The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1947 Page: 2 of 10
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AY, JANUARY 23, 1947
= Vtlanta Womans club
Mrs. Shelby Ament was hostess
j.o the Atlanta Woman's Club Jan. I
16th in the home of Mrs. Bill
lughes.
During the business session, Mrs
Verde Richey, president, announc-
ed, Mrs. Will Howe as general
hairman for the Cook Book which
I will be published in the near fu-
ture. She also named the various
•"committees in charge of the book
x review by Evelyn Oppenheimer, on
1 February 3rd. The book to be re-
viewed will be "The Fountain-head
-by Ayn Rand.
Mrs. Howard Carney will repre-'
* sent the Atlanta Woman's club at
5 the Health Institute to be held in
£ Austin next month.
' Mrs. Joe Nichols, as program
' leader, gave interesting facts about
- Leland Stowe He is a real repre-
I sentive of the man in the street,
I who for twenty years has served
faithfully all over the globe for
millions of ordinary newspaper
reader's.
Mrs. Nichols presented Mrs. Lee
Warren who reviewed Leland
Stowe's latest book "While Time
Remains." In this book Mr. Stowe
includes enough personal war-time
experience to emphasize his com-
petence but primarily he is con-
cerned with a cool but alarming ap
praisal of the current world situa-
tion.
The hostess served delicious re-
freshments during the social hour.
The next meeting will be January
80th with Mrs. F. P. Ellis.
THE CITIZENS JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1870
Mrs. S. P. Johnson Sails for Germany
Mr8. William Percy Sails for Germany
Just received a limited quantity
of batteries to fit all automobiles
Andersons' Firestone Dealer Store
W. E. Bohannon of Marietta
spent week end with Mrs. Ella
Curtright.
PLENTY FRESH FISH
EVERY DAY
For the best in garden seeds see
Nelson Plumbing Company. 4-2tc
Mrs. Emmett Jett and son Ron-
nie Lee of Texarkana spent Mon-
day-Wednesday in Lee Jett home.
Joyce Jett accompanied them home
Jor week end.
Guaranteed radio service at Hem
enway-Johnson Furniture Co., by
I James L. Waites.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Harrell of
1 Cross Roads community were great
ly surprised Sunday when their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Houston
GARDEN SEED and Plants,
lanta Hardware Company.
At-
WANTED—Three to fi-ve hundred
pounds seed cotton. B. F. Filing
ton & Co.
FOR SALE—Electric Kelvinator,
small ice box, one youth bed,
youth writing desk and chair,
studio couch, gas cook stove, all
in A-l condition. See Odie Jack-
son at Cameron Grocery & Mar
ket, Atlanta. ltpd
Mrs. S. P. Johnson (nee Mary Nell Kennedy) sailed recently for Ger-
j many where she will join her husband, 1st Lt. S. P. Johnson, who is
stationed there in the Counter Intelligence Service of the Army. She
i is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kennedy of Atlanta.
DIAL
FISH
MARKET
PHONE 261
County H. D. Council Barbara Greene
Met Saturday Honored With I1 arty
The Cass county home demon-, Complimenting Miss Barbara ^ ^ w
I stration council met Saturday Jan Jeanne Greene whose marriage to j Wue" ffue^wRh "specimen
18th m the district court room in Lil y John h.rb? will take place ,|ow mum8_ Alternating the
! Linden for its first meeting of the at the Lakewood Methodist Church ]ength of the tab]c b,ue com_
| New Year. Five clubs were repre- in Dallas, February 1st, Mrs. John teg wjth a g. ,e f,oati mum
j sented and the district agent Miss L. McKenzie and Mrs. Chas. Hope _ 2
j Blackwell was also there. After the Greene entertained Monday after-!
■ standing rules were read and adop j noon, January 13th with a lovely |
ted, Miss Thorman gave an inter- j shower at the McKenzie home.
esting talk on the meaning andi The guests were greeted by Mrs
purposes of the council. I McKenzie who presented them to
The business meeting consisted! l'le honoree, Misi Greene and Mrs j
mainly of recommendations of the 1 Hope Greene and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Grady Rogers of Maud en-
tertained their father with a delic
ious birthday dinner. Others pres-
ent were their grand daughter Mar
jean and a friend Marjorie Marie
Rogers and Mrs. T. M. Kelley.
Just received a limited quantity
of Primer White and Outside
White House Paint. Andersons'
Firestone Dealer Store.
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Grumbles
had as their Sunday visitors, her
sister, Mrs. Joe Matthews, Mr. Joe
Matthews and son Henry Mat-
thews of IMne Bluff, Ark.
Radio AB Battery $5.05 at At-
; lanta Hardware Company.
| Mrs. Kate Mahoney is visiting
in Dallas with her children, Ken-
neth Mahoney and Mrs. R. C.
Smith.
Just received a limited quantity
I of Primer White and Outside
White House Paint. Andersons'
j Firestone Dealer Store.
1 Among those attending the Lit-
| tie Theatre play "The Barrets of
] Wimpole Street" in Shreveport
Tuesday evening were Mr. and Mrs
. . . . „ . . I W. H. Hughes, Miss Alice* O'Neal
and connected by vines. Complet-j Mrs< Fred gelf an(] Mrg j E Kj
ing the blue and yellow color. Guaranteed radio service at Hem
scheme were yellow satin b,>ws,; enway_Johnson Furniture Co„ by
placed at the base of the compotes. J& , w ..
Dainty place cards held the fol-, Mrg w D Mapp of Texarkana
Among the many lovely farewell 'lowing names: Mrs. W. B. Alien, wag week end gucst ()f relatives
parties honoring Mrs. Percy was a j Mrs. C. W. Matlock, Mrs. t M Atlanta.
luncheon at which Mrs. Wilmer H; Roach, Mrs Rodney Finger, Mrs. j jja(]j0 ^B Battery $5.95 at At-
Hughes of Atlanta was hostess, en W. E. Percy Sr., Miss Ruth Al- ]anta Hardware Company,
tertainiqg recently in the Zephyr bright, Mrs. E. R. Wester, Mrs. Gj Fresh Kar(jen seed at
room honoring her sister.
The table was centered with a
Garrison of Atlanta, and Mr. and F0R SALE— Nice (i foot Norge
electric refrigerator, good condi
tion. See Mrs. Henry Sheppard
Washing Machine
SERVICE
HAMNETT
Maytag1 Appliance
Phone 588 — Atlanta
MUSIC HEADQUARTERS
MOVED TO
Permanent Location
309 East Broad
On the North Side of the Street
Next to Ritz Theatre
Will Enlarge and Remodel
Later This Year
Box 142. Texarkana, Phone 249
Mrs. Wm. Percy, Shreveport, La.
left Jan 11th to join her husband
1st Lt. Wm. E. Percy Jr., who is
stationed in Weisbaden, Germany,
with the 317th Station Hospital.
( Fresh garden seed at Nelson
P. Albright, Mrs. E. R Nelson, Plumbing Company. 4-2tc
Miss Ruie Jean Albright, the host-1 Mrs. Joe Battle and children of
ess, Mrs Hughes and Mrs. Percy. ; Houston attended the funeral of
Mrs. Hughes' gift to her sister 'ller au <; Mrs; R°sa Goodroe and
, ... - . , i remained in the home of her par-
was a leather binder for p.ctures.i ts Mf an(J Mrg_ Geo Law for an
Is your life insurance arranged
so your family will get the most
out of the premium dollars you
are paying?
ADAPT
A PROGRAM
to Your Plans
TODAY
with
SOUTHWESTERN
LIFE INSURANCE
ED MEARS
GLADYS MEARS
Representing
SOUTHWESTERN LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Summary of H. I).
Work In Cass County
For the Year 1946
Home Demonstration work in
!
extended visit
of 26 members each. | your bulk garden seed at
Leadership training is further j jje]son f>iU)nbing Company. 4-2tc
provided through the Short courses
and District meetings which the
members attended. |
Dr. D. C Johnson
DENTIST
Office Upstairs Across Street
from Miles Drug Stort
PHONE 7
YELLOW
CAB CO.
LATE MODEL CARS
24 HOUR SERVICE
Special Rates Out of Town
Anywhere in city 35c per person
PHONE 22
L. L. BROWN, Prop.
Hope Greene.
In the dining room
the table
various committees being read and
accepted.
Miss Blackwell stressed the im- ]
poftance of leadership and urged
that we encourage leadership more
in our clubs throughout the county i
Mrs. J. H. Webster of the Bear] ,, ... , ,
Creek club was elected T H D A uMrs; Bonnie Roark presided at
chairman silver service, with Mrs. Lee
' j Daniel assisting with other courte-
sies.
Among the outstanding girls in
Cass County for Negroes during j 4_H club work> were Fransell Mit-
1^46 was very impressive, consist- L^eH, Leek Creek community; Cal-|
cover was of be-iutiful ouaker lace' '"g' **onVe Food Production, Pre' j;e prujtt Pleasant Hill community
cover «as of beaut.lul quaker lace | servation of Foods and ImprOTe. „ ' „ , p. , y n '
the centerpiece was pink carna- f f H 1 i euy Jean i^asieei, rioyu vancy,
tions and feverfew. On the buffet; T , n . (community; Marlyn Jean Whitman
an attractive arrangement of fruit: f (12) Home Demonstra- ] Fairview community; Merlene
and candles were used. | '? * nd, ' ^90 v Drummer, Hughes Springs.
clubs composed 01 522 members
were responsible for this record.| r//:nnfnt, Momnrinl
Major demonstrations carried 111 CFTlUrillL
out by the club women and girls Hospital Notes—
Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Jackson
announce the birth of a ,
Easter liny Circle I "Mrs. o. j. Stephens jr, greeted! turT the,rar Te: Hom® F"od
The Easterling Circle met Jan. the guests in the upstairs bedroom! u?p ^ emphasis on I oultry i f".
20th, in the home of Mrs. Will where she presided at the guest and Gard,e™R' and Home tIm" °f DrrinB'' m , T?11 ,, T nn
" ive with 13 members present, book and display arrangement of Pavement The method demonstra- son Jan. 12 named Russe l Lynn
3. L. T. Anderson Jr., the new' many lovely gifts. j Vons lncl"ded Production of foods Mr and Mrs. Q. R. Patterson of
:le chairman, presided over the During the appointed hours 35 gardens, orchards, poultry Bradley Ark announce the birth
i„. session, welcoming Mr, ^ called .„d m.n, others Sent ?" "T" 3.S
JEFFS BAKERY
FOR QUALITY
• DOUGHNUTS
• COOKIES
• CAKES
- CALL US FOR SPECIAL ORDERS —
— PHONE 322 —
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK NOW!
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<
Howe with 13 members present. | book
Mrs. L. T. Anderson Jr., the new many lovely gifts.
circle
business
Robert Louis Miles as a new mem gifts.
ber. The study for the afternoon. The hostesses gift to the bride-
was The Disciples which was given elect was crystal in her chosen pat
by Mrs. F. P. Ellis. The hostess j tern and linens.
served delightful refreshments af-|
ter which the meeting adjourned p >p ^ Meeting
to meet next Monday at the church
Atlanta's Unit of PTA met on
Wednesday afternoon in the high
school auditorium with a large at-
OAK GROVE PTA
Rev. Jim Smith will deliver a A , „ , ..
message to the Oak Grove PTA at ^"dance. lhe_president called the
our next meeting. Everyone come.
We Think We've Seen Everything!
w
£
paration and Food preservation and
storage were also included.
Reports from clubs showed that
180 families enrolled in Home De-
monstration club work canned 8,-
765 quarts of fruits, 17,165 quarts
of vegetables, 15,125 quarts of
pickles and relish.
The outstanding record in Food
preservation belongs to Mr. Lugen-
ia Mitchell of the Leek Creek com-
munity. Excellent year round gard
ens were cultivated during the
year by Mrs. Mattie G. Knight of
Fairview Community and Mrs.
Delia Warren of Pleasant Hill
house to order and Miss Manning
led an opening song with Jane
Brabham at the piano.
During the business session the
finance chairman, Mrs. Abe Mays,
told of the plans being perfected; community.
for buying things for the different i Some food preparation work
departments of school. The beau-1 was included in most of the club
tification committee asked for a meetings. Emphasis were placed on
shower of blooming shrubs and Rread nlakinfr. The work on Food
evergreens to plant a hedge on the | preparation reached about 90 fa-
north side of the campus. The mem i milies
bers responded and the plants, con j The" list of Home improvements |
sisting of evergreens, crepe myr-1 incIuded 15 new homeS( 75 remodel £
tie, abelias, ins and cannas have ed 100 kitchens improved, 110 piec f
>een planted. es of furinture, 3 remodeled and
Mrs. Calvin Dickinson was lead- ( refinished
er on child psychology. Miss Helen | Through the home demonstra-
Manning rendered a vocal solo, tion council club officers and com
with Jane Brabham accompanying munit Wf)rkers were trained tQ
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Moore of
Queen City, announce the birth of j
a daughter Jan. 13, named Mary Jo
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCall of
Douglassville, announce the birth
of a son Jan. 15, named Danny.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson,
Bloomburg, announce the birth of
a son, Jan. 16, named Jackie Frank
lin Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Forrester of
Atlanta, announce the birth of a j
daughter, Jan 18, named Helen
Ann Forrester.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Weidner of •
McLeod announce the birth of a.
son Jan. 20, named Robert Lonnie ,
Mr. and Mrs. Felton Mooney-1
ham of Shreveport, announce the
birth of a daughter, Jan. 21st,
named Dianne.
Book Learning Not Enougli
He who would competently serve bereave-
fment's needs must first fit himself for the
task by taking the exacting educational
course prescribed by law.
But, even beyond the skill engendered by
the experience that follows bis scientific
schooling he should be guided by an inner
compulsion to serve aa lie would be served.
at the piano
Mrs. N. P. Hanner, guest speak-
er, brought a very interesting and
carry on their work and to assume
leadership rolls in their communi-
ties. The council held meetings
meetings with average attendance
instructive talk on child psycholo-! ead; month_ Th conducted 15
gy. The second grade won the ! t! ....
award of $5.00 for the greatest
percentage of mothers present.
Adjourned to meet February 19
with Mrs. Norman Smith as the
leader.
FLOOR
Sanding
Refinishing
BILL WEBB
Hosston, La.
Phone 40
105 w.
MAIN
HANNER
PHONE
123
£ Sc^u/ice,
OUR SERVICE RENDERED ALWAYS REMEMBERED
Nothing in the way of worn or wrecked farm ma-
chinery surprises us. We've reconditioned some that
was in pretty bad shape. So if any of your equip-
ment is in need of repair, we can do a first rate
job for you. See us now ... schedule your service
work ahead of season!
DE AM
early
DIRD
YEAR
CAVER TRUCK & TRACTOR CO.
Phone 360 — Atlanta, Texas
FAR
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HARVESTER
EADQU ARTERS
Caroline Thompson
For Campus Beauty
Miss Caroline Thompson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomp
[ son, BryansMill, Texas is one of
the 16 Mary Hardin-Baylor college
students chosen to compete for the
title of campus beauties for the
year 1946-47.
Photographs of the candidates,
who were elected from 36 nomina-
tions by the student body, will be
sent to Congressman Albert Lee
Reeves, Jr., Washington, D. C.
From the group, he will select
eight girls ^whose names will be!
announced in the 1947 college an-]
nual, The Bluebonnet.
Miss Thompson is a, sophomore
at Mary Hardin-Baylor college.
She now holds the office of busi-
ness manager of the college news-
paper, The Bells.
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1947, newspaper, January 23, 1947; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth348171/m1/2/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.