Local News Roundup Highlights Visits and Life Events
Dallas visitor John Reeves and Miss Lena Mae Gowdy spent time in Dallas. Mrs. Joe Brookins is recovering after surgery in Madonna Hospital Denison. Aubrey Page has been released from the Army after three years including Korea service. Local events include a Bells Legion barbecue to fund building payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brookins
Madonna Hospital
Denison
Lena Mae Gowdy
Dallas
Mrs
David White
Aubrey Eugene Page
Korea
New Mexico
Birthday dinner honors Mrs. Carson Burchfield's husband
Mrs. Carson Burchfield hosted a Sunday birthday dinner with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Vandagriff Mr. and Mrs. Garland Burchfield and family and Mrs. Annie Partridge of Sherman and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Fagan. Fire destroys the 69 Diner on Highway 69 north early Wednesday. loss partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Burchfield
Garland Burchfield
Sherman
Glen Rock
Ark
Steve Burchfield
California
Mr. Burchfield
Joe Burchfield
Whitewright
Harrison Vandagriff
Annie Partridge
H. M. Fagan
Highway 69 North
Raymond Fitzpatrick
Southmayor
Claud Epps
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society Meets at First Baptist
The Woman's Missionary Society held a 3:00 p m meeting Monday for a business session and mission program. East Circle members led a South American mission discussion and eggs were to be sent Easter to the Baptist Home for Children at Round Rock. Members were asked to donate eggs at Meador's store on Monday the 12th or Tuesday the 13th. Carl May will arrange shipping. Lyonnaise potatoes described as potatoes fried with onions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
East Circle
Baptist Home
Round Rock
Meador’s
Carl May
WSCS Meets in Social Meeting at Mrs Whedbee Home
The WSCS held a Monday business meeting at the Methodist Church with eight members present: Mrs. A. M. Bryant, Mrs. J. C. Bryant, Mrs. Harold Taylor, Mrs. Owen Hull, Mrs. Olivia Whedbee, Mrs. I. L. Neathery, Mrs. Floyd Everheart and Mrs. Glenn Doss. The next gathering will be a social at Mrs. Olivia Whedbee’s home led by program chair Mrs. Frank Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Methodist Church
A. M. Bryant
J. C. Bryant
Harold Taylor
Owen Hull
Olivia Whedbee
I. L. Neathery
Floyd Everheart
Glenn Doss
Frank Gillespie
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Meeting Highlights
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met at the clubhouse at 10 30 a m on Thursday April 1 for two demonstrations. Mrs O G Bow led a rug making demonstration and a hobo lunch followed by recreation. Mrs Ronald Vestal and Mrs Oscar Huseman from Whitewright gave textile painting demos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
O. G. Bow
Ronald Vestal
Oscar Huseman
Whitewright Club
Friday Literary Club Delivers Home Decor Talks
The Friday Literary Club met April 2 at Mrs. Emory Christian's home with eighteen members. Mrs. Lee Smith introduced speakers on Choosing and Hanging Pictures for the Home, Choosing Silver Patterns for the Home, and China and Its Use in the Home with place setting examples. Next meeting set for April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Christian
Lee Smith
Lena Mae Gowdy
Homer Sears
Courage to Persevere Through Hard Times
A meditation on endurance and willpower by Edgar A. Guest urges continuing the fight despite fatigue and doubt. It contrasts inner resolve with easy surrender and notes few heed the warning, many seek comfort, but only the few reach the top. Churchill adds a stark line about collective security among sheep toward slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Churches Schedule and Pastors in Local Faith Life
A list of churches with pastors and weekly programs. Includes CHURCH OF CHRIST Tilden McFerrin FIRST PRESBYTERIAN with Rev. Lee H. Smith ASSEMBLY OF GOD Elvis L. Hill FIRST BAPTIST Newton Cole FIRST METHODIST Harold S. Taylor CROSS ROADS PRESBYTERIAN Rev Howard L Holland BETHEL BAPTIST U C Broach and service times for each denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Tom Bean Churches List Ministers and Services
Tom Bean Methodist Church lists Rev H P Williamson of Denison and Rev Lee H Smith of Whitewright as ministers with Sunday School after morning service led by Mrs Clifford Phoebus. Pilot Grove Church of Christ announces Thursday night preaching by Doyle Goodspeed of Dallas and invites all to attend. Central Christian Church Timothy Royce E Wood ministers with Mae Hall as Sunday School superintendent and an evening service at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Floyd Bassett
Assembly OF God
Elvis L. Hill
Ladies Missionary Council
Tom Bean
H. P. Williamson
Denison
Methodist
Whitewright
Presbyterian
Clifford Phoebus
Pilot Grove Church OF Christ
Doyle Goodspeed
Dallas
Central Christian Church
Royce E. Wood
Mae Hall
Jerome McKinney
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Texas
McKinney
Editorial musings on rights luck and thrift
A collection of satirical observations on society urging action to defend rights while noting human tendency to seek freebies. It critiques reliance on luck, consumer excess, butter and eggs storage, and the public school system, closing with a cake recipe and a proverb about shoes and a big head.
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John Reeves
Fred Starr Jr
Tim
Garland
Fred Starr
John Miller
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
J. H. Hudgins
Durant, Okla
A. A. Hudgins
Jack Ross
James W. Davis
Leonard
M. C. Powell
Anna Powell
Anna
Baptist Church
Newton Cole
Bells American Legion and Auxiliary
Bells Legion Hall
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
Jennie Crittenden
Carl Wilkinson
John Biggerstaff
Kenneth Jones
Mrs. Earl] Fields
A. & M. College
College Station
Royce Jones
Ludie Kuhnell
Denton
Minnie Fae Hinton
Lloyd Taylor
Jacqueline Jones
C. H. Taylor
Truman Teague
Roswell
N. M
Connie Davis
Floyce Davis
Borger
M. L. Davis
J. B. Layman
James Ronald
Pfc
Jerry L. Neal
Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Sociale
Rosedale
Derby
Griffin’s
Sunvale
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
C. B. Bryant III
Grayson County Agriculture Club
the Sun
Stengle
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Grayson
Sun
Elvin Petty
D. D. Montgomery and Son
San Antonio
Sid Martin
Desert
Montgomery
Son
New York City
Germany
U. S. Army
Heidelberg
Royal Arch Masons
Charles R. Parham
Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Lewis Cooper
Red Cross
Baptist Wms Meets
H-D
Winston Churchill
Cole & Davis Co
Church OF Christ
Tilden McFerrin
First Baptist Church
Training Union
First Methodist Church
Harold S. Taylor
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bethel Baptist Church
U. C
Burt Lockhart
Pittsburg
Jenses
Henry A. Courtney
City OF
Denison, Texas
City Hall
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