Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Scrapbook Bowie Library: January 31, 1935

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Montague County Texas
The items are from a scrapbook at the Bowie library and appear to be from the
Nocona News and the newspapers in Bowie.

January 31, 1935

Denver News
HOMER ISAM JACKSON was the guest of W. T. HENDERSON.
MISS FAY WILLIAMS spent Saturday with MISS ETHEL HENDERSON.
ROBERT ALGOOD had business at Bowie.
MARY SAWYER spent Sunday with HAZEL WINTON.
DOROTHY and GRACIE THOMPSON were guests of ETHEL HENDERSON.
MABEL WINTON visited Mr. and Mrs. W. P. WINTON.
HERSEHL MASSIE and MELVIN PATTERSON of Henrietta visited relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. CLARENCE SIGMAN of Salona visited his parents.

Personals
MISSES OPAL and LUCILLE JACKSON, attending N.T.S.T.C. at Denton, visited at home
then returned to Denton, accompanied by their father G. “DOC” JACKSON.
Rev. and Mrs. A. C. TURNER and MRS. GEORGE W. CURLEE went to Wichita Falls
Sunday to visit MRS. JOHN A. WHITE’S mother who has been ill.
MISS ILAH RUSS of N.T.S.T.C. visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. T. RUSS.

Mr. and Mrs. ELVIE SMITH and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. CHARLIE MCMAHON and
little son, Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE CARTER and children of Fort Worth were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. HANCOCK and son CHRIS, MRS. MCMAHON and MRS. SMITH
are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. HANCOCK.
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. BARKER and daughter HELEN of Bowie visited at Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. JAKE WELLS of Borger, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. CLYDE MILLER of
Roswell, New Mexico visited homefolks.
MRS. W. P. VINSON visited her daughter MRS. INEZ FORD at Amarillo.
Mr. and Mr. VIRGLE MILLER and children of Wichita Falls were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. JORDON.
A.A. WILLIAMS visited Mrs. WILLIAMS and NANCY KATHERINE at Fort Worth.

JACK WRIGHT and MARGARET CADY were at Ringgold.
ZELMA LOUISE RYAN visited in Wichita Falls.
MARJORIE AYRES, DANNE SUE BENSON, DARLINE TROUT, and DALE BROWN drove to Bellevue.
MARY MARGARET HUFF visited in Ringgold.
ANN QUISNEBERRY was in Fort Worth.
MRS. I. J.WHITE,  formerly BEATRICE FORD, is visiting in Bowie.
JACK TENNEY went to Wichita Falls.
CLARA PROCTOR was at Wichita Falls.
PAUL SHUFORD and WELDON ANDERSON visited in Henrietta.
MISS DOROTHY DUBOISE visited JERRY WILLETT.
WILIE MAE THOMPSON, who has attended the Bowie Schools, is moving to Henrietta
to enter school.

Alamo Youth Buried Saturday at Salona
Funeral service for J. D. STARR, age 14, of the Alamo community, who died a
local hospital Jan. 25, was held at the Salona Church January 26 with Rev. A. C.
TURNER of the First Baptist Church of Bowie officiating. Interment was at
Salona. He is survived by his mother and several brothers and sisters.

Ringgold News
MRS. STEVE MELTON has been sick.
MRS. ANNE E. DOSS of Dallas is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. HAWKINS Sr.
MIS ALICE LOWE was hostess to the Friday Bridge. Mrs. M. PHILLIPS was high score
and MRS. BRYAN DURAN of Terral, Okla., won the cut prize.
MRS. ROY STINE and MRS. OTIS YOUNG were in Montague.
MRS. W. G. HAWKINS and daughter MARY NELL accompanied by MRS. HORACE YOUNG, OTIS
YOUNG, and HOWARD YOUNG attended the funeral of MISS ROSS at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. RUSHING and son WILLIAM EDWARD ALLEN visited in Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. FRED MAXEY visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MYERS.
MRS. W. W. ALLEN, formerly of Ringgold, who is spending the winter in New York,
writes her friends that she is longing for sunny Texas.
The Ringgold farm and home demonstration club will meet Thursday. MISS MARIE
NEFF, home demonstration agent, will give instructions on mattress making.
WILLIAM G. HAWKINS had business in Wichita Falls; he was accompanied by J. E. RUSHING.
PAUL GEORGE resigned as teacher at Ringgold and accepted a position in the
Henrietta school. Mr. RIDDLE of Glen Rose will fill the vacancy here.
The Better Homes Club met with MRS. G. ELWERT.
DR. E. E. CARLTON is seriously ill. Dr. PONTOR called from Fort Worth to see him.
Rev. WARREN filled his regular appointment at the Methodist church.
Alvord was defeated in basketball by the Ringgold Eagles. The Wichita Falls
Rookeys defeated Ringgold here.

LESSIE ROSS
Funeral services for MISS LESSIE ROSS, 24, who died Thursday night following 24
hour illness of pneumonia, were conducted at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. ROSS Saturday afternoon, Rev. S. M. DUNMAN of the Methodist Church
officiated, assisted by Rev. BERT B. HALL of Honey Grove, former pastor of the
Methodist Church here, and Rev. J. T. HALL, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. Burial was at Elmwood Cemetery. Miss Ross had lived in Bowie all of her
life, a member of the Methodist Church, a member of the Eastern Star, and
bookkeeper for the local Texaco Co. She was born June 1, 1910. The relatives and
friends of out of town who attended the funeral were: MRS. LESSIE CHILCOAT and
MISS CATHERINE CHILCOAT of Dallas; zMr. And Mrs. J. G. DAVIDSON, MISSES LENA and
IVA DAVIDSON of McLean; LOYD DAVIDSON of Wheeler; Mr. and Mrs.  H. V. DAVIDSON
and RAYMOND DAVIDSON of Devol, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. MCKINLEY, MRS. G. P.
YOUNG, MRS. E. C. STOVALL, and H. L. MORRISON of Graham; Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
ELLIOTT of Wichita Falls; MRS. HORACE YOUNG, MRS. WILLIAM HAWKINS, MRS. L. H.
ADAMS and C. O. YOUNG of Ringgold; MRS. JOHN KOSANKE of Henrietta; MRS. C. C.
CULP and MISS OPAL CULP of Decatur; MISS ETHEL BALLENGEE of Bellevue, and Rev.
and Mrs. BERT B. HALL of Honey Grove.

Mount Tabor Items
LUCILE and TODD SMITH visited their uncle WILL CARVER at Bowie.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. CECIL RICHARDSON a baby boy.
BAILEY WILEY had business at Nocona.
CLAUDE and CLYDE TAFF visited RAY STEADHAM.
Mr. and Mrs. CARL ALLEN of Salona visited her mother MRS. M. G. RICHARDSON.
EUGENIA ABBOTT of Mallard visited her sister MRS. CORBIN TAFF.
DORIS JOHNSON visited her grandmother.
W. B. WILEY and family visited relatives at Mallard.

Stoneburg News
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. ARNOLD of Duncan, Oklahoma visited the S. M. PRATER and WOODY ARNOLD homes.
Mr. and Mrs. EBB ROLAND visited MRS. TULLIE WETSEL.
MRS. MARVIN CROSS and daughter MARIAN visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. LYNOS. 
MRS. EARL HARRIS of Dallas visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. BRIT LYNOS.
J. T. SHAW of Bowie visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. SHAW.
G. F. FLETCHER had business at Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. LOYD WINNINGHAM of Nocona visited the SAM ELLIS home.
MISS EVELYN O’SHIELDS returned home to Elk City, Oklahoma after visiting Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. CHAMBERS and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. MONTGOMERY of McAlister, N. M. visited her brother J. M.
WINNINGHAM and family.
BARCUS PACE was here.
Mr. and Mrs. EARL JOHNSON spent Sunday at Belcherville.
Mr. and Mrs. RAY HENRY were at Nocona.
EARL FITTS of Montague was here.
MISS FLORENCE JONES of Bellevue visited the home of JACK LOVELADY.
MRS. V. O. SMALLWOOD visited at Ringgold.
Mr. and Mrs. CARL YOUNG moved to Wichita Falls.

Personals
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES E. COX and children NELL and CHARLES, and DOROTHY MCGREGORY
spent the weekend in Forestburg.
W. L. TURNS Jr. of Baylor University spent the weekend with his parents.
Special: For the next three weeks I will make dresses for 75 cents, JUANITA BARR, Phone 99.
Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS S. DUTTON went to Waxahachie Monday to attend the funeral of
her uncle, DR. NAT W. GRAFTON, who died at Plainview. Dr. Grafton was pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Plainview. Accompanying them were RMS. A. D. FLOWERS
of Terral, Oklahoma and MRS. E. E. FITZGERALD of Brinkman, Oklahoma.
MRS. MINNIE HUTCHISON, MISS LERA TURNER and QUINTON PHILLIPS went to Seymour to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Hutchison’s cousin, MISS MOZELLE STEVENS, who was
killed in an automobile accident near Haskell Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. EARL GREGORY and sons KENNETH and DAVID were in Wichita Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. I. R. WHITE of Pampa are the guests of her grandmother MRS. F. E. FORD.
MISS LORENE WINTON, who is teacher school at Elbert, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. WINTON.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. PROCTOR and daughter MISS CLARA were at Wichita Falls.
MISS ZELMA WALKER of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her mother MRS. A. J. WALKER.
MISSES ORAMAE DICKEY, HELEN WIDLAKE, and IRENE EMERSON of T. W. C. spent the
midterm holiday with their families here.
Mr. and Mrs. FOY WATSON of Fort Worth visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. WATSON.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. KERSEY moved to Roswell, New Mexico.
PLEAZIE HUFFSTUTTER is expected home from a business trip to West Texas.
MRS. AMBER FARAR and MRS. L. L. HICKEY were at Nocona.
MRS. W. E. THIEL and son JAMES of Lawton, Oklahoma visited her mother MRS. C. C. KNIGHTSTEP.
Mr. and Mrs. WEAVER PITTMAN were at Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. BELTON SMITH announce the arrival of a baby boy on Jan. 21. He
weighed 8 pounds and was named Belton Lebron Jr. They lived on Adkins St.

MRS. T. D. STALLINGS and son GORDON went to spend the rest of winter at Dallas.
MISS PAULYNE KNIGHTSTEP is visiting her sister MRS. W. M. MOULDER in Saint Jo.
HERSHEL TICE of Norwalk, California visited relatives here. He was called to
Wichita Falls by the illness of his father, then came to Bowie to visit Mr. and
Mrs. HARRY SPROULS and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. DUNHAM and family.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Z. KILCREASE of Healdton, Oklahoma announce the arrival of a
baby boy on Jan. 25. She is the former MISS VIDA SPEIR of this city. MRS. W. Z.
SPIER is visiting her daughter and family.
MRS. J. E. ST.CLAIR returned to Mineral Wells after visiting her sister MISS ARTIE BROWN.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. PENN and MRS. JOHNSON of Wichita Falls were Bowie visitors.
LOUELLA ANDERSON, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ARCH ANDERSON, went home from
the Bowie hospital after recovering from pneumonia.
JOHN B. CUMMINS of Dallas, formerly of here, visited here.
MRS. ROY HUNTER of Hobart, Oklahoma came Tuesday to visit her son and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. BILL HUNTER at the Scott Apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. ROY QUISENBERRY and son Roy Jr. of Seymour visited at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. RENNE ALLRED Sr. returned from Tyler where they visited their son
RENNE ALLRED Jr. who has been ill.
Mr. and Mrs. LENNIE SOUTHARD and little daughter DOROTHY returned Monday from
Joshua where they visited Mr. and Mrs. LOYD SOUTHARD for several days.