Uncle Tom figure tied to Kentucky slave Josiah Henson story
AP reports the Uncle Tom character from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was patterned after Josiah Henson, a enslaved man from Daviess County Kentucky who escaped from his plantation and became an overseer in 1530. In Boulder Colorado, Jim Nutting and wife live on the third floor where a crane was rented to haul in a large refrigerator through a window due to a narrow stairway.
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Uncle Tom
Owlnsboro
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Daviess County
Josiah Henson Henson
Boulder
Colo
Jim Nutting
Nuttings
Ward County 4-H rider Kem Armstead places at Fort Worth show
Ward County 4-H member Kem Armstead tied for 16th in the barrel race at the State 4-H Horse Show in Fort Worth on August 9 and 10 with a 21.72 seconds run. He also placed 7th in halter on the 9th aboard My Girl Stockings, which entered rein ing. Armstead was the sole Ward County qualifier from District 6 for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kem Armstead
Ward County
Fort Worth
Kem
My Girl Stockings
James Armstead
Card of Thanks from Clyde Ragsdale Family
The Family of Clyde Ragsdale expresses heartfelt thanks for the comfort and kindness shown during their time of grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Ragsdale
School Registration Details for 1967-68 Term
August 27 and 28 mark student registration at elementary schools. Students bring last year report cards and book cards. First time entrants, 1st grade, should present birth certificates and immunization records. Parents accompany new students. Local figures PAYOR father, his sister Randy, and County agent E. J. Harrison attended the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy
E. J. Harrison
Cunningham family honored at 75th reunion marker dedication
Former Monahans resident Farl C. Cunningham now of San Angelo attended the Newburg Cemetery dedication near Comanche for his grandfather Texas Ranger Captain James Cunningham. The 75th Cunningham reunion drew over 160 descendants as Comanche County Historical Society led services. Captain Cunningham, a pioneer, fought in Indian conflicts and led Comanche County men at Dove Creek in 1864. the family has deep ties to Comanche County and its sheriff lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Farl C. Cunningham
San Angelo
Texas Ranger
James Cunningham
Newburg
Comanche
Cunningham
Capt. Cunningham
Comanche County
Dove Creek
Tom Green
Texas
United States
Carman Funeral Notices Include Family in Keota
Bob Carman of Keota Oklahoma died leaving survivors besides his wife and daughter his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel C Carman of Oklahoma and one sister Mrs Juanita Traugott Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Oklahoma
Samuel C. Carman
Juanita Traugott
Midland
Fort Davis 4-H Rally Day Set For August 22 23
Ward County 4-H Council finalized plans for the 1968 Rally Day to be held August 22 and 23 at Indian Lodge in Fort Davis. Seven youth who attended the State Leadership Laboratory in Brownwood will run recreation. Delbert Berry leads the food committee with Carl Estes directing catering. additional activities include fitness demonstrations by Curly Hays of WT Utilities and the Chipmunks. Donna Winkler chairs transportation. attendees at the planning meeting included Berry Randolph Luckie Ponder Witcher Davis Randolph and County Home Demonstration Agent Pat Crenshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County 4-H
Indian Lodge
Fort Davis
State Leadership Laboratory
Brownwood
Delbert Berry
Carl D
Toon
Delbert
Curly Hays
W.T.U.C. Chipmunks
Hays
West Texas Utilities Company
Donna Winkler
Miss Winkler
Berry
Pan Randolph
Ann Luckie
Bill Ponder
Janet Witcher
Pete Davis
Jim Randolph
Pat Crenshaw
Local couple missing after night out in Kermit pickup
Two local youths, a boy and a girl, described as 17 or 18 with brown hair and blue eyes, are missing after leaving with a Kermit oilfield firm pickup. Police distributed notices to San Angelo and San Antonio areas, but no trace has been found. Relatives search efforts include calling Social Security and unemployment offices for clues while authorities flag the case as runaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit
McCulloch
Kansas
Monahans
Bob Patterson
San Angelo
San Antonio
Texas
School board acts on transport, renovations and staffing
The board scheduled bus service for Clements Pope students to Sudderth for cafeteria, offered the unused Latin American school to northside residents for club renovation, accepted resignations of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rodgers, elected new teachers Calvin Carrell and several others, and approved $18,857.54 in current bills. A caller seeks help about a pickup and a young couple seen since July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clements-Pope School
Sudderth
Northside
Bill Rodgers
Calvin Carrell
Susan Carrell
Joyce Dotson
Jane Blackwell
Margaret Sikes
Carol Dickinson
VA Will Help Dependents Through College
The Veterans Administration will pay up to 130 dollars monthly to educate each son or daughter of a deceased veteran or totally disabled veteran. Payments target ages 18 to 26 with a 36 month schooling limit and exceptions. Marriage does not bar eligibility and payments vary by full or part time enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Jack Coker
Waco
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U.S
Camper
Don Gorby
Ale
Kimbell's
Pinto
Libby
South Alice
Illsbury
Mrs. Tuckers
Ialo Oe
Kimbell
Morrel
Vienna
Gandy
Mircle
Faultle
Carnation
USDA
Shean 1
Cerman
Bologna
Kentucky Wonder
Okra
Cumorah
Palmyra
N.Y
Moroni
America
Bob Carman
Miss Brock
Kelly Brock
Wagon Wheel
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