Chesterville News notes from local visits and events
Mrs J H Wills returns from Austin with family visits and sickness reported. Helen Christine Taylor visits Addicks while Miss Selph family hosts. Melvin Selph back from Florida to work on railroad weed mower. Royce Ingram works on weed burner. Birthday party honors twin boys Robert Bruce and Edward Fulton with family guests and refreshments. Blessington of Altair hosts barbecue for Neal Britton furloughing from Merchant Marines. KR Howie and Jackie visit Denver and Colorado seasons, moving to Eagle Lake for Captain Bowie overseas duty in China. Fritz Gold family visit Weimar. Weimar relatives visit Fritz E. Gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wills
Austin
L. P. Pierron
Wills
Houston
M. E. Selph
Helen Christine Taylor
J. W. West
Addicks
C. A. New
Wanda
J. H Wills
Melvin Selph
Flatonia
Melvin
Royce Ingram
E. F. Taylor
Robert Bruce
Edward Fulton
Bobby
Eddy
Janice Selph
Joe Sue Salladay
Donna Rae Anderson
Faye Janice
Darrel Ray Crow
Arthur Anderson
Jey Crow
R. A. Salladay
Taylor
C. C. Johnson
KR. Howie
Little Gan
Jackie
Denver
Colorado
Eagle Lake
Captain Bowie
China
Mrs. Kate Ney Visits Pensacola Family of Lt Ney
Mrs. Kate Ney is in Pensacola Florida visiting her son Lt and Mrs Coogie Ney and their young son Lieutenant Ney serves as an instructor in the Naval Air Corps at the Florida station There is only one active volcano in the United States proper Mt Lassen in California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Ney
Pensacola
Florida
Coogie” Ney
Lieutenant Ney
Naval Air Corps
Florida Station
The
United States
Mt. Lassen
California
Jokes and anecdotes from a wartime humor column
A long list of light hearted quips and cartoons including classroom gags, philosophy refrains and war humor. It features jokes about Newtons apple, a burglar in a house, a deaf mute with hiccups, a grandmother's memories, a nurse and adenoids, a conductor and unexploded shell, a colonel and a domestic corn fed turkey, and Gurkha soldiers debating parachute jumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
American Legion Barbecue Brings Veterans Together
About 50 to 60 members from W. Cherry M. Perry Post No. 108 gathered with Columbus Post No. 383 at Altair Park on a Friday evening for a chicken barbecue. Speakers included F H Woodard Harvey Lee M F Campbell and Harry Larson. Topics covered veterans organization service officer for Colorado County and issues of service to World War I and II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Cherry M. Perry
American Legion
Columbus American Legion
Altair Park
F.H. Woodard
Harvey Lee
Columbus
M. F. Campbell
Harry Larson
Eagle Lake
Organization of Veterans
Colorado County
Story Hour Held Fridays at Eagle Lake Library
Mrs Mabel Van Dorn librarian conducts Friday morning Story Hour for Eagle Lake children and nearby communities in City Hall Library Room at 10 30 Books may be checked out Friday mornings and Tuesdays afternoons for reading material Newcomers to Eagle Lake are invited to attend no charge to attend and benefit young readers plus local vacation bible school attendance noted Seaman First Class Leonard Walker visiting family in San Diego California and Henry Guenther of Hungerford and Albert Pustejovsky hosting guests Melba Jean Walker visits Rockport Gulf coast home Judith and David Anderson Other minor notes include New York City being built on Manhattan Staten and Long Island islands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel van Dorn
Eagle Lake
van Dorn
Story
City Hall
Melba Jean Walker
Judith
David Anderson
Rockport
Gulf Coast
New York City
Manhattan
Staten
Long Island
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Stephens and Sinclair
Eagle Lake Furniture Company
Uncle Johnny
Campbell’s Feed & Supply
Texas
Chesterville News
Mrs. ME. Setoa
Fritz Gold
Leona Gold
Pat Gold
Chester Glazier
Claire Jean
Dorothy Austin
Mr. Gold
Fritz E. Gold
Weimar
A. J. Struss Auto Supply
Johnnie Baca
His
Hungerford, Texas
Red Hill
Louis Michulka
Isaac Newton
John
Johny
Navy
Noah
Mary
Hitler
Tve
Satan
Adolf
Guardhouse
Blockhead
Jones
Kelly
India
Sky Troops
N. C.O
Crivade
Black-Draught Fm
Eagle Lake Lumber CO
Max Conner
Doris Ruth Walker
Seaman
Mar
Leonard Walker
San Diego
Henry Guenther
Hungerford
Albert Pustejovsky
Eer Pike
Eagle Lake Grain Company, Inc
Eagle Lake, Texas
Kolberg
Jersey
Kolberg’s Creamilk Dairy
App. Fom
EPPS
Eagies
F._B
Dave
Main St
Zaglo Lake
Tommy
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