Missing Alice on Rural Route Prompted Cautious Missive
Dorothy Kerbow Postmaster warns rural patrons after Alice the family car and a new Datsun are spotted on the route. She recalls a summer incident where a mailbox nest was sealed shut, killing baby birds, prompting caution about mailbox access and safety on the route.
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Dorothy Kerbow
Alice
Post Office Bicentennial Reflected In Local Notes
A note from the local column remembers the 1975 Bicentennial of the U S Post Office. Preston Penn of Route 1 thanks the mail service for a small favor and shares a light anecdote about a bird nesting in his tractor while awaiting the birds’ departure.
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Preston Penn
Route 1
Post Office
Preston
U.S. Post Office
Wimberley
Benjamin Franklin
P.O
Wimberley Welcomes New Doctor Dr James Pollard
Dr James Pollard joins Wimberley as a new physician set to open an office behind Frank's Pharmacy on the main square. He will be on fulltime duty by October 15 with obstetrics and will maintain hours 9 to 5 Monday to Thursday and 9 to 12 Friday and Saturday.
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James Pollard
Wimberley
Pollard
Frank
San Antonio
Parables Teach Responsibility and Faithful Action
A sermon on Matthew 25 discusses God’s gifts and the duty to use them. It compares the five and two talents to greater responsibility, notes the one talent’s failure to invest, and cites Jesus teaching in Matthew 28 and 25 about serving others as serving Him.
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Jesus
Good Shepherd
God
Kingdom of Heaven
Webster
Heaven
Earth
Weighing In on Weight and the Ten Commandments
An athlete aims to win by staying in top condition and tracking weight to maximize speed and endurance. The author argues true self assessment comes from the scales of the ten commandments, not rationalist measures that can mislead.
Connally Reunion Brings Descendants Together at Indian Lodge
Eleven descendants of William Connally gathered at Indian Lodge for a weekend reunion the Aug weekend. Notables include oldest cousin Mrs Parks Johnson and Edmund of La Porte at 75 with Read of Richardson at 52 as the youngest. The group notes 28 years of a family chain letter and no deaths among seven brothers and four sisters.
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William Connally
Indian Lodge
Parks Johnson
Edmund
la Porte
Read
Richardson
William
South America
Austin
Jack
Pembroke
Mass
Joyce Uhrey
Fredonia
Mary Boyer
Oklahoma City
Tripoli
Libya
Wimberley School
Dunlap House
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J. Wahrmund
Oldham Real Estate
Fice
P. O. Box
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Sunset Lanes
Hi School
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U. S. Depository
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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