Whitewright Social News Mixed With Local Elections
Black Tabor is critically ill at home west of town. Many residents, visitors, and relatives are noted across the area including visits to and from Dallas, Sherman, Bonham, and Lubbock. WPA staff reductions, school holidays, and local events fill the week as Floyd Everheart wins district clerk race with 325 votes.
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Black Tabor
Whitewright
WPA
Grayson County
Sherman
Floyd Everheart
W. R. Henderson
S. V. Ernest
Waldo Lowe
Denison
Mr. Everheart
Barber and customer exchange a quick razor request
A rough shaven customer asks for another razor to defend himself, prompting the barber’s brief confirmation.
Rotary Luncheon Features Prof Jackson as Guest Speaker
Ed LaRoe acted as program chairman for the Rotary Club luncheon. Prof. J. T. Jackson of Texas State College for Women was the guest speaker, with the high school senior class serving the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed LaRoe
Rotary Club
Prof
J. T. Jackson
Texas State College For Women
Reading of the Lord's Prayer Ends Meeting
Parents attended a meeting that adjourned after the group read the Lord's Prayer. The next gathering is scheduled for May 9 at 3 30 p m in the grammar school auditorium.
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Grammar School
Needlecraft Club Goes Lunching At Mrs Douglas Home
Mrs E A Douglas hosted members of the Needle craft Club with a 1 o'clock luncheon on Wednesday. Members enjoyed an afternoon of hand work. The next regular meeting will be with Mrs W H Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Paris
Webb
T. E. Barbee
R. T. Pennington
Presbyterian Church
E. A. Douglas
Needlecraft Club
W. H. Harrison
Easter program hosted by Whitewright Music Club
Mrs. Sarah Kilgree hosted the Whitewright Music Club Friday at her home. The Easter program featured Miss Viva Phillips Mrs H T Atterberry and Mrs Rham T Pennington. Refreshments with an Easter motif were served to 12 members. The next meeting will be at Mrs Clarence McMillins home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kilgree
Whitewright
Viva Phillips
H. T. Atterberry
Rham T. Pennington
Clarence McMillin
Ford Hosts Second Annual Chicken Feed for School Members
Mr and Mrs Virgil Ford treated faculty and board of education to a Friday afternoon chicken feed at the grammar school. Twenty eight pounds of fried chicken with bread and pickles were served. Mr Ford is janitor at the grammar school and Mrs Ford runs the Whitewright Hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Ford
Board of Education
Ford
Demonstrator Miss Dunlap Addresses 4-H Club Apron Patterns
Miss Helen Dunlap of Collin County met with the Asa Walker 4-H Club girls on Monday April 10 to demonstrate apron making patterns and materials. She showed how to design aprons that suit different people and demonstrated color selection for various types. Attendance was fair with all members present except four.
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Helen Dunlap
Collin County
Asa Walker
Mozart Music Club Meets At Harrison Home For Recital
The Mozart Music Club met at Mary Alice Harrison's home on Saturday with Miss Tommie Chenoweth sponsoring. Members performed Chopin pieces, Bells of Saint Mary narration and song, several piano solos, and duets by Harrison and Vestal couples. After refreshments, they played softball, enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, and closed with a Virginia reel. next meeting is May 13 with Betty Jo Pierce.
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Mozart Music Club
Tommie Chenoweth
Mary Alice Harrison
Billie Hatfield
Frederick Chopin
Katie Kincaid
Chopin
Laverne Kilgree
Saint Mary
Betty Jo Pierce
Anna Ruth Johnson
Martha Louise
Foucheaux Vestal
Mary Alice
Charles Harrison
Arvin
Whitewright PTA Meets. Health Theme Dominates
The Whitewright Grammar School Parent-Teacher Association held its regular meeting in the school auditorium on Tuesday. With the president absent, vice-president Mrs. Floyd Everheart chaired. Mrs. Clara Myrick spoke on dental care and Mrs. Percy Darwin presented Vision of Children.
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Whitewright Grammar School
Grammar School
Floyd Everheart
Paul Ryan
Sherman
Everheart
Clara Myrick
Percy Darwin
C. T. Atkinson
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Teaches Berry Juice
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met in the high school kitchen to watch Grace I Neely a food specialist from A and M College demonstrate making strawberry juice She spoke on fruits and juices planting peach seeds and growing strawberries in Texas Twenty three home economics members attended along with visitors Mrs J E Morgan Miss Aleta Yarbrough Fannin County home agent and Mesdames Doss Duncan and Adcock of Bonham
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Whitewright
Grace I. Neely
A. and M. College
Texas
Neely
Home Economics
J. E. Morgan
Aleta Yarbrough
Fannin County
Mesdames Doss
Duncan and
Adcock
Bonham
Church Services at First Baptist Led by Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson serves as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m. Activities focus on weekly worship and doctrinal instruction.
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Leroy Anderson
Sunday church services and youth meeting announced
All usual services will be held next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by N. L. Manning superintendent. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by the pastor, Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday April 20 at 7:30 p.m. the Sherman District Young People's meeting will be hosted by the young people. J. M. Connally, pastor.
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N. L. Manning
Epworth League
Sherman
J. M. Connally
Horse Rhythm in Singing Cowboy Songs in Fort Worth
Dr. Newton Gaines of Texas Christian University explains that real cowboys sing with a "horse rhythm" matching the saddle working day. He notes cowboys sang quietly alone to quiet cattle, not loudly in public, and that cowboy tunes trace to 70s and 80s popular songs reshaped by pioneer life. Gaines grew up in West Texas and has sung since age seven.
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Fort Worth
Newton Gaines
Texas Christian University
Texas Folk-Lore Society
Dr. Gaines
West Texas
Big Bend
Want Ad to Find Results for Readers
A simple want ad approach promises quick results for readers seeking services or items. It outlines how placing an advertisement can connect buyers and sellers efficiently within a local market.
Failure Noted Tommy and Willie Exchange Jokes
Two men recall parental diets in a humorous exchange about strength and swimming. Tommy claims his father has eaten beef all his life and is as strong as an ox. Willie counters that his father eats fish yet cannot swim a stroke, highlighting contrasting fortunes with a witty bite.
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Tommy
Willie
The Truth of the Matter Willie Pop Dialogue
Willie asks about the ups and downs of life. Pop replies with a concise saying on giving ups and paying downs, reflecting a simple streetwise philosophy.
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Willie
Pop
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