The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1952 Page: 2 of 8
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The Happy Birthday Club met
July 10 at the home of Mrs. Vera
Potter in Urbandale for a covered
dish luncheon.
A delicious menu, featuring baked
ham and potato salad, was served to
Mmes. Beulah Potter, Edith John-
son, Oda Allumbaugh, Hester Calens,
Ethel Capps, Marie Dilley, Nettie
Davis, Paula Levi and son, Dwight,
Edna Barker and son, Perry, Tommy
Potter and the hostess.
Many lovely gifts were presented
Mrs. Potter, who was the honoree on
this occasion. Her birthday was July
16th.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Crocker of
Seagoville announce the arrival of a
daughter, Carolyn Sue, who was born
on July 12th. The Crockers have
three sons. Mrs. Crocker is the form-
er Cathern Borchardt.
Tom Payne is seriously ill in St.
Paul Hospital.
Mrs. Charles Hood and daughter,
Anita, visited in Dallas, Monday.
Mrs. G. Q. Fulgham underwent
surgery Monday afternoon at Baylor
Hospital.
Leonard Griffin and son, Buddy,
Ross Cullom and son, Emmett Ross,
returned last week from a fishing
trip to Fulton Beach, near Rockport.
Young Cullom said he caught ten
fish.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy Williams, Mrs.
H. T. Boles, Mrs. Curtis Parks, and
Wayne Garrett, all of Dallas; and
Mrs. Rosalie Koontz of San Francis-
co, California, visited Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Garrett Saturday after-
noon.
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Mrs. W. D. Jones
Entertains Club
Mesquite Students
On Honor Roll
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2_THE TEXAS MESQUITER_JULY 18, 1952
From Out of the Past
15 YEARS AGO—1937
New houses were under construc-
tion for W. O. Kinsala, Lee Watson,
and Charley Lawrence.
Miss Ruth Lander attended a book
review on “Brother Rat.’’
A son, Gaynor Jack, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lindsey recently.
He weighed ten pounds.
The telephone company office was
completely redecorated.
Twelve pounds of flour sold for
»5c.
Misses Wilma and Nannie Law-
rence left for a European tour.
A daughter, Carol Frances, was
bom to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Reaves
recently.
Bennett Webb was spending the
summer in Hebbronville.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Humphreys of
Dallas, Mrs. Maude Jobson, and Mrs.
Mesquite Woman's Club
Holds Special Meeting
The members of the Mesquite Wo-
man’s Club, whose regular meetings
have been postponed for the summer
months, held a special meeting
Thursday in connection with the
Chamber of Commerce Progress
Week, with Stan Shively of the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce as
speaker.
The members showed their in-
terest, enthusiasm and desire to. aid
the Chamber by having a ninety-six
percent attendance, and offering
many splendid ideas to the visiting
speaker.
Attending the meeting, and a sack
lunch later at the home of Mrs. Rex
Range were Mmes. Lee Watson,
Charles Hood, Barney Long, Frank
Greenhaw, F. A. McWhorter, Emet
Florence, L. B. McLaran, G. R. Por-
ter, Felton Humphreys, Wallace C.
Reilly, Guy Berry, N. E. Shands, S.
T. White, W.L. Wilkinson, H. H.
Hanby, J. F. Wheat, John E. Davis,
and Range.
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Mrs. William D. Jones entertained
the Busy Mrs. Club Friday with a
brunch at her home.
The meeting was called to order
by the Big Chief, Mrs. S. A. Brister.
Mrs. Harold Nix, the Scribler, read
the minutes of the previous meeting
and gave the treasurer’s report.
The dining table was covered with
a pastel blue cloth with a centerpiece
of roses on a mirror reflector.
Following the business session,
brunch was served to' Mmes. Jack
Wilkie, S. A. Brister, O. F. Wilson,
Z. A. Zeleskey, W. F. McDonald,
Ollie Simms, Harold L. Nix, O. E.
Cooler, Viola McDonald, Frank Ber-
ley, Dora Lemmons, a guest, and the
hostess. Mrs. Jones’ niece, Dorothy
Crouch, of Bryan assisted in the
dining room.
Mrs. Louise Allen and Sid Myers
of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Miller, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norwood and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hayden returned
this week from a trip to Austin, San
Antonio and Corpus Christi. They
visited the Alamo, State Capital, and
other points of interest.
(Pol. Adv. paid for by Earl Luna)
The spring honor roll at North
Texas State College included the
names of three students from Mes-
quite.
Ann Galloway, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Galloway of Mesquite,
with a B plus average in scolastic
work. She was majoring in home
economics and a member of Home
Economic Departmental Clubs, Phi
Upsilon Omicron, national home eco-
nomics fraternity; Alpha Chi, na-
tional honor society; Meritum, hon-
orary scholarship society for out-
standing senior women; and Kappa
Delta Pi, honor society in education.
The students ■with a B average are
Edwina Elaine Dees, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Dees, Rt. 1, Seago-
ville, and Ruby Nan Thompson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E.
Thompson, Route 2, Mesquite.
Miss Dees was a sophomore stu-
dent majoring in business education
and a member of Junior Mary Arden
Club, women’s social and literary
organization.
Miss Thompson was a sophomore
student majoring in secondary edu
cation and a member of the Baptist
Training Union.
David Herd,' son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Herd, left Mondajr to visit his
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Sanford, at Orange. He will be there
two weeks.
Rex Range of Mesquite spent Mon-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Mc-
Kenzie.
World Heavyweight Boxing Cham-
pion, James Braddock, was in fine
shape on the eve of his fight with
Joe Louis.
Amelia Earhart, America’s First
Lady of the Air, was pictured as she
started her trip around the world.
20 feet of garden hose sold for
79c.
J. Frank Agnew caught and crush-
ed his finger in a swinging door at
the Humble Bldg.
Forty-one petition signers failed to
vote for a school bond to add four
rooms to the Grammar School build-
ing. The bond was defeated.
25 YEARS AGO—1927
Farmers were using coal oil lamps
in their fields to attract and kill in-
sects. It was an extremely successful
method and all the farmers were
excited about it.
Mrs. O. B. Kimball was hostess at
a shower given by members of her
Sunday School class in honor of Miss
Hyla Chapman upon the announce-
ment of her approaching marriage.
Another party was given to Miss
Chapman by Mrs. Hugh Lawrence
and Miss Velda Hanby.
“Pity the poor woman! Put away
that old wood stove and get a good
oil stove. $6.50 to $15.00.”
Little Frances McDearman had a
birthday party. Guests were Winnie
Maude Hargrove, Fredna Dickson,
Oleeta Anderson, Kqthryn Conwa,y,
Helen and Lena Moser, Hazel and
Shirley Berry, Gilbert and Davis
Jones, Howard and Felton Allum-
baugh of New Hope, R. B. Jones, Jr.,
of Dallas, Mrs. W. F. Jones, Miss
Fay Jones, Mrs. Guy Jones and Mrs.
Plarrison Dickson of Macedonia.
B.Y.P.U. officers elected were Wil-
ma Jenkins, president; Ray Davi^,
vice-president; Charles Hood, secre-
tary-treasurer; Grace Tillery, pianist
and Miss Ella Robbins, choirster.
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Cook, Corinne Neal. The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1952, newspaper, July 18, 1952; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1099552/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.