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At 6:30 o'clock, Tuesday evening March 25, 1941, in the Methodist church at this place, Miss Meerle, the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bowden, was united in marriage to J. C. Strahan. A full account of this interesting event will be found in our society column next week. Mrs. Edgar Seidensticker and lit tle daughter Anne, returned Sunday from a week's visit with relatives and friends in Comfort. Mrs. Francis Farquhar attended Pen House at Camp Walters, Mineral Wells, where her husband has a po sition. Douglas Shilling and Edward Daugherty, students in the University of Texas, spent the past weekend here visiting their respective parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shilling and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Daugherty. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Taylor and sons of Llano, and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Smith and son of Marble Falls, were last Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wash Clements. Dr. and Mrs. Joe Townsen and son of Goldthwaite, and Miss Lila Town sen of Plainview, spent last Sunday here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Rodgers. A letter from Jared LaForge, who was recently inducted into the army, to his mother Mrs. W. F. LaForge, states that he will be sent to Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Dr. and Mrs. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey and two sons and Mrs. Miller from Liberty Hill, spent Sunday after noon visiting in the Bailey Rodgers home. Bernley Greer and Hargis Carson students from College Station, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Greer and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Carson. Mrs. Ophelia Wiliams Lynn of Ber tram, has recently had two poems, “Misty Weather” and “Happy End ings” accepted for publication by “Reflections”, a magazine of verse. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith and Mrs. Earl Fariss and daughter, Miss Erleene were in San Antonio last Sun day purchasing goods for the Tot-Teen and Ladies Shop. The Burnet Lions Club, under the leadership of President L. J. Joseph, met with the Lions Club of Lampasas in that city Tuesday night, and pre sented a program. An enjoyable time is reported. Jess Gibbs and Mary Annette Rod gers, students in the University of Texas, were here over the week end visiting their respective parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bunk Gibbs and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Rodgers. Seargeant I. Clay Debo and Jack Whitaker from Kelly Field, San Antonio, were past week end visitors with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Debo and Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Whitaker. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Frazer of Austin were Burnet visitors the past week end engaged in overhauling and re pairing their cabin on Inks Lake where they are planning to move du ring the summer months. J. H W. Guthrie and Miss Gay Guthrie were in Austin Sunday visiting Mrs. Guthrie who is under treatment at a hospital in that city. We regret to re port that Mrs. Guthrie is not getting along very well. Mrs. Lindsey Wilson returned last week from Los Angeles, California, where she visited Mr. and Mrs. J. B Breazeale for the past four months. She reports a fine time, and says that she likes California. Her many friends are glad to welcome her back home. The Lampasas Record in its last is sue stated that George N. LaBounty of Lampasas had been promoted from Second to First Lieutenant in the 148rd Infantry. Lieutenant LaBounty married a Burnet girl, Miss Wanda Maxwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Maxwell, Mr. Roy Huddleston and Mrs. H. B. Thompson and daughter of Redlands, California, and Mrs. C. T. Sumrall and little daughter, and Mrs. M. J. Gra ham of Riverside, California, are vis iting Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Huddleston and other relatives in this section. It has been eleven years since Mrs. Sum rall has visited her parents. The Bertram Enterprise of last week stated that on the night of March 15th, the barn in which was a new tractor, of C. L. Allen was destroyed by fire, and that there was no insurance. The loss was bound to have been heavy, and our old friend has our sympathy in his misfortune. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Sarrells of Bur bank, California, arrived in Burnet Monday for an extended visit with his sister, Miss Kate Sarrels. This is their first visit here since 1926. Mr Sarrels is a native of Burnet county, but went west when a very young man, some 45 or 50 years ago. His old boyhood friends have about all moved to other places or passed on but those who are left are glad to see him again Will Ross and his son, Charley Ross recently visited the Big Bend section of Texas. Will brought back with him a sample of quicksilver ore which is being mined out there. He says there is plenty of magnificent scenery in the Big Bend and that it is worth going to see. While there they visited the old Roy Bean saloon building at Langtry. C. I. Gordon is here visiting Mr and Mrs. O. A. Riggs and family. Mr. Gordon spends his days with his two sons, one in Oklahoma and the other in Dallas. He says his health has been none too good this winter, but he is looking fine for a man of his age. His old friends here are glad to see him again. The following from Burnet went to Austin for the High School P. T. A. broadcast last Wednesday: Mr. and Mira, J... Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Box ell, Dr. Fowler, Wallace Riddell, Mes James Hubert Dickens, J. W. Dickens, ©. A. Riggs, L. Wagner, Ross Johnson, HW. Jachne, and Clarence Brenzeale, Robert Parker, James Dickens and Allene Dickens. C. N. Chamberlain has received word from his son Forrest Chamber lain that with his wife and little son they left the Panama Canal Zone on March 22nd for the States. They will make the trip home by way of New York City and will arrive in Burnet about April 1st. Forrest has been in Panama more than a year, engaged as a diamond driller for the United States Government. He has a two months vacation Clement Kincheloe has been on a trip to California through the cour tesy and expense of the Brunswick Tire people, whose products the Kinch eloe Service Station handles. The trip was won by selling more tires than the required quota. The Bulletin congratulates this firm upon its splen did the business during the past year, and hopes that Clement enjoyed his trip to the fullest measure, and we are sure that he did our long-time friend, Ben HL. Goode of Bertram was in to see us Wednes day and subscribed for five dollars’ worth of the Bulletin and in addition left an advertisement, to which atten tion is called. The editor of this paper has known Ben a long time. When we were both lads, as young men look to us today. Ben published a paper in Round Rock and issued one in Tutto, only eight miles apart. We then formed a friendship that has never been broken. Dayton Moses First Assistant Dis trict Attorney of Tarrant County Marvin Brown, District Attorney of Tarrant County, and Hendrix Brown, an Assistant District Attorney of Tar rant County, were in Burnet last Thursday and made the Bulletin an appreciated visit. Dayton stated that he brought these friends to the county of his nativity to show them what we had. During the day they vis ited Buchanan and Inks lakes, and saw some of our mountain scenery Dayton is always a welcome visitor to his many friends here when he makes on call, The Bulletin enjoyed a visit Mon day from W. H. McCoy of the Sage section. He is 75 years of age and was born in Burnet County, and says this has been the wettest winter he can recall during all that time. Very lit tle corn has been planted and what is in the ground will probably rot before it grows to the surface. To make mat ters worse, the wet winter has pre vented very many of the farmers from plowing their land and it is not in a planting condition. By the 27th of March all corn in Burnet county is usually planted and most of it up. The editor of the Bulletin spent the early years of his life on a farm, and has done considerable farming since. The best corn he ever raised in his life was planted the first of April, but — the
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Burnet Bulletin
Burnet, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1941
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