Local visitors and Easter travel noted across area
A roundup of residents and visitors including R W Henry of Fort Worth spending time with relatives, Mrs Earl Jenkins in Dallas, Miss Martha Sue Tomlin in Fort Worth, and Dessye Reynolds visiting Wichita Falls. Easter guests appeared in Farmersville Sherman Gainesville Denison and Dallas areas. A birth announcement for a daughter April 13 marks community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Sue Tomlin
Fort Worth
Dessye Reynolds
Wichita Falls
Lester Haile
Lucile Watson
Gainesville
Social News Highlights From Whitewright Areas
A roundup of visitors and events in Whitewright and nearby towns includes Mrs. Howard Brodhead of Gainesville in Whitewright, Dr. John A. Ray returning to St. Louis, and Easter visits by several families from Denton Graham and Bonham. Updates on local illnesses, hospital stays, church activities, school progress, and notable residents such as S. R. McKinney’s reelection and Ira Ginnings illness are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Vestal
Rolla Trendon Vestal
New York City
Juliana Elizabeth Garrett
Rockefeller Riverside
Carder
Trendon
Whitewright
Baylor University
Columbia University
New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital
New York
Whitewright News Briefs Highlight Local Guests and Jobs
Green ville visitors Mr and Mrs L C Gee traveled from Ardmore Oklahoma after visiting their daughter Mrs Fred W Smith formerly of Whitewright. Thirty employees of Community Public Service Company met in the local office then dined at Craig's Cafe and Felker Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Barnett
Ardmore
Okla
D. Hunter
Bob
Myra
Vern Snodgrass
Oklahoma City
Floyd Snodgrass
L. C. Gee
Greenville
Whitewright
Fred W. Smith
Community Public Service Company
Craig's Cafe
Felker Cafe
United States
Washington, D. C
Smith
Washington
Mr. Smith
Public Works Administration
Texas Under Six Flags Dr Burma Addresses Rotary
Dr J H Burma pastor of Central Presbyterian Sher Rotary Club spoke on Texas Under Six Flags at a Friday luncheon. J H Waggoner introduced him. Burma highlighted Texas history as 1936 marked the state centennial. Nominating committee proposed officers for next year: Gomer May president, Murray Bryant vice president, Clay Horton secretary, W E Lytreasurer. Visitors included C R Van De Mark Jim Tong Sherman Dr John A Ray St Louis C M Howard John H Burma Jr and E M Sheppard deputy State superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burma
Central Presbyterian Church
Sherman
Rotary Club
J. H. Waggoner
Burma
Texas
Club
Gomer May
Murray Bryant
Clay Horton
W. E. Ly
C. R. van de Mark
Jim Tong
John A. Ray
St. Louis
C. M. Howard
John H. Burma Jr
E. M. Sheppard
Mrs Ted Spinx Hosts Y M S G Meeting
Mrs Ted Spinx hosted the Y M S G gathering Tuesday with twelve members and two visitors Mrs Rich Simpson and Mrs Lester Simpson attending. Roll call elicited tales of kind deeds and helpful hints. refreshments followed. The club will meet at Mrs Mack Pierson’s home next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Spinx
Pie Supper At Ken tucky Town Benefits Church
A pie supper will be held Friday night at Kentucky Town to raise funds for the church. The ladies of the church plan to give away a quilt following the pie supper. An invitation is extended to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown
Funeral services for James R. Dean in Kentuckytown
Funeral services for James Robert Dean aged 75 were held at the Kentucky town Baptist Church with Rev. C Chumbley and Rev. W J Epting officiating. Interment followed in Kentucky town Cemetery. Survived by eight children and three grandchildren, his life centered in Grayson County and Kentuckytown with extended periods in Whitewright Tom Bean and Dallas. Sea horses are noted as warm water inhabitants, occasionally in cold seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Dean
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
C. Chumbley
Howe
W. J. Epting
Celina
Kentuckytown
Tony Weber
J. M. Parrish
W. C. Cole
G. E. Ball
G. F. Teague
Jewell Biggerstaff
Mr. Dean
Grayson County
Thomas Dean
Simpson County
Kentucky
Dean
Baptist Church
J. W. Connelly
Ethel Foster
Thomas Hibbert Dean
Savoy
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Blanche Dean
Wichita Falls
Zetta Mae Dean
Houston
Jack Ritchie
James Dean
Dallas
Robert Dean
Sherman
Grace Dean
Bryan M. Dean
Ima Jo Dean
Martha
Jacquelyn Ritchie
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Meets for Centennial Quilt
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met with Miss Mildred Holcomb on Thursday afternoon. President Mrs. Chess Pope presided as a committee was formed to dispose of the Centennial quilt, including Mrs. Lester Haile, Mrs. R. R. Waldo, Mrs. Fred Cook, and Mrs. Allen T. Short. Birthday remembrances were shared for Mrs. Cecil Hill and Mrs. Van Clabhorn. Twenty seven members and three visitors attended. Readings were offered by Mrs. George German and Miss Holland of Bonham. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Mildred Holcomb
Chess Pope
Lester Haile
R. R. Waldo
Fred Cook
Allen T. Short
Cecil Hill
van Clabhorn
George German
Miss Holland
Bonham
Church School Reorganized At Local Church Service
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads 10 a m Sunday school with W L Stowers as superintendent The Tapscotts class is renamed Daughters of Ruth The young men’s class reorganized and will be taught by Johnnie Bean At 11 a m the Message of the Man Sent from God Evening worship with the Methodists in their series of meetings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Stout
Woodmen Circle
Sherman
Methodist Church
Dr. Stout
Methdist
Newton Manning
B. Wrenn Webb
W. L. Stowers
Miss Tapscott
Daughters of Ruth
Johnnie Bean
Enterprise School Honor Roll for July
The Enterprise school four miles northeast of Whitewright lists honor roll members by grade: First grade O E Price Betty Lou Key. Second grade Edna Lee Price. Third grade Billie Harvey. Fourth grade Mildred Kent Zula May. Fifth grade Glen Robarts. Sixth grade Lynal J Moore. Seventh grade Mary Edna May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise School
Whitewright
O. E. Price
Betty Lou Key
Edna Lee Price
Billie Harvey
Mildred Kent
Zula May
Glen Robarts
Lynal J. Moore
Mary Edna May
Mule Attacks Man Wife Kills Animal
Frank Ferguson of Talco area narrowly escaped death when a enraged mule attacked him in a barn. His wife fired twice with a high power rifle, first wounding the animal in the hip, then delivering a brain shot that killed it instantly, saving Ferguson from serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ferguson
Talco
Mr. Ferguson
Pecos Barbers Battle Over Long Mustaches Contest
In Pecos a ro tary and Lions Club contest to crown the longest mustache fuels civic vanity as members compare whiskers and debate legality of importing the man from Snyder featured in a Ripley cartoon. A walking machine tests upper shoe wear at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Snyder
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
Proper Diet Adds Seven Years Life To Humans
Washington Dr Henry C Sherman of Columbia University said a diet rich in calcium protein vitamin A and vitamin G can add about seven years to the average human life. In rat studies under Carnegie Institution guidance he found life expectancy rising from seventy to seventy seven years as the prime period extends. He described a mix of three parts whole wheat and one part dried whole milk with salt and water as adequate, with small additions of the four nutrients boosting vitality and longevity for young and old alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry C. Sherman
Columbia University
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Sherman
Machines and Jobs in the Industrial Age
Arthur Brisbane argues that machinery expands employment overall. Sewing machines displaced hand sewing but created better paid work for women. steam locomotives replaced stage coach drivers with far more railroad jobs. typesetting machines increased printers’ employment. automobile mass production replaced wheelwrights yet generated many new jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Arthur Brisbane
Bet
Automobile industry and automation debate statement
A speaker argues that removing machinery would raise costs and leave millions idle, noting an automobile currently priced at 700 could rise to 10,000. The speaker questions whether farmers would abandon mowing and threshing machines, highlighting the broader impact of automation on employment and productivity.
One Method of Assurance Subscription Notice
A small country weekly runs a tongue in cheek subscription notice warning that frequent fainting spells and a list of ailments mean you are not well and may die soon. It urges readers to pay subscriptions in advance to secure a place in a future obituary notice.
Progress on a New House Met With Wry Forecast
A resident jokes about building a home and the pace of progress. The speaker notes a roof and mortgage are in place and predicts the furnace and the sheriff arriving before fall, signaling ongoing construction and legal or financial steps.
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R. W. Henry
Mrs. Earl Jenkins
JH. Norris
Madill, Okla
C. L. Cowart of
Silverton
His
Mrs. M. J. Long
Ralph Sanders
A. L. Jackson
Mrs. O. L. Sears
Farmersville
Roy Sharyers of
Mrs
D. E. Walker
Mona Belle Biggerstaff
A. L. Biggerstaff
John Holcomb of
A. L. Holcomb
Earl Whiteacre
Whitewight
Mrs. T. M. Johnson
Tyler
Mrs. W. Byrd
Albert Lea Jackson
E. H. Hughes
W. L. Butler
Mrs. J. A. Titus and Sons of
Denton
John Hollingsworth
Ben Patterson
White Rock Lake
Ramsey McMillin of
Southmayor
Joe Clark
Robert
Marshall
E. T. Doss
W. J. Doss
Coalgate
O. C. West
C. P. McGinnis
Billie Peterson
Denison
C. B. Bryant
Jack Barbee
Mt. Pleasant
W. J. Barbee
Frank Hanna
Mrs. W. E. Pennell
Hollywood
Margaret Sullivan
Buck Jones
Miracle Rider” & Short
Warner Baxter
Jack Oakie
Alice Fay
Irene Dunn
Robert Taylor
Howard Brodhead
F. E. Douglas
Graham
B. F. Fulkerson
Glenn Doss
Gomer Graves
Clifton
B. G. Gowdy
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Claud Thompson
Delta County
B. W. Newman
Sherman Hospital
Douglas Hawley
Daily Times Herald
Sun
Dero Austin
S. L. Ricketts
Myrtle
May Badgett
J. E. Payne Jr
J. O. Hoard
Frank Armstrong
Plano
Dick Barbee
Honey Grove
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Tommie Chenoweth
Bells and Savoy
E. A. McMahon
Tom
Luella Poston
J. F. Fender
R. C. Montgomery
Paris
First Presbyterian Church, Denison
Drewie Caylor
Don Farmer
W. W. Caylor
S. R. McKinney
McKinney
Maggie Montgomery
Lee Norris
Philip Norris
R. C. Norris
Mattie Hasting
Elmer Sanderson
J. R. Fleming
Ira
Frances Hepburn
Hepburn
J. M. Hughes
Texas Christian University
Central Christian Church
Mayfair Macaulay
Mayfair
J. L. Boone
Robert Gordon
Elizabeth
Temple
G. W. Pope
Austin
S. T. Montgomery
C. T. Atkinson
Hamilton
San Antonio
Clyde Montgomery
Sanatorium
San Angelo
Bethel Baptist Church
Ira Ginnings
Whitesboro
Jennings
Mr. Ginnings
E. A. Douglas
First Presbyterian Church
B. S. Montgomery
R. T. Pennington
Emmet Penn
Robert Sears
Presbyterian Missionary Society of Whitewright
The
Presbyterian
W. J. Hogan
Bells
Old Age Assistance Commission
Hogan
Whitwright
H. D. Club
Presbyterian Church
Craig
Oxfords
Cole & Davis Co
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