Reunion Observed By Small Family In Wellington
Judge and Mrs. E H Small hosted a June 30 family picnic at their Wellington home and farm with guests from Shamrock Tulsa Amarillo and other areas. The annual gathering plans for a 1984 reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
E. H.small
Wellington
Judge Small
Earl Kramer
Charlotte
Karen
Kieth
Temple Atkins
Shamrock
Hugh Small
Mary Rose
Jackie
Tulsa
Senator
C. C
Small
Winifred
Walter Mount
Harriet Ann
Walter
Amarillo
Cleo Templeton
Mary Frances
Olivia
Desking
Dorcus Sunday School Class Shower Honorees June Event
Mrs. A. V. Cocke hosted the Dorcus Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church on June 29. Guests presented a shower for honoree Mrs. Goforth, with stunts, two numbers, a piano solo by Mrs. Gribble, and a reading by Mrs. L. J. Campbell before gifts were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Cocke
Dorcus
Methodist Church
Farl Goforth
Gribble
L. J. Campbell
Joe Sam
T. M. Johnston
H. M. ‘Work
Claude Savage
G. 4. Farrar
Ralph Ball
Marvin Somerville
Ben Hurst
Frank Cocke
Cora Cocke
John Forbis
L. E. Gribble
Fargoforth
Pink Sullivan
A. V.cocke
Y. W. A. Program On Personal Service
The Y W A met Wednesday with a program on personal service work. After the song service a prayer was led by Ruth Roy. Circle No. 1 led the program with attendees Beth Etoile Combs Mozella Graham Larry Hays Oleta Knowles Pat Hearne Ruth Roy and Blanche Tucker. The group meets at 7 pm each Wednesday at the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Roy
Circle No. 1
Beth Etoile Combs
Mozella Graham
Larry Hays
Oleta Knowles
Pat Hearne
Blanche Tucker
Baptist Church
Mrs Crews Hosts Bridge Party Honoring Guests
Mrs Janet Sherwood and Miss Virginia Crews of Childress were honored at a bridge party hosted by Mrs Charles Crews on June 29. High score went to Mrs Richard Cocke, with Mrs J C Roberts second and Mrs Carrol Logan third. Several guests won cuts and a luncheon was served to a large group including Fort Worth and Houston visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Sherwood
Virginia Crews of
Childress
Charles Crews
Auction Bridge
Richard Cocke
J. ¢. Roberts
Carro} Logan
Lola Miller
Lee Clifton
Julia Slough
Patti Lee Lams
Faye Bell
Raymond Hunt
Fort Worth
Miss Sherwood
Misa Crews
Fidia Slough
Patti Amnalu Harper
Lois Sherwood
Elizabeth Gil Ljentine
Bula Bell
Virginia Crews
Lucile Miller
Carrie Nola Campbell
Rozel Work
Marriana Scott
Lois Miller
Mesdames Carrol Logan
J.C. Roberts
Dick Wiley
Ansel McDowell
W. R. Hicks
Houston
E. M. Hunter
Aubrey Dobbs
Thelma Lucas
Loren Thompson
Wade Mahan
Dempsey Harrell
Lee Cliften
Mamye Weir Hosts Queen Of Hearts Club Garden Party
Miss Mayme Weir hosted the Queen of Hearts Club last Thursday with a garden party for sixteen. Guests enjoyed bridge on the lawn at the Weir home then attended a theatre party with refreshments served to Vivian Porter Mary Frances Templeton Gerta Lou Bonner Florence Phillips Ione Lucas Imogene Wynn Dorothy Strong Virginia Weber Virginia Curry Leeda Jo Thompson Grace Moore Nan Weir and Mamye Weir. Imogene Wynn will entertain the club at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Weir
Queen of Hearts Club
Weir
Vivian Porter
Mary Frances Templeton
Gerta Lou Bonner
Florence Phillips
Ione Lucas
Imogene Wynn
Dorothy Strong
Virginia Weber
Virginia Curry
Leeda Jo Thompson
Grace Moore
Nan
Pauline Payne Hosts Picnic For Lub bock Visitors
Pauline Payne entertains guests from Lub bock at a Wednesday picnic. After gathering at the Payne home the party traveled to Salt Fork for a supper with attendees including Marianna Scott Carrie Nola Campbell Lois Miller Lucile Miller Faye Bell Julia Slough Bertha Singley Tarsy Singley Bill Wilhelm J. W. Wells Winifred Payne Floyd Bailey Edward Lee Pritchard Harold Hite Floyd Beverie Luther Williams Ralph Stowell and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Tarsy Singley
Lub
Bock
Pauline Payne
Payne
Salt Fork
Marianna Scott
Carrie Nola Campbell
Lois and
Lucile Miller
Faye Bell
Julia Slough
Bill Wilhelm
J. W. Wells
Winifred Payne
Floyd Bailey
Edward Lee Pritchard
Harold Hite
Floyd Beverie
Luther Williams
Ralph Stowell
Bear mauls worker in Montana near Larchwood incident
George Anderson of Missoula, a civilian conservation corps member, was seriously injured when a big black bear attacked him eight miles from Larchwood. Two Army soldiers assisted, a rescuer fired at the bear, the bullet wounded Anderson, and the bear was killed. He was taken to Thompson Falls in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anderson
Missoula
Civilian Conservation Corps
Montana
Anderson
Larchwood
Thompson Falls
R. W. Case
Garden party honors newlyweds at Fortenberry home
Escalade B T 8 hosts a Friday garden party for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Berryman at Lee Fortenberry residence. A treasure hunt ends with the chest won by the honorees as members present gifts. Guest list includes Andrea Clark Etoile Combs Elwyn Atkinson Mary Katherine Hutcherson Mandell Dukeminier Ruth Roy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escalade
Bill Berryman
Meu
Lee Fortenberry
Berryman
Andrea Clark
Etoile Combs
Elwyn Atkinson
Mary Katherine Hutcherson
Mandell Dukeminier
Ruth Roy
Pearl Goodnight
Inez Smith
Louise Longino
Carina Bear
Bessie Rainer
Virginia Lee Fortenberry
Helen Powell
Dorothy Lee Laye
Evelyn Joy Burt
Polly Hearne
Wichita Falls
Raymond
Wilson
Vernon
Wood
Stafford
Jimmie Kelso
Robreedlove
Gabe. Wright
Hu- Dilsworth
Jim
Porter
Er- Buliott
Bill Ryman
A.nelson
Lee Gutenberry
Birth and death rates drop in Britain in 1932
England and Wales recorded a birth rate of 15.3 per thousand and a death rate of 12 per thousand for 1932. The birth rate was the lowest on record, while the death rate was three tenths per cent lower than 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Wales
McInnis Family Holds Reunion Over Week End
Mrs. W. R. McInnis hosted a three day love ly house party at 904 Bowie Street for her siblings and their spouses. This first reunion in five years included H. M. Kight H. A. Kight C. O. Kight J. C. Dickey Claude Brumett Claudia Mae Harvey Hackett Bess Criswell C. Stanley D. M. Blanton and others with a Sunday luncheon at 12:15 ending the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McInnis
W. R. McIinnis
Bowie Street
H. M. Kight
Long Beach
California
H. A. Kight
Stamford
C. 0. Kight
Claude
J. C. Dickey
Fleydada
Claude Brumett
Claudia Mae
Amarillo
Harvey Hackett
Clinton
Oklahoma
Bess Criswell
C. Stanley
Wichita Falls
D. M. Blanton
Wellington
W. St. McInnis
Local Social Roundup Sees Wellington Visits Over Weekend
Personal visits span Dodsonville, Hollis, Acme, and Wellington as residents reunite. Highlights include Dodsonville principal W. B. Swinburne returning to Denton for a B A, families hosting relatives in Wellington, and trips to Amarillo Memphis and Milwaukee.
Boy survives 20 foot fall lands on pillow in Kerrville
Robert Laverne Alyers aged 16 months tumbles from a second story apartment window in Kerrville Texas. He drops about 20 feet but lands on a pillow he carried and suffers no injuries. The child is humorously described as bored with publicity and even carries accident insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Laverne Alyers
Pshaw
Robert
Kerrville
Texas
Local Visits and Travel Notes Across Texas and Wisconsin
The report lists visits and travels including Mrs. Hare and son David visiting Sulphur Bluff from Wisconsin. It notes Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haim hosting, Mrs. Ham’s mother Mrs. Hare, and visits from Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Knox of Clarendon with H. P. Moses. Other items mention Jack Smallwood Stall W. A. Porter and J. L. Burt at Jaque Porn in Spur on July Fourth and trips by Clyde Tapley and Joe Ham to Carlsbad Cavern and Old Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Smallwood
Are Stall
W. A. Porter
J. L. Burt
Spur
Clyde Tapley
Joe Ham
Carlsbad Cavern
Old Mexico
J. B. Hayter
Jet Greer
Hugo
Fletcher Curry
W. P. Robertson
Beth O'Neil
Winifred Small
Canada
Alaska
Max Leder
Coal Colorado
Lowell Wells
Charley Low
Electric Irons
John Forb
Faye Bel
Roy Horn
Edward Lee Pritchard
Goodson Funeral
Sam Keen
A. V. Green
Water Up Hill Joke Spurs County Agent Interest
Harmony community farmer Moore in Jones county humorously seeks help from the county agent to keep water on a newly contoured hill. Twenty hours after a heavy rain he reports the hilltop remains too wet to plow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Harmony
Jones County
Toads Said to Have Lived 1900 Years in Greek Theatre
A pair of toads are reported to have lived 1900 years in a Corinth theatre, according to an archeologist. The find highlights ancient theater use and long animal habitation in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Greece
Indians Made Syrup From Maple Sap Tradition
A historical note explains that when Europeans arrived in America Native Americans already produced maple sugar from sugar maples, preserving key steps of the process and showing advanced knowledge of sap collection boiling and curing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American Forests
Forgotten mine found in Aras river near Kaghisman
Turkish engineers reportedly rediscovered a mine along the River Aras near Kaghisman. The site, forgotten for 300 years, is said to contain auriferous and lead ore worth millions, discovered by accident.
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Aras
Kaghisman
Hog Shipments From Hockley Boosts Cooperative Revenue
A hog shipping association in Hockley County moved 396 head in May, yielding about 300 dollars extra for members through cooperative marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockey County
Picnic At City Park For Sneil Class Near Misspelled Names
Members of the Snell Bible Class of the Baptist Church held a picnic at City Park last Thursday June 29 at 745 PM Rev Hawkins pastor led the class in Sneil’s absence C H Gimott chaired the arrangements with Kade West cooking chicken for supper Each member brought a dressed chicken and a picnic lunch Rev Joe Hawkins attended from Childress Baptist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snell Bible
City Fark
Hawkins
Sneil
C. H. Gimott
Kade West
Joe Hawkins
Childress’ Baptist Church Pyas
Fourth of July Strolls Through Town Hearts and Little Chatter
On a sultry Fourth of July residents are seen in casual strolls around the square. Names of locals like Jack Knight S BR Pinkston and Margaret Goforth appear among conversations about radio indoor baseball and cotton acreage while others shop, chat, or plan trips to Canada or Alaska.
Miss Allie Mae Moore Marries At Childress
Miss Allie Mae Moore and Mr Ralph Monroe wed at Childress on Sunday June 26 in a Baptist ceremony. The bride, daughter of L M Moore of Wellington, trained in Wellington schools and was in the Wellington band. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs W O Monroe of Wellington and has worked in the family grocery in Vernon. They will reside in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Mae Moore
Ralph Monroe
Childress
Firecracker chase outside Porter's Newsstand
The Shade of the Courthouse reports Buddie Forbis and Biddie Moore pursuing F. M. Horn down the street for a firecracker while Pauline Coe and Raymond Parker light firecrackers in front of Porter's Newsstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddie Forbis
Biddie Moore
Pauline Coe
Raymond Parker
Porter
Plans to restore once famed Hartford frigate
A report outlines plans to restore the Hartford, once Admiral Farragut’s flagship, using funds from citizens and donations. It notes the frigate’s historic role in the Civil War era and its potential relocation to Hartford as a nautical museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Funk
Farragut
Pense Ile
Mohite Bay
Cooper River
Charlesten
Beauty services offered by local operator on church block
An advertisement invites all kinds of beauty work seekers to visit and get acquainted with a skilled operator. Mrs C E Johnson, listed as LOEW, markets herself as providing the cheapest and best work and notes the location on the block with the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. E. Johnson
What Knocking Indicates In A Man Or Power
A fragmented note suggests a discussion of knocking as an indicator of power in a man and its possible symbolism in a literary or psychological context. The text mentions an utonophiie term and references jack, implying a cipher or misread term. The overall meaning remains unclear from the fragment.
Cafe to Close for 80 Days Announces Interim Shutdown
John Bevets announced the Lions Cafe would close for 80 days until August 1. Me and Barre plan a month with family in Thornton, Colorado. Several cafe staff face temporary layoff ahead of reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bevets
Barre
Thorntatr
Colorado
Will Get M. A. Degree by Dodsonville Educator
W Vance Swinburne, superintendent of Dodsonville Schools, after a brief visit to Wellington and Dodsonville, will return to Denton to pursue a B A degree from NV ROT. After Commencement he plans a trip to the World’s Fair in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Swinburne
Dodsonville Schools
J. D. Wilson
Wellington
Mr. Swinburne
Denton
W. Vance Swinburne
Dodsonville
N.v. Rot
Chicrgo
Unclear historical phrase guides a cautious road
Fragmentary OCR text shows a character named Uncle in a puzzling scene about a route and a plan. The legibility is too poor to confirm people, places, or events for a solid summary.
Fiji Island Rail System Free Passenger Engines
In Pit Islands there are no commercial railways. travelers ride free on engines operated by a sugar company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
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Mrs. Crews
Mamye Weir
Escalade B. T
Fortenberry Home
H. Wite
Hollis
Joe Sharron
Laverne Hatchell
Acme
Mildred Howard
J.P. Baldwin
Joe
Ben
Mr. Baldwin
Clarendon
Dave Worley
Buster
College Station
Ben Graham
L. C. Jones
Lester
B.D. Wiley
Wiley
V. A. Porter
Zula V
George Spann
R. C. Laker
Lone Grove
J. L. Hankins
Cottle County
C. R. Hankins
Aberdeen
James R. Darrow
Mrs. H. P. Moses
Willie Mae Wilkerson
Memphis
Jimmie Wyrick
Arlie
Leta Wyrick
Jake Lawrence
Horace Leggitt
L. A. Holligan
Marie Reed
Guy Clay
Neva
Wilson Produce Co
Altus
Jeff. Greer
Jeff
Mr. Greer
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Greer
C. R. Knox of
H. P. Moses
Hockley Ships
HOGS
Raldia
Taylor
N.C
Jack Knight
S. BR. Pinkston
di Mussinge
Margaret Goforth
C. E. Stone
J. G. Gardner
Walter Starr
J.C. Clanneh
Percy Wells
Palace
Wilson Mahan
Porter's
Ed Pryor
Errest
C. J. Glenn
Clyde Brown
Dozier
Pete Boverie
J'rof
Smallwood
Texas Tech
Lubbock
P. E. Starr
W. W. Suggs
Joe York
Marian Taylor
Fred Taylor
Bobby, Lloyd
Wallace Walker
Margaret Ann Wilson
Sonny Harper
Joe Davis York
Annette Parker
Fred Decker Jr
Norman Claude Terry
Jilly Roy Sims
Bedford Harrison Jr
Barbara Brewer
Helen Langford
Mildred Vaught
Johnnie Marie Wallace
Martha Joe Fuller
Jovy Marie Prescott
Bobby Taylor
Connecticut
Tnemesmaera Mele
Uncle Bhen
Pit Islands
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