Old Newport notes family visits and Sunday reunion tales
Newport editors recount visits by Dora Rice McDonald and Berta Pallant McDonald from Walters and Oklahoma City to Newport Cemetery, describe the long family history, and note plans to return. Also covered are Miss Wisitie Mansfield’s recovery, cafe visits, J L Harlow’s family day, Hancock moving back home, and a large J R Carter reunion with Arkansas guests and a feasting scene under hackberry shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlie McDonald
Dora Rice McDonald
Walters
Okla
Berta Pallant McDonald
Oklahoma City
Newport @er
Newport @emetery
McDonald
Berta Wallant McDonald
Yeere
R. P. Brown
McDonalds
Lose By
Cently
Newport
R. L. Hancock
Jake Wells
Arkansas
New Mexico
Plains
West Texas
Oklahoma
J.R. Carter
Haynes Wells
Rush Springs
Texas
O. B. Wells
Mr. Wells
Ourself
Family reunions and county fair notes from Newport area
The article recounts a large August gathering of Wells kin near Bellevue with about 85 attending and many more connected relatives. It also describes Second Monday activities in town with hogs, a soap peddler, and horse trading, plus multiple family reunions around Jacksboro and Wichita Falls. Updates include Newton Deweber's serious illness in Wichita Falls and local visits by J R Moore and Jess Moore, real estate dealer A H Smith, oil operator Floyd Pace, and Mrs Ochis Hembree visiting from Carlsbad NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Walker
Newport
Bowie
Oscar B. Wells
West of Bellevue
Clay County
Hene Farmer
Graham
Jockey Street
Nual
Wichita Falls
A. H. Smith
Floyd Pace
Jack County
Ochis Hembree
Carlsbad
N. M
Tom Cowley
Carter of Waurika Visits Bowie After Texas Trip
Co. B. Carter of Waurika Oklahoma spent a portion of Tuesday afternoon in Bowie while returning from a business trip to San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Carter
Waurika, Okla
Bowie
San Antonio
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad at Griffin's Drug Store
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment used since 1883 to ease muscular congestion from sprains strains bruises and soreness. Available in 30c and 60c bottle sizes at Griffin's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Griffin’s
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Mattie Mansfield
Wisitie Mansfield
Jessie Barker
Swell Place
J. L. Harlow
Harlow
Vashti
Wrs
Jack London
Midland
Danetia Harlow
Coy Perry
The
Bowie News
Old
Mexico
Muggs and
Skeeter
By Wally Bishop
J. R. Carter
Evelyn Carter
Ross
Ray Carter
Stayton
Linda
Gordon, Ark
Earl Teague
Margaret
Marda
Dalton
Norman
Lubbock
E. N. Wells
Rue
Bellevue
Rollie Wells
Christine
Rex
Henrietta
Clyde Miller
Fort Sumner
Dick Wells
Pete
New Castle
J. N. Teague
Lou Eldon
W. F. Teague
Abernathy
Max
Rt. 2
H. C. Wells
Austin Wells
Edward
A. L. Houston
Stanton
H. H. Nash
Cross Plains
G. W. Wells
Henry Bakke
Dan
Lewis Carr
Herman Wells
Fleet Wood
Ford Scott
Gene
Jacksboro
M. F. Wells
Dallas
Bob Wells
E. B. Irish
James
Temple
A. J. Wells
Phillips
H. C. Farmer
Jim Phipps
Charlie Creswell
Lamesa
Bowman
J. C. Bowman
Crafton Road
James Medley
Skedee
Medley
Kodak
Brady Clifton
Olney
Slim Gibson
Clarendon
Jay Yandell
Wauria Bowman
Jack Walker
Jake
Eldon
Ava
Dellas
Elmore
W. A. Elmore
Emma Jackson
Pilot Point
G. L. Jones
Bridgeport
L. M. Elenburg
H. B. Coyle
L. E. Goodgson
Lawton
Juanita Ray Johnson
Oliver Cleveland
Palmer
Elmore’s
Hancock Relation
Terral
Hancock
Frank Trout
Oklo
Newton Deweber
Deweber
J. R. Moore
Mr. Moore
Jess Moore
Postoak
Fort Worth
Lone Star
Cially
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