The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05

Edwards, chairman, and her com
mittee, Miss Mary O'Keefe, Mrs
Harry Lee and Mrs. Franl
Schmidt expressed thanks for tn
cooperation they received.
Luther Quave, seaman frs
class, u. S. N, son of William
r. Quave of Ocean Springs il
attending radar school at the Ma
val Training Center in Norfolk
Va.
Mrs. Richard Hrabe and daugh.
ter of Richmond, Va, arrived
Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs
S. ID. Davidson, who is GONZALES.
cling at her home from a major
operation.
Edward G.. Trimble, Jr., Of
New York, and John b. Trimble
Of Houston, Tex, visited their
father, Edward G.. Thimble and
Mrs. Trimble last week.
The second grade of Ocean
Springs school held a popularity
contest last week, Judy Ann
Speed was chosen the prettiest girl
and Tommy Gambill the hand
soonest boy. Frances Cocherham
was the most popular girl and
Joe Wall the most popular boy.
Patricia Endt was chosen the
smartest girl and Jimmie Dorrah
the smartest boy.
Mrs. j. c. Wright has as her
guests her sisters, Mrs. Fred Tay-
Tor, and Miss Nettie Hunt of
Ramsey, Ill.
Robert Endt, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Endt of Ocean
Springs, arrived from Marion
Military Institute this week to
report to Keesler Field to take
his tests to enter West Point Mil
itary Academy.
Miss Blanche Rosembeau re-
ceived an emblem from the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany recently in recognition Of
rs years of service with the COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Covet Of the
University of Mississippi spent
the past weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. o. d. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hunt have
returned from New Orleans
where Mr.. Hunt had been taking
treatments at the Foundation hos
pital. $685.
Mrs. Ralph Williams, nee Rita
Martin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruno Martin and young daugh-
ter left this week for Pensacola,
Fla. where they were taken by
Naval Air Transport to Putexant
River, Md, and from there to
Port Layantey, French Morocco.
Mrs. Hale entertained the
Tourist club last Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs Alex
Johnson. Bingo was played with
high score going to Mrs. Chris
Beuhler. A salad course was
served to Is members. Mrs. e.
S. Davis and Mrs. Michael will
entertain the club next.
Tom Handy of the University
of Mississippi visited his parents
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hardin,
formerly of Michigan, have pur-
chased the property known as
MANY Oaks" and have opened
the grounds to the public so Wis
itors may see "Ruskin Oak"
The tree has a spread of l39 feet
and a circumference of IL feet.
| Beneath this tree John Ruskin,
visiting Ocean Springs after at
tending the New Orleans Cotton
Exposition in 1885, sat and drank
tea. His host, an Englishman,
named the tree in his honor.
The Skeeterbug club, members
of which are girls of the fifth
grade. met in the home of Doonie
Carr Saturday for a picnic. OF
fieers of the club are Doonie Carr,
president. Helen Ray Hutchin-
son, vice president, Helen K.
Beekham, secretary and Lura
Dean Slaughter, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Hughes OF
Laurel were house guests last
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Leavell.
B. Baker of l.. S. u. spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Grin Baker.
Miss Virginia Lee of Ole Miss
spent the weekend with her par
ents.
LIT. (igl and Mrs. Stanley Smith
and son of Pensacola, Fla, were
guests of his parents for the
weekend.
Miss Jackie Voivedich, Billy
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