The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1940 Page: 3 of 6
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CRIP AY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1940
THE TEXAS MESQUITER
MESQUITE,
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H. C. McCSaughy returned
last Thursday from Houston.
home
Mrs. May bell Dewberry of New
Hope returned home Sunday from
Denver. Colo., where she was called
to the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Pearl Adamson. who is verv ill.
Colonial Theatre
Features At The
THE RANGE BUSTERS ... a
picture that's packed with thrilling,
rip-roar in k action! You'll see it on
the double feature program at the
Colonial Theatre this Saturday . . .
and vote it the fastest moving, most
exciting western of the season, with
Ray "Crash" Corrigan, John
"Dusty" Kingfi and Max "Alibi"
Terhune in the leading roles.
QUEEN OF THE MOB ... the
•tory of the strangest woman you've
ever met. a mother and a mobster!
She looks like a sweet old lady, but
the has the savage cold heart of a
killer and three notorious killer
ions! J Edgar Hoover called her, in
his book "Persons in Hiding," the
most vicious, dangerous criminal
brain of the last decade. It's playing
at the Colonial this Saturday. Don't
miss it! And don't miss the free
lollypops . given to every child
attending the Saturday matinee.
GOLD RUSH MAISE ... a big
lausili rush, with Maise a hitchhiking
honey in » ghost town. She turns
(Old-digger and leaves a woinan-
kating bachelor Just a ghost of her
former self! Maise's amazing, amus-
ing and swell, folks, in her newest
and most hilarious adventure. Rush
to the Colonial to see GOLD RUSH
HAISIE, starring Ann Sothern with
Lee Rowman and Slim Summerville.
It's showing Sunday and Monday. Fay Holden. See it at the Colonial
UNCLE ED and LITTLE WILLIE j next Thursday (Fortune night)
ei> the stage at the Colonial theatre | and Friday.
next Monday night to bring you more
new laughs and real fun. These two
rollicking stars have entertained
you many times over the radio and
at local events. You know them . . .
you like them . . . you won't want to
miss them at the Colonial theatre
Monday night.
TOMBOY ... a rascal, a sweet-
heart, a regular little Miss Fix-it.!
She teams up with a bashful country
boy and together they lick a gang
of dangerous crooks. There's thrills
and laughs, in this story of a regular
TOMBOY, who'd rather have a fight
than a date. See this film starring
Marcia Mae Jones and Jackie Mor-
gan ... at the Colonial theatre,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Family
Night, admission only 10 cents.
ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBU-
TANTE . . . the story of the famous
Hardy family in New York and
Andy crashing society! He meets
Public Deb. No. 1 . . . who woos him
while Judy wows him with her
songs, "I'm Nobody's Baby" and
"Alone." See the whole Hardy fam-
ily in their funniest, happiest picture
yet. The cast includes Mickey Roon-
ey. Judy Garland, Lewis Stone, and
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SHOOL NEEDS
VVrtLtl
03rtioms
A Souvenir for Every Customer
Knight's Gift Shop
On The West Hide of Square
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McLaran re-
turned to Mesquite last Friday.
Mrs. James Rutledge of Amarillo
visited Mrs. Roger Williams Sunday.
Mrs. W. F. Youree of Dallas spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Hattie
Chapman.
Mrs. C. S. Hilliard of Geff, 111.,
visited Mrs. Hattie Chapman Tues-
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay McGaughy vis-
ited her mother, Mrs. Mae Anderson
in Irving last Sunday.
Mrs. A. P. Anient of Crandall vis-
ited her daughter, Mrs. Ary Turner
and Mr. Turner last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hilliard of
Geff, 111., returned home Thursday
aiter a visit with Mrs. Ruth Hilliard.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Joy of Big
Spring spent last week-end with
Mrs. Joy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
F. Vanston.
Miss Norma Gene Everett was
the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Clay McGaughy.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thomas of
Dallas were Saturday eventtig dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.. Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Hyden and son.
Joe Bailey, left last Friday for
Brownwood where they will make
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Joy, Mrs. Ed
Vanston and Walter Hailey, Jr. vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Barney Vanston
in Dallas Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Anderson
of Edna, Texas, are visiting friends
and relatives here while Mr. Ander-
son on his vacation. He works for
the Magnolia Oil Company.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G'. Haralson had
as their Sunday night dinner guests
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weatherford, Mr.
and Mrs. Buell Harvey and Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Bufford.
The Reverend W. E. Boone, pas-
tor of the Bethany Temple Church,
and Mrs. Boone, have an apartment
at the Buford Jett home on the
week-ends to have an opportunity to
visit with members and friends of
the congregation.
Mrs. Hilbert Martinson of Wen-
atche, Washington, was the honor
guest at a fried turkey dinner at
the home of Mrs. Ed Arnett last
Thursday. Other guests were Mrs.
Jenny Barnes and Mrs. W. H. Marsh
of Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Jonnhson,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Moon and son,
Jerry. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Paschall,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Harbin, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Smith and son, Jimmie
and Mrs. Sam Murphree spent Sun-
day in Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto
Sunday dinner guests in the Joe
Lawrence home were Mr. and Mrs.
James Allen of Sulphur Springs
and Misses Ruby Lee Dunlap and
Muzetta Wall of Garland. Sunday
afternoon, guests of oJe Lawrence
were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Easly of
Dallas, Mrs. Bonnie Heath of Hen-
derson, Mrs. Lucy Brewster and
t
J. T. Anderson is a First, Lienu-
teuant at A&M College this year.
E. R. Cole of Tishimongo, Okla.,
arrived in Mesquite Tuesday night
for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Medford Webb and
sons left Friday for Seminole where
he is employed.
Mrs. Flora Swor and Mrs. Folrence
Walker of Dallas visited Mrs. Effie
Davis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Weeks visited
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. White iu Dallas
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jestis and
children of Jail, New Mexico re-
cently visited Mrs. Virginia Janes
and family.
Mrs. Ansil Lewis and daughter,
Gail of Lancaster visited in the home
of Mrs. W. H. Caldwell Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Rupard spent
Sunday evening with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rupard Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bryan and
children of Rockwall were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Weeks.
Mrs. Amanda Moore, Mrs. Ethel
Cole aud Mrs. C. E. Moon and son,
Jerry, spent Tuesday in Forney with
Mrs. Mack Daugherty.
Sunday afternoon Robert Bryant
and Mrs. J. B. Bryant attended
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Russell of Dallas.
T. J. McCallum and Lockett A.
Wilkerson, with their families, re-
turned Friday from a very success-
ful squirrel hunt in Hamilton
county.
Claude Chapman of Kansas City
was in Mesquite last week-end. We
think Mf. and Mrs. Chapman should
move back to Mesquite—a visit i s
not enough.
GET YOUR LEADING
MAGAZINES
— at —
PORTER DRUGS
Phone 44
* Liberty
• Good House Keeping
• Esquire
• Post
* CoIller'N
* Woman's Home Comimnlon
* American
* True Story
Wild West Weekly
* lU-d Hook
• Life
• Met 'nils
* Action Comics
and many others
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Murphree-Reinhardt ||
tiy MRS. LLOYD BRILEY ||
Visitors in the H. H. Marshall
home the past week were Mr. and
Mrs. S. I. Vaughn of DeSota. Allyce
Jean Allen, Frances Haynes and
Neal Jones of G'arland.
Mrs. Theo Jennings and son, Bri-
ley of Rowlett, Jo Ann Hart, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Windham and daugh-
ter, Hellen, and Frankie Do r I s
Nehrmeyer.
Katie Lee Marshall left Monday
to enter NTSTC at Denton.
Thersa Byrd returned to Denton
Monday to re-enter NTSTC.
Naythan Byrd left Sunday to
enter school at A&M.
Lynn Byrd of Waco visited his
mother Sunday.
Lawson Locals ||
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coats, Olin I Pleasant Mound, Mrs. Leslie Bradley
Coats and Lavon Coats of Dallas | and son. Wayne and Mrs. Tex Reed
of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Allen
and Mrs. G. W. Roberson of Abilene
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Tues-
day evening.
Mrs. J. B. Bryant spent last
Thursday in Lancaster with Mrs. L.
C. Graham and Miss Peggy Graham
She visited Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Bryant and son.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lander, and
Miss Ruth Lander went to Bonham
Sunday afternoon and spent the
night with Hoyt Brown and child-
ren and returned Sunday by Com-
merce where they were • luncheon
guests of Miss Martha Jo Lee.
Mrs. W. C. Stultz phoned Tuesday
to tell of Mr. 'Capp" Ross, a man
who has many friends in and
around Mesriuite. He, F. W. Ross,
visited here last summer. Formerly
of Arkansas, he moved to Mellsvllle, |
Kentucky, September 1, where he
has a small grocery store. He writes j
of the splendors of Kentucky.
Mathis and children, little Jackie
Allen and Dolores, Mesquite spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Parnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anderson of
Edna are spending the week with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Lumley, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. And-
erson and other relatives.
Miss Hester Margaret Short visit-
ed her brother, Mr. and Mrs. James
Short this week-end.
Remember Sunday School Sunday.
Little Jo Ann Miller of Mesquite
and Dolores Mathis of Edwards vis-
ited in the Parnell home this week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. McKenzte vis-
ited in Mesquite Sunday.
Earnest Terry of Longvlew is at
home for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Terry visited
in Seagoville Monday.
Welcome To The
FAIR
and get your
FIGHT
O'CLOCK
COFFEE
2
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BAGS. .
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C. N. PHELPS
— Manager —
A & PSTORE
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Mesquite
Mrs. Frank EIHb, who has been
ill is much better.
Miss Doris Jones of Mesquite, has
entered Draughon's Business College
for a special stenographic course.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams vis-
ited Mrs. J. F. Kelsay in D a 1 1 a s
Tuesday night. Mrs. Kelsay is the
former, Aletha Kimbell.
KLEBURG NEWS
White cotton hose designed for
use of trained nurses by the Federal
Bureau of Home Economics are
Mrs. Donnie Brewster of Dallas and j meeting with great success since
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen of Sulphur ! they can be sterilized thoroughly and
Springs. ! laundered without turning yellow.
Your school supplies money will go further here. We have
a complete line of quality school supplies in stock at all times.
WEEKS GROCERY & MARKET
PHONE 120
WE DELIVER
MESQUITE
"We've Been To The City Cleaners-Meet Us At The Fair"
Now I'm Worth Twice as Much!
Don't You Remember Me?
She thought she had lost me when I | I'm the same topcoat you sent away
- w,» spotted, but City Cleaner. did »ueh : lMt wet* looking ,rayed and dirt, City
a wonderful Job that when I fame horn,' [Cleaner, certainly did a tr.nd Job In
'it was Just like getting a new dress!
- You'll think so, too—send your soiled
clothes to City Cleaners! ______ .
VISIT US WHILE AT THE FAIR!
freshening up my colors and making
me look as good ae new. Why don't
you send yours?
Phone 86
CITY CLEANER^
Mas k^esquite
sXAS
Mr. Traivs Howard of Leesburg
La., visited Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Brantley last week.
Miss Hazel Henson and Bernard
Carr of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs.
Champ Bigham Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warren and
children of Irving spent Tuesday
with his sister, Mrs.,Champ Big-
ham.
The Dallas County Singing Con-
vention will be held at the Baptist
church Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22
at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Lois Sewell and son, Lynn,
spent last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Alton of Roscoe.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shults spent
the week-end with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Seward of Gatesville.
Kleberg school opened Monday
September 16 with about 120 pupils
enrolled.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Paschall of
Mesquite visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Hataway Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Howard Weelfers, Holly,
wood, Calif., visited her cousin. Mrs.
Opha Owens Monday.
Fill-UP with good
East Texas Gas
while at the
Mesquite Fair
and you'll come back
for more!
AUSTIN BROS.
Curt
Phone 144
Bill
Wei come,
B O
Fair Visitors!
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MEN'S LEAGUE
Mon. Tucm, Nights
LADIES LEAGUE
Thu. Pri. Ni#ht*<
HEALTH - FUN - BEAUTY
ONLY 10c A LINE
NASH & REDDEN
BOWLING ALLEYS
West 8ld« of Square
Alleys Reserved
For Iridic*
WodiM*sday 12 to -I
2 Honrs for JlOc
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Cook, Mrs. A. J. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1940, newspaper, September 20, 1940; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth407079/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.