Vernon veteran Gilbert celebrates ninety second birthday
Vernon news recalls the life of G Gilbert born July 20 1832 in Bowling Green Kentucky and living as a Confederate veteran who later settled in Vernon Texas He enjoyed fishing in Pease River rode in a horse drawn buggy with Old Henry and is survived by children Lee Bibins Gilbert Claude Ves J Tolbert Hobart and W W Gilbert plus twenty grandchildren and nine great grandchildren The piece notes his wife Mrs Tha Scott and a community memory of Vernon as a livestock market and his daily pipe habit Also mentions a county basketball game where Harrold defeated Vernon and a Sunday airplane ride with thirty girls from the Methodist Church and stops with an ad from J D Key Co real estate.
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Hortet? Williams
Chiltreoths
Fuvas
Gilbert
Fronsten
Vernon
Gray Soh
Hale
Pease River
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Old Henry
Central School P T A Builds Fine Playground
The Central school P T A with aid from the Cirrent- Teachers association established a new playground worth about 200 dollars. It includes basketball and volleyball courts swings seesaws and other playthings for children. A meeting reviewed finances and fundraising plans was set for three Saturday markets by mother volunteers from each grade. J C King attended and donated toward the project.
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Cirrent- Teachers Association of the Central School
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J. C. King
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