The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-05

ping in Kosciusko Tuesday.
Mrs. Jim Bowie while enroute
Tome from the teachers meeting in
Lexington stopped at H. ]. c. for her
sister, Claire Melton.
Mrs. d. H. Rhyme and children,
Don and Mary Rosamond, were in
Durant Saturday afternoon.
On account of bad weather the
minstrel to be given by school chill
dren was post poned until a late
date.
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Basketball Tournament
The West basketball teams enter
ed an invitational tournament at
Sails January 31st. The girls lost
to Kosciusko by the score of Is to
% after playing an overtime period.
The boys played Sails and
Score 23 to IL. This advnced the
boys to the semifinals against Kos
| ciusko. The West team came through
winner by the score 10 to 1S. In the
finals the boys met Ethel and lost
to them to the score of "a to 16.
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Miss Mary Hopkins, Mrs. D. H.
Rhyme, Mrs. R. L. Jackson, Miss
Annie Alexander, Mrs. Percy Joyce,
Mrs. Price Musselwhite, Mrs. James
Bowie and Mr.. M. T. Smith attended
the Teachers meeting in Lexington
Saturday.
Mrs. Calvin English and Mrs.
Emmett Kyzer of Kosciusko were
social visitors in West Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Bowie, Mrs. w. H.
Taylor, Mrs. d. H Rhyme, Mrs. l..
j. Hand, Mrs c J Steen, Evelyn
Springfield and Jean Hand saw the
picture Lady Be Good in Du-
rant Wednesday night.
Mr. Wilburn Hooker, of Lexington,
attended to business in West Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, H. Taylor and
Bing were guests of Mrs. Houston
Conn, Durant, Sunday afternoon.
| DR.. Joe Alexander was in Car
rollton on bushes one day this
week.
Mrs. D. D. Davidson spent the
day in Walden with friends, Satur-
day.
Mrs. J. E. Hagin, Mrs. Dave Mon
gomery, Mrs. Ida Moore and Mrs.
W. E. McCrary attended the Meth
odist Sunday School Convention in
Greenwood, Wednesday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Cade enjoyed
a visit from Mrs. Cade's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson of
Kosciusko this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cade returned with them to Kos
ciusko Saturday as one night guests.
Mr.. Bobbie Montgomery spent the
week end with his mother, Mrs. An
ME Montgomery relaxing after mid
term exams at Miss. State.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Rogers have
received the news that Mr.. and Mrs.
C. v. Maxwell, Jr. who have been in
Bermuda for almost a year will leave
for home some time between Feb
ruary 18th and March 1st.
MI. Uric Alexander was a bust
ness visitor to Lexington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Bowie were Du-
rant visitors Friday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. w. T. Fox and
daughter, Beth and Jon of Stewart,
were Sunday guests of thcir child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r. Power.
Mrs. S. l.. Murff, Miss Alice Murff,
Mrs. William Brock and Miss Castel
Cade were Brookhaven visitors Fri
day.
G.. d. Thornton transacted bust
ness in Kosciusko Thursday.
Mrs. d. H. Rhyme, Mrs. W. H.
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Stevens,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Jackson,
Mrs. C. j. Steen and Mrs. l.. J. Hand
saw the picture Citizen Kane" in
Durant Monday night.
Friends of Mr.. w. l.. eagle will
be glad to know that he is able to
be at work again having recovered
from his fall while painting in Du-
rant several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. s. Rogers spent
Monday in Memphis.
Mrs. Zulma Alexader and Mrs.
Tommie johnson carried 220 books
collected for National Defense to
Durant Wednesday.
Mrs. S. w. Brister, Mrs. H. R.
Power and George Brock we are
sorry to report on the sick list this
| week.
Mr.. C. A. Knott of Durant was a
| business visitor on Saturday.
Mr.. w. H. Jackson and Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Jackson visited Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Carter Sunday after,
noon
Mrs. Carl Long is numbered among
the sick this week.
Miss Pauline Carter, of Durant,
spent Friday night with Mrs. R. L.
Jackson.
The regular meeting of the West
Parent Teacher Association will be