Major Ranch Sales Made in County Record
Two large real estate deals in the county involve the 47 acre Kennedy ranch near the Colorado River and the 1.7 acre John Thaxton tract. The Kennedy property sold from Pat and Kennedy to CO. He Zunt of Lamesa for 80000 dollars. New owners plan a home and county growth. The Thaxton ranch lies about ten miles southeast of Cherokee. Local notes mention various residents and unrelated civic items amid the readable text.
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Kennedy
Local Rider Gored by Bull At Rodeo
Peaman Jerry Johnson on leave from San Diego was gored by a Brahman bull after a ride at the Friday World Championship Rodeo. He was thrown from the chute, struck by the animal, and sustained a rib wound needing about 20 stitches. Johnson remained hospitalized overnight.
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Peaman
Jerry Johnson
San Diego
Calif
Johnson
Hoapital
Orby Johnson
Roy D Woods Rites Friday in San Saba
Roy D Woods stock farmer died in San Saba at age 60. Funeral Friday at 2 pm in San Mowell Doran chapel with Rev. Riddon officiating. Survived by widow Eugenia Pearcy, three daughters Curtis Lanham, K N McBride, L S Farkadale, two sons Dea Woods and Joe Woods, two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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San Saba
Marcos
San Mowell-Doran
I R.iddon
Eugenia Pearcy
Curtis Lanham
San Marcos
K. N. McBride
Brownfield
L. S. Farkadale
el Paso
Dea Woods
Joe Woods
Ft. Worth
Vollie Baker
Arizona
Olla Taylor
Baytown
Woods
Murehga
Ea Woods
Sloan Woods
Roy PP. Woods
Saba
Shasya
Panad
Local residents visit and travel highlights in San Saba
A list of locals and visitors highlights numerous families traveling to and from San Saba for visits and medical care. Names include Mrs. OUbs, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jordan, the Pattersons, the Blanton and Stephenson families, and guests from Dallas, New Orleans, San Saba, and other Texas towns. Several trips to see relatives occur, with many staying for weekends or summer visits.
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Joe Jordan
T Heir Limo
Chukasha
Okla
Parela
Merooa
Mars
Dw. Patterson Sr
Boc. May
I. Gunter
Crean Creek
Vs. To. Bourland
Jehael
Meansville
Ind
May’ Aister
AL Oof
Bert Worth
May
San Aptonto
Les Parks
Lugene
Waco
San Saba
Local Personal News From Thibodeaux and Victoria Families
Mary Patterson of Thibodeaux visited Miss Nancy Duncan’s home last Thursday and Friday. Ernest Lee Oliver and children Anna Marie and Leonard Lee of Victoria spent the weekend with his parents. Leonard Lee stayed longer with grandparents. Fred Webb Carlton Webb and Clarence Webb of Las Cruces visited Mrs. J. H. Rhodes and sister Mrs. Charles Tatt and family.
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Mary Ja Patterson
Daugs
My Patteraun O
Thibodeaux, Te
Nancy Duncan
Whlan Duncan
Ernest Lee Oliver
Anna Marie Amd Leonard Lee
Victoria
BE. L. Oliver
Leonard Lee
Fred Webb
Carlton Webb
Clarence Webb
Lag Cruces, N.M
J. H. Rhodes
Charles Tatt
Get rid of rats and mice
Laird's Corner Drug Store offers a remedy to eliminate rats and mice. The product is described as harmless to children and pets with a money-back guarantee.
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Laird's Corner Drug Store
Soil Stewardship Sermon Focuses on Earth as God’s Second Bible
Minister Melvin Harbison of the Church of Christ spoke on Soil Conservation during National Soil Stewardship Week, urging careful stewardship of earth and emphasizing that soil is a living gift from God. He cited Genesis 1 and Psalms 24:1 and urged protection from loss and decay, noting that life and abundance come through reverent care. He announced a follow-up sermon on June 24 titled Power of Preaching and invited all to an area-wide singing at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday the 24th.
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Melvin Harbison
Church of Christ
Harbison
Huarbison
Jesus
Mrs Nell Skaggs Glasscock Receives Master’s Degree
Nell Skaggs Glasscock earned a Master of Arts in Textile Technology from Texas State College for Women Denton on June 4 and plans to pursue a PhD this fall. She is spending the summer with her parents, the Leonards Skaggs. Local relatives from Mineral Wells and Sanderson visited to attend the rodeo at the Sutton home.
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Nell Skaggs Glasscock
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Glasscock
Leonard Skaggs
A. I. Sutton Jr
Mineral Wells
Jack Deaton
Sanderson
Allen Sutton
Norma E Dean Funeral Rites Held in Cherokee
Norma E Dean, an American Red Cross nurse from Albuquerque, N M, was buried at Hanna Cemetery in Cherokee after a 4 pm graveside service conducted by Rev W L White. She served with the Red Cross in World War I from 1917 to 1919. Interred with her were her sister Noma Gene Dean who died in 1938. Surviving include a sister Magda Dean Halpick and a brother Albin A Dean, plus nephews, a niece, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
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Norma &. Dean
Magda Dean Halpick
San Bernadino
Albin A. Dean
Buchanan Dam
James Gossett
Warren Higginbotham
Gale Kolh
Barney Sullivan
Dean Bagley
A. J. Brister
Howell-Doran Funeral
San Saba
Roy McCollum Dies in San Antonio
Dr G A Wilson learned that his nephew Roy McCollum died of a heart attack at his San Antonio home on Thursday evening June 14. A former chemistry professor at John Tarleton State College in Stephenville and later biology professor at the University of San Antonio, he was the son of the late Fayette and Mrs. McCollum of Mason. Funeral services were held in San Antonio on Saturday.
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Roy McCollum
G. A. Wilson
San Antonio
McCollum
Fayette McCollum
Mason
University of San Antonio
John Tarleton State College
Stephenville
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