The Paris News from Paris, Texas • Page 5

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1939 THE PARIS NEWS, PARIS, TEXAS PAGE Plff Society, Clubs And Churches Martha Stewart Observes Birthday Anniversary Celebrating her fifteenth birthday, Miss Martha Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart, 133 South Churc: Street, was hostess Monda. night at a picnic supper at the farm home of her grandmother, Mrs. E.

R. Hunter, followed by open house and a dance at Gordon Country Club. Members of the sub-deb set attended. Informality was the theme of the picnic as as the dance, music for which was furnished by the club's nickelodeon. The guest list the picnic supper was augment- the open house and danc- that The entertain- ent followed the trend of sub- kb entertaining lhi summer, being another in a long series of such functions.

Guest list for the picnic supper included Misses Virginia Leigh of fima for cooling, Areihinq lummer saladt, your jaladi extra with Bird-brand Salad Oil. Add Bird-brand Salad Oil to fruiti, or in dreuings for leitful, appetizing flavor. for cooking, tool Houston, Betty Prock, Eleanor Bell, Rose Ann Ordway, Camille Cameron, and Jack Antoine, Joe Stalllngs, Eugene Wilkins, Marion Anderson, Houston Harrison, Bill Hagood, Fred Milsap. John Good and Tommy Stewart. Chaperones for both affairs were Mrs.

Stewart, Mrs. Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

Walker, Jr. DEADLINES All news for same-day publication in this department must be received before 9:30 A. for Sunday's Issue, before 5 P. M. Saturday.

EXCEPTION: Notices of Sunday church services must be received some time Thursday. No wedding notices will be taken by telephone; written notices must bear the signature and acJdrcss of the person making the announcement. Ramscur WMS Has Meet Monday The WMS of the Ramseur Baptist Church met Monday afternoon at the church, with Mrs. Lloyd Beal in charge of the business session and a song service. Prayer was given in behalf of the revival being conducted at the corner of Sherman and Twenty-third Streets.

The pastor the Rev. J. B. Watson conducted the lesson on the "Dispensation of 1 Fourteen women were present. The date of the meetings has been changd from Tuesday to Mondny.

Watermelon Frast to Be Given For Club Members Shelby Collier, educ.itionnl director of First Baptist Church, will entertain members of this Woodlake Club, composed of those boys and girls who attended the North Texas Encampment at Woodlake near Sherman. The affair, a watermelon feast, will be held at Collier's home at Clarksville Street, at 7:30 p. m. HONOR BIRTHDAY A dinner was given honor of the birthday anniversary of T. J.

Kendrick of Cliirksville at his home Sunday. Thirteen were present 30 From Tuxis Club Attend Meeting Thiry young people from the Tuxis Club of Central Presbyterian Church went to Clarksville Sunday afternoon to attend the meeting of the Presbyterian Young People's League of Paris Presbytery, USA. They were accompanied by Mrs. J. D.

McMillan and Mrs. Claude Reed, sponsors of the Tux- is Ctub and Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Prock, Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Ordway, B. M. Williams, Misses Jesse Price and Christine Goolsby. Miss Eleanor Bell was on the program in the afternoon. Supper was served in the church basement.

At the evening service, the Rev. James E. Spivey of Denison preached. The next meeting of the League will be at Central Presbyterian Church, Paris, Oct. 20.

Hugo People Return From Tennessee HUGO, Okla. (Special). Mrs. R. C.

Newton and niece, Joanna McDonald spent Sunday in Paris, visiting Mr. Newton who is in the Sanitarium. R. J. Howse and Mr.

and Mrs. A. D. Hopkins and small son, have returned from a visit with relatives in Memphis and Whiteville, Tenn. Misses Korma and Polly Smith of Ft.

Smith are visiting their aunt, Mrs. B. A. Vinyard, here. Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Wall have as their house guest. Miss Virginia Conger, of El Dorado, Miss Conger is a niece of Mrs.

Wall's. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and son Stove, are spending their vacation in Eureka Springs, Ark. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Willcut, Piano, have returned home after a visit here with relatives. They were accompanied home by Mr. Will cult's mother, who will make them a short visit. Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Blakley and Ray, spent the week end in DeQueen, where they were guests of relatives and friends. The Rev. and Mrs. J.

W. Mayne and daughter, Jean, are spending their vacation in Houston. Rev. M. C.

Holt, pastor of the Methodist church at Grant, filled the pulpit for Mr. Mayne Sunday. Tne earth moves around the sun at a speed of 20 miles a second. LAMAR AVE. AT 21st STREET FORTY YEARS On Lamar Avenue Believe it or not, the records show that on August 1st, 899, just forty years ago to-day S.

D. Johnson and B. JJ. opened a hardware store on Lamar Avenue, which was then in the same block as the present location. went through the money panics of 1907-1914 un- scratched and the 1916 fire was a blessing in 'disguise, but "THE DEPRESSION" starting in 1930, "is it over yet?" almost wiped us off the map.

Thanks to loyal friends, which are far more valuable than riches, we are still on Lamar Avenue asking fo your Hardware business based on fair dealing, courteous service and quality merchandise. Gratefully yours, B. L. Billingtley i Billingsley Hardware Co. "On Avenue Since 1899" Speakers At BPWC Meeting Miss Croslin Miss McEwin Pictured above are the speakers for Tuesday night's meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club.

Left is Miss Faye Croslin of Howl and, one of two Texas outstanding club girls, who recently has returned from a trip to the National 4-H Club encampment at Washington, D. C. Right is Miss Mary Katharine McEwin of Caviness, Gold Star 4-11 Club girl, who received the Business and Professional Women's Club trip to the annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A. and M. College.

Mrs. W. C. Clark and Mrs. Davis Hammond are in charge of the program.

Iowa Women, to Have Crochet Contest DES MOINES, Iowa's going to have a race but the contestants will not have to run they can just sit down in rocking chairs and crochet. The contest to find the fastest and best crocheter in the state will be held at the state fair, Aug. 30. The contestants must crochet steadily for 90 minutes to be eligible for the championship. MARRIAGE IS ENCOURAGED ON ALL FRONTS, IT SEEMS BOMBAY, India.

A marriage bounty for any of his subjects marrying a widow is offered by the Ruler of Mandi, of the Punjab states, to try and stop widows being the victims of white slavery. Although the law does not prevent widow from remarrying, Hindu custom sternly is opposed to it and progress to stamp it out is slow. Even suttee burning alive of a widow on her husband's funeral periodically crops up in remote parts of the country. WE HAVE NO IDEA ENID, Okla. Somebody stole E.

L. Swigert's iron hitching post that he had kept on his lawn here out of sentiment for some 25 years. Swigert blames antique hunters. "Who else," he reasons, "would need it?" The first strand of barbed-wire stretched on the Texas Plains still stands on the old Frying Pan ranch near Amarillo. GRAND Sunday-Monday with GIEER GARSON Pnfactio i Prod by Victor THERE ARE SUCH PERSONS BELFAST, Ireland.

Irishmen who could get a total of $24,000 from the British government for no work done don't want it. Farmer Patrick Cunningham and Country Newspaper Editor Anthony J. Mulvey in 1935 were elected to the Northern Ireland Parliament but never took their seats because it entailed taking an oath of allegiance to King George. Any time they feel like taking the they can claim the member's salary of $3,000 yearly which operates from the date of election. TODAY and WEDNESDAY WOMEN WITH WiNGSt WOMEN WITHOUT MENI PLUS Bobby Rorera TODAY AND WEDNESDAY STOOGES COMEDY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY "LARRY CLINTON AND BAND" Mary Bankhead Celebrates Birthday Celebrating the sixteenth birthday anniversary of her daughter, Mary, Mrs.

Jack Bankhead of 157 South Twenty-fifth Street entertained with a swimming party at the Gordon Country Club. Afterward the group went to the Bankhead home where a watermelon feast was held, Those attending were Annette Strickland, Mona Jean Vanderpool, Mary Neli Ausmus, Juanita Bannister, Maggie Jo Nobles, Vivian Miller, Sue Armstrong, Betty Lou Powell, Patricia Bankhead and Mary Bankhead. Calvary Methodist Circlet Have Meeting Circlet 1 and 2 of the Calvary Methodist Church met Monday afternoon in a social meeting at the home of Mrs. J. C.

Allen, 167 North Thirty-Second Street, with Mrs. W. G. Barr as assistant hostess. The meeting was opened with a song, followed by a prayer, given by Mrs.

E. H. Doolin. Mrs. S.

A. Barrett had the devotional which was taken from the fourth chapter of Philippians, with "Love" as the topic. After the business session refreshments were served 15 mem- tiers. Shower Honors Bride Mrs. Garrett Parsons, the former Miss Ethel Shannon, was honored at a shower Friday at the home of Mrs.

George Shannon, with Mrs. Shannon and Miss Vida Jewel Cass as hostesses. Punch and cake were served the guests. Afterward the gifts were given the honoree by a treasure hunt. At Church At Calvary hurch, the Wednesday morning prayer service will be held at 9:30 o'clock, and the Bible study hour at 8 p.

m. 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF REBEKAH LODGE NOTED A. social gathering Monday night at the Wildey Lodge hall celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of the founding in Paris of the Paris Rebekah Lodge. Toasts to members born In each month of the year highlighted the program. The toasts for those born In January were given by Mrs.

G. B. Brown; for February by Mrs. Tom Duncan; for March by Mary Brady; for April by Mrs. Tom Allman; for May by Mrs.

C. A. Martin; for June by Mrs. H. A.

Huffstutler; for July a toast to the lodge and members born WMS Hears Report Of World Alliance Meet The WMS of the First Baptist Church met Monday afternoon at 3 p. m. at the church to hear a report of the World Alliance which adjourned in Atlanta, Friday night. Mrs. T.

W. Cole, the president, presided. Mrs. John Hoffman, Mrs. L.

A. Tolbert and Shelby Collier gave reports of the meeting in Atlanta. in this month was given by Mrs. Donna Martin, Noble Grand the Paris lodge: For August, the toasts were by Mrs. J.

B. Lamkin; for September by Mrs. L. B. Killebrew; for October by Mrs.

J. M. Mills; for November by Mrs. Floyd H. Patterson; for December by Mrs.

Walter Warner. A medley of Southern songs by lodge members and piano numbers by Mrs. Killebrew comprised the rest of the program. A refreshment plate was served, Expert Barkers Every one of our three barbers is an expert In his pro- When you ret yoar haircut at Miller SUrk's you KNOW you are srettinff the very best. Miller Stark N.

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