Newton Deweber gravely ill after puzzling illness near Newport
Newton Deweber, a prominent farmer and rancher living three miles west of Newport, was rushed to a Wichita Falls hospital Saturday evening in serious condition from an illness that baffled doctors. His family is at his bedside, and a blood transfusion was given. Recovery appears doubtful as of Monday. John Jackson, Pioneer Settler Here Dies at San Antonio. M Shipp received a letter from Mrs Maye Jackson Forgy of Sham stating that her father Ayam Jackson died July 29 at Santa Rosa hospital after double pneumonia. He was 82 and had been in the mercantile business in Newport for over 50 years. The partnership with O M Shipp’s father began in 1888 and lasted until his death in the early 1890s. The Yeasiness was continued by Jackgum until 1894 when Newport was struck by a cyclone destroying several buildings including John Jackson’s home on the hill in northwest Newport. the house was completely destroyed and the family scattered with only minor injuries.
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Newton Deweber
Newport
Wichita Falls
Wichita Walls
John Jackson
San Antonio
M. Shipp
Maye Jackson Forgy
Sham
Ayam Jackson
Santa Rosa Hospital
Jackson
Mr. Shipp
O. M. Shipp
Bhp
Jackgum
John Wackson
Yackson
Prairie
Newport Union Sunday School
Baptist Church
Forgy
Gerald Bench
R. F. Baldridge
Bench
Lena McGee
Mary Jo Cordell
Mesdames P. W. Pickett
Marie Pickett
Laura B. Coyle
Sonora Coyle
Grace Pickens
Alma Campbell
Lee Bench
Cecil Elenburg
Everett Cloer
Ivy Phagan
W. A. Elmore
Effie Wall
Cecil Pickett
Lois Faye Pickett
Charlie Jordan
Osmar Palmer
George Wood
Hortense Swagerty
Jessie Lee Wood
J. O. Smith
Paul Decuir
Harold
Beaumont
Decuir
Ruth Adair
Bellevue School
Huskey
B. Zuber Ranch
E. L. Cloer
Nocona
Oklahoma
T. B. Maddux
Jacksboro
Bowie
W. V. Croer
Leslie Leaton
Eunice Williams
Dalhart
J. C. Lemond
Crooked Creek
Williams
Lemond
W. A. Nelson
Jack County
Crafton Highway
Moss Higgs
Crafton
Higgs
J. T. Jones
Cundiff
Mr. Jones
John Pitts
Simon Talley
K.M.A
Truce
Newport News and Community Notes From The Era
Ed Bulls is rescued after a nighttime storm caused injuries. a local man once led the Newport Union Sunday School. The Newport Union revival gains attendees led by Rev. Hughes and others. Magnolia Petroleum plans a 6000 foot No. 1 Z. H. Borden wildcat well in northeast Jack County with workers’ camp moves. Revivals report across nearby counties with 16 conversions at Shannon and baptisms at Vashti. Newport woman Gerald Bench hosts a pink and blue shower with many gifts and attendees. Local residents visit family, attend services, and report on road work, rains, and daily life in Newport.
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Newport
Z. H. Borden
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Wildcat
Jack County
LETO'S Astringent Antiseptic Offered With Money Back Promise
G. O. Slaughter Drug Co advertises LETO'S Astringent Antiseptic with a satisfaction guarantee refund if the first bottle fails to satisfy. The notice emphasizes a user friendly return policy.
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Leto
G. O. Slaughter Drug Co
Pioneer Citizen Turns 83 In Montague County
W. J. Stephens reports Huse Wainscott marked his 83rd birthday at his Denver home. He arrived with his parents in 1858 and has lived in the county longer than most residents. A near starvational and exposure ordeal as a three week old, lost in woods during an Indian attack, shaped his long life in the community.
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Huse Wainscott
Denver
R. E. Wainscott
Montague County
Mr. Wainscott
Cash McDonald
Bowie
McDonald
Wainscott
McDonalds
Willinghams
Company of Pioneers
Pioneer Wainscott Survives 1858 Indian Attack in Montague County
The Wainscott family led a wagon train of Iowa settlers into the Denton Creek valley near Frank Biggers farm in August 1858. An attack by Indians killed Jack Kilgore and Dan Wainscott while Mrs. Wainscott and her baby were lost for days before being found and rescued. The saga marks the early hardships endured by the Denver area settlers, and Huse Wainscott, born to the couple, celebrated his 83rd birthday in Denver.
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Wainscotts
McDonalds
Willinghams
Iowa
Montague County
Denton Creek
Frank Biggers
Cash McDonald
Jack Kilgore
Dan Wainscott
R. E. Wainscott
Huse Wainscott
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Shannon
Newport the
J. M. Riddell
A. S. Craver
Qeans (Ford) Motor Co
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Booie
W. J. Stephens
Moscow
Pioneer Company
C. P
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Miller's
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