Freestone County, Texas
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Fairfield Recorder newspaper - Thrusday, May 5, 1932 edition

Citizens Meet Around Banquet Board; Vote to Form Organization

Pursuant of previous announcement, citizens of Fairfield met at the Cook Hotel,
Thrusday night, thirty-one covers being laid.  The object of the occasion was to
consider the organization of a civic club to promote worth while enterprises
in Fairfield.

W. A. Parker presided as toastmaster, W. V. Geppert giving the invocation.  Two
vocal solos by Travis Glazener with Mrs. Eloise Lindley at the piano, were well
received.  An enjoyable feature of the entertainment program was the "country 
grand opera" by Sam Elliott, pianist; Mr. O'Banion, fiddler, and Ed Evans with 
the guitar.  Son Lott enlivened one of their numbers with a "breakdown" that
"shook down" the house.

The principal speaker of the evening was Geo. H. Leonard, a war-veteran, attached
to the Kerrville sanitarium.  Mr. Leonard before entering the war, was a 
professional ball player.  He used in his talk two subjects, Capt. McGlothlin
and Christy Matthewson.  His talk dealt with the life of a soldier and the 
horrors of war.  His descriptions were vivied and he held hearers throughout his 
talk.

It was voted to form an organization, and the toastmaster was instructed to 
appoint a committee of five to formulate plans to act as a nominating committee,
to report Thrusday niht, at a meeting for all citizens at the courthouse.

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Dallas Morning News
May 29, 1932
Section: II; Page: 5

North Texas Aggie Letters Are Awarded

Fifty-Nine Athletes Get Coveted Honor At Arlington School.

  [Women's Athletic Association]
  W. A. A. awards to first year participants were made as follows: ...A. 
Bonner, Fairfield;...