Rubinoff And His Violin Signed For Concert Here By Jefferson Lions
Jefferson Lions Club brings Rubinoff and His Violin to the High School Auditorium on March 4 at 8 15 pm. Halbert Mac Quinn says the event should be a standout of the season. The artist will perform with the Stradivarius insured for 104000 and play Warsaw Concerto Chopin Poem Clair de Lune and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with new violin solos. Tickets are available from any Lion.
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Jefferson
Merch
Whenubinoff
Jefferson Lions Club
Halbert MacQuinn
Rubinoff
Eddie Cantor
the Times
Warsaw
Chopin
DeBussy
Gershwin
New Pastor For Methodist Will Arrive March
The Rev. Robert Graves Jr of San Augustine Texas will arrive March 1 to become pastor of the First Methodist Church here replacing the Rev Nielsen who moves to Hughes Springs. Graves his wife and one child will reside in the parsonage. Church members welcome the Graves family and regret losing the Nielsens.
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Robert Graves, Jr
San Augustine
Texas
First Methodist
Nielsen
Hughes Springs
Graves
Nielsens
Mrs Billy F Miller Hosts Birthday Dinner
Mrs Billy Frank Miller hosted a family dinner at home last Wednesday night honoring her husband Billy F Miller. Present were Archie Miller and Joyce, Buddy Lane and son DeWayne, and Billy Frank Miller with his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Frank Miller
Archie Miller
Joyce
Buddy Lane
DeWayne
Avinger Man Buys Marshall Radio Station
F M Skinner president of the Marshall Broadcasting Company announced the sale of Radio Station KMHT to E W Mahone Jr and Howard A Bridge subject to FCC transfer approval. KMHT on 1450 KC with 250 watts began in 1947 and studio moves to the Marshall National Bank Building aim to keep Basin Station KMHT progressing with Virgil Stone remaining as manager and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Skinner
Marshall Broadcasting Company
KMHT
East Desas
Federal Communications Commission
Skinner
E. W. Mahone Jr
Marshall Business
Howard A. Bridge
Avinger
Marshall National Bank
Mahone
Gridge
Basin Station
Marshall
Fast Texas
Southwest
Virgil Stone
East Texas
Stone
Legion Members to Meet at City Hall for Three Weeks
The American Legion will hold its regular weekly meetings in City Hall for the next three weeks because the Legion building is rented. A zone meeting is set for Thursday night March 4 at Big Pine Lodge on Caddo Lake with the Marshall and Waskom Post in attendance. All local members are urged to attend.
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American Legion
City Hall
Legion
Big Pine Lodge
Caddo Lake
Marshall and
Waskom
Annie Armstrong Mission Study At Baptist Next Week
The Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer for Home Missions will be held daily at 2:45 PM at First Baptist Church from February 28 through March 4. The theme is Trophies for the King. All members are urged to attend all prayer meetings.
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Annie Armstrong
First Baptist Church
Texas Pacific Tests Flag Service in Jefferson
Texas and Pacific Railroad launches a 90 day flag stop trial in Jefferson to allow boarding and alighting for the fast Eagle and Northbound passenger trains. Previous schedules required Marshall stops. the change lets riders reach Dallas Austin San Antonio and Houston, with same day round trips possible. Patrons are urged to use the service to prove demand.
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Texas and Pacific
Jeff
Ervin Rehteldt
Texas and Pacific Railroad
A. ©. Siler, Jr
T&p
Mahlon Walters
Jefferson
Marshall
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
John T. Carter Passes After Long Illness
John Thomas Carter died after a lengthy illness at his Jefferson home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Haggard Chapel with Rev. Edwin Johnson and Rev. C. B. White officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Edna Carter two sons Robert and Herbert five daughters Betty Phillips Evelyn Howell Linda and Pat Carter five sisters and three brothers with numerous grandchildren. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named from local church members and physicians.
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Haggard Chapel
John Thomas Carter
Edwin Johnson
C. B. White
Oakwood Ceme
Tery
Carter
Jefferson
First Baptist Church
Edna Carter
Robert F. Carter
Herbert Carter
Betty Phillips
Arlington
Evelyn Howell
Beth
Linda
Pat Carter
A. W Jenkins
Dallas
F. L. Stokes
Gainesville
Florida
George D. Camp
de Moines
Iowa
Vaughan
Honeydew
California
A. L. Thompson
Baytown
H. D. Carter
E. L. Carter
Bossier City
KR. S. Carter
Texarkana
John Robert Carter
Mike Phillips
Roy Scudday
H. A. Pruitt
Austin Whitfield
Ned Hasty
Albert Cox
A. E. Mitcham
Roy Wood
Dave Simpson
C. C. Jaynes
Morris Duncan
Baptist Men's Bible Class
W. S. Terry
A. J. Woods
J. M. DeWare
1955 License Plate Sales Slow At County Office
The 1955 motor vehicle license plates went on sale February 1 at the County Tax Office. Through February 21 only 75 sets had been sold. Tax Collector Perry C. Holland urges early registration to avoid a last minute rush. Texas law limits registrations to the owner’s home county and farmers must sign an affidavit confirming farm use only.
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Perry C. Holland
Texas
Holland
Bethel Baptist Church Junior Class Social Highlights
The Bethel Baptist Church Junior Class hosted a social at the church on Saturday evening. Participants included teacher Mrs J L Musgrove with Mrs Eula Carter and class members plus guests such as Paul Moore Bennie Pierce Linda Gale Walker Reggie Hasty Terry Hasty Iva Lee Bubba Belcher Mary Taylor. Games and dodge ball provided entertainment along with refreshments.
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Bethel Baptist Church
J. L. Musgrove
Eula Carter
Paul Moore
Bennie Pierce
Linda Gale Walker
Reggie
Terry Hasty
Iva Lee
Bubba
Mary Belcher
Mary Taylor
Blue Bird News at Museum Visit and Meeting
The Merry Blue Birds visited the museum last Wednesday afternoon and were guided by Mrs. B. Koontz with help from leaders Mrs. Bob Pierce and Mrs. Bill Shaw. The Happy Blue Birds met at Mrs. Weldon Morris home for singing acting and games in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Blue Birds
B. Koontz
Bob Pierce
Bill Shaw
Happy Blue Birds
Miss Melba Culpepper Marries Paul Tullock at Berea Church
An February 13 Berea Church wedding united Miss Melba Culpepper and Paul Tullock in a ceremony noted for simplicity and sacredness. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Culpepper of Jefferson, wore Chantilly lace with a chapel train, and carried white tulips and lilies. Groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. R N Tullock of Nashville. Pastor E E Carmen led the vows with music by Mrs. Murrell Connell. Attendants included Miss Bernice Gober, Miss Charlotte Eller, Miss Wanda Tullick, and Miss Ann Durocher. The celebration featured gladiola decorations and red and white carnations.
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Berea Church
Melba Culpepper
Paul Tullock
Curtis Culpepper
Jefferson
R. N. Tullock
Nashville
Tennessee
E. E. Carmen
Memphis
Murrell Connell
Downing
Bernice Gober
Charlotte Eller
Chatanooga
Wanda Tullock
Greensville
Ann Durocher
Cecilia Ann Hood
Madison College
Ida Sue Cagel
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Max Hill
Wedding of Karen Moore and James E. Smith at Las Sater Church
The First Baptist Church at Las Sater hosted the Friday evening wedding of Karen Moore and Corp. James E. Smith. Rev. J. Albert Warnken presided as guests watched vows exchanged before magnolia-decorated altars. The couple, parents listed, will honeymoon then reside in Oceanside, California near Camp Pendleton where he serves with the Marines.
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First Baptist Church
Las Sater
Karen Moore
Corp
James E. Smith
J. Albert Warnken
Harvey Moore
Addine Smith
Linda Moore
Randall Morris
Jerry Moore
Virgil Webster
West
Texas
California
Oceanside
Camp Pendleton
Marines
Norma Davis Wilburn Hudson Engagement Told
Mr and Mrs Andrew W Davis announce the engagement of their daughter Norma to Wilburn D Hudson son of Mrs Bertha Hudson Karnack Tex The wedding is set for March 18 Norma is a Jefferson High School and Cranghon s Business College Dallas graduate employed at Arkansas Oak Flooring Co Jefferson Hudson a Karnack High School graduate recently discharged from the VA 8 Army and now employed at a brick masonry in Marshall
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Andrew W. Davis
Norma
Wilburn D Hudson
Bertha Hudson
Karnack
Tex
Miss Davis
Jefferson High School
Cranghon's Business College of Dallas
Arkansas Oak Flooring Co
Jefferson
Hudson
Karnack High School
Marshall
Major Richmond Assigned To Stewart AFB New York
Major Richmond, formerly Executive Officer of the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Eielson AFB Alaska, rotates to Stewart AFB New York on Feb 4 1925. His replacement is Major Henry W Loft of Utica New York. Richmond previously served at Elmendorf Alaska and McClellan California. He is the son of Barron A Richmond Jr of Lodi Texas and earned honors in WWII including the Distinguished Flying Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron A Richmond, Jr
Lodi
Texas
58Th Weather Reconnaissance
Eelson Afb
Alaska
Henry W. Lcoft
Utica
New York
Richmond
6Sth
Eielson
58Th
7Th Weather Group
Elmendorf
Afb
45Th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
McClellan Afb
California
Barron A. Richmond, Jr
Jefferson High School
Grant Tech
Sacramento
Army Air Corps
New Pharmacist Joins City Drug in Taylor
Taylor announces the hiring of J. C. Vance as pharmacist at City Drug. Vance is from Shreveport and joins the local drugstore staff.
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City Drug
Aid Taylor
J. C. Vance
The
Vance
Shreveport
Look Who's New Teddy Lloyd Bennett Born at Kahn Memorial
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bennett welcomed a son Teddy Lloyd on February 16 at Kahn Memorial Hospital Marshall. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ted Bennett. Fort Worth relatives Mr and Mrs Paul Watson welcomed a son Keith Allen born February 13. Mother Christine Moseley is Mrs Watson.
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Oscar Bennett
Kahn Memorial Hospital
Marshall
Teddy Lloyd
Ted Bennett
Paul Watson
Fort Worth
Keith Allen
Watson
Christine Moseley
Robert Jenkins in Training at Fort Bliss
Pvt. Robert G. Jenkins, son of Mr and Mrs T G Jenkins Midland and formerly of Jefferson, has returned to Fort Bliss for eight weeks of specialized army training after spending leave with his parents. He will be trained in 9 millimeter artillery. His first eight weeks of basic were at Fort Bliss.
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Robert G. Jenkins
T. G. Jenkins
Midland
Jefferson
Fort Bliss
Jenkins
Mrs Etta Hill Taken By Death
Mrs. Etta Sterrett Hill, longtime Jefferson resident, died February 2 at home. Funeral services were held February 23 at Haggard Funeral Chapel with Rev. Edwin Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. A First Baptist Church member, she was born March 22, 1878 in West Minster South Carolina. Survivors include son Meade Sterrett Sr. of Jefferson, grandsons Meade Jr. and Robert H. Sterrett, a sister Kate Alford of Genoa Texas, and two Air Force stationed grandsons. Pallbearers were J. H. Benefield Dave Simpson Russel Davis Henry Davis Elmer Jones and C. W. Baldwin.
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Haggard
Etta Sterrett Hill
Edwin Johnson
Oakwood Cemetery
Hill
Jefferson
First Baptist Church
West Minster
South Carolina
Meade Sterrett, Sr
Meade Jr
Robert H. Sterrett
Air Force
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Kate Alford
Genoa
Texas
J. H. Benefield
Dave Simpson
Russel Davis
Henry Davis
Elmer Jones
C. W. Baldwin
Nameplate in Memory of S. S. Minor at Northwestern U
A book plate memorializing Sterling S. Minor from the Northwestern University Medical School Library notes his Class of 1895 status. Librarian Elizabeth Carr informs Mrs. S. S. Minor that a copy of George and Armstrong bears the inscription In Memory of Sterling S. Minor.
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Northwestern
S. S. Minor
Elizabeth Carr
Northwestern University of Chicago
Medical School
Sterling S. Minor
George and
John Armstrong
Pauline Sturdivant Joins Honorary Society at Texarkana
Pauline Sturdivant was among twenty four students initiated into the Zeta Sigma Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa, a national honorary society for junior colleges. Sturdivant attends Texarkana Junior College and qualified by ranking in the upper ten percent with a 2.7 GPA or higher.
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Pauline Sturdivant
Zeta Sigma
Ph Theta Kappa
Miss Sturdivant
Texarkana Junior College
Christ Episcopal Church Lent Services Announced
Christ Episcopal Church releases Lent schedule with Friday Litany at 5 PM and Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 7 30 AM and 10 AM. visiting laymen will give addresses each Wednesday night at 7 30 in the Parish House.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Local Nazarene Church To Host Zone Rally Thursday
The Rev. Lawrence Gholson of McKinney will speak at the Texarkana Zone rally at the Nazarene Church. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM Thursday, with all members urged to attend and visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Lawrence Gholson
McKinney
Texarkana
Methodists To Hold Reception For Nielsen
The First Methodist Church will host a Sunday night reception after evening service to honor the Rev. H. F. Nielsen and his family before they move to Hughes Springs to pastor the Hughes Springs First Methodist Church. All friends are invited.
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First Methodist Church
H. F. Nielsen
Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs First Methodist Church
Shower Compliments Recent Bride Mrs. James F. Smith
Dixie Bennett and Mary Margar hosted a party shower last Thursday honoring Mrs. James F. Smith the former Karen Moore at the Bennett home. The house was decorated with white carnations and jonquils. Linda Moore registered guests and Jo Ann Whitfield helped serve refreshments.
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Dixie Bennett
Mary Margaret Wise
James F. Smith
Karen Moore
Bennett
Linda Moore
Jo Ann Whitfield
Senior Class Talent Show Auditions At Jefferson High
Mothers of Jefferson High School seniors seek volunteers for a talent show auditions Tuesday March 1 at 7 pm in the school auditorium. Show is scheduled for March 10 afternoon and March 11 Friday night to raise funds for the Senior Class Fund. Call coordinators for audition absences. tickets will be sold soon.
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Jefferson High School
Euditorium
J. C. Gamble
Kelsey
Hileman
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Jefferson Lions
Methodist
Billy F. Miller
Marshall Radio
Baptist
John T. Carter
Bethel Church
Blue Bird News
Berea —Tamoc Fe Smith
Mrs
Norma Davis Wilburn Hudson
Stewart Afb, N.Y
Robert Jenkins
Etta Hill
Methodists
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