Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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Jacksboro, Texas, Gazette-News
Thursday, July 5, 1956
WIZARD WELLS
ness Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heath also
. _ ; John and Make Dodd, all of
airs. K. V. Jones Fort worth were guests of
Correspondent Elton cheves Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Bill Duncan are \ Mrs. Linnie Laird and Elton
the parents of a daughter, Mar- cheves visited In the D. J.
garet Ann, born Thursday, June Briscoe home in Walters, Okla.,
28. She weighed 7 lbs. and 1 oz. Monday of this week.
Rev. Duncan is the pastor of Mr an(j Mrs. Ray Dougless
the Baptist Church in Wizard an(j baby of Bartlesville, Okla.
e s> ! are visiting in the M. L. Doug-
Rev. Jack Hughes of Fort1 less home this week.
Worth was a dinner guest in the; Word was received by> D. B.
Roy Pinion home Sunday and Lewis Tuesday that his aunt,
preached at the Baptist Church Mrs. J. W. Parhan of Dallas
in the absence of the pastor. passed away at 2:45 p.m. _
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. DeLong M. L. Dougless was a guest
were in Mineral Wells on busi- in the Dud Smith home in Azle
Gospel Meeting
Jacksboro
Church of Christ
(One Block East of Square)
Dennis Kellogg, Evangelist
Freer, Texas
V
Charles Yowell, Song Leader
Services 10 a.m. - 8 p.m
WELCOME TO ALL
over the weekend.
Mrs. Ruby Ware and Miss
Sina Duncan of Fort Worth
were in Wizard Wells over the
weekend.
Mrs. Jess Swetnam visited
her sister, Mrs. Grady Beck of
Munday over the weekend. Mrs. j
Swetnam also attended a Home- j
Coming banquet of the 1916
High School graduates at Sey-j
mour on Friday All of the sen-
iors of 1916 were there except
three.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Worthing-
ton had all their children at
home Monday night along with
their families. They are: Mrs.
J. E. Gray Jr. of Alpine, Mrs.1
Gene Gregg of Kilgore, Gene
Worthington of Jacksboro, De-
lano Worthington of Chico and
Mrs. Roy Pinion of Wizard.
Guests in the W. D. Mott I
home Sunday were: Mr. and
Mrs. Leland Scott of Buffalo j
Springs, John Ware of Fort
Worth and John Barnes of Wiz- j
ard Wells.'
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brown \
of Fort Worth were visitors in
the J. P. White home over the
i weekend.
Mrs. Annie Dougless is visit-
ing in the Clovis Anderson |
home in Jacksboro and the Earl
Phillips home in Archer City
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Phillips of
Archer City visited relatives in
Wizard Wells Sunday.
Miss Betty Stewart was a
guest in the Bert Erwin home
in Joplin last week.
J. C. George and R. V. Jones
visited J. O. George in Abilene
Tuesday.
VINEYARD NOTES
Mrs. F. L. Shawver
Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Holt of
Bridgeport visited in the W. W.
Morrow home last week and at-
tended the Shields meeting at
Jacksboro.
-Sunday visitors in the J. L.
Shawn home were, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Shawn of Bridge-
port, the Loyd Shawn family
of Arlington and Misses Carol
Morrow and Myrna Brock.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin May of
Hobbs, New Mexico visited the
F. L. Shawvers and Miss Hetty
May Tuesday.
Karen and Carmen Cramer, of
Fort Worth spent last week
with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Shawn and visit-
ed in the B. F. Brown home at
Jacksboro.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Felkner
were in Perrin on Monday. Mr.
Felkner is on vacation from
Lone Star Gas Co.
Mrs. D. L. Christian of Jacks-
boro visited in the R. M. Christ-
ian home recently.
Mrs. Harold Davis and child-
ren visited in the J. C. Akin
and Della Christian homes re-
cently.
Jean Ramos and family have
moved back to Alpine from the
Yates ranch and George Bean
of Balzora is looking after the
ranch at the present time.
The Bible Class will meet on
Thursday of this week instead
of Wednesday due to the Holi-
day.
Records From Jack County Court House Miss Sue Jean Webb and G. Roderick
Gwaltney Wed In Midland Rites
Warranty Deed
J. R. Sloan Jr.—John Dough-
R. L. Crawley et ux — Post
Oak Baptist Church.
Waldo Dickenson et al —
James L. Voyles et ux.
Pauline Fondren et vir —
Everette Fondren. _
Jennie Lou Cooper et vir —
Melia E. Price.
B. A. Smith et ux — Ardie R.
Robinson.
Release
Line & Ref. Co.
C. J. Brannon — Westex
Corp. (9 instruments).
C. J. Bohner Jr. et al — C. J.
Brannon Jr. (4 instruments).
Bryson Pipe Line & Refg. Co.
— C. J. Brannon Jr. (4 instru-
ments).
Curtis Crow — W. G. Steed
(2 instruments)
Pat O. Humphries — A. D.
Flurry.
W. B. Quinn St. — Joy Kuhn.
J. B. Moorhead — Joe B.
First Nat’l Bank, Jacksboro; Cooper.
— G. T. Funches et ux. ! Lols. Grover et al — George
Mercantile Nat’l Bank — Vin- instruments).
dicatos Pet. Co. I H- w- Weir — Farnsworth &
Burk Royalty — G. T. Kim- Chambers
bell et al. Mineral Deed
Mercantile Nat’l Bank, Dallas! H. C. McClure — Charles
— C. L. Lloyd. | Oscar Boaz.
Superior Oil Co. — Edna' F. W. Burton — Nolen L.
Riggs. j Sewall.
Wichita Nat’l Bank — J. E. Agreement
Taubert Drllg. Co. W. G. Stamper — W. J.
The Texas Co, — C. W. Flint Eatherly et ux.
Jr. i Easement
Oil Lease j C. F. Pate et al — Upham
H. C. Moore et ux — Curtis i Gas Co.
Crow. I Sara E. Perrin et al — Up-
Nettie R. Carter et al — C. ham Gas Co.
B. Christie. j Winfred Duncan et ux — Up-
D. W. Leatherwood — W. G. ham Gas Co.
Steed.
W. P. Mitchell et al — Leath-
erwood Drllg. Co.
Gladys A. Ritchie et vir,.et al
— W. M. Summers Oil & Gas
Bldg.
R. E. Voyles et ux — Mc-
Mahon-Bullington Drllg. Co.
Anna Josephine Hoefle —
McMahon-Bullington Drllg. Co.
Mary E. Wood et vir — The
Texas Co. f
M. G. Bolten et ux, Mack W.
Roberts et ux, Mack W. Roberts
et ux ( 3instruments) to H. W.
Weir.
Assignments
Panhandle Oil Corp. — E. M.
Bishop Jr.
Burk Royalty — Bryson Pipe
Mrs. Annie Hitchcock left
Monday on i vacation trip to
Arkansas with the Fred Harts
of Grand Prairie.
Billy Hitchcock of Abilene
was home for the weekend.
The Raymond Knox family of
Azle were Sunday visitors.
Mrs. Hurst and boys of
Seminole have been visiting in
the Billy Wampler home, also
the Seth Wamplers of Perrin.
Miss Leila Shawver spent last
weekend in the home of Mrs.
May Parrish at Olney.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cleveland
of Gi;andbury spent Tuesday in
the F. L. Shawver home.
Raymond Akin of Wyoming
was a recent visitor in the J.
C. Akin home.
Quit Claim Deed
(5 instruments) County of Jack
— State of Texas.
Deed of Trust
James L. Voyles et ux —
Olney Federal Savings & Loan.
Marriage License
Joe Carl Pfau — Mrs. Lillian
Belle Ferguson.
Hospital News
Patients admitted and dis-
missed from the Jacksboro Hos-
pital this week were: Friday,
June 29, Admitted were, C. R.
Conner, J. M. Haney, Janice
and Horace Tarpley and Betty
Howard. Dismissed were, L. R.
Crumpton and Mrs. E. L. New.
Saturday, E. R. Peden and W.
H. Buchanan were admitted,
Janice and Horace Tarpley and
Betty Howard were dismissed.
Sunday, Admitted was Mrs.
Lowell Cooper, Dismissed were,
W. A. Buchanan, Donald Wayne
Marley and J. N. Haney.
Monday those dismissed were,
Charles Boyington, E. R. Peden,
Mrs. John Bryan and Mrs.
Lowell Cooper. Tuesday, Wright
Davis and T. A. Busbee were ad-
mitted. Wednesday, O. L. Young
was admitted and dismissed
were Ernest Ogle and C. R.
Conner.
Mrs. Roderick Gwaltney
Miss Sue Jean Webb, daugh-j
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Webb
of Seminole, became the bride
of Gerald Roderick Gwaltney, |
son of Mrs. Raymond L. Gwalt-1
ney of Midland, formerly of;
Jacksboro, at 5 p.m. Sunday,
June 24.
The marriage took place in
the First Presbyterian Church
at Seminole, with the Rev. Joe
Brown of Odessa and Rev.
Burke Kerr officiating. Wedding
music was presented by Mrs.
Constant Hood, who also ac-
companied Hyle Doss, soloist
The bride was attended by
Mrs. Harold Jones, matron ol
honor, and Miss Joann Wehb,
and Mrs. Bill Webb were brfctes,
maids. Candle lighters were tilt
Misses Linda and Royce Jones.,
Cynthia Hood was flower girl.
Pascal Lee Gwaltney of Perry-
ton served his brother as best:
man. Ushers were Alex Will-
iams, Lubbock and Satnrrae
Webb, twin brother of the bride.
The bride, given in marriage’
by her father, wore a gown of
ivory satin fashioned with a
fitted bodice, and long sleeves;
that came to a point over her
hands. The yoke of illusion war
edged with a scalloped detail'
embroidered with sequins amt1
seed pearls. The bouffant skirt,
extended into a chapel length?
train. Her finger tip veil, Sett.
from a satin pearl halo. She
carried a cascading bouquet o£
stephonitis centered with an
orchid.
A reception was held at the
home of the bride’s parents,
and the couple left for a trij»
to New Mexico. They will make
their home in Moline, Illinois.
DUERSON
INSURANCE
AGENCY
South Side of Square
Jacksboro Texas
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Dennis, James R. Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1956, newspaper, July 5, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733559/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.