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ROTAN PIONEER
THE ABILEXE REPORTER-NEWS 3 D
Abilene, Texas, Saturday Morning, November 15, 1958 0-D
Mother Denton, 90, Can’t
Miss ‘Circle’ to Celebrate
By OLETA PARKER
Reporter-News Staff Writer
ROTAN — Few people are alive
at age 90. Fewer still are alert
active and happy at that age
Mrs W B Denton was 90 on
Nov. 3, and, since her birthday
was on Monday, and Monday is
always "circle day" for Mother
Denton there was no family
gathering.
Mother Denton has missed very
few circle meetings since she be
came active in the Women's Mis-
sionary Union ol the First Bap
tist Church here around 1918 Un-
til her eyes grew tired, she was
known as the official circle quilt-
er She has missed few church
Services, and has been a member
of the T.E.L. Class of the church
as long as she has been a circle
member Mrs. H S. Bridges, now
of Abilene, enlisted her as a class
member, and she and Mrs
MRS. W. B. DENTON
...90 years old
and once again the children were
scattered among relatives
Married in 1890
Mrs. Denton was married Oct
11 1890, in Collin County. On De
cember 2o of that year the entire
Denton clan started a trek — by
wagon and by rail — to the Dewell
community northeast of the pres-
ent town of Rotan
in the wagon train were the
W B Dentons: her husband’s old-
er brother Tom and two older
sisters, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Tom
Johnson of Lubbock, and Barbara,
now Mrs. A J Florida of Rotan
The father of the clan, the late
J C. Denton, came by train.
1 bringing the younger members of
2 the family Included were Mrs.
12 grandchildren 29 great-grand-
Bridges are the only surviving children
C. .I Dalton and Mrs P. V. Hale
both Ol Rotan: the late Sam Den-
ton of Rotan: Mrs Henry Hamil-
ton of Wichita Fal s. and the late
members of that early day class aNdCHiarand nine great great Mrs Brock of Lubbock
Lives Alone 0 . . a "In the third wagon, and ac-
Mother Denton lives alone in a Pioneer Southern Family companing the Dentons, were Mr.
little house back ol a son and Mother Denton is a descendant and Mrs. Jim McWhirter and
AT WINTERS TEA — Attending the Winters Garden Cub tea were, left to right.
Mrs. Al Libbe, Mrs. Joe Irvin. Mrs. J. B Gladden. Mrs. M D. Johnston and Mrs.
George A. Stephen of Abilene Mrs. S ephen spoke on “Gardens Around the
World " She also showed slide pictures of gardens in other countries made while
on a European tour. Seated is Mrs. Court Weeks. iPhoto by Eddie Little) daughter-in-law’s home in north of a pioneer Southern family Her their two children All settled on
Rotan, The son and his wife, Mr. father, w C Talley was fresh land in the Dowell community,
and Mrs. Willard Denton, are in from the Civil War when he was The Dentons soon added more
and out of her home every day, married to her mother in Eastern land 10 their original purchase,
but Mother Denton more or less Tennessee. Mother Denton was in the spring of 1854 there was
looks after herself, doing her own born Mary Ellen Talley on her a land division among the Den-
work, and cooking her own meals, grandmother’s plantation near tons, and Mother Denton aim her
"The Lord has been good to Russellville. Tenn., Nov. 3. 1868
me and I've always lived a sim-Her parents came by train to They moved into town in 1910.
ple life." Mother Denton says Texas in Iga setthi ‘ , , lii- Mr. Denton continued farming for/jacket Selection of Lambeth as
She's had her share of grief and County. Her mother died a year a number of years. The two 1 ••
tragedy. A son died in infancy: later Mrs Denton and a brother, sons. John and Willard, now own
her husband died June 21, 1931: Joe were left with relatives in th* original farm land the son of Mr and Mrs Vernis
FOR AND ABOUT WEST TEXANS
Eastland Tri-Hi-Y Officers
Elected; Church Groups Meet
DON LAMBETH. RUBY HAMMONS
... Mr.. Miss Football
ANNUAL AFFAIR
Miss, Mr. Football
Named at Goree Banquet
GOREE RNS' — Ruby Dain Gerald Simpson member of the
Hammons and Don Lambeth were high school faculty, was master
honored Tuesday evening at the of ceremonies Participating in
annual football banquet when they the program were Belva Jetton,
were crowned Miss Football and Stacy Mathis, Mrs W O Ratliff,
Mr Football. . pep squad sponsor, and Wayne
Miss Hammons daughter of Bingham, coach.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Hammons Brenda Hutchens and Waymon
was chosen football sweetheart by Edwards made presentation of
husband moved on their own farm members of the football team gifts to Mrs Ratliff and Bing-
She will receive a sweetheart ham
football hero was made by mem A group of Pep squad girls
bers of the girls pep squad He is presented a dramatic skit.
Hershell Hatter, Seymour,
EASTLAND (RNS) - The Jun-
ior Tri-Hi-Y, under the sponsor-
ship of Mrs. Virgil Seaberry Jr..
Frances Ann Parsley. Joy Grimes. Vella Saudlin was a visitor her only daughter. Mrs. Clyde Texas while the lather took the
Linda Wakefield, Fonda Moran There were 18 members and three Casey, died in a car accident in two youngest children back to
associate members present the 40‘s . Tennessee
and Linda Farr.
Society Meets Today trophy
Lambeth He was presented a spoke on “Football FFrom the
Coaching and the Spectator's
Point of View
_________________ A social hour followed in the She and her husband reared He returned in about a year and The West Texas Rose Society
the meeting held in the Y-Cen- cafeteria with the sixth grade Study Defense four children Her other children gathered the children together will meet at 1 am today in the
room mothers as hostesses.are John of Rotan and J im. who again near it ichland, in Collin privat e dining r< om at Lav ender ‘s
No members were taken into ELMDALE (RNS) — Civil De lives in Hobbs, N.M. She has County. He died in about a year Cafeteria
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ton; vice president. Wanda Arther: Charles Byrd was guest speaker
secretary, Julie Frost; treasurer, for the Calendar Club of First
Judy Seaberry; reporter. Carol Methodist Church Monday in Fel-
Ann McCleskey, and chaplin, Toni lowship Hall. She reviewed a
Horton. group of stories from the book.
Mrs. C. L Bigby, is co-sponsor "Men as Trees Walking" by Mar-
of the group
installed newly elected officers at
Hadassah
ter.
BIBLES REBOUND
for members of the Elmdale 4-H
Girls Club Thursday afternoon
She used slides to illustrate her
talk.
Recognition was given mem-
bers who had made articles for
. , _ sale in the club booth at the re-
garet Applegarth.cent school carnival They were
Devotional was given by Mrs Monti Sue Moss, Shelia Owens,
Attend Meet Ernest Johnston Sharon Cranfill, Kay Griffith,
Meer The following officers were Sandra Adkisson, Ray Padgett
MORAN (RNS) — The Rev. and elected for 1959: Mrs. Ralph Par- Sondra Foster, Pam Antilley, Jan
Mrs S A. Wolfe Mrs. Waiter sons, president: Mrs C A. Hole et Sue Landers. Ginger Antilley,
comb vice president: Mrs. A R. Terrv Cranfill and Joy Medlin.
Norred, secretary : Mrs L. B Al- Sharon McGough, president, an-
len, treasurer: Mrs. P. T Quast, pounced a meeting of the Taylor
devotional chairman. County 4 H Club committee be
McCollum, Mrs. E 0 Kinnison
and Mrs Edd Collinsworth at-
Norred, secretary: Mrs. L B Al-
tended the missionary meeting at
the Methodist Church in Stamford
Monday night
County 4 H Club committee to lie
See Paintings
held Saturday at 9 30 a.m. in the
Agriculture building. Abilene
Holds Sale
Abilene Chapter of Hadassah
will hold a rummage sale Satur-
day at 850 Mesquite from 8 30
until 2:30 p m
The sale was announced at the
Tuesday evening meeting of the
chapter held at Temple Mizpah.
Mrs Sam Portnoff, member of
the Hadassah Regional Board,
gave a report on the board meet
ing held at Dallas. She told that
Hadassah raised over nine million
dollars in the I nited States for
charitable and medical work in
Israel.
Mrs Leonard Goldblatt was
hostess
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Surprise Party PUTNAM (RNS) - Mrs Fred Check Measure
Goble of Baird demonstrated in Check Measure
ALBANY (RNS) — Members oils "The Yellow Rose of Texas I you want to the
of the Friendship Class of the for the Women's Study Club host- r Y a casserole fill it with
First Christian Church hosted a ed in the home of Betty Mobley Ware Rucaseri later into
surprise party honoring their Monday, surter into a
teacher, the Rev. D. E. Aden. Member participating in the
The birthday cake was fur program were Mrs. Fred Heyser.
nished by Mrs. Walter Crow. Mrs. S. M. Eubank and Mrs Ray
After the gifts were opened, Mrs mond Sprawls
ANSON CHEERLEADERS — Leading cheers for Anson High School this year
are, left to right. Verona Harper, freshman: Paula Sanders junior: Betty Harri
son, head cheerleader Sidney Chilos, senior, and Lou Parkinson, sophomore
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Aden cut the cake' and Mrs.
Crow served the punch
Hosts were Mrs. Crow and Mrs
Homer Clayton.
The class was shown through
the Adens' new home
Workers Confer
Merkel Club
Names Winners
At Flower Show
MERKEL (RNS) - Sweepstake
MORAN (RNS) — The Rev and winners in the Merkel Garden
Mrs A L Teaff, Mrs. J W. Club fall flower show were B H
Booth and Mrs. Glen Thames at- Jones in horticulture and Mrs
tended a workers conference of W. T. Sadler in the table division I
the Cisco Baptist Association in
Rising Star Tuesday night.
P-TA Meets
Mrs. Sadler won two blue rib I
bons on table entries and Jones
won five blue, five red and one
yellow in horticulture He also
won the Award of Merit for the
WYLIE (RNS) — Under the di- best horticulture specimen in the
rection of Mrs Palmer Cox the show
sixth grade pupils presented a The Award of Distinction was
play entitled "Why Our Way Is won by Mrs. Dale Litton
Best" for the Wylie P-TA Mon- Entries were displayed on com
. day evening plete table settings for breakfast
"American Education —Why?” patio. Christmas, Thanksgiving, a
is the theme for the month child's party, a stag party and
Mrs James Jay was piogram an old fashioned dinner party
-chairman. Emcee for the program Judges were Mrs. Charles Nunn
was Donald Burleson. Jo Mabry Mrs Buck Wetsel and Mrs
and Kathleen Long presented ac-Charles Griggs, all of Sweetwa-
cordion and piano numbers in con ter. Mrs W . D Fagan. Mrs
nection with the play. Herb Roberts and Mrs. Maurice
Performing in the high school Brooks of Abilene
sextette were Judy Crenshaw. Approximately 200 attended
AT GOREE HIGH — Cheerleaders for Goree High
School are, standing. Ruby Hammons, left, and Pat
Blankinship; front row. Claudia Warren, left, end
Brenda Hutchens. (RNS Photo)
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 15, 1958, newspaper, November 15, 1958; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1659352/m1/15/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.