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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
2
For sale 33 ft 2 bed trailer house see John D Wilson 309 Walker St. Dead animal service free and sure contact Hamilton Rendering Co Hamilton Texas phone 303.
Evangelist Billy Graham presents Shadow of the Boomerang a feature drama showing on December 30 at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church Glen Rose Georgia Lee and Dick Jones star The outdoor action picture set in Australia Outback filmed during Graham Australian Crusades uses Crusade footage and a landline relay meeting with stockmen to underline the Christian message
The Walnut Springs group held a Christmas meeting with decorated rooms and a tree, singing, readings, and a Santa visit giving small gifts. Members and guests enjoyed a social buffet with sandwiches, cranberry jelly, nuts, fruit cake, tea, and coffee. numerous local families spent Christmas with relatives across Texas and beyond.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 00 P M in the Walnut Springs Methodist Church for R E Fairchild who died December 1 in a Temple hospital He lived in Walnut Springs ten years was a World War I veteran He is survived by his wife a son Earl Fairchild Long Beach California a daughter Mrs Har ry Cyproutte Redondo California two sisters Mrs Lee A Wileford Ft Worth Mrs R W Brittain Abilene a brother Mr E E Edseall Ft Worth an uncle C W Battles Ft Worth seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren Interment was in Walnut Springs Cemetery Brister Funeral Home in charge
The Stout family and Mrs. George Adams celebrated Christmas in Itasca. The brief note records their holiday gathering and location with no further details.
The data compares wartime service totals: World War I with 4,743,000 participants from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918, plus those who served in Russia until April 1, 1920. World War II spans 1940 to 1947 with 16,535,000. The Korean conflict runs about 4 1/2 years with 6,807,000, and 1,476,000 served in both World War II and Korea.
A narrator recalls a Woodsman saying every hue a tree saw in life glows in the fire. Deep in the coals you may find pinks and violets of dawn, blue sky, noon brightness, thunderclouds, sunset crimson, moonlit silver, and starry brilliance.
The R. T. Ratliff family gathered for Christmas with Rayburn Ratliff and John Ernst of Midland joining the Jim Ratliffs of Glen Rose. They were joined by Mr Ratliff's sister Dr Lavada Ratliff for a family get-together in Abilene.
Christmas visitors included Mrs Ina Lyendecker and E H Gaithers. Mr and Mrs Morris Gaither of Comanche joined with Nancy Gaither from East Texas State College, Bob Dorsett of Dallas, Judy Webber of San Antonio, and Rex Gaithery stationed at Lowery Field Colorado.
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