The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-12-15
Dearest Lucille:

Dearest Lucille:
I received your letter asking me
for suggestions ON what to give mem
bers Of the family and I think I have
just about all OF them solved. IF you
will Just hurry up and come on to
D,mant ais soon as you can we will
get busy and go through that shop
ping list Of yours Hike Tennessee went
thru Ole Miss line. What line? did
I hear You smoker? On, we'll, that's
over and done as far as we're con-
cerned here ALI we're interested in
doing now is Xmas shopping.
AS was saying, think about the
incest thing we could ge. Grandfather
Is something to wear. And they're
having a sale at the Durant Dry
Goods Company now and you can
really save money by buying every
thing you need. Practically every
thing in the store is reduced and you
| can bury perfectly grand shirts from
| 9S cents UP. and I mean nice ones,
too. Herbie lis getting his father
one of those nice lounging robes
| There, all wool and perfectly grand
looking. And those new Enro paja-
mas are just too grand to describe,
much too nice to s.eep in, and only
$49S!
And while I'm speaking Of sales,
let me tell you something. If you
need a NEW, nice dress just wait un.
til you get here to get it They've
made big reduction ON dresses at
Towards and you can get wonderful
looking dreSs for S1295. They were
$3.50; That's about 25 percent, or
something. And they have an amez-
ing assortment OF gifts for everyone
in the family I'm just dying fce.
ore of taose darling pairs Of Daniel
satin mules. My deer, they're divine I.
Make you feel young and giddy again!
Johnny Young is buying Louise one
of these grand new Coolerators at
the Southern United Ice Company for
Xmas. I know she is going to be
thrilled! She's fooled along Wi h that
old thing of hers so hong. They're
making reductions on their nlerchan-
disc at the Southern United Ice COM.
pany, too. III declare, it looks like
everyone will certainly get their mon
ey's worth this Xmas, with an the
merchants giving such grand prices.
| You know just by accident the other
day learned what sis,er wants more
than anything else. Guess what? A
candid camera! So I'm going to get
her one at Howell and Heggie's. They
have some perfectly grand ones for
$500 ard some fer much less. And
they're good ones. too. And an cleo
trio rezor is The thing for brother. At
HoweI and Heggie's they have Schick
and Remington Rand. I finally de-
c'ded on Mothers gift I'm going to
give her a set of that perfectly ex-
| quisite Fostoria az Mr.. d. V. Pounds.
Why don't you give her something
in the same pattern to fiji out her
set? He also has grand selection
of watches if you haven't selected
Toms gift yet.
I've just bought new end table
|
to fscl UP that vacant spot on uhe
south wall of my living room and it
does lock charming, if l do say SO
myself. I know you'll like it!
There are several dances during
the holidays I know wen enjoy The
first one ei. the Hotel Derranh next
Thursday night. the %. when the Mis-
sissippi State Cadets will play and
the second one on Thursday night
at the Hocel Durant, December %,
when q University of Mississippi or
| chestl,a will play. That's what I
call non-partisan.
If you get here 81 time we VIZ
pNSn to go over to Schrock's in Tchula
next Tuesday. He's opening the
grandest booking new place right in