Mrs Phillips and kin visit then return to Carbon
Mrs Phillips and her son, after visiting Mrs Bill Star, have returned to Carbon. Visitors over Sunday included Mr and Mrs Albert Huffman and family, Mr and Mrs Ralph Huffman, Mr and Mrs George from Wink, Mrs Detta Webb from Eastland, Jeff and son from Liano, and Mr and Mrs Virgil Toliver from Brownwood.
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Phillips
Bill Star
Carbon
Ed Huffman
Albert Huffman
Ralph Huffman
Georgene
Wink
Detta Webb
Ahnage
Eastland
Jeffa
Liano
Virgil Toliver
Brownwood
Local families plan visits and travels this holiday season
Rev Frank Martin and family leave Glade ton Thomas for Fisher County relatives. Mr and Mrs Jess Booth and daughters return home. Mrs Ollie Randolph and family depart for Arizona. Joe Martin of Leaders visits. H Therma Sweeney and family visit home. Avery Stephenson of Fort Worth visits parents. Mr and Mrs Joe Littlejohn Jr visit Mr and Mrs J H Stephenson. Warren and family spend weekend with Daniel De.
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Frank Martin
Gladeton Thomas
Siento
Fisher County
Jess Booth
Ollie Randolph
Arizona
A. Joe Martin
H. Mar
Relatives Visit Over Holidays Across Texas Towns
The passage lists numerous visitors spending the holidays with relatives in Winters, Brady, Graham, Abilene, Brownwood, Comanche, and nearby areas. Names include Rev Chester A Wilkerson Lindley H Nix W F Chenault Roy Gregory George Bolton Lee Stewart Mattie Ella Craven Neal Shaw Blanche Dabney Philo Baker Olaf Hall Thelma McCully and Jake McCully plus families in Shreveport and Jackson ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Wilkerson
Lindley H. Nix
W. F. Chenault
Lynchburg
Edd Faulkner
Fort Worth
Virgil Curry
Jacksonville
T. M Curry
Roy Gregory
Laredo
E. M. Routh
George Bolton
Brady
John Rudder
Lee Stewart
Shreveport
John Entriken
Mattie Ella Craven
Denton
W. D. Hobson
Harry Bettis
Olney
Jack Bettis
Graham
Bill McAlpine
Abilene
Neal Shaw
Brownwood
Blanche Dabney
Comanche
Joe W. Dabney
Philo Baker
Mattie Riley
Olaf Hall
Calvert
Thelma McCully
May
Jake McCully
Sonora
Tom McCully
Family and church gatherings across Sweetwater area
Sweetwater residents hosted relatives from Brysonville Brownwood Mount Pleasant Fairview West Texas Oklahoma and Oklahoma Sunday church services were held locally Rev Leroy Woolsey and Mrs Hurt visited with their parents News notes include several couples and families spending Sunday with relatives and church events through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner Lloyd
Brysonville
Billie Richardson
Brownwood
Horace C. Smith
Mount Pleasant
J. H. Lloyd
Curtis Hartman
Bible
C. D. Hartman
Jim Stewart
Fairview
Tom Cavit
West Texas
Charles Hammil
Oklahoma
Charlie Robertson
Hulbert Robertson
Miller Says Garner Is Logical Man For President In 1940
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi, a Democratic leader, declares John Garner’s public service record without blot or stain and urges Texans at a Garner rally in Detroit Texas to support him for president in 1940. Miller calls Garner a matchless figure in American history. The speech emphasizes Garner’s faithful service and character as a political standard.
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Detroit
Texas
John Garner
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Garner
Ser
Camry
Christmas Visits Highlight Local Families
Families from multiple towns shared holidays with relatives in the community. Visitors included Lu W Hurt and family, John Burrow and children, Ira York and family, Mrs sien Hilley and baby from Alpine, Opha Cox and children, Gayle Cox, Ardell Hurt, Dale Steele and Theron Steele, Ollie Chandler and Fate Chandler, and Jack Carter with his family planning to move into the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lu- W. G. Hurt
Marie
John Burrow
Ira York
D. Summers
Sien Hilley
Alpine
B. Myne
Opha Cox
Brownwood
Gayle Cox
de Leon
Arnold Hurt
Dale Steele
Theron Steele
Levelland
Alvin Steele
Ollie Chandler
Sidney
Fate Chandler
Curtis Hartman
Bibb
John Ferris
Jack Carter
Soda Springs
Christmas Dinner Entertained by Gray Family Guests
Mrs A J Gray and daughter Eunice hosted a Christmas Day noonday dinner for relatives and guests. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harry Wyly and daughter Jean of De Leon, Mr and Mrs Bonnie Bingham and son George Edward of McCauley, Mr and Mrs John Quill and children Bobby Jack Dorothy Jean Betty Lou Wanda Theo of Blanket, Mr and Mrs Charles N Wyly and Mr and Mrs Will Hambrick of Comanche. Butter paper available at the Chief office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Gray
Eunice Gray
Harry Wyly
Jean
de Leon
Bonnie Bingham
George Edward
McCauley
John Quill
Bobby Jack
Dorothy Jean
Betty Lou
Wanda
Theo
Blanket
Charles N. Wyly
Will Hambrick
Comanche
Early Indian Raid on Mercer Creek Narrative
An early settler Mary Logan recalls an Indian raid near Mercer Creek. With no male protectors she sent her children to a deep ravine while she guarded the back of the house. A man was shot with arrows as settlers wrapped the dead and endured a terrifying night in the cold ravine.
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Logan
Umpire Bribery Alleged in Ohio Ball Game
A quoted exchange from Ohio Motorist accuses an umpire of taking fifty dollars to bias a game. The remark implies a crooked call influenced the outcome and suggests corrupt officiating in a local match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Motorist
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M. B. Carter
Dallas Morning News
Pathfinder Magazine
Fort Worth Press
Waco Times-Herald
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Mercer Creek
Noble Wright
Arthome Studio
D. D. Jackson, Photographer
Comanche, Texas
Ille, T
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