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THE EXAMINER, McKINNEY, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 1, 1940
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Friday and Saturday—
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COURAGEOUS”
The Lane Sisters and
John Garfield in
Thursday—
Jane Wyman and
Dick Foran in
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and women in the audience forget
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(Mrs. J. H. Taylor, Reporter)
Bro. Willie Gilbert of White’s
Grove filled his regular appointment
here at the Baptist Church last Sun-
day. Next Sunday the first will be
his appointment again. ~
come out and hear him.
Ossie McIntire, who was operated
on some two weeks ago at the City
Hospital, is improving.
Bessie Taylor has been seriously ill
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Taylor and
son spent from Tuesday until Friday
near Sulphur Springs, visiting the lat-
ter’s sister, Mrs. L. C. Douglas, and
family. Mr. Douglas is star mail car-
rier from Sulphur Springs to Yantis.
The first Sunday singing in Feb-
ruary will be held at the Baptist
Church at this place. Everyone in-
vited to come and bring someone.
Mrs. Ella Stroup attended the funer-
al of her brother-in-law, George But-
ton, of Little Elm last Friday week.
Mrs. Christine Stroup and Mrs. Mol-
lie King of this place are in charge of
the hot lunch room at Sedalia. Valter
Hickman, cousin of J. H. Taylor, is
principal of the school.
Mr. Joe McCormic has resumed
work here in the hot lunch room. Mrs.
L. E. White is also in charge.
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WE CONSIDER THE
FAMILY—
Your children will be treated
courteously and promptly
when you send them shop-
ping here. They are impor-
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“JUDGE HARDY
AND SON”
Mickey Rooney and
Lewis Stone in
An all-arouna dress that will keep a young housewife looking trim
and fashionable at the same time is this two-piece rayon with a washable
shirt and flared skirt. January Good Housekeeping tells us that it comes
in green, eopen or red stripe with solid skirt.
Our true friend of olden days, John
Strother, of Anna was in town Mon-
day and called in to renew for the Ex-
aminer and Dallas News. We sure did
enjoy his visit. Mr. Strother is a son
of the late W. G. Strother, pioneer of
the Anna community, who caine to
Texas in 1853. John Strother was
born in 1872, near Anna. There are no
better people than the Strothers. Hon-
orable ana upright and respected and
loved. We are fortunate to have had
their friendship all these years. W. G.
(Uncle Green) was one of the first of
the family to subscribe for our paper
back in 1886.
Thanks to Miss Mary Kennedy, N.
Bradley Street for cash to renew, for
Examiner. Miss Mary never forgets
We appreciate her friendship.
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SMITH DRUG COMPANY
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. J.
R. Nickerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Wylie visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Shelton Crouch has been visit-
ing relatives at Ferris.
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CAKES MADE FROM WHITE BIL-
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With Mrs. L. Ashmore of Anna.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Williams were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Snidei’ in the Winningkoff
community and attended the Fourth
Sunday Singing Convention that after-
noon at Dump. The Davidson broth-
ers of this city were also dinner guests
>. of Mr. and Mrs. Snider and among
the entertainers at the singing conven-
tion. The next fourth Sunday meet-
ing will be held at Clear Lake.
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Jno. B. McKinney, residing just
north of town on Highway 75, smiled
State in on us Monday to see if we had “got
IsL thawed out” yet. That genial smile
Bof J. B. finished the job and he made
Bus happy also when he passed over an-
other dollar to renew for the big week-
ly Examiner.
(Mrs. Alice Cooper, Reporter)
Mrs. C. B. Martin, son and mother
Mrs. Alice Cooper, were Garland visi-
tors Saturday.
Miss Jessie Kirby visited Miss Orla
Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. Arnie Stewart was ehopping in
Garland Saturday.
Those on the sick list are J. R. Kir-
by, Virgil Christopher, Mrs. Sims,
Mrs. Stewart and Iona. Manin.
Bro. Humes filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday at the Frill Gospel
Church at this place.
Lee Kirby and father were in Mc-
Kinney on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Crenshaw
visited Mrs. J. J. Cooper Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee of Josephine
spent Sunday with her brother, C. B.
Martin.
Fellowship meeting at the Full Gos-
pel Church was largely attended Sun-
day evening.
J. R. Kirby celebrated his 81st birth-
day with all his children present, ex-
cept one. Several grandchildren and
one great grandchild were also pres-
ent. He was confined to his room,
due, to the flu two weeks ago.
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and Mrs. Homer Grubbs, is confined
to her home with illness.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Dempsey of
Wylie; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Davis of
Forest Grove, spent the day Sunday
with Mrs. Florence McCartney and
her brother, Hez Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Metheny have
arrived from California and are now
occupying the new residence recently
erected by Roy Enloe.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Keller and
children. Charles Clinton, Bruce and
Billie Wayne, have returned from a
visit with his father, Jim Keller, and
family of Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Simpson and
children were bed time guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Davidson recently.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Riley and fami-
ly have! all been ill with severe colds.
The folks in this community began
to realize how inuch the rural elec-
tric line meant to them wheii the cur-
rent was off for a day or two—no
lights and no radiio.
Mrs. H. M. Davidson visited in Mc-
Kinney Monday, the guest of Mes-
danies J. C. Decker and J. G. Cates.
Received Sad Message
Mrs. ®. E. Betts received word
January 21 that her mother, Mrs.
Linebaugh, had passed away at the
home of her son, Walter Linebaugh,
at Emory, Texas, on Saturday njght
at 8:30 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Betts and son, Glen.
and Abe Linebaugh left immediately
for Emory.
Mrs. Linebaugh suffered a stroke of
paralysis some months ago and had
been an invalid since . She had spent
the past three or four months with
her daughter, Mrs. Betts and family,
going to the home of her son a few
days before her death.
She was a sweet Christian charac-
ter and loved everyone.
Funeral services were held at First
Methodist Church in Emory Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Renfro, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Edwards attended the
funeral services at Emory.
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Mrs. F. L. Adams of Abilene sends
check to renew for Examiner for
1940. Thanks.
(Mrs. J. O. McWhorter, Reporter)
Several are on the sick list—too
many to name.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Russell and
Mrs. Alex Russell took dinner Sunday
with their son and brother, Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. Russell, at Wylie.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dillehay were bed
time visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gantt
Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Le-
man Hester of Wylie spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Benson.
Miss Dorothy Drain spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Norene
Williams.
Mrs. Ben Biassengame spent Satur-
day night with her daughter, Mrs.
Jake Phennell.
Mr. and Mrs. Auther Titsworth
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. John Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Jick E. Drain spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Drain at Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Stewart visited
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams.
Mr. Fred Gant of Richardson visited
home folks this week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Estes and Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Cooper of Dallas spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morgan spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Dial.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Simmons
had as their guests Sunday: Mrs. Fel-
ton Reese, Mrs. Burch Harrison and
Miss Opel Lusk of Dallas.
Miss Ruthelita Russell visited
Maxie Drain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Gressitt visited Mr. and Mrs.
Shelton Crouch.
Mrs. Alfred Hicks had as her guests
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Maynard of
Wylie; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hicks, Mr.
and Mrs. Jessie Hicks, Mr. Barto Sea-
born of Wylie.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dawson of
McKinney spent Sunday with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Housewhight.
Miss Delphine Locke spent the
week-end with relatives at Wylie
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Addington of
Wylie visited relatives at Clear Lake
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Russell visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rus-
sell, Sunday.
Mr. Clifton McIntire of Milligan at-
tended church here Sunday night.
Bro. Mobly of Fort Worth filled
Bro. Sampson’s regular appointment
Sunday and Sunday night. Bro.
Sampson visited relatives at Denton.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dial visited Mr.
and Mrs. John Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Akin attended
church at Princeton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McWhirter visit-
ed relatives in Dallas Sunday.
Mr. Jap Locke is working in Texar-
kana.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Donaldson visited
Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Trammel visit-
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rus-
sell, Sunday.
Miss Margrette Dunn is spending
the week in Dallas visiting her sis-
ters.
Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas of Mc-
Kinney visited Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Boyer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phennell visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Tom Phennell Sun-
day.
Mr. B. W. Veazey was a Wylie visi-
tor Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Me.lvin Harper visited
Mr. and Mrs. Willie’ Addington Sunday.
Several from here attended Fourth
Sunday Singing at Dump Sunday af-
ternoon. The next Fourth Sunday
Singing will be at Clear Lake.
Miss Ruth Nickerson of Arkansas
Mrs. Ella Kent visited at Pilot Point
^Jthe past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Russell of
Rhymier spent Sunday with their son,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Russell.
Alyce Hudson spent Saturday night
with Hazel and Imogene Webb.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Willie B.
Riffe were her mother, Mrs. A. A.
Ashley of Van Alstyne; Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Powell of Cannon and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Ashley of Van.
Mrs. Mary Etta Runnels is very ill
of influenza, also Miss Lcn Good and
little son, James.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jenkins of Anna
were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John White.
Misses Imogene Webb, Hazel Webb,
Kate Mae Russell and Avodne James
Brown visited Irene Nalls Sunday af-
ternoon.
Burnest Rich of McKinney spent
past week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A1-
ton Combest.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Lindsey, Mrs.
Jennie Welch and son, Crate Louis,
- x.were shopping in McKjnncy Saturday
Mrs. J. L. Hudson and daughter,
^■feyce, were shopping in McKinney
^^^jkturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Allen and
son, James, of Blue Ridge spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hud-
son.
Billy Jo Lindsey of CCC, Denver, is
home on a visit with relatives here.
Bro. Cleo Evans of Altoga filled his
regular appointment here Sunday
morning and night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cairthon and
daughter, Melba Fern, spent Sunday
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(Mrs. Bart Bryant. Reporter)
Mrs. Allen Miller has returned home,
after attending the bedside of her
. mother, Mrs. Beard, of Waco, who is
' ill of pneumonia.
Mr.’ Floyd Boren and family have
moved to the New Hope community.
Mr. George Compton has had his
house wired for lights.
Mr. Crockett Stokes and family of
McKinney have moved to the old Wet-
sel hom£ place.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Blankenship
and son, Tom and Mrs. Iva Gilbert of
McKinney visited Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Atteberry Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Vandeventer and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Lam-
bert of Garland Sunday.
Dorothy Ballard spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Billie Orene
Bryant and attended church at Mt.
Olive Sunday.
Miss Leta Vandeventer visited Miss
Zona Acuff of McKinney Saturday.
Those on the sick list are Mr. and
Mrs. Hoskins. Mr. and Mrs. Bart
Bryant, Mr. N. G. Vandeventer and
family.
(Mrs. O. S. Scott, Reporter)
Commissioner Levi Bass and fami-
ly of McKinney visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bass, Sunday.
Mrs. Royce Spearman, Mrs. Joe
Spearman and daughter, Tressie, of
Winningkoff visited Mrs. J. C. Thomas
Friday afternoon.
Miss Echo Riley visited her sister,
Mrs. Esther Murphy and family at Mc-
Donald Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Ritter and baby
daughter, Elizabeth Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Ritter and little daughter,
Edith Pauline, of McKinney were Suh-
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Pruitt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Neal and children
of Woodlawn spent Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Thomas.
Miss Jo Ritter was a guest of Miss
Nannie Margaret Lenderman of Low-
rey Crossing Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rutledge of
Princeton visited their daughter, Mrs.
George Kindle, and family last Sun-
day.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Thomas were Mr. and Mrs. S.
L. Pruitt and daughters, Lavada and
Wanda Lee of McDonald and Buster
and Hulon Smith of Mt. Lion.
J. D. Pruitt has returned home from
an extended visit with his grand-
mother, Mrs. M. J. Pruitt, of Bonham.
Homer Wood visited his father at
Altoga over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kindle and baby
are visiting Mrs. Kindle’s mother at
Branch.
Sunday guests -in the J. F. Renfro
home included Dale Moo’e of North
Texas State Teachers College of Den-
ton; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Evans of Al-
len; Vernon Jenkins and wife of Mc-
Donald; Sam Renfro of McKinney,
and H. M. Davidson and wife.
Prof. Frank McMillan visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McMillan
of Branch.
Carroll, the little son of Mr. and i
Mrs. Earl, sustained a burned cheek [
when he fell against a hot stove.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Saulter and
son, James Thomas, of Dallas; Mr. i
and Mrs. Clinton Keller and sons, !
Charles Bruce and Wayne, spent Sun- i
day with Mr. and Mrs. Homei’ Grubbs I
and family. '
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolfe of Al-
len; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wolfe, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Evans and children
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Stokley Campbell, who
have been confined to their home
with the flu, are much improved. They
went to Winningkoff Sunday to at-
tend the bedside of his sister, Miss
Gladys Campbell.
Ralph Sims of Farmersville spent
Monday night with J. A. Ritter and
family.
Several from here attended the com-1
mencement exercises of McKinney
High. Miss Mildred Geneva Renfro,
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
F. Rrenfro, was a member of the
class.
W. B. Evans of Allen visited his '
brother, Roy Evans, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Edwards and
children visited relatives ,m Farmers-
ville Sunday.
There is an epidemic of colds pre-
valent in our community. Scarcely
a home has escaped. At Rev. I D.
Wallace’s home the entire family with
the exception of Mrs. Wallace were in
bed at same time. Mrs. Maggie Hardin
and children have all been ill with
colds.
O. E. Morrison, wife and children
are improving.
Mrs. G. B. Kindle and children,
Mildred and June, are in bed suffering
from severe colds.
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Box have two
daughters, Virginia and Wanscell,
critically ill of pneumonia at this
writing.
There is a small attendance
school, but with fair and warmer
weather the attendance will soon be
back to normal.
Miss Ruby Copus, the primary
teacher, spent last week in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Claud tlGnaldson. on
account of the icy condition of the
roads. She could not make the daily
drive to her home near Forest Grove-
Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Love and chil-
dren spent Sunday at Roland visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
Miss Dorothy Evans had as
guests her little cousins, ' Misses
Wanda and Mary Wolfe, of Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith and
family are on the sick list, also Mrs.
Charles Renfro and daughter, John-
nie Joy.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Riley and
children have returned home from
McDonald.
G. B. Kindle visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mart Kindle, near Hig-
gins first of the week.
A new house is being erected on
the Addington farm.
Mrs. Charley Renfro entertained the
Quilting Club members and their
families Friday night. On account of
illness all members were not present.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Russell and son; Mrs. S. M. Rus-
sell, Mrs. Clifford Scott, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Edwards and children; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McMillan and son. There
were several diversions and refresh-
ments of chicken salad sandwiches,
cake, coffee and hot chocolate were
served.
Mrs. Fannie Russell entertained the
Wednesday Club. A covered dish
luncheon was served to the following:
Mesdames Frank McMillan, Stokley
Campbell, Charlie Renfro, Ray Ed-
wards, Fred Willis, Clifford Scott,
Mark Russell, Claud Donaldson, Miss
Madeline Donaldson arid Miss Dot
Spurgin of Lovejoy was a welcome
visitor.
J. L. Bass, one of the largest truck
farmers in the county, thinks the re-
cent snow and freeze will be of great
benefit to the farmers and that wheat
has not been injured to any great ex-
tent. He and Mrs. Bass had to use
water from a cistern afler all their
water pipes froze and burst. Mrs.
Bass’ health is greatly improved. She
is now able to assist with housework,
and is gaining strength Jaily.
Joyce, the little daughter of Mr.
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