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Freestone County, Texas
History



1930 News



The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 

January 3, 1930
Page 3

SHILOH
  Miss Helen Fay Rhyne of Wortham spent the first of the week with Miss Hazel
Daugherty. 
  Mr. and Mrs. Tom Daugherty and family and Miss Ella May Thornton spent Sunday
with Mr. N. B. Boyd of Wortham.
  Misses Hazel Daugherty and Eula Van Winkle spent the weekend with Miss Helen 
Fay Rhine of Wortham.

Page 4

KIRK EVENTS

    Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. Anderson and family took Christmas in Turlington.
    Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Partin and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Partin and family of
Teague, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Partin and son of Cisco, Oris Preston of Lulen, and 
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Landis of Waco were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
L. D. Sanders.
    Mr. and Mrs. P. W. DeFrance took Christmas visiting friends in Teague.
    
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Malakoff News of Malakoff, Henderson County, Texas
January 30, 1930

  Mr. J. N. Shirey handed the editor a dollar this week renewing the subscription
for his daughter, Mrs. Grady Peurifoy of Wortham.  He also purchased another 
subscription which he ordered sent to his other daughter, Miss Mildred at San 
Antonio, Texas.

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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 

February 7, 1930
Page 2

SHILOH
"Miss Hazel Daugherty spent the week-end with Miss Helen Faye Phyne of
Wortham."

DONIE, Feb 7 (Sp). - Leveal Radford and Mrs. Doyle Tacker, teachers in the
Farrar school spent last week-end here with their parents.

Miss Oneta Shelly spent the week-end in Luna with her parents, Mr. and MRs. J.
T. Shelly.

Miss Gaynelle Coburn of Teague spent last week-end with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Leval Oakes of Oakes was called to the bed-side of their daughter,
Miss Chrystel, Friday on account of illness.  She is attending Donie high
school, and staying in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Miller.


Mud Seriously Handicaps Wortham
WORTHAM, Feb 7 (Sp) - Wortham has been almost marooned during the terrible road
condition which has interferred with the schools, churches, and many
activities. Two of the school buses have missed making their routes most of
this week.  Much sickness including what seems to be an epidemic of pneumonia
is in Wortham and vicinity.


Bill Boyd Hurt in Shop Accident
WORTHAM, Feb 7 (Sp) - Bill Boyd of the Boyd Garage was critcally injured 
Thrusday when his generator in his shop exploded.  His arm was badly injured.
After local attention he was sent to a hospital at Corsciana.


[Note - Josephine (Williams) Steele was married 30 Nov 1865 in Freestone County
to Robert E. Steele.] 

Page 3

"Many Are Here for Mrs. Steele's burial

The following out-of-town guests were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. R. E.
Steele which was held Thrusday afternoon:
  Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kerr and daughter, Virginia, of Corsciana; Mrs. J. P. 
Robinson and daughter, Mae, of Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stubbs, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Stubbs, H. B. Stubbs, Mrs. Bonner Meador and Mrs. Henry Meador, all of
Wortham.  Jim Wright was home from John Tarleton College in Stephenville
Thrusday to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. R. E. Steele."

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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 
February 14, 1930 edition - Page 4

"
J. B. Clark, 79, is Buried at Dew
TEAGUE, Feb 12 (Sp) - J. B. Clark, 79, lifelong resident of Freestone County,
died at his home Friday after prolonged illness of more than two years. 

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Took and interment in the Dew cemetery
Saturday afternoon.  

The deceased is survived by one brother, Smith Clark of Dew, and one sister,
Mrs. W. Cotton of Teague, and a host of other relatives."

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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas)
June 27, 1930 - page: 4

"DONIE

Miss Alice Ivy spent last week end in Freestone with Miss Virda Biggs.

Cecil Darnelle and James Eskew were in Houston this week visiting.

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Aycock of Teague were visitors here Wednesday.

Mrs. J.S. Colburn and three daughters, Vera, Gaynelle and Amgie visited here
Monday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eppes, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller spent Sunday in Freestone 
with Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Epps.

Covie Nash is visiting relatives in Ft. Worth this week.

Miss Mozelle Nanny of Fort Worth is visiting her parents here this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Delbert West and little son of Freestone visited here Sunday.

Morris Oakes of Ft. Worth is visiting friends and relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fulton and family of Freestone visited relatives here last
week end.

Henry McDaniel who had been seriously ill here for the past week was carried to
Hubbard City Sunday for treatment.

Lee Miller and Mrs. Bonner Miller and little daughter, Vida Nell attended "Reo
Rita" in Teague Tuesday.

Jack Martin and Messrs. Cain and Wilkerson of Itasca passed through here Tuesday
enroute to Standmire lake for several days fishing. They were joined Thrusday by
T.O. Fail.

Mrs. Tom Wilson and two children of Wortham are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E.E. 
Huffman this week.

Mrs. Etta Canady and daughter Miss Gettie, and L.M. Harris of Teague visited in
the home of David Canady Thursday.

Mrs. Ike Partin of Teague visited Mrs. J.R. Eskew Thursday.

Mrs. Elia Mainard of Teague visited her brother, Dr. J.W. Bond, here Tuesday.

Miss Roma Scott of Teague visited Mrs. Roy Worthy here Friday.

Mrs. Mae Hall and daughter were in Teague Thursday shopping.


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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 
August 8, 1930 edition- Page 2

"DONIE
Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Bond and little daughter of Buffalo are visiting Dr. and
Mrs. J. W. Bond this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Thorn of Jewett visited Mr. and Mrs. Vison Cone last week
end. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Boyde of Wortham and Mrs. R. W. Bounds and two twin
daughters visited Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Miller Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Martin of Teague visited in the D. M. Worthy home last week
end.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fulton of Abilene are visiting friends and relatives here this
week.  

Elmer Hawkes of Freestone visited his sister, Mrs. B. S. Miller here last week
end.  

Harvey Reed of Farrar was here on business Monday.

Mrs. Horace Sherfield and little son of Teague are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Martin here this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon James of Farrar visited Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Huffman here
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Eppes of Freestone and Mrs. S. J. Haynie of Teague visited
here Sunday.

Bonner Miller and Tommie Wilson were in Wortham Saturday on business.

Mrs. Ben Briggs Jr. and two children of Teague visited here Thrusday in the
home of Mrs. Jessie Miller.

Miss Anna Hawks of Waco visited her parents here last week end.

Mrs. Lilburn Pierce returned Sunday from Houston where she visited relatives
there the last two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Troy Lee Miller of Freestone visited here last week end.

Mr. and Mrs. George Collins and little son visited in Freestone last week end
and attended the Christian revival there.

Miss Bessie Scott of Malone is visiting her sisters here, Mrs. Alvis Harris and
Mrs. Emmett Dosey.

Jim Lambert of Freestone was here on business Monday."

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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 
August 15, 1930 edition- Page 2

Fairfield Bank in New Building

FAIRFIELD, Aug 9 (Sp) - The Fairfield State Bank has moved in to its new 
headquarters on the east side of the court house square. The building is of
modern architecture, exterior of light faded brick with attractive windows and
doors. The building was erected at a cost of $30,000.
  A formal opening will be at a later date.

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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) 
October 3, 1930; Page 3

  GAS BURNERS ON RUM STILL
  
Federal Men Raiding Freestone Find Six Stills

WACO, Sept 27 - Moonshiners in Freestone county are using a new wrinkle in 
their plants - gas burners and compression taknks instead of wood fuel. The
first still which prohibition officers have found in that county so equipped
was destroyed this week, they reported Friday when they returned to Waco,
after three days work and destruction of six stills.
  The explaination of the innovation is easy, one of the officers said: 
"Burners make no smoke. No smoke, no sign for the agents."

     Pack Mule
  Besides destroying the six stills and finding the gas burner outfit the 
agents arrested one man whom they said was escorting away from a still a mule
laden with 24 gallons of whiskey - in half gallon jars placed in cotton sacks
and carry three gallons himself.
  They destroyed two stills, of 100 and 150 gallon size on Tuesday; three on
Wednesday of 100, 400 and 500 gallon size; and one of 200 gallon size on 
Thursday. They also found three location where copper "pots" had been taken
home when cooking was finished. All other equipment was destroyed.
     
     Much Destroyed
  Conservative estimate was that they had poured out 5000 gallons of mash, 100
gallons of whiskey, destroyed six pots, three pumps and 20 500-gallon vats 
during the week.
  The man alleged to have been escourting the whiskey laden mule - Ernest 
Minchew - is under $750 bond to answer charge of violation of the national 
prohibition laws. A hearing was held before United States Commissioner A.P. 
McCormick.


[same issue, same page]

   DONIE
   
Mr. and Mrs. Theiranm Whitaker of Teague spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. 
Rigs Whitaker.

Misses Maurine and Adelle Pierce spent Saturday in Jewett.

Miss Modene Hall, Donie High School graduate of 1930, left Sunday for Tehuacan
where she entered Westminster college.

Mrs. Greer Henderson and Mrs. Joe Landers and daughter visited Mrs. Jesse 
Miller Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Delbert West and little son of Freestone visited here last week
end.

Mr. and Mrs. Momer [should be Lee Miller and Mrs. Bonner] Miller little daughter 
Vida Nell spent Sunday in Freestone visiting friends.

Mrs. Minnie Elliott of Bryan is visiting her daughter Mrs. Maud Nash here.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgie Darnell were in Teague Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Harris visited relatives in
Clay Hill Sunday.

Clifton Oakes left Monday to enter Westminster college at Tehuacana.

Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Little spent Sunday in Farrar.

Mr. and Mrs. Roe Curtis who spent the summer in Houston visited here several
days last week in route to Burleson where they will teach next year.

Lee Miller was in Jewett Sunday.

Jack Eppes was in Teague on business Wednesday.

Mrs. Roy Worth and Mrs. Henry Demic were in Teague shopping Friday.

T.O. Fail was in Teague Monday on business.

Lester and Raymond Turner spent the week end here.

Mr. and Mrs. David Canady and family visited in Teague last week end.

Mrs. Ike Partin of Teague visited here Saturday.

Mrs. J.S. Colburn, Misses Vera and Gaynelle Coburn [Colburn?], Mrs. Hugh 
Huffstutler, Mrs. W.A. Johnson and son of Teague visited here Monday.


[Same issue, Page 4]

FREESTONE COUNTY COURT RECORDS

FAIRFIELD, Oct 1, (Sp) - Cases filed in district court:

W.J. Woodall vs. Alice B. Woodall, divorce.

F.E. Hill vs. Elizar Jefferson et al, debt and foreclosure.

State of Texas vs. Moses Holmes, tax suit.

Judge W.R. Boyd will open the district court next Monday October 6th.

County court news:
Commissioner's court met Monday in special session for the purpose of allowing
bills. Petition of voters in New Hope voting box, asking court to rescind order
made at August term consolidating New Hoper and Cotton Gin voting boxes. It was
passed to the August 1931 term of court in compliance with Article 2933, revised
civil statue.

An order was passed reducing the assessment on Lot 1, Block 118, in Teague on 
account of erroneous rendition.

Marriage license:
Ike Sandifier and Lula B. Lewis.

New cars registered:
Ernest Coates, Fairfield, Chevrolet sedan.

Warranty Deeds:
B.L. Cantrell to H.S. Switzer, 85 acres more or less, a part of the H. Burleson
league.

Mack Jackson and wife to Henry Allen, 62 and one half acres of land part of the
James Nix and J.G. Callison survey.

J.W. Rape and wife Lillie Rape to Jeff D. Sinson, 295 acres of land in the I.H. 
Holman league. 

I.S. Carroll and wife Agnes Carroll, to J.W. McLendon, 29 acres, a part of a 54
acre tract, sold to S. Hamon by E.M. Dillard.

E.C. Crouch et al to Freestone county, a strip of land laying along both sides 
of the old right of way of state highway 14 and lying within the bounds of the
recent authorized location of said highway.

The First Christian church of Teague, by its trustees to Humble Oil and 
Refining company, the south 60 feet of lots 22-23 and 24 in block 64 in the town
of Teague.

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The Mexia Weekly Herald newspaper 
Friday, Oct. 9, 1931 - Page 3

TEAGUE MAN BADLY HURT

  J. B. Looney of Teague and Mrs. Looney and their five year old baby are reported
as recuperating from injuries sustained when their sedan collided with a cotton
truck seven miles east of Palestine on Highway No. 43, the result of which J.B.
Looney suffered a badly broken arm and other bruises and Mrs. Looney and the 
baby were seriously injured.
  The sedan was demolished, and the damage is estimated at some $300. The trailer
of the truck was turned over.
  The cause of the accident was attributed to blinding lights and the fact that 
although the truck driver turned his motor out of the middle of the road in time
to have missed the sedan, the long cotton trailer remained in the center of the 
highway, obstructing passage.

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Dallas Morning News
October 22, 1930
Section: Part 1; Page: 10

Freestone P.-T. A. Meet at Fairfield 

FAIRFIELD. Freestone Co., Texas, Oct. 21 - A large number of guests and P.T.A.
members from all sections of the county gathered at the Fairfield school 
auditorium to attend the regular meeting of the Freestone County Parent-Teacher
Association.
  The main speaker of the day was Miss Nettie Bonner, principal of the Robert
E. Lee School of Corsicana, who spoke on "The Home and School Made for 
Happiness of the Child."  Other addresses were made by P.D. Browne, 
superintendent of the Fairfield school, and J.N. Porter, superintendent of the 
Kirvin school.  Excellent music and readings featured the program.

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The Mexia Weekly Herald newspaper 
Dec 24, 1930 - Page 2

DEW

The Christmas program at the school auditorium Friday night was 
enjoyed by a large audience.

Mrs. Compton, Miss Cooper, and Miss White's rooms had a Christmas
tree Fri. afternoon.  Mr. Rambo and Mr. Harrsion served fruit and candy
to the entire school.

There was a negro minstrel at the auditorium Saturday night for the 
purpose of buying new suits for the boy's basket ball team.

Mr. and Mrs. John Willard of Richland visited relatives here during the
week end.

Little Miss Patty Sue Lott of Mexia has been visiting her grand mother
Mrs. J. M. Lott, Sr.

Mrs. Claudia Tipton of Houston is visiting relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. White of Huntington are visiting their parents here.

Mr. and Mrs. Rawls Owens have moved to Lanely.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billie Lane on Dec 16, a son named Billie Wendell.


CEN. INSTITUTE

Misses Blanche and Lucille Andrews, went to Wortham Sunday, and was 
accompained by Miss Marie Robertson of Coolidge.