Local visitors and appointments noted in Colfax and area
Mrs W B Corby and Dr H C Corby of San Diego visited Rev and Mrs Frank Everett and shared lunch last Thursday in Colfax. Tyler visitors included Mr and Mrs S H Dennington and daughters Gayle and Carroll. Vernon Moore takes a Morton Salt Co break this week. W H Roberson and Mrs Roberson visited Beau mont with son L R McLain. Marion Quinn and son Jack went to Dallas on Monday. A C Loughmiller of Canton spoke to the Lions Club Tuesday. Lois Burnett of Fort Worth, Worthy Matron of the Texas Eastern Star, visited Lottie Tierce Monday and presented Grand appointment to Tierce as Grand Representative of Colorado to Texas. Appointment lasts two years. Clarence Furrh of six miles north of Wills Point reported being in Grand Saline last Saturday and said he was definite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Corby
H. C. Corby
San Diego
Frank Everett
Colfax
Lois Burnett
Fort Worth
Grand Chapter of
Texas Order of the Eastern Star
Lottie Tierce
Clarence Furrh
Wills Point
Grand Saline
Community Notes From Grand Saline and Nearby Areas
Local residents report on new hires at Grand Saline Paint and Body Works J W Nethery and James Smith. L R McLain son of W H Roberson ill in Beaumont hospital and manager of Pacific Finance in Beaumont. recovering well. Weekend visitors include Bob Melton Dallas and Fate Mayo's visit to daughter in Dallas. E E Weaver of A and P Grand Saline marks 28 years as store manager. Adjutant Joe Sellers named for Terry Clifford Moore Post 348 Grand Saline American Legion. Families from Dallas Gladewater and Dallas visit Spears home and Debs Bailey's family in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Nethery and
James Smith
Mineola
The
Grand Saline Paint and Body Works
L. R. McLain
W. H. Roberson
Grand Saline
Beaumont
McLain
Pacific Finance Company
E. E. ‘Weaver
A&p
Joe Sellers
Terry-Clifford-Moore
American Legion
Alaska Vastly Surpasses Texas in Size
Alaska measures more than twice the area of Texas, highlighting its immense geographic scale and sparse population distribution across a vast, rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Texas
Who’s New: Newborns in Local Hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Morgan are parents of a son Johnny Ray born Dec 18 at Corby Germany Hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces. Mr. and Mrs. J B Land welcome a daughter Nancy Gay born Dec 1 at 2 40 am weighing seven pounds 12 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Savage announce son Jerry Neil born Dec 10 at 9 47 pm Henderson Memorial Hospital weighing nine pounds five ounces. Grandparents are Ola Maxwell of Minden and Wesley Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Morgan
Corby-Germany Hospital
Johnny Ray
J. B. Land
Nancy Gay
Jerry Savage
Jerry Neil
Henderson Memorial Hospital
Henderson
Ola Maxwell
Minden
Wesley Savage
Grand Saline
Former Residents To Hold Open House For Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Foster Sr of McKinney invite friends and relatives to open house Sunday December 18 from 8 a m to 5 p m in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. They married in Grand Saline on December 24 1905. Foster long worked at local papers before retiring in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Foster Sr
N. Bradley Street
McKinney
Grand Saline
W. S. Farmer
Foster
Olivia Farmer
T. J. Foster
Canton
van Zandt County
Daily Courier-Gazette
Weekly
Democrat-Gazette
Holidaze warning from Texas Highway Patrol captain
Captain Guy Smith warns pedestrians and drivers to avoid Holidaze a holiday season illness causing confusion in traffic. He cites crowded streets slippery surfaces and poor visibility as risks and urges careful walking and vigilant driving during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Smith
Tyler -Dis- District
Texas Highway Patrol
Smith
Theft at Wills Point Grocery Totals $53
Two men described as Negroes entered the Shur Fine Grocery in Wills Point last Friday. While the manager attended another customer, one grabbed $53 from the counter and fled. Police have not yet apprehended the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shur-Fine
Wills Point
Texas Farm Income Shows Marked Decline
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas farm cash income dropped 8 percent for January through October 1955 to 1.8 billion dollars. Only seven of nineteen major commodities rose, led by peanuts 128 percent and mohair 48 percent, while cotton and cottonseed fell 9 and 29 percent respectively with declines across grains and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
School Boy Finds Gun In Neches River Bottom
Larry Hudgens a 16 year old Van High sophomore found a pistol believed to be used in a recent Van State Bank robbery. The weapon was located about two miles south of town near a log roughly 3800 feet from the highway and turned over to County Attorney Joe Tunnell for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hudgens
Van
State Bank
Larry
J. W. Hudgens
Joe Tunnell
Golden Wedding To Be Observed By Edgewood Couple
Mr and Mrs A L Ennis celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Edgewood home on Sunday December 19 from ? pm until 5 pm. Friends are invited through the press to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
A. L. Ennis
Statue Venus de Milo on display at the Louvre Paris
The Venus de Milo statue is exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris drawing visitors and art lovers. The sculpture is a renowned ancient Greek work housed in France’s national collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus de Milo
Louvre
Paris
Ruth Wesley Class Hosts Calico Christmas Event
The Ruth Wesley Class of the First Methodist Church met at Mrs. Earl Friedline's home for a social with a Calico Christmas tree story by Mrs. Friendline. Eighty one members and guests attended a gift exchange with Christmas remembrances, followed by cranberry punch and fruit cake. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Cone Williams and Mrs. Tom Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wesley
First Methodist Church
Earl Friedline
Friendline
Cone Williams
Tom Hayes
Edgewood players honored at Lindale District banquet
Buddy Valentine of Edgewood was named left guard on the District 15A mythical all district team for the 1955 season at a Lindale banquet. Harold Shifler and Gerald Eaton received honorable mention, with Loren Creech also honored but absent due to the Emory tournament. coach I T James and Supt. W R Broyles attended with Raymond Valentine and assistant coach Jack Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindale
Valentine
Edgewood
Harold Shifler
Gerald Eaton
Loren Creech
Creech
I. T. James
Emory
Cleopatra’s Marriage to Brother Follows Ancient Custom
An ancient practice in Egypt saw Cleopatra marry her brother as part of royal duties. The arrangement aligned with dynastic norms and strengthened ruling lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
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S. H. Dennington
Gayle and
Carroll
Tyler
Vernon Moore
Morton Salt Co
Marion Quinn
Jack
Dallas
A. C. Loughmiller
Lions Club
F. T. D. Florist
An Wratehoo
Ben & Neva
BEN & Neva Kuykendall
Florence St
Bob Melton
Fate Mayo
J. N. ‘Wood
Don Hayes
Tommy
Houston
Mrs
Homer Glover
Marlin Spears
Karen Sue
M. J. Spears
Ray Cumbie
Teresa of
Gladewater
Spears
Gene Bailey
Debs Bailey
Tappan
Virgil Stogdill
Keister Snoderass
Jimmy Foster
Mary Kathryn Stogdill
Susan Frances Snodgrass
Rubyrne
J. M. Foster
Wills Point Grocery
Neches River
Mrs. Friedline
Buddy Valentine
Supt. W. R. Broyles
Raymond Valentine
Jack Gilbert
Jack Smith
Canton Road
Grand Theatre
Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby
Danny Kane
Rosemary Clooney
Vera Ellen
Lash la Rue
Frontier Phantom
Guy Madison
Kim Novak
Jane Russell
Jeff Chandler
FOX Fire
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Parker
Jeff Morrow
Faith Domergue
This Island Earth
Technicolor
Sun Maid
Simum
Huumbs
Home
Kenneth Berry
Baker's
Emerald
Rablr
J. L. Fail Drug Company
Morg
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