The Walters Herald
Jan. 14, 1937
Ray Hawkins, 31 years old, of Walters, injured Tuesday in the oil field northeast of Walters, when a gas main he was attempting to thaw exploded in his face, was improving in a Wichita Falls hospital Thursday. Hawkins’ face was disfigured by the explosion and physicians say he may lose sight in one eye...Clyde Ousley’s brother, Hobert, was very seriously injured in a car wreck west of Walters last Thursday...Mr. and Mrs. Ray Claiborne of Blair, Okla., are the parents of a son, Dale Ray, born Saturday, Jan. 2. Mrs. Claiborne is the former Miss Lucille Danner and Mr. Claiborne is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Claiborne...Organization of a 4-H club in the Walters school was completed Tuesday, with 74 enrolled. Miss Dorothy Ballard, Walters home economics teacher, and V. B. Marshall, Walters highschool principal, were names as coaches. Louie Arnold was elected president, Clara Jo Christian, secretary and Edd Rhoades, vicepresident.
The Walters Herald
Jan. 11, 1962
A Temple landmark was destroyed by fire during the early morning hours Wednesday when bitter fivedegree weather delayed firemen getting their pumping equipment working to full capacity. Destroyed was the two-story Travelers Hotel, located two blocks west of the main part of the business district. Critically injured was Mrs. Mary Beck, who with her husband, I. A. Beck, operated the hotel. Mrs. Beck was seriously burned about the face, neck and shoulders, and on her hands and arms. Her husband had burns on his face and neck. Merle Rylant, Temple fire chief, said sparks from a woodburning stove in the lobby probably gave it the start. Mrs. Othelia Varner, who lived in an east downstairs apartment, got out safely with her possessions, with the help of her son-in-law, Ben Bilbrey, and others. Mr. and Mrs. Beck operated the hotel for many years. It was constructed in the latter part of 1902 and early in 1903 as a hotel for Colonel French. His daughter, Mrs. S. A. Jones, her husband and daughter, Dora, moved into the place and operated it for a year. A Mrs. Humphrey took over the place in 1904, and presumable the Becks followed her in its operation. Its name had not been changed through the years...Roger L. Willard and Miss Janis Cooper solemnized marriage vows November 23, at Boulder, Colo. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Willard, of Walters...Miss Jeanne Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Cooper, Temple, became the bride of Ray Barton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barton, Carnegie, on December 22 at the Temple Methodist church.
The Walters Herald
Jan. 14, 1982
Marriage licenses were issued to: Gary Devon Price, 18, of Seminole, and Patricia A. Martin, 17, of Walters; and Robert Dean Duetschendorf, 21, of Lawton, and Velma De Anna Richmond, 18, of Walters...Born January 9 at Duncan Regional Hospital, a new baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Morgan...Calfy & Fisher Fertilizer now open daily at new location on the highway west of the fairgrounds...Both Temple teams in Senior High, boys and girls, took consolation trophies Friday night at the Grandfield Big Pasture Tournament.
The Temple Tribune
Apr. 24, 1958
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Douglass celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, April 20, with members of their family only in attendance. Two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Douglass, Tioga, N. Dak., and Howard Douglass, of the U. S. Navy, could not attend the celebration... Construction began last week on a new three-pump Phillips 66 station for Temple, V. C. Davis, Walters, Phillips 66 jobber, announced. Graham Shelton, Temple, will be lessee-operator for the new station which is located just north of the lumber yard on North Commercial street...Curtis McClenny, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McClenny, has earned the honor of class valedictorian of the sixth grade graduating class. Jimmy White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd White, is the salutatorian.