The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-01

0AA AAAS VI ~oAAAR -
Jeune, N. c., for service either
in China or Japan. Pvt. Brooks,
who is in the Marine Corps, was
recently home on a six day fur
Tough.
Announcement comes from
Sullins College at Bristol, Va,
that Miss Jane Herring, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. w. B. Herring,
is social chairman of the senior
class, editor of the Sampler,
and a member of the louisiana
Mississippi club. Miss Herring,
who is a graduate of the Pasca-
goula High school is in her sec-
ond year at Sullins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Briggs,
Jr., are spending this week with
Mrs. Briggs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Abbott in Birmingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Ward have
returned from a visit of several
days with relatives in Columbus,
Miss.
MI. and Mrs. Robert Reinecke
have had as guests, Colonel and
Mrs. c. M. Benschoten of Flint,
Michigan who renewed old ac-
quaintanceships during the sew
eral days that they spent with
them before going for a vacation
visit to Miami, Florida. Col. Van
Benschoten has spent the past
three and a half years serving
in the war zones of France and
Germany, having taken part in
the invasion of Normandy.
Miss Louise Carr, supervisor
of elementary education for
Jackson county spent the past
weekend visiting relatives at Nc
Lain, Miss.
A. L. Monroe of Moss Point,
member of the executive COM
mittee of the Mississippi Edu-
cation Association, and A. F. Me-
gehee, member of the policies
committee of the same organiza-
ton have gone to Jackson in
the interests of the state school
program. This includes the ill
crease of salaries of public school
teachers and the Improvement
of schools in general.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Murphy
were over from New Orleans re-
Gently for a weekend visit with
Mrs. E. r. Pitcher at her home
on Jackson avenue.
Mrs. o. A. Sinquefield and Mrs
Jimmie Zerkus are pleasant new
additions to the telephone switch
board force at ingalls,.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Boutwell,
were weekend visitors to friends
in Laurel.
MI. and Mrs. Bronson Crosby
are visiting the latter's sister,
Mrs. George Tootle and Mr.. Tootle.
at HOS Williams street, prior to
going to Holbroock, Ariz., for
residence. Mr.. Crosby has just
received an honorable discharge
from the service, at Keesler Field
where he held the rank of SER
geant in the air corps. Mrs. Cros-
by, who is the former Beulah
Boone, has been making her home
with MIR. and Mrs. Tootle while
Mr.. Crosby was in the service.
The February meeting of the
| Pascagoula Garden Club will be
| held at the club center, February
6 when a program on horticulture
will hold the attention of mem
bers. A feature of the program
will be a talk by Mrs. II. E. Hoke,
president of the Gulfport Garden
Club and sponsor of the Floral
Trail, along the coast. Mrs.
| George Anderson will be leader
of the program. Swap Day will
also be observed. Hostesses will
be Mesdames J.. A. DERRICK and
J.. r. Hardy.
Friends of d. A. Handy and
family were distressed last week
when they learned that he was
ill at the Jackson Counay hos
pital as the result of a stomach
ailment. So serious was Mr. Han
by's condition as to necessitate
a blood TRANSMISSION, but he had
recovered sufficiently to return
home the early part of the week.
Mr.. Handy will go to New Or
leans at an early date to GO
through a medical clinic in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Sinquefield
and family were recent visitors
to Monroe, La, where they spent
a weekend with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Holmquist
and daughter, Eileen, spent the
past weekend with Mrs. Holm
quist's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Roberts in Montrose, Miss.