Athens Daily Review

Athens, Texas

Friday, August 1, 1947
Athens Noted For Peaches, Peas, Potatoes, Peanuts, Pigs, Pottery, Poultry and Petroleum.

Texas Co. Buys Lease Holdings Blackfoot Area

Transfer of lease holdings from R. B. Sanders and J. W. Murchison to the Texas Company was recorded Thursday, giving indications of major company development of a possible new oil field in the Blackfoot area of Anderson County.
The ten-year lease transfers covered tracts in the Rheinhardt survey, including the Broadway lease, William Allbright and J. S. Waller surveys. The Sanders & Murchison No. 1 R. F. Broadway, Reinhardt survey, is not included in the transfer of leases to the Texas Company.
The lease agreements did not bear revenue stamps.
Texas and other major companies previously had been reported holding extensive leases covering more than 40,000 acres in the Blackfoot area.
The No 1 R. F. Broadway, considered definitley to be a new Rodessa pay for the area, was drilling ahead Friday at 9,638 feet in shale and toward the contract depth of 10,500 feet, or 300 feet into the Travis Peak.

Lewis Announces Sale of Interest in Barron Company

"Great oaks from little acorns grow, or a small grubstake sometimes turns out to be a big nugget," J. W. Lewis said Friday in announcing the sale of his interest in the L. R. Barron Company to Mr. Barron.
"The L. R. Barron Company was organized back in those extremely hard days of 1932. At the time I quit the old Larue & Barron Company on February 29, 1932, I was due $300.00 in salary and accepted instead 300 sacks of cream peas, recleaned, treated and in new bags at $1.00 per bag," Mr. Lewis continued. "This statement is not in criticism of either Mr. Larue or Mr. Barron. It just happened that there were lots of cheap peas and very little money those days."
"This $300.00 worth of cream peas was what I put into the company and I am receiving a total of $21,000 in return. After struggling along for about five years after its organization, the company has made splendid progress each year, and I am sure it will continue to do so under Mr. Barron's ownership.
I expect to engage actively in farming and livestock raising on my ranch near Opelika, and will continue to assist Mr. Barron in the operation of the pea plants during the harvest season."
Mr. Lewis first became connected with the firm, then the Larue & Barron Company, at that time in the wholesale grocery business, on October 15, 1924. Larue and Barron dissolved partnership in 1932, and Mr. Lewis and his daughter, Mrs. Barney Hicks, purchased an interest in the business and formed the L. R. Barron Company. Mrs. Hicks sold her interest in the company to Mr. Barron last January.
"I haven't had a vacation in twenty-four years except sick leave, and I am going to take one now," Mr. Lewis said.

7 Cars Melons Shipped from Athens Thursday

Seven carloads of watermelons were shipped from Athens Thursday. Bringing the total for the season to 145.

Mrs. Ard Breaks Hip In Fall; Condition is Critical Friday

Mrs. D. A. Ard, 91 who suffered a broken hip Thursday night at 7:10 o'clock in a fall at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jack Lewis, at Opelika, with whom she is making her home, was in critical condition at the Wolfe-Duphorne Hospital in Athens Friday. Mrs. Ard formerly of Athens fell out of a chair when it tilted while she was reading.

Mrs. Riddlesperger of Malakoff Dies; Funeral Saturday

Mrs. S. J. Riddlesperger, who suffered a broken hip in a fall at her home in Malakoff July 20 and had been in critical condition since then, died Friday morning at 8:30 o\rquote clock in a Jacksonville hospital. She was born in Henderson County on January 19, 1864, and had resided in the county all of her life, for many years in Malakoff. She was Miss Sallie Clark before her marriage. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since a young girl.
Surviving are two sons, W. M. Riddlesperger of Cross Roads and H. C. Riddlesperger of Malakoff; three daughters, Mrs. D. B. Owen, Mrs. D. H. Carson and Miss Bennie Riddlesperger, all of Malakoff; three sisters, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Malakoff. The Carroll & Lehr Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Full Attendance of New Members Is Sought At West Athens Church

The Rev. R. E. Bost, pastor of the West Athens Baptist Church, announced Friday that regular services will be held at the church next Sunday and has requested new members to start the month of August with a full attendance. Lights have been installed on the grounds so that the young people may hold their Training Union programs in the open, and fans will be used to cool the interior of the church. Prayer service will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock and the regular business meeting will follow. The BTU will meet Sunday night at 7:15 o'clock and the evening services will begin at 8:15 o'clock. "Show an interest in your church by taking a part in its business," Rev. Bost said.

Construction New Assembly of God Church Started

The Rev. R. L. Rhodes, pastor of the Assembly of God Church of Athens, announced Friday that work has begun on laying the foundation of a new Assembly of God Church building at the corner of west Tyler and Erwin streets.The new building will be 72 feet by 36 feet, with a 30 foot wing extension, and will be built of brick and concrete tile.Plans for a five room parsonage, which is to be built upon completion of the church, are being drawn. Although no date has been set for the cornerstone laying of the new building, Rev. Rhodes said that the date would be announced in the near future.

Funeral Services For Mr. Ward Are Held In Van Zandt County

Funeral services for L. W. Ward, 86, who died Wednesday in Dallas at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herman Harrison, were held Thursday at 2 o\rquote clock at the Cool Springs Cemetery, five miles south of Canton.
The services were conducted by the Rev. L. D. Rose of Athens.
Mr. Ward was born in Alabama and had resided in Van Zandt County since he was fourteen years of age.
Surviving are his daughter and four sons, J.B. Ward and B.H. Ward of Canton, Claude Ward of Houston and H.W. Ward of Tyler.

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