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The Canton Herald
Has Served Canton and Van Zandt County For Over 58 Years
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 1943
VOLUME 61
NUMBER 23
With Our Bovs
He Started Nazi African Rout
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In The Service
to Increase Farm
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Labor Shortage
Reported Great
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With the continuous rains the
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school and Mrs. J. L. Forb;-? is
v’crk which he likes v ry much.
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a patriotic act.
many as you can get to help is
verely damaged by the water that
ran
Grand Saline
but throughout the entire Canton
The burglaries of five stores in
together to the east coast.
District Court Is
j LeMay and C. M. Murshon, escap-
Convened Here
break out of Retrieve farm
Dawson
(Uncle Bob)
H. D. Council To
Waste of Food
Is Tremendous
months and critically ,11 for sev-
In our recent report of Harold
home for a visit with his parents.
was married to Miss Irene Adilene
Mr and Mrs. B. F. Johnson
who
a
farming career. On
in the nation.
also of Canton vicinity who
and is expected to go
vives with the following brothers months he spent
Solomon Islands
W. H. Gilliams, Eustace; W. H.
Mrs.
Cadet Student George W. string-
1 Ruth Mathis of Port Neches.
Allen Clemments, a well known
gentleman.
versity. Cadet Student Stringer is
of Estelene.
Mr and Mrs. Groom established hospital on Monday, May 31. Her
fifty years a resident of Van Zandt
several days
Mrs. O. H. Terry received word
with the following children
NAMED ON DIRECTORATE
housewife who cooked it.
understand why his life will stand grow in the heart of men. Live
tal food waste.
Joins Husband
CARD OF THANKS
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CARD OF THANKS
Burns of Norman. Okla., are here
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i expression of your love will ever ,
Funds Lacking
CARD OF THANKS
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most cherished ।
memories of our dear friends We 1
We wish to express our sincere
pallbearers
to our many friends and
Billy
low and Curtis Hilliard as funeral neighbors who have assisted us in
Bartlett Stout, Jesse
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to be taken care of before the reg-
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To Preach at Myrtle Spring
services both morning and even- and Flem Mince.
Kain Damage in
I his Countv is
Burglaries Are
Solved by Arrest
with
Jesse
county agents department, under
the direction of B. F. Gray, are
j She is pictured leading a racer at
। the Belmont track in New York
Those who will are solicited to
can for the various school lunch
thorough-
as nothing
Mr in going he leaves his foot prints
to on the sand of time to live and
of I
ness
number of years had been a mem-
b r of the Methodist church. He
er of Ben Wheeler. is in Omaha.
Nebraska. attending Creightin Uni-
cemetery. His pallbearers were L.
F. S nders. Poke Dickerson. Lloyd
Groves, Ivan Platter, Lester Cox,
and Bryan Foster.
Bethel
were
who
sur-
daily prayer —Mrs.
m ts and family
i community and most certainly no
other couple has been more useful
cemetery. His
John Umphress.
ing. Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
equipment. This school will oper-
ate three days per week, Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday from 7 p.
m. to 20 p. m.
young
wurld
L,
a
re-
has
Susie spends most of her time with
the thoroughbreds who seem to like
her.
L.
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SERVICES HELD FOR
ERNEST WEATHERALL
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R. L GROOM PASSES
AT HOME JUNE
sympathy, each deed of kind-
; and the beautiful flowers as
has been riding since she was two
years old and wants to be a jockey I in the homes of numbers cf resi-
in Saddle at 2
m. 1 years
1867. at Clayborn Parrish, La Ha
British Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery is shown at right®preparing to
make a recorded broadcast entitled, “A Message to the Women of Eng-
land.” His troops started the Allied African offensive which ended in
complete defeat for the Germans in that sector.
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I cial leave to be here for the home
I coming of his brother, Capt. W in-
1 ton Richards, after spending ten
; Save fruit juices for cold drinks, the cooler temperature.
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Place Marketin’
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Bulletin Board
Apples soften as much in 1 day —---------—
at 70 degrees F, as in 2 days at [ Spoilage spreads in the forgot-
50 degrees F -so keep them at ten can or box. Frequent check-
James F. Byrnes (right), the di-
rector of the newly created Office
of War Mobilization, exchanges sal-
utations with Judge Fred M. Vin-
son. of the U. S. Court of Appeals
(left), who took over Byrnes’ for-
mer post as director of the Office
of Economic Stabilization.
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labor problem is expected to grow J pervision of the vocational agri-
more and more acute and the culture department of Canton high
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Mrs. BS
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viva: D. D. Clemments, of Canton,
Mrs. Minnie McMolay of Gilmer,
E. E. Clemments of Canton. Mrs.
1 Nannie ;mith, San Angelo, Mrs.
1 Eula Mae Walker, Van, Mrs Elsie
their two children surviva.
i. Melba and Mac. of Houston. ; L
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they also are driving to cut waste special charge regarding unusual
• of food, acording to Bruce R. law violations but were charged I
Kennedy, FSA supervisor, who has to be thorough in all investiga-
ups save food.
was born March 10, 1872, in Ala- • who numbered his friends by his
bama but came to Texas when a acquaintances as was in evidence
Congratulations
ness was economical
don R. Wynne of Wills Point was Whatley gives his mother every
named to serve on the board of r ason to believe that he is all even
directors. Attorney Wynne is the right and high hopes of victory. some
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your responsibility. Each person
1 will remove his own wasta from
tude I wish to thank my friends front. Lt. Richards was also met
for the many kind acts during the here by his little daughter and
bage collection in 48 representa- lowing to serve with him:
tive cities shewed that food thrown
with been estimated that the crop was
most Some nine inches
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tin
suspected. ( . ,
c c ii n ii t. rnd to his home to re-enter
Sheriff Galloway was in Dallas ' _ - ____
Tuesday and arranged to bring ,
., . cM/he was married to Miss Adis Cox,
the prisoners to the Canton jail '
was cut at least half by the rains that
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Chui ch, loyal to his friends and ice.
youngest member of the Wynne & ------
Lt. Porter Richards of Camp
' Stuttgard, Ark., was given a spe-
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r Crabtree.
A. Groom.
Five-year-old Susie ‘Thornburg
into the store Water stood
Ward Nov. 26. 1885
ALLEN CLEMENTS DIES Willow Springs community, Hal of
I AT HOME ON TUESDAY MiEhanaint, Vera -artin o
sincere prayer that God will 1 death of our beloved husband and
R- L. father. May God’s richest bless-
Roy was just coming in and it has
some late figures on food waste tions commenting that
a quiet, noble up-right gen-
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Ed Barrett conducting with a ited with him for a few days,
large crowd from throughout the Sgt. Riley was transferred from
vicinity of Canton in attendanc. Camp Adair, Oregon, to his pres-
; Mr. Weatherall passed away on ent location
May 31, at the sanitorium at Le- _____
Norman, who is stationed
and sisters, Quentin Weatherall
! of Grand Saline, Tommy of the
on duty Monday, Wednesday and
to Friday from 10 a. m. to 6 p m.
er, Jr., son of Mrs. Geo. String-
Funeral services for Ernest acompanied by Sgt. Riley’s pa- v Q
Weatherall were held at the local rents. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Riley,
He had bee a member of the
James has been graded a skilled
mechanic and is making a good
record for himself in this line of
a passerby. Such a whole- beautiful rest he now enjoys and
Biggest waste is in bread,
counting for 15 per cent of the to- ployed
for them
is im-
an ap-
a Tyler
The canning plant at Phalba is
in operation, with out cost, for
those who wish to use it.
The plant is under the local su-
Oct. 7,1923, seen
‘ service, instead of four as was
life was a part of
Lee Groom and Mrs. R R. Thomp-
son both of the Old Bethel com-
munity. Also three grandchildren
Rev. Harley Groom of Cartlidge,
Mrs. John Umphress of Dallas
and Mrs. Lille Faye Crabtree of
Canton and eight great grandchil-
Capt. Winton Richards left Sun- j
day to report at Pampa, Fla., for ,
a new assignment in order from
Washington, D. C. His orders did
May 23, have been solved by the
arrest of the notorious Walter
community and
Groom, one
At We ‘ton, near the Henderson
ccunty line, it was reported that
eight inches of rain fell in fifty
minutes and many farmers report
that their cotton was completely
washed out of the ground.
The tomato and cucumber crop
1 Methodist church at 4 p. m. on of Myrtle Springs and brothers,
last Wednesday, June 2, with Rev Herbert and Jack Riley, who vis-
. .. , gion. He first entered and spent Chief Petv Officer and Mrs
ed convicts, in Dallas Saturday, .. .1 . . . . -nten very -let ana jars
. _ . , 1 ten months in this institution in Rovce Keahev and little daugh-
June 5, and were the last to be .l. noyce meane- and mue uaugn
n e cic 1940. He came home and attempt- ter of Providence Rhode Island
rpunded up from a fifteen man ,1 , , nuviuenw, -nvde —amd,
on ed to carry on his work as usual are here on visit with relatives
but never regained health or and friends. Officer Keahey was
“Thirty to forty per cent of food was ever accomplished when done ,
produced in the United States goes in half. He pledged the service of
to waste” Mr. Kennedy reveals. “At the court at anytime. today (Thursday),
least 15 per cent of this is in Judge Dawson appointed Frank
American homes. A study of gar- Walters as foreman with the fol-1
since the outbreak of the war
with Japan on Dec. 7, 1941, which
in formed him that his son was
a prisoner in the hands of the
j Japs. Capt. Starnes was on duty
in the Phillipines at the tima of
of rain
fallen at
I last s» ssion of the legislature.
Rains Expected Phalba Cannery
Is In Operation
Robert Taylor and Hobart Jordan
The flower girls were Ninnie
Adelle and Wanda Groom, Mary
Ann Umphress, Betty Fay Crab-
tree, Marjorie and Joyce Marie
Groom, Dorothy Nell Turner, Na-
dene and Charlene Taylor. Nadene
Murphrey, Wilma Groom, Barbara
Turner, Jo Ann and Daphinell
Foster, and Floy Jane Stout.
here much
With a sense of deepest grati- months on the
family ters is an aviation cadet and is
making a good record in his work.
African battle
Allen Clem-
not disclose whether C apt. Rich-
ards would remain in the states
or return to foreign duty. Capt.
Richards is an army bombardier
end was with General Montgom-
cry’s British 8th army, throughout
the African campaign. His many
fri rds were indeed happy that
he was given leave to com? home
after such a strenuous experience
and he was not only an honored
guest in the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Richards,
working every way possible
three years and will likely con- ily since Mr. Craddock first open- your many acts of kindness ex- each kind deed I will ever
tinue her work for the same com- ed the station here but the crops pressed during the illness and
pany in Washington. Before leav- have been severely cut the past death of our loved one. Each word richly bless each of you.—Mrs. Er-
ing Texas she visited her parents, two years due to excessive rains. of sympathy, each deed of kird- nest Weathernit
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Grove, and
family.
, their home
ular Memorial Day service in July, bless each of you.- Mrs. R. L. father. May God’s richest
Anyone who has interest in this Groom. Children and Grandchil- , ings rest upon each of you is our
Elder Clemmmons will fill the cemetery are urged to send or dren.
pulpit at the Myrtle Springs s e this committee who are Roy;
Church of Christ Sunday with Wilburn, chairman; R. W. Brown
Methodist church a number of
While families in Van Zandt paneled to service the court un-
county are working hard to pro- til January 1 and will be subject
duce more food than ever before, to call at any time. There was no
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sur- । published. Of
IN BAK ASSOCIATION recently from Sgt. G. Lavell What-
------ I ley, stating that he had received
Van Zandt county received hon- the films and camera she sent
orable recognition by the Texas him to take pictures of th beau-
State Bar Association when Gor- ■ tiful county of Australia. Sgt.
in the Old Bethel condition was very grave for
before the attack on Pt ar. Har-
i hot that was written on a ship on
! route to the islands.
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Groom therefore it is easy
child and has spent more than by the large crowd attenling his
His sister, Mrs.
ready to lend a helping hand to He was entirely worthy of the
pletely washed out and du to the
shortage of material it will be
some time before all the roads
can possibly be passable again.
Tuzia! was in the Old
4 A,C1 1 schools will supply the cans so all
OpCn At 3ch00l that is asked is to take some ex-
I i tra food to be canned and when
• 1 it is canned give it to the school
A school in repairing farm ma- in your community or leave it at
chinery will open at the Canton the plant and we will let the
school shop Monday, June 14, proper authority know about it. I
Farmers are requested to bring ____
their repair jobs and some con- y A n
struction jobs to the shop and do une | erm di
the work himself under the in-
struction of Aubry Davis, who will
to inspire the m to attain his equal
to enjoy the glorious reward that
‘ h s come to him not only in spir-
i it ual rest but a life of useful liv-
7 i ng
and was indeed a highly
the Hillcrest
for a visit with the former’s '
mother, Mrs. Eddie Terry, and ■
family and Mrs. Burns parents. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamm.
service.
Burial was in
I a graduate of Van high school and
attended ETSTC and Texas Uni-
v rs ty. His wife, the former Mary
Earle Calhoun, resides in Tyler.
! James Couch, serving with the I |
. army air corps stationed at Mid-
• land, is home on a furlough. ' |
Farm Machinery I the plant.
Repair Sch001 TO । prOgram of their own school The
husband in Georgia,
home to honor his presence and have fallen during the past three
left with him Sunday, traveling weeks.
The county home demonstra-
tion council at a regular meeting
held in Canton Monday arranged
to keep a marketing bulletin
board The board will be set up
in th- basement of the courthouse
and anyone who has produce of
any kind to sell have opportunity
to post their products for sale on
this board. Its purpose is to see
that nothing goes to waste that
coul be used by anyone. So if
you are in the market to buy or
have anything to sell just make
frequent visits to see the market-
ing board.
A good place to do work you convened the June term of Van
cannot do at home and to learn Zandt county district court in Can-
more about repairing your equip- ton Monday. Judge Dawson in
ment. । his charge to the grand jury ex-
This act provides for a continu- following their arrest on Saturday i county when he was only three week visiting
o is term of court with two grand and ond 1neted nnh nr Centen "hinh ‛ ” -
i juries to be empaneled a year. j
! The present grand jury was em-
the attack. His fat he received a 2-22
card from him only 1 few days)
ed, and sold the food, and
fourteen months foreign
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Mr. Clemments ' r spected Christian
, Friday for Camp Shelby, Miss.,
where she will spend the summer
with her husband, Sgt Riley,
who is stationed there. She was
H d image was done to the business
M section of the town. It was said
■ that one groceryman and feed
dealer had his entire stock se-
Petty Officer 3rd Class
swain, Bill Burns with
thes? fourteen
eight in the
and has had
District Judge A. A.
Grand Saline on Sunday night,
away averaged two-fifths of a Wingo, Jr., Wills Point; Ben Cox,
pound for each person every day.'Canton; F. B. Woolverton, Ma-
Over a year this amounts to 235 bank; A. O. Mallory, Grand Saline, j
pounds of food waste per person.” J. F. Walters, Canton; E. L. Ter- citizen of Canton vicinitp passed j
With need for U. S. food greater ry, Wills Point; J. C. Rogers, away at his home at 10:45 p.
than ever before, the FSA offi- Wills Point; W. A. Brooks, Edge- Tuesday, June 1.
cial emphasizes that we must not wood; A. T. Seale, Wills Point; L.
only grow all the food we can H. Duncan, Grand Saline; A. P.
grow but we must eliminate waste Fowler, Van.
of food. He points out that with Th? following is a list of con- -1 yomoo ------— ------
half the world going hungry, stables sworn in as “riding bailiff" county.
Americans cannot have a clear to serve the grand jury: A. P He was married to Miss Lula
conscience until they “lick the Ramsey, Edgewood; J. J. Snow, j Caldwell Septemyer 6, 1892.
platter clean.’ । John White, Ben Walters. Jack
“This waste is even greater than Parde. B. A. Slaton and Horace
be the teacher. There is no ex-
pense for the use of the shop
It has been said that very few
terraces on any farms in the en-
tire county were not washed away
with millions of tons of soil gone.
2 Bridges and fences were com-
I have a stock of bushel and paid in and that they are very low and Curtis Hilliard as funeral neighbors who have
handle baskets. See me for your anxious for all this indebtedness director for their services. It is any way during the
needs. J. B. BOX
eral days before his death.
Mr. Groom was born Dec. 10,
April 18
Following the Grand Saline raid -er* --.-e — a ormer memver O ne anton readilv reminded of a fine and
c, • u 0 ». e ,, , . . . pital early in April of this year hiph school f. cultv and has manr
Sheriff Russell Galloway and his i . 25 nnen scnooi r cu- ana —25 many noble gentleman for all of his
force hav ■ been working and in where his condition grew steadily friends here. This is his first vis- p+, 5, . ‛ . 01 ni5
torce have been woi king and in _ entire life has been connzcted
i . direct touch with the federal and ' ' it home sinc en ring the service with good and worth while deeds
i plained fully the new continuous state officers and Sheriff Gallo- Mr .WeatherallI was born on -- He passed away at h s Eome in
torm act that wef passed in the and Criminal Attorney Paul । June 6 1893, in Collin county but CP‘ Jesse L Walters of Brooks- th P • m f. ' In
H. Stanford were notified directly! hissparents moved, to Van Zandt field has been home for the past Wednesday June 2 He had been
j his parents, Mr , . 1, f
-. . . .,0 .and located north of Canton, which and Mrs Lee Walters Cnl Wal- in a in n “ O: sevela
want to Dallas immediately | and -TS —eE waten3 -P wC
, ,. .1 . i has continued to be the
to question the arrested men.
They made an oral statement to । ‘
the Van Zandt county officialscon- e was just entering
fessng to the-five raids in Grand I mnanhood when th fits. - 11 ouz iecent eput UI navu moved with his parents to
Saline but denied having any part war broke out. He.voluntesed in Johnson, in naval service, being p
., . , ,, , , . Iservice to his country and was on lA. en. , wici wi+h hie norante ■ at 85 ten ne
in the recent similar burglary at , _
I „ . ., the battle line in France when
Ben Wheeler in which they were . . . „
the armistice was signed. H? re-
—------ The Cool Springs cemetery com- reman among our
NOTICE TOMATO GROWERS mittee report that the necessary 1..------ u — - .. .
—-- fund for its upkeep has not been I especially wish to thank Dr. Lins- thanks
noticeable error was made
, garding his service. Harold
dren and seven brothers. Gus
I Groom of Mabank. Mark Groom
It would be impossible to esti-
mate the damage that has been
done to farm land and crops by
the down pour of rain here over
the week-end. The southern sec-
tion cf the county and around
Grand Saline in the extreme east-
ern part seems to have suffered
Spencer Starnes received the
f rst word from his son, Capt. C.
S. (Bustar) Starnes. Saturday
Mrs. T. R. Riley left on last
quite an experience in fighting
the Japanese. At present he is
stationed at San Diego, Calif.
pandicitis operation in
strength. He returned to the hos- a former member of the Canton
of Tolar. Short Groom of Bor-
ger. Alex Groom. Wills Point.
illness and
solve each situation as it arises. ; to give instructions and help to I
Mr. Gray states anyone needing those who are conserving food.
labor to report to his office as he Anyone can contact Mrs. Forbes
is keepihg in touch with all avail- for time to do cann'ng at the
able workers. He also suggests plant or Canton, Route 1.
that anyone in town who will The plant will operate oth^r
clcse their store or office a little days as soon as there is demand,
early and go out to help in the Each person furnishes his own
farm area that it would be indeed cans and does his own work. As
To hear th? name of R
that her son, Glenn E. Whatley,
who is training in the army air
I corps has been transferred to
’ Central State Teachers College in
Wisconsin. She also got a letter
j
or rendered a greater service to
their community. Mr. Groom pro- as a monument to be an inspir-
fessed faith in Christ at the age ation to all who knew him and
of 22 and united with the Bap- there were many who did for his
tist church and for many years home was always open They cam?
had served his church as deacon to him seeking words of comfort,
and church clerk. It is indeed personal advice or a helping hand
beautiful when it can be said of in many problems of life and it
one that he was devoted to his became his life pleasure to help
home and family, faithful to his and rendered any possible serv-
Mrs. Lou E. Young of Tolar, Miss that Mr Real Anderson
Dealy Groom and Mrs. Roy Baccus proving nicely following
| i day June 3, with services con-
I ducted bv Rw. Pitts, his pastor,
I ! assisted by Rev. W. L. Grammar,
J j Rev. Harley Groom, Rev. Adams,
I and Rev. R. P. Campbell, all be-
l ing his former pastors and close
| associates including the Rev.
I Harley Groom, his grandson, who
I knew and appreciated his sincere
I nobit Christian life. The church
I t('d Bethal was filled beyond
I its capacity with friends from all
I sections of Van Zandt.
shown by what goes into the gar- Watson.
bage can,” says Mr. Kennedy. Door bailiff, Ed Howell, Ben
“Also wasted is the labor that Wheeler.
went into growing, harvesting,--- ,---------
Cucumber Station |
ties that got the food to market; ! Mr. Cemments believed and
the clerks who packaged display- Will Open Here practiced Christianity and for a
Jerome. Tulia. Frank Groom ,and Improves
Harvey of Tulia, and four sisters, We are glad indeed to report
p is reported to have
“2 Grand Saline and
ac-, J. R. McKenzie has been em- was
as station manager for the tieman being highly i espec e y .Wynne law firm well-known over
Craddock’s Food Co. to market all who knew him. the state.
th. cucumber crop in this area! His funeral services were held ---
this season Mr McKenzie states at Prairie Eprings on Wednesday
Mrs. D. E. Sawyer, familiar to that the cucumber station will be following his death on Tuesday
her friends in Canton as Miss open Monday, Wednesday and with Rev. B. Youngblood conduct-
Margie Lee Grove, of Longview Friday of next week. All who have. I ing. Burial was in the cemetery
recently flew to Washington, D. cucumbers ready next week were Jim Johnson, Guy Hamm,
C., to be with her husband, who should make notes of those Cozel Morris, Howell Dunbar, and leng illness and death of my hus- son
is serving in the clerical depart- days and as soon as the, Cecil Chaney. band. For the cheering words
ment of the U. S. navy. While in season's crop demands the sta- ' spoke to us during his unfortu-
Longview Mrs. Sawyer was em- tion will then stay open every CARD OF THANKS , nete illness and new your com-
ployed as assistant bookkeeper for day. • j ----- forting words of condolance indeed
the Premerie Oil Company a po- i As it has been known the cu- it is with sincere appreciation gives me inspiring courage For
sition she has held for the past cumber industry has grown stead- ' we wish to thank our friends for the beautiful floral offering and
be
thankful and trust that God will
like her father and her brother, dents in the city.
, H s funeral service was held at
g the Old Bethel church on Thurs-
bNEma
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