Visitors from California and Illinois Spend Week in Hearne
Mrs. Jim McFarland of Los Altos visited Hearne last week with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Sturgis Jr. Also in the Morgan home were their children Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan Jr. and children Tim Mark Scot ty and Charla from Glenview Singis Mrs. Leonard Ruffer and sons Billy Joe Johnny of Houston and Mr and Mrs Elton Tiemann and son Lon of Brenham.
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Jim McFarland
Los Altos
California
Hearne
Joe S. Sturgis Jr
C. E. Morgan
Charles Morgan Jr
Tim
Mark
Scotty
Charla
Glenview Singis
Leonard Ruffer
Billy Joe
Johnny
Houston
Elton Tiemann
Lon
Brenham
Congressman Poage on tax loopholes and exemptions
Washington views on closing tax loopholes are debated by Congressman Bob Poage who argues exemptions for the aged blind and charitable deductions are not to be eliminated. He notes state and local bonds ease local financing and that reducing government expenditures, not raising taxes, is the path to lower taxes.
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Congress
Fire destroys home of Sargent Massey in Hearne Texas
In Hearne, Texas, the home of Sargent Massey at 106 Third Street burned on Thursday afternoon amid ongoing remodeling. Golden Rule Masonic Lodge officers were installed that week. Hearne’s 1947 softball season opened with Joe Mahan’s Hearne team beating St Mary’s 5 to 3, with pitching by Eddie Abbott and Joel Canady.
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Sargent Massey
Hearne
Third Street
B. B. Russell
Golden Rule Masonic Lodge
M. W. Hoyt
C. L. Crocker
E. M. McNeel
K. G. Orts
H. D. Beaumont
E. H. McKenzie
E. H. Crowder
Roy Berryhill
Qdis Hoyt
Robert Dickey
Joe Mahan
St. Mary’s Club
Jimmy Cash
Fred Ferrara
Eddie Abbott
Joel ‘Canady
Gause
Tony Cortemelia
Pat O’brien
St. Mary’s
Marlin Pair Visits Hearne Friends on Thursday
George B. Wilson Jr and his daughter Ann Hawthorne of Marlin visited Hearne friends on Thursday, sharing time and news with local acquaintances.
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George B. Wilson Jr
Ann Hawthorne
Marlin
Hearne
Paula Odom Visits Parents in Hearne Over Weekend
Mrs Paula Odom of Houston visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Stroud in Hearne over the weekend.
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Paula Odom
Houston
Mrs
Frank Stroud
Hearne
Funeral customs in early Texas compared with other eras
The piece surveys how Texas pioneers buried the dead with minimal rites on the frontier, shifting to private graves and simple prayers as communities grew, then adopting Old South influenced practices with coffin, cemetery landmarks, and memorials. It notes enduring purpose to honor the dead and seek solace.
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Texas
Belief in Resurrection and Comparative Rites
The excerpt discusses faith in the dead living again and notes that a full comparison of rites from different places and eras would require more space than available. It emphasizes the interest of such history but confines itself to a brief reply.
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Sears
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Washington
Bob Poage
Central Texas History
J. A. Rickard
Rodney Amos
E Scw, Inc
Cart
Baird
Lefty
America
Dodge Boys
Dodge
K & B Dodge Inc
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Pip
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