Yorktown Society Resort Celebration in October
Yorktown residents attend events celebrating the Berckhoff silver anniversary at the Yorktown University Hall on October 3. Leona Wagner marries Walter Berckenhoff in a formal ceremony at Holy Catholic Church on October 8, with family guests from San Antonio Sinton Victoria Nordheim Port Lavaca and more.
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Walter Berckhoue
Yorktownuniy Hall
Leona Wagner
E. J. Wag
Walterenhoff
Henry Berckenhoff
B. C. Kami
Holy Catholic Church
Joan
San Antonio
Sinton
Joresville
Bellaire
Victoria
Aero
Nordheim
Port Lavaca
Yorktown
Alfred Butschek
August Helmers
Elroise Helmers
Tim Watlington
Corpus
Ed DeMuth
Austin
George Mueller
Mike Carter
Walter Butschek
Eric Muellers
Pete Jablonskis
Halon Knobles Jr
James
Rickie Kaminski
Cathy Johnson
Houston
Twen
Elton Bues
James Alston
Brian
A. C. Dornburg
L. A. Dornburg
F. M. Pieper
Gerald Pfeifer
Gary Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Lolita
Malcolm Smalley
Melvin
Ray Wiley
Vivian Cooper
Stockdale
James Sanders
Yorktown Memorial Hospital
Rhonda Lyn
J. N Wands
Monte Woods
Edinburg
Bull Gayle
Yankees Trounce Pirates 10-0 in World Series Game Three
Record files note the New York Yankees dominate the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 in the third World Series game. A separate item reports the 1960 Turkey Trot fund reaching its goal with $369 raised. Also mentions Mrs. Bryan Stubbs Sr. visiting Taft and Corpus Christi, and Mrs. Walter Wagner visiting her mother in Lenora Kansas.
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bryan Stubbs Sr
Taft
Corpus Christi
Walter Wagner
Effie Hisey
Lenora
Kansas
Hurricane forms in Gulf offshore Veracruz area notes
Twenty years ago on October 11 1950 a hurricane formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles northeast of Vera Cruz. The Cuero Fire Department Pumper Team placed second at the Guadalupe Fireman's Association event in Kenedy earning a 35 prize. Mr and Mrs Ben Prause Sr and two sons visited San Marcos with Ben Prause Jr who was attending school there.
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Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Cuero Fire Department
Guadalupe Fireman’s Association
Kenedy
Ben Prause Sr
Charles
Jimmy
San Marcos
Ben Prause
Anubis the Ancient Egyptian God of the Dead
Anubis stands as a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion associated with mummification and the afterlife. Often depicted with a jackal head, he guides souls to the underworld and weighs hearts in the judgment of the dead.
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Anubis
God of the Dead
Personal touch coats and clever home hacks
Readers share kid coat tree crafts built from patterns and dowels, budget sewing cabinet upgrades, and clever reuse ideas. A family uses margarine tubs for single serve meals, a mailbox clip keeps mail money envelopes visible, and improvised chocolate candy candle holders aid a quick birthday cake display.
Early Rodeo References in Santa Fe of 1847
A frontier snippet notes rodeo activities in Santa Fe New Mexico during 1847, highlighting early entertainment and community gatherings in the region. The brief reference marks one of the earliest documented rodeo manifestations in the Southwest.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Birthday Candle Holders From Melted Chocolate Tips
A reader suggests using a skewer to melt a hole in center of chocolate to hold a birthday candle. Once cooled the chocolate keeps the candle secure and serves as a decorative tasty cake holder. Also notes foam rubber as a tub back rest aiding comfort and safety in exiting the tub.
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Heloise
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Yorktown Society
Warling-Luebben
Herrmann Sons l
Mitchel Ray
Alton Ray Victoria
Traci Annette, Dughter
Kurtock
Little Act
Alma Luebben
Shanna Meyer
Arlene Schoreder
Mr Ands
Schroedr
Arlene
Schroehome
Karensmann
MrcMillan
Reynolds
Tames
FW. Chandler
Ereames
Arthur Goehring
Howard Osburn
Sophia Goehring
August Zuber
Alfred Hahn
Shiner
Glenn Salmon
Leesville
Fiona W DuBose
Harley Shows
Iva Bell Dutforth
Jim Sanders
Adam
May Slaughter
Cuero
Gus Meyer
Callie Meyer
Joe Huebner
R. L. Nash
Georgetown
Tim David
Jodie Machac
Clifton Kotrla
Joe H. Machac
Granger
Johnnie D. Machac
Taylor
L. Caruthers
Laat
IAI
May ST
Yoakum, Texas
Perso
Melinda W
L. G
L. R
R. Rogers
Shirley Adamson
Chrnestleas
Coyle
N. Gonzales
Evelyn Strong
Make! DeVelde
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Sinclair
Sinclair Station
Hoehne
N. Esplanade
Onero
Ed's
Jendrzey
LeRoy Griffin
Sinclaur
Atlantic Richfield Company
Jake Cohn
Cufero's Family Shopping Headquarters
Main & Esplanade Cuero, Texas
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