly of Sidney now of Joshua married Kenneth Branson of Joshua in a Friday January 16 ceremony at the bride’s parents home. The Rev Charles N Gilbert officiated. Maid of honor Miss Ben Ella Milner wore navy, and both families celebrated with white carnations and palms. The couple, Joshua High School graduates, plan futures with Branson joining the armed services. he is employed at Santa Fe shops in Cleburne.
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Pearl Milner
Carl Milner
Sidney
Joshua
Kenneth Branson
Charles N. Gilbert
Ben Ella Milner
Miss Milner
Joshua High School
Santa Fe
Cleburne
Armed Services
H. B. Jones
Comanche County Men To Leave For Induction
Two groups of men departed in February for Abilene to join the US Armed Forces. Names listed include Clar ence Lee Evett Sidney William Edgar Gresham Roger Dean Murphree Arlene Dale Ravenshine Bobby John Allen Robert Deal Benson and others from Comanche Gustine Sipe Springs De Leon Dublin Rt and nearby towns.
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Abilene
Clarence Lee Evett
Sidney
William Edgar Gresham
Roger Dean Murphree
Comanche
Arlene Dale Ravenshine
Bobby John Allen
Gustine
Robert Deal Benson
Sipe Springs
John Frank Chapp
de Leon
Lewis Ellett Hurt
Hollis Pettijohn
Harlem Globetrotters to Perform in Brownwood Friday
The Harlem Globetrotters will perform at Memorial Hall in Brownwood at 7 30 p m Friday February 20 under Brownwood Lions Club sponsorship. The show promises the famous basketball spectacle to entertain thousands in the area.
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Harlem Globetrotters
Brownwood
Wizards of Basketball
Brownwood Lions Club
Memorial Hall
Zephyr Merchant Dies at Home After Long Career
Zephyr Tennessee native Henderson Petty, 80, retired merchant, died at his Zephyr home February 10. A bachelor, he moved to Zephyr in 1890 and operated a store for many years after moving from Tennessee.
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Zephyr
Henderson Petty
Tennessee
Local Schools Pay About 40 Percent of Texas Education Costs
Texas educators state that local districts already fund about 41.6 percent of total public education costs in 1951-52, with the state covering 56.7 percent and the federal share 1.7 percent. Charles H. Tennyson warns higher local contributions could threaten building programs amid a 33,000-student day-shortage.
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Austin
Charles H. Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Tennyson
Texas Education Agency
Virginia
Washington
North Carolina
Delaware
California
Massachusetts
Gilmer-Aikin
Mrs. Virgil Reed dies at 72 in Oklahoma City
Mrs. Virgil Reed, 72, died at her home in Oklahoma City on February 7. Funeral services were held February 9 in Oklahoma City. She was wife of the late Virgil Reed, a former Comanche lawyer, and a cousin of Ollie Trippe and Jennie Garrett of Comanche.
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Virgil Reed
Oklahoma City
Reed
Ollie Trippe
Jennie Garrett
Griffis Family Visits in Comanche on Saturday
Mrs. Mack Griffis of Valera and daughters Mrs. Joe LeMay of Goldthwaite and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Minatra of Big Spring joined Mr. Griffis and his sister Mrs. Troy Williams and husband for a Saturday visit in Comanche.
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Williams Home
Mack Griffis
Valera
Joe LeMay
Goldthwaite
Jack Minatra
Big Spring
Comanche
Mr. Griffis
Troy Williams
Junior High Tourney Underway at De Leon
Junior High girls and boys teams compete as the De Leon tournament opens. Local schools field squads across boys and girls brackets seeking early season wins.
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DE Leon
Seventh and eighth graders form progress in De Leon tourney
The basketball tournament at De Leon opens Thursday night February 19 with Dublin facing Gorman while Sidney and De Leon also enter. All teams consist of seventh and eighth graders. Comanche coach Biggs wanted to enter but could not because each school must field both boys and girls teams.
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de Leon
Dublin
Gorman
Sidney
Biggs
Comanche
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