The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-01
GOODMAN

Mrs. George Richie. Miss Christine
and Miss Carolyn Richie who live at
Indianola. spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Selby Stafford.
Mrs. z. T.. Montgomery and daughter,
Bernice, and Mrs. Atkinson from Jena,
La, and Mr.. T. P. Montgomery of Pick
ems, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Percy
Montgomery and family.
Mrs. Levi Allgood, 50, died at her
home in Goodman, Tuesday afternoon
after a long illness. Mrs. Allgood was
a member of the Baptist Church. She
Mrs. Cecil Clements left Monday to
visit Private Clements in Nashville.
is survived by her husband and two
sons, Lester, who lives at Brandon and
Booster of Goodman. Funeral arrange
ments are not as yet complete.
Mrs. J. ]. Browning was hostess on
Tuesday afternoon to the Woman's
Reading Club. After the reading of the
Collect several matters of business were
taken up among these being the plan
ming of a scholarship to be taken care
of by the Club and to be given to some
student from Holmes County desiring
to attend Holmes County Junior College.
The Scholarship is to be $4,000 and is
to. be called The Carrie Croft Nelson
Scholarship in memory of the first
president of the Woman's Club of Good
man. The Club was privileged to have
as a guest 1t. H. M. Terry who has
recently returned from the battle front
in Italy, after completing 81 missions.
He told of a number of his experiences.
Other guests besides club members
we're: Mrs. H. M. Terry, Jr., Mrs. James
Terry, Mrs. A. r. Trace of Hollywood,
Calf, Mrs. Herbert Browning. The
hostess served a delicious CONCEALED
salad with sandwiches and iced tea.
Mrs. Hugh Cowsert attended the
graduation exercises at the High School
in Yazoo City the past weekend. Mrs.
Cowsert's sister, Miss Dorothy Gooch
was a member of the graduating class,
winning a number of awards and gradu-
ating with high honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carter and daugh-
ter, Anne of Jackson and Sergeant Will
liam Carter of Camp Shelby, were Sun
day guests of their mother, Mrs. Corrie
Carter.
Mrs. Cecil Clements was hostess at a
buffet supper on Sunday night to a fam
lily; party. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wall of Memphis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Louie Clements and daughter, Kay
of Grenada; Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Gle
ments, Herman Clements, and Mrs. Ar
tie. Johnson of Durant.
Miss Selby Stafford and Mrs. Howard
Morton came up from Belhaven College
and spent the weekend with their pa
rents.
Mrs. Bertha Cowsert returned Mon
day from a visit to relatives at Osceola,
Ark, and also in Memphis.
Miss Eleanor Long who recently grad
uated with honors at M.S.C.W., is visit
ing. her grandparents, Mayor and Mrs.
w. E.. Meek. !,
Miss Mamie Hollum visited friends in
Yazoo City last week.
Mrs. Adlai Donald and Mrs. J.. r.
Perry motored to Jackson Monday.
Mrs. j. D. Neaves and Mrs. Marion
Ousley shopped in Jackson Saturday.
Mrs. John Killebrew and Miss Mildred
shopped in Kosciusko last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Mcbride are re-
seiving the congratulations of their
on the birth of their first grand
child, little Bennett Allen Morrow, who 1
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Nor
row: of Pascagoula OF Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Branch and daugh- :,
tiers, Katherine and Betty are visiting
at Smithville. [
Mrs. Nell Doty of Pickens is visiting
Mrs. A. P. Marlborough. q
Mr.. and Mrs. John Killebrew and !
Jerry spent Thursday at Macon. i
Mrs. W. A. Thomas was a visitor to G
he Capitol City last week. Y