The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-31

1hOSe Attending MONIES county
| Teachers Meeting in Lexington Fri
day Afternoon were: Mr.. NJ. t. Smith,
Misses Laura Melton, Thelma Strowd,
Mary Hopkins, Annie Alexander,
Mrs. d, H. Rhyme, Mrs. r. l.. Jack
SOL and Mrs. Percy Joyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 6. Catron were
over from Lexington visiting friends,
Tuesday.
Friends of Mr.. S. l.. Murff are
pleased to know that he is recuperat-
ing nicely. We r looking forward
to his being able to be out again.
Genelle Bowen of Tupelo was a
week end visitor here, guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camillus Autry, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Stubs, Mr.. and
| Mrs. John L. Mason, A. l. Camp
bell and Jimmie Hand attended the
game between Goodman and Sena-
tobia Friday night.
Mrs. M. c.. Cade and Mrs. Paul
Boatwright were Grenada visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. C. M. Alexander was pleased
to have as her guests Sunday her
grand children, Blanche Moore and
Earl, Jr., of Winona.
Byron Greenof Jackson was a
social week end visitor in Mrs. U.
| Hlexander's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Tate and Mrs.
S. w. Brister were Sunday visitors
| Of Mrs. Evans Musselwhite in Thorn
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cade &C
companied by Mrs. D. H. Rhyme
motorqd to Jackson and shopped Sat
urday afternoon.
Those attending the Arkansas :
Ale Miss game Saturday in Memphis
were: d. D. Davidson, Gordon Stubs,
Pate Johnson and Lamar Bowie.
Virginia Alexander, student at M.
sew. visited her mother, Mrs. U.
L. Alexander over the week end.
Miss John Ada Walton of Pickens
and Mrs. ]. A. Cade of Acona called
on Mrs. M. S. Rogers Saturday morn
ing.
Mr.. j. E. Hagin who is now work
ing at Camp Shelby Joined by his
niece Miss Loucille Montgomery, who
attends Mississippi Southern at Hat
tisburg visited relatives over the
week end. Both returning Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Willie Stein of Monroe, La.
was a guest in the c. ] Stein home
Friday night.
Rev. E. w. Ford conducted his
regular Sunday morning service at
the Presbyterian Church and was
dinner guest in the L. J. Hand home.
Friday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. G.
D. Thornton Joined by their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Thornton of Nc
Comb, left for Round Oak, Georgia,
where they will be the guests in Mrs.
Thornton's parental home over the
week end.
Mr.. Jim Bowie spent Sunday in
the home of his parents in McCool.
Mr.. end Mrs. w. L. Wright visit
ea-In Walden Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Hilbun of Starkville
was car guest of Mrs. Barrontine's
Sunday. Mrs. Barontine spent the
day with relatives in Lexington while
Mrs. Hilbun enjoyed the day with
home folks here. They returned to
Starkville Sunday afternoon.
Miss Frances Alexander, super.
intendent of nurses at the Missis'
sippi Sanitorium, was guest Of hel
mother, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Cross were
delighted to have Mrs. Johnnie Mont
gomery of Money to visit with them
from Thursday through Saturday.
DIR. and Mrs. w. G. Brock We're
Durant visitors Monday morning.
Mr.. C. R.. Henderson spent the
week end with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell
spent Sunday in Durant visiting rela.
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Stubs lefl
Saturday night for Phillip where
they guests of Mr.. Stubs parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stubs, Sunday
they were dinner guests of Mrs
Stubs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L
Triutt of Minter City.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Hand and family
were visitors in Goodman Sunday
afternoon.
Dick Barrett of Lexington was
business visitor in West Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Owen of Stark
vile were guest of relatives in West
Sunday.
Arthur Alexander spent Wednes
day and Thursday in Lexington OF
: business.
On Sunday Mrs. Mamie Mcclellan
had as her dinner guest Mr.. Ear
Tate of Coldwater, Mr.. and Mrs
Marion Mcclellan and Mrs. C. M
; Mcdaniel of Lexington and Georg,
Mcclellan of West.
DR.. and Mrs. C. d. Alexander o