The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1944 Page: 5 of 8
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THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 1944
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Margie Minshew Weds
Billy Treadwell
Billy Treadwell, son of Mrs. W.
Y. Jones of Bogata, and Miss Mar-
gie Minshew, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Minshew of Bogata, were
married Saturday night at Hugo,
Ok.
Mrs. Treadwell spent all her school
life in Bogata and was a member of
the junior class this year.
Mr. Treadwell is employed at Tal-
co by Federal Tank Co. They will i
make their home in Talco for the
present.
MAJOR AND MRS. DENSMAN
HONOREp AT 0**EN HOUSE
An open house honoring Major and
Mrs. Pat Winslow Densman was giv-
en by Mr. and Mrs. Peat} Oliver at
their home in East Deport on Mon-
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, parents of
Mrs. Densman received with the
honorees.
Mrs. Marvin Gibbs of Paris, pre-
sided at the coffee table with Mmes.
Joe Kelsey, Roger Kelsey and Sam
Evans assisting.
Music during the evening was giv-
en by Mrs. J. L: Hyde, Mrs. J. H.
Moore and Mrs. K. V. Kimball.
About seventy-five guests called
during the evening.
School News
By SARA JO McCUTCHEON
The high school was instrumental
in selling bonds in the amount of
$3,115.00. Both the grade and high
school sold a total of $4,442.65 in
bonds during the fourth loan drive.
Deport grade school invested
$1.327.65 in bonds. The second grade
won first place in the drive by in-
vesting $335.25. Second place was
won by the eighth grade, which in-
vested $285.90. The other grades
invested the following amounts:
First grade, $66.85; third grade,
$48.45; fourth grade, $197.85; fifth
grade, $233.35 and sixth and seventh
grades, $160.00.
All grade school children and
teachers invested $1,327.65 in war
bonds in the fourth war loan drive.
fcorps Reserve. Requirement was a
Wade of 190 tog*t in, and he had a
■core of 310, second highest in a
class of 52. His father, Mack Bell,
is a captain in the Air Corps Trans-
port Command and was engaged in
BAMBIt LADlErirffctfrWITH
MRS. J. C. MILLER MONDAY )
WMS of the Baptist church met
in the home of Mrs. J. C. Miller
Monday afternoon with Mrs. John-
building and repairing planes for a nie McLemore and Mrs. L. H. Igo,
number of years prior to the war.
Raymond Mack’s hobby has been
planes since a small boy, whi?rh in
part accounts for his high score. He
Will train at Sheppard Field, Wichi-
ta Falls, for his base training.
METHODIST POUND
NEW PASTOR
Members of the Methodist church
I met at the church Wednesday night
at 7:30 for a get-together and get .------ ------- -....... — —
acquainted meeting honoring their ^*e study on the Life of the
new pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. ^ ----■
Co-hostesses. During the business
meeting, the society voted to send
eggs to Buckner Orphans Home in
March. Announcement was made of
the Annie W. Armstrong program
on Home Missions to be held in
March.
The program on Africa was dir-
ected by Mrs. Buck Mathews and
those assisting her were Mrs. L. H.
Igo, Mrs. W. E. Rollins. Mrs. J. C.
Miller and Miss Mattie Ellen Dick-
Mrs. Frank Griffin brought
RAYMOND MACK BELL, 18-year-
old son of Mr .and Mrs. Mack Bell
of Long Beach, Calif., former resi-
dents of Rugby, and a grandson of
Mrs. R. M. Bell, has just graduated
from high school, and has taken his
entrance examination for the Air
J. L. Hyde. After several songs and
talks they went to the parson->» n,
where an old-fashioned pouncing
was enjoyed;
PRESBYTERIANS ENTERTAINED
In a contest among members of the
Presbyterian Sunday School, the
Israelites in Egypt under Pharoah.
Hostesses served a refreshment
plate, using the Valentine motif. So-
ciety will meet at the church next
Monday for Bible study. '
j Pfc. Alvis H. Crosson, stationed at
| Wendover Field, Utah, has recently
been made a first class private. He
“Blues” were losers, and entertain- has been in the service about a year,
ed Wednesday night at the church and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
with a supper. In conclusion, a pro- 1 Crosson of Deport. He is a teletype
gram was enjoyed. I operator.
MRS. B. W. GARDNER DIRECTS
MISSIONARY PROGRAM
WSCS met Monday at the church
♦with 12 members present. Mrs. W.
M. Evans gave the devotional. In
the absence of Mrs. Dean Oliver,
Mrs. B. W. Gardner directed the
first lesson in the new study book,
“For All of Life,” assisted by Mrs.
J. L. Hyde, Mrs. Melvin Jackson,
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Rob Bryson.
Ladies of the church will observe
Eighth Grade News
Sue Hignight, a member of the
eighth grade, has the mumps, and
is absent this week.
We had a very entertaining Val-
entine party in the lunch room Val-
entine day.
Miss Rhoda Oliver presented Gene
Stratton Porter’s novel, “Just Da-
vid,” to the grade school last week.
Some members Of our class have
read the novel and enjoyed it very
much.
Fourth Grade News
The fourth grade children made a
post office for Valentine and took
a test to see who would be the post-
master and mail carriers. We had
our Valentine party with the fifth j |
grade.
We are reading all the books we
have about Holland in our library,
and we are looking forward to see-
ing a picture show about that coun-
try.
After writing on both sides of our
paper, we are saving it for the Boy
World Day of Prayer with the lad-
ies of other churches on Feb. 25.
Next meeting will be Feb. 21 at
the church for the next chapter of. „ . . n. ., , ...
the new study, with Mrs. J. L. Hyde PatnCla CheaJham has enrolled in
director our room> making a total of 31
students.
Crispy-Fresh New Goods Arriving Daily
PROCLAIM:
Its Spring at BEALL’S
And You'll Find BEALL Values As Outstanding As Ever—Uniformly Low and Thrifty
CURVES PUT GLAMOUR INTO THESE NEW
Spring Creations
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES
FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 20
10 a. m.—Sunday school. Millard
Igo, superintendent.
11 a. M.—Morning worship. Rev.
Joe Shaver, pastor.
5:45 p. m.—Young people’s meet-
ing at the church.
7:00 p. m.—Evening service.
Members of other churches who
do not have a pastor, and all others,
are cordially invited to come and
worship with us.
Saturday
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No. 2 SLICED
PINEAPPLE
25'
Wolf Brand
CHILI ........„
40'
2 Pounds
RAISINS
30'
No. 2 Can
CORN
15'
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No. 2 Can
TOMATOES
11'
J. A. Thompson
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METHODIST CHURCH
ACTIVITIES
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This next Sunday afternoon we
hope to make a house to house visi-
tation, taking a church census. We
will need all the help you can give.
If you wish to help, come to the
church at 3:30 p. m. Sunay after-
noon. We want all denominations.
Plans are made to observe the
Week of Dedication, beginning Wed-
nesday night, March 1 and running
through Sunday night, March 5.
Sunday night we want everyone to
sign his or her name on a stencil as
they come into the church. These
will be duplicated and sent to the
boys in service.
Every Wednesday night, choir
practice, and beginning Wednesday
night, March 8, there wil be a Mis-
sion study course in pictures. These
will continue five weeks. Everyone
is invited. ■ J. L. HYDE, Pastor.
ate
MRS. HERBERT R. MILLER
HONORED WITH SHOWER
The junior and senior girls of Ful-
bright High School were hostesses
at a miscellaneous shower given on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. V. Price, honoring Mrs. Her-
bert R. Miller, a recent bride.
Miss Mary Jo Martin was in
charge of the bride’s book in which
sixty-five guests registered. Punch
and cookies were served by the hos-
tesses.
Nearly all women prefer cash to
merchandise, if they can’t have both.
To Cotton Growers:
Due to the fact that cotton is rapidly damaging, it
has become necessary to reconcentrate till the cotton that
is on the ground at the Deport Warehouse Co. After this
cotton is moved it will probably be 90 days before you
can sell your Equities.
We suggest that if you contemplate selling your
Equities in the near future that you
Many New Arrivals . . Crispy-Fresh
From Their Wrappings !
Fresh as a posey—these cheery, “morale-lifting” SPRING PRINTS ! In
great variety—we show them—one and two piecers. Street, Sports ind
Dressy Styles. Prints on dark grounds, and pastels. Soft, pretty solid shades.
These Arc The Dresses That Arc Making Fashion News—Now !
Skirts (or Spring
With Style Appeal
$2.98 to $4.98
GABARDINES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS, RAY-
ONS—Skirts vie for importance in the Spring
Fashion Picture, so we are sure you’ll be pleased
with these new numbers! Shown in the new
“nude shade,” and other pastels, as well as black,
navy and darker tones.
DON’T WAIT! PICK YOUR
New COTTONS
NOW . . AT BEALL’S
$2.98 $4.98
Dozens of Versatile Styles—Complete
Sizes and Types for Every Figure!
Love at first sight — go to these very
crisp “Cotton Lovelies” at Beall’s!
They’ve thei newly feminine look of
Spring ’44! Many with the soft “suit
look.” Styles galore for every occasion.
—Striped Chambrays —Striped Piques
—Seersuckers —Ginghams
—Prints —Sheers
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ADD CHARM AND BEAUTY
TO YOUR SUITS
AND SPORTS ENSEMBLES
NEW BLOUSES
$2.98 $3.98
Sparkling with freshness. These new
arrivals await your choosing. White,
Pastels, Colors and Prints ... for your
suitst skirts and sports outfit Dressy
Styles too!
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1944, newspaper, February 17, 1944; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth902101/m1/5/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.