The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-21
Ocean Springs

Iof Mrs. Ellis Handy. After cruis-
ing around for an hour, supper
was served to Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Setter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Davis. Mrs. Frank Schmidt,
Miss l.. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Lang, and Captain and Mrs.
Handy.
Mary Lou Guice gave a beach
party Wednesday evening in hon
or of her 18th birthday.
Mary Hayes Holmes was hos
less to a few Girl Scouts at her
home Tuesday on the occasion
of her 18th birthday. Swimming
and games were enjoyed.
Mrs. Robert Potter, Doris Cry
tored to New Mexico. Mrs. Pot
sell ana Elsa Wyestall have mo-
ter will Join Sergeant Potter, who
is stationed there. Misses Cry
sell and Wyestall are on their va
cation.
Mrs. L. c. Holland spent a few
days in New Orleans this week.
The WCSC met Thursday af-
ternoon and received The reports
from their officers. Mrs. Roland
Lovelace gave the devotional.
The Presbyterian Auxiliary
met at the home of Mrs. Albert
B. Austin Tuesday afternoon with
IL members present. Mrs. Ed
ward Campbell opened the meet
ing with prayer. During the
summer months the guild mem
hers are educating themselves in
various phases of auxiliary work.
Mrs. Austin served fruit punch
and cake at The close of the meet
ing.
Mrs. H. D. Vancleave has been
notified that her father, Major
Alfred Dive Stewart, who is in
Baton Rouge for the legislative
session, fell and broke several
ribs.
Mrs. S. c. Spencer underwent
an operation at Touro Infirmary
in New Orleans on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Girot have
as their house guest, Mrs. Her
bert Meyer of New Orleans.
Ted Manuel and Earl B. Tay-
Tor were welcomed into the Ocean
Springs Rotary Club Wednesday.
Abe Klein. Point Marion, Pa,
and J. o. Coleman, Biloxi, were
visiting members. Gunnery Ser
geant Haskell Woodruff of
Ocean Springs who was overseas
for q months, was guest speak
er. Lee Jordan and Oscar Heff-
ner were in charge of the pro-
gram.
The Rotary Club sponsored a
bond rally at the school Wednes-
day when a movie, "The Battle
of Britain," was shown under the
supervision of Maj. Harry Kurtz,
public relations officer of KEGS
Ter Field. Others participating in
the program were SISgt. Don
Barber, master of ceremonies;
Cpl. Douglas Moore. baritone;
Pvt Bolto, accordianist Pvt.
FLOYD K. Sherman, tenor; and
Pvt. O'Neill. accompanist.
st. AIMS Episcopal Guild had
a supper at Bay Bridge Tavern
Wednesday in honor of Miss Mary
Handy at which time she was
presented with a vanity case.
Mrs. II. Mcdowell of Jackson,
state representative of the infan-
tile paralysis foundation, and
Mrs. Pauline Smith of the jack
son County Child Welfare De-
partment, met here with local
persons interested in poliomye-
litiS work. An organization has
been formed with Mrs. J. H. Ed
wards, chairman, Miss Mary
O'Keefe, vice-chairman, and Mrs.
Harry Lee, secretary.
AT a recent meeting of the
mayor and board of aldermen
held during the week. $4,000 in
rounding bonds of Ocean Springs
were sold to A. B. Austin,
local resident, with a bid of
3 percent and a premium of SIS.
This is the lowest rate of interest
any bond issue of the town has
ever brought. Two years ago a
water works bond issue sold al
Az percent to a Jackson syndi-
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