Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Saint Jo Tribune: August 18, 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, August 18, 1939 W. FRANK SLAUGHTER Saint Jo was shocked Thursday by the sudden death of one of its well known citizens, W. FRANK SLAUGHTER, who passed away early Thursday morning at his rooms in the ED DOWD apartments on Decatur Street. His death was attributed to heart trouble. He had been under treatment for heart trouble for some months. His death was discovered when LOUIS EVANS, waiter at the Gem Café, took his lunch to him room and received no reply to repeated knocks. Funeral services will be held at the residence of his mother at 4 p.m. Friday, August 18, with Rev. LEON F. MILNER officiating. Pallbearers: ED DOWD, CLIFFORD WARE, PAUL ROBERTS, R. T. BUCK, C. N. TURNER, and GEORGE PEERY. Interment will be in the Mountain Park Cemetery arranged by E. N. Dunbar. Mr. Slaughter was born January 3, 1877 at Bonham, The family lived in Indian Territory a few years and moved to Saint Jo in 1889 where he was associated with his father in a grocery store here. About thirty years ago he moved to Idabel where he was in the jewelry and theatre business. Three years ago he came back to Saint Jo with his jewelry work and has been her since that time. He attended school at Saint Jo and finished college at Van Alstyne. Survivors are his mother MRS. MARY SLAUGHTER, a brother, LUTHER SLAUGHTER of Saint Jo and a sister MRS. J. A. HALL of Muleshoe, Texas. Mrs. EDNA EVANS GRIFFIS Mrs. EDNA EVANS GRIFFIS, 83, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, wife of the late J. W. GRIFFIS, died at the home of her daughter, MRS. J. G. MAY on East Boggess Street in this city on Monday, August 14. Her passing came suddenly as she was well, hearty, and happy just a few minutes before the death angel touched her with the summons “Come Up Higher.” Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Baptist Church of which she was a member for a number of years. Dr. C. E. WILBANKS, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Ardmore, officiated and was assisted by Rev. PAUL THOMPSON, pastor of the local church. The song service was given by a quartet, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. LUKE GRANT and T. C. DAVIS, with Mrs. GEORGE WRIGHT at the piano. Interment, arranged by Scott Bros., was in Mountain Park beside her husband who died in 1916. Pallbearers were FRED HOLLAND, E. N. DUNBAR, P. E. REDMAN, LEE HUSBAND, R. W. DONNELL, S. C. ROACH, LEETON PHILLIPS, GEORGE D. PEDIGO, JOE FARRIS, J. F. REARDON and A. THOMPSON of Ardmore and D. FISHBECK of Duncan, Oklahoma. Survivors are five daughters, MRS. M. F. MELTON of Ada, Oklahoma, MRS. W. F. PRICE and MRS. J. G. MAY of Saint Jo, MRS. DORA LAUDERDALE of Ardmore, with whom she made her home, and MRS. H. O. LOVE of Dallas; six sons; JOHN A. GRIFFIS of Ardmore, H.H. GRIFFIS of Waco, B. F. GRIFFIS of Belcherville, H. C. GRIFFIS of Ada, Oklahoma, W. P. GRIFFIS of Wichita Falls and T. HARRISON GRIFFIS of Oklahoma City, 39 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren, 1 brother RUFUS EVANS of Waco, two sisters, MRS. ELIZA EDWARDS of Haskell and MRS. VERONA GRIFFIS of Waco. All the children, her brother, and several of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren were here for the funeral. Mrs. Griffis, who before her marriage was MISS EDNA EVANS, was born February 14, 1856 at Springfield, Logan County, Illinois. She married J. W. GRIFFIS 1871 in McClelland County, Texas. In 1873, Mr. and Mrs. Griffis came to Cooke County and homesteaded land near the city of Muenster now stands. In 1893 the Griffis family came to Saint Jo and lived here until after Mr. Griffis’ death. In 1919, Mrs. Griffis moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma and resided there for 20 years. About a month ago, she came to Saint Jo for a visit with her daughters and her many friends here. Out of town relatives and friends, other than those mentioned, who were here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. JOE MAY and (torn off) of Tucson, Arizona; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. EATHAM and son, PAUL WELDON, ROBERT GRIFFIS of Wichita Falls, Mrs. GREER of Dallas, MRS. LOULA SPRINGFIELD and daughter MARY BLAKE of Marlin, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. BLANTON and Dr. ARTHUR EDWARDS of Dallas, MRS. E. W. DURIE of Oklahoma City, MRS. JOHN RICHARDSON of Waco, MRS. PAT DOWLEARN and son, TOMMY ATKINS of Shreveport, Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. BAGLEY and family of Nocona, JOY PRICE of Belcherville, MRS. DICKSON of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. REARDON, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. THOMPSON, MRS. W. W. MOORE, MRS. THOMPSON, MRS. GRUBBS, MISSES LIZZIE WHITE, BLANCHE KWHNS, SALLIE HUGHES, all of Ardmore; Mr. and Mrs. DALE FISHBECK and Mr. and Mrs. FITZHUGH of Duncan, Oklahoma and STERLING EDWARDS of Waco. BROWN-HUTSON MISS RACHEL BEATRICE HUTSON and AUBREY BROWN were married in a quiet ceremony at Jonata Wednesday evening, August 16, with Rev. PAUL THOMPSON of the First Baptist Church officiating. Attending the couple were her sister MRS. DUPREE LYONS and her brother VERNON HUTSON. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. PINK HUTSON of Illinois Bend and the groom is the son of C. E. BROWN of Saint Jo. Immediately after the reading of the vows, the couple went to the home of the bride’s parents for the wedding supper. They will make their home with his parents for a short time before getting rooms here. He is employed with the Wichita Cotton Oil Company in Saint Jo. Pastel shades of astors and water lilies in profusion were used to decorate the reception suite of the home of MRS. M. L. DRABLING when she and MRS. CLYDE W. YETTER were co-hostesses for an informal coffee given Saturday morning for MISS MARCYLE KING who is to become the bride of WILLIAM NEALE of Denton on September 3. Former Saint Jo Couple Celebrate 60th Anniversary 83 Attend Helm Family Reunion Rev. and Mrs. B. HELM, 337 East Sycamore Street, Denton, enjoyed a family reunion Sunday. The affairs was attended by 6 children, 26 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren and other relatives made a total of 83. On August 10th, the couple had been married 60 years. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. M. L. HELMS of Gainesville, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. HELMS and daughters JOCELE, BILLIE JEAN, RUBY ROSEDELL and CHRISTINE, MRS. C. C. STAFFORD, Mr. and Mrs. MALCOLM SIMMONS, Mr. and Mrs. WALTER COCHRAN and children JO NELL and NETA FAYE, all of Denton. Also two sons, AVIS of Denton and ARAMINTA EMERSON and grandson JAMES L. EMERSON of Bethany, Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. JOHN PHILLIPS and children ARVIN, TOMMY JACK and TEDDY, all of Saint Jo. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. THOMPSON and children SAMMY JO, SARGETN, BOBBY ALLEN and PRISILLA ANN of Memphis, Texas, MR. and Mrs. F. E. MCGOWN and children BILLY FERROLL and DAVID HARWOOD of Saint Jo, Mr. ad Mrs. F. L. LOY and children J. L. and MARY FRANCES, Mr. and Mrs. LOY STONE and daughter MYRNA LOY of Saint Jo, Mr. ad Mrs. J. G. WHITE and daughter MARY RUTH of Denton, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. ROGERS and children, Mr. and Mrs. MORELL ROGERS and children CARMEN MARIE, OPAL NELL, FRANCES PAULINE, LLOYD, DONALD WAYNE and LORETTA of Petrolia, MRS. HOWARD GREEN of Wichita Falls, BILL RODGERS, A. J. ALLEN and children NORMA DEAN and MARGIE EUGENE of Ryan, Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. RODGERS and sons LEON and WAYNE, MRS. EVA JO ROSS and daughter MARY JO of Leon, Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. HOMER RODGERS and Mrs. W.A . GRAVES and son LEROY of Elac / Aleck, Oklahoma, MRS. WILLIE MULLINS of Kemp, Texas, ALBERT HILGER of Maybank, Texas, CHARLES HILGER of Alma, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. HELM, DALWORTH PARK, Texas, and ELOISE FAY PHILLIPS of Denton. Three Hurt When Car Hits Calf on Highway MRS. SYBIL CRUMP, LANE HOWELL and PETE PHILLIPS were victims of an accident last Sunday night when their car struck a calf on the highway between Belcherville and Nocona. Births Mr. and Mrs. FLOYD MITCHELL announce the birth of their daughter ARRIE ODESSA born August 15. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. REDMAN announce the birth of their son WILLIAM JAMES on August 1. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. BROWN of Wewoka, Oklahoma announce the birth of their daughter GEORGIA MARIE born August 6. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are former residents of Saint Jo. He is the son of C. E. BROWN of Saint Jo. Breakfast Reveals News of DAVIDSON-LAUDERDALE Approaching Nuptials The J. H. LAUDERDALE home was the scene of a lovely breakfast given Tuesday morning to announce the coming marriage of MISS JACQUELYN LAUDERDALE and ROLAND W. DAVIDSON on August 27. MISS MARGARET GILES, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. EARL GILES of Saint Jo, made a fine record in her second season at the Dixie Camp for Girls near Clayton, Georgia. She is good in water sports as well as in field games and is especially proficient in ring tennis. MRS. FRED HOLLAND entertained at her home with a shower Friday afternoon in honor of MISS MARCYLE KING, bride-elect of WILLIAM NEALE of Denton. LAURENCE PRIDDY, brother of MRS. CLYDE W.YETTER of Saint Jo, and head coach of athletics at Sweetwater High School, won the Sweetwater Golf Tournament championship. 37 Years Ago T. WHALEY was in Bowie. THOMAS H. HERNDON went to Montague. Born to Mr. and Mrs. COLE MABRY, a son on July 25, 1902. S. M, KING and W. W. GRANT were in Nocona. LESTER BELLAH took in the big gun shoot at Gainesville. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. SCOTT July 15, 1902. MRS. JANIE HENDRICK left to visit friends in Arkansas. D. C. BERRY and family visited relatives at Valley View. COKE WILLIAMS of Duncan, I. T. visited here. MRS. SALLIE WEAVER, who visited her sister MRS. R. F. SAMPSON, returned to Greenville. MRS. T. J. RONE is visiting relatives at Mill Creek, I. T. Prof. H. B. OATIS was in Nocona. MISS ETHEL BELLAH was in Gainesville. MRS. W. E. BELLAH and children visited in Nocona. LEE STEVENSON, who was attending school at Sherman, returned home. JIM LAUDERDALE went to Ringgold on business. MRS. JOHN GRIFFIS, who visited at Ardmore, I. T., returned home. W. W. GRANT and daughter, MRS. CLAREA WHELEY, and MISS HETTIE SLAUGHTER were in Gainesville. MRS. J. M. ROLING boarded the passenger train here for Cale, I. T. to visit her father and brother. W. SCOTT went to Gainesville to visit his brother-in-law JOHN GREGSON who was injured by a scafford falling on him. Mr. and Mrs. C. G HAGLER of Tioga visited friends, the family of H. J. T. MOSS. DR. J. G. CRUMP was in Montague as a witness in the case of J. R. TAFF vs Katy RR. FOUNT BERRY of Mangum, Greer County came to visit his brothers D. C. and WILL BERRY. Mrs. W. N. BELLAH and daughter MISS GERTRUDE went to visit her daughter MRS. T. E. BOWERS at Nocona. PRICE PRATHER returned home from Dallas where he graduated in bookkeeping from the Metropolitan Business College. UNCLE JACK JONES and granddaughter MISS RUTH JONES are visiting relatives at Duncan, I. T. Elder J. T. LAUDERDALE and daughter MISS ANNIE went to Ringgold where he is conducting a gospel meeting. MRS. D. C. BLEVINS and MISS KISS DAVIS returned from a visit at Sulphur and Marietta, I. T. THOMAS T. HERNDON returned from Wichita Falls and Henrietta where he had legal business in the courts for the Katy RR. J. C. EMBRY of Georgia, who visited here for two weeks with his cousin, W. A. CHILDRESS of Mountain Creek, left for his old home. He is pleased with the country and will move here about Christmas. J. P. HUDDLESTON moved to Saint Jo and will run the mail hack from Saint Jo to Illinois Bend. Forestburg News MRS. LENA MAE WILSON of Houston visited here and attended the homecoming Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. ED TILLMAN and children of Wheeler, Texas visited here. MRS. BONNIE SOLOMON returned from the hospital at Gainesville. HAROLD SEAY of Belcherville was here. MRS. AUDRA COLEMAN was in Gainesville. MRS. I. M. JONES and sons BEN and LARUE, MRS. C. N. WHITLEY and son, HAROLD MYERS and HENRY ROMAINE shopped in Gainesville. MRS. C. W WHITLEY and son HAROLD MEYERS of Henrietta visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. JONES. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. JONES, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. MARTIN and son, MRS. GLADYS DORSEY and daughter were Sunday guests of the Jones family. EARL MOORE and family of Fittstown were weekend guests of MR. and Mrs. BARRETT MOORE. CECIL JONES left for Balko, Oklahoma where he will work. Mr. and Mrs. LITTRELL of Argyle were guests of their daughter, MRS. D. R. KNOX. Their son N. G. remained for a longer visit. MRS. ANNIE MOORE is visiting her daughter MRS. EARL SWIM at Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. ROSS LITTELL and MINA CUNNINGHAM were at Alvord. Out of town guests for the homecoming were Judge BEAN, ED BOWER, MRS PEARL TREVES, WILEY TUCKER and family, Mr. and Mrs. CADDELL, TOM PETTIT, MRS. MAUDE MOORE and sons, MRS. CHARLES DUNBAR, EBER DUNBAR and family, Mr. and Mrs. EARL MOORE, Mr. and Mrs. CAL VANN, MRS. YOUNGBLOOD, Mr. and Mrs. JESSE COX, MRS. OLA HUDSPETH, and sons, LEONARD GARDNER and family, MRS. DELLA GARNE, HEWLETT PERRYMAN, MRS. JOHN REED, DR. DILLINGER, Mr. and Mrs. JEWETT BARCLAY, Mr. and Mrs. CLAUDE REYNOLDS, THURSTON REED and family, Mr. and Ms. CAL HENDRIX, Mr. and Mrs. EVERETT GREGOR, BERNICE HENDRIX and family, MS. JOE SAMPLE, MRS. ALBERT MCDONALD, EDGAR MEEK and family, DOUGLAS HENDRIX, DOYLE HENDRIX, LOYD TUCKER and family, MRS. IDA TUCKER, STARLING EMBRY and family, Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS LANDERS, Mr. and Mrs. JACK DILL and son, ASHLEY FANNING and family, MRS. MELISSA SAWYERS, FAIR HARRIS and many others whose name were missed. Caps Corner MISS EDNA ROACH returned from Colorado and Carlsbad. Mr. and Mrs. VALTON COLTON of Earth, Texas spent the weekend visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JIM ROACH, his brother BAILEY COKER and sister MRS. GLYN DENNIS. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. BOYDSTON of Krum visited their son CLYDE BOYDSTON. MISS BOBBIE DENNIS of Saint Jo visited her aunt, MRS. CLARENCE O’NEAL. MRS. HARRY HICKMAN of Bowie is visiting her brother CLYDE BOYDSTON. MISS RUTH O’NEAL of Gainesville visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER O’NEAL. MISS MARIAN RUSSELL of Muenster is visiting Mr. and Mrs. CLAUDE WALDEN and family. Mr. and Mrs. WELDON DENNIS, MILDREN DENNIS and CORDELL COOK left for Carlsbad, New Mexico. TOM NIVENS of Healdton, Oklahoma visited his nephew BRIT SLATON and family this past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. PETE MCGUIRE just returned from a vacation in Oklahoma, Old Mexico, Galveston and San Antonio. MRS. A. J. DENNIS and MRS. OLIN DENNIS of Saint Jo visited Mr. and Mrs. WELDON DENNIS. Mr. and Mrs. BECKNER of Denton visited their daughter MRS. CLINTON MITCHELL and Mr. Mitchell. MRS. JIM ROBERSON of Megargel is visiting her sister MRS. COTTON HOFFMAN and Mr. Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. EUGENE CHILDRESS of Oklahoma City are visiting his mother and sister MRS. M. A. CHILDRESS and VIOLA ADAMS, also visiting her sisters, EFFIE STEPHENS and MRS. OLA MONROE. They attended the Union cemetery working. STANLEY SUMMER, who attended the George Pepperdine College in California, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. SUMMERS. MISS BARBARA JUNE KNOX spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. KNOX of Prairie Point. H. F TEAGUE of Spur, Texas is visiting his brother D. T. TEAGUE. MISS ILA JO MARTIN of Mountain Creek is visiting MISS VIVIAN RUTH WALDEN. Mr. and Mrs. LEE POTEET of Olton, Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE PARKHILL and daughter ZELDA of Lubbock are visiting Mr. and Mrs. ELMER JOHNS. GEORGE ROACH was in Gainesville. Mr. and Mrs. OTT DODGIN visited their sons ELMER and MAYRON DODGIN at Nocona. MISS JUANITA SLATON of El Paso is visiting her cousin MISS BETTY SLATON. Mr. and Mrs. HARPER MONROE of Muenster visited here. Illinois Bend Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD HALL and children returned from visiting at Dexter. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. GRIGSBY attended the homecoming at Bulcher. Mr. and Mrs. WILL DOWD and son W. D., Mr. and Mrs. MAXEY DOWD were in Nocona. JOHN WATTS and daughter OLETA of Iowa Park came Sunday. Mrs. Watts and several of the children who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. SAM VANTINE accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. FLOYD HARRIS spent Sunday with relatives at Hardy.