Local social notes highlight showers and visits
Mrs. H O Lee hosted a pink and blue shower for Mr. and Mrs. Junior Rogers. The Gibbon Baileys visited church, as did the Carroll family from Louisiana. Elbert Hale hosted a wedding shower for Wynell Lee and Alvin Ray Montgomery. Pamela Carroll recovered from illness and attended church. Several families from Dallas and Grand Saline joined graduation festivities and visits in early week. Homer Latta returned home before overseas duty. Mrs. Barry Blakeley supported her mother during eye surgery in Tyler. Billie Fay Fountain wedding events were hosted in Mineola with church attendance strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Lee
Junior Rogers
Gibbon Baileys
Taylor
Ike Carroll
Marion Carroll
Louisiana
Cleatus Carroll
Charlie Erwin
Small
Jeff Dockrey
Elbert Hale
Wynell Lee
Alvin Ray Montgomery
Garland
Pamela Carroll
Arlie Hollowell
Lawrence Goebel
Junior George
Cam Freeman
Dallas
Houston
Jim George
Grand Saline
Donnie Latta
Homer
Barry Blakeley
Starkey
Medical Center
Tyler
Lora Payne
Sam Blakeley
Mineola
Billie Fay Fountain
Miss Fountain
Mary Blunt
L. J. Fisher and
Lee
Bill Barker
Dowell Shields
Oren Blue
Howard Shields Place
Wylie
Freeman Chambless
Johnnie
Mike
Alvin Montgomery
Sand Flat Baptist Church
Jack Hardy
Irving
Herman Stephens
Brenda
O. D. Kennedy
Luther Buyers
Howard Shields
Marvin Currey
Bill Martin
Hazel
J. A. Morgan
Brother Ausborn
Alba
Littlejohn
Johnnie Reed
Joyce Martin
Mack Fincher
Benny Jones
Dave Russell
Tommy Cole
Ben Wheeler
Helen Strickland
Peggy Morgan
Wisconsin
Coy Stephens
Melton Blue and Family
Corinth
Billy Peden
Wentworth
Larry Chambless
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Weddings
Red ad struggles noted as families from Dallas and Colorado visit local residents. Obituary for Mrs. Walter Milam shared during funeral in Corinth. Community members visit Arlie Hollowell home and relatives travel to Fort Hood for guard duty. Wynell Lee and Alvin Ray Montgomery wed at the Baptist Church with a reception at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto
Red_ad
Jack Rountree
Dallas
Claud Ballard
Wayne Blakeleys
Eron Reeves
Colorado
Onie Leeper
Union Springs
Jones
Darnell
Walter Milam
Corinth
Arlie Hollowell
Bert Hollowell
Jimmie
Phyllis
Hollowell
Jewel Darby
Cecil Hollowell
Dwain
Harold Hollowell
Leonard Hollowell
Sallie Gandy
Baptist Church
Church and Sunday School Attendances Noted
Sunday services and Sunday night attendance were high. Rev Strickland and Clyde Fowler were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs N Y Luckett. Mr and Mrs J W Dickerson and their baby visited his parents over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Mitchell Brown from Groesbeck visited Mr and Mrs Hugo Carpenter. Thomas Jefferson started the Democratic party in 1793 after resigning from Washington's cabinet and forming a new political group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Strickland
Clyde Fowler
N. Y. Luckett
J.W. Dickerson
Terrell
Jerald Dickerson
Mitchell Brown
Groesbeck
Hugo Carpenter
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Party
Washington
Elvy Weeks
Robert Broadnax
Wayne
Truman Weeks
Austin
Truman
Local Notices and Visits Highlight Weekend News
Community members from Oakland and nearby towns visited relatives in Dallas and Garland. Families, weddings, illnesses, travel to Wisconsin for summer, and a funeral near Alba are noted alongside moves to Howard Shields place and shifts in housing.
Local Visits and Funeral Notice In Corinth
Residents and guests are listed visiting friends in Corinth and Kilgore across the weekend. The community mourns the death of Mrs. Walter Milam, with relatives and friends gathering notes of sympathy and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Milam
Howard Rogers
Claud Smith
Allen Loven
Wayne Parker
Henry King
Strong germicide promises fast relief for athlete's foot
An advertorial claims a germicidal treatment kills athlete's foot in one hour. The product, marketed by Fail Drug Company, is applied with instant drying T-4-L day or night and offers a 40 cent money back guarantee if not pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Scandal Enjoys Perennial Circulation in Public Life
The adage that scandal never wears out here reflects how rumors and disputes persistently travel through society. Public figures and communities encounter ongoing attention as narratives resurface across events and discussions.
Rains Slow Weekend Work Across Wentworth Area
Two inches of wet weather fell Saturday and Sunday delaying farm labor. Ozell Casey and Nolenera travelled to Louisiana for potato slips. Several locals including Claytor Cross, W. L. Greer and family, Sonny Farrar, Pete Garrison, Harvey Fincher and Lorena Brownvisited the Bernice Farrars for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozell Casey
Nolenera
Louisiana
Claytor Cross
Mineola
W. L. Greer
Sonny Farrar
Pete Garrison
Dallas
Harvey Fincher
Canton
Lorena Brown
Enterprise
Bernice Farrars
Mrs. Brown
Central Church Attendance and Local Notices
Central Church drew 59 worshippers over the weekend. Notices include Durant Lucas family visiting, Gladys Hawkins' daughter at church, Dunk Wallace family at Sunday school, a Monroe reunion planned at the old home place, and a cemetery donation appeal to Mrs Inez White. Oklahoma family visit, Starr decoration weather impact, and several local visitors in Dallas and Grand Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Brown
Orwell Everett
Oklahoma
R. O. Everett
Jess Kimbell
Monroe
Old Home Place
Starr Decoration
Inez White
Rt. 1
Grand Saline
Brown
Dallas
Bertie Brown
Bernice Farrars
Robert Earl Carpenter
Henry Dearing
Sunday Church Attendance and Visitors Report
Miss Jimmie Lou McCain attended Sunday school. Bible school had 31 enrolled Monday morning. Visitors at Nazarene Chapel Sunday night included Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carroll and Mike, Mrs. Edwards and son, the Homer Williams quartet, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Hearts from Elmo, and Miss Helen Crump. Mrs. Odessa Cruils from Dallas attended Church and Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Lou McCain
Nazarene Chapel
Homer Carroll
Mike
Edwards
Son
Homer Williams
Calvin Armstrong
Hearts
Elmo
Helen Crump
Odessa Cruils
Dallas
Mrs Dykes and Girls Attend Nazarene Chapel Service
Mrs. Dykes and her daughters attended church and Sunday school at Nazarene Chapel, joining the regular worshipers in a community gathering.
King Louis Warned Bakers Over Measures
Thirteen pieces in a baker’s dozen trace to a royal warning from King Louis of France. Bakers who under weighed loaves faced beheading, a drastic threat shaping the origin of the phrase and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
France
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Lukenbillan
Eddie Elliott
van Zandt County
Lukenbill Motor Co
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Silver Lake
Oakland
Jess Rosemond
Jimmy Dillard
Mary Blount
Mary Fisher
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Harry Smith
Anna
Fort Worth
Edd Watson
Beatrice Fisher
Dora Rosemond
Billy Watson
Dorothy Rosemond
Mrs. Melton Blue
Mrs
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Reddy Kilowatt
Navaco
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Optometrist
N. Line Street
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