Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1939 Page: 5 of 8
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Thursday, February 2, 1939
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
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Ross Smith. Dballas insurance man.
Bid Reductions
CAR WASHED-
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Mrs. Curren New was in Ft. Worth nary at Fort Worth visited here over
the week-end.
Tuesday on bueiness.
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Will operate an incinerator 15 minutes
Will run a gas refrigerator from 8 to 10 hours
Cates of the Iecatur Cemetery asso-
: ciation is sending out notices to those
Mrs. Jessie Carswell and Mrs. Cody
Milligan were in Mineral Wells Sun-
day.
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Mrs. Mamie Rohert son and daugh-
ier, Mabeth, were in Fort Worth Sun
Mr. and Mrs. J. IL Lynch of Dallas
visited here over the week-end.
Mrs. Art Gat ton Jr. and daughter,
Jean, and Mrs. Mark Carter and chil-
Jim Troxell and family the past week.
.Mrs. Van Meter and Mrs. Troxell are
sisters.
Mrs. Connie Shults and sons attend-
ed the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Flowers at Bowie Sunday.
J. J. Moody of Fort Worth spent
the week-end at his home in Decatur.
Mrs. R. H. Watkins has twen visit-
ing in Cooper, Texas this week-end.
Mrs. T. L. Ball visited her daugh-
ter, Valeria, student in Denton CIA.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dodson spent
Monday in Nocona visiting Mrs. Dod-
son’s mother, Mrs. Jourdan.
A study of 100 Kentucky poultry
flocks disclosed an average net income
of $2.14 per hen during 1937-38.
Mrs. Bruce Bulgarel and daughter.
Vinita, were Fort Worth visitors last
Wednesday.
city this week. Long is the son of the
lamented (‘apt. Ira Long.
Mrs. Dee Foreman of Paradise vis-
ited here Saturday.
Miss Edna Mae Arnette of Sellers
Beauty School of Fort Worth ’ visited
here over the week-end.
Spending Sunday in the J. H. Cates
home were their son and wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Hale Cates of Iowa Park.
Cody Milligan is in Mineral Wells
taking the baths
Mrs. W I. Dallas was the guest,
one day recently, of Mrs. R. E. Cars-
well at the West brook Hotel in Fort
Worth, where Mrs. carswell is spend-
ing the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fox of Ceburn
vdted here Sunday.
Bruce now owns some of the most sub
stantial buildings in the city.
Miss Jessie Badger has returned to
her home in San Francisco.
Miss Sue Fox of NTSTC. Denton
visited here over the week-end.
Mrs. Carl Reed of Bridgeport was
a visitor in Decatur Monday.
Mrs. L. M. Cobb has returned from
a visit in Ponder, Denton county.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Fullingim vis-
ited in Fort Worth Sunday.
now at the head of one of the most
successful mutual life insurance com-
panies in the state, located at Vernon. |
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. What-
1~y of Park Springs, a son at Rogers
uspital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. I * wson visited
in Dallas.
proving. His many friends in Decatur _
and Wise county will be ziad to hear ■
of Franks improved e ndition. 6
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Usry visited in
Gainesville last Sunday.
Miss Imogene House and Bill Bur-
ton were in Fort Worth Wednesday.
LONE ST AR.
CommunityMNaturalGas Co.
GAS SSRM
was is the city Tuesday. He stated _
that Is- has heard of two other “Koss •
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We are Now Working for
SECUKITY LIFE INION
INSURANCE CO. OF DENTON
You Will Find ns at the Same
Old Location
CITY SHOE SHOP
See Us About Your Insurance Needs
• • ■ w. F MABRY, Decatur . ..
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Chas Privitt and wife and children,
1 of Bowie, visited here first of the
1 week.
Will cook a good dinner for 3 people
Will operate a bathroom heater for 2 hours
Will heat enough water for 2 baths
Will operate a living room heater 45 minutes
Will make 33 cups of coffee
Will heat enough water for 14 morning shaves
Will operate a laundry dryer 45 minutes
Kev. Staney Jordan of the Semi-
“Brother Rat”
Tlie Bin Entertainment hit
Majestic
THEATRE
Sunday and Monday—
PRISOILLA LANE AND
WAYNE MORRIS
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Burton have
moved into their newly erected bome
on Soutb Trinity street.
Mrs. W. C. Shults is in Dallas for
1 a few days, the guest of her daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Bill An
! drews.
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Mr. and Mrs. W A. Still of Fort
Werth are making their home here.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Driver left Satur-
' day for Shellenburg, Texas, where he
• has : position with the highway de
partment.
Jim Keith of Fort Worth was a
guest Sunday in the home of his bro-
ther. L. W. Keith.
W. A. Hughes of State U., Austin, '
is visiting his parents.
Mrs. C. R. Seward and daughter,
have gone to Llano to join Mr. Seward
who is employed on the highway in
that section.
Mrs. U B. Hichter returne home
Smiths" in this section, no relation, m
but that he has never met either of s
the gentlemen.
visit in Abilene with relatives.
Mrs. J. C. (‘oleinan
from a recent illness.
Uncle John Thurmond visited in
the Rhome community.
1 parents. Mr. and Mrs. C.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pearson contin-
ue to hold the prize for the most at-
tractive yard. l’hese good citizens con-
tend that the back yard should lx* as
inviting as the front, and their home
and premises reflect an interest in
their home that is lacking in a great
many of our resident citizens.
| that sertion of the tow n when com
The new Lions Club building on
North Trinity street is a splendid ad-
dition to that section of the town.
Mrs. (‘alvin (‘earley and little son.
Philip Dwayne, are visiting relatives
in the Hio Grande Valley.
Mrs. Stella Plaxco and daughter.
Mary Loon, of Denton, will visit sev-
eral days with relatives here.
te increase taxes.
Mr and Mrs. Bob Hatcher spent
Saturday in Fort Worth.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nolan C<« k of
Paradise, a son, at Rogers hospital.
The nnpaved connecting link on the
Deratur -Rhome highway, near the J.
J. Woody ranch, is being paved by a
road crew, and when completed the
traveling public will have a well-paved
road betw,on Decatur and Ft. Worth.
Miss Lynett Boyd w nt home this
week-end.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Greathouse of
Fdbobbs, New Mexico spent the week-
eud here with his mother, Mrs. AJf
Brown.
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Mrs. Hill of Fort Worth has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Canada this
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rusll and
daughter. Miss Margaret, visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slay
at Rhome.
Carl Loveless of Texas Tech, at
Lubbock, spent the week-end here with
his mother. Mrs. W. <’. Loveless.
Pay Your
SECURITY LIFE INION DUES
to
MRS- GEO. JAMESON
Or At
BRAMLETrS EARBFR SHOP
Next door to Ritz Theater. Thanks
MBS GEO. JAMISON
Miss Mary Blackburn visited in
Dallas Sunday.
R. M. Finley. Jr. of State Eniver-i
sity, is spendiing this week with home
folks
Fort Worth visited her parents here Lyne h.
•ver the week-end.
Mrs. De Alva Brewer and Miss Lou
Velma Taggart attended the style
show in Dallas Tuesday night.
Mrs. Bob Morris and Miss Doris
Dodson of Dallas are visiting their
Senator Lanning ami Representa
tive Kersey write they are opposed to
any increase in taxes, ami thank the
lbecatur ami Wise county signers of
ja petition, opposing the proposed law
dren visited Mt. and Mrs. Alland
Wednesday.
------ [ who are delinquent in payment of their
Mr. Walter Long of Fort Worth, re- association dues. The proceeds go for
tired locomotive engineer, and mem- the up-keep of lots and graves at Oak
ber of one of Wise county's pioneer ! lawn cemetery. This is a morst worthy
families, was visiting friends in the canse. and the labors of Mrs. C’ates
and associates in looking after the
appearance of the cemetery is a la-
bor of love, and it is our duty to give
assistance, and keep this work pro
gressing. Contributions will lx* glad-
ly accepted, and those who receive no
tices are urged to send in their dues.
mined in modern times, we have no
way of knowing how much of that
gold has gone back to Mother Earth. I
Mrs. D. J Moss of Dnton, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
H. Cates, has returnei home.
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Miss Laaura Frances Brady of Fort
Worth visited here 4 ver the week-
end.
Miss HIannah Marie Renshaw of
Messenger is glad to state that ■
the year showing the drills and
other activities of the students of
Virginia Military Institute—"The
West Point" of the South.
George Cobb visited his mother,
Mrs. A. II. Cobb at Rush Creek Sun
! day.
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Beuford Whlker has succeeded J. Z.
Spain as manager of the Magnolia
station across from the bank.
4 Mrs. Ray Lawson is visiting her
Aother in Houston this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Patterson and
mother. Mrs. J. W. Patterson were
business visitors in Ialas Monday.
Mrs. J. T. arwin and Mrs. Alma
s recovrrins Jennings were visiting in Ft. worth
Mrs. C. R. Terry of Weinert, is
(here on a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
1 s. F. Fowler.
Mrs. R. M Adams and two children
visited relatives in Kaufman this
week
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Frank Timberlake, who is in San An
tonio for his health, is rapidly im
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Malone of Cle-
burn visited her parents here Sun-
dny.
Mr G. G. Neilson has returned
home after an* extended visit in Dal-
las with her daughter, Mrs. S. H.
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The handsoim new home of Di. =
Luke Hardy t f Bridgeport was here
on business ‘Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Privitt and son
of Iamesa, spent the week-ena with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Privitt.
------- i pleted. 11 will occupy the lot immedi =
Bruce Bulgarel believes in iecatur,ately n th < the Mrs. W. L. Dallas ■
and the new brick structure he is fin- residence.
ishing on East Walnut street substun- ------
tially reflects that faith in the town. The secretary-treasurer, Mrs. J. II.
Rosa Muy F’ari ii. ina May Tip
pins and bn then spent the week-end
at home.
COMB. MH AND WB. -$1.25
BATTER Y CHARGED-------29C
Judge and Mrs. Harlan Brown mov-
ed to an apartment in the Bearden
home last Friday.
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W . A. Hinkle and daughter and
Miss Bill Etters of O’Donnell, visit-
til relatives here Sunday.
They, with their mother, are leaving 1 arw in in - uth Deratur will be one j ■
Wetnesday afternoon for a few days of the most attractive resielences ill m
Mrs. Jack Cates, Oharles Alleu
( ates and their house guest. Mrs. Moe
of Denton, visited in Fort Worth.
Monday.
Ben Grrubbs underwent an appendi-
citis operation in a Wichita Falls
hospital Tuesday.
I f fa A I ABE U| Q ' Mrs Bert Hawkins and Miss
L U U A L N t W S TecawTanumaa,or "riat-epr
K W. C. Shults made a business trip
• to Weatherford last Friday.
) F Mrs. Marvin Wiley and Mrs. New-
4 ton Stevens were in Fort Worth Fues-
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__ Born to Mr and Mrs. Robert Mote
MN- •( Sycamove, twin sons at the Dar-
Mr. Perry of the Bowie News en Dr. T G. Rogers, chairman of the James Phillips, of New Erunswick.
route to Dallas, was a welcome vsitor Laymens Movement in this distriet ' retired fisherman new. 108 years old.
at tlie Messenger office Tuesday morn- deliverer! a talk to a large congrega l . ,, . . . . . .. ..
... . .. I “ , - "ar- nas finuaily decided to abandon a sum-
ing. I tion at tlie First Methodist church
______ i Sunday night mer practice of rowing 15 miles to vis-
Miss Lena Lewis attended a basket - . ... . . „ „ „ „ it his sou, Douglas, 70, at Lubee,
Monday from Dallas, where she spent ball game in Dallas Saturday night. w . al ' a' " the Methodist - aine
several days, viriting her daughters. Her brother played with the visiting livi« quarter. at tim ---------------- — —L"
Mrs. Emus Brady and Nliss Ethel team „ . . anlna , , --------------------------
. . . : ______ Monday. A splendid program was bad
mchter. , I and the attendance was large
------ I E. B. Clark of Vernon, was in the ______
Mr. and Mrs Earl Van Meter of city first of the week on business. Although we have a fairly accurate
MeAdoo, Texas were guests of Sirs. Mr. Clark was a resident of Green- estimate of how much gold has been
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. Applications Wanted
Wr want names of young ladies
who would like to work as cashier
♦ one of our theatres should a va-
Aney oceur. Do not apply in per-
hut mail your application to
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