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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1943
Page
6
Private first class Butler of Fort Bragg North Carolina and Miss Pegpy Joyce Petty daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Petty of the community wed on Wednesday June 16 with Rev Thomas officiating Butler a Leonard high school graduate has served nine months in the military and will spend ten days furlough here.
The WSCS of First Methodist Church will meet in circles Monday at members’ homes. Circle 1 Mrs S McGlasson, Circle 2 Mrs Claude Stewart, Circle 3 Mrs Doc Leatherwood, Circle 4 Mrs Herbert Christian. WECS meets at church Wednesday at 4 PM to finish study of Women’s Work.
Leonard J. B. Thompson and Thelma Jo Stogshill, both Nobility residents, were married Sunday evening in a ceremony conducted by minister Thomas Reece. The couple was joined by Mr and Mrs Rayburn Sudderth.
The Bonda Women's Salvage Committee will meet in the chairman Mrs. O Yu Couch's office Monday at 4 30 p m. Mrs Couch urges full attendance after receiving new communications to pass on to members.
Miss Adelle Alice Thompson daughter of Mrs W D Thompson married Avn Cadet William Dixon of Chicago now stationed at Jones Field The ceremony occurred at 3 p m in First Methodist Church Rev Bert B Hall officiated with magnolia decor Mrs Martha Lowrey sang I Love You Truly and Virginia Biard played the wedding march Attendants were Avn Cadet and Mrs W B Galusha
The First Baptist WMS circles plan a 3 PM Monday meeting in members homes for mission study. The Whittinghill Circle meets at Mrs. Lee Morrow home and the Lottie Moon Circle meets with Mrs. James Harris, others to decide locations.
The Dallas County Red Cross held a June 22 1943 graduation and birthday party for the Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps Jeanne Organ Sparger of Ladd City daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Sparger She was in the night class with Mrs John L Sparger presiding An interesting program was given. A government owned plant in Potter County Texas supplies helIium and taxes are mentioned in passing.
Major B. S. Graham of Jones Field is highlighted for his varied career including birth in Alice Texas, schooling at Southwestern University, coaching, and aviation training in the Signal Corps. His path covers Engineers service in Colorado National Guard and aviation training at Ohio State University, with a noted language challenge during training and a long, distinguished postwar career.
Miss Irma and Miss Gertrude Albers daughters of Rev G C Albers join the WAVES. They lived north of here where Rev Albers leads St James Lutheran Church. The sisters, once employed in Fort Worth, return home briefly before heading to Hunter College New York for active training.
LAMASCO shows marked improvement after a period of serious illness. Pvt. Troy Wilks of Big Sprits has visited his father M. Wilks and other relatives, according to local reports.
Miss Mary Helen Caskey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Caskey, married Pvt Eddie Matthews of Kansas City on June 14 at 7 45 p m. The ceremony was at the home study with Roy C Bixler of Church of Christ officiating. Mrs Matthews is a Leonard high school graduate class of 1941 and former ETSTC Commerce student. Matthews is a sheet metal repair man in the U S Army stationed at Fairfax Airport Kansas City Kansas.
Clark Memorial Methodist Church continues revival meetings into the coming week with Maurice Holt from Alien Texas preaching daily at 11:00 AM and 8:15 PM services. The Vacation Church School runs 9:00 to 11:00 each weekday, with a dramatized Samuel story next Monday morning. Major B. S. Graham, called Chebte, recalls his aviation career and upholds two duties for cadets to fly and to be fighting pilots.
The Junior members of the Woodman Circle held a district convention Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock at the W.OW. hall here. Following the convention a picnic was held at Tate Park.
Denton Texas dormitories will house all eight brick dormitories and cooperatives when the regular term begins September 20. The system serves 2400 beds after WAAC units left. Lowry Hall provides dining for 700 and 75 rooms for 150 students. Capps Hall offers 68 rooms for 14 students.
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