Wimberley Mill Promotes Chamber of Commerce 1968 Officers
The Wimberley Mill, official organ of the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce, announces its February 1966 start and monthly publication on the 25th. Adelia Scudder edits, Mary Bibb handles advertising. 1968 officers listed include R B Meredith as president Floyd Motter as vice president J W Buckner as 2nd vice president and Jack Monpette as treasurer.
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Wimberley Chamber O Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
R.B. Meredith
Floyd Motter
J.W. Buckner
Jack Monpette
Junk Mail Frustration Sparks Pondering On Advertising
In a blunt rant, the writer decries the flood of unsolicited mail and pervasive ads across TV radio and signs. He laments waste, taxes, and the burden on the post office and imagines drastic measures from redirecting mail to Moscow to Congress complaints.
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Post Office
Moscow
Congress
Fifty Years Ago Reminiscences From Wimberley School
Mrs. Susie Danforth recalls Jacob's Well School with sixteen children returning home after school totaling forty three across grades one through eight. She notes weekly literary programs, WWI era fund drives for soldiers, and monthly charity boxes. A memory of a WWI era recitation ends with a Kaiser verse amid small teacher pay and lasting student letters. Local customs include postal delays and post office quirks dating before the last Indian fight, with tall tales of big catches and rough rides.
The Lone Grove Post Office in the Wayside Era
A nostalgic reminiscence describes life around the Lone Grove post office, its social role, and the changing times. It recalls Uncle Joel trading eggs for tobacco, community letters, and the crowd at the window, then shifts to the Wayside School notes of 1925 detailing classes, woodwork exhibits, a Spanish class, and several graduates and officers.
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Joe
Ole Man Saunders
Levi
Joel
Lone Grove
Grannie Smith
Grannie
Logan
Mailing List for the Mill Seeks Address Corrections
The notice asks subscribers to report erroneous addresses and updates due to deaths emigration or marriages. It acknowledges rising costs and the need to reduce waste and directs readers to advise on corrections.
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Susie Danforth
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C,w, Wimberley
Funesten
Wayside School
Wilma Allen
Wayside
Fischer
Danforth
SAN Marecos Record
Bess
Lily
Vivian Danforth
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Sylvia Adair
J. N. Byler
Lily Danforth
Howard Adair
U.S.A
Adam
Arnold Schneider
U.S. Navy
Dallas Holford
Optician Medical & Dental Center
West Ave
Austin, Texas
Liza Howell
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Arkansas
Blanco River
Jane & Chester Franklin
P.O. Box
First National Bank
San Marcos
Hays County
FDIC
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