Liana high school holds commencement for 34 seniors
Thirty four members of the Liana high school's senior class receive diplomas at commencement exercises held in the high school auditorium last Friday night. The list includes Carl Beesley Adrian Bohannon Thomas Vernon, Harold Goodman, James Larimer, Carl Fowler, Doris Fry, Mildred Furr, Charles Goodman, Norman Grenwelge, Billy Henderson, Jim Moss, Hata Lee Jones, Bobbie Keyser, Wilma Martin, Leta Moore, Neta Moore, Delia Mons, Corene Nichols, Harry Nichols, and Elmo Nichols.
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Liana
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Adrian Beesley Thomas Vernon Bohannon
Harold Dbonop
Battery James Larimer
Carl Clay Fowler Doris Corinne Fry
Mildred Hope Furr
Charles Barnes Goodman Norman Harry Grenwelge
Billy Merle Henderson
Jim Moss
Inks
Hata Lee Jones
Bobbie Gene Keyser Wilma Louise Martin
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Stribling Sells Foundation Stock to Alabama Men
Rotan Texas breeder J H Stribling announces sale of a bull and four Anxiety 4th Herefords cows to Alabama buyers. Webb Bros Marion Alabama buy bull and three cows for 2010 dollars, neighbor Gayle Wallace buys one cow for 550 dollars.
Local Obituary Notices List Numerous Early 20th Century Names
The piece lists individuals including Kenneth Parkhill John Rabb James Raines Cecil Armstrong Ray Dorothy Schuessler Winfred Smith Lella Smith Damon Smith Jo Strayhorn Winkel Tumlinson Marjorie West Raymond Walker Jane Watkins Lee Wimberley with no dates or details provided.
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Kenneth Ray Parkhill
John Rabb James Elwood Raines
Jo Anna Strayhorn Nelson Winkel Talley Alton Jackson Tumlinson
Marjorie Maurice West Raymond Clifford Walker Jane Louise Watkins
Lee Boy Wimberley
Negro body servant of Houston recalls old story of San Jacinto
Jeff Hamilton of Belton, a near centenarian who served Gen. Sam Houston, recalls the San Jacinto battleground visit and the General’s advice on honesty thrift and respect. He remembers his sale as a slave in Huntsville in 1861 and his early life with Houston. He recently visited Houston for San Jacinto Day.
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Houston
San Jacinto
Houston Chronicle
Jeff Hamilton
Belton
Sam Houston
Naney P. Ware
Sumpter
General Houston
Temple
Battleground
Jet
Cedar Point
Chambers County
Genral Houston
James Mein
Huntsville
Jeff
Geral Houston
Lone Grove News and Local Notes
Lone Grove residents host visitors from Paris and Johnson City. Local church services were held with Rev. Shirley in Lone Grove. Marriages include Raymond Birk and Miss Toss Livingston in Llano. Soil erosion concerns cited by Dr. Hugh H. Bennett to Congress on ongoing losses amounting to 200 forty-acre farms yearly.
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Verna Everett Hugo Speck
Paris
France
BE. G. Speck
Shirley
Brownwood
Baptist Church
Ais. Robertson
Sun Saba
T. A. Smith
Glenn Singleton
Johnson City
Lone Grove
Raymond Birk
Toss Livingston
Justice of Peace
J. Bo Mayes
Llano
Ioha Conk
Lake Victor
Abe
McCad
Eula Parker
Trunet
Picals Beal
Mir
Iris Cowan
L. W. Varris
Hugh H. Bennett
Congress
Bennett
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Final Meeting of a Long-Separated Mother and Son
General Houston’s plan to purchase the mother failed after 38 years when Jet and his mother were separated. He found her in Trinity County guided by a vision and met a stranger who knew his mother. Jeff recalls Houston’s strength, wounds, and final bedside moment with the minister’s question about the future.
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General Houston
Jet
Trinity County
Jeff
Cornell University
Houston
Valley Spring News and Soil Conservation Notes
Local society notes from Valley Spring cover visiting relatives and weekend guests at several households in Llano and nearby communities. The piece also highlights soil erosion threats, government soil conservation camps, and the need to promote farming practices to protect land and livelihoods.
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Nature
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