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— ENNIS QUOTES —
BOB WATKINS SAYS:
‘Great State Fair, all right. We
went to it Saturday, arid certainly
enjoyed it."
Harvey G. Rust
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ENNIS, ELLifc COUNTY, TEXAS
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1954
WEATHER FORECAST Jf
Fair and mild this afternoon, to-
night and tomorrow. Highest after-
noon temperatures In mid-••'a. 1»»*
cat tonight—upper 50’a.
No. 245
ENNIS
Echoes
By Casey
"Honesty is the best policy,
all right, but there do not seem
to be enough policy-holders."
— (Tld-Bitsl.
Upcoming ground-breaking for
the Community Center here doubt-
lees will be an auspicious occasion
In the life of our town for so very
often the lined of such a. centrally-
located structure, Is demonstrated.
The project fortunately has at Its
helm capable Harry Cornell Jr„ who
has proved his active interest in
sharing the civic load of the com-
munity, and who succeeds as presi-
den capable Bob Oittberner, who
was given an enthusiastic vote of
appreciation by the association for
his effective service. Numerous oth-
er able civic leaders are associated
with the movement and we, confi-
dently believe that it will move for-
ward Steadily.
Diner: I can’t eat this egg
you brought me.
Walter: Isn’t It cooked long
enough?”
Diner: Yes, but not soon
enough."
— (Bruce Mag.)
How much does America mean to
most of us? Do we properly appre-
ciate it? Most folks could gain an
Inspiration from one of the most
moving tributes ever paid to this
great land of ours which came not
long ago from a German-born, na-
turalized American who left his es-
tate of $70,000 to the government o'f
the United States. And he gave thus
reason: “My wife and I are so
much indebted for the blessings we
have enjoyed as citizens of this
country."
Man Wounded,
Another Held
In Shooting
Pedro Patida is in the Ellis Coun-
ty jail at Waxahachie charged with
assault with intept tq murder in
connection with the wounding of
Macarlo Ortega in a shooting in-
cident at a dance at a local fra-
ternal hall Saturday night.
Reports today were that the
wounded man was not seriously
hurt.
Constable Obie Freeman turned
Patiidn over to the county autliori-
tiees, after filing charges against
him Ln Judge C. W. Duke's justice
court.
Mrs. F. Carnes
Wins 1st Prize
On Grid Page
All the winners this week just
missed the two tie, games.
First prize winner for TCU vs.
Baylor tickets, is Mrs. Flake Carnes,
with 60 points missed.
Second and third prizes are two
tickets to Hillsboro vs. Ennis this
Friday. James Wilhoite is second,
with 63 points missed, and third is
Charles Hodge, with 69 points mis-
sed.
The next 10 winners will get two
theatre tickets each—-to Plaza or
Grand. Here us the lint with the
points missed:
Russell Horton, 72.
E. Munn. 79.,
J. C. Downey, 83.
Mrs. Lee Boriskie, 84.
Eugene Venable, 86.
Wallace Collins, 94
Mrs. C. J. Honza. 97.
Lucille Prestidge, 98.
Carol Sue Lemmon, 100.
Three people tied for 13th place
and will receive duplicate prizes of
two treatre tickets:
Albin Bouska.
Mrs. E. F. Alexander.
Mrs. Frank E. Davis.
Entering Final Chest Drives
Promotion Goes
To Ennis Young
Man, Ft. Eustis
Private First Class Billy C. All-
red. son of Mi‘. and Mrs. R. V.
Allred, was promoted to the grade
of corporal hi the U. S. Army at
Fort Eustis, Virginia, the home of
the Army's Transportation Corps
Corporal Allred attended Ennis
High School and later worked for
the Texas and New Orleans Rail-
road as a carman. He received
his basic training at Damp Chaffee
Arkansas, and is now working for
the only railroad within the con-
tinental limits of the United States
that is completely operated by the
military', the Fort Eustis Rail Sys-
tem.
GOP Running
Scared in U.S.
Senate Race
By UNITED PRESS
The Republicans are “running
scared” in the United States Senate
ejection race.
Tiie GOP started out this cam-
paign year more worried about the
House, than the Senate.
Republican political big - wigs
figured the mathematics and poli-
tics cf elections gave the GOP a de-
cided e,dge in the fight for control
of the upper chamber.
Three developments seemijj to
favor the GOP.
One, of 48 se.ats up for contest,
22 were held by Democrats. That
made the Democrats more vulner-
able in the campaign.
Two. many of these Democrats
had been swept to office in the
upset Truman victory of 1948. Some
are freshmen, facing flhelr first
test at the, polls without the help
of a. Democratic president.
Three, deaths apparently simpli-
fied some of the GOP Senate
election problems. For example, in
Wyoming, the popular Lester Hunt
died an dtlie Senate race became
wide open in that state. In Michi-
gan, tile, potentially strong Demo-
crat Blair Moody died and elimi-
nated a powerful opponent for Re-
publican Homer Ferguson, who had
been considered in serious trouble.
Also, because of deaths, the Repub-
licans entered the election cam-
paign with a voting edge in the
Senate of 49 to 46 Democrats, with
one Independent. The GOP had
started the year as a minority
party in the Senate, 47 Republi-
cans to 48 Democrats.
But politics is no exact science.
And mathematics can be, awfully
tricky when applied to political
campaigns.
For the Republicans are finding
they’re far from sure of victory in
the Senate. In fact, privately and
publicly, the GOP loaders are say-
ing they'll have a tough time main-
taining even the razor edge margin
of control they now have in the
Senate. ' >
On the ballots, forty seats will be
filled in 35 states this year. Two,
one m Nebraska and one in North
Carolina, you can forget about im-
mediately so far as control of the
Senate, next year is concerned. They
are tut full vacanies only for a two-
month peilod from election day un-
til next January. A third race—In
Maine, already has been settled
with Republican Margaret Chase
Smith winning re-election, but by a
much smaller margin than pre-
viously.
That means the GOP has to win
15 of the 37 remaining races to
maintain its present margin of con-
trol. Fourteen also would give the
Republicans control by a tic, with
Vice President Nixon settling mat-
ters in favor of the, GOP.
Where does the GOP pick up
these fourteen or fifteen scats?
Certainly not in the South, where
ln several states the GOP hasn’t
even put up candidates. The Demo-
crats are considered certain of vic-
tory in at least twelve Senate
races. The Republicans are believed
to have clinched no more than six
In eight others. Democratic candi-
dates are given the edge even by
Republicans who concede It’s an
uphill battle in every one of them.
Talk to the, Democrats and you
find they concede Republican ad-
vantage ln only four others.
That means the battle for control
of the Senate, barring some stun-
ning upsets, probably will be set-
tled In any of seven states—It
seems to be a toss-up or close to it.
a» of today.
They are, Colorado .Idaho, Illinois,
Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico
and Wyoming.
To that list might be added the
states of Ohio and Delaware where
the, races seem to be close, either
way it goes wouldn’t be considered
too much of an upset.
“MAAFiL” WttJYl IO CHURCH—in Richmond, Va„
where she knocked the top off the steeple of 200-year-
old Old Trinity Church, modeled after Boston’s Old North
Church, whose historic belfry fell under the fury of
Hurricane Carol earlier in the season. At left, steeple
bends in 100-mile-per-hour-plus blasts. At right, tip of
steeple begins its fall to the ground. (NEA Telephoto)
Ennis Methodists Are Going
To Tuesday Mass Meeting
Bishop William C. Martin, resi-1 superintendent, and Mrs. Williams,
d<|.t Bishop of the Dallas-Fort
Worth Area, is to speak at a mass
meeting of Methodists at First
Church. Waxahachie, Tuesday at
7:15 p.m., according to Dr. Roy A.
Langston, Ennis pastor. The oc-
casion Is the Methodist Steward-
ship of Property and Tithing pro-
gram now being carried on through-
out the church.
At 6 pm. Bishop and Mrs. Mar-
tin will be guests at a dinner of
the Rev. Stanley Williams, District
Southside to
Open Meeting
7:30 Tonight
Southside Church of Christ is
opening a meeting tonight, concern-
ing wihch Charles Hodge, minister
of the church, made* the following
announcement:
“Beginning this evening at 7:30,
Brother James D. Medford of Dallas
will be with us in a scries of gas pel
sermdhs. He is the capable minister
the Cedar Crest Church of Christ in
Dallas. Brother Medford is loved,
respected, and admired by all who
know him. He is clear, frank, and
powerful in his preaching. We are
truly privileged to have him in our
presence for the coining ten night.
Won t you come and enjoy tills
spiritual feast of the gospel?”
Compare our automobile loan rate*
with finance company and save
monev. Member of I Dll’. LNNIb
STATE BANE.
Mandate in Hunt
Case Is Received
From High Court
A mandate for the Court of
Criminal Appeals concerning the
court's rejection of J. A. Hunt’s ap-
peal for a rehearing was received
My 40th Dj\rtot. Court official*,
Saturday.
Mr. Hunt is facing a 15-day jail
term an dg $250 fine, it was stated.
He was found guilty last December
by a district court jury of practic-
ing medicine without registering his
license.
Mr. Hunt carried his appeal to
the Criminal Court of Appeals
which on Wednesday of this past
week overturned a motion by tin:
defendant for a rehearing.
Important Post
Awarded Kin of
Ennis Residents
Clarence E. Millican of Dallas,
son-in-law of Judge, and Mrs. C.
W. Duke of Ennis, has been ap-
pointed assistant operations manag-
er of Skillern’s Drug Stores, it has
been announced by Rae E. Skillern,
president.
A native of Grapevine. Mr. Milli-
can has been with the firm for 19
years and has been manager of the
Lakewood Store since 1939 In his
new position, he will assume sup-
ervisory control of the 18 com-
pany's 34 stores and will be ln
charge of complete operations of all
stores assigned to him. He Is direc-
tor of Skillern and Sons, Inc. Ar-
ticles concerning his promotion ap-
peared Sunday in both The Dallas
News and The Times Herald.
Mr. Millican’* wife Is the former
Miss Nell Duke. The couple has a
son. Charles, 12. he family lives at
5936 Richmond, Dallas.
Ellis TB Ass'n
Directors Will
Hold Tues. Meet
Directors of the Ellis County
Tuberculosis Association will have
their regular monthly meeting at
12 noon Tuesday at the Hill Top
Cafe ln Waxahachie. Ed McKnight,
president announced today. All
board members arc urged to attend
Mrs. Ruth Campbell, executive
secretary of the Hill County Tuber-
culosis Association, will be tlie
speaker.
and oi an me pastors and their
wives of the Waxahachie district.
Following the supper the Bishop
will address a large gathering of
people ussambled from 11 the chur-
ches in the district.
More than fifty persons are ex-
expected to attend from First
Church, Ennis.
Newt Wilson is chairman of the
transportation committee, to provide
ears for all who do not have ways.
These will assitmtole at the church
at 6:45 p.m. and leave together.
"A new sense of the stewardship
of property is coming into the
minds of Christians everywhere"
said Dr. Langston "as they look
at the tragedy of the world and
ask w'hnt the church tody cn do to
to give Christ to 11 men."
Sweetheart
Of Hagler Is
Arrested Mon.
Dallas. Oct. 18 (UP).—Suspected
Torch Murderer David F. Hagler
Jr. sweetheart has been taken into
custody. She was seized at Love
Field here as soon as she arrived
from Germany.
A few minutes after Fort Worth
liolice and Oklahoma Crime Bureau
agents took her into custody, Capt.
Will Fritz of the Dallas Police De-
partment's homicide detail arrived
with a warrant permitting him to
search her baggage.
Mias Bergmann, 24, left for Mu-
nich, Germany, where she1 was born,
for a visit September 27. Sbe hur-
ried back when she heard that Hag-
ler, her sweetheart, had been
charged with murdering the u n-
known person whose body was
found in his station wagon near
Davis, Oklahoma.
A crime bureau agent from Okla-
homa says the has learned for the
first time that Hagler had listed
her as beneficiary to a $10,000 In-
surance f>ol icy.
SP Workers
Hold Kickoff
Monday Morn
Witli tiie arrival of a week in
which concluding phases of the
Community Chest Campaign are be-
ing put into motion, the Southern
Pacific Railway tills morning held
a klck-oft breakfast at Western
Cafe to usher in its participation
in the industrial drive.
The Ennis Tag A SRlosbook Com-
pany and American Carbon Paper
Manufacturing Company, Leggett
APlatt, the garmene factories and
various other firms employing more
than 15 persons are engaged In the
Industrial phase at present. The
schools also have been holding their
canvass and the residential drive
will be held this week. The advance
gifts and the retail campaigns were
held earlier.
At the S P kickoff breakfast, R
W. Hickman, assistant superintend-
ent, presiding, voiced the exjiecta-
tlon that the railroad people will
respond well to the appeal for sup-
port of this cause. R. H. Dittbemw
and Ray Telfair, general co-chair-
men of tiie Chest drive in the com-
munity. outlined soliciting methods
and explained the use of campaign
materials.
Mr. Hickman anounced that the
railway units’ representatives would
conduct the campaign within their
organization, and announced these
workers as follows:
W. O. Satterfield, superintendent's
office; J. V. Pool, enginemen; J. T.
Harrison, enginemen; O. W Parker,
yardmen: G. W. Pye, conductors;
Roy Brow'n, trainmen: A. J. Toth,
car department: B H. Cooke, me-
chanical; J. H. Lyle, stores; J. K.
Donnell, yard clerical; C. A Par-
sons, chief dispatchers: Mrs J V
Lawhorn, freight agency; J. M. Mit-
chell. division engineer: J. P. Wil-
son, M of W forces; Ed Williams,
train porters.
Co-Chairman Dittberner told the
group that while progress Is being
made In the campaign, the pledges
and contributions presently stand at
approximately $7,000, whereas the
goal to cover the budget for the
eight participating agencies Is $11,-
000
“So," he said, “you see we have
$4,000 yet to raise."
Co-Chairman Te'lfair gave the
concluding thought:
“Urge, that folks ‘Give One Day’s
Pay—The American Way"—and, if
they do. there’ll be no trouble in
the Chest’s receiving adequate sup-
port."
Barton Skinner
Dies of Injuries
Barton Skinner of 4601 Matilda.'
Dallas, formerly of Ennis, died In
Telurc. California, Saturday as a
result of injuries received in an au-
tomobile accident.
Mr. Skinner was approximately
38 years of age.
Hi* survivors include, his wife, the
former Miss Mary Bufkin who lived
in the J L. Hinkle home here for
four years and was graduated from
Ennis High School.
Other survivor* are a son. Oiegg
Skinner and his parent*. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter W. Skinner; a bro-
ther. Roy Skinner and a sister.
Mr*. Frances Cothrum all of Dal-
las.
Funeral arrangements arc pend-
ing witli the George A. Brewer
Funeral Home in Dallas.
Mis. Skinner was visiting in Cali-
fornia while her husband was there
on a hunting trip.
N. J. Garth Dies,
Lifelong Resident
Nathan J. Garth,66, retired
farmer and lifelong resident of
this community died at Ennis Muni-
cipal Hospital at 1:10 p.m. today.
He had beeti 111 for one month.
Mr. Garth was born July 23, 1891
His parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Oarth.
He was a member of the First
Methodist Church of Ennis.
Surpivors Include his wife; two
sons, Leo Garth of Ennis and Wil-
liam Boyd Garth of Texas City;
five daughters, Mrs. B. E. MoLel-
lan and Mrs. Travis Smith, both of
Emils; Mrs. J. C. Nichols and Mrs.
On a Langley, both of Fort Worth,
and Mrs. Blanche Shivers ol Dallas;
two stepdaughters, Mrs. Fred
Elliot and Mi*. Odell Garllngton,
both of Fort Worth; one brother,
Sam Oarth of Ennis; two sisters,
Mrs. C. C. Miles of Ennis and Mr*.
Hallie Borders oi Waxahachie; nine
grandchild!cn and one great grand-
child.
Funeral services will be held at
Kcevcr Chapel at 4 p.m Tuesday
with Dr. Roy A. Langston officiat-
ing.
Burial will be in Myrtle Cemetery.
_____
DON'T mVA'toli' THi!H>NKON “HAZEL"—Railway
wreckinK crane at left begins the ask of cleaning up a
25-car derailment in the heart of Hibson City, 111., where
a 55-car Nickel Plate li. R. train hit an open switch. No
one was injured in the wreck, which caused an esti-
mated million dollars of damage. (NEA Telephoto)
Writers Club Requests
Exes Help on Center
I think the following Kx-Knnisite might be inter-
ested in hearing about our Community Center Building
Project:
Name ..........................................................
Address ................... .............
Assistance in compiling a list
of Ennls-exes—to whom a letter
asking contributions to the Com-
munity Center Fund will be mailed—*
Is asked by tiie Ennis Writers Club,
sponsor of this solicitation project.
Concerning this plan, the chair-
man lias written as follows;
Dear Readers.
The members of the Ennis Writ-
Palmer Seaman
Returning From
W. Pacific Tour
Bobby J. Bonner, seaman, USN
son of Robert L. Bonner of Palmer,
u? aboard the destroyer UBS Stem-
bcl which Is returning lrom her
third tour of duty in the Western
Pacific.
During the cruise, tiie Stembel
took part ln fast carrier task force
operation and hunter-killer exer-
cises.
She visited Guam, Subic Bay
and Manila in the Philipine islunds,
Kobe and Yokonuka, Japan.
NAUGATUCK .Owin. — <UP*
Town Worden Charles Clark fail-
ed to shew up at a meeting with
tiie board of welfare. After a half-
hour wait, tiie members acted on
this slogan on Clark’* office desk.
"Time waits for no man."
Mrs. P. R. Harter
Dies in Detroit
Mrs. P. R. Harter, the former
Delta Lee Creech of Ennis, died in
Detroit, Michigan on Saturday alt-
er an extended illness.
Mrs. Harter was 57 years old. She
was the daughter of the late E. B
and Avic Creech and was reared in
Ennis. She had made her home ln
Detroit for approximately 18 years.
Survival’s indlude [her husband
and one brother, Muilon Creech of
Presque Isle, Me.
Funeral services will be held at
the Harris Funeral Home in Detroit
on Wednesday,
Finance your new ear purchase at
4UL- $»-•♦*!»■ »••*#$ >w» I. a> 4 !<»*>* 4elan»$•
*>••••• MMU *>•••%»%»
the bank, the Insurance agent, the
dealer. Handle through a finance
company and you make one friend—
the dealer. ENNIH STATE BANK.
era’ Club are proud to have a part
In raising funds for a IochI Com-
munity Center. As our part, in this
worthy project, we have agreed to
write, and mail, to Ex-Ennisltes a
letter, tasking for their Support by
giving a donation.
We are proud to announce that
said letter has been written. And
now comes the most important,
and mast difficult, part ol our task
.....that of securing a list of
names of former resident* of Ennis
to whom wc can send our letter.
We are, therefore, asking YOU,
the people of Ennis, if you will as-
sist us in compiling this Important
list II you know of an Ex-Emilsitc
who might contribute to this wor-
thy cause, please fill in his or her
name and address on the blank,
which is provided for same In this
paper, and mall to me. Thank you!
Mrs. Fred L. Wilson,
Chairman
205 E. Baylor Street
Ennis, Texas
Stringfellow
Quits as GOP
Candidate
Salt Lake City, Ort 18 <UP> —
Douglas R. Stringfellow, 32. Utah
veteran and confused bogus war
hero, formally resigned a* a Repub-
lican candidate for re-election to
Congress today.
Stringfellow resigned with a brief
statement at his campaign head-
quarters In Ogden. Utah ."I am of
the opinion,” lie said, "that my state
my party and all concerned would
be better served if this resigna-
tion is accepted." Stringfellow did
not resign from the seat he hrdd
In Congress since January, 1953.
The State Republican Committee
fs meeti gtonlght here to consider
the Stringfelleow case.
J. B. Mohundro
Of Bristol Dies
J. B Mohundro, 85, retired farm-
er who had mode his home ln the
Bristol community for 62 years, died
at Ennis Municipal Hospital at 7:30
a.m. today.
Mr. Mohundro was bom In Little
Rock, Arkansas, March 31, 1869.
He was a member of the Bristol
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; four
sons, Marshuli Mohundro of Okla-
homa City, Tommy Mohun-
dro. J. B. Mohundro Jr.
and W. J. Mohundro, all of Bris-
tol; four daughters, Mr*. Zana Wel-
don of Dallas, Mrs. J. H. Thompson
of Corpus Christl, Mrs. L. E. Martin
of San Angelo and Mrs. O. H.
Bentley of Bristol; two sisters, Mrs.
Guary Evans and Mrs. Fred Kreg-
fbr, both of Grand Prairie; twenty-
two grandchildren, twrenty great
grandchildren and four great great
grandchildren.
Funeral services under the di-
rection of tiie Bunch Funeral Home
will be held at the Bristol Baptist
Church at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Interment will be in the Bristol
Cemetery.
Barefoot Bandit
Newport, Ky. Oct 18 (UP* —A
young purse - snatcher got so flus-
tered recently he ran out of his
shoes. The youth grubbed the
jaicketbook of Mrs. Bernice Faulk-
ner, 54, Cincinnati. Hhls shoes
await hnn at the police station.
MAYOR'S
Proclamation
October 24, 1934, marks the ninth
anniversary of the establishment of
the United Nations Organisation,
designed for the peaceful settle-
ment ol international difference.*.
Far-seeing leaders of the peace-
loving countries of the world rec-
ognize the fact that security cannot
be, achieved within the borders ot
any one nutlon.
While preserving completely our
loyalty to our own state and coun-
try, our Constitution, our flag, and
our autonomy as a nation, It Is
fitting that, on this occasion, fresh
recognation be given to the prin-
ciple of iwoceful settlement at the
council table as a highly desirable
alternative to the waging of war.
THEREFORE I, as Muyor or the
City of Ennis, do hereby designate
the, week of October 18-24, 1954, as
UNITED NATIONS WEEK ln En-
nis, and call upon all citizens of
our city to learn more about the
alms and organization of the
United Nations bo that they may
lend r*oro Intelligent support to lte
underlying ideas and spirit,
JACK McKAY,
Mayor, Clt yof Ennis, Texas.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS—Buy your
Trip Accident Insurance before
leaving on ytur hunt, BL’DDIK
DAVIS INS.
HER FATHER HELPED BUILD 1st ENNIS STRUCTURE
Mrs. Nannie Smith, 102, Is
Dead; Came Here During 50s
Aged 102, Mr*. Nannie Smith—
whose father rejxirtedly was one of
the builder* of the first structure
in Ennis—died at Hlco. where she
was the oldest resident of the
community, recently. Mis. Smith
lived here nearly a century ago.
Mayor Jack McKay has recMvcd
word of her death from the Rev.
E. E. Dawaon of Hlco, he writes:
Hlco. Texas, October 15. 1054.
The Hororable Mayor ot Ennis,
Ennis, Texas.
Dear Mayor:
I do not know you, nor do you
know me. But I had a funeral on
the 13th instant that has much in-
terest for me, and no doubt the
story of the one whom I burled
will interest you. I neld the funeral
here at the funeral home at 4:00
P.M., October 13.
The woman whom wc buried,
Mrs. Nannie Smith, was 102 years
old on last July 24. She was born
Nannie Foster, at Elk ton, Ky., ln
1852, ot Tonkawi Indian parents.
The parent*, moved to Ennis, Ellis
county, lu the latter part of the
1850’s, aid tiie woman’s father,
Frank Foster, and his brothers
helped in the erection of the earliest
houses in Ennis It was there that
she married a man named Smith,
and there three sons and a dughter
born to the couple, ull of wHom
died some year* ago, except Frank
Smith, who lives here and with
whom his mother lived until her
death. Frank Smith will be eighty
years old on november 30 of this
year The father-husband died on
October 12, 1879, and exactly severf-
ty-five year* later the old mother
died, October 12. 1954. Mi*. Smith
showed liei Indian blood very dis-
tinctly, and the son, Frank Smith,
likewise shows hi* half-Indian
blood. Mrs. Smith came to Hlco In
1884 In the early 1890’s she was
baptized into the fellowship of the
local Baptist Church on a wintry
day when they liad to break the
ic«| ln order to administer the or-
dinance. The Rev. Joe Locklmrt,
a noted debuting preacher, admin-
istered the ordinance. The baptism
was in tiie Bosque river before
My interest in this case is du9
to the fact that I am a native ot
Ellis county, born on Greathouse
Creek, ten miles west of Waxaha-
chie in the year 1880 I grow up
in tiie File* community, ln Western
Ellis County, and at Italy, I served
South Prong and Boyce Baptist
churches as pastor in the first
decade of this century, and on
every convenient occasion go back
to my native county and look over
its places of Interest.
I have hud a feeling that you
would be interested in this story ot
the very early folk* of your city,
especially ln the fact that *he was
h full-blooded Indian, and her fat-
her a helper in its early construc-
tion.
Very Sincerely,
E. E Dawson
He inclosed a verbial sketch con-
cerning Mr*. Smith from the Hlco
New*-Re view:
■Mrs. Nannie Foster Smith, 102,
died Tuesday night at her home in
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Casebolt, Floyd. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 245, Ed. 1 Monday, October 18, 1954, newspaper, October 18, 1954; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth782470/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ennis Public Library.