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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN, TEXA« THURSDAY- JANUARY 6.1944
^LOCALS
A Crons
Section
LIFE
\ As Seen
Ry "D-V"
Reporters
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Mr. ari^Mrs. Wm. F. Gipson
and son returned Sunday from
Lubbock where they visited
through the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Fred Rae. They
were accompanied home by
Mrs. Gipson's cousin, Mrs. A. C.
Woodward of Lamesa.
Guests in the home of Mr!
and Mrs Earl Eaton last week
were Lt. and Mrs. Frank Her-
rington of Hobbs, N. M., Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Eaton of Mullin,
Jack Eaton of Cuero, Mr. and
Mrs. Clovis Martin and daugh-
ter, Barbara Ann, Mrs, N. L.
Biggs of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Vanderford and Mrs.
Maud Smith of Santa Anna.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Wood-
ruff have returned from a wed-
ding trip to South Texas. The I ~ ~ —
.former Mrs. Lorene McClure j Mr. anc* Mrs. W. E. Vander
and Mr. Woodruff were mar- ford °t Santa Anna had ai
ried Dec. 26 in Brady. They are iguests last week Mi. and JVlrs.
at home at Hotel Coleman at
present.
Robert Turner of Spanish Fork,
Utah, Mr. and Mrs Bill Prich-
_ ard and family of Slaton, Mr.
Miss Billie Louise Wardlow J and Mrs. R. 1. Watson and
left last week for Fort Ogle-1 family of Dallas. Sgt. Clarence
thorpe, Ga.. for training in the,I Watson ot Ft. Knox, K> . and
WAGS. Her mother. Mrs. Cur-;Mrs. Watson of Coleman, Mr.
tis Benton, writes that she wasj&nd Mis. W 1 . Aldridge oi
in the WACS from January to Lawn. Mr .and Mrs. Rip Mayo
September of last year and was
a corporal. Her home is in Fort
Worth.
and son, Charles. Mr; and Mrs.
Earl Eaton and son. Nea^ of
Coleman, Mrs. Stella King of
_ (San Angelo. Lt. and Mrs. Frank
George Pirtle of Tyler visit-! Harrington of Hobbs. N. M.
ed last weekend with relatives i -
in Coleman. ' W. T. Bowers of Fort Worth
-;— sends money for a year’s sub-
Mr. and Mrs. Bab Lewis of scription to The Democrat-
Marlin visited with relatives in Voice. "My family and I enjoy
Coleman Saturday. keeping in touch with Coleman
County and surroundings. To
us i*'is still home and the dear-
est place on earth. Best wishes
Mrs. Myrtle Saunders and
daughter. Miss Letha Saunders,
first* of the week for a Happy New Year." he
visited the
with relatives and friends in
Coleman. Mrs. Saunders re-
turned to her home in Cleburn,
writes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill DePrang
while Miss Saunders went t©,8nd little son, Billie David, of
Stanton, where she has a speak-! Galveston visited through the
ing engagement at the Baptist j holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Winslett. of
I Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. 0. L.
Church.
Mr. .and Mrs. James E. Cope-
land and son, 15-months-old
James Earl Copeland, have re-
turned to their home in Balti-
more, Md., following a visit of
several days with his father, W.
C. Copeland, at Silver Valley,
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Simpkins at Glen Cove
# * *
“I enjoy the paper so much
and miss it when I fail to get
it." Thus WTites Mrs. S. H.
Gregory, now of Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Until recently the
Gregorys resided at Hughes
Springs, Texas.
# # #
Marion Brown, colored, who
had been an employee of the
family of the late W. T. Knox
for more than 20 years, died
of a heart ailment last Thurs-
day at the home of a daughter
in Brownwood.
* * * Si
Employees at Nunley’s Tire
Store, 101 Commercial, had the
fire extinguished before the ar-
rival of fire trucks Wednesday
noon. Cement on a tire caught
fire in a drying room, but the
blaze was .quickly extinguish-
ed.
* # #
J. C. Copeland, clerk at
Gaines Grocery, is able to get
around on crutches today, fol-
lowing the receipt of injuries
Monday morning in a freak ac-
cident. While leaning on one
car in front of the grocery, an-
other one, without driver, ran
into him. Copeland received
a cut on his face, a shoulder in-
jury, and both legs were hurt.
# * It-
The Dicture of one Coleman
Countian and a news story
before
mem.
receiving the appoir
J. C. Winfrey and W. C. Bow]
den, both of Brady, this woe]
entered pleas ot guilty
County Judge Leman Brown!
court on a charge of shootin]
tame turkeys and were finei
$50 each.
# *
The Rev. A. S. Gafford
Brownwood, superintendent of
this Methodist district, was a
visitor in Coleman Wednesday.
Mr. Gafford formerly was pas-
tor of the First Methodist
Church here.
, # # #
Dr. and Mrs. James A. De-
veny of Austin are in Coleman
this wfcek looking for a location.
He is an osteopathic physician
and surgeon.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wallace of
Kilgore are visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Foy Wallace, and
other relatives and friends hefq
for a few days
Miss Welmer Pessels, out door
sports and garden editor for the
Macmillan Publishing Co., New
j York, is a arrive today for a
brief visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Pessels. Mr.
and Mrs. PesSels are in Cisco
this afternoon to meet her1.
County Agent and Mrs. D. D,
Steele spent last weekend in
Blanco. Texas, visiting his par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Steele,
Capt and Mrs Thomas R. j DePrang of Novice. Kenneth about a former Coleman Coun-
Sealy and baby daughter. Stella i Winslett. who also was visiting
Nancy, of Del Rio. have been her.e, returned wi*h them to his
spending the Christmas holi-1 work at the University ot
days in Coleman with Mrs. j Texas.
Sealy’s * parents, Mr. and Mrs.'
J. P. McCord, and in Santa An-,
na with Capt. Sealy's mother. lHaun left Tuesday morning for
Mrs T. R. Sealvi Before re-1 Denton following the Christmas
turning to Del Rio, this week-1 holidays with fhcir parents, Mr.
tian appear in the current edi-
tion of The Extensioner, maga-
zine published by the Extension
Service. Mrs. Raymond McEl-
rath, chairman of the market-
Misses Betty Hyer and Ann jng committee of the Texas
TnosHav mr>rninff for fjome Demonstration Associa-
tion. is included in a group pic-
Chambers Damage
Case May Be
Heard in 119th
Miss Grace Wilhoit, with the
USD at Brownwood, visited
Tue day and Wednesday in
Colemnn with her mother, Mrs.
T J. Wilhoit.
Byrd Nelson, assistant mana-
ger of the Montgomery-Ward
furniture deportment. Fort
Worth, was a business visitor in
Coleman Wednesday.
end, they are spending a few
days in their home town of
Midland, visiting with friends.
At Del Rio Capt. Sealy is serv-
ing at TJA at Langhlin Field
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Quinn.
Jr., and baby of Los Angeles,
-Calif., will leave Tuesday after
a two-weeks' visit here with
and Mrs. W K. Hyer and Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Haun.
Bring us' your clocks for re-
pair. Clovis I. Tyson at Earle
Smith's Jewelry. 2fx
ture of the new board of the
THDA. The news story is
about Mrs. Clyde Larance, who
recently was named county
home demonstration agent of
Taylor County.
One of the biggest cases that
will be heard in'District Judge
0. Ls Parish’s 119th Judicial
Court at the present term will
be the damage suit in which
Miss Alesha Chambers, em-
ployee of Coleman Flying
School, is asking damages for
$73,000.
A plea of privilege lias been
filed in the case by the defend-
ant," Odom Construction Com-
pany of Austin. The defendant
wants the case moved to one of
the district courts at Austin.
Miss Chambers is asking dam-
ages because she received seri-
ous injuries when the adminis-
tration building at the local
flying school was destroyed by j
an explosion on Sept. 21, 1942. j
The defendant, company con-1
structed that building.
Trial date has not been set
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams of
Houston were business visitors
in Coleman during the week-
end and the first of the week.
Mr. Adams returned Sunday to
him home while Mrs. Adams re-
mained until Tuesday.
Lt. Neil Hayes of Camp
Barkeley visited last weekend
with her unde and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Dunn.
Mr! and Mrs. L. C. Jameson
and family of Fort Worth visit-
ed Mr. aqd Mrs. Nathan Cliett
and family here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Sewell
and child of San Antonio are
in the city today to attend the
funeral services for her father
and mother. Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Watson,
Miss Martha Bide* has re- v;sjt
turned to her studies at North tu.™e£ fr°™ M ' jatries
Texas State Teacher’s College with her Fla
tol lowing a visit of several days
in Coleman with her parents,
iMr. and Mrs. Cart Elder, and
Other relatives and friends.
Mr, and Mrs. Elbert Davis
of Stephenville visited last week
end in the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alfred Hinds and
family. Miss Johnnye Dell
who spent the Christmas holi-
days here returned home with
them.
Miss Hazel Skelton returned
Sunday to bet home in Fort
Worth after spending the New
Year’s holidays with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Skel-
ton at Gouldbusk.
Miss Mabel Gray of Hous-
ton is reported to be recover-
ing nicely following surgery at
Scott and White Hospital in
Temple. Her cousin, Mrs. Don
Sawyer of Brownwood, is stay-
ing in Temple with her.
Mrs. William A. Griffin and
Mrs. B. T- Perry, of San Antonio
spent three days last week with
Mr. and Mrs, P. A. Griffin. Sgt.
Wm. A. Griffin is with the Air
Corps Supply Service, and re-
cently was sent over-seas,.
Mrs. O. W. Buck, Jr„ and son,
Tony, of Del Rio, arc spending
a few days with relatives and
friends in Coleman. Mr Buck
left early this week for Lubbock
to be inducted into the U. S.
Navy.
Mrs. A. B. Baynes of Tex-
arkana, Mr. and Mts D. R.
Storms of Temple, and Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. McCormick of Alvin
have returned to their homes
following a visit with Mrs. M.
D. Goodyear of Coleman.
WHI1 lie* uttuginvv,*, ---------
Sudduth in Atlantic Beach, Fla
Before returning to Coleman she
visited in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, in Houston with anothet
daughter, Mrs. Pete Smith, m
San Antonio and in San Angelo
with a daughter. Miss Anna
Gray Martin. She was gone
eight months.
Mt. and Mrs. H. L- Laird ol
El Centro, Calif., announce the
birth of a son, Rex Sanders, on
Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Elld
have received annocintc'
the birth of a
Dec" 28, "to Si and" jjf
SOTta ft?-*-
and baby are doing nitw-
Mr. and Mrs. W. O.Av^t
and daughter, Sue, of Arnartn*
visited a few days !»st ™
with R. C. Averett and ™Uy
at Trickharn and with hienjs
and relatives in Coleman add
San Angelo.
your
prescription
The secret of getting well is a simple one-'orreG
diagnosis and prompt treatment Put youi e
your physician’s hands quickly if even the snia es
trouble shows signs of hanging on. You will save
your doctor's time and your own by acting
foresight.
Bring your prescription to HEDLESTON-S for • • •
"CONSCIENTIOUS SERVICE"
BRING US YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS
HEDLESTON’S
HOTEL DRUG STORE
Phone 3381
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown Lee
Hunter of Austin are visiting
this week with her parents, Mr.
friends ,nd relatives Mr and'an<1 ^ R and with. ner IornM.ny Wa> «»■»«» >.«»“-
Mra dBerLinn Sr who haveI h<‘1' ,,l'other' Robert Boy> s ier of the Santa Anna National
b eri Vh cSiroffia for the pist W ,MV ***** from Gwa,’Bank and had been in the bank-
-BSen in California foi the past ,,lIlM M„ H„nter is ai:_- businegg for several years
Hubert Turner, formerly of
Santa Anna, is now in Dallas
and has been named as assist-
ant bank examiner. Mr. Tur-
ner formerly was assistant cash-
year. returned with them to
make their home. B. H. Quinn
" iihworRlRg in a tool factory. She
is the former Miss Wilma Wal-
don and is working in a camera
factory in Los Angeles.
i
Mrs. Mack Hicks left Tuesday
for her home in Hope, Ark., fol-
Lakes, 111. Mr. Hunter is a
chemist with the State Healt
Department.
*|ing
Hugh Knox of Brownwood
visited this week in Coleman
with his sister, Mrs.
Owen
Jess Watson of May was in
Eugene Burroughs
To Be Buried in
Coleman Today
Funeral for Eugene K. Bur-
roughs, 60, Silver Valley, resi-
dent of Coleman County for 54
years, will be held from the J.
E. Stevens Company chapel at
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jess wauson oi may won u. -----1----• -----r- .
the city Tuesday making ar-13:30 o'clock this afternoon with
* ,, , * , _ * . ,u. Q„.. O’ T t,nn Citu/M not.
__________ rangements for the burial of his
Maggie; brother, James W. Watson, and
Mrs. James W. Watson.
Mr. and Mrs, Jack Webb of
lowing a visit of several days' San Angelo spent last week in
with her sirter. Mrs. Carrie |Coleman with relatives and
Jones. [friends.
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Mrs. M. Morrison returned
Friday from Houston, where
she visited through the Christ-
mas holidays with a brother,
J. T. Ramsey.
Mrs. Ella Mulkey of this city
visited in Fort Worth last week
with her son, H. T. Mulkey,
and Mrs. Mulkey of Port Ar-
thur.
I ■ Mrs. R. M. Ellis and Mrs. W.
E. Crum visited Wednesday in
San Angelo with Mrs. Jimmy
Lankford.
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R. M. Ellis is a business visi-
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morrow.
Mr3. Frank Brewer, deputy
grand matron, District Three,
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ern Star, was in San Saba Tues-
day night and in Richland
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rudolph
had as guests the first of the
week Mr. Rudolph's mother,
Mrs. A. B. Rudolph of DeQueen,
Ark., and his sister, Mrs. Paul
Wheeliss, and Dr. Wheeliss of
Temple.
Mrs. Jimmy McFarland, Jr.,
the former Miss Mary Jo Tay-
lor, of Fort Worth- is visiting
this week with friends and rel-
atives in Coleman.
the Rev. T. Lynn Stewart, pas-
tor of the First Baptist Church,
officiating. Interment will be
made in the local cemetery.
Mr, Burroughs was born in
Stephenville, Texas., on Sept.
1, 1833. He died at the home
of a nephew, Clifford Bur-
roughs. at Silver Valley on Jan.
4, 1944.
He was a member of the Bap-
tist Church.
Mr. Burroughs had never
married.
Survivors include one broth-
er. D. M. C. Burroughs, and
the nephew.
Pallbearers included Ben
Strickland, Clarence Saunders,
Bob Corbel], Ed Templeton,
Arch Huddle and Harley Ray.
Funeral arrangements were
made by J. E. Stevens Com-
pany.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National
Building and Loan Association
will be held at Room 309, Cole-
man Office Building, the second
Tuesday in January, the same
being January 11, 1944. at 7:00
o’clock for the purpose of elec-
tion of officers for the ensuing
year and the transaction of such
other business that might prop-
ery come before the meeting.
L. Emet Walker,
50-lx Secretary-Treasurer.
Old-time food favorites
They go • long way toward making a wartime meal hearty and satisfy-
ing—those baked dishes that were so easily made by the old-timer*!
Here at Safeway we have the ingredients, tops, in quality but low in
price. Stock your pantry, today! • •
Green Stamps G, H, J, Goerf January 1 ta Ftbruary 20 I Book 4)
Rationed Values
,, M of Waif* Fats you
turn In Helps to
win tHe war!
Dromodory
Ginger Bread Mix
1401
Package 6U
Green Stamps D, f, F lspirt
January 20 fleet 41
Non Rationed Values
Green Beans arr. &* 11*
Macaroni cior; s? 4<
ate Morning Glory 48-Os. 1
Qnlck or Regular................. Ml- • w
Corn Meals:......................26c
Popcorn su..............................at 18*
29
Green
Potass
; Green
Petals
Beans **,».....................3 :,b,
Beanss____________________ 12<
RaancSms|1 Mb. 4^
KJCdllS White..............................Pk«. A A ::
Beans xt,............2-fc 21*
Dinner es*..................% 10*t_i
Pure Lard....................it 72*si_8
Cherub Milk 2s 9*s l
Grwn
Points
! Gresr.
Poln'j
61
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2
4
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lewis
and sons, Gray and Hugh Lynn,
of Lubbock returned to their
home Monday, following a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Baker, and other relatives.
We grind lens and can dupli-
cate vour broken ones,. Jerry
Harbour at Smith’s Jewelry
Store. 30tfx
TRACTOR TIRES
Vulcanized
NUNLEY’S
TIRE STORE
Has Your Address
Changed Recently?
“D-V” subscribers are re-
quested to notify the publisher
of any change in their addresses
promptly.
Under the new postal laws
periodicals must pay postage
due for notices of any change in
addresses furnished by the post
office, Besides, there always is
tn ■ probability that your paper
will be delayed or fail to reach
you altogether if you do not
give immediate notification
when you move.
The best plan for all concern-
ed is to send the change of ad-
dress in advance.
Be sura to give your old
address whsn you send in
your new on#. 23tfx
Malted Milk e.rM«M.............V? 384
Toilet Tissue ink............—3««n. 134
Oxydol ““.......-.................n,°” 234
FlourL . 25 i$ 1.28
Flour 25^ 1.41
Flour B2fcS£.............................10 m,
Flour0,ld M,d"'
' Fin. Quality
Flour K&
10 &
10 m,
524
604
554
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Ytu Set It Groutd—-
Yes Knew It's Fresh!
AIRWAY
i.7 21*
Coffee fine^uallfy
1-lb.
254
Coffee Rirfi.it,.....
1-Lb.
.... Pk*.
314
Coffee Saablri .........
Mb.
.... Pb,.
314
M.01'
........................ rig.
84
Tomatoes .......&JVl 154 & 15
Sauce »•“*................54fe|5
Other Value*
Purity Oats
Juice {BS&ftSE
Baking Powder StfJ.L„b 594
Grape-Nuts...................... K,°‘ 144
Post Toasties.......1,___________K;0‘ 64
Rippled Wheat.
& 28
Reg.
. Pkg,
,&afau>atf Qualify TJUaiL
imam
Fr.ih Perk Lein
ROAST
Lein Intf Cnts
Jmk JauHl & UnqsdabhiA
Texas Seedless
Lb.
28*
4 Points per Pound
Pork Chops sr. L 33*kl7
u. 29*ek.:3
Sliced Bacon *r.d. a . Lb. 354 Kr iL 4
Picnics c.rtMia,.................ib, 294^nLL 2
Grapefruit
Lb. 5*
Bacon
Ne. 1 Colorado
R«rel«...............
Cored
NAMS
33*
Raund
im......ib.
S Point,
Shank
Ind lb.
8 Point.
Cantor
Slid lb.
31*
.
49*
I Point.
Sausage
334 fe. 5
Veal Steak ...........u. 374 p^uL 7
Veal Roast cXd,r......„u. 254 5
Baked Loaves *..«.....u. 294 i*?uL 4
Potatoes
Apples tstffify..
Oranges SL u. 1(3
Potatoes ..............5 u,,. 18'
Texas Yams................... u. 1
Avocados Sf'lSfJ..,.,* se«b 1
Cauliflower T®*.............u, 1
Waxed Rutabagas
Bats which in-
close out at
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