The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1950 Page: 3 of 12
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To Fort Worth
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Dr. T. E. Wood, who has
been in the chiropractic prac-
| tice for about three years, will
; movj Saturday to Fort Worth.
Dr. Wood has had his offi-
ce's in his home at 515 Norfh
Johnson Street.
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CALLED TO SERyiCE
John Shirey, who has been
in the Army Reserve, has been
called to active duty. A resident
ol Dallas, he is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Shirey.
Mrs. Lester Cooper and Jim-
my and Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Brooks have returned from a
vacation trip to New Mexico
and Colorado where they vis-
ited many places of interest.
Andrew Creech, manager of
the A&jP Food Store, is on va-
cation this week.
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Browning, and Kay
Ray Neill Captain, t. H.
J. H. English, R. H. Carrawaf,
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man of the drive, has announ-
ced the following campaign
committees:
H. W. Mereiith, ' Division I Jr> s R Co0per, Clarence Wll-
Chairman, and ;n this division. liaison, Coulter Tempteton’
Oddis Laminack Captain, John captain; R. H. Rodgers, John
Vandiver, Jack Langdon, Wil- w shoemaker. John Zachry.
son Aaron. Chailes Harris, and Norman Fulcher. Division
Curtis Owens, W. H. Prim, Chairman and in this division
Captain, G. W. English. C. B. E M Bradshaw. Captain, W.
Templeton, Ben Thomas, C. I. D Kemp. Frank Balk. B. O.
Kine, and A. A. King; Virgil Ballard. B B. Bradshaw, and
Peacock, Captain, Milam Felts, \y. j Bray; Rov Dickerson,
E. H. Felts, Jr.. O. L. Herring, | Captain, E»ob Cassels, Lindley
H. D. Landrum f nd Truitt Ray: | York. Dr. J. WT. Williams. L. T.
Tom Castloo. Captain, W. L. Sanders, and Jim Robinson; H.
White. j t. Deprato, Captain, Donald
Joe Charp, Division Chair- I Turk. V/. R. Kingcaid, S. A.
man: and in this division. Hu- Munn, E. C. Smith and Ray-
bert Aaron. Captain. J. O. Eng- mond George; Adolphus Van-
lish, Lee Lechner, B. F. Earls, diver, Captain. B. A. Holbrook,
Alfred Williams, and Dr. S. E. I Jr.. H. B. Moore. C. D. Cole-
Potts: B. A. Parrish, Captain; man. R. H Carraway, Jr., and
Horace Choate, Jarvis Robert- Joel Price
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POTATO
CHIPS
Speed boats churn up white cans in rounding a buoy at top speed on the final lap of the Longview
Optimist club’s recent regatta in Longview. Crowds may he seen along the la - shore in tin back-
ground.
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Local Conservation Group
To Seed Clover Acreage
Reseeding Crimson Clover j ing seed large acreage this fall.
Roy Peacock, Otho McKaig, T. | The Soil Consevation Service
_ . _ . I has had more inquiries about
receding crimson clover late-
ly than any other crop or prac-
tice. A good many farmers co-
operating with the Neches-Sa-
bine and Hockins-Rains-Wood
•Soil Conservation Districts are
J. J. Puckett in the Mineola
Conservation group are prepar-
•esidue op surface as possible.
Fertilizers: Reseeding Crim-
■on Clover is very responsive
':o fertilizers applied before
seeding. The application of
300-400 pounds of 0-14-7 or
300-500 pounds of 4-12-4 per
acre.
Upshur County’s
Oldest Citizen
Drive
For the happiest miles of your life!
Dies at Age 104
Mrs. Martha Jane Lewis, Up-
mer Mineolan who is now as-
sistant pastor of the First
Methodist Church at Jackson-
Dollar for Dollar -
^Att can beat a
POMftf
L. BRUNER MOTOR COMPANY
\^hPut yourself behind the wheel of
'■'a wonderful new Pontiac and dis-
cover how deeply satisfying it is
to drive a car so beautiful, so thor-
^tughly dependable, so truly eco-
^Pomical. Just give a Pontiac plenty
of exercise and it will give you the
happiest miles of your life!
508 W. BROAD ST.--MINEOLA, TEXAS
Continued from Page One
will be led in singing by the
beginning to prepare land for |Rev- Walter McPherson, for-
seeding this highly advertised
crop. Her3 are the answers to
many questions * asked:
Soil Type: Well drained san- ville- Other members of Lech-
shur County’s oldest resident, j dy to loamy soils will give the j ner’s committee are J. O. Eng-
died at the age of 104. best results. :jish- R- L. Cassels and Eldon
Born in Alabama two decades ; Planting* Methods: Broadcast Bindley,
before the Civil War, Mrs. j or drill hulled S3ed shallow on1 The'food committee is com-
Lewis came to East Texas with j lightly harrowed soil. CoVer posed of Donald Turk, Curtis
her parents in 1877. She was broadcast seeding by light haV- : Owens. Dr. S. E. Potts and
born Martha Jane Mooney, dau- rowing or press seed into soil Lindley York. The event has
ghter of a Civil War veteran, | with corrugated roller or cul- j been styled kick-off banquet
and one of a family of eleven tivator. Retain as much crop f<?r the funds drive,
children. j--------------------
To her friends she was
known affectionately as “Aunt
Jane.” She enjoyed relating
stories of her early life and
once told a visitor her grand-
mother celebrated her 111th
birthday by walking 16 miles
just to prove she could do it.
Her grandmother died at the
age of 120.
She married John Lewis in
Hawkins in 1890 He died in
1913
Until seven years ago Mrs.
Lewis made her home at Haw-
kins. Then she moved to Prit-
chett to live with Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. McClain. McClain w’as
her nephew.
In February she moved and
made her home with Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Gage near Pritchett.
It was there she died.
Services were conducted at
2 p. m. Wednesday at the Crol-
ey Funeral Home in Gilmer.
Burial was made in Lee Ceme-
tery near Winnsboro.
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Carraway, R. H., Jr. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1950, newspaper, August 10, 1950; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth757551/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.