The Archer Public Library wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you to Cheryl & Ronnie Beesinger and Jane Huffman for their donations in memory of Alma Pennartz. Also, thank you to Jane Huffman for her donation in memory of Floyd Hoggins.

It was once called the War to End All Wars, but World War I dragged on year after year. Governments were shattered, lives were destroyed, and many more wars came in its wake. But for one moment in 1914, there came a Christmas miracle. The soldiers in the trenches stopped fighting, and for a moment, there was peace on the battlefield. This came to be called the Christmas Truce.

The Sheriff’s Office received 120 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 25 inmates andthree being female in the Archer County Jail.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

The Archer Public Library wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you to Barry & Trecie Morrison for their donation in memory of Gweneth & Edward Trigg, and Patsy & Claude Morrison. Also, thank you to Zeiders Enterprises for their donation in memory of Carol Lewis.

Dr. Ken Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

The Archer County News offers area readers an opportunity to share their opinions on community topics and issues of public importance. Mail letters to the editor to P.O.

The Sheriff’s Office received 154 calls for service this week. As this report is being written there are 27 inmates and 6 being female in the Archer County Jail.

In the days when westerns dominated the new invention of television, one Texas actress charmed audiences across the nation with her colorful portrayals. Gail Davis, once called by longtime friend Gene Autry “the perfect western actress,” was a familiar face on television and film in the 1950s.