The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1946 Page: 3 of 4
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THE CORRIGAN PRESS, CORRIGAN, TEXAS
Thursday, February 7, 10-10
siient
W II s
from
doing;
Airs. Ezra Fortune
Sunday in Livingston,
Mrs. “Ma” Purvis
brought Home Monday
Camden Hospital and is
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Purvis
and Mrs. Grace Richey shop
ped in Lufkin Tuesday.
Mr .and Airs. E. I!. Sheddan
spent the week end with rein
lives in Nacogdoches.
John Saxon Jr. of Houston
lias been home the past twn
weeks siek.
Mrs. Lolu Wilson, who mov-
ed to Houston some weeks
ago spent the week end here.
Mrs. L. E. Wratten an I
.Mrs, B. B. Bruzziel shopped in
Houston Tuesday.
For Sale—Saddle Horse,
about G years old. J. M. Shir-
ley, Moscow, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Mutt Ken
drick and family visited in
Houston Sunday.
I). L. Veal, who is attendin'.
Texas University, is at home
for a few weeks.
-Mrs. S. E. Potts is spending
this week in Mineola with her
son, S. E. Potts Jr.
A. A. Vance of Bryan was
a recent visitor with Mr. ami
Mrs. R. L. Rothe.
Miss Mollie
Houston for a
week.
Rafferty is in
few day* tin-
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Andrews
M«*.. T. I1. Crain and MK>
•Mollie Rafferty attended the
fat Stock Show in Houston
Saturday night.
The Season’s popular ilow-
irs at all times can bo found
at Conigan Flower Shop.
Look for extra pot plants and
cut flowers for valentines.
Miss V innie Saxon, who is
teaching In < oriroe, spent the
week end at home with her
parents, Air. and Mrs. l». Sax
on.
Misses Robbie Roe Rritt and
laniise Penbei-gast, of II. S. r.
at Ybilcnn spent a few days I
last week in the home of Mr
ami Mrs C. Rritt.
Mr. and .Mrs. <). C. Rritt,
•Mr. and Mrs. Donuis Britt
and son, Joe, und Mrs. .Maude
Sellars attended the Fat Stock
Sliow in Houston Sunday.
Air. and Mrs. Gordon Keily
and hoys, and Misses Barbara
Ra/alier and Alinta Sue Kent
attended the Fat Stock Show
in Houston Monday.
Mrs. E. T. I lick man Sr., ac-
i oinpanied by Mr. and A'rs.
Roy Treadway of Burke, ci,iit-
ed ill Pasadena Friday and at-
tended the Fat Stock Show in
Houston Sat unlay night.
Air. and Airs, ilershel Parks
and Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hes-
ter of Pasadena visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Hester over the week end.
.Miss Merel Watson of Hous-
ton spent from Thursday un-
til Sunday afternoon at home
with her parents, Mr. and
Airs. J. R. Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Purvis Mrs. Ethel Watson und sis-
were shopping in Houston ter, Mrs. Cullie Ashworth of
Thursday and Friday, Houston visited Mrs. Hud
Mrs. Grace Richey has re- juris wold at Woodlake Sun-
turned from Houston and has'Unv \ti-u
charge of the kitchen at Sue’s
ROCK ISLAND NEWS
Aliss Ailoen English attend-1 Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Fuller
(By Mrs. F. M. Manry)
Cul'e,
Airs. Jim Ben Edens am!
Airs. E, L, Quirk are shopping
in Houston today.
Mr, and Airs. R. ('. Coward
and daughters, Aliss Merle and
■Mrs. F. P. Bohannon and lialiy
Alargret of Liberty spent the
week end in the home of Airs.
Q, Walters.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Press is authorized to
make the following announce-
ments subject to the Demo-
cratic Primary:
For Sheriff:
WATSON
WALKER
For County Clerk:
J. 11. McKEE
B'or Commissioner, Prect. 4:
HIRAM \. WILLSON
For Commissioner, Prect.
ERR IS MURPHY
For Justice of the Peace,
Prect. 6
M. T. HICKMAN JR.
tor County Treasurer:
SAM WHITE
*.******
Airs. W. M.
ton and Mrs. 1‘
King of llous-
. II. McPhear-
Hobbi© Edens, who is at
tendiung Ron Morris College , ,
linim'1*0® *“ Lufkin spent the week
end in the home of Air. and
in Jacksonville, was
over the week end.
Airs. R. L. Mathers of
Beaumont spent last week in
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Aire. J. AI. Saxon.
R. R. Rothe is attending an
engineers short course given
by the state highway depart
ment in Austin this week.
Aire. Joe Stone ami daugh-
ter, Alary Sue, and Airs. Pearl
Flanagan were in Lufkin Sun
Jay.
Air. and Airs. Myrtice Sir-
man and children and -Mr. and
Airs. R. R Rothe spent Ins:
Saturday in Houston.
Airs. C. S. Read and grand-
son of Beaumont visited Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Gardner Satur-
day night.
Air. and Mrs. Grady Skinner
and little daughter, Y irgmia
Ree, have moved hack to Cor-
rigan from Orange.
Joe Wilson of Houston
spent Tuesday night in the
home of his aunt, Mrs. John
Birman.
Mrs. Cynthia Saxon and
Miss Emma Edens made a
business trip to Livingston
Alonday.
Air. and Airs. Lewis -Alex-
ander of Fullerton, Calif,
spent last week with Air. and
Airs. Carl Bergman.
Aubry Knox, Carroll Now-
lin and Bird Purvis attended
the Fat Stock Show in Hous-
ton Sunday.
Carl Jernigan left las' week
for San Antonio, where he
will be in the hospital lor
treatment.
Mrs. Bailey Hickman of
Pasadena is with Mrs. E. T.
Hickman Sr. this week, who
is ill.
Jack Walters of Houston
spent Monday morning
his mother, Airs, A’. Q.
ters.
Mrs. W. B. Smith and
daughter arc visiting in
Crockett a few days this week
with Mrs. Harvey Hallmark.
Mr. and Airs. Rinard Rig-
gers of the.State of Washing-
ton, visited with Ml*, and
Mrs. Charley Alsbrooks Sun-
day.
Mrs. Jimmie Coleman left
Monday for her home in Con-
roe after a visit here with her
parennts, Mr. and Mrs. Tay-
lor Powell. Airs. Powell ac-
companied her home for a vis
it.
* CORRIGAN FLOWER *
* SHOP *
* Mrs. John Sirman, Owner*
* Pot Plants, Cut Flowers
Floral Designing
Flowers for Gilts Wired
Anywhere
No combination of words
in the English language
could more elegantly ex-
press y our sentiments
than an attractive eom-
[ * bination • lovely flowers*
* Phone Ml Corrigan *
|*********
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CARMONA NEWS
''Mr'., Chas. B Stanford)
Mrs. Harry Safford and
daughter, Linda Eue, and A.rs.
John Puntch spent Saturday
in Livingston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dow ami
daughter, Patsy Lou, visited
in the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Joe E. Johnson in Orange
Sunday.
day. Mrs. Ashworth was visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. Watson
and family here.
Rev. W. J. Starkey of Arp,
Texas brought two inspiring
message:, Sunday morning and
night hero. There were a num-
ber of friends from out of
town here Sunday morning.
They included Air. and Airs.
Key, Mr. and Airs. Clark and
family and Aliss Betty Ron
Hill all of Creasy'. For Sunday
night services friends were
Air. and Airs. J. T. Sailor und
daughter, Barbara Ann, Air.
and Mrs. J. W. Matlock and
Mrs. O’Brien and children of
Woodlake. A splendid crowd
was there lor both services.
Air. und Airs. Jim Stanford
spent Sunduy with Air. and
Mrs. Bill AIcCarty and family
at Asia.
Aliss Frances Lockhart, who
was in a car wreck last week,
is able to he up but Cpl. John
Faun whom she was with, re-
ceived more serious injuries
and was said not to be resting
so good. Cpl. Fann is home on
furlough after serving over-
seas. We all wish for him a
x ery speedy recovery.
—-—O-
WAKEFIELD NEWS
(By Airs. A. O. Lilley)
Airs. R. L. Perkins visited
her sister Airs. Nancy Rey-
nolds in Groveton last week.
We are glad to report that
Mrs. Reynolds is feeling bet-
ter and Mrs. Perkins has re-
turned home.
Air. and Mrs. Earl Phillips
und baby of Chester are visit-
ing in the home of Air. and
Airs. Charlie Ilearn this week.
Aliss Ezell Hollis of Trevat
visited in the home of Mr. and
Airs. B. E. Herring last week
end.
Air. and Mrs. AI. B. Wheeler
visited relatives at Diboll one
day last week.
Mr. and Airs. E. C. Mullican
were business visitors in Rut-
hin one day last week.
Airs. Erma Frazher is visit-
ling relatives in Houston this
week.
Air. and Airs. Jesse Pullen
and Airs. W. G. Pullen ot
corrigan and Airs. Annie Grii-
fin of Corrigan visited in tlie
home oF Air. and Mrs. A. U.
Liilicy one day this week.
John R. Toney is visiting
relatives at Chester this week.
A. W. Lilley of Huntsville
visited home folks here Bun-
day night.
Mrs. W. B. Smelley
sons, Alton and Kenith,
to Houston Friday for a
days visit with relatives.
Mrs. C. C. Parrish an<{
children of Centergrove visit
Show m of Lufkin visited
Airs. T. F. Fuller
amtj Riley ilelmontoller visited end.
O-
ed the Fat Stock
j Houston Saturday.
Air. and
last week
ed Air. and AJVn. Floyd
Sunday afternoon.
went relatives in YVells Saturday,
few Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Logan,
Gonten and Charles of lions
ton, Air. and Mrs. W. E. Tho-
mas and son, Bo, of Corrigan
Fuller visited relatives here
afternoon.
Sundayj
“You’d have sled-runners
for fee*.’--Dr. E. C. Elkins,
Rochester, Minn., warning
bobby-soxors against wearing
moccasins.
Dont Borroxv—Subscribe!
With
Wal-
Alrs. Frank Aydelotte.
Mrs. Carl Bergman, accom-
panied by Mr. and Airs. Lewis
Alexander ol California, visit-
ed with their aunt, -Mrs. Olive
Henry in Huntsville Wednes-
day of last week.
Mrs. J. A. Harrow carried
her little soil, Samuel Charles,
to Houston Friday to the St
Joseph Hospital where he un-
derwent a tonsilectomy Satur-
day. Aliss Pearl Hanna ae-
(ompanied them. They expect-
ed to be home yesterday.
Thurman Wilkinson
Houston paid the Press a
pleasant visit last Friday.
Thurman has grown to unite a
man since he lived at Asia and
is about to enter the Navy. He
lias been carrying a route for
tile Houston Post.
A letter from Carl D. Per-1
kins, Needles, Calif., was re
reived this week and we ac-
cept bis check for $1.50 in ex-
change for the news of this
vicinity for the next 1'-'
months. He has been with the
Santa Fe over in them woods
about three years but still has
a warm spot in his heart for
deep East Texas. 11 is brother,
F. II. Perkins, lives at Wake-
field.
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LAST WEEKS LOCALS
Below arc the locals that I
were on the ‘hook’ Wednes-
day afternoon of last week |
when our machine ‘took out’.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddie Pullen I
spent Sunday in Livingston
with Air. and . Airs. W. D. |
Hawkins.
C. E. Bergman and Bryant I
Skinner made a business trip |
to Houston Alonday.
George David DuY^all is vis-1
iting in the home of his
grandfather, 1). C. Baker, in I
Camden.
Mr. and Airs. Harry Day I
spent Friday and Saturday in |
Houston.
Air. and Airs. E. C. Ifrimmel I
of Beaumont spent Sunday af-
ternoon in the home of Mr. [
and Airs. J. F. Hollomon.
Air, and Mrs. Howard Tay-1
lor of Houston spent a few
days last week in the home of
Airs. Taylor’s aunt, Airs. J. F. |
Hollomon.
Air. and Airs. Raqninn Pur-1
vis of Beaumont left WoifiTes-
day after two weeks visit with
Airs. “Ma” Purvis and other!
relatives.
Airs. Jimmie Coleman of j
Conroe is visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Powell, |
this week.
Make our Store
Headquarters for
FERTILIZER
Plenty of Garden and
Truck crop fertilizer will
be in first of next week.
We advise buying now
as it may be scarce later
on. Visit our store
The Ordinary Store for the
Ordinary Family Needs
DeWitt C. Du Vail
Phone 47 Corrigan
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The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1946, newspaper, February 7, 1946; Corrigan, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth646370/m1/3/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.