Wood County news and advertisements from exactly 50 years ago, as seen in the December 18, 1975 edition of the Wood County Democrat

“In a called meeting Monday night, trustees of Quitman Independent School District employed Mrs. Ulna McWhorter to fill the teaching position vacancy… Mrs. McWhorter will teach a first grade class.”

“WANTED: Yellow Collie puppy for little girl’s Christmas. Call 763…”

“We send Seasons Greetings and express best wishes for the coming New Year; however, in these fast-moving times in which we all live, many of us fail to stress the real meaning of Christmas. We need to be especially thankful to our Lord and Savior, Whose birthday we celebrate.”