Birthday tribute honors Mrs Susie Danforth at Wimberley School
The Wimberley School held a luncheon on May 8 and 9 to celebrate Susie Brooks Danforth turning 94. Principal Harold Bowen led singing as teachers and friends presented gifts and 34 handmade cards by first and second graders. Danforth, a lifelong educator with 38 years in service, began teaching in 1899 and concluded her career at Dripping Springs in 1946. Her lifelong devotion inspired students, colleagues, and family including daughters Bess Halm and Vivian Newcomb.
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Wimberley School
Susie Brooks Danforth
Harold Bowen
Laura Ewing
de Resistance
Ewing
Danforth
Ruth Dobie
Jacobs Well School
Ernest Brooks
Canyon Dam
Hazel Rose
Susie
Brooks
Driftwood
Wimberley
The
Jacob’s Well
Carl
Bill Scudder
Dripping Springs
Bess D. Halm
Llano
Vivian D. Newcomb
Marble Falls
Jodie Halm
SWTSU
Packaging drives shopper choices and size economy advice
Food packaging dominates buying decisions with gimmicks and sizes urging value. The piece urges careful selection for economy and usefulness while noting local graduates and a nod to English poet Kingsley before inviting readers to visit.
Pioneer Town Entertainment Schedule Highlights
The Pioneer Town calendar lists The Gay 90s Show at the Opera House Mondays and Fridays at 8 15 p.m. with meals at the Silver Spoon 6 8 p.m. Admission 75 cents adults 25 cents children. Thursday and Saturday feature Dr A Skinem and his Medicine Show at 8 15 p.m. Adults 75 cents children 25 cents or meal ticket. Rijuberti Players bring Melo Drama Thursday evenings. Horseback riding and Trail Rides offered with reservations. Silver Spoon Cafe serves meals daily with buffet Sunday noon.
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Dr. A. Skinem
Rijuberti Players
Austin
New York
Pioneer Stables
Pioneer Town
Emporium
Silver Spoon Cafe
Mid Texas Bookmobile reports spring use and summer program
The Mid Texas Bookmobile held its April 23, 1970 meeting in Schulenburg at Mrs. Jim Davis’s home. January to March checks total 12,323 books with Caldwell 3571 Fayette 3862 and Hays 4890 loans. A summer reading program offers certificates from the Texas State Library after reading twelve books. Schedule lists May to July stops in BudA Kyle Wimberley Dripping Springs Henly Driftwood with varying times and locations.
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Mid Texas Bookmobile
Schulenburg
Jim Davis
Caldwell County
Fayette County
Hays County
Texas State Library
Austin
Buda
Kyle
Jack C. Hays
Wimberley
Square
Dripping Springs
Market Days on the Square in Wimberley Four This Year
Exhibitors nearly sold out for four Market Days on the Square in Wimberley. Visitors will find cast iron corn bread pans and familiar faces from prior years. Local dining spots include Dinner Bell, Burger Barn, Silver Spoon, and Lodge at Holiday Hills Ranch with shade trees and Blue Hole swimming nearby. The event leads into the Fouth of July Rodeo on the next first Saturday.
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Pioneer Town
Holiday Hills Ranch
Wimberley
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Mrs
Susie Danforth
Kyle School
Susie Danforth Brooks
Ernest Books
Adelia Scudder
Southwest State State University
San Marcos
Cindy
Loreta
Jimmy
Charles Kingsley
Doeleine
Margaret
Gazette
Arcade
Danny Short
Steven Robinson
Bruce Mauldin
Bob Vanderberry
Bo Goodman
Carter Hobbs
Eric Watkins
Julie Motz
Mary Ann Adams
Donna Domsch
Diane Wood
Marie Burchfield
Barbara Odell
Rachel Rodriguez
Robyn Langham
Sammy Haynes
Johnny Pendleton
Tom Short
P. H. Bowen
Prin
Mid-Texas
Henly
Cypress Creek Acres
Texas
Regency Building
W. Hopkins
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