"In 1929, Joseph F. Hodges,
and his wife Dora, owned a boarding house and resided at 308 North Neches
Street. He was part owner of Hodges Grocery. Rooming
at the boarding house were James V. Bean, a barber at Theatre Barber
Shop, and his wife Sarah T., a seamstress at Pool The Tailor;
Joseph J. Blum, a salesman at The Hub; Bailey Cayc, a laborer, and
his wife Gladys; Luin Clayton; Bert Fowler, a student; Miss Allie Little;
Dulane W. Manghum, a mechanic at Stacy Motor Company; James D. Norwood,
a clerk at Oklahoma Natural Gas Corporation; John R. Reeves, an
auto mechanic; and Louis Sandlin." (Coleman
City Directory, 1929 - Hudspeth.) |