Local social notes from Nexville and nearby towns
Don and Wayne Starkweather of Grand Priarle Texas visit Carlos Parker home and travel to South Bend Indiana for schooling. Numerous relatives from Kerrville Fredericksburg and San Antonio visit, attend the Fredericksburg Fair, and share family travel updates and hometown news. Parker family members like Jett and Aubrey Parker are mentioned with Korea duty noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Wayne Starkweather
Grand Priarle
Texas
Carlos Parker
South Bend
Indiana
Wayne
Parker
Chester Dieter
San Antonio
Maize Originates in Western Hemisphere, UT Austin Study Shows
University of Texas researchers report maize originated in the Western Hemisphere. Fossilized wild maize grains were found 200 feet below Mexico City. Miss Dee Ann Suhm states fossils are at least 60 000 years old and notes earlier Indian finds lack comparable American evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Mexico City
Harper Visit Highlights Local Families
Mrs Jack Jones and children Raymond and Jennifer of near Rocksprings were in Harper Monday Roy accompanied his mother home after spending the week here with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Gillie Pape and son Buddie who has recently returned from Korea visited relatives in Harper Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther and
Gall
Kingsville
California
A. S. Parker
George Herman
Crystal City
Wm. Keen
Starper
Walter Parker
Jack Jones
Raymond
Jennifer
Near Rocksprings
Harper
Roy
Gillie Pape
Buddie
Korea
Harper Monday
Miss Cleo Goff Visits Harper Relatives In Texas
Wes Miss Cleo Goff, student at Baptist Memorial School of Nursing in San Antonio, spends two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Lee Goff and other relatives in Harper. Midland visitors Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and two children stay with Mr and Mrs Henry Markworth. Also in Harper were Mr and Mrs Walter Strempel and daughter Mrs Frank McDougall from New Braunfels to visit Dr and Mrs J B Birt and the Kneese, Granville, Eddie McDougall families for a Community Park picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Cleo Goff
Baptist Memorial School of Nursing
San Antonio
Mrs
Lee Goff
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Henry Markworth
Harper
Walter Strempel
Frank McDougall
New Braunfels
J. B. Birt
Ida Kneese
Chester, Granville
Eddie McDougall
UT Alumni Conference Set for October 15
Austin Texas The University of Texas hosts its fourth annual Alumni Business Conference October 15 with the College of Business Administration and ex-student group sponsoring. Bud Sprague 1925 graduate and former Longhorn football star will give the principal address. He serves as vice president of Home Insurance Company New York. The program includes sessions lunch dinner clinics and entertainment for wives. Attendees will stay for the October 16 game between Texas and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
College of Business Administration
Mortimer EF
Bud) Sprague
Longhorn
Home Insurance Company
New York City
University of Arkansas
One Dollar Buys Much Information From Soil Lab
College Station reports that soil testing provides essential data for farmers to raise yields. M K Thornton notes the lab analyzes organic matter nitrogen phosphoric acid potash lime and solvable salts and advises fertilizer needs and cropping practices based on results.
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College Station
M. K. Thornton
Extension
Chemical Laboratory
Thornton
Local visitors and ranch moves mark a West Texas week
Mr and Mrs Earl Baker and E J from Kerrville visited the Parkers in Kerr County. W W Whitworth moved cattle to a Spofford ranch as rain improved the range. Jett Parker and family attended the Kerrville auction and the Fredericksburg fair with Doyle Parker Doylene Joyce Mary Ellis and Bruce Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Tuckness
Quincy
Pontotoc
Oren Parkers
Fredericksburg
Earl Baker
E. J
Kerrville
Jess F. Parker
W. W. Whitworth
Spofford
Jett Parker
Doyle Parker
Doylene
Joyce
Mary Ellis
Bruce Parker
Harper Church News and Local Family Visits
Mrs Christian Burke and her son from Round Mountain visited her mother Ida Kneese in Harper along with other relatives. Dr and Mrs Glen L Sneed retired minister and Mrs Charles Crotty from Ingram attended church at Harper Presbyterian. A grocer's child returns home to learn triplets were added to the family. the girl teases her mother about the daddy's stutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Burke
Round Mountain
Ida Kneese
Harper
Glen L. Sneed
Charles Crotty
Ingram
Presbyterian Church
Harper Sunday
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Nexville News
J. A. Milam
Mrs Carlos Parker
Joe
Hamilton
Jim
Elmer Lee Russell
Dripping Springs
Archie Lennon
Fred Garland
Ing
Herman
Hermans
Willie Collins
Henry Bierschwale
Dillard Stapp
Leon Becker
San Angelo
Jess Parker
Kirk Reed
Elaine Bode
Janice
Marshal Brown
Fred Whetstone
Tom Parker
J. H. Parker
Bill Berry
Junction
Claudie
Berten
Aubrey J. Parker
Dan River
Gabardine
P. F. Tennis Shoes
Saddle Oxfords
Sas
St. Mary's
Pappie & Sapple
Sheen Gabardine
Gingham
Saturday Evening Post
Esquire
Western Hemisphere
T.U
Pat’s Pavilion
Nile
Ray Stone
The
Crystal Valley Boys
Everybody Welcome
VJ. J. Patranella
Kunz
Mr. and
Lou
Harper, Texas
Rocky Inn
Edmund Fiedler
Crosley & Bendix Appliances
Magnolia
Sda Af
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