Uncle Dan from Doolie Says at Country Store
In a letters page style column Uncle Dan recalls a Saturday night country store session hampered by Ed Doolittle’s absence. Ed’s health and a joke about indigestion from painting set the tone as locals debate a misworded Turkey Iran highway aid claim and a “broadly pragmatic” project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Doolittle
Bug Hookum
Bug
Fas
Everbody
Clem Webster
Scott
Turkey
Iran
Zeke Grubb
Memorial Services Set For May Sixteenth
Local notices report Memorial Services planned for May sixteenth with churchgoers urged to bring a basket lunch. The column also surveys community visits and hospital stays including Joe Davis at Limon Hospital and Mrs. Advie Smith of Van living with him during treatment. Several social gatherings and greetings at the lake house for J W Carpenter’s 98th birthday are detailed along with numerous visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Mineola
Betty Fowler
Joe Davis
Limon Hospital
Advie Smith
Van
Lake House
Hugo Carpenter
J. W. Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
Bessie Fikins
Lora Payne
Seyrene Shirley
We The Worrier’s Dear Jan Advice Column Read
A reader asks about rekindling love after a breakup and whether to call the former partner, while another writes of garden quarrels and marriage tensions. The columnist offers cautions about joining the army and respecting partners choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan
Cal
Royce City
Weekday Menus May 11–15 1964
Meal plan for Monday to Friday lists Beef on bun with sides. Tuesday features Hamburger Steak and gravy with green beans and fruit jello. Wednesday offers Beef and vegetable onion stew with peanut butter or pimento cheese sandwich and apple. Thursday serves Pintos with spinach or okra and corn or white bread with ice cream. Friday includes Tuna salad with green lima beans or corn and macaroni and cheese with cake squares and bread.
Jet-smooth Luxury Chevrolet glides on crooked roads
Jet-smooth Luxury Chevrolet promises a ride that makes crooked routes feel straight with 4 double-acting shock absorbers per corner and 4-link levelizing control. It claims ease with Jet-smooth acceleration, antiective stops, and low-friction Ball-Race steering for graceful handling on rough surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Gilmer Mothers Pause Feud Over Children Quarrels
A confidential note urges a Gilmer mother to end conflicts over her children and avoid infighting. It implies rivals will later wonder what caused the rift and advises to let it go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer
Colfax Community Social Links Across Dallas Visits
Colfax implies a roundup of local residents visiting relatives in Dallas and other cities. Mrs Ida Mae Oliver, Mrs Billy Wells, Mr and Mrs EB Matthews, Bradford Reynolds, Lorene Smith, Ronnie York, Ginny Gonzales, Marilyn Rusk, Tillman Walters, David Tunnell, Eddie, Bill Middleton family, Mrs Claudia Nichole, Mary Sue McPhail, Eva McMillan, Delton Steel, Austin McPhail, Ada Thorn, Meadie Richie, Sue, and several others are listed as visiting relatives or hosting guests in Dallas, Amarillo, Denver, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comminee
Ida Mae Oliver
Billy Wells
Port Worth
EB Matthews
Dallas
Bradford Reynolds
Larry Reynolds
Lorene Smith
Elly York
Ronnie York
Ginny. Gonzales
Marilyn Rusk
Van
H. Rusk Tillman Walters
Dal
J. F. Walters
David Tunnell
Eddie
Little Hop
Bridge Tunnell
Bill Middleton
John Middleton
Sam
Caudia Nichole
Centerville
Oliver
David McPhail
Denver
Colo. Vise
Mary Sue McPhail
Eva McMillan
Reta Pratt
Amarillo
Delton Steel
Groveton
Clyde Steet
Austin
Phail
Dallay
Carrollton
Etta Pratt
Ada ‘Thorn
Bue Pits
Grand Soline
Meadie Richie
Sue
Joe Furth
Furth Tee
Ga Bre Dakson” Mayne
Seagoville
Mee
Woodrow Seahey
Delay Keabey and
Seade
Weekend Visitation Highlights From Greggton and Dallas Residents
A record of weekend visits shows Mesele Thackrey and Corby Angle families from Greggton plus the Darnell, Nations, and Box clans visiting local homes. Guests include Mrs. Joe Box, Jack Bailey, Eli Hazel, Flora Cofer, Polk Gandy, and others gathering for memorial services and church events. Rev Jack Burges delivered the annual message. multiple locals joined memorial services in Corinth and at Ernest Yard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesele Thackrey
Corby Angle
Greggton
Des Murry
Baby
Pasadena
Lee Null
David Darnell
Ft. Worth
Ferris Darnell
Mike Nations
Longview
Joe Box
Richard Motley
Joe
Beckie
Sam
C. J. Dockrey
Jack Baily
Bostic
Eli Hazel
Fruitvale
Flora Cofer
Davie Burges
Adene Lowe
Grand Saline
Polk Gandy
Dallas
Jim Marval
Ft. Smith
Ark
Ed Barrett
Edgewood
Pete Wade
Wilts Point
Jerral Carter
Van
Valta Gilmore
Corinth
Bill Davis
Elizabet
Ernest Yard
Mes
Jack Burges
Athens
Alvin McKibben
Doris Cox
Lee Cade
Nedra
Leta Causey
Laredi
Memphis
Norvin Gober
Nina Springer
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Texas
van Zandt
Sun
Grand Saling
Dan
Doolie
Effie Louton
Mesquite
Jimmy Dale Adkins
Gertrude Erwin
Mabel Brooks
Adam Huff
Colfax
Harold Padgett
Providence
Bessie Elking
Colo
Fanny Sayers
Mary Carenter
N.Y. Luckett
Elmo
Washington
Ineiklopedia
Uncle Dan
the Worrier’s
I & Jal
Jan Webster
Dox
Corsicana
Jan T
Eait’y Umagine Wa
Carthage
TRACE
Balay Beear
Hans Elliott Chevrolet Co
Phane
Bill Hollowell
Friedrich
Grand Saline Hardware & Appliance Verlin Burges, Owner
Autor
Southwestern Execred Power Company
John M. Cathey, JR
CY Youngblood
Dixie Maltsberger
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