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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940
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GAINESVILLE (TEXAS) WEEKLY REGISTER
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County Briefs
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WOODBINE. Aug. 5.- Mrs. F. R.
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Cobb Family to
Have a Reunion
in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Cowling.
Lawrence Wylie and children. Miss
Mrs. L. K. Shirley and son. Ste-
phen James, of Venus, visited rela-
tives here over the weekend.
Thursday.
Mrs. J. W. Garvey visited her
mother, Mrs. B. Lang in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lang in Sli-
dell Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Maddox and
family of. Fort Worth are spend-
ing their vacation with relatives
here.
Paul Wylie has returned home
from a visit with his aunt, Mrs.
Robert Smith, in Fort Worth.
Miss Mae Sherrill of Marietta,
Okla., is visiting her mother, Mrs.
ing their sister, Mrs. Herbert Clark
and family in Kilgore.
C. F. Bundy is confined to a
hospital in Dallas, but is reported
rived Wednesday night for a visit tives.
with friends. '] Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goar of
Misses Rachel and Ruth Griffin Dallas are spending the weekend
went to Fort Worth Thursday to with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
spend three weeks with relatives. D. Garnett.
Jimmy Lee Wylie, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Wylie, is in a
Dallas hospital, where he is re-
ported in a critical condition. His ,
mother is at his bedside.
Mrs. Jess Masten was called to
R. V. Hall and family at Mala- Dallas were weekend guests of his
koff. Elder Kreager has returned, mother, Mrs. Emma Dresser, and
also, from points in Texas and Ok- other relatives northwest of the
lahoma, where he conducted a se- city.
Ties of revival meetings. Mrs Grace Douglas and Miss
John Hackelman, secretary to Ruth Buckner of Dallas spent the
Senator Olan R. Van Zandt. Tioga, weekend as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
and his mother, Mrs. J. R. Hackle- Leo M. Kuehn. Sr. Miss Buckner is
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Dorothy McKinney, visited Jimmy
Lee Wylie in a Dallas hospital
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cun- Gainesville, from the Gainesville
I ningham on Hird street. sanitarium, where she underwent
left Thursday morning for a vaca- i and John Moss of St. Jo were in
tion trip through New Mexico and Sherman and Bonham Friday
Colorado. morning on business.
Mrs. R. J. Timmis and son. Rich- Mr. and Mrs. Dave Madry left
ard, will leave Sunday for a trip to Friday afternoon for their home in
turned home from a visit with her
sister, Mrs. C. L. Bentley in Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Carroll and
and son, Pat, of Navasota were
guests of his brother, T. B. Carroll
and family, several days last week.
Bruce Little and sons of Ada,
Okla., visited his parents, Mr. and
birthday anniversary Thursday.
Mrs. Grace M. Douglas and Mrs.
Ruth Buckner of Dallas will spend
the weekend as guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Kuehn, Sr.
Mrs. Effie Brooks of Austin,
ing pre-school physical examina- Annie D. Smith. Mrs. Timmis re-
tions. , cently returned from a trip to
Hoy Tiller of route 3. Gainesville, Chicago.
underwent an appendectomy at the, Miss Nancy Newton returned to
Medical-Surgical hospital Thurs- her home in Dallas Saturday after
day evening. a two-weeks’ visit with her uncle
Mrs. Willis Kreager and chil- and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clay New-
dren have returned from a six- ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Zacharias spent brought to Gainesville Sunday
the weekend with relatives in Fris- night’fbr treatment following se-
co A , ‘ vere bums sustained when an oil
Miss Anna Marie Van Duker. tank he was welding exploded He
who is attending NTSTC, spent has returned to his home. Mr.
the weekend in Gainesville. Clayton, who operates a garage in
Miss Wilma Swindle is visiting St Jo, formerly lived in the Hays
-community and attended the
Gainesville schools.
Mrs. Jim Little and other relatives
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Reichle and
daughter, Miss Juanita, of Waco,
were guests of relatives here
ited friends here Wednesday. j Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Harvey Bradley and son of Steed, 837 Ritchey street, a son.
Corpus Christi are visiting Mrs July 28. The baby has been named
J. B Scofield at Loves Valley, Ok- Billy Bob.
lahoma., and Mrs. H. C. Bradley of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hurt and
Gainesville. children have gone to Ponca City,
' Alfred Hulme of Marshall ar- Okla., to spend a week with rela-
iting relatives and friends here.
Hayden Freeman, son .of Mr. ___________ _
and Mrs. Ben Freeman, Jr., Lind- Holliday. Mrs. Lucille Moseley of Texas, and Mrs. E. E. Cribley of
say street, observed his second
the past six years.
The elder brother confessed
stealing some light bulbs belong-
ing to the city of Gainesville and
selling them to a local cafe owner-
Tears formed in his eyes as Judge
W. D. Sherrill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Horton of
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California. Athens, Alabama, after a visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lindell and with her mother, Mrs. Virginia El-
daughter, Carrie Lou, will, leave kins, and her brother. T. B. Elkins,
Saturday night for Iowa where and family. It was the first time
they will visit relatives. F :- in 36 years Mrs. Madry had seen
Miss Pauline Hughes and her her mother and brother,
sister, Miss Jeanette Hughes, of Roscoe B. Jackson, district su-
Dallas, and their niece, Miss Betty Pervisor of the Gulf Brewing com-
Hughes, will leave Friday for a pany, Houston, was a visitor in
vacation trip to New Cambria, Gainesville Saturday. «
Mo., where they will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Landon
J. T. Springer of Lois had his and daughter, Lyvia, of San An-
appendix-removed Wednesday aft- tonio, are guests of Mrs. Landon’s
emoon at the Medical-Surgical sister, Mrs. S. M. Yarbrough and
hospital. family.
Miss Mamie Bostick has re- Mr, and Mrs. M. B. Garrett re-
turned from a visit in Houston. turned to Irving Saturday morning relatives and friends in Crowell for
Miss Mary Louise Whiddon, who after visiting in the home of his several days.
is attending Austin College in sisted, Mrs. Joe Walker and fam- Mrs. Claude Meeks, who under- Gainesville Youth
Sherman, arrived Thursday to ily.. _ went an operation recently in Enlists in infntr,
spend the weekend with home- Miss Virginia Walker has gone Scott and White hospital in Tem- Thomas F Ari-endine son of
folks. 1 ---“----- J to Irving to be a guest of her un- ple, is improving nicely, according vrs Wiliam* KS 733 SArt .
Mrs. « G. Stanitorth left Thurs- cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, M. B.to word received from her bedside. vSVgr stXt ha/enli’sted m the be improved,
day. morning, accompanied by Garrett ' --------.---- ----------------Meeks formerly redder tn infantry division Of the U. S. army*
Judge and Mrs. A. E. Ammerman, Mrs. W: H. Lay and Miss Mary Gainesville when she was Miss and will be stationed at Fort Sam
who have been visiting in Gaines- Earline Dunagan, of Valley Mills, Mary Burch, Houston. There are vacancies now
Ville, for Houston and from there are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mrs. F. M. Ellis of Paris ar- existing in the cavalry, field ar-
will go to California and Canada Montgomery in Valley View. rived Monday afternoon for a visit tillery, infantry and medical units,
on a vacation trip. Judge Ray Winder, Carroll F. with Mr Ellis. according to Sergeant Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Whiddon Sullivant, R. D. Clack, and John William Hartman left Tuesday F, Holton. local recruiting officer.
and baby son, of Yoakum, are vis- Hardy went to Austin Friday for a for his home in Ohio after a seven -
..... two-day business trip. week’s visit with his daughters, Man Fined $25 on
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lavender of Mrs. Paul Yoakum of Phillips, charge of Drunkenness
tives Wednesday.
Leon and M. L. Moore are visit-
Mr. and Mrs Sam Murphy and a minor operation last week,
family will leave Sunday for Fres- One man was fined $1 in corpo-
no Calif to visit relatives Thev ratio court Monday morning for
Mrs. H. A. Middleton of Denison Win accompany their son and his driving an automobile without Valley View Fair
was a visitor in Gainesville Wed- wife M^d M™ wXm mJJ headlights. Catalogue Off Press
nesday- • 1 phy, who have been visiting in A recent contribution to the Red The Valley View Community Fair,
Mrs. Gene Hughes of Sanger via- Gainesville. Cross war relief fund is $5 given which is to be held August 16-17.
by the Business and Professional recently had printed an attractive
Women’s club of -the YWCA. catalogue bound in a pink cover.
Miss Margie Price had as her The booklet contains the rules and
guests Sunday afternoon Misses regulations of the fair.its officers,
Etta Kent of Jasper and Mildred and the prizes and ribbons which
Aycock of Mexia, who are attend- are.to,be awarded.tothe live,
ing the summer session of TSCW, stock.and.agricultural Winners.It
Denton, and Miss Louri Gruver and was liberally .patronized by Gaines-
Laddie Aycock, both of Mexia. merchants.
Miss Price and Miss Kent will be w.. .n.
roommates at TSCW for the fal MottedtDy of "fear
JackWiniams, who is spending Those who might have .guessed
the summer in Illinois, has arrived Saturday was.the hottest day of
for a week’s stay with his mother, the year, as they sweltered in the
Mrs. Lorene Williams and other heat, were exactly right. The mer-
relatives cury jumped two degrees, over the
Mrs. R. E. Hatridge of Durant, previous high.mar k of 99 to regis-
Okla., has returned to her home ter ..The high for Sunday was
after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. 99. and the regional forecast prom-
Sam Blake ised chances of relief Monday in a
‘ Tom Lynch of Dallas spent prediction of scattered thunder-
Sunday here visiting relatives and showers ,
friends. ’
Cecil Parker of Oklahoma City ls.burnedsdeverely
is visiting relatives and friends When Oil Tank Explodes
here this week. Paul Clayton of St.’ Jo was
ERA, Aug. 5.—Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Bentley of Texarkana, are vis-
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
E Bentley.
Andy Bratcher of Lubbock is vis-
iting his daughter. Mrs. Willie Mae
Grundy and other relatives
Miss Johnnie Knight has re-
the bedside of her mother, Mrs.
—, — ■ | A Nocona truck driver, who was Brewer, in " ichita Falls F riday.
Archer City, and Mrs. Florene Gainesville. He visited his grand- arrested by city police early Sun- Mr and Mrs. Loyd Brown. Mr.
Duncan of Wichita Falls have son, Clyde Cribley, in Ft. Worth day morning after crashing into a and Mrs. Otto Fuehner and Carol
been guests of Mrs. R. D. Clack Sunday. Katy safety signal on East Cali- Keeler of Oklahoma City were
and family. Hoyt Keller was removed from fornia street' was fine 1 $25 in cor- guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Moody
Dr. and Mrs. S. Fairbanks and the Medical - S u r g i c a l hospital poration court Monday'afternoon and Mr and Mrs. H. J. Holland
children, Stephen Guy, Edna May, Tuesday afternoon. on charges of being drunk. Two over the weekend.
____________— _________ Ralph Harry, and Nancy Alice, ar- Mrs. H. E. Harrell underwent a other drunks were fined $3 each in Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bewley at-
field supervisor of the NY A resl- rived Thursday from Luther, Mich- minor operation in the Medical- court Tuesday morning, and two tended a reunion in Greenwood
dent centers, spent Tuesday night, igan, to make thei home at 602 Surgical hospital Tuesday after- traffic violators were fined $1 Sunday.
and Wednesday as a guest in the South Grand avenue. Dr. Fair- noon. each. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ownby and
local home, 301 East Scott street, banks has been in Gainesville for -------:::--- son, Malcolm, are visiting Mr. and
She went to Sherman late Wed- several months as partner of Dr. o., , - Trials for Seven Mrs. Marvin Carter near Lubbock,
nesday following her visit here. E. C. Mead, and recently went to Oth Birthday Set for August 14 Mr. and Mrs. Pat Smith of Dai-
Joe, Jack and Haney Griffin and Michigan to accompany his family t ~1L,,+, Trials for seven persons charged las were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Oleta Chapman have returned from to Gainesville. -P -lev-d-eM with illegal sale of whisky and T. E. McFadden Saturday.
a two weeks’ visit to Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. Carey Shell of beer in Cooke county were set for Mr. and Mrs. Dave Taylor of
and Sanger. Corpus Christi arrived Saturday HAYS, Aug. 7.- The children of next Wednesday, August 14, by Whitewright visited Aunt Queen
Joe Morgan of Amarillo is vis- morning to attend the bedside of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cooke gathered Judge Ray Winder, in county court Ownby in the home of Mr. and
iting relatives and friends here their sister, Mrs. Ruth Fuller, who at their home Thursday, August 1. Tuesday morning, Mrs. Leo Ownby Sunday.
this week. was taken to the Gainesville sani- to celebrate their father’s 80th Abner House spent the weekend
Dr. Arthur C. Scott, Jr., of Tem- tarium Friday night for treatment, birthday anniversary. ' '
ple, was a visitor in Gainesville Miss Johnnie Neilson left Sat- Dinner was served at a table nAI A
for. few hours Friday. making the urday for a vacation trip to Oak- prettily laid with a white crocheted Brothers Are
trip in his private plane. land, alif. cloth, the handwork of Mrs. Cooke. A j mq.
A woman was fined $10 on Geo. M. Smith, who is making A bowl of cut flowers formed the Assessed F ines
charges of theft, and a drunk was his home in Bartlesville, Okla., is centerpiece and two white cakes -r*-- a Sunday,
fined $6 in corporation court Fri- spending several days at his home, were arranged on either side of the „ c) t, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of
day morning. east of Gainesville. n . decoration Two Gainesville brothers were duater Are puests of Mr and
Dr. Houston Terry and Miss Miss Roumania Timmis has re- _. S . . fined $50 each in corporation court water pe8u
Jane Harris, county health nurse, turned to her home in Dallas after The coupes youngest son, Rob- Wednesday morning on charges of Ms 1 erry Mas
were in Muenster Friday conduct- a short visit with her mother, Mrs. ert W* Cooke of Sweetwater, was theft under $5. Questioning on the Mr and Mrs. Rufus Bundy
- - - ■ - - present, and also their daughter, part of Judge L. V. Henry, Jr., re- Lubbock are visiting relatives here
Mrs. John R. Rice and. six daugh- vealed that one of the youths, 19 and attending the bedside of his
ters of Chicago, Ill. Others pres- years of age, had been arrested father, C. F. Bundy, in a Dallas
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Don C.numerous times before on suspi- hospital.
Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Reeves Cooke cion of petty thievery, and one ' Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gregory spent
and son. F red, Mr. and Mrs. Joe time for being drunk. Sunday in Dallas.
Cooke and children, Mrs. Lounelle Harvey Olmon, chief of police, Mr. and Mrs. • John Sparkman
Duffey and daughter, all of Muen- testified! that he had received nu- and granddaughter. Miss Belle
merous complaints on the other Costen, of Austin, are visiting Mr.
brother, .17 years of age, during and Mrs. Oscar Sparkman.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Wilfong S. F. Zacharias of Gainesville
Henry lectured to him. He told the Lynch and Mrs. H. Ware were
judge he had been stealing off and called to Gainesville Friday to be
on for about two years, that he at the bedside of their brother,
had worked only three days this j. j. Hurst, who is dangerously ill
summer, and that hunger prompt- at the Gainesville sanitarium,
ed him to steal the light bulbs. Mrs Bill Thurman and son, Bil-
The other youth wanted to know lie Dale, are visiting her parents,
what the consequences would be to Mr and Mrs. H. Ware.
plead guilty or not guilty He Mrs G w Baker is ill this
wanted to "lay it out” in jail, if week
that could be arranged. He plead Eam., c,nnng_
not guilty, heard a stirring lecture Mr.andMsEarnes cunning,
by Judge Henry, who found him hamuof. Spearmantar spending
guilty, and was fined the same the week Wit relatives.
■mount as his brother. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lynch
During the court proceedings the and family spent the weekend at
father of the two lads walked into Justiceburg, with Mr. and Mrs. Lee -
the room He said not a word, even Reed.
though his two sons patted him on Miss Virginia Ware spent last
the back’ as they were being led week with her aunt. Mrs. Earnest
out of the courtroom, Sewell of Sherman.
--, Mr, and Mrs. Boyd Ware and •
Bob Cooke returned to Sweet- Granville Ware of ainesville vis-
water Sunday morning after a visit ited relatives Sunday. •
last week with his parents. north- j, T. Brooks has "returned from
west of Muenster, and with rela- a visit with his son, Lester Brooks,
tives and friends in Gainesville, lof Iowa Park.
weeks* visit with her mother, Mrs. Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Dresser of
day' Mstted in Thurs SanatsxorhingANewE.stes »' the. The descendants O' four broth-
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cotten have Mrs. E. A. Mitchell and son,es, will hold their and., re
returned from a vacation trip to Frank, of Lufkin, are visiting her u wiitholdrthpirrannyr srt.
Asheville. N. C.. where they visited parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Minnis, unaon naeonad SArKihere, and
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Miss Jackie J^nston of Dallas Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs. Mr. Cobb said that the reunion.
. As a guestin the home of Mr. Kenneth Heath were her father which attracts 150 to 200 members
Mrs. W. D. Garnett. She will re- and brother, H. O. Hill and Melvin Of the famines, has been held for
turn to her home Saturday. Hill of Dallas, several years at Sulphur, Oklas
Mrs. Ruth Carter Fuller is con- Miss Loveta Murphy returned homa, but was shifted to Gaines-
fined to her home. 301 North Den- Monday from a weekend visit with ville this year becsy^ this is a
ton street, on account of illness. friends in Houston, more central location for the am-
Mrs Charles Sims is ill at her Lewis Turner, stationed at Kelly ilies.
home. 528 South Dixon street. Field, spent the weekend with his Three of the Cobb brothers were
Mrs. T. G. Wilkinson has re- parents. Mr. and Mrs. H A. Tur- early settlers of Fannin county and
turned from a six week a visit in ner. L. Cobb settled in Montague. J. O.
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs O. C. Diehl and Cobb, his son, has resided in Mon-
Chester McElrath and family at children of El Paso are visiting tague county 61 years.
Chillicothe. Mrs. Diehl’s mother, Mrs. J. F. A picnic lunch will be served at
Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Pendleton Morris, 520 Moran street. | noon Sunday, and an informal pro-
4 of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. J. W. Mrs. Erwin Kaps has been re-1 gram will be enjoyed during the
Milner of Streetman have been [ moved to her home, south of day.
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