The Courier Gazette, Thurs., May 20, 1920, Collin County, Texas

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Thompson : May 17, 1920
W. H. and John Burnett were in McKinney Thursday.
H. E. Carmath, D. W. Lee and Tom Thetford were in McKinney Saturday.
We people are far behind with our work. We are glad to see the sun 
shining.
Miss Lela Finch of Heard's Ranch spent Thursday night and Friday with 
Miss Mattie Burnett.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Burnett on Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
W. H. Burnett, a fine baby boy. Both mother and babe are doing nicely.
Prof. Clyde Todd is at home after teaching a sucssessful term of school 
at Klondyke. Clyde is one of our most promising young men and he is 
preparing himself for higher educational work.

Fayburg : May 13, 1920
Ernest McDonald of Boggy was a visitor here.
Dock Wright has three children sick of whooping cough.
Millard Smith and Rufus Rice were Farmersville visitors Saturday.
Johnnie Dillion and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Truelove last 
week.
Hiram Childress and Frank Rodgers were in Farmersville Saturday.
Mrs. Ora Rodgers and children visited her mother near Boggy Saturday.
Harrison Rodgers and sister, Miss Belle, were shopping in Farmersville
Saturday.
Mrs. B. D. Rodgers and son, Frank were shopping in Blue Ridge one day 
last week.
The farmers have the blues, too much rain and all so far behind with 
their work.
Marion Reynolds and B, Vanbevers attended the show at Farmersville on
Saturday night.
Marion Reynolds and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with John
Truelove and family.
Misses Jewel Thompson and Beatrice Driggers were guests of Miss Leona 
Smith, Saturday.
Mrs. Vanbevers and son, Charlie and daughter, Miss Rose were visiting 
in Blue Ridge Monday.
Jim Touchstone and mother and Dock Peel and mother of Farmersville 
visited S. L. Young and wife.
A number of Snow Hill boys came up Friday afternoon for a game of 
baseball. the score was 12 to 14 in favor of Snow Hill.
Mrs. Nora Driggers and children of Blue Ridge spent Saturday night and
Sunday with W. B. Duckworth and attended church at Snow Hill.

Stiff Chapel : May 17, 1920
Wilson Crawford spent a few days with Alvin Herron last week.
The baby of J. M. Herron has been real sick for a few days but is 
better.
The recent rains has caused the farmers to plant their cotton over and 
some few, their corn.
Mrs. Claude Farley's mother, Mrs. Lou Hitchcock, from McKinney is 
visiting for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gault Simpson and children of Weston spent Monday with 
his father, T. D. Simpson.
Winfred Moore happened to the misfortune of losing two fine registered
Jerseys with the black leg last week.
Miss Maggie Simpson attended the party at Mr. Dorsey Lindsey's of 
Melissa Thursday night and reported a fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Browning of Melissa spent Sunday and Sunday night 
with Mrs. Browning's father, Homer Wallace.

Woodlawn : May, 1920
George Crossnoe of McKinney was in this community last Sunday.
Several from here will attend the state convention which meets in 
Dallas, May 25.
Misses Etta and Lottie Roemele are working at Woolworth's in McKinney.
Mr. and Mrs. Redden visited Mr. Lemasters and family at New Hope last 
week. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sweeney of Wilmeth visited R. E. Littlejohn 
and wife one day last week.
John Giles and son, Billy and family of Chambersville visited Dale
Littlejohn and family last Sunday.
Mrs. Owen Patton and Mrs. Mack Jeffries of Dallas visited their 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stubbs at this place recently.
Crop conditions in this community are very unfavorable. There is a 
great deal of cotton unplanted on account of so much rain.