Family Ties

1941

Liberty Park Grocery Ad

Grandpa Banta's store, 1916.

Syrup

December 10, 1915

No news of interest this week, health remains good and crops about all gathered.

Vol Trimmer was called to Durant last week to see his mother, who was reported very sick.

Jim Council has moved to Caddo and F. L. Green has moved to Jim’s place.

Abe Wilson has moved to his new house.

Tim Galvin was in Caddo Saturday on business.

C.W. Banta is still making syrup.

There was singing at H. T. Faudree’s Sunday night.

Mrs. Garrett and family visited Bill Murray Sunday.

Robert Aortn (?) and family visited his mother Saturday night.

Don’t forget that there is at all times fresh meal and syrup at Liberty Park grocery.

Bobby Lee Simmons

On this day in 1930 my dad was born during a week of sleet and cold that according to the Durant papers caused “more damage and more personal injuries than any such spell of weather in a quarter of a century”. Gran told me that by the time Dr. Cochran was able to reach their home near Pleasant Hill, he was only needed to verify that Dad was healthy. (He is the older one in this photo.)

 

Portraits

I already had the first photo of Mom and Dad. However, I had never seen the others until they were given to me recently. One has a corner label that appears to say '94. 

Mom's Brother

I already had one of these photos and the other two were in the box recently given to me.

Dad

I just received this Monday. 

1915

Caddo Herald

December 24, 1915

Liberty Hill Items

            Moving is the order of the day. Jim Green has moved to his place; Tom Green to Jim Council’s place; Kim Council to Caddo; Vol Trimmer to Ed Lane’s; Mr. Faught is moving to Caddo Hills; C. C. Smith to the place Mr. Faught left; Dink Green to Tupelo; Mr. Nix to where Dink left; others too numerous to mention- all moving and changing places, each one thinking he is bettering himself.

                        The school at Liberty Hill is still growing in attendance; everyone seems pleased with the management.

            We had preaching Sunday evening at 3 o’clock by Edgar Brooks; also singing Sunday night at H. T. Faudree’s.

            The school children are to have a Christmas tree at Liberty Hill.

            If Madam Rumor is not mistaken, we will have some news worthwhile for next week.

            Frank Green and family went to Caddo Monday, trading.

            Mrs. Craddock of Dallas was at Liberty Park Monday.

            Business is growing daily at Liberty Park Grocery. People are beginning to learn they will be treated right.

Christmas 1939

Grin and Bear It

Indian Citizen

August 24, 1939

This was part of a report about the

Liberty Home Demonstration club:

 

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If everything goes suddenly wrong,

Grin and bear it.

If life gives you the gong,

Grin and bear it.

Tho the bugs eat up your crop,

And farm prices do a flop,

Endless trouble seems your lot,

Grin and bear it.

 

If fate deals you a crooked hand,

Grin and bear it.

One that’s hard to understand,

Grin and bear it.

For every cloud there’s bright sunlight,

Day has always followed night,

Things most always come out right,

Grin and bear it.

Della Springer