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Office of Publication Opposite County Jail
McKinney, texas, Thursday, august so, 1945
SECOND SECTION
Vol. 59, No.
Chambersvilie
Blue Ridge
Altoga
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harpole are hap-
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in her renewal for another
And it
season.
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is about at hand.
Let us make
night.
$1.95
Cotton Scales
Cotton Frame Hardware
Stake Irons
Pick Sacks
.25c
Wagon Rods
Knee Pads
Tarpaulins
25c
while we have a supply oh hand.
MH
Cadenhead Hardware
Dungan’s Gro. & Mkt
We Buy Your Eggs, Cream, Chickens and Butter.
208 - 210 E. Louisiana St.
Telephone 43
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W. F. Bush, 62
Dies In Dallas
Buried Here
Shares In Celina
Bank Are Sold
To C. B. Johnson
General Hardware — Paints — Gi ft Shop — Mill and Electrical Supplies
McKinney, Texas
Our market has
killed meats.
South Chestnut at Davis
Phone 510
COMPLETE LINE OF DUNGAN’S DOUBLE
DOLLAR FEEDS
lard.
scribed
Harvest Water Kegs
the
the
few years, always showing up in
fine condition.
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RECER REUNION SEPT. 9
HONEY
2 Lbs. Pure Honey (without comb)
(with comb)
69c
59c
79c
55c
60c
PIE FILLING
“The Best”—enouhg for 3 pies
Box
the mckinney examiner
Atomic Bombs
Like Faith can
Move Mountains
and Savages
Atomic Bombs
Like Faith can
Move Mountains
and Savages
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Mesdames McAlester and W. A.
Dodd were here from Sherman Tues-
day.
We can take care of your needs now. See us
MARKET
on hand an ample supply of’ fresh
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Reeves
and other relatives1.
Mrs. Otis Betty and son, Charles,
of Campbell, Hunt county, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. P. F.
Pittman.
The community joins in sympathy
with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Duvall in the
recent death of his father in McKin-
ney. The deceased with his family
were former residents of this com-
munity where he had many friends.
Miss Lylia Flesher is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Flesher.
Mrs. R. M. Cox has returned from
Lake Jackson, where she visited her
son, Melvin Cox and family.
Trab Burton is on his vacation
from Ashburn Hospital this week.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.
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Mrs. Willie York and children, Hel-
en Marie, Gayann, and Billie Earl,
and their uncle, W. IL. York, of Mays-
ville, Okla., are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
John ^Lanier of McKinney. Also vis-
iting other relatives at Culleoka. Mr.
York ordered the Examiner sent to
his brother, F. L. York at! Maysville1,
for the coming year.
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Mrs. Dora Me Ferrin, Rt: >2, Anna,
sends
year.
Chandler, of Los Angeles, Calif., and
Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh Rogers and chil-
dren of Wylie.
R. C. Roberts of McKinney, has had
Try Dungan's First
MRS. FRED C. HILL
Mr. and Mnsl Roland Miller an>-
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Janelle, to Fred C. Hill, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee Hill of Pa-
ducah, Kentucky, the ceremony tak-
ing place in Oakland, California. The
following item appeared in the Oak-
land (Cal,) Tribune:
The Chapel in the Hills on Thorn-
hill Drive, Oakland, was the scene
of a pretty little wedding Saturday
evening, August 11, at six o’clock,
when Miss Jauelle Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Miller, of Allen,
Texas was married to Fred C. Hill,
Seaman 1-C, with Chaplain Frank L.
McCormick USN, officiating.
The bride was a bois de rose tail-
leur and carried white gardenias. She
was given in marriage by Colonel
Walter K. Knox, having made her
home with the Knoxes the past sea
son. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Lee Hill, of Paducah, is fin-
ishing the special radio course on
Treasure Island, having had his un-
der-classman years at Louisiana
State University.
Miss Barbara Jean McIntyre, ac-
companied by Mrs. E. W. Vorheis
isang “At Dawning' and the march
was played by Catherine Walker,
Storekeeper 2nd class of the United
States Navy.
I
Cotton Picking Time
W. F. Bush died in the Gaston! Av-
enue Hospital in Dallas at 2:30 a. hl
last Friday following an illness of
several weeks.
Funeral services were held at the
Guardian Funeral Home in Dallas at
2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Dr.
Clifford S. Weaver pastor of the First
Christian Church of McKinney, and
Rev. Patrick Henry, pastor of the
Preston Rc-ad Christian Church con-
ducted the service. Interment was in
Pecan Grove cemetery Saturday, with
pallbearers as follows Richard
Shults. Leslie M. Shults, Harvey Har-
ris, Bush Jones, Don Davis and Major
Walter H. Bush.
W. F. Bush was born in. Allen, the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
W. Bush, and was 62 years of age. He
resided in McKinney many years be-
fore moving to Dallas in 1929, where
he was connected with the Jones-
Calvert Real Estate Agency for 16
years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Marguerite Stallings Bush who^r he
married in 1915, and four children,
Mrs. Jack Castles, Mrs. James Drake,
Betsy Bush and Lt. W. S. Bush, all of
Dallas; two grand children, Jack
Castles and Jimmy Drake, and the
following brothers and sisters, Mrs1.
F. G. Jones of Fort Worth, Mrs R. D.
Shults, Mrs. Moran Hill, Walter
Bush and Edgar Bush, all of Mc-
Kinney.
At a special stockholders’ meeting
of the First State Bank at Celina
ownership of 104 shares of the bank’s
common stock passed from the hands
cf several stockholders to C. B. John-
son', president of the bank.
Stockholders who sold their stock
to Mr. Johnson, who already owned
the remainder of the stock, are Dr.
J. S. Collins, W. E. Seitz, Jesse L.
Doyle, Tom Glendenning, Mrs. T. J.
McAdams, Mrs. R. L. Clayton, Lee
B. Newsom and the Moses Hubbard
estate.
Lee B- Newsom, speaking in behalf
of the retiring stockholders, said that,
the stockholders were grateful to the
people for the splendid support that
had been given the bank, making it
one of the strongest small town
banks in the county, and that it was
his hope and of the remainder of
the former stockholders that
bank would continue to have
favor of the people of the commun-
ity.
Mr. Johnson stated that it was his
determination to continue to make
the bank a dependable and trust-
worthy servant of the community.
This bank’s statements have ap-
peared in the Examiner tor the past
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O. E. Bratcher, Frisco, Rt. 1, sends
$1.50 and renews for Examiner.
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Mrs. Elmont Smith of 1807 Peak,
Dallas, is a new reader of the Ex-
aminer.
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Mrs. Mary Lee Carroll. Dallas, is
a new subscriber to the Examiner.
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F. D. Ray, of Altoga, sends in his
annual renewal subscription.
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H. L. Epps renews for the Examin-
er for another 12 months.
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Mrs. Dale Cawthon and sons, Jack-
ie Dwayne and Scotty, and daughter,
Melba Fern, and her friend, Miss
Hendricks, of Rosamond, were wel-
come visitors to this office Saturday.
Mrs. Cawthon renewed for the Exam-
iner.
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E. B. Gifford, Rfd.,2, hands in $1.50
to keep the Examiner coming for 52
more weeks.
COTTON SACKS
9 Ft.—8 Oz. Duck
FLOUR
American Beauty—“The flour that blooms in your oven.
50 Lbs., Print Sack $2.35
25 Lb., Print Sack $1.25
10 Lbs. .55
COFFEE
Aristocrat—Ground to Suit Taste
1 Lb.
SYRUP—Brer Rabbitt
Gallon Bucket
Brown Label
Red Label
Blue Label
a new roof put on his rent house on
the farm run by Mr. and Mrs. Woody
Herron. He has also painted the
house.
J. S. Dodson of McKinney, is hav-
ing his gin repaired getting ready for
the ginning season.
B. D. Shook and daughter, Miss
Margaret, and Grandson, of Whites-
boro, visited Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Rivers and family last week end.
They brought them a load of water-
melons which they had grown on
their farm.
The PTA met Tuesday with 12
members present. Mrs. Boyd Taylor
is president; Mrs. Royce Lawson,
treasurer and Mrs. Dan Duvall secre-
tary. They decided to raise funds to
buy an electric refrigerator for the
school kitchen. The room that has
tjie most mothers present each meet-
ing will receive a prize of $4.00.
Punch was served by Mrs. Add Curry
and Mrs. Boyd Taylor.
(Mrs. A. C. Anderson, Reporter)
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Craigheaa
have returned from Memphis, Texas,
where they attended the funeral of
his nephew, Roy Craighead, little 2-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Craighead. The baby passed away
with chemical pneumonia, caused
from sucking kerosene into his lungs
when he overturned a can of the
fluid.
Several attended the funeral of
Mrs. J. w. Farley of Stiff Chapel at
the North Baptist Church last week.
The deceased was the stepmother of
, Mrs. W. O. Herron of this commun-
Wess Fagg Saturday afternoon be-
(Miss H. Haesner, Reporter)
Little Miss Joan McCarley, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester McCarley,
celebrated her third birthday Satur-
day 25th. Included in the party
were: Benny Sue Cook, Rebecca
Beckham, Andrew Umphress, all of
Blue Ridge, and Gail Boyd, Lewis-
ville, James Dwight, the young hon-
creen’s younger brother war also a
hearty participant in the entertain-
ment. Joan received several nice
gifts. Cake and ice cream were serv-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Fagg of Dallas,
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
fore going on to Ladonia to visit with '
py over the arrival of a boy Ffiday,
Aug. 24th. The little fellow has
been named Jerry Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Thompson at-
tended a reunion of the Dennis fam-
ily at Celina Sunday.
Mrs. R. M. Harpole accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Capps of Me-
lissa, and Mrs. Pleas Evans of Dal-
las, went to San Antonio to see their
son and brother, Pfc. Roy E. Capps,
who was1 wounded in Germany and
is now in a hospital.
1 Gus Curry a veteran of the Pacific
war, now has a position at Ashburn
.’General hospital. x
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Nicholsoin were Miss Jean
Nicholson and Mrs,.. Lewis Nicholson
of Ft. Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Neal and son
Billy Wallace, of Corcoran, California,
(Mrs. G. W. Moreland)
Mrs. Hattie Baxter and daughter,
Miss Emogene of Dallas, spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walker and chil-
dren of Dallas, spent the week end
with their mothers, Mrs. J. D. Walker
and Mrs. C. W. Gerron. 1
Mrs. Leslie Vermillion and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Leland Vermillion and
children of Houston spent the past
week with Mrs. J. B. Vermillion and
other relatives.
Mrs. Virgie Lacy had as her guests
the past week her son, Leon Lacy,
who has just returned from overseas
and his wife., of Dallas. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herman Newton and her
husband, of Amarillo, Mr. Newton
has also just returned from overseas
duty. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Gaither
and children of Forest Grove.
Miss Willie Vermillion of Missouri,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Vermillion. She is recovering
from an operation.
■Mr. and Mrs. Okie Botst'ord and
children and Mrs. Mary Moreland of
Garland visited Mr. and Mrs. Dee
■Stiff and 'Mr. and Mrs. G. W. More-
land Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Ramsey and
children, Don and Wynn, visited their
brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
shel Failey at Temple last week.
Mrs. Ona Farley has returned home.
Jack Moreland and his mother and
a friend, of Dallas, visited Mrs. T. D.
Simpson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray and son
Benny of Grand Prairie have moved
back to their home here.
John B. Lair of 'Sherman is spend-
ing this week in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Troy Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lawson and
baby of Farmers Branch spent the
week end with his mother, Mrs. Be-
atrice Lawson.
Miss Janelle Terrell of Lowery
Cressing is visiting friends here.
J. B. Vermillion acompanied his
son. Rev. Leslie Vermillion of Hous-
ton to Oklahoma where they were in
a revival the past two weks.
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Mrs. Tom Perkins has been a pa-
tient in the City Hospital for the
past week. Mrs. Perkins possesses
many friends who are wishing for
her an early recovery. She is im-
proving nicely we are glad to hear.
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Pvt. J. D. Webster spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Webster, brother Johnny at
Westminster. A nice dinner was
given and several friends were pres-
ent. Pvt. J. D. isi stationed at Camp
Wolters.
Mrs. Fagg’s parents.
Lt. Audra G. Samples' who is in
Hot Springs Army and Navy Hospital
has returned to her duty after a fur-
lough of several days with her pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Samples
Pvt. Don Samples also spent a 15
day furlough en route from Camp
Fannin to Fort Ord, California.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McCall, Mrs. R.
J. Duckworth. Mrs. Iona Tyler and
Miss Grace McCall are visiting W. D.
Duckworth and his wife in San Diego,
California. W. D. is in the Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. JV. A. Nevil of Dallas,
are visiting relatives in this com-
munity.
Mrs. S. A. Nevil who has been suf-
fering with poison ivy is reported
much improved.
Mrs. W. J. Lambden and Mrs.
Maude Beckham leave Wednesday . .
for North Powder, Oregon, to visU have arrived for a visit with her
their sister, Mrs. Gus Taylor.
Rev. and Mrs. Coleman visited in.
Blue Ridge Monday. They are now
residing in Greenville.
R. J. Yarbrough S 2-C who has
been spending part of his 30 day fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Yarbrough, is visiting his sis-
ter, Mrs. Cue Knight of Houton this
week.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Jewel Press
were Mr. and Mrs. Otis Johnson of
Wcstminter, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Johnson and Mrs. Troy Johnson of
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Dau Graham visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grahan.
of Wills Point and Mrs. Berry of
Edgewood, over the week end.
Rev. Elwood Corzine has accepted
the pastorate of the First Baptist M. Chandler were Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Church here and will fill the pulpit
next Sunday, September 2, at the usi-
ual morning and evening services.
We welcome Rev. Corzine and his
family to our city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bowers enter-
tained friends with a watermelon M
lawn party last Wednesday night
celebrating the V-J victory. Those I
present were Mr. and Mrs. Buss 9
Richardson and Danny, Mr. and Mrs. ■
Bill Baker and Kay, Mr. and Mrs. 9
Woodrow Butler and children. Mrs. m
Rosalee Butler, Mr. and Mrs. C. C, 9
Childress and Jimmie, Misses We- 9
nona and Barbara McDonald, Mrs. g
Horace McDonald, Mrs. Clarence fi
Bratcher, little Miss Ann McCarley, I
Mrs. Georgia Branch, the hostess and 9
their sons, James* and Dou'gl
Cpl. Woodley McCarley of McCook, g
Nebraska, called last night (Tues- i
day) saying Mrs. McCarley was op- |
erated on Tuesday for acute appen- 9
dicitis.
Rev. Robt. Craig and Mrs. Craig
closed a week’s revival at the Meth-
odist church in Blue Ridge Sunday
Rev. and Mrsu Craig are en-
route from Kansas to SMU where
Rev. Craig is to take some special (
evangelistic work.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bratcher and
Claudia of Grand Prairie visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bratcher ,
last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hamilton! and
Mary Alice visited in Blue Ridge Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barker of Port
Arthur are visiting relatives: here this
week. J
Mrs. G. W. Hoffman spent Monday
in Farmersville.
Opal Green;, mechanic at Penny’s
filling station, had the misfortune of
breaking his leg last Wednesday
when cranking a motor cycle. He is
in the McKinney hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilts Richards and
daughters of Celeste visited Mr. and
and Mrs. F. R. Whited Sunday.
Mr. Artie McGuffey visited his
mother, Mrs. M. V. McGuffey Sunday.
Sunday guests' of Mr. and Mrs. C.
O. Hopper were Mrs. Hopper’s pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hulett of
Pilot Grove and her sister, Mrs.
Miller and little son, of Sherman.
Mr. Clint O. Hopper made a busi-
ness trip to Dallas Monday.
Mr. R. F. Yates has bought the O.
L. Murphy home in Blue Ridge. The
Murphys are moving to Davidson,
Oklahoma, where Mr. Murphy is em-
ployed.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCarley and
family and Mrs. Callie McCarley
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hollis, of Leonard.
Mr. Berlin Smoot went to Midland
Monday to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Delbano who will accompany him
back for an indefinite visit here.
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Mrs. Elmont Smith, of Dallas, and
Mrs. Roy L. Rice and children, Ruby
Mrs. Garland Smith, and sons, Gar
land, Jr., and Jerry, Mrs. Edward
Smith, of Richardson, were in Mc-
Kinney Tuesday enroute to Cham-
bersvilie to visit the graves of their
parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Bullard, and their sister, Anne Bul-
They stopped by and each sub-
for the Examiner for the
coming j ear.
The Recer family reunion will be
held at Finch Park Sunday, Sept. 9th.
Come and bring well filled baskets'.
A. R. RECER.
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Mrs. Virgie Garner of McKinney,
sends the Examiner to her son, T-5
Melvin Garner, a member of Battery
A 99th APO Care P. M., San Fran-
cisco.
Everyone is busy now getting ready for the cotton picking
Cotton will begin to move in a few days. Be sure that
you have all the needed supplies on hand to harvest the crop,
some suggestions.
fellow has
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P. L. Barksdale, of Fairview, re-
news for the coming year.
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Thompson, Clint & Thompson, Wofford. The McKinney Examiner (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1945, newspaper, August 30, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1238389/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.