Funeral Services Held for Mrs. D. F. Downs at Vinson
Funeral services for Mrs. D F Downs of Vinson were conducted at the Methodist Church on Monday afternoon June 7 at 2 30 led by the church pastor. Burial followed in Independence cemetery. Mrs Downs née Vivian Margaret Reeves born January 28 1899 in Houston County died the previous day at age 44 years 4 months 8 days. She married D F Downs August 10 1913 and they had 10 children all living. She joined the Methodist Church at 19 and was a devoted wife and mother. Surviving are her husband and 10 children from Vinson plus two grandchildren six brothers and two sisters.
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DF. Downs
Vinson
Downs
Independence
Houston County
F. Downs
Methodist Church
James W. Downs
Erick
Okla
Deward F. Downs
Wellington
Guy D. Downs
Kenneth Downs
J. H. Downs
Bobby Joe Downs
Dinnie Lawayne Downs
B. 8. Hicks
Lois Rae Downs
Ila Mae Downs
Texas Urges Bond Purchases to Support National Objective
Large War Bond discussion continues urging sacrifice and duty as Texas promises to do its share toward the June national objective. Secretary of the Treasury assurances underline the need for collective effort and possible small sacrifices to secure victory.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Texas
Mr. Wiley
Four Quail Boys Earn Lone Star Farmer Degree
Troy Cass Roy Cass Carl Wischkaemper and Raymond Bailey seniors and graduates from Quail Consolidated High School earned the FFA Lone Star Farmer degree this summer. They qualified by ranking in the top ten percent of their class, maintaining record checks, completing projects and showing $250 cash or investment. Their vocational agriculture work and leadership in Quad Future Farmers highlighted their achievements, with instructor J B Patteson praising their community leadership potential.
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Troy Cass
Roy Cass
Carl Wischkaemper
Quail Consolidated High School
Raymond Bailey
FFA
Lone Star Farmer
Quad Future
Farmer
J. B. Patteson
Salvage Drive Encourages Community War Effort
Wartime appeal urges residents to salvage non rusty cans fats and nylon materials for the war. Cans should be cleaned and flattened and taken to Cicero Smith Lumber Co for shipment. Fats may be dropped at grocery stores for wartime recycling and nylon items to be collected by dry goods merchants.
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Uncle Sam
Mr. Hurst
Canning Program Continues At Local School
The canning room opens at 9:00 a.m. daily under the vocational agricultural department as part of the national defense program. To justify the expense, seven or eight women must work each day, said Tom Henry, the vocational agriculture instructor.
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Vocational Agricultural Department
National Defense Program
Tom Henry
Vocational Agriculture Instractor
Answers to Test Your Knowledge Set Nine
Florida Louisiana and Tennessee seven cents a gallon. Cotton export value January September 1941 411264000 dollars. Basketball. Union Pacific train ran nine miles between Dix and Potter Nebraska in 4 minutes 30 seconds at 120 mph in 1934. Dollar is abbreviation of Joachimsthaler coined in St. Joachim Bohemia in 1518 with other similar monetary abbreviations in use.
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Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Union Pacific
Dix
Potter
Neb
St. Joachim
Bohemia
New Pastor Aids Bethel Campaign and Quail Services
A new pastor assisted Bethel’s campaign last year and will aid evangelistic services at Quail this year. No date yet for the Quail meeting. Marella and Salt Fork service dates are pending.
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Bethel
Quail
Marella
Salt Fork
City Lacks Facilities for Juvenile Delinquency Problem
Sheriff warns that city and nearby towns lack adequate juvenile facilities to handle adolescent crime. He notes many offenders are between 12 and 14, and urges vigilance to prevent a delinquency crisis despite a reportedly good record.
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Pew
Canning School Seeks County Women to Learn Preserving
Miss Erisman promotes county wide canning sessions at three high schools led by Dodson Civic Club with Mrs Clyde Alexander directing. Home demonstration clubs will assist in lessons on pressure canning hot water bath canning drying and kraating. Attendees should bring a paper lunch and three sessions run from 10 a m to afternoon. Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs John Vaughan and daughter John Ann of Greenville to Chester Fires and Mrs Ed Ward.
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Dodson Civic Club
Clyde Alexander
Erisman
John Vaughan
John Ann
Greenville
Chester Fires
Ed Ward
W P Moore longtime Wellington businessman dies
The Tennesee born W P Moore died aged 71 leaving a long record as a farmer businessman and former mayor of Wellington. He helped found Pioneer Hardware Co later ran Webb Moore Dry Goods Store and retired after years in public life and sports enthusiasm. Interment was in Wellington cemetery with Ellis Funeral Home in charge.
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Wellington
Ellis
Homse
Tennessee
Moore
Texas
Wolfe City
Collingsworth County
Frank Royal
D. B. McDowel
Pioneer Hardware Co
For Sale Plums and Auction Saddle Horses Near Clarendon
Too Late To Classify offers Sapa plums for sale at an orchard 71 miles NW of Wellington by Fred Bell. Auction at Howard Ranch 25 miles SW of Clarendon features about 70 saddle horses and 30 mares plus a Palomino stallion. starts at 1 pm with directions via JA Ranch road. A. W. Howard owner and Jack Coulter auctioneer. Also Montgomery Ward cream separator for sale near Sumner wood. Green beans and squash wanted from Mrs. Jones Sinuley.
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Wellington
Fred Bell
Howard Ranch
Clarendon
Jess Jenkins Ranch
JA Ranch
A. W. Howard
Jack Coulter
Fragmentary notice on deaths and relatives in California
The text cites relatives of a deceased person including Mrs. Hemphill and Mr. and Mrs. Benge, with mentions of Los Angeles California and Moore, Eddie Moore died in Fort Worth last November. Previous death of Moore in 1986 is noted.
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Geles
Calif
Benge
Moore
Eddie Moore
Fort Worth
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