The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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Clifton MilUap of Mabel,
li visiting in the home of her
Hr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell.
L. R. Wright left Thursday
Terrell to visit relatives.
Billy Tucker left Saturday for
1, where he is employed and
visit his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyl
Mrs. Ernest Wyatt spent the week
id with home folks at Cunning-
The senior class, accompanied by
8upt. A. V. Price and Mrs Ella
Moorhead, went on a picnic at Dain.
gerfield Friday and Saturday.
Morris Fisher of Camp Wolters,
Mineral Wells, visited friends and
relatives here over the week end.
The Rev. M. E. Wyatt of Deport,
preached the baccalaureate sermnr.
here Sunday evening at 8 o’clock at
the Baptist church
Mr. and Mrs. Giles McCarvcr of
Houston, visited in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F W Bran-
don, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Moorehead of Dallas,
spent the week end with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rozell.
Also Mrs. J. K. Baker and daugh-
PATTONV1LLB
Most all the farmers are plant-
ing cotton after several days of rain
which delayed all farm work.
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday at all three churches here.
Miss Doris Crockett of Hugo, spent
the week end here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Crockett.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jenkins of
Commerce, were here Monday to
visit his son, Elmo Jenkins and fam-
ily.
P. T. Wilson and family and Mrs.
Ollie Legate and children spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Legate at McKinney.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Chism of
Hooks, visited friends here over the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Skidmore and
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Willis were in
Arthur City Sunday to see Billy
Skidmore, who is operating a filling
station at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bailey of Mal-
vern, Ark., are visiting in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Merritt.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Donley of
near Pattonville, visited in the home
of her brother, Cleve Myers and
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Selma of Bagwell, spent family at Shady Grove Sunday night.
8unday in the Rozell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunch Humphreys
of Bogota, visited in the home of
her nephew, Mr. and Mrs. David
Anderson, Sunday
D. F. Gullion of Detroit, visited
his daughter, Mrs Sue Watkins at
the home of his sister, Mrs. J. L.
Bagley, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Dugger and
son and Mrs Clifton Millsap visited
in the home of Mrs. Minnie Kelley
at Clarksville Sunday evening.
Miss Irene Bagley. daughter of
Mrs. J. L. Bagley of Fulbright, and
sophomore at Paris Junior College,
was chosen princess to the annual
May Fete there Friday night. Miss
Bagley represented the Science
Club and was one of twenty-five
princesses who represented the vari-
ous campus clubs. |
Aubrey Cardwell, who has been '
employed at Fort Smith, Ark , is I
visiting his wife and children., I
Mrs. Lorene Humphrey of Dallas, !
visited in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Bill Baker. Saturday and Sun-
day. j
Miss Irene Bagley was a guest in
Cleve Myers was a visitor Sunday
in the home of his mother, Mrs. Lu-
cy Myers at Rockford.
Mr. and Mrs. John Temple and
children, Melba and Johnnie of Ful-
bnglit, and Mrs. J. W. Temple visit-
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Less
Temple Sunday.
Henry Pomroy and family of
Cross Roads, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Cherry of Pattonville,
spent Sunday in the home of Jim
Sterling of Paris. Mr. Sterling, who
has been quite ill, is improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skidmore of
Paris, spent Sunday in the home of
his brother, Fred Skidmore and fam-
ily, Sunday.®
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young of Hooks,
spent Friday night in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Young.
Ed Harvey and granddaughters of
Paris, were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl McHam.
Willard Books, mechanic for the
county barn here, had a piece of
steel removed from his eye in Paris
Friday.
Louie Roberts, who is employed at
Hooks, spent the week end here with
the home of Miss Virginia Amis at j j-,is wife.
Paris Friday. Frank Ladd, who is stationed in
Mr. and Mrs. John McClendon of ] jj g Army at Camp Luis in
Simms, spent the week end in the \ California, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. j Willard Books and his mother, Mrs.
Gene Lee. , j p- Ladd at Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Masingill Miss Vesta Mae Sides of Amaril! >,
and daughtei. Sue, visited in they ]s spending a few days in the home
home of his parents. Mi and Mrs. , ,,f Willard Books and relatives at
Tom Masingill at Deport Sunday. Milton
Mrs. Grady Height of Paris, was; L,.vj Phillips of Dallas, was here
a Fulbright visitor Monday. over the week end to visit his mo-
HOOVERTOWN
Sunday school and church were
well attended Sunday.
Virgil Bowman and Mrs. Willie
Howe and N. A Whitley are report-
ed ill this week.
A 71 j -pound daughter was born
April 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Woods, and has been named Doro-
thy Gene,
Mr. and Mrs. Prcssie Whitley vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. N. Whitley at
Stringtown Sunday.
Henry Phillips of Detroit, visited
Roy Lee Littles recently.
Mrs. Joe Woods of West Texas,
visited relatives and friends here
Friday, also Gordon Woods of Mem-
phis, is visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Dawson of
Mt. Vernon, visited in the home of
Miss Bertha Thomas recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bryant visited
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Garmon at
Detroit recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Horton, Mr.
and Mrs. Preacher Phillips of De-
troit visited in the W. W. Bryant
home Sur .ay. Mrs. Bryant accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. Horton home
for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young spent
Sunday with his sister and husband,.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Sims of
Bogata.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hignight and
Mrs. Willie Woods spent Fr ay with
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shuford at Winns-
boro.
HALESBORO
,\lrs. Maud Franks and daughters,
Mrs. Marvin Betterton, Mrs. Finis
Gifford and Miss Ruth Franks of
Shadowland. visited in the home
of their brother and uncle, Buster
Wright and wife on Friday.
Raymond Wright returned home
Tuesday from a visit in the home of
his brother, Bill Wright at Bisbee,
Ariz.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Herring and
children of Bogata, spent Friday in
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Herring.
Horace Jeffus of Texarkana, spent
from Wednesday until Friday at his
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hobbs and
grandson, Johnny Hobbs, visited in
the home of Philip Hobbs and fam-
ily at Bogata, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Herring and
children of Brewster, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
E Herring.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cheatham
and children of Windom, and Mr.
and Mrs. Wells Johnson and daugh-
ter of Reno, were Sunday guests in
the home of Mrs. W. B. Allen.
CARD OF THANKS
Morris Vial of Blossom spent the :
! week end with Miss Loyce Palmer.
SK.
Pvt. Norman Seaff of Bangor. Me.,
came in Sunday for a visit with Ins
lather, Ed Scaff. and Ins sister, Mrs
Mack Glover at Bogata.
Mrs. Edgar Hooker, who has been
In Hot Springs, Ark . for the past
three weeks, is expected home the
first of next week.
Lester Cole of Huntsville, came
last week end and took over Ins
duties as teacher of the agriculture
class.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob King visited
their son, Travis King and family at
English Sunday.
Carol Harkrider of Fort Sill. Ok.,
■pent the ^week end with his wife
and other relatives.
John Edwards of Detroit, visited
his daughter, Mrs. Gene Lee and
fatally part of last week.
The children and grandchildren of
Mrs. Ann Kelley met at her home
Sunday for her 78th birthday. There
were twenty-six present: Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Ford and children. Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Kelley and daughter
Bogata, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Storey
^jjnd children of Deport, Mr. and
lira. Floyd Kelley and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Dugger and
■on, Jerrel Kelley of Clarksville and
Mias Bonnie Ruth Williams.
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GETTING AROUND THE LAW
tiler and sister.
Mrs. Joe Denny and son. Joe
Travis. Mrs. John Caston and dau-
ghter. Debra and Mrs. John Morrow
spr nt Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A McClung at Blossom.
G W. Monk of Independence, was
a cook end visitor in the home of _______________
his daughter. Mrs. Bob Phillips I sp„nt th). wc(.k ,,nd hero with honu.
I lie school will close here Friday ' f0p,s
with a picnic. Everyone is invited i __________________
to come and bring lunch. Rev. A.
N Boyd of Deport, delivered the
graduation address here Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Grace McHam visited her
mother. Mrs. J. F Fendley at Min-
ter, Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Benham of Paris,
During the Gay Nineties, a North
Caroline law forbade the operation ;
of freight trains on Sunday unless !
they carried livestock. In order to:
comply with the law and still keep I
its trains running, one railroad car- j
ril'd a mule1 on each freight.
We wish to thank everyone who
was so kind and comforting in our
time of sorrow at the death of our
husband, father, brother and son,
j Murray L. Anderson. Words fail to
express our deep appreciation of the
beautiful floral offering and the
neighborly deeds of love. God’s
I blessings upon all of you.
The Anderson Family.
CUNNINGHAM
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The room mothers held their last
meeting for the year Thursday after-
noon at the school house. Officers
elected for another year are: Mrs.
Harry Slusher, president; Mrs. Jim
Davis, 1st vice-pres.; Mrs. Mark Ma-
line, 2nd vice-pres.; Miss Euylene
Hutto, sec.; Mrs. Fred Cox, treas.;
Mrs. Gercnia Spear, reporter. Par-
liamentary committee, Mrs. Rook
Jordan; program committee, Mrs. F.
E. McGahan; finance committee,
[Mrs. Ira Temple; arrangement com-
mittee, Mrs. Horace Reed.
A large crowd attended the bac-
calaureate services held Sunday at
the gym, with Rev. Carter McKemy
of Deport, delivering the message to
the graduates. The mothers served
lunch to the class at the school audi-
torium, picnic style, after which sev-
eral pictures were made of the class
in their caps and gowns.
The little folks with their spon-
sors, presented a program on Tues-
day night and the seventh grade
graduation exercises were held on
Wednesday night. Thursday night
commencement exercises will be
held. Everybody is invited.
People of this community were
sorry to hear of the death of Mrs.
Zora Clouse of McCrury. She for-
merly lived here. This community
extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Lester Sloan of Langley Field,
Va., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Zeb
Page of Cunningham.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgle Hulett and
children of Deport, spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Will Howell and son of Jackson,
Miss., returned home Monday after
spending several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Silas Howell. Mrs. Lon Howell,
who has been visiting here for sev-
eral months, returned home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Murl Roach of John-
town and Mrs. John Allen of Rock-
ford, spent Sunday in the Silas How-
ell home.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McGahan and
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Temple spent Sun-
day afternoon visiting in Blossom.
Harold Bell of Paris, spent Sunday
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Bell.
Rev. O. H. Garner of Paris, preach-
ed Sunday night at the Baptist
church.
A slumber party was given recent-
ly at the home of Miss Kathryn Lan-
caster of Rockford in honor of the
Cunningham senior girls. Those at-
tending were Sarah F. Hulett, Fanr
nie B. Wilson, Maurine Norwood,
Claris Mable Kennedy, Georgia
Cherry, Geraldine Temple, Ann
Humphrey, Johnnie B. Claypool and
Jackie Taylor. Everyone reported
a nice time.
A party was given recently in the
home of Mrs. Mae Roby for the so-
phomore class and their sponsor,
(Miss Freeman Gunn.
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FOR SALE—Good prairie hay at 20
cents per bale as long as it lasts.
Jno G. Wright. tf
HANDS WANTED —To do farm
work. Frank C. Stevenson, 4 miles
south of Deport. 11-12-p
SALES PADS—Plenty of them, 100
sheets to book. Good quality pa-
per The Times.
FOR SALE!—Smooth-mouthed mule,
weigh 900, 16 years old; sell cheap.
W. P. Lynn, Rockford. 13-p
SHINERS—For the fisherman. Place
your order if possible a few hours
before you need them. Homer
Hayes. 12-p
LOST—Link with pin off of Ford
tractor, between home of Walter
Bell and Pattonville. Notify J. A.
Wilson, Paris Rl.
FOR SALE—1941 Ford, two-door,
clean and in good shape. Driven
only 25,000 miles; priced reasonable
for cash. Jack G. Davis, Deport. 13-p
LIVESTOCK OWNERS NOTICE —
We remove free your unskinned
dead or crippled stock . Call day or
night, collect, 153 Paris. Paris Soap
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942, newspaper, May 7, 1942; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth902123/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.