The Detroit News-Herald (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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The Detroit News-Herald
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DETROIT. TEXAS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17.1912
NEW SERIES VOL 15 —No 24
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SATURDAY, SEPT 19
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TIM HOLT in
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“The Bandit TraiP^
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PREVIEW SAT. NIGHT 10 30
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SUN. & MON. SEPT. 20-21
DOROTHY LAM0UR
with RICHARD DENNING in
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“Beyond the Blue Horizon"
TUES. & WED., SEPT. 22 23
Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake in
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“Blondie’s Blessed Event”
THURS. & FRI. SEPT. 24-25
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Veronica Lake, Robort Preaton
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and Alan Ladd in
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“This Gun for Hire’’
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Fulbright School
Recesses
Fulbright school 4<sm’ssec^ *asl
Social Friday Night Family Reunion at
at Methodist Church Home of Mrs. Dean
j The Woman Society of Chris-
tian Service will have a social at
the Methodist Church Friday at
6pm The people who carried
plates out will bring them in;
some have already done so. ,
Cuests will be welcome and wili
l
be expected to furnish the price
of a plate.
Plates were given out in April
with the space for ten dimes, one
| for each holiday. The money is to
be used by the women for the
benefit of the parsonage.
Miss Moss Richardson has been
'chosen as guest speaker for the
occasion.
Refreshments wijl be served
School Enrolls 278; ; Blossom Man Dies
Dismissllntil Monday fror Injuries
the students to help pick cotton.
An early start of the session had
been made by the school, so that
no time would be lost by giving
the recess.
Baptist Workers Meet
The officers, teachers and work-
ers of the Baptist church will meet
at the Baptist church Friday
night to plan work for new year.
Prominent Natives
of Paris Die
Pat B. Gibbons, 72, native of
Paris and a former postmaster
there, died at the Infirmary Sun-
I day at 9:50 p. m. He was a mem-
i ber of an early day family of Paris
j and had a long public career. His
J wife, a son and a daughter survive.
| Funeral services were held Tues-
day.
Sam D. Johnson, 73, another
native of Paris, died at his home
there Monday at 11:40 and funer-
al services were held Wednesday,
He was an an organizer and vice-
president for many years of the
Johnson-Billingsley Hardware Co.
His wife and other relatives sur-
vive.
The following children and
grandchildren met at the home of
Mrs. J B. Dean over the week
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1 end in a family reunion and din-
'ner: Mrs L. G. Morgan El Do-
] rado, Ark.; G. M. Dean and son,
J Alfred, Brooklyn, N Y; Mrs.
Henry McCutcheon, daughter,
1 Sarah Josephine, and sons. Dean
! and Billy, Hooks; Mr. and Mrs.
1 Ernest Stallings, daughters, Dixie
and Betty, and sons, Dean and
Jame\ El Dorado, Ark.; and Ir-
uing Dean. Detroit. One daugh-
ter, Mrs. Foster Case, Corpus
Christi, could not attend.
On Sunday the following rela-
tives and friends dropped in for a
get-together and old time chat:
Mr. and Mrs W. A. Dean and son,
David, Foit Worth; Mrs. Gran-
ville Cherry, Mrs. Lizzie Martin,
Mrs. Addie Sharp, Mrs. Addle
Walker and son Dick, Mrs Henry
Sharp and daughter, Janice, R. M.
Lamb and Phillip Jeffus, Detroit;
Mrs. Mary Layne and son, Tom,
Paris; Mrs. Emma Anderson, De-
port; C. D. Lennox, daughter,
Martha, and sons, David and
Bagby, Clarksville.
It is significant that this occa-
sion came cn the !00th birthday
ofthe late G. B. Dean, father of
Mrs. I. B. Dean, Mrs. W. A. Dean
and Mrs Cherry, who was a na-
tive born and leading citizen of
this county.
The enrollment of the Detroit
Tuesday was 278 or 99 less than
the expected, but most of them
will be enrolled within a short
time. After the enrollment the
students were dismissed until next
Monday when classroom work
will begin.
School will open at 9:30 o’clock
each morning and will dismiss ar
4:30 in the afternoon with lunch
at 12:30 p. m.
Superintendent Leslie T. Griffin,
Sr„ tells us that there was one va-
cancy in the teaching staff of the
High School, an English-History
instuctor.
Marlin Crump of Cunningham,
who holds a B. A. degree from E.
T. S. T. C., Commerce, and has
almost completed his Master’s at
Louiaiana State, has accepted a
position as teacher in High School.
Mrs. Sammie Morgan Boyer of
Pecan Gap has accepted the place
as teacher of creative arts in the
6th, 7th and 8th grades to replace
Mias Laura Elinor Fox of Grape-
land, who resigned.
Superintendent Griffin says that
a plan to adequately supply the
needs of the school will be arrang-
ed before classes begin next Mon-
day.
Steer WrestleContest
Cville, Sept 27
Hub Whiteman, champion bull-
dogger of the world in 1941, wfl
eight steers.
The events will take place at
the rodeo grounds in Clarksville
Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2:30 p. m,
Frank B (Bert) Fields, 57-year-
old Blossom resident, died at the
St. Joseph Infirmary in Paris at contest Homer Pedigrew of Carls*
7*30 a. m. Wednesday from inju- [bad, N. M.. all around Cowbop
ries received Monday at 10:30 p. champion in 1941, for the champs
m. when he was struck by a car onship of 1942. Each will wrestle
driven by J. A TyeofReno. Both
legs were badly mangled. Tye was
exonerated, as witnesses said Fields
walked directly in the path of the
car.
His son, Bert who had been nj j. j m n*
bedridden for several years, died vVOOultlllQ IfuM UlGS
Wednesday morning at 6 o’clock,
about an hour earlier than his; Je^ Moore, 86, who made his
home with his daughter, Mrs.
Arch L. Stuart, at Woodland,
died Monday at 2:45 a. m. at the
Sanitarium of Paris. The body
was carried to Edmond, Okla., far
funeral service and burial Tues-
day afternoon.
He was bom May 5, 1856, near
Petty, in Lamar caunty, and
moved with his parents, J. W.
Moore and wife, to Paris in 1869.
He married Miss Mary E. Bald-
win, daughter of G. S. and Fannie
Parham Baldwin, Nov. 8, 1884.
Reynolds Grocery
Hardware and Undertaking -
Just Received New Shipment of
Cambric and Paris Special Flour
Lions Meet Tuesday
The Detroit Lions Club will |
meet at the school building Tues-
day night, Sept. 22, for a business |
[session.
FLOUR IS
ADVANCING
Buy Now Before We Advance Our Prices
Quart Mustard .....10c
Royal Pudding, pkp . . . 7c
Tree!. Gan..........37c
2-lh. box CHEESE.....65c
WORK GLOVES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Country Gentleman Corn, No. 2 can
Rosedale No. 2 English lVas
20c
Enlists in Signal Corps Service
Mr. and Mrs. Dorsette Toney
came in last week end from San
Antonio, where he is employed on
the defense program. Mr. Toney
returned Wednesday and Mrs.
Toney remained for a longer visit.
Mr. Toney has enlisted in the
Signal Corps Service and will be
transferred to active service as
soon as he completes his training.
He was connected with The News
Herald for several years until he
began work on the defense pro-
! gram!
by the National Youth Admini-
stration, is to be offered for sale at
auction on Oct. 14. County Judge
M. A. Lawson announces.
This tract, upon which are 14
buildings, was originally used as a
Quarterly Conference 2X™ mZ £3
^nfpmhar 97 to the goverment as a concentra-
uCplullDCI Li jtioncamp for for enemy aliens.
Rev. A L. _ _
the Methodist church at Detroit, I ,TI" “le Utob' “"ducted by
announce, the fourth quarterly *h'oommtaionen court,
conference to be held at the Meth* * y Cheashir of Bogata,
odist church at Detroit Sunday, Prtdnc‘ 1 con"rls,ion'r. » auc"
Sept. 27, at 2 p. m. jtioneer.
Dr. S. M. Black of Paris, dis - f
trict superintendent, will preach at Ckrisliaa Cbarcfc Services
11am. that day. Everyone in- j There will be regular services at
[ the Christian Church Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o’clock by the pas-
father.
Funeral arrangements were not
learned.
Two daughters, seven grand-
children and three sisters survive.
Will Offer NYA
Farm at Auction
Clarksville. A 250-arce farm
near Avery, owned by Red River
county and operated for several
years as a demonstration project The family moved in 1905 to
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Woodland and in 1919 to Ed-
mond, Okla., where his wife died
in 1937 and he returned to Wood-
land to make Us home with Mrs.
Stuart.
Surviving are these children:
Mrs. Walter Font, Ulysses, Kans.;
Mrs. B. M. Huckaboy, Antlers,
Okla.; Mrs Arch L. Stuart, Wood* ,
land; Scott B Moore. Anardarko. '
Okla.; Mrs Howard L. Oliver,
Baring, Ore.; Mrs. Ona Fleming,
Edmond, Okla.; and Miss Myra
Moore, Ft. Hall, Idaho, besides •
brother and sister in Paris, 23
grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
vited te hear him.
Mineral Crystal, I-lb. box
Crystal While Syrup, 1-gallon jug................69c
Addmg Machine a
lor 25c.
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Important Notice |l
■■ \\1 ISI'I Cl Al.l.Y SOI.KIT AM) IKC.I CI STOMI KS WHO
HAVI 11A!) l lil IK (.AS M KVK F p;V. ONM ( T: D IOK L|
Till SI’M Mi'll TO APPIY FOK IlFCONNi CTION NOW
Don't get caught in a
coEd weather BOTTLENECK!
SERVICE RECONNECTIONS TO BE MADE IN THE ORDER APPLIED FOR
Si) many of our skilled, experienced service men are now members <>1 the armed forces or arc
now engaged in war industries that we have no choica except to organize our many senit- calls
well in advance ol the usual fall rush ui order that all cus-
tomers can be accommodated in ample time for winter. During
this emergence it will he our sincere desire to comply with
each customer's request as soon as po-s.ble before cold weather.
IN FAIRNtSS 70 ALL
CUSTOMERS. SERVICE
REQUESTS FOR METER
RECONNECTION WILL BE
COMPLIED WITH AS
PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE
IN XUt OROtf RECEIVED
Skilled 1 a bo r and conservation of rubber will continue to be
vital factors ■■ the serious business of wanning tlu war. There-
fore, we w ill appreciate your "co-operation and p. sorwil assist-
ance an all mattery involving service calls. By t.dsing good
care of all yoor gas appliances for the duration you will be
assisting our service organization to direct the mupor portion
of its time to the sgrious responsibility of providing S>IPFND-
ABi.K WAR TIME GAS SFRV1GE.
mini _.yrxH.
Communit>rJJSNatiiralGas Cut
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Post Oak News
The Methodist meeting closed
here Saturday night with one con
vert.
Rev. and Mrs. Smith ofWood-
land attended the services here
Saturday night.
A large crowd from here are
picking cotton on the prairie this
week.
H. P Clark, after entering the
army, has returned for a furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Olan Lee and
Mrs Floy Wolfe spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. George Ford of
Red Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Diseker
and sons have moved to Texarka-
na, where Mr D:seker is employ-
ed.
Miss Charlene Stevens left Sun-
day to attend Paris Junior Col-
lege
Miss Sarah |o Ford visited Miss
Geneva Low Sunday afternoon.
Frank Lee and family of Rugby
visited his parents, Mr and Mrs.
Jim Lee, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H Mills, Mrs.
Ross Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Ramsey and daughter, Patty
Ross, spent Sunday with Dock j
Ferguson and family of Halesboro.
Miss Vera Walker spent the
week end with Mrs. Maroney.
Mrs. J. H. Mills and Mrs
Mitchell Lee spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Howard Crawford.
A large crowd attended the bri-
dal shower at the home of Mrs.
Low for Mrs Earl McClellan, the
form r Miss Gladys Mitchell.
Mrs. Ha Jen Chance has return-
ed from a visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Dan Baucum, of Lubbock.
Sgt. and Mrs. Earl McClellan
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox of Takro
soent Sunday with Mrs. Baucum.
tor, Rev. Travis White, of Paris-
Buy your Adding Machine Pa-
per from The News-Herald.
Gia 90 Bales at Detroit
The McWilliams gin at Detroit
had received 90 bales at 9:30 this
morning. Picking is now well un-
der way and with fair weather the
bulk of the crop will soon be
gathered.
Eat at Norwood’s Cafe
We Serve Plate Lunches Every Day
Hamburgers and Sandwiches, 10c and 15c
Short Orders, Etc.
Cold Drinks, Candies, Ice Cream, Cigarettes
I Use the cash system &
save money
Send in vour news keens
LINOLEUM RUGS
Buy whiletheyareStill or the Market
R0TARU3, 9x12.................. $3.91
SARANRA, 6x9 and 9x12, $2.91 aid $4.25
BEAITYTOHE, 9x12, extra heavy . . . $S.9I
BAKER S CHOCOLATE, l-oz. box................20c
KHOX 6ELATIRE, box.........................Me
LIGHTHOISE CLEAHSER, can.................. Sc
VERMORT MAID STRIP, 2-lb., 1-ez., 35c; 16-ez.,25e
MISTARI WITH HORSE IAIISH, l-oz. jar 10c
RAMSEY’S STORE
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The Detroit News-Herald (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1942, newspaper, September 17, 1942; Detroit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth854962/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.