We Heard About weekend gatherings among area families
Mrs F H Hoy and son from Clovis N M visited Rev C C Dooley over the weekend. Mr and Mrs B W Newman spent Thanksgiving in Carrollton with son Boyd Newman and family. Horace Belew and son Butch from Meadow visited Maude Belew Roy Belew. Frank White and daughters from Sherman joined Lilley parents for Thanksgiving. Raymond Smith and son from Levelland visited David Smith family. Thomas Ayres and Dallas with Dean Watson Bells visited Williams family. John Dale Reeves and Garland families joined Eugene Reeves McKinney relatives for Thanksgiving. Visitors at G C Stuteville included Jack Morton Irving Lena Morton Fort Worth James Stuteville Richardson and Roxie Haines Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Belew
Butch
Meadow
Maude Belew
Roy Belew
Thomas Ayres
Dallas
Dean Watson
Bells
W. D. Williams
John Dale Reeves
Garland
Eugene Reeves
McKinney
John L. Reeves
G. C. Stuteville
Jack Morton
Irving
Lena Morton
Frances Morton
Fort Worth
James Stuteville
Richardson
Roxie Haines
Kansas City
Reeves-Lofitce Wedding Prompts Dallas Home Stay
Loftice Reeves are at home at 11447 Barnes Dallas after a Thanksgiving evening wedding. Bride Kath leen Elizabeth Loftice is the daughter of W. D. Loftice Van Alstyne route 1. Rev C C Dooley officiated. Mary Frances Russell maid of honor Obie Rutledge best man. Mrs Reeves a Van Alstyne graduate and Dallas employee. Mr Reeves Whitewright native, East Texas State College graduate, mathematics teacher at Robert T Hill Junior High Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ray Reeves
Barnes
Dallas
Kathleen Elizabeth Loftice
W. D. Loftice
van Alstyne
Reeves
John L. Reeves
Whitewright
C. C. Dooley
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Frances Russell
Obie Rutledge
van Alstyne High School
Whitewright High School
East Texas State College
Robert T. Hill Junior High School
Dixon Ballard Wedding in Ector Neighborhood
Harold W Ballard and Trelis Penny Dixon wed at the bride’s Bells route 1 home on November 21. Rev Don Howland officiated with maid of honor Cynthia Leigh Marlow and flower girl Penny Maria Dixon. Only immediate families attended. reception followed. Ballard teaches in Ector Public School. couple honeymooned in Hot Springs Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ballard
Ector
Ballard
Hot Springs
Ark
Trelis Penny Dixon
Lee Penny
Virgil Ballard
Whitewright
Don Howland
Tom Bean
Abstracts Do Not Guarantee Good Title In Real Estate
John and Mary learned that a lake property abstract is only a record of filings at the courthouse. It does not guarantee title, and a quit title action may be needed to clear defects before sale or mortgage. Correcting title defects when buying is prudent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Title
Irishman Buries A Grave Issue
Port Washington Wis The Ozaukee County Historical Society records a bygone St Finbars town meeting where a proposed cemetery fence sparked a witty exchange. An Irishman questioned the need for a fence, asking who would be unable to pass, and the plan was abandoned. Also noted is Margaret Wilson 18 executed for opposing King James VII in 1685.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Washington
Wis
Ozaukee County Historical Society
St. Finbars
Wisconsin
Margaret Wilson
James VII of
Scotland
Down Memory Lane Local Briefs November 1922
Six room bungalow construction began on West Main Street for J. R. Fleming. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Atterberry on November 22. Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Cox relocate to Denison for work. Several locals attend the State Teacher's Association session in Houston. Epworth League program features listed participants. Mark Montgomery Jr. bitten by a rat while asleep. P. A. Kilgree family moves from Valley View to Pilot Grove. Crawford Montgomery takes employment with Planters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main Street
J. R. Fleming
H. T. Atterberry
Pascal Cox
Denison
Susie Noe
Gertrude Schooling
Lucile Hampton
Annabell Finnell
Olivia Whedbee
Houston
Maxie Echols
D. B. Taylor
Theresa Everheart
Oma Caperton
Cecil Martin
John Webster
Epworth League
Mark Montgomery Jr
P. A. Kilgree
Valley View
Pilot Grove
Power plant project announced by Texas Louisiana Power Co
A. J. Jasper Robbins aged 76 died at his home in the Ely community on Saturday. The report notes construction work will begin soon on a new electric power plant to be erected here by Texas Louisiana Power Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
A. J
Jasper) Robbins
Ely
Burns Hit Jack Ryan at Cull Reeves Plant
Jack Ryan suffered painful burns Saturday while trying to light a gas burner under a boiler at the Cull Reeves Cleaning plant. Bert Morris and family relocated to West Texas last week.
Mrs Sarah Simmons 84 Dies at Sherman Home
Mrs. Sarah Simmons, 84, died at her Sherman home Thursday. Also noted: Raleigh Hooper saw a rabbit on his street as he planned breakfast chase. J A Yeager left Magnolia Petroleum Co. after six and a half years as local agent. A daughter named Sarah Kathryn was born to Mr and Mrs G C Brown since the last report. The Merry Makers Club held a social at Mrs Haskell Williams home Tuesday evening. Bethel Orangeville News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Simmons
Sherman
Raleigh Hooper
G. C. Brown
Orangeville News
Merry Makers Club
Haskell Williams
Bethel News
Local Notes from 1937 Sports and Obituaries
Merriwell Vineyard and Bussy Thornhill join the 17 B District football squad. The White Wright Gin plant cotton house burned Thursday. Homer H. Sears and Christine Stegall wed November 24. J B Dixon and Ivonne Bush married Friday. Mrs Nancy Alice Garner, 84, died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Merriwell Vineyard
Bussy Thornhill
Whitewright Gin & Ice Co
Homer H. Sears
Canaan
Christine Stegall
Howe
J. B. Dixon
Pilot Grove
Ivonne Bush
van Alstyne
Nancy Alice Garner
Obituaries and births in Ely community and Kentuckytown
The notice lists deaths of William Smith 75 at his Ely Community home and A T Scott 90 near Pilot Grove. Also Mrs W W Caylor 69 died Friday and Mrs Tim Neal of Kentuckytown on Nov 28. A son was born to Mr and Mrs L A Watkins on Nov 24. An event at the home of L E Garner southeast of town is noted for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Garner
William Smith
Ely
A. T. Scott
Pilot Grove
W. W. Caylor
Tim Neal
Kentuckytown
L. A. Watkins
Legend of Bells and Easter Folklore Across Eras
A compact view of bells in Christian and ancient lore. From Good Friday silence to Rome returned bells dropping eggs, plus ancient Israelite use of bells for protection. Medieval rites blessed bells and marked curfews, fires, and muster calls. A Greek dish, kalamarakia, fried squid, closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Rome
World Book Encyclopedia
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. H. Hoy
Clovis, N. M
B. W. Newman
Carrollton
Boyd Newman
Mrs
Frank White
T. J. Lilley
Raymond Smith
Levelland
David Smith
Loftice
Irs
Texas
May Pharmacy
N. Travis - Sherman
Crawford Montgomery
Donaghey
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Nursing Home
Eddie Anderson
Chevrolet
Bel Air
Biscayne
Edwards Chevrolet Co., Inc
Tex
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