The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1970 Page: 6 of 10
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Isaiah Whittingtons
Feted On Anniversary
Isaiah Whittington and Miss j “When you carried mail in those
Rosalie Ely were married in
Santa Anna August , 4, 1920.
They celebrated the fiftieth an-
niversary of that marriage at a
dinner party in their home Tugs
day. August 4. 1970
The Whittingtons not only got
married — they eloped, and
kept their marriage. secret for
20 days. Co-conspirators with
them were the former Lillian
Stinson and the late Morris
Best, who were married with
them in a double ring ceremony
and who also kept a 20 day sec-
ret.
Mr. Whittington took a job at
Wichita Falls, driving a team of
mules for a transfer company,
and they lived there the rest of
days, you carried everything —
neighbors, butter, eggs, and any-
thing else a neighbor wanted to
buy or sell at town.
. He operated a service station
at Glen Cove for a number of
years and one of the memen-
toes Mrs. Whittington has from
those days is a picture calendar
distributed by the station in
1936; And he worked on the
county roads under, three com-
missioners, Earl Davis, Pete
Sneed, and the late O. H. Kel-
ley: .
Most of this time he was also
operating his own stock farm, a
place near Glen Cove which he
bought in 1936
Mrs Whittington always had
-that vear-ihtrmg the latter-part * 'ar§c garden and frutt trees,
'of the voir they moved back did a >ot of canning. She also
to Glen Cove,
ents and then
riage. and Mr
"I just worke
could do.”
He is a master of many
trade--, having followed a vari-
ety of-occupations in his life. He
carried mail from 1922 to 1926
Of that experience he says
EARLE SMITH'S
I
w
ome of their par- assisted with a chicken project.
before their mar-! They raised show chickens and
Whittington says, showed them at various fairs.
- at anything 1 she sti11 has a "-Ween thumb .
puts it to use now mainly with
pretty flowers around her home
and in her yard.
The anniversary dinner was
served by Mrs. Bailey Whitting-
!on»and Mrs C. T. Whittington.
The table was spread with a
cloth given to the honored Cou-
ple as a wedding present and
centered with a gold jasmine
candle eneircletf by yellow dais-
ies and gold leaves Mrs Whit-
tington wore a white dress, a
purple orchid corsage, and the
same cameo necklace she wore
. for her wedding.
Present for the dinner were
the honorees and Mr and Mrs.
James Allen Of Bronte, Mr. and
Mrs, Tex Whittington of Cole-
man. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Whit-
tington and Paul of Glen Cove,
and Mrs J. E. Sandusky and
sons kolcy. HoSs, and Sam of
Hondo. *.
The Whittingtons state that
they date their association with
Glen Cove and Coleman County
back to the turn of the century
Mrs, Whittington, the former Ro-
salie Ely, daughter of the late
Elizabeth and George Washing :
ton Ely, was born at Glen Cove ;
May 10. 1903 With her sisters,
Mrs. Tex Whltttingtoti of Cole-
man and Mrs. James Allen of
Bronte, she attended Glen Cove
School,
It . was in Glen Cove School
that she met. Mr. Whittington,-
who moved' there from Silver ;■
Valley where he was born May
26, 1895 Son of the late M X.
and Alice Whittington, hr was
one of eleven children, nine of
whom are still living. They mov-
ed - to Glen Cove in 1904 from
the “Calk Dairy" place at Sil-
ver Valley..
The Whittingtons tried an’
“early retirement.” when they
sold their stock and moved to
Coleman in 1952 After two years
of “doing nothing" they bought
more stock and returned to
sheep and goat ranching on the
home place at Glen Cove After
five years'of active work they;
returned to Coleman, this time
M£-NEW$
Coleman Independent
HD Club Has Family
Picnic At Park
MR. AND MRS. ISAIAH WHITTINGTON
—in 1970
y
NEW FALL
COSTUME
JEWELRY
ARRIVING DAILY
ice The Most Complete
selection In;-This Area
EARLE SMITHS
J
COLEMAN'S
COSTUME JEWELRY
CENTER
i the Club's only fund-raising
I event.
Present were two new menf-
| bers, Mrs. J. W. Haynes and
Mrs. Nora Goen, both of Santa
| Anna, and a guest, Mrs. Lorene
; Beeler of Coleman.
Also present were members
Coleman Independent Home and their husbands, Messrs, and
i Demonstration Club members Mmes. Marrs, Alvie Brewer, Hu-
1 and their families met at Cole-1 ,)ert Speck, A. E. Dodson, Me-
j man City Park Friday evening I Klrath, Ray Jameson, Edgertori,
for their annual family night i Simpson, Williams, Johnson;
J picnic. Overseeing the affair j and members, Mmes. Lela Cul-
j was a committee composed of I hns, Fannie Rich. August Koe-
1 Mmes. W, B Lunsford, V. B. nig, and Miss Bobbie Dodson.
| Johnson, Dvr Williams, arid M. ~—:—1—:--
i L' MarES' , ATTEND TEA AT MASON
Raymond McErath offered the Mrs.. Hardy Parrott, Mrs J
invocation., hefotv the meal. At- Warnock Simmons,/Mrs. Harold
terwarris Mrs. Ray Jameson-, Kinney; and Mrs. Arvel Cullins
Mrs A G, Edgerton. and Mrs!. 1 Were in Mason August 1 to at-
C M Simpson conducted the tend a tea for Miss Kay Priess,
annual Grab Rag March, enter- bride-elect of Tim Parrott,
tainment for the evening arid ■ • :___
LAMESA PEOPLE HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Dorman Powell
and John and Miss Gall Beaty,
tall of, Lamesa. visited during
the weekend with Mrs. Powell’s
mother, Mrs. Gallic Layton.
They were enroute home from
College Station where the
younger Powell registered for
the fall semester at A&M Uni-
versity. -
Page 6-A Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, Aug. 11, 1970
GUESTS VISIT IN
HENDERSON HOME
Visiting here during the past
week with M^and Mrs. John F.
Henderson, Jr., were their
daughter, Mrs. Robert Ebinger
of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., who
returned home Sunday; Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Henson of Carlsbad,
Texas; and Misses Irene and
Belle Henderson of San An-
tonio.
D-V ADS GET RESULTS
Mrs. Allen Hosts
Thursday Bridge Club
Mrs. W. D. Allen- was hostess
in her home Thursday afternoon
j. for a meeting of Thursday
I Bridge Club, serving dessert be-
j fore play began.
Mrs. C. G. Maddox won high
| score prize and Mrs. R, A. Autry
I won second high.
Life consists mainly of what
wo haven’t done, and what we
are going to do tomorrow.
Attention!
The New 1970
Gym Suits
For,
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS
And
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Now Ready For
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
tf»-
Daw-
Esther Class Has
Business Meeting
15th Annual Coleman County
JUNIOR
RODEO
Harold Heath, Producer
August 13-14-15
Nights At 8:00 p.m.
• Tie Down Calf Roping
• Ribbon Roping
• Bareback Broric Riding
• Girls Barrel Race
• Pole Bending
• Boot ScramhTe
• Steer Riding
• Bull Riding
• Break-Away Roping
• Girls Goat Tieing
Admission: Adults $1.00 - Children Under 12, 50c
Parade Thursday Afternoon At 5:00
MR. AND MRS. WHITTINGTON
,t, -in 1920
to make their retirement work, in Ruidoso for a number ofj
they built■ a home at 905 W. years and traveled extensively
Walnut, and moved into it. over the United States. sBy no I
Mrs Whittington says, “We means neglected in their con-!
have no children hut we surely- vernations is Mr. Whittington’s I
do. enjoy our sisters' ”, The sis- time in the Navy. He enlisted i
let's children and grandchildren, December 6, 1917 and saw 22 j
whom the Whittingtons claim, | -months service, mostly in
are Camille Sandusky of- Hondo France and Buffalo, New; York,
and Bailey Whittington of Glen ;
Cove, Paul Whittington of Glen 1
Cove arid Koley, Ross and Sam t
Sandusky. Paul, who lives with :
his parents ’ in the Glen Cove j
community, considers .their
home his — stays there much of Members - of Esther Class of
the time. First Baptist Church met in i
They are members and regu- Moss Martin Cottage last Tues-
lar in attendance at Coleman day evening for a combined bus-!
Church of Christ Right now iness and social meeting. Pre- j
church going is their greatest sent were one visitor, Mrs, Y. [
interest since they have had to B. Johnson, and Mmes. <). V. 1
give up travel and a few other Byerly, ,1.-1). King. E. V. Brown,;
things because of their health. Roy Gardner. Nora Snider. Bob- ;
They (in t.-ik. part in armchair hie Lee Pope, Curtis Moore,
travel, discussing places they Gussie Glasson, and the hostess-1
have been and things they have es, Mrs. Bennie Porter, and Mrs.
seen. And they have much to Gene Dodson,
talk about since they vacationed Mrs. Moore conducted the j
business session after an open- 1
in'g prayer by Mrs. Glasson. Mrs. !
Johnson led devotions with a
talk on ; Steve Masori Ha inner
from “Gifts from’ the Bible” by i
Ennen Reaves Hall.
In conclusion Mrs. Glasson led
a Bible quiz and Mrs. Gardner
led the closing prayer.
CRAIG’S
Food
Mart
green
stamps!
Prices Effective Thru Sat., Aug. 15 In Coleman And Santa Anna
Double S&H Gjpen Stamps Wednesday With Purchase Of $3.00 Or More In Santa Anna Store Only
Cake Mixes
Duncan Hines
Each
LOW FAT MILK
A.F., 1/2 Gallon
49< HOMO MILK
A.F., 1/2 Gallon
59C
COLE -
ANNA
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Wednesday-Saturday
Close-Out
Prices On
All
Food King
Bar-B-Q
• BEEF
• CHICKEN
• SAUSAGE
At Coleman Store Only
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Discount Prices
On All Major
Motor Oils
At Coleman Store Only
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The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1970, newspaper, August 11, 1970; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth750944/m1/6/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.