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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, October 8
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA
MBS CECIL O’DELL. Correspondent and Representative
Rev. Perry W. Turner was a Mon-
|d;iy visitor in Greenville.
Thursday supper,guests of Mr. and
Air si J. J. Whitmire were Reeder
Whitmire of Boseo, Calif.; Mrs. Bes
sie Whitmire of Clinton ( and Mr*.
Am'.ie Girk of Jcvanna.
Alton Gwmn, A. K. 3 and Don
Johns of Whiting Field, Milton, Fla.,
wue week-end guests ot the former’s
r..rents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gwinn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kan.ning \is-
tcd John W. Mills of Whitmire ht
‘he Xcwerry Cbunty hospital in Sun-
iay. ' j' v; . <
Mrs. Milton Bolick, Miss Frances
Boliek and George/.Walter Fulmer
attended the Johnson-Timml^rman
wedding in Greenville Sunday at the
•Second Baptist church.
Airs. Ruth Caldwell, of Woodruff,
C. 11. Caldwell and mother, Mrs.
J. M. Caldwell of Spartanburg were
week-end guests of-’fjilr. and Mrs.
Cliff Caldwell. Join mg the family
for Sunday dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Caldwell also of Spartanburg.
Airs. Bell Few has returned to her
home with Mrs. Swannie Wicker af
ter spending the summer with, her
'son, Mark Few 'and Mrs. Few of
Fayetteville, N. C.
Lt. Richard Willingham, stationed
at Camp Polk, Leesville, La., is at
tending school at Ft. Bragg, N. C. Lt.
Willingham spent the week-end in
joanha due to the illness of his wife,
Airs. Willingham.
Clyde Whitmire of Atlanta, Ga.,
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Airs. J. J.Whitmire.
O n Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Whitmire
and family attended a birthday din
ner honoring tylr. Whitihire's mother,
Mrs. Bessie""Whitmire in Clinton.
Mrs. J. D. Wessinger and son,
Douglas and Airs. Helen Ravane and
son, Larry, of Whitmire, were Thurs
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Longshore. On Friday, guests of the
Longshores were Mrs. William Cog
gins and daughters, Nancy Jean
’and Vickie of Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Grey Stroud cele
brated their 11th wedding anniver-
‘ sary on October 2nd and on Sep
tember 29, Mrs. Stroud observed a
. birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Murrah of
Newberry, were Saturday guests of
I Mr. and Mrs. Bill Murrah.
Mr. and Mrs. fcet Wicker and
i children; Mrs. Elizaeth Wicker and
Bolto Wicker of Newberry visited
| Air. and Airs. Jeff O’Dell Sunday af
ternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Foy visited
Air. and Mrs. H. H. Foy in Green
wood Sunday. Mr. Foy’s brother,
H. H. is recuperating at his home
following hospitalization at Self Me
morial hospital.
Aliss Eleanor Longshore of
Greenville, J. C. Longshore of New
berry and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Kerr
of Waverly, N. Y., were recent din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Longshore.
i Saturday visitors in Greenville
were Airs. Walt Byars and daughters,
Eugenia and Ginger and Mrs. P. B.
1 Mitchell.
Welcome, Clinton and All Other Lau
rens County Folks, To the 8th Annual
Great 6 Counties, 2 States Piedmont
Carolinas
Piedmont Interstate Fair
Opening .
Monday, Oct 12
For Six Big Thrilling Days and Nights!
AT SPARTANBURG
FEATURING:
The Great Annual Show and Sale of the South Carolina
Hereford Breeders’ Association. $25,000 in Awards Offered!
The Beautiful Piedmont House of Flowers!
The Piedmont Parade of Marching Bands!
Fireworks! Stock Car Races! Midway!
The 4-H and FFA Fitting-Showing Contest!
The 1953 All New Edition of the Great Cetlin and Wilson
Shows — 20 New Shows and 25 Thrilling Rides — WITH
BEAUTIFUL SALLY RAND and Other Magnificent Mid
way Musts!
Contests, Exhibits and Unforgettable 1953 Season Attrac
tions for Thousands of S. C. - N. C. Farm Families and the
Piedmont public! INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL FREE
SCHOOL DAYS!
SCHOOL DAYS
Tuesday, October 13th, is School Day for all schools of
Spartanburg County, and Cherokee, Laurens, Union, Polk,
Rutherford, both city and county. No tickets required for
school children.
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Wednesday, October 14th, is School Day for colored chil
dren of Spartanburg County, and any adjoining counties
who come. No tickets required.
Thursday, October 15th, is Public Officials’ Day.
Friday, October 16th, is School Day for the city of
Spartanburg.
There will be 90 school tickets given out. All children
of school age will be admitted free on their several days.
Small children should be accompanied by adults.
THE
PIEDMONT
INTERSTATE FAIR
OCTOBkR 12-17,1953*
Mrs. Otis Murphy and Mrs. H. M.
Willingham visited H. M. Willing
ham at Greenville General hospital
Monday.
Air. and Airs. Eugene Bishop and
children, Billy and Jamie, Mr. Frank
Trotter and Dickey spent the week
end in Batesurg with Mrs. L. H.
Rhinehart.
Amnog those from Joanna attend
ing the Clemson-Maryland football
game at Clemson Saturday were Mr.
and Airs. W. W. Niver, Messers. Ce
cil Farmer, Rolfe Clark, Cecil Bishop,
Ralph Prater, James Hollingsworth,
Avery Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Hack
Prater, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williamson
and children of Columbia visited
the former’s sister, Mrs. Grey .Stro^
and Air. Stroud of Columbia on Sun
day. .
Airs. Buleah Strdud celebrated her
birthday on October 4.
Air. and Mrs. Cecil O’Dell observed
their 19th wedding anniversary on
October 6th.
Air. and Airs. George Metts and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Turner of Newberry Sunday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Barron O’Shields
and son, spent the week-end in Lit
tle Mountain with the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Uston Sons.
Graduates From School
Marshall Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs.. M. L. Smith, was a member of
the graduating class of De Forests
of Electronics in Chiiago, 111., on Sep
tember 4th. He received his diploma
as a radio’ and television technician
and at present is employed with
cereidivdps eimhola mfwy mh mhm
Hurd’s Radio and TV Service.
After two years service with the
armed forces which he plans to en
ter shortly, Marshall plans to com
plete the work required for an en
gineering degree.
W. S. C. S. To Meet Tuesday
After being postponed from Oc
tober 6, the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of Epworth church
will meet Tuesday evening at 7
o’clock, October 13 at the church.
The program is entitled “The Rural
Mission of the Church” and will be
presented by Mrs. Rudolph Prater.
The devotional thoughts will be,
gi /en by Mrs. Luther Wright. A film,
“Africa Is Waiting for Christ and
His Church,” will be shown in con
nection with the program. The host
esses for the social hour will be
Mesdames C. A. Gwinn, Luther
Wright, Mildred Morgan and Ercie
Brown. The ladies of the chujrch
have a special invitation to attend. ,
Seniors Enjoy Picnic
A^large group of Epworth Seniors
and invited guests enjoyed a picnic
at Curry’s Lake Saturday night.
Bowling and other out-door games
were enjoyed. Mrs. C. A. Gwinn ac
companied the group.
Church Groups Meet
Youth Fellowship of the Joanna
Baptist church met at- the home of
Mrs. Millard Murphy on Sunday
night, after the worship service.
Quiet games were enjoyed by the
40 Intermediates and young people
present.- Refreshments of sand
wiches, cup cakes, and coca-colas
were served.
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary of
the church will meet on Tuesday,
October 13 at 7:00 at the home of
Miss Myrtle Murphy.
Birth Announcements
Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Thomas
announce the birth of a daughter,
Jill, September 29 at Joanna Me
morial hospital. Mrs. Thomas will
be remembered as Miss Barbara
Chandler.
Hyler
Mr^jmd Mrs. Quence Hyler of
Kinar^ls announce the birth of a
daughter, Nannie Yvonee at Joanna
Memorial ly>spital on October 1. She
is the former Miss Bobby Jean
Franklin.
Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Campbell of
Clinton announce the birth of a son,
Henry Russell, on October 4 at Jo
anna Memorial hospital. The mother
is the former Miss Dorothy Peniand.
Homecoming October II
The fifth annual homecoming will
be held at the Joanna Baptist
church on Sunday, October 11. The
services of the day begin with Sun
day School at 9:55 A. M. and morn
ing worship at 11:00 A. M. The
message will be brought by Dr.
James A. Howard, South Carolina
State evangelist Music wi^ be un
der the direction of Miss Mary E.
Fowler with the choirs of the
church. Lunch will be served on
the church grounds at 12:45 P. M.
A* concert will be given by the
Clinton high school band, Harry
Bouknight, director, on the lawn of
the church at 2:00 P. M.
The evening services will begin
at 6:15 with the Church Training
program and the evening worship
at 7:30 o’clock. The message will
be brought by Rev. James Mitchell,
the pastor.
A1P former pastors, members, and
friends are cordially invited to at
tend the services of the day.
With The Sick—,
Friends of Mrs.. W. D. Beckham
will regret to learn her sister, Mrs.
Emma Miller has been quite ill in
the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Miller
is recuperating at her home in Batcs-
burg at present. —
John Lever underwent an appen
dectomy at Joanna Memorial hos
pital on September 30.
Friends of Mrs. Robert Willing
ham Mil regret she is a patient at
the local hospital.
Little Ray Rowe was a patient for
treatment several days last week at
the local hospital.
Brenda Farmer, daughter of Mr.
and Airs. G. L. Farmer of Clinton,
is recuperating at her home fol
lowing treatment at Joanna hospital
for several days.
On October 4, Mrs. Dorothy Daniel
of Cross Hill was admitted to Jo
anna Memorial for treatment.
Sorry to report Miss Jeanette
Bragg is * ill at her home following
a tonsilectomy at the local hospital
on October 5.
Friends of Charles Murphy will
be sorry to learn he underwent
surgery October 5 at Joanna Me
morial hospital.
Mrs. Margaret Russell is a pa
tient at the local hospital following
surgery on October 6.
Rev. E. C. White, a former pas
tor of Epworth Methodist church
and the father of Mrs- Harmon
Murrah, Jr., is seriously ill at
Greenville General hospital.
Hayne M. Willingham is also a
patient at Greenville General hos
pital.
Epworth Enjoys Homecoming
Epworth Methodist church, friends
and invited guests enjoyed their
third homecoming October 4 at the:
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