Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Saint Jo Tribune: Friday, July 28, 1939 ****************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Anita Emberlin USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************** Saint Jo Tribune Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas Friday, July 28, 1939 Exhibition to Take Place at 4:30 p.m. Monday Two Miles West on WALTER SCOTT’S Farm Unique shooting exhibition will be staged here by TOPPERWEIN. New Improvements Made on Golf Course Custodian EVERETT JILSON, who left for Houston last week, was replaced by CLAYDE YETTER, who collects green fees and maintains the greens. ROY FANNING, Abilene Christian College’s leading golfer, added the Willow Crest city tournament championship Sunday to his fairway conquests. He is a former Saint Jo resident. Funeral Services for KENNETH REEVES Held at Marysville KENNETH DAVID REEVES, 18 months old child, died at the home of his parents seven miles southwest of Gainesville Thursday night. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church of Marysville Friday with Rev. SWANN officiating. Pallbearers were P. L. MORRIS, JAP REEVES, ENLOW SKEEN, and CARL EUGSTER. Interment was in the Marysville Cemetery, arranged by Scott Bros. JOHN G. HILDERBRAND JOHN G. HILDERBRAND was born October 12, 1892 and died July 26, 1939 at the Veterans Hospital at Legion, Texas after having been there confined about a year. Funeral services were held at his home four miles east of Saint Jo in Cooke County at 4:00 July 27, 1939 with Rev. MILNER, Methodist minister of Saint Jo, officiating. Burial was at Mountain Park Cemetery at Saint Jo, arranged by Eber N. Dunbar, funeral director. Pallbearers were SMITH MEADOR, WILLIS MEADOR, P. E. REDMAN, BILL DONELY, LUKE GRANT and WRIGHT EMBRY. Survivors include his wife, MRS. EULA HILDERBRAND and three daughters, ALICE, VIOLA, and VELMA and one son RAYMOND; sisters, MRS. B. C. REDMAN of Saint Jo and MRS. E. B. MITCHELL of Martin, Texas; brother CHARLES CL HILDERBRAND of Saint Jo. He was born in Cooke County near Bulcher and living there until he was ten years of age when his family moved to his present residence. He married EULA HUTSON March 3, 1926. He was a veteran of the World War, having served several months in the trenches in France and received an honorable discharge at the close of the war. He became a member of the Methodist Church while a boy. There is a new cooling system at the Gem Café that keeps it 20 degrees cooler inside, according to D. E. BESHAW, the proprietor. JACK HUEY of Saint Jo, has been named on the attendance committee of the Woodmen of the World to make arrangements for celebration of Woodmen Day at the State Fair. JOHNNY TUCKER, Scout Master, left with ten Boy Scouts for an encampment at Lake Bridgeport. The scouts are TEMPLE WATSON, CLARENCE HEMPHILL, J. C. SMTIH, JAMES ALLEN, HAROLD DAVIS, CHARLES GUINN, J. D. WOODS, WELDON and ELDON DONNELL and DENZIL DAVIS. MRS. R. T. BUCK entertained members of the Unity Club: Mesdames WALTER HOOVER, LUKE GRANT, FRED MEADOR, C. E. CUNNINGHAM, S. C. ROACH, J.M. FLEMING, D. D. GRIFFIN, S. M. LAUDERDALE, J. L. MCGREGOR, GERTRUDE MITCHELL, and MISS ISLA BELLAH and guests Mesdames J. H. EMBRY, TAYLOR C. DAVIS and Miss LELA WILEY. Ladies of the Baptist Church met in the home of RMS. DUWAYNE KLINE Wednesday, July 26. Refreshments were served to Mesdames D. H. MITCHELL, ARTHUR PHILLIPS, FRED HOLLAND, JACK HUEY, LEETON PHILLIPS, W. M. LEDBETTER, CHESTER HOLMES, EMILY MELTON, AUGUST HYMAN, TAYLOR C. DAVIS, D. E. BUMP, GUY GILES, R. L. WILLIAMS, VESTA WALKER, L. W. BAILEY, C. H. MCGRADY, LEE MCCOLLUM, ALLEN MCGRADY, D. C. BERRY Jr., CECIL LAWLER. Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR KINGERY have as guests Mr. and Mrs. FRED KINGERY Jr. and small son of Billings, Oklahoma, DUWAYNE FELIX of Nash, Oklahoma, and WILFORD BURCHIDE. Mr. and Mrs. DOWLEARN and son TOMMIE of Shreveport, La., are visiting her mother MRS. FRANK PRICE. Mrs. Price’s granddaughter NETTIE MAE PRICE accompanied them to Saint Jo and later return to her home at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. 37 Years Ago from the Tribune, July 25, 1902 H.R. ELDRIDGE of Gainesville was here. CASH LANGFORD, prominent druggist of Bonita, was here Sunday. JOE BOWERS visited his parents at Forestburg. MRS. ERNEST SKELTON returned from Gainesville. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. REEVES on Mountain Creek, Sunday, July 20, 1902. MRS. HENRY PHILLIPS joined her husband in Whitesboro where they will make their home. FRED PURYEAR of Weatherford, nephew of Z. T. PURYEAR, visited relatives here. W. E. TOMME was at Bowie. W. J. WALKER served on petit jury this week. MISSES NETTID CRANDALL and RUTH GATES of Gainesville visited here. MRS. SALLIE WEAVER of Greenville is here visiting her sister MRS. R. F. SAMPSON. JOHN MCGRADY was in Austin having his eyes treated. Mr. and Mrs. P. P. MCDERMOTT returned from a visit. Elder N. FIELD, who has been at Greeley and Denver, Colorado, returned home. A.F. WARREN built a new addition to his residence which will be occupied by his daughter MRS. ANON WARD. MISS EULAH LEACH went to Dallas to spend the remainder of the summer with her mother and sister. R. F. BROWN and family of Terral, Indian Territory came to visit relatives. He is a nephew of MRS. M. W. ROSS. MRS. O. C. WALKER of Fleetwood, I. T., daughter of Elder N. FIELD, came to visit him and other relatives. JNO. PETTIT, S. A. JAMES, J. H. CHANCEY, and J. L. MORGAN went to Forestburg to attend a lodge meeting. UNCLE JIM WYATT and his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. LOUIS ROBISON left by wagon for Anderson, Oklahoma to visit relatives, the family of G. W. COLEY. Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR CLARK of Montague were here visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. TOMME. MISS ORA ALDRIEDGE accompanied MRS. HERNY PHILLIPS to Whitesboro and will visit with her. GEORGE PHILLIPS made some neat improvements to his residence, having added another room and porch and painted the entire building. MISSES ROSA and STELLA PURYEAR returned from Hardy. MISS ETHEL BROWN returned from Bowie. She said her aunt MRS. D. C. HOWELL has been quite ill. MRS. KIMBRELL and daughter MISS MYRTLE, who have been living at Hardy for several years, boarded the train for Gainesville where they will make their home. Major SMITH C. PEDIGO of the quartermaster’s department and Lieut. H. T. HERNDON, M. D. of the medical corps left to attend the encampment of the state volunteer guard. G. W. LAWLER and wife of Saint Jo are visiting in the Denton Creek area.