Newspaperman Recaps Ranch Life and Local Tales
Newport area notes include a farmer losing a pocketbook in plowed land and later finding it unlikely. J T Jones recalls a rattlesnake encounter. Zebb Miller reports copperheads killed nearby. Memorial Day program set for May 25 with local clergy and bands. Local soldiers from Fort Sill visit Newport and Decoration Day services draw large crowds at Truce and Old Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cundiff
J.T. Jones
Cundiff Community
Newport
Mr. Jones
Truce
Old Liberty
Ochis Ogle
Hughes
Postoak
F. B. Wall
Bowie
Earl Board of
Crafton
Cecil Elenburg
Local Social News Highlights From Forestburg and Area
Denton visitors Jim and Mrs. Hundley spend midweek with Ralph Abbott family. Families from Forestburg Bowie Wichita Falls and Saint Jo gather for weekend visits and a Forestburg baccalaureate. NTSTC students Baker Loyd Hazel Wood and Alma Wood return home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hundley
Denton
Ralph Abbott
Belle Martin
Forestburg
Ole
J. D. Cox
Janny
Elizabeth and
Nell Eavenson
Wichita Falls
J. R. D. Smith
J. H. Holland
John Hogan
Holland
L. B. Clement
Bowie
Ola Fae Holland
Naomi
Bobby Hogan
Eugene
James Abbott
Happy
Mary McReynolds
Jacksboro
Cleo Wade
Pap Tompson
Saint Jo
Bailey Perryman
A. M. Jordan
G. R. Miller
Faye Gardner
Daisy Brashear
Bond Harris
Dallas
Oklahoma
Pop Tompson
A. B. Herbert
Sanford's Writing Fluid at Bowie News Sale
A Bowie News item notes Sanford's writing fluid and pint bottles priced at 75e, a small advertising detail in the local issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Bowie News
Calvary Baptist Church Guest Speaker Set for May 25
Rev Rodger Woodall of the aaa Seminary in Fort Worth will sermon at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday May 25. An open cordial invitation extends to all local residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodger Woodall
Aaa Seminary
Fort Worth
Calvary Baptist Church
Vashti PTA Program Ends School Term Meeting
The Vashti P T A held its last meeting of the term at the school on May 15 with a business session followed by a talk on next year’s hot lunch program. A social hour and refreshments followed for a large crowd. New arrival Jean Foy, a baby girl weighing 10 pounds, was born May 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foy. Mrs. Fox and the newborn are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebb Miller
Newport
Mr. Jones
John Pitts
Pitts
Zuber
Bowie
Moss Higgs
Joe Fulcher
Huskey
James Huskey
Old Liberty
Aubrey Dennis
Vashti
John G. Shipp
Oran Knox
Earline Morris
Novelle White
Old Rugged Cross
Vera Belle Winters
Herman Cozart
Vashti P.T.A
Fired
Earl Foy
Jean
Selma Sewing Club Hosts At Mrs Barns Home
Community notices report a sewing club meeting at Mrs. Barns home with several local families visiting throughout the week. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Luther Pipkin of Wichita Falls and Mr and Mrs Joe Hayes visiting Mrs Hayes parents the Bill Olivers. The Selma school will close May 30, with a May 28 play and a supper before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Lovall
Reggie Watkins
Wichita Falls
Eldon Lovall
Winfred Lovall
Charlie Chappell
Ola Pierce
Justine
Texas
A. O. Bacher
Lawson
Okla
F. M. Barker
Greenlee
Oklahoma
Robert Turner
Henry Bennett
Lubbock
Tom Bennett
Tom Wilson
Otto Wadsworth
W. A. Ferguson
Henrietta
Ray Phagan
Liberty
Minnie Moore
Jacksboro
Sam Moore
Carl Shoemaker
Dallas
California
Sewing Club
Barns
Luther Pipkin
Selma
Joe Hayes
Hayes
Bill Oliver
Stan McDonald
John Webb
Quinton Williams
J. C. Evans
Zack Martin
Alvin Robbins
Robbin
Noble Williams
Social Roundup in Rock Springs Area
Mr and Mrs E L Mills hosted sisters and a niece from Denton and Denton relatives joined via visits. Families from Montague Lone Star Nocona and Wilson Oklahoma shared weekends with local residents including Mills Davis and Middleton households. Measles kept some children in bed while others attended Oak Hill services and Starkey homecoming reinforced community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Mills
Mandy Frances
Cassie Moore
Jack McLamara
Denton
Odie Roberts
Montague
J. W. Davis
S. F. Middleton
George Vice
Stoneburg
W. F. Middleton
Lone Star
Floyd Brooks
Wayne Davis
Nocona
J. W. Morrow
J. D
E. D. Williams
Jim Giaketti
Edward Mills
Billy Joe Mills
Wilson
Okla
M. E. Mills
Oak Hill
Pauline Mills
Merle Quinn
Smith Middleton
Starkey
Wyatt Atkins
Lovell
Tommy
David
Betty Lou
Reta Fern Middleton
Charlie Hooper
Hastings
Will Dillard
Waurika
Doe Collier
St. Louis
R. L. Brown
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Lena_ V. Noe
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Wilma Coyle
Alta Fay Palmer
Abbie Jo McMahon
John V. Lyles Long
Fort Sill
Olen Bulls
T. H. White
Pvt
Durard Potts
Pickett
Ringgold
Z. Z. Miller
Ed F. Bulls, Jr
Doc Farmer
J. R. Morris
W H. Elenburg
Charlie Jordan
W. W. Hickman
A. J. Wall
Jewell Workman
Miss Berry
New Liberty
Orland Wall
Bill Jordon
Loomis Jordon
Russell McDaniel
Camp Bowie
Joe Barker
Bluegrove
Lee Beach
Bill Barker
George Ferguson
Shamrock
Ray
Rollie Wells
W. P. Vinson
M. C. Neal
Ted Campbell
Dayne
O. M. Shipp
John George
Luther McManus
Lena V. Noe
Marcell Davis
J. O. Smith
D. E. Smith
Willie Ruth
W. A. Elmore
A. W. Forester
Stanley Sandefur
Keene
Orland
Sandefur
Lillie Langston
George Sutton
O’donnell
Mr. Sutton
Elly Zuber
Miller
Best
Gladstone
Alien
Manhattan
Shirtcraft
Arrow
Cooper
Wimberly
Nor-East
Miller's
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Bowie, Texas
Mrs
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Boedeker Bldg. Smythe St
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Skeeter
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Mallard
Ethel Stum
G. L. Parr
Peabody
Baker Loyd
Hazel
Alma Wood
NTSTC
N. A. Wood
D. R. Freeman
Jean Jackson
Taylor
Lillie Belle Garlington
Carrie Denton
N. E. Heath
Mabron Wall
Marlow Sanders
Gordon Ray
Lindale
Perry Vanbebber
Ernest
Will Rhyne
Henry Huth
Allene Huth
Ben McDonald
E. H. Southerlan
Tony Clark
McDonald
Floyd Scroggins
Joe Rich
T. D. Denman
Sor Thomas
Sunset
Harry Garlington
Will Baker
Bellevue
Theron Watson
Muskogee
Raymond Moore
J. B. Watson
Beaver City
Neb
Jessie Wilson
Watson
Porter Bush
P.T.A
White Auto Store
Stiuss
Griffin
Rexall Store
By Emma Lou York
Rock Springs
Conoco
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