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DOINGS in DENTON
August, 1958
DENTON'S SERVICE CLUBS
If one can imagine returning
from a vacation to find Denton
without a service club in town,
it would be almost as bad as
returning to find all the church-
es closed.
The service clubs — Rotary,
Lions, Kiwanis, Optimist, Sorop-
timist, and several smaller ones
— go a long way townard mak-
ing Denton what it is today.
The Rotary "Flywheel” says
is is just this simple: “Whatso-
ever ye would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to
them” and you are a good Ro-
tarian. Likewise you are a good
Lion, Kiwanian, Optimist, Sor-
optimist, or what-have-you.
There are thousands of chil-
dren and adults who now have
good limbs, good eyes, and good
health, who would not have
them but for the men and
women in the service clubs.
These clubs were conceived in
the hunger of men for com-
panionship, friendship, and the
goodwill and understanding of
their fellows.
But- these clubs would have
died aborning if the ideas that
gave them birth had not been
implemented in service to
humanity. Rendering real ser-
vice to others is the cement
which hold churches, lodges, and
service clubs, and such organi-
zations together. You do not
find such clubs in any totali-
tarian country. They thrive best
in Christian lands.
LIONS INTERNATIONAL
At the Lions International
convention in Chicago (as the
guest of Art Sweet) we were
impressed with the truly in-
ternational aspect of the Lions
Clubs. There were delegates
from scores of clubs in Chris-
tian lands around the world,
many of them in their native
dress.
FINE ARRANGEMENTS
It was a fine gesture when
the First Christian Church join-
ed the First Presbyterian USA
in having combined Sunday
evening services during the
month of August. The services
held at the First Presbyterian
Church USA. The speakers:
Rev. Martin Thomas, Rev. Hoytt
Boles, Rev. James Reed, Rev.
Charles Dickey, Rev. Carl
Schrader. Preaching each Sun-
day evening in that order.
FROM THE LIONS TALE
Lion Clifton Allen was born in
Enid, Oklahoma, December 19,
1904 and received his formal
education there.
After his college days, Lion
Cliff entered the printing and
newspaper field where he work-
ed in Oklahoma and Michigan
for five years.
Cliff went to Moore Business
Forms in July, 1930' in the City
of Elmira, N. Y. He then was
transferred to Niagara Falls in
1938 where he remained until
coming to Texas. In March of
1946 Denton became the home
of Cliff where, he is in the Pro-
duction Department at MBF as
Staff Assistant to the general
production manager.
Lions International became a
part of him in 1946 and he
served as President of the Den-
ton Lions Club in the years
1948-49.
Marriage became prominent
in the life of Lion Allen some
thirty years ago. The Allens
have two daughters, Mrs. Gracie
Murray of Denton, and Mrs.
Dorothy Fincher of Houston.
Mr. Donald C. Allen, of Frank-
fort, Germany is the son.
It is interesting to note that
Lion Allen’s first encounter with
a Lions Club was in Niagara
Falls, where as a guest, he saw
his son Donald receive an award
as an outstanding student.
Third Vice-President Allen
lives at 1013 Denton St., with
his lovely wife, Ruth. Gracie
is living with them while Mr.
Murray is serving a stretch with
Uncle Sam.
TRINITY RIVER SHIPPING
The dream of navigation of
the Trinity River is an old one.
It was proposed as early as
May 9, 1868, at Dallas. The ex-
citement reached Denton.
The old Denton Monitor re-
ported talk of turning the Red
River into the Trinity through
a canal. If that were done, the
paper pointed out, Denton, Pilot
Point, Lewisville and Dallas
would become busy river towns.
It is only a matter of time,
and probably less time than we
think, till Dallas will be ship-
ping freigth by boat on a, canal-
ized Trinity River.
Servel Refrigerators
Roper Ranges
Zenith Appliances
Kozy-Kool Evap. Coolers
SOUTH SIDE SQUARE
DENTON, TEXAS
Other Stores - Decatur, Sherman, McKinney, Grapevine, Waxahachie
WILD BILL'S FRIEND
Warren Elbridge Headlee was
born in Greene County, Missouri
January 27, 1857. Quoting a
Springfield paper: “Today the
spry little man lives at 1129
West Lynn St. with his daugh-
ter. His mind is nimble and his
sense of humor is entertaining,
though he does have trouble
with his hearing and eyesight.”
He is a great admirer of Wild
Bill Hickok and other well-
known Springfield characters
who lived there a hundred years
ago. Elbridge says Hickok had
long brown hair which he kept
neatly curled down to his
shoulders, “and he loved to
talk.”
Wild Bill often sat around
what Denton folk would com-
pare to the “tree of knowledge”
and regaled the oldsters gather-
ed there with tales of adventure
and prowess, most of which
were true, but may have been
colored a little for the greater
enjoyment of his aud’ence. El*
bridge says, “he was a fine
looking man and one of the
finest men I ever knew.”
This writer has visited with
Elbridge occasionally over the
lost twenty years. H’s innate
goodness fairly shines in hi&
face.
Typical of the division of fam-
ilies in Missouri in the Civil
War, Elbridge’s father, Capt.
Sam Headlee, fought on the
northern side, while several of
his brothers (including our
grandfather) fought with the
Confederacy. Our grandfather
was a surgeon in the Confed-
erate Army.
FIRST WOMAN ELECTED
According to the Record-
Chronicle, Miss Annie. Webb
Blanton of Denton was the first
woman elected to office in Tex-
as. This happened exactly forty
years ago. She was elected
State Superintendent.
JACK SCHMITZ & SON"
FUNERAL HOME
DU 2-6622 DENTO
DENTON FEDERAL
SAVINGS and LOAN
ASSOCIATION
“Thrift Makes Men
Independent”
210 Austin St. DU 2-7885
SPONSORS:
MR. and MRS. FRED DENDY
Life and Casualty Insurance
MR. and MRS. RAY DICKSON
Olds-Cadillac
MR. and MRS. H. J. DYER
MR. and MRS. E. N. MASSEY
MR. and MRS. C. T. MASSEY
Denton Roofing and Sheet Metal
MR. and MRS. R. B. ESCUE
The College Store
MR. and MRS. BERT FOWLER
Gambill Insurance Agency *
COL LLOYD R. GARRISON, Retiree!
Great Friend and Soldier
MR. and MRS. MACK GAY, SR.
MR. and MRS. McDONALD GAY
Gay Roofing and Sheet Metal
MR. and MRS. CARROLL GOEN
Goen Funeral Home
MR. and MRS. GROVER GRAHAM
MR. and MRS. W. E. GRAHAM
Graham Insurance Agency
JUDGE and MRS. JACK GRAY
District Judqe
MR. and MRS. W. H. WILLIAMS
Plant Supt., Acme Brick Company
MR. and MRS. PAT HAMILTON
Real Estate
MR. and MRS. AL H. HARPOOL
MR. and MRS. TOM HARPOOL
MR. and MRS. W. S. HARPOOL
Harpool's Seed House
MR. and MRS. H. O. HARRIS
County School Superintendent
MR. and MRS. J. P. HARRISON
Campus Theatre
MR. and MRS. BEN C. IVEY (
MR. and MRS. JOHN E. YARBROUGH:
Yarbrough Furniture Company
LEE E. JOHNSON , ,
Certified Public Accountant
MR. and MRS. WALTER JOST
Wimpy's (Biggest Little Cafe)
MR. and MRS. MORRIS KIBLER
Typewriter and Office Supply
MR. and MRS. JOE E. KIMBROUGH
MR. and MRS. R. M. BARNS
MR. and MRS. EDDIE SAVAGE
Denton County National Bank
MRS. AMY KING
MRS. FRANCES PATTERSON
King's Flowers
MR. and MRS. T. W. KING, JR.
Life Insurance
MR. and MRS. W. W. KING
MR. and MRS. GLEN NICHOLSON
FoxworthGalbraith Lumber Co.
MR. and MRS. TOM KNIGHT
Tom and Jo's Cafe
MR. and MRS. MARTIN KORNBLATT
MR. and MRS. H. KORNBLATT
The Boston Store
MR. and MRS. ED LANE
Lane's Ice Cream Co.
MR. and MRS. BILLY LAMFORQ
W. E. Lanford Insurance
MR. and MRS. J. D. LAJWtSJl
Lawler Buick
MR. and MRS. TED LEWIS
SUSAN
Humble Station, N. Elm. Hwy. 24
MR. and MRS. LONNIE YARBROUGH
Yarbrough's Pharmacy
MR. and MRS. MACK MASSEY
Mack Massey Motor Company
MR. and MRS. BILL McKEE 1
Transfer - Storage
MR. and MRS. ALDEN MILLER
C. E. Miller Insurance Agency
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Headlee, E. J. Doings in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1, August 1958, periodical, August 1958; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1108199/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.