Local visits from Dallas to California and nearby cities
Mrs A G Smith of Dallas visited Mrs John McAlester on Tuesday. Rex Brown and sons from El Paso visited Mrs Lydia Henry Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Jack Harper of Claremont Calif concluded a visit here. Several families from Shafter Calif and Fort Worth joined local relatives. The Rex Ray Circle met at the Baptist Church and quilted for Mrs D F Bandy whose home burned. Numerous other visitors from Greenville, Houston, Dallas, Sherman and Bells visited local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Smith
Dallas
John McAlester
Rex Brown and Sons
Mike and
Mark
el Paso
Lydia Henry
Jack Harper
Claremont
Calif
Rex Ray
The
Baptist Church
D. F. Bandy
Jimmie Norris
Susan
Houston
Tom Brown
Alice Gault
Ricky
John Nall
Sherman
Brown
Social Notes From Trenton And Nearby Towns
A sequence of visits and travels among local families includes Walter Holcomb and Mrs. Florence Gentry of Trenton with other relatives from Denison McKinney Nobility and Randolph A F B. Linda Bennett joins a ten day visit after a week with her relatives. A Montana earthquake is felt in Great Falls via phone reports from James Burt Phillips. A birthday gathering at Mrs. W A Kirkpatrick hosts relatives from San Antonio Sherman Durant and other towns. Out of town callers include residents from Lockhart Mexia Tom Bean Leonard Gainesville and Warrensburg Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Holcomb
Florence Gentry
Trenton
William Harrelson
Denison
Byron Caraway
McKinney
Charlie Buchanan
Nobility
Kenneth Beckham
Randolph A. F. B
O. A. Bennett
Linda Bennett
Clyde Sadler
James Burt Phillips
Great Falls
Montana
Wyoming-Montana
W. A. Kirkpatrick
D. L. Harp
Eva Mae Lancaster
San Antonio
Ira Kirkpatrick
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Bob Kirkpatrick
Sherman
Guy Dillon
Durant
Okla
Bob Grant
Bonham
Vera Hickman
Kirkpatrick
W. B. Hinton
Lockhart
Cecil White
Mexia
Elliott Thomas
Tom Bean
H. R. Caston
Leonard
W. C. Browning
Gainesville
H. T. Atterberry
Warrensburg
Family reunion held at Hopper home in Tom Bean
A Sunday family reunion gathered at Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hopper’s home in Tom Bean. Attendees included relatives from Whitewright Bells Carlsbad Trenton Wayne Celina Fort Worth Howe and Shafter California. One daughter Mrs. Ewing Blanton of Shafter did not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hopper
Tom Bean
Jim Williams
C. W. Mitchell
Sammie Maxwell
Whitewright
C. B. Burden
Dallas
Billie White
Bells
L. R. Worley
Carlsbad
N. M
Clarence Burden
Whitewright Man Heads 2 Nation York Cross Convention in Dallas
Whitewright bookkeeper E. G. Gilley and Emory Christian steer Dallas for the Knights York Cross of Honor international meeting September 4 5 with 300 delegates from U S and Canada. Christian elected Grand Master General last year and will be succeeded by Albin Anderson of Wantagh New York City chosen for 1960 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Dallas
Convent General Knights of the York Cross of Honor
Emory Christian
Big D
Christian
U. S
Canada
Knights of the York Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Albin Anderson
Wantagh
N. Y
New York City
York Cross
Blue Lodge
Ector
E. G. Gilley
Gilley
Ford Dealer
Masons
Texas Employment Service
Sherman
Stricter Rules on Soil Bank Contracts This Year
New USDA regulations tighten Soil Bank conservation reserve deals for 1960. To be eligible landowners must own title by December 31, 1956 and have operated the land in 1958 and 1959. Contracts cannot transfer for three years and rent limits apply. New applicants may file Aug 24 to Sept 14 with offers due by Sept 25, 1960. Only 5 million acres will be accepted, far below 1959 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Soil Bank
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Frontier cowboy songs in early days spanned many versions
Encyclopedia Britannica notes that in frontier periods as many as 30 versions of a single cowboy song circulated simultaneously, reflecting a lively oral tradition and evolving lyrics among legendary performers and audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ewing T. Blanton
Shafter, Calif
Mrs. H. W. Pace and Son of
Fort Worth
Mrs
Paul Cook
Bill Muirhead
Mattie Smith
Kentucky
Tennessee
George Brown
Gary Wortham
Holmes Connelly
Lena Mae Gowdy
David D. White
Evelyn and
Celia Mae Riley
Greenville
R. S. Morehead
Mrs. W. A. Akridge
H. W. Pace
Alton McDowell
Alma Lee Phillips
McDowell
the Baptist Church
B. L. Sanderson
Elmer Sanderson
H. H. Rayburn
Wendell Withrow
J. J. Kaiser
O. B. Dulaney
Rick and
Mark Kaiser
Austin
Leon Reed
Johnnie Kaiser
Mac Kaiser
Richardson
W. R. Tabor
H. D. Cobb
Grand Prairie
James Bradley
Louise Sikes
Jerry
Jennie Skipworth
Kentuckytown
R. E. Gentry
Bob Gentry
Odessa
C. C. Gentry
Ina Bailey
Chevrolet
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Dodge
Plymouth
Lark
Simca
Denison, Texas
R. D. Bridges
Ronny
Richie
Gary
James Bennett
Doyle Haston
Patty Lu
David
Claude Haston
Donnia
Pam
Junior
Rebecca Schneider
Sharon
Karen
Randy
Billy
Howe
K. W. Beckham
Tony
Becky
Frances Bullard
Bennett
Americas
America
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Albuquerque
Washington, D. C
Jimmy
William
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
S. H. Montgomery Agency
J. I. Case
Morrow Motor (Co
Case Farm Equipment
Bonham, Texas
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