Whitewright Society Notes and Local Happenings
Sherman Monday business visits and visits by DeQueen Arkansas residents. Home Ec Club play Meet My Wives scheduled for April 19 at Whitewright High School. local obituaries and hospital updates. school broadcasts planned on KRRV. multiple residents visiting relatives in Paris Dallas and Waco. traffic accident near Gainesville with injuries and a fatality.
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J. W. Blakey
Roger Holcomb
T. C. Wages
Georgia Ray Blakey
Myria
Gainevsille
Miss Blakey
Blakey
Ray Blakey
Myra
Whitewright
Cooks County
Old Pictures Wanted by Sun
The Sun seeks old Whitewright scenes or general interest photos. Send usable pictures of homes or local life. they will be returned in good condition. Contact the newspaper to contribute and have cuts made for publication.
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the Sun
Whitewright
Parents Meet Sets Lunch for American Legion Each May
The PTA met in Gram mar School auditorium Tuesday in regular session. Mrs C J Meador presided and the group voted to serve lunch to the American Legion on Sunday May 5. The High School Glee Club directed by Daniel Russ performed while Miss Lucyle Sanders spoke on Mental Fitness and Moral Stability. The sixth grade won the room count for most parents present. The final meeting of the school year will be May 14.
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C. J. Meador
American Legion
Glee Club
Daniel Russ
Lucyle Sanders
Birthday Shower for Mrs. J D Russell in Martha Class
The Martha Class of the Methodist Church surprised Mrs. J D Russell with an eightieth birthday shower after Sunday school. Family and friends joined her at home with food and gifts, including visitor Mrs. Della Clack of Gainesville.
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Grover B. Smith
J. B. Smith
Mae Hall
Ora Daniels
Waco
Daniels
J. B. Hall
Whitewright
Martha
Methodist Church
J. D. Russell
Whitewright High Debaters Win County Meet
Whitewright superintendent H W Key awarded the high school debating teams after both boys and girls won the Grayson County county meet in Sherman. The boys were C B Bryant III and Robert Emerson Sears and the girls Laverne Kilgree and Dorotha Darwin coached by Key. They will represent Grayson County in the Dallas district meet with the resolution that Texas should adopt a system of complete medical care at public expense.
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Rotary Club
H. W. Key
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
Sherman
Grayson County
Dallas
C. B. Bryant III
Robert Emerson Sears
Laverne Kilgree
Dorotha Darwin
Mr. Key
State of Texas
Whitewright Debating Teams Poised to Win District Meet
After watching both sides in action, observers expect Whitewright to triumph in the district meet. The two high school teams are praised as fine and capable, and all are hoping for continued success in future contests.
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Whitewright
Churches Schedule Services for Central and Church of Christ
Central Christian Church led by Leroy Anderson offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Church of Christ holds Bible study at 10 a.m. services at 10:55 a.m. Sunday night service at 7:30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Young people's meeting Sunday at 7 p.m. Leonard Mullens is the minister.
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Central Christian Church
Leroy Anderson
Church OF Christ
Leonard Mullens
Pastor Ben Bell Preaches at Sunday Worship
Sunday school begins at 10 a m led by N L Manning as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by Pastor Bell. Young people meet at 6 30 p m, with evening services at 7 30 p m and another sermon by the pastor.
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Ben Bell
Praying at an Open Window Subject at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church led by Dr B Wrenn Webb hosts Sunday school at 10 am with Dick Montgomery as superintendent and worship at 10 50 am. No evening service. The congregation will join First Baptist Church for a joint worship in their meeting series.
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Presbytery of
Paris
First Presbyterian Church
Denison
B. Wrenn Webb
Whitewright Presbyterian Church
S. T. Montgomery
John Reeves
R. T. Pennington
T. E. Barbee
R. L. Sears
Emmet Penn
B. S. Montgomery
Oran Sears
Dick Montgomery
First Baptist Church
Community Notes Record Weekend Visits and Illnesses
The Porters news notes heavy weekend rains and social visits. Families including Bennett, Williams, Gunter, Hunter, Hicks, Morgan, Morris, Wilkinson and Cooper share visitations and gatherings around Whitewright and nearby towns. One resident, Mrs. W C Anderson, is reported ill.
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G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
Inlaw
F. C. Williams
J. W. Gunter
Bonham
Willa Jean
Doris June Hunter
Ina Lee
Sara Hicks
Claude McCord
W. C. Anderson
Lara Cooper
Etta Hicks
C. C. Morgan
Trenton
Hugh Hunter
Robert Morris
Cooper
M. E. Wilkinson
Peggy Ann
A. E. Wilkinson
Local visits span a weekend in Cooper
Mrs. Etta Hicks visited Mrs. J W Gunter Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter and children visited Mr and Mrs Robert Morris Sunday night.
Connelly Seeks Democratic Nomination to Texas Legislature
John W. Connelly of Trenton announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the Texas Legislature. He pledges support for Old Age Pensions, a defined tax program, farm to market road building, nine month school terms, and social security financing, urging voters to judge his fitness and platform. Related details include his family ties and local background in Fannin County.
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Fannin County
Texas
Napper Connelly
John W. Connelly
Trenton
Baylor University
Commerce
Dallas
Negro School Observes National Negro Health Week
The local Negro school joined nationwide observances of the 26th National Negro Health Week. Ruth Musgrove lectured on Life in General, Dr. C. A. Franklin spoke, and a book review of Up From Slavery was read. Health essay winners listed from several grades. Booker T. Washington likeness appears on a ten cent stamp issued April 7. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute and led Negro Health Week efforts.
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America
Ruth Musgrove
Belgian Congo
C. A. Franklin
Sherman
Booker T. Washington
D. S. Boyd
James Smith
Joe H. Conley
Evelyn Dellis
Collene Hamilton
Cathron Freeman
Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
M. D. Boyd
Mickey Rooney at Palace Theatre Today and Friday
Feature picture at the Palace tonight and Friday is Judge Hardy & Son starring Mickey Rooney America's most popular screen star The Hardy family tale includes Lewis Stone Cecilia Parker Fay Holden The piece also includes a short gossip item about Harriet and Mabel dialogue
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Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Judge Hardy and Son
Palace Theatre
Judge Hardy & Son
America
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Castle ON the Hudson
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Abe
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