The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-08-05

son, Cox. Charles Edmond wright, VINO
is spending his first furlough since he
entered the u. S. Navy 81 months ago.
Charles has been in foreign service for
10 months. Among the out-of-town
guests who called were Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G.. Fullilove, Mr.. and Mrs. James FULL
Annie Dora and Louise Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Johnson of Walden, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Perry Of Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crump and
daughters, Misses Betty and Marian
Crump, of Sumner, and Bernard Hunt of
the U. S. Navy, attending Millsaps Col
lege, were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. L. Brock and family. Miss Mar
ian remained for a longer visit with
Linda Brock.
Just as the West column is being
mailed the news reached West of the
accidental death of w. l.. Arnold Of
Pickens. The entire community sympa-
thize with Mrs. w. M. Brock in the death
of her father.
Mrs. Ed Guess Of Durant, visited Mrs.
Walter Taylor on Thursday.
Mrs. Erley Salley of Duck Hill, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James Froman on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Melton of Tchula,
we're Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Stevens, Sr.
Miss Brock Alexander spent the week
end with her monther at Emory.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Stevens, Jr, and
son spent Sunday with Mrs. Ralph
Alexander at Emory.
Pick Pickens, candidate for state
superintendent of education, visited
West one day last week.
Mrs. Mary Dunning of Akron, Ohio,
is visiting relatives for a few days.
Jim Cunningham, candidate for
sheriff, was in West last week.
Eugene Raper of Duck Hill, was a
business visitor Thursday.
Charlie Knott attended to business
here Saturday.
Mrs. Summerhill Norwood visited her
sister in Kosciusko last week.
Kinds Jumper greeted friends here
Tuesday.
Jean Snavely had dental work done in
Durant Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cade and Mrs.
M. S. Rogers accompanied Mrs. Clyde
Maxwell to Memphis where she left by
train for California to be with her hus-
band, Ensign Maxwell.
L. ]. Hand was in Memphis a few
days last week for medical attention.
Mrs. S. l.. Murff, Miss Alice Murff,
and Sam Murff saw the show in Du-
rant Thursday night.
Miss Jeffie Carter and Mrs. R. L.
jackson made a business trip to Jack
son Wednesday.
Mrs. Percy Joyce spent a few days
with her mother recently.
Mrs. W. T. Hand, Mrs. l.. j. Hand,
Jimmie and Bettye Fac shopped in Jack
son Friday.
Mrs. C. j. Steen and daughter, Nancy,
have returned from a delightful vaca-
tion at Tampa, Florida.
Miss Marjorie Hathcock visited rela-
tives in Lexington last week.
Mesdames W. T. Hand, M. S. Rogers,
l.. j. Hand and Larry were in Green
wood Saturday.
Mrs. Leo Boatwright was in Grenada
Wednesday.
Mrs. Annie Montgomery, Mrs. A. L.
Snavely and children visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Cade Thursday.
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to Lexington Saturday.
Miss Annie Alexander and Mrs. r. r.
Brock attended the funeral Of Mrs. Min
ME Beall in Lexington.
Mrs. Tommie Richards of Kosciusko,
visited friends here Tuesday.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Clark were
visitors in West on Thursday.
B. T. Wigley, F. Fla. Director of
West Vocational School, attended a ses-
sion of vocational work at Goodman the
last half of July. Mrs. Wigley and
baby were guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dickerson, Of Goodman.
DR.. Joe Alexander transacted business
in Walden Saturday.
Dan Rhyme is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Ben Hilbun, of Starkville.
Cpl. Deck johnson, who is stationed
al Ell Paso, Texas, arrived Monday to
spend his furlough with Mrs. Johnson
and other relatives.
Mrs. J. L. Mason, Mary. Ann Mason,
Linda Brock and Marian Crump shop
ped in Kosciusko Monday morning.
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