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TWO
THE
JANUARY 7,
MEUS—STYLES—CLUBS
PERSONALS—CHURCHES- -PARTIES
AMUSEMENTS—DEMONSTRATION
CLUBS
THE MONITOR SOCIETY PAGE
A PAGE OF LOCAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN
MENUS—STYLES—CLUBS
PERSONALS—CHURCHES—PARI
AMUSEMENTS—DEMONSTRATE
CLUES
Missionary Society
Names Circle
Members for Year
Meeting at the Methodist
Church last Monday afternoon
the Woman's Missionary Society
of that church drew names of
members who are to comprise
the three circles of the society's
memberssnip for the coming
year.
Names drawn for the three
circles included:
First circle: Mjesdames W. E.
Graham, Annie Luise Burden,
C. G. Massengale, C. B. Temple-
ton, R. H. Carraway, Cooke,
Usher, Davis, Bray, Stafford,
S. E. Jennings, Arnold, Nor-
mington, H. A. Bowdoin, Dozier,
Tom. Aldrich, R. D. Adrian, C. R.
Jones, Clements and Padon.
CSiosen for the second circle:
les: A. F. Adrian, J. O.
Raymond Aaron, B. A.
Juanita Aaron, Sam-
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uuels, Revelle, R. H. Coleman,
Zelma Aaron, J. B. Cowan, Dean,
M. H Van diver, Warren, King,
Pace, Smallwood, Reneau, J. H.
English, Reeves and Felts.
In the third circle the follow-
ing were drawn:
Mesdames C. I. Kine, Hemp-
ihill, Lechner, Rappe, Castle,
Sam Jones, Donaho, C. D. Cole-
man, Parrish, Miller, Mayes,
Leach, Justine Jennings, Hubert
Thomas, Bill Bowdoin, Stegall,
Bruner, C. C. Aaron, R. H. Rod-
gers, and Nat Vance.
Hainesville Teacher
Is Married On
Christmas Day
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SOLA, TEXAS
Mr and Mrs. J. E. Stevenson
have announced the marriage
of their daughter, Eloise, to Mr.
Doyle Riddle of the Hainesville
community, on Christmas Day.
Mrs. Riddle is a teacher in
the Hainesville school. The
newly married couple will con-
tinue to make their home in
that community.
Local Couple In
Surprise Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Fulcher of
this city have announced the
marriage of their daughter,
Thelma, to Raymond Boyd, also
of this city, in a ceremony per-
formed in Marshall last July.
The bride, a 1936 graduate
The bride, a 1936 graduate of
Mineola High School, is a popu-
lar member of the younger
social circle in Mineola. Mr.
Boyd, an employee of the Mine-
ola Monitor and Record, is a
former resident of Lindale hav-
ing come here several months
ago. The couple will continue
to make their home here in
Mineola.
Mrs. M. E. Gipson's
Church Group
Meets Monday
The first' social gathering
of the year for Mrs. M. E. Gip-
son's young peoples class of the
local Church of Christ will meet
at the J. R. Wilhite residence
on North Pacific St., Monday
night January 11th.
This gathering is the culmi-
naton of a contest for New
members held in recent weeks
by this class. In this contest
the group led by Ghlo Dene
Bailey and Helen Price lost to
the group led by Jonnie Precise
and Lucille Bell. The losers of
the contest are planning to
honor the winners at this Mon-
day night gathering.
First Baptist Church
J. C. Robinscn Pastor
JUST LITTLE THINGS
TO A GOSSIP
I think if you would see,
How lovely words can be;
You would not let them sting—
You would let them soar and sing.
Grace Maris Steed.
Minutes of Early Church Records Religit
Activities of First Settlers In Wood Com
Col. Carl Estes
Entertains Hotel
Man Sunday
Services Sunday January 10th.
Sunday School —• 9:45 a. m.
Preaching by Pastor — 11:00
a. m, and 7:00 p. m.
B. T. U. Meets 6:00 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday
7:00 p. m.
Choir Rehearsal Thursday at
7:00 p. m.
" Watch us grow in 1937!
You Are Welcome."
Mr. and Mrs. Guy DeLong, of
Rochester, Minnesota, and Mr
and Mrs. Frank C. Condon of
Longview, were guests Sunday
of Col. Carl Estes at the latter's
"Frendly Pines" estate at Rock
Falls lake.
Mr. DeLong, manager of the
Kahler Hotel at Rochester, is a
nationally known figure in the
hotel business and has several
close friends in this section of
the country.
Canal Zone Couple
Are Visiting Here
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Witt of
Cristolbal, Panama Canal Zone,
are visiting here for a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bou-
kum. Mrs. Witt, whose husband
is a Federal Government engin-
eer, is a sister of Mrs. Baukurn.
J. S. Pounds And
Mrs. Una Tatum
Wedding Nuptials
Cn the night cf December 24,
Mr. J. S. Pounds of Highlands
and Mrs. Una Tatum wejre
united in marriage at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Bishop,
808 West Kilpatrick street, with
Rev. Bishop performing the
ceremony.
After spending a few days
with relatives and friends in
Mineola the couple left for
Highlands where they will make
their (future home.
Mrs. H. H. Bell and Lucille
and Myra Nell visited in Abi-
lene last week.
Mrs. Dan Kizer of Longview,
visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Wilhite Sunday.
Central Christian
Church
Le Grand Sims
Celebrates Fifth-
Birthday
DR. J. G. ULMER, PASTOR
Sunday School—10:00 a. m.
—Preaching — 11:00 a. m.
Christian Endeavor — 6:30
The Christian Endeavor el-
ected officers for the new year
Sunday night. They are B. L.
Dykes, vice-president; and Miss
Fay Marie Lester, secretary-
treasurer. Mrs. Louise Wells is
leader for next Sunday night.
Church of Christ
Willis G. Jernigan, Minister
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Church School—10 a. m. W. E
Lott, Sr., Supt.
Address—11 a. m. "The Hid-
den Treasure."
Communion 11:50 a. m.
Young Peoples Class—6:15
p. m. Mrs. M. E. Gipson, Sponsor
Address—7 p. m. To be An-
nounced.
Ladies Bib7 3 Study—Monday
afternoon 3 p. m. Fifth and
Sixth chapters of Mark's gos-
pel.
Prayer Meeting and Bible
study, Wednesday, 7:15 p. m. A
study in Hebrews second chap-
ter.
"A Welcome Awaits You"
First Methodist
Church
John Donaho, Pastor
The Rev. Joe E. Tower, Pre-
siding Elder of the Tyler Dis-
trict will preach on Sunday
night at the 7 o'clock Worship
Service.
After the service the first
Quarterly Conference will be
held. Brother Tower is well
knotwn in Mineola and a large
attendance is expected.
At the morning worship ser-
vice (11 o'clock) the pastor will
preach on the subject, "Back
to Normalcy or Forward to
Capacity."
Other Services: Church School
at 9:45 a. m. and Epworth
Leagues at 6:15 p. m.
Master Le Grand Sims cele-
brated his filth birthday Tues-
day morning with a party.
The following little friends
enjoyed the occasion: Carlene
Little, Rodean King, Pauline
Henry, Virginia and Bubba
Kelly, Tommy Albright, Larry
Barlow, Bryan Sims, Billy
Jones, Carmen Ann Blanken-
ship, Jimmie Flynt and Milton
Franklin Usry. The refresh-
ments consisted of jello and
cake. The little host received
many nice gifts.
Mrs. Robert Hooks
Entertains With
Bridge Party
Mrs. Robt. Hooks entertained
with a bridge pax*ty Saturday
at her home in the Meredith
Apartments. The guest list in-
cluded: Misses Helen Jones,
Marian McReynolds, Dqrotihy
Brooks,, Mesdames, Ross Luken-
bill, Wesley Lott, Harry Jones,
John McReynolds, L. B. Willis,
C. C. Sims, Ray Watts, and Mrs.
Tommie Williams, and Mrs. Er-
nest Smith of Tyler. Miss Helen
Jones was awarded the galloping
prize with Miss Marian McRey-
nolds winning the high score.
The second highest score was
made by Mrs. Williams.
Garden Clnb Meets
With Mrs. Ballard
On Wednesday
The Fannie Marchman Gar-
den Club will have their reg-
ular meeting atr the home of
Mrs. J. L. Ballard on Wednesday
the 13 of January at 3 p4 m.
All the members are urged to
be present.
Ernest Ford has returned to
Nacogdoches where he is a
student in the Stfephen F.
Austin College there.'
Miss Nadine Young of Dallas,
visited her sister, Mrs. J. R.
Jordan during the past week.
C. W. Tipton of Houston, is
visiting with his daughter Mrs
J. L. Shipp.
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Refrigerator Sevice.
Joe Moody has returned to
Galveston to resume his studies
in the University of Texas
School of Medicine.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Graham
of Kilgtore, visited Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Gra-
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Duey .of
Van, were visitors here Wednes-
day. Mrs. Duey is the former
Ruth Campbell of Mineola.
Col. Carl L. Estes passed
througe Mineola Wednesday
mornng as a passenger on the
Sunshine Special en route to
Dallas.
Miss Birdie Mae Speights of
Winnsboro, visited Mrs. Noble
Willingham durijmg the past
week-end.
Mrs. T. G. Hayden of Wills
Point, is visiting with her
daughter Mrs. E. G. Moseley
and family.
Mr. and Mrs Max Aldredge
and daughter Maxine spent the
week-end in Longview with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Massie.
Mrs. Homer Ricks and daugh-
ter Caroline Gene, spent the
week-end in Marshall wth her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harbuck.
Miss Lois Ballard and her
little neice Nancy Ray Walker
left Thursday of last week for
their home in Washington, D. C.
after spending a month with'
relatives and friends.
I By V. B. Harris, Quitman, Texas
It was still early times in
Wood county in the year 1853.
The county had been organ-
ized only a little over two years.
Settlers resided more or less
remote from each other even in
what might have been called
the same neighborhood, and vast
stretches of practically unex-
plored woods lay between trie
different communities. At that
time, few, if any, buildings had
been erected exclusively for
church purposes. In the absence
of other places of worship, ser-
vices would be held and con-
ducted, not infrequently, at the
home of some pioneer brother,
resulting, now and then, in the
organisation cf some local
church. Their summer revivials
were often held under brush
arbors out in the woods near
some spring or running brook.
At that period there may have
been a church house at Quit-
man, possibly also at Clover Hill.
Sharon, and one or two other
places. But it is not about any
of these that we would write at
this time, but about a church,
and its contemporaneous min-
utes, the very name of which is
now remembered by only tWo or
three persons.
On November 18, 1853, nearly
seven years before the Civil
War, and but a short while af-
ter the organization of the
county, three religously-mir.ded
early settlers, Samuel H.
Davis, Peter M. Gunstream and
his wife, Mary A. Gunstream.
hungering for church associa-
tion and communion, met at
the home of Elder J. D. J Davis
somewhere down in the big ter-
ritory around what is now Pine
Mills, and proceeded to organ-
ize themselves into a "Church
of Jesus Christ." This was a
Baptist Church, and it was
given the name of Holley
Springs Baptist Church. For a
number of years, the church
site was about 500 or 600 yards
south of the present village of
Pine Mills.
The original minutes of this
old church are still extant and
are now in the possession of
Mr. W. A. Morrison, and we
gather from these ancient min-
utes that the church, at its
very incipiency, adopted what
they called Articles of Faith,"
and it may be successfully af-
firmed of this declaration of
religious ifaith that it is vibrant
with the orthodoxy of the olden
time. As a part elf the last
article, we quote as follows:
"The end of time is approach-
ing, and Christ will come again
without sin unto salvation. The
saints and sinners alike must
aippear before the judgement
bar of God; and the wicked will
then be dioomed to endless pun-
ishment, and the righteous to
endless joy." Verily that article
would put those sainted breth-
ren of 85 years ago in good
standing with our present-day
Fundamentalists.
At the same time they also
prescribed rules of church gov-
ernment, among which we find:
"We engage ... .to exercise
GIVES HISTORY
V. B. HARRIS
mutual watch-care over each
other, as members of one body
we will keep up public
worship of God and the ordi-
nances of his house, and hold
communion with each other,
and cheerfully contribute of our
means flor the support of the
Gospel o>f Christ and the main-
tenance of the poor."
The zealous-minded and or-
dely walking members of this
pioneer church even took a
lively and active interest in the
conduct of the members of sis-
ter churches, hence we find
them in church conference on
"Saturday before the 2nd Lord's
day in August, 1354." taking this
action: "A committee was ap-
pointed to write a letter to
Caney Church to put away a
certain ungodly member."
According to these same
church minutes, this church
was decidedly opposed to tat-
tling, and hence we find them
at their February conference, in
188" taking thi=: action: "Char-
ges rrefcrrcd against sister . . .
for circulating falsehoods among
neighbors and members. John
MaLery and F. M. Lane ap-
poin ed to cite s'd . . . +o an
swer s'd charges at our next
conference at Liberty Hill." At
the 'loilowing May conference
said sister was excluded; and at
the following September con-
ference a brother of the same
name of the "sister," was ex-
cluded for false accusation
against the brethren.
The discipline of this early
church was quite rigid also as
to church attendance, and in
the minutes of the September
conference, 1856, we find this
entry: "It was made a rul<
the church that no
shall absent himself for
than two regular
without giving his
and in the minutes of t3ae:
1857, conference, we
recorded that Bro. J.
was appointed to cite Bro.
f an3 to attend the next
lar conference and give
rea ens 'cr and
minutes further she ■; that
Lane's excuse fcr said
was received a„ the fol
August conferciicc.
T:"ie r.r7.; of ' 2 church]
changed to tru t of Mt.
Baptist Church, and mc
the present site of this cht
about 1865. This old ehurchj
these old churches had
services, as pastors, Elders
J. Davis, Ambrose Fitzgei
Prescott Davis, H. Y. Lively
others.
The charter member, Pj
Gunstream, continued for
eral years as an active
of the church, as deacol
church clerk, serving fromf
to time as a delegate
several associations in
days. He was finally let!
out, and became a mean!
the Ebenezer Baptist chi]
where he had his msn&
at the time of his dc
1882. He was the
grandfather of Prof. Idas
and sisters, Misses Emma l
Carie Wood, and the
grandfather of Miss Ona
The above mentioned
Davis was the maternal
grandfather of the
boys, Warren, Kay, Grady,
and Judge H. V. Puckett.
Ambrose Fitzgerald na
above was the first County |
of Wood County and sei
that capacity for about,
years. The Rev. H. Y.
above mentioned was a wl
known and substantial clt
and early settler in the
and pastored a number
churches in the county unt
moved to Dallas County
1880 or 1881.
All of the above
persons and many otl
out prominently in>
church minutes rifct
are perhaps the oldest1
minutes that can now
in Wood County. They
back into that romantic
almost legendary period of J
country's history when si
was in vlogue and before
great Civil War was drear
The transition from the gei
of that old Holley
Church to the present
almost like passing from \
planet to another.
ill
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DEALER FOR
Lukenbills Hosts
At New Year's
Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lukenbill
entertained with a New Year's
dinner party last Thursday
evening. The following guests
were present: Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Lott, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sharp,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Watts, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard George, Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Bomar, Miss
Dorothy Brooks and Mr. Elmer
Fulcher. Mrs. Sharp won high
score.
The Mill Springs Home Dem-
onstration Club will meet with
Mrs. J. C. Park Wednesday
January 13 at 2 p. m.
All members are urged to be
present.
Mrs. Annie Cofield returned
this week from Abilene where
she visited friends and relatives
during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Amelia Perdue is recov-
ering from a recent llness.
Miss Annie Tate of Hender-
son, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Mayes Sunday.
Howard Moore and John
Wisenbaker have returned to
Dallas where they are students
in SMCU.
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FARMING
TIME
Will soon be here
See what you are going to need in
repairs to fix up your farm tools.
Get these repairs now and have
your plows ready to go.
We can take care of you on fall
terms on all plows and farming tools,
but all repairs will be cash.
W. L. Thompsoi
Mineola, Te:
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1937, newspaper, January 7, 1937; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286230/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.