Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Montague County Newspaper Clippings: July 22, 1943

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Montague County Newspaper Clippings 

Thursday, July 22, 1943

Personal Mention
Lt. STUART WATSON of the Army Air Forces and MRS.WATSON are enjoying a leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. WATSON, before he reports for further
training with the famous 19th Bombardment Squadron at Pyote, Texas.
Mrs. W. A. CLARK enrolled at NTSTC at Denton to complete work on her degree.
MISS WILLIE LEE DICKERMAN returned from Waco.
Mr. and Mrs. MURIEL WILLETT and little daughter visited relatives at Bowie.
Lt. and Mrs. NELSON R. MOORE left to report for duty at San Antonio after
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. TALMADGE MOORE of Bowie. He recently
completed OCS training at Camp Lee, Va. where he received his commission.
MISS VIRGINIA ROBINSON, student at TSCW at Denton, visited Mr. and Mrs. E.C.
HEARD and other friends at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. ALTON MCNATT and daughter JEAN of Austin visited his parents, Mayor
and Mrs. J. C. MCNATT and other relatives.
Capt. and Mrs. VENDOR REEDER and little daughter of Vernon visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. TDOUT (TROUT?).
MRS. HOMER B. LATHAM and daughter MARY ELIZABETH returned from a visit with
LINDLEY LATHAM at New Jersey. ROBERT LATHAM, who accompanied them, remained in
New Jersey where he will work for the summer.
MISS MABLEBETH JACKSON of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. DOC JACKSON.
DONALD MANN, manager of the PERKINS-TIMBERLAKE store, had business at Fort Worth.
CYRIL SMITH of Nocona was in Bowie.
Fire Chief ALVIN C. BACCUS and ELVIN BUTLER attended a meeting of the west Texas
firemen’s association at Olney.
Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE CASSLES of San Angelo visited relatives in Bowie and Stoneburg.
E. G. WOOD of the Wood Dry Goods Store had business at Dallas.
Sgt. MAURICE BOWDEN is on furlough with the home folks. He is the Army Air Forces.
MRS. HENRY T. AYRES returned from visiting her daughter MISS MARJORIE at Corpus Christi.
MRS. FRED CARNEY and daughter SANDA of Fort Worth are visiting MRS. C. M. OWENS
and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. HEARD.
Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN NEELY of Oklahoma City are visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. JIM SMALL and Mr. and Mrs. HORACE NEELY.
MRS. ROY SANDERS and children are visiting relatives at Dublin.
G. L. GRIFFIN had business at Fort Worth.
LESLIE LEVY is spending this week at the Perkins-Timberlake store at Haskell.
Lt. J. F. PIERCE is now assigned to Hill Field at Ogden, Utah. Mrs. Pierce and
children left to join him after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.R PIERCE.
MRS. MARION MOSS of Arlington is visiting her children and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. MOSS.
MRS. BERT SPEIR was called to Dallas by the sudden death of a sister.
MRS. HARRY KARLSBERG visited at Wichita Falls.
Gunner Mate 3-C CHARLES HOPPER is enjoying a furlough with home folks. He is the
son OF MRS. DESSIE HOPPER and has been in the Navy for two years with 1 _ years
in the Pacific theatre.
MISS THELMA PIGG returned from Texas City. She was accompanied home by her
sister MRS. ROSCOE WILEY, who is spending the week with her mother MRS. JOHNNIE
PIGG.
HENRY T. AYRES, manager of the S. DAUBE & Co., and MRS. EVA GOLDEN and MRS. JESS
PARRISH of the Daube store were on business in Dallas.
HORACE TINSLEY left Monday for Valejo, California then sail shortly for Pearl
Harbor to do construction work for the Navy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
TINSLEY.
M. POSEY and DAVE MAJOR consulted with the OPA officials at Fort Worth.
MISS WILLE LEE DICKERMAN is visiting at Nocona.
E. L. COVEY had business at Fort Worth.
Aviation cadet JOHN D. WHEELER of Bowie reported to the Army Air Field at
Coffeyville, Kansas for further training.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. BAKER and their son Private J. R.
BAKER, home on furlough from Camp Butner, N. C., were MRS. N. C. BAKER, MRS.
RUTH WHITSON and son JOEL, Mr. and Mrs. THURMAN BAKER, MRS. JIMMIE CRAFT and
son, Mr. and Mrs. BRAYN BESS and son ARVIL, all from Sunset; Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD
PLACE and son of Burkburnett, Mr. and Mrs. VIRGIL BAKER and HARLAN BAKER of
Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. CLEM PIGG of near Crafton and MRS. IRENE HARVE and son of Coleman
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. PIGG.
CHARLES HOPPER of the Navy is visiting his mother and sister here.
EARL HARGROVE of the Army is here on furlough.
CURTIS GARLINGTON of the Army stationed at Laredo was here.
JOHN DURHAM was in Wichita Falls visiting his brother J.S. DURHAM, who had a
major operation. J. S. Durham lives in Wheeler County.
Mr. and Mrs. WILLIE ORRELL and MRS. BILL ROSS of Forestburg shopped in Bowie last week.
Private J. R. BAKER left this week for his post at Camp Butner, N. C. after
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.A. BAKER.
Mr. and Mrs. HERMAN REDDY and daughter of Coleman visited relatives at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. ELZIE REYNOLDS of Forestburg shopped here.
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN LEE of Lake Valley were in Bowie on business.
Mr. and Mrs. JIMMIE CRAFT and son of the Sunset area were here to visit Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. BAKER.
MRS. FRANCES PIGG and daughter JANE of Tacoma, Wash. will leave after visiting
relatives in Bowie and Stoneburg.
RAY BRUCE of Amarillo visited his sister MRS. HOMER WARD and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. NICHOLS of Fruitland had business in town.
Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND HOLT and son of Longview visited Mr. and Mrs. ROY SHOCKLEY, her parents.
OWEN FOSTER of the Dewey area had business in Bowie.
MRS. C. S. MASSENGIL of Parsons, Kansas is visiting the home of her daughter
MRS. ELVIN BUTLER and family.
Mr. and Mrs. SAMMY PIGG and son RICHARD visited relatives in Bowie. 
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. GILES of Montague were shopping in Bowie.
MRS. PERCY N. QUINN left to visit relatives in Mississippi and Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. YORK and daughter CHARLENE and MISS PAULINE PIGG of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A. PIGG, their parents.
WALTER CORNELISON of near Wichita Falls visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. HENRY CORNELISON.
J. C. DANIEL of Duncan, Okla., C. J. BREWER, and E. D. ANDRESS of Sunset were in
town on business.
WAYNE WHITAKER of Dumas visited friends here and transacted business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. BROYLES of Wichita Falls, formerly of Bowie, visited Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. HAMILTON.
Mr. and Mrs. HOMER WARD and daughter LANELL attended the monthly singing at Sunset.
MRS. H. A. NEELD was in Sunset visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. KEMP.
MRS. HAZEL GALLIER of Amarillo visiting relatives in the Lindale area.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. HOLLAND and children of Mallard were shopping in town.
Mr. and Mrs. MACK WINN of Sunset transacted business here.
W. L. ORR of the Huddleston community had business in town.
MRS. KARL HACHTEL and MRS. W. P. WHITAKER and children visited Mr. and Mrs.
FREELAND at Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. WILSON at Dallas.
BOSS DURHAM visited his uncle J. S. DURHAM who is the hospital at Wichita Falls.
J. T. WASHBURN of Decatur is visiting his son L. C. WASHBURN and family.
Mr. and Mrs. VIRGIL CORNEILSON are visiting the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. HENRY CORNELISON. They have been living at Temple for the past year but
will now go to Wichita Falls to live where he will be working.

Smyrna News by MRS. RUTH WHITSON
L. A. WILLIAMS had business at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. ARVIL HALL were at Alvord.
MRS. EARL P. HALL and Mrs. and Mrs. WISEMAN, parents of MRS. HALL, of Henrietta
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. A. HALL.
MRS. PAULINE BALLARD and son CHARLES WYLIE and MRS. EMMA BISHOP of Houston
visited MRS. M. E. RAINS and Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN WHITE and family.
Mr. and Mrs. THURMAN BAKER visited Mr. and Mrs. JIMMIE BROMFIELD.
Mr. and Mrs. BRYAN BESS and MISS ELLA BESS shopped in Bowie.
WILLIAM ST.JOHN and son JIMMIE of Fort Worth visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN ST.JOHN.
A.A. HALL and THURMAN BAKER had business in Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN WHITE and daughter  BARBARA SUE and MRS. PAULINE BALLARD shopped in Bowie..
W. J. STEPHENS of Bowie will hold a revival at Smyrna the first Sunday in August.
Those visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. BAKER and son J. R. who is home on
furlough, were Mr. and Mrs. THURMAN BAKER, MRS. N. C. BAKER, MRS. RUTH WHITSON
and son JOEL, MRS. HAZEL CRAFT and son JAMES, Mr. and Mrs. VIRGIL BAKER and son
HARLAND.