Bob Sumrall - newspaper clippings
Creator: Abilene Reporter-News (January 14, 1947 (p. 16)
April 14, 1949 (p. 51))
April 14, 1949 (p. 51))
Two newspaper clippings about Texas caller Bob Sumrall.
The first, from January 14, 1947, focuses on a new square dance team that he formed and that will be performing at the Inaugural Ball for the Texas Governor.
The second clipping, from April 14, 1949, announces that he will be presenting "Milagro Square," described as "a new figure... only a year old, named for the ranch on which it originated. (That figure was created by caller Herb Greggerson.) This article also provides some background on Sumrall's family, including his father (a caller) and his grandfather, a "noted square dancer."
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s, Traditional Western (pre-1940)
Tags: Abilene, Bob Sumrall, Inaugural Ball, Milagro Square
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s, Traditional Western (pre-1940)
Tags: Abilene, Bob Sumrall, Inaugural Ball, Milagro Square
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: 1953 Texas Inaugural Ball square dance program |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Bob Sumrall |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Bob Sumrall - Olcutt Sanders correspondence, 1939 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Milagro Square called by Larry Edelman |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Herb Greggerson bio |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Blue Bonnet Set - 1939 |
Citation
Abilene Reporter-News, “Bob Sumrall - newspaper clippings,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1969.
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Title
Bob Sumrall - newspaper clippings
Description
Two newspaper clippings about Texas caller Bob Sumrall.
The first, from January 14, 1947, focuses on a new square dance team that he formed and that will be performing at the Inaugural Ball for the Texas Governor.
The second clipping, from April 14, 1949, announces that he will be presenting "Milagro Square," described as "a new figure... only a year old, named for the ranch on which it originated. (That figure was created by caller Herb Greggerson.) This article also provides some background on Sumrall's family, including his father (a caller) and his grandfather, a "noted square dancer."
The first, from January 14, 1947, focuses on a new square dance team that he formed and that will be performing at the Inaugural Ball for the Texas Governor.
The second clipping, from April 14, 1949, announces that he will be presenting "Milagro Square," described as "a new figure... only a year old, named for the ranch on which it originated. (That figure was created by caller Herb Greggerson.) This article also provides some background on Sumrall's family, including his father (a caller) and his grandfather, a "noted square dancer."
Creator
Source
Abilene Reporter-News
Date Created
January 14, 1947 (p. 16)
April 14, 1949 (p. 51)
April 14, 1949 (p. 51)