The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
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The Home Newspaper
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933
NUMBER 26.
Vineyard.
Jermyn, Dec. 11.—Mr. and Mrs, ] Vineyard, Dec. 5.—Miss Reba
Kemper and children of Clovis, Jewell Hawkins of Bridgeport
N. M., Mr. and Mrs. Summey and gave a recital here Friday night,
baby and Miss Betie Summey of, which was well attended by the
other Traffic Accident in Prospect
Dallas spent Thanksgiving in
Jermyn.
Marcus, Ballard of Briton was a
week-end visitor here.
Mrs. B. Hale and daughter of
Stamford visited Mrs. Price the
past week.
Mr. Ted Wilton of Jermyn and
Miss Thelma Sheppard t»f Willow
Point were married in Bridgeport
on Thanksgiving day at 4 p. m.,
by Rev. Maddox and will make
their home close to Jermyn.
Senator MeFarlane of Graham
was a Jermyn visitor Monday.
Mines. Roy Jackson and C. M.
Sampley and Miss Cora Roberts
spent Monday in Jacksboro.
Lowell Jones has returned to
Breckenridge.
Mines. O. K. Bentley and Deral
Jones and children and Miss Odell
Bentley have returned from visit-
ing in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Charlie Ewing and son,
Milton, Mrs. Mart Ilomsley of
Joshua spent the week-end here.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sheppard of
Happy are moving to the Crum
people.
Mrs. J. A. Felkner gave a par-
ty for the young people, Saturday
night.
Si Montgomery has moved
from Willow Point to the old
Ragsdale place on the Yates
ranch.
Lester Pen ion
Willow Point.
The following
returned home:
has moved to
Vineyard boys
E. C. Franklin.
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Jr., from Vera, Roscoe and Car-
vel Sims from Electra, and Co-
lumbus Akins from Crosbyton.
Misses Lura Crounce and Al-
ma Carlisle spent the week-end
at Perrin.
Rit Swetnam and son, Rit, Jr.,
and daughter, Gwendoline, of
Bryson spent Saturday with Mrs.
Alice Swetnam.
Rev. O. 1). Gose of Decatur will'
preach next Sunday morning at
eleven o’clock, at Wizard Wells,
and at night at Vineyard.
J. A. Felkner and son were m
Fort Worth, Monday.
S. E. Wampler, Sr., and E. C.
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place in Wynn Hill community. I Franklin, Sr., attended the rural
Mrs. Emmet Galloway and [carriers association
children and Mrs. Roy White of j last Tuesday.
at Decatur1
Fort Worth spent. Thanksgiving
in Jermyn.
Mrs. J. W. Loving has return-
ed from visiting in Graham.
Mr. Le Roy Hampton and Miss
Howard of Bryson were married
Nov, 24th.
Mr.-and Mrs. 0. Sheppard and
Miss Ida Gulley of Willow Point
Mr. and Mrs. McLinhian of Bal-
sora spent Sunday in Jermyn.
What A World.
(By Frances J. Dowell.
John Morgan and family of ( „ ___________
Balsora visited the former’s moth- Do you know that—
er, Mrs. M. A. Morganvthis week. A.—The Texas oak
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Duncan, Mes-
dames G. G. Ham^y and Fay Bobo
were in Fort Worth last Satur-
day.
Mrs. E. J. Myers of Seymour is j
apple is a
blister growth arounti the egg of
a tiny insect, which hatches: and
the grub, eating its way out,
leaves a hole in the tree.
B.—.lack County, the hub
Every one is cordially invited
to attend these services. Stran-
spending this week here with rel-|around which Texas’ last frontier!
stives. devolved is so rich in historical,
Mines. Nat Davis and John j data that it has attracted the at
Worthington and Miss Della tention of the world at large.
Christian were guests of the Haw- 0.—Attention dairymen: Milk
kins family at Bridgeport during fresh from the cow is said to
the week. contain something like 87^ per
The high school is getting up cent pure water,
the play, “The Gay Pretenders,” D.—A family living near Lon-
foi ( hristmas. don, Texas, recently became out-
James Anderson of Bowie is vis- standing in that a pair of wrens
Newport School and Community
News.
On last Wednesday morning a
program was presented by the
high school. Several songs were
sung and two short plays were
presented, all of which was en-
joyed by every one.
All are back from the Thanks-
giving vacation, ready to begin
a new month of school.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis who
have lived in the Rocky Point
community east of Newport
moved to Bellevue last week.
Perrin.
New Bus Line.
Perrin, Dec. 5.—Those from S. T. Lillard circulated a peti-
here attending the Thanksgiving lion last week among representa-
f oat ball game at Weatherford t ive business men in Decatur de-
were Nannie Mae, Loyd and Floyd rirous of obtaining bus service
Hill, Maude Mask, Mela Faye between Dallas and Jacksboro
Itasey, Bill and Fannie McQueary, I via Decatur. ,IIe was getting his
Mr. and Mrs. Marks Heath, Mr J paper well filled. A service of
and Mrs. Amos McQueary, Jim- this character is convenient and
mie Turner, Ernest Sartain and! appealing to Decatur people.—
sons, R. J. Heath and daughter, j Decatur News.
Leva Mae, Mrs. Travis Boydston! _| M____
and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Mask spent
Thursday in Abilene with Mrs.
Shelby.
Those home from the different
colleges for Thanksgiving were
Claude Moore, B. 0. Kendel and
Harold Brannon
W. D. MeFarlane To Speak
Union Point.
The Gazette has been requested
to announce that Hon. W. D. Mc-
Farlane, congressman from this,
, Stephenville; j the 13th district, will speak at
Beth Watkins, Abilene; Lucy Me- Union Point Tuesday evening,
Queary, Francis Reynolds, Bernice Dec. 12th, at 7 :30 o’clock.
Bouldin, Robert and Christina j A cordial invitation is extend-
Rankin, Decatur, Mildred Duke,'ed every one to attend
Denton; Quincy Lee, Weather-\____________________________
ford. j
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Herring and [tended the B. '1. S. convention in
daughter spent Thanksgiving in |-Mineral Wells last week.
Waurika, Okla. Miss Bonnie Lee
Lang returned home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore of
Megargel visited in the J. 11.
Moore home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Odis Wade and
and daughter visited in Littlefield
the past week-end.
Gaynelle Kinnarnon and Lauell
Johnson spent the holidays in
Newcastle.
Miss Helen Camp of Denton was
a week-end visitor with Mrs.
Marks Heath.
Mella Faye Ramsey has enter-
| Mr. and Mrs, Marks Heath en-
tertained in honor of Leva Mae
Heath, Saturday night, with a
forty-two party. Twenty-one were
present.
Mrs. B. C. Clark spent a few
days with her son at Whitt, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Schrimp-
!slier and daughter, Sybil, of Min-
eral Wells were week-end visitors
here.
Mr. Falls spent Thanksgiving
with his daughter in Dallas.
Mrs. Joe Frazier is now oceupy-
'gers "iri1 Jacksboro
hearty welcomed
will find a I
iting relatives here this week.
Lloyd Shawn, Laveta Vaughn
ASSEMBLY OF GOD—
Sunday 'school, 30:00 a, m.
Morning and evening services
announced.-
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BAPTIST CHURCH—
Rev.-A. R. Bilberry, pastor.
Sunday .school, "9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00.
Trainingi Service (all B. Y, IP.
47.s) 6:00 p. nn
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.
W. M: S; and Sunbeam Band,
3:00 p. m.( Monday.
Y.. W. A. Tuesday evening.
Prayer ., : meeting, Wednesday
.evening; choir practice imme-
diately afterward.
G. A.; 4:00 p. m. Friday.
from Denton; Margaret Ellen
Ross, Palo Pinto, and Lorraine
Franklin, John Tarlton, returned
to their respective schools after
spending Thanksgiving here.
1. G. Yates, Jr., and family
came from Mineral Wells to
spend Thanksgiving, here on their
ranch.
Garrett IJorris who is attend-
ing Jacksboro high school spent\A“nriilo“vWted her sisteVT’Mrs
rhanksgiving at home.
ed Decatur Baptist College. 1 i»B the Wade residence
The Glad Girls Sunday school Mr. and Mrs. ltipp Bend enter-
class will present the play, ‘‘IJere, tained as recent guests Sam Berry
Comes Charlie,” at the school'and family of Willow Point, Mrs
building Thursday night. j Bond, Tom Bond and family ot
Mrs. R. Q. Murry, Mr. and Mrs. [ Graford.
W. H. Heath and * son were in1 Mr. and Mrs. V M. Met loud
Mineral Wells last week. '*»«* daughters, John Kuhn b.. <).
Mi's. Chlov Johnson was in Massengitle. ;»ud 7F. ]^; Mai ks at
Fort Worth the first of the week. , tended ebureh services at West-
Miss Lena Faye Jameson of jbrook Sunday afternoon.
Tom Dnnagan and Jim Roy Bus-
J. E. Ross made a trip to Palo
Pinto this week.
selected a spot beneath the seat
of the family fliver as a likely
place in which to build a nest,
hatch and rear their young.
Which they did successfully, de-
spite the, fact that the automo-
bile was in daily use.
E.—The largest artificially
formed lake in the world is prob-
ably Lake Gatun, in the Panama
Canal Zone. 1
J. J. Morris and family were
guests of the George Pults fnmi-
ly of Burton Springs during the
week.
Charley Byas of Fort Worth is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Farmer.
Louie Reeves has
home from Electra where he had
been the past month.
•CATHOLIC CHURCH—
Eunday sehool, 10:30. a. m.
Mass, 8 and 10 a. m., alternating.
Rev. Fr. Rubi, of Wichita Falls,
here on 2ml Sundays.
CHURCH OF CHRIST—
Sunday Behool, 10:00 a. m.
Communion, 11:00 a. m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00.
Christian Endeavor, 6:00 p. m.
Ladies ’Missionary Meeting, 2:30
p. m. Monday.
METHODIST CHURCH—
Rev. J. B. Jordan, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00; even-
ing worship 7:00.
Epworth League 6:00 p. m.
Ladies’ Missionary meeting, 3:00
p. m. Monday.
Prayer .; meeting, Wednesday
evening.
Stewards’ meeting, twice month-
ly, Wednesday p. m.
p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—
Rev. A. C. Evans, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00.
Evening worship 7:00.
Christian Endeavor, 6:00
Woman’s Auxiliary ever/ Mon-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock.
uvy uuuuta, itivuuaj ctomUg.
Girl Scouts meet Tuesday af-
ternoon at 4:15 o’clock. .
Prayer -meeting, with choir
practice, Wednesday evening.
Elders’ meeting, 2nd Tuesday.
Mrs. T. H. Heith of
spent Thanksgiving day here.
She was accompanied home by
Mrs. Lois Gray. /
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shawn and
Lena Fay Shawn were in Denton
this week.
W. T. Betts and daughter. Billie!
Ruth, of Chico visited, here last |
week.
Mrs. Alice Swetnam and son.
Leeman, spent Thanksgiving day
with Paul Gafford and family at
Jacksboro.
A large number of Vineyard
people were in Jacksboro, Satur-
day.
County Audit Being Made.
Messrs. H. O. Nichols and L. E.
Van Vleck, representatives of P.
H. Lambert & Company, certified
public accountants of Wichita
Falls, are now checking county
finances of Jack County. The
Commissioners’ Court contracted
with this firm some time ago to j
make this audit from January!
1st, 1932, (to which date the last [
audit wa3 made), to January 1st,;
1934. They will check up the
records to this date how so that
the audit may be completed
without delay after January 1st.
Buy Christmas Seals
F.—This year the Flathead
Lake Valley in Montana produc-
ed something like twenty-five
Port Worth [thousand gallons of Blue Geld—
meaning huckleberries.
Question): Suppose Katherine
Kelly wished to cool her heels
somewhere else, why would the
heart of a white-hot meteor be
an ideal place in which to accom-i week-end in Poolvilie.
plrsh the feat?
Answer: Because the inside of.
four hundred degrees below zero.'
Follow a Real Guide
N. G. Phillips, last week. sy spent several days in St raw n
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ramsey of j l«st week.
Haskell and J. T. Wilson of Gluey! Mr. and Mrs. Ik t. Thomas of
visited in the J. ,P. Wilson home! Mineral Wells spent Thanksgn-
during the week. jin{? with the Sam Bray fnm-
J. G. Wade of Littlefield is here B.v- 1
visiting relatives. i Mr. untl Airs. Shirty Young of
Mrs. Mary Bucher of Fort Bowie spent the week-end with
Worth visited in the G. R. Rankin I the former’s parents. Mr. and
returned 'home recently. | Mrs. Floyd Freeman. M
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore and j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poston of
children spent Thanksgiving in1 Bowie were recent visitors here.
Jermyn with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert! Miss Anna Lea Freeman has
Moore. > been visiting her sister in Bowie.-
Miss Ena Phillips spent the I M. McCloud, Misses Ger-
• trade Fowler and kavena Bent-
Mressrs. and Mines. A. V. Ma- >>' attended the State teachers
bry and W. L. Story and Mrs. J.; association at Austin last week.
L. Brown visited in Houston dnr- Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Stuart and
a white-hot meteor is often some ling the past week. daughter and Mrs. Brown of Bry-
I A large number from here at- son sPt’nt Thanksgiving in the
j home of James Mullinnx.
I Miss Sue Freeman visited in
Jacksboro last week,
Mr. and Mrs. A, J Tanner of
Fruitland have been visiting
[Mrs. T. J. Thetford.
Sam Bray and family were re-
j cent visitors in Mineral Wells.
[ Otis Wade and family have
have been visiting at Littlefield.
Mr, and Mrs. S. W. Duren and
sons spent Thanksgiving in Min-
eral Wells.
E. E. Clark and family of
, Avoca spent the past week-end
in the home of O. M. McCloud.
Mines. Vick King and Walter
Woods visited in Miueral Wells
t Wednesday.
• Mrs. L. O. Met'a nlies honored
1 her daughter and son with a
joint birthday party last Mon-
day'. Various games were enjoy-
ed throughout the afternoon and
refreshments were served to
about wonty-five children.
• Mr. and Mrs. Potts of Joplin
visited Veda Harrison, Thurs-
day.
Mrs. Claude Derrick is visiting
her mother at Berwick.
S. J. Berry of Poolville, J. I).
Bond of Jacksboro, fna and Bu-
ford Bond of Baird were visitors
in he Bond family here during
Thanksgiving.
The senior and junior boys
basket ball teams played Oran
teams Wednesday afternoon, win-
ning one game and losing one.
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Mrs. C. G. Conner, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Thigpen and children
of Doingerfield s;>ent tld jiast,
week-end with the 11. 11. Glazner
family. Miss Joyce jGlazner is
siting her aunts and brother
George C. Glazner at Houston,
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Dennis, J. R. The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1933, newspaper, December 7, 1933; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth602390/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.