Thanksgiving in a hotel and a pony at Armadillo Ridge
A reader recalls a Thanksgiving dinner in a hotel dining room with friends and children playing under the table. The piece notes a new pony at Armadillo Ridge named Colombo or Black Beauty, details a December Chamber of Commerce event, and updates on the author’s job with the Texas Highway Department in Austin, plus reflections on Wimberley life and reader letters about the Wimberley Mill newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Armadillo Ridge
Colombo
Black Beauty
Black Dooty
Mimi
Bookmobile Schedule for December Dates
The bookmobile visits San Marcos Library 3:00 3:30 on December 13 and 27. Buda School 10:15 1:00 and Buda Post Office 1:00 1:45. On Wednesdays December 6 and 20 driftwood 9:30 10:00 Henry 10:15 10:45 Dripping Springs 12:00 2:45 Wimberley 3:45 5:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Buda School
Buda
Driftwood
Henry
Dripping Springs
Wimberley
New Telephone Building to Open in January at Wimberley
The Central Office Building for General Telephone Co will be ready in January in the Wimberley area on Ranch Road 12. Stromberg Carlson of Rochester is installing dial equipment for the district with installers R D Park Harry E Curry and Robert B McClure. The new system will serve about one thousand residences with three hundred lines and five hundred terminals, replacing the older exchange with 108 lines and 200 terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Company
Wimberley
Ranch Road 12
Stromberg-Carlson Company
Rochester
New York
R.D. Park
Tupelo
Florida
Harry E. Curry
Fort Myers
Robert B. McClure
Weatherford
Texas
Brownwood
Cecil E. Renfroe
Wellbourne Eoff
George Byars
Johnson City
Christian Church
Pendleton
Colorful blaze orange hunting clothes urged for safety
The National Shooting Sports Foundation urges hunters to wear daylight fluorescent blaze orange clothing. They warn that bright gear improves safety andCourtesy among hunting companions and other hunters in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc
Venison care tips highlighted by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Austin officials promote proper field dressing and storage to preserve venison quality. The department reprints Now that you've killed it to guide hunters, with blaze orange visibility urged for safety and spacing in all hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine
Grover Simpson
John H. Reagan
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Chamber of Commerce
Johnsons
Parks and Louise
Pioneer Town
Texas Highway Department
State Capitol
Wimberley Valley
Blanco Road
Wimberley Mill
Europe
Germany
Sgt
G.L. Southwell
U.S. Army
Darmstadt, Germany
Hazel Green
J. C
Member Federal Deposit
Call Feaster
Stony Ridge
Larry
Marsha Fowler
Charles Dickey
The
Foundation
Broken Arrow Shop Jr
Diane Hock
Mer
COWAN
Haber
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