Letters To Santa From Texas Kids
A collection of child shaped Christmas letters from Mexican and Dallas area youths. Shelli Smith requests a Kissy doll a dress-up dancing costume and a cowgirl outfit Yolanda Lanotte asks for a Tammy doll candy and fruit Gerald Wayner Davis age four asks for a giant teddy bear a gun and holster clothes and surprises plus gifts for family He also mentions visiting grandparents and bringing something for relatives Bobby Bradshaw asks for a fire chief truck a big truck with cars and a talking phone and sends regards to Rosie Lea and other friends. The letters note leaving milk pies and apples for Santa and reindeer and reference a local use of a want ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelli Smith
Mexia
Texas
Gerald Wayner Davis
Santa
Rosie Lea
Bobby Bradshaw
Prairie Point Church News and Social Notes
Weather interrupted church plans in Prairie Point with no Rev zones coming from Waco. Sunday School proceeded and visitors included Rhoda Webster Iva Webster Pearl Sullivan and Sam O Neal. Mrs Iva Webster hosted Elmer Comer and family Mary Eakins Rhoda Webster and Arch O Neal for the weekend. Mrs Sam O Neal visited Crockett mother. Willard Funderburk Pearl Sullivan visited Houston with W A Funderburk Ken Cobb. Mrs Ken Cobb reported improving health. Church Christmas tree planned for December 22 with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
C. C. Comer
W. R. Gatoway
Rhoda Webster
Iva Webster
Pearl Sullivan
Sam O'Neal
Elmer Comer
Mary Eakins
Arch O'Neal
Sam O’neal
Crockett
Willard Funderburk
Houston
W. A. Funderburk
Ken Cobb
Local Social Notes From Fort Worth to Huntsville
Oletha Thomp son and Vernon Thompson visited her sister and brother in law in Fort Worth Sunday. J B Lindley and family visited Walter Goodwin Saturday. B O Stinson were in Marlin Saturday. Jimmy Newsome of Franklin spent weekend with grandparents Johnnie and Mrs Turner. Several attended Jim Boyd's birthday and party Thursday night. John Baldwin of Huntsville with mother Mrs Trix Baldwin. Church attendance dipped due to cold and illness last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Thompson
R. M. Dupree
Fort Worth
J. B. Lindley
Walter
Goodwin
Stinson
Marlin
Jimmy Newsome
Franklin
Johnnie Turner
Jim Boyd
Louie J. Sadler
Jewett
Woodrow Baldwin
John Baldwin
Huntsville
Trix Baldwin
Tehuacana Social News roundup highlights visits and events
Tehuacana residents host and visit relatives from Childress Lampasas Fort Worth Mexia Temple Dallas and San Angelo. Shower for Beth Bounds bride elect of Billy Parker. Christmas party and school play noted. hospital returns and family visits round out the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pearson
Beth Bounds
Billy Parker
Mexia
Lloyd Campbell
Fort Worth
Ollie Campbell
Ben Calame
Dallas
D. D. Willis
General Mexia Hospital
Elijah Black
Temple
Elmo McGuire
Carole Gary
Tehuacana
J. W. Bush
W. A. Haskins
San Angelo
U N General Assembly Ends 18th Session
The United Nations General Assembly closed its 18th session with reports of progress and ongoing tensions in the cold war era. A church event that week featured Family Night with a Christmas party, gifts exchanged, and a three month schedule highlighted by a full chicken dinner and hope for decolonization progress.
Local visitors from Abilene and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs Desh Stedle and Ronnie of Abilene visited her jaunt. Mr and Mrs D W Thomas hosted a visit by Henry Clay of Groesbeck. Mr and Mrs Jodie Martin were in Bryan over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Marvin Stinson and several others were in Marlin Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desh Stedle
Ronnie
Abilene
D. W. Thomas
Henry Clay
Groesbeck
Charlie Shelton
Jodie Martin
Bryan
Marvin Stinson
Marvis Hancock
David
Oran Powell
J. B. Lindley
Marlin
Marines train new troops and sailors on shore duty reports
Marine Private Jimmy Carpenter son of Mrs Ollie M Echols completes four weeks of tactical and combat training at Camp Pendleton California emphasizing small unit tactics. Private Bravious Livingston Jr completes a four week quartermaster course at Fort Lee Virginia learning storage issue and stock control. Seaman James Smith son of Loyd Smith participates in Big Dipper a coordinated US Navy Marine exercise aboard USS Kitty Hawk off Taiwan with about 3000 personnel 20 ships and 100 aircraft. Airman Joe B Perry of Dallas assigned to Dyess Air Force Base after graduation from data processing course at Sheppard AFB Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy? ‘L. Carpenter
Ollie M. Echols
North
Denton St
Mexia
Second Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Pvt
Bravious Livingston Jr
Carthage
Army Quartermaster School
Fort Lee
Levingston
Army
Fort Polk
Dunbar High School
Coputerel UR Uri Sro
Taiwan
Navy
Marine Corps
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Seventh Fleet
SEATO
Far East
Geraldine Perry
Dallas
Joe B. Perry
Dyess Afb
Tex
United States Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Perry
China Will Buy Argentina Grain for 2 Million Tons
An Argentine firm reported a contract to supply Red China with 2 million tons of grain by year end 1965 including wheat corn and rice. The co owner James Diamantini said the deal will reach a minimum of 1 0 000 tons of this will balance. The report notes the context of rising grain trade between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
James Diamaniti
Nine Coal Miners Die In Utah Explosion
Nine miners were killed and another injured in an explosion at a Utah coal mine described as a model operation. The blast struck the face of a tunnel shaft where two shafts diverge from a 2,800 foot drift near the community, causing a deadly collapse and trapping workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helper
Utah
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Nemb
Dear Santa Claus
Tammy
Yolanda Lanotte
Noble
Mexia, Texas
Dear Santa
Rhonda
Michael
Gerald
Mills Place
P.S
Prairie Point
Amatic Record
Kennedy
Associated Press
THE
Mexia Daily News
Starley Cogdell
Childress
Dick Cogdell
Raymond Crim
Lampasas
Earl Robinson
U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General As
James Smith
Seaman
Usn
Loyd Smith
West Hunt St
U. S
Gay Penenant
Penney's
Nylo i
John W. Shelton
S. Fannin
Airman Perry
Texas City (Tex
Furmer
Sa&m College
Texas University
China
Berry-Barnett Grocery Company
Inez McSwane
Miss Mc&wane
Western Grill
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