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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
5
Locals from Leonard Sherman and Dallas visit kin in Denison Fort Worth and Greenville over the holiday. Students from Texas A and M and the University of Texas are noted visiting home for Easter while others travel to Oklahoma City for work opportunities.
Local residents from Ector Sulphur Springs Denton and Dallas visit relatives in Sherman area. Easter travels, train trips, and shop openings marked the week. Rainfall totals reach 2.48 inches in April while Ashburn Ice Cream prepares a Denison store.
Douglas chaired the Rotary Club program last Friday with Judge Jake J. Loy of Sherman as guest speaker who discussed the Grayson County courthouse project and its obstacles. After the talk members debated the Van Alstyne Trenton road plans while a rehearsal dinner at a private home followed with pink and white floral decor and a bridal table setting.
Mrs J H Hopper received a surprise birthday dinner at her northeast of town home Friday planned by her children. Guests included Mrs Charley Howard, Mrs John Smith, Mrs Charley Arney, Mrs Doc Rhody, Mrs E Hicks, Mrs Ewing Blanton, Mrs G M Williams, and Mrs Charlie Mitchell.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met with Mrs. Melvin Anderson on Tuesday afternoon. A kitchen shower honored her birthday and refreshments were served to 11 members. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Floyd Bassett.
Miss Margaret McMurry daughter of Mr and Mrs J W McMurry married John H Madonne American vice consul at Beirut in a First Presbyterian Church ceremony. The reception followed at the bride’s home with family and friends in attendance. The couple plans to sail for Beirut May 28 and then New York before sailing.
Lilburn C. Ross of Whitewright and Miss Anna Lee Roark of Leonard were married at 10 30 o clock Wednesday night in the pastor's study at the First Presbyterian Church of Commerce. Rev. Thomas B Gallaher officiated. The couple will reside in Whitewright where Ross operates a cleaning plant.
Mrs. Guy Hamilton presented her Dunning pupils in recital Thursday afternoon. The program featured Eugene Reeves, Dorothy Nell Hall, C. B. Bryant III, Margaret Hanna, Hugh Tim Atterberry, Claire Doss, Mrs. C. H. Stuteville, Dorotha Darwin, Jo Willa Stuteville, Sara Kathryn Atterberry, Sarah Belle Gillett, Grace Chumbley and Frances Pope. Assisting were Janis Jane Horton, Norma Frances Donigan and Mrs. O. L. Jones. Grace Chumbley won the loving cup for general excellence. Guests included pupils mothers and members of the Whitewright Music Club and two literary clubs.
Dorothy Marie Jarvis, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W J Martin of Whitewright, belongs to the Pampa Junior-Hi Glee Club which took first place in the county inter scholastic league meet. She also sings in the Junior-Hi Band. The Jones family reunion at Trenton honored six April birthday anniversaries at a special dinner. Mr and Mrs O L Jones and children visited. W O Houston moves to town to manage the Texas Store with W A Roberts guiding operations. Denton Teachers College freshman Thomas Sears earns honor roll status among the top 13 percent of 1883 students, with six A’s, four A’s and one B among the upper cohort.
Compilation notes key dates from 1846 to 1934 including the saxophone’s invention in 1846 the start of World War I in 1914 Mae West’s 1899 birth jazz origins in 1915 radio crooning in 1926 the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the 1934 great drought.
A brief exchange features Mrs Newbridge asking about flattering her husband and Mrs Oldun replying she sometimes asks for his advice. The light remark highlights marriage dynamics and social humor.
A large clean brush helps with house cleaning including sills and baseboards. Soaking pans in water with washing soda for 15 minutes eases washing. Sugar in roast beef gravy boosts flavor. A small soap dish on the scrub bucket saves soap. Add liquid and bake muffins to avoid extra rolling of baking powder biscuits. Boiling water through stained tablecloths and glycerine aid stain removal. Ammonia and turpentine remove paint from fabric. Soak feet in hot water with salt for relief. A pinch of baking powder reduces cooking odor from cabbage. Rusty nails in soil improve plant sturdiness.
Claude Callan notes contrast between sentimental songs praising mothers and the real home duty strain. He points to mothers being unburdened in lyrics while at home they mend clothes cook clean and repair, with family members relying on them and leaving chores unfinished. The daughter even leaves duties to mother as dinner pressures mount.
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