Wood County news and advertisements from 50 years ago, as seen in the September 25, 1975 edition of the Wood County Democrat

“Bulldogs Rout ‘Jackets: 38-0 Final Tally”

“Methodists Break Ground (for the new wing of the church in Quitman)”

“Miss (Dru) Taylor Weds J. Cecil Zoch”

“Select Theatre, Mineola: Wednesday-Saturday, Sept. 24-27. White Line Fever, Rated PG… Walking Tall, Part 2, Rated PG.” 

“A nine-hole benefit scramble golf tournament will be sponsored by the employees of Winnsboro Hospital Sunday… Proceeds from the tournament will be used to purchase a Doppler pulse detector (which) enables doctors, nurses, the expectant mother and father to listen to an unborn infant’s heartbeat.”