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Choctaw Plaindealer from Ackerman, Mississippi • 3

Choctaw Plaindealer from Ackerman, Mississippi • 3

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DEATH OF MRS. E. W. OSWALT YOUNG HOTEL MAN AND WIFE VISITS IN TOWN BRIDGE EXPERTS GIVE EXHIBITION HERE Mrs. L.

T. Carlyle, of Cedar Bluff, is spending a few days here with relatives and frienls. Everete Quinn, who at the age of A new and improved system of contract bridge was introduced to GH AIL SFE 28 is known as one of the youngest Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Adams are visiting relatives and friends here for a few dways.

Ackerman Thursday night when state presidents within the realm the Downs team of four from Co- i of the American Hotel Association, lumbus gave an exhibition at the! sPent two days in his native city this week. FRIDAY And SATURDAY Sheriff J. R. Williams made a business trip over in the delta last Friday and Saturday. Friends and acquaintances in this community were deeply grieved to learn of the death of Mrs.

Mary Fulgham Oswalt which occurred at Dr. F. B. Long's Hospital in Starkville on July 1932, where she had gone a few days before for treatment. She was a native of Beat 2, Choctaw county, and the wife of Mr.

E. W. Oswalt, they having been married on December 24th, 1893. Mrs. Oswalt was born on February 1875, and at the time of her death was 57 years, 5 months and 11 days of age.

She was a lifelong member of the Springhill Baptist Church and a August' 5th. August 6th. The Supervisors were in session here several days this week looking after county affairs. Mrs. R.

E. Stuart and children, of Clinton, spent the past week here with relatives and friends. Accompanied by his Mr. Quinn arrived in Ackerman late Tuesday night in their new automobile for a visit with his parents, Mayor and Mrs. Dave Quinn.

They were scheduled to leave this morning. Mr. Quinn is president of the Kentucky Hotel Men's Association and active in the national association. He is general manager- of the new Irvin Cobb Hotel at Padu-cah, Ky. It was his wife's first visit to Ackerman.

While in this section Mr. Quinn motored up to Columbus for a conference with J. O. Slaughter, president of the Mississippi Hotel Men's Association. Pinnix Hotel.

The quartette played the Downs "Master System of Contract Bridge" which Mr. Downs has perfected after exhaustive studies which have extended for more than five years. The four are enroute to Allison's Wells to play in the annual Mississippi tournament. Playing as Mr. Down's partner was Drew F.

Shankle. Their colleagues were Clyde Sisson and Edgar Lobbinder. The three joined Mr. Shankle here Thursday to continue to Allison's Wells Friday morning. Mr.

Shankle will write special articles on the tournament for The Commercial Appeal and for newspapers served by The Associated Press. R. F. Worrell and son, Oris, and Mrs. J.

Keith Worrell are spending the week at Hot Springs, Ark. PEANUT BUTTER One pound for AUC P. G. SOAP lp bars for only t)C OLD DUTCH CLEANSER firj per can I GOOD COFFEE tyty 2 pounds for CHUNK BACON per pound JLUC CRISCO 35c value OQ pounds for OC VINEGAR WATER BOTTLE 1 1 quart for only; IOC CANOVA TEA wj 14 pound only 1 I FREE TICKETS WITH EVERY $1.00 PURCHASE TO DON CARLOS CIRCUS SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th. COME EARLY! Mrs.

W. H. McCarty, of Drew, was the charming guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Weaver last week.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Black of Weir and Mrs.

H. E. Morris of Ack DRESSES, HATS AT LOW PRICES erman spent last Sunday in splendid christian woman and had lived in the Sturgis community for many years. She was well and widely connected and besides her husband is survived by the following members of her family: Her mother, Mrs. M.

L. Fulgham, Mc-Cool; one daughter, Mrs. Elmer Ray, Sturgis; four sons, Messrs. Odie, Dell, Carroll and Rassie, of Sturgis; two sisters, Mrs. W.

L. Long, Ackerman, and Mrs. S. E. Fondren, Duncan; three brothers, W.

E. Fulgham, Belleville, Texas J. Ackerman, and W. Mc-Cool; also 17 grandchildren, several neices and nephews and a large number of other relatives. Funeral Services were held at Church, with interment there, in charge of Rev.

Phelps and Smith. This paper joins the friends in extending to the sorrowing ones its deepest sympathy in the passing of this splendid lady. Mrs. Louise Baine Philipps, of Memphis, is on a visit in the home of her mother, Mrs. Jennie Baine, for the present.

AUGUST CIRCUIT COURT I have a few mid-summer dresses and hats left. I am closing these out at give-away prices. Hats 10c to dresses 50c and up. Come in and look them over. ELLOUISE MOSS.

Misses Ruby and Ercell Sides are spending the week with their friends and school mates, Misses Asille and Desiree Black, near Sturgis. ACKERMAN HI- TO OPEN the undersigned, am in receipt of the following order from the Honorable John F. Allen, Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, which is self explanatory and all parties interested will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. This August 1932. F.

C. WEATHERALL, Circuit Clerk of Choctaw County, Mississippi. W.CWatsom- Staple and Fancy Groceries ACKERMAN, MISSISSIPPI The Plaindealer had a very pleasant and profitable visit last Monday from its longtime friend and reader of this journal, J. O. Fondren, of the Reform community.

Ackerman High School will open September 5th, 1932, at 10 a. m. Dr. D. M.

Nelson, President of Mississippi College, will deliver the address. Let's all get behind our school and help it along. Let's see if we can't have the best school we have ever had. DEATH OF MR. MARION RAY Mrs.

W. G. Bradley and little daughter, Maxine, of Sardis, and Miss Elizabeth of Eudora, spent the week here with Mr. and Mrs. Jim, Collier.

i Our good friend and longtime reader of this journal, Mr. Rube Medders, who resides out of Route 4 from Ackerman, was here Monday and gave us a pleasant call. Our Annou ncing Dr. Clyde and Frank Ruff, of the Ruff community, out on Bywy, were pleasant visitors to Ackerman last Monday looking after business matters. The Dr.

advised us that health conditions in his community was good, very little sickness being in evidence in that section. It is always a pleasure for us to meet up with these two splendid citizens they take conditions as they come and never "grumble" always looking on the bright side of life which is a mighty fine motto, especially in these troublesome times. We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Marion Ray, one of the splendid citizens of Beat 1, who resided west of Chester, on last Saturday, July 1932, after an illness of several months. He was a native of this county and was about 66 years of age.

He was a member of the Salem Methodist Church and held in. high esteem by all who knew him. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Ray; two sons, Vernon and Joe; four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Miller, Mrs.

Harriet Miller, Mrs. Linda Miller and Mrs. Sadie Manns, also one sister, Mrs. Emma Wilson. Funeral services were held at Salem Church with interment there on July 30th, services being in charge of his pastor, Rev.

J. B. Burns. Regular August Mr. Geo.

I. Gammill, of the Mathiston community, is on a visit here in the home of City Marshal and Mrs. S. M. Dobbs, he being the father of the latter.

Kosciusko, Mississippi, July 1932. This day there came on for hearing at the office of the Circuit Judge, Kosciusko, Mississippi, the matter of pretermitting the regular August 1932 term of the Circuit Court of Choctaw County, Mississippi, scheduled to be held on the 3rd Monday and 15th day of August, 1932, and it appearing to the court that the condition of both the civil and criminal dockets of the county are such that no injustice will be done any party at interest or the public at large by the pretermission of said court, and the court after fully considering the matter is of the opinion that it will be to the best interest of the county to pretermit said It is therefore ordered and adjudged that the regular August 1932 term of the Circuit Court of Choctaw County, Mississippi, be and i i 11 Sale! IcR exa Mrs. Bert N. Lamb and beautiful little daughter, Billy Jean, spent several days of this week with relatives and friends in Webster CARD OF THANKS "Let the 'Old Reliable' come on as I do not want to miss a single is the way our longtime reader and that splendid citizen W. T.

Weeks expresses himself in enclosing a check for another year's subscription to this paper. Mr. Weeks is a former citizen of Beat 'I n' Misses Mary and Kittie Mosley, Vera Shaw, and Miss Adair, all of Starkville, visited in the homes of H. A. Pollard and J.

H. Johnson last week-end. Hundreds of Bargains at greatly reduced prices for you to select from. You cannot buy better articles than the Rexall line and we extend to the public. a general invitation to call and see what we have to offer in this regular August lc Sale.

the same is hereby pretermitted, 2. this countv. and his manv friends will be glad to know he' is doing put the court will hear and pass We wish to thank our many, many friends for their faithful service during the illness and' death of our dear husband and father and especially do we thank Dr. Ruff and Bro. Burns.

May God's richest blessings rest upon you all is our prayer. Mrs. Mary Ray and children. on all agreed orders and accounts I Mr. and Mrs.

Fleet Tomiinson nicely in his delta home, being located at Darling, Miss. Good luck to him and "may he live long and prosper." and daughter and Mrs. Esther Bennett and son, James, of Little Rock, spent a few days here this week with their mother, Mrs. Jen Thrasher Drug Co, Quality First Service Always nie Baine. Read W.

C. Watson's advertisement in this issue. He is making-some interesting gprices for the week end. Misses Louise Barron. Edith on Monday, August 1932, and notice is hereby given to all parties at interest, litigants and witnesses in all cases, both civil and criminal, who are required by law to attend the regular August 1932 term of said court, to be present at the regular February term of said court to be held on the 3rd Monday of February 1933.

So ordered and adjudged at my office in Kosciusko. Mississippi, on this the 30th day of July, 1932. JNO. F. ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

MISSISSIPPI ACKERMAN, Zachariah, Mary Frances McLellan, of Indianola, were the charmtng J. H. McKinnon left Wednesday for Alabama where he will travel Mr. and Mrs. Drew Shankle and two children, of Columbus, spent the past week here as guests of Mr.

and Mrs: W. L. Pinnix at the Pinnix Hotel and with other relatives and friends. Mr. Shankle holds a very responsible position with the Columbus Daily Dispatch and will leave today for Allison's Wells for a few days visit and attend the Bridge tournament now in session there.

gUCOtd Ui J.VH dllli mio. viuu J.J.ULJ.XU last week-end. that state for one of the big east ern Shoe companies. Miss Virginia Mabus has return-, ed from a delightful trip to friends on tne Kiuu joa.su CHESTER SCHOOL TO OPEN Mr. and Mrs.

Truitt Jayroe and Mr. Earl C. Jayroe, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, are spending a few days here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Jayroe south of town. HEATRE OUISVJLLE Miss Rffd. who holds a Louisville, Mississippi CARD OF APPRECIATION J. William Harmon, of Oxford, arrived here last Sunday for a two weeks visit with his mother and other relatives and friends. He was accompanied by his friend, Mr.

Evon Ford, who spent the day with him being enroute to his home at Taylorsville', having just received his diploma from "Ole Miss" to practice law. The Chester Consolidated High School will open its next session on Monday, August 1932. The address will be made by Prof. C. E.

Cain, of Mississippi State College and short talks will be made by Supt. B. S. Stedman, Rev H. M.

Whitten and others. All patrons and friends of the school are in 4 responsible position with the State Highway department with head-quarters in Oxford, is spending a few days. with her mother, Mrs. T. 5 L.

Reed, east of Ackerman. Miss Mary Turner, of Philadel-S phia, was the beautiful and tive guest of Misses Maxine and if Imogene Graves during the past 1 week. We desire to express our deep appreciation to our many friends for their words of sympathy and kindness to us in our great sorrow. May God's richest blessings rest upon each of you' is our sincere prayer. Mrs.

Virgie Heflin and children. vited to be present and bring lunch and enjoy the day. Following is a list of teachers: High School: J. Keith Worrell, Thrasher Drug Company is Superintendent and Science, Ack W. H.

Lavender and attractive daughter, Miss Margaret; and fine young son, Charles, of Weir, spent a few 'hours here Tuesday enroute' home from Columbus where they had been completing arrangements for Miss Margaret to enter school at M. S. C. next session. Mr.

and Mrs. Myron Graves and beautiful little daughter, Dorothy I Ann, have returned from a delight-Jful visit to relatives and friends in 4 Georgia. specializing in some reduced prices PROGRAM FRIDAY and SATURDAY August 5th and 6th Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell in "THE FIRST YEAR" Tender situations, Merry complications. And a lot of laughs! ADDED ATTRACTIONS: Beginning the sky-high thriller. Air Pirates vs.

Mail Pilots in a battle for gold! "The Air Mail SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL MONDAY" August 8th (One Day Only) "TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM" with William Barnum. BRING THE FAMILY and see the play never forgotten. ADMISSION BOTH MATINEE AND NIGHT 10c and 25c. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY August 9th and 10th Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville in "THE UNEXPECTED FATHER" Nothing but laughs! Leave your troubles at home and come spend two hours of fun! Comedy "Home Sweet Home." erman; N. S.

Estes, Mathematics in meir xiexau nne mis weeK. Keaa their advertisement. Miss Beulah Staples, of Griffith, fis spending a few days here as the 4 guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary White, in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. White and with other relatives and friends. Mr. John Coleman, of Drew, and Miss Mary Prewitt, of were the delightful guests of Mr.

and Mrs. H. E. Morris last Wednesday. and Coach, Tylertown; Miss Carrie Mae Young, English, Kilmichael; Mrs.

Onyx Garner, History, Pontotoc. Grammar School: Mrs. Drew Lamb, Sixth and Seventh Grades, Eupora; Miss Gurthie Melton, Fourth and Fifth Grades, Chester; Mrs. Emmett Tullos, Third grade, Chester; Mrs. J.

Keith Worrell, and Miss Zetha Huddgins, McAdams, First and Second Grades. Eighth grade is to be taught in connection with High' School. Rev. and Mrs. Walter L.

Storment land two charming and attractive I daughters, Misses Mary Lee and Flavia Parks, of Louisville, arii Side Quit Hurting Got Stronger, Well; CARDUI Helped Her WOMEN! Get rid of the handicaps of a weak, debilitated condition with the assistance of Cardui. Mrs. R. L. West, of Huntsville, writes: "I was weak and run-down.

I had a pain in my side, and I kept losing weight. I grew nervous over my condition this was unusual for me, for I am very-cheerful when I am well and don't easily get nervous. I knew I ought to take something. My aunt told me I ought to try Cardui, which I did. I began to feel better.

I kept it up until I had taken three or four bottles. My side quit hurting and I was soon feeling strong and well." Cardui is sold at drug stores here Miss Amanda Frye, were guests in 5 he home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.

Yours very truly, J. KEITH WORRELL, Superintendent. THURSDAY and FRIDAY August Hth and 12th SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL Lionel Barrymore with Karen Morley and Nils Asther in "THE WASHINGTON MASQUERADE" An inside story of our Nation's Capitol. She was the most dangerous woman in Washington. He bartered his honor for her caresses.

Laurel Hardy Comedy "The Chimp" White during the past week. Foster Hunt, of Little Rock, was LADIES Have your skin analyzed by Mfrrinella graduate operator. Lu i Graduate Operator, Laboratory Training. Endorsed and prescribed by famous Mayo brothers. Guaranteed Acne service.

Complimentary facial. Saturday, August 6th at LaMELIA'S BEAUTY SIIOPPE 'a visitor here the first of the week. He spent his childhood days here Land since his removal from here tome thirteen years ago he has SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPT. 5TII. This is to give notice to the citizens of Choctaw County that the School Board of the county has designated Moiiday, September as the date for the opening of the county schools.

Teachers, trustees, pupils and truck drivers and others will please bear this in mind. B. 6. STEDMAN, developed into fine young man- Matinee Price 5c and 15c NIGHT 7:30 and 9 o'clock ADMISSION 5c and 25e Matinee each Day at 3:30 Saturday Matinees 2 and 3:30 COME AND BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY hood. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lester Hunt and his many Tviianric hnrp orpfp rielitrh'ted to see Add similes of 1032: As tranquil as a heavyweight championship battle. jm on this occasion..

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