Revival reports from San Antonio to Rio Grande Valley
The revival ends Sunday and resumes Thursday with good attendance. Visitors came from Jewett Mexia Teague Groesbeck and nearby communities. The Cos family and James Walker of Abilene returned from Arkansas with rain reports. Clovis Owens and others visited as preaching continued. Health in the area is good and locals hope for rain. a note humorously cites a bullfrog swallowing almost anything that moves.
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San Antonio
Galveston
Rio Grande Valley
Hollie
Colorado
Jewett
Mexia
Teague
Groesbeck
Theodore Cos
James Walker
Abilenetion
Arkansas
Clovis Owensiging
Coun
Local residents and visitors busy around multiple Texas towns
Numerous Jewett Marquez Concord and nearby residents visited Mexia for Little League action while others shopped in Bryan Teague and Palestine. Funeral attendance in Madisonville and hospital updates in Mexia are noted along with trips to Dallas Fort Worth and Colorado for family matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Foley
Tisness
Waco
Roy Oden
Madisonville
Leon
Lewis
Morris Singleton
Ham Hammonds
Concord and
Marquez
Mexia
Joe H. Holmes
Alice Kirkpatric
Teague
Millie Hall
Hearne Hospital
J. D. Adkisson
Effie Parks
Jack Hinton
Colorado
C. A. Salmon
Prayer of Houston Visit Ties to Hearne Family
A fragment notes a Houston prayer visit by a person tied to a Hearne family, mentioning a visit occurring at the start of the week and referencing a fee connected to the person. The text is terse and requires context for full clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Houston
Local notes from Thornton include illness and visits
A Thornton column reports numerous hospitalizations including Hermann Sadler, Mambe Aman, Monroe DeFriend after surgery, and a pneumonia case. It notes J. P. McLelland’s death in a Marlin rest home, welcomes twins born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Favors, and lists local visitors from Austin Dallas Waco and Houston. The Methodist revival by Rev. Ford of Corsicana draws attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Herman Sadler
Mabelle Aman
Monroe De-Friend
Martin
J. P. McLelland
Marlin
J. C. Favors
Cox's Hospital
Groesbeck
James Monaghan
Danny
Austin
P. W. Monaghan
Monaghan
Ted Vicki
Pamely
Brenda
Terry
Waco
B. F. Kennedy
Houston
Dale Hibbs
Laura Cook
Dallas
Ford
Corsicana
B. J. Martin
Stevie
Kaly
M. M. Vaughan
Harold Footel
Kirk and
Kim
Weekend Visits Spread Across Fort Worth and Surrounding Areas
A string of social visits and weekend travels are noted across Gulf region towns. Families including the Roberts and Randall clans hosted relatives from Groesbeck, Houston, Dallas and Dallas area while others visited in West Columbia Athens and Jewett on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Rick Redman
Tommy Murphy
Fort Worth
T. C. Roberts
Troy Randall
Ritha
Mexia
Allman Thomson
B, Williamson
West
Columbia
J.B. Lias
Buffalo
Russell Sanders
San Antonio
Billy Hancock
Debbie
Ronnie
David
Willie Hancock
John — Lindley
Houston
J.B. Lindley
Jerry Stem
Richard Stem
Ide Shields
Sybil
Preson
Groesbeck
Laura Martin
Billy
Thomas Williamson
West Columbia
Visiting families converge during weeklong stay
Kirk remained for a week long visit. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Morgan and children of Houston visited several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thompson, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lampson.
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Kirk
Norman Morgan
Houston
J. E. Thompson
Harry Lampson
Hal Boyle Cartoonish Take on American Manners and Morals
Hal Boyle riffs on social pretensions and stereotypes in a string of aphorisms. The column lampoons gender roles, class, charity, and daily quirks with quips about athletes wives and phantoms of virtue. It blends humor with social observation.
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Westinghouse
Gamers Furniture
Mexia, Texas
Jewell
Detroit
J.B. Flowers
Bel Air
Buick
Curtis. Fountain
Swan
Biscayne
Ferguson Motor Sales, Inc
Moule
Hal Boyle
New York
Speldel
Eller
Phillips
Justin Boots
Ine Parede
Roden
Janea
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