The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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L. E. Tlainy and
Mary of Wichita Falla,
week end with their par.
Lela Burras and Mr. and
T. 8. Maaaey.
Aubrey Cardwell left Thurs-
for a few days’ visit with her
who has employment at Ft.
Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tucker, who
* have been living at Corpus Christi
Car several months, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha Crafton of Cunning-
ham, visited Mrs. L. R. Wright Sun-
P <I«F
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walsh of
Wichita Falls, returned to their
home Sunday, after visiting rela-
tives here the past week
Earl Miller of Texarkana, visited
in the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Miller, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Roberts
and Peggy Jane Hood of Deport,
Mr. and Mrs. Babe Walton and Mrs.
Lizzie Lessard of Henderson, visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Maddox Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Abbott and
Mrs. R. D. Guest of Clarksville and
Mrs. George Bartlett of Ft. Worth,
visited relatives and friends here
Sunday.
Miss Jacqueline Ramsey returned
to Tulsa, Okla , Saturday after vis-
iting her mother and sister, Mrs.
Sam Ramsey and Earline.
Mrs. Bill Morehead left Thursday
for Mineral Wells to join her hus-
band, who is stationed at Camp Wol-
ters.
Aaron Brumley, who is stationed
at San Antonio, visited friends at
Fulbright part of last week. He re-
turned to camp Tuesday.
John Edwards of Detroit, visited
in the home of his daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Lee, part of last week
Mr. and Mrs. Bob King visited in
the home of their son, Mr. and Mrs.
Travis King at English, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Legate and
children of Milton and Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Legate and baby of De-
port, visited in the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Legate,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Fortner and
his mother, Mrs. Ellen Fortner, vis-
ited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Colbert Vaughan at Johntown Sun-
day.
Mrs. Ernest Wyatt spent the week
end with home folks at Cunning-
ham.
Supt. A. V. Price made a busi-
ness trip to Austin the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. Rebel Hawthorne of Califor-
nia, is visiting her parents, Mr and
Mrs. T. S. Massey.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Skaggs and
80n, Ragan Lee of Clarksville, visit-
ed in the home of nor mother, Mrs.
M. B. Lee, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Weldon Dugger and
ton, Nick Kelley, visited her moth-
er, Mrs. Minnie Kelley at Clarks-
ville Sunday.
HALESBORO
Ben Ward Jr., and Raymond
Wright left Sunday for Bisbee, Ariz.,
where they expect to be employed.
Mrs. Horace Jeffus and sons. Mack
and Bill, visited in the home of her
mother, Mrs. V. D. Craddock at
Bogata on Saturday.
Connie Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Hobbs, is ill with mumps.
ilcv Perryman of Blossom, filled
his regular appointment here Sun-
day afternoon.
Miss Vivian Smith and Mrs. Hugh
Roberts, teachers in the school here,
•pent the week end at their homes
>at Johntown and Deport.
Miss Laura Fee has been quite ill
•t the home of her sister, Mrs. G.
M. Womack, but is improved at
jjjRMeiit.
Jimmie Ripley of Deport visited
in the J. D. Quinton home,
mail carrier failed to make
mute on Wednesday, due to high
in Mustang creek.
CUNNINGHAM
Clifton Guest has resigned his po-
sition as teacher in the Cunning-
ham school to accept a position at
the Paris army camp. The com-
munity regrets losing this fine fam-
ily.
Rev. Curtis Hoover has resigned
as pastor of the Baptist church here.
He has been pastor here for the past
five years. Rev Carr of Fulbright,
preached here Sunday night.
Mrs. Fred Cox and children spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Allen at Hutsonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Warren of
Rockford, spent Friday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Temple. Mrs.
John Allen, who has been visiting
her children, returned home with
them.
The heavy rain that fell here last
week put the Sulphur channel high-
er than it had been since last June.
Farmers who had corn planted in
the lowlands, will have to plant
over.
Mrs. Leonard Nolen is ill with
mumps at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fowler.
Miss Hazel Deshazo of Cooper,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
J. B. Williams
Mrs. Jim Davis has been attend-
ing the bedside of her mother, Mrs
Dan Ashford at Halesboro. Her con-
dition is reported improved.
Mrs Joe Bell of Tulsa, Okla., is
visiting in the home of Mr. and Mis.
A D Bell
Mrs. Jewel Wilson of Dallas, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Baumgardner.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hume attended
the bedside of Mrs. Hubert Hume,
who is ill at a Paris hospital. Mrs.
Hume will undergo an
Monday morning.
Dave Sharp is, reported ill at his
home here.
Shirley George of South Texas,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Roddy.
Robert Earl Nolen, who is station-
ed in the army, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Clarence Davis.
TST; ■, ;■
'Our educational .M,tJ
t* a bulwark of democracy
Todaij,, m#fte than ever be-
fore, the training of gouth
is necessary. I am thank-
ful that our nations school
system is in a position to
dojustthatl'
Dr. snm H. WHITLEY
M. l.un.(UTU^IL».
‘President . _
rosy mss smi iromros cmtac Born af Jojhoa riear ckbume^t
~~ 1, 1878. Father died ten i|ears later.
Younq Whitley supported his widowed
mother, brother and sister while at-
tending Trinity University.
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Began enviable scholastic record
when awarded $50 in qold for highest
grade of freshman class in college.At
18 received 1st. grade certificate. First
taught in rural schools in Jchnson,tllii,
and Limestone Counties. From I906-I9hiqh
^Dr^,^s,„rolfrac
* * in 1919 - accepted the presidency in
He is Pres, of Texas Socielg for Crippled 192d when there were only 314 students
Children; Pot! ftmdent,Southern Assh of f||ow the annual enrollment is over
Collrqes and Secondorq Schools;.former 3 £00. Students sag that Or Whitley
Co"r*f* u ^ t<,rn‘ln^DT' has made the East Texas State cam
s-w, .
* * * Buy UMITIP STATES PtMHSt POMPS AMD STAMPS * * *
CUNNINGHAM
SHADOWLAND
James Hoyce Kennedy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Kennedy, is ill with
mumps.
Gerald Kennedy of Paris, spent
the week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Kennedy.
Editor’s note.—Due to high water Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swint and
operation I Wednesday of last week, Carrier children spent Sunday with his sis-
l Johnson on Deport R3, was unable j ter, Mrs. J. H. Pratt and children
to get to Cunningham, and this news [ at Detroit,
j letter did not reach The Times un- | Mr. and Mrs. Finis Gifford and
I til after last week s edition had been children were week end guests of
| print*. r|. | Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gifford at Bo-
| Three new- trustees were elected gata.
in the trustee election held here Sat- j Mrs. Wesley Talley and children
1 urday. They are Ira Taylor, Clif- Qf Deport visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
I ford Pynes and Lee Oats, to fill the w. Gifford Sunday.
vacancies of Horace Redd, Roy Holt ;
and Zcb Page. -
Visitors in the S. A. Williamson
home Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs.
The trustees met Monday night jack Smallwood and children and
and re-elected Curtis Yancey presid- Mrs W. E. Widner of Paris and Mrs.
ent and Ira Temple secretary of the Lee Guttry of Dallas.
___ board. Mrs. ^ajter Gifford and son, Ken-
_ 1 Mrs. Earl Cook and son, Hoyt, are neth, spent Sunday with her mo-
NLW HAGANS* (JRT murAps. ther, Mrs. Jessie Hayes, at Deport.
Mr. and Mr*. Herbert Eaton had
as visitors Sunday, her father, J. R.
Walker and daughters. Misses Alma
and Vera, and her sister, Mrs. Olen
Lee and Mr. Lee of Post Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fennell and
daughters, Dorothy, Marie and Nell,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Mur-
rah Spears of DeKalb, were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. McAl-
ister, near Tyler.
Wayne Alsobrook, stationed in the
U. S. Army at Ft. Sill, Okla., was a
guest Saturday of his father, Grand-
pa Alsobrook, and his brothers, Bar-
ney, Doug and Polk.
Charlie A. Randle of Camp Clai-
borne, La., and Hugh E. Randle, of
I Lake Charles, La., came in Sunday
for a visit with their fath«9r, Charlie
Randle. His son, Mr. and Mrs. Er-
nest Randle of Paris, visited them
Sunday.
Mrs. Silas Morgan and daughter,
Edna Faye of Deport, spent Satur-
day night with Mrs. R. L. Fennell.
They spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Morgan.
Mrs. Emma Wood and children,
Lawrence and Miss Elsie, were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Mur-
ray Franklin, near Deport.
Mr. and Mrs. Bela Stevens and
son, Homer Lee of Texarkana, Ark.,
were guests Sunday of his brother,
Guy Stevens and family.
Miss Loretta Rodgers was a guest
Friday of Miss Dorothy Churchman
at Bogata. Miss Churchman return-
ed home with her arid spent the
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Spears of
DeKalb. were guests Saturday night
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fennell.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Spears of
Johntown, were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morgan.
Will Jeffery and family of Mil-
ton, were guests Sunday of his bro-
ther, Ernest Jeffery.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jeffery are
entertaining a new son, born Sun-
day, April 12.
Mrs. Mollie Christian of Paris, was
a guest last week in the home of
her son, Joe Jones.
HOOVEKTOWN ,
Farmer* are having to replant
some of their crop. A big rain fell
here last week.
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday. Everyone is invited to at-
tend preaching Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Vergie Rawlinson spent sev-
eral days with her sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Kelley, at Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Woodruff of
Paris, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Chunibley.
Henry Phillips of Detroit, spent
Wednesday night with Roy Lee Lit-
tles. Roy Lee accompanied him
home for a few days.
Henry Farris, who- has been a pa-
tient at Lamar hospital, has return-
ed home and is reported ^doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stout, who
recently moved here, have moved '
back to .Blossom.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Williams of
Paris, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Parks visited
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hignight recent-
ly.
People here regretted to hear of
the death of Harry Nuckles of Blos-
som.
Melvin Roberts of Deport, spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs
Royce Thomas.
Mrs. Larry Moss is improving. Al-
so Miss Bertha Thomas is improv-
ing.
Miss Earline Hignight, who is at-
tending college at Commerce, spent
a few days with her father, Wesley
Hignight, recently.
Mrs. Mattie Lucus and family
have moved to this community from
Blossom.
Mrs. George Hoover is slightly
improving.
Mrs. Bob Rogers of Deport, visit-
ed her daughter, Mr. arid Mrs. Ed-
ward Wood, recently.
Several cases of whooping cough
are reported in this community.
Miss Minnie Lee Both and Mrs
Arie Bryant are reported ill this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bell and Johnnie Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Skaggs and
Mrs. Floyd Dale and baby return- | Bell of Tulsa, Okla., are here for a daughter of Fulbright, spent Sun-
ed to Dallas Friday, after an extend- , visit with their parents. Mr. and
ed visit here with her parents, Mr. 1 Mrs. A. D. Bell.
and Mrs. E. W. Burks. Mrs. John Allen of Rockford, is
Ernest Clevenger came up from I spending several days with her
Barksdale Field, La., last Saturday ' children here.
to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. ,, . ,
,, ,,, K ’ D. H. Street of Dallas, spent last
C. Clevenger. j
Griffie Earl Burks has been trans-
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Skaggs.
F E. Swint and family of Paris,
were guests Sunday afternoon of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swint.
Miss Alice Anderson of Deport
week with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Me- spent the week end with Miss Ruth
Gahan. _ Franks.
Martha Jo, small daughter of Mr. Henry Gifford was a week end
and Mrs. Clifton Guest, is ill with visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
measles. Floyd Gifford at Bogata.
............ ....... Milo Hume and a friend, Doyle Mr. anc* Mrs. A. G. Skaggs and $on
R. D. Crowston was in Sulphur Garlock, of Brownwood, spent the of Clarksville were week end guests
Springs Monday on business. week end with his parents, Mr. and °f his Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
The big rains and overflow water Mrs. L. T. Hume.
has done considerable damage to j Mrs. Hubert Hume, who has been ' and ^rs' Tames Hobgood
crops and farming land in this see- j ill for several weeks, has been car-
tion. Water ran over the highway
ferred from Barksdale Field, La., to
Ft Myers, Fla.
J D. Allen of Mt. Vernon, spent
from Saturday until Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Burks.
SANITARY
waa escorting the new
around the church.
church is strictly non-
y'T understand,” remarked
t" replied the Janitor, “we
I It from foundation to
X don't believe there’s
In It"
from Sulphur river again. There
was quite a lot of corn planted that
will have'to be planted over.
Sarah Alice Burks and Dorothy
Nell Wilks spent Sunday with Billie
Jo Pennington at Kinney Point.
Mrs. Irvin Dodson and son, Jerry
of Naples, are staying for a while
here with her father, B. J. Johnson.
Mrs. Jewel Easterling and two lit-
tle daughters of Kinney Point, visit-
ed a while last Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Floyd Dale and Mrs. E.
W. Burks.
Mack Crowston moved his family
last Friday to the Adkins farm,
where he will work. Dock Cannon
will move to the place vacated by
the Crowstons.
Jim Goode returned Saturday
from a business trip to Ardmore,
Okla., and Ft. Worth.
Mrs. H. N. Mitchell spent the week
end with her brother, Stina Watts
and family at Oakdale.
Skaggs
Mr. and Mrs. James
spent part oi last week with her sis-
ried to a Paris hospital. ters’ Mrs Jack Smallw°°d a™» Mrs.
Funeral services were held here Paren‘s’ Mr‘
Friday for L. H. Anderson at the a"d ™rScG G H°bgo°d f ?ar‘s J
Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Jre* f? ™ l ,
Howland of Glendale and interment atte"ded the flsb ** for t scbo°
was in Cunningham cemetery. t/U^eeS g'Vf" at the ^port school
Mrs. Gerenia Spear is ill and Mrs. budd,ng Saturday n>«bt- The/, rf
E. G. Morgan is reported ill with
mumps.
Miss Robbie Dale Craddock of Bo-
gata, was a guest Tuesday night of
Miss Dorothy McAlister. „
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDonald of
Clarksville, were guests Saturday of
Pvt. Wayne Alsobrook, who was on
a furlough from Ft. Sill, Okla.'
WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE
Attorney: “Where was the defend-
ant milking the cow?”
Witness: “It’s hard to describe,
Judge, but if you’ll bring in a cow,
I’ll show you the exact place.”
LEFT A MESSAGE
Mistress: “Bridget, if that’s Mrs.
Jones, I’m not in.”
Bridget, returning: “It was, ma’am,
and she was very glad to hear it.”
Family
Wash
Let us stop your
Washday Worries
Phone the City Drug Store
and our Delivery Truck will
call at your home.
City Steam Laundry
Paris, Texas
Zelia Kennedy is teaching in her
place this week.
port a good time with plenty of fish.
and Mrs. Nolan Cook and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dunn and Mr. Dallas, spent the week end here.
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DETAILS
Rastus: “Here’s a telegram from
our boss in Africa. He’s sending
us some lion's tails.’’
Sam: “Lion’s tails. Whut in de
world am you talkin’ ’bout?”
Rastus: “Read dis telegram. He
says: ‘Just captured two lions. Send-
ing details by mail’!”
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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
THE DEPORT STATE BANK
at Close of Business April 4th, 1942
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Banking House, Fur. and Fixtures
$ 91,188.98
8,000.00
8.00
10.00
too.
Other Real Estate .................
Other Assets .......................
Bonds, St’ks and Warrants $42,276.00
Cotton Loans _________________ 9,415.21
Cash and Exchange 68,617.69— 120,308.90
TOTAL.......................... $219,515.88
LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS............ $164,676.23
Customers Bonds ________________ 2,600.00
Capital Stock ________ 28,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits.......... 24,239.65
TOTAL
$219,515.88
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Deport State Bank
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Graduation Shoes for
All the Graduates in
All Colors, and Styles.
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1942, newspaper, April 16, 1942; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth901721/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Lamar+County%22: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.