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Pastor's Family Given Pounding
Willow Springs Community News
By Lorna Newman
January 31 1956
Mrs. Berti Trammell became quite ill last week and was hospitalized for several days but was able to return home Sunday. Bobby Boyd was also in the hospital for a
few days. Mrs. Hubert Boyd has also been sick but is somewhat improved at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers had as their guests last week Mr. Roger's mother, Mrs. J. A. Forrester, of Midland and his sister Mrs. Clora Gray of Athens.
Attendance was good for all services at church Sunday and a large group was out for the mid-week prayer service, after which the pastor and his wife were surprised
with an old fashioned pounding.
Harry Dosser who has been employed at Terrell for the past several weeks returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Floyd and family also of Terrell visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dosser over the week-end.
James Tapley of Houston visited his uncle, Charlie Fuller, and Mrs. Fuller last week.
The James Trammell family were guests in the B. B. Atkins home last Friday evening for Bill Newman's birthday dinner. Sue was also celebrating a recent birthday. She
was nine and Bill 16 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Phillips. Dorothy and Patti were Sunday callers in the B. B. Atkins home.
G. W. Wager's daughter from Ohio visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Allen, over the week-end and attended church services Sunday.
News is a bit scarce these days. We asked Jackie Goodgame for some news and he said, "Well, I've got my model A car running now and my Dad's working at
Olive-Myers-Spalti." Other farmers will probably be working there before very long.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Mills, Jr., and Irvin Mills, Sr., and families visited Mrs. Mary Self in Palestine recently. Mrs. Eunice Bell of Dallas spent a few days with her mother.
Mrs. Berti Trammell, who has been ill. Mrs. Trammell was carried to the home of her son, Howard Trammell, in Athens upon being dismissed from the hospital last
week.
Buddy and Annette Trammell of Dallas and B. C. Trammell of Dallas and B. C. Trammell and family of Athens visited their mother, Mrs. Onnie Trammell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carney Pettiette, Buddy and Annette and Mrs. Trammell were visitors Saturday night in the home of the Herod Ezells at Montalba.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Stringer of Oklahoma City were week end visitors of Elbert and Willie Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McEvoy and Mrs. Frank Rogers visited Mrs. Lilll Anding Sunday afternoon at the home of the D. B. Andings.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fuller visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murry in Athens Sunday.
Mrs. Laverne Rogers of Malakoff visited in the Gordon Allen home Sunday.
Miss Barbara Sheppard of Malakoff spent Sunday with Mrs. Conditt.Other visitors in the home for the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Simmons.
Mrs. Polk Smith of Bethel is ill at home of her grandmother's, Mrs. Callie Meadows.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kimmery were week end visitors in the home of Mrs. Nona Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Boyd and grandson, Curtis Boyd attended church at Bethel Sunday.
Henry Welch of West Texas is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Millard Boyd and family.
Transcribed by Laura Gregory Calvin

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