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Tillie Putnam, Jr., sent the weekend with his aunt, Mrs. E. C. Nickel and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hall and sons have come to be with us. They will reside on the old Lovejoy place.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Terry and it the son of Edna spent Sunday with. her mother, Mrs. U. G. Nickel.

Miss Mable Clements and her sister and Annie Mae, and Willie Nickel visited with Mrs. Roper Hall Monday.

Messrs. Jessie Ling and Hughy Gregory visited Marshall Braddock Sunday.

Mr. A. B. Hall and daughter, Rosalie, visited in Victoria Sunday.

Several from this community visited the Centennial parade and others entertainment in, Victorian Saturday.

A very large crowd attended our in the Hallowe'en program and party last Thursday night. Everyone seemed to have had lots of fun fishing and having their future read. From our fish pond and box of candy we cleared $4.27 which will be used to buy shades for our new school building.

Our honor student. for this month was Willie Nickel, who is a little second grader.

The highest honor point students were Marshall Braddock for the boys and Annie Mae Nickel for the girls.

Perfect Spellers.

Sixth Grade: Marshall Braddock, Estella Rose
Fifth Grade: Joso Mae Keith, Lillian Keith, Annie Mae Nickel
Fourth Grade: Maude Rose John Hall
Third Grade: Rosa Hall
Second Grade: Willie Nick, William Keith

Several from this community are planning to go to Dallas on the extension to see the Centennial.

Edna Herald, November 5, 1936
 

Swanson News.

Community News.

Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Crisp and family of Edna visited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Crisp Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wright of Victoria visited Mrs. Lucylle Jank Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Quinn and daughter, Barbara, of Edna were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Rose Sunday.

Mr. J. M. Milam of Houston was a week end guest of Mr. Alonzo Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Hall of the La Bauve community were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hall.

Kathryn Janks and Fred Stanford attended the Edna-Victoria football game Friday night.

School News.

Hubert Rose had charge of the chapel program last week with an Armistice Day theme. The program was begun by the group singing "World Peace." There were other patriotic songs, stories and poems by the members of the school. Hubert Rose gave the origin of Armistice Day. The program was educational

We age learning some Christmas songs now and are beginning preparations for Christmas. It is a little early, but we wish to be fully prepared.

We are fixing the sand table with the wooden articles made in the transportation project. A sailboat is on a bright lake and wooden train has a nice railroad, while a carriage pulled by a shiny black horse leaves the ___ on cart ____ behind.

Perfect spellers for the week were:
Seventh Grade: Kathryn Jank and Mable Rose.
Kathryn Jank wrote this poem for chapel, program:

"MY BED."

In a corner stands my little bed.
And on it is a bright colored spread
With cute little knobs so very round,
And with my little pillow that's full of dreams.
"Will bring out the silver light of the moon beans.

Edna Herald, November 16, 1939
 

Swanson Items.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Green and children spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rose.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Doltery and baby spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Rose

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dorris and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rose.

Mrs. T. L. Quinn and daughter, Barbara Imogene visited in the T. L. Rose home Monday.

Attention.

There is going to be a play party at the Swanson school house Saturday, night, March 21.

Edna Herald, March 12, 1942
 

Swanson Items.

Mrs. T. L. Quinn and little daughter and Mrs. H. M. Dollery and little daughter visited in the T. L. Rose home last week.

Mrs. Duett and little son who have been spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Rose, have returned to Houston.

Our county school, superintendent, Mr. I. T. Taylor, made a brief visit to our school. Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Jank and Mrs. Stanford visited in our school one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Jank and children, visited in the home of Mrs. Stanford Sunday night.

ATTENTION!

There is to be a play party Saturday night, Feb. 7th at the Swanson School. Everyone please try to come and have a good time.

Edna Herald, December 15, 1942