The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1972 Page: 4 of 8
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THE WORTHAM JOURNAL. THURSDAY. APRIL 27. 1972
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WORTHAM, TEXAS
Entered at the Wortham Port Oftice a* Sacond Cla»* Mail Mattar.
JACK R. HAWKINS. Editor-Publisher
Published Every Thursday at
Wortham. Freestone County, Texas 76893
SUBSCRIPTION RATE:
la Fraestone and Adjoining Counties ........................ $3.00 Per Year
Outside Freestone and Adjoining Counties ...............$3.50 Per Year
SOCIETY
Mmes. Miller and Howard Hostesses
For Wortham Study Club on April 19
Mrs. Roy Miller and Mrs. O. H.
Howard were hostesses for the
Wortham Study Club on Wed-
nesday, April 19. The meeting
was held at the Strange Com-
munity Center at 3:30. Mrs. Joe
Bates and Mrs. J. P. Black pre-
sented the program. Mrs. Van
Hook Stubbs gave the Invoca-
tion. “A Glimpse into the Color-
ful History of Freestone County”
was the program topic.
In introducing the program
Mra. Bates stated “The film that
we will show on “Historical
Highlights of Freestone County"
was produced by the Education
Service Center, Regional XII at
Waco, and will be presented
through the courtesy of Free-
stone County Historical Society.
This film inspired the Texas
Historical Foundation to under-
write ten additional counties in
producing film histories of each
county. Mrs. Bates continued,
‘‘At the state meet in Del Rio
we won first place in the news-
letter competition and also re-
ceived award for having the lar-
gest attendance. Freesone Coun-
ty was one of fifteen counties in
the state that was chosen to pi-
lot a ^program in oral history.
Freesone County also won the
“Quota Buster” award for con-
tributions to Texas Historical
Foundation.”
Mrs. Black operated the ma-
chine showing the colorful his-
torical highlights of our county
created from the eastern portion
j of Limestone County, September
6, 1850 by the Third Legislature,
and the county received its name
from the rock which is found in
all areas of the county. In the
early days Freestone and the
surrounding counties were called
the Trinity Star and Freestone
County was the center and was
regarded as “Queen of he Trinity
Star”. There are fifty-seven
historical markers in Freestone
County, some are: Freestone
County Museum, Old County
Jail built in 1857 in Fairfield, the
Potter-Watson Log Cabin built
.n 1852 near Stewards Mill a
Butler Church bell that came
from a river boat S. A. Rothven,
that plied Trinity River until it
sank in 1873, City of Fairfield
Female College, 1859-1889, Wil-
liam L. Moody Historical Mark-
er, raised first Confederate Com-
pany in Freestone County,
Moody-Bradley House, pre-civil
war home, restored and now
owned by the History Club of
Fairfield, Woodland site of
Woodland College for Boys.
These are only a few of the
fifty-seven sites in our county
and in our town we have
Historical Marker for Rev. G.
W. Bounds, and marker for the
First Methodist and Rev. Hill
Bounds located on Methodist
Church ground; the Old Allegree
Home, now owned by the Wal-
ter Beavers, and restored; the
Robert B. Longtootham, Texas
Historical Grave Marker in
Longbotham Cemetery; and
“Blind” Lemon Jefferson, Texas
Historical Grave Marker, Na-
tionally famous singer and com-
poser of spirituals and blues, lo-
cated in cemetery west of High-
way 14.
Mrs. Alton Frost, president
conducted the meeting and wel-
comed guests who were Mrs.
Homer Jolly and Mrs. Alice Lee
Chandler. Mrs. Harry Bounds
alerted club members to be in
readiness for the visit of the
Bloodmobile Bank early in May.
The tea table was laid with a
gladiolas, pink stock, blue iris, Martha Kuyava, Mexia
and dyed blue gypsophilia in a Verona Black, Tehuacana
silver bowl with a three-arm sil-
ver candelabra holding pink
T. L. Craig Feted
Sunday April 23
With Birthday BBQ
Mr. T. L. Craig was honored
Sunday, April 23rd, with a bar-
becue given by the various Craig
families and friends. The cele-
bration came two days prior to
his 85th birthday, April 25.
This year, as in years past, the
barbecue was prepared by Mr.
Craig’s son, William Morgan
Craig Several days are spent in
preparation of the barbecue for
one of these events and as always
before the comments were—“It
couldn’t have been better.”
All of Mr. Craig’s children
were present—known to all as
Beryl, William Mbrgan, Leonard
Earl, Minnie Maude and Jo An-
ita.
Three of Mr. Craig’s sisters
were present, Bessie Bob Lee,
Elsie Johnson and Ermine Henry.
Then came the host of grand-
children, the great-grandchildren
and nieces and nephews and the
many cousins and many, many
friends.
Dozens of Wortham friends, too
numerous to mention, attended
the event. Those from out of
town atending included Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Suber, Van; Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Weldon, Cleburne;
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mayes, La
Porte; Mrs. Jo Anita Edwards
and Diane and Cindy, Marshall;
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Knight, Tom,
Jr. and Felicity and Cecily, Waco.
Also, Mrs. Gladys Keeling of
Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Michael, Corsicana; Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Henry and LeAnn, Mexia;
J. T. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob-
by Keeling and Robby, Kelly and
Clint of Henderson; Mr. and
Mrs. James Moore, Melba and
Janie, Longview; Mr. and Mrs.
Don Vestal, Strong, Ark.; Mrs.
Copper Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman W. Daggett, Wichita
Falls, and Buddy, Opal and Ben-
gy Pearce of Dallas.
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Admissions:
Robert Dunn, Wortham
A. O. Lane, Mexia
■Larry Dyess, Richland
Odie Randall. Wortham
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Beaver and
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Reese visited
Mrs. Reese’s sister, Mrs. A. H.
Krickhamer in Houston over the
week end and stayed at the
weekend and stayed at the Reese
summer home in Bayou Vista.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Johnson of
Odessa are visiting Mrs. Carrie
Waseon this week.
Welch for big yard sale ad in
next wash's paper.
Mr. and Mra. Tom H. Wolfe of
Mexico City spent aeveral days
in Wortham last week visiting her
mother, Mra A. J. McKinney and
her aunt, Mra. R. W. Gould.
Miss Cynthia Simmons of Bay-
lor University in Waco spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Simmons.
Mr. and Mra Harry Bounds
were in Dallas Saturday.
Mrs Leona Raines. Mrs. F. P.
Simmons and Paul Benfer of
Sherman were in Waco Satur-
day afternoon and visited the
museum at Fort Fisher.
Welch for big yard sab ad in
next week's paper.
Mr. and Mra. Leroy Garrett of
Houston visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Goolsby and W. L. Garrett
recently.
Mr. and Mra. John LeFevre of
Bryan visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. LeFevre over the week end.
Paul Benfer of Sherman spent
the weekend with his grandpa-
rents, Mr and Mrs. F. P. Sim-
mons.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Covert were
in Dallas Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Rankin of
Texas City vis.ted Mr. and Mrs.
Bailey Bounds last week.
W. Rufus Fetty of Richland,
father of Mrs. Verdie Calame, is
seriously ill in the Intensive Care
ward of Memorial Hospital in
Corsicana.
Mrs. Colbert Peurifoy of Hous-
ton visited Mrs. E. A. Peurifoy
over the week end.
Mrs. F. B. Covert and Mrs. F.
P. Simmons were in Dallas Wed-
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Michael of
Corsicana visited Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Weaver and Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Michael.
Hubert Wasson visited his
daughter, Mrs. Angeline Baker
and family in Lafette, La. over
the week end.
Sunday visitors in the F. P.
Simmons home were Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Benfer and Patti of
Sherman, Miss Sherry Benfer of
S.FiA. in Nacogdoches, and Rob-
ert Little of Baylor.
Watch for big yard sale ad in
next week's paper.
Tech. Sgt. Sylvester Cantrell of
Pease, A.F.B., New Hampshire
visited his family here over the
week end.
Kathy Talbott, Cindy Bates
and Mary Jane McReynolds at-
tended the Regional Meet in
Kilgore and visited Mary Jane’s
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom DeWitt.
STREETMAN NEWS
Streetman was blessed with al-
most an inch of rain early last
Friday morning. Farmers are
real busy with crop planting.
Gardens and WEUDS are looking
up!
Mrs. Mary Owens has sold her
home in Corsicana and has pur-
chased the. Beulah Smith home
I and will be moving here soon.
Welcome home, Mary.
It was announced Tuesday the
H. D. Club will meet May 2 at
the Hall with Mrs. Sarrah Phipps
and Mrs. Mabel Rash as hostess-
es. The program will be on “Can-
ning and Freezing Tips” by the
agent, Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Inez Lee
will present the workshop pro-
gram on Safety.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Sellers of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, spent sever-
al days with her mother, Mrs.
Cecil McSpadden.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Knotts of
Gatesville and Mrs. H. D. Car-
roll visited John Kenny Knotts
in Kingsville Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Compton
of Fort Worth are spending their
vacation with her mother, Mrs.
J. W- Tanner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jo Pete Coleman
of Garland spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Coleman.
Mrs. Herbert Strunk, Mrs. Bet-
ty Lamb, Mrs. Maglee Trego and
Mrs. Dolly Davis were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fredrich
Saturday night in Waco.
Mrs. Floy Lamb, Mrs. Violet
Hammett and Mr. and Mrs. Pres-
ton Samford visited Mrs. Dee
Moody in Presbyterian Hospital
in Dallas Thursday.
Judge and Mrs. R. W. Willi-
ford of Fairfield visited Mr. and
Mrs. Preston Samford and Mrs.
Violet Hammett and Mrs. Floy
Lamb Sunday.
lighted candles forming the back
ground.
Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Claude Jen-
kins and Mrs. W. F. Eckhardt as-
sisted the hostess in serving a
refreshment plate of finger sand-
wiches, strawberry short cake,
chips, mints and pink frosted
fruit punch.
Mrs James Goolsby visited
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rogers and
family in Dallas Monday.
A BIG
SALUTE
WORTHAM ONE-ACT PLAYERS
ON
WINNING FIRST PLACE
AND TO
OTHER LITERARY WINNERS
. . . ALSO TO THE
WHS TRACK TEAM
ON ITS WIN
BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU
AT THE STATE MEET
E. A. STRANGE
Complete Loon and Insurance Service
(For Over 35 Years)
Ernest, Harry and Mack
Lee R. Moore, Mexia
Earl Harryman. Mexia
Vada MacDonald, Mexia
V. W. Grooms, Coolidge
Ada Mathison, Wortham
Donnie Hemphill, Mexia
Thea Tacker, Mexia
Dismissals:
Hill Howard, Mildred Blessin-
game, L. B. Jenkins. Rosie Price,
Beulah McKinney, Dixie Mc-
Leod, Robert Dunn, Tressie
B’artson, Beatrice Michael, Handy
Hair, Andrew A. Conn, L. T.
Forge, Jody Johnson.
ATTEND FAIRFIELD SHOWER
Miss Carol Whatley was hon-
ored with a Bridal Shower an-
nouncement at Bradley House in
on April 13. Miss
is the pwilrtimgif «•
Mrs. Otari Williford who
were teachers In Wortham for
many years. Those from Worth-
am attending the shower we're
Mrs. Van Hook Stubbs. Mrs.
Walter Beaver, Mrs. J. P. Black,
Mrs. W. H. Dod'ge. Mrs. Joe
Bates, Mrs. W. F. Eckhardt and
Mrs. Karl Kumke.
Mrs. Martin Bowen and child-
ren of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. Ron-
nie Griffin and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Rogers and fam-
ily all of Dallas visited Mr. and
Mrs. James Goolsby over the
weekend.
man.
Mrs. Nora Keeling returned on
Wednesday from a visit with
friends in Cotton Valley, La.
kirvTnIws
By MRS. JOHN T. GRIFFIN
There were 35 in the Training
Union and 12 in Sunday School
last Sunday.
Visitors in the J. T. Hughes
home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Hughes and Jackie and Brian
and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hood
and daughter, all of Pasadena.
Mrs. R. L. Ry.bum spent sever-
al days in the Fairfield Hospital
this week. She came home one
day, but had to be taken back
the next day. She has been put
in the Manor in Fairfield for a
while. Bro. Ryhurn also went
there on Monday for a while.
Let’s remember this Couple in
our prayers and go by to see
them each time we can. I know
they will be proud to see all of
their friends.
Happy Birthday: Mrs. Vic Lay-
ton on April 26, and Mr. James
O. Latham and Mr. Homer Paul
Bonner on April 29.
Belated Happy Birthday: Joe
Butcher on April 22.
DAY LONG MISSION
STUDY BY W.S.C.S.
Circles I and II of the W.S.C.S.
met Monday. April 24 in the
home of Mrs. B. F. Bounds for
an all day meeting. The study
was on Missions in Africa. A
covered dish luncheon was serv-
ed at the noon hour.
Guests in th home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bari Calame over the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Johnson, Jane and Noel of Hous-
ton. Mr. amA Mrs. K. B. Frotman
of Rosemead, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Earl Calame, Monty and
Brent and Tressa Lott cf Dallas.
OUR FRIENDLY HELP
CONTINUES EVEN
AFTER THE SERVICE
After the services are over,
we are still there to assist
the survivors with insurance
forms, government benefits
or other settlements.
CARD OF THANKS
To whom it may concern:
Thanks for the many flowers,
cards, the help and offers of help
while I was in the hospital.
Much Oblige,
Elgin McLelland, Jr.
MRS. E. G. REYNOLDS
IN HOUSTON HOSPITAL
Mrs. E. G. Reynolds, who has
been a second grade teacher in
the Wortham School for many
years is in Houston for hip sur-
gery. She is in Methodist Hos-
pital and will be there 3 to 4
weeks. She will enjoy hearing
from everyone. Mr. Reynolds is
with her in Houston. Their son.
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Reynolds
live there.
WILLING WORKERS
CIRCLE MEETS
Willing Workers Circle of First
United Methodist Church met
Thursday, April 20th in the home
of Mrs. Loyle McReynolds. They
continued their study of the
Book of John. The next meet-
ing will be in Richland in the
home of Mrs. A. Neal Brown.
THE GUSSIE WEAVERS
VISIT HILL COUNTRY
Mr. and Mrs. Gussie Weaver
were in Beeville last week visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Archie Weaver,
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
S. Russell. Mrs. Russell is the
former Margaret Weaver. They
also were in Winberley. Stone-
wall and Fredricksburg seeing
friends they have known for
many years and enjoying the
beautiful hill country scenery,
which is beyond compare.
ATTEND ENCAMPMENT
Mrs. Glenn McCommon, Mrs.
Felix Bays and Mrs. W. F. Chan-
cellor attended a Spiritual
Growth Retreat at Glen Rose
Methodist Encampment Wed-
nesday, April 19.
The “darkness” you sometimes
see around the bones of cooked
poultry is harmless. This is an
indication of a very young, tender
bird whose bones have not yet
matured and are very soft and
porous. The pigments from the
marrow, seeped through to dis-
color the meat next to the bone.
There’s a difference between
mayonnaise and salad dressing.
Mayonnaise is a stable emulsiop
of oil droplets in water. It doesn’t
separate because it is .stabilized
with egg yolk. Salad dressing con-
tains less oil and a cooked starch
paste which substitutes for part
of the egg.
Families will eat five snacks a
day instead of three meals by
1980, and 70 percent of the meals
will be eaten away from home.
Homemakers will rely on freeze
drying, radiation cooking, com-
puter shopping-menu planning,
and edible packages to make at-
home meal preparation more con-
venient.
If your French-fried potatoes
arc soggy and greasy, the frying
fat may not be hot enough. Tem-
perature of the fat should be 370
to 385°F.
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Hawkins, Jack R. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1972, newspaper, April 27, 1972; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107361/m1/4/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.