Thompson Family Holge Reunion at Bonham State Park
Descendants of W and Thompson and their families gathered at Bonham State Park for a reunion and picnic drawing about 80 attendees. The afternoon included lunch at the pavilion, photos, and social visits with relatives from Blue Ridge Shreveport Fort Worth Randolph Garland and Long Beach Calif among attendees and visitors from Denison Randolph and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolpit
API
W. &. Thompson
Bonham State Park
Horth Pavilion
Wid
Lee Coleman
Tommy
Blue Ridge
James Thompson
Shreveport
Bert Thompson
Arlie D
Billy Croft
Harry-Jones
Phil
E. Thompson
Marsha
Fort Worth
Ed Overstreet
John Creft
Ron Hall
Patsy
Revival to Begin at Valley Creek Baptist Church
The Spring Creek Group announces a revival at the Valley Creek Baptist Church north of Leonard. The event runs Friday night with services twice daily led by Rev. Bill Fowler of Fort Worth and local members directing music. Short prayer meetings precede the evening services.
Sue Dulaney and Lt Stapleton Honored At Dinner
Miss Sue Dulaney and her fiancé Lt James C Stapleton were entertained Monday night at Woodlawn Country Club in Sherman by hosts Mr and Mrs Charles Cain. The 14 guests included members of the local radio staff. The couple, daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Dulaney, will marry August 25 1956 at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Dulaney
James C. Stapleton
U. S. Air Force Base
Enid
Okla
Woodlawn Country Club
Sherman
Charles Cain
Miss Dulaney
J. L. Dulaney
North Main Street
Lt. Stapleton
Batpist
Ice Cream Supper Slated Friday at Ector Church
The Ector Methodist church invites attendees to an ice cream supper Friday night. Proceeds support the church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECTOR
Ector Methodist Church
Local Penney Store Managers Host Hollis Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Derdyne of Hollis Oklahoma visit Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Copeland and their two sons at Meadow Lane Road. Derdyne, manager of the Hollis J. C. Penney Co. store, and Copeland, newly appointed manager of the local Penney outlet, are hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Derdyne
Hollis
Okla
Forrest Copeland
Meadow Lane Road
Derdyne
J. C. Penney Co
Copeland
Penney
Mrs R M McMillan Hosts Family Visitors
Over several weeks Mrs R M McMillan welcomed two of her sons and their families. Chief Petty Officer R M McMillan Jr and Mrs McMillan Jr from Gallup New Mexico joined Mr Newman McMillan and Mrs Newman McMillan from Albany Georgia. They visited Captain and Mrs Ralph Trostel in San Antonio, then the son and daughter in law traveled to California before heading back to Gallup. Mrs R M McMillan Sr spent a week in Cincinnati Ohio with her son Roy McMillan and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. McMillan
R. M. McMillan, Jr
McMillan, Jr
Gallup, N. M
Newman McMillan
Albany, Ga
California
Gallup
Cincinnati
Ohio
Roy McMillan
Curtis Sewell Is Dinner Honoree
A family dinner was held Sunday at Curtis Sewell's home honoring his birthday. Also celebrating are his son Manford and granddaughter Carol. Attendees include J. L. Sewell and Leeman Sewell of Bailey and Bonham, plus Manford Sewell and family from Gainesville. Other weekend guests include Doyle Smith family of Abilene and H A Smith of Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Sewell
Manford
Carol
J. L. Sewell
Bailey
Leeman Sewell
Bonham
Manford Sewell
Gainesville
Sewell
Doyle Smith
Sons
Abilene
H. A. Smith
Local residents take summer trips and visits across states and regions
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bragg and daughter left for a vacation in Pagosa Springs Colorado with Lindy. Rosemary Dearing of Houston visits her parents in town. Sandra Pilliod visits relatives while Mrs. Walter Eagleton stays with Pilliod family. Rev. Max Martin and children from Flora Illinois visit Ector and former Dodd City pastor Jack McNabb counsels at a Bridgeport camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Bragg
Bill Gale
Lindy
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Rosemary Dearing
Houston
Mrs
Wilbur Dearing
Walter Eagleton
Eugene Pilliod
Miss Sandra Pilliod
Max Martin
Stephen
Lanette
Kevin
Flora, Ill
Ector
Martin
Ector Methodist Church
Jack McNabb
Dodd City
Mrs Julia Horn Hosts Dinner Guests in Parker's Grove
Sunday visitors to Mrs. Julia Horn included Rev Ralph White and families from Denison. Cora Alice Locke hosted Velma Moore. Leon Watson returned from two weeks at North Fort Hood with the National Guard. Revival at the Baptist church draws large crowds led by evangelist Rev Jim Angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker's Grove
Sps
Julia Horn
Ralph White
Pete Horn
Cora Alice Locke
Denison
C. B. Locke
C. C. Whitlock
Velma Moore
Leon Watson
North Fort Hood
National Guard
W. F. Blount
Otha Sharp
The
Baptist Church
Jim Angel
Fred Shearer
Savoy
James Aldridge
Winnie Fay. Fitzhugh
Ivanhoe Club Holds Annual Picnic
The Ivanhoe Friendship club held its annual picnic at Mrs. Florence Hogd kiss's home with several members absent due to illness or vacation. Each member brought two picnic baskets filled with a variety of foods. After supper, they visited and looked forward to a 1957 gathering hosted by Mrs. Jimmie Freeman on August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Spl
Ivanhoe Friendship Club
Florence Hogdkiss
Jimmie Freeman
Relatives Attend 50th Anniversary in Sherman
Honey Grove relatives traveled to Sherman to join Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McKinney in their golden wedding. Mrs. McKinney formerly Nancy Garrison moved to Texas with her parents who settled at Allen's Point in 1800. The couple, former Honey Grove residents, include three daughters and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Grove
Sherman
Ashton
Myrtle McKinney
McKinney
Wayman Paulk
Moberly
George A. Piper
Tyler
Don Myers
Dallas
Parke Renshaw to Speak at Clark Memorial Church
The Rev Parke Renshaw Methodist missionary to Brazil will speak Friday night at 7 30 at Clark Memorial church. He and his family have lived in Brazil for three years where he served as missionary. Pastor Rev Larry Eaton invites members and interested friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke Renshaw
Brazil
South America
Clark Memorial Church
Mr. Renshaw
Larry Eaton
Norman Moores Have House Guests
Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Barker and children of Tulia visit Mr. Barker's sister Mrs. Norman Moore, with Mr. Moore and family. Guests at the Butts home include Jack Harper of Claremont California Arville McReynolds of Howe and J. W. Lane of Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECTOR
Sps
O. V. Barker
Tulia
Mrs. J. L. McBroom Hosts Visiting Guests
Readable social notes list guests visiting Mrs. J. L. McBroom and relatives from Amarillo Floydada Wichita Falls Sherman Shreveport Paris Dallas Greenville and Dallas. Mentions extended family gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. Albright Latimer Stapp Trapp and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Albright
Albright
C. H. Osborne
Greenville
Grady Latimer
Arthur Stapp
Jim Trapp
Edward Hudson
Sherman
E. H. Doolan
John Trapp
Paris
Dale Home Sold to Oklahoma Couple
Mr and Mrs W S Harvey of Lindsay and Bradley Oklahoma bought and moved to the old Dale home formerly owned by Grandma Dale of Moores Chapel They are Calvary Baptist church members This week Mr Harvey s father and sister W R Harvey and Miss Jean Harvey of La Pryor Tex are guests in the Harvey home
Birthday Wishes for Local Residents July 25
Readers celebrate birthdays for Debbie Herndon Jim my Moore L G Garrison Jr Carol Ann Sewell and James Bond with greetings and well wishes from the community on this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Herndon
Jimmy Moore
L. G. Garrison, Jr
Carol Ann Sewell
James Bond
Bettis Cemetery Will Be Cleared Of Grass
Everett Parker announces an all day work meeting at Bettis cemetery three miles north of Ivanhoe. Volunteers are invited to bring mow ers and axes to clear grass and weeds and there is planned future organization to maintain the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Parker
North Fannin
Bettis
Ivanhoe
Parker
Emmett Channell Rites Set Thursday at Savoy Baptist
Funeral services for Emmett Z. Channell 44 will be held Thursday at the Savoy Baptist church with Rev Clifford Longino officiating. He died July 22 1956 at his home. Interment in Henrietta cemetery. Survivors include his wife two sisters and four brothers. Go to church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy
Spl
Emmett Z. Channell
Savoy Baptist Church
Clifford Longino
Channell
Henrietta
Lost 28 Pounds With Barcentrate
Mrs. Odell Smith of Corsicana Texas reports losing 28 pounds using Barcentrate without a starvation diet. The advertisement promises easy safe fat reduction from hips abdomen and ankles and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not show results. Barcentrate is available from Texas druggists with nearly six and a half million bottles sold in 13 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Smith
15Th Ave
Corsicana
Texas
Windom Church To Hold Revival
A gospel meeting starts Monday night at the Windom Church of Christ with W. H. Windham of Lannius leading services at 8 p.m. The revival runs through the Sunday night service on Aug. 5 with Eugene Pearson of Lannius directing the singing.
Mrs Sarah Woodruff Recovering After Major Surgery
Mrs. Sarah Woodruff is a patient at St Michaels hospital Texarkana in room 304 recovering from major surgery. A C Woodruff returned from Texarkana where he spent three days with his mother and reports she is recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Woodruff
St. Michaels Hospital
Texarkana
A. C. Woodruff
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Thompson Family
Spring Creek
Oklahoma
Penney's
Penmey
Pete Fry
Noel
Nancy
Larry
Neal
Breckenridge
Atlas Gatlin
Sammy Joe Dobson
Calhoun, Ga
J. D. Butler
Mr. Butler
Pacific Northwest
Monterrey
Mexico
Ivanhoe Club
Colgate
Alan Produst
Norman Moores
J. L. McBroom
Dale
Bettis Cemetery
Emmett Channell
Windom
First Baptist
Bailey, Texas
Mack Turner
James
Buick
Jay
Aeny
Sette
Ade
ROY Dick Buick Company
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