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Michael Berryman of Califor-
nia. spent the week end with for.
■d Mrs. Justin Cox '
Morris, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Cot, has been
brought home from a hospital in
Peris after an illness.
Mrs. J. P- Devlin is reported
improving after several days
illness.
Rosalind Allen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen hap-1
Mrs. T. W. Smith, who has
been ill at her home, was able
to attend services at the Baptist
Church Saturday n|gbt and Sun-
day.
Mrs. M H. Dryden and >on,
Charles, left Sunday to join her
husband, employee of Humble
Oil Co., who was transferred two
weeks ago from Longview to
Cisco.
Joe Sims, ill at his homie, is
pened to a very painful accident slightly improved,
while playing ball. She fell,! Miss Reba Pirtle and Tommy
bruising herself very badly. | Cecil of Qreenville, spent the
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Taylor visit-! week end with her parents, Mr.
«d in the home of her aunt, Mrs. ] anti Mrs. Tom Pirtle.
T. J. Perkins at Deport Sunday. | Mrs W. A. Cotton prepared a
Gerald B. Kennedy of West special dinner Wednesday for
Lamar and Miss Claris M. Ken- her mother, Mrs. Emma Askins,
nedy of Mabank, spent the week in observance of her 74th birth-
end with their parents, Mr. and day. Mrs. Jim Pirtle, another
Mrs. D. H. Kennedy I daughter, spent the day with
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Norwood | them,
visited relatives at Greenville | Bro. Seay of Clarksville,
over the week end. | preached Sunday afternoon at
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Slusher of | tht Church of Christ in the ab-
Paris and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis sence of the regular preacher,
Temple of Overton, spent Sun-1 Bro. W. K. Novak, also of Clarks-
day with their parents, Mr. and I ville, who is ill and underwent a
Mrs. Leslie Temple I major operation at a hospital in
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Taylor of
Paris, spent the week end with
their parents here.
Mr and Mrs. Robert Landrum
visited her mother. Mrs. Mollie
Ladd at Bogata Sunday.
Billy Ray, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Oats, is ill.
This community is glad to
know that Dr. T W I^uford of
Minter. is reported resting well
at a Paris hospital after becom-
ing suddenly ill last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pynes
and children visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bledsoe at
Cooper Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R E. Kvle and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Al-
len and familv visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Buel Kyle
and family Saturday.
Meetings on family relations
are to be held in the near future.
Elected to attend these meetings
are F E. McGahan, Mrs. McGa-
han and Mrs. V T Coyle from
the school faculty: Mmes. H. W.
Slusher and Roy Holt of the
WHD Club and Mrs. Albert
Roach and Mrs. John Davis from
the Home Room Mothers Club.
F. E. McGahan gave an inter-
esting talk on mental health at
the Room Mothers meeting on
Thursday.
A party and waffle supper was
held at the tome of Mr. and Mrs.
Aimer Norwood Monday night,
honoring the school faculty,
board members and their wives.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs. F.
E. McGahan, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
“Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Volley
Coyle, Mr and Mrs. Jessie Gunn.
Mrs. Cumi Cook. Mrs. Jerrv
Leigh. Miss Alva O’Neal. Mr. and
Mrs, Rov Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Temple. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Rees. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen.
Forty-two was played throughout
the evening, with Mrs. Sidney
Rees and Mrs. gov Holt winning
high score,
nice time.
Wichita, Kans., on Thursday
the past week.
Mrs. D. A. Baxter is reported
ill at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fincher of
Dallas, have moved into the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Parker.
Regular church services were
conducted at the Baptist Church
Saturday night and Sunday af-
ternoon bv Bro. J. B. Pruitt, pas-
tor. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Webb of
Talco, attended the service.
The sunshine, after such ex-
treme cold we: ther, is certainly
welcomed by cv. "vone. Several
local cattle ownc lost some
stock during the sn
Harold Allums spec' Thursday
night with Lynn Vaugi n.
W. A. Gotten made a ' -'siness
trip to Gladewater over the
week end.
Miss Vivian Smith and her mo-
ther, Mrs. T. W. Smith, were i-
Paris Saturday for medical at-
tention for Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Bill Bain was hostess at
her home Friday at a pink and
blue shower honoring Mrs. D. C.
Thomas. Refreshments wore
] served to twenty guests. Mrs.
I Thomas received many nice gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Leggett,
Mrs. Dora Reynolds, Mr. and
Mrs. Billie Allen Leggett have
returned from Lubbock, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Jo Ann Skaggs is reported ill.
Jo Ann Powell has a severe
case of mumps.
Fulbright school had eleven
absent from classes one day, who
were ill with mumps.
Mrs. Druary Guest and son,
Jack, were Clarksville visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Edgar Hooker and Mrs.
Mack Glover of Bogata, were
Paris visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Dugger
went to Dallas Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Slusher of
Cunningham, visited his sister,
Mrs. Powell, Sunday.
Mr: and Mrs. Paul Hill and
Mrs. Ellen Fortner attended a
dinner in Bogata Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Lee Rozell, Mrs.
William Rozell and children.
William Neal and Donna Ann of
Bogata, visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wilson Sunday
morning.
Charles Guest of Dallas and
Miss Wanda Patrick of Com-
merce, visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Guest Sun-
day. Also in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Guest of
Clarksville, visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
Sunday.
Rev. Burgess and wife were in
Fulbright Sunday. He filled his
appointment at the Methodist
Church at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Mrs. Archie Wright of Bogata,
visited Mrs. Sam Martin Sunday.
Mrs. Martin returned home with
her to spend the night.
J. K. Baker, Miss Rosa Baker
of Bagwell. Mrs. Luther Brewer
of Clarksville and Miss Selma
Baker of New Boston, had din-
ner Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Rozell. They
visited Howard Wade Reaves and
Mrs. Lucy Reaves, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Kelley in the afternoon.
Everyone is really glad to see
the sun shining again and the
promising look of pretty weather
after several days of severe cold
weather, rain and snow.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gable spent
Saturday night and Sunday in
the Jess Kelley home. Sunday
visitors were Jess and John
Chandler, Sammie Parker and
Wettest January
On Record, 9.99
Inches Rainfall
Says Russia Wasting Time Trying
To Explain Our Economic System
January rainfall was the great-
est on record, when 9.99 inches
were measured. January 1932
---------, --------- ^ | was a close second with 9 71 in-
son, Larry, Willie B., Junior and cv,es
Homer Farris.
Thomas Campbell who is em-
ployed in Texarkana, spent the
week end here with his mother.
Mrs. Harlan Whitwtfrth is still
unable.to walk, due to a severe
burn on her entire foot she re-
ceived when she upset a pot of
boiling beans at her home last
week.
W. C. Cole of Fulbright, spent
Tuesday night in the W. E. Ga-
ble home.
Mrs. Weldon Turner was in
Paris one day last week on busi-
ness. *
The Arthur Fisher family
spent the week end in Bogata
with relatives.
It seems that the mumps are
raging everywhere. Several
children in this community have
teen exposed, but so far there’s
no case in this community.
Walter Cavender of Fulbright,
spent Sunday afternoon with
William Alley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Humphrey
and Mr. and Mrs. Hub Huneke
and family of Hooks, were week
end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Hill.
Dutch Atchley spent Saturday
night in Deport with Jim Ateh-
lt-y.
Mary and Nina Kelley spent
Wednesday night with Barbara
end Reba Fisher.
Normal rainfall in January is
4.12 inches. The excess was 5.87.
If distributed properly it would
have been enough to take farm-
ers through their spring plant-
ings.
All the rain that fell from the
first of September until the first
of the year lacked 1.13. inches
equaling the amount which was
measured in January.
The day to day account of Jan-
uary rainfall was compiled as
follows:
Editor's note: Achtn Alcorn
philosopher, on his John-
son grass farm on Sulphur,
is off on a deep subject this
week, which he handles as
adequately as he does a sim-
ple one, if you get what we
mean.
Dear Editar: I was gettin
ready to build a fire with a copy
of the Lamar County Echo the
other mornin, as a sort of anni-
for my wife, al
Stalin? But here the U. 6. is still
boomin, and the Russians is hard-
pressed to explain it
Now it ain’t my intention to
be of any help to the Russians,'
but I don’t mind sayin I don't ape
how on earth they expect to un-
derstand our economic system
from way over there when we
don’t even understand it our-
selves right here in the middle
of it. We got all sorts of experts.
and while most' of them
ty good at
dost' of them are preU
recognizin what’s alk^n
n nlace and can
versary present for mj
though understand this ain’t no . _ _
standard procedure and I don’t ready taken place and can ex-
ha^ no intentions of edgin in on plain satisfactorily what happen-
a xBoman’s province and buildin ed after it happens, WQf tyw of
a fire every mornin, when I no- cm can tell y°|* any more about
ticed a interestin headline and what’s gonna happen ecopomic-
tore that page off and when the ally in the future than they can
loom got warm read where Rus- about which way a cat will jump,
January 3 ________________________________ .051 sia held a big meeting last week a woman driver will turn, or a
January 9 ____________________________ .071 so its economists and other ex- i politician will vote after he s
January 9 _ _ ___.07 j so its economists and other ex- ! pontlci#
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January 15
January 16
January 17
January 18
January 20
January 21
January 22
January 23 ..............................- -53
January 24
January 25
January 26
January 27
January 30
Total
(melted snow)
MISS SLOAN WILL
MARRY FEBRUARY 27
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer K. Sloan,
formerly of Clarksville, now re
recently. |wil1 finally attain the atomic
Accordin to the article, the Rus- i bomb secret, but I doubt they’ll
sians are baffled over the lack of ever understand our economic
a depression over here, as their
experts had told ’em we’d have
one shortly after the war, and
when a Russion official tells
something to happen, it has to
happen, or what does that make
system. It ain’t somethin to be
figured out. Just something to
be used and enjoyed. At least,
that’s the way me and Henry
Kaiser and Rockerfeller treat it
Yours faithfully, A. A.
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BOGATA BOOK CLUB
THANKS CONTRIBUTORS
Wednesday the Bogata Drive-
In, Jeff’s Cafe and the M. & M.
Cafe and Buckman Drug Store
gave the coffee sales to the
BOGATA MASONS ATTEND
MT. VERNON MEETING
Masons from Bogata attended
as guests a lodge meeting at Mt.
Vernon Friday night, when the
Paris Masonic degree team con-
March of Dimes fund sponsored ferred the Masters degree. Those
by the Bogata Book Club. To
date there has been collected
Honor Roll of
News Subscribers
RUGBY
Mrs. W. W Mabry and son,
Carol are visiting her sister, Mrs.
F. L. Elliott and family at Ft.
Worth.
Alvin Lemens of Dubach, La.,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Lemens.
Mr. and Mrs Jim Garrett vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Garvie Bailey
at Deport Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ois Swaim and
daughter. Carol Jean, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gar-
rett. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lemens and
Sunday with
BOGATA WHD CLUB WITH
MRS. ALBERT DeBERRY
- ................... son. Alvin, spent .
Everyone reported a , jyi,.s Dewey Kilgore at Deport.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lemons and
The junior and senior banquet, ;;(in 1 vim, spent Saturday with
will be held at the school audi- ]\»rs W, Emerson at Paris,
torium on Friday night. Feb. 25. Hubert Jetton of Paris, visited
The Pentcostal District Fellow- i jyj,. ;incj Mrs. Charlie Randall
Saturday night.
ship Meeting was held in the
church at Cunningham, with
people from Delta County, Paris
and Oklahoma attending.
Mr and Mrs. Mark Malone of
Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Flennekin and children of Bo-
gota, visited in the home of their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ma-
lone of Cunningham recently.
FRANCIS BRANCH
COMMUNITY CLUB
Members of the club met at
the home of Mrs. Bob Pope on
Thursday for an all day meeting
of quilting. Lunch was served at
noon and birthday gifts were
presented to Mrs. Sam Black and
Mrs. J A. Stockton during tnc
social hour.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Stockton, Mmes. Frank
Setzer, James Cox, Fred Black,
A. I. Bond. Ruth Vaughan, Bob
Pope, Dr. Roy Grayson and Mrs. I
Billy Joe Pope and children of j
Talco were guests. Next meet-1
ing will be with Mrs. James Cox
Feb. 10, when they will have
their Valentine party.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Barker of
Dallas, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Hume of
Cunningham, spent Saturday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Stevens.
Stanley Bolin of Clarksville,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Craven
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Craven visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wood at
Deport and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Gray at Cross Roads Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Lawler of
Deport, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chesshir.
The WHD Club met in the
home of Mrs. Albert DeBerry
with Mrs. Cluster Hawks as co-
hostess on Friday. Mrs. Holt
called the meeting to order and
after the club song arid prayer,
roll call was answered by ten
members naming a new vege-
table they intend to plant. Busi-
ness and items of mutual in-
terest were discussed, after
which a social hour was enjoyed.
Tins being the Valentine season,
Valentines were used to decorate
the home and a prize was given
for making the best Valentine
in a given time. Also a game of
throwing hearts was played.
Mmes. Floyd Bell and Raymond
Damron being the prize winners.
Refreshments of red jello, top-
ped with whipped cream, and
white cake and coffee wero serv-
ed. Mrs. Gus Swaim. one of the
members who has started work
at the telephone office, had gifts_
distributed to members of the
chib, who had celebrated birth-
days, and she was unable to be
present.
The club adiourned to meet in
the home of Mrs. Ona Hudson on
Feb. 17, assisted by Mrs. A. F.
Roberts, as co-hostess.
The Bogata News takes this
means of thanking subscribers
listed below for their subscrip-
tions. If you have renewed qr
subscribed and your name is not
on this list, kindly write the pub-
lisher a card. Letters and orders
seme times go astray in the
mails:
Information Serv. U. of Tex.
Four States Monument Co.
Wynne’s Paper Clip. Bureau
Joe Jones
Mrs. Harley Vaughan
Mrs. Jack Free
Mrs. Donald Fair
Mrs. J. L. Sullivan
Frank Watkins
siding in Wichita Falls, announce | $59.50. The Book Club wishes
the engagement and approaching I to thank each and every one who
marriage of their daughter, Pat- | contributed in any way to help
ricia Ann, to Jeral Duane Smith,; this worthy campaign,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William J
H. Smith of Vernon. The wed- “
ding will take place in Vernon J
attending were Pies Turner, Boss
Suggs, Joe Choate, W. C. Kelley,
Rev. Curtis Hoover, Shine Steph-
enson, Joe Ford, J. C. Wilson,
Horace Adfuns and Claud Gray-
son.
at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 27. Patricia Ann is the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Warren of Clarksville.
Spencer K. Sloan is a brother
cf Mrs. Walter King of Bogata.
Does Your Watch Need Repairing?
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of thank- j
ing each and every one for their
deeds of kindness and words of
consolation in our recent be-
reavement.
The Family of J. R. Wilson.
If so, bring it to Johnson’s Repair Shop at Bo-
gata Drug Store. Also Engraving and Jewelry Repair.
Quick and Efficient Service. Open each Friday After-
noon and All Day Saturday.
J. D. JOHNSON
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Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Leggett
have returned from a visit with
relatives in the west. _
Highest Cash Prices
Rmd for Dead
<„• Crippled Stock
SURPRISE
The week-end guests who had
lingered until Wednesday noon
were putting on their wraps.
“You must come and stay with
us a few days,” said the man.
“Thanks,” cried the host, “Mary
was just saying it would be fun
so we’re all packed and ready to
go along.”
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PARIS, TEXAS
REVENGE
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell York of Bogata, was a
patient at the Grant Hospital in
Deport from Wednesday until
Saturday for treatment of bron-
chitis.
Junior had taken the canary
out of its cage and was starting
to wring its neck, when his mo-
ther caught him.
“Junior, whatever are you do-
ing?”
“The old tattler,” Junior growl-
ed. “I’ll put a stop to this ‘little
bird told me’ stuff."
HOUSEHOLD HINT
A pinch of salt can be greatly
improved by dropping it on a
thick, juicy steak.
Attention Tomato Growers
Everyone interested in Tomata acreage is in-
vited to attend a mass meeting at the
I.
SCHOOL CAFETERIA
FRIDAY NIGHT
m. This meeting is being
Beginning at 7 p.
by the „ ‘
ITA LIONS CLUB
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SATURDAY ONLY
DOWN !
CASH !
DOWN!
CASH !
DOWN!
CASH !
4 lbs. Pure Lard .................................. 71c
Crisco, 3 lbs.........................................— 99c
Armour’s Star Bacon------------------ 63c
Washing Powder, All Kinds___________ 29c
Honey, 2 lb. Jar....................................50c
Apple Pie Quick, 43c Value ........... 35c
Monarch Apple Sauce, No. 2 can ...16c
Libby’s Ripe Olives, 33c value......... 27c
Hienz Fresh Cucumber Pickles,
35c Value................... 29c
Have 4 Sandura Rugs, 9x12, heavy
weight, Reg. $9.95 value________$7.25
Quoth the Raven (Never More)
G. W. Bartlett
BOQATA
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