The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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CUNNINGHAM
Mra. Mae Roby, high school music
^teacher and her choral club present-
ed a program over KPLT Sunday
■afternoon.
A supper will be given Monday
night, Feb. 14 in honor of the facul-
ty and board members and their
wives at the school building. Dr.
Ellis, representing the Hogg Found-
ation is expected to attend.
Fred Allen and Ira Temple attend-
ed a meeting of the committeemen of
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FULBRIGHT
tAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 17, lMt
the county held at the court house
in Paris on Friday.
The revival meeting which has
been in progress at the Baptist
church, conducted by the Rev. White
of Sherman, closed Tuesday night
with nine additions to the church.
Mrs. John Allen has returned
home after spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Murl Roach at
Johntown. She reports Judy Caro-
lyn, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roach, slowly improving. She has
been ill several weeks with intes-
tinal flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Taylor received
a message from Gladewater Satur
day stating their daughter, Jackey,
was ill. Jackey has been employed
at that place for several months. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor left immediately
for Gladewater.
Graydon Wyatt who is stationed
at Camp Campbell, Ky., is visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson and
son, Ray, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Harve Oglesby of Milton. They
report Mr. Oglesby improving after
several days' illness.
Several hogs have been butchered
in this community during the past
cold spell.
Bad weather will delay farm work
and gardening for several more days.
Mrs. Jessie Abbott is reported do-
ing nicely after an operation at a
Paris hospital last week.
The Cunningham basketball boys
were defeated by the Klondike team
at the gym Friday night.
Mrs. Elmer Rhodes, who under-
went an operation last week in Par-
is, is reported doing fine.
Mrs. Neal Brakefield and children
of Tyler, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Adru Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Anderson
and children of Bogata, spent Thurs-
day with her mother, Mrs. H. E.
Ladd.
Harry Slusher is improving after
several days’ illness.
Mrs. Hugh Landrum of Paris, vis-
ited recently in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Pynes.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Adams were
called to Mt. Vernon Saturday by
the death of their brother-in-law,
Graham Smith.__
Pvt. James East, stationed at
Homestead, Fla., and James Edwin
Shamblin of Manchester, visited
Kenneth Covington and family on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John McLendon and
baby of Aikin Grove, were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lee.
Bernard Williams returned to his
home at Lakeview on Monday. Mrs.
Williams remained to attend Mrs
W. J. Jackson, who is ill.
Mrs. E. M. Lassiter returned Wed-
nesday from Texarkana, where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Cardwell.
Mrs. John Ramsey and son, Mike,
went to Locksburg, Ark., on Wed-
nesday to visit her mother, Mrs. A.
E. Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Tucker of Hand-
ley, spent part of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Tucker.
Mrs. W. J. Jackson, who is ill, is
showing some improvement.
Mrs. Welton Anderson, who was
called here by the serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. W. J. Jackson, re-
turned Monday to her home at
Floydada.
Mrs. Bill Baker and son, Billy Jr.,
left Saturday for Nederland to join
her husband, who has employment
there. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Vernon Shuford.
Cpl. Harrell Wyatt, stationed at
Camp Campbell, Ky., is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Wyatt.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ripley heard
from their son, Pvt. Wade Ripley.
He said all of his company had been
moved but him. He was transfer-
red to Honolulu, where he works in
a hospital.
Jerry Thompson who is working
in Dallas, spent the week end with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gill of Ft.
Worth, visited last week with Mrs.
Perry Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Er-
nest Gill.
Mrs. James Edwin Stevens of Am-
arillo, is expected Monday to visit
in the home of A. H. Stevens and
other relatives.
Elbert Tucker stumbled and fell
in a showcase in the Oscar Legate
store on Friday, cutting his left hand.
Three stitches were required to close
the wound.
Sgt. Johnnie Gill is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gill.
JOHNTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jones of Bo-
gata, spent the week end in the home
of her uncle, Averet Vaughan and
family hero,---—
G. S. Greer Jr. of Henderson,
spent the week end here with rela-
tives. He was accompanied home
on Sunday by his wife and child-
ren, who had spent the week here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
A. York.
Miss Ola May Kinsey returned to
her home in Pittsburg on Saturday,
after a week’s visit with her grand.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Kinsey.
Mrs. Henry Dryden visited friends
in Talco Saturday.
Mrs. Gertrude York of Johntown
and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gibbs of
Talco, spent the week end with Mrs.
York’s daughter, Mrs. Jim Kirby
and family at Sulphur Springs.
Pfc. William Stringfellow of
Greenville, spent the week end with
his wife and sons here.
Mrs. W. J. Hawkins received a
cablegram on Feb. 8 from her son,
Sgt. Horace (Gene) Hawkins, who
is stationed in North Ireland, wish-
ing her a happy birthday and say-
ing he was thinking of her and lov-
ing her more each day. In a letter
to his wife Sgt. Hawkins enclosed
some picture postcards that were
interesting.
Mrs. Luther Randolph who for the
past several weeks has been attend-
ing the bedside of her mother, Mrs.
Will Kinsey, returned to her home
in Shreveport, La., Thursday.
Lawrence Vaughan and his guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jones and Miss
Helen Watts visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Alsobrook at Rug-
by Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Earl Hawkins is confined to
her bed by influenza this week.
TOUCHE
“Now that we’re married,” said
the groom, with a certain air of su- ■
periority, “perhaps I’ll be permitted |
to point out a few of your defects.”
“It won't be necessary,” was the
reply of his loving bride. I know
them to well. They kept me from
getting a better man than you.”
The Fulbright community reach-
ed its $15,000 quota in the Fourth |
War Loan drive.
Three telephone poles and some
trees were broken down by the ice
and sleet. Lights were off in the
east part of town Sunday night.
WORDS NOT FOUND IN
YOUR DICTIONARY
By R. ROY KEATON
English Language — Called the
“mother tongue” because father sel-
dom gets a chance to use it.
Gold-digger—One who is paid by
the weak.
Bathing Suit Manufacturer — One
who tries to make things as brief as
as possible.
CROWDING
A small boy was hurrying to
school, and as he hurried, he pray-
ed, “Dear God, don’t let me be late
—please" don’t let me be late.”
Just then as he ran he stumbled,
and exclaimed, “Well, you don’t |
have to shove.”
WE HAVE
READY FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
THE FOLLOWING
Three 8-Inch Walk-
ing Plows
For A Lovely Spring!
STRAWS
A
One-Blade
Terracer
FOR FORD TRACTOR
1 Hand Operated
Cream Separator
ALL NEW
BEDER POINTS, PLOW
POINTS AND SWEEPS
IN ALL SIZES
Six Floor Mats
For Fords and Chevrolets
lit Red River Motor
Company
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Don’t worry for a minute about spring going to your
head! ... as long as it does it beautifully! We have the
most exciting new millinery ... in a variety of becom-
ing fashion highlights! They hug your head . . . perch
archly ... tip pertly over your forehead! See these new-
season morale-builders here!
$2.98 to $12.50
NortI Side
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PARIS,
TEXAS
MILLINERY DEPT.
RUGBY
Arthur Ayres and son, David of
Tishomingo, Okla., were guests Wed-
nesday night of his brother-in-law,
M C. Ham, in the home of Dick
! Hale.
I Jean and James Bennett of De-
I P°rt. spent Saturday night with their
i grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
j Edwards.
! Mr. and Mrs. Silas Morgan and
daughter, Miss Faye, spent Satur-
day night with his sister, Mrs. R. L.
Fennell at Bogata.
Mrs. Roy Leftwich and Mrs. Silas
Morgan spent Saturday with Mrs.
Leftwich’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dee Brown, at McCrury.
Miss Shirley Jean, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eaton, is con-
fined to her bed with rheumatic
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. John Willis Bennett
of Lone Oak, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ed-
wards.
Miss Mary Ann Alsobrook spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie McDonald at Clarksville.
Mrs. May Bell was a guest Friday
of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Nance
and Mr. Nance at Paris.
Gene Hill and family spent Sun-
day with Mrs. Hill’s sister, Mrs.
George Durham at Griffin lake. Her
mother, Mrs. Grimmett, who has
been ill for several weeks, is im-
proved, but was still unable to re-
turn home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Randall of
Paris, were guests Sunday of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ran-
dall.
MUCH TOO FAR
Recruit: “How far is it to camp?”
Two-Striper: “About 10 miles as
the crow flies.” .
Recruit: “How far is it if the
crow had to walk and carry a pack,
and rifle?”
GOOD CHICKS-TEX0 STARTER
and “It’s In the Bag”
We have plenty of both! Our reports on the many
hundreds of chicks sold this season have been fine. You,
too, will find that it pays to get the best; that’s TEXO
and our Purebred, blood-tested chicks. Order your chicks
now, so we can have the kind you want on the date you
want them.
We have the brooders to take care of those chicks,
too. r seders, water founts, thermometers, thermostat
wafers, remedies, leg bands, etc.
Our seed department is complete with FRESH,
BULK Garden and Field Seed. CERTIFIED Potatoes’
Onion and Cabbage Plants.
BRING US YOUR EGGS, POULTRY & CREAM
GUY’S FEED STORE
BOGATA, TEXAS
‘Let us sell you what you buy—Let us buy what you have to sell’
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SPRING SUCCESSES
ALASSICALLY simple reefers with new shoulder treat-
^ ment, or style interest achieved with large stitched
revers. Suits simply tailored, or flatteringly feminized
with soft dressmaker touches . . . carefree casuals in new
short Gob Coat, trim Officers Coat, or the always popu-
lar “Toss-on” with Raglan or set-in sleeves. Quality fab-
rics, (many 100% wool) are shown in a fascinating vari-
ety of enticing spring colors.
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED
In Mademoiselle,
Charm, Glamour
Just what the Young-Brides-to-Be ask for . . . perfect
for a sudden leave, sudden wedding . . ’ and long after.
Of worsted with raised pin stripes . . . tailored particu-
larly for young, slim figures—infinitely receptive to a
variation of occasions. Black, navy, blue or brown.
IF YOU’RE A FLEECE FAN
you’ll certainly fall for these dashing
Spring Coats. They’re tops for
style . . . and service ... in gorgeous
colors that breathe of Spring
Spring COATS
Dashing lapels crossed again and again with handsome stitching—slim
smooth lines you’ll like in a fine quality of double twill. Leaf designed
buttons that fairly breathe “Spring is here.” Popular colors, black, brown,
navy and blue.
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1944, newspaper, February 17, 1944; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth902101/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.