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The Walters Herald

June 27, 1935

Miss Oakle Best, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Best of Walters, and Otto Hilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hilbert of Hulen, were married Tuesday, June 18, at their home in the Hulen Community...Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Bright have announced the birth of an eleven pound son at their home Wednesday, June 19. They have given him the name Jimmie Dee...Sherb Fisk, member of the newly created State Highway Patrol, was at home in Walters Saturday and Sunday.

The Walters Herald

June 23, 1960

Leonard R. Hock, D. O., announces the opening of his office for general practice at 227 West Colorado, Walters, July 1...Now at home in Walters, following a short wedding trip, are Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Monroe, whose marriage was solemnized in the First Baptist Church Sunday, June 5. The bride is the former Miss Nancy Kay Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton C. Jackson, Walters, while the bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Monroe, of Temple...The First Baptist Church in Walters formed the setting for the wedding of Miss Rebecca Lou Norman and Walter Lee (Buddy) Hilbert, Saturday, June 18. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Norman are parents of the bride. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. W. T. Hilbert, Walters, and the late Mr. Hilbert...Miss Donna Kay Rusk and Bobby Vern Pollan exchanged nuptial vows Saturday, June 18, in the Walters Church of Christ. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Rusk, Walters, and the bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Pollan of Lawton...Tim Minnich announces his return to Walters and the opening of Tim’s Grocery and Station, 1/2 mile east of Walters on SH 53.

The Walters Herald

June 26, 1980

Jerry Pinkerton was named Editor and Publisher of the Walters Herald this week to succeed John A. Penn. Pinkerton became associated with the Herald in June, 1943, as a printer’s devil in the mechanical department when the presses were all hand-fed and offset printing was unknown in Walters...Keith and Kim Rupe, of Duncan, announce the birth of a baby boy, born on June 20, and named Krisopher Shane. Maternal grandparents are Herb and Wanda McDowell, of Temple. Paternal grandparents are Cecil Rupe, of Walters, and Pearl Riniger, of Chickasha... Susan Gail McCoy and Johnny Crow exchanged marriage vows Thursday, May 29, in the First Baptist Church in Geronimo. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCoy, of Walters, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crow, of Geronimo...David and Debbi Gammil announce the birth of a son, Adam Jarrol, born June 15. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Gammill, of Chattanooga, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blankenship, of Walters... Marriage licenses were issued to Oren G. Matthews, 34, and Dell Mazell Riddles, 44, both of Temple; and Jim Russell, 20, and Linda S. Durbin, 25, both of Walters...The Temple United Methodist Church was the scene when Miss Carolyn Diane Brown and Albert Endit Hall exchanged wedding vows Friday, June 20. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Hooper, of Temple. The groom is the son of Capt. and Mrs. Loren Wilson, of Lawton.

The Temple Tribune

Sept. 25, 1947

A boy was born Friday, September 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil D. Belt of Temple. He has been named Cecil Delbert Belt, Jr...Sarah Anna was born Friday, September 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Campbell...Charles William Mooney was home last weekend after completing enrollment in the school of medicine at the University of Oklahoma...T. P. Hickman expects to harvest $2,000 worth of pecans on his farm in the Cache Creek bottom southwest of Temple. Because of the spring overflow, pecans are exceptionally fine in the lowlands.