Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1948 Page: 4 of 12
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Friday, December 24, 1948
Moore Company Is
Guests of Hendrix
Family Monday
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hendrix were
hosts Monday evenipg, December XV
to the Moore Variety and Furnlturt
Store family at their home in SoutM
West Mt. Vernon.
Gala Christmas decorations
a festive -air to the party rooms. A
I gift tree was featured.
Games of forty two were enjoyed
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Wedding Rites
Read Monday
Miss Alice White, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. White of Deport
1 and J. D. Sanders, son of Mrs. D.
8. Sanders, of Bogata, were married
Monday evening, December 20, at
the home of Rev. Bond, at Bogata.
ofFr her marriage the bride chose
a black and white taffeta dress witti .
black accessories. . ,,
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders are mak- |
ing their home with the grooms [ and the hostess served lovely re-1
mother. ) freshments.
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A Merry Christmas to you.
And that's a wish we'd
like to shout to the utter-
most parts of the earth.
But right now, we'll be
content to tell you quietly
ghort forlough with his parents be-
fore going to California to join his ’
company
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home for the new pastor and 1am-
lly. Offerings and free labor will be
appreciated.
kana, v&ited her mother Mrs. Geo.
Taliaferro, last week.
Miss Emogene McClellen of Wiehl- I
ta Falls is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. El-
Her
school will re-open on January 31
Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
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Shewmaker left the first of the week
to spend the holidays with relatives
at Raymonville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harvile Jr.
visited the W. E. Handles at Rugby
lest week.
Mrs. Tom Briley had a birthday
party In her room at school on Fri-
day.
The Reverend Cooper of Glade-
water preached at the Baptist
Church on Sunday.
James Hearron of Talco visited
friends at Hagansport on Saturday.
Richard Daughtry of Mt. Vernon
preached at the Church of Christ on
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Rev. Duckworth left Sunday for
New Mexico where he will visit his
parents during the holidays.
i Lee Morris of Dallas is visiting
i fiends during the holidays. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Barrett of
, Sulphur Springs visited her parents
i here Sunday and attended church.
Mrs. Raye Cannaday of Oklaho-
1 ma City visited her mother, Mrs.
Dennis Payne, during the week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cowser spent
[ Sunday with his parents. M-. and
Mrs. Ross Cowser of Pine Hill.
Miss Maxine Newsome of Tyler
visited relatives over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Ditvis and fam-
ily spent Sunday with his uncle,
John Asker at Martin Springs.
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mother, Mrs. Kate Amerson
Hope Home Seem1
Of Pretty Party
For S. S. Class
The beautifully decorated home of
Mrs. Philip Hope was the scejie of
the Dorcas Matrons Christmas par
The Hagansport school boys play- ty. December 17. at 7:30 p m.
ed the junior boys at Mt Vernon < Christmas carols were <
last week. Hagansport won one game
and Mt Vernon one.
Miss Euna Lee Hightower, who is
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NEWS FROM the COMMUNITIES
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By Mrs. J. W. Spruill
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Smith of
Huntsville are spending the holidays
With his mother, Mrs. Jim Smith. |
Mrs. Earl Montgomery of Farmers
Academy jysited ^Friday night with
her uncle, J. P. Scroggin, who is ill [
In the Jess Spruill home.
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Mr. and Mrs. Horace Duty Mrs.
Lovice Coe and children and LeRoy .
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hare and Mr.
and Mrs. David Hare were shopping
in Sulphur Springs Monday.
Mrs. C. C. Godfrey visited Mrs.
Jack Kelley Monday morning.
J. D. Sanders of this place and
Miss Allie Ann .White of Deport
Bogata
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VEWHA GA N SPORT
By Mrs. Geo. P. Grout
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hunt ot Mt
Vernon, Cecil Hunt of 'Vernal. Utah
and Mrs. Mattie Young ol Paris
visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Barron
last week.
Ernest Cox and family lately of
Lodi. California have moved back
to this locality to make their nonie.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Swarts went
to Deport for medical treatment
for their daughter^ Peggy, Janice,
who caught her finger in a washing
machine wringer. She is reported
doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Dodson were
in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday.
Clarence Crowston has received
word from San Antonio that their
young grandson has pneumonia and
strep throat.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Elliott left
Thursday for their home in Hous-
ton after visiting Mr. Elliott's par-
ents, the Lee Elliotts.
Mis. Dave Pike and daughter.
Ruth, and her grand daughter. Pat-
ricia, visited Mrs. Arthur King and
Jack Joice here and Mr. and Mrs.
Will Pike at Bogata.
John Rowden is building a gar-
age.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Veasey of Ok-
lahoma City were dinner ucsts of
Mrs. Wilks on Thursday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cody, Mr .
and Mrs. Howard Cody and family. [
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rex Cody. Mrl
and Mrs. Leon Hargrove attended
the annual Christmas celebration in
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Miss Emogne Cody of Marshall
is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cody.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Goplspy of
Hughes Springs were guests ot her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Hol-
lingsworth, Sunday afternoon.
Messers Odis Scott, Gerald Pate,
David Thomas and Jack Davis of
j Old Union visited the formers Aunt,
Pfc Tucker Garner is spending a I Mrs. Arch Justlss and Mr. Justiss
, ’• Saturday evening.
Mrs. Violet Summerlin visited her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Clonin-
Mr. and Mrs. Milage Norton and ger at Flora Bluff, Sunday.
Joe Ben and Robert Temple of
' ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mont- | Lubbock are visiting relatives, here ]
gomery, Sunday night. this week. I mer McClellen.
Morri; Clower left Tuesday for
Memphis. Tenn, to bring Geo. Com-
er, who is unable to drive because
of a leg injury, to his home here.
Hollis Smith of Luobock arrived Karmack. ^tr.
Bunday to visit his son, Terry, and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Smith.
Rev. T. H Maxberry and familyl Vernon ^visited their mother, Mrs.
and Rev. and Mrs. W D. Hollings- Ida Smll
■worth were dinner guests of Mr. and
.Mrs. Arthur Jones Sunday.
Miss Jewel Tinker, who is attend-
ing E.T.S.T.C., is spending the holi-
days at home.
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this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chads Shaffer and I
boys visited his sister at Basset this
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Alford Smith of
and Mrs. Morris j
Smith ofzMt. Pleasant, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Smith and son of Mt.
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By Mrs. J. T. Kelley
MR. L. M. Posey of Monroe. La ,
is visiting her sisters, Mrs. J. W.|
Aikin, of this place and Mrs. Jim
I Holcomb of Sulphur Bluff.
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Mrs. I H Ward
Virci! Wallace, who works for
Consolidated of Ft Worth, is here
enjoying a vacation with his family.
Billy Pedgood of A&M Cdl'ege is
here spending Christmas holidays
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Bedgood.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Franks of
Winnsboro visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hildreth during Jhe week-end.
Allen Jennings, who has been
working in Ft. W'orth for sveral
weeks, has moved back to Saltillo.
They moved into the house vacated
by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pearce. The
Pearce's have moved to Odo«sa.
Billy Jack Arthur and Kenneth
Horn, who attend ETSTC at Com-
cerce. are spending the noiday.; here
with their parents.
Mrs. Kitty Ward and Mrs. Eric
/krthm" visited Mrs. Marsh Hill at
Mt. Vernon Saturday afternoon.
Edward King of Dallas is here this
week visiting his parents. Mr and
Mrs. Leamond King.
' . Richard Moody of Corpus Christi
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Arthur
Wallace *
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burns are
attending their sister in law Mrs.
Joe Burns of Mt. Vernon who is ill
in the Franklin County Hospital
This community enjoyed a pro-
gram and Christmas tree at the
Baptist Church.
School dismissed here Friday for
the Christmas holidays.
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. Sunday. He is at home for the holi-
days from' a school at Henderson.
Tennessee.
Don Wilks and family of Rich-
mond, California are visiting their
mother. Mrs. J. W. Wilks for the
holidays.
Mrs. Will Brown was taken to
Giant Hospital at Deport on Sun-
day.
Mrs. Rosa Sheppard and Mr. and
Mrs. Noble Sheppard visited Mrs.
Flora McCan at Flora last week.
Mr and Mrs. Thurnlan Wilks of
Gridley. California will be at the
Sheppards for Christmas.
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a last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Penn of Mt.
Vernon were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hargrove of Robert Nelson Sunday afternoon.
Huntsville are visiting their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hargrove ot Mt.
Pleasant and Mr. and Mrs E Y.
Cody here for the holidays.
Rev. Jack Hathcoat of Waco spent v.„ -----------------------------
Monday with his parents. Mr. and the H. S. Cody Sr., iiome, in Mt.
Mrs. Med Hoke. Rev. Chas. Mills of Pleasant.
Bpokane, Washington, who is his Wright Stanley left for Dallas |
classmate, came with him. where he will visit visit his sister.
Mrs. Allen Lawrence visited her Mrs. Holmes and family.
sister, Mrs. Vema Lee In Pittsburg.' The new Baptist parsonage
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Buckner and
family left Wednesday for Btrming-
| ham, Ala. to visit his parents.
Miss Frances Stephens, student at
Marshall College is visiting her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner Stephens,
| for the holidays.
Mrs. J. J. Creekmore of Texar- | were married at
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hume and j
family of Mt Vernon spent Sunday
with his brother, Eugene Hume, and .
family.
J. T. Kelly made a business trip
to Sulphur Springs Monday.
Mrs. Mattie Clifton and daughter,
Barbara spent SatU'day night with
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Aikin Jr. and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Frazier and
family spent Sunday night with Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Hare.
Mrs. J T. Kelley visited Mr and
Mrs. M. H. Hare at Sulphur Bluff
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holcomb of
Sulphur Bluff spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. J. W. Aikin Sr. and
Mr. Aikin.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bruce and fam-
ily of Arizona are visiting her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Howk and
other relatives.
Mrs. Jack Kelley spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. A. W. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Boots White and
family of Saltillo visited his mother.
Mrs. Bird White last week.
Mrs. Jack Sanders spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. C. C. Goifrey.
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and verY sincerelv that we
this Christmas will
fiH' bring you the peace and
serenity that you deserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Robison went
I to Waco Friday to visit their daugh-
I ter, Mrs. Cleborn Bradley and fam-
ily.
Mrs. W. A. Emerson left Friday
for Lubbock to spend the winter
with her brother Lon Palmer and
family.
Miss Billie Lots Houston of Sul-
phur Springs visited her sister Mft.
T. W. Holmes and family Friday.
Oscar Allen of Grand Prairie spent
the week-end with his parents; Mr.
and Mrs. P. A. Allen.
Mrs. Myrtis Holmes left Wednes-
day for Lufkin to visit her daugh-
. ter, Mrs. S. W. Damon and family.
I Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Amerson and
family left Tuesday to visit his
: mother, Mrs. Kate Amerson and
I sister, Mrs. Bertha Bristow and Mr.
Bristow.
The new Baptist parsonage is1 Mr. and Mrs. Fate Carmack of
nearing completion. It win be a nice , Texarkana visited his mother, Mrs.
| Janie Carmack Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Canaday of
, Texarkana visited Mr. and Mrs.
Prentis Knotts Sunday.
Mrs. Mary L- Martin arrived from
a Houston hospital Sunday to visit
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parr.
| Mrs. Martin reports her husband.
' D. L. Martin, who has been serious-
j ly ill, to be better.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Reed of Ok-
lahoma City were seeing old friends
eft-route to Jefferson to visit rela-
tives. They will spend Xmas with
their son, Kelly Bruce Reed, at
j Houston.
j Sgt. and Mrs. W. W. Mathews of
■ Sherman are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parr.
The Union Christmas tree at the
Methodist Church Monday afternoon
was enjoyed by a large crowd A
good program was well rendered af-
ter which a social hour was enjoy-
ed and the exchange of gifts from
the beautifully decorated tree. Deli-
I cious refreshments were served.
Christmas carols were sung* and
games were enjoyed and the party
was highlighted by the reading of
■ The Other Wise Man” by Mrs.
teaching at Sugar Hill, will be home George Wims.
I Wednesday for the holidays. Her Deliciohs refreshments were serv-
1..... - ~ ed to 28 guests. Gifts wer exchanged
Jarrett and I and love-friends revealed.
i daughter visited the Geo. Dodsons j Cohostesscs were Mrs. Bob Camp-
over the week-end. i be"‘ Mrs- Jessie Maples. Mrs. David
Weddington and Mrs. Joe Moore.
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and the mad scramble of eager chil-
dren to see what he has brought.
This is Christmas. May all of this be
yours—and to it we add our warmest
greetings and kindest,wishes.
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the promise of a princely feast on
the morrow—but, first Santa's visit
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Devall, Charles K. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1948, newspaper, December 24, 1948; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1267581/m1/4/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.