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PACE TWO—THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY. Oi'T. 8. 1939
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER
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Cntored as second class niall matter at the 1’ost Office at Fairfield, Texas,
Under Act of March tl. 1876
COUNTY AGENTS
COLUMN
By J. H. PRITCHARD
tftfesnte* n /959-
TEXAS ^>RESS ASSOCIATION
MRS. L. C. KIRC,AN
RAMON R KI ROAN
MRS lOK l.KK K1KGAN
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f'S
MEDITATION
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from
The World's Most Widely Used
Devotional Guide
NATIONAL EIRE
PREVENTION WEEK
Oi ioIkt 1-10 is Nation.*! Fire
- ■ — -1 l’iwention Wivlx. wl*.h gives
------- us a good opportunity to re-
• ■ • • Owner emphasize farm fire prevention.
»£R5S ran,, lii'i" ....... I,.., rt’aL'hed
----an alarming toll. T hese losses
»2 so have increased nearly CO per-
....... . . . . . 52.00 cent since in.TO and by 2 1-2
$s.oo percent during the past year.
of till fire losses in
this nation occur on farms.
What Arc The Causes?
Fire insurance claims show:
Damage front fire and light-
ning— Ma; Windstorm damage
--17'<; Damage from other
perils—2't.
Most frequent causes of fires
are:
1. Defective heating
ment.
2. Defective and overloaded
her daughter, Mrs. Earl Speed.
M r s. H. D. Carroll, M r s.
Bishop Kollman of Hondo and
Mrs. Bertha Knot of Corsicana
visited In Odessa this week.
Don Vandiver, and new grand-\ "rs- Lee is visiting
§ Streetman News
By CAROLYN HOWELL
Mrs. Gordon Carroll is visit-
ing her daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sims and
Ralph. Jr., have just returned
from attending two of the world
series games in Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Richard Le Roux and
laughters of Houston have just
Don,
-Cb« Upper Room
O THI UPPfR ROOM NASHVILLE. TINNtSSU
READ ROMANS 5:1-8 -<» hearts that this day
„. .. , .. .. „ \vi» may be like Him. As He
< lirist died for the uncoil ly.
, ...v gave, h0 may we Rive; as He
< Komaiin •>:<»>• 7
, 1 . . loved us, ho may we love
ni.^phemmg God at a street , ’ f
, , oiliri N. \\ v i»i*a\ in (lie name
n • • ting, an atheist turned to . . . . ,
. ..... ,, ot JenUH < linst our Saviour.
t:.-* crowd and said, It there
is Gd. I challenge Him to A"""‘
st ik mi dead in five minutes." 'I HOI Gil I FOR THE DAN:
Breathless silence reigned as I cannot undo!stand the lo\e of
ti:i seconds ticked off. After fhii-t, but 1 will accept Him
five minutes the scoffer said, iin<* h“t His love rule in my
m •-tangly: "See. there is no . h* rr—Norma 1. \ icente (Phil-
God, ot He would have killed jippines).
mi The five minutes are up.” World-Wide Bible Reading:
An old lady asked him, "Have P<dni 51:1-22.
you children?” _o_
"Yes. i have a son.”
Weil," she -aid, "If your son
gave you a knife and asked you
to kill him. would you do it?”
"Why, no.” he said.
‘ And why not?”
“Because I love him
much.”
Then the old lady said to him,
"God loves you too much to ac-
cept your foolish challenge, lie
wants you to be saved—not
lost."
We can understand a love wiring systems,
which loves those who also Matches and smoking,
love But "Christ died for the «■ Faulty chimneys and flues,
ungodly." We can hardly under- Let' remove lire hazatds be-
stand this. How can we fathom lort? 's to°
the love of God who gave His
Son to save us? Oh. the for- DANGER OF
bearance, the long-suffering, the GRASS FIRES
patience of God! with the large amount of
PRAYER: Dear Father, grass we have growing in pas-
may the love of the Thy Son tures, along ditches and other
son, Kerry
this week.
Miss Kay Ashmore of Corsi-
cana visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Milner Monday.
Mr and Mrs. H. VV. Milner Tuesday‘
and Byron shopped in Mexia
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Price Mather-
son of Waco wa- the visiting
preacher at the First Baptist
Church Sunday. Mrs. Matheson
accompanied him
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steele
of Houston returned home af-
ter a short visit with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Ruth Steele.
Mrs. J. W. Milner was a
Corsicana visitor Wednesday.
Fred Miller of Wortham visit-
ed here Tuesday.
Mrs. P. C. Milner visited in
Garland ^ tier daughter, Mrs. Freddie Lee. returned home after a short
equip- pairfiei(| Tuesday
Mrs J. A. Coleman visited in
Wortham Friday.
Pruitt Pillians, Martha and
Jim, visited in Streetman the
past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith and
Donna of Dallas \ isited her par-
ents. Mr. and Mr-. H. W. Steele
the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs Verna Webb
and sons of Waco visited here
over the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Kent
McGilvary and Hoppy were
Dallas shoppers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Baker of
| Dallas visited here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grayson
places, we have a \ ery danger-
ous fire hazard, especially after
frost. Many ranchers and farm-
ers are plowing fire lanes and
it might be well for others to
consider this practice before vlsited jn Corsicana Tuesday,
frost- Mrs. Matilda Hoeinghaus, a
patient at the Fairfield hospi-
tal who was dismissed Tues-
day, has come here to live with
< ARD OF THANKS
I am sincerely grateful to
j friends for flowers, cards and
! visits, to Dr. Keller and the
j hospital staff for their kindness
too I during my illness.
Mrs. Leonard Denton.
CARD OF THANKS
With grateful hearts we take
this method of thanking our
many friends for every kindi
act shown to us in the passing
away of our beloved mother,
for every word of comfort ex-
pressed toward us. May the
Lord bless you abundantly is
our earnest prayer.
The children of Mrs.
Ruthie Smith.
and her new granddaughter
Del Rio.
Mrs. J. L. Robinson, Miss An-
nie Teer shopped in Corsicana
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Herrick
shopped in Waco this week.
Mrs. Ollie Walker of Ennis
has been a recent visitor of
her aunt, Mrs. J. R, Hawthorne,
here.
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Dubose.
Mack Robinson was admitted
to a Fairfield hospital Monday.
Neal Tisdale was dismissed
from a Fairfield hospital Mon-
day.
Mrs. Verna Keeling of Cotton
Valley, La., is visiting her sis-
ter, Mrs. Pat Cooper, this week.
Mrs. Jim Pillians, Betty, Lin-
da and Gary shopped in Cor-
sicana Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whalen
of Waco and Butch James of
Huntsville visited their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Berry
this weekend.
( ARD OF THANKS
Our heartfelt thanks to all
who extended comforting sym-
pathy and help in our recent
sorrow. For the beautiful ser-
vice, floral offerings, food and
other kindnesses, we are deeply
grateful.
The Family of
S. W. Rosser.
BIG
SELECTION
MATTRESSES
INNER SPRING — FOAM — COTTON
SINGLE BED — DOUBLE BED
To Fit Your Budget
Watson Furniture Co.
T. S. WATSON, JR., Owner — PHONE 3571
The past, the present and the
future are really one—they are)
today.—Stowe.
See The
I960 Ford Cars
And The
New Falcon
TODAY, Oct. 8
REFRESHMENTS Will BE SERVED
Fairfield Motor Co.
A. E. Stroud Fairfield, Texas L. R. Boyd
Beginning Monday, October 19
Ending Sunday, October 25
WEEK NIGHT SERVICES, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OCT. 19-23,
7:00P.M. - - - SUNDAY SERVICE OCT. 25, 11:00 A. M.
THE EVANGELIST
Rev. Walter A. Bennett, D. D.
Pastor Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas
REV. W. A. BENNETT. D. D.
SERMON SUBJECTS WILL BE:
Monday, October 19, "Jesus' Hands And Ours."
Tuesday, October 20, "I Am The Way."
Wednesday, October 21, "I Am The Truth."
Thursday, October 22, "I Am The Life."
Friday, October 23, "The Temptation Of Jesus."
Sunday, October 25, "He Can't Do It If You Won't
Let Him."
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Kirgan, Ramon R. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1959, newspaper, October 8, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106346/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.