This little piece of history serves as a nice directory for some of the folks living in Childress TX in 1925. The First Baptist Church held its Grammar School Commencement on 21 May 1925 at 8p.m.

Principals: Miss ARNN and Mr. BAKER

Other Adult Participants: Rev. W.M. MURRELL, Rev. Garland SHELL, and B.M. HARRISON (Superintendent)

 Ask any U.S. researching genealogist and they'll probably say that the loss of the 1890 U.S. Census was one of the most devastating events in history. 😆 It's been endlessly frustrating to me being unable to easily track ancestors in between 1880-1900. There are city directories, church records and the like that can help fill in some of the gap, but they're not always easy to locate. That's partly why I was so excited to find this Texas Live Stock and Agricultural Journal published in 1892. Filled with advertisers and other names, I hope it might help someone who is searching, place their ancestor somewhere within that gap. 

About Fruit by J. M. BROWN of Bowie, Texas

Fruit as Food

To Our Readers

Possibilities in Texas: Six years ago Antonio FENOLIO, an Italian, settled six miles east of Montague, Texas. He purchased land on credit, living in an old adobe house. Now he has a comfortable dwelling, outbuildings, a farm in a high state of cultivation, an orchard of apples, pears, peach and plum tree, besides a vineyard of five acres, containing eleven different varieties of grapes, from which, last season he made fifty barrels of wine.

ADVERTISEMENTS 

G. F. THOMAS: Attorney at Law & Notary Public in Bowie, Texas

C. L. HERBERT and W. A. LEDBETTER: Attorneys at Law in Ardmore, Oklahoma

M. H. St. JOHN: Dealer in Tennessee Liquors, pure Brandies, Wine and Cigars. Bowie, Texas

JONES Bros.: Livery, Feed and Sales Stable in Ardmore Oklahoma

F. C. PAULING: proprietor of a new restaurant in West side square, Montague, Texas.

A. G. TURNER: Proprietor of Brick Saloon in Bowie, Texas

HUBBARD Bros.: Imported and High-grade Stallions. Headquarters in Ardmore, OK

FRENSLEY & Brother: Staple and Fancy Groceries in Ardmore, I.T. (Indian Territory, later Oklahoma)

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MK&T (Missouri, Kansas & Texas) Railway. A. S. DODGE: Traffic Manager in St. Louis, Missouri. H. P. HUGHES, G. P. & T. A. in Denison Texas, E. B. PARKER, A. G. P. A. in St. Louis, Mo., F. H. MAIN, Ticket Agent in Gainesville Texas

I picked up this little booklet at a Half Price Books here in town. This appeared to belong to Jane Y. McCallum of Austin Texas. For a history of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs visit this link at the TSHA.

Mrs. C. S. DOUBLEDAY

Mrs. J. S. DORSEY

HILLSBORO

Mrs. W. L. DAZEY

Miss Maggie Buie

Mrs. James KIRKSEY

Miss Armede HAWKINS

HONEY GROVE

Miss Pearl WALL

Miss Bessie ROBNETT

HOUSTON

Mrs. W. A. DE LaMATYR

Mrs. Clarence WHARTON

Mrs. F. B. KING

Mrs. C. A. MITCHNER

ITASCA

Mrs. T. W. DAVIDSON

Miss Jewell FILES

JEFFERSON

Miss Alice EMMERT

Miss Jessie BOWER

KAUFMAN

Mrs. R. H. RIVERS

Mrs. J. M. HARDAWAY

KEMP

Mrs. Roy R. REIERSON

Mrs. G. B. DAVIDSON

KERRVILLE

Mrs. F. E. FORDTRAN

Mrs. A. C. SCHREINER

LADONIA

Mrs. H. L. GRAVES

Miss Latchie MYRICK

LA GRANGE

Miss Agnes Kieth ROBSON

Miss Mabel BRADSHAW

LAMPASAS

Mrs. Charles D. STOKES

Mrs. F. J. HARRIS

LAREDO

Mrs. Edwarts C. DODD

Miss Maria JARVIS

LIBERTY

Mrs. S. D. O'BRIEN

Mrs. C. F. STEVENS

LLANO

Mrs. N. J. BADN

Mrs. H. P. TIDD

LOCKHART

Miss Ola CHEW

Mrs. W. B. SWEARINGEN

Mrs. Bethel BAKER

Mrs. J. P. LANEY

LONGVIEW

Mrs. G. A. ROGERS

Mrs. G. W. KRICH

Mrs. John F. WOMACK

Mrs. T. E. WATTS

LUFKIN

Miss Ora MEDFORD

Miss Archie DENMAN

MANOR

Mrs. Frank GREGG

Mrs. W. B. RECTOR

MARLIN

Mrs. B. C. NETTLES

Mrs. Lily Frank LEVI

MARSHALL

Miss Annie G. YOUNG

Miss Olivia BLOCKER

Mrs. J. D. CRAWFORD

Mrs. T. L. WHALEY

Mrs. T. B. OWEN

Mrs. R. C. ANDREWS

MASON

Mrs. Erve HAMILTON

Mrs. Van BRIDGES

McKINNEY

Mrs. L. V. GRAVES

Mrs. W. E. DITTO

Mrs. J. L. GREER

Miss Velma SCOTT

Miss Mazie B. WEBB

Miss Allie COLEMAN

Miss Lucy LARGENT

Miss Claire DOWELL

MEMPHIS

Miss Pearle NOEL

Mrs. D. A. GRUNDY

Miss Maggie BROYLES

Mrs. Lucille PARDUE

MEXIA

Mrs. A. T. SCHULZ

Mrs. D. P. SHAW

MIDLAND

Mrs. E. R. BRYAN

Mrs. B. F. WHITEFIELD

MINEOLA

Mrs. A. S. COCHRANE

Mrs. J. O. TEAGARDEN

MORGAN

Miss Kitty FRAZIER

Mrs. J. W. ANSELL

MT. PLEASANT

Mrs. R. F. LINDSAY

Miss Duna BATTE

NACOGDOCHES

Mrs. William F. PRICE

Mrs. Robert C. SCHINDLER

OAK CLIFF

Mrs. E. B. MUSE

Mrs. William CHARLTON

Mrs. J. C. ROBERTS

Mrs. G. N. QUILLMAN

ORANGE

Mrs. Kate SHOLARS

Mrs. J. S. ANDERSON

PALESTINE

Mrs. I. S. DALLAM

Mrs. Betty R. FERGUSON

PARIS

Mrs. Charles A. BROAD

Mrs. Elinita KIRKPATRICK

Mrs. Frank LEDGER

Mrs. Jeff TERRELL

PECOS

Mrs. G. B. ROWDEN

Mrs. C. M. WILSON

PILOT POINT

Miss Sallie I. DOWDELL

Miss Bess MONTGOMERy

Mrs. F. A. TOMPKINS

Mrs. O. O. ROSS

PITTSBURG

Mrs. T. C. RUSSELL

Miss Vinnie CLARK

PLANO

Miss Davie JASPER

Miss Clara ROUTH

PORT ARTHUR

Mrs. R. A. HOGABOOM

Mrs. A. F. GRAHAM

QUANAH

Mrs. E. M. BARKLEY

Miss Minnie R. SMITH

RANGER

Mrs. WAGNER

Miss Jessie COOPER

ROUND ROCK

Miss Elizabeth HOLLOWAY

Mrs. B. A. BRADFORD

SAN ANGELO

Mrs. Mary E. LEE

Mrs. Fred WEAR

Mrs. C. E. HUDSON

Mrs. J. A. BURNES

SAN ANTONIO

Mrs. George W. JOHNSON

Mrs. J. T. WOODHULL

Mrs. Jessup D. BELL

Mrs. Jack E. DUKE

Mrs. L. L. BOYD

Mrs. A. H. CADWALLADER

Miss Eleanor BRACKENRIDGE

Miss Nora B. COMBS

SAN MARCOS

Mrs. J. E. BLAIR

Mrs. K. D. BIGGS

SEALY

Mrs. Joe LUX

Mrs. C. C. GLENN

SEGUIN

Mrs. Joseph B. DIBRELL

Miss Dora VAUGHAN

Miss Sara WILLEFORD

Miss Lou WILLEFORD

Mrs. Joseph B. DIBRELL

Mrs. A. J. COOK

SHERMAN

Mrs. L. M. TUCK

Mrs. R. A. CHAPMAN, Jr.

SEYMOUR

Mrs. D. R. PISTOLE

Mrs. L. P. DAVIDSON

STAMFORD

Mrs. W. C. LEE

Mrs. R. L. PENICK

STEPHENVILLE

Mrs. Julia MOORES

Mrs. F. S. WHITE

SULPHUR SPRINGS

Mrs. Lizzie BRADFIELD

Mrs. H. E. HENDERSON

SWEETWATER

Mrs. S. R. NEBLETT

Mrs. W. L. GROGAN

TAYLOR

Mrs. J. A. THOMPSON

Mrs. Edwin DOUGLAS

TEMPLE

Mrs. W. S. BANKS

Mrs. H. P. ROBERTSON

Miss Lucy McGREGOR

Mrs. J. R. THOMPSON

Mrs. James Madison BASS

Mrs. Harry CROWLEY

TERRELL

Mrs. R. JARVIS

Mrs. C. B. CARSWELL

Mrs. T. B. GRIFFITH

Mrs. Oscar PRICE

Mrs. A. E. MARKUS

Mrs. B. S. ROBERTS

Mrs. James C. FIELDS

Mrs. S. G. EDWARDS

TEXARKANA

Mrs. Chas. McWILLIAMS

Mrs. F. L. WISDOM

Mrs. John BRESEWITZ

Mrs. A. J. KIZZER

TYLER

Mrs. Andrew B. LIGGETT

Mrs. R. D. COBB

Mrs. John W. WRIGHT

Mrs. T. J. WILEY

UVALDE

Mrs. W. D. LOVE

Mrs. W. W. COLLIER

VAN ALSTYNE

Mrs. Walter BARRON

Miss Grace HENDERSON

VERNON

Mrs. W. D. BERRY

Mrs. Hal MEDLINE

Mrs. T. M. KELL

Mrs. G. A. BROWN

Mrs. G. A. BROWN

Mrs. T. M. KELL

VICTORIA

Mrs. M. E. ALLAN

Miss Genevieve POWER

WACO

Mrs. Malcolm EARLY

Mrs. T. A. CANFIELD

Mrs. W. S. GILLESPIE

Mrs. K. A. McKINNEY

Miss Wilmoth HUDSON

Miss Ruby WEMYSS

Mrs. J. C. EATON

Mrs. A. H. ANTONY

Mrs. J. C. LATTIMORE

Mrs. J. W. DOWNS

Mrs. Edward ROTAN

Mrs. Llewellyn AUBREY

WAXAHACHIE

Mrs. Yancy D. KEMBLE

Mrs. J. Lea GANNON

WEATHERFORD

Mrs. Asa N. GRANT

Mrs. H. O. BARTHOLD

WHARTON

Mrs. J. R. CLOUD

Mrs. Rosa F. McCAMELY

WICHITA FALLS

Mrs. S. H. BURNSIDE

Mrs. R. F. SIMPSON

Mrs. J. T. MONTGOMERY

Miss Minnie YOUNG

YOAKUM

Mrs. C. T. NASH

Mrs. S. K. BUCHANAN

This awesome fold out map of Texas is affixed to the back cover of the booklet.

OTHER NAMES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THIS BOOKLET

Miss Adine VAUGHAN of Texarcana

Miss Dot WILLIAMS of Texarcana

Miss Sheila McFARLAND of Pilot Point

Mrs. A. L. METCALF of Houston

Mrs. J. G. HARRISON of Bryan

Mrs. G. M. BRANDON of Bryan

Miss MENEFEE of Denison

Miss Edna FOSTER of Denison

Miss Sarah WILBARGER of Georgetown

Mrs. Clarence SMITH of McKinney

Mrs. A. H. CULVER of Sherman

Mrs. J. T. BUTTORFF

Mrs. A. KNIGHT

Mrs. R. M. KELSO

Mrs. FITZGERALD of El Paso

Miss DILL of Austin

Mrs. Jno. CLAYBROOK of Austin

Mrs. Lizzie D. JOHNSON of Paris

Mrs. Willie Fuller LEDGER of Paris

Mrs. M. H. BRASHER of Austin

Mrs. Ed KAUFMAN of Austin

Miss Mary JOHNSON of Pilot Point

Miss May JOHNSTON of Seguin

Mrs. D. B. ORGAIN of Bastrop

Mrs. J. M BETTIS of Morgan

Mrs. A. H. CARRIGAN of Wichita Falls

Mrs. M. WHEELER of Victoria

Mrs. Jno. T. GARRETT of Calvert

Miss Susie SLEEPER of Waco

Mrs. N. A. BOGGESS of Waco

Mrs. E. E. THOMPSON of Waco

Miss Annie KENNARD of Waco

Mrs. W. B. SLOSSON of Houston

Mrs. Jas. A. BARNETT of McKinney

Mrs. Frank VADEN of Sherman

Miss Bertie BARROW of Plano

Mrs. VAN STOGNER of Plano

Mrs. A. M. MONTEITH of Belton

Mrs. DAMON of Corsicana

Miss Glennie WILSON of Calvert

Mrs. George WALLING of Austin

Mollie T. DeGAUGH of Terrell

Mrs. C. P. WELCH of Terrell

Mrs. M. M. ALLEN of Terrell

Mrs. COBB of Denison

Mrs. J. C. COLT of Denton

Mrs. May Agnes KELL of Vernon

Mrs. Georgie VIRGIN of Weatherford

Mrs. B. H. RAGLAND of Gilmer

Mrs. E. Y. CHRISTIAN of Gilmer

Mrs. Kate Alma ORGAIN of Temple

Mrs. C. E. KELLY of El Paso

Mrs. J. C. HUNT of Wichita Falls

Mrs. T. W. ABNEY of Denton

May CRUMBRAUGH of Terrell

Mrs. Chas. M. BROWN of Fort Worth

Mrs. Carey W. STYLES of Stephenville

Emma H. BAUM of Gainesville

Mrs. Thomas T. HOLLOWAY of Dallas

Mrs. L. D. CARTWRIGHT of Terrell

Mrs. W. A. CALLAWAY of Oak Cliff

Mrs. Allen DARNELL of Wichita Falls

Mrs. A. B. PETTICOLAS of Victoria

Mrs. J. B. PRICE of Bastrop

Mrs. A. M. GARY of Greenville

Mrs. Nell BREVARD of Weatherford

Mrs. H. S. FISHER of Fort Worth