Rains County Leader
established 1887
The Argus, ed. H.W. Martin, was the first Rains County newspaper of which there is an official record (vol. 1, Commissioners' Court minutes, 1882); it is possible from evidence of records that this paper was being published as much as 6 years prior to 1887. The county newspaper changed hands after 1887 and was called The Record; the publisher isn't known but Sam Fitzgerald and W.O. Hebisen worked on the paper. Before 1900 The Record was sold to A.S. Hornbeck and renamed The Rains County Leader, which masthead it carries today. In 1901 A.S. Hornbeck sold the paper to J.H. Bradford, who was a school teacher; in 1904 J.H. Bradford sold the paper to Tom W. Hill, Sr. who had gone to work as a "printer's devil" in 1898. In 1937 Tom W. Hill, Sr. died; his son Earl Clyde Hill, Sr. assumed the editorship of the paper until 1960. At that time his son, Earl Clyde Hill, Jr. became editory and remained until 1962. In 1962 Kathleen Hill Becknell, daughter of Tom W. Hill, Sr., became editor/publisher and continued as such until her death in 1995. Earl Clyde Hill, Jr. once again assumed the position of editor/publisher upon his aunt's death.
The newspaper is published weekly. The back page of each paper is dedicated to the preservation of Rains County history. The page is titled "Looking Back...."; it includes photos that are 50 years old or older, interviews, excerpts from early issues of The Rains County LEADER, or other interesting information about the county and its inhabitants. Photos and articles may be submitted for publication on the "Looking Back..." page by mailing them to the Rains County Leader
"Looking Back"
January 5, 1999
articles : "Looking Back at the months
of 1998"
January 12, 1999
articles : "The Embryo", article taken from
1970 Rains Co Centennial Fair book about Rains County's "birth"
photos : children of Hub MOORING and Bruce
ANDERSON - Christine (Mooring) IVEY, Lola Belle (Anderson)
GILBERT, Roy MOORING, Ralph ANDERSON, Nannie (Anderson) HARRIS, Ray ANDERSON,
Ella Mae (Mooring) NOLES
January 19, 1999
articles : Emory RAINS, father of our county
photos : 6th grade, Point, abt 1926;
Artemis & Mae MILLER wedding photo, 1938; Henry B. & Esta Lee
MORGAN wedding photo, 1949; J.D. & Lorine BURNES wedding photo, 1949.
January 26, 1999
articles : 1917 organization of Camp Fire
Girls; 1917 owners of automobiles
photos : Juanice HOLMAN; Arthella BLANTON;
James RATLIFF; Oma Rose BAGLEY; Tony PENNEBAKER
February 2, 1999
articles : Odelle STRICKLAND, 88 year old
Alba resident; Kathleen "Kat" DAVIS WAREN
photos : Mrs. COWAN, Mr. REED, Pauline COATS,
Windle Wayne BARNETT, Bobbie DOUGHERTY, Louis POTTS, Georgia Faye POTTS,
Travis TURNIPSEED - all 1942-43 School Days photos
February 9, 1999
articles : elected officials of Rains
County, 1880 - 1900
photos : Emory High School faculty, 1938 -
Miss REEVES, Mr. FLOWERS, Supt. HALL, Mr. Raymond MILLS, Mr. R.J.
HALL, Mr. Joe MOORE, Miss RICE, Mr. Roy YANDAL, Miss GRIFFIS, Mrs. Eunice
HOLLEY, Mrs. Gladys IVIE; Jeff FLEMING.
February 16, 1999
articles : Emory school commencement
exercises, 1917
photos : Farris & Maud HILL's station
at Bright Star, 1929; photo includes Be GODWIN, Maud HILL, Ben HILL,
Lyndell HUDDLESTON, Clint ROBERTS, Farris HILL
March 9, 1999
articles : early school of Rains County
photos : Roy TURNER, Emory Barber; John Robert
BRAZIEL and Emory school teacher Mary BOX, 105 years old
March 16, 1999
photos : Tom TACKETT, Sr. with children Gladys TACKETT,
Tom TACKETT, Jr., Myrtis TACKETT, Rebecca
THOMPSON, Jim THOMPSON; J.T. McKINNEY and wife.
March 23, 1999
photos : Bill HURST and Arden MIDDLETON, 1919; Jack SCOTT
and Albert STONE, 1920
March 30, 1999
photos : Buster and Jennie TATUM, 1940; Jim and Ida McBRIDE
with children Jennie McBride TATUM, Myrtle
McBride, Jessie McBride and Dellar McBride WHITE, 1910; Oren DISMAN and
Jess TARBUTTON, 1920
April 6, 1999
photos : 4th grade at Ginger school, 1933-34;
David HOYES and Charlie NOYES, ca1915;
David NOYES, Charles NOYES, and Carrie Noyes HARTLEY, 1910;
Hillary HARRELL, Taylor HARRELL and sister before 1900
April 13, 1999
photos : Bonanza school, ca1920
Buster and Jennie TATUM, Bobbie Jo Tatum OLER
Nannie PENNEBAKER, 1942-43
April 20, 1999
photos : John and Izabelle HARRELL, Union
Harrell, bef 1900
Myrtle McBRIDE, Jennie (McBride) TATUM, Dellar (McBride) WHITE, 1923
County Line School 1921 - Cassus DISMAN, Selby HALL, Aubrey GARRETT, Travis
GARRETT, Louis GARRETT, Harvey HALL,
Jim DYER, teacher
April 27, 1999
photos : Robert and Dollie SISK; Ruth Valeria SCOTT
GROVES
interviews by 5th grade students at Rains Elementary
Juanita Kurkendall BLAKE; Billy Leon BRIMER; Ruby BUTLER; Mary Elizabeth
CARTER; Mary CASALI; Ella Wayne CLARK; Jessie Leona
FLEMING; Wayne D. GOWIN; Ruth Valeria Scott GROVES; Bobbie J.HARMAN;
Harl Dean HASS; Eva HATLEY; Wanda Ellen HEDDIN; Betty Jane Tinney HOLMAN;
Betty Boyd JACKSON; Troy Wayne JOBE; Mettie KEARNEY; Robert Lenwood NORRIS;
Hazel PARRISH; Charlotte Dianne RABE; Glenda RICE; Dollie Ralphine SISK;
Geneva SMITH; Joann SMITH; Donna Sue Roberts STREBECK; Joe STREBECK; Sarah
Rachael WADE; Georgia Fay WARREN; Ben WEDEKING
May 4, 1999
interviews by 5th grade students at Rains Elementary :
Helen Ely COLLINS; Sally Ann DITTMAN; Buster
FLEMING; Earnestine FLOREZ; Laverne GRAHAM;
Charles David HILL: Jodie Mananon HILL; Effie
Irene HORTON; Shirley HUMPHREY; Marie PAYNE;
Nina ROBINSON; Dolly Mae TRIMBLE; Emmy Lou
WARREN; Vera WILLIAMS; Barbara WILSON
May 11, 1999
photos : Rubye Marie WRIGHT (1932)
Mildred BOYD, 1928
May 18, 1999
photos : Walter and Perk POTTS, 1961
W.J. "Tom" WILLIAMS, Emmitt LANGFORD, 1946
Harold Wayne, Shirley Rose and Linda Lee TATE, children of Malcolm and
Margie TATE, 1940
Elm Church, 1961
Fred H. SHOEMAKER, 91st birthday
May 25, 1999
photos : Pilgrim Rest singing school, 1902/1903
Lois (Hartley) MALONE, Murline (Harrell) CHILDERS, Eva Belle (Latham) TAYLOR,
Lee (Harrell) IVIE, Bessie (Martin) KENNEMER, Alta MARTIN, and G.W. "Junior"
KENNEMER
Edna DAVIS, Joe WILLIAMS, Ara WILLIAMS, 1940s
Laura Belle (Williams) AKIN, 1944
Arnold KENNIMER, 1967
June 1, 1999
photos : Cleta WILLIAMS, Neva HUNTER, Laura
Belle WILLIAMS, 1940s
Pilgrims Rest School, 1920 with Fannie Ruth RACKLEY in the photo
W.J. "Tom" WILLIAMS, 1940s
June 8, 1999
photos : George Washington HAGER family
Lilly Mae OLIVER, 1943
Bill GILL, 1943
Gwen FREIBERGER, 1943
Dalton TANTON, 1943
Emory High School Sophomore class, 1938
articles : Rev. J.M. SPENCER severs
his connections with Point Enterprise & succeeded by
W.O. JENNINGS, Rains Co. Leader, 7 Dec 1917
Confederate marker for George Washington Bishop
June 15, 1999
photos : group of Rains Co. Senior Citizens, abt 1968, including
Hallie LENNON, Flora GARRETT,
Ida DOUGHERTY, Janie VARNON, Joel LENNON, Ada NABORS PANTER, Kate TOLES,
Edward TOLES, Fred BLANTON, Della BLANTON, Ethel ALEXANDER, Kate NIX,
Jewel McMILLAN
articles : Letter to the Editor from Grover L. THOMAS with some of
his memories of Sand Flat School
interview with Otis TAYLOR
June 22, 1999
photos : Point High School class of 1948 (see
school updates)
Woosley School (see school updates)
June 29, 1999
articles : Excerpts taken from the December 25, 1903, issue of the Rains County Leader
photos : Pauline FITZGERALD School Days 1942-43
July 6, 1999
photos : "Sam And Evie" unidentified Rains County couple
Group of Emory school children taken around 1894 with picture of Ben DAVIS
and teacher D. R. SEAMSTER
Doris Cooke GILES and Robert Davis SPRADLING taken in 1946.
Ella MORRIS
July 13, 1999
articles : Ginger and Me--1932 by Constance GRIFFIN
photos : Constance GRIFFIN "age 19" taken in 1932
Doris Cooke GILES in 1944
Helen IVIE in 1945
The Hill Family 1908 Left to right; NancyCAROL(HODGES)HILL
1879-1958, Ferris Ferrel HILL 1907-1984, Rudolph HILL, 1906-1909
John Hodge HILL , 1904-1985, Willard Ivy HILL, 1899- 1975, Cecil Doyle
HILL, 1902-1987, William Henry HILL, 1877-1916, Ben Wallace HILL, 1910-1987
Picture was made about 1910 or 1911 in the Ginger community.
July 20, 1999
Articles : The J.C.YORK family farm
photos : The extended family of J C.York and Mary Jane YORK 1912-1920 Pictured left to right; Ceba YORK, Hattie YORK, Frank YORK, Pearl YORK, Lucinda YORK, Frank PEPPERS, Elvie York PEPPERS, Jim MITCHELL, front, Exa YORK, Mary Jane YORK, J.C. YORK, and Katie YORK.
July 27, 1999
articles : Excerpts taken from the December 25, 1903 issue of the Rains
County Leader
photos :
Nannie Allen (Wallace) TADLOCK born May 7, 1861; died Feb. 14,
1939
Bob IVIE in 1945
The William Andrew and Sarah Jane Tewell WILKINS, taken about 1919
family back row: Allie Cornelia Jones
WILKINS, (wife of Louise Andrew WILKINS) Christine WILKINS, Louis Andrew
WILKINS, Linnie
Penelope WILKINS, Egbert WILKINS, Dula Estell Brazil WILKINS, (wife of
Egbert WILKINS), Gilbert
Tucker (husband of Annie May WILKINS), George POSS (husband of Willie Pearl
WILKINS), and Ruby Lee
WILKINS, front row; Siedel CROSS , Annie May Wilkins TUCKER holding Jessie
May TUCKER, Sarsh
Agnes Wilkins CROSS ( wife of Tom CROSS), holding Thomas
CROSS, William Andrew WILKINS holding
Lucile WILKINS, Edith POSS, Georgia May POSS, Sarah Jane Tewell WILKINS
holding Oneta Fay
TUCKER, Willie Pearl Wilkins POSS holding Sarah Dollie POSS, Amanda Elezibeth
"Lizzie" Wilkins TAYLOR
holding James Cullen TAYLOR and Vernon Eugene WILKINS.
Sarah Jane Tewell WILKINS was the
daughter of Pete Lee TEWELL and Penelope Flowers Burleson TEWELL, half
sister to J.J. "Uncle Joe" and
William Thomas BURLESON. This family lived in the Salem community before
moving to West Texas about
1918.
August 3, 1999
Articles : Excerpts taken from the December 25, 2903, issue of the Rains
County Leader
Photos : Ben TADLOCK in 1953 in Emory Eulis TADLOCK, Anna BULLARD,
and Boce COCRAN, year unknown
August 10, 1999
Articles : Excerpts taken from the 1912 Rains County Leader
Photos : Emory School Junior- Senior Banquet on May 3, 1946. J. H.
HOUSER was superintendent, O. E. SMITH was
the elementary school principal, and Annie SCHRIMSHER was the high school
principal.
August 17, 1999
Photo's : Ellar BLACKFORD with unidentified man
Emory School Banquet, May 3, 1946 Teachers: Rachel BRAZIEL, Angalina
RAGLAND, Maurine
GARRETT, High School principle: Annie May SCHRIMSHER, Fay Melton, Gladys
GARRETT, Hallie
LENNON, Molissia ARRINGTON, Mauritta CARPENTER and superintendent
J.H. HOUSER.
A scene from an early-day Rains County Blacksmith shop.
August 24,1999
Articles: Excerpts taken from the December 25, 1902, issue of the Rains
County Leader
Looking back...by Opal FLEMING WRIGHT
Photo's: LyndellHUDDLESTON
Mayme ENGLISH and Grace SPEED taken in 1927
Mayme ENGLISH in 1926
H.C.BURNS, husband of Mayme ENGLISH, teacher at Emory in 1951-52
H.C. and Mayme BURNS
Barbara WRIGHT
The Willard HUDDLESTON Family
August 31, 1999
Photo's: The Roy SADLER Family; Lorene, Fay Nell, Cletus, Ruby and Roy
SADLER
The IVIE Boarding House between 1910 and 1920
The Lyndell HUDDLESTON Family; Lyndell, Lorene, and son Jackie.
Mayme ENGLISH in 1927
Ruby and Roy SANDLER
September 7, 1999
Articles: Excerpts taken from the 1912 Rains County Leader
Excerpts taken from the December 25, 1903, issue of the Rains County
Leader
Photo's: Inside The Emory Train Depot around 1910
Alba High School Senior Class in 1934---Dixie INGRAM, Annette WILLIAMS,
Virginia FARMER, Mary Elois
WOODS,, Madelyne HERBERT, Jo MCCREIGHT, Rosemary INGRAM, Goldie HUCKABY,
Zelda
DODSON, Kat GALYEAN, Marjorie BULLOCK, Ruby FULLER, Margie MCKENZIE, Miss
DeRue
ARMSTRONG, (sponser) Harold SPENCE, Cordes GALYEAN, ?, Son David MURRAY.
September 14, 1999
Articles; Excerpts taken from the 1912 Rains County Leader
Photo's: Bois D' Ark School 1929 or 1930---Principal Loyd NEAL, teacher
Florence NEAL
Maxine Bryant LENTS
Goldie Mae HUCKABY Dec. 23, 1915-Aug. 15, 1999
September 21, 1999
Articles: Excerpts taken from the 1912 Rains County Leader
Photo's: What is believed to be the Reeves Drugstore between 1915 and 1920
Maxine Bryant LENTS in 1947
September 28, 1999 Articles: Excerpts taken from the Dec.25, 1903, issue of the Rains County Leader Photo's: The Home of Charles W. and lovey Louiza (Harrell) NOYES in McKinney in 1905 in photo; Charles W. and Lovey Louiza, Charles W. NOYES Jr., Nettie May & Loula May (twins), Hattie Bell, Sookie, Benjamin B. NOYES. Alline COATS 1942-43 Maxine Bryant LENTS in 1940 Maxine and John LENTS in 1951 Floyd Friday SMITH, George Franklin SMITH, Ector Carl SMITH, and Claud Ashpy SMITH, Effie Minnie SMITH, George Camuel SMITH, Jim T. SMITH, Minnie t. (Miller) SMITH, Maggie Elnora SMITH.
October 5, 1999
Photo's: Alba High School Girls Basketball Players ---Betty Williams
HICKMAN, Jimmie Lou MURDOCK, Eloise SANDERS,
JoAnn GIBSON, Maxine Bryant LENTS, June Gilley PRESTON, and coach Velma
ORSBORN.
Alba School Rhythm Band 1938---Wanda Jones PARKER, Jean EWING, ?, ?,
?, Eldean AKINS, Thelma
JOANS, Betty WILLIAMS, Laura WILLIAMS, ?, ?, ?, ?, Alyne EVANS, ?, ?, ?,
?, ?, Flo CHAPMAN,Maxine Bryant LENTS.
Alba High School Pep Squad 1933---Rose Mary INGRAM, Juanita
GILLILAND, Shirley FOSTER, Kathleen
GALYEAN, Goldie HUCKABY, Ruby FULLER, Fern SPEER, Annette WILLIAMS, Louise
BROUSSAND, Miss MCREYNOLDS, Dorothy USSERY, Jo MCWRIGHT, Margie MCKENZIE,
Dixie
INGRAM, Mary E. WOODS, and Mat HERBERT.
Alba High School Girls' Basketball Team 1947-48---JoAnn GILBERT,
Betty Gail PANTER, Billy Jo HILL,
Maxine Bryant LENTS, June Gilley PRESTON, Alyne EVANS, Betty Williams HICKMAN,
Muncie Jo
MCKENZIE, Ollie Babbs GALYEAN, Jimmie Lou MURDOCK, Eloise SANDERS, Jo Ann
GIBSON.
October 12, 1999
Photo"s: Alba Eagles 1933---David MURRAY, Joe Henry HUDDLESTON, Joseph
MCCOOK, June HILL, Weldon
BAILEY, coach Bob DOUGLAS, Winifred VANDERSLICE, Lamar HOLLEY, Woodrow
VANDERSLICE Gerald POPE, and Kenneth MCKAY.
The Sawmill On The Dittman Place---Earnest DITTMAN
Lessie and Era FITZGERALD taken about 1910
The DITTMANS---Carl (Bud) DITTMAN and his wife, Myrtle DITTMAN, and
daughter Gladys DITTMAN
taken in 1933.
October 19, 1999
Photo's: Grandpa's New 1913 Model T Touring Car---Mr HUMPHRIES,
William Ambrose FITZGERALD, Mary
Fitzgerald WARD, Jabe FITZGERALD, Robert (Bob) FITZGERALD, and Jim FITZGERALD.
Alba High School Girls from the junior class 1943---Myrtle (Newsom)
HARTSFIELD, Mable (Hudgins)
MORGUS, Cherie (Grimes) GENGE, Polly (Perkins) PRATHER, and Jody READER.
Elm School, 1904 Barefoot child in front roll is Roy FITZGERALD age
7, beside him Rollen FITZGERALD age 10.
William Ambrose FITZGERALD, age 60, taken in 1921
October 26, 1999
Photo's: Jake, Rose, and JoAnn KELLY taken in the late 60's.
Carl and Gertrude BARNES taken in the early 1960's.
Mr. and Mrs. LOVE of Point, taken in the early 1960"s.
Uncle John BARNES, age 70 taken in 1950
November 2,1999
Photo's: The FITZGERALD Family---Jim Ed, Minnie, Alice (Ward),
and Elbert
John C. and Mary Jane (McLeroy) YORK, taken about 1930.
Edna and Rachel MCQEEN taken in the early 1960's
Myrtle HERRING, taken in 1961 at Rocky Point.
November 9, 1999
Articles: Do you remember the Woodson School District?
Announcement :R.A.TARBUTTON moving from the NIX Drugstore to CAIN'S
store.
Arthur FURRH and aubrey RUSHING came to visit J.T.RUSHING
Photo's: Dan GRIFFITH and tom MAXAN, and Leala HENDRICK taken in the
early 1900's.
John C. and Mary Jane (McLeroy) YORK taken about 1931
Alba High School Class Of 1944---Faye Nichols BOYKIN, Travis
SPENCE, Jerry OWENS: teacher
Audrey (Brummitt) HILL, Billy Ruth EVANS, Mable (Hudgins) MORGUS, Myrtle
(Newson) HARTSFIELD
Doris (Cain) BROWNLEE.
November 16,1999
Articles: Taken From The Point Enterprises first anniversary edition July
2, 1914
Photo's: Rosa and Ambrse FITZGERALD taken in 1937
Norma Lee KENNEMER and Curtis FLEMMING in 1945.
The YORK Family---Cebe & Hattie (Pennebaker) YORK, Frank YORK,
Lucinda (York) MITCHELL,
Rhonda YORK, (died in 1917) Ralph YORK, Elvie YORK, Jim and Rutha (York)
MITCHELL, Exar YORK
Mary Jane (McLeroy) York, John C. YORK, and Katie YORK.
Willard FLEMING in 1922
November 23, 1999
Articles: Excerpts taken from the 1912 Rains County Leader
That school house job Taken from the Rains County Leader September
8, 1916
Photo's: The FITZGERALD Girl taken in 1948 or 1949---Artis, Corine,
Lessie and Era.
Billy PORTER, Curtis FLEMING, and Harmon Bruce KENNEMER in 1945
Birl FLEMING and John BURLESON during their rodeo days in 1932
Cam and Minnie SMITH married Oct, 1, 1893 in Quinlan---George Camuel
SMITH, Minnit T. (Miller) SMITH,
Effie Minnie SMITH, George Franklin SMITH, Claud Ashpy SMITH, and Ector
Carl SMITH
November 30, 1999
Articles: Early Rains Co, Schools
Photo's: The HARRIS Family in Ginger Texas 1946---Lawrence, Burton, J.T.
Dixie, and Kenneth, Lellaine, Ross,
Mauritta and Dewayne.
Aunt Nora (Wilson) O'REAR and children, about 1924---Snad, James, Pete,
Tom, Aunt Nora holding Nora Mae, and Edith (Burns).
Working At The Fraser Brick Plant at Ginger, texas in 1927---Burton
HARRIS, other two workers name
unknown.
December 7, 1999 Photo's: Great-Grandma Ada Fitzgerald HARRIS with children about 1901, Burton and Dixie (Ross)HARRIS, Ginger, Tx. 1927---Ross, Lawrence and J.T,
Dec.14, 1999
Articles : And Die Taken from the 1970 Rains County Centennial Fair
Book
December 21, 1999 Articles: Wanted: Ex-students of Rains Co. common schools Photo's: Judge SISK at old high school built in 1940
January 11,2000
Photo's: Emory Baptist Church, taken in 1906
Emory Public School taken 1906
Leah and Will NORTHCUT, Christmas 1949
Ott MEAGHER-1912
January 18, 2000
Photo's: The Ginger Schoolhouse, 1929-30
The Rocky Point School Term 1924
The Emory High School Gym 1935
Allie NORTHCUT and Pauline PATTON, taken in 1938
January 25, 2000
Photo"s: Rosa VEACH and Sam RILEY in Terrell in 1923 with Rosa's five year
old sister, Frances Veach WILKINSON
and Rosa and Sam's two year old daughter Dean Riley HOPKINS, Rosa and Sam
raised Frances from infancy.
The MK&T (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) Train Depot In Emory, taken in
1906.
Frances WILKINSON, age 19, and daughter, Gloria Wilkinson LORAN, three
months old, Taken in Tyler in
1934.
Will and Leah NORTHCUTT, year unknown.
February 3,2000
articles : The S.P.Gang by Audie LARGENT
Geraldine USELTON
Claude & Rilla PATTON---1944
Sisters Leah Forbis NORTHCUT and Rilla Forbis PATTON---1936
Emory High School---1937
Left to right: front row: Clifford LUCKETT, John Elby BRAZIEL, second row:
Robert HOLLEY, Homer SPENCE, Paz (Glenn) PEEPLES, Phillip DUFFEY,
G.S.SCOTT, Eugene (Bub) DUFFEY, Sam HOOD, John STUART: third row
Gladys MEYERS, Nellie Grey HILL, the methodist preachers daughter, Juanita
SMILEY, Ruth POUND, Truman MOODY, ? LUCKETT, Esta Mae KENNIMER;
fourth row: Irene MOODY, Lois RYLANT, Rachel PEARSON, Thelma Marie
ALEXANDER ?,? McCormick, Mr MOORE (Superintendent),
Buster MORGAN, Rosa Lee COOK, Johnnie FORD, Novel O'REAR, Mary Beth BERZETTE
Feb.8, 2000
articles : School history progresses well
photos : Taylor BRYANT and Jodie HILL
James Thomas DAVIDSON
Jeanna HERRING
Feb. 15, 2000
photos : The Rains County Courthouse --1906
The courthouse after the fire in 1908
Leah Forbis NORTHCUT--1937
Judge Robert M. SISK and Del KOSMALSKI---1955
Judge Robert M.SISK ---1955
Mrs. Allie ROPER---1937
Rocky
Point School---1925-26
Feb. 22, 2000
photos: Emory High School 1933
The Rocky Point Schoolhouse 1930
Mama (Ellen ALEXANDER WAREN) at the house on Lake Fork
Rilla PATTON and Bertha MEAGER 1944
Rilla PATTON 1933
Feb. 29,2000
photos : AN Early-Day Emory School 1894
The children of Minnie GRAVES-Left to right, front, Oliver TEER, A.P.GRAVES,
Bobby GRAVES, back, Cletus GRAVES, Charlene GRAVES,and Clara Mae TEER
Audie Mae (GOODSON) SHIFLET 1935
Grace
POUND 1935
Mar. 7, 2000
articles : John Wesley Hardin by Bob BOWMAN
photos : Uncle Joe BURLESON with his last wife Millie, and baby, Ruby
Mar. 14, 2000
articles : Malakoff Man by Archie P. MCDONALD
Taken from September 15, 1916 Rains County Leader
photos : John Joseph BURLESON and his second wife and family
The William Clayton BURLESON Family: Left to right, back row: William Clayton
BURLESON, O.T.BURLESON, Goldie BURLESON: front row: Aaron BURLESON. Eugene
BURLESON, and Clarence BURLSON William Clayton BURLSON half brother
and sisters, the children of John Joseph
BURLESON and Betty Childers TATUM, left to right : Mary Ann,
who married James Lee POSS: Dora, who married Sid GOODSON : John
BURLESON: and Minnie, who married Ed TEER, then married Jim GRAVES after
Ed Died.
Mar. 21, 2000
articles : Bears In East Texas by Bob BOWMAN
photos : The House on Lake Fork where Ellen (ALEXANDER) WARen was born.
Pictured in
wagon are Mr. and Mrs. E.A.QUILLIE
March 28, 2000 Articles: Bonnie And Clyde and Frank by Archie P. MCDONALD Photo's: View Of The South Side of the square in Emory in 1906 where the First National Bank is now located.
Apr.4, 2000
articles : Mad Stones by Bob BOWMAN
photos : Dale FREIBERGER 1935
Roberta FITZGERALD 1935
Apr. 18, 2000
Articles : East Texas Expressions by Bob BOWMAN
Photos : left to Right, Back row: Charley ARNOLD, Arthur LASSLEY, Buck
SESSON, Francis LASSELY, Jim
NEWSON, Jess MILLER, Exie NEWSON, Artie ADAMS, Deller NEWSON, Myrtle NEWSON,
Front Row: John FOSTER, Lizzie LASSLEY, holding Lillie LASSLEY, Mary
Jane SESSON, George NEWSON, Pearl LASSLEY, Evie RHODES, and Ethel SESSON,
Artie ADAMS, married Clayton BURLESON. She had two children, Bessie and
Aaron. She is buried at Colony Cemetery.
J.B.BARRETT, Linell BARRETT, Patricia OLER and Joe Keith OLER.
1938 Bois d Arc community.
Apr,11, 2000
Article : San Francisco de las Tejas
Photos : The Lillie Duke House
The Floyd Hood Store In Emory
Apr. 25, 2000
Articles : Dad Joiner and the last boom in Kilger By Archie P. MCDONALD
Photos : Janie Ruth Holland GILES and Mary Cain WHITE at the swimming
hole at Emory City Park.
The Old Rains County Couthouse.
May 2, 2000
Article : Miller Grove Church observes 100th anniversary
Photo: Miller Grove United Methodist Church
May 9, 2000
Articles : Adolphus Sterne : Renaissance Man by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photos : Street scene 1952 - Ronnie HAYES age 3, Jan HAYES age
5, and Edwina "Eddie" HAYES
May 16, 2000
Articles : Trivia by Bob BOWMAN
Photos : Ada CAIN and Georgia Mckinney KING
The Spanish Class at Emory High School, 1933
The Settle Hotel in Emory, taken in 1906
May 23,2000
Articles: The Alamo Coward by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: The ALEXANDER Brothers Gin, taken in 1906.
An Emory Street Scene taken from 1908, looking south from the courthouse
square.
The George W. SAMFORD Family, taken in 1910---Viola Inman SAMFORD,
her daughter Opal, George W.
SAMFORD, (Viola's husband); daughter Manon SAMFORD; daughter-in-law, Stella
Kirtley SAMFORD (wife of Lannie SAMFORD); Stella and Lannie's baby, Hubert;
Lannie SAMFORD; Ethan SAMFORD; Tony SAMFORD; Fannie SAMFORD; and George
Lee SAMFORD. and a son Dalton SAMFORD.
May 30, 2000
Articles: Caddoan mounds by Archie P. MCDONALD
Reader asks, "Who is the wonderful Lois BROWN?'
Photo's: Georgia McKinney KING and Mary Cain WHITE
Lois WAREN-1935
Ona Bess HILL
John HILL and wife, Willie HILL
June 6, 2000
Articles: "Mr. Sam; Texas Giant" By Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Emory High School 1926-1927 Juniors and Seniors---POUNDS,
LONG, POTTS, PHILLIPS,
ALEXANDER, ?, ?, Mayme ENGLISH, WOODSON, ?, ?, EDWARDS, Kathleen HILL,
GASTON
The HILL Family in 1953---The HIll boys, Doyal, John, Jodie, W.I. and
Ben, with their mother and step-father
Mr and Mrs. MCKENNEY
The HILL Boys in 1952---Farris, Doyal, W.I., Mrs. Will SMITH (their
god-mother), John and Jodie HILL
June 13, 2000
Articles: Leader observes 113th birthday Newspaper sees many changes in
last 100 years.
Photo's: Chloe and Signor HORSLEY about the 1940's.
William H. "Tip" HORSLEY and his wife Mollie Frances Harrison HORSLEY
taken about 1910.
June 20, 2000
Articles: Where Is East Texas by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's Ben HILL taken in 1942
Edwina "Eddie" HAYES, taken in 1945
Jodie HILL, Dollie HOUSE and Lou Nell SKIDMORE, taken in 1964
Elizabeth Springer Willis GEE around 1920.
June 27, 2000 Articles: Jay Gould And The Curse Of Jefferson By Archie P. MCDONALD Photo's: John and Earl SYBERT taken around 1908
July 4, 2000
Articles: Boo Hoo by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Adding A Service Bay To Charlie ROBINSON'S Gulf Station in the
1930's.
Ruby Wade CARNES and Annie Wade JOHNSON, 1939
July 11, 2000
Articles; The Non- Battles by Bob BOWMAN
'Old News" "Old" is news for a family historian /genealogist
by Elaine BAY
Photo's ; The WADES---Jim WADE, Fannie WADE, Annie Wade JOHNSON, Vernon
"Jerry" WADE and Ruby
Wade CARNES.
July 18, 2000
Articles: "Old News" "Old" is news for historian / genealogist by
Elaine BAY
Salt Capital Of Texas by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Mary Cain WHITE, with her mother Ada CAIN, and brother, Don
CAIN, Taken in front of the Emory City Park.
The WADES 1939---Jim WADE,. Ruby Wade CARNES, Vernon "Jerry" WADE,
Annie Wade JOHNSON,
Raymond CARNES, Leon Lavon WADE, Fannie and Quillie Wade. Ruby Elizabeth
Wade CARNES
Nancy Carrol (Hodges) HILL mother of W.I., Doyal, John, Farris, Ben, Jodie
and June HILL.
July 25, 2000
Articles: " Old News" "Old" is news for a family historian / genealogist
by Elaine BAY
To Hell And Back With Audie Murphy By Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Hallie Mae Horsley SYBERT, grandmother of Annie WOMBIE, husband
Earl SYBERT, Mr. HUFF taken
possibly in the late 1920's.
Farris HILL
Shirley Ann HILL and Nevelene HILL ,taken in 1960.
June ALEXANDER-1935
Audrey (Brummett) HILL and Jessie BRUMMETT, taken in 1943
Ray CANNON-1935
August 1,2000
Articles: "Old news" by Elaine BAY
Governor Hood by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's : Billy ESKUE, Margoritte Eskue HILL, holding daughterMargaret
HILL, Sara Bell ESKUE, Hershell ESKUE
holding son Jerry taken in 1946.
Earnest and Margaret CAIN with children Jamey and Mike.
August 8, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
Photo's:Violet NORTHCUTT 1945
Violet NORTHCUTT and Neva Dell HUNTER taken1940 or '41
J. C. FLEMING, with Sam FLEMING, Woodrow REYNOLDS with Ronnie REYNOLDS,
Ray BYRAM and Jack BYRAM and Egbert BYRAM taken in 1946 shortly before
Jack's death.
August 22, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
Warts by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Billy Jo BYRAM, Edna Fay KING, and Reba NORTHCUTT taken in
1940 or41"
Linda Carrol HILL, Audrey HILL and Shirley Ann HILL, taken in 1950.
Geraldine GARRETT--1935
August 29,2000
Articles: "Old New" by Elaine BAY
James Stephen Hogg by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's : Steve and Lillian ESKUE, taken about 1959
Billy ESKUE , Bill HARRIS, Steve ESKUE and Hershell ESKUE
September 5, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
Journey by wagon train to East Texas by Bettie Jane Varnon GARRETT
Pine Resin by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Hazel Burns WOODSON, Truman VARNON and Bettie
Jane Varnon GARRETT
September 12, 2000
Articles: "Old News" byElaineBAY
Commissary Stories By Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Alva Leo ADAMS (July 25, 1911-Janusry 22, 1999) with wife
Annie Lorene ADAMS (born August 1, 1914)
taken in Rains Co. after their Marriage on September21,1940.
Alva Leo ADAMS (July 25,1911-Janusry 22,1999) and daughter, Deanna
(Adams) VAIl who was born in 1941 in Rains Co.
September 19,2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
Camp Fannin by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Rains High School Tennis Team 1961-62---Mary Ann TAYLOR, Diane
COOKE, Judy WADDLE, Norwin NORRIS, Charles HILL, Wayne DOUGLAS, Juan
BRUMMITT, and Ted PARRISH.
A group of Emory High School students with some Model A Fords, year
unknown.
1912 Train Wreck---Will Fenter in photo, worked with railroad at the
time of the train wreck.
September 26, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
Mister Ben by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Summer of 1934-- Thomas VANDERSLICE and Christine
GILLEy. They were married in 1935
Alba High School--1931 or 1932 Nina V. POSTON and Christine GILLEY
October 10, 2000
Articles;: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
A Tough East Texan by Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Alba High School Class Of 1950---R.A. PERKINS, Waylen SHERWOOD,
Eloise SANDERS, Floetta
CHAPMAN, Ralph (Pete) MCKENZIE, sponser Mrs.Helen TROTTER, Shelby
LOVE, Foster PRATHER,
Kenneth HAYES.
Malie Curbo BURLESON born 1853 died 1888
October 17, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine BAY
The Henry Family and Building
The Lone Star Brand by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Ella Elliott BALLEW and Emma Elliot HENRY and Ella's husband,
J.L. BALLEW
Inside The Henry Building---John TABOR and possibly Herman HAMILTON
son-in-law James Oliver J.O." HENRY
October 24, 2000
Articles: "Old News" by Elaine Bay
Pie Suppers By Bob BOWMAN
Photo's: Georgia Modena (Wafer) ADAMS "Dena" Born October 9,
1878 in Emory Died October 18, 1957 in Dallas
Alba High School Class of 1935---Mr. PATTON wrote this about his family:
" In the PATTON family we had
seven graduate from Alba High School; five were valedictorians; Aaron,
1933; Alton, 1935; Doris SEAGO, 1942; Vera Dale CONNALLY, 1945; and Betty
NELL, 1949. One was salutatorian, Harvine PLAXCO in 1941. Howard graduated
in 1937.
October 31, 2000
Articles: "Old News" By Elaine BAY
A Ranger's Ranger by Archie P. MCDONALD
Photo's: Alba High School Fall Of 1933---Mildred BOYER, Louise
BRUSSARD, Georgia STRANGE, Dorothy Lee
USSERY, Juanita GILILAND, Mr. W.C. MCKAY, Winfred VANDERSLICE, Frankie
Nell SAUNDERS, Miss MCREYNOLDS, Christine GILLEY, Alton PATTON, Roberta
BULLOCK.
Ernest and Margaret CAIN
Alva Leo ADAMS, grandson of Benjamin Isaac ADAMS, born in 1911 in Emory.
November 7, 2000
Articles: "Old News" Veterans Day by Elaine BAY
Revisiting The Rabbit by Bob BOWMAN
Alba's High School Reunion
Photo's; Alba High School Class of 1950---Alton REEVES, Billy BRYANT,
Bo SHERWOOD, Eloise SANDERS,
Floetta CHAPMAN, Foster PRATHER, Geraldine WRIGHT, Jack BELL, Kenneth HAYES,
Lila
McKENZIE, Paul Keith TERRY, Pete McKENZIE, R.A.PERKINS, Shelby LOVE.
November 21, 2000
Articles: "Old News" Expressions of our American Ancestors by Elaine BAY
Battle Of The Neches by Archie McDONALD
Photo's: Women's Service Club Executive Board---Mary CHASTAIN,
Mary Ellen JONES, Mattie SISK, and
NancyWILSON
John Clayton ALEXANDER and Thelma O'rear ALEXANDER, taken in 1934 one week
after their wedding.
November 28, 2000
Articles: "Old News" Murphy's Law of Genealogy/History by Elaine BAY
The Boot Black King by Bob BOWMAN
Syrup-making...nearly a lost art
Photo's: The Late George STALLING
R.G.STEVENS and Walt CULVER &n