Selma H D Club Meeting and Local News
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs Friely's on Tuesday May 23 with Mrs Willie Rhone's on Tuesday May 30. People attend the Bowie Holiness revival and several locals visit relatives in Throckmorton Texas. The area reported about half an inch of rain Friday evening and crops are progressing as farmers lay by corn for the season.
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H. D. Club
Home Demonstration Club
la Rue Mendenhall
D. M. Pace
Leona
Eunice Mendenhall
Lola Fne Richards
Bowie
Bill Brooks
Florene
Quannah
J. W. Mendenhall
Nannie Richards
Odessa
David
Shower Honors Mrs. Denson as Specht Home Hosts May Event
A May 25 shower at Mrs. F. P. Specht’s home celebrated Mrs. Dave Denson whose residence burned recently. Guests included Mrs. Howard Illiams who read, Virginia Belle Specht who recited a Mrs. Specht poem, and many neighbors gifting and sharing refreshments.
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F. P. Specht
Dave Denson
Howard Illiams
Virginia Belle Specht
Specht
Denson
A. Y. Simmons
Ninagy
Mat Wells
Pete Simmons
Clarence Farmer
Billie L. Miller
Howard Williams
Porter Bush
Alvin Farmer
Lavoy Chappel
McAbee
Newman
Arvie Harvey
Whynes
Helen Aston
Vera Chappell
Madeline Wells
Touch Feeling Tales From A Quirky Household
Mute Sense Will B Cross recalls his wife using a touch system on a stenographer typewriter and still using it in daily life though not on the machine. R A Good notes frequent sympathy from others and often a request for cash to prove sincerity. Ima Wanda says her niece has very touchy feelings but will be soothed by a nickel.
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Will B. Cross
Ima Wanda
Doan
Dean
Widow Takem Claims
The narrator describes Widow Takem asserting that many men are drawn to marriage by appearances and recalls a surprising incident with a bumble bee to illustrate how the word touch can mislead or be misused.
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Takem
Socialite Ida Flyhigh and Freedom’s Double Edges
Ida Flyhigh notes that many divorced couples find freedom sweet yet dull, reflecting on social life and personal change. The remark highlights the contrast between independence and ongoing social expectations.
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Ida Flyhigh
Local Banker Warns on Bonds and Words
I. M. Tite says some men’s bonds aren’t stronger than their words when not backed by value. Pete Mosely, a longtime bachelor, argues that men are deterred from marrying by observing neighbors’ children’s behavior.
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I. M. Tite
Pete Mosely
Miss Lotta Flash backs old age pensions
Miss Lotta Flash endorses old age pensions arguing the government would be more liberal and less condescending than grandchildren.
Fishermen and preachers stir debate on work and pay
A local preacher notes loud praise may cut cash gifts while Jake Hawkins predicts annual raises loom for title changes. Eb Ezy jokes that fishing zeal can spur a shorter work week, claiming fishermenFeign illness to fish, Will B Wise riffs on liars and anglers, and Mrs Iva Wright touts boys and girls vacation camps as a boon for parents.
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Iva Wright
Thes
Ringgold Honor Rolls for 1938 and 1939 School Terms
Ringgold School honored students across grades with high honor roll achievements. Names include Frances Lemons, Jimmie Kennemer, Carline Morris in first grade and Ora Cantrell in eighth grade, among others. Memorial services were held May 27 with Rev. Warren and Edgar Haynie as speakers.
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Ringgold
Frances Lemons
Jimmie Kennemer
Carline Morris
Jimmie Sewell
Margie Evans
Irene Sewell
Edward Rushing
Sue Ellen Boyd
Junior Poynor
Iwilda Garrison
Elveta Morris
Charline Leinweber
Billie Kate Sewell
Ora Cantrell
Hazel Johansen
Morris Hughes
Leonard Tompkins
Peggie Leinweber
P. S. Warren
Edgar P. Haynie
Dallas
Ray Stine
Rev. Crutchfield
Mrs. McDonald
Henrietta
Pleasant Ridge Social Roundup At Local Homes And Outing
Pleasant Ridge residents report a busy period with a club social at G B Studebaker home and an ice cream supper. Attendees include Alvis Dodds A N Eason family guests J B Cook Wichita Falls and Mears families. A Lake Bridgeport picnic chaperoned by J J Hill featured many local youths and a H D Club meeting noted kitchen equipment talk. Babe Williams visited Wichita Falls amid R C Williams heart attack news.
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Alvis Dodd
A. N. Eason
Alvord
G. B. Studebaker
J. B. Cook
Wichita Falls
Arthur Hardin
Byers
C. S. Mears
Lynn Garlington
Bowie
Virginia McClure
Electra
Amelia Scales
Lillian Greenhouse
Eva Dell Morrison
Crowell
Mears
Denton
Buddie Cummings
Mineral Wells
Jim Cumming
H. D. Club
J. J. Hill
See Lyon and Matthews Co for Sherwin Williams Paints
A brief notice points readers to Lyon and Matthews Company as a source for Sherwin Williams paints.
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Lyon & Matthews CO
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Weather and farming notes from Sunset area in Texas
Sunset area reports good crop growth due to moisture and sun with drought risks in July August. Advice includes contour farming mulch cultivation, soil vegetation for moisture retention, and local hail damage to fruit. Mention of Stanfield area corn prospects, well water issues near Bowie, and Huddleston's garden and musical family noted with blessings.
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Montague County Uplands
Red River Valley
Stanfield
W. N. Harnden
Bowie
Cook Huddleston
Huddleston
Mrs. Huddleston
Texas
Hardy News Notes From Mrs J C Fletcher Household
Mrs Patton of Wills Point visits sister Mrs J W Jackson in addition to Taylor relatives who joined Mrs Jackson’s family over the weekend. Dinner guests at Ada Mitchell’s home include Nocona and St Jo families and Hood residents.
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Patton
Wills Point
Texas
J. W. Jackson
Jackson
Taylor
Ada Mitchell
Bailey Orrell
Nocona
Chas. Wilson
St. Jo
McDougle
Bail English
Dall English
Hood
Tex
Clinton Mitchell
Spencer
Sewell Stoffle
Nettie King
Louise
Bailey Buck
J. C. Fletcher
Bowie
Fletcher
Leona Braiser
Spanish Fort
Bowie Hospital
Nettie Ann Buck
Local marriages and social notes from Montague area
Joe Fenoglio and Ina Mae Morrow blessed their union at the Montague Catholic Church on Sunday May 28 with Rev. J A Schanf officiating. The couple plans to reside in the community and friends extend best wishes. Additional social notices mention Melvin and Frank Ulbig in relation to relatives near Mallard and August and Louis Nobile visiting Bowie with local visits noted.
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Mallard
Melvin Ulbig
Frank Albig
Montague
Joe Fenoglio
Ina Mae Morrow
Rock Springs
J. A. Schanf
AURELIA Social Notes From Local Families
Mrs Louis Nobile and families spent Sunday at Montague for Decoration Day. Mr and Mrs Clifton Brooks and children visited relatives in town. Mr and Mrs Fred Nobile and children were guests of Mr and Mrs Peanut Parr of Dye Mound. Mr and Mrs S M Tompkins also mentioned in this community roundup.
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J. M. Wilson
Tullie Wetsel
Chester
Stoneburg
Hopewell
R. L. Barrow
G. L. Bowden
Luther Ewell
Pete Simmons
Jessie Wilson
Welton Barker
Lawrence Glispie
Oklahoma City
Dave Denson
Whitesboro
W. R. Perkins
Grover Watkins
New Liberty
A. E. Faulkner
Christian Church
Bowie
Aubry Bragg
Wichita Falls
America Weisel
Bellevue
Tom Bragg
W. J. Campbell
A. J. Fenoglio
Susie Veretto
Montague
Clifton Brooks
Ryan
Okla
Fred Nobile
Peanut” Parr
Dye Mound
S. M. Tompkins
The Bowie News and the Semi- Weekly Farm News
The Bowie News and the Semi Weekly Farm News lists a yearly subscription price of 1 50 dollars.
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Bowie
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Vashti
Mrs. Porter Bush
Jord Joplin
R. A. Good
Lesb. Fzy
Jake Hawkins
Eb Ezy
Will B. Wise
Southwestern Newspaper Syndicate
the News OF All the World
Pathfinder
Are CU News
Ngenees
W. G. Hawkins
Pleasant Ridge
Maurice Benham
Babe Williams
R. C. Williams
Bob’s
Teide
Bob White
Willie Mae Dodson
B. F. Ifarmore
Hardy
S.G. Norris, M.D
Tarrant Street
Ohat
Ritz Theatre
Shirley Temple
Little Princess
Technicolor
Dae Durbin
Nan Grey
Helen Parrish
Ven
Universal Picture
John Garfield
Broadway Musketeers
Majestic
Wild Bill Hickok
Bob Baker
Ghost Town Riders
Buck Rogers
August Nobile
Louis Nobile
Bill Winegar
Drs
ACME
Gary-Nees Lumber CO
Aurelia
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