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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1940
Rural News
Olney Enterprise
PAGE SEVEN
Bitter Creek News
j Br Mrs. E. T. Howard
Leon Clanahan was a visitor in
Abilene Saturday with a class from
Olney high school.
Mr and Mrs Earl Perkins and
children of Megargel spent the
week-end in the Medina Valley
Mrs. Perkin’s sisters and families,
[H Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hammond and
.Mrs. Edgar Wilborn and family. Ed-
gar Wilborn, who had been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wil-
bom, the past three weeks, returned
to his home in the Valley.
Mrs. Ray Taylor of Graham spent
two days last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clanahan.
Oscar Robins of Natalia, came
Sunday to visit his son and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Robins and baby,
a few days.
Mrs. E. T. Howard spent Monday
with her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Es-
cue and son, at Olney.
Mesdames H.-Alexander and Leo-
nard Alexander are visiting rela-
tives at Sherman.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Heard, Jr., and
•children, Patsy and Larry of Pad-
gett, and Mr. and Mrs. E. T. How-
ard and Margaret visited Mr. and
Mrs. Hunt Barry a few hours Sat-
urday night.
Mr .and Mrs. Otto Parrish and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Cundiff
and children, Mr. Partain and child-
Tcn and Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Woods
of Olney attended singing Sunday
night.
R. M. Bonds and daughter, Ed-
die, were in Oran during the week-
end. Mrs. Bonds, who had been
visiting there the past three weeks,
returned home with them.
Mrs. J. B. Guthrie and children,
Billye and John, and Miss Anna
Fay Holmes of Round Timbers
visited the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Howard, Thursday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thomas and
daughters and Miss Etta Ford of
Cottonwood visited the latter’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ford, Sat-
urday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ford and
daughter, Lena, and son, Rod, were
in Newcastle and Olney Friday af-
ternoon.
R. N. Hammond and grandson,
Raymond Hammond, visited Jack
Hammond of Jeffery ranch and
Charlie Hammond and family of
Bunger one day last week.
Chas. Ray Gant of Wichita Falls
of Padgett attended singing Sun-
day night.
J. R. and Miss Pauline Womack
visited here during the week-end.
The school had their annual pic-
nic last week. Miss Juanita Hankins’
room went Tuesday to Olney Lake
and Wednesday Mr. Gavey took
his room to the Olney Lake. On
Lone Oak News
By Dorothy Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reed were
in Wichita Falls visiting a friend
who is a patient in the hospital
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Wright had
as visitors Thursday, Mr. Adams
Thursday Mrs. Garvey, who teach- and family of Archer City and Mr.
es the primary room, went to the
tank on W. T. Swink’s place. All
reported a nice time.
Several attended the track meet
in Olney Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Smith and baby
of Padgett attended singing Sunday
night.
Miss Bernice Dodd, who has been
working near Westover, spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Dodd.
Several from here have attended
the meeting going on at Spring
Creek for the past three weeks.
Several from here attended a par-
ty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Smith in the Padgett community
Wednesday night. The affair hon-
orded Mrs. Smith’s sister, Miss
Anna Escue, on her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bruten and son,
Jackie of Elbert, visited in the R.
N. Hammond home one day last
week.
NEWPORT NEWS
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By Mrs-M. L. Gilmore
L. C. COUNTS
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Collection Dept. With
(Miss) Mary L. Anderson,
Secretary.
Olney, Texas
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A good rain fell Sunday in our
community and it was enjoyed by
all.
Jack Clifton and Linden Spain
visited at the Abercrombie ranch
Saturday. They were shipping out
six hundred steers to pasture in
Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kincey, Calvin
Clark and wife and daughters and
Mrs. J. T. Harris and son, Dennie,
were in Newcastle Saturday even-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark of McCormick
visited Mr. and Mrs. Crawford
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Gunter and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kin-
cey spent the day Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Gilmore.
Mrs. J. D. Clifton and children
attended Sunday School at Mc-
Cormick Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gentry and
Lois Jean were in Archer City on
business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hopkins visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Satur-
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Linden Spain and
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Clark were
Sunday evening callers of Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Gilmore.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Spain attend-
ed the funeral of little Jewell
Whitson in Olney at the Holiness
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gentry
visited Mrs. Aure Campbell and
family a while Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ernest Gentry gave a stork
shower for Mrs. B. Campbell last
Thursday evening. The following
ladies were present: Mesdameg Gar"
vin Shawver of Eureka, Bill
Brown of Anarene, F. W. Keen,
Charlie Spain, H. E. Gilmore, Har-
ris, J. D. Clifton, M. L. Gilmore,
and the hostess.
Mrs. Kincey and Mrs. Calvin
Clark sent gifts. A nice assortment
of gifts was received by the hon-
oree which she appreciated very
much. Mrs. Gentry served a plate
of mixed candy which was enjoy-
ed by all.
Davidson and family of Orth.
Robert H. Copeland was in Ar-
cher City Saturday on business. ~
* Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Campbell
and Genell were Sunday guests of
Mrs. G. R. Campbell.
Helen and Freddia Ramey are
ill with the flu but are better at
this writing.
Wanda Fay Wright entertained
her friends on her birthday Sunday.
Ice cream was served to the child-
ren. She received many lovely gifts.
A. L. Austin of Illinois has been
visiting his parents on the Bridwell
Lease the past two weeks.
Mr. ‘and Mrs. Bryan Killian were
in Wichita Falls Monday on busi-
ness.
Paul Lyles is suffering from poi-
son ivy this week. Mrs. Lyles and
sons will move to the Madden Lease
near the Olney Lake as soon as Paul
is able.
The Lone Oak Bible League met
April 29 at the home of Loreda and
Verna Marie Parsons. Plans were
discussed for the next entertain-
ment which will be a weiner roast
at the Country Club Friday night,
May 3. Those present were Charles
and Evelyn Wilson, Donald and
Maxine Terry, Dick Drum, Faye
Ernest, Loretha Welch, Graford
Rogers, Ada May Gentzel, Ada Lou
Brown, Gwendene Blevins, Dorothy
Cooper, Loreda and Verna Marie
Parsons and the sponsor, Mrs. Gray.
McCormick News
By Mrs. Frank Reed
The PTA took the school child-
ren on a tour to Wichita Falls to
visit the Coca Cola Bottling com-
pany, Western Boot Shop, U. S.
post office, Wichita Daily Times and
McClurkans Dry Goods Store. Af-
ter the visit to the following places
the children and some of the mo-
thers rode from Wichita Falls to
Electra on the train.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reid and
daughters visited in Electra Sun-
day with Mr. Reid’s parents.
Misses Vera and Mary Pickard
attended the pie supper in Cotton-
wood Friday night.
Misses Joyce Clark and Juanita
Ballard were home this week-end.
They are attending school at Den-
ton.
Elsie Marie Armstrong and Jon-
nie Mae Burney attended the foot-
ball game in Olney Friday night.
Grandmother Clines, mother of
Mrs. Jones, is receiving treatments
at Wichita Falls.
Gunith Ballard went with the
seniors of Archer City high school
to Abilene during the week-end.
sillectomy Wednesday.
Dismissals:
Mrs. C. S. Little, Tuesday.
Estes Kent, Monday.
Mrs. A. A. Bernhardt, Friday.
Cleddie Lovem of Megargel,
Thursday.
J. W. Martin of Elbert, Wednes-
day.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Alvin Bernhardt had an appen-
dectomy Wednesday.
Harrell Cribbs of Elbert had an
appendectomy Wednesday. He was
dismissed Monday.
Mrs. J. F. Lindley of Megargel
underwent minor surgery Thursday
and was returned home the same
day.
Jack Glover of Loving had an
appendectomy Thursday.
Home Laundering
Aids Told West Fork
H-D Club Wednesday
Home laundering land removal
of stains formed the program topic
for the West Fork Home Demon-
stration Club’s meeting Wednes-
Active Bidding,
Strong Prices
Mark Auction
Continuing an excellent pace,
marked last week by the largest
sale in weeks, active bidding with
prices strong was noted at the
weekly livestock auction Monday.
Two hundred and fifty head of
stock was sold. Butcher and Stock-
er cattle, with a few hogs, com-
prised the bulk of the consignments.
Principal buyers were Henry
day afternoon with Mrs. G. B. Dees. Koester, J. L. Castleman and M. H.
Helpful hints given included: Jones of Olney; J. A. Young and
Shape of sweater may be restored Frank Brazina of Megargel; C. R.
by wetting and placing in pillow Elliott of Munday; G. Logan and
slip and hung on the line to dry; Texas Packing company of Gra-
^______7 _________^ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Redwine of
Maxine Terry visited ’ during the j Throckmorton are the parents of a
week-end with Kathleen Holder, j haby daughter born Friday. Moth-
Margaret Shepherd spent Wed-'er and daughter returned home
nesday night with Dorothy Cooper. Monday.
Mrs. T. R. Hall accompanied a
group of school girls to Denton
Saturday.
Mrs. A. C. Cunningham entertain-
ed her children with a chicken din-
ner Sunday.
D. S. Shipman had an appendec-
tomy Saturday.
remove grass stains by use of pure
alcohol; apply freshly cut lemon
to remove rust stains and hang ma-
terial over the kettle spout. Repeat
if necessary.
Since the club met on Mrs. J. H.
Patrick’s birthday a handkerchief
shower was given for her. Mrs.
Gerald Tiner received the cotton
gift.
Members * present were Mesdam-
es W. A. Rushing, Patrick, T. C.
Gxaham, Jerry Kimberlin, Esther
Stephens, Tom Hodges, Ben An-
drews, Homer Andrews, C. C. Eus-
tace and Tiner.
Jolly Timers Mleet
With Mrs. Branch,
Two Guests Attend
The Jolly Timers met Wednes-
day afternoon in rtthe home of
Mrs. George Branch.
High score in the games of “42”
was made by Mrs. J. Richardson, a
guest, while Mrs. June Johnson
scored low. Mrs. Will Ellis . was
awarded the bingo prize.
Refreshments were served to the
winners, Mesdames Frank Speake,
Mrs. W. D. Fletcher had a ton-J Joe McGregory, Mark Buck, John-
sillectomy Sunday ny Durham, members, and Ray
Cottonwood News
By John Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cooper an-
nounce the birth of a son born
Sunday. Mother end infant return-
ed home Tuesday.
Luther Larimore of Newcastle
was admitted for observation Sun-
A pie supper and candidates rally
was held at Cottonwood School Fri-
day. The candidates present were:
Chas. C. Cooper, candidate for coun-
ty clerk; Joe Branch, candidate for
county clerk; Jack Meredith, can-
didate for county clerk; Clay Ross,
candidate for county clerk; Joe E.
Shelton, present county judge, can-
didate for re-election; J. S. (Sell)
Melugin, candidate for county
judge; A. H. (Dutch) Gosler, can-
didate for sheriff, tax assessor and
collector; C. P. Pryor, (present sher-
iff, tax assessor and collector), can-
didate for re-election; Geo. A. Key,
(present commissioner, precinct No.
j 3), candidate for re-election; R. E.
Hardegree, candidate for commis-
sioner, Precinct No. 3; Mrs. Alice
Morrison, (present treasurer), candi-
date for re-election; Mrs. Dorothy
(Luther) Gatlin, candidate for
county treasurer, and Mrs. Nellie
(Roberson) Davis, candidate for dis-
trict clerk.
Out of the 25 pies that were sold
$23.85 was collected.
Alfred Smith of Temple, Okla.,
has returned to his home after a
visit with R. L. Haney and family, j
ham; R. J. Jordan and Albert Wal-
ker of Vernon; A. A. Dunlap,
Noble Timmons and A. B. McClung
of Throckmoirton; Fred Edge of Ar-
cher City; G. W. Smith of Jermyn;
William Lake of Electra and Cope-
land Brothers of Antelope.
Truck load consignments were
made by I. E. Mercer, two loads of
butcher cattle; W. C. Leberman
and T. E. Faver, stocker steers;
Bill Simms and A. C. Rogers, mix-
ed cattle; O. P. Hall, C. L. Darnell
and A. D. Hall of Westover, mixed
cattle; Wayne Williamson of Gra-
ham, mixed cattle; from Elbert,
stocker cattle by Harmon Cribbs,
Noble Timmons, Homer Johnson
and A. D. Rogers.
S. A. Morris of Orth and G. D.
Rothell uf Olney, stocker cattle;
Copeland brothers of Antelope,
stocker cows with calves; J. P.
Smith of Newcastle, butcher hogs;
N. A. McEwen of Megargel, stock-
er steers.
Small lots were consigned by G.
D. Rothell, L. C. Dodd, T. Hutch-
ings, C. M. Ballard and M. H. Jones
of Olney; Paul Tucker and E. J.
Larimore of Newcastle; C. B. Lane
of Megargel; Oscar Wilson of Archer
City; H. Kilmbrow of Padgett; Sim-
mie Timmons of Throckmorton; A.
Lawrence, guest.
This week’s hostess is to be Mrs. w, Bryan and H. Bryan of Jean;
Durham. R_ Brashear an(j W- D_ Dent of
A. A. Wirz visited his parents in j graham, and Frank Holley of Lov-
Seymour during the week-end. ! ing.
&C^Ph fiipp^f*E 1 bert'was admit
Automobile Loans
Either on New or Good Used Cars. Up *o 24 months contract
on new cars. Rates compare favorably with that of other
reputable finance companies. Let us figure with you on financ-
ing your next car. We can likely save you some money.
Cooper Insurance
Agency
ted for treatment Monday and dis-
charged Tuesday.
Howard Mays of Markley receiv-
ed medical treatment Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Prim are
the parents of a baby son born
Tuesday. The infant weighed 8
pounds and 10 ounces. Mother and
son are doing nicely.
Mrs. Jess Henderson had a ton-
sillectomy Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harmonson
are the parents of a baby boy born (
Tuesday. The infant, who has been j
named Mike, weighed 9 pounds and I
14 ounces at birth. 1 _____________
Donald Ray Williams had a ton-
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OLNEY, TEXAS.
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J. W. Mullins and family were
Our school is near the close. Just | visitors in Abilene Saturday and
one more week and the children will j Sunday.
be ready for work and play, gen- . Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boswell and
erally.
Mr. Crawford is still about as us-
ual. He still likes for his friends
to visit him.
‘LETO*S FOR THE GUMS
Dan were visitors in Seymour Sat-
urday.
j LOVING iNEWS
Bv Mrs. Hugh Casey
Who says you can't have
EVERYTHING!
An astringent with Antiseptic Visiting this week with Doc
properties that must please the user! Hoffman are two of his daughters,
or Druggists return money if first (Mrs. O. L. Roy and Miss Jacquelene
bottle of “LETO’S” falls to satisfy, i Hoffman, of Fort Worth.
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a new underwear comfort you never
dreamed was possible. They’re knit to
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The Hanesknit Crotch-Guard gives
you gentle, athletic support without
binding. The wider crotch doesn’t crowd
and cramp. The legs fit as snug as your
skin. And an all-round Lastex waistband
follows your every movement.
Try a pair. Buy a Hanes Undershirt,
too. See your Hanes Dealer today.
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HANES
CROTCH-GUARD
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Extra quality, 50c each.
Hanes Blue Label Shirts
and broadcloth Shorts as
low as 27c.
Ourene at 75c
P. H. HANES KNITTING COMPANY
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Johnson and
daughter of Mineral Wells were
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Casey visit-
ed Sunday with friends in East-
land * and Gorman.
Mrs. Earl Wheat visited Satur-
day in Fort Worth with Mrs. S. A.
Newman who has been ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lane of Me-
gargel visited here Sunday.
Miss Hazel Anderson attended the
Delta Kappa Gamma convention in
Houston during the week-end.
Mrs. L. D. Shepard and B. W.
jDrum were in Fort Worth Mon-
day.
Myrl, small daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Hawkins, was burned
Monday aftemon when flames from
a tub of burning gasoline caught
her clothing on fire. Her face and
body that was not protected by
| her clothing was badly burned.
| Lawrence Oliver was a business
| visitor in DeLeon Sunday.
Hugh Anderson returned Monday
to Lubbock after a brief visit here
with Mr. and Mrs. Vemay Ander-
son.
Miss Lillian Rhodes and her ninth
grade English class enjoyed a wei-
ner roast Tuesday night.
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this means . of
thanking Rev. Townsend for his
kind words and our friends and
neighbors for their kindnesses and
floral offerings during the illness
and death of our baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Holbrook.
You ean have V-8 perfornf nice—
and gas economy, too!
An 85 h.p. Ford gave 24,92 miles per
gallon in the annual official Gilmore-
Yosemite road test, open to all cars.
This was best mileage of all standard-
equipped cars in this class!
You can have easy-handling—
with big-car room and ride!
Everyone knows how easy it is to drive
a Ford. But no one could know, till he gets
inside, how big this Ford is in leg-
room, seat-room, knee-room . . . nor
what a thrillingly soft, steady, big-car
ride it gives!
You can have low cost upkeep—
and enjoy real fine-car features!
You shift gears on a Ford with the easy-
acting type finger-tip shift used on costly
cars. You get a semi-centrifugal clutch
giving lower pedal pressure at shifting
speeds, also typical of costly cars ... to
say nothing of the biggest hydraulic
brakes ever used on a low-cost car. Your
Ford Dealer’s ready and willing to trade
... See him now!
YOU CAN HAVE A
FORD V-8
—and that's what you'll want when you try it!
Built in Texas by Texas Workers______
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Warren, Len C. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1940, newspaper, May 3, 1940; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1128690/m1/7/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.