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  1. Hodge: Antiques auction to go on

    Sunday Sep 21 | Houston Chronicle

    ... returning. For example, much attention is being given to this week's auction of furnishings from Lynn Wyatt 's River Oaks Boulevard home and from the collection of the late Ambassador Kenneth Franzheim II . The auction at Lewis & Maese showroom on ...

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    Related Topix: Houston Metro, River Oaks (Houston, TX), Houston, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

  2. This mailman also makes the rounds on a dance floorRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Mineral Wells Insider

    ... her and went over and watched her. When they were done, she said we should go by the studio - Blake Elder's in River Oaks," he recalled. Brooks, a rural carrier for the post office, decided to take lessons and signed up for classes, including one ...

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  3. Former TCU, Chiefs standout Sherrill Headrick, 71, diesRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 10 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Sherrill Headrick, who had undergone knee and hip replacements and lived with severe arthritis, is shown outside his River Oaks home in 2002.

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  4. Sen. Hutchison praises Trinity Uptown

    Aug 20, 2008 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... that 2,400 acres - including the Crestwood, Brookside, Burton Hill and North Crest neighborhoods and the city of River Oaks - would receive better flood protection if the Trinity River levee were raised 6 to 12 inches in some places. This was ...

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  5. Work to begin on Hwy. 231 projectRead the original story

    Aug 19, 2008 | Wetumpka Herald

    ... to Mayor Jo Glenn. "I've been told by the department of transportation that construction on the Highway 231 and River Oaks intersection is supposed to start in November," Glenn said. Council members had an opportunity before Monday night's council ...

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  6. Dangerous ReunionRead the original story

    Aug 11, 2007 | CBS News

    This story originally aired March 10, 2007. It was updated on Aug. 10, 2007. In River Oaks, Texas, in 1982, the only thing more shocking than Retha Stratton's murder was the fact that Wesley Wayne Miller did ...

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  7. Obama plots to reverse DeLay's plot

    Jun 26, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    ... campaign, flew into Houston to meet with a group of Obama donors. The session was scheduled to be held at the River Oaks home of Susman Godfrey attorney Trey Peacock and his wife, Chris Bryan, but was shifted to the downtown Wortham Center when ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Wortham, TX, Houston Metro, Houston Metro

  8. Arrest in '76 kidnapping resolves oldest abduction warrant in O.C.Read the original story

    Jun 20, 2008 | Los Angeles Times

    ... "That's an entire childhood." Rowe was arrested Thursday morning by Orange County investigators at his home in River Oaks, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, and is facing extradition proceedings. He faces two felony counts associated with the abduction ...

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  9. Dangerous ReunionRead the original story

    Aug 11, 2007 | CBS News

    This story originally aired March 10, 2007. It was updated on Aug. 10, 2007. In River Oaks, Texas, in 1982, the only thing more shocking than Retha Stratton's murder was the fact that Wesley Wayne Miller did ...

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  10. Dardanell GuellRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | Southeast Missourian

    ... Jan. 4, 1969, in Rockford, Ill. He died April 29, 2008. Survivors include her children, Charlene Hollingsworth of River Oaks, Texas, Cynthia Walters of Pearcy, Ark., Kathy Pride of Littleton, Colo., Sam Guell of Little Rock, Ark., David Waterstraat ...

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  11. Powerbroker Uberman dies; helped assemble land for NE Mall

    Jun 9, 2008 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... said. "You wonder how he was able to close so many deals. It was because people trusted him." Uberman was born in River Oaks on May 24, 1921. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1939. He attended the University of North Texas for a ...

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  12. Companies with similar names can be a sign of danger

    Jun 6, 2008 | Star-telegram.com

    ... Worth. One of them has left a trail of customers who paid for work they didn't get. But it isn't Buchanan's River Oaks-based company. It's Southwest Paving Inc. of Irving, which is owned by Larry J. Fenske. Despite the 'Inc.' in the name, the ...

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  13. New book explores the fearless style of Texas homes

    May 30, 2008 | MySanAntonio.com

    ... John Staub, a transplanted Tennessean who designed Ima Hogg's Bayou Bend in Houston as well as so many memorable River Oaks estates; David Williams, the great champion of the values of Texas frontier architecture; El Paso's Henry Trost, who forged a ...

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  14. Woman arrested after kids left in locked car

    May 22, 2008 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... were taken to a hospital but were released, Jones said. "The paramedics wanted to take them and check them out," River Oaks police Chief Dan Chisholm said. Jones declined to identify the woman. He said he didn't know whether the children and the ...

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  15. Robert Spencer 1931-2008Read the original story

    May 21, 2008 | Star-telegram.com

    By EVA-MARIE AYALA FORT WORTH -- Growing up, Robert 'Bob' Spencer played and worked at his father's pharmacy and fountain shop in River Oaks.

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  16. Scene: Alley Theatre gala glitters with Hollywood glamour

    May 14, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    ... area chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. On the go That would be Alan Helfman, who when not running Helfman River Oaks Chrysler Jeep, covers the city with charitable endeavors. In recent weeks, he has worked with the Bellaire Men's Club, the ...

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  17. Garvis W. Rushing 1920-2008Read the original story

    May 14, 2008 | Star-telegram.com

    ... to work with,' M.R. Burkhalter said. Burkhalter, who goes by 'Stony,' owns a barbershop on Meandering Road in River Oaks that he bought from Mr. Rushing in 1989. Mr. Rushing worked at the River Oaks shop until several years ago when vision ...

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  18. Neighbor Fatally Shoots Donut Store Robber

    May 12, 2008 | Shooting The Messenger

    ... time this month she's been robbed," witness Raymon Farrell said. "And, God bless her soul, she's still alive."A River Oaks officer was passing by the scene and witnessed the shooting. Investigators said they questioned the neighbor, but don't expect ...

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  19. Tow truck driver dies in Burleson roadside accident

    May 5, 2008 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... agency also reported that he lived in Fort Worth, but his mother, Laura Smith of Haltom City, said he lived in River Oaks. She said he had five children. "He was my oldest child," she said, her voice filled with grief. "Now there are five children ...

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  20. Part 2: Trapped in a waiting game at JPS

    Apr 28, 2008 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    ... said an aunt who accompanied him. So he went home. A few hours later, an ambulance took him from his home in River Oaks to Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. Time of death, 1:25 p.m. Cause, severe occlusive coronary atherosclerosis -- hardening ...

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