The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-31
Cochran News Items

MIR. and Mrs. Killebrew and fsmi-
ly visited Mr.. s. A. killebrew at
Thornton, Thursday.
Mrs. John Browning spent last
week in the Good Hope Community
in Madison County,
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods Eastland and
children Of Clinton We're Sunday
quests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Dave Gulledge.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Chandler OF
| Mendenhall, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
Harmon of Meridian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Parker, Jr, OF ltta Bena. Mrs.
Mollie Schrock, Gayden Schrock,
Mrs. Clyde Mauldin and daughter
Jean of Baton Rouge were Sunday
guests Of the Eugene Parkers cele'
/ prating Mr.. Parker's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cowsert were
Joined here by Mrs. w. r. Gooch,
I and Miss Dorothy Gooch of fazoo
City for a trip to Birmingham, to
visit relatives, or Sunday Mrs
Tyer of Jackson accompanied them
on their return. and all were guests
Of the Cowserts for Sunday night
and Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. James Brumby and
children came up from their home
in Clinton Sunday to visit Mrs. Mat
lie Brumby.
DR.. Brumby and son, Bing, were al
so Sunday afternoon visitors to Mrs
Brumby.
Mrs. r. W. Almond and children
Sunday from a two weeks visit to re-
latives at Bell Fountain.
President Ras Branch Of the Jun
ior College is spending vacation days
at Hot Springs.
Mrs. Nell Doty who lives in Pick
ems is the guest of Mrs. Ras Branch
during Mr.. Branch's absence at Hot
Springs.
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Allen are at
home again after several weeks spent
with relatives in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Donald left
Saturday for New York, where Mr..
Donald was called or business. Little
Leroy, Jr., and Bill are spending the
time with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. W. Ford.
Homer Daniels spent the week end
with friends at Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Simmons came
over from their home at Sails on
Sunday afternoon to visit in the
Vaughan home.
Mrs. Sallie Doty spent last week at
Richland as the guest of the jim
Chisholms.
Mr.. /. u. Donald, Frederic Donald,
and Charles Donald spent last week
at Hot Springs.
Mrs. John Killebrew motored to
Winona Friday.
Friends of Mr.. j. d. Neaves will
sympathize with him in the loss by
death of his sister, Mrs. Terrell, of
Sails, who passed away on Friday
evening after a short illness. She is
survived by her husband, and three
children, her mother, and a number
of brothers and sisters.
Miss Gertrude Kern and Mrs.
Thomson of Louise came over to
Goodman Sunday Afternoon to bring
Mrs Jimmie Donald home from a visit
to Louise and other places in the
Delta.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service met on Monday in the home
Of Miss Mary Carter with Mrs. J. j
Browning as co-hostess. A number
Of business matters were attended to
one of these being a discussion as te
sending a colored woman to Gulfside
to the Mission training school for the
colored workers, Mrs. Donald led
program from The World Outlook
and the meeting was closed by pray
Ell. The hostesses, during the shor,
social hour served sandwiches anG
tea, with cookies.
We note with interest the pro.
gress of the new gin being put in by
Messrs Neaves and Long. The stand
is what was formerly what is known
as the Old Nelson Store. Almost rs
years ago the first Nelson business
was begun in the same place, but
with a different building. The pre-
sent brick building which is being
used to house the new gin was erect
ed in 1904. Mr.. w. J. Nelson did a
flourishing business there for many
years.
Mrs. Frederic Donald is visiting
relatives in Mobile this week.
Miss Beadie Dodson, R. N. whose
home is in Jackson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. A. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Powers motored
to Lexington, Sunday afternoon