Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1998 Page: 6 of 29
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lYaim Coontii Leader tuesoay, September 22. me
Bright Star News
by Mae Miller
We have planted seeds in the gar-
den every day. We got eight inches
of rain last week
We were in Mineola Wednesday
and saw Grace Brown at the store.
We got home late and Vale and
Michelle were sitting in the swings
waiting for us. 1 got a watermelon
out and we all ate it. W’e still have
four more waiting to be cut.
Vale helped me peel a pan of
apples. She showed off her peeler,
and my dull knife did very well.
Chris and Dough Denton will be
home this Tuesday from a two-
week stay in Hawaii
Carol Foster spent a couple of
days in Dallas with her daughter
Amy this weekend
We had a long phone call from
Stacey Hill this week It sure was
good to hear from her again They
took their vacation at home doing
repair work on their house.
Bro. Earl and Mary Kernes and
Joe Alvis and Oda Strebeck took a
trip to Mena, Arkansas They spent
a couple of days and nights there
We went to get a new dryer
Friday and got a new puppy to go
with it Now I hase a new job trying
to feed her and show her how we
live around here All 1 need now is
a four-wheeler to go with this house
and donkey.
Our gaiden is up and looks really
good, but the fire ants are bad out
there I hope we get something to
take care of them in the coming
Cee Jay Roberts is proud, happy year
and excited to announce the birth of The men's breakfast is this com-
her brand new little baby sister, tng Saturday at 7:00 a m The
women are invited to come eat with
them, but remember, we can't wash
dishes We don't have dishwater
hands. Sure hope they have peanut
butter syrup.
Vale and Michelle came home
with us this Sunday and ate lunch
with us. Dennis Florez came by. We
all had a nice visit
We were in Sulphur Springs
Friday We had a nice lunch I got to
shop awhile.
We went to the singing at Fisher-
man's Baptist Church Saturday
night. Tina and Dennis Florez were
there, also. It looked like there were
a lot of people out for the fair that
night.
We saw the parade Saturday
morning. We saw those sweet
babies in the parade.
The Alba Country Fair will be the
25th and 26th of September
It was good to see Mrs. Yowell at
church Sunday. Our prayers for the
week are for our country, our presi-
dent, all our leaders, our churches,
our pastor, the lost. Linme Hudgins,
Diana Wolfe, Robert Bums. Vale
and Michelle Horne, Debbie Wede-
king, the Prather family, Lloyd and
Lois Hopkins, Lena Wright, Jor-
enne Smith, Charlotte Stewart,
Dick Seaton and Francis Home
Oleta Gowin had her sister.
Carolyn High, and her daughter
home for a weekend visit.
1 heard from Ema T. Moore . She
is doing okay. I have been missing
her at church.
The days are going fast. It seems
there is not enough time to get our
work done.
The weather is much cooler, but
it is still hot. Look out, October will
be here soon.
We went to Quitman one day and
made several stops in Mineola I
have been planting bulbs for the
spring blooms
I sure hope we get some mote
rain to keep everything green.
We are up early this morning, but
I can't seem to get breakfast started.
The cook is not feeling too well. I
must get the coffee going so we can
get our breakfast on time.
The big Dallas fair is looking for
us I sure hope to make it there this
year
Keep your chin up and stay on
the mountain top this week.
God bless everyone.
Dougherty
Here Abouts
by Georgia Vititow
CLASS OF 1948 - The Emory High School class of 1948 met for a reunion
for the first time in fifty years. Of the twenty-one who graduated, seventeen
are still living. Ten attended the reunion held Saturday, September 19, at Bud
Armstrong's home. Those attending were: front row (left to right) Irene Bone
Smith, John (Bud) Armstrong and Norma Lee Kennemer Gowin; back row
(left to right) Ima Lee Alkire Wyatt, Pauline Fitzgerald Turmpseed, Bobbye
Jones Elkins, Hazel Morrow Gruff, Sue Godwin McGuire. Billie Ruth Eades
Blagburn and Joan Jones Harness. Staff photo
Things are going along pretty
good in the Dougherty community.
I thought the hot weather was
behind us, but I was wrong. It is
really hot and will be for the rest of
the week. The rain we received was
wonderful.
I was just thinking this morning
that it is the middle of September,
and when 1 was a young girl we
would be picking cotton at this time
of the year I can well remember
sometimes when we got to the field
the dew would s jll be on the cotton,
and we had to wait for it to dry I
would lie on my cotton sack for a
little short nap, and how nice that
was. The cotton would always
weigh a little heavier the first sack
Mother and Daddy farmed in the
bottom, and our stalks would be as
tall as your head Old cotton worms
and big spiders would be all over
the place. We would work until
twelve o'clock, eat our lunch under
the shade tree, take a little rest and
then go back to picking cotton until
the dew started falling in the late
evening. We were better off than
some kids. We didn’t have to miss
school, but had to work when we
got home and on Saturday s.
The fair is history and most are
proud it is over. I went almost every
night.
Dougherty community did pretty
well. Dustee and Christin Daugh-
erty won the lamb contest. Richard
and Tommye Griffin's little grand-
son won the dog contest. Mother
won the Remington shotgun that the
Lions Club gave away. Brother
Wayne and Diana Wolfe's little
grandchild won second place in the
baby contest. My granddaughter,
Julie Weddle, won third with her
l.imb in her group.
Our squirrel hunting trip will be
coming up soon. I hope we can all
make it, and I hope I can beat them
all, but I feel like Loretta. Henry
and I are getting a little slower, but
it’s fun anyway.
*****
Gertie Lynch was recently a visi-
tor in the Leader office to renew her
subscription to the Rains County
Leader.
STORM DAMAGE - Thunderstorms in the area Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning. Sept 15-16, knocked a tree over on a truck belonging to
Stephanie Siavens at the home of Victor Wolters off FM 2324. It also
knocked down the power ime to the house Danny Moss and Bert Roan
responded from FEC Electric in Sulphur Springs Leader staff photo
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Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1998, newspaper, September 22, 1998; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth765895/m1/6/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.