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Is Given Friday I Crmpe WM appropriately chosen for bouquets for decorations for the luncheon given by the club which chooses one Friday of each month date of its meeting. Hostesses lor the meeting held Friday the Gordon Country Club were Mrs. Alan Wise and Mrs. John Arch Stephens. Bouquets of the crape myrtle arranged in, crystal bowls centered the dining table and were ar- Tanged throughout the clubhouse for decorations.

Fifteen members were present. Guests for the luncheon were Mrs. IJarry Lewis of Waco, Miss Elizabeth Lewis and Mrs. Jack Revell of Austin. ii MOVING THE MOUNTAIN HICKORY, N.

C. L. Mosteller was ill, so the Kiwanis Club, moved its meeting over to the hospital to save Mosteller's 14-year record of perfect attendance. MONDAY NIGHT NEW PICTURE Regular Screen Program Attend the Theatre By 8:00 P. M.

Monday Night and See the Regular Screen Program of "All This And Heaven Too" Plus a new show as Hollywood sees it. Uncut and unedited. Sunday Monday TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THJE SCREENf and 8cb, the of the air- whh Dorothy Lomour in a of tropical love and DOROTHY LAMQUR TO SINGAPORE Cfczrles Cofaura Judith Barrett (Utiiony Quinn Jerry Colonna Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Leeper, 350 Bonham Street, entertained a group of the younger set Thursday night with a watermelon supper at Lake Crook in honor of their daughter, Nyma Jo.

The Leeper's are moving to Bogata after August 15 to make their home. The invited guest list Included: Virginia Cranford, Benna Cranford, Leereece McGee, Betty Jo Slddmore, Anne Farmer, Mary Ruth Patterson, Bonnie Ruth Majors. Doris Baughn, Mary Beall, Irene Golemon, Janell Harris, Betty Lou Hodges, Betty Jean King, Elizabeth Langford. Patti Bess Lummus, Laveme Moore, Beatrice Nowell, Betty Jean Phillips, Man' Louise Taylor, Olivia Ann Carpenter, Fairfax Breneman, Jeff Boswell, Bobby Antoine, Thomas Justiss, Hardy Bolin, Billy Cook. D.

T. 'Davis, Neely Dodson, J. T. Currin, Palmer James, Joe Haynes, James Killebrew, Robert Kuykendall, James Goodwin, Dan Linch, Jirnmie Parker, Bill Sperry. Charles Secrest, James Smith, Wayne Smith and Leon Fowler.

Mr." and Mrs. "Leeper. together with. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Smith and Mrs. Marcellus Carpenter, chaperoned the group. Mrs. Isbell Hostess To Club At Antlers ANTLERS, Okla. (Special).

Mrs. Earl Isbell was hostess to i the Thursday Bridge Club at her home, where three tables were arranged for contract. Mrs. H. Stafford scored high for the club members and Mrs.

Joe Maddox for the guests. Other guests were Mmes. David Stephenson, Elmer Kerr, Bert Del Torto, Noble Amend, and Joe Maddox. Good Food Cold Beer 0 We specialize in Castleburg- ers. Hamburgers, Little Pig- gies and Steak Sandwiches.

Drive in, counter or free delivery service. GREEN CASTLE Sandwich Shoppe 135 La-mar Phone 227 FREE DELIVERY Novelty News SUNDAY MONDAY PAGE EIGHT SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1940 iris To Cost Work Due to Begin Monday FORT WORTH, Contracts for a Texas 3400,000 girls dormitory at Technological College at Mrs. Perry Roach Mrs. Perry Roach was before her marriage July 28 Miss Bertha Barling, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Barling.

The approved plans Lubbock were let here Saturday when members of the Teen board of directors met at the orice of Wyatt Hedrick, architect. The construction contract went to W. G. McMillan of Lubbock for 5253,400. Other bidders were Roache Newton of Lubbock, plumbing, heating ana ventilation and Empire Electric Company of Fort Wcilh.

electrical wiring 517,488. Work will start Monday en the new building which will accommodate 365 girls. Phe wedding was performed in Durant, and the couple will make their home in Paris. Novelty SUNDAY MONDAY JEFFREY LYNN BARBARA O'NEIL DAKELIi- COULOUUS Bertha Lee Barling Bride Of Perry Roach Mrs. Ellen Barling announced the marriage of her daughter, Bertha Lee, to Perry Roach, son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. A. Roach of High. The ceremony was performed July 28 at Durant, by the Rev.

S. M. Shirley. The couple was attended by Mr. and for a $50,000 press building to house the college publications and public relations department.

IN PERSONNEL OF HUGO SCHOOL FACULTIES HUGO, Okla. (Special) The Superintendent of Schools, Harvey M. Black, on. Friday announced four faculty changes for the coming school year. Cody Ray, son of Mr.

and Mrs. A. A. Ray of Durant. formerly of Hugo, will succeed Herbert Taylor as head of i i British Believe Blitzkrieg Crisis Passing Rapidly Possibility Slacks As Fail Draws Near; Credit RAF Defense LONDON Although Nazi war-planes struck with renewed ferocity Saturday, British military men express belief that the threat of a German blitzkrieg invasion is dwindling day by day toward a vanishing point near the end of September.

Mass attacks by power-diving German bombers, spraying machine-gun fire and whistling bombs on British coasts and shipping, caused unstated damage and casualties. The British, however, expressed helief they were primarily "terror" raids. The British, too, kept up their dogged air attacks on Germany and German-occupied territory. The Air Ministry announced. Several fires started by three waves of British bombers at Guernsey airdrome in German- occupied Channel islands; "heavy damage" on munitions factories in Germany; hangars and antiaircraft batteries damaged at German seaplane base near Brest, France: oil tanks set afire Flushing, The Netherlands.

Credit Defenses The price British defenses have exacted from, the Nazi air raiders was credited by military observers with having turned aside any immediate threat of a German attempt to storm this island citadel either by sea or air. The Britons said the reported destruction of 60 German planes one in seven of the 400 raiders in the great battle over the English "Put-Husbands-In-Their- Place Excursion Departs 25 Wives Off For Junket to Miami; It's Retaliatory Photographs Mexican Children In Nazi Salute, Is Detained MEXICO CITY. Malcolm Bissell, 25-year-old free-lance photographer from Los Angeles, was questioned for two hours Saturday when he went to the Interior Department offices to obtain a camera taken from him Friday by officials of a German school. Bissell said two school officials set upon him when he photographed children parading and "giving the Nazi salute." School officials denied such a salute was given and said the daily parade was part of a flag ceremony required by Mexican law. Interior Department officials siad that Bissell was not detained, but was questioned simply because the Department wished to keep informed of activities of all foreigners in Mexico.

BLssell said he was berated for "causing trouble," and was warned to "leave that school BALTIMORE, Twenty- five husbands will peer down their noses at 25 pairs of high heels clicking off for a railroad stations and Miami Sunday. It will be ten days before the "put-husbands-in-their-place excursion comes home. The trip is just "us girls" on an annual holiday junket, with no men no husbands allowed. It's "stag" the boys can't even come to the station to say goodbye. It's been going on for 15 was of the medi- Mrs.

C. J. Martin, of Paris. science department. Taylor re- The bride is a graduate of Longview High School and is employed Store.

at Perkins Department Mr. Roach is a graduate of Paris High School and is employed at Clark's Service Store. The couple will make their home at 210 North Main Street- Federation Is Topic For Honey Grove Club HONEY GROVE The Honey Grove Garden Club, which has continued its meetings during the Summer months, held a social meeting Friday afternoon at the Main Street p'resbyterian Church. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Dave Ablowich and Mrs.

W. C. McLean of Greenvile. who both made talks in regard to federation. The local club will probably vote at its next meeting to federate with the state organization.

Mrs. B. O. Walcott. president of the Honey Grove club, presented the speakers.

punch and cookies were served. Former Honey Grove Girl to Be Married HONEY GROVE. (Special). Invitations have been received here announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Sarah Frances Connell to Frederick Norton Wells. The ceremony will be at the Presbyterian Church at Kingsville on August 26- The brid'-e-elect is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. F. Connell of Kingsville, former residents of Honey Grove and is the grand- daughter of Mrs. P.

M. Price here. signed to work on his master's degree at the University of Oklahoma. Ray, a graduate of the local high school, finished this spring at Southeastern Teachers College in Durant. Other changes will be Miss Virginia Kimbriel of Durant to succeed Miss Elizabeth Morrison as music supervisor.

Miss Morrison has accepted a similar position in the Holdenville schools. Ira Sharp has resigned ss teacher in the Eugene Field School here and will teach in Durant this year. Wayne Duncan of Durant, formerly ward school principal at Cameron, -will succeed Sharp. Miss Dixie Canady of Stilhvater succeeds Mrs. Ike Webb, formerly Miss Margaret Sharer, as head of the English department, in the high school Miss Canady is a graduate of Oklahoma A and College and has been connected with the Stilhvater schools the past year.

Guest At Honey Grove Born In China HONEY GROVE. (Special). Miss Mary Ellen Kelhofer has been here from Dallas to visit Miss Troy, classmate at Texas State College for Women in Den- cine they are prepared to give invaders. The British losses were listed at 16. The Germans maintained, however, they lost only 10 planes, against 37 British craft.

By the end of September, a Ten Men Enlist From This Area One Paris Youth Joins Colors; Other Vacancies Still Open Ten men from Northeastern Texss and Southeastern Oklahoma were enlisted in the United States Army at the Paris office last week, it was announced Saturday by Recruiting Sergeant H. L. Gremillion. The "no men along' rule is retaliation, Mrs. C.

E. Baker, a club member, explained. Most of the 25 husbands operate clubs or taverns, and are out all night. So nee a year the wives take their ling. For 14 years the club has been going to Atlantic City.

They got to the place pretty well. When they once met the mayor of a town who had been pending his vacation there lor 20 years, 'we took him in tow and really showed him the town." How "stag" the trip remains, Mrs. Baker said, "depends on the pickings." The from 20 50 years reserved the fourth floor of a Miami hotel. The 10-day itinerary at Miami nclud.es hotel food, a bus trip to Fort Lauclerdale, boat trip to Indian River, swimming and no husbands. protectiv envelop mantle of fog should he island and keep it shrouded through the long Winter of short days and shorter If an attempted blitzkrieg is not launched before then, ers predicted, it will never corne for when favorable weather returns in the Spring the British are detei-niined to seize the advantage.

"We're afraid Hitler will try to invade us." one officer commented. "We're afraid he won't." No longer haunted by expectation of a direct German assault at any moment now that this perilous week has passed, the British are increasingly aware of the mushrooming power of their own forces itching for a chance to take the offensive. In The Courts 6CND DISTKICT COCKT Civil Filing EHzt.b^-h Bly Olcr.i Blv, On Ward vs Elnorn. "Ward, Gerron vs Charlie Gorron, dl- Miss Kelhofer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Kelhofer, who have been teaching in the University of Shanghai, China, for a number of years. Miss Kelhofer born in Shanghai in 1920, and Sg ca the bruted States to complete her education. She resides with a sister in Dallas. STXTH DISTRICT COCHT George P. 3lackburn.

Judge C. HujHr P. G. Cn'H-r. sul i da school trustee's election.

COTNTY COCKT R. V. Ha.rnfiiac'k. men fined for drunkenness for ted assault in tht ity Court thl? KaroM Warren and costs for drunken. unp.b!* to pay fine, Herbert Funk vi-ni? fined 530 and i of $20 for drun'icennflsfl.

firitcl snrt cofit? for assault ss of a. fltrht in -which B. Nejrro ar.dtir August Marriage Is Announced Sunday Mr. and Mrs. D.

A. Morrison of Ford's Academy announce the marriage of their daughter, Glenna Kathryn, to Homer Findiey, son of Richard Findiey, of Ford's Academy. The wedding took place Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Paris, Leonard Coker, minister of the Cnurch of Christ, officiating. Former Parisian Now Employed At Clarksville hirteen 'lp this CAKS car registrations wS'j'rt in the office of thfl M.

B. Park, who has been employed by the Bogsta News and Deport Times for three years as a printer, has joined the Clarksville Times in a similar capacity. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Park, 553 West Kaufman Wl, Street, Paris.

Plymouth rfe oore. Rt. 2, P.oxton, 1 V. Thrasher. Rt.

2. Plymouth four sedan; J. W. Temple, Gibraltar Ho- tvro-door; Chevrolet special pnrr. Humble Oil Company.

Ford Richard 110 South r.Tin, Ford convertible coupe: Ma.ry Oar- "jok. Ford four I'or L. B. Ca.mpb.pn. Hotel.

Ford four donr pfln Monnie Harcrov-. 45 N. 20th. Mer- sedan: TViWnm O. Corley.

IS H. rn. Chevrole-'; M. H. Ford pickup; Mrs.

C. 337 ClarksvilK 70 door Chevrolet sport Sayers Boyd, 223 South Main, Pack- MARRTAOE TSStTF.n MXt MEN Attend Sunday School Somewhere "BUILDER'S CLASS" First Methodist Church WELCOMES YOU Teacher: W. H. P. Anderson President: W.

B. Richards -j- were: Paris Rebekah Lodge Will Meet Monday Paris Rebekah Lodge No. 20 will meet at 8 o'clock Mondav night at Wildey Lodge, IOOF. All members of the degree staff are urged to be present their cap-! tain, Mrs. Alma Duncan.

Th by County Clerk's office. A I I SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER Chicken Broth with Vegetables, or Chilled Tomato Juice, Tutti Fruitti Salad, Whipped Cream Baked Young Hen and Dressing, Giblet Gravy Fried Spring Chicken Unjointed, Pan Gravy GriDed Luncheon Steak on Toast, Butter Sauce Buttered June Peas, Baxed Sugar Corn Pudding O'Brien Potatoes, Buttered Cherry Roll, or Peach Melba Hot Rolls Coffee Tea Milk I a I I 40c 25c PALACE COFFEE SHOP, ALBABIfETT Jack Nekton and Helm, both IS: E. Fendlty and Gfnris. Ksthryn Torri5on, Icfnl: At Wood "Wa.k^fiftJd and Kstello TTa.k<?n»;d. H.

v.rnsend and Mrs. Rona U-fral; 'Curie's Phillips and Katie Rush, Iffcral; DoURlus II, and Mrs. A. B. Matthrfvws and Gladyjj Rov Kut.tr> and MnrRue- Harris and M.

a.II of IsnUBd to outside, of 32 of Arthur and McCourt. IS, Chlcota: TVoodrn'w 21 of Fr-iris n.nd Mrs. T-lllifl Cn.Ttstin.rt. 11. J.

K. Wt- 21, and Sadie Ann McDonald, IS, of Rt. 4. Honey ftrove. issued to c-'iplew: Oarmnny and Qnefn Steals, leifal.

of Paris; C. 34. rind VJnnlo Franklin. both of Detroit, Texn.i: Milr.on Scrvtt. Ippnl.

P.ir!.»; Calvin 27, and Olcta Dillnrd. IS. of KSTATE WiB'Iey tq A. J. Gordon, .7, J.

Cothran Survey. W. C. Watson et al to I. C.

2r, a Pec. S. M.KP-PRB Co. O. R.

TVIch et ux to Allan et ux. part 'of Tjirkln "Rattan Mr.t. Hicks ft nl to et ux, part of I. Davis survey. Wilbur John CInrk Uir to liberty NTatlonat Bitnk In Paris, threw tract.i Hnttnn survey.

"Wilbur ChumpnRrno et al to Ka- BrsLZolton, part of Coz svr- John S. Porter ur to TYnd ti ux, 9S In Robert P.itton eurvsy. Vf. S. Wright et al executor of tutatt of L.

K. Wright, to A. TT. BT acres in Joe Hoard survey And 100 John Johnson nnrvry. G.

TIJcketaon uv to Tlnh- fr, KO Acres in A. Mooro iiurvey. To-wnsend to Refd -1-5 ncrM in HUrvey. L. Potent all to J.

TOO g.cre« In Caleb "Wood survey National Xoan and Investment Company of Oetroit. to J. C. HAtliawny. purt of t-ot 7.

Block 7.50, city of Mrs. G. A. Ashley to Delia Afhley icr'M in Ell Bsrnett survey. L.

L. Boltori nt ux to A. psrt of Highland Park addition to P.iri*. Claude Smith et ux to Cummer-Grab- Billie Austin, F. Windham, 494 West Paris, was sent to the medical department at Ft.

Sam Houston, as were the following: William B. Guice, Rt. 1, BosTvell, Jerald D. Smith, Rt. Commerce, Milton Doilins, Rt.

1, Sumner, Calvin H. Mouser, Antlers, Joseph M. Harrell, Blossom, Jessie W. Owen, Rt. 2, Telephone, and Vernon F.

Stockton, Rt. 2, Telephone, Tex. The following three men were sent to the Quartermaster Corps at Ft. Sam Houston: Connie S. KLarner, Sumner, Robert G- Gidden.

Manchester, and Buddy Hurst, Tom, Okla. Sergeant Gremillion said that an unlimited number of vacancies exist for cavalry at Ft Brown, the infantry at Ft. Sarn Houston, the Quartermaster Corps at Ft. Sam Houston and the medical department Ft. Sam Houston.

MRS. J. A. FENTER DIES SATURDAY AT DAUGHTER'S HOME Mrs. J.

A. Fenter, 88 years old, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Max W.

Hudson, 461 East Cherry Street, where she had been ill for some time. Dr. A. B. White of First Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev.

L. Bolton, Baptist preacher, will conduct the service Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Brown-Roden Funeral Home and burial will be made at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on North Thirty-Third Street Pallbearers be T. W. Russell, L.

Johnson, George McHam, Clyde Humphrey, J. Ford and T. Booth. Mrs. Fenter leaves eight children, J.

T. and F.F. Fenter, Mrs G. H. Pledger, Mrs.

Homer Henry and Mrs. Hudson here; W. L. Fenter living in Arizona, H. A.

Fenter of Atchison, and Mrs L. M. Thurman of Sayre, Okla. besides one sister, Mrs. J.

W. Terrell of Donaldson, 30 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Suicide Verdict In Death Saturday Of Ab Vickers Ab Vickers, farmer living west of Minter, was found dead in the yard of his home about 6 p. m. Saturday, with a revolver wound through the right temple.

Verdict of suicide was returned by P. B. Bailey, justice of the peace from Pattonville, after an inquest held later. No cause for the act was given. The body was discovered by Thomas Allen, a neighbor, as he drove past the Vickers' place and he notified Mrs.

Vickers', who with her son, had picking peas at some distance from the house. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Saturday night, according to Mack Grant, Deport funeral director, but services will be held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, with burial at Woodard Cemetery. Mr Vickers. a farmer about 58 years old, had spent tine day in Paris with some neighbors and returned home late in the afternoon. He leaves his wife, and son; a daughter, Mrs.

Nolan Jordan living east of Minter; a brother, D. I. Vickers of Paris, and a sister, Miss Jimrnie Vickers, teacher at Blossom, The United States has made 300 treaties with Indian nations. Found: Saxophonist With Sympathy For Harassed Neighbors MASON CITY, la. (JP) strange car parked in a lonely spot' near one of Mason City's airports in the early hour on several sue- cessive mornings caused fliers and farmers alike to become uneasy.

They informed Sheriff Tim haleii, who with s. deputy, investigated. They opened the two doors of the coupe and found a musician practicing on a saxophone. When he stopped' trembling, the musician explained he had driven out to the airport to practice so as not to disturb anyone. Equipment for storing fresh- frosted foods in home basement lockers has been developed by the refrigeration industry.

You Are Invited Sylvan Methodist Church SUNDAY AUG. 11-18 10 o'clock Each Morning 8 o'clock Each Night Reverend A. L. Hill Conducting TWO SERVICES TODAY Morning: Away The Stones" Evening: "The Plan of Salvation" Burglars Fail to Open Safe, Even When invited PITTSVTLLE, Pa. burglars were invited Saturday to open a safe containing $25,000.

County Treasurer G-eorge D. Walton couldn't get his safe open, so he summoned a dozen convicted burglars from the Schuylkill County jail. The burglars did not better Finally a lock expert imported from Philadelphia cut a hole in the safe with a blow torch. proerf. By pUcici al fa.f.r between of me UK cerftct fit.

rwo-samn $10 fAAlllY WAROSOBC ENTIRE STOCK Regular $1.98 CREPE AND SATIN SLIPS On Sale Choice of Hose Pink Wine Black Navy Hollywood Shop "Where Smart Clothes Need Not Expensive".

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