Date: August 13 1920

Newspaper published in: Olney

Etna Wilkinson
County Superintendent

Miss Flora Rankin of Bynum is visiting her sister Mrs. Will Rutherford of Hunt community.

Burk Paschall was here from Breckenridge to visit. Burk says that Breckenridge is getting too tough for a home town.

O.T. Anderson returned Friday from a visit to Kerrville and San Antonio. Mrs. Anderson and Morris Hannis stayed for a visit.

Mrs. Annie Mae Ward of Lindale, Texas is visiting Mrs. J.B. Lasater.

Mrs. Lizzie Ivy of Ralls, Texas is visiting her daughter and son, Mrs. J.J. Eagan and Mr. Dallas Ivy.

Charles P. Nance was here from Duncanville, Dallas County, on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. George Stowe and seeing his many Olney friends. Mr. Nance is a Joe Bailey supporter.

Farewell Party to J.B. Wear Family
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Wear, Miss Louise and J.B. Wear were guests of honor at the Methodist church.
Rev. Burton and Rev. Dunn spoke a word of appreciation.
At one time Mr. Wear served as Superintendent of the Sunday School. At that time the church was in the South part of town.
Mr. Wear served as a teacher and steward.
Mrs. Wear being a member of the Missionary Society.
Miss Louisa has only been with us a short time but to know her is to love her.
Miss Fannie Noah gave some music, also Miss Sallie Lee Patterson and Miss Johnnie Rodgers.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Blewett presided at the punch bowls.

Miss Grave Rogers returned from Fort Worth from a visit to her father.

George Rice and family returned from Colorado.

pat Wood was able to leave for his home in Graham after surgery at the Hamilton Sanitarium.

Rev. T.A. McCracken left for Stamford to visit his sister, Mrs. J.T. Brown and then will return to his home in Oklahoma after the revival in Olney.

Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lasater spent the weekend in Bellevue.

Mr. and Mrs. Dix Leberman left Monday for Fort Worth.

Mrs. Eberhart is sick.

“Kid” Leath is visiting in Fort Worth.

Horace Stewart is here visiting relatives, from Brownsville.

Mrs. J.E. Daniel of Wichita Falls is spending the week with his mother, Mrs. W.T. Campbell.

Miss Frances Bower, of Graham is visiting Miss Verna Blewett of Olney.

Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson will moved into their new home in West Olney.

Jack Marcell has purchased the old Methodist Tabernacle.

F.M. Goldsmith is here form Tennessee to visit his brother, W.J. Goldsmith.

J.H. Minor returned yesterday from a business trip to Ft. Worth and Weatherford.

Mrs. Shirley White is spending the week on their farm near Orth.

Clyde Benson left for Sweetwater.

Mrs. J.L. Graves is visiting relatives in Mills County.

Walter Glosson came in from Hico.

Miss Ouida Brown is visiting friends in Newcastle.

Mrs. J.D. Farmer’s parents and two sisters are here from Fort Worth.

Mrs. Cleve Ellis was here from Newcastle visiting relatives.

Mrs. Otto Burris returned from visit to Dallas.

Lee Carpenter of Oklahoma City was here visiting his mother.

Mrs. Martha Taylor of Dallas is visiting Mrs. Jack Wilborn.

Mrs. Will West is visiting her parents in Lubbock.

Rex White made a business trip to Dallas.

Calvin Jones visited his brother in Jacksboro.

Jim Hubbard of Newcastle was in town.

Miss Josie Ardis of Lubbock is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S.J. Dinsmore.

Richard Suite returned from Wichita Falls after visting his brother and sister.

M.P. McCracken and Elmer Graham of Wichita Falls went to Throckmorton Monday.

Miss Anna Louise Morrison of Graham is the guest of Miss Geneva Groves.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Straley and family returned from Shannon where they have been visiting relatives.

Dempsey Suite has been made business manager of the new City National Bank Building at Wichita Falls.

Sebe Benson came in from somewhere the first of the week and is again jerking soda at Anderson’s Drug Store.

Mrs. Hob Sweatman, of Jacksboro is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Roach.

Rev. T.H. Burton is in Millsap this week holding a meeting with Brother Scarlett.

E.W. Hunt made a business trip to fort Worth.

J.L. Groves and D.K. Lyons left for Oklahoma for business.

Mrs. J.R. Suite and Miss Loma Watson of Tyler spent Wednesday in Wichita Falls.

Mrs. M.A. Collins and children returned from a visit to her parents in Haskell.

Mrs. Frank Noah returned to her home in Shamrock Wednesday after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Noah of Olney.

Mr. and Mr. Henry Bloodworth came in Saturday from Floydada to visit her parents, Mr. and MRs. N.J. Deets and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Daniel left Tuesday morning for Oklahoma to visit relatives.

Elmer Graham of Wichita Falls is in town visiting friends.

Gib White of Mineral Wells came in Sunday to accept a position with the Olney Light and Power Co.

Mrs. John Dees’ brother and family have been visting from Fannin county.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harberer are here from Big Square, Texas to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Angley.

Miss Ruth Goodloe returned Monday from Wichita Falls and Altus, Okla., where she has been spending her vacation, visiting her brothers, James and Robert.

Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Belding and son, Harvey, were here Tuesday from Wichita Falls, looking after business.

B.L. Pate left Tuesday morning for St. Louis on a business trip.

James A. Gilmartin, secretary of Chamber of Commerce, at Graham and H.H. Guice of Graham were in town on business.

Olney Hardware Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloodworth and niece, Miss Lessie Horn, of Shannon, and Mrs. S.A. Allen of Jermyn are visiting his brothers.

L.C. Ketcham and Kibbie Gragg left Monday for El Paso, where Mr. Ketcham has accepted a position in a bank. Kibbie goes on to Carlsbad, N.M. to visit his uncle.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lemons have moved into their new bungalow in North Olney and Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Maxwell are occupying the place from which they moved, near the Linzy Hotel.

The new concrete culvert at the intersection of Main Street and Grand Avenue has been completed and it is a fine piece of work and added materially to the appearance of that street crossing.

John Fore and daughter, Miss Thora and Ed McDonald of Wichita Falls, also Mrs. C.L. Taylor of Archer City are visitors of Mr.a nd Mrs. W.A. Simmans this week.

Mr. Lamb of Fort Worth and Mr. Manville of New York City, the head men of Lamb-McGraw Oil corporation are here this week.

Mr. Pierce of the Arkansas Oil Company is drilling this week and using an eight inch casing.

Olney Light & Power Company
White & Wallace, Owners

South Bend, Young County is Truly a Clean Resort
We found the Clear Fork was actually a bathing beach densely populated with belles from Breckenridge, Graham, Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls, of course accompanied sparsely by young men or old men noticeable only in the company they were in for their skinny ugly legs.