Survey crew dodges rattler while mapping land in Texas
Ww ventor Ted Bulls County Surveyor M F Leonard leads a surveying party in Jack County near Newport. A rattlesnake attacked as the crew finished a corner, causing panic and a rapid retreat. Leonard notes his 30 years in surveying and 400000 acres mapped. Hobos Herman Leonard F C Hamilton and Will Knanow assisted. New Mexico rancher Bill Hilburn visits Newport sharing tales of catching a wolf and a nine foot bald eagle with a lariat rope. He describes floods with a motorboat on the highway and unusually high rain. Z Z Miller recovering after Bowie Clinic operation. Mrs Haley, former Newport resident, dies in Sulphur Springs at 86 after pneumonia. Mrs M A Jordan of Newport tending a prolific flower yard. Rural schools consolidate amid a large district merger vote in Clay county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Leonard
Montague County
Newport
Cr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Leonard
Worsham
Clay County
Herman Leonard
F. C Hamilton
Will Knanow
New Mexico
Bill Hilburn
Lovington
N. M
G. W. Lemons
Hilburn
Sulphur Springs
Haley
Belle Hargrave
John L. Burns
Consolidation Drives Rural School Reorganization Plans
County Superintendent Johnnie Callaway says all schools except Buffalo Springs voted for full consolidation to shift to one campus serving all grades, with boundaries and building financing to be set for 1942 43. The article also notes community events and local social visits amid ongoing district changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Springs
Deer Creek
Secret Springs
Bluegrove
Brown
Johnnie Callaway
Huddlestons Travel Through Bowie While Shopping
Mr and Mrs W C Huddleston from Dewey Denton Creek valley were seen shopping in Bowie over the weekend with no incident reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Huddleston
Dewey
Denton Creek Valley
Bowie
Local families visit across towns in Texas
Mallard Mrs Bill Hendley and daughter of Nocona spend Sunday with her mother Mrs G L Parr. Mr and Mrs Bob Hogan and family of Wichita Falls visit Mr Jim Hogan. Elizabeth Eavenson of Wichita Falls spends weekend with Monte Eavenson family. Hazel Biggers of Bowie visits cousin Chico Gardner family. John Hogan moves to Myra for work. Mary McReynolds visits Ola Fae Holland. Fern Nix leaves for Dallas to be with mother Susie Nix. Jim Hundley of Denton visits Ralph Abbott and others in Myra. A M Jordan of Wichita Falls visits Mrs G R Miller. Funeral for Tom Gee at Brushy attended by locals. Eugenia Abbott leaves to be with Hass Cox family in Lubbock. S M Tompkins of Montague visits sister Clifford Parr family.
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Bill Hendley
Nocona
G. L. Parr
Bob Hogan
Wichita Falls
Jim Hogan
Elizabeth Eavenson
Monte Eavenson
Hazel Biggers
Bowie
Chico Gardner
John Hogan
Myra
Mary McReynolds
Ola Fae Holland
Fern Nix
Dallas
Susie Nix
Jim Hundley
Denton
Ralph Abbott
J. H. Hall
J. S. Hogan
C. G. Parsons
Dick Cain
A. M. Jordan
G. R. Miler
Tom Gee
Brushy
Eugenia Abbott
Hass Cox
Lubbock
S. M. Tompkins
Montague
Clifford Parr
Professor Hutchins of Forestburg Visits Calvin Myers
Prof W E Hutchins of Forestburg spent the week end here visiting Calvin Myers and other friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hutchins
Forestburg
Calvin Myers
Local Notes On Families In Vashti Poolville Sunset
Washti E G Stone left Thursday to be at his mother Mrs J Stone of Poolville Texas who is seriously ill with measles. Mrs Earl Fox is ill at the home of her sister Mrs Cress Bell. Mr and Mrs Chris Wells announce the arrival of a baby boy born May 31 weighing 8 pounds. Mr and Mrs E M Wells of Vashti and Mr Simpson of Anton Tex are the proud grandparents. Mr and Mrs Ray Faulkner and daughter of Sunset visiting Mr and Mrs Welton Barker and other relatives. Mr and Mrs W R Perkins and Mr and Mrs Roy Howard went to Stovall hot wells Sunday. Mrs Perkins and Mrs Howard re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Howard
Pete Simmons
Lubbock
Walter Mowery
Laverigene
Mira Lee
Jacksboro
W. A. Barker
Carrilee Barker
Wayne Cantwell
Dallas
Bud Barnett
Bud Barnett and Other Rlatives. Mrs. Barnett
Arielle
Jonell
Hie
Roy Cantwell
Lawson Shaw
Oklainton
Bill Donnell
Pampa
J. M. Donnell
G. L. Bowden
W. T. Miller
Lorene
North
Texas State College
Denton
Archie B. Miller
A. & M. College Station
E. G. Stone
J. Stone
Poolville
Texas
Earl Fox
Cress Bell
Chris Wells
E. M. Wells
Vashti
Mr. Simpson
Anton
Ray Faulkner
Sunset
Welton Barker
W. R. Perkins
Roy Howard
Stovall Hot Wells
Perkins
Howard
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Muggs and
Skeeter
Effie
Ventor Ted Bulls
Z. Z. Miller
Bowie Clinic
M. A. Jordan
Joy
By Wally Bishop
Mary Branch
W. A. Kistler
Billie Clark
Bobbie Clark
Thelma Gossett
Mildred Roach
Wilma Coyle
Florence Kistler
James W. Coyle
L. M. Elenburg
Buddie Beach
J. C. Gossett
L. E. Catlin
Art Kistler
J. A. Huskey
B. Zuber
Zuber
Huskey
Pueblo
Fred Rerni
Nellie Mae
West of Bellevue
Ola Bar
Russell
Thayer
Bobbie McDaniel
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Miss Wright
Shipp
Chester Wright
Archie B
San Quinton
Wayne McClure
Fort Worth
A. E. Faulkner
Bellevue
Doyle Howard
van Elsin
Jack Bell
Longview
Charles King
A. J. Thompson
Miller Says
Shantung
Levi Strauss
Blue
Barcain
Miller's
Bowie's Exclusive Store
Bowie, Texas
Griffin
Rexall Store
Death Valley
U.S. Weather Bureau
America
Conoco NT Motor Oil
Conoco Nt
Conocot
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Mallard
Elvin Butler's
Washti
Mrs. Porter Bush
IWL
Purdue University
J.L. Barnes
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