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Allan Shiver* Library Bo* 471ALLAN SHIVERS LIBRARY WOuUVILLE, TEXASTVIER COllHTV'S LEAPING NEWSPAPERSINGLECOPYPRICEFIRST IN NEWS - FIRST IN READERSHIPVOLUME U-NUMBER 18WOODVILLE, TEXAS 75979, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1964Telephone BUtler 3-The Three Ds of the Triple D Dude Ranch pictured on the ranch’s stagecoach Donna, Betty and Mrs. Jessie DixonTriple D Dude Ranch Tourist AttractionGuests from as far away as New Jersey, New York, Missouri and Georgia have discovered the fun and charm of the Triple D Guest Ranch of Tyler County near Warren. The ranch opened in March and is one of the county’s newest tourist attractions.The three D’s of the ranch— Mrs. Jessie E. Dixon and daughters Betty and Donna—bought the Collier place in the Hyatt community and started work on improvements June 12, 1963. They planned to have the ranch open for guests in two years, but in March of this year they were ready to welcome their first guests —15 months ahead of schedule.The ranch personnel participated in the Salt Grass trail ride to the Houston Fat Stock Show in February, and the ranch booth at the show passed out mountains of literature. They also gave a weekend at the ranch as a prize. This is, perhaps, why Houston and that area has supplied the bulk of guests since the opening in March. However, the Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange areas have also been well represented at the ranch, and Louisiana has been well represented.This past weekend a group of 23 members of the Santa Fe, Texas, 4-H Clubs under supervision o f County Agent Joe Singleton were guests. Recently a similar group from Georgia was at the ranch.The Triple D offers a variety of entertainment for its guests. This includes trail rides, breakfast cook-outs on Turkey or Hickory Creek, campfires enhanced with guitar music and singing, and meals served on the trail from a chuck wagon. There are trail rides for both adults and children, and family groups also enjoy the guest rodeos with barrel racing, pole bending, egg races, wild calf ribbon tie-ing, and cutting horse contests. Youngsters also enjoy the moonlight hayrides.The Triple D’s big recreation room, a 40 x 100 foot building, is used for square dances, hoot-enannys, old fiddlers contests, shuffleboard, and other inside activities.With the many planned activities at the ranch, relaxation for guests who just want to loaf is available in rocking chairs on the long ranch-house porch, in chairs by the horseshoe shaped pool, and chairs and tables in the Lodge room of the ranch house may be used for reading, writing letters, or games such as dominoes or checkers.In the Lodge room is the pride of the ranch's owners, the huge fireplace with stones from each of the 50 states and 11 foreign countries. These stones were sent by friends and acquaintances and the Dixons have a record of the location of each stone in the fireplace.For the youngsters who visit the ranch, a ride in the authentic stagecoach of the surrey with the fringe on top is one of the top thrills.Family style meals are served from an all-electric kitchen.Guest cabins are electrically air conditioned in summer and heated in winter. The boys and girls bunkhouses are favorites i o f the children visiting the ranch with their parents.A novel idea for newlyweds— a western honeymoon cottage— has just been completed on the ranch.Foreman of the ranch is Dallas B. Chandler, and he is assisted by Mrs. Chandler. Stagecoach driver and trail boss is Ikie Nelson, and other hands are Joe Hoffman, Darryl Stanley and Barry Stanley. Mrs. Ike Nelson, mother of Ikie, is head chef.The ranch is about 19 miles south o f Woodville, and seven' miles from Warren. It is 3. 5 miles off of Highway 69. The county road to the ranch from Highway 69 is being improved, although it is sandy and easily traveled in most weather conditions. A new road through Lake Hyatt Estates is all-weather most of the way to the ranch.The Dixons are constantly improving the Triple D, and guests so far have been one source of spreading word of its accommodations. Several guests have come to the ranch on recommendation of former guests. The ranch has already made an impact on the area’s tourist business and as time goes on it will be one of the bigger tourism attractions in the Southeast Texas recreational complex.Guests from Bogota, New Jersey, at Triple D recently was the Dan Singer family. In the photo from left axe Stevie, Sam VanderValk, Mrs. Singer’s brother; Mrs. Winnie Singer, Mrs. Singer and Ikie Nelson, Triple D wrangler.
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Woodville Pineywoods Press
Woodville, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 30, 1964
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