The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1963 Page: 1 of 4
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The Howe Enterprise
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fME I HOWE, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AUGUST 29, 1963 NUMBER 10
VOLUME I
FIREMENS
BARBECUE
By Fred Halcomb
The community’s biggest
picnic Friday night was a
huge success. The “fire boys”
fed an estimated 700 people
"with the usual barbecue din-
ner for which they have al-
ready became famous. Guests
are permitted to eat all they
want and pay if they like.
Donations Friday night a-
mounted to $620.17. About
half this amount will be spent
for the food. Most food han-
dlers sell at less than whole-
sale to the firemen; some
even give their merchandise*
BANK MEETING
There will be a meeting of
the prospective stockholders
of the proposed Howe State
Bank at the Methodist Church
tonight. All persons who
signed a card pledging to
JAMES WHITE DIES
IN SHERMAN
HOSPITAL
Funeral services were held
at 3:00 p.m.. Tuesday in the
purchase stock are especially | First Baptist Church, Iowa
urged to attend. The tern- Park for James J. White, 81
porary directors will be elect-! of Iowa Park who died at 2:45
ed who will be empowered to j a.m. Monday in a Sherman
apply for the charter. So be
sure and come.
Methodist Church 7:30 tonight
TRAFFIC MISHAP
hospital after an illness of
thirteen years..
Rev. Donald Howland of
Tom Bean, Baptist minister,
conducted the service. Burial
was in Iowa Park Cemetry,
directed by Tanner Funeral
Home, Iowa Park. Graveside
rites were accorded by the
Mr. White who lived most
of his life in Iowa Park, be-
About 8:30 a.m. Mrs. W. S.
Walker of Denison, was driv-
i n g her car south on
It appeared that everyone Highway 75 in the north part 13““ Fdtow7~ a’nd" Rebekah
enjoyed both eating the bar- of town on the righthand or lodges
becue and listening to the curb lane in a ’63 Chevorlet
Howe Plow Boys entertain, pne Chas. E. Bush of White-
About midnight a dozen tired Wright was driving a
firemen went home, but only 1*60 Chevrolet gasoline truck,came ill 13 years ago while
after words of praise for ev- at a considerably slower speed wishing his daughter, Mrs. W.
ery guest, donation and,than Mrs. Walker was driving! W. Davis in Howe. Since
thanks to everyone included Bush being on the inner or, then he has lived with his
in making the firemen’s annu-1 center lane, i.e. next the daughter and at the Tom Bean
al barbecue a howling success center stripe. Bush evidently Rest Home.
RFPFIPF ™ THF vfab n0t se?ing Mrs\ Welkers car He was born April 27,1879
KECEIPE OF THE YEAR started to turn into the filling in EUis Countyi tte son of
7 c°ws (Iarge). , . | station on the comer of Dodd Mr and Mrs John j white
nek seasoned hardwood and Denney - Mrs. Walker In 1902 he marrfed mss
1 doz. different spices, king went to her, breaks and turned Maude Palmer She died in
’nto Dodd but the car skidded l908 He wag a member of
and the rear fender struck the Baptigt Church> the odd
the rear of the truck, dam- Pe]jows and £be Rebekah
aging the left rear fender. No L0(jge
lone was hurt and damage w? i'
estimated at less than $100. ' Survivors are a son, J. J.
No tickets were issued and White, Jr., of Houston, ano-
both cars went on their way. ^er daughter, Mrs. Homer
;Blalock of Iowa Park; two
! Note-This is the first re- sisters, Mrs. O. H, K. Ross
ported traffic accidtnts to our and Mrs. E. E. Aired, both
knowledge, since we have beer 0f Wichita Falls ; four grand-
in Howe. ' children nine great-grand-
--—o- chidren and a number of
size
20 lbs. potato chips
f'O lbs. onions
100 lbs cabbage
15 lbs. carrots
24 gal. beans
6 gal. pickles
4 Gal. catsup
1 gal. salad dressing
40 loaves of pread
80 gal. ice tea
94 man hours work
Properly prepared, it is cal-
led Firemen’sBarbecue, serves
ATTENDANTS
ANNOUNCED
Miss Patsy Odom and Don-
ald Lane, who will be married
August 31, at 7:30 in the
Trinity Baptist Chur ch, Sher-
man, have announced their
attendants.
Rev. Mac Pope, pastor of
the church will officiate, Mrs.
Harold London will be pianist
and Tommy Thompson will be
vocalist. Miss Cynthia Brown
will be Maid-of-Honor, Mrs.
E. C. Currah of Sherman, sis-
ter of the groom and Mrs.
Barbara Malone of Dallas, sis-
ter of the bride, will be brides-
maids. Dayton Lane, Jr. Ada
Oklahoma will be his brother’s
best man, Tom Vestal of
Gainsville and David Mackey
of Sherman will be grooms-
men.
Karen McKinney of Sher-
man will be flower girl and
Douglas Olds of Fort Worth
Will be ring bearer. Billy Lane
of Sherman and Steve Olds
of Fort Worth will be ushers.
Carlos Neal of Tom Bean and
Joey Weatherman of Sherman
will light the candles.
Friends and relatives are
invited to attend the wedding
and the reception at 526 East
Sycamore Street in Sherman,
Texas.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeves
are visiting relatives inFioy-
ada,Lockney and other points
in West Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Halcomb
have returned from Larke,
where they have been visiting
relatives.
700.
Mr. Will Ruffin is sick in
a Sherman hospital.
Msrs. E. W. Pite underwent
surgery Monday in a Sherman
hospital.
* * * * *
Mr. Marvin Reynolds of
Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs
Albert Reeves Monday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Don jaieces and nephews.
Stout, a son, Gregory Alan,
August 7, in Baylor Hospital
Dallas. Grand parents are
Mrs.. Leo Stout of Howe and
Mr. Fred Dixon, Sherman.
Our City Clerk, Mr. Dell.
Mode is back on the job after
surgery, and is convellessing
nicely, he says, “Full speed
ahead, but not very fast.”
CHURCH SERVICES
AND
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Tom Bean, Texas
SAVINGS ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT DIAL
CHECKING ACCOUNTS 546-6327
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Member F. D. I. C
wmm
PAYING 4 percent
ON ALL SAVING ACCOUNTS ONE YEAR OR MORE
V/t on all accounts less than one year
First National Bank
Phone 482-5234
Van Alstyne, Texas
“LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU
SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCHEDULE
SUNDAY:
Bible Classes ...... 10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Teenage Classes .... 6:00 P.M.
Evening Worship 6:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY:
Mid-Week Bible Classes
.................... 7:30 P.M.
Where Visitors are Welcomed
And Members Expected
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 ArM
"raining Union 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worshin 7:30 P.M.
Ved. Prayer Mtg. 7:30 P. M.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Worship Service 11:00 A.M.
A. T. DeGreot, Pastor
METHODIST CHURCH
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Evening Worship.
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Recent visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Wortham were Mr. and Mrs.
Earnest Wortham of Grafton,
West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Watson
of Beaumont, Texas recently
visited in Howe. While here
he attended the Watson fam-
ily reunion.
NOTICE
Everyone who is interested
in the continued upkeep of
Hall Cemetry, and have not
given anything this year, a
donation would be a great
help at this time. You may
deposit the money in the First
National Bank in Van Alstyne
or send it direct to Harrison
Davis, Dorchester, Texas or
,to me, Thanks,
Mrs. R. L. Tolbert, Sec-Tres
Route 1, Howe, Texas.
M. Sgt. and Mrs. G. A. Ken-
dall and children, Charles,
Donna and David of Glendale
Aaizona are visiting Mrs,
Kendall’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Henley.
Recent guests in the hame
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster*
were: Mr. and Mrs. Shelby
Foster and sons, Mrs. John
Reynolds and sons, Rev. and
Mrs. Marvin Walker and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Foster
all of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs.
Billie Hederick and son, and
Mrs. Carl Reed and son of
.Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wilson
and sons, Larry, David and
Kenneth of Tucson, Arizona,
have returned home after vis-
iting Mrs. Wilson’s aunt, Mrs.
Ethel Byles and other rela-
tives in Sherman.
Recent visitors in the Doug-
las Wortham home were Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest Wortham
and children from Grafton,
West Virginia.
Joe Tolbert and daughters
Juanita and Tanda Lou from
Richardson spentti Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Tol-
ibert and the girls are spend-
ing the week with their grand-
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reeves
spent Sunday in Grand Prairie
The Watson family reunion
was held at Woodlake Friday
noon through Sunday after-
noon with 66 descendants of
Sam Watson attending.
Rev. Bradford Smith of
Bridge City, Texas held the
Sunday morning religious
service. Mr. and Mrs. Sell
as guests of Mr. and Mrs j Watson of the Tom Bean Rest
Gail Sloan and Shelly Gail. |Home attended the reunion.
Other towns represented were
*****
Mrs. J. W. Carter, Mrs.
Edna Dutton, Mrs. Bess
Shields and Mrs. Juanita
Oklahoma City, Okla., Fay-
etville, Ark., and Bridge City,
Slayton, Big Spring, Beau-
King attended a reading mont, Knox City, Lone Star,
^workshop in I^enison August1 Irving, Abilene and Howe,
19 and 20. Texas.
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