The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 2, 1943 Page: 4
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WSCS Hears Review
By Mrs Goodger
Mrs J J Goodger of Kress reviewed
The Human Comedy fori
members of the Methodist Womens
Society of Christian Service nnd
their guests Monday afternoon
Nov 29 In the home of Mrs II E
White
The novel written by William
Saroyan tells the human heart
wanninK story of the McCawlcy
Jfiimlly and their life In Ithaca
The reviewer was introduced by
Mrs S A Duckctt who was leader
of the program Mrs J C
Cowan Jr after a few words of
appreciation presented Mrs Good
ger with a gift from the society
Special music was furnibhed by
Mrs John W Keim who played a j
patriotic medley and Swcclst
Story Ever Told
The program also included
roup singing of Look to the
Beautiful and America and a
If you need a good
everyday hat or serviceable
felt then
see mo at Northcutls
Saturday
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DIAMOND HORSESHOE Sponsors boxes and orchestra scats
are filled with American soldiers attending an outdoor band con>
cert in this bomb blasted building in Algiers
homo of Mrs L R Hulto
I Mrs Dewey Sony presided nt
j > rayer by Mrs Marion Foremanthe brides book
Refreshments wore served to with the hostess in the recciv
twenty members and the following
guests Mrs Elmo Specr Mrs
Kcim Tulia and Mrs Goodger
JVIrs Jim Davis and Mrs Charles
Fleming of Kress
Shower Compliments
Mrs Allen Stone
Mrs Allen D Stone formerly
Miss Dolores Fayc Hilliard was
honored with n miscellaneous
shower Saturday afternoon at the
ing line were the bride her
mother Mrs F M Hilliard licr
bister Mrs L R Hutto and sister
inlaw Mrs Aubrey Hilliard
The table wns decorated with a
centerpiece of pink carnations and
tapers on n reflector with n
bride and groom in the foreground
The guests wcro served coffee
and heart and bell shaped sandwiches
nnd cake by Mrs R L
Melton
The honorcc received numerous
lovely gifts
CLOSE OUT SALE
OF MENS PREWAR
FELT HATS
AT
Northcutts
Beginning1
Saturday
These hats arc genuine
V C HAGOOD
CB
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Baptist Brothers
Have Meeting
The Baptist Brotherhood had its
first meeting Tuesday night Nov
30 at the Baptist Church with a
covered dish supper An inspirational
message was brought by
Reve II E East
The following officers were
elected James T Hale president
Howard Pogue vicepresident
Jewel Whitsett program chairman
Amos Newby reporter Allan
Heard activities chairman and
Doyle Simpson choir leader
The following men were present
Earl West Pogue Oscar
Woaks Rev East Joe Palmer
Heard Whitsett J C Adams
Cecil Gould Newby Rondeau Din
widdle G Gunkey Simpson J
S Ford S J Payne and Judge
Hale
Mrs Clennin To Be
Auxiliary Hostess
The PrCsbylcrion Womens Auxiliary
will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 oclock in the homo of Mrs
R G OJcnnin All are urged to
be prcsont
KRESS 4II CLUB
The kress 4II Club boys nnd
girls met November 29 at 2 oclock
p in Hi the school gymnasium
There were several now members
present j
The group sang two or three
songs Miss Sybil Glddcn and
i John Pnhnore gave talks on Food
Facts of the War
Reports for this year were given
and then the club ndjourncd until
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Dy reason of a grave wartime shortage of fuels Uncle Sami
Office of War Utilities requests every user of Natural Gas to
economize in the use of this vital war fuel this winter
To win the war as quickly as possible essential war plants
must have all the gas they need all the time A slight saoriflc
Dn the part of all gas users will make this possible
i By saving gas you also save critical materials equipment
and manpower
Keep the Heat on Hitler Do not waste It at Home Us less
Natural Gas Uncle Sam saysi lVf what you musfA Kul lay
all you canl
SM
WEST T I X A VGA S COMPANY
fiffffifco d In Support of ih 0oYjtrnm HtiTftd r1am Hf OMtv VMI FirtJi Ur War Purpotti
THE TVLIA HERALD TUL1A TEXAS
Men and Women
n
The Service
FLOYD EUGENE BERRY visited
with friends ana relatives in Tulla
Inst week on a nineday furlough
Ho is Second Class Seaman in the
nuvy and Is stationed at San
Diego Calif
2ND LIEUT JACK LITTLE
JOHN is visiting his parents Mr
and Mrs T M Llttlejohn He is
stationed with the administrative
division of the U S Army Air
Force at Savannah Georgia
LORAINE HARRIS who has
just completed boot camp of
the U S Navy at San Diego
Calif was home from Saturday
Nov 27 to Wednesday Dec 1
visiting his wife Mrs Gladys Harris
at Amorlllo nnd his parents
Mr und Mrs A J Harris of
Tulia
RAYMOND JOHN USELDING
Of Happy has been honorably dis
charged from the Coast Guard
and has returned home to take
up farming
MILTON O Humpy CAMER
ON 39 ships carpenter first class
in the Navy Seabccs may get to
come home to Dalhart for Christ
mas as he incurred an eyesight
Injury crossing the ocean
He is the son of Mr and Mrs
J M Cameron all former Tulla
residents He has two brothers and
a sister Humphy moved to
Dalhart in 1P3U
He entered service June 28
1042 in Riverside Calif where
he had been cook in the Sumcrset
Steak House He went first to
Camp Bradford Norfolk Va
Later ho was in Portsmouth Va
then Gulfport Miss whence he
sailed to Trinidad and the British
West Indies
HGT PAUL MILLER who is
stationed nl Eagle Pass Texas
arrived in Tulia Inst week to
spend a furlough with his parents
Mr nnd Mrs J W Miller
An original poem written by
PVT PAUL TUCKER of the
1897th Engineers at the Army
Air Base at Richmond Va wns
recently published in The Re
flector paper published in the
interest of the personnel of the
base He is the son of Mr nnd
Mrs George Tucker of Tulin His
poem follows
JEEP DRIVERS BLUES
I drive my jeep all day
I drive it in my sleep
When I get out of this nrmy
I bet theyll give me one to keep
Ive got those jeep drivers blues
I picked me up a WAC in my
jeep the other day
I put my arm around her but she
wouldnt let it stay
Ive got those jeep drivers blues
Ive got n lowdown feeling mean
old jeep drivers blues
The other day I took my jeep
out just to try it out for
speed
The provost sergeant caught me
and said Two weeks rest is
Flying Dutchmen
M pK e
whnt you need
Ive got the jeep drivers blues
jeep drivers blues
Mean old feeling dnrn old jeep
drivers blues
The other day I took the Captain
for n ride clenr into town
When he enme back to the jeep
I wasnt anywhere around
f had the jeep drivers blues had
that lowdown feeling
Old jeep drivers blues
He found me in a honkytonk
drinking up thcifc beer
He saidNpw Pvt Ajckcr what
the HolPJrou doinghero
I said telr Im juSt trying to
drown those darn jeep drivers
blues
Then the cute little waitress she
grabbed the Captain around
the neck
She said I know youre mean
but you wouldnt give my
baby heck
Hes just got n lowdown feeling
mean old jeep drivers blues
LT JACK ROGERS who is a
prisoner of the Germans in Camp
Stalag Luft 3rd 90 miles southeast
of Berlin writes his grandmother
Mrs Fannie May that he
does his own cooking washing
and mending
U S Secret Service
Says To Know
Check Endorsers
The United States Secret Service
which is now conducting a
KNOW YOUR ENDORSERS
campaign in connection with its
constant policy of trying to prevent
the theft and forgery of
government checks is urging that
nil Navy personnel nsk their dependents
to follow certain precautionary
procedures in handling
government checks
All Nnvy officers nnd men are
requested by the Secret Service
to advise their dependents to
take these precautions
1 Be at home or have a mem
Foods make the finest and most practical gifts yon
could give avo have a complete stock of mmttioncd 2w
food that will make ideal Christinas gifts
Be sure to visit our store and do your holiday food
have almost kind of in
shopping we every meat v
our market that you could possibly want and remember
we feature fine homekilled meats
We try to keep n fine variety of the finest fresh
fruits and vegetables that the market affords so
that you can conserve your points by serving fresh
foods whenever possible
VISIT OUR STORE THIS WEEK
JUST RECEIVED
A SHIPMENT OF NICE
I CHRISTMAS TREES
j PRODUCE FEED DEPARTMENT
BRING YOUR EGGS TO US AND GET THE TOP MAR
p KET WE ARE NEEDING MOKE EGGS POULTRY HIDES
up CREAM BRING US YOUR NEXT CREAM
oV
ber of the family at home when
your Navy check is due to arrive
If you remove it from the
mall box immediately It cannot
be stolen by a check thief
2 Be sure you have a deep
strong mall box with your name
clearly printed on it Keep It
locked
3 If possible arrange with your
mail carrier to signal when he
delivers your check
4 Notify your postmaster If you
change your address
5 Cash your check at the same
place ra i montn Thlj will make
Idcntlicrtlon cosier The StTct
Servics is cautioning merchants
to ins t upon proper idcntifint
Vi
n
s
Ducketts Store III
THE BIGGEST LITTLE STORE IN TOWN
EAST SIDE SQUARE
SHOES
THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 1943
PILOTS OP THE ROYAL DUTCH NAVAL AIR SERVICE attached to the British sir arm brin one o E
fighter planes to the flight deck of a carrier ai they prepare for action oil the English coast Most of the men are veten
bomber pilots from Die Netherlands East Indies who traveled halfway around the world to continup their j
against the Axis They have already accounted for more than 115000 tons of enemy shipping wijM > q
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0 Do not fold pin or multilate
your allowance or allotment
checks This is very important to
you The Secret Service reports a f jj
steady Increase in the number of
checks stolen or lost after mail
deliveries at designated addresses
and feels that if Navy personnel
will impress on those at home the
importance of properly safeguarding
their dependency checks that
opportunitl n icr the t end forgery
of t in will be greatly decreasedgMMiiiaii miimi i i mu nmnrni bitbbi bhimiobhiibciiIii hi i Kim
NEW WINTER
CAROL KING
and
MARTHA MANNING
DRESSES
795 to 1495
IDEAL XMAS GIFTS
ECIALSI
LADIES and MISSES
MARY LANE
and
Ricemore
COATS
ALL LATEST STYLES
1295 to 3995
SHOES SHOES
ODD LOTS
Rationed Shoes
100 pair
No Stamp Required
NON RATIONED
LADIES
SLIPPERS
In Red White Black and
Brown All Sizes
298 pair
8 INCH
Driller Shoes
795 pair
MENS ALL WOOL
Frontier Pants
1450 pair
GIFTS FOR
LADIES and GIRLS
DRESSES
COATS
SWEATERS
CHENILLE ROBES
SLIPS
PANTIES
BRASSIERES
PURSES BAGS
GLOVES
SCARFS
ALL KINDS OF
LADIES ami CHILDRENS
Non Rationed
SHOES
INFANTS
SOFT SOLE
SHOES
IN SIZES 0 TO 2
MENS
Boot Shoes
795 pair
36 inch Outing
SHORT LENGTHS
1 to 12 YARD PIECES
19c yard
tfuduSiir
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GIFTS FOR
MEN and BOYS
SHIRTS
SOCKS
HATS
SWEATERS
GLOVES
BELTS
PAJAMAS
ROBES
DRESS SUITS
TIES
G I F T S for The HOME
BED SPREADS
BLANKETS
TOWEL SETS
LUGGAGE
SHEETS
QUILTS
PILLOW CASES
LUNCHEON CLOTHS
PILLOWS
CURTAINS
Use OUR EASY LAYAWAY PLAN
IN BUYING YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
TRADE AT
HTJXFORDS
TULIA
TEXAS
And Put The Savings In U S War Bonds And Stamp
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 2, 1943, newspaper, December 2, 1943; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42733/m1/4/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.