Ballinger Ledger marks 75th anniversary with county data
The Ballinger Ledger observes 75 years since Ballinger and Runnels County were founded. The piece notes population figures for Ballinger and surrounding towns, county bank deposits, retail sales, and a historic 1886 Santa Fe Railroad sale promoting Ballinger’s growth and trade. It highlights publisher lineage and local journalism heritage.
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Runnels County
Runnels City
Ballinger
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Comanche Courthouse Records and Local Birth Notices
Court records show Justice of Peace fines for unlicensed driving in Texas and receivership judgments in two district cases. Births record Becky Lyn, Mark Adam, Jerry Dean, and Cinda Lou with parents in Comanche and De Leon. Marriages include Cogburn Amos, and Fisher Ross. Oil leases and deeds listed, plus a Sherrill family reunion and local travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. McGinnis
W. Armstrong
Comanche
Becky Lyn
Blackwood-Mims Hospital
Roy D. Mims
Judith Ann Lloyd
Roy Carl McDonald
N. Houston
Mark Adam
W. D. Blackwood
Mary Ann Howell
Sidney Dean Boyd
S. Center
Arlington
Jerry Dean
de Leon Municipal Hospital
D. L. Richardson
Danatha Gibson
Alan Ray Solomon
Pittman St
de Leon
Cinda Lou
Alice
New Motor Vehicles
Edna Smyre
H. C. Smyre
H. W. Allen
Charles Thurman Cogburn
W. Neely
Alta Joyce Amos
J. D. Smoot
Jerry Ronald Fisher
Irving
Sherian Ruth Ross
Henry M. Chambers
Ballinger Seen As West Texas Big City Promise
The editorial asserts Ballinger as the western terminus of the Santa Fe will rise to the same prominence as Fort Worth and Dallas. It declares Ballinger should be and will be the Big City of West Texas.
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Ballinger
Fort Worth
Dallas
West Texas
Beltone Hearing Glasses Promised To Restore Clarity
Advert says Beltone hearing glasses help thousands hear more clearly and enjoy conversations with family and friends. Claims the new lighter, lovelier design improves attractiveness and listening experience.
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Beltone
Free hearing aid consultations at Chaney Mims Hotel
Mr McElyea offers free hearing aid consultations at the Chaney Mims Hotel on Monday July 3 from 1 30 to 3 00 PM. The event invites residents to get hearing problem assistance and information about devices and services.
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Mr. McElyea
Chaney-Mims
Sealed Bid Offer for Highway Dept Property at De Leon
Sealed bids for the sale of one improvement owned by the Texas Highway Department located four miles south of De Leon Texas are due at 11 00 AM July 12 1961 in the State Board of Control Austin Contact Glen Trotter Comanche Texas for inspection details and access instructions.
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State Board of Control
14Th Street
Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
de Leon
Glen Trotter
Highway Department
Comanche
Appreciation for Indian Creek cemetery fence dedication
Otis R. Coker expresses sincere thanks to Tom Luker Dr Beam NF Williams Mr Sumners and others for erecting the new cemetery fence at Indian Creek. He praises the magnificent job and acknowledges their part in the project.
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Tom Luker
Dr. Beam
NF. Williams
Mr Sumners
Indian Creek
Otis R. Coker
Itp
Clements Family Visits Parental Home in Carpinteria
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clements and their children from Carpinteria California are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clements.
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Mrs
Homer Clements
Carpinteria, California
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Swenson
Texas Cowboy Reunion
John Selmon
Daniel
John
Pat
America
Onic
Earth
Evers
Ballinger Ledger
Ballinger J and
the Ledger
Panes BE. Perry
Rehard
Troy Simpson
The
Ledger
Mr. Perry
Dublin Progress
Coy Perry
Winters
Miles
Rowena
Dallas News
Colorado River
Runnels
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company
Elm Creek
Tom Green
Concho, and
Crockett
Colorado
Abilene
Colorado City
Laueees
Band Fathers
Comanche High Band
Courthouse News
Justice of Peace No
Thomas Frazier Craig
B. J. Hare
Coastal States Gas Producing Co. Et al
A. M. King Jr
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
R. F. McCrory Et al
Kenneth L. Dutton
City of Comanche
John S. Brazier
Tejas Electric Service Co
Raymond B. Hampton
H. H. Brooks Et al
Arthur P. Redding
Sonny Gaget
Quaker Oats Company
John T. Read Sr
John T. Read Jr
Katrina Coan
G. R. Ledford
Minnie
Veterans Land Board of Texas
Enos Cooper
E. L. Locke
Myrtle
United States of America
J. E. McGuire
Getty Rockefellar
Missionary Baptist Church of Christ
Downing
L. R. McGinnis
Laverne
M. W. Holdridge
Grace
City of
Stelvin Chester Johnston
Kathryn Dee Arthur
W. Central, Comanche
Cecil W. Leonard
Hiawatha Oil Co
William Gayle Leonard
W. A. Byers
Hiawatha Oil & Gas Co
M. M. Carmack
Frances E. Mulloy
Ila W. Hughes
H. Gray
Clyde Martin
Sherrill
Mart Sherrill
W. A. Chandler
Darrell Gene
Billy Chandler
Horace Sherrill
Lyman Mizpel
Bryan and
Ann Mizzel
Marvin Ray
Gilmore Durham
Mary Ann
Hank
Texas City
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Margaret Waring
Janes Radio & TV
Sidney, Texas
Humble Products
NED Stewarts Grocery
S&h
Studebaker
Smith Motors
Post Office
California
Clark
Agency
General Insurance
Bruce Clark
S. Austin
Nellie M. Clark
Baxter’s Place
Roundhouse
Wranglers
Phillip
Magnesia
Haley
Vick
Barbara Cloth
Esso Extra
Wilson
Starlac
Carnation Milk
Golden
Oleo
Lipton Tea
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