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THE BOGATA NEWS, BOGATA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1M
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LOCAL NEWS
tf IRS. WALTER PETTIT
TELEPHONE ME 2-5322
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bussell j Mr and Mrs. Murl Roach and
have moved their house in East children were week end guests
Talco to a lot they have bought of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Howell in
at Bogata. !Ft. Worth, Mr. and Mrs. W.
— 1 I Fowler in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dantzler
of Dallas, were week end guests | Mrs. Leroy Lewis attended bac-
Lee Puckett is visiting his son,
[.Puckett and family at Beau-
tas Turner is a medical pa-
in Clarksville hospital this
of Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall
and children.
Mrs. George Wicks is spending
I this week in Dallas with her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Hamilton,
[who is ill.
. Mrs. Fannie Adams of Ful-
Earl Clipper of ftooka, visited I bright, visited her daughter and
Ha mother, Mrs. Tilda Clipper, I son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
I Gibson, last week. /
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Homer Scoggins of Dallas,
gpent the week end at his Mc-
Orury home.
Mrs. Stella Davidson is able to J
he up pert time after several'
weeks illness.
• .
B. G. Bailey Sr. of Depoit, 1
Bed in the Jim Garrett he
Sunday night.
Bill Parker of Seymour, is vis-
iting Mr. and Mrs. Houston Pet-
tit ar
» p
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn White arc
mentioning in Lubbock, Loren-
m and New Mexico.
Mrs Britt Wilson and son, Ho-
bert, spent last week at Reno
with their son and brother. DonT
aid Wilson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Pea-
den and Deborah of Athens, were
week end visitors in J. R. Sloan
and Laurel Peadcn homes.
and Shirley.
A. J. Rhoads returned Satur-
Iday from South America, where
he had been on a business trip
| of several weeks duration.
Leroy Lewis returned home
] Thursday from Wichita Falls,
where he visited his sister, Mrs.
Ross Cooper and Mr. Cooper.
calaureate services at Dclmar
High School Sunday when
nephew, Bobby Middleton,
ceived his diploma.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Craven,
their daughter. Mrs. Joe Pittman,
Mr. Pittrpap, Sandra and Brent
all of Sh^rinan visited Mr. and
Mrs Ben Craven, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Proctor and
sons of Ft. Worth, were week end
visitors of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Lowry and other rel
atives here and at Paris.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson Owens
and children of Pasadena, visit-
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. An-
J. j drew Anderson and daughters at
McCrury last week. They also
attended the W. R. Humphreys
funeral.
TEN AND TWENTY YEARS AGO
F. L. Branson, superintendent
of Bogata schools, was elected
vice president of the permanent
county TANK unit at a county-
wide rally at Clarksville.
Visiting in the Johnny Topping
home during the week end were
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Topping of
Camden. Ark., Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
ris Phipps of Clarksville.
Mr. and Mrs. Lit Martin
Extensive repair work is un-
were week end visitors of I derway this week on a section of
fc’.her, A. F. Roberta. | Farm-Market Road 909 that takes
] in Bogata’s Clarksville street.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ride ns of
ftilfaright, were Sunday visitors! Rev. and Mrs. Sanley Nelson
af Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
day visit
Skaggs.
Mrs- J. W. Howiaon has been
tMting her daughter, Mn. Carl
CUck and Mr. Click in iVler.
accompanied eight young people
to Deport Sunday for a worship
| service at a convalescent home.
Mrs. Pat O’Donnell and
I0ha of Paris, visited her
6,1
son.
mo-
Boss Suggs, Saturday
Mrs. Lum Fennel! has been vis-
iting her daughter. Mn. A. H.
Chandler and family in Leggett
Mrs. Bertha Murphy left Thurs-
day for Longview, where she
expects to undergo eye surgery.
Mn. Billy Ray Dickerson and
Miss Tom Underwood were in
Tyler Sunday to attend a beauty
■how.
Mn. Lillian Stephenson of
Dallas, visited in the Roy Lee
Hutson home during the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs Dale Smith, Lin-
da and Bemiece of Avery, were
week end guests of Mrs. Smith's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Har-
per _
Mr. and Mrs Woodrow Legate.
Charles and Galer, accompanied
by Jan Franks, enjoyed an out-
ing at Beavers Bend. Ok , Sun-
day.
Johnny Wright continues to
show improvement after several
months iilness and surgery. The
Wrights were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. William Morris.
Mr. and Mrs Newt Bryson, vis-
iting his mother, Mrs. Stella Bry-
son in a Mt. Vernon hospital
Sunday, reported her improving
after a severe attack of illness.
J. L. (Fate) Bell, who makes
his home with his son, Hobert
Bell, Mrs Bell and family at Ro-
salie. fell Friday afternoon
breaking a bone in his right leg
Prayer meeting will be held
each Wednesday evening, start-
ing at 7:30 at the Baptist church,
with adult choir practice to fol-
low.
Sebe Findley of Oklahoma
City, was a week end guest of
his sister, Mrs. A J. Carrington
and Mr Carringtor; his niece.
Mrs. A S. White and Mr White
Visiting in Dallas and Grand
Prairie last week, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Pettit, Mr and Mrs. Aus-
tin Pettit and Lynette were ac-
companied home Thursday by
Mrs. Ora Harnett, who is spend-
ing the week here.
Mrs. Stanlev Nelson scent last
week in Ft. Worth with her hus
band, Rev. Nelson, Bogata pas
• or, who finished his residents
work on a Doctor’s Degree at
Southwestern Baptist Theologi
eal Seminary there.
Mrs. Maude Condra spent the
week end with Mr and Mrs. Den-
nis Brumley at Pickton, and at-
tended graduation of her grand-
son. George Brumley. Mr. Con-
dra. Mr. Fender nnd son. Herbert,
also attended the exercises.
Mrs Laura Stephenson and
daughters, Hattie and Vera, send
subscription for The Bogata
News to their granddaughter and
niece, Mrs. M. L. Simpson 293-
3rd Ave.. Apt 3. Chula Vista,
Calif., as a birthday gift.
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Jones, Andrew
and Jimmy at Humble Lake were
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Whitting-
ton Sr and daughters, Cathy and I Condensed from Back Files of The Bogata News for Dates hiMM
Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn | ——^^^_
Whittington Jr. and Mr. and Mrs.
Orange Justiss, all of Mt. Pleas-
ant, also Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Skra-
banek Of Paris.
Week of May 20, 1949
Week of May 19, 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Morris vis-
ited Miss Billie Forester Sunday. agent in Reeves County,
and with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mor-
Cato Knight, former Red River j Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Smith
County Agent, was a patient in ! had celebrated their golden wed-
an El Paso hospital, after suffer-1 ding anniversary with a big din-
ing a stroke. He was county jner.
Births: Daughter to the Wood
ris in Paris They left Tuesday
for Dallas, where they will attend
their son, John Paul Morris of
Irving, patient in a Dallas hos
pital after suffering a back in-
jury some three weeks ago while
at work for a construction com-
pany.
Mrs. Mack Bell of Burbank,
Calif., is spending a few days
with her mother-in-law, Mrs.
May Bell and other relatives in
Bogata and Deport, while her
husbaid, Lt. Col. Bell is on a
husband, Lt. Col Bell is on a
Visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Garrett ct Rugby, and
their sister, Mrs. Ois Swaim and
family at Talco, during the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Garrett and sons of Dallas. Mr
and Mrs. Jim Grant Garrett and
children of Paris Mr. and Mrs
Garrett also visited their daugh-
ter. recuperating after pneu-
monia.
Goode
Nora
Mr. and Mrs Monroe
visited their daughter,
Lynn Tittle, Mr Tittle. Randie.
Richie, Roger and Carolyn in Ft.
Worth, Thursday thru Saturday.
Mr and Mrs L. C. Barnes of
Maud visited the Goodes Sunday.
Recent visitors in the J. F.
Hood home have been Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Hood and children of
Annon.i. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Logan and Rickv of Mt. Pleasant,
Mr and Mrs. Horace Benham of
Rosalie. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stor-
ey of Paris. Worth Hood of Dal-
las. called to ask after his
ther, who is slowly improving
after illness.
Betty Sue Bell and Storey
Wade Garrett,
Mr and Mrs Fred Homer re- j
turned last week after a visit of I
several days with their daughter. I
Mrs Barel Cook and family in
Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henry Bums
and children cf Shreveport. La.,
spent the week end with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Burns.
W S Cody and daughters. Jan !Mr and Mrs R°vce Burns, who
ettc and Mrs Harold Pierce, and t h,’r^ l«ri week, have
little Suzcttc Pierce attend, d | movt'd from Dalllos_to Huntsville
memorial service* at Gray Rock) M, and Mrs M E Roach.|^ut’h'America"Templo^
were Sunday supervisor of heavy
.. ._ . . . , .... ot Mr and Mrs Glenn maintenance for an o;l comranv
Enjoying a driv. to MaoH. George in Sulphur Springs. Sat- there The Gartvtts' daught- r.
R^31*’- Boboie and!Carolvn. student at Texas Tech
The 3 lb 7 oz. son born May 15
to Mr and Mrs. Jack Holt of Bo-
gata. has been named Thomas
Ray Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. J R Holt of Bogta. Mr. and
Mrs S R Arnold of Paris Tlie
four great-grandmothers of the
new arrival are Mrs. Addle Holt
of Bogata. Mis C. C. Chitwood
of Dallas. Mrs. S. W Arnold and
Mrs T G. Spradlin of Paris.
Hamilton were married.
A mobile X-ray unit had made
over 400 chest pictures in its
stop on Bogata school campus.
Engagement of Patsy Ruth
Hooker to Frank Lipscomb had
been announced by her mother,
Mrs. Iva Hooker.
Members of school board facul-
ty and their wives and invited
guests and the Senior class had
been honored by the Junior
class with a banquet at the gym.
F L. Branson, supt. Bogata
Schools, was elected president of
County Teachers Association at
a banquet held at Bogata. Patri-
cia Felts. Bogata teacher, was
named secretary.
Rtd River County farmers
were growing watermelons for
Illinois markets, according to
Garvice Norwood. C. of C. man-
ager at Clarksville.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther White had
announced engagement of their
daughter, Shirley Fav. to Frank
Thompson.
Nellie Ruth Pratt nnd Orval
m°- Abnev of Detroit, were to be
married
Chaplain Carol Peaden. with
v/ife and son, Preston Ray of Las
Vegas, Nev., were visiting his
mother, Mrs Lucy Peaden, and
relatives at Shreveport. La.
A son. Larry Mac. was bom to
Mr and Mrs D C. Thomas at
Johntown
Ralph Harbison was employed
at Riverdalc. N D
Ethel Blankenship was attend-
ing the bedside of her grandmo-
ther. Mrs. Ada Blankenship. 90.
„ .«u . . ,!of Mt Vernon.
Ror»u High S,ioo“ **“tali D,""h, Mr"
parents. Mr ‘and Mrs. Everett
Cemetery near Winf eld. Sunday. Mollie nnd Don
of
ton of Aria. Ok : Benjamin E
Garrett in Cochabama. Bolivia. ”'"‘7, 8J, a* l*' ^
" daughter. Mrs Calc McCrury in
Armstrongs of Rt. 2, Bogata; ion
to the B W. Gardners.
Wayne Grogan, Forest Grogan,
Junior Mathena, Earl Humphrey
and Reba Alsobrook had won
prizes at the 4-H Club rally held
at Clarksville.
A son, named William Hal, had
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hudson.
O. V. Shoffner and Faye Irene
Ward had been married.
Rural Leftwich had been elect-
ed to teach the Halcsboro school,
replacing Clifton Guest, resigned.
Charley Vaughan of John-,,
town, was improving after being”
seriously ill.
Miss Virginia Ellison had died
while visiting relatives at Detroit.
Misses Travis Brcoks and Doris
Lawson had entered nurses train-
ing at Paris.
The following students in the
Senior class had made above 90
in their averages for the year:
Lorenc Morgan, Mildred Cooper,
Frank E Moore. Doris Pitman,
Bernice Griffin and Leona James.
Halesboro school had closed
with a picnic dinner. Kenneth
Sctzer was valedictorian of the
seventh grade; Doris Ward and
Jack Womack had been award-
ed prizes for outstanding ath-
letics.
Mrs Jane Clampitt. 82. had
died at her home near Hagans-
port.
Misses Wanda Penn and Ethel-
en Williams were sponsoring the
Junior-Senior banquet, which
would bo in the form of a trip
to Holland
Births Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Wood Armstrong of Rt. 2.
Bogota; son to Mr and Mrs B.
W Gardner
Bob Westbrook had completed
and n-ovi d into the new home on
a' Bogata: Sam Nichobon. former J the highway between Deport and
equipment, D,.port resident, at Paris iPattonville
Mr. and Mrs. R M. (Mills)
Griffin and son. Bob of Kilgore,
Ok
C U Legate and Terry Mrs I Mollie visited th. former's
Madge Legate, Mrs Harlie El-. ter. Mrs Tomnm Burrow ,n
son and children, Mrs Tilda Clip- , Paris
per. i -
- | Work i* underway on a bridge
Mr and Mrs. Mitchell Cook of' spanning the road leading up to
Mr and Mrs C K Hir-on
of |
Thomas it Shows. 71. of
gata. had died
fish!ngC ina’ Sulphur boUom^ke! aar|“v,!lc- were Sunday dinner unity House u Bogata
shhw »*• | , . hass- *uc,,a °* hi* mother, Mrs. Henry T™ bridge is part of an im
■pent Sunday at their McCrury five ,jlt. other sl* Cook Mr a,,d Mr* Burk Kidd ■ pr°vcment project for the com
Truman Stephenson and Ken-
neth Mayes left last week for
Houston, where they will be em-
ployed.
It:
FOR SALE
One Tenor
Saxophone
Of no further use Id pres-
ent owner.
Telephone
ME 2-5856
MR. AND MRS.
A. J. RHOADS
pound*.
The Herman Mauldin and Da-
id Knowles families enjoyed a
picnic, with lots of fried fish
of Rosalie, were Sunday after-
noon guests.
munity house and grounds Most
jof the work i» being done by
! volunteer labor
Sunday iLT, wJI R‘' 7*“T* ‘7 "f* »"<* Mn Hutson Hi, condition
- land Woodrow Legate families',, roportod ummrrovod g,tur.
Mr and Mrs. Grady Jones and;**1® other relatives. Iday. Here to attt.nd „ hl„
children of Irving, were week I v, ... «,n,!K>n s** E|h*rt R Hutson of
end guests of Buddie Lawson.'— siting Mr. and Mrs Will Camp Chaffee. Ark.
Mr and Mrs William Rozell and,ThomP6°n S“ndaV wer their: -r
son. James Thompson and Mrs. Mr and Mr*. John Forester
Thompson of Texarkana, and|v'-s*t«l Mr ar,d Mr». Elroy Burks
their grandson, Billy Bob Harrell '■ ®«d family at Detroit, Sunday
family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Chetshir
had as Sunday visitors Miss Mat-
tie Chesshir of Fulbright, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Moore of
Clarksville
Harold Pierce left Sunday for
Tallahassee, Fla., where he will
be employed for some time, mov-
ing on later to another job a’.
Augusta, Ga.
Mrs. Vollie Monroe returned
home Friday from Paris, where
she visited her daughter, Mrs. R.
O. Durham, Mr. Durham and
daughter, Robbie.
V* t
■fifty
c tan saw mu.
TALCO
DRf-SMI
of Oklahoma City.
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Everheart left
Dallas Wednesday via plane for
Atlanta, Ga., for two weeks' visit
in the home of their daughter,
Mrs Ben Kohler and family.
They will return here June 4.
afternoon and made acquaintance
of the Burks' new daughter, bom
May 2. Mrs. Nell Sullivan of
Deport, is visiting in the Forester
home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rozell
in Tyler Saturday night for a
social meeting of the NABAC—a
bankers and auditors organiza-
tion—enjoyed a barbecue and
picnic-style supper at Lake Tyler.
Mrs. Rowena Wood of Clarks-
ville. and her daughter, Mrs.
Spencer of Midland, visited Sun-
jday with their father-in-law and
grandfather, Walter Wood, who
observed his 80th birthday Mon-
day.
Twins, a boy and girl, were
born May 15 at a Paris hospital
to Mr. and Mrs. Seneca Cowan,
Rt. 3, Detroit. The infants died
Saturday and graveside services
were held Sunday at Manches-
ter.
Sunday visitors in the Archie
McBride home at McCrury were
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Joe Tolliver
and David of Paris, Mrs. Basil
Robinson and children, Mrs.
Marvin Greer., Gary and Vicky
of Dallas.
Dr. Wm. B. Miesch
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined
Lenses Prescribed
In Clarksville—Monday, Tuca-
day, Wednesday, Saturday.
In DalCalb — Thursday and
Friday.
KEEP THIS AD!
Over 25,000 Arthritic and Rheu-
matic Sufferers have taken this
Medicine since it has been on the
market It is inexpensive, can be
taken In the home. For-Free In-
' formation give name and address
to P.OAox 826, Hot Springy Ark.
Si Hubbard, criticality ill at
his home in Bogata, is attended
by his children, Mrs Lester Her-
ring, Mrs. Leroy Hamilton of
Paris, Mrs. Lou Eva Lamaster of
Dallas, his sister, Mrs. Joe Cald-
well of Pans, C. C. Morris of
Paris, Morris Lee Herring of
Dallas.
Rev. and Mrs. Gene Shoemak-
er, who will leave June 1 for
Kansas after a two year pastor-
ate at Bogata 'Methodist Church,
were honored with a dinner Sun-
day at Rugby Community House.
Approximately 25 friends from
Bogata. Deport and Paris were
present.
in Lubbock, will join the family L'vdland order « year’s «ub-
m South America th.s summer *<*riptmn to The Bogata New- fori
-— 'Mrs Nila llirson. 1211 Ave I
L'v<llan<l A letter from th'
Hinson* said in part "Mr., Ilin-
sin is the former .Nita Smith, a;
resident of vour community un
til she married arid moved to the
Plain* in 1918 She still count*
a number of relatives and friend.-
Vi*iting in the home ol Mr
and Mrs Hiram Oliver Saturday
and Sunday wer*' Mr and Mrs
Gattian Presswoed and daughter.
Barbara. Mr and Mrs. Du I ley
Hays and children. Vicki. Debbie
and Kathy Sue of Dallas. Mr*
Hazel Gidden* and daughter,1 •niong >our n-isdcnts. This sub-
Mary Lynn of Texarkana Jud-, *cr,I,,on ** * Mother * Day gift
ith Ar.n Gidden* hbs unable to *° ^‘'r ^rom u*
visit her grandparent*, partici-f
paling instead in open house fes-
tivities at Red River Arsenal
Sunday, as a member of a high
school band (
Accompanied by Mr and Mrs
G. M Sulsar and son of Dallas.
Mrs Margaret Kidd returned
home Saturday after a week's, ____,
visit at Grand Prairie with Mr., Johnny. Mr. and Mrs I/Owis Wil-
and Mrs Curtis Kidd and chil-1 kerson. Margaret. Sammy and
dren. Mrs. B A. Williams and' Nancy. Mr and Mrs. M. B Hand-
Bogata pcoj le attending D»>cor-
ation Day services at a cemetery
near Nathan. Ark Sunday were
Mr and Mrs Otis Porterfield.
Bonnie and Connie, who also vis-
ited his father. C A Porterfield
-it Nashville; Mr. and Mrs Char-
lie Couch and Dolphus. Mr and
Mrs Jack Couch, Jackcy and
family, Mr and Mrs. B. L. Roark
and children and at Waxahachie
with Mr. and Mrs L. T. Roark
and daughter. Enroutj to Waxa-
hchie and accompanied by Mrs.
Williams. Mrs Kidd visited
friends, Mr and Mrs Roscoel
Kyle and Mrs. Z. B. Moon at*
Midlothian The Sulsars spent i
the week end in the Kidd home'
and with his parents, Mr. and;
Mrs. Gilbert Sulsar and family. |
ley and Lorenzo Also attending'
were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Couch J
of Deport. Mr. nnd Mrs. Boyce |
Flennikcn, Mr. and Mrs. Dildev •
Couch of Paris, Elmer Couch of.
Dierks Ark.
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