Fanfare notes from a Lone Star summer
Irene Linn Gibson recalls vacation contrasts from Harris County to the desert with reflections on patriotism and a flurry of local travel reports. Notables include George Walker’s jet mile trek to eleven countries and several families vacationing across Texas, New York, and Mexico, plus a push for Sabin polio vaccination and a light political survey aboard a Houston Austin bus ride.
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Harris County
Dr. Z. T. Huff
George ‘Walker
Algeria
Murray Cox
Dallas
Ireland
Berlin
East Germany
George
Mexico
Jeff
Grace Byrd
Bud
Frances Everett
Pacific Ocean
Houston
Austin
Texas U
Texas
Fort Worth Weekend Visits Feature Family Guests
Mrs. Jess Askey and daughter Ann with Roy Lee French spent the weekend in Fort Worth visiting Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Leslie Avant Jr and family from Arcadia Florida visit her parents in Pecan Grove. Frances Richardson hosted cousins Undine Stangle and Clemmie Roberds and friend Fred Trotter. Mrs Curt Wilcox and children of Bellville and Gladys Pierce of Belton joined noonday guests of Nettie Scott on Friday July 20 en route to Post to visit E. E. Pierce and family.
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Jack
Bess Smith
New York City
Hazel
Houston
T. R
Lucile Russell) Smith
C. M. Campbell
New York
John Fagg
Campbell
Sophia Newman
Lachle
Nina Laura Smith
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
Hud
Lois Kelly
Texas
Ft. Worth
Palacios
Charles Henry Edmondson
Bob Edmond
Clifford Williams
Henry Edmondson
Fountain City
Tennessee
T. J. Edmondson
Williams
Bob Edmondsons
Henry Edmondsons
Bobby Combs
Radene
Mark
Carson Edmondson
Tommy
Josie Taff
Bob Edmondson
Sharon Williams
Marilyn Gage
Leslie Avant
Ollie Jo
Henrietta
Avant
Bill Lackey
Frank Langham
Lhe
Jess Askey
Ann
Roy Lee French
Fort Worth
Arlington
Leslie Avant Jr
Arcadia, Florida
Jare
W. R. Lackey and
Wade
Pecan Grove
Frances Richardson
Undine Stangle
Clemmie Roberds
Goldthwaite
Fred Trotter
Curt Wilcox
Bellville
Gladys Pierce
Belton
Nettie Scott
Post
E. E. Pierce
Cherokee News Items Sequences of Local Visits and Events
July notes show families and friends visiting San Saba, Llano, and Dallas. Visitors include Jack Hanna and Crystal of Houston, Carroll Bowden hospitalized in San Saba, and Shannon hospital for Mrs Kuykendall. Baptist revival led by Porter Simmons with Tom Yarbrough singing. 4-H judges Candace Cook Barbara Maddox from San Saba. Several relatives from Waco Dallas and Fort Worth visiting. Jillian heart surgery scheduled for Cheryl Lassiter in Dallas.
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Jack Hanna
Crystal
Houston
Bob Hanna
Kenneth
Carroll Bowden
San Saba Hospital
James Kuykendall
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
Porter Simmons
Tom Yarbrough
Candace Cook
Barbara Maddox
Bernice Murray
San Saba
Fredericksburg
George Broyles
Waco
Maxine Broyles
Dallas
Tom Ware
Ann
Porter Pearcy
Melissa Behrns
Brownwood
Willice Kuykendall
Llano
C. L. Harlow
Minnie Boone
Marvin Foster Sr
Johnny Foster
College Station
Marvin Foster
Corpus Christi
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Irene Linn Gibson
Had
John Bowden
H. H. Balls
Flying V Ranch
C. C. Ball
Kathy Hajek
Enid
Okla
Yar Ibrough
San Saba Grads P. Q
Larry Conner
Cox
Connally
Dick Aubrey
Gonzales
D. B. McCall
Stocker & Feeder
Brownwood, Tex
Barney Edmondson
Ranch
tLocker
Colorado
James Smith
James Lee l
David
Temple
McCloskey Hospital
Tom Daniels
Kerrville
Mitch Broyles
Jody
Lecia Lewis
Meg Knight
Ben Lewis
Beverly Hightower
Homer Kuykendalls
Fannie Gray
Geo. W. Foster
Sam
Frances Robbins
Raymond Grays
Lamar Johanson
Stephenville
Clyde Johansons
Howard Perry
Cheryl Lassiter
Levis
Irene Gibson
H. H. McClendon
Cynthia
Mike
Baytown
Laird’s Corner Drug Store
Louis M. Crump
City National Bank
Levi’s
Harry’s Dept
Levi's
Charles M. Adams
Paul
God
Christ
Jesus
Church OF Christ
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