The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1942 Page: 4 of 4
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FRIDAY, APR
THE TEXAS
MESQUITE, TEXAS
At* the Signal Light
in Mesquite
Let WALKER'S
Tune Your Motor
for DEFENSE!
Help Uncle Sam by making your
ear last longer. Keep it in first
class condition. Let Walker’s
check the engine, chassis, and
body regularly!
TEXACO GASOLINE AND OILS
WALKER’S GARAGE
PHONE 134 F. I. (Jack) WALKER MESQUITE
FAST AND DEPENDABLE WRECKER SERVICE
WEDS TODAY IN CALIFORNIA
FOR RENT — Apartment, rooms,
or house. Phone 25. Inc
FOR SALE—Moline riding cultivat-
or, like new; Avery riding Corn
and Cotton planter;a spring-tooth
cultivator; a weeder, middle bust-
er, also a good horse, 7 years old;
and other farm tools for sale. S.
B. Jacobs, Phone 9 56-21. 2tp
FOR RENT—The Little House, 1
block from the school, is foT rent,
unfurnished. Phone 25. A. J. Cook.
FOR RENT—New three-room Cot-
tage, one and one-half' miles back
of Ed Cobb’s home, adjoins
Schuyler Marshall land, situated
on Chase land. $10 monthly.
Phone Harwood 0541, Dallas. 3tc
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—IN GOOD EATS AT—
HODGES FOOD STORE
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HEJiAS a JOB ON HIS HANDS
Suppenir
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j The observance of Army Day, William N. Haskell, formerly
: April 6, marking the twenty-fifth commander of the 27th Division
"tT ,°i W meriClLe”try ' ®on^k>ns and contributions are
>nto the World War m 1917 s,g- accepted from any lcgitiroate
nalizes also the beginning of the
B e sources, organizations or enter-
nation-wide movement for the as- , , ,
• . . ... , “ ... , prises, and already a great deal
sistance of sold.ers families and of money has bem received.
dependents. Every commum y mMFamiHes of so]diers and patriotjc
the country today has its qnota of citizens jn the citias and toyv
UK , 1 ’■ 8 r £nd tke smalI“ ^ages through-
folks of these communities are out the copnt taking thc
orgamzmg units of the Arm, initiative in the work. 1(fis a
mergeney e le . * spontaneous movement of the peo-
afnndtme dTCy i,eVS ^ ^ Pressure earn-;
a fund be ng raised to provide for paign methods, a„d ifa k
the assistance of dependents of scrTice is votanta
any soldier who wears the uni-
form of our country. It operates Outside of the larger cities com-;
without official “red tape.” Emer- mittees formed by the citizens;
gency conditions are recognized bave bad whole hearted co-i
and relief is given promptly. The °Peration of local newspapers,;
mother who visits her boy in and many communities the
camp and finds his outfit suddenly press is promoting the organiza- i
moved, leaving her stranded, is tdon tbe movement, in some(
immediately provided with neces- cases funds being raised as a
sary funds by the Army Emer- memorial to a home boy who ai-
gency Relief. When a soldier be- ready has made the supreme sac-
comes a casualty his dependents r*bce‘ All persons interested in;
are given sympathetic care and organizing local units to assist the;
funds are advanced until the pay- Army Emergency Relief have!
ment of d pension or his in- been asked to communicate with!
surance. Col. John Thomas Taylor, assistrj
The Army Emergency Relief is ar!^ director, Bureau of Public j
incorporated under the laws of Relations, War Department, Mu-
the District, of Columbia as a nitioT,s Building, Washington,
non-profit organization. General C- Said Col. Taylor:
John J. Pershing is honorary “We praise our country’s de-
president. The chairman of the fenders but our greatest service
board is Secretary of War Henry to tho man on the cattle line is!
L. Stimson, the acting president the assurance that we are looking!
|be:ng Under Secretary of War after his loved ones at home. \ln
1 Robert P. Patterson. The fund doing this we take the load off Mis
is administered by Major General heart.”
In Defense of Home Beauty
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Courtesy Dallas Morning: News
BRIDE—Miss Annice Umphress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Umphress, will ‘become the bride of Second Lieut. •
Henry Stagg Renz, Friday, April 3, in a military wedding to be
performed by the army chaplain at the Chapel at Camp Roberts,
California. The couple plans to honeymoon at Paso Robles, Cal.
The bride will be married in navy blue costume trimmed in
white lingerie, with navy shoes and purse, and navy and white
hat. Her corsage will carry out the patriotic theme in red, white
and blue.
FOR SALE—A 1936 Chevrolet Tu-
dor; good tires, for sale. Phone 25
or see Charley Motley Inc
FOR SALE—A Servant house, two
rooms, size 14x14 and 10x12.
Phone 66. Ferd McWhorter, ltc
FOR RENT—Apartment ind busi-
ness houses. Phone 45. Mrs. L. E.
Cullom. ltc
FOR RENT—Four room house and
garage with two acres of land for
garden and chickens at Zipp
City. Roy Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Menefee of
Dallas were Sunday afternoon visit-
ors of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lankford.
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Bride-To-Be Honored
At Large Party
Miss Annice Umphress, bride-elect
of Lieut. Henry Stagg Renz, was
h&noree at a shower given by Mrs.
Jack Simms, Mrs. J. W. McBee,
Mrs. Leslie N. Simms and Mrs.
Richard P. Blair Thursday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. Henry C.
Renz.
The rception rooms were decorat-
ed with spring flowers, with white
predominating. Mrs. McBee greeted
the guests who were registered by
Miss May Beth Robinson. Mrs. Renz,
Mrs. B. Williams and Miss Fannie
Robinson of Dallas, and Mrs.
Charles F. Umphress, mother of the
honoree, were in the house party.
The tea table, covered in lace over
white, was centered with pink
sweetheart roses in a crystal bowl
and three white tapers burning in
crystal candelabra. Mrs. R. B. Coop-
er and Mrs. Thomas E. Hardy pre-
sided at the silver services.
Sixty-five guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Walker, Frank
Stark, Dallas, and Mr. and Mrs. Char-
lie C. Paschall were Tuesday night
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Stark.
Mrs. Jack Lankford, Mrs. Bryan
Newman, Mrs. Leroy Dewberry,
Mrs. W. M. Hill, and Mrs. Dave Mc-
Gaughy were recent visitors of Mrs.
MabeF Dewberry.
The Rev. and Mrs. Rex M. Thomp-
son will leave Monday to attend the
Sunday School Convention in Hou-
ston, at the conclusion of which they
will go to Florida, where the Rev.
Thompson will fill a preaching en-
gagement.
jj Murphree-Reinhardt ||
II tty MRS. LLOYD BRILEY jj
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The H. D. Club members are
urged to bring their pressure cook-
ers to the club meeting Monday,
April 6th, at the home of Mrs. B. A.
Beach in order to have them tested
for canning.
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Mr. and Mrs. Warren McSpadden
of Dallas, tvere visitors in the home
of Mrs. Nora Durrett last week.
Mrs. Charley Hart and Mrs. T'. W.
Jennings were hostesses at a wed-
ding shower, March 17 at the home
of Mrs. H. H. Marshall, honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Underwood of
Sherman. Cake and punch were
served to 50 guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Paulie Calloway
were Sunday night supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald West of Mes-
quite.
Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Polley of
Texarkana, visited Mr. and Mrs. An-
dy Polley Sunday night.
Mrs. Estelle Clienault spent the
weekend with, her daughter, Mrs.
Dona Garfield in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Briley visited
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stultz at
Pleasant Valley, Sunday afternoon.
Little Ann Lawrence is ill this
week.
Johnnie Canada visited his sister,
Mrs. Felton Jones, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Windham and
son, Raymond, returned home
Thursday night from visiting rela-
tives in Dayton, Okla., Oxford,
Miss., Kentucky and Alabama.
Rhea Brooks left Sunday for
Paris, where he is employed.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nehrmeyer of
East Pike, visited the Lloyd Brileys
Saturday night.
11 Dal-Kauf - Edwards
|| MRS. LEOLA LILES
O. S. Raglin and Abe Yarbrough
were in Kaufman Tuesday on busi-
ness
Mrs. Maggie Baker of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Baker
from Thursday to Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bolding and
daughter of Forney visited Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Baker Sunday after-
noon.
Glen Martin, year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Martin, is sick with
the whooping cough.
Miss Billie Caldwell of Dallas
visited friends and relatives, here
Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Baker of Dallas and
Mr. and Mrs, Homer Baker visited
Mrs. Maurice Jones at Lawson and
Mrs. J. G; Austin near Mesquite
Saturday afternoon. /
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Liles and
Wanda Mae Roycroft spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. E. Thompson. Mr. and
Mrs. Liles and Wanda Mae went to
Kaufman Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H, Sims and dau-
ghter of Duncanville spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Williams.
Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Rhode of Dallas.
Miss Sally Baker, Bill Strause and
mother of Dallas visited Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Baker Sunday night.
Mrs. M. E. Kelly is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Theresa Jennings, T. E. Lash-
er and Mrs. Jessie Stephenson of
Dallas were Saturday evening visit-
ors of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Liles Mrs.
Jennings, sister of Mrs. Liles’, stay-
ed until Sunday evening and visited
in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. H, D.
Weatherford and Mr. and Mt;s. J. E,
Thompson.
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Lumber, Paint
Mitchell - Goodwin Lumber Co.
PHONE 15 — W. L. WILKINSON, Mgr. — MESQUITE
Scyene and East
Side Acres
C. W. Williams is seriously ill at
his home on Masters Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McCarthy re-
turned to their home in Pampa Tues-
day after visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. JR.
Fugate on Martin Lane for several
days,
Mrs. Irving Tindall of Tyler is vi-
siting Mr. Tindall’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Tindall on Pruitt Road.
Mrs. W. C. Smith, Masters Drive,
visited relatives in Corsicaqa this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Lindsey of Dal
las, former residents of East Side
Acres, visited friends in the commun-
ity Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Dasch of Dal-
las visited Mrs. Dasch’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom McCutcheon, Sunday
afternoon.
Doij’t forget to vote in the trus-
tee’s election at the Scyene School,
Saturday, April 4. The polls will be
open from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m.
Mrs. W. C. Smith will be election
judge with Mrs. Charles Rogers and
Mrs. C'. C. Brown as clerks.
The Scyene School Parents Club
will meet in regular session at the
school, Wednesday, April 8, 3:30p.m.
The annual election of officers will
be held at this time. Mrs. C. C. Brown
will preside during- the business ses-
Mrs. Edith Wickizer, Mrs. Philip
Jones, Mrs. G. R. Fugate, Mrs.Nettie
Padgett, Mrs. R. T. Robinson, Mrs.
Tom McC'utclieon. Mrs. Lodas V.
Jones and Mrs. C. C. Brown attend-
ed the Fellowship Meeting of the.
churches in the community held at
the Pleasant Grove Christian Church
Tuesday. Mrs. Philip Jones was in-
stalled as the new Recording Secre-
tary.
Mrs. Roy Nunnamaker, Minta Dr.,
is in Chicago this week on business..
Mrs. G. A.^Lancaster, Martin Lane,
returned Wednesday from the Azalea
Trail at Lake Charles, La. Mrs. Lan-
caster was accompanied by Mrs. Earl
McGraw of Dallas.
Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Arnold of Dal-
las were Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Engleman, Scyene Rd.
R. B. Smitherman and family of
Athens visited Mrs. W. W. Lindsey
Sunday.
Mrs. W. B. Stampes, Dallas spent
the weekend with her daughter, Mi's.
W. W. Lindsey. They visited Mrs.
Stamps brother, J. R. Paschall Sun-
day.
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Cook, Mrs. A. J. The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1942, newspaper, April 3, 1942; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth855573/m1/4/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.