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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
3
The text recalls the murder of a wealthy Houston antique dealer and notes Texas last executed a woman in 18599 or 1660 a figure likely mis OCR. It mentions the electric chair at Huntsville since 1924 and a female inmate whose sentence was commuted on June.
A 1951 notice outlines Carolyn Ann Lima facing the electric chair, potentially making her the first woman to sit in Texas’s electric chair if time runs out. The item sits among wider briefs on Texas law, secu rities filings, oaths, education, desegregation funding, and a December 12 appreciation dinner for Gov Price Daniel.
The Couples' Bridge Club of Franklin held its regular meeting Thursday evening November 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brooker Stegall. High score awards went to Mrs RB A Kennedy and H P Schultz de. Kennedy also won the traveling award. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wayne Gibson of Bryan and Mr and Mrs Geylon Rinehart of Franklin among the 16 regular members.
Mr and Mrs Jack Kelly and daughter Nancy spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs R P Kelly in Lott. Miss Juanita Potter of Austin visited Hearne last weekend as a guest of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs C M Potter and other relatives.
Mrs. R F Marshall of Houston arrived Monday for a week long visit with grandchildren Tammy Sammy and Jimmy Degelia while their parents Sam Degelia Jr and his wife attend the Farmers Union State Convention in San Antonio. Mrs Marshall also visits her mother Mrs F A Crowder and other relatives during the stay.
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