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THE BONHAM (Texas) HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1944
DANNER
People of this community have
been trying to garden. The farm-
ers are going to be late with crops
because of so much rain.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Bonham
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fitzwater.
Mr. and Mrs. John Landham and
family of Bonham were visitors in
this community Sunday afternioon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson and
son, Jimmie, spent Sunday with his
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace of
Sandy.
Mr. and: Mrs. Roy Walker of Ra-
venna spent Sunday with his broth-
er, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walker.
Miss Callie Ruth Vanwhoor of
Bonham spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Estelle Pearson and Louis
Pearson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson and
son, Jimmie, spent one day last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Pearson.
Several people from here were
Bonham shoppers - Monday.
Mr. Fields is still on the sick
list.
Collie Danner spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Landham.
WINDOM
Easter
Choice...
Fresh stripes are
chalking: up the
smartest suits in
town! So wonderful
for that band-box
fresh look—
have yours to steal
the spotlight
Easter thru Spring.
$19.85 to $24.50
SWARTZ
Bob Rosentangle and Junior King,
who have been employed here for
some time, have returned to their
home at Trenton, Mo.
Miss Ella Mae Dickens, who was
~aken to the home of her parents
m Sherman on account of illness,
is reported to be improving.
Miss Joyce Hill of Hillsboro was
a weekend guest of Miss Jo Ann
McCord.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bomar of
Grand Prairie are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Winthrow
of Savoy were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowrey and
family.
Sgt. and Mrs. George Abduch and
baby of Arizona, who have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bert Chand-
ler, left for their home Wednesday.
P. C. Gilbreath is in the Paris
sanitarium for treatment.
Miss Evelyn Brown of Dallas
spent the weekend here with rel-
atives.
Conrad Council is confined to
his bed with pneumonia.
The Methodist W'SCS met at the
church Monday afternoon in the
regular monthly business meeting
with the president, Mrs. Dalph Hill,
in charge. Mrs. Hill also gave the
devotional. The Society will meet
the third Monday night at the home
of Miss Ruth Dowlen with Mrs.
John I. Wheeler leader iof the prog-
ram.
■Mr. and Mrs. Dalph Hill spent
Sunday in Dallas, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Hill.
Mrs. H. H. Dobson has returned
to her home, after being a patient
in the Paris sanitarium.
Mrs. J. T. Nash was called to
Lannius Monday night by the ill-
ness of her father.
The Study Club of the Christian
"hurch met at the home of Mrs.
Gus Cooper Monday night with
eight present. The president, Mrs.
E. A. Pulliam, presided at the bus-
iness meeting. Each tone present
answered to roll call with a verse
of scripture. Mrs. Leeman Riddles,
leader for the evening, presented
a very interesting varied program,
after which delicious refreshments
were served. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. E. C.
Council.
The Friendship Class of the
Methodist Sunday school met at the
lunch room Monday night in a soc-
al meeting with 26 present. “42”
was enjoyed, after which a short
business meeting was held, and the
following officers were elected for
this year: Teacher, Mrs. John T.
Wheeler; assistant teacher, Mrs. Sa-
ra Wheeler; president, Mrs. Eula
McCord; vice-president, Ralph How-
ell; secretary, Mrs. Chester Fields.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hosts and hostesses, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Williams and Mr. and
Mrs. John Bomar. The next social
will be the first Monday night in
April with the men acting as hosts.
The 42 Club met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wood Friday
night with three tables of players.
After enjoying several games, re-
freshments were served to the fol-
lowing: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Par-
rish, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parrish, Mr.
and Mrs.. W. A. Dorries. Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Chaney, Choice Moore,
Grady Rasberry, and the host and
hostess:.
Cpl. Keith Oliver is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Oliver.
Cpl. Oliver has spent 21 months in
the South Pacific. Mrs. Hans John-
son of Little. Rock, Iowa, has also
been visiting at the Oliver home.
Her son, Cpl. Harris Johnson, who
was killed in action August 16,
1942, on Makin Island, had been
with Cpl. Oliver for over a year,
and was by his side when he fell.
She enjoyed her visit with Cpl.
Oliver very much.
Misses Carol Ann and Emily
Rigsby are confined to their home
with measles.
BRAWLEY
Well, here is Brawley-again after
so long a time.
Health is fairly good. Mrs. Grace
Cummings has been sick most of
the winter. We are glad to report,
that W. H. Cummings is better.
Mrs. Torn Macon has returned
from a few days visit with her
daughter Mrs. Wayne Dyer of
Plainview who is moving to Lub-
bock scon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Dillard were
bed time callers in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Macon Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Davis Ray Neely spent Wed-
nesday night witb Imogene Har-
' rill of Celeste.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cummings of
Bonham were dinner guests of his
parents Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jacobs of Leon-
ard visited Mr. V. M. Jacobs Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Miss Norma Joy Herriage spent
Thursday night with Mrs. Joe Hall
of Leonard.
Maxene Cummings of Bonham
spent Sunday with his cousins Wil-
lie and Carol Cummings.
• Mr. Jack Neely has returned
home after a months stay in Dal-
las.
Peggy Evans spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard were bed
time callers in the home of W. H.
Cummings and family Thursday
night.
Elsie Bell Butler spent Saturday
night with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Butler of Leonard.
Mr. Frank Leslie of Dallas spent
Sunday with W. H. Cummings and
family. His visit was enjoyed by
all as he was once our near neigh-
bor. He is a veteran of world war
I and is still working for Uncle Sam
as he is a mail carrier in Oak Cliff,
Dallas.
Mrs. Cloyce Herriage and Miss
Mary Jacobs were weekend visit-
ors of their parents. They are both
employed in Greenville.
Mrs. Edith Dillard, Mrs. Eva
Cummings and sons Denzel and Bil-
ly Ray called on Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Rogers of Valley Creek Thursday
night. Mrs. Rogers and sons are
measles victims.
Maybe you think everyone hasn’t
enjoyed these few days of sunshine.
Everyone -whose gardens were dry
enough have sure been busy. Some
few are planting corn.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cummings
and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Dillard
were Greenville shoppers Wednes-
day.
We were sorry to hear of the
death of Mrs. T. O. London. The
family has our deepest sympathy.
SNOW HILL
James, Virgie, Patricia and Brown
have been sick with the measles
the past week.
A. Ivey and wife are victims of
the flu..
Henry J. Herriage and family
spent Sunday with his mother Mrs.
' Lettie Hartwell. Dean Hartwell
and family of Dallas came in the
afternoon.
Joe and Irvin Hartwell of Union
Valley were brief callers in the
home of Joe’s mother Sunday aft-
ernoon.
Dee Ivey and family spent Sun-
day with his father and mother, A.
Ivey and wife.
Mrs. Minnie Ross called on Mrs.
A. Ivey recently.
Mr. Henry Langly was a brief
caller of A. Ivey Monday evening.
Mrs. Lettie Hartwell' and daugh-
ter Betty Jean spent Monday night
with A. Ivey and wife who are sick.
Mr. Homer Fox and family visit-
ed relatives at Celeste Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr. Grant Dale and family of
White Rock were brief callers on
C. N. Hartwell Thursday afternoon.
C. N. Hartwell and wife, mother
and sister were bed time callers in
the home of J. B. Jackson • Sunday
night.
Miss Crable was a brief caller on
Mrs. Plomer Fox Wednesday after-
noon. ;
Grady M. Hartwell spent the
weekend with his mother and fam-
ily.
Betty Jean Hartwell spent Tues-
day night with Mamie Jo Ivey.
Dee Ivey and family have had
colds the past week.
the test. At the time of the test
each candidate will be given a
choice of service preference, but
taking the test does not obligate
the candidate to enlist in the ser-
vice.
The Army Specialized Training
Program is aimed to meet the ar-
my’s need for specialists and tech-
nicians in certain critical fields of
study. Academic work is at the
college level at government ex-
pense. The Navy College Program
also enables students to continue
academic training at government
expense. Successful completion of
the prescribed courses may, fol-
lowing further officer training, lead
to a commission in the navy.
EDHUBE
WHY NOT JOIN the Social Lone-
ly Hearts Cluj* of Houston? Many
have met their ideal mates. Some
own homes and cars. Write for list
of names and addresses. Houston,
Texas, P. O. Box 7562. 61-9t
Morning Glory mattresses at
S39.50. Used bedroom suites $39.50
and Plymouth sedan car at Lem
Tittsworth Rural Furniture Store,
Bonham.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Knowles and
baby of Denison visited their aunt
and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ed-
wards Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Apple of
Bonham visited Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Tarpley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruffus Nichols and
daughter of Bailey spent the week
j end with his mother Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cunningham
of Trenton and Haise Cunningham
of Windom visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cunningham
Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Milstead of T’ulsa,
Okla., is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Claud McLarry.
Mrs. H. L. Gilley and two sons,
Jack and Douglas, of Wichita Falls,
visited their mother and grandmo-
ther, Mrs. Taylor McBroom an(j fa-
mily Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Nelson visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Porter( of Ec-
tor Sunday.
Are you planning to attend busi-
ness .college? See The Herald for
a scholarship at a discount.
ARMY-NAVY TESTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
Engraved or printed wedding an-
nouncements at the Bonham Herald
RANDOLPH
The Randolph juniors will enter-
tain the seniors with a banquet,
March 17.
Mrs. Joe Britton and daughter,
Shirley, have gone to California
to be with their husband and fa-
ther, Pvt. Joe Britton.
Mr. Ed Johnson has been ill with
the flu.
Mrs. Russell is very much im-
proved.
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Burgess are
visiting Mr. C. M. Parker.
Pvt. Orville Jeff coats, stationed
at Camp Fannin, Tyler, spent the
weekend with his family.
The Fry roller rink opened Sat-
urday in the Peeler building on
West Fourth street formerly occu-
pied by the Halsell Motor Co.
And when you get through with
that cigarette, wipe the ashes off
your teeth.—Mustang.
The third Army-Navy College
Qualifying Test for the Army Spe-
cialized Training Program and the
Navy College Program V-12 which
will be given throughout the coun-
try on Wednesday, March 15 at 9
a. m., will be administered at the
Bonham High School, according to
B. P. Weaks. A leaflet of genera]
information which contains an ad-
mission-identification form may be
obtained at room 306 at the high
school building. This form proper-
ly filled out will admit to the test
students between the ages of 17
and 21 inclusive who are high
school graduates or who will be
graduated by July 1, 1944. Intent
to take the test should be made
known immediately to Mr. Weaks.
The same examination will be
taken by both army and navy can-
didates. The examination is de-
signed to test the aptitude and gen-
eral knowledge required for the
program of college training and all
qualified students are urged to take
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SPRINGTIME
MEANS GARDEN TIME
AND CROP TIME!
We have the tools with wdiich
to make a garden and help in the
making of a crop.
Hoes, Rakes, Spading Forks,
Ditching Spades, Long Handle
Shovels, Short Handle Shovels,
Weed Cutters, Pitch Forks, Axes,
Hatchets, Hammers, Small com-
bination Axes, Pruning Shears,
Pruning Saws, Hand Saws, Cross
Cut Saws, Eye Hoes, Mattocks,
Grubbing Hoes, Picks and han-
dles for most any of the above
Tools, Wheelbarrows, Grass Bas-
kets for Lawn Mowers.
Bulk Garden Seeds and many
varieties of Field Seeds.
Poultry Supplies and Poultry
Remedies a plenty!
We have a few Walking Plant-
ers for Corn, Cotton, Peanuts and
any kind of grains such as
Maize, Kafir and Cane Seeds.
See us for what you need in
these lines, before you buy.
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Newby, G. R. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 63, Ed. 1 Monday, March 13, 1944, newspaper, March 13, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003596/m1/4/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.