The Walters Herald June 30, 1938
O. H. Hooper, 94-year-old cotton county resident, and his grandson, Paul Hooper, of near Randlett, departed Saturday for Gettysburg, Pa., where Mr. Hooper will attend a reunion of the Civil war veterans there this week. Mr. Hooper is the father of Cleve and Tom Hooper, of Walters...Miss Murial Mullins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mullins, of Walters, and Willis Mershon, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mershon, of Tioga, Texas, and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mershon, of Walters, were married in the Wilshire Wedding chapel in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 17...The double wedding ceremony for Miss Jewel Meyer and Gomer High, and Miss Anna Mae Meyer and Andrew Otis, occurred Saturday night at the home of Rev. J. T. Jones, pastor of the First Baptist church. The brides are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Meyer, of Fletcher, sisters of Miss Zada Meyer, and cousins of Mrs. Bill Bruton, of Walters. Mr. High is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom High, of near Walters. Mr. Otis is a brother of Edgar Otis, of Walters, and Kenneth Otis, of Grandfield...The marriage of Miss Louise McCoy and Glenn Williams was solemnized Friday, June 24, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCoy, of the Hulen community.
The Walters Herald June 27, 1963
Miss Shirley Garrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Garrison, Route 2, St. Elmo, Ill., became the bride of Ray Hoodenpyle in an exchange of vows Friday, June 4, in the Christian Religious Center Chapel at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hoodenpyle, of Walters...Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kelley, Walters, announce the birth of a daughter, Desta Jean, on June 20. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Petty, all of Walters...Miss Patricia Ann Montgomery and Jimmy Don Eschler exchanged wedding vows Friday, June 21, in the First Baptist Church in Walters. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery, Walters, and the bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Eschler, of Cookietown... Miss Nelda Clark and David Elliott were united in marriage Friday evening at the Randlett Baptist church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Clark and the groom is the son of Mrs. Mollie Elliott, all of Randlett...Miss Louise Bruton and Buck Edward Calfy exchanged wedding vows Sunday afternoon, June 9, in the Bible Baptist church in Walters. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bruton and the bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shelly, all of Walters...Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Wagner, Walters, were honored by their children at a supper Saturday, June 22, in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.
The Walters Herald June 23, 1983
The grand opening of Komah’s Furniture, at 116 W. Missouri, was announced by Betty Komah, owner...Minton’s opened for business at 114 N. Broadway...Shena LaRoy Cooper and Joe Weldon Layn were united in marriage Saturday, June 18, in the First Baptist church in Walters. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Cooper, of Walters. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Layn, of Countyline, Okla.
The Temple Tribune Oct. 8, 1959
A 47-year secret was ended because a Lindenhurst, N.Y. man needed a birth certificate and discovered he was adopted and had two brothers and two sisters. In 1908 the Kitchen children were separated because of some unknown family tragedy. Two of the boys, George 14, and John 6, were sent to the west and raised on a farm near Temple by Frank and Allie Kneedler. The two girls were sent to homes in the midwest and the month old infant remained at the New York City Children’s Aid Society. John has known that he had a younger brother, but could not find anything out about him. Jeremiah Callahan (Charles Kitchen), after finding out he was adopted, began writing people named Kitchen, to no avail. Last month he contacted the Society and discovered one of the brothers was John F. Kitchen who used to farm around Temple but now drives a truck in Fort Worth. The two brothers had a reunion a short time ago in New York. George and the two sisters have died.