Community News Highlights Families Across Whitewright
Local social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hoard in Whitesboro and Rev. Ben Bell in Woodville. Denton and Denison connections appear with Stinson and Hamilton families, plus the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson on April 19 1940. WPA radio talent from Whitewright featured on KRRV Denison with school participants and accompanying families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Charlie Ayres
WPA
Pauline Magers
George W. New
KRRV
Denison
Whitewright
Wright-Cates at Durant Oklahoma in marriage
Wright Cates Raymond Cates son of Mr and Mrs Ray Cates of Whitewright wed Miss June Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs Lonnie Wright Bokchito Okla in Durant officiated by Rev W L Broome The couple reside at 511 Second Avenue Ardmore Okla Attendants were Miss Doris Jones and Mrs J E Long The bride from Bokchito is active in church and society The groom a 1931 Whitewright High School graduate and traveling salesman now based in Ardmore The couple visited his parents in Whitewright on Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Cates
Ray Cates
Whitewright
Durant
Okla
June Wright
Lonnie Wright
Bokchito
W. L. Broome
First Methodist Church of
Doris Jones
J. E. Long
Jones
Cates
Whitewright High School
Mangrum_ grocery
David G. Platter Coffee Co
Denison
Ardmore
Second Avenue
N. W
Porter School
Bonham
Ernest McCoy
Alonzo Harper
Paul Stephens
Joe Rich
C. M. Russy
Dallas
Hugh Hunter
Jim Hicks
Odus Hicks
Bethel
Lois Allen
Sherman
W. C. Anderson
Jim Laughlin
J. W. Gunter
J. J. Stewart
Ector
Ina Lee Hicks
Eva Anderson
Dorotha Jean McCord
Elbert Bennett
M. L. Williams
Juanita Howell
Bill Finley
Harlie Howell
Alvie Locke
Charlie Lambert
Willa Jean Hunter
Betty Jo Rich
Nicholson Tarrance wedding announced in Rusk
The marriage of Dorothy Nicholson to Reagan Tarrance was solemnized April 5 1940 in Shreveport Louisiana at 6 pm Rev W H Sapp officiating. The couple honeymooned in Shreveport and Monroe La Ruth Tarrance sister of the groom served as attendant. Both couples reside in Rusk with ties to the State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Nicholson
Reagan Tarrance
Rusk
W. T. Nicholson
Shreveport
W. H. Sapp
Monroe
Tarrance
Whitewright High School
State Hospital
T. E. L. Class Meets at Mrs. Morehead Home
The T. E. L. Sunday school class of the First Baptist Church held a social and business session Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. R. L. Morehead’s home with Mrs. J. L. Bow as co-hostess. Sixteen members, three associate members, and one visitor attended and enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
R. L. Morehead
J. L. Bow
Methodist Missionary Society Holds Social Meeting
The Methodist Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Grover Stateville's home with co host Mrs. Leon Johnson. Leader was Mrs. W N Stone. Program topic The World for Christ featured Scripture by Miss Sue Stephens prayer by Mrs H C Willis and talks by Mrs L O Lackey Mrs Ben Bell and a benediction by Mrs J B Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Missionary Society
Grover Stateville
Leon Johnson
W. N. Stone
Sue Stephens
H. C. Willis
Ben Bell
J. B. Hamilton
Rotary Club honors Billie Young at Fort Worth luncheon
Rotary Club of Fort Worth featured Billie Young of Fort Worth in solo numbers during the First Baptist Church revival program. C. J. Meador supervised the event and presented Mr. Young. The club recorded 100 percent attendance and aims to lead the district this month. Plans were set to attend the district meeting in Greenville May 5 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Young
Fort Worth
First Baptist Church
Rotary Club
C. J. Meador
Young
Greenville
Fidelis Class Meets at First Baptist Church Session
Mrs Marie Jenkins presided over the Fidelis Class meeting at the First Baptist Church Sunday school on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Paul Stephens hosted the business and social session for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stephens
First Baptist Church
Marie Jenkins
Cotton Mary Nell Porter Embarks 12 000 Mile Tour
Memphis maid of cotton Mary Nell Porter opens a 12 000 mile air tour as King Cotton's good will ambassador. She travels with a fashionist and National Cotton Council representative and will wear exclusive new cotton evening dresses in 28 major city shows starting with a Miami fashion show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Porter
Memphis
Tenn
King Cotton
National Cotton Council
Miss Porter
Miami
Forty-Two Played as Guests Dine at Afternoon Bridge
Forty-two was played throughout the afternoon with refreshments served to twenty members and two associate members. Co-hostesses were Mrs. R. D. Pannell Mrs. S. W. Spinks Mrs. E. T. Sanderson Mrs. Paul Ryan Mrs. G. L. Baugher Miss Pernie Badgett and Miss Cecil Doss. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gordon moved to Chickasha Oklahoma today where Mr. Gordon has accepted employment. Their daughter Barbara Jean will remain with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon until the end of the present school term when she will join them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Gordon
Elizabeth
Austin
Whitewright
Gordon
R. D. Pannell
S. W. Spinks
E. T. Sanderson
Paul Ryan
G. L. Baugher
Pernie Badgett
Cecil Doss
H. L. Gordon
Chickasha
Okla
Porter News Highlights Local Social and Civic Notes
Community life in Porter is covered with numerous family visits, neighborly gatherings, and visits between residents in Bonham and nearby towns. A 1932 Plymouth coupe in the city pound is noted, with suspects later jailed in Sherman. A speech by Hines outlines his tax plan and social security stance, promising a permanent Texas youth program and opposition to sales taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
F. O. Mangrum
LETTER FROM MAJORS SAY FAREWELL TO WHITEWRIGHT
Gertrude and Laura Lynn Major express gratitude to Whitewright friends as they relocate to Nashville Tennessee. They reflect on past ties and hope to remain part of the community, inviting messages from old acquaintances and new friends alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Gertrude and
Laura Lynn
18Th Ave
South
Nashville, Tenn
Central Christian Church Services and Timings
Central Christian Church announces Leroy Anderson as pastor. Sunday school at 10 a m precaching at 11 a m services every Lord's Day Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 10 55 a m Sunday evening at 7 45 p m Bible training Wednesday at 7 45 p m and a young people's meeting Sunday at 7 15 p m Leonard Mullens serves as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
Leroy Anderson
Young People’s Meeting
Leonard Mullens
Sunday Services and Meetings at Local Church
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Superintendent N L Manning. Morning worship at 11 with a sermon by the pastor on If It Were Not So I Would Have Told You. Young people’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Sarah Kilgree in charge. Evening service at 7:30 with a sermon on At the Crossroads of Life. Second quarterly conference follows with Rev C A Spraggins presiding for the district superintendent who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Manning
Jesus
Sarah Kilgree
C. A. Spraggins
First Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule
Dr. B Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am with Dick Montgomery as superintendent The Accessible Christ and The Junior Church at 10 50 am with Mrs Robert Sears Margaret Hanna and Norma Smith in support A 7 30 pm reading Delays in Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Dick Montgomery
Christ
Robert Sears
Margaret Hanna
Norma Smith
Providence
Youth Problem as Well as Pensions In Need of Solution
Dallas report quotes Harry Hines state highway commissioner and gubernatorial candidate calling for urgent care of Texas old age security and addressing a pending youth problem. He spoke Monday night on a statewide broadcast, outlining steps to reduce future needy aged by youth policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
Texas
Dallas
Harry Hines
Man hitchhikes to Oregon on raft with wine jug
Herbert Marley a 27 year old North Carolina itinerant drifted around San Francisco Bay on a raft with a gallon wine jug as his only companion. After beaming about the raft he confessed he had no idea how he came to be there saying he started to hitchhike to Oregon.
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San Francisco
Herbert Marley
North Carolina
Marley
San Francisco Bay
Oregon
Armadillos Spread into Arkansas and Louisiana
A brief note reports armadillos crossing from Texas into Arkansas and Louisiana. A Tulsa city directory lists a Scottish terrier Heather F Churchill as a guard. A Charlotte housewife seeks city health help to manage a rambunctious rat that eats poison, thrives on ground glass, and has driven away the family cat and overturned a trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Heather F. Churchill
Tulsa
Charlotte
N. C
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J. D. Hoard
Whitesboro
Woodville
A. M. Stinson
Denton
S. E. Wallace
Inez
Gladys Ray
Gainesville
Joe Johnson
Minnie Patterson
Clay Horton
A. A. Hudgins
Waco
Elizabeth Waggoner
Houston
Ann LaRoe
Pattie Everheart
Farmersville
Dorothy Hamilton
Honey Grove
Guy Hamilton
Pat Emmet
Grace Coulter
Lula Lee Vestal
R. C. Vestal
Dorothy LaRoe
W. E. LaRoe
J. A. Blanton
B. F. Blanton
Sara Kathryn Arterberry
TSCW
H. T. Arterberry
Walter Badgett
Jack Nossaman
Ponca City
Oklo
Lem Tittsworth’s
Eldridge Pendleton
Fred Conn
S. H. Montgomery
Berner Smitham
Rod Murchison
Newark
New Jersey
Quinton Nicholson
W. T Nicholson
Army Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Quinton
Army Air Corps
Brooks Field
Lee Norris
Viva Phillips
van Alstyne
Jim Lyles
Charlie Shott
Oklahoma City
Bess Snodgrass
Jesse Wallace
George Bennett
Will Smith
Willie B. and
Azilee
Billie Hatfield
Detroit
J. Lee Smith
Guy Hamilton Jr
Harry Montgomery
Jack Palmer
Hamilton Vestal
Navy
Hawaii
Far East
U. S. S. Henderson
H. Grady May Jr
H. G. May
Reynolds May
San Diego
Calif
E. M. Badgett
Floyd Harris
H. B. Everheart
Joe Stevens
Home Demonstration Clubs
John Yeager
Ford Motor Company
John
Grayson College
the Sun
Ernest Mayo
Wes S.rossciouahigrapclassdne
Joe Thomas May
Bill White
Joe Thomas
Bill
R. H. May
W. L. White
Robert Stevens
Cole Asbell
Asbell
Roy Taylor
Highway 160
Wright-Cates
Methodist Society
Fidelis
Porter News
Church OF Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Animal Kingdom
R. P. Childress
Men’s & Boys
Hanes
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