Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1979 Page: 3 of 12
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POINT INEWS
SAILIE TILTON 598-2522
ACCEPT
POSITION
Mr. 4 Mri. D. L. Barrow
have accepted a portttoo ai
house patents In a South Texas
children's home at Goliad.
They 4 their sons, David and
Craig, left for Goliad after
Christmas.
IVE FAMILY GET-TOGETHER HOLD CHRISTMAS DINNER
I Adcoclt family Itad a
ether Saturday night at
ne ol Mr. A Mrs, Wll-
eg. Three attending
J. W. Brown 4 daughter of
Gotland, Mr. A Mrs. Jody
Thompson A daughters, Kil-
leen, Gayle A Pat Adcock,
On Dec. 23rd Mrs. Nora
Stuart A Rachel had as Christ-
mas dinner guests Michael,
Kathy A Laura Stuart ot Furl
Conway of Dallas, Mi. A
Mrs. Rusty Armstrong A
Shawn of FI Paso, Mr. A Mrs.
Kenny Armstrong A Kenneth
Ivuims, Mr. a Mrs. fcw.
HOLD
XMAS PARTIES
HOLIDAY
VISITORS
Mr. A Mrs. John Jhrrter and
children Brian A Andrea of
Ml. Vernon and Mr. A Mrs.
Gerald Postet A daughters,
Janet A Michelle, were
Chilstmas Eve dinner guests
of their parents, Mr. A Mrs.
Aubrey Porter. Also Loyd
Porter of Somerville, S.C.
visited them during the week.
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
EMORY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1979 --PAGE 3
On Thursday evening. Dec,
21, the Ratnettes had their
Christmas party at the com-
munity center.
Officers and employees of
DATCO factory met at the
community cental Friday for
a dinner.
XMAS DINNER
-WEtfl-
RAY SHEPHERDS
CELEBRATE 50th
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. A Mr*. Kay ihcplicrd ol
Point celebrated their Golden
Wedding Anniversary Satur-
day, Dec. 16th. Kay shepherd
and Zora Porter were married
Dm . ic. i m hi Br. wnt.a id,
Texa*t They hive lived iu
the Wooiley Community for
HOLIDAY
VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs, Pete Taylor,
had a nice crowd for
Chrlitniai Eve, They were,
Mr. andMrt, Jamc»
Taylor, Steve and hi*
g'rlfriend, Te.n, Scoff
and hit girlfriend Faith,
of Shirley, Mr, and Mr*,
l ulcti Smith and Julie of
Cat., Mr. and Mr*, bill
IS, IS
iville, Mr. A Mrs. Jerry
j, sulphur springs,
[mm. Howard Thump-
reovlll*. Mr. A Mrs.
Adcock A children. Point,
Mr. A Mr*. Melvin Adcock
» f Greenville.
XMAS DINNER HELD
Stuart, Harold Wayne A
Craig of Mesquite, Rev. 4
Mrs. C. H. Pritchett, Susie,
Lavoy, Aaron, Damon Mas-
sey, Sonya A stephani A
Steve Watren, all of Klon-
dike, Stanley Conway Jr.,
Sarah, Sandy A Scott of
Athens, Mr. A Mrs. Stanley
Atnattong, Mi. A Mrs. Paul
Whittle, Mr. A Mrs. George
Stuart, Gary A Bcru Stuart,
Mr, A Mrs. Kirk Stuart A
Lacy, Mr. A Mrs. Bobby Stu-
art A Gena, Mr. A Mrs. Bud
Keeler of Mesquite, Mr. A
Mrs. David Sloan of Fayette-
ville, Atk.
[ Mrs. J. Mi Hi *■ • ‘
1 then • fills' 'I as dinner
[commually center.
J attending vr,c Mt. A
Iptul Watson 1 Mr. A
krxiny Hartlgan of Long-
| family, GHn e . • b.
ck House A faintly.
Rockwall, Mr. A Mrs. W. R.
Carter A family, Garland,
Jtrnmy Boykin A family. Fro-
i*y, Mr. A Mrs. Harold Wal-
lace A family, Emory, Mr. A
Mrs. Junior House A family
A Bill House A family and
Mrs. J. M. House, all of
Point.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mts. Jennie Davis, Mrs.
Virginia Gee A Miss Ethel
Whittle attended the Foetal
of Mrs. John Beauchamp at
Sorrell A Sons Chapel in
Greenville Tuesday afternoon.
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UAIROL crazy curl
N^uwl?95 CLAIR0L
LIGHTED MIRROR
8EC. 46.UU
ssess-ss s-ssss s s a a ar
She was the muthet of the
fotmet Plena Beauchamp who
was a teacher in the Point
School.
RETURN HOME
Mr. 4 Mrs. Rusty Armstrong
A Shawn David have returned
to theit home in El Paso alter
spending Christmas with their
parents, Mr. A Mrs. Doyle
Armstrong and Mr. A Mrs.
l eon Kenshaw.
The family of the late Mr.
A Mrs. Henry Johnson had
their annual Christmas dinner
Christmas Eve ai the com-
munity center.
HOLIDAY CELEBRATE 50th
VISITORS anniversary
HOLIDAY
VISITORS
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Gates and
children of Conway, Ark.,
Mr. A Mrs. Raymond Cecil
A boys of Alexandria, La.
and Mr. A Mrs. John Kinsey
& girls, Jenny A Jill, of
Houston visited the Henry
Dishonghs during the holidays.
Mr. A Mrs. AI Hagan ol Ft.
Worth spent Christmas Day
with Ray A Miss Alyne Me
Fadden.
Visitors in the home of Mr.
A Mrs. Edgar Burchett Christ-
mas Day were Mr. A Mrs.
Harold Burchett, Dallas, Mt.
4 Mrs. Billy Joe Burchett,
Gretna, La., Mt. 4 Mrs.
Kenneth Burchett, Johnny 4
Debbie, Grand Prairie, Mt.
4 Mrs. Don Gowins 4 Mari-
anna, Garland, and Mr. 4
Mrs. John Romer 4 girls of
Plano,
C. C. Olson of Duncan,
Okla. was a holiday visitor
in the home of Mrs. Jennls
Davis. Mr. Olson, Mrs. Davis
4 Mrs. Virginia Gee went to
Texarkana, Ark. to tpend
Christmas with Mr. 4 Mrs.
James Wilbotn.
Robert Lynch A Mary 4
Bobby of Houston and Mrs.
Marjorie Jackson 4 Kevin of
New Orleans visited their par-
ents, Mr. 4 Mrs. J. M.
Lynch, during the holidays.
Mr. 4 Mrs. David Sloan and
ch.ldren, Christopher 4
Cheryl, of Fayetteville, Ark.
spent the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. 4 Mrs.
Bobby Stuart, 4 Gena.
Mr. 4 Mrs, Monroe Hooten
4 daughter Glenda flew to
Denver, Colo. Dec. 23 to
spend Christmas with Mrs.
Hooten's sister 4 family, Mt.
4 Mrs. H. C. Voss.
Mrs. Mary Griffith, Mrs.
Troy Jobe 4 daughter Michelle
spent Christmas with Mrs.
Griffith's daughter, Mrs. Lou
Ann Harris, 4 family of Colo-
rado Springs, Colo.
Mrs. Lonnie Jones tpent
Christmas with her daughter
4 family, Mr. 4 Mrs. Johnny
McBride of Garland.
Mrs. C. C. Collins' holiday
visitors were Ted Collins of
Waco, Mr. 4 Mrs. Cle -land
Collins 4 Mr. 4 Mrs. Ger.e
Collins 4 daughter of Fort
Worth and Mr. 4 Mrs. Bobby
Crump of Dallas.
Miss Ethel Whittle spent
Christmas with her uepliew,
Billy Whittle, 4 wife serah
Ann of Garland.
Mr, 4 Mrs. J. K. Porter,
Mr. 4 Mrs. Ricky Porter, Mr.
4 Mrs. Johnny Porter 4 daugh-
ter Carrie of Hope, Ark., Mr.
4 Mrs. Howard Ferry, Mr. 4
Mrs. Tex Rogers 4 James How-
ard Perry, all of Henrietta,
and Mr. 4 Mrs. C. J. "Bo"
Porter of Houston visited theit
parents, Mr. 4 Mrs. Connie
Porter, last weekend.
Mrs. Raymond Ivy 4 son,
Roger, of Dallas spent Christ-
mas with Mt. 4 Mrs. Arthur
Ivy 4 family.
Mr. 4 Mrs. Cody Garrett
visited Mr. 4 Mrs. Frank
Lilly 4 daughter Amber of
Tyler during the holidays.
Mr. 4 Mrs. Buster Medlin
of Winnsbor.. and Mr. 4 Mrs.
Leroy Harris of Quitman were
Christmas Day visitors in the
home of Mrs. A. W. Harris.
Mri. Harris accompanied
them home for a visit.
Mrs. Rosa Jobe's holiday
visitors were Mr. 4 Mrs. Bob-
by Jobe, Dallas, Mrs. Imo-
zelle Stuart, Ray, Kay 4
Chip of Mesquite, Mr. 4
Mrs. Ted Romlne 4 son,
Linde Romtnc, Troy Jobe and
Mr. 4 Mrs. Melvin Jobe and
family of Arlington.
Mn. Edgar Northcutt's holi-
day visitors were her children
4 their families, Mr, 4 Mrs.
James While, Amarillo, Mr.
4 Mrs. Roy Barrett, Garland,
Mr. 4 Mrs. James Northcutt,
Athens, Mr. 4 Mrs. Jody
Northcutt, Greenville, Mr. 4
Mrs. J. B. Northcutt 4 Mrs.
Frances Bums 4 boys. Point.
Mr. 4 Mts. Robert McMilloo
4 son of Arlington and Mrs.
Mariana Robertson of Green-
ville visited Mrs. Faye Cooper
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Auweta Brown of Dallas
visited Mrs. Faye Coopei
Tuesday 4 Wednesday.
Mr. 4 Mrs. Ricky Fenier of
Trenton visited Mrs. A. M.
Fenter during the week.
Mr. 4 Mrs. Wes Gowins of
Ft. Worth visited Mrs. A. M.
Fenter recently. While they
were here Mr. 4 Mn. Kenneth
Gowin of Emory visited with
them.
Mrs. Forfeit Qualls 4 son Cal
of Houston visited her parents,
Mr. 4 Mrs. Charlie Callaway.
Mrs. Edgar Northcutt 4 fam-
ily visited Mr. 4 Mn. James
Northcutt 4 children of Athens
Tuesday.
Mr. 4 Mn. BUI Hattaway of
Garland and Eugene Mitchell
of Dellas visited Mrs. A zee
Mitchell during the week.
Those attending die 60th
wedding annlvenary celebra-
tion of Mr. 4 Mn. Luther
Holmes held in the Pilgrim
Rest Community Center Dec.
nth weret Mr. 4 Mn. James
Holmes. Mr. 4 Mrs. BUI Ma-
lone, Mrs. Junita Smiley,
Mrs. O. R. Jacks, Mr. 4 Mrs.
George Melton, hied Holmes,
Mn. Nita Barker, Mr. 4 Mrs.
Roy Turner, Mr. 4 Mn. J. T.
Kirkpatrick, Mr. 4 Mrs.
Clyde Franklin, Mrs, Viola
Gordon, Mr. 4 Mrs. Clifton
Prather, Mr, 4 Mrs. Emery
Cathey 4 family, Mrs. Fay
McKinney, Mt. 4 Mrs. T. L.
Wilson, Mrs. Jo Ann Franklin
4 Janice, Mr. 4 Mrs. Lurn
Foy Porter. Mrs. Marie Shipp,
Mr. 4 Mn. B. N. Stokes, Mr.
4 Mrs. Joe Key, Mrs. Ila Lam-
bert, Mr. 4 Mrs. Horace
Holmes, Mrs. Blanche lman,
Mrs. Nina Wade, Mr. 4 Mrs.
Bill McKay, Mrs. Ida Jensen,
Mn. Merl Kile, Lyndell 4
Lorene Huddleston, Mrs. Rob-
bie Nutt| sil-of-town guesui
Mr. 4 Mrs. Orble Scott of
Brownfield, Mr. 4 Mrs. Ralph
Neal of Snyder. Mrs. Jewel
Courtney of Leonard, Mr. 4
Mrs. Emory Barron of Savoy,
Mr. 4 Mrs, James Holmes of
Dallas, Mr. 4 Mrs. Tracy
Holmes 4 Robin 4 Courtney of
Tyler, Mr. 4 Mrs. Keith
Monk 4 Kevin, Brian, Becca
of Plckton, Mr. 4 Mn. Tim
Monk 4 Stephen of Quinlan,
Mr. 4 Mri. Larry Hill 4 Crys-
tal of Gilmer, Mr. 4 Mn.
Jackie Goleman 4 Clint of
Quintan, Mt. 4 Mrs. Dalton
ot savoy, Mr. 4 Mn. Ronnie
Hudgens of Savoy, Mr. 4
Mrs. Kenneth Battle 4 Jackie
of Lewisville. Miss Paula
Monk of Quinlan.
--Reported
THE NEW WRITER
1 hear that the Delles Morn-
ing Newt has signed on a new
fresh face to beef up its sports
department. The News hes
lost out on iu talent thru
death and retirement in re-
cent years.
The new one comes from
Los Angeles where the last
time I was there had some
good writers, namely Jim
Murray, Melvin Durslay, Hy
Schneider, Sid Ziff, Ernie
Mason, Mike McKIbben and
Whltey Roberuon, a Dallas
native.
We've teen nothing yet to
cause the Time Herald to fear
a lots In circulation. Bui
shucks," when the young
letter geu old enough to sheve
maybe he'll Improve.
More Anon,
G.T.B.
The Emory Ambulance took
Arctue Caldwell to a Sulphur
Springs hospital Saturday
mom, Dec. 23rd.
Mrs. Charles J. Greene spent
the Christmas holidays in
Dallas with relatives.
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me pan jo yeo.s, i-ii .....
that they lived ai Lone Oak.
The Shepherds have three
sons, Kay Edward Jt. of Sid-
ney, Montana; Joe Don of
Mesquite; and Grady Wayne
of Farmers Brandi. They also
have five grandchildren.
Although no formal celebra-
tion was planned, a few rela-
tives and neighbors visited
ihe Shepherds during the af-
ternoon anl enjoyed cake and
coffee. Those suiting them
weret Grady, Rita 4 Jeff
Shepherd of Farmers Branch;
Joe Dan, Flora 4 RJiela Jo
Shepherd of Mesquite; Addle
J . Jams >
grandson of Lone Oak; Fay
McKinney, Emory; Mae Tut-
tle, Clyde; Ocie LeQueeo,
Abilene; Donnie, Mary,
Rhonda, Monty, Paula 4
Terry Pinnn, Emory; L. F,
4 Mollie Porter, Emory;
Lummie Earl & Linda Porter,
Emory; Aubrey 4 Elvira Porter
ot Point; C, E. 4 Mary Jo
McKinney, Bn r\; 1 Jd B
Odette Wfhite, Point; and
Doc 4 Georgia Cunningham,
Point.
—Reported
Bill Wright of Longview,
Mt. and Mrs. Edward Ray
of Emory, Mr. andMrt.
Rickie Robertson, of Mart.all
Mr. andMrt Richard Day
of Lake Tawakonl, and
Ricky and his girlfriend,
Jan of Emory, Ml, and Mrs,
Steve Rhode I and ( hrlnophet
of Emory, Everyone
exchanged gifts, and had
a nice meal.
POSTER PAFtR FOR SALE
Mt. andMrt. Burt Rhodes
had a nice Chrlnmas.
Thole celebrating were:
Mr, and M.ti, Larry
C ult eraoi of Dallas, Kerry
C ulberxtn of Dallas, Larry
C ulberon of LoulBanna,
Randy Culberson of Nacog-
doches, Mr, and Mrs,
Clark Frltchard and Fenny
of McKinney, Mrs, Gladys
Braziel of Emory, Mr, and
Mrs.Mark Groves and David
of Emory, Mr, andMrt.
Steve Rhodes and Christopher
of Emory, Mr. and Mr«.
Mike Rhodes and Brandi of
Emory, and Greg Rhodes and
hit girlfriend C aria Taylor
of Emory.
Everyone w as served
dinner prepared by Dorothy
Rhodes, and then exchanged
gifts.
5k»
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*35
SO YEARS OF MARRIAGE WEI* CELEBRATED BY J. F. 4 MAE
Stone on the 26th of November, 197B, in the home of theit
son 4 daughter-in-law, Johnnie 4 Jan Stone ol Emory, Co-
hosting the reception were iheir other two sons and daughiers-
in-law. Jack 4 Helen Stone of Emory and Jimmie 4 Rosie
Stone of Sulphur Springs. Approximately 100 people came by
to wish the couple well and to join in then happiness. Seveial
gtfu were received by the couple. J. F. presented Mac with a
uew set of wedding rings to begin their NEXT SO yean of mar-
riage. The mein table was highlighted by e large cake light
gold in color towering over a lighted I urn sin flowing gold-
colored water. Gold minis and punch added to the main table
complimented by a silk flower arrangement in gold and brown
tones. The guesu signed the guest book underneath a large ar-
rangement of pink flowen with the 50th aunt eruary symbols
entwined in the flowers. Everyone had a wonderful time and
enjoyed the opportunity to wub the tnmvetsaty couple a
HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY.*• Reported, Photo Contributed
A GIANT. AREA-WIOE PRAISE GATHERING
IN CONCERT
The BLACKWOOD BROS.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1979, newspaper, January 4, 1979; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846182/m1/3/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.