The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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Mrs. Alice Collins of Waco, James
Lee Collins of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs.
R G Collins and Donnie of Chilton,
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Ainsworth of
Freeport, and Mrs. Mary Hardin of
Teague recently visited Mr. and
Mrs. George Collins and Delilah.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thompson
attended revival services at Cedar
Creek Baptist Church last week.
Mrs. Bess Turner and Mrs. Bea
Devine recently visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Archer and Joan in Refug-
io.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brotherton
of Mexia visited Mrs. Lisha Spruiel!
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Little and
Mr. and Mrs Eddie Abbott of Hous-
ton visited Mr and Mrs. M. L. Little
last weekend.
Bro and Mrs. McKissick of Tea-
gue and Bro Bill Thompson, evan-
gelist from Temple Baptist Church
in Mexia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clif-
ford Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Meyer of Hous-
ton and Mrs. Hugh Thompson and
daughters of Fort Worth visited Mrs.
Pearl Savage last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Huffman
and Janet and Mrs. Maudie Howell i
THB FAIRFIELD RECORDER. FAIRFIELD. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1964 —PACE THREE
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of Clute spent last week end at their
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Oakes of Tea-
gue visited in Donie Saturday morn-
ing.
Eldon and James Richardson of
Angleton visited Mr and Mrs J. W.
Richardson and Dink last week.
Mr. and Mrs J. H. May arid Mrs.
G. C. Hughes of Teague visited Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Howell Monday after-
noon.
Mr .and Mrs. Clifford Thompson
visited Mr and Mrs. L. C. Hardison
in Fairoaks one day last week. Mrs.
Thompson attended a bridal show-
er in the home of Mrs Dean Little
lionoring Judy Kennedy that after-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McWatters vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cameron and
other relatives in Bivens last week
They also visited Mr. and Mrs . .
George Bozeman and family in Mid- j enough to fry jn jts^own fat.
way.
Funeral services were held at New
j Hope Monday afternoon for J. A.
Carpenter, father of Willie and Elmer
Carpenter of Donie.
Joe Max and Betty Howell of Hou-
ston visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim How-
ell Saturday. Ann Howell, who had
been visiting the Howells, returned
to Houston with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Day Whitaker
OUTDOORSm TEXAS
VERN SANFORD
By Vom Sanford
I’ll bet you didn't know that:
Fish, like humans, get seasick if,
left to the mercy of the waves for!
an extended period.
* * •
The mullet is the only fish rich
Frequently the words "frog” and
"toad” are incorrectly used. In gen-
eral, frogs have smooth skins and
toads warty skins.
* * *
The mountain lion, largest cat in
North America, is the only one that
has a long tail and is unspotted when
fully grown.
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Gopher turtles of the South and
West are exclusively terrestial and
never go near water.
* * *
Honey bees carry water as well
as honey. Special carriers bring it
to the hive, dole it out, seal it in
cells, or even act as storage tanks
themselves until the water is need-
ed.
* * *
Just before the molting period,
ducks and geese fly to bodies of
water where they will be safe from
land enemies. Reason is they molt
their primary feathers all at once,
and for a short period can not fly.
* * *
The House Sparrow, formerly
known as English Sparrow, was in-
troduced into New York City from
England in 1352.
* * *
| Some snakes have been known to
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| of College Station visited Mr. and
j Mrs. Day Whitaker and Wayne last
| week end.
I Mr. and Mrs. Harley Foreman,
! Mrs. M. L. Little, and Mr. and Mrs.
! Clifford Thompson attended Memorial
services at Antioch near Luna Sat-
Iurday.
live for one or two years without food
by absorbing the fat in their own
bodier.
• * *
Members of the pigeon family
drink by suction Other birds take
the water in their mouths and throw
back their heads in order to swallow
* * *
By pushing their trunks up above
the surface of the water and breath-
ing through them, elephants can
walk along the bottom of a river.
* * *
The leopard, once supposed to be
a cross between the lion and the
panther, takes its name from two
words—leo, meaning lion, and par-
dus, meaning panther.
* * «
The armadillo gets its name from
the Spanish word meaning "clad in
armor.”
‘‘dogs.”
* * *
Copperhead snakes have fangs and
venom at birth
• • •
The earthworm gets traction for
movement by being covered with
small bristles. These bristles press
against the walls of the tunnel and
allow the worm to gain a so-called
foothold.
• • «
Jackrabbits have been clocked at
40 miles per hour. In a foot race
among North American animals,
they concede only to the antelope
• * *
All bumble bees except the queen
bee die in the winter. She alone sur-
vives to produce another genera-
tion.
* • *
Insects have no lungs They breathe
from tubes running through their
bodies.
♦ * *
The ant has two stomachs. One he
uses for himself In the other, he
9 Winkler—St. Elmo
By MKH. HALLEY RASH
The revival closed at New Hope
Baptist Church Sunday night Three
persons were added to the church
Mr and Mrs Burt Scammel and
children of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Froegel and children of Hous-
ton visited their mother. Mrs Berta
Mac Baker, at her country home this
past week
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lee of
Streetman and Mr. and Mrs Clyde
Walker were in Huntsville Tuesday
to visit Mrs Lee's and Mrs Walker's
cousin, Fannette Anderson, who is
seriously ill in the hospital there.
Mr and Mrs Lee Goodman and
children, Mrs Effie Steele, Mr. and
Mrs Phil Alexander and baby of
Pasadena have been visiting Mr and
Mrs Murl Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simpson and
children of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. I
Paul Van Dyke and children of Dal- j
las spent the week end with Mr. and
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Ferguson
and children, Jim Bryan and Dana,
from Greenville spent a few days
last week with Mrs. Jim McCary.
Rev. and Mrs. Jones and some
friends of Teague and Rev and Mrs.
Lee Brown of Palestine attended
church services at the New Hope
Church Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mack Barker
visited her parents in Mart Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Jessie Bonner visit-
ed her brother in the hospital in
Waco last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Jake Barker and Mrs. Billy
Mack Barker visited Mrs Dennis
Hayes and family in Garland last
Monday.
stores food which is to be shared Mrs. Pinkney Simpson.
with other ants in the nest.
* * *
Bears are near-sighted But then-
keen senses of hearing and smell
make up for this deficiency.
Mrs. Emmett Ferguson, Mike and
Gary, Mrs. Jim McCary were in
Corsicana Friday.
Presbyterian Church
News
THURMAN LEVACY, Pastor
Fairfield Harmony
10:00 A M —Church School.
11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship.
7:00 P. M.—Evening Worship.
DON’T SCRATCH THAT ITCH!
IN JUST 15 MINUTES,
If th. itch n,,di scratching, your 4S«
Ynu fool nick.
The purple finch is not at
purple. The male is of an old rose
color while the female has the
all general appearance of a sparrow.
R itcB
hack at any drum ilort. Y#u /«•! «ok
drying ITCH-ME NOT taka bold. Itch-
ing qui«ts down. AatUeptic action kill#
germs to help spaed healing. Fine dap
or night for ecscms. insect bites, ring-
worm, foot itch, other surface rashes.
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Electric sparks stirred up from a
cat’s body, when the fur is under
friction, are caused by the peculiar
dryness of the hair, which is free
from the oily substances common to
coats of most animals
* * *
Gophers are called “salamanders”
in some southern states. In parts of
the west they are referred to as
our
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Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1964, newspaper, July 30, 1964; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106423/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.