Wigfall Texas Senator and Confederate Leader
Louis Trezevant Wigfall born 1816 in Edgefield South Carolina built a Texas political career after study in Virginia. He served in the Texas house and senate, won a U S Senate seat in 1860, supported secession, led Confederate forces, and died in Galveston in 1874 while touring lecturing.
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Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Edgefield
South Carolina
College of
University of Virginia
Marshall
Harrison County
Texas
Wigfall
House of Representatives
State Senate
United States Senate
Senator Wigfall
Charleston
S. C
Beauregard
Simons
Morris Island
Bay
Fort Sumter
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Roops
2Nd
Texas Infantry
Provisional Army of the
Confederate States
Georgia
Virginia
Confederate Congress
House
Confeder
Senate
Don
England
United States
Baltimore
Maryland
Galveston
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Support
We express sincerest appreciation for acts of kindness floral offerings and words of sympathy during the illness and death of our wife mother and grandmother from Mr W H Dukes Mr and Mrs Ed Lovick and family Mr and Mrs L B Dukes Mrs James Lanning K K Hairston.
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W. H. Dukes
Ed Lovick
L. B. Dukes
James Lanning
K. K. Hairston
Maysfield News Briefs Include Illness and Local Visits
In Maysfield and Cameron area notes, residents recount trips to Calvert to see Ramona, family holidays, and a hunting accident injuring Ralph Massengale. Flu hits local schools as Mary Kelso and others recover. doctors visit for Mrs Freeman. Holiday visits include J R Red Freeman and families with Dr Sapp attending Mrs Freeman.
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J. R. Red
William C. Freeman
Clarence Freeman
Nell Red
Hazel
Mary Freeman
Connie May Hickman
Tyson Reeman
Calvert
Ramona
Local Notices: Graduates, Visits and Family Gatherings
Miss Elizabeth Nicholson spent the day with Miss Ruby Phipps Sunday. Miss Doris White left Sunday night for Texas Woman's College Fort Worth where she attends school. White and three other TWU students including Isobel Adams Winters and Dorothy Hines Crowell were named delegates to the International Missionary Conference in Memphis January 1 2 3. Rev Stanley Jones spoke. Charles Kelso Cameron visited relatives in Maysfield during the holidays. Ruby Phipps returned to Baylor College Belton after Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Gray Phipps. A large family reunion was held at the Cosby home with many relatives and nineteen grandchildren present. Ed Adams Cameron visited in the afternoon. Shelton moved to East. Mildred Massengale Mary White with LeRoy Massengale and Troy Cooper attended a Temple show. Hubert Atkinson traveled to Rockdale with Mary Virginia Atkinson to catch a train for Austin where she is a Texas University senior. William Freeman family trip to Cameron for Christmas Eve. Mrs Freeman recovering from flu. Ralph Massengale confined to bed with flu. Othel Curry and family arrived in Brownwood after visiting parents in Cameron. Mary and Hazel Freeman visited Cameron on Christmas Eve. Ruby Ray Phipps and Herbert McLerran attended First Presbyterian preaching Sunday night. Elizabeth Nicholson returned to Daniel Baker College Brownwood Tuesday night.
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Doris White
Texas Woman's College
Fort Worth
Miss White
Isobel Adams
Winters
Dorothy Hines
Crowell
International Missionary Conference
Memphis
Tennessee
Stanley Jones
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
India
Jones Prairie Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
A Friday night party at Sam Hickman home drew over fifty youths with games enjoyed by all. Selma Jamison returns home after a year in Houston. Miss Willie Mae Johnson and Howard Schwarzing quietly wed Thursday morning. Several residents travel to Houston Cameron and Maysfield for visits and events.
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Sam Hickman
Selma Jamison
Houston
Willie Mae Johnson
Howard Schwarzing
Party Draws Large Local and Neighboring Crowd
Saturday night a large crowd from our community and nearby areas enjoyed a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Black.
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C. C. Black
Man Returns from Holiday Visit to Waco
Co. J. McLerran returned to the community Saturday after spending the holidays in Waco.
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Co. J. McLerran
Waco
Beatrice Reynolds Hosts Forty Two Party Honors Friends
Beatrice Reynolds entertained last Thursday evening with four tables of 42. James Markham won high score and received a candy jar while Thomas Reynolds of Sharpe earned a box of stick candy for a low score. The hostess, aided by Mrs Earl Moseley, served homemade candy as Miss Willie Day contributed readings.
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Tyra Sanford
William Lay
Beatrice Reynolds
James Markham
Thomas Reynolds
Sharpe
Earl Moseley
Willie Day
Community Social Figures Share Weekend Visits
Mrs W T Johnson and family spent Sunday at Thrall. Jess Bell and family visited the Russell home. Mrs Rodney K Fontaine and Connie Mae Hickman dined with the Freeman family in Maysfield. J P Fontaine and grandchildren Wesley and Roxie Fontaine and Vernon spent the weekend in Temple. Rufus Love stayed at home. Lynn Canady hosted a young people party Thursday night. Durward Hickman and Miss Inez Newman attended Rodney Fontaine’s home Wednesday evening.
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Jess Bell
Russell
Rodney K. Fontaine
Connie Mae Hickman
Freeman
Maysfield
J. P. Fontaine
Wesley and
Roxie Fontaine
Vernon
Temple
Lynn Canady
Durward Hickman
Inez Newman
Rodney Fontaine
Gift of cash given to Rev and Mrs Nicholson by Ladies' Aid
During the Christmas holidays the Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Nicholson received a generous cash gift from the Ladies' Aid, bringing them happiness and relief.
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R. L. Nicholson
Ladies’ Aid
As She Is Spoke English Teacher Lesson Note
A language drill shows an English teacher prompting Michael to restate as he practices simple questions about a cow. Michael attempts a phonetic reply with mixed English and incomplete wording.
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Michael
Paris Visit Snub Sparks Witty Exchange
A brief exchange notes a speaker asking if the Tuileries were seen in Paris and another person replying that they called but the place was not present. The lines capture a light, urban humor moment.
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Tuileries
Paris
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John Brown
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Hollywood
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Tyson Freeman
Cameron Hospital
J. C. Freeman
Elsie Red
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Mary Kelso
Mr. Carleton
Mrs. Ireland
Roy Newton
Bob
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Limum
Elizbeth Nicholson
Ruby Phipps
Charles Kelso of
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Belton
Gray Phipps
T. R. Cosby
Walton Ford
T. H. Turned
M. R. Cosby
Virgil Cosby
Joe Ford
Dave Gann
Frank Shelton
Ed Adams
Mr. Shelton
East Texas
Mildred Massengale
Mary White
Messrs
LeRoy Massengale
Troy Cooper
Hubert Atkinson
Rockdale
Mary Virginia Atkinson
Austin
Mary Virginia
The
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William Freeman
Billy
Betty
Artie Mae
Alma Red
Othel Curry
Brownwood
Ernest Kelso
Mary
Hazel Freeman
Ruby Ray Phipps
Herbert McLerran
First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Nicholson
Daniel Baker College
Jones Prairie
R. K. Fontaine
Jewell Smitherman
Bill Fontaine
Mrs. C. ©. Black
Billie
W. J. Fontaine
Hasel Freeman
Barett Johnson
W. T. Johnson
Birt Thrasher
Connie Hickman
Rufus Love
Ss. P. Cross
Cameron, Texas
Cardus
Minnie Rocher
Lynn Haven
Fla
Cardui
Dragster J
de. Miles
Bikhert, Jed
Citizens National Bank
Tury
First National Bank
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