Lee Matthews Honored Sunday on Birthday
Friends and neighbors of Lee Matthews of the Soda Springs community gathered at his home on Sunday February 18 for a surprise birthday dinner. The party included Mr. and Mrs. Jay Tupin and son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tupin and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Inzar Carrol and son, and several other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Matthews
Soda Springs
Jay Tupin
Bill Tupin
Inzar Carrol
Volney Walker
Dale
Neta Jean Gressett
Luther Sledge
Jack Pyburn
Walter Chapman
Mr. Geye
Local Social Visits Mark Weekend in Hamilton and Surrounding Areas
Wilson couple and their son Clayton visited the Fulbrights in Hamilton Sunday. Bernard Birdsong and Carlton guests joined Frank Roberson family for Sunday. Singing was cut short by bad roads. Residents attended Third Monday in Dublin. Lowery family and Falkners hosted visitors at Shiloh. Mathews family hosted guests over Sunday. Purves visitors Dean Woods and family spent last week with E C Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Birdsong
Carlton
Frank Roberson
Dublin
Guy Lowery
Ollie Falkner
Shiloh
Allyn
Annie Ruth Mathews
Ima
Oma Mathews
Dean Woods
Purves
E. C. Woods
Forty Two Tournament Set For Newburg March First
A 42 tournament will be held in Newburg on Thursday night, March 1. Everyone is invited to attend. Miss Villa Thomas married Raymond Carroll last Saturday, February 17, at Rev. Roger Smith’s residence. Mrs. Carroll is Elmer Thomas’s daughter of near Comanche. Mr. Carroll is Ed Carroll’s son of De Leon. Both work in local stores and live at the A. S. Harris residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Miss Villa Thomas
Raymond Carroll
Roger Smith
Carroll
Elmer Thomas
Comanche
Kilpatrick
Mr. Carroll
Ed Carroll
de Leon
Choice Baking Company
Mrs. Carroll
A. S. Harris
Dedication of Memorial Song for Mrs J C Harris
Children and friends dedicate the song The Holy City by Jesse Tiner to Mrs J C Harris who died February 4 1940. The verses describe Revelation's holy city with imagery of light love and eternal peace as the redeemed joyfully dwell with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Harris
Holy City
Jesse Tiner
John
Mrs. J. W. Stephens Dies at Stag Creek
Mrs. J. W. Stephens of the Stag Creek community died Sunday February 11 and was laid to rest in Stag Creek Cemetery. A daughter Mrs. L. P. Anglin submitted a heartfelt poem honoring her mother with lines about grief, remembrance, and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stephens
Stag Creek
Jesus
Indian Creek Singing Invites All Sunday Night
Indian Creek Singing will be held here Sunday night with all invited to attend and bring the new books. Mr and Mrs Watler Beam of Mount Pleasant and Mrs Frank Carltone of Comanche attended church here Sunday. Clyde Scott of Blanket attended church here Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watler Beam
Mount Pleasant
Frank Carltone
Comanche
Clyde Scott
Blanket
Local families and visitors gather in Dublin and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Jesse Purvis attended the Baptist Workers Meeting in Dublin last week. Numerous locals and visitors including Mr and Mrs W M Hanson John Pinson and others attended obituaries and family visits across De Leon Winters Abilene Stephenville Eastland and Board Church. The Rambo baby remains seriously ill while relatives visit Dublin hospital and guests travel from Houston and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Purvis
Baptist Workers
Dublin
W. M. Hanson
John Pinson
Rhodo Johnson
Jack Higgin
Véra Roach
de Leon
Gertrude Robertson
Maxine
Winters
Robertson
Bell Lane
Elmer Woolsey
Abilene
Boss Stephens
Brown Rambo
Board Church
Dublin Hospital
Community Notices and Visits
Harmony residents joined a shower for Mrs. J B Weems formerly Miss Wilma Ray Gotcher. Visitors include R W Pate and Mary Ellen of Comanche with O B Phillips. Various locals hosted guests, preachers Rev Grady Peters and Rev OHearne, and many family greetings across Comanche Mercer Gap Mt View White Point Gatesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gotcher
Martin Hanson
Bangs
J. B. Weems
Wilma Ray Gotcher
R. W. Pate
Mary Ellen
Comanche
O. B. Phillips
Rena Owen
Gladys Witten
Turkey Peak
J. M. Edwards
J. J. Rogers
Grady Peters
Mercer Gap
O’hearne
Brownwood
T. O. Rogers
Laylon Rogers
Mt. View
R. Rogers
John Beaty
Willis Beaty
Marvin Beaty
Zephyr
Othyne Phillips
C. B. Phillips
Doc Edwards
White Point
C. M. Albin
T. Edwards
Gatesville
Ira Fletcher
Mercer
Gap
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson
Mrs. Fulbright
Clayton
Hamilton
Geo. C. McKinzie
Texas
Christ
Grocery Department
Otal
Rio
Pinto
Choice
C.R.C
Vienna
Panta As
Chevrolet
Radio and
Ford Tudor
Ford
Clemons and Martin Motor Co
Miss Robertson
Capitola Robertson
Tom McDonald
Nita Jean
Beatrice
McDonald
Dan Cupid
Valentine
Bkie
Jamell Couch
Indian Creek
Proctor
Sam Roach
Los Angeles
California
Mary Little
Dick Little
Houston
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