The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1943 Page: 2 of 8
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JOHNTOWN
. Bay Cooper of Hondo and Set
Cooper of VI Bite, El Paao,
▼toting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Cooper. A third son, Lt.
Loy Cooper of Louisians, is expect-
adlhis week.
Mrs. Etauna Askins received a let-
ter ikon her son, 8. W. Askins, who
Is stationed at Will Rogers Field,
Oklahoma City, saying he had been
promoted to sergeant. She also re-
solved a letter from her grandson,
Jesse Kidd of Luke Field, Phoenix,
Arts., saying he had been made ser-
Mrs. Nora AUums received two
editions of a paper printed in Hono-
lulu, T. H., this week from Sgt. Guy
Johnson, a friend of the family. One
was dated Jan. 8 and one Jan. 9.
Mrs. A. M. Coates and son, Joe
Bob, spent the week end with rela-
tives at Boxelder this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cabell and
children of Talco, spent Sunday in
the home of his uncle, Hugh May-
field and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sales received
a letter Monday, saying their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bill Cash of Bisbee, Arlz ,
There wee a pood attendance at
Sunday school Sunday afternoon.
Rev. M. E. Wyatt rf Deport, brought
an inspiring mezss- ■ after the Sun-
day school hour. i. wn his last time
to be here, as he i, -L-.ing soon for
Farmersville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Gifford and Mrs.
Walter Gifford rnd son Kenneth,
were Clarksville vi itors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shiver were in
Paris Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Normal Francis of
Deport, spent Friday night and Sat-
urday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Betterton.
Will, Walter. Floyd and Wylie
Gifford and their mother, Mrs. J. R.
Gifford, were in Clarksville Tues-
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shiver receiv-
ed a letter Tuesday from their son.
Vernon who is serving overseas. He
said he was O. Kr and had been
transferred to Uncle Sam’s best field
artillery.
Mr and Mrs. W A. Gifford and
daughter. Miss Beulah and Wylie
Gifford made a business trip to Par-
is Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Betterton of
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had recently undergone a major op
ycration, but was recuperating nicely, j Deport, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Henry Dryden received word that I Mrs. Harmon Betterton,
his mother, Mrs. R M Dryden of j Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Gooch and
Clarksville, had fallen from the ! daughter, Barbara Ann of Deport,
doorstep at her home there, painful- spent Sunday with her parents. Mr.
ly injuring her shoulder and chest.'and Mrs. J W. Shiver,
but fortunately no hones were brok- I Mr ;iml Mrs Wuiu.r Glfford iin(|
cn' ; son, Kenneth, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. T. A. York spent Saturday j Floyd Gifford spent Thursday with
night and Sunday with her brother. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Less Gifford at Halos-
Lem Cooper at Clarksville, who has boro.
been quite ill, hut is reported im- | Mr. and Mrs. Curley Hughes and
children of Texarkana, spent Thurs- Thursday on business.
Allums who teaches day and Friday with relatives here | Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cheatham
spent the week I and his pan its, Mr. and Mrs. Jim I and children, Billy and Jo Marie of
Several from here attended sing*
ing at Clardy Sunday night.
Miss Kathleen Crafton spent the
week end at Paris with Miss Marie
Parke;
Pvt. Doy Rook of Camp Clabome,
La., is here for a visit with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rook.
Mrs. J. C. Pomroy spent Monday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Pomroy at Clardy.
Mrs. John Bishop who has been
at a Paris hospital for some time,
was able to be carried to the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Hugh Pom-
roy, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pettit and
children of Pattonville, spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Pettit.
Bill Pomroy was reported quite
ill the first of the week.
Dean Thornton has been ill the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McDowra of
Pattonville, visited Sunday with
Mrs. L. M. Pettit.
Coy Pomroy lost a good work
mule the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Smith of
Reno, spent Saturday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Gil Steel.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harris and
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee and son,
Jimmy of Paris, spent the week end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sou-'
therland.
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Mrs. Quinton of Glendale, has re-
turned home after spending the past
week in the home of her son, rhi»f
Mantooth and family.
A forty-two party was enjoyed at
the home of Bud Kincaid Wednesdar
night.
W. M. Moore has been employed
at Texarkana.
Cpl. Archie Lee Moore who is sta- ' ttsssmi
tioned in Mississippi, is spending a
fifteen-day furlough with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lee attended
the funeral of Mrs. Lee’s grandfa-
ther on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. W. Lewis is visiting in the
home of her son, W. M. Lee and
family.
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Attention, John-
CLARDY
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Woodall and
son l ave moved to Deport from the
E. O. Thompson farm, and Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Wright have moved
from the Cunningham farm to the
house vacated by them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tidwell and Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Hobbs were in Paris
proved.
Miss Gertii
in the Hooks school
end with home-folks here. I Hughes at Deport. j Windorn and Mr. and Mrs. Wells
Miss Mima Cottcn of Big Spring. I Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williamson and Johnson and daughter. Kvelyn of
visited in the N. C, Hinson home ; baby. Glenda! Jean of Deport, spent Reno, visited in the home of Mrs.
Sunday. i Sunday with ins parents, Mr. and ; Will Allen on Sunday.
Joe Gibson of Roaring Springs, | Mrs. S, A Williamson. j Announcements have been receiv-
spent Saturday night in the W A. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pearson of ed by relatives here of the marriage
Gotten home. Deport, spent from Wednesday until of Miss Sara Dean Brown, daughter
Pvt. Gene Hawkins of Camp Max- j Saturday with her parents, Mr. and I of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown of
ey, spent the week end with his j Mrs, J. W. Shiver. j Beaumont, former residents of this
wife here. . Miss Beulah Gifford spe nt Mon- ! community, to O. V. Woodard Jr. on
day with Mr. and .V.r.s. Robbie j Feb. 14. The wedding will be at
Gooch at Deport. 1 8:30 o’clock in the morning in the
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Gifford and son, Methodist church, Rev. Gordon AI-
Bnbhie Joe, spent Friday and Sat- exander. pastor of South Bark Meth-
urday with relatives at Texarkana.
I’vt Charles Shiver and Pvt. Ken-
neth Murphec of Camp MaxOy,
spent a short time Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. J W Shiver.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Franks and
B. F. Stogner of Green Hill, trails- ‘ -
acted business in Johntown. Monday.
Gayle, small daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Bill Porter, was carried to the i
Grant hospital at Deport for treat- ;
ment Saturday,
Mrs. Joe Cooper and children :
transacted business in Clarksville I
Saturday.
Pfc. Richard M. Callis of Milan,
Mich., now at Camp Maxey, Paris.- children of Rugby. Mrs. Albert Cros- I and Mrs. Effic Crawford visited in ers’ wives have planted early gar-
apent the week end m the Gene i son of Deport, Mr. and Mrs. Finis - the home of Mrs. Vina Brooks at dens,
Hawkins home. I Gifford and children and Mrs. JoofBogata on Sunday. Mid-term examinations were com-
George Thom s and James Riggs Lee Betterton and children and Mr. j Mr. and Mrs. Richard Slaton of pletcd last wei k. all pupils making
left for the an iy Thursday, J. C. i and Mrs. Normal Francis of Deport. ! Deport, spent Sunday in the home very good grades.
Cooper left for the navy this week, [.spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. | of their daughter, Mrs. Les Gifford. J. 11, Parker hauUd two tanks of
odist church officiating. Mr. Wood-
ard is employed with t! e Pennsyl-
vania shipyards.
Jimmie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob town.
Vaughan, was ill part of last week. Farmers in this community are
Mrs. Homer Hobbs and children busy bedding land and many farm-
Singing was enjoyed here Sunday
night with a large crowd present
,md singers from other communities
'■'•ere very much appreciated.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Glen Ballard
spent the week end with Iter parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Tom Eudy at Cunning-
ham.
Mrs. Daisy Walts and daughter and
a soldier friend from Camp Maxey,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Watts.
Mrs. Mollie Larue who is just back
from Washington, is here for a visit
" ith her sister. Mrs. Alice McCar-
ter.
Miss Zetta Marie Floyd entertain-
ed her primary pupils with a party
Monday afternoon. They popped
eo'n and made popcorn balls and
< ach report-'d a very good time.
Walter Anderson almost lost his
home last week l.y Pro when a lamp
i xploded.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ballard ahd
i oys spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. May Bennett at Biards-
Crystal City,
ny and Mary!
There’s not going to be a shortage
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daughter of Clardy, spent Sunday j l*lan 250 carloads have been ship-
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I Pec* from this great growing center
C. Pomroy. i and the outlook for more carloads is
Miss Virginia Turner of Deport, i said to be most encouraging.
spent the week end with Miss Ettie j---—
Finch. | For centuries Andean Indians
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Upchurch, have dried potatoes for long pre-
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and children of Halesboro, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Rook.
Mrs. Bob Finch and daughters,
Miss Ettie and Mrs. Clyde Chappell,
attended a quilting at the Winter
church Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pomroy and
children spent Sunday with her sis-
ter. Mrs. Vera Cross at Cunningham. |
Mrs. Raymond Hoover spent Mon-
day with Mrs. Henry Friday at Min-
ter.
Miss Evelyn Lynn of Shady Grove,
spent the week end with Miss Mar-
garet Hoover.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Chappell at-
tended the bedside of their brother-
in-law. W. B. Morgan at the Grant
hospital at Deport Sunday afternoon.
Troy and Clinton Keener made a
business trip to Dallas Thursday.
Mrs, J. R. Finch has received word
of the marriage of her grandson,
James Skidmore at San Diego, Calif.
servation; in this form they are call-
ed “chunos.”
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Helping the Consumer
Lewis Stokes transacted business
in Mt. Vernon Monday
Mrs. Lewis Stokes and Mrs,
Watts are ill this week
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Marvin Bettorton and Mrs. John Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gifford and’ water for the school Monday.
Franks and daughter. Miss Ruth. | children and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mrs. John Parker, who has been
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hignight of I Gifford and children of Shadowland, with her daughter. Mrs. Frank
Deport, .spent the week end with her visited Wednesday and Thursday in Grigsby at Pasadena, has returned
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Texas Floor Prices
Set on Four Crops
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College Station. — Floor prices on
four major canning crops, tomatoes,
green peas, sweet corn and beans,
were announced recently by the
Texas USDA war board.
Leading the list were green peas
1 parents. Mr. and Mrs. W A. Gifford.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tally and
I children and J. O Tally of Deport,
I spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
i Shiver.
j Joe Lee Betterton of Texarkana,
is visiting his wife and children
here.
Mrs. Walter Gifford and son, Ken-
neth, spent Saturday with her mo-
ther, Mrs Jessie Hayes at Deport,
Ross Skaggs was called to Tyler
the home of Les Gifford and family, home.
in A War Economy
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Commercial advertisers are helping you — the con-
sumer — to understand and meet war-time problems:
HI
•t $90 a ton and snap beans at $80
a Ion. The price support on toma- | Thursday to be examined for the
toes has been set at $22 a ton while t army,
the price of sweet corn showed $17
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a ton.
The new prices represent $17 50 a
ton more for green peas and $5 rtioro
a ton on tomatoes than the 1942 av-
erage. Price supports were not in
effect on sweet corn and snap beans
under the 1942 program.
In Briscoe County, Texas, which
lias partly on high level plains and
partly on the Cap Rock escarpment,
the elevation drops as much as 1,000
ftwt within the distance of a few
Natives Prefer
Nickels to Dimes
pt
Brownwood. — North African na-
tives takes American nickels in pre-
ference to dimes, and Americans
over there are in “very high spirits,"
according to letters received.
American- soldiers, arriving in Af-
rica during the Christmas holidays,
made a round of French communi-
ties singing Christmas carols, to the
delight of the French population.
1. By telling you how to conserve
equipment
Your book of War Savings
Stamps—even though full—
pays you no interest, unless
you turn it in for War Sav-
ings Bonds. For it is only the
bonds which bear interest t
2. By telling you how to get more
efficient service from equipment
(or appliances) you already own
3. By telling you about the most
reliable mafntenace and repair
services
mr ■
Sr,;."
3,000 Baby Chicks
POUR TO TWLEVE DAYS OLD
Hi:
LEGHORNS
REDS
ROCKS
WYANDOTTS
and others—price 10c to 14c
ahaad and get discount
sra
HATCHING
If you have a full book
now, every day you-wait
COW you money I
BONDS
SOLD
HERE
4. By telling you where and how
to get adequate substitutes
5. By explaining war-time regula-
tions that affect you directly
6. By informing you how to keep
well and fit through sound nu-
trition
So hurry to the First Na-
tional Bank today and
convert your full War
Savings Stamp books to
U. S. War Savings Bonds.
This advertisement is a contribution to America’s
First National Bank
tkaa
7. By supporting newspapers fin-
ancially, thereby supplying you
with more and better informa-
tion about events at home and
abroad thanks available in any
other country in the 4
—all at minimum cost to yon.
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1943, newspaper, February 11, 1943; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth902070/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.