Life Sketch of W. P. Weaver Native of Kentucky Pioneer Agent in Mills County
W. P. Weaver, long time cultural and agricultural leader, died recently at his Goldthwaite home. Born December 27, 1869 in Clay County Kentucky, he moved to Texas at 21, studied at Sam Houston Normal, taught in Stanton and Crystal City, helped found a Baptist Sunday School, and served as its superintendent. He was an early county agricultural agent in Kendall and later Mills County, shaping youth programs and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Goldthwaite
Weaver
Clay County
Kentucky
Comanche County
Texas
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Missionary Baptist Church
Weaver Family Remembered for Service to Texas Farming
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are honored guests at Extension Service events and district meetings. Mr. Weaver’s work in Texas agriculture earned top honors from the Department. At his death on February 8, his widow and children mourn beside the family home. Funeral services were held at the local Baptist Church with clergy from Stanton and Wellington officiating. Surviving siblings and relatives across several states reflect the depth of the Weaver family’s ties to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
J. W. Russell
Wellington
Dennis O’briant
Quail
Johnson
Best, Ark
J. T. Nicholson
Clinton
Okla
C. B. Stovall
Stanton
Henry Weaver
California
Bert Weaver
C. M. Weav
Newburg School Honor Roll Lists Several Students
The Newburg School honors roll for the fourth six weeks includes A and B students across grades from first to eighth. Notable names appear in multiple grades such as Dalphna Hicks Ted Hicks and John E Reese among A students and Leland Conway Nine Sue Hicks Joe Gandy Wanda Beaty and more among B students. The article also notes the resignation of Mrs. E B Ellis and replacement by Mrs. M W Bowden at Newbury School. Gen Sidney Sherman is mentioned with the phrase Remember the Alamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Dalphna Hicks
Ted Hicks
John E. Reese
Buddy Clark
Laquita McGuire
Joyce Helmsley
Robert Corby
Louan
Edward Seay
Leland Conway
Sue Hicks
Joe Gandy
Orville McPherson
Billy Clark
Tax deadline and lake salt scoop described in one notice
March 15 marks the income tax deadline for 1945 filers and the final payment for underpaid estimates. The notice also mentions estimating 194 income tax and a separate item on scooping dry salt from Lake Shafter in Andrews County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shafter
Andrews County
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Weaver
Chief Dry Cleaners
J. B. Arthur
Comanche
Nat’s Bank
Tupin
Ernest Tupin
Jewelei
Will Rocket
J.W
Junior Wolf
Dudney
Dudney's
C. A. Greene
John D. Waring
Green & Waring
Real Estate
Wright
Eastland
Robertson’s Hatchery
Baby
Rhode Island
Robertson's Hatchery
Shuford Robertson
Comanche High School
Vicks
VapoRus
Sidney Sherman
Alamo
Kilmer
D. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Med Dovtore
Sonny
SSS Usp
Ley Soya
Durham
Goodyear
Dudley
Tom
Eltos
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!