Notes and Names By Walter W Leamons
Walter W Leamons records local society notes from Segovia Kerr County and La Pryor Texas including meetings highway association reports dedication of a new bridge 1500 feet long 70 feet high above water 11 feet flood safety cost 500000 and visits from La Pryor Rocksprings and Colorado City with friends and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Segovia
United States
Russia
Korea
Jacob Malik
UN Security Council
Asa Marr
Highway 83 Association
Texas Division
la Pryor
Perryton
Texas
Highway Department
Kerr County
Nueces
la Pryor High School
Fishermen Return From Lake Don Martin Trip
J D Shannon John A Long James Hubbell and Leon Turner returned Saturday from a successful fishing trip to Lake Don Martin in Old Mexico. They left Junction Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D- Shannon
John A. Long
James Hubbell
Leon Turner
Lake Don Martin
Old Mexico
Junction
Roosevelt Roundup reflects community notes and weather
The column records 60 points of rain in the yard with nearby spots at 3 percent inches. It lists visits from the McKnight, Sykes, Barnes, Thiers, and Joy families, travels to Colorado and Georgia, a local oil well update, a parrot tip, a memorial for Capt Consert, a Gardner camp meeting, and Otto Thiers Golden wedding anniversary with a large family gathering and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs McKnight
Blum
Sykes
Barnes
Colorado
Harry
Herman Thiers
Prof
Harry D- Thiers
Allison
Mathis Field
Annie Grosenbacher
Gene Cecil
Gene Pyron Joy
Mssrs
McAngus
Love
Georgia
Renfro
Galveston
Otto Schwiening
Joy Gardner
Uvalde
E’lane Joy
San Antonio
Lee Joy
San Angelo
Card of Thanks and Funeral Report
We thank the Fire Department and neighbors for helping extinguish the grass fire on our ranch last Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs H H Lawler and WH Dunk attended the funeral of their uncle WH Dunk in Houston Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Lawler
W- H. Dunk
W. H. Dunk
Houston
Golden Wedding Anniversary For Otto and Otto Thiers
Mr and Mrs Otto Thiers of Roosevelt celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a family barbecue and open house on the ranch where they have lived 48 years. Married August 12 1900 in Sutton County the couple met in Simmonsville Mason County as teens and raised four children with five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Thiers
Roosevelt
Fritz Schwiening
Sutton County
Thiers
Schwiening
Kimble
Mason
Simmonsville
Mason County
Austin
Mr. Thiers
Mason Co
Roy Martin
Sterling City
Alfred Thiers
San Antonio
D. D. Fisher
Sonora
San Angelo
Heat Wave Peaks At 103 With Showers Ending Drought
A seven day period saw a high of 103 on Tuesday the 8th dropping to 84 by Sunday as showers ended the heat. Highs 97 on Saturday and 92 Monday with rain easing heat. Lows reached 62 on Thursday and Friday. Airport rainfall totaled 4.1 inches. Mr and Mrs Kay Phillips left Sunday for Silver Lake Ranch after visiting the C. C. Phillips home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Phillips
Silver Lake Ranch
Laguna
C. C. Phillips
Visitors Return Home From Coastal Trips
Expected home today after a week on the coast are Mrs. Dub Watson and son Jack visiting Mrs. Watsons sister Mrs. O. C. Thompson in La Porte. Also returning are Mrs. Verlan Skaggs and children Bobby Dickie and Sandra who visited Mrs Skaggs mother Mrs. Grace Jackson in Galveston and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stephenson in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dub Watson
Jack
Watson
O. C. Thompson
la Porte
Verlan Skaggs
Bobby
Dickie
Sandra
Skagg
Grace Jackson
Galveston
D. B. Stephenson
Victoria
Teers Welcome Son Michael Stephen at Fredericksburg Hospital
Mr and Mrs C T Teer announce the birth of their son Michael Stephen on August 9 at a Fredericksburg hospital. Mr Teer works for Airways Communications Station at the airport. Mrs J H Dunk of Paige and Mrs John Hill of Ingram with David Dunk visited W H Dunk on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Teer
Michael Stephen
Fredericksburg
Teer
CAA
Airways Communications
J. H. Dunk
Paige, Texas
John Hill
David
Ingram
W. H. Dunk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lem and
Jack Jones
First State Bank
the Friendly Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Walter W. Leamons
Wilbur Dunk
Vernon Jones
Texas Vocational Teachers Association
Sterling Lindsey
R. E. Post
Colorado City
Briggs & Stratton
Davis
Shell
Menard Road
Consert
Gardner
W. H. Dunk & Sons
Maytag
Norge
Norge, International and Maytag Appliances
C. A. Schraub CO
Barker’s Grocery
America
Junction National Bank
Kimble County
Eagle
R. D. Rothmann
Ranchers’ Commission Company
C. T. Holekamp, Mgr
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