Three Boys Die In Freight Train Wreck Near Malone
Three boys from the Fureka community near Kosse Limsetone County were killed when a freight train wrecked near Malone on Sunday. Arnott Freeman 15 Riley Hunt 15 and Jesse Giddings Jr 17 were identified among the victims as cars jumped the track and fire spread to a bridge over a highway. The cause of the wreck remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Kosse
Limsetone County
Malone
Arnott Freeman
Walter Freeman
Riley Hunt
J. P. Hunt
Jesse Giddings Jr
Jesse Giddings
Fureka
Mack LaRoe Wedding Celebrates Neva Louise LaRoe
The ceremony for Neva Louise LaRoe and Robert Bailey Mack took place Sunday at the LaRoe home with Rev. A E Major officiating. Families traveled from Ballinger Frederick Durant Greenville Dallas Munday Fort Worth and Sherman for the elegant event and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr
Lucian LaRoe
Neva Louise
Robert Bailey Mack
Frederick
Okla
A. E. Major
Central Christian Church
Lester LaRoe
Ector
John P. Hayden
Durant, Ok
Lucile
Georgette
Roy Mack
Ballinger
Hayden
Mendelssohn
Whitewright
Mr. Mack
Scott H. Mack
J. P. Hayden
Durant
D. T. Howard
Dallas
J. F. LaRoe
Rose LaRoe
Jack LaRoe
Lois Dorsey
Velma Stowell
J. D. Williams
Sibyl Germany
Greenville
Architect Certifies Whitewright Grammar School Structure Sound
John Tulloch, appointed by the Board of Trustees on March 11, inspected the Whitewright Grammar School. He found the foundation strong and noted minor open joints in brick and stone, recommend re pointing with cement, and repairs to arches and mullions, but concluded there is no basic weakness and the building will remain safe with ordinary care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
John Tulloch
Sherman
Tulloch
Whitewright
Whitewright Grammar School
Whitewright P T A Installs Two Playground Apparatus
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association purchased and installed two playground devices, a plant stride and an ocean wave, on the south side of the Grammar School. A budget of 200.44 dollars was set for playground equipment this year, funded by proceeds from yearlong enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
P. T. A. Meeting Program Highlights at Grammar School
The P T A will hold a regular meeting at the Grammar School auditorium on Tuesday April 6. The program includes first grade songs a reading A Boy s Mother by Jack Lewis Yeager a march wind song in the overflow room a folk dance I See You by second grade a swing song second grade a Mother Goose play third grade a springtime song fourth grade a reading What My Pa s Forgot by Marie Sears a seventh grade a Hong Kong Dream Girl song with Madge Sears and Frances Bryant accompanist Clyde Johnson a reading Una Mae Mangrum and a Dear Old School song. Also notes a Sherman party fished at Ferndale Lake with John Livingston Ted Lesley Dick Wheat Ed Mulkey and Tom Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Jack Lewis Yeager
Marie Sears
Hong Kong
Madge Sears
Frances Bryant
Clyde Johnson
Una Mae Mangrum
Whitewright Third In Interscholastic Meet at Austin College
Whitewright Public Schools finished third in the Texas Interscholastic League meet at Austin College Sherman. John McMurry won the 880 yards and the senior girls spelling team Mary Pumphrey and Annabel Stephens took first. Whitewright total 27 points with 19 from track and 8 from literary events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin College
Sherman
Whitewright
John McMurry
Mary Pumphrey
Annabel Stephens
Haskell Thomson
Dorothy Hamilton
Frances Delfel
Thomas McMillin
Mary Jo
Willis Bailey
Raymond Coffman
Houston Blanton
Leon Spindle
Melvin Anderson
Grayson County
Dr Musselman to Lecture on Ford in Whitewright
Dr H T Musselman will deliver an address titled The Gospel According to Henry Ford at the high school auditorium Friday at eight o clock. The event is a benefit for the high school library sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association with tickets selling for 25 cents and sales conducted by a PTA committee canvassing the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Musselman
Henry Ford
Musselman
Parent-Teacher Association
Texas
Texas School Journal
Whitewright
Rotary Club
Presents Books to High School Library
Mrs. W. H. Montgomery, moving to Dallas, donates a large collection of books to the High School library. It is her third donation as the schools face funding shortages, aiding faculty and students. Superintendent F. W. Smith sends a letter of thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Montgomery
Three Big Features In Sun's Magazine Section For April
The Whitewright Sun previews its April Magazine Section with three main features by Ollie Pearce Weaver John W Palmer and Dr A C Jacobson on cowhand hardships Texas lignite resources and healthy aging The issue promises further reading and family friendly material plus events including an April 8 lecture at the High School auditorium with 25 cent admission and a Presbyterian spring sale on April 17 at Dyer Jones drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Whitewright Sun
Texas
Ollie Pearce Weaver
John W. Palmer
A. C. Jacobson
Medical Times
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Rotary District 48 Convenes in Tyler April 8–9
Local Rotarians plan to attend the 48th Rotary District convention in Tyler on April 8 and 9 representing Whitewright. Officers J B Hamilton H L Gordon Fred W Smith J C Gillespie and other attendees will participate as Whitewright Rotary Club representatives. The town receives favorable publicity as a recognized Rotary city in a broad Texas region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Texas
Mexia
Texarkana
Denison
Port Arthur
Tyler
J. B. Hamilton
H. L. Gordon
Fred W. Smith
J. C. Gillespie
Whitewright Rotary Club
Whitewright
Rotary Club
Five Day Respite Granted for Executed Negroes
Governor Ferguson granted S A Robinson and Forest Robinson a five day reprieve, delaying their April 2 execution to avoid Good Friday. They are to be electrocuted April 6 in Huntsville for the death of Clarence Isbell, a 25 year old motorcycle police officer, after a drunken Dallas night ride. The pair fled to Arkansas, where they killed a railroad special agent at DeQueen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ferguson
S. A. Robinson
Forest Robinson
Huntsville
Clarence Isbell
Dallas
Arkansas
DeQueen
Methodist Missionary Society Entertains Guests for Easter Program
The Methodist Church Missionary Society hosted 83 guests on March 26 at Mrs. H. C. Willis home with Easter decor including lilac jonquils geraniums and calendulas. Program featured musical selections and readings led by Mrs. Cameron Boone Tygrett and Mrs. Fitzgerald Bryant with guests given gold lily programs at entry. Orange ice kisses marshmallow rabbits and a garden theme complemented the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Willis
Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Cameron Boone Tygrett
Fitzgerald Bryant
Bibb
Cowen
Tygrett
Whitewright embraces wireless ice delivery firms in local shops
Recent Frigidaire installations at the Postoffice Confectionery and Kirkpatrick's drug store advance Whitewright's modernization program. Dyer & Jones drug store Bow-Wright drug store and Pierce's Cafe also use these wireless devices to dispense frozen delicacies while they mock the ice man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Kirkpatrick’s
Whitewright
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Bow-Wright Drug Store
Pierce’s Cafe
Mrs. Atterberry and Mrs. Jackson Visit Friends in Gun ter
Mrs. H. T. Atterberry with a young daughter, and Mrs. Albert Jackson with her little son, visited friends in Gun ter on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Atterberry
Albert Jackson
Gunter
Mrs Albert Jackson Visit to Dallas With Child
Mrs Albert Jackson and her young son are visiting relatives in Dallas, according to a brief social item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Albert Jackson
Little Sons
Dallas
Whitewright Farmers Plant Many Onions
A large onion crop has been launched near Whitewright with about twenty farmers planting up to one hundred acres of crystal white onions. Projects include crate purchases, buyer outreach, and local support from a hardware firm. Expected yield is around one hundred bushels per acre, with maturity near the first of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Texas
Manning, Clark & Meador
J. D. Reece
W. M. Ingram
Martin Belew
John Yeager
Dewey Williams
S. L. Reagan
John Taylor
A. L. Groves
Thurston Montgomery
Burt Sanderson
Jesse Blanton
G. D. Bennett
C. J. Davenport
Bascom Pritchett
T. E. Sears
Percy Darwin
Will Anderson
Oran Sears
J. W. Bullock
Pat Mayse Speaks at Whitewright Rotary Luncheon
Pat Mayse of Sherman, president of the Grayson County Boy Scout Council, urged Boy Scout work as vital to youth development at the Whitewright Rotary Club luncheon. Mayse leads the Sherman Democrat Publishing Co and contributes to county agriculture and development. The club noted February attendance ranked high among 31 clubs of the 48th Rotary district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Rotary Club
Pat Mayse
Sherman
Grayson County
Boy Scout Council
Boy Scout
Mayse
Sherman Democrat Publishing Co
Mr. Mayse
Rotary
H. L. Gordon
G. I. Wilcox
Plano
Sherman Democrat Organization
Whitewright Club
Presbyterian Church Easter Services Invitation
Children lead a faster Sunday service at 11 oclock with an Easter sermon at 7 30 titled Christ the First Fruits. Pastor J F Fender invites the congregation to attend these services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. F. Fender
Miss Emma Dee Randle to Visit in April
Miss Emma Dee Randle of Whitewright is expected to visit relatives in the city around April 6. It is suggested that Mr Vernon and friends of this celebrated reader and entertainer arrange a recital while she is in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Dee Randle
Whitewright
Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Optic-Herald
Luncheon Honors Visitors From Tom Bean and Beyond
Mrs. D'Troy Peters of Gunter hosted a four course luncheon at her home on Saturday. The event featured a yellow and white color scheme and place cards for nine guests including Mrs. Elliott Thomas, Mrs. Claud Lackey of Tom Bean, Mrs. H. T. Atterberry of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Albert Jackson of New York visiting their parents locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’troy Peters
Gunter
Ben Firquin
Elliott Thomas
Claud Lackey
Tom Bean
H. T. Atterberry
Oklahoma City
Albert Jackson
New York
Smith Reelected As School Superintendent
Smith has been reelected by the Whitewright Independent School District to lead city schools for another year. Trustees T E Sears W L Mangrum and W P Vaughn face re election for two year terms on Saturday at the fire station. Lloyd Moore resigned. J R Pennington fills his term and Emmet Penn acts as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Whitewright Independent
T. E. Sears
W. L. Mangrum
W. P. Vaughn
Lloyd Moore
J. R. Pennington
Emmet Penn
Fred W. Smith
Smith
Five Day Revival Meeting Opens at Central Christian Church
Erwin Montgomery and R. C. Brown student ministers of Brite College Fort Worth began a five day evangelistic revival at Central Christian Church Wednesday night. Daily services run through Monday night with Brown a former Whitewright citizen and Montgomery newly named pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Montgomery
R. C. Brown
Brite College
Fort Worth
Central Christian Church
Brown
Whitewright
Montgomery
Two Plead Guilty To Taking Auto
Luther Means 20 of Whitewright pleaded guilty to auto mobile theft and received a two year penitentiary term. Arthur Stapleton 17 of Whitewright pleaded guilty and got a three year suspended sentence. Joe Rowe 22 of Whitewright, convicted of murder, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for the death of his wife from knife wounds on November 21, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Democrat
Luther Means
Means
Whitewright
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright Sun
Wilcox
Arthur Stapleton
Waggoner
Joe Rowe
Fifty-ninth District Court
Rowe
Farmers Enter Crop Contests in Whitewright Area
Stimulus of 550 dollars in crop prizes from individuals and organizations including the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas News spurs interest in an intensive farming program. Whitewright farmers may enter local county and State contests for five acre plots with no entry cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Dallas News
Whitewright Banks
Lecture by Dr Musselman on The Gospel According to Henry Ford
Dal las speaker Dr H T Musselman will lecture Friday night at 8 in the high school auditorium. Admission is 25 cents. The event is under the auspices of the Parent Teacher Association and the speaker is described as a well known Texas lecturer. You will enjoy his address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
H. T. Musselman
Dallas
Henry Ford
Musselman
Texas
Advt
Miss Frances Low Visits Greenville Resident
Miss Frances Low of Greenville spent the week end here as the guest of her father D. E. Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Low
Greenville
D. E. Low
Farmersville Visitors Reportable Social Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Melver and Mr. and Mrs. W R Hooper were Farmersville visitors Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Melver
W. R. Hooper
Farmersville
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Mack-Laroe Wedding
R. P. Gordon
Ferndale Lake
John Livingston
Ted Lesley
Dick Wheat
Ed Mulkey
Tom Chapman
Dr. Musselman
Methodist Missionary Society
Loreley
Seeling
Rubinstein
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