The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-21
Piekens News

The Baptist w. M. u. met at Ine
church Monday afternoon for a Royal
Service program. Scripture reading
Malacai, was given by Mrs. W. +.
Marlborough followed by prayer by
Miss Una Montgomery. Topic for
the afternoon was "Steadfast in the
Homeland" Mrs. H. P. st. John
vas the leader.
Mrs. w. G. McMullen gave an in-
teresting talk on the Beginning of
Home Missions. Mrs. Hood May
discussed Changing Conditions in the
Homeland. Mrs. John Whftworth,
brought a message on the Need of
the Exchanging Christ in the Home
Districts and Among All Races. Mrs.
w. l.. Arnold told of Home Missions
q Steadiast Home Base.
The Mission Study Club Of the
Adult Circle Of the Methodist w. NJ.
8. met in the home Of Mrs. c. v.
Maxwell for a study Wednesday af.
ternoon with Mrs. Maxwell leader.
Mrs. L. M. Brown and Mrs. w. b
Garland were hostesses to the Es-
Their Case Circle of the Methodist
w. M. S. In their home on Cemetery
Street Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brock of Eb-
enezer were in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Hutchinson
and son of Columbus have returned
home after a pleasant visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. V. Max
we'll.
Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Gregory, Mrs.
John Hoover and Mrs. Nell Davidson
attended the Missionary Institute at
at the First Methodist Church in
Greenwood Wednesday.
Mrs. Emily Lucas of Ebenezer and
her mother, Mrs. Povall of Lexing-
ton were recent visitors in town.
Thomas Lindsay of Greenwood Wis
tied here last Sunday.
Mrs. T. o. Buford enjoyed a re-
cent visit from her mother, Mrs.
Thomas of Lucedale.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Taggart and
Mrs. j. F. Meeks of Goodman, Mrs.
O'Neal Mcdaniel of Lexington and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mcbride OF
Selma, Ala. were guests in the home
OF Mrs. N. Jones Sunday.
Among those who have enjoyed
the picture show, Gone With the
Wind while in Jackson are Mr.. and
Mrs. Hood May, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward zeigler, Miss Julia Frances
Jones, Mrs. Edward Stewart, Mrs
Sidney Boiling, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Torrance Mrs. T. 0. Buford, Mrs
E. c. Buford, Miss Caroline Turley
Mrs. Fred Bush. Mrs. F. T. Worthy
and others.
Miss Katherine Dendy has accepted
a place with r. E. Remington NJ
Jackson, and the best wishes of he,
many friends follow her to this new
place. Miss Dendy has been employed
by w. II. Hoover & Co. for the past
few years.
Miss Dorothy McBee, county SUI
perintendent of education, visited the
school here Monday.
Friends welcome Mrs. Tom Ian.
drum home. Mrs. Landrum has beer
convalescing in the home of he
mother, Mrs. Madeira Courts, oil
Jackson for the past few weeks.
Misses Milly and Maggie Henley
Shanks of Richland Sunday after.
loon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burrell and son
Johnny, of Ebenezer visited rela-
tives here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. j.. F. Tye accompanied het
son John Lucas Tye, on a business
trip to Yazoo City Thursday. While
there she enjoyed a pleasant visit
with the Misses Hoover.
Mrs. Charles Mueller and son oil
d~uiphesboro, Tenn. are visiting heI
aronts, MIR. and Mrs. Edward At
kinson, Sr.
Mrs. Floyd Patton is a patient in
the Railroad Hospital in Chicago
His friends hope for him a speed.
recovery.
Mrs. Clemmie Anderson has re-
turned from Houston, Texas where
she spent the winter with her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. G. Rech.
Mr.. and Mrs. lobe Murphy are
spending a few days in their home
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