From Texas to San Jacinto and the Garrison finish
A reminiscence recalls a Lone Star hero known as the Raven and Big K who fled to the wilderness, aided by fate to Texas where he fought at San Jacinto. The piece links the saying Garrison finish to a famed jockey, then a poet’s reflection on friendship, religion, and life lessons. It also notes Fort Worth’s artesian wells before 1876 and water developments under Mayor John Peter Smith.
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Ten
Raven
Texas
San Jacinto
Alamo
Garrison
Fort Worth
John Peter Smith
Baptist Encampment at Lake Brownwood Draws 1086 Youths
District 16 Baptist encampments for Junior and Intermediate R A s and G A s were held June 16 to 25 at Lake Brownwood. Enrollments totaled 435 boys and 427 girls with 224 in the Intermediate G A camp. Leaders included Arthur Johnson Rev Joseph L Emery Rev Howard Shoemake Lamonn Champ and Byron Richardson.
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District 16 Baptist
R. A’s
Lake Brownwood
Jack Wheat
Councellor
First Baptist Church
Arthur Johnson
G. A’s
E. L. Carpenter
Jess Odell
Henry Taylor
Joseph L. Emery
Bal
Byron Richardson
Park Heights
San Angelo
T. J. Sparkman
de Leon
Wallace Cobb
Comance
Howard Shoemake
District 16
Texas unveils 36th Division State Park near Lake Brownwood
The state promotes a multi purpose vacation spot near the state’s geographic center and Lake Brownwood offering fishing swimming boating camping and living quarters. Daisy Robertson of Dallas and her grandson Dennis Holcombe visited Proctor with the Alton McCamey family for a weekend outing. The Texas Tuberculosis Association warns a person with active TB can infect ten or more healthy people without hospital care.
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State of Texas
Lake Brownwood
36Th Division State Park
Daisy Robertson
Dallas
Dennis Holcombe
Proctor
Alton McCamey
The
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Austin Writer Praises San Saban As House Speaker
The Texas Legislature faces a long session with about 2,000 bills likely. Reuben FE. Senterfitt of San Saba is urged to serve a second term as speaker, praised for quiet efficient leadership and bipartisan harmony. Cisco hosts a top Southwest weekend resort at Lake Cisco.
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Austin
San Saban
Texas
Reuben FE. Senterfitt
San Saba
Senterfitt
M. D. K. Taylor
Jefferson
John H. Cochran
Dallas
Coke R. Stevenson
Dutch East Indies
Far Pacific
Miss Hargrove Heads for Colorado Springs via St Louis
Miss Margaret Hargrove left last week for St Louis Missouri to join friends and continue to Colorado Springs Denver Yellowstone National Park and other places of interest for a pleasure trip with companions.
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Margaret Hargrove
St. Louis Mo
Colorado Springs
Denver
Yellowstone National Park
Corcoran native Cecil Griffith visits home folks
Cecil Griffith and his family from Corcoran California visited home folks last week.
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Cecil Griffith
Corcoran, California
Pentecostal Revival Planned With Evangelists at Tabernacle
Our congregation moves services to the tabernacle beginning July 12 with about one hundred in Sunday School and fifty in the Bible class. A summer revival starts August 2 with nightly services and day lectures on Revelation led by Rev Estella Collier and team. The five room parsonage has been moved beside the church. A wedding was held at Rev Smoot home last Sunday for Miss Bonita Seago and Mrs Roy Lee Whitford of San Angelo with guests from several cities.
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Estella Collier
Clemens Motor Co
J. D. Smoot
Bonita Seago
Roy Lee Whitford
San Angelo
Rev. Smoot
Dallas
Austin
Gustine
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Boyce House
Lone Star Empire
Lometa Reporter
Hhite
Alf A. Green
TEXO
Carnes Trucking
36Th Street
Ewood Lake
Gibsen
Pett
Ellis County
Supreme Court
Fisher
Chevrolet
Green Cross and
Highway Safety Inter-Industry Committee
America
Arthur
E. Grand
Comanche, Texas
Cisco
Southwest
Lake Cisco
That City
United Pentecostal Church News
H. W. Davis
South Houston
Tabernacle
Don Smoot
Donna Marie
J. W. Smoot
Coleman Gas
Nia
Soleman Gas
Coleman
Briere
Santa Fe
Santa FE Lines
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