The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 2, 1953 Page: 2
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THESE IOVELT GIRLS attended the old Baptist Acaremy hers and lived In the dormitory
about 1910 when tbli picture was made At that time the First National Bank was seven
lean old Flnt girl on the left is Mr S C Shore of Blchmond Indiana the former Frances
Merydlth who owns the picture Behind her li her sister Genevieve now Mrs Jim Wright
According to Mrs J C Wyatt the others are In order Ida Crlmeens Gertrude Vincent Idelle
Coffee Maude Balrd Louise Furyear and Corrlnne Applewhite
Canadian Rodeo July 45
CONGRATULATIONS
to
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
on
50 YEARS OF PROGRESS
Earl BSackinore
Livestock Transportation
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
to the
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Canadian Lumber Co
CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES
to the
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
of the
FUST NATIONAL BANK
on this
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Nolen Hardware
and Furniture
Newly Weds Visit
Here Friday
Pvt and Mrs Wallace Spray
berry of Roaring Springs Tex
visited here Friday night and
Saturday morning with Mrs Spray
berrys sister and brotherinlaw
Mr and Mrs Raymond Fuller
Friday night and Saturday morn
ingThe
The young couple were married
at Clevis N M on Thursday
Mrs Sprayberry Is the former Miss
Mary arant daughter of Mr and
Mrs Charlio Grant of Floydada
The family formerly made their
home here and Mary attended
6chool here
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THE HEMPmU OOVKTC NEWS CAKAMAW TEXAS
Mary Rutherford
Married at Amarillo
Mary Pearl Rutherford was mar
rleod to TSgt O B MeOrea of
the Amarillo Air Force Base In the
home of her parents Mr and Mrs
Jim Jolinson of Amarillo The
jroom Is the eon of Mrs tC D
Sherman of Elslnore Calif
The Rev J Frank Peerri pastor
of Trinity Methodist church read
the doublrlng ceremony before on
Improvised altar of gladioli and
fern Recordings of traditional
wedding selections were played
during the ceremony
The bride was given In marriage
by her father She chose for her
wedding a ballerina length dress of
blue lace trimmed with rlunestoncs
and pearls at the scalloped neck
line Her hat was of white lace
and she wore an orchid corsage
Mrs John Rynott was matron
oxhonor and Alc George Lelfert
server the groom as best man
The bride was raised In Canadian
and Is a graduate of Canadian rlgh
school She is the granddaughter of
O W Avers of Canadian
The young couple will make their
home In Amarillo where Mrs
McCrea Is employed at the Osteo
pathic hospital
Pennsylvania Visitors
In Jess Tipps Home
Mrs Fannie Illgglns and Mrs
Rose Moron arrived this week tor
a visit with their sister and brother
inlaw Mr and Mrs Jess Tlpps
The ladles have mode many
friends here on previous visits who
are looking forward to meeting
them again
Jonle and Johnny Walker are
visiting at Gem with their grand-
parents Mr and Mrs Paul Ramsey
Mr and Mrs Lewis Bledsoe re-
cent Canadian visitors are visiting
In Kansas before returning to their
home In California They are the
brotherinlaw and sisterinlaw
of Mrs Jess Tlpps
Mr and Mrs R M Hobdy were
In Pompa Sunday
Home Freezers
Television Sets Radios
Refrigerators
Tires Tubes Batteries
SEE FIRESTONES COMPLETE LINE
Firestone Stores
117 S Cuyler PAMPA Phone 2119 Al OsVo Mar
Livestock Transportation
Bonded and Insured
Office chore Modem Lumber Co
PHONES
Office 30
Residence 159
EARL BLACKMORE SON
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
r
to the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
on
50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Canadian ValBeyJProd
Credit Assn
A Complete Line of m
HOMJE FURNISHINGS
All NationallyAdvertised Lines of
FURNITURE APPLIANCES
Pampa Furniture Co
Tamp Oldert
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LOTS OF FEOFLE attended the barbecue here several veers ago in honor of our soldier of World War IL Beet
food I ever et said First National Bank President Wilbur who likens barbdeued beef to the ambrosia of the gods
Picture 1s one of six taken by Miller at the gettogether A print was sold to the old Amarillo Times which made
the engraving
1RSMEMBIR
BY THE OLD TIMERS
From Mr CUr BUttbuly
LouJsvMe Kyi I remember when
Ice cream was iold from wagons
hone drawn along the ttreeU of
Louisville It was In bulk and we
would take a bowl to the wagon and
get It filled for a quarter Also
tha waffle man would drive along
the street making and selling hot
waffles generously sprinkled with
sugar and clnnamonf or Just plain
powdered sugar The waffle man
had a stove in the wagon on which
he cooked tha waffles And I re-
member tqo when men and bojs
would rise and give women a seat
tn public conveyances
From C O lames Colombia
Loulslnat X well remember when
mother made fathers pants as
well as the boys without a pat-
tern She sewed the suspenders
without an adjustment to the pants
In one length X also remember
when coffee mitts were so scarce
that If one family In a settlement
owned one It was made available
to the entire community
From Xbttle Sargenty XXoldrege
Nebraska X remember when the
prairies were strewn with piles of
bleached buffalo bones waiting the
coming of the railroad to be
shipped out We were told they
were used in sugar factories The
revenue received was a great help
to the early settlers
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From Mrs l on Borcaw Salem
Ohio X remember over 60 yean
ago when I was a little girl ant
the carbon lights at epch streel
corner In our town A Ismpllghtei
with a horse and cart would come
around each evening and put Ir
new carbon The light was lowered
ind then pulled back to the top oi
the pole
From Mrs Edward Koch Ft
Recovery Ohio X remember wher
was small and lived in a vlllagi
of seven or eight houses Eact
family had a cow that was turned
out to graze in the surroundlnj
forest Each cow wore a bell
Each evening as the first cow
came in the others would follow
Each family had hogs that wen
also turned out to feed of nuts ant
acorns Sometimes they would b
lone as long as six weeks at I
dme Each owner had a specla
mark to Identify his animals Out
mark was two V shaped notchei
In the right ear These marks had
to be registered at the county seat
From Tommy Tneker Ephrat
Pennsylvania X can remember thi
rlndorgan man and his monkej
that used to travel through thi
lection where I lived The monkej
would hold his hat for your con
tributlon as they traveled from
farm house to farm house
From Mrs John P Messer Molt
North Dakota I remember when
old timers used to travel in wagons
When mother would see a team
coming miles away she would
hurry to getahot meal ready bj
the time these hungry people ar-
rived Usually they had traveled
for miles and miles without warmth
to mother That was pioneer hos
JOB PRESS typical of the type
In use about the time the First
National Bank received Its
charter In 1903 It was operated
by foot power One of the very
latest and the only one In the
county a Klugo Automatic Is
used at The Hews office today
It was financed of course by the
First National Bank
GAGEBY
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The Leon Fillingim family visited
in Gage Okla Sunday
Mr and Mrs Forrest Vise and
OrreU and arant Meek took dinner
at Wheeler Sunday with Mr and
Mrs Grady Vise
The Elmer and Paul Simpsons
attended church at Briscoe Sun-
day
Funeral services for O L Riley
were held at Wheeler Sunday At
tending from here were Mr and
Mrs Claude Barker1 Clyde Meek
and Grant Mr and Mrs E E
Meek The Rev and Mrs Cole and
Colene Mr anil Mrs Forrest Visa
and OrreU H O Helds Mr and
Mrs Tom Helton Mr and Mrs
Ben Helton Mr and Mrs Clifford
Hefley and Mrs Willis Fillingim
Mr and Mrs LaFoy Vise bad
several hens die Sunday They
think It was because of the extreme
heatMrs
Mrs E O Fillingim underwent
surgery for goiter at the Beaver
hospital Monday Her husband and
mother Mrs W M Rose were
with her for the operation She Is
slowly recovering
Mrs Ed Little of Canadian and
Mrs Edith Chancy of Big Spring
were Monday visitors In the Elmer
Simpson home
In Wheeler Tuesday Mr and
Mrs LaFoy Vise and daughters
Mr anl Mrs FIner Simpson Allen
Meadows Mr and Mrs L O
Fillingim and Mrs Roy Meadows
Mrs W A Powledge and Mrs
Forrest Vise shopped In Pampa
Tuesday morning
Allen Meadows had the misfor-
tune to Injure his hand on the
stockyard gate at Canadian Thurs-
day
The Rev and Mrs S A Wolf
of Leila visited In the homes of
Grandmother Barker and Mrs
Florence Dodd Mr and Mrs W E
Fillingim Mr and Mrs Elmer
Simpson Mr and Mrs Clifford
Hefley and Mr and Mrs L O
Fillingim last Thursday
Visitors In the Claude Barker
home anre Mrs Barters mother
snd food and were very thankful Sirs Harrison and sister Mrs
Letha Fay Barr and sons from
Utah
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PEiRSONAXS
Mr and Mrs R M Hobdy and
Mr and Mrs Bob Ward were In
Oklahoma City last week attending
the 50th Ford Anniversary cele-
bration for the Ford dealers and
thefr wives Oov Johnson Murray
was the principal speaker
HOUSES WANTED
AT ONCE ANY AND ALL KINDS
See Call or Write
CBaude Jones
Phone 191
Canadian Texas
WE CONGRATULATE
the Officers and Directors
of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
on the institutions
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Walker Service Station
Canadian Rodeo July 45
Expert Gun Repairing
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REBLUING JIESTOCKING SCOPES INSTALLED
Custom Work of All Kinds
ALL KINDS OF CHOKES All Work Guaranteed
No lob Too Largo or Too Small
ADDINGTONS WESTERN STORE
Phono 2102 Pampa Texas
Congratulations and Best Wishes
To H S Wilbur and the other officers and directors on this 50th
Anniversary of the First National Bank of Canadian
Follett National Bank
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Follett Texas
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 2, 1953, newspaper, July 2, 1953; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47820/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.