R. A. Halls Have Guests Sunday
Mrs. Glenn Hemphill reports a weekend of hospitality with guests visiting the R A Halls. Lelia Hall and Mrs. Joe Neathery joined Mrs. Irene Thorp and Miss Louise Dingman in Paris. Other visitors included families from Houston Dallas Plano Whitewright Bonham and Durant Oklahoma.
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Glenn Hemphill
R. A. Hall, Jr
George Young
Jim Arrendale
Dallas
Ted Hall
Jodie
Whitewright
Jack Hall
Plano
Ned Hall
Bonham
Larry Head
Amanda Donaldson
Bill Donaldson
Durant
Okla
Marvin Lewis
Nash Family Has Christmas Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nash hosted their children for their annual Christmas dinner at home on Tuesday. The house featured a large decorated tree as the centerpiece with guests from Ector, Bells, Meridian, Arlington, and Whitewright including S D Blackerby, Harry Vido, Herman Stegall, Teddy Blackerby, David Blackerby, Luther Wagoner, Micky Wagoner, Freddy Wagoner, Mrs Fred Wagoner, their mother, and Margaret Wright.
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BCTOR
Ernest Nash
Harry Vido
Ector
Rt 1
Herman Stegall
Meridian
David Blackerby
Teddy Blackerby
Arlington
Luther Wagoner
Mick
Girl Born at Wortham Hospital in Bonham Area
A girl named Kimberly Rossette Newton was born December 21 1968 at 1235 AM at Wortham hospital. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. Parents are Mr and Mrs Ronnie Newton of Tehuacana with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Earle Newton of Bonham and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Grasham of Leonard. Great grandmother is Mrs Lillian Newton of Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly Rossette
Ronnie Newton
Tehuacana
Wortham Hospital
J. A. Grasham
Leonard and Paterna
Earle Newton
Bonham
Lillian Newton
Mrs Ernest Nash Hosts Christmas Party for Sunday Class
Mrs Ernest Nash entertained the Sunday school class of the First United Methodist Church at a Christmas party in her home Saturday night. The decorated home featured a tree with gifts exchanged. Refreshments were served to Jimmy Newton Karen Redman Mike Henson and Freddie Wazg oner of Bells.
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Ector
Ernest Nash
First United Methodist Church
Jimmy Newton
Karen Redman
Mike Henson
Freddie Wazgoner
Czech Leader Ousted by Reds Over Reform Call
Prague reports say Parliament President Josef Smrkovsky was dismissed after publicly opposing Soviet pressures. Gustav Husak, Slovak Communist leader, announced a Slovak should hold the federal parliament post. Smrkovsky, 57, had pushed for continued party reform after the Aug. 21 invasion.
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Prague
UPI
Josef Smrkovsky
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Smrkovsky
Husak
Ludvik Voboda
Oldrich Žernik
Holiday Visitors Arrive From Dallas for District Event
Mrs Josephine Heck and her daughter Ellen visit the area near the District of Columbia. They are accompanied by aunts Mrs Ike Diggercialt and Mrs Cecil Ru ark as part of a holiday gathering in the capital area. The text notes the District of Columbia covers 69 square miles.
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Josephine Heck
Ter, Ellen
Dallas
Ike Diggercialt
Cecil Ruark
District of Columbia
Ector Residents Have Guests Go Visiting
Ector residents host relatives and friends during Christmas and holiday visits. The piece notes gatherings with the Ohmert family from El Paso, Darrell Locke and son in Pallas, and Carolyn and Michele Boykin. It records hospital stays and visits to Garland and Sherman, along with multiple extended family visits in Prosper and Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Moore
Garland
Allie Nichols
Maggie Tidwell
Community Hospital
Sherman
Ray Boykin
Michele
W. A
Christmas Program at Ector United Methodist Church
The Ec tor United Methodist church hosted a Christmas program Sunday evening led by Pastor Rev. Ray Boykin and the church youth. Gifts from a decorated tree were given to the young people by Santa Claus at the conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECTOR
Ector United Methodist Church
Ray Boykin
Santa Claus
State Bank Dinner At Bonham Golf Club
The Bonham State Bank held its Dec 19 Christmas party at Bonham Golf Club with 45 attendees including directors, employees and guests. Tables wore white poinsettias and holiday decor, a Christmas tree stood by the pool, and Bob Williams vice president entertained with humorous Christmas stories and a "Letter to Santa" reading.
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Bonham State Bank
Bonham Golf Club
Golf Club
Bob Williams
Santa
Connecticut Etymology Traced to Indigenous Words
The name Connecticut is said to come from Indigenous terms meaning long river place, reflecting the river’s prominence in the region.
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Connecticut
Christmas Observed Here With Families and Visitors
Families gather for holiday visitations at the Richardson home with relatives from San Bernardino California to Colorado City and Austin Texas. The 18 person house party includes Jenkins Wigginton and others from Jackson Mississippi Lawton Oklahoma and John Day Oregon as well as California guests. The article notes Christmas meals and travel plans to Austin and Puerto Rico.
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Philip Newton
John Day
Ore
Cecil
Clovis Jenkins
Jackson
Miss
D. L. Wigginton
Lawton
Okla
Christmas party at the Ke Ko Camp Fire group
After school on December 20 at Mrs. Don Hardy’s home the Ke Ko Camp Fire group held a Christmas party. Mrs. Barbara Sanderson shared a Christmas story as girls exchanged gifts and passed trees around. Guardians Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. James Towery gave gifts, with cupcakes and drinks for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke Ko
Don Hardy
Barbara Sanderson
Mrs Ray Smith Brown Visits Red Lands for Holidays
Mrs Ray Smith Brown spends holidays in Red Lands California with her daughter and granddaughter family Mr and Mrs Bob Bell and Mr and Mrs Gary Schilene and her grandson Bobby Wilson all listed as staying at the relatives home in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Smith Brown
Redlands
Calif
Bob Bell
Gary Schilene
Bobby Wilson
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