The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-27

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Counts.
Mrs. Lemuel Walters tld son,
Charles, left Wednesday to go to Ope-
~lousas, La, where they joined Mr..
Walters.
j. w. Elliott of Jackson and Mr..
Savage of Chicago, employees of the
|. c. Railroad, were business visitors
in Durant on Thursday.
Miss Sara Ann Elliott is spending
this week in Jackson.
William Martin and Mrs. Rogers
are spending the week in Canton Wis
iting Mrs. A. b. Mansell.
The friends of Mrs. Henry Pres
ley e Annie Lee Justics viii regret
to learn that she is i'll at a hospital
in Meridian. A speedy recovery is
wished for her.
Powers-Peterson Rites
Mr. Claude Powers announced to-
day the marriage of his daughter,
Mary, to MI. Raymond Peterson, of
Mobile, Alabama. The wedding was
solemnized August "a.
The bride is a graduate of the Du-
rant High School and was employed
by the Durant Manufacturing Co. The
groom is engaged in defense work in
Mobile where they will make their
home.
Mrs. j. w. Justice and Mrs. F. J. Strub
were Lexington visitors this week.
Mr.. ]. w. Justice was called to the
bedside of his daughter, Mrs. Ann
Presley at the Rush Infirmary in Me-
ridian. Her friends express a wish
for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. A. B. Mcclellan spent the week
end with her aunt, Mrs. Allen Nc
Bride in Mobile, Alabama.
Miss Juanita Justice is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Justice in Jackson this
week.
Mrs. j. w. Justice was a Lexington
visitor this week.
Baptist Church Service.
The Rev. c. j. Olander, of Morgan
City, will occupy the pulpit of the
Durant Baptist Church next Sunday
at 1880 A. M. and 6 P. NJ. Sunday
School at GAS and Training Union
at Z P. NJ. A cordial invitation to all
OF the services is extended to every
one.
DR.. Smith, pastor, will leave Friday
with his family for a weeks visit with
relatives in south Mississippi and will
preach next Sunday at Magnolia.
Friends of Charlie Phillips, former
ly of Durant, now of Jackson, will
be interested to learn that he was
lucky winner of a new Deluxe coach
Chevrolet automobile at the ball
game in Jackson Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heskett and
family, of Helena, Ark, were the
week end guests of their sister, Mrs.
Pearl Phillips.
Mrs. A. NJ. Stonestreet has been
at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Bill
Parker at a Jackson hospital this
week. Mrs. Parker is the mother Of
a fine young son who is doing splen-
didly. Mrs. Parker, however, has been
very i'll and Mrs. Ssonestreet went
down to be with her sihter.
Friends of Buster Phillips are glad
to welcome him back to Durant to
live. He will attend school here this
fall. He has been living in Jackson
the past year.
Mrs. w. L. Deloach and grand
daughter, Rebecca Mcdonald, of
Greenwood, visited Mrs. E. A. Turn
er last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Phillips, of
Jackson, spent Sunday here with
their mothers, Pearl Phillips and Mrs.
N. E. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Thomas re-
turned home Sunday after a two
weeks visit to Schenectady, New
York with their daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Christopher, and Mr.. Christie
pehr. They also visited in New York
City, Albany, New York and Gary,
Indiana before returning.
Miss Mary Ida Idom returned to
her home in Grenada Saturday af-
ter spending the week in Durant as
the guest of Miss Miriam Peacock.
Mr.. Eugene Cole is spending two
! weeks vacation in Hot Springs, Ark
ansas.
Mrs. H. l.. Albin and two children
returned home Sunday after spend
ing the week in Coffeeville where
they visited her mother, Mrs. f. d.
Chapman.
David Comfort left last week to go
to Ames, Iowa to spend several
weeks with his amt Mrs. T.. q. Stew