Bridal Shower for Mrs Wesley Ammons at Robertson home
A bridal shower for Mrs Wesley Ammons was hosted at Mrs Bill Robertson's home on a Tuesday afternoon May 23. Members of the Women's Missionary Union assisted with refreshments and gifts from numerous attendees and well-wishers listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Ammons
Bill
Robertson
Women's Missionary Union
Mesdames
D. .B. Byrd
Joe West
C. L. Tucker
Bill Bruce
Claude Simpson
Walter Deger
L. C. Sweat
Cecil Isbell
Inez Redding
W. A. Bennett
Kenton Nelson
Marie Shay
E. Smith
Donnie Ammons
Brymer Smith
J. S. Aaron
D. G. Mahaffey
R. H. Rountree
Leo Redding
Jim Light
Tom Whitgon
Bill Robertson
Leota Ammons
Megdames Mary I. Presnal
Ross Pres+nal
Wichita Kansas
John Reynolds
Paul Browning
J. I. Ammons
Wayne Reynolds
Joan
Rountree
Surprise Shower For Mr and Mrs Buster Fillpot
Friends honored Mr and Mrs Buster Fillpot with a surprise miscella neous shower on May 22. The event began at the hosts home and moved to the honorees residence with games outdoors and indoors. The couple won a contest for the most artistic pair as a basket of gifts was displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Fillpot
Mesars
W. D. Forbes
Roy Long
Bill Smith
Keith
Billye
Patsy
Tanya
C. W. Roberts
Dale
Virrel Roberts
Nita
Leta Merle
Edd Smith
R. L. Karnes
Nellie
Bennie
Bobbie
Thelma
Vara Simpson
J. C. Simpson
Roy Campbell
Quail Missionary Society Met At Lewellen Home
Twelve members met at the home of Mrs. J. C. Lewellen for the Quail Missionary Cariery meeting last Tuesday May 23. Plans were made to sponsor an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday evening June 2. Refreshments followed the business session and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quail Missionary Cariery
J. C. Lewellen
Church Lawn
Samnorwood Home Economics Girls Outing at Country Club
Samnorwood High School Home Economics students and teacher Miss Austine Mc Donald enjoyed a weekend country club picnic and a Wellington preview on Saturday night. Attendees included Helen Ramage Molly Ann McQuirter Billy Lee Roark Livia Mae Lowry Arlene Young Estelle Peeples Naomi York War netta Young Estelle Clay Ola Mee Tate Lucille Chisum Nellie Jolly Bettie Jean Sanders Lorene Jolly Mae Jean Fritts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samnerwood High School
Austine McDonald
Wellington
McDonald
the Chaperon
Helen “Ramage
Molly Ann McQuirter
Billy Lee Roark
Livia Mae Lowry
Arlene Young
Estelle’ Peeples
Naomi York
Warnetta Young
Bettie Jean Sanders
Lorene Jolly
Mae Jean Fritts
Independent Mission WMS Meeting Report May 23
The Independent Mission WMS of the Independent Mission Church held a regular meeting. Attendees gathered at Mrs Ellis Carter's home on a recent Tuesday and discussed church matters and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Mission Wms
W.M
Independent ‘Mission’.Church
Open House Meeting for City Federation Members
Friday morning June 2 Federated clubs invited to an open house at Mrs John W Harpey home The Readers Club and 1924 Study Club hostesses for the occasion The meeting starts at 9 80 o clock with a program and new officers will be installed at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Federation
John W. Harpey
Inez Smith Marries Don Birdwell in Plainview Ceremony
Miss Inez Smith formerly of Wellington and Wichita Falls wed Don Birdwell of Plainview in a Plainview parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev. Noel Clark. The bride, a Wellington High School graduate and Wayland College alumna, will reside in Plainview with her highway department husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Smith
Conner Smith
Wichita Falls
Wellington
Don Birdwell
Plainview
Noel Clark
Wellington High School
Reunion at Roaring Springs Draws Deger Family
The Deger family of Collingsworth county gathered at Roaring Springs Sunday May 21 for an all day picnic and reunion. They were joined by 45 relatives with attendees from Oklahoma and Panhandle towns including Mrs. Mary Deger and many Deger spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deger
Collingsworth County
Roaring Springs
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Mary Deger
J. L. Deger
Victor
Jess Deger
Jack
Joe
George Deger
Ja- Nell
John Deger
Austin Deger
Hardy B. Deger
Walter Deger
Denzil
Joe Rounce
Joyce
Jo Ann
Rueben Rountree
Dona Tucker
Wellington
Wednesday Bridge Club Entertained By Mrs W R Orr
Mrs. W R Orr hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with garden flowers from her yard. Mrs. Ross Wilkerson won the high prize and Ailas G Henry took the traveling prize as several ladies attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Orr
Fred LeDerer
J. W. Harper
Creed Hill
A. L. Nowlin
Mrs. Grr
Collared Veteran Taken To Muskogee Hospital Sunday
Dike is known to both white and colored residents here for his World War service. Denley and Bill Seaberry, members of the American Legion, escorted him to the Seiw Hospital in Muskogee Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee Hospital
B Denley
Bill Seaberry
American Legion
Seiw Hospital
Muskoate
Dike
Denley
Wellington
Graduation Talk Welcomed by Bray Rural School Crowd
A seventh grade graduation address at Bray Rural School in County Chnreday night May drew a large crowd. Bray will lead the next year and spoke on standards of success in an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sear GT Chandoin
Bray
Coe
Will Nail
Coe Earns MBA At Texas Tech Commencement
Paul Coe of Wellington received his Master of Business Administration degree at Texas Technological College's commencement on May 29. A five year student and BBA holder, he is a charter member of Alpha Omicron chapter of Kappa Psi and the Texas Tech honorary accounting society. He has logged over 17 000 miles with the Texas Tech band and was awarded a gold medal. Coe plans doctoral work at the University of Chicago and is employed by H N White Music Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Coe
Wellington
Texas
Technological College
Coe
Cecil Coe
Alpha Omicron
Kappi Kappi_ Psi
Texas Tech Honorary Accounting Society
Tech
Dozier By Mrs Roy Billingsley
Dozier notes a Sunday singing event and baccalaureate services at Sumnerwood with a large local turnout. It records visits from Herschel Glass and family and other neighbors, plus a coyotes hunt and several family gatherings around Roy Billingsley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozier
Mrs
Roy Billingsley
Sumnerwood
Herschel Glass
Manson
H. Jd. Clark
W. W. Rankin
Effie
McKinney
Quanah
Willie Massey
McLean
Clyde Brown
Larence Blandford
Haskell Sewell
Odus Offutt
Lutie
P. W. Phillips
Ella Phillips
Jack Miller
Childress Sanday
Miller
Mrs. Rankin
Waco
LaFoy Honnicutt
W. R. Wiltson
Honnicutt
Margaret “Billingsley
June Wischkaemper
Jimmie Lee’ Clark
Bakersfield Man Returns Home After Father's Death
Jay Owens of Bakersfield California returned to his home on Wednesday after spending a few days in Wellington. He was called there by the death of his father John Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Owens
Bakersfield
Calif
Wellington
John Owens
Funeral Service for John Smith Held Wednesday
Funeral services for John M. Smith 77 were held Wednesday morning at the old Wellington Cemetery with Rev. J P Neal officiating. He died of a heart attack May 29 at his son Georges home in Watonga Oklahoma. He had lived in Wellington eighteen years and was a retired railroad employee once with Denver Railway Co. He was born December 12 1861 in Marysville Tennessee and survived by three sons W C Smith Placerville Idaho W J Smith Wichita Kansas and George Smith Watonga with Oscar Smith deceased earlier this year Twenty one grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Marvin Somerville Tom Somerville Ralph Royal Foster Brown John McClure and Paul Easter. Interment followed at Wellington Cemetery with Ellis Funeral Home handling local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Smith
Old Wellington
J. P. Neal
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Smith
George Smith
Watonga
Okla
First Methodist
Wellington
Denver Railway Co
Methodist Church
W.0
Marysville
Tenn
W. C. Smith
Placerville
Idaho
W. J0. Smith
Wichita
Kansas
Oklo
Oscar Smith
California
Marvin Somerville
Tom Somerville
Ralph Royal
Foster Brown
John McClure
Paul Easter
Ellis Funeral Home
Raburn House Remodeling Moves Forward on Childress Street
Ollie Raburn, owner of Raburn Grocery, is remodeling his recently bought five room home on Childress Street. The project includes a ground floor addition and two upstairs rooms with other improvements. Completion is planned for around July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Street
Ollie Raburn
Raburn Groecery
Sally Payne
Raburn
Market Notes Celebrate May Strawberries and Simple Dishes
The Market Basket column extols May strawberries with plentiful supply and low prices. It advises checking color, caps, and moisture, washing gently before use, and suggests simple dishes like strawberries and cream and shortcake. A recipe for strawberry preserves is provided. Also noted are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings winning the 1938 Pulitzer and a New York City hall mouser named to succeed Tammany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Dotson
Fusion
New York
City Hall
Tammany
Wild Turkeys Raised In Semi Natural Test In Texas
The Game Fish and Oyster Commission teams with the U S Soil Conservation Service and the Farm Security Administration to test semi natural poultry on a fifty acre tract in Fannin County near Bonham. Forty eight wild turkeys released after wing clipping are thriving and several hens have nested. The project aims to stock broader Texas regions with wild birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
United States Soil Conservation Service
Game Department
Fannin County
Bonham
Wild Turkeys To Be Raised In State Pens
The program aims to raise young wild turkeys in large pens to study nourishment and growth. Once feathers mature, birds will fly over the fence and disperse into surrounding territory. If successful, the experiment will be expanded to several areas of the state with suitable natural environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Grasshopper Listed As Official Cause Of Tourist's Death
State police said a grasshopper was listed as the official cause of death for a Nebraska tourist in Texas. F D Smith of Grand Prairie was fatally injured last month when his car crashed as he tried to brush away a grasshopper on his boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Nebraska
F. D. Smith
Grand Prairie
Neb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Wesley Ammons
Buster
Quail Missionary Society
Samnorwood Home Economics
Déger
Susan Hayward
John Smith
J. B. Owens
S. J. Owens
Reed, Okla
Jay Qwans
Hubert Owens
Eunice Steward
E. L. Riley
J. H. Loving
Jewel Owens
Julian Owens
L. T. Tennison
Hereford
John Heath
Spearman
L.s.owens
J. C. Owens
Reed
Elvy Kalep
Aviatrix of
Estonia
J. W. Chapman
Griffin
Pol
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Strong Floral Co
Crisco
Lg.a
Kraft Bag
P&g
Sunkist
Per
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