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On this date in 1949

Freddie Saltsman celebrated his third birthday with a fishing party on the lawn of this on East Hopkins Street, Friday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

On arriving the little guests pulled a green line for a candy catch of pink, yellow and white fish.

After that, fishing for crawfish proved to be much more difficult. Provided with a willow fishing pole, complete with cord and a bit of bacon fat, each child fished to his delight, in a tub-pond of crawfish which was placed under a shade tree.

When the fishing equipment seemed inadequate, anxious and efficient little hands were found to be more useful.

A terrapin and a horned frog peacefully watched from glass cages.

The birthday cake was a billowy sea of snow-capped icing waves, topped with a few daring fish and three white candles. To complete the fishing decor, flamingoes, ducks, and alligators appeared around the edge.

Ice cream and individual cakes were served to the little guests and each was given a big red bandana handkerchiefs as a favor.

Those assisting Freddie in celebrating were: Kay Wardlaw, Kay Christoffer, Nell Eubanks, Ilene Carrington, Jean Walker, and Jennifer Brown.

Susie Lee, Linda Brown, Kenny Norton, John Wofford, John Eubanks, Billy Bob Bates, Fred Carrington, Hughes Dillard, Arthur Bonner III, Johnny Brown, and Donn McBay.

Jimmy Ayers, of Pampa, Morris Dewberry, Bobby Wasson, Mark Wiggins, and Jimmie Weaver.

Miss Sybil Turner, Mrs. Ralph Burrows, Mrs. H.R. Martin, and Dorothy Saltsman assisted Mrs. Saltsman in the courtesies.

On this date in 1952

Freddy Saltsman celebrated his sixth birthday anniversary Saturday May 15 when his mother, Mrs. Pearson Saltsman, entertaining in his honor with an Indian party at their home on East Hopkins.

At the door, the little guests donned the heaad dresses of Indian braves and maidens. Games, races, and playful rivalry followed. A tent-wigwam in the yard serves as a tribal refuge.

During a pow-wow, Mrs. John Armstrong, dressed as an Iroquois squaw, favored the braves and maidens with her talented telling of two Indian stories, "How an Indian Boy Was Cured of Boasting" and "Why Bears have Short Tails."

For refreshments the guests were invited into the dining room which was decorated in a red, yellow and green theme. On the table Indian scenes with forest, wigwam, fishing hole, canoes, and a brave provided an impressive background for the large colorful wooden letters which formed the words "Happy Birthday" and the cake of checkerboard design.

Those present for the occasion were Mark Wiggins, Ilene Carrington, Kenny Norton, Mary Martin, Billy Bob Bates, Martha Herndon, Judy Martin, Freddie Carrington, Dicky Hall, Rita Bunch, Betty Bunch, betty Vaughn, Weldolene Hamill, Sandra Carroll, Kay Chrisoffer, Hughes Dillard, Phillip Greer Hamill, Arhtur Bonner, John Wofford, John Eubanks, Nartha Nell Eubanks, and Kay Wardlaw.

Mrs. Ben Wiggins and Dorothy Saltsman assisted Mrs. Saltsman in the entertaining and serving.

 On this date 2011

Happy 65th birthday Dad! Cake and Rudy's isn't nearly as exciting as crawfishing and Iroquois story-telling. . . . but there's always next year. We shall endeavor to plan better for next time and pull out the eagle feathers and set up a tub-pond. We may need to ship in the crawfish, though, as I think they are probably in short supply in the Rocky Mountains. And I will have to track down why bears have short tails. . .