Remembered Resettlement of 33 Farm Families in Texas
The Willis family of Ropesville recall their 1936 move under the Resettlement project. One of 33 chosen families received farm bundles, windmills, and livestock to start anew with government loans. Mrs. Roosevelt later visited, a windmill moment turning into community pride, expansion to 78 families, and lasting local impact. Willis later became a cotton grower and quarter horse breeder on irrigated land now worth hundreds per acre.
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Willis
Willises
Royal Furgeson
Lubbock County
Davis
Ropesville
Hockley County
Irvin Server
E. A. Christopher
P. L. Darby
Doug Jones
Willie Jimison
del McAteer
Double Wedding Set in Lockney for Gant Couples
Lockney announces two engagements and a double wedding planned for August 29 at 7 30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church. Brenda Jean Gant and Larry Joe Elam join families of Plainview and Lockney. Judy Ann Minderman and Freddie Nelson Gant connect Los Angeles and Lockney circles.
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Hardin-Simmons University
Gant
Lockney High School
Hardin-Simmons
Amherst man freed on defacing charge after arrest outside restaurant
Michael David Sherley, 23, of Amherst, was released on $100 bond Monday after being charged with defacing public property. An officer said he smiled at him then damaged a patrol car with a sharp object outside a restaurant on 35th jand Ave. A. Police arrested him.
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Amherst
Michael David Sherley
35Th Jand Ave. A
Willis Clark
Theman
Clark
August September Weddings Planned in Plainview and Midland
Plainview memorial Christian Church hosts an August wedding for Rebecca Ann Hall and Wendell L. Scribner at the Walker home, with both graduates from North Texas State University. In Midland, Miss Linda Gail Mallow and Donald Johnnie Morgan announce a September 4 ceremony, while Sheila Kay Johnson and Ronald H. Phillips plan a September 5 wedding at Trinity Methodist Church. City permits in Lovington total July at $99,300, lifting the year to $527,170.
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Plainview
Memorial Christian Church
Midland
Mallow
Midland County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service
Rebecca Ann Hall
Wendell L. Scribner
H. G. Walker
Miss
W. T. Hall Jr
Albert Scribner
Miss Hall
North Texas State University
North Texas University
Olton High School
Lovington
Suspect In Chase Pleads Guilty Here
Eighteen year old Filbert Fuentes Esparza arrested after a wild Saturday chase ended when the station wagon and a police car crashed into parked vehicles. He pled guilty in Corporation Court to 29 traffic citations and was fined 360 dollars.
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Filbert Fuentes
Algeria and Soviet Union sign technical cooperation pact
Algeria and the Soviet Union signed a pact of technical cooperation Monday allowing Soviet specialists to assist on projects financed by Soviet credits.
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Algiers
Algeria
Soviet Union
Navy Contracts Awarded to Lockheed for Polaris Missiles
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. won a total of 55.518 million dollars in Navy contracts to manufacture Polaris missiles and supply technical services for Polaris systems, as announced by the Pentagon.
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NAVY
Washington
UPD
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Polaris Systems
Pentagon
Margaret Miller and Hugh Norwood Unite in July Wedding
Miss Margaret Sue Miller and Hugh Jack Norwood were married at 2 30 p m July 26 at First Baptist Church. Rev T James Efird officiated the double ring ceremony. Parents are Mr and Mrs J T Miller of Tahoka and Mr and Mrs H C Norwood of Pecos. The bride wore a white street length dress with beaded organza and a beaded crown veil. She carried white feathered carnations atop a white Bible. Maid of honor Kay Lambert wore turquoise and carried a white bouquet on a delicate fan. Flower girl Debbie Miller, ring bearer Steve Miller, best man Joe Sonny Patterson, ushers Billy Miller Steve Greer Ronnie …
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Tahoka
Margaret Sue Miller
Hugh Jack Norwood
First Baptist Church
T. James Efird
J. T. Miller
Tohoka
H. C. Norwood
Pecos
Joe
Sonny) Patterson
Billy Miller
Steve Greer
Ronnie
Rites Pending For Mishap Victim Pablo Olivarez
Funeral arrangements for 33 year old Pablo Olivarez of Rt. 1 Shallowater were pending Monday night after he was struck and killed by a car on North Ave M. Police investigated why he lay in the street as the driver could not avoid the collision. services were pending at Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home.
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Pablo Olivarez
Rt. 1
Shallowater
North Ave. M
Olivarez
Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home
Tutankhamen death year noted 1350 BCE
The article notes Tutankhamen died in 1350 B C E according to Britannica. It records details of a traditional wedding music recital with Mrs Pat Patterson as organist accompanying Jackie Burnette and a reception in Fellowship Hall.
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Tutankhamen
Encyclopadia Britannica
Hudgens
Dean Hamilton
Pat Patterson
Jackie Burnette
Fellowship Hall
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10Th St
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Henry Seidmeyer
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Lonnie) Childers
Southland
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Ft. Sam Houston
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Lubbock Army Recruiting Station
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Methodist Hospital
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T. D. Mallow
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Midland High School
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Houston W. Phillips
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Plainview High School
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