Avoca Church Ends Vacation Bible School With Charitable Drive
The Avoca Methodist Vacation Bible School closed with a commencement service and exhibits of weeklong crafts. A daily collection totaling 12.75 funded Bible purchases for sending to Japan. Numerous community visits and church activities followed, including Baptist WMU meetings and WSCS sessions. A large funeral service for Ira Goad of Lubbock was noted along with related shuttling of visitors and social events around Avoca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Methodist Vacation Bible School
Japan
Dan McLaren
Edith Lumis
Abilene
Clyde Huffaker
Baptist
WMU
C. R. Foster
Middle America
Bo Nila Jared
Stamford
Russell Huffaker
Alphus Dunklin
Diane
Borger
H. H. Dunklin
W. A Beene
Merkel
Former Jones Countian William A Hill Dies in Portland
William A Hill 74 formerly of Jones county died in Portland Oregon on June 13. He had lived in Portland for several years and was a patient at St Vinson s hospital for 10 days. The body arrived in Abilene and Stamford Kinney Funeral Home directed funeral services at Kinney Funeral Chapel. Burial followed at Pleasant Valley cemetery near his wife. He is survived by a son Marvin Hall of Wyoming two daughters Mrs B V Parisis of Portland and Mrs G D Brewer of Watsonville California four grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Laura Reed of Knox City and Mrs Mary Hamilton of Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hill
Jones County
Portland
Ore
St. Vinson's Hospital
Abilene
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford
Kinney
Alfred Waller
G. D. Brewer
Watsonville
Calif
Laura Reed
Knox City
Mary Hamilton
The church flagpennant stands above the Stars and Stripes
A note states that only the church pennant is permitted to fly above the U S flag, reflecting local protocol for flag display and priority rules.
Five Landing Finishing Cleaning Waxing
STAVMPORD FLOOR CO WO2 NN Weatherbee Vh. 1is0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stavmpord Floor CO
Weatherbee
Heavy Hail Storm Sweeps Rockdale Farms and Cotton
A severe hailstorm swept Rockdale and nearby Cotton Friday night, destroying crops and poultry structures. About 2.5 inches of rain accompanied the hail. R A Gillespie lost roughly 60 bushels of peaches and chicken houses on the Bunkley place were blown down. Local residents assisted with recoveries and most residents spent the weekend visiting relatives and attending local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
R.A. Gillespie
Bunkley Place
R. A. Gillespie
M. M. Cobb
Bunkleys
W. R. Hager
Margaret Strickland
Bill Hager
V. F. Bunkley
Arlington
Miller Bunkley
V. F. Bunkley, Jr
T. N. Gillespie
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. O. Ely
C. D. Holloway
Glendale Stephens
W. E. Wilkerson
Elizabeth
Sweetwater
Billy Wilkerson
Frank Rennels
J. L. Rennels
Mrs. Ely
W. A. Beene
P. A. Shirley
Hubert Seale
Baptist Bible School
Eek Gillespie
Corpus Christi
Thorp Gillespie
Carl Hansen
Philadelphia
Henry Hansen
Elva
Anson
Johnny White
Jonnie Lou
Methodist
WSCS
Marvin Sublett
Leo Holden
Woodson Huffaker
Marvin Elliott
Mrnd
Bill Wise
Snyder
Roy Hines
J. FE. Rennels
Faith Ann Wise
Ira Goad
Lubbock
the Baptist Church
Joel Grimes
Joe Denton
Gilbert Callo
Goad
Dave Clark
Stamfford Hospital
Raymond Goad
Grand Junction
Colo
Clarence Goad
H. W. Culwell
Bronco
New Mex
S. L. Gilpin
R. F. Tidwell
Morgan
Henry Satterwhite
Wichita Falls
John Exner
Gayle Bowen
Stanley
Will H. Grimes
P. R. Johnson
Hubert Bell
City Council
City of
Zoning Commission
College Heights
Southside
Texas
C. L. Meintorff Chiropractor
N. Swenson
Moreland Mutual Insurance
Hamilton
Coca-Cola Company
Texas Coca Cola Botton Co
ANDOR
Matthew Ridgway
Ridgway
Eighth Army
Korea
Jones Countian
R. ©. Thomas
Joseph and
Kay
San Diego
Thorns
Thomas
Onvair
Rockdale Farms
Louis Scott
Martha V. Ewell
Pat Smith
Gail McLennan
Vernon
Mac McLennan
Quanah
Gladstone McLennan
Leeders
Loyd Beard
Albany
John McCown
Dick Gillespie
Clarence Raughton
J. B. McCown
Gene Martindale
Ray Sims
Dock Raughton
Clar
Ence Raughton
Dorthy Overton
Mary Bounds
Johnnie Raughton
George Bouldin
Clarence
Dock
Rudy
James Raughton
H. K. Fry
Billy
Haskell
Weldon Bouldin
Marvin Cobb
Lueders
R. W. Watts and Sons
Frank David
Jay Lindon
Pecos
Art Newcomb
Hamlin
Newcomb
D. A. Ivy
Kenneth Ivy
Aud
Rey Nowlin
W. D. Hatfield
Clarence Baughton
Margaret Houston
Sue Bouldin
Mies
R. J. Fox
Glad McLennan
Ellis Bean
Lillian Raughton
J. E. McCown
J. S. McKeever
Woodrow Smith
W. F. Bunkley
M. E. Hughes
Gene Martin
Clarence McKeever
R. A. G Pie
Lee Bohannon
Alias Cobb
Roy Sims
Johnnie Baughton
Golda Hogan
Patsy Martindale
Raymond Bounds
Ford OU
Ford
Pord
Ford Automatic
Otra
Seeenarie
Brooks Motor Company
Wetherbee
Westinghouse
Huston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!