Local Weddings and Obituaries Highlight Nocona News
County residents Ruth Janeway and Lt. William Bond wed in Nocona with guests totaling about 200. Susan Fuller and Paris Boutwell married in Fort Worth area churches and will reside near Convair. Patsy Lou Davidson and Bobby Beasley tied the knot in Valley View with Beasley employed at Temco. Birth records note a daughter for H. C. Jackson and wife. Maggie Lanier, aged 93, dies at Bonita after a long life in Montagúe County. The Blenders, featuring Nocona members, recorded in Dallas potentially for Lawrence Welk show. Chisholm Trail Riding Club adds Idaho and West Virginia flags. New Hampshire still sought. M. M. Gilbert, 72, longtime banker of Nocona, dies after a heart attack. survivors include widow Lena Ruth and five brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Fuller
Nocona
Paris
Boutwell
Church of the Brethren
Fort Worth
Convair
Chisholm Trail Riding Club
Idaho
West Virginia
Virginia
Delaware
New Hampshire
Honest woman returns lost Lady Elgin watch
Last week Mrs. Tommie Morris, a checker at Parkers Food Store, lost a Lady Elgin white gold watch. A caller from Ryan, Oklahoma said she found a watch in a grocery sack and it matched. Mrs. Morris recovered her watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Morris
Parkers
Ryan
Oklo
Local residents and visitors book busy weekend notes
New Harp reports guests from Dallas Cleburne and Bowie visiting Freeman and Freeman family over the weekend. The piece lists numerous local families and travelers from Dallas Fort Worth Bowie and Dumas on various short visits and vacations.
Local Briefs from Park Springs and Nearby Areas
Park Springs notes show Bequita Hudson and Earl Wayne Hudson of Fort Worth visiting with relatives. Rev George Slicker and Rev Glenn Ford served at the Baptist church. Family visits include K H Duck in Azle and M B Allen in Fort Worth. Chester Smith of Fort Worth visited his parents J B Smith and wife. J B Smith’s wife returned from Oregon where a relative was injured in a car crash. A wedding shower for Tommy Chestnut was held at Mrs J C Haney's home in Chico. Rocky Lee Chestnut born June 1 to Henry Chestnut and spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bequita Hudson
Earl Wayne Hudson
Ft. Worth
Fred Hudson
M. B. Allen
Leon Walker
Lewis Walker
Chester Smith
J. B. Smith
Oregon
Glenn Ford
Baptist
Tommy Chestnut
J. C. Haney
Chico
Henry Chestnut
Rocky Lee
Joe Pigg Named Game Warden for Montague and Wise Counties
Joe Pigg, newly graduated from Texas A and M College, has been appointed game warden for the combined Montague and Wise counties. He previously worked nine years as assistant manager at Shamburger Lumber Company and assisted State Game and Fish Commission crews in Bowie area stocking lakes. He succeeds Travis Hobbs of Gainesville, whose duties now cover Cooke County and part of Lake Texhoma. Mr and Mrs O F E Taylor and Mike of Dallas attended John Winningham funeral services Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pigg
Texas A and M College
Montague
Wise
Montague County
Cooke County
Pigg
Shamburger Lumber Company
State Game and Fish Commission
Bowie
Travis Hobbs
Gainesvile
Lake Texhoma
Referendum on Wheat Quotas Set for County June 29
Farmers will vote in a National Wheat referendum June 20 on marketing quotas. A two thirds approval triggers quotas for producers with over 15 acres and price support at $1.78. If rejected, no quotas, but allotments remain with 50 percent parity price support. Voting places include Casey Jones and several county businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Jones
Forestburg Blackmon’s Implement Company
Bowie
Nocona Truck and Tractor Company
Nocona Tipton
Ringgold
Four Bow ie Men Fined For Drunkenness In City
Constable J C Hendricks reports four Bow ie men arrested for drunkenness in recent days. Three paid fines of $14.50 each. One man caused about $125 damage in a hit and run then was found in a domino parlor and fined 39.50. All were tried by City Judge Sam Couch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Couch
Woolf Named to American Angus Association
Troy Woolf of Bowie was elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. He was among six purebred Aberdeen Angus breeders in Texas chosen for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Woolf
Bowie
St. Joseph
Woolf
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Janeway
Wm. H. Bond
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bethel Baptist Church
Lewis Hill
Patsy Lou Davidson
Valley View
Bobby Beasley
Valley View First Baptist Church
Mr. Beasley
Temco
Grand Prairie
H. C. Jackson
Michell
Maggie Lanier
Bonita
Lanier
James A
Sallie Wells Houpt
Richard L. Lanier
Red Bud
Oscar Lanier
Willie Lanier
Thackerville
Okla
Myrtle Mullins
Zelma Gill
Bertha Hedgecock
Modesto
Calif
The
Baptist Church
Blenders
M. M. Gilbert
Gilbert
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Mr. Gilbert
Lena Ruth Irwin
Henderson, Texas
H. C
C. C
Burkburnett
Bill
O. C
Magnolia, Ark
A. S. Gilbert
Gilbert Department
Fili
MOBIL
Ragsdale's
Corner Wise and Mills
Mrs. Roy Price
Mrs. Cecil Gibson
Duncan, Okla
International
Blackmon Truck & Tractor
Bowie, Texas
E. N. Harrison
Cornelia Freeman
Georgie Crisp
Cathy Hensley
Dallas
R. V. Greanes
Cleburne
A. V. Freeman
Minnie Williams
Lovana
John Anderson
IL. V. Freeman
FE. N. Harrison
Hubert Griffin
J. V. Freeman
Roy Maples
Walter Poteet
J. P. Howard
Bennett Freeman
Bob Freeman
Hearn
S. E. Freeman
Sue Anderson
Lovana Williams
Davil Warner
Dumas
Bobby Dean Johnson
Louisana
Park Springs
By Ladora Greek
George Slicker
the Baptist Church
Decatur Hospital
K. H. Duck
Azle
Bowie News
North
Henderson Granite CO
Sewizor
Rexall Store
J. C
Shorty) Hendrix
Angus Assn
Carnation
Kimbell
S. Can
Morton
Pekce
Orange
Underwood
Keith
Cudahy
Zeste
Wisconsin
Longhorn
Traver Is
PB & B Fresh Dressed
Carnation — Dairyland
Swift
Franks
Carton
OKRA
General Electric
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