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50 YEARS AGO
Susie Henneke Wins CVFD’s ‘Flame’ Crown: Brenda Gorman Second, Christi Hellrung Third Susie Henneke was crowned “Miss Flame” Tuesday night by the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department.
Miss Henneke, sponsored by Henry’ Refrigeration and Appliance Service, raised $698 in her campaign for the “Miss Flame” title.
Each penny contributed to her and the other contestsants’ campaigns counted as one voted. The money thus raised will be used to buy needed fire equipment for the CVFD.
First Adult Class Has Graduation Eighteen persons received their diplomas last week as members of Columbus’ first graduating adult education class.
Each successfully completed 120 hours of study to earn the high school equivalency diploma.
Graduation exercises were held in the Columbus elementary school cafeteria May 1, with Mrs. F.T. Barfield Jr., a member of the school board, serving as principal speaker.
75 YEARS AGO
Columbus School Teachers Are Elected Again: Candidates Must File Before June 22 for 3 Positions Columbus qualified voters will have a chance to add 3 aldermen to the city government in an election July 22, city officials decided at a meeting in City Hall Tuesday afternoon.
Candidates for the 3 places may file at City Clerk R. Lee HAstedt’s office any time before June 22. They will serve with present Comms. Reginald Taylor and Leslie King and with Mayor E. E. Irwin whose term expires in April 1951.
John A. Hancher Seeks Reelection As County Judge County Judge John A. Hancher formally announced this week that he is a candidate for reelection to his 2nd 2-year term, subject to the action of the Democratic primary July 22.
Mr. Brancher, a World War II veteran, was appointed county judge in 1948, after he had been nominated to that office to supersede the late Judge Henry Buescher who died in office. His present term began Jan. 1, 1949.
100 YEARS AGO
Columbus Wins Close Game From Flatonia Columbus took the measure of the Faltonia Wild Cats here Sunday a West End Park after nine innings of fast baseball by a 4-3 score.
The locals broke into the score column in the second inning when Elo Zapalac drove a double to left and Fritz followed with another down the third base line, scoring Elo and Fritz stopping at second to rest until Big GUnderlach bit one to Daehne at second that got away from him and Fritz scored.
Cukes Being Planted Mr. E. M. Frazee, manager of the Texas Pickle & Preserve Co., reports that cucumbers are being planted now, as a result of the recent rains. He states that there will be close to 150 acres of cucumbers planted in this county.
While the crop will most likely be up to normal, on account of the late planting, still it is hoped that the revenue realized from the cuke crop will show up favorably in in comparison with other crops raised and with favorable weather during the growing season.
126 YEARS AGO
Deserted City of Marble. Bridgewater, Oat, Built of Marble, No Inhabitants to Admire It.
In the county of North Hastings, Ont., is a deserted town called Bridgewater, which is built entirely of marble. About twenty- five years ago a farmer’s wife was searching in the woods for a pig that had strayed away.
In a particularly dense part of the forest she found a cold spring of christal water and stopped to drink from it. As she did so she slipped on a round stone and fell into the water. Attracted by thy peculiar color of stone she fished it out and took it home, Investigation showed it to be a twenty- pound nugget of almost pure gold.
The Negro in Cuba.
The Havana correspondent of the New York Tribune says: In Santiago and in the eastern provinces generally, where the black population outnumbers the white, and where the African-Indian strain is purer and stronger, the white minority shows an unmistakable distrust of the darker race and appreciates its possible domination under any scheme of popular sovereignty.
Hayti and San Domingo, the two so-called republics across the Windward passage, are a constant menace dangled before oriental races. In a political sense the two races live, therefore, in a state of half acknowledged truce; but in the western half of the island, where the whites are largely in the majority, and where the negro blood has been liberally diluted, apprehensions of political friction have little or no foundation, and the good natured tolerance granted the negro extends to every phase of life.
