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THE TEXAS MESQUITER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1949
Circling Around.....
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tion on the Pacific because of the
strike.
Mrs. John Terry says she looks
forward to the Mesquite Fair like
a family reunion. It’s the time when
old friends'get-together.
H. B. Price, 16 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Price, broke
bis right arm, between the wrist and
elbow, late Wednesday evening. H.
B. was riding a cow “rodeo style’’
when the accident occurred. He was
taken to Baylor Hospital for treat-
ment.
The city is patching some of the
streets within the city limits.
• Sarah and Fred are two people
we particularly like—and it seems
everybody else likes them too. Not
only the Methodist, but the rest of
the church and no-church going peo-
ple. Sarah is Mrs. Fred Broyles-—-
and he is “the parson.” The Rev.
Broyles has been working with men
in his congregation to hurry the
REV. PAUL E. FARRELL
The Methodist and Presbyterians
joined the congregation of the First
Christian Church, and visitors from
Rowlett, to fill the church to hear
the Rev. Paul E. Farrell deliver his
farewell message Sunday night. Mr.
Farrell tendered his resignation as
pastor of the Christian Church in
Mrs. Smith Directs
Wildv/ood Program
Mrs. B. L. Smith, program chair-
man, directed the Royal Service pro-
gram when the WMU met at the
Wildwood Baptist Church, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. J. L. Lawrence offered the
opening prayer and Mrs. Smith led
in the singing of Amazing Grace.
The devotional was given by Mrs.
W. C'. Eddy. Others taking part on
the program were Mjrs. D. W. Odom,
Mrs. D. Reynolds, Mrs. Paul Adams,
Mrs. C. E. Massey, Mrs. J. C. Lath-
em, Mrs. C. M. Webb. Mrs. L. L.
Good dismissed with prayer.
Mrs. Rufus Strickland, Mrs. J. B.
McKinnon, Mrs. C. E. Luttrell and
Mrs. Tom Luman were also present
for the program.
The Rev. Adams will be in charge
of the Bible study when the WMU
meets at the church Tuesday morn-
ing.
completion of the new educational Mesquite two months ago. He and
building of the Methodist Church. . j his family will leave this week for
Mexia, where he will assume the pas-
torate at the First Christian Church
in that city. No successor to Farrell
has been announced here.
Mr. Farrell came to Mesquite in
January 1947 from Laredo. He has
attended Texas' Christiaii University
while living in Mesquite. He plans to
continue his graduate work at TCU,
where he received his Bachelor of
Arts degree in June. He had previ-
ously attend San Jose Bible College,
California where he graduated in
theology.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell and son,
Benny, are awaiting a van to move
their household furnishings to the
newly-decorated parsonage in Mexia.
He will will begin his offical duties
Sunday.
Tommy Miller says we like Cali-
fornia, but Texas comes first. He is
one of 110 0 employees in the Lincoln
Mercury plant, division of Ford Mo-
tor Company, at Maywood, Califor-
nia. The two year old plant is half-
Avay, between Long Beach and Los-
Angeles. The Millers live in Bell-
flower, a town of 3 0,0 00 population.
Denzil Kelley, with a mobile crew
in soil conservation work, surveys
Dallas, Tarrant, Kaufman, Rockwall,
Van Zandt and part of Johnson coun-
ties. Kelley and his family returned
to Mesquite about a year ago to be
in their new home. His work is in
flood control projects.
Corp. Charles Wagoner and Sergt.
Joe Richardson entertained Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Wagoner, Misses Dorothy
Rutherford, and Jo Ann Miller at
the National Guard Air Station in
San Marcos. From all accounts Wag-
oner had trouble getting through the
capitol city. He needs to get better
acquainted with the Texas enforce-
ment officers. A traffic infraction,
that’s all! Other people get tickets,
too, we’re told.
LAWSON BAPTIST NEWS
BEULAH FAYE ROBERTS
The Intermediates and Young
People of the Lawson Baptist Church
went on a hay ride Thursday night.
After meeting at the church the
group went for a ride. They stopped
for a picnic supper at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. Attending were
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fowler and sons,
Guy, Donald, Charles and Melvin;
Joy and Ernest Oakley, Johnny Wig-
gins, Emily Moon, Douglas Weaver,
Lynn Webb, Wayne Howard, Nor-
man Rosenburg, Jimmy, Billy and
Bobby Everett; Frances Cobb, Merle,
Perle and Lula Allen, Mary McCor-
mick, Sonny Welch, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Adams and daughters, Barbara
and Debby.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts and
daughters, Annie and Beulah, spent
.Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Roberts and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Barney Roberts and family.
Mrs. Clyde Colegrove, sister - in-
law of Mrs. H. Fowler, underwent an
operation Saturday at Methodist
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fowler and sons,
Guy, Donald, Charles and Melvin,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haggard
and children at Canton Sunday. Bob-
by Fowler had been visiting them for
a week.
The Juniors of Lawson enjoyed
a weiner roast Friday night. Attend- j er.
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Dock Clark
and children, Paulie, Johnnie and J
Nancy; Dorothy Hullett, Dina and
Annie Myers, Bobbie Allen, Margo
and Janice Wilson, Lorine Cady,
Donald and Charles Fowler, Douglas
and Tommy Gray, Jerry Everett,'
John McCormick. Sandra Wiggins,
Wilda Gilbert Weldon Cady, Sam-
my Wiggins, Finis Morran and sons.
Everyone enjoyed the messages
brought last Sunday by the Rev. Lar-
ry Walker. Both the morning and
evening services were well attended
T. O. Webb and Beulah Roberts
were Thursday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Barnie Roberts and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Roberts and thei
families.
HICKORY TREE BAPTIST
CHURCH NEWS
Sunday School ................ 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship ............11:00 a.m.
B. T. C............................. 7:00 p.m.
Evening worship ............ 8:00 p.m.
Mid-week prayer service 8:00 p.m.
Sunday evening, August 21, mark-
ed close of a series of revival mes-
sages delivered by Rev. O. B. Martin
of Carrollton. There were twenty ad-
ditions to the church during the
meeting, eighteen by letter and two
by baptism. Four candidates were
baptized by the pastor, Rev. Arthur
Freeman after the preaching service
Sunday evening.
The Adult Union is sponsoring a
cross country auto race to build up
interest in Training Course work. At
the end of the first week car no. 4
a red Ford, driven by Mrs. Addie
Brown took the lead but last week
car no. 3, a green Studebaker whose
driver is Mrs. Reba Whitehurst out-
distanced the others. Car. no. 1, a
blue Ford, driven by Gene Willer-
ford and car no. 2, a yellow con-
vertible, driven by Mrs. Alba Sims
are making good mileage and one of
them should be leading at the end of
this week.
The G.M.A. girls met at the church
Monday afternoon for their regular
meeting with twenty nine present.
The Hickory Tree G.M.A. and R.A.
will entertain the county Y.M.A.,
Friday evening, August 2 6. All are
invited to come for the evening.
The Willing Workers circle of
W.M.U. met for their regular all-
day meeeting, August 23. The theme
for the devotional program was “Be-
ing Holy.” Mrs. Gussie Blakely
brought the devotional. The circle is
studying the characters of the New
Testament. Idamae Harlan is report-
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Rev. Bob Cox will be guest
speaker during the Sunday morning
and evening worship periods at the
First Christian Church, Mesquite.
All are invited to hear him.
LAWSON METHODIST
CHURCH
REV. RAY MONCRIEF
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Morning Service
8:00 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Rev. and Mrs. Moncrief were
surprised with an old-fashioned
pounding last Friday night.
Mrs. Bennett has been unable to
attend church services on account of
illness.
Mrs. P. L. Fatheree spent the
week end with- her sister Mrs.
Brown’, in Hillsboro.
Mrs. Willie Womack is spending
this week in Royce City.
Mr. and Mrs. William Andrew are
home after spending 3 months in
Alaska.
Mrs. Roy Rheinlander of Dallas is
spending this week at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Fa,-
theree, while her husband is working
in Jefferson.
W.M.S. Program Has
Latin-Americcm Theme
“Buenos dias, Senores and Senori-
tas, this is Station WMS coming to
you from the First Baptist Church
in Mesquite, bringing to you a pro-
gram of music and interesting talks
on our Latin-American Friends,” was
the introduction given to the WMS
wli.en they met at the church, Tues-
day morning, August 16. The entire
production was under the direction
of Mrs. James Prock, announcer.
Mrs. Virgil Dean and Miss Anita
Louise Hood were presented in speci-
al music. The ladies speaking over
the microphone included Mrs. L. L.
Sively, Mrs. J. Perry King,- Mrs. R.
R. Hunt, Mrs. Vernon Stark, Mrs.
D. H. Houser, Mrs. Robert Blair,
Mrs. H. R. Bass and Mrs. A. A. Love.
Immediately following the pro-
gram, the studio audience retired to
another room where they inspected
a display of South American curios.
Iced chocolate, the South American
drink, was served the group.
The WMS met at the church Tues-
day morning, for its regular business
meeting. Mrs. Lionel Sutton gave the
devotional after which reports were
given by the various committees.
Mrs. W. R. Leigh, zone president,
delivered a short message. The Zone
Executive meeting will be held at the
First Baptist Church in Mesquite,
Friday morning, September 9, .from
10 until 1.2 o’clock.
Light refreshments were served
Tuesday morning to Mesdames R. R.
Hunt, Conley Jenkins, Ed Hodges,
H. R. Bass, Vernon Stark, Lionel
Sutton, Margie Hatton, L. L. Sivily,
Robert Blair, Marvin Burris, J. F.
McCullough, J. Perry King, J. J. Till-
ery, E. F. Springer, D. H. Houser
and Mrs. Leigh.
CUTE SAYINGS OF CHILDREN
Mrs. W. E. Baker’s nephew, Harry
Hancock Jr., age 5, of Fulton, Ky.
looked at his little baby sister in her
little bed taking her bottle of milk.
“Mother fix me a bottle and put me
in a little bed.” She did but he never
asked to any more. He was too long
for the bed and his feet hung off.
Charlotte Cox was watching her
auntie make garlic toast, and she
kept asking questions. Finally Mrs.
Halbert Crane said, “Charlotte, you
are asking all together too many
questions for someone your age.
Charlotte replied: “I ’spect you’ve
done a whole lot of that yourself.”
When Sallie Terry, now Mrs. W.
T. Nickell, was a little girl of two
years, she was watching her mother
cook supper. Suddenly it began rain-
ing, and lightning.
“Mama, what is that?” Sallie ask-
ed when the lightning flashed.
Her mother told her it was light-
ning. Then the child said “What
makes it.” “God,” her mother re-
plied.
Sallie said, “how does he turn it
off and on?”
“Mother, what are those dip-three-
of-you shots?”
George Lumley, 4, son of Mr. and
Mrs. V. L. Lumley, had been exposed
to whooping cough and his mother
was afraid that at any day he might
become ill with the disease. As a
precautionary measure she asked
him not to play with a neighbor
child because she was afraid George
would give him whooping cough.
George quickly replied, “Well, I’d
like to give it someone. I sure don’t
want it.”
Mrs. Ewell Gross and son visited
relatives in Cameron and San An-
tonio last week. Mrs. Emma Langdon
returned home with them for a visit.
Miss Donna Cameron of Meridian
was the house guest of Miss Maurine
Hanby last week. Miss Mary Herron
of Terrell was Miss Hanby’s guest
Thursday.
Mrs. B. E. Thompson is sending
the Mesquiter to their children, Mr.
and Mrs# B. E. Thompson Jr. at
West, that they keep up with friends
in Mesquite and Truman.
Mrs. Betty Bazar and sons, Robert
and Lynn, and grandson, Lynn Jr;
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bazar and Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Bazar Jr. of Chickasha, Ok-
lahoma were week end guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hinton
and family.
Mrs. Lila Keith and daughter,
Miss Mary Sue Keith; Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Vaughn and children, Sammy
and Pamela and Mrs. Pauline Wat-
son all of Fort Worth were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Rosa Bor-
chardt. Sunday afternoon visitors
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hodges; Mr.
and Mrs. D. O. Johnson and children.
Mrs. Watson remained with Mrs.
Borchardt to spend the- fall and win-
ter months.
MARKET ROAD BAPTIST
REV. O. E. JOHNSON
9:45 a.m.—Sunday -School
11:00 a.m.—Morning Service
.8:00 p.m.—Evening Worship
9:00 a.m.—Thursday morning vis-
itation.
There will be a baptismal service
at East Fork Sunday afternoon. Can-
didates from the Market Road, Or-
chard Hill and Bellview Baptist
Churches will be baptized by their
respective pastors.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
DAVIS C. HERRON, Layreader
The Epsicopal Church of Mesquite
will meet Sunday, August 28, at 10
a.m. in the Community House.
The service of morning Prayer and
sermon will be conducted by Mr.
Davis C. Herron, Layreader.
All are cordially invited to our
service.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
REV. CHARLES G. WORKMAN
August 28
9:45 Sunday School for all ages.
11 a.m. Worship. Sermon, No II in
a series on “The Christian Wears All
the Armor God Provides to Over-
come Evil,” is entitled, “The Breast*
plate of Righteousness.” Scripture:
Ephesians 6:10-20.
3 p.m. Session meeting.
Evening Worship Services will be
resumed next Sunday; likewise the-
Westminster Fellowship Youth meet-
ings at S and 7 p.m..
August 30—Tuesday
Sunday School Teacher’s Meeting.
* Mrs. Peavy Hamilton and niece
visited Miss Mary Lawrence Tuesday
evening.
PEACHTREE NEWS
MRS. LEO MITCHELL
Mrs. O. K. Kimbell of Dallas spent
the week end in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. C Bassett and family.
Miss Winnie D. Nance of Dallas
was the luncheon guest of Miss
Mamie Keefe Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Preston of Dal-
las are the parents of a son, William
Lacy Preson, Jr., born August 9th,
weight 7 lbs., 5 oz.
A. S. Hodges and Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Fincher and son, Kenneth, vis-
ited relatives in Grand Prairie Sun-
day.
Mrs, T. C. Estes is ill in a Dallas
hospital.
Mrs. Rena Jones, Jimmy and
Janice Lindsey of Dallas visited Mrs.
Will Potter Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hayworth and
daughter, Betty Jean, of San An-
tonio were visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Griffin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Potter; visited
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Potter and
family in Pleasant Grove Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mitchell and
family visited relatives in Gainesville
last week end.
Denton Bassett is home on a short
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Herron and
Miss Bonnie Herron of Athens, Ohio
are visiting the former’s son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. John
Stack. .
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
n FFECTIVE September 1, 1949, the local
I Texas and Pacific Railway freight
station will be open each day except Sat-
urdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Service
available on Saturdays will be the same as
that previously available on Sundays and
holidays. Detailed information can be se-
cured by inquiring of our local agent.
This schedule of Saturday closing results
from nation-wide establishment of a 40-
hour week for the railroad industry in a
large part of its operations.
The Texas And Pacific Railway Company
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hunt were re-
cently discussing the date of their
son’s last diphtheria shots. Several
days later, after his parents had for-
gotten about the discussion, the son,
Robert Pope, said to his mother,
MEETINGS
Mrs. I. E. Miertschin will an-
nounce a meeting of the PTA in
the near future.
The Chamber of Commerce held a
general meeting Thursday night at
the City Hall—too late for a report
for this week’s paper.
The Mesquite school band is prac-
ticing regularly, prior to the opening
of school.
The Junior Womah’s Club ..will
meet the first Monday in October at
the home of Mrs. Victor O’Neal, the
president, Mrs. Jean F. McCullough
announced.
The Mesquite Womans Club will
open the fall season with a Mexican
tea at the home of the president,
Mrs. W. L. Wilkinson on October
5 th.
The Bee Keepers Association will
meet September 2 at the Agricultur-
al Building.
The Fiji Islands are made up of
250 separate islands.
Buddy, 4 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Hodges, and his grand-
mother, Mrs. Ed Hodges, were sitting
on the porch recently. Buddy inquir-
ed of his grandmother as to where
the debbel (devil) came from. She
told him that God made him as He
did everyone, but because he was
bad God had to cast him out. After
a quiet minute Buddy looked up at
his grandmother and said, “Well, if
I am bad, am I a little debbel?”
The T exas Mesquiter
CORINNE NEAL COOK
Editor and Publisher
Entered at Postoffice in Mesquite,'
Texas, as second class mail 'matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year in State .....................$2.00
Six Months in State .........:......$1.25
One year out of State ..............$2.50
Six months out of State............$1.50
(Paid in Advance)
FOR RENT
We plan to retire from the furni-
ture business soon, perhaps in a
Close Out Sale, and we will have for
rent space suitable for small busi-
ness, shop or office at 301 W. Davis
St., adjoining the Flower Shop with
a fpontage of 12 or 15 feet. We will
fix this up nicely to suit desirable
tenant at a reasonable rental. We
are ready now to rent or lease the
space, to be occupied within 60 days
if desired. We will sell the furni-
ture stock as a whole only if it is to
be moved to another location, as we
plan to reserve a very small office
for John E. Davis, between the space
we offer and The Modine Shop, this
to be partitioned* off and to have a
separate entrance.
Davis Furniture Co.
Mesquite Phones 27 and 57
You wouldn't
WEAR A BUSTLE
f (or would you)
WHY BE OLD-FASHIONED ABOUT YOUR
INSURANCE POLICIES? WHY NOT BRING
THEM UP-TO-DATE NOW BEFORE TRAG-
EDY STRIKES.
MESQUITE INSURANCE
CALL 15
Dollars and 7/Sense
We buy as low as we can —»
THAT’S BUSINESS SENSE!
We sell as low as we can —
THAT’S PROGRESSIVE SENSE!
You buy as low as you can—
THAT’S'U&MMON SENSE!
YOU BUY OF US—
THAT’S DOLLARS AND CENTS!
FOR BOTH OF US!
ANDERSON’S
A-G Grocery & Market
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