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The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 3

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MEXIA (TEXAS) DAILY NEWS, NOV. 25. ALICE COUPLE ARE PARENTS OF A SON BORN NOVEMBER 13 Mr. and Mrs. W.

L. Dorsett of Alice arc the parents of a son bom on November 13, 1946. The baby v.x-iched 6 pounds at birth, and named David Lee. Mrs. Dorsett is the former Miss Lilhc Reynolds, daughter of the late Mrs.

Pearl Reynolds. The paternal grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dorsett of Forest Glade. You soaps, woolens, 'fhere's still 3 J.

R. MANNING, SR. GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY THURSDAY J. R. Manning, was honored with birthday party on Thursday evening when a group of friends and relatives call ed at the Manning home on 402 South Ross Avenue.

After an entertaining feature of magical tricks, performed by J. W. Hirth, cake and coffee we're served, to the following guests: A. C. Etter of Abilene; Mr.

Mrs. W. C. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs: Rodney T.

Brubaker and daughter, -Rebecca, Corsicana; Preston Frost of Wortham, Miss Elton- Joe Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Howard, Mcxia; Mr. and Mrs; Clyde Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.

niiltori Ferguson and daughter, Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hirlh, Mr.

and -Mrs; W. H. Pippin, Mr. arid Mrs. S.

Ford, Mrs. Lola PJppjn 1 Mr. and' Malcolm Mrs! 'Emma and daughter, Mary Will. iMMjfhv. T.

i find: jSparks, alt ofrGrbeabpck. HONORED ON 92ND SUNDAY s- Rebecca Ann Sparks celebrated her 92nd birthday an- pivdrsary November 24 witJi a dinner at' the home of her daughter, 'Mrs. H. H. Armstrong.

Guests were her son, John and Mrs. Lexton gpaj'ks children, Mr. and Mrs. James Sparks and daughter, all bf Dallas; Mr. and Mrs.

Tom 'ito'ffpair and son, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Iloffpair and baby, all of -Kirk; Mr. and Mrs. W.

C. kolloway and sons, Joe Hay and Bbbli'y, of "Mcxia; Mr. and Mrs. kirby Hyden of Houston; Mrs. Mildred Doss and daughter, JoycR and JWrs.

Marion Doss, all Of Qroosbcck; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mfoize imd daughter, Noma Mi 1 and Mrs.

C. and Mrs. W. H. Gana- Mrs.

Ida Eldrcdge, and Robert Gonzalcs, all of Mexia. MISS BARNES IS DINNER HONOREE SATURDAY NIGHT Miss Mary Anna Barnes, bride- elect of J. L. White, was complimented with a dinner parly Saturday evening by Miss Dork Gardner at her home on 401 East Hopkins Street. The rooms given over to the occasion were decortcd in the Mexican motif with bouquets of bronze chrysanthemums being used.

The dining table was laid with a maize linen cloth and was centered with a Mexican cart filled with various fruit. The appointment table, graced with an arrangement of dwarf chrysanthemums, was presided over by Mrs. Maurice Rohinson. Miss Jackie Mae Spencer presided at the silver coffee service. The quartet tables were laid with gayly colored squares of Mexican design and were centered with tiny vases holding yellow pom poms.

Unique place cards of white favors topped with a miniature bride and marked places for the honorcc, L. White, Mrs. J. E. Barnes, Mrs.

Frqd White and Mrs. Willie Lott of Kirvcn, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. B. O.

Barnctt: Mrs. Reuben Gardner, Mrs. R. E. Aycock, Miss Spencer, Miss Lucy Bozcman, and Miss Dorothy June Barnes.

Fpllpjwing the dinner, Miss '(Gardner prescnto'd -the clcct a Your CoughYMds Quickly To This Home Mixture Surprisingly Quick Rclljl. No Cooking. Saves Money. a medicine for to that you mix In your kiUhm so easy to prepare that a child could do it. but onco vou'll never afnrin lie without It.

Make Kvrup by stlrrinK 2 of "runulatcd and ono cup wiicr a few momonls, until dissolved, No cookinc no trouble at all. Or vou am use corn or tir.ii'rv inKiGid of SUKUP syrup. KI-I 2 1 ounces of 1'lnox -uiydrusBisLput it into a pint bottle. iiad fill UP with your syrup. ftlVon family supply- ot yo'ry yondorful cough U'fl thrifty four times ouBhs much Children toko It tollllnKlyi! because It-tastes lino.

This Ijomo mixture tixlcoa rlght'liold tried, of a coURh Inn. way that's surprising It loosens tho phloem, soothes tho cups Irritated membranes, and helps clear ofjtho air passages. Eases tho soreness, and lets you rest at night. Plncx In a special compound of InsrrodlpnlH. In concentrated Form, a moot Tollable (wont for soothing throat and bronchial irritations.

Money refunded If it doesn't plouao'V: 'hla you In every'way. liquid proven from InB DAUGHTER BORN 10 MRS. BEAVER SUNDAY JIOV, 24 Mr. and Mrs. William W.

Beaver Ore the parents of a baby daughter born Sunday, November 24, at 12:44 p. m. The baby weighed 8 pounds 'and 4 ounces at birth, and has been named Pamela Ann. This is Mr. and Mrs.

Beaver's first child. Mrs. Beaver is 4he former Miss Mildred Reese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.

J. Reese of Wortham. The paternal grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beaver.

Springfield Lodge Opens Tuesday Night Lodge No: 74 A. F. A. M. meets Tuesday night.

Nov. 26, at 7:00. Stated meeting by order of W. M. Don Quillen.

All members urged to be present. Visiting Masons welcome. Mr. and Mrs. -E.

H. Hudson, and daughter, Martha Ann, have returned io Austin after spending -'the past few days with Mrs. Hudson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John G.

Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Boyd, spent the week end in Dallas visiting friends and relatives.

Child's Colds fiellwe Misery WVAPORUB y. -f TOIHTt(IS Inspired by the delicate, evanescent bloom of the Old fabulous V'King equal para pure funshine and enchanted moonlight. Subtle witchery to' complement your lovclincw. Old Cotton Blossom sequence Includes Cologne 11.25 and 53.50. Dusting Powder SI.25, Talc Perfume 14.00 and S7.50, Sun Dial Gift Box $3.50.

Sachet II.00 WHITE AND GILLESPIE DRUGS PHONE 46 "Service for the Sick" TEACHER (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) SECRET ARABIAN of the underground Futuwa Army, all of them Arabian followers of the Mufti of Jerusalem, line up during'tec-rot drill in Abu Dis, a village between Jerusalem und Jericho. Open outbreak of hostilities between Arabian and Jewish forces, in the struggle for Palestine, is feared. (NEA Telephoto.) cont Mills, Plumas County, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kru- gcr.

Her father operated the mine. She was graduated from the University of Nevada and took post graduate work at the University of California. She began her teaching career in the schools of this county in 1898. Miss Kruger was I'k'ded superintendent of schools in served until 1907, returning here to be principal of tfic elementary school. After several years she went to New York and was employed in the advertising clrpart- mcnt of Macy's.

When World War I started she was culled to Washington, D. C. to take a posi- ion in the general's headquarters. Taughl in Texas From Washington she went to Texas where she taught Mcxia High School for Dancing Schools Are Snares For Gullible Writer States Watch your step if you're planning to learn fancy stepping at some of the nation's dance schools. Because if you you're liable to wind up paying more for proficiency in a slick samba or other terpsichorean twists than you would for that smart 1946 convertible coupe tho little woman wants.

With at least one male in every 100 attending schools the latest dancesjaro taught, Lnzonga's profession has definitely entered the realm' of big bushiest), will nil the preHSUro stiles methods the term implies, nc- cording to un article in tlici November issqo of Good Housekeeping magazine. "This high-pressure routine is a direct outgrowth of the big-business status ot many dnnce schools," tho article states in part. "Operating with tremendous overhead nnd enormous weekly payroll, tho large-scale schools cannot afford to let a prospect slip off tjic hook selling him almost everything but tho wallpaper. Consequently, almost no holds aro barred as tho victim is cajoled, shamed und generally bludgeoned into uisn- ing for ns expensive course as bis purso will penult and later into for additional instruction. "Highest paid of the front-o(Tico personnel in most dance establishments are tho interviewers, who take newcomers in discuss their dunce needs.

Stooped in salesmanship and psychology, they sell all that'the trnlllc will bear, at the same time probing to find-out what typo of teacher the prii'apcct would prefer." craze to learn to trip tho light fantastic, and so high has the cost gonq that lessons oro now being sold on credit, and hero is tho real trap for the unwary. In some cases tho school negotiates a promissory note between tho student and a bank-in which case the school receives its money immediately and tho student is obligated to tho bank. And bankers aro cold propositions in such mutton should tho student decide belatedly that the danco course is not all it was cracked up to be. Tho school got its bank wants its, 1 and who do you think winds up in, the middle? That's stu-, dent who was going to amnzo all nnd sundry at tho next country club dunce with his hot rhumba. But most dancing schools definitely give you something, so if you insist on learning that way, tho ooesrvanco of a few simple rules will help you, according to the ar-' tide, which advises you to refuse to sign 'anything until you ImvOj thoroughly studied it and discussed it with your friends, comparoj prices and promises 'several schools, and make it clear when you sign for six lessons from Mudnmo Lazonga you really mean nix nnd not sixty.

PERSONALS Aaron Cash of Los Angeles, California, has joined his wife who arrived here last month and is malting her Isusiv 1 on North Kaufman SI. Mrs. Elmer McLalin, Mrs. W. N.

Groulx, Mrs. Hoy Tripp, and Mrs. Joe Muflray and daughter, returned to their homes in South Haven, Michigan, after visiting in the home of their son and brother, Lloyd Tripp. Billy Jack Stcelu was a business visitor in Waco Monday. Guests in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. C. Goodman the week-end were their cliiklrcnpid; families, Mr. anil Mrs. Jack D.

Foster and son, andj Mrs. R. 12. Austin, and Robbie, all of Ft. Worth, and Mrs.

Clifton Bowden Linda aiul Gaylard, of Lake Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Holman, of Nixon.

TI1K CLASSIFIED ADS! PERSONALS Juke Ferguson of Anglelon spent the week-end with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Tyner.

Mr. anil Mrs. James Cotton and ehiklrcn, Lurry and Alyne, we're Waco visito'rs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Maurice Sims und daughter, Sandra; spent Sunday in Overtoil. Mr. and Mrs. Kylu Stewart of Waco visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Stewart, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. D.

Ryan and Sue, of Dallas visited in the home of Mr. and II. E. Giles over the-Week end. MELBA PETTY REPRESENTATIVE GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE.

INS. CO. PHONES 117 and 132 Kelly dirreti, uj lirtitiilii'iiy'i hit "CALL ME 1 ttt Wear one or or even die mcriier you'll Sporl llicin on lapels, lui'i nhlions, bells or even pinnctl on your Silver finiili or pink or yellow pbtcd metal. Ulcvcn styles. 'Atioul mm c.uh Plui I'cJcul ttt MEXIA JEWELRY CO.

FLOYD WILLIAMS, Owner PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wortham and Mrs. S. A.

Ward law visited in Cameron Sunday. David Prathcr of Tyler npcnl the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Prather. John Fclz has returned to Beaumont after vi daughter, Miss Margie Doctor and Mrs.

M. M. Brown spent the week end in New Orleans, where ll'iey visited their daughter, Miss Marjorie Brown, student al Sophia Newcomb College. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Taylor and daughter, Suzanne, of Angleton, spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Taylor and Mr.

and Mrs. L. B. Tarkington. Tulso Deer Hunter Killed by Boulder PECOS, Nov.

The body of Carl Buerbauni, Jr. 39-year-old Tulsa oilman formerly of Dallas, was en route today to Dallas for funeral services after the prominent oilman was Tound crushed to death beneath boulder Sunday on a Culberson county mountainside. A group of Boy Scouts wlu had been aiding in the three-day search lor Buerbaum made the discovery. The hunt for Buer- baum began Thursday after hi failed to return from a trip tc retrieve a deer which he had shol previously. Pilots of the Civi Air Patrol, ranchers orv horseback and highway patrolmen participated in the search.

Slaying Trial Starts DALLAS, Nov. -The second of two negro brothers was to to trial today in criminal district court for the slayins of Dallas liquor store operator fur which brother has been convicted and sentenced to death. FASTER for rulluvmji hond- or neuralgia, monthly functional pain, liottlc of 10O. What a bargain! WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT in the twelve years, returning here in 1U3U. In 1938 she again was elected super- ntendent of schools and was completing her second term.

She was rcclcctcd to a third term without opposition at the last primary election. Besides the OES, which she joined in Texas, and the NUVVG, she was affiliated with Rcbekah Lodge of Greenville and was a charter member and president of the Quim-y Sorop- timist Club. She also a trustee, of' the Quincy Community Church. Miss Kru'gcr a brollic-r; Frank, of Greenville and a half brothel', Peter Kelly, of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Car Skidded On Ico The body was brought yir, tcrclay from a Reno by the Manes Funeral Home.

Miss KruRcr died of shock and injuries just us she entered the liospital following an accident at 7:30 a. m. near Hobart Hill, Nevada County. A car driven by Mrs. Garnet N.

Nail, G5, of Quincy on an ice glazed highway and crashed into a tree. Mrs. Nail is in a Reno hospital with a possible fracture of a rib. They wen. 1 en- mule to Placerville, El Dorado County.

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