Assembly seniors showcase skits and early basketball losses
The Assembly juniors hosted a program with a skit about a senior being carried on. Participants included Duncan Jane Branson Meek Dorothy Sue Roach Fontaine Linnae Biggerstaff Major J. M. Aldridge Carl Oluf McNatt Paul Ryan and Mary Beth Prince. Debate club showcased Don't Tell Mother. Alvord beat our basketball and volleyball teams Friday night 23-15 and 15-7 with junior players Shipp George Pace and others. Second basketball team lost 12-7 to Alvord. Spanish Fort games set for Saturday. Lone Star visit Friday. Freshman Girl and Sophomore Boy players named in Guess Who. Ableen Burgess attends State Teachers Congress in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Uniors
Duncan
Jane Branson
Meek
Dorothy Sue Roach
Fontaine
Linnae Biggerstaff
J. M. Aldridge
Carl
Oluf McNatt
Paul Ryan
Mary Beth Prince
Baspall
Alvord
Our
P Il Boys
Ie la
Shipp
George
Vol
Nea
Don
Jessie Rae Christine King
Mary Joe
Louiseurn
Margaret Culp
Mavis King
Lula M
Delta Gamma Luncheon Held at Kemp Hotel Wichita Falls
The Delta Gamma luncheon took place at the Kemp Hotel in Wichita Falls on Saturday. Attendees included Anne Baccus editor Lucille Ridinger editor Mary Jo Watson editor and reporter staff with John Dixon and Margarett Ann Culp noted as to be elected. Local coverage lists Maurice Bowden Jessie Rae Turner and others in junior and senior roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Baccus
Lucille Ridinger
Mary Jo Watson Y Fitor
John Dixon “Ie
Tenior
Maurice Bowden Ufier
Jessie Rae Turner Ephomore
Margarett Ann Culpressiman
Delta Gamma
Kemp Hotel
Wichita Falls
Finish What You Start A Call To Endure In Life
A reflective editorial urges choosing a goal and pursuing it to completion. It argues that many quit at convenient moments, depriving the world of art, science, or culture. it asks readers to resist quitting, persist toward a chosen aim, and set an example for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sendol
Weekend visits across towns noted in short listings
Edna Belle Taylor visited Decatur over the weekend. Darlene Trout was in Fort Worth on Saturday. Jimmie Rudd of Fort Worth was in Bowie Sunday. Lawrence Edgin spent Sunday in Bellevue. Forrest Rosalinni went to Ringgold Sunday. Margaret Anne Culp and Billie Rue Coyle were in Wichita Falls Sunday. Coburn Hill visited Fruitland. Doris Anderson was in Washti. June Reasoner returns to school here. Ida Pearl Mathey spent Saturday in Fort Worth. Jean Stallings was in Saint Jo Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Belle Taylor
Decatur
Darlene Trout
Fort, Worth
Jimmie Rudd
Fort Worth
Bowie
Lawrence Edgin
Bellevue
Forrest Rosalinni
Ringgold
Margaret Anne Culp
Billie Rue Coyle
Wichita Falls
Coburn Hill
Fruitland
Doris Anderson
Washti
June Reasoner
Ida Pearl Mathey
Jean Stallings
Saint Jo
Class Rings and Bracelets Arrive for Seniors and Juniors
The seniors’ class rings have arrived and are in the post office awaiting payment before distribution. Bracelets for the juniors are here but not yet on display, with plans to reveal them once funds are collected.
Bowie High School B Lettermen Club Grows in Dec Meeting
The B Association met on Thursday December 2 to organize and elect officers for a boys letters club at Bowie High School. Dan Lee Martin was named president with Lawrence Edgin as vice president and Charles Gray as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Dan Lee Martin
Lawrence Edgin
Charles Gray
Roland Hachtel
Harold Prater
Lewis Lane
John George Shipp
Hill
Westbrooke
Thoughts For The Week By Zeke Zakarah
Zakarah muses on Greek myths and personality. He questions why there is no god of personality and asks readers to assess if their smile is an asset or liability. He invites reflection on judging others and whether one has buried or doubled their talent.
Laugh These Off and Other Witful Lines From a Comic Column
A compilation of quips and exchanges featuring John Dixon Richard Irving Paul Ryan Connie Kendall and Leon Randall. The snippets include a baby name joke about Hamlets and a gag about a cheering section served with a rooting drink. The piece closes with a wake up joke about a sleeping tablet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ryan
Connie Kendall
Eame
I Am My Own Grandfather Riddle
A convoluted family puzzle presents a man who claims he is his own grandfather through a chain of marriages and relationships. The narrator details how his son is his grandmother and other relatives become interwoven via half siblings, step relations, and in law ties.
Social notes and gatherings across Fruitland Bowie and Dallas
Mrs Mack Winn of Bowie visits her parents the Greens and other neighbors share weekend visits. Leonard Eller from Fort Sill visits his father Joe Eller. Genn Marshall Weldon Garrett and dates dine with Edd Weckar. Candy Club hosts wedding anniversary and handkerchief showers for Boyd Wynn and Bob Cansler with refreshments. Next meeting set for December 14 at Boyd Wynn home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Edd Weckar
Sybil Cameron
Royalty
Claud Marlin
Dallas
Sy Martin
Tree
Mrs. Kemp
Mrs. Lewis
Carrara Gardner
Wanda Lewis
Rosa Mary Lewis
Doris Kemp
Candy Club
Boyd Wynn
Bob Cansler
Weckar
O. KE
Emmett
Raymon Cansler
Edd Wecker
Alta Williams
Edd Cansler
Wilma Owen
Winnie Davis
Inez Owen
Local Residents Share Visits And Recoveries Across Texas
Aurelian area residents Byron York and wife Mrs. Veretto returned from West Texas Sunday. Mae Fenoglio underwent an appendix operation in Fort Worth two weeks ago and was visited by relatives on Tuesday. Fort Worth and Montague trips, hospital recoveries, and family visits are noted, including guests at the Fenoglio and Carminati households and trips by Nelson Gronow and E. C. Jameson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron York
Ernest Veretto
West Texas
Lows Nobile
Ruby Fenoglio
James Fenoglio
Mae
Fort Worth
W. J. Campbell
Nocona
Byron Reed
Montague
Albert Beck
E. Mills
Rock Springs
Jim Dill
Nelson Gronow
Bowie
E. C. Jameson
A. J. Fenoglio
Fred Nobile
Tony Fenoglio
Doc Carminati
Mae Fenoglio
Don Holt
Emil Carminati
Bellevue Churches Plan Cooperative Christmas Tree Event
Four Bellevue churches join in a union Christmas tree event at the Methodist Church on Christmas Eve. Mrs. N T Gaines traveled to Washington Wednesday to visit her government-employed brother W N Clark. Mr. and Mrs. E B Karsteter took their daughter Mrs. James Wadell and two grandchildren to Odessa. Rev Roy Anderson with Mrs Karsteter and Miss Nell Crutchfield joined a Methodist district conference in Wichita Falls last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Gaines
Washington
W. N. Clark
E. B. Karsteter
James Wadell
Odessa
Roy Anderson
Nell Crutchfield
The
Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
That Odd Family Riddle Told Over A Beer
A sad looking young man narrates a tangled family tale after a beer. He describes marrying a widow with a grown daughter, his father marrying the widow’s daughter, and a cascade of in law relations that makes his step-mother the daughter of his wife and his grandfather the father of his wife’s child.
Pleasant Ridge Community Sunday Visits and Moves
Pleasant Ridge local notes list Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Paul Hendrick in Lake Valley Mrs Hopper and three daughters Lucille Jaunita and Josephine Gilbert Green and Mrs Mattie Irvin of Selma J M Nelson and Austin Simpkins in Lone Star L L Reeves ill in Bowie Clinic Grandmother O Neal returned from Wichita Falls Mr and Mrs J T White and family visited Sunset relatives The Prices move to Lindale replacing by Hamiltons Eldon Watch Tom Gee visit S L Lyons family M A Baker and son from Bowie and Edmond McErven from Bowie at Bryan Bess home Fenley and two sons J W and Hubert Lee return from Ralls G S Benham and children visit Edd Andrews Huddleston Editor Irene Lyons Associate Editor Doyle Drury Sports Editor L J Rhyne Comic Editor Adalene Studebaker Club Reporter Clara Smith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hendrick
Lake Valley
L. C. Pettigrew
Hopper
Lucille
Jaunita
Josephine
Gilbert Green
Mattie Irvin
Selma
J. M. Nelson
Austin Simpkins
Lone Star
L. L. Reeves
Bowie Clinic
O'Neal
Wichita Falls
J. T. White
Frank Price
Lindale
Hamilton
Price
Eldon Watch
Tom Gee
Montague
L. Lyons
Irene
M. A. Baker
Bowie
Edmond McErven
Bryan Bess
Fenley
J. W
Hubert Lee
Ralls
Benham
Edd Andrews
Huddleston
Christmas Program Promises Fun and Holiday Break
Plans underway for a festive program with selected plays and Santa present from the Christmas tree. The event is set for 1:00 PM on December 22, followed by school dismissal for Christmas holidays through January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Sunset High Adds Students and Hosts Local Activities
Sunset High School welcomed new students including Nora Mae White who is taking typing bookkeeping and English. The Sunrise Independent basketball and volleyball teams defeated Mount Tabor 22 to 20 for the boys and 2 to 0 for the girls. A community singing at the Baptist Church drew good attendance and local families visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset High School
G. A. Brashear
Billie Jane Downing
Clyde Craft
Byers
Henrietta
Nora Mae White
The
Baptist Church
John Davenport
Nannie ‘Roberts
Louis Brashear
Bowie
E. Brashear
Sunset Independent
Mount Tabor
Sunset
M. A. Wood
Fort Worth
Grayson Place
B. F. Dearmore
Wichita Falls
Community Visits and School Updates Highlight Lindale Gathering
Salona Kindred and Bernie Johnson visited Claud and family in Lindale Sunday. Oklahoma and Bowie visitors joined Mr and Mrs George Shultz and J B Raby. Bowie guests joined Mrs S I Rhinehart and family. Chapel exercises were held Monday morning with Pat terson and Gilliland leading. Miss Harvill resigned as coach and handed duties to Patterson and Gilliland. volleyball efforts praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kindred
Bernie Johnson
Claud Johnson
Lindale
Bert Roach
Oklahoma
Albert Roach
Bowie
George Shultz
J. B. Raby
Lowell Miller
Francis Christine
S. I. Rhinehart
Gilliland
Allie Pollard
la Rue Hudson
Patterson
Miss Harvill
Mr. Gilliland
Miss Huarvill
Local Social Notes From Blue Grove and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Olenn Chappell of Blue Grove spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs C E Hays. Mr and Mrs Oscar Underwood and family from Bowie visited Mr and Mrs R L Hancock Sunday. Denzil Whitlaw and baby of Wichita Falls stayed part of last week with the Hays. John Ginley of Colorado visiting locals this week. Emil Richer of Blue Grove stopped by Sunday. Pearlie Cox and children and B G Fitzgerald attended a musical at Richard Cox’s Saturday. Thelma Butler spent the weekend in Bellevue. Bernice Hancock of Flectra visited Sunday with his parents the Hancocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olenn Chappell
Blue Grove
C E. Hays
Oscar Underwood
Bowie
R. L. Hancock
Denzil Whitlaw
Baby
Wichita Falls
C. E. Hays
John Ginley
Colorado
Emil Richer
Pearlie Cox
Gwendolyn, Fay
Leon Ford
B. G. Fitzgerald
Richard Cox
Thelma Butler
Bellevue
Mir
Bernice Hancock
Flectra
Hardy News Local Social Notes and Illness Updates
Mrs J C Fletcher visits ill daughter Mrs Ira Inman near Bellevue. W G Beshears and son Junior of Gainesville visit the Meroney home. Mrs C D Mitchell hosts Sun dinner for Billie Jean Harris Louise King Nancy Ellen Buck Loyce and Joyce Stofle. Mrs J W Jackson is very ill. Mr and Mrs D Mitchell and Miss Addie Jeffres in Gainesville Saturday. Mr and Mrs Mack Jackson visit A R Jackson at Forestburg Sunday. Lynton Mitchell of Bowie visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Fletcher
Ira Inman
Bellevue
W. G. Beshears
Gainesville
Kenneth Meroney
C. D. Mitchell
Billie Jean Hiarris
Louise King
Nancy Ellen Buck
Loyce
Joyce Stofle
J. W. Jackson
D. Mitchell
Addie Jeffres
Mack Jackson
A. R. Jackson
Forestburg
Lynton Mitchell
Bowie
Local visits mark Sunday in Bowie and Peabody areas
Miss Ruby Harris visiting Bowie and home folk, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Wylie of Peabody also visited relatives here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Mitchell
Ruby Harris
Bowie
Bailey Wylie
Peabody
Methodist Society Elect Officers At Recent Meeting
Election of officers for the upcoming year was held Tuesday November 30 at the Methodist Missionary Society meeting in the church. New officers include Mrs E W Wright president Mrs A F Wilson vice president Mrs M W Golladay corresponding secretary and Mrs Wade Bond recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Missionary Society
E. W. Wright
A. F. Wilson
M. W. Golladay
Wade Bond
Dale Eales
M. Posey
M. Wolladay
George F. Ko
T. R. Pierce
Golla
Day of discussion highlighted topics from World Outlook
A group met to discuss various topics from the World Outlook. Attendees included Mrs. M. Posey Mrs. George F. Kornegay Mrs. M. W. Galladay Mrs. T. R. Pierce Mrs. R. W. Ridinger Mrs. R. C. Cady Mrs. Dale Eales Mrs. I. L. Chandler Mrs. W. H. Stephens Mrs. Paul Evans and Mrs. J. W. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Posey
M. W. Galladay
T. R. Pierce
R. W. Ridinger
R. C. Cady
Dale Eales
Card of Thanks for J. S. Sheffield
Otis Sheffield expresses sincere thanks for kindness shown before his father J. S. Sheffield's death and during his time of trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Sheffield
Otis Sheffield
Mallard News Briefs Local Social and Travel Notes
Mr and Mrs Joe Fenoglio spent Sunday with S M Tompkins of Montague. Jack Hundley and J M Hundley made a Gainesville trip. Mr and Mrs Paul Parr and family of Hood visited relatives here. Mrs Mattie Smith, ill last week, is improving. Mr and Mrs L B Clement of Bowie spent Sunday with her parents, John and Mrs Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Wood
Joe Fenoglio
S. M. Tompkins
Montague
Jack Hundley
J. M. Hundley
Gainesville
Paul Parr
Hood
Mattie Smith
L. B. Clement
Bowie
John Holland
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Houston
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Zeke Zakarah
John Dixon
Richard Irving
Irving
Mr. Sivells
Leon Randall
By Inez Owen
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L. P. Hodge
Amy
Griffin’s Drug Store
Rexall Store
Adlerika
G. O. Slaughter & Co
B. H. Medley
Pleasant Ridge
Willie Nelson
Pleasant Ridge School News
Irene Lyons
Doyle Drury
L. J. Rhyne
Adalene
Mrs. Lee
T. J. Spell
Oleta Bess
Oo. D. White, Jr
Denver
Salona
Mississippi
Mary Rhinehart
Salona School News the
Navy and White Staff
Lela Mune Patterson
Lena Rhinehart
Mildred Faulkenberry
Margie Johnson
Johnnie Sue Patterson
Miss Ann Harvill
Hancock
Evelyne Cox
Hardy News
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Jayne
W. H. Stephens
Bradley
Jewelry
Elgin
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Georgi WM. Rogers
Rainford Flats
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