The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. [61], No. [23], Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 9, 1942 Page: 4 of 4
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FOUR
THE DELTA COURIER
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1942
ersonals \m
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Staff Meeting in Australia
I St
iss Dorothy Moxley is visit-]
g relatives at Big Lake and
her points for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moss are
taking their vacation and visited
in Dallas Monday.
Miss Katherine Lancaster is a
medical patient at Junes Clinic.
and Hospital. She is a s ster of j
Mrs. Barton Good.
James Albright, who has a
traveling ’.position, spent the
\yieK end with Mrs. Albright and
ildren here.
iss Martha Joe Reiger of
nville is visiting her aunts,
Manton Miller, and Mrs.
Vilson.
Weds in Sulphur
Springs Thursday
CANDIDATES MUST FILE
APPLICATIONS BY JUNE 13
Former Cooper Girl
♦ PECAN GAP •
♦ MRS. C. A. COCKRELL •
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦, , “ \ ,
! Mrs Jane Marg\et Scott,
Our farmers have been ex-i daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Ewel ^
ceedingly busy during the past ( Ross Scott of Sulphur Springs,, pijuations may be made to Tom
two weeks with their various became the bride of Charlie Ed- j Cumming, chairman, or Tom
kinds of farm work and it seems i Ward Ebert, ulso of that city, Rountree, secretary
almost unbelievable as to how ; Thursday aH. 4 p. m.
All county and precinct can-
didates must file their applica-
tions not latter than’ June 13 to
have their name appear on the
Democratic primary ticket. Ap-
Entertains With
Birthday Party
cle-Elect Honored
tK Buffet Supper
Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas
soldiers, is shown (second k at inns forces in the Southwest Pacific,
commander in chief of 1 111 . . Australia aft-r a staff meeting at
a MacArthur aide. ____
Safe Passage
Was Guaranteed
Mrs. Jack Silmun und Mrs.
Gene Moss entertained with a
buffet supper Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Silman’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bartley,
in honor of Miss Pauline Aikin,
bride-elect of Earl Hooks of Bon-
ham. The table in the dining j
room was centered with a crystal I
bowl of gardenias, while other |
tables held gardenias in small •
crystal vases. White and piewrdy j
gladioli and daisies were favored!
decorations for the entertaining
rooms.
following awo t course supper,
the honoree was presented with
gifts of colored linens.
The guest list included: the
honoree, Miss Aikin, Mrs. Her-
man Stringer, Greenville; Misses
Pauline Jordan, Commerce; Maud
Anderson, Dallas; Mrs. W. C.
Hazlewood, Ross Hooks, Wade
Bledsoe, F. P. Salmon, G. L-1 ~ ~ . IZ
Miller, Allen Hazlewood, EdlVllSS Bobbie F OSter
Adair, W. C. Walls, Hubert Smith, ]yfarrjeg Bill Kent
John' Houston, Lucile Van Scoy,
I.undy Hooten, Jr., O. W. Wilhite,
Paul Sardegree, Wilbur Hart,
i mm
-v
The cere-,
much work they have accomplish-1 niony took place at the home of
, ed and figurately speaking we Rev. Elmer Martin, minister of
I were blessed last Friday night ^be Christian Church. Only rel-
I, with a “million dollar” rain. De- ativea and close friends witness*
| spite the exceeding bnd prospects ed the ceremony.
1 of a crop two weeks ago, the work The bride wore a white suit
j that has been done in the fields with white accessories and she
since that date, plus the most carried a green purse. Mr. Nor-
i beneficial rain of the year near, ,.j8 Df Sulphur Springs attended
j the close of last week, has so j the groom as best man.
changed things that it looks now j Following the ceremony, the
like we might make an average C0Uple left for New Orleans, La.,
size crop. j and Mississippi on a wedding trip.
R. A. (Allen) Hazlewood, who! Mrs. Ebert is the second
hedds a position in the post of- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott
fice of Cooper, says it “pays to and was a graduate of Sulphur
advertise” as evidence of this Springs High School. Mi-. Ebert
fact he read an ad in the Delta js a graduate of Beeville High
Courier last Tuesday morning School, his former home, and at-
where C. A. Cockrell had lost^ tended A. and M. College. Mr.
$2.30 in postage stamps on the Ebert is a geologist for the
streets of Cooper the afternoon | Brown Oil Co., located at Sul-
before. Some one found these phur Springs. „
stamps and brought them to the |----
post office and Mr. Hazlewood in [)inner Honoring MlSS
turn mailed them to the owner at! . . ,
after i Aikin And r lance
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dittrict, County,
er». Public Weigher and Justice
of Peace, precinct 1, $10.00 each.
Other precinct offices, $5.00
each.
Mrs. Ed F. Smith entertained
with a party Tuesday in honor
of her daughter, Jane, who cel-
ebrated her thirteenth birthday^
I. net ta were Invited in the jrtri
where femes were played. Fruit*
punch and sandwiches were serv-
ed to Bettie Jane Stephenson,
Marylou Wells, Billy McClanahan,
Dot Riggs, Mary Ruth Vaughan,
! Anna Lou Choate, Litrelle Temp-
Commission- iet()n> Betty Allen, Joe Jeter, Bill
Crunk, Harry Thomas, Jeff
Blackwell, Earl Hendrix, Harvey
Bruce, Thomas Lamb and Charles
] Turner Wickersham.
The following political an-
nouncements are made- subject In
the Democratic primary July
1942:
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* 0!P1C M ST
DflOHNiNOHOlMIgSVE^
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Guaranteed and granted safe passage from Lisbon through sub-
.nfested waters, the Swedish-Amerlean liner Drottingholm looms against
New York’s sky-line as tugs dock her at Jersey City to discharge diplo-
mats, newspaper men and refugees from Axis countries. Nine hundred
and eight persons were aboard, including women and children.'
I The marriage of Miss Bobbie
T ' u ’ ,, „ , i Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Olen Janes, Herman Sparks and „ ’ * ... ‘ artA
*++++++++++++++
* KLONDIKE *
* MRS. FRONIA McBRIDE +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Pecan Gap immediately ,
reading Mr. Cockrell’s advertise-1 --
ment. I Mr. and Mrs. J. Olen Yeager!
Mr. and Mrs. James Reid and of Paris entertained with a buf-
son, James Morgan, of Dallas fet dinner in Paris h riday e\en-
were here over the week end. ing honoring Miss 1 auline Aikin ,
Justice of the Peace I. N. I.an- j bride-elect of Earl Hooks of Bon- j
ham and Constable J. W. Sandlin ham. Spring flowers decorated the i
transacted official business in living room and the dining table 1
Cooper Monday. i was centered with a vari-colored
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Price and arrangement of garden flowers, j
son, Neil, of Friona, and Mr. and A two course dinner was served
Mrs. B. H. Price and son of La- buffet style,
donia visited in the home of
their sister, Mys. T. L. Billings-j Aikin, Mr. Hooks, Mr. and Mrs.
ley, and family the first of the Vance Aikin, Mr. and Mrs. It. A.
week. 1 Hazlewood of Cooper and Mrs.
Mrs. Minnie! Landers,. M\ s. j M. E. Whittington of Paris.
Molly Pitman and Mrs, Salley
•; | Webster of Fort Worth visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs, T. L.
Billingsley and daughter, Frances,
the first of the week.
Jack Willmon was in Texar-!
kana Saturday.
For R<*pre»entative, 126th Flotoi-
ml Dittrict:
JOE W. (Coon Creek) GANDY.
For County Judge:
J. E. THOMPSON
For County Attorney:
W. H. CRUNK
For Sheriff:
I D. E. (Brick) WOOD
J. M. (Pete) WOOD
R. A. (Allen) KERBOW
For County Superintendent ol
Public Instructions:
JESS E. MOXLEM
EUAL T. SMITH
For County Clerk:
C. V. (Duck) STEPHENSON
(Re-Election 2nd Term)
For County Treasurer:
MRS. LUTIE (Shumate)
WILSON
CLYDE BRACKEEN
For District Clerk:
BEN HOLCOMB
Mrs. N. Noland and two daugh-
ters of Clovis, N. M., is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. J. A. Blevins of
Cooper and Mrs. Autrey Landers
of Lake Creek.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT, furnished apartment,
230, E. Waco, telephone 7.
FOR SALE, 8 600-16 size tires,
4 nearly new.—John Woodall.
c23r24*
Guests were: the honorees, Miss] BOB It ICKERSHAM
For Assessor-Collector:
G. W. (Bill) MORGAN
For Commissioner, Precinct ll
R. L. CHAMBLISS
II. E. (Pete) BLEDSOE
For Commissioner, Precinct Zl
WESLEY 0. WALLACE
OSCAR TIDWELL
D. B. (Bryan) LONG
F. L. CATES
union study oourse is being con- For Commissioner, Precinct 3i
Miss Frances Billingsley and'ducted at the Bap.tist„ Ch“rch in j T. C. WILHITE
FOR SALE, used sheet iron, all
lengths.—J. F. Henslee Hard-
ware.
MULES FOR SALE, plenty of
good work mules; also hay.—La-
mar Truck & Tractor Co. rctf
! SUNDAY SCHOOL AND TRAIN-
ING COURSE AT KLONDIKE
BAPTIST CHURCH
A Sunday school and training!
FOR SALE, plenty of work mules
and good brood mares. Also good
milk cows.—Hanna and Young, f
FOR SALE, used 7-tube radio
1932 motorcycle. Sell for cash or
exchange for milk cow or cows.—
Mrs. Ed Smith, route 1, Box 24^^
WANTED, experienced color^^
cook and house keeper. Apply to
Mrs. J. W. Wickersham, Cooper
Beauty Shop.
WANTED, 100,000 rats to kill
with Ray’s Rat Killer. Guaranteed.
For defense kill your rats. 35c,
50c, $1.00 at Miller’s Pharmacy.
rc34*
W. D. Hart.
Shower Given In
Honor Recent Bride
Misses Fiances Stubblefield „ , . , ,
and Treva Nell McDonald en- lhe I”'esonce of relatlves and close
tertained with a linen shower
R. H. Foster of this city, and j Mr. and Mrs. Arcih Smallwood
Segt. Bill C. Kent, son of Mrs. and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Hettid Kent, of Fort Sam Hous-
ton was solemnized Friday at 2
p. m. at the home of Miss Eliza-
beth Tillman. The Rev. Timothy
W. Guthrie read the service in
Friday afternoon for Mrs. Rob-
ert Schmitter, the former Hazel
Taylor, at the home of the lat-
ter. Games were played and
Dorothy Jean Jones won the
prize which she presented to the
honoree. Later gifts were pre-
sented to the honoree in paper
bags.
A salad plate was served to the
following: the honoree, Mrs. Rob-
ert Scihmitter, Misses Helen Ed
Vaughan, Billy Jo Millard, Dora
Kathryn Miller, Dorothy Jean
Jones, Mary Davis, Kathleen
Woodall, Maurine Helms, and
Mrs. M. Stubblefield. The rooms
went decorated in red carnations
and vases of spring flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. (.', Keahey,
who have been living on East
First Street, have moved their
furniture to the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Wil-
son, until she leaves to join Mr.
veahey. County Agent .Toe Fro-
ese and Mrs. Frobese have
nted the property vacated by
.r. and Mrs. Keahey.
friends. • A green and white
background with baskets of
daisies formed an altar for the
•ceremony. Mrs. Clarence Walls
played the wedding marches and
“I Love You Truly,” before the
ceremony.
The\ bride, who was attended
by her father, wore a brown
and white sheer street dress, with
brown and white accessories. Her
flowers were gardenias.
Robnett and sons attended the
singing convention in Cooper
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bennington
and son of Enloe visited Sunday
with theri parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Patterson.
Bro. and Mrs. Leonard Mullens
and little daughter, Frances Lynn,
of Cooper were visitors of Mrs.
Claud Moxley and daughter, Miss
Irmajean, Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Prentice James
made a business trip to Cooper
Saturday.
Douglas Hooten of Dallas left
last week for the U. S. service
„ . . . after spending1 a few days here
At a small reception' following with his parents Mr. and Mrg.
r-v AT V.,. IJ >
• Klondike this week. Rev. Harper,
: pastor, and wife and Miss Riley1
1 are the teachers. Those from ad-
Commerce Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Truett Carter of .
„ . ,, , lourning counties are invited.
Dallas were here over the week J
end.
Mrs. T, C. Billingsley has re-
turned home from a two weeks
visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Thea Quisenberry, of Clarksville.
Mr .and Mrs. R. L.
and daughter were in Commerce
REV. JORDAN PREACHING AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Henry W. Jordan, pastor
Edwards ^ "esley Methodist Church in
| Dallas, arrived Sunday to assist
j Rev. Timothy W. Guthrie in a
a MWssesyCarHe and Pearl Cum-1 r«vivaJ meeting at the Methodist
mings were shopping in Cooper
Friday.
Several people from here at-
tended district court at Cooper
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reid were
in Dallas Monday.
Church here. He preached Sun-
day night and services will con-
tinue all weqjk, 10 a. m. and 8
p. m.
the ceremony, Mrs. F. Engle
served punch with the bride’s
cake. Segt. and Mrs. Kent left
for a short wedding trip before
he returns to Fort Sam Houston
where he isi stationed. Mrs. Kent
is a graduate of Cooper High
School and accomplished in music
and has been a teacher for sev-
eral terms.
Breakfast For Bride-
Fleet Sunday Morning
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Wilhite
entertained with a breakfast
Sunday morning in honor of Miss
Pajuline Aikin, bride-elect of
Earl Hooks of Bonham. The
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Combs
and children of Dalhart are vis- ... , , , . T„
... ,, „ , , pottery bowl of gardenias. Places
iting Mrs. R. L. Combs here also ........ _____„
table was centered with
low
relatives in Paris.
| were set for the honoree, Miss
' Aikin, Mr. Hooks, Mr. and Mrs.
1 Gene Moss, Dr. and Mrs. Olen
Review and Courier $1.50 a year ] .Janes and the host and hostess.
Edd Hooten.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Hooten i
hnd children of Dallas visited
Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mac Hooten, and at-
tended services at the Church of
Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. Manton Pound
and son, Larry, of Austin visit-
ed friends here last week.
Mrs. Alice Hunt, who is ill, has
not been sa well for the last few
days.
Mrs. Dewitt Bledsoe has been
ill but is reported better this
week.
Friends here regret to hear
of the sudden passing of Mrs.
Ed McKinney of Cooper Friday, j
Mrs. Paul Henry and Mrs. 1
Dovie Williams were in Cooper]
Friday.
R. C. Reed of Quinlan spent
Thursday night with O. P. ,Hoot-
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS: Fu-
neral sprays and cut flowers. We
Mr“s.,“Frank“‘Wayne Shaw and \send flowers anywhere. Mrs. W.
son, Don, were in Cooper Tues-jD’ Hart’ Phones 83'86’
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Richardson
and children recently visited in
Blue Ridge and they also visited
Read the ads in the Courier.
Mrs. Richardson’s brother, Paul
E. Fagg, who is stationed at
Hicks Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright I
were in Paris Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McCrary, j
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray visited
in Greenville recently.
Correction: The infant son of |
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shaw has been
named Jerry Thomas instead of
Andrew Jackson, as formerly an-
nounced.
Our Job Is to Save
Dollars
t
Buy
y War Bonds
Every Pay Day
For Commissioner, Precinct 4l
PAUL (Dobber) BROWN
For Justice of the Peace, Pre. 1)
C. V. FLANARY
C. P. (Priest) ANDERSON
JIM R. WATKINS
For Public Weigher, Precinct ll
D. M. (Dave) THOMAS
HUGH WATERS
W. R. (Billie) ROGERS
C. A. (Aus) CRAVEN
CARL EWING
S. A. BURNETT
W. BRYAN BLEVINS
For Public Weigher, Precinct 4:
J. E. (Emmett) GILLEAN
For Public Weigher, Precinct 3«
CECIL GORDON
For Constable, Precinct 1:
W. T. (Willie) WILSON
WOMEN!
Modern facts
O
61 years of use
speak for
TO CHECK
Paris
mtmmmmu - mmmmam m.^nesnmssR
SERVING YOU
55 YEARS
There are many reasons “why.” The
best reasons are friendship, prices and . . .
Mrs. Ed Slayton of
here visiting relatives.
Drew MciDonnold, who recent- ]
lv underwent a major operut'on
at a local hospital of Cooper last |
week, was brought home Satur-
day.
Lee Combs transacted business
ar, li ving last week.
Lavon Loftin of Sheppard j
Field, Wichita Falls, is here vis-,
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.,
T. F. Loftin.
RAY WILSON
FROZEN FOOD
LOCKER
Preserve Your Fruit, Veg-
etables, and Meat For Y«
Around Use.
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J. T. TAYLOR
ABSTRACT CO.
2nd Floor Stovall Bldg.
Abstracts, Loans,
Real Estate and
Surveying
Phone 168
.iMMUBumissm
Mrs. J. B. Allard, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Carroll visited Tucs-
j day in Dallas with Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. Allard and family and Miss
Lurline Carroll, who has a posi- _____
tion there. | children of Dallas visited over
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Simmons I the week end with their parents,
were in Cooper Saturday. j Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Allard.
Miss Ella Mae Gough was in I Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hooten
Cooper Monday on business.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Shepherd ]
j and family have returned to their
j home in Kansas after visiting
good
service
GOODRICH FRODUCTS, ZENITH RA-
DIOS, IMPLEMENTS, STANDARD
SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE.
here with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Shepherd and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Anderson
of St. Louis, Mo., visited their
nephews and familes, Mr. and
Mr-. Keith Meador of Fredrick,
1 Okla. and Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
; Meador of Veinon and here with
I their sister, Mrs. R. F. Meador,
1 and husband, ui route to Hous-
i ton.
of Paris were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. l'oy Hurt and fam-
ily.
I. T. Hooten was in Cooper
; Saturday.
Hollis Askew, who is in the
] U. S. navy, was a visitor of Miss
i Mary .Jo Osborn Saturday.
Misses Valjean Jack-on, Mary
Sue and Hilly Claud Jackson were
] Cooper ' visitors Saturday even-1
; ing. j
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Munard, I
; Misses Earline Nelson and Ma-
rie Blundell and Earl Nelson were i
slee H’dwe
Mrs. , Ernest Allard of Com-j Cooper visitors Saturday,
mcrce visited Sunday with her • Mr. and Mrs, Berl Roland and
mother, Mrs. Virgie Hurt, and Mrs. A. A. Roland and children
family and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. were in Cooper Saturday.
| Allard. | ---
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Allard and Review • I Courier $1.50 a year
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