Dallas dies long-time San Saba rancher Jake Dufner
Jake Dufner 86 of Dallas died Wednesday at a Dallas hospital after a short illness. He was born December 27, 1876 in Hallettsville and was a retired rancher long a resident of San Saba County Wallace Creek community. Survived by six daughters, four sons, 24 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Howell-Doran Chapel. Burial Wallace Creek Cemetery.
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Jake Dufner
Blufton
Dallas
San Saba
Wallace Creek
Dufner
Halletaville
Hillary Dufner
Elizabeth Brown Dufer
Minnie Brocker
Alice Bennett
Lost Overnight Suitcase In Mercury Texas Case
A lost overnight suitcase missing between Richland Springs and Elm Grove contains a nurse uniform a cap an LVN pin cuff links and related items. A reward is offered for its return to CLEQ HALLMARK Mercury Texas dated December 28 2016.
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Richland Springs
Elm Grove
Cleq Hallmark
Mercury
Texas
Letters to Santa Claus from hopeful children
A collection of handwritten holiday wishes from numerous children addressed to Santa. Each note requests toys, dolls, games, books, or gifts previously given, with expressions of gratitude and appeals for other children to receive kindness this Christmas.
Christmas wishes and visits noted in personal items
Personal notices show Mrs. Vivian Handy visiting her mother Mrs. Pearl Frost in Bertram for Christmas. Leonard Farr and wife return home from Victoria where he worked since August. Children request gifts including a Monopoly set, Edu-sketch, Beverly Hillbillies, toy cat, bike, and U.S. troop set, with line about Santa to bring items. A vaccine ad for Blackleg vaccine appears from Lairds Dormer Drag Store.
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Vivian Handy
Pearl Frost
Bertram
Leonard Farr
Victoria
Girl Scouts Visit In Various County Homes
Junior Girl Scouts held a Christmas party on December 17. Cookies were baked by Mrs Rena Labbert and shared with residents at San Saba and the Cherokee Children's Home. Scouts visiting Cherokee included leader Mrs Elton Faught and 14 others. those visiting the rest homes included Mrs J B Murray and 16 others.
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Rena ‘Labbert
San Saba
Cherokee
Elton Faught
Kelly Amthor
Janis Jarvis
Julie Jones
Gayle Miller
Teresa Shahan
Barbara Amthor
Terry's FTD Florist Ad Announces Worldwide Delivery
When you want to wire flowers Terry's FTD Florist delivers worldwide with absolute satisfaction or your money cheerfully refunded. Terry's Flower Shop phone 372-5125.
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Terry
FTD Floristo
Local Clark Family Holiday Guests Return
Long. of Goldthwaite and relatives gathered last week asHoliday guests of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Clark. Attendees included daughters Mrs. Mary Ann Harkey of Lubbock and Miss Margie Clark with friend Jimmy Joiner, both students at TCU, plus their son S Sgt James C. Clark and his family recently stationed in Germany.
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R. V. Land
Norvis Land
Houston
Linda Kay
Leigh Ann
James F. Clark
Mary, Ann. Harkey
Lubbock
Misa Margie Clark
Jimmy Joiner
TCU
S-Sgt
Mra
James C. Clark and Sons
Germany
Mrs Roy Woods Returns From San Marcos Visit
Mrs Roy Woods has returned from San Marcos after visiting her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Curtis Lanham in the region.
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Roy Woods
San Marcos
Mrs
Curtis Lanham
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Dorthea Turley
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