RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
KINSEARCHING
by
Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
LUBBOCK, TX 79493-6825
[email protected]
This week we provide selected information from the 1 May 1936 issue of the Shelby County newspaper, the Center Daily News, published in Center, Texas. (Surnames are capitalized for emphasis. Some punctuation may be changed for clarity.)
The items below are found in the “Society” column edited by Miss Jennie IVEY.
“The Home and Garden Club met in the home of Mrs. Ivy TUTTON...April 30 at 3:00. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs. Frankie McKNIGHT...Mrs. McKnight gave an interesting talk.
Mrs. Tutton, assisted by Mrs. J. O. COOPER and Mrs. Oz METZ, served dainty refreshments to 13 ladies, visitors, and children.” The next meeting was to be held on May 14 in the home of Mrs. F. T. YEARY.
“Mrs. Lola LAWRENCE and Mrs. Lillian STEWART, both of San Antonio, and Mrs. R. W. PERSONS of Bryan are visiting relatives in Center.
Mrs. A. J. HOLT is in Marlin for a six-weeks stay, where she will take the baths and other treatment.
Mrs. G. C. MAGNUM and daughter, Miss Tottie, spent Wednesday in Nacogdoches.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. CARROLL and two daughters of Logansport [Louisiana] were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry HARRIS and Mr. and Mrs. G. C. MAGNUM.
Mrs. Bob COOK spent yesterday in Shreveport.
Oscar PARKER is recovering...from an operation for appendicitis, which he underwent at the Center Sanitarium several days since.
Miss Thelma CORBITT is back at her post at Polley Mercantile Co. after an absence of several days on account of illness.
Mrs. Raymond CRAWFORD, accompanied by Mrs. Bubber (sic) CRAWFORD and Mrs. Jack MASSEY, are spending [part of word missing]day in Tenaha, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. SMITH.”
(End of “Society” news)
Rev. W. W. RIVERS is listed as pastor in the column concerning Baptist Church news.
An article titled “Farm Debt Adjustment Available to Shelbyites” pertains to one of the many problems resulting from the Great Depression. The article states: ”The object of Farm Debt Adjustment...is to help farmers save their homes. There are as yet many distressed farm debt cases pending in Shelby County....These debts should be adjusted in such a manner as to leave the farm family in possession of the farm, and tenant farmers should be encouraged and given special aid in possessing farms....
The Farm-Debt Adjustment committeemen have been schooled in ways and means of attacking farmers’ debt difficulties and have available special assistance...Farmers are invited to contact the members and make their debt problems known. Thomas R. DAY, chairman of Center, and Zed BRIDGES, Frank SHORT, and T. H. BRITTAIN, all of Center, are also members of the committee in this county. Farmers facing debt difficulties are urged to begin at once to effect a solution...The committee meets regularly at Center on the last Thursday of each month at 10:00 a. m.”
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