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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1928
Page
2
Advertising rates are listed for Hearne Democrat Weekly local readers and display ads. Rates include 2c per inch for display and 10c per line for local readers, with ads running until ordered out. The notice confirms second class matter status and Hearne postal details from 1911.
R L Talley, district manager of Southwestern Bell in Hearne Texas with 31 years service, was elected vice president of the Telephone Pioneers at a Galveston meeting The report notes his long tenure and references his trip home via Houston where he viewed the Democratic Convention Hall work in progress in anticipation of the forthcoming Southern convention era
Hearne Rotary Club heard two Civic Committee talks by Mrs. Easterwood and Mrs. Cowser of the Hearne Shakespeare Club. They urged health sanitation and beautification with specific places needing action. The Rotary Club voted thanks and pledged cooperation for improvements.
Mrs. D. C. Weston and Miss Marjorie Weston were in Austin for the weekend and were accompanied home by Miss Mary Lee Weston, a University of Texas student. Mrs. Lillian Gustavus of Los Angeles arrived Saturday to visit her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Horlock. She spent a week in Fort Worth with Miss Pet Bookman before continuing to Hearne.
Notices list multiple real estate transfers including A J Hensley survey 281 2 acres to Ed Sommer for 226 dollars and various parcels in Calvert Hearne and Manchaca surveys. Transactions involve total prices from 10 to 27 000 dollars with parties: Mrs Kate Sturges A J Hensley survey Mrs Ethel Allen W D Terry Sam T Scott Margueretha Kuhnle Rosa Ella McKinney Aurie A Wood C G Wood Jr Ruth Medlock and others.
Gillerto Villarreal and Antonio Ruelaz join other pairs including George Powell and Willie May George William Burks and Letona B Kelley Berry Jackson and Miss Ver nice White Harley Browning and Miss Ruth Taylor Encarnacion Bosquez and Maria Palaciar Truman Phifer and Miss Alice Abney in a sequence of marriage license records from the county clerk offices.
A list of names and towns records registered vehicles across Hearne Bremond Calvert Franklin Mumford and Port Sullivan with makes including Chevrolet Ford Buick and Chrysler. The piece notes teachers Eugenie and Ann Marshall arriving home for the weekend and Eugenie Marshall traveling to Austin for the University of Texas summer school term.
The Headquarters Committee on Arrangements states Houston can comfortably house about 30,000 people daily for the Democratic National Convention starting June 26, with additional facilities expanding to 10,000 persons in tourist camps and 15,000 more in two new camps. Rates range from $2 to $6 per person. Delegates and journalists have hotels reserved. Visitors are urged to write the housing committee in advance for prompt room assignment.
An oblique remembrance titled The Teacher honors Mrs Stella Cole, a Robertson County pioneer teacher who died May 27. A parable follows about an old man building a bridge across a chasm, explaining he builds it for a youth who must come this way after him, a message of foresight and service.
Mr. William Curry of Bellville Texas departed Sunday for home after a several day visit with his nieces the Misses Curry He has lived in Bellville over fifty years and helped build the Santa Fe Railroad into the town He will spend a few days in Somerville with his niece Mrs W F Arendale before returning to Bellville.
Beginning next Sunday for two weeks a revival will be held at the First Baptist Church Hearne with Dr F B Thorne pastor of Columbus Street Baptist Church Waco delivering the sermons He is described as a young man of ability and an engaging speaker Day services in the church building and night services on the church lawn The pastor extends a cordial invitation to Hearne and surrounding country inviting all regardless of denomination to attend.
Misses Margaret New and Katherine Melton who attended Baylor College during the session just closed arrived at home last weekend for summer vacation.
Mrs H W Cummings and Miss Clemmie Cummings have returned from San Antonio. The brief note notes their travel and return to the city.
A party from the University of Texas arrives for summer vacation weekend. Included in the group are Misses Sue Cummings Maurice Matthews and Mary Lee Weston, and Harrold Matthews Willie Silverman and Beverly Beckham visiting with home folk.
Miss Mabel Walston, formerly a member of the 1927 28 Llano public school faculty, is at home.
Miss Ercelle Hamilton, attending Baylor College's summer session, went to Belton for registration on Monday accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. T. Hamilton, and Miss Nan Hearne Beverly.
A devotional outline arguing the Bible’s divine authorship and authority. It cites Jesus’s statements on Scripture, the unity of 66 books written over 1500 years by many authors, fulfilled prophecies including Isaiah 53 and Micah 5, and the Bible’s enduring influence and resistance to suppression.
William Reeves presents a study of the stone miracle and its alleged prophecies. The piece traces claims of predictive power, the influence of faith, and the reactions of observers across religious communities. It examines how belief shaped interpretation and the ongoing debate over miracles.
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