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Stilwell Democrat-Journal from Stilwell, Oklahoma • 8

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is show. a Eight STILWELL RAT -JOURNAL. STILWELL. OKLAHOMA Thursday, September 28. 1950 Eagle Theater STILWELL, OKLAHOMA Night Show Opens 6:45, Starts 7:00 Admission 10c and 30c Includes all Tax THURSDAY AND FRIDAY- -SEPT.

28-29 "Stage Fright" Starring Jane Wyman SATURDAY- SEPT. 30 CHARLES STARRET in "Trail ofthe Rustlers" SUNDAY MONDAY-OCT. 1-2 Let your hair down vat this Hide EDDY with EDDY ARNOLD and a ARNOLD screenful of thrills The Tennessee Plowboy and romance! HOEDOWN Jeff O'Donnell Jock 0'Mahoney Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Written by Barry Shipman Carolina Cotton -The Pied Pipers RAY NAZARRO COLBERT CLARK Biracted by Produced by The Oklahoma Wranglers A COLUMBIA PICTURE TUESDAY WEDNESDAY-OCT. 3-4 4-STATE SING DRAWS MANY TO SUMMERS A great crowd was present at the Four-State Singing convention held Sunday at the Baptist church in Summers, with the pastor, Rev. Womack, extending a hearty welcome to all.

At the noon hour a bountiful spread of many good eats was enjoyed by the large crowd. In the election of officers, the following were elected to serve one year: Rev. I. S. Whiteley, Fayetteville, president; I.

M. Wright of Baron, vice president, and Lee Jones of Prairie Grove, treasurer. Date and place of next convention will be decided by a committee to be appointed by the president. Among the leaders present and participating were: Bill Douthit, Bill Murphy, Albert Jenks, Mrs. Raleigh Thomas, Lee Jones, A.

Whelchel, Mrs. Fielder, Ross O'- Neal, Charlie Latta, Bill Russell, Mrs. Devo Whitely, Miss Betty Russell, R. D. Thomas, Mrs.

A. R. Jenks, Bert Russell, Mr. Kilpatrick, Skake Hogner, Mrs. Johnson, Kenneth Russell, Mr.

Boatright, Ruth Boatright, Williard Bartholomew, Ella Austin, Mr. Fornby, Cicero killer, Mr. Davis, Cletis Odle, S. M. Whitaker, N.

A. Rainwater, Mr. Ferguson and Whitehouse boys. Several talented pianists played a program of instrumental music and accompanied the various leaders and the following quartets: Whitehouse, Freeman, Owens, Golden Gate and Prairie Grove- -A Visitor. LOSS OF SEEING-EYE DOG SLOWS McDILL Marvin McDill, well known blind salesman who makes Stilwell regularly, will be unable to call on his customers for at least another two weeks because of the death of his "seeing eye dog," according to a telephone call to John Phillips.

McDill will have to make a trip to the training kennel and remain constantly with his dog for two or three weeks. In the meantime if his customers need supplies, they are requested to write him at 3924 E. Archer, Tulsa 12, Okla. MeDill's. wife is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Kellum of Stilwell. SOCIETY MISS ROUTH, BRIDE OF ANDREW MADDOX The marriage of Miss Louise Routh and Andrew Maddox, an event of Sept.

18, is being announced this week. Rev. Q. R. Ridenour, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness church, Van Buren, read their vows in the study of his home.

The bride the daughter of Mrs. Harry McReynolds of Stilwell, and E. M. Routh of San Francisco, California. Mr.

Maddox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maddox of Peoria, Ill. Mrs. Maddox is a member of the Cave Springs Junior class.

Mr. Maddox is a graduate of the Cave Springs highschool with the class of 1948. Following a short wedding trip the young couple will be at home in Tulsa, where the groom has employment. MISS PARROTT HOSTESS TO LADIES AUXILIARY Miss Leola Parrott was hostess to the Young Ladies Auxiliary of the First Christian church, in their regular meeting last Tuesday evening. Fall flowers were used in the decoration of the rooms.

Mrs. Selan Hall, new president, presided over the session when plans were made to purchase new toys for the church nursery. Mrs. Cy. Curtis gave the lesson, Training for Service.

At the close of the lesson Miss Parrott served a refreshment course to 14 members and two guests, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Parrott. Mrs. Jean Reed entertained the group in their meeting this week.

Mrs. Cy Curtis gave the devotional, and Mrs. Jack Fletcher, leader of the missionary lesson, was assisted by Mrs. Selan Hall, Mrs. Roy Panter, Miss Leola Parrott, Mrs.

Tom Carson, Mrs. John Garrett, Mrs. Joe Carson and Mrs Lloyd Brewer. They also discussed Christian colleges in the United States. To mark the close of the evening the hostess served a refreshment course to the 15 members, and a social hour.

followed. BRIDAL SHOWER HONORS MRS. GUS KEETER -It was to honor Mrs. Gus Keeter, a recent bride, that Mrs. Fred Catron entertained with a shower Saturday evening in her home with Mrs.

Bryan Freeman and Mrs. Fred Auffet as co-hostesses. Pink and white were the predominating colors used in the decoration of the rooms. An arrangement of pink roses in a crystal vase was the attractive centerpiece for the dining table. Bouquets of pink dahlias and white chrysanthemums in crystal holders were used in the livingroom.

A short program was given before the gifts were presented and consisted of a vocal by Mrs. Bryan Freeman and Mrs. Bruce Cox, accompanied by Mrs. Inabel Mogg, and piano number by Mrs. Henry Wall.

Refreshments of punch, sandwiches and white cake topped with pink roses were served to the forty -four guests present. SHOWER HONORS MRS. C. D. BIGBY A pink and blue shower was given Friday evening in the home of Mrs.

Billy Tom Harper, to compliment Mrs. C. D. Bigby, who moved here recently from Tulsa. Mrs.

John Barker and Mrs. Gus Bigby were co-hostesses. Arrangements of fal. flowers decorated the rooms. The honoree's chair and table, loaded with lovely gifts, covered in pink and blue bows and ruffles of the same colors.

Refreshments of white cakes, decorated in pick. and coffee were served to the n.any guests, after the gifts had been opened and displayed. FAMILY GET-TOGETHER To honor Mr. and Mrs. Clar- jence Hester and two children of Wedowee, who are visiting here, a family get-together and dinner was held Sunday in the home of Mrs.

Hester's brother-inlaw and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Kay Reed. Those present for the occasion were the ladies' parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Virgil Walker, and son Jack, and daughter Buena Vee, of Cane Hill, a sister, Mrs. Roy David and Mr. David and children of Prairie Grove, and another sister, Mrs. H. A.

Pitts, Mr. Pitts and children of Tahlequah. CRITTENDEN Pic. Richard Crittenden, who enlisted in the Army July 26, and has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas for his basic training, arrived Saturday for a tenday delayed enroute visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Crittenden and sister, Mrs. C. L. Watkins and other relatives before going to his new station at Fort Lawson, Washington. STILWELL MAN'S DOG WINS IN TWO DIVISIONS G.

R. Dannenberg's dog, "Sadie," placed first 1 in the field trial at the annual Fall Bench show, held in conection with the Fox and Wolf Hunters Association, Thursday through Saturday two miles north of Chance. She also placed third in the bench show. Glenn Randolph of Summers, had the best dog in the Oscar Wade of Stilwell had the best dog of the opposite sex. Approximately 15 dogs were entered.

In the All-Age, dogs owned by Oscar Wade and John Welch of Westville, tied. Around 60 members attended the show, and 131 dogs were used in the hunt. According to Secretary Dannenberg, "The weather was just right." STILWELL SCHOOL NEWS STUDENT COUNCIL Well, after many noon-day campus political rallies in behalf of candidates for president of Student Council, Jim Fitzgerald, whose campaign was managed by Leah Kay Beene, was chosen to lead the group, in the election held Monday. He received a total of 129 votes which gave him a substantial majority. Other three candidates for the post were, Reba Nell Turner, senior, sponsored by Bonnie Popponi; Pat Garrett, junior, managed by Joan Sue Brewer and Joe Perry Sanders; and Clara Cannon, managed by Gwendolyn Laughlin, all popular and wellliked students, and made good races.

Mr. Wagnon reports that the Sophomore girls are winning volley ball games in the gym every morning. Stilwell schools will be dismissed Monday, Oct. 2, for the Tri-county workshop to be held at Tahlequah. Teachers from A- dair, Cherokee and the city of Muskogee will participate in the day's discussions.

National Newspaper Week, On cober 1-8, will find articles OL "What a Free Press Means to This Country:" "Truth to a Free People," and "Yes, We have Enemies." The library has a new set of Encyclopedia World Books and hope the Junior High library in operation in a few days. The Bookkeeping class is beginning its first project. This is a complete review of everything that has been studied to date. The shorthand students are beginning to take letter dictation and transcription. By using the typewriter along with our shorthand we hope to overcome many difficulties in spelling and punctuation.

Our top typists for the week are Cathrine Buckner, Verdie Thomas, Wayne Shannon, Billy Joe Kersey, Harold Rich, Leah Kay Beene, Wanda Ramsey, Linda Reed, and Earnestine, West. GLEE CLUB NEWS The Glee Club is working on their annual operetta. This year the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, M. S. is to be given.

This is the first year that small groups have been able to give Gilbert and Sullivan operas, because of high royalties, but the copyright ran out this year, enabling us to produce this lively and entertaining musicale. 2 STILWELL MEN TAKE MASONIC WORK Bill Coleman and J. Warren Green were candidates for their Scottish Rite degrees, in the fall class the Masonic Temple, McAlester, from Sunday-through Wednesday. Attending a part of the ceremonials were John Carson and Wallace James of Stilwell. Mrs.

Coleman accompanied her husband as far as McAlester and drove on to Ft. Worth, Texas and visited with friends. ATTENTION DEMOCRATS All Adair Democrats are invited to attend the district Demtheocratic meeting be held Friday, Oct. 6th. at Muskogee, according to late information received by County Chairman, R.

L. Baker. For further particulars contact Mr. Baker or Co-Chairman, Mrs. Chloe Jones.

Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Sharp of Liberal, Kansas, visited Sunday with his brother, Paul Sharp and Mrs.

Sharp, enroute to Prairie Grove to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharp.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Spicer and family, left Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.

Spicer, for El Paso, for a short visit with Mrs. Spicer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Slessinger. Mr.

and Mrs. Dode Gowen and children visited Sunday in Tahlequah with Mrs. Gowen's sister, Mrs. Amos Matthews and family, and with her mother, Mrs. Robert Dunn and Mr.

Dunn. C07- Nancy Morton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess. Morton, returned home Tuesday from the St.

Edwards hospital, Ft. Smith, where she underwent minor surgery Monday, and is improving satisfactorily. Donald Spicer, who for the past year or two has been employed at San Francisco, returned earlier this month for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

B. Spicer, before enrolling in A. M. College. Mrs.

George Owens returned the last of the week from a two weeks visit with her. daughter, Mrs. Ben Goss, and Mr. Goss in Wichita, Kansas, and with a son, Robert Nolan, and family of Ponca City. Mrs.

Jack Coward, a former county resident, and Mrs. W. M. Currin departed Monday for their homes in Lansing, following a ten-day visit with Mrs. Coward's relatives and numerous friends.

They were Saturday visitors in Stilwell. Stop kidding the women drivers. Department of Public Safety records show that 38,791 men and only 5,342 women drivers were involved in motor vehicle accidents in Oklahoma in 1949. Roy Wayne and J. T.

Worsham members of the Air Force reserve, left Sunday from Tulsa for Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, to take their physicals. Roy Wayne was sent Wednesday to Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Texas, and J. T. to Ellington at Houston, Texas. James Hall, who suffered a broken left wrist and injuries on the right side of his head and shoulder in a fall from his horse last Tuesday, after his saddle girth broke, was able to be dismissed from Fayetteville City Hospital Wednesday, and returned to his home.

Miss Thelma Getty is visiting for two weeks with her mother Mrs. H. M. Getty, St. Johns, Kan sas.

Mrs. Clinton Lane and young sters, Judy 3, and Russel 2, from LaHarve, California, are here fol a months visit with her father Milo, and Mrs. Ritter. Charles Hood, distributing of ficer in the U. S.

Navy, visited Friday night with his mother Mrs. J. N. Norris and Mr. Norris enroute from his home in Nor folk, to San Diego, Calif.

where he will be stationed. Mrs Hood and son, who will join hin soon to establish a home in Calif. will stop off for a week's visi with the Norris'. Mr. and Mrs.

Earl J. Clark 'o the Elm Grove district, wer Monday visitors and shoppers in Stilwell, Mrs. Clark's mother Mrs. Mary Corbin, who has visit ed for the past month with tw other daughters and a son at Lat mar and Longmon, and with other relatives in Denvel and Greeley, returned home las week and has since been il with a cold. The force of an ideal is greate than the ideal of force.

-Josephus Daniell SATURDAY. SPECIALS POTATOES Lbs. $1.05 BANANAS Pound 100 No. 2 Can PEAS 2 for 250 PRIZE TAKER FLOUR Pounds. $3.30 2-lb.

MACARONI box. 200 FREEMAN'S GROCERY MARKET Phone 239 LAUGHS DOUBLE when GABLE gets BUBBLE TROUBLE PICTURE WITH APPEAL! Gable's in the groove again dream of all the girls! M-G-M presents CLARK. LORETTA GABLE YOUNG KEY TO THE CITY with MARILYN MAXWELL FRANK MORGAN JAMES GLEASON LEWIS STONE RAYMOND WALBURN Screen Play by ROBERT RILEY CRUTCHER Based on a Story by ALBERT BEICH Directed by Produced by GEORGE SIDNEY 2. WAYNE GRIFFIN A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE 1ST SALE SATURDAY, SEPT. 30TH ONLY We extend to you a cordial invitation to visit our store Saturday on our first birthday.

We would also like to thank our customers and everyone who has helped to make our first year a successful one. Your patronage has been deeply appreciated. FREE POP FOR EVERYONE! IVORY SNOW RICE 2 Pounds 25c FLOUR LUX PEACHES First Grade No. 21 Can 25c Washing Powders HELIOTROPE Large Box CHERRIES 22c 50 Pounds Pittted, No. 2 Can TOILET TISSUES 3 Rolls 25c $3.25 COFFEE RADIO, Pound 53c COFFEE LOG CABIN, Pound 77c Sorghum Bob Homemade Workman's Half Gal.

Gal. $1 $2 HARDY'S APPLE SAUCE No. 2 Can 10c CHEESE Sugar APPLE BUTTER PIMENTO and Cure Quart Jar AMERICAN 25c 10-Pound Can ROYAL JELLO All Flavors, Box 5c 2 Pounds 59c FLOUR First Grade Heliotrope, 25 lbs. $1.65 77c Welch's Grocery and Market WELCH AND BETH FLOUR AND FEED PHONE 81.

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