The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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LANCASTER, DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1918
LOCAL NEWS
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Gayle Morton was home from dllu mi3' ^ ,r'
Wylie to eat Chrismas dinner. ln government work in NewOrleans
Claud Holloway has the flue, but Jack Densmore who has beei
is now on the convalescent side. quite ill of the flu, is doing well
„ _ „ . Allother flu patients are reported
Miss Rosa George was a Christ- as geUing the be9t of the disease
mas guest of Lancaster relatives.
Dr. Wilson arrived home from In another column will be found
Camp Ogiesthorp, Tuesday night an announcement of Lee Moore con-
cerning the management of the
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hagan and son tailoring business of Holloway and
Stanley left Thtirsday for Norfolk,1 Moore.
Va.
Miss Elsie Rawlins who is attend-
j John and Miss Ollie Wilson were jng g^oo! at Bridgeport came in
| Christmas guests of relatives in jas^ Week to spend the holidays
Dallas. with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. H. C.
Miss Frank Williams visited her Rawlins,
sister. Mrs. Rod Kenner, in Corsicana Mrs w E Black and Loys
last week. Ward returned Saturday from Ros-
Wade Wood, who has been at well, N. M., where they spent sever-
Montgomery, Alabama, came in al weeks with Loys’ mother, Mrs.
last week. Minnie Ward.
Mrs. D. J. Loper, and family, of Dee Nichols, U. S. N.; from Train »
Athens, are visiting in the . home ing Station at Camp San Diego, Cal.,
of J. R. Leake. is in on an eighteen days’ furlough,
Mm. Albert Dobbins, of Oak Cliff. which ** 118 s'>ending with his W
was a guest last week of her niece, enta at utc lns‘
Mrs. J. G. McCallum. Mra Minnie Strain and Miss
H. E. Rawlins is home from Burr- La'?ra„Wh^e ,wer* fiues“. of “r-
wood. La., to spend the holidays “d “^Wesley Owens in Fort
with his wife and sons. • “ght' havln«
heard Billy Sunday.
Guy Scruggs came in from Thorp v „ ~ ~ . ... 0
Springs College ahead of time for Mr?^rD- and children, Bes-
the Chrismas holidays. 1*>ld 'ef'
CoUin County to visit Mrs. Dyer s
Hon. Jack Beale and J. W. Pope mother who is very ill. Mrs. S. B.
drove out Sunday to see how the Dyer accompanied her and is vis-
flu was serving. S. L. Randlett. iting her daughter.
Serg. Lell Harkey, of Love Field. Mr ^ Mrs Grover & p came
has been granted a Christmas va- in ^ week from ^ ^ N M
cation on the installment plan. The ^ „ clo8ed Md Mr Page
J.H. Hatter who had his tonsils who has been in the postal service
and adenoids removed recently, is there, will return to his position in
not recovering as rapidly as had the Dallas postoffice,
been hoped.
.. j _ _ . , Dr. Gefc M. Jones has not been in
Mr and Mrs. Oscar Gumn and bis dental rooms for the t three
daughter, Leora, of Sherman, are! weeks of jUness He wj„
Chnstmas guests of A. J. Guinn ^ here Monday ready to meet o|d
y’ and new patients, and expects to be
Miss Lulu Lavender attended a regularly in his office, each Mon day
meeting of secretaries of interna- See his announcement.
tional mission workers in San -An- _ , ,
tonic, last week. There was a ho« klUm«- ume ,n
Lancaster and community Tuesday.
Miss Willie Wortham came up and many a good old fat porker
from CrockettThursday of last week paid the price as the result of the
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. S. A. cold weather, and bushels of corn
Lacy and family. were saved in the bin, thereby.
Miss Ethel Winniford who was _ , .
reported seriously ill with pneumo- Parenta of the fo,lowmg mem-
. . • • \ bers of the 133rd Field Artillery
nia, is improving and with good , ‘ J J
have received notice that their sons
care will recover. .... , „ _
will be returned from France : Lu-
Cecd Lowery who is up from ther penny. Frank Roberts Clyde
Camp Travis for a visit with his Watts, Russell Parker. They are
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lowery expected to arrive in New Vork
will return Sunday. , about Feb. 15th.
M*\ and Mrs. W. B. McCurdy The remaUl, of Joe Rowe were
served a family dinner in honor of shipM t0 BarUett. Christmas Day
Mrs. McCurdy s uncle, Mr Chas. for interment. Mr. Rowe is a broth-
Siler. Chnstmas Day. in-law of Mrs. L D. Duke, and with
M. H. Fitzhugh made himself and his wife had been in the Duke home
family a Christmas present of the during the busy fall months. He
Lancaster Herald from Dec. 20, had the flu, which was followed by
1918 to Dec. 20, 1919. pneumonia, which caused his death.
Miss Mena Beesley opened the The christma9 Pagent gjven by
holiday season for the young crowd the Presbyterian Sunday <^<*>1 at
at her home Tuesday of last week. the ch h Sunday night wag pretty
great time is repor and well rendered, the music being
Miss Katherine Reagor, of Dallas, well adapted to the scene. The
and Miss Jo Bowman, of Frost, will Sunday School made a substantial
come in today as week-end guests offering in cash and goods at the
of Miss Mildred Hammond. I of the program.
Mr and Mrs. O. H. Durrett went i The Methodist congregation of
to McKinney, Saturday to spend Warner gave their pastor. Rev,
holiday week with Mrs. Durretts Mayes a “pounding’’Tuesday of last
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barry. week which will long be remembered
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fleshman ! bV the S***1 man and wife* A large
were guests for Christmas dinner of numbcr of people gathered at the
To Our Friends 8C Customers
we extend
The Compliments of the
We Wish One and All
Wishing for All
a prosperous and
Happy and Prosp
NEW YEAR!
A Happy New Year
...1919...
S. L. RANDLETT, President.
OUR BOYS IN FRANC
Sgt. and Mrs. L. A. Pariah, of
Camp Dick, came out Tuesday, to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Parish
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Curry.
Frank, Lee and Rex Hurst got in
from San Marcos Baptist A cad my
last week. Arthur Strain, William
Bay less and Frank Lee started from
San Marcos in Mrs. Strain car, but
on account of the condition of the
roads, were compelled to leave the
car at Waco.
Prof, and Mrs. J. G. Smith and J.
G. Junior, stopped in Lancaster
Monday for a brief visit with friends
and were dinner guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Bass. They were enroute to
Greenville to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Smith's mother. Prof.
Smith is well pleased with his work
at San Marcus Baptist Academy
and spoke in highest terms of the
work being done by the Lancaster
boys.
Jim and Tom Lowery, of Los An-
geles, Cali., are visiting their (sisters.
Mmes. J. S. Hurst, R. R. and M. E.
Underwood. Messrs. Underwood and
wives will move to Knoxville.
Tenn., soon after the 1st, where the
gentlemen in company with another
brother will form a part era hip in
the wholesale merchantile business.
Messrs. Lowery have a host of
relatives and old friends here, as
this was their boyhood home.
T. A Fouts received a letter from
Oliver Godfrey, who will be remem-
bered by Lancaster people *a having
been Mr. Fouts’ assistant at the
Katy depot for two years, which
stated he had arrived in New York,
and hoped to come to Lancaster
soon. He served with the 353rd
M. G. Bat., 90th Division, and was
wounded in battle Sept, 12kh and
again Oct. 10th. Mr. Godfrey was
reared by Mr. Fouts' father and is
regarded as a brother.
DR. GpO. M. JONES
..DENTIST..
id' '« (or Dallas)
it Dr. G. P. Pipkin’s Office, Lancaster
F. M. Mitchell received a lei
frbm his son Marion last week wb
gave the first definite statement
to his headquarters He wro
“We have -been at Chaumont^
year the 8th of November. Thfe^K
has made several trips and he 1
visited cities, but that haa been 1
ed headquarters for his Compel
He also wrote that Rob’t, Pitts in
had been selected from three hi
dred men for the officers train
school, had suffered with the wow
ed limb, because Of extra drift
and had also been in the hospital
operation for appendicitis. ' J??
Gifford Brundage has Wlttf
to his mother since the signing
the armstice, that he expected to
sent into Germany to do guard dt
but hoped to get home seen:
Saturday’s casualty list coeta
ed the name of Corporal Aubrey
Kelley, of Ferris, and CorpocgHW
lie S. Simons, Hutchins, as afoul
ed. degree undetermined, and Fra
V Reagor. of Waxahachie as woui
ed severely.
Miss Louise Lyon received
letter from her brother, W. G„ dg
Nov 23rd He wag on the ftrei
line when the news of the sign!
of the armstice was received,
said he was not equal to describl
the cheering.
Mrs. B. B. Tuley received a let
from her husband dated from Chi
teau Thierry, which stated he h
been moved around some since j
riving in France, had been in nj
camps, was in Mons when the ar
istice was signed.
& makes a conscientious effort to deliver really a better class
erf Dental Service than is obtained in most Dental Offices.
era are many in this community who will testify that they
re received better service, at fairer prices, than they have
BBl; ever received before
Examined Free!
1919
Make Our House Your Head-
quarters when Thinking or
Wanting Cars !
We are Yours for Service . . . Hearty
New Year Greeting!
I J. B. EDWARDS
Lancaster. Automobile Dealer.
Miss Eleanor Harper, of
was a guest Saturday and
of Miss Octavia Tufts. A i
girls was invited to the he
urday evening and the ti
spent in games, music and
Miss Mary Frances Spahins
rell, who was a guest of Mil
Hood was an out of towu gl
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Tufts, Minnie Wetmore. The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1918, newspaper, December 27, 1918; Lancaster, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth543286/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lancaster Genealogical Society.