Deaf and mute pinball ace builds thriving Scott Novelty Co
Houston based Clennen S Scott, deaf and mute since birth, runs Scott Novelty Co and is a top pinball game operator. For nearly 20 years he has managed peanut and gum vendors, pinball games, and phonographs while using memo slips as his voice. He describes his service call process and how he traces faults by feel to locate coils and adjust points.
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Houston
Texas
Clennen S. Scott
Scott Novelty Company
Verssere
Scott
Dan Thomas Walters and Joe Bailey Taylor Born in Bowie
Dan Thomas Walters nine months old and Joe Bailey Taylor eight months old are highlighted in Bowie. Walters’ father C T Walters is a South western Bell Telephone foreman. Taylor’s father Bailey Taylor runs Taylor's 5 & 10 and co owns Cady & Taylor Men’s Store.
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Dan Thomas Walters
Dan Tomas
C. T
Tom) Walters
Bowie
Walters
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tom
Joe Bailey Taylor
Bailey Taylor
Taylors
Taylor
Taylor’s
Cady & Taylor Men’s
Bowie Golf Club
Ben Hogan
Case Weatherford Nuptials Read June 27
On Tuesday evening June 27 at Justice of the Peace Woolsham's home a ceremony joined Mildred J. Case and Jim Weatherford in marriage. The bride, daughter of Homer Case of Stoneburg, and the groom, son of Mrs. Cora Weatherford of Wichita Falls, wore formal attire. Delores Allen of Bowie served as maid of honor and James Lloyd Ellis of Stoneburg was best man. The couple then left for Wichita Falls to establish their home.
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Justice of the Peace
Woolsham
Mildred
J. Case
Jim Weatherford
Homer Case
Stoneburg
Cora Weatherford
Wichita Falls
Delores Allen
Bowie
James Lloyd Ellis
Mr and Mrs G Doe Jackson Visit Dallas with son Dale
Mr and Mrs G Doe Jackson and their son Dale were in Dallas as business visitors on Wednesday.
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G. Doe Jackson
Dale
Dallas
Hospital Admits and Discharges List Local Patients
The column lists admitted patients including Mrs J E Cato Bowie Royce son of Mr and Mrs Royce Echols Newcastle Mrs T A Miller Sunset C G Whitaker Sunset W B Megee Bowie and others. Dismissals include Joyce Elrod Mrs E E Roberts Bill Hardison Mrs T A Miller and several more from Bowie Sunset Alvord and surrounding towns.
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J. E. Cato
Bowie
Royce
Royce Echols
Newcastle
T. A. Miller
Sunset
C. G. Whitaker
W. B. Megee
H. L. Cox
Decatur
W. T. Nivens
Joe Elrod
Gainesville
G. P. White
W. M. Brooks
Frank Stagg, Jr
Alvord
James
Clayton Peterson
Ryan
Okla
T. P. Evans
John Jackson
W. A. Davis
Joy
J. F. Buie
Joyce Elrod
E. E. Roberts
Bill Hardison
Hoyt Moore
Lulu Freeman
Burl Davis
W. B. Magee
C. H. Smith
A. L. Wagner
Asa Moyer
G. A. Hill
R. N. Moore
Michael Don
Minnie Edwards
Roy Smith
Charles Reynolds
Dale Chokas
J. C. Shults
George Hughes
J. L. Stockton
Prestwood 92nd Birthday Celebrated With 12 Children Present
J D Prestwood was honored on his 92nd birthday Sunday July 2 with all 12 living children in attendance. A noon picnic dinner was served outside as family and friends gathered. Prestwood, a Lone Star Community resident for over 50 years, hosts an annual reunion with his wife Ellen and many relatives and friends.
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J. D. Prestwood
Mr. Prestwood
Lone Star
Harpers Attend Reunion in Wichita Falls
Rev and Mrs A C Harper visited Wichita Falls Monday and Tuesday and joined the Miller Reunion at Mrs Harper’s brother John A Miller’s home. The annual family gathering since 1925 drew 75 relatives for a noon picnic and a pleasant day.
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A. C. Harper
Wichita Falls
Vacation Bible School At Rock Hill Begins July 9
The Rock Hill Community hosts a week long Vacation Bible School starting July 9 directed by Mrs. Fred Ford with two state convention helpers who assisted schools in Fruitland and Montague. Open to all community children.
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Rock Hill
Fred Ford
Fruitland
Montague
The Beekman House Plan by Small House Planning Bureau
The Beekman features a liberal dining space and efficient kitchen layout for step-saving. It includes inner wall storage with swinging and sliding doors, ceiling-height bedroom closet space, and a bedroom hall linen closet. Exterior frame walls with optional concrete blocks and shingle siding. low pitched roof with no room for extra bedrooms. Plan measures 34 by 28 feet, area 850 square feet, volume 16 740 cubic feet.
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Beekman
Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Contractors' Notice of Return From Burial Texas Highway
Sealed proposals for constructing 6 948 miles of graded drainage and surface treatment from Malland to Forestburg on FM 455 in Montague County will be received at the Texas Highway Department in Austin until 9 00 a m July 19 1950 and opened publicly. Plans and specs available from J E King Resident Engineer Montague Texas. Also reports the McClellan family returning from the burial of S Sgt Wendell R McClellan at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Kentucky and accompanying relatives.
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Surf. Treat
Malland
Forestburg
Montague County
Highway Department
Austin
State of
Texas
State Highway Commission
J. E. King
Montague
Texas Highway Department
R. K. McClellan
Bowie
Wendell R. McClellan
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville
Kentucky
Card of Thanks from the Goodspeed Family
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindnesses shown after a loved one's remembrance and reburial. Signed by Mrs. W. A. Goodspeed and family.
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R. K. McClellan
W. A. Goodspeed
Ed Anderson Expected To Be Up Soon
Ed Anderson, who fractured his kneecap in a fall at home, is recovering rapidly at Bowie Hospital after knee surgery on Monday. He hopes to be out soon to meet voters in his bid for Tax Assessor Collector and appreciates volunteers offering assistance to his campaign despite the injury.
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ED Anderson
Bowie Hospital
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Foyt
Mitchell
Wells
C. V. Young Hardware
S. Lindsey
Citizens of Tomorrow
Patterson Studio
Weatherford
Hospital News
Ellen Prestwood
Effie Land
San Antonio
Fred Richardson
Fort Worth
Nannie Harkey
Velma
Oklahoma
Annie Mills
Beecher City
Ill
Pee Qualls
Bertie Goad
Ruby Berry
Frank Allen
Joe
Ray
Bill
Bud
Ringling
A. C. Harpers
Vacation Bible School
The
Small “House Planning Bureau
Texas Highway OF
S/SGT
McClellan Construction
Bobby McClellan
Nocona
Woodrow McClellan
Beaumont
B. M. Keith
Lubbock
Albert McClellan
Nashville
Tenn
McClellan
J. W. Carlisle
Spur
W. W. McClellan
Keith
J. M. Scott
Decatur St
Bowie, Texas
Philco Refrigerator
Advansa Dawign
Philco
America
Moyer-Dutton
Smythe
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