Erath County Historian Homer Stephen Noted in Austin Visit
Homer Stephen founder of the Erath County Central Texas Historical Society attended the Texas State Historical Association’s sixth annual meeting in the Driskill Hotel. He is noted for erecting over 100 marble grave markers, writing widely and giving speeches in Texas and surrounding states. The piece also mentions jail and dipping vat attractions at a centennial event with $59 in quarters collected.
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Homer Stephen
Erath County
Central Texas Historical Society
Austin
Texas State Historical Associations
Texas
Driskill Hotel
Stephen
Erath
Comanche
Hood, Somervell
Hamilton
Eastland
Central Texas
Nobel Foundation
United States
Germany
Japan
Russia
Europe
West Germany
Pon
America
Washington
Sians
Plata
Gath
Bulganin
Kruschev
Veterans' Land Board Sealed Bid Sale Notice
The Veterans' Land Board will receive sealed bids at the General Land Office in Austin Texas until 9 oclock A M September 5 1956 for fifty seven tracts of land in various Texas counties. Details available from J Earl Rudder Chairman General Land Office Building Austin Texas.
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Veterans’ Land Board
General Land Office
Austin 14
Texas
J. Earl Rudder
General Land Office Bidg
Austin 1A
Barbecue and beans supper in Sipe Springs hosts and guests
Curley Maynard of Eastland hosted a barbecue and beans supper on a Strief home near Sipe Springs with music by Bryant Huston Sam Huston and Christine Huston from Eastland. Attendees included many Eastland residents and other area families visiting Clifton and San Antonio.
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Curley Maynard
Eastland
Strief
Sipe Springs
Bryant Huston
Sam Huston
Christine Huston
Helen Huston
Jack Whitesides
Janet
Jimmy Mancey
James Wysatt
Herman Anderson
Zelma Morgan
Joe Robert Whitesides
Local residents greet returning visitors and new hires
Miss Berta Brightman returned from Austin with Mr and Mrs C F Silvas and from Baytown with Dr and Mrs Jimmy Schiller, accompanied by cousin Curt Schiller. Mrs Bethel Betha becomes a sales clerk at the Mullican Store. Bess Saterfield of Houston visits sisters Mrs Elmo Montgomery and Miss Dudley Hicks.
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Baytown
Berta Brightman
Austin
C. F. Silvas
Jimmy Schiller
Curt Schiller
Houston
Bess Saterfield
Elmo Montgomery
Dudley Hicks
Fort Worth Man Visits Parents Over Weekend
William A Hill of Fort Worth visited his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Hill over the weekend. William is employed by Dr Homer Greenlee.
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R. W. Cagle
Big Spring
T. A. Weaver
H. ». Carter
Jack Elliott
Fort Worth
Mary Jane Elliott
R. W. Underwood
Mazie Zellers
Dan Callaway
H. L. Callaway
William A. Hill
Walter Hill
William
Homer Greenlee
Purina Helps Comanche County Farmers Cut Feeding Costs
Burton Bros promote Purina products to local farmers in 1955, highlighting feeding cost reductions, improved management and breeding efficiency. They tout Purina research, checkered bag chows, and sponsor demonstrations on water shade, sow nutrition, worm control, and fly control with Purina Sow Pig Chow Purina Liquid Poultry Wormer and Purina Fly Bait.
CHS Twirlers Attend Lamar College Clinic
Comanche High School sent three twirlers Verdell Watson Polly McCullough and Sue McGrothlin back from a five day Lamar State College of Technology clinic in Beaumont. The head instructor Charlie Kirk a 1947 Pennsylvania State Champion led twirlers from over 34 Texas and Louisiana cities and towns.
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Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Comanche High School
Verdell Watson
Polly McCullough
Sue McGrothlin
Charlies Kirk
Pennsylvania
Texas
Louisiana
Lions Club News Highlights Guest Speaker and New Members
The Lions Club held a regular evening supper with retiring president Dr. H. H. Galbraith as chair. John B. Hubbard, ex FBI agent, spoke on Lighter Moments with the FBI, introduced by Dwight Brightman. New members Dr. Robert E. Headlee and E. E. Straley were welcomed. The July 24 program will feature the Civic Improvement Committee led by J. H. Tupin with Dick Weekes and E. Paul Jeanes.
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H. H. Galbraith
John B. Hubbard
Fort Worth
Dwight Brightman
Hubbard
F B. I
Civic Improvement Committee
J. H. Tupin
Dick Weekes
E. Paul Jeanes
Robert E. Headlee
Ranger Club
E. E. Straley
Straley Electric Company
Wheat marketing referendum set for July 20
The referendum asks wheat growers to decide on quotas penalties or excess production and support prices. A two thirds favorable vote keeps quotas in 1957. Farm accidents reported by W L Ulich kill about 40 rural residents daily and injure one per half minute. National Farm Safety Week runs July 22 28 urging rural safety programs.
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W. L Ulich
Extension
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Sheri
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Foors
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Doris Elliott
Veteran’s Land Board
Comanche Motor
Men’s Assurance Co
Billion Dollar Life Company
Life
A&h
J. S. Harp
Dallas
Clifton
Merlin Stanton
Frank Vineyard
Buddie Hicks
Bethel Betha
Comanche County Car News Y Burton Bros
Purina
Farm Journal
Burton
Comanche, Texas
Lamar College Clinic
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Hunt
Kerry
Dueg’ Sudderth
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Comanche Counties
May
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Howard Payne College
U. of Texas Law
United States Congress
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