Christian Western Film to Be Shown Sunday Night
The Christian western Mr. Texas will be shown at the Public School Auditorium on Sunday evening June 22 starting at 3 p.m. under First Baptist Church sponsorship. The full length sound color film runs one hour ten minutes and features Billy Graham Cliff Barrows and stars Redd Harper and Cindy Walker. Music includes Songs of the Pioneer Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band George Beverly Shea the Crusade Choir Fort Worth Hour of Decision choir and world champion rodeo riders from the Texas Panhandle. Reverend Ike Hargrove invites the public with no admission, a free will offering taken.
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Texas
Public School
First Baptist Church
Redd Harper
Cindy Walker
Billy Graham
Cliff Barrows
Pioneer
Hardin-Simmons University
George Beverly Shea
1000 Voice Crusade Choir of
Fort Worth
Hour of Decision Choir
Grady Wilson
Jerry Beavan
Paul Mickelson
Todd Smith
Texas Panhandle
Ike Hargrove
Britain Recognizes U S Independence After Paris Treaty
Britain acknowledged the United States as independent in January 1783 under the Treaty of Paris, marking a formal end to the American Revolutionary War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Paris
Home Demo Club Met on June 4th
The Crabapple Home Demo Club met June 4 at the home of Mrs. August Sagebiel. Mrs. A E Peterson demonstrated spot removing and clothing storage with moth proofing tips and sprays. An entertainment contest renewed vocabulary with flower and vegetable names. Mrs. Clarence Feller won first prize.
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A. E. Peterson
August Sagebiel
Crabapple
Clarence Feller
Rubin Schneider
Les Gibson
Sagebiel
Farm and Ranch Safety Push Signals Spring Work Surge
State Farm and Ranch Safety Committee urges rural residents to practice safety as farm and ranch work ramps up across the state with the arrival of longer average growing season conditions.
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State Farm and Ranch Safety Committee
Squaw Creek Trio Performs at Comfort Altenheim
Squaw Creek Trio led by Mrs Edna Crenwelge entertained residents of the Hermann Sons Altenheim in Comfort with cowboy songs musical selections and dances on Thursday June 5. The group then visited Fredericksburg homes before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crenwelge
Darlyn, Shirley
Ernestine
Eugenia Ann
Dora Lee
Edna Crenwelge
Comfort
Hermann Sons
Squaw Creek
Clock in courthouse dome becomes electric
A 52 year old courthouse clock in Navasota is converted from a manually wound weight system to an electric movement. The 1,000 pound mechanism, once tended by Joe Bednar, will no longer require biweekly winding as the electrical upgrade takes over.
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Navasota
Joe Bednar
Dow Chemical Freeport Tour Shows Large Plant in Operation
Newsmen visiting the Dow Chemical Co in Freeport observed a large plant in operation. Photos highlight styrene towers used to manufacture thousands of plastic articles. The bottoms show crown nest shaped towers of a chlorinated solvents plant used in Texas for various industrial uses.
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Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Dow
Texas
Newspapermen Tour Dow Chemical Plant in Freeport
Texas Press Association members visited Dow Chemical in Freeport on June 14 as part of the annual meeting in Houston. They toured the 3,000 acre plant that evolved from seawater processing to produce 65 chemicals and employ 5,500, with a Dow Community Band performance at Lake Jackson barbecue during the visit.
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Freeport
Texas Press Association
Brazosport
Dow Chemical Co
Brazoria County
Lake Jackson
TPA
Houston
Dow
Gulf of Mex
A. P. Beutel
Texas Division
Johnson City Lions Club and Crofts Red and White Update
Notices show Johnson City clubs the Lions and Crofts Red and White with managers named Charlie Alt haus Maurice Gipson Robert Riddell and Dub Wells. Umpire Jack Hines, first game May 30, weekly games at Johnson City Football field through Aug 15. Funeral for Tina Spaulding at Baptist Church. she aged 75. A new Co op Cleaning and Pressing shop opens in town run by Dan Harvey and Gene Heisler. Various local visits and moves noted from Austin Fredericksburg San Antonio and Florida.
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Johnson City
Lions Club
Country Club
Crofts
Charlie Althaus
VFW Club
Maurice Gipson
Robert Riddell
Dub Wells
Jack Hines
The
Baptist Church
Tina Spaulding
Dan Harvey
Gene Heisler
Clarence Lorenz
Austin
M. Terry
San Antonio
Pearl Brewery
Walter la Doux
Florida
Henry Weirich
Otto Wittkohl
Fredericksburg
Charlie Holden
Charlene
Lampasas
Johnson
Doss Citizens Mourn Death of Willie Rosenbusch
The Doss community mourns Willie Rosenbusch a longtime mail carrier on Cherry Spring road and former operator of the Doss cotton gin and a local dance hall. He died of a heart attack Tuesday evening June 10. The obituary notes his 80th birthday celebration and lists local visits and activities of residents including 4 H members and Boy Scouts.
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Doss
Willie Rosenbusch
Cherry Spring Road
Alfred Sauer
Louis Welge
Alfred Durden
Fredericksburg
Alfred Schroeder
Melvin
San Antonio
Louis Crenwelge
Bernhard Crenwelge
Norwood Looney
Bruce
Spring Creek
Christ
Clinton
Sidney Ellebracht
Leon Paul Spaeth
Spaeth
Leonard Joe Baethge
Doss Cyclones
Comfort
Local residents plan summer visits and travels
Mrs Elmer Lee Russell of San Marcos attended church on Sunday. Mrs. C. D. Curtis and Mrs. Frank Thurman will attend the University of Texas summer session in Austin. Frances Floyd, visiting from San Marcos, spent the weekend with her mother. Several families and relatives, including Colan Barrett in Nevada for summer work, Rev. B. E. Baker from Junction, and Teddy Holm from San Antonio, were mentioned in visits around town.
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Fort Stockton
Johnson City
Walter Collins
Yvonne Colling
Warren Collins
San Antonio
West Coast
Red Hatcher
Goliad
G. A. Cammack
Elmer Lee Russell
San Marcos
C. D. Curtis
Frank Thurman
Austin
University of Texas
Frances Floyd
Frank Floyd
A. J. Arnold
Menard
Ft. McKavett
Willie Meier
Kempner
Colan Barrett
Creighton Stevens
J. B. Birt
Harold B. Birt
Kathryn Lang
Clark
Bobby Lang
San Angelo
Arthur Lang
Alcohol Classified As Fuel Type Food
A classification notes alcohol as a food item of the fuel type. The statement aligns beverage categories with energy content terms used in nutrition discussions.
FHA Bi-District Meet In Mineral Wells Observed
Local FHA employees Jim Burleson and Lee Swan attended a two day bi district meeting in Mineral Wells on June 5 and 6. The program re emphasized FHA policy including careful applicant selection adequate land tenure farming experience live at home cooperation record keeping year round farm employment and improved livestock and equipment while tailoring plans to local conditions.
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FHA
Jim Burleson
Lee Swan
Death in Muddy Road Crash near Thorndale
Thomas McCoy of Thorndale died when his car overturned and pinned him beneath it after hitting deep ruts on a muddy road during recent rain. No other vehicle was involved in the accident.
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Taylor
Thomas McCoy
Thorndale
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DOW Chemical Plant
Dow Chemical Company
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Lee
Highway 16
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Albert Johnson
Corpus Christi
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Richard
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