Mrs Jim Chisum Hosts 70th Birthday Dinner for Merrie Anderson
Mrs Merrie Anderson of Abilene celebrated her seventieth birthday with a dinner hosted by her daughter in Pumphrey. Five children attended along with numerous relatives and friends including Nancy Faulks Winnie McCraw Bettie Lindsey James Dock Anderson Tinnie Chisum and others. Anderson arrived in Abilene in 1901 from Mexico and has lived in Taylor and Jones counties for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrie Anderson
Abilene
Jim ‘Chisum
Pumphrey
Panama
California
W. D. Anderson
Chichasha
Okla
Nancy Faulks
Hawley
Weekend Guests Honor L F Wilson Home
Mr and Mrs Paul Neill of Santa Rita visited the L F Wilson residence during the weekend. An advertisement promotes the Serve Yourself Laundry with water softener and new equipment offering pick up and delivery by T H Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Paul Neill
Santa Rita
L. F. Wilson
T. H. Boyd
Davis Hosts Goal Diggers On Dependability Program
Carl Lesta Davis leads the Goal Diggers club in a Monday meeting presenting Dependability with talks from Mamie Dell Mapes on Dependability as a Outstanding Trait of Character and Holyce Weldon on Depen dability in Our Everyday Life. Virginia Dunnam announces a move to Phoenix Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goal Diggers Club
Carl Lesta Davis
Mamie Dell Mapes
Holyce Weldon
June Marshall
Virginia Dunnam
Lohma Hoover
Mary Maddox
Ruby Nell Mosley
Mary Evelyn Perkins
Elbertine Robertson
Virginia Street
Holyee Weldon
the Hostegs
Gaston S S Class Entertained By Mrs Singleton
The Gaston S S class of the Presbyterian Sunday school met March 10 at Mrs Mildred Singleton's home for business and social activities. After the business portion the hostess led Monopoly with Mrs Gannaway winning the game. A salad plate was served to Mrs W R Gannaway and members present included Mmes E F Edwards Jr Gay Edwards Mildred Singleton and Misses Lucille Galloway Ruth Woodrow Venita Davidson and Pauline Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
Presbyterian Sunday School
Mildred Singleton
Diversity Club Elects Delegate to District Meet
Mrs. M E Leeman was elected delegate with Mrs Jno Q McAdams as alternate to the Sixth District Texas Federated clubs meeting in Abilene in April. The Diversity club met at Dr and Mrs Roy C Maddox home on Friday afternoon with Mrs Jess Wetzel leading a short story study assisted by Miss Fairey McCaughan. Readings included The Outcasts of Poker Flat and The Love-letters of Smith, A Cup of Tea, and Omit Flowers. During the business session Roy C Maddox reported on the civic trip to Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.E. Leeman
Texas Federated Clubs
Abilene
Jno. Q. McAdams
Roy C. Maddox
Jess Wetzel
Fairey McCaughan
Poker Flat
Walter Brian
Smith
Frank Williams
Morey Millerman
Coleman
Methodist W M S Social Held at J M Skaggs Home
The Methodist Woman's Missionary Society hosted a social hour Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Skaggs. Hostesses were Mesdames A L Crockett Harris Mullin and J M Skaggs. The program featured Billie George Russell piano, Donald White reading Hello Doris Bartson singing and June Frances Williams reading Johnnie's Poultice. A salad plate followed for a long list of attendees including T V Jennings M L Patterson A D Lee Walter White W A Pace Ella Ritch W W Poe Guy Mullins J W Sharbutt J M Skaggs Wm Stevens Frank Williams Charlie Chapman Carter Dewey Marshall A D Strother Harris Mullin and Geo Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society
J. M. Skaggs
A. L. Crockett
Harris Mullin
Billie George Russell
Donald White
Doris Bairston
June
A. D. Strother
Geo. Russell
Literary and Service Club Tea At Kornegay Home
Members and guests gathered at the Kornegay residence for an afternoon of Monopoly games with prizes of potted geraniums. A salad plate was served to club members and guests including Mrs J W Dixon Mrs H N Lyle Mrs Caskey and Misses Marie Hill Geraldine Gaston and Bendena Spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary and Service Club
Jack Wilkinson
F. J. Brophy
L. R. Gaston
E. D. Stringer
Loyle Kornegay
Kornegay
Marie Hill
H. N. Lyle
J. W. Dixon
W. A. Pace
Mrs. Caskey
Merri Maids Hostess Leads Future Plans Meeting
Mary Lou Fields hosted the Merri Maids weekly gathering. The program featured talks on future plans by Geneva Cary Allene Hardegree and Jimmie Earl Rogers, plus songs and a list of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Fields
Merri- Maids
Geneva Cary
Allene Hardegree
Jimmie Earl Rogers
Loveland
Estelle Baldwin
Merle Coward
Pauline Edwards Celebrates Her Ninth Birthday
Pauline Edwards celebrated her 9th birthday on Tuesday March 17 with a party at her parents home Mr and Mrs Gay Edwards. Games and gifts followed the cake and punch with a list of guests and relatives attending including Mrs John T Curry and Mrs E F Edwards Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Edwards
Gay Edwards
Pauline
Jack Tatum
Billy Smith
Billy Parramore
Billie Earl Gipson
Lynn W. Duncan
Wilda Lee Hinds
Norma Baker
Jane Brooks
Betty John Curry
Mary Nell Cryer
Mary Louise Parramore
Dorothy Baldwin
Ollie Mae Jeffries
Jennie Joe Ashley
Wilma Tyson
Joanna Baker
Wanda Hobbs the
Mrs Hall Honors Her Mother On 74th Birthday
Mrs J W Hall hosted a Sunday gathering March 15 honoring her mother Grannie Overstreet for her 74th birthday. Dinner was buffet style with a three tiered birthday cake as centerpieces. Attending were Mr and Mrs ton and daughters N ye Carl Louise and the honoree who received gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hall
Grannie Overstreet
and’ Meston
J. W. ‘Halls
Carl
Louise
Building Four-Way Service Station Opens Near Post Office
Contractor Wm. Pierce began a new four way drive service station on the Radford lot Dale avenue west of the post office for L. L. McCarroll who signed a five year lease with renewal option. Investment estimated at about $2000 with completion and opening expected early April. The station will handle Panhandle Oil Co. products both retail and wholesale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Pierce
Radford
Dale Avenue
L. L. McCarroll
Panhandle Oil Co
Burglars Take Cash and Goods From Norton Store
About 45 dollars in cash and merchandise valued near that amount were stolen from A. T. Chapman general merchandise in Norton. Private papers of Mr. Chapman and customers were taken from a small vault left unlocked, fingerprints secured by Sheriff W. A. Holt as investigation continued. Thieves also took snuff boxes, cigarettes, shirts and ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Chapman
Norton
Chapman
W. A. Holt
Alathean Class Meeting At Young Home
First Baptist Sunday school Alathean class members met Wednesday afternoon at the Fred Young home with Mrs Myron Pumphrey assisting. Mrs Pete Freeman conducted the devotional period and games followed. hostesses served a salad plate to several invited ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Sunday School
Fred Young
Myron Pumphrey
Young
Pete Freeman
M. G. Roper
George Poe
H. E. Swofford
Leon Hallman
Grady Flynt
W. C. Bradford
A. J. Smith
Marvin Bedford
Pass Time Sewing Club Hosts Shower for Mrs Dunnam
Regular meeting of the Pass Time Sewing club was held at Mrs. Clifton Wyatt's home. A crystal shower honored Mrs Grady Dunnam who leaves soon for Phoenix Arizona and a theatre party was planned for Monday night. Attending were Mesdames Howard Woodrow Alvin Rosson W F Clark Lester Graham Roger Watson Ira Brannon Grady Dunnam and new member Mrs Q B Raper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Wyatt
Grady Dunnam
Phoenix
Arizona
Howard Woodrow
Alvin Rosson
W. F. Clark
Lester Graham
Roger Watson
Ira Brannon
Q. B. Raper
Texas Tech students attend funeral of Luther Mitchell
Gay Edwards made a business trip to Fort Worth and Gilmer last weekend. He was accompanied home by his sister Mrs Gipson and son Billy Earl LeRoy Mosley and R C Mitchell. The group were Texas Tech students at Lubbock who came Wednesday to attend their uncle Luther Mitchells funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Edwards
Fort Worth
Gilmer
Mra. FB
Gipson
Billy
Earl
LeRoy, Mosley
R. C. Mitchell
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Luther. Mitchell
Miss Oléne Dunnam Submits Secration Notice
Fragmentary OCR shows a personal notice mentioning Miss Oléne Dunnam and a submission on a Tuesday. Details are unclear due to text degradation but indicate a formal action or submission in a local notice context.
Texan Map 1806 Exhibit Highlights Past Travel
B G Owens displays a pocket map of Texas dated 1856 used by his grandfather on a 13 day horse drawn buggy trip from Moscow Polk County to Austin. The yellowed map records a 25.82 dollar expense account including horse feed and personal costs. Owens’ sister Mrs E W Melson of Sanger plans to exhibit it at Dallas Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Owens
Texas
Moscow
Polk County
Austin
West Texas
Owens
E. W. Melson
Sanger
Dallas
Local visitors share weekend time across towns
Mr and Mrs Bert Howell and daughter of Rankin spent the past weekend visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs W E Hickman. Mrs Sid Anderson and little Bobbie and Miss Orelle Caskey left Tuesday for Slaton where Mrs Anderson will visit relatives. Miss Caskey will return to her home in Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Jake Davidson attended the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson Misses Maurita Penny and Bendena Spill and Albert Joseph attended the Fat Stock show in Miss Orelle Caskey of Lubbock visited here with friends the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Howell
Rankin
W. E. Hickman
Sid Anderson
Little Bobbie
Miss Orelle Caskey
Slaton
Mrs. Anderson
Miss Caskey
Lubbock
Jake Davidson
Fort Worth
Frank Johnson
Maurita Penny
Bendena Spill
Albert Joseph
Orelle Caskey
Mrs Ralph Lloyd Visits Dallas Brother in Hospital
Mrs. Ralph Lloyd is in Dallas this week at the bedside of her brother who submitted to an operation Wednesday. She is accompanied by her niece Miss Maurine Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lloyd
Dallas
Maurine Robertson
Owens Returns Home From Sanger Visit
B. G. Owens came back Monday afternoon from Sanger where he spent time with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Owens
Sanger
Birth Announcement for Joan Featherston
The notice notes the birth of Joan Featherston to Mr and Mrs Ben F Se. The fragment records a Newborn girl's arrival and parental names in a local society brief.
Market Prices in Winters Grain and Produce
Commodity prices in Winters yesterday show cotton middling at 10.85 cents per pound, cottonseed at 20.00 dollars per ton, maize 6.50 to 7.50 dollars per ton, oats, wheat, corn shelled at 65 cents per bushel, barley 30 cents, eggs per dozen, hens 12 to 14 cents, fryers 15 cents, bakers 12 cents, roosters 8 cents, and sour cream around 24 cents per pound. The list reflects typical agricultural pricing and retail fares of the period.
Stevens announce birth of baby boy
Mr and Mrs Charlie Stevens announce the arrival of a baby boy born Thursday March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Stevens
Texas in the Making pageant to open Centennial event
More than 100 crop types grown on Texas farms with commercial production on about 45 farms will be highlighted in harvest festivals during Centennial year. Hundreds of people will take part in the pageant Texas in the Making to be staged April 21 at Paris during the Centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Paris
Caddo Lake State Park Opening Tied to Marshall Centennial
Officials plan the May 4 and 5 opening of Caddo Lake State Park near Marshall as the centerpiece of Marshall’s Centennial year celebration. The event links park inauguration with local heritage, inviting residents to mark the milestone with community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo Lake
Marshall
Anson Plans Centennial Cowboys Christmas Ball Return
Anson to repeat the historic Cowboys Christmas Ball in December as part of a Centennial year celebration attracting interest from beyond the state. The event highlights local heritage and regional cultural revival with a festive program and traditional performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson
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Sylvia Sidney
Melvyn Douglas
Alan Baxter
Carton
Hal L eRoy
Gil
Pat O'Brien
Jean Muir
Frank McHugh
Philip Regan
Gaston S. S
Singleton
Methodist
W.M.S
Good ‘Western Pictures
Mary Louw Fields
Mrs. Hall
Panhandle Oil Company
Oléne Dunnam
the Winters State Bank
Joan Featherston
Mrs
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P. H. Turner
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