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She Sexas Mesquite*
DALLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
VOL.
MESQUITE, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1945.
NUMBER 23.
Community Thanksgiving Service
Wednesday Night At Baptist Church
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Evelyn Fowler Bride
Of Ensign D. S. Scott
Miss. Evelyn Fowler, daughter of
Mrs. Hugh C. Fowler, 3 824 South-
western B^d., and the late Mr. Fow-
ler, became the bride of Ensign Don-
nell S. Scott, son of Col. and Mrs.
John S. Scott of Washington, D. C..,
at her mother’s home Sunday. Dr.
Marshall T. Steele performed the
double ring ceremony before the
mantle which was banked with ferns,
white chrysanthemums and lilies,
and lighted by white tapers burning
in gold candelabra.
The bride’s costume was a royal
blue suit with a pink blouse and hat
and other accessories of brown. She
wore a corsage of white orchids.
Mrs. Hugh C. Fowler, Jr. attended
the bride as matron of honor and
Sgt. Hugh C. Fowler Jr. attended
the groom as best man.
Mrs. Scott was graduated from
Highland Park High School and at-
tended Texas State College for
Women. The bridegroom attended
Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, 111.,
and Ohio State University. He re-
ceived his commission at North
Western University and is stationed
at Pensacola, Florida.
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The churches of Mesquite will co-
operate in offering praise for the
blessings of peace at a union service
to be held at the First Baptist church
in Mesquite Wednesday, 7:3 P p.m.
E. F. McGaughey, retiring pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, will
deliver the sermon on the Thanks-
giving eve. J. Perry King, host pas-
tor, will preside. Charles Garringer,
pastor of the, First Christian Church,
and C. D. King Jr., new minister at
the Methodist Chuch, will assist in
the hour of praise and laudation.
The combined choirs of the City
will render the music.
The traditional Thanksgiving will
be observed with business houses,
closed on Thursday. School children
will take a two day holiday, Thurs-
ay and Friday.
MEN in SERVICE’
Odell Davis Rites
Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Odell Davis,
who passed away Sunday night at
his home, 4310 Gaston Avenue, Dal-
las, were held Tuesday, 11 o’clock
at Sparkman Brand Chapel, with the
Rev. E. F. McGaughey, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Mesquite officiating.
Mr. Davis was born September 13,
1906, the son of Mrs. Effie Davis
and the late Tom Davis of Mesquite
and Dallas. He was the grandson of
the late D. J. (Pappy) Brown, pio-
neer merchant of this city.
He attended the Mesquite schools
and was an enthusiastic star on the
high school football team. Mr. Davis
had lived in Dallas the past year.
He became ill on Monday of last
week and his condition became ser-
ious Wednesday.]
Survivors include his mother, sis-
ter, Miss Ruth Davis, Dallas; four
uncles, four aunts and numerous
other relatives.
Entombment was in Hillcrest
Mausoleum. Pallbearers were A. B.
Kyle, Clarence Hill, James Riggs,
Norvell Stanfield, Jess Davis and G.
R. Porter.
Elementary Kids
Add To Crippled Fund
The Gonzales Warm Springs
Foundation, where physically handi-
capped children of Texas are given
proper care and treatment, has ac-
knowledged a contribution of $68.70
from the upper elementary grades -
4th through the 8th - of the Mes-
quite School.
Miss Louise Snoddy reported that
Ann Wagoner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Haskell Wagoner, raised the
most money from the sale of tags,
and Paul Sheppard Carroll, son of
Mrs. W. W. McKinney, was second
in collecting money.
Hugh McDaniel Buys
Seagoville Lockers
Hugh McDaniel, president and
secretary, announces the purchase of
the Sahi Freeze Lockers Inc at Sea-
goville on October 17.
A. M. Higgs, vice-president of the
company, and H. V. Bennett, mana-
ger, will be assisted in the business
by Mrs. H. "V. Bennett and Lawrence
McDaniel.
Mrs. Cleo C. Brown's
Family Honored
Mrs. C'leo Brown, East Side Acres,
is in Gafney, South Carolina, attend-
ing the Centennial Commemoration
of Limestone College, second oldest
College in the South. It was there
her great-grandfather, Dr. Thomas
Curtis, editor of the King James
Version of the Bible, and her grand-
father, Dr. Wm. S. Curtis, opened the
doors of the College 100 years ago
on Nov. 6, 1845.
Mrs. Brown was a guest at the
Commemoration and stayed in the
same building where her father and
his brothers and sisters were born,
the room now bears the name of
Curtis Auditorium.
McGaughey Resigns
To Go To Lisbon
A'congregation meeting has been
called for Sunday, 11 o’clock, at the
First Presbyterian Church to accept
the resignation of the pastor, E. F.
McGaughey.
The Rev. McGaughey has accepted
the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church at Lisbon, under the direc-
tion of the Board of National Mis-
sions. The Lisbon Church, one of the
oldest in the county, has about 100
members, and is the only Presbyter-
ian Church in the district, which has
40,000 population.
McGaughey’s contract is for five
years, during which time the church
plans an expenditure of $25,000 to
$35,000.
Mr. McGaughey served 20 years
with the National Board of Missions,
and promoted the building of seven
churches and manses, in addition to
doing Sunday School mission work
for 22 months in Louisiana.
Three years ago he came to Mes-
quite from McGregor to fill :the pas-
torate vacated by L. P. Parker. Dur-
ing his tenure here he has been ag-
gressive and energetic in the pro-
motion of religious and civic affairs.
He has been a public servant- chap-
lain of the Masonic Lodge; chairman
of the Boy Scouts Troop committee;
chairman of War Dad’s Fidelity com-
mittee, which has made 27 calls to
bereaved parents; Director of the
Lion’s Club and chairman of the
Community Betterment Committee.
During his ministry the Presby-
terian Church has erased its debts
and spent some $1500 on improve-
ments to the church and the manse.
Mr. and Mrs. McGaughey will
move about December 1. Their
daughter, Mrs. Paul Peters and Janie
Beth, will live with them until after
Christmas when Mr. Peters is to be
discharged from service. Another
daughter, Miss. Doris McGaughey, is
employed in San Antonio.
St. Sgt. Forest A. Bolding, right,
arrived in Sacramento, November 1
and will be discharged at Sheppard
Field and is expected home in a few
days. Sgt. Bolding entered service
4 1-2 years ago, and has been an
aviation engineer with the 2 0th Air
Force in Guam. He graduated at
Plano High School in 1936 after 3
years in Mesquite High. His brother,
Sgt. Donald Q. Bolding, is at Shep-
pard Field for discharge. Donald
flew 23 missions over Germany with
the Sth Air Corps. He wears the Air
Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster. An old-
er brother, Horace, is purchasing
agent for Braniff, Air Lines, where he
has been employed for 11 years He
spent his last three years in Mes-
quite High, graduating in 1932.
They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Bolding.
Captain Robert Toscli spent last
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Tosch.
Marine Pvt. Dan C. Reighley, with
the Chemical Engineers, 5th Service
Command, has been on Guam three
months and will be there indefinitely.
Reighley will be remembered at
the “Spark plug” of the Pleasant
Grove Bob Cats. He played football
with the Bob Cats three years.
Sgt. Hugo Westphol, Pleasant
Grove, has been serving as inter-
preter for the Army in Weiden, Ger-
many, and has received his discharge
from the service. Westphol wears
the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good
Conduct Medal and European theatre
ribbon.
Win Over Gr. Prairie
To Keep Boys In Race
Playing their final scheduled game
against the Grand Prairie Gophers
in Grand Prairie Friday night, the
Mesquite High eleven will be out to
chalk up an upset victory. The
Skeeters still retain a chance to win
or tie for the loop crown if they can
beat the Gophers.
The Skeeters should be at full
strength again for the first time
since the Garland game, with the re-
turn of Johnny Koonce and Bobby
Hazelip, to the lineup.
Three teams remain in the run-
ning for the championship of Dis-
trict 15 A with the following games
to be played; Grand Prairie leads
with a half game lost and has yet
to play Mesquite, Pleasant Grove and
Irving; Carrollton has lost one game
and has Garland left on their sched-
ule. Mesquite has lost a game and a
half with Grand Prairie left to play.
Very likely the winner will not be
determined until the Grand Prairie-
Irving game in Irving on Nov. 3 0.
The Garland - Carrollton game
will be played in Garland this Fri-
day night instead of Nov. 23 as orig-
inally scheduled.
Pfc. Charles Woolbright who was
Co-Captain with Charles Norwood of
Mesquite high school foot ball team
a few years ago, is playing on a
football team in Germany and ex-
pects to go to London to play a
game soon.
Woolbright has been overseas
since May. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Woolbright.
Charles Robert Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C'. G. Parker, is leaving
Galveston this week, enroute to Yugo
Slavia, with the Merchant Marines.
Parker had planned to enter A & M
but decided to enroll in January
after making this trip from a Texas
port.
Chief C. S. Jimmie Scott stopped
by last week for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. J. R. Scott and other
relatives. He has served 16 years in
the Navy and after 4 more years to
be spent at the Recruiting station at
Los Angeles, he will be eligible for
retirement with pension.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott have two chil-
dren, Jimmie, age 11, and Betty, 6.
Scott was on a ship transferred from
the West Coast to the East Coast
for dismantling, and was enroute to
California to spend the remaining
time of his 45 day furlough with his
wife and children.
Churches To Welcome
Methodist Pastor
Congregations from the various
churches will welcome the minister,
the Rev. C. D. King Jr., at the Meth-
odist Church Sunday night, 7:30
o’clock. The Rev. King will deliver
a sermon on God Measuring the
Church.
A change in the hour of worship
has been announced at the Metho-
dist Church, and services begin
promptly at the time stated: Church
School 9:45 a.m.; preaching 10:50
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Priest ef God is
the title of the morning sermon. ,
People are urged to attend the
Wednesday evening spiritual pro-
gram at 7:30 o’clock. Choir prac-
tice will follow the Sunday evening
sermon and young people will spend
an hour indulging in games and con-
tests.
Junior young people will meet
Sunday, 6 p.m., directed by Mrs. F.
M. Hunstable. Senior young people
gather for a program at 6:30 p.m.
Greenhaw And Chorus
Hear Dallas Choir
Mr. and Mrs. James Hopkins, for-
merly of Mesquite announce the ar-
rival of a boy, James Michael, born
November 13. James Hopkins re-
ceived his discharge from the army
two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Earl (Dude)
Meredith announce the arrival of a
daughter, Rita Earl, Nov. 12, weight
4 lbs 13 1-2 oz, at Parkland hospital.
The baby will be kept in an incu-
bator a few days but she and her
mother expect to be home in a week
or so.
Guest Minister To
Be At Pleasant Mound
The Rev. Joe M. Connally, new
District Superintendent of the Green-
ville District of the Methodist
Church, will deliver the sermon at
the Pleasant Mound Methodist
Church Sunday night. Quarterly con-
ference will follow the service.
L. G. Hagard, pastor, will preach
a Thanksgiving sermon in the morn-
ing, stressing the blessings each has
to enjoy. The Rev. Hagard urges a
large attendance to welcome the Rev.
Connally on his first official visit
to the church.
The Youth Fellowship, Intermed-
iate and Senior, will meet Sunday, Pvt- Lewis Garrett spent Armis-
6:30 p.m. and'the children’s story j tice day With his parents. Mr. and
Frank Greenhaw, band director of
the Mesquite schools, accompanied
, by the girl’s chorus, attended the
j choir rehearsal of the Highland
Methodist Church, Dallas, Wednes-
day evening. Mr. Greenhaw Bings
tenor with the choir. Later the group
attended a rehearsal of the S. M. U.
Symphony orchestra at McFarlin
Auditorium. Mr. Greenhaw plays
tuba with the orchestra. Hugh
Wadell, organist for the orchestra,
and popular with radio fans, played
‘Claire de Lune” for the enjoyment
of the guests. Guests from Mesquite
were: Frank Greenhaw, Helen Lang,
Hope Lawrence, Georgene Reagen,
Anita and Joyce Shultz, Edith and
Mary Jo Caldwell, Jo Herndon, Bon
Rutherford Takes
Friends On Deer Hunt
Sam Rutherford is to be host on
a ten day deer hunt on Round Moun-
tain between Marble Falls and John-
son City. The hunters left Thursday
morning. W. L. Wilkinson, Hugh
Lawrence, Haskell Wagoner, Rex
E. S. Keefe Honored On
87th Anniversary
E. S. Keefe was honored with a
dinner on his 87th birthday, Mon-
day, Nov. 12, at his home in Mes-
quite.
Mr. Keefe was born in Lexington,
Kentucky in 1858 and came to Texas
in 1878. He married Miss Alice New
in 18 85. Mr. and Mrs. Keefe have
lived in Mesquite where they reared,
their children, Lee and Dan Keefe,
now of San Antonio; Weldon, of
Quitman, Arkansas; Miss Mamie
Keefe, Mesquite and Edgar S., Tal-
madge and John of Dallas. He was
engaged in farming and was connect-
ed with the gin before his retirement.
Captain and Mrs. Edgar S. Keefe,
Mr. an Mrs. dTalmadge Keefe, Mr.
and Mrs. John Keefe and Russell
Wyatt, Dallas, were present for the
birthday dinner.
Funeral Friday
For C. D. Kimbell
Funeral services were held at the
First Christian Church in Mesquite
Friday, 4 p.m. for Charles D. Kim-
bell, who died Nov. S. The Rev.
Charles Garringer officiated.
Mr. Kimbell was born in Tennes-
see October 17, 1S7 7 and came to
Texas when he was 9 years of age.
He married Miss Mollie Newsom to
which union were born two children,
one of whan .survives, Mrs. R. G.
Knight, Longview. His con, Gayle,
preceded him in death by one year.
He was a member of the Christian
Church and served as superinten-
dent of the Sunday School for a num-
ber of years. He held the offices of
city tax collector an city marshal
several years ago and served as a
trustee on the school board. He was
actively engaged in the real estate
business at the time of his last ill-
ness.
Surviving are his wife, daughter,
Mrs. Knight, and granddaughter,
Dorothy Gene Kimbell; two sisters,
Mrs. J. C. Butts, Hillsboro, and Mrs.
H. A. McKinstry, Ft. Worth.
Burial was in Grove Hill Ceme-
tery. Pallbearers were Ed Smith,
A. R. Turner, J. W. Wiseman, Lon
McDaniel, Curt Austin and J. W.
Thompson.
Anderson Clayton Bros were in
charge of arrangements.
Van Alstyne Winner
At Firemen's Meet
Two hundred attended the North
Texas Firemen’s Association in Mc-
Kinney Tuesday night for the last
quarterly meeting of the year.
Van Alstyne won in the 10 team
pump race competition. Timing was:
Van Alstyne, 23.5; Cockrell Hill, 25;
Range, Ikie Bean, George Miller, 1 and Mesquite, 25.5
Fate Lasater, and Billy Wiseman.
Forest Thompson, J. W. Thomp-
son, Herndon Eubanks, Dallas, Bill
Sloan, Curnell Darden and Eunice
McKenzie left Wednesday night for
a deer hunt near Mason. They ex-
pect to be gone a week or ten days.
Hill, Curtis and Edwin Austin and
Harris Rutherford left Wednesday
night for a hunt in southwest Texas.
Christian Church
Plans Program
The Christian Church will have
Victory Rally Day Sunday, Decem-
ber 2. A goal of 15 0 attendance has
Chief Frank Williams of A&M
College spoke on fire fighting.
Supper was served following the
pump races.
Firemen from Mesquite who at-
tended were J. F. Richardson, H.
Wagoner, V. Minchew, Joe Richard-
son, Halbert Crane, R. Wagoner,
John McDaniel, Elmer Cox and Cecil
Passon.
Grand Prairie will be host to the
firemen in February.
B. D. Redden Succumbs
After Long Illness
B. D. Redden, an invalid for sev-
eral years, died at his home on the
old Kaufman Road, Monday, Nov. 12.
Funeral services were held at the
Hickory Tree Baptist Church Tues-
day 3 p.m. with the Rev. S. F. Cruz,
assisted by the Rev. Archie Denton,
officiating.
Mr. Redden was born in Chero-
kee County on October 24, 1887 and
came to Dallas County in 1915. He
was a member of the Christian
Church. He was married on May 4,
1912 to Miss Alice Lyle and they
were the parents of five children.
Survivors are his wife, 3 daugh-
ters, Mrs. Maydell Hullett, Mrs.
Lucille Hullett and Mrs. Zuma Yates,
Mesquite; two sons, L. C. Redden
and B. D. Jr., Mesquite; 7 grand-
children; mother, Mrs. Julia Redden,
Rice; 7 brothers, Ira and Lee, Rice;!
Floyd and Forest, Dallas; D. C. and
Henry, Corsicana and D. T. Mes-
quite; 4 sisters, Mrs. Lottie Clark,
Tennessee; Mrs. Mertie Wilson, Bat-
on Rouge, La.; Mrs. John D. Slatei;
and Miss Gladys Redden, Dallas.
Interment was in the Long Creelfi
Cemetery. Anderson Clayton Bros
were in charge of arrangements.
Scyene Parents Made
$200. On Carnival
The Scyene Parents Club, at it’s
been set. Pledges and gifts to liquid- j regular meeting at the school Wed-
ate the debt on the parsonage will ! nesday, reported the proceeds of the
be made. ! Hallowe’en Carnival to be $199.17.
Chaplain Rudolph Renfrew of j The net profits will be spent on the
Dallas, who was wounded in. the School.
European theatre of war, will speak | The Club expressed appreciation
Sunday, December 9, at the church. ; for the generous contributions for
Th6 Workers Class, taught by
Charles Garringer, pastor, named a
committee, Edward Thompson,
Glenn Hass, Harris Rutherford and
the Rev. • Garringer, to plan the re-
the Carnival.
Mrs. R. W. Manley of Eastside
Acres was honored with a stork
shower, Thursday, Nov. 8, by mem-
bers and friends of the Scyene Par-
McGaugheys Hosts
At Church Supper
The church-wide supper given an-
nually by the Rev. and Mrs. E. F.
McGaughey will be staged Tuesday
at 7 p.m. in the basement of thei
First Presbyterian Church, and will
become a farewell party, in that the
pastor and his family will move soon
to another town.
The hosts will serve a spaghetti
i and meat ball supper, followed by a
i program, dedicated to returning war
i veterans.
j Chaplain Thos. A. Rockett, of Dal-
las, who had five years in the army,
and Chaplain I. O. Woodall with
three and a half years in the Navy4
j will share honors with L. B. McLar-
an, recently returned from military
1 duty in Hawaii.
modeling of the Christian Endeavor ents Club.
house into a small chapel for in-
formal services and a Sunday School
class room.1' Individual pledges were
made to finance the improvement.
Oak Grove Baptists
Complete Church
hour is scheduled for 6:30.
The Oak Grove Baptists celebrated
the completion of their church with
special services last Sunday.
The church, a white frame build-
nie Little, Eva May Hamm, Shirley j ing, 28x48 feet, was begun in Sep-
Green, Mrs. Oleta Parker and Billy i tember on land donated by Mrs. C.
Fied Lewis. | A. Lasch. Plans are to build an edu-
cational building next year.
Joe Ryer preached at 11 o’clock
and R. E. Blackburn delivered the
message in the afternoon. Dinner
was served at noon. E. T. Sherrard
is pastor of the church.
The church will sponsor a two
weeks’ revival beginning Npv. 23.
Mrs. Otis Christian, the former
Doris Howell, was honoree at a mis-
cellaneous-shower at the home of Mrs
Sam Parrett, Sam Houston Road,
Monday, Nov. 5, with Mrs. B. Brooks
co-hostess.
Mrs. Christian’s husband was re-
cently discharged from the Army.
Sergt Conde Carder, wounded on
Iwo Jima, has returned to the Navy
hospital at Oakland, California.
Mrs. G. W. Garrett.
Clark Grocery Sold
To Masterson
Alfred Clark, who claimed to be
the pioneer grocer of Mesquite after
the three old established grocery
stores had changed ownership, sold
his business, Clark Grocery, to Joy
Masterson, returned war veteran,
Wednesday.
Masterson will enlarge the stock
and add fresh <meats to the market.
He will be assisted in the store by
kis wife,
ILLNESSES
Mrs. G. R.
flu.
Porter is ill with the
H. G. Bowers continues critically
ill in a Dallas hospital.
D. M. Lander was carried to Bay-»
lor hospital Tuesday for treatment*
N. A. Nalls is in Methodist hospital
where he has been seriously ill fov,
two weeks. Mr. Nalls is improving
rapidly and was able to be in ai
wheel chair Monday.
Mrs. J. P. Grubbs is seriously ill
at her home. •
Mrs. Walter Ernst is confined to
her bed most of the time.
Chas. Garringer succeeeded G.
Randolph as secretary-treasurer of
the Minister’s Alliance of the city. ;
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