Daddy Long 85 Dies After Lone Star Gas Accident
Sunset pays tribute to J F Daddy Long a longtime hardware dealer and Lone Star Gas employee who died in an elevator accident in Dallas on May 9. He served 20 years with the company after starting in 1915 and valued work over idleness. Funeral held May 11 at Ed C Smith chapel Restland Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset
Blue Blaze News
Lone Star Gas Co
Frank Yager
Long
Bowie
J. F.daddy Long
Lone Star Gag System
Dallas
Lone Star
Mr. Long
Lone Star Gas Company
Ed C. Smith
Restland Memorial Park
Daddy
Irving
Fort Worth
Shelby County
Kentucky
Texas
Lone Star State
Collin County
Denton
W. O. W. Lodge Initiates Twelve Members
Twelve new members were initiated at a W O W lodge meeting. Names include Clarence Veague Tom Shurbet Frances Ables Dewey Foresyth Orval Miller Worner Newman Walter Gee Clyde Hickson Elwood Hamilton Pearl Beaty and Walter Williams. Initiation performed by Wichita Falls team with Judge B D Sartin. A cream supper was held Friday at the school auditorium and a chicken fry is planned for Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Lodge
Clarence Veague
Tom Shurbet
Frances Ables
Dewey Foresyth
Orval Miller
Worner Newman
Walter Gee
Clyde Hickson
Elwood Hamiton
Pearl Beaty
Walter Williams
Wichita Falls
B. D. Sartin
Sunshine Mission Club Sews Joy With Quilt Draw
The Sunshine Mission Club met June 18 at Mrs. Doolark's home. Quilt top completed, numbers drawn, Gladys Jackson won. Gift day box brought in, names called, packages received with Christmaslike merriment. Next meeting a surprise birthday dinner at Mrs. C. C. Stayton's. Sandwiches cake and punch served.
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Sunshine Mission Club
Personal notices of Sunset area residents visit relatives
A long list of visitors and hosts in Sunset includes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vance of College Station and Miss Audrey Ray of Boyd visiting their sister Mrs. Clifford Thompson. Eunice Kesner and children from Dallas with Ella Burris. Ida Hastey of Decatur with her sister. Venus Johnson of Wichita Falls visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edd Johnson. Uncle Jack Matthews returning from Chillicothe. N. G. Entrekin of Wichita Falls and others hosting and traveling to churches and events. Additional movements involve Betty Jo Brigus in Frederick Oklahoma, Rev. Noel Fincher preaching at Sunset Baptist Church and planning return in July, and numerous family visits among Dorses, Yagers, Doughtys, Hill, and other Sunset families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vance
College Station
Audrey Ray
Boyd
Clifford Thompson
Eunice Kesner
Dallas
Ella Burris
Ida Hastey
Decatur
Joe Armstrong
Venus Johnson
Wichita Malls
Edd Johnson
Jack Matthews
Chillicothe
Helen Matthews
N. G. Entrekin
Wichita Falls
J. W. Armstrong
Betty Jo Brigus
Frederick
Oklahoma
Lacy Green
Winn
Fruitland
Mack Fryey
Mary Weaver
M. M. Dodson
Betty Jean
Waco
Annie Pace
Lee McConnell
Clarksville
E. E. McConnell
Ann Finn
Inesville
Dorothy Ann
Labeth
Mae Monroe
Wichita Fallss
Carie Monroe
Noel Fincher
Nocona
Baptist Church
Fincher
J. ‘W. Thompson
Geo
Brashear
Lee Orr
Charley
Texas
Alfred
Charlie Brashear
Earl Watson
Clifford Thomps
Emmett Elrod
Bywie
Bishear
Fort Worth
Eward Cooper
Ernest Higer
Greenwood
Ind
Edgar Yager
Famly
Bowie
Frank Yager
Ernest Yager
Ditton
Boyd Doughty
Gwendoy
McKinney
Robert McKinney
Salona
Hipp
Mesquite
Texs
Mer Martin
Abilene
Sunset
Faye Jackson
Vernor
Bobby
Sim
Ida Hastey¢ Decatur
Strong
Gerald Dorsey Aing
the Panhands
Betty Jo Briggs
J. W. Dorsey
Unday
A. & M. College
Off Hill
Hill
Ford
Madison County
Hill Family Ties and Local Moves Mentioned in Ada
Renewed through Mr Hill's son Otis the arrangement. Hill of Wichita Falls seeks Rutledge for carpentry work. Mrs H B Hill and Mrs Ella Lucas joined Mrs Harry Dorman of Henrietta on a trip to Ada Oklahoma to visit relatives. Dorman recalled as Miss Hazel Harvey. Kk FE McConnell Sr moved to Bowie Clinic for a few days of treatment. H B Hill and Mrs Harry Dorman made a business trip to Fort Worth.
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Hill
Otis. Hill
Wichita Falls
Rutledge
H. B. Hill
Ella Lucas
Harry Dorman
Henrietta
Ada
Okla
Robert Lee Warden Buried at Smyrna Cemetery
Funeral services for Robert Lee Warden were held at 10 a.m. Monday in Burgess Chapel with Rev. A. C. Turner in charge. Burial followed in Smyrna cemetery beside his wife, who died March 22, 1929. Warden died at home Sunday after a long illness. He was born October 29, 1879 in Tennessee and married July 27, 1910 to Mary Sawyer. He is survived by one son, two daughters and two grandchildren.
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Robert Lee Warden
Burgess Chapel
A. C. Turner
Smyra
Mr. Warden
Tennessee
Mary Sawyer
Bowie Clinic Hospital Notes Reflect Local Health Events
Dr. CG Dodsworth made a business trip to Wichita Falls Tuesday morning. W L Vaughn, shot by a stray bullet while working on a pipeline west of town on Sunday, June 14, was moved home Sunday after a week at Bowie Clinic Hospital. Fred Armstrong and Ruby John and Odean Ward had tonsil removals at Bowie Clinic Hospital. W Faulkner of Alvord left Bowie Clinic Hospital after three weeks. Mrs. W M Yowell of Saint Jo went home after weeks of treatment. Mrs. N B Harralson returned to Nocona after three weeks at Bowie Clinic Hospital. Mrs. A B Coffin of Hutchinson, Kansas visited Bowie Clinic Hospital with her husband Dr Coffin. Mrs Coffin was ill in Bowie on her return from the Centennial. Mrs. D A Phillips, 78, of Blue Grove entered Bowie Clinic Hospital for treatment. Miss Luine Bryan is convalescing after appendix removal at Bowie Clinic Hospital last Wednesday. Clinic floor remodeling and refinishing are underway. Preparation is made for Dr Robert Marshall of Fort Worth who will begin duties July 1. Mrs. F M McGee of Alvord entered Bowie Clinic Hospital for treatment.
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CG. J. Dodsworth
Wichita Falls
W. L. Vaughn
Bowie Clinic Hospital
Fred Armstrong
D. H. Armstrong
Sunset
Ruby John
Odean Ward
S. G. Ward
W. Faulkner
Alvord
Bowie Clinic
W. M. Yowell
Saint Jo
N. B. Harralson
Nocona
A. B. Coffin
Hutchinson
Kansas
Dr. Coffin
Robert Marshall
Fort Worth
F. M. McGee
Cox Announces Candidacy for Montague District Clerk
Emmett Cox, 41, native of Montague County, announces as Democratic candidate for District Clerk subject to primary. He served in World War I, resides in Bowie, and asks voters to judge his morality and qualifications, pledging efficient service if elected. Also notes sale of crop, four work horses, hog, wagon, and farming implements via J. P. Morrison.
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Montague Co
Montague County
Montague
Bowie
G. W. Cox
France
Chas. EF
Emmett) Cox
J. P. Morrison
Belcherville Road
Cemetery Working at Brushy July 1 Invites Volunteers
The News asks Charley Garrett to announce an all day cemetery working at Brushy on Wednesday July 1. Relatives buried there and others interested in keeping the burial yard clean and weed free are invited to participate. W. E. Bensos traveled to Austin then Fort Worth for the rest of the week.
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Charley Garrett
Brushy
Queen Esther Mentour and Wyoming Massacre Context
Queen Esther Mentour known as Queen Esther, Indian chief tainess, allegedly granddaughter of Count de Frontenac, married Seneca chief Eghabund and influenced her people. She visited Philadelphia with Six Nations delegates and led a brutal act in the July 1778 Wyoming massacre, killing more than a dozen prisoners in revenge for her son's death.
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Esther Mentour
Esther
Count de Frontenac
Eghabund
Philadelphia
Six Nations
Wyoming
Wishing Tree in Sydney Gardens Faces Destruction
The 120 year old wishing tree in the Sydney Botanical Gardens is dying and will be cut down next year. Thousands of visitors have whispered their hopes beneath its drooping branches, and the tree was moved there from the government house grounds in 1816.
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Botanical Gardens
Sydney
Australia
Monel Metal Alloy Strength and Source
Monel metal is an alloy of about 65 parts nickel and 80 parts copper with small amounts of iron manganese silicon and cobalt. It is produced directly from native Canadian nickel ore and shows high tensile strength and strong tarnish resistance.
White horses sacred to Teutonic tribes in history
Tacitus records describe white horses as sacred to Teutonic tribes from their first appearance. They were fed at public expense, no man dared ride them, and their neighs and snorts were carefully watched as omens and auguries.
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Tacitus
Record Pilgrimage From Ireland to Palestine
The largest single pilgrimage from any country visited Palestine and other sites, with more than 600 starting from Dublin. It was the first direct Ireland to Palestine voyage, and Haifa and Cairo were among places visited by the group.
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Holy Land
Palestine
Irish Free State
Dublin
Sall
Ireland
Haifa
Cairo
Egypt
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Viola Newman
J. F. Long
Sunset Citizen
Mesdames Vernor Briggs
Dale Dorsey
C. C. Stayton
L. C. Newman
Sid Cummings
Gladys Jackson
Myrtle Roberts
Thelma Clark
Harvey Hawk
Homer Martin
Smyrna
Chase
W. E. Bensos
Austin
Perkins Timberlake
Pepperell
Batiste
Monel Metal
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