Community Christmas in Washti Brings Guests and Fire Scene
Christmas week in Washti featured visits from extended families in Wichita Falls Duncan and Bowie. A Baptist and Methodist program at the church included Santa Claus and gift distribution. A grass fire east of Washti, put out by Bellevue volunteers, capped holiday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Thompson
Kenneth
Udell Bell
Kenneth Carr
Wichita Falls
Avon Stone
Cless Bell
Lavon Bell
Duncan
Okla
Jack Bell
Sue
Dallas
Woodall
Weatherford
Sadie Bell
C. R. Moore
Washti
Baptist Church
Santa Claus
D. J. O'Brein
Barrow
Jack Workmans
Norman
Herman Cozart
Barnes
John Phagan
Linda
Stillwater
Conner Tuck
Montague
Les Liggetts
William Faulkner
Fort Worth
Lawson Shaw
White Deer
Bobby
Jimmy Liggett
Annie Wadsworth
Roy Wadsworth
Bangs
Bellevue
Arch Woods
Tyler
Carol Martin
Albuquerque
N. M
Bob Martin
Finis Martins
Karsteters
Lester Millers
Barbers
Bowie
Bob Martins
Methodist Church
Mike Daves
Austin Wells
W. A. Davis
Lloyd Case
Comer Tuck
Johnnie Brumbelow
Countywide News Bride in Nocona Candlelight Ceremony
Miss Gloria LeBeau became the bride of Charles Oster in a candlelight ceremony at Nazarine church Nocona on December 17. They plan to live in Fort Worth and were reported by J C Schmitton. Also noted: births and a death in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria LeBeau
Jewell LeBeau
Nocona
Charles Oster
O. E. Oster
Fort Worth
Family guests gathered during Christmas at Mrs. A. M. Chandlers
Visitors during the Christmas holidays included O. M. Chandler of Mexia, L. L. Chandler of Big Spring, Max Chandler and family of Lamesa, Roland Jowls and family of San Antonio, Earl Duckworth of Irving, Harry Davis of Bowie, and Boyd Winn with Winnie Davis of Fruitland, all visiting Mrs. A. M. Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Chandler
O. M. Chandler
Mexia
L. L. Chandler
Big Spring
Max Chandler
Lamesa
Roland Jowls
San Antonio
Earl Duckworth
Irving
Harry Davis
Bowie
Boyd Winn
Winnie Davis
Fruitland
Holiday Guests At Tarver Home Include Out-of-Town Visitors
Visitors over the holidays to the home of Mr and Mrs W L Tarver included Mr and Mrs Joe Tarver and Tom from Rosebud Mr and Mrs Jack Miller and Jay from Denton Miss Naomi Tarver from Midland D H Tarver from Akadel phia Ark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Tarver
Joe Tarver
Tom
Rosebud
Jack Miller
Jay
Denton
Naomi Tarver
Midland
D. H. Tarver
Akadelphia
Ark
Norman Webb Named Business Man of Week at Holiday House
Bowie native Norman Webb 24 runs the Holiday Grill and Holiday House in Bowie after a career as a cook and National Guard sergeant. He married Estelline Motley and has a 17 month old daughter Norma. The Holiday House staff includes Mrs. Webb, Rose Hughes, Aubrey Winton, Norman's parents, and Eva Hobbs. The proprietor supervises meals and highlights genuine Mexican foods and old time barbecue attracting regular customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Webb
Bowie
Norman
National Guard
49Th Recond
Pan American Geophysical Company
T. J. Jones Texaco
Holiday House
Estelline Motley
Nocona
Bowie Personals Holiday Travel and Visits Report
Bowie readers note holiday travels and family visits across Texas and neighboring states. Entries include Robert and Mollie Blalack in Burkburnett, the Har mon family in Fort Worth, Joe Monroe visiting in Graham, Kelsay visiting Denton, and couples visiting relatives in Houston Hobbs Dallas and Houston areas during Christmas and the weekend tournament scenes in Rice and Houston.
Christmas Day Visitors at the Carter Home
Christmas Day visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ken Morgan of Moultrie Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Carter of Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hayes of Baytown, Miss Betty Hayes of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. B F Huth of Denton, and Mr. and Mrs. W D Carter and son of Grand Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Carter
Ken Morgan
Moultrie
Georgia
Gene Carter
Seymour
Elbert Hayes
Baytown
Betty Hayes
Waco
B. F. Huth
Denton
W. D. Carter
Grand Prairie
O. A. Gray
Christmas Visits Spend Time With Relatives Across Texas
Local families and relatives flocked to celebrate Christmas with kin from Ardmore to Houston. Numerous visits ranged from Newport to Fort Worth and Dallas, with gatherings in Lubbock, San Angelo, Beaumont, Angleton, and across the state, featuring siblings, parents, and extended family.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vashti
E. L. Covey
Chapman Building
Hamilton
Beach
H. F. Brooks Furniture CO
Ike Mitchell
Expert Radio and Television Service
A W. Tarrant
J. C. Schmitton
Clayton, N. M
Terry Mark Moore
Carroll Moore
Henrietta
Toby Kent Lester
Kent Lester
Patty Ann Wallis
H. B. Wallis
France
Glenn Smith
34Th General Hospital
Orleans
H. L. Dennis
Saint Jo
Purina
Martin-Lane
Montague Farmers
West Tarrant
Bowie, Texas
Elvin
Butler
Welding and Machine Shop
Botex Motel
Tcdd Fryar
Norge Appliances
Station Bell ProDucts
R. E. McMahon
Furniture Exchange
Jake Dorsey
Bill Henson
West Wise
Harve Ratliff, Prop
Patterson
Bob White
Marvin Brashear
Rice
Houston
Paul Taliaferro
Roy Price
Hobbs
Mrs
Lloyd Price
John White
C. R. McDaniel
C. H. Burke
Robert G. Harmon
W. H. Denson
Mollie Blalack
Burkburnett
Joe Monroe
Graham
Annabelle Roberson
Frances Kelsay
Stanley Davlin
Buddy Jeffries
Leo Jeffries
Pat
Newport
Joe Allen Fulcher
Ardmore, Okla
Joe Fulcher
John Jackson
Joe Allan Fulcher
Raymond Covington
Kenneth Green
San Angelo
H. J. Trout
Jack Caldwell
Beaumont
Mamie Trotter
Bill Brewer
Angleton
C. D. Swinson and
C. D. Swinson
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Charles Swinson
Crane
Weldon Swinson
Lubbock
Eldred Bullard
San Diego
Calif
Dennis Bullard
D. T. Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Janis Kay
George Wright
John H. Woods
Roswell, N. M
W. B. Arnold
Mrs. W. O. Arnold
Mrs. W. B. Arnold
Bob Wilson
Tulsa
G. “Doc” Jackson
Dale Jackson
Galveston
Bill Jackson
Helen Dodsworth
C. J. Dodsworth
Charles Miller
Austin
E. L. Anderson
Bowie Hospital
Troy Hickey
T. V. Hickey
Jack Arlington
Mrs. Scott Avery
H. W. Winn
Quisenberry & Son
Loveall
Bowie News
WeBb
Holiday House Grill
East Wise
Ratliff
Elgin & Waltham
North Mason
N. Mason Delivery Service
Starfire
Oldsmobile
Terry's Laundry & Cleaners
Clay Street
Studebaker Sales and Service
David W. Moyer
Smythe
Style Shop
Parks & Bradley
Kersey
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