Local social notes from Whitewright and nearby towns
Relatives and visitors noted across Whitewright Dallas Denison Sherman Richardson and Greenville with many brief calls and calls on friends. Names include Mrs W E LaRoe S W Earnest J L Boone Mrs Mayfair Macaulay Joe McKinney Joe Enochs Velma Hudson W B Head A M Richardson Christine Williams Romy Dickson Alice Cantwell Lester Haile J W Adamson J M Fulkerson W M Enochs Stedham Mildred Holcomb and others with trips to Celina Arlington and Texarkana plus a greenhouse opening in Richardson.
Whitewright Tikitings of Relatives Visits and Local Notes
Mr and Mrs J S Blanton return to Vernon after visiting his mother Mrs B F Blanton and other relatives here. Dallas visitors include Mr and Mrs John Jackman who saw aunt Kate Kincaid and Mrs Olivia Whedbee. Local sales promote Norge Electric Washer at 39.95 and used refrigerators 7.50 to 15.00.
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J. S. Blanton
Vernon
B. F. Blanton
John Jackman
Dallas
Kate Kincaid
Olivia Whedbee
Norge
Lem Tittsworth Furniture
Bonham, Texas
Policy on Unsigned Submissions at The Sun
The Sun states it does not publish unsigned news items received by mail. It explains several reasons for this rule, including the need to verify authorship and authenticity. Only signed articles are considered for publication to ensure credibility and accountability.
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the Sun
Bonds Approved for Trenton School Gymnasium
Voters in the Trenton school district approved 8,000 in bonds for a new gymnasium. The tally was 78 in favor and 25 against, according to the Trenton Tribune.
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Trenton
Trenton Tribune
Needlecraft Club meets with Mrs Howard for 11 members
The Needlecraft Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Bob Howard hosting eleven members. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Leon Johnson.
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Needlecraft Club
Bob Howard
Easter Services at Central Christian Church
Sunrise service at 5 30 a m Sunday school at 10 a m with W T Simmons as superintendent Morning worship at 11 a m featuring an Easter message by the pastor B T U at 6 30 p m directed by Mack Pierson and a 7 30 p m Easter cantata by choirs from all churches conducted by Pastor Leslie O Evans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
W. T. Simmons
Mack Pierson
Leslie O. Evans
Bridge Club Keeps Up Busy Week With Wins
The Wednesday Bridge Club met Wednesday afternoon in Mrs. Paul Ryan’s home. Mrs. Jack Curry won both the high-score prize and the special prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ryan
Jack Curry
Social at Baptist Church Hosts Busy Teen Group
The Intermediate B Y P U held a Friday night social at the Baptist Church with Hamilton Vestal as host and Ann Louise Sanders as hostess. Guests included Buford Simmons Donald Hudgins Braswell Alexander Montie Atkinson Betty Atkinson Marie Badgett Betty Jean Owens Barbara Gordon Oma Van Sanders and Louise Vestal enjoying games and refreshments.
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Baptist Church
Hamilton Vestal
Ann Louise Sanders
Buford Simmons
Donald Hudgins
Braswell Alexander
Montie Atkinson
Betty Atkinson
Marie Badgett
Betty Jean Owens
Barbara Gordon
Oma van Sanders
Louise Vestal
Easter Worship at First Presbyterian Church
Dr. B Wrenn Webb presides at 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m morning worship with Easter Meditation. Junior Church joins in worship with the main church. No evening service. Union Easter Cantata at Baptist Church. Friday April 15 annual congregational business session after supper with department reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Joe M. Connally
French
Sherman
Methodist Church
B. Wrenn Webb
Baptist Church
Friday Literary Club Meeting Showcases Home Beautiful Program
The Friday Literary Club gathered at Mrs. J. H. Waggoner’s home with a program on Home Beautiful. Mrs. H. W. Key spoke on Furniture and Its Placement, Mrs. Olivia Whedbee on Selection and Arrangement of Pictures, and Mrs. R. A. Gillett prepared Romance of Home, Sweet Home read by Mrs. N. L. Manning. A social hour followed with an Easter plate served to members and guests Mrs. Bryant Penn and Mrs. Thomas Gillett.
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J. H. Waggoner
H. W. Key
Olivia Whedbee
Sweet Home
R. A. Gillett
N. L. Manning
Bryant Penn
Thomas Gillett
Birthday Party for 22 Girls Hosted by Willie Ruth Maddox
Willie Ruth Maddox entertained twenty two girls at a birthday party Monday afternoon. Refreshments were served to a list of attendees including Betty Jo Hamilton Betty Sears Ima Sue Garner Katie Kincaid Margaret Ann Burnham Betty Jean Brice Betty Lee Jones Betty Bryant Bettye Nell Yeager Peggie Sue Coffey Bessie Jo Russell Jimmie Sue McCarstin Bettye Ann Darwin Henrietta Jackson Wanda Lee Green Billie Jean Wallace Annette Harper Prilla Ann Hinton Mrs John A Yeager Mrs C H Stuteville Charleen Stuteville Mrs Jack Harper Mrs Frank Hinton Mrs Otto Russell Miss Clyde Marie Russell Patty Everheart and Dorothy Sue Douglas. The candles on the birthday were blown out by Willie Ruth.
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Willie Ruth Maddox
Betty Jo Hamilton
Betty Sears
Ima Sue Garner
Katie Kincaid
Margaret Ann Burnham
Betty Jean Brice
Betty Lee Jones
Betty Bryant
Bettye Nell Yeager
Peggie Sue Coffey
Bessie Jo Russell
Jimmie Sue McCarstin
Bettye Ann Darwin
Henrietta Jackson
Wanda Lee Green
Billie Jean Wallace
Annette Harper
Prilla Ann Hinton
John A. Yeager
C. H. Stuteville
Charleen Stuteville
Jack Harper
Frank Hinton
Otto Russell
Clyde Marie Russell
Pattie Everheart
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Willie Ruth
Rotary Club Luncheon Showed Local Talent Interest
Clay Horton chaired the Whitewright Rotary Club luncheon program but the planned program did not materialize. Joe M. Connally, pastor of the First Methodist Church, gave an inspiring talk on The Meaning of Easter. The meeting included brief talks on local interests such as road rebuilding and the Kessler plan for Whitewright.
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Clay Horton
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Tom Bean Road
Trenton Woman Dies in California Typhoid Pneumonia
Mr and Mrs C S Smith of near Trenton receive word that their daughter Mrs Leon Henderson formerly Norma Jean Smith died Sunday night after a short illness of typhoid fever and pneumonia. A 1937 Whitewright High School graduate, she married Leon Henderson of Rose Hill last June and they lived in Arvin California where she was buried after funeral services held April 11.
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C. S. Smith
Trenton
Arvin
Calif
Leon Henderson
Norma Jean Smith
California
After Him Men Chief of Police Description of Missing Cashier
A police chase unfolds as a bank notes heist yields a wry exchange. The banker describes the missing cashier as about five feet five inches tall and seventy thousand dollars short, framing the amount taken in the heist. The remark highlights the financial gap and the chase that followed.
Enterprise Baptist Church Sunday Services and Welcome
Enterprise Baptist Church invites all to Sunday school at 10 a m and services with earnest gospel preaching and music. The second and fourth Sundays feature preaching. The Fannin County Workers Conference meets at Randolph Monday with dinner served. O F Robinson is pastor.
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Fannin County
Enterprise Baptist Church
Christ
Fannin County Workers’ Conference
Randolph
O. F. Robinson
Canaan Teachers Are Re-elected
Principal Elrod and assistant Miss Gertie Brown were re elected to teach the Canaan school for another year. John Hopper was re elected without opposition at the recent trustee election. other board members are Jess Franklin and J. E. Smith.
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Elrod
Gertie Brown
Canaan
John Hopper
Jess Franklin
J. E. Smith
Quote by Cicero on labor and pleasure
A Cicero saying states that pursuing good with labor leaves lasting good, while chasing pleasure yields fleeting pleasure and enduring evil. It contrasts virtue with vice and highlights lasting impact beyond temporary gains.
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Cicero
Doss to Represent Aggies in Battle of Flowers
Texas A and M junior Robert Doss was chosen with Mayo Thompson of Fort Worth to represent the college in the Battle of Flowers oratorical contest in San Antonio on April 21. Doss spoke on The Ideals of the Texians as he and Thompson advanced from a field of ten. UT students also compete. Doss is the son of Mr and Mrs T G Doss of Whitewright.
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The
University of Texas
Doss
T. G. Doss
Whitewright
Japanese mills set textile output record in ten months
Japanese cotton yarn spinning mills established a new high by producing 3,361,000 500 pound bales in the first ten months of last year.
More Money Released for Public Schools in Texas
Austin announces release of 4,699,956 in state aid to public schools. The payout covers nearly all of the 22 per capita apportionment for the year ending Aug 31, leaving only a small remainder. A prior Friday payment of 3 to each of 1,566,652 scholars is noted, with the balance to be distributed at not more than 2 per capita monthly.
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Austin
Supt. L. A. Woods
Well Learned Minister Crackdown Dialogue Quip
A brief exchange centers on a sharp jab about moral lessons, with a retort shifting the insult toward discipline at home. The snippet hints at a chorus of moral rebuke and a defiant response, framed as a wry comment on upbringing and propriety.
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W. E. LaRoe
S. W. Earnest of
Denison
J. L. Boone
Mrs. Mayfair Macaulay
Joe McKinney
Joe Enochs of
Mrs
Jesse Wallace
Velma Hudson
McKinney
Mrs. W. B. Head
W. B. Head
A. M. Richardson
Joe R. Dean
Rev. C. Chumbley
Howe
F. D. Layman
Celina
Floyd’ S Harris
Home Demonstrations Clubs
Arlington
Christine Williams
Richardson
Ouida Nell Harris
Romy Dickson
General Electric
Lem Tittsworth’s
Bonham
Alice Cantwell
of Sherman
Alyne Hanna
Lester Haile
Lester Martin
J. W. Adamson
J. M. Fulkerson
Glenn Doss
W. M. Enochs
W. H. Stedham
J. E. Stedham
Greenville
Mildred Holcomb
Texarkana
G. C. Ivins
Claudine Lancaster
Marguerite Billingsly
George Butler
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Commerce
S. T. Montgomery
Fredric March
Franciska Gaal
Mae West
Edmund Lowe In
Frank Morgan
Florence Rice
John Beal
Thur. & Fri
Myrna Loy
Rosalind Russell
Will Barry
Houston
S. B. Barry
W. J. McInnis
Roswell, N. M
J. F. Lilley
Jack Spindle
Rusk
Cecil Spindle
J. F. Spindle
J. E. Mangrum
R. T. Pennington
Whitewright Lumber Co
L. LaRoe & Co
Lumberman’s Convention
J. E. Payne Jr
Jayne
J. D. Hoard
G. H. Nelson
Lubbock
Jim Lindsey
Frank Phillips
Wm. Taylor
Lee Wilson
Laura Jean
Billie Joe Phillips
Dick Williams
John Bradshaw
J. N. Powell
Dr. Powell
Floyd Harris
Ouida Nell
Reynolds Pierce
Thelma Autrey
H. R. Williams
Monta Badgett
Sherman Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Henry
Paris
van Johnson
Ralph Campbell
Earl Johnson
Fort Worth
P. R. Johnson
Billie Earl Montgomery
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Mark Montgomery
Billie Earl
Bridge Club
B. Y. P. U. Social
Rotary Club
Packing House Products
J. W. Press
Robert Doss
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