Purse from the 1950s found inside walls of former Texas school

Oct. 10 (UPI) — Officers in a Texas metropolis mentioned a small purse from the Fifties was discovered contained in the partitions at a former faculty constructing — and so they have now recognized the proprietor.

The League Metropolis Historic Society and the Clear Creek Impartial Faculty District mentioned the purse was not too long ago discovered throughout renovation work on the League Metropolis Group Middle, which previously served because the League Metropolis Faculty.

“The purse was stuffed with what regarded like a pockets and it turned out to be a diary. Image it as as we speak’s Fb: you are placing every part down. She wrote about her love life, who she broke up with,” League Metropolis Historic Society Vice President Richard Lewis mentioned in a video posted to Fb.

The purse contained the identify “Beverly Williams” and quite a few pictures relationship again 50-70 years.

Officers mentioned they had been in a position to contact the household of Williams, who attended the college within the Fifties. Williams, who was born in 1945, died in September 2016.

The officers mentioned they had been in a position to converse to Williams’ daughter.

“She was blown away by what we mentioned to her,” Lewis advised the Houston Chronicle.

The historic society mentioned it would reveal extra particulars in regards to the purse discovery at its Oct. 27 assembly.