John Frank Peoples Rites Held in Wellington
Funeral services for John Frank Peoples 55 were held at the Baptist Church in Wellington Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. S. T. Greenwood and Rev. W. M. Johnston. He died at home in Wellington Saturday morning 4:35. He was born May 27, 1879 and married Myrtle Darrow on March 16, 1919. Survived by his wife three sisters and relatives in Wellington and Texas. Interment in Wellington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Franklin Peoples
Baptist Church
Wellington
S. T. Greenwood
W. M. Johnston
Peoples
Missionary Baptist Church
Myrtle Darrow
Breckenridge
Texas
Myrtle Peoples
Pink Meyers
Houston
J. Mahbery
W. V. Bain
Lelia Lake
Mgr
J. C. Darrow
Heaven
W. D. Yorkes
D. A. Riker
Lee Roy
Edd Morgan
C. T. Painter
M.C. Pigg
Thelma
Alma Tennison
Ruby Lee Roberts
Artie Fay
Ellis Funeral Home
Plymouth News Highlights Local Life and Farewells
Carol Miller of Aberdeen suffered a painful hand injury at Sumnerwood High School after a fall. Funeral attendance for Ed Pryor in Kirkland drew Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fritts, Rolla Fisher, and local neighbors. Ellen Bright will not preach on the fifth Sunday at Plymouth Church, with singing planned at Sumnerwood High School Auditorium each first Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Miller
Aberdeen
Sumnerwood High School
Oscar Payne
Douglas
Nicholson
Rob Crane
J. P. Sullivan
Jes. Bright
Dozier
Plymouth Baptist Church
Sur ‘Nerwood High School
Ach
Plymouth
Newope
Vernon Fritts
Alvin Fritts
Prairie View
Lester Harrison
Rolla
Lester
Ernest Browning
Scott
Oklahoma
W. L. Browning
Marvin Davis
Shamrock
Charlie Bradley
Bradley
Montgomery
George Hicks
Floyd Hicks
Literary Society Meeting Debates Hugo Works
A Connecticut newspaper notes a literary society meeting where Victor Hugo works were discussed. A female attendee spoke on "The Halfback of Notre Dame," reflecting the group’s varied reading interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Victor Hugo
Notre Dame
Community Crops Gatherings Mention Local Visits
The notice lists varied social visits and moves in the region. Verna Lee Harris hosts relatives, and multiple families such as Browning Brewer Cummings and Fike cluster in weekend get togethers. Several moves and hospitality scenes mark rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Brewer
Elsie Bolton
Lynn Morell Humphrey
Verna Lee Harris
J. P. Cummings
Wayne
Willa Jean
Clarendon
Thula Damron
Willie Marie Melton
Russell Brewer
Willie Biffle
Ray Maxwell
O. A. Fike
Lewis Morris
Lillie
Wesley Langham
Deloria
White Deer
Fike
Johnson
Donard Cass
Ruby Johnson
Carrie Jane Wade
PD. W. Harris
John Gollihugh Ter
Tom Bolton
Jim Jones
W. W. Johnson
Mary Lee Jones
Lili Mae Wright
Amos Hefley Burial in Plymouth at 32
Funeral services for Amos Hefley 32 of the Plymouth Community were held Sunday afternoon December 16 at 2 o'clock from the Twitty Church of Christ. He died in Wellington and was born July 12 1902 in Wise County Texas. He is survived by his wife seven brothers four sisters and numerous relatives. Pall bearers and flower girls were named. Hymns included What a Friend We Have in Jesus Nearer My God to Thee and The Home Over There. Interment followed at Shamrock Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Hefley
Plymouth
Twitty Church of Christ
H. P. Cooper
Mr. Hefley
Wellington
Wise County
Texas
Sumnerwood
J. R. Hefley
Shamrock
R. F. Hefley
Texline
J. L. Hefley
Bagby
G. W. Hefley
Twitty
Dlw. Hefley
F. Hefley
W. A. Hefley
Rogers, N. M
Addie Buckinham
Annie Benson
Allison
Mildred Simpson
Bridgeport
Margaret Moreland
Ernest Henderson
Burton Henderson
Melvin Braxton
Aubrey Braxton
Clyde Green
Ernest Lester
Ada McCray
Opal Beatty
Seagil Henderson
Louise Shadden
Bobbie Nell Henderson
Lucille Higdon
Laverne Reeves
Jesus
God
Shamrock Cemetery
Goodson Funeral Home
Lutie Community Activities And Notable Anecdotes
The Seventh Grade Reading Club met on Monday November 17. C L Lowry won a turkey at Jess Degers store in a Saturday drawing. The Intermediate BYP U plans a Christmas program at the Baptist Church Sunday evening. Seven rural schools travel to Sumnerwood Friday morning to perform. Lutie School hosts a Christmas tree Friday afternoon. Mrs Lee Boark and children and Mrs I N Rogers with Mrs Mor visit a sick cousin in Childress. Arthur Watson of Grimsby England notes his face as a misfortune and a lookalike crook has led to his jailings five times for crimes attributed to the double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Lowry
Jess Deger
Baptist Church
Sumnerwood
Lutie School
Lee Boark
I. N. Rogers
Mor
Childress
Letters to Santa Claus Dominate Christmas Pages
A compilation of multiple children from various ages writing to Santa Claus. Requests include skates, dolls, clothing, toys, a blue tam, a scooter, a red wagon, candies, fruits, nuts, and shells of gratitude. The letters emphasize good behavior and hoped for gifts for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Santa Claus
Tam
Mary Ann Bledsoe
Christmas Wish List From Young Children
A collection of handwritten pleas from several children for Christmas gifts including a red wagon a doll candy nuts bicycles stories and small toys. Names include Burt Burt Duckworth Eddie Joe Roberts Mildred Faye Rainey Billie Jean Tennison Jeynell Deger Janice Shumate and Boyles with notes of good behavior and familial requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Eddie Joe Roberts
Bean Spill Lawsuit and Grim Tales Reach the Paper
The text mixes a child wish list with a legal notice of Mrs Rose Primack suing a Chicago market for damages after slipping on a bean pod. It also mocks headlines about a Calif ornia mine worker and a prospecting trip to Hell's Half Acre, Dead Man's canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose. Primack
Chicago
California
Bill Jarret
Corpse Mining Company
Coffin Mine
Dead Man’s Canyon
Funeral Range
Death Valley
Devil's Playground
Hell’s Half Acre
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Peoples
C. W. Fritts
Piei
Una Merkel
Salt Fore
Collingsworth County
Lutie By
Aline Isbell
Arthur Watson
Grimsby
Eng
Arthur
Ruth Willoughby
Annye
Annie
Allene Koen
Virginia Bledsoe
Annie Bell Hudson
Santy
Lois Hudson
Billy Ray Bledsoe
Santa Tam
Geneva Duckworth
Ben
Wayne Roberts
J. T. Slay
Burt Duckworth
Mildred Faye Rainey
Billie Jean Tennison
Santa Claus Tam
Jeynell Deger
Janice Shumate
Sant's
Boyles
Martha Lou Ray
West Texas Utilities Company
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