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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
3
Locals report many relatives visiting Whitewright or nearby towns. Names include Caylor Ayres Lingenfelter Burris Reynolds Harris Vestal Murphy Skaggs May and Bixler with moves from Sherman North Carolina California and Oklahoma City. Events cover hospitalizations discharges construction projects and a new frozen food locker plan.
Lubbock visitor Jim Sears spends time with his mother Mrs. R L Sears. E O Young buys West Grand avenue B L Montgomery lots to build a home on the vacant Montgomery property. Comptons return from Sanatorium with son Prentiss improving. W C Anderson and Melva Allen with Elmer and Morris Anderson visit relatives at Clarendon Cloud Amarillo Hale Center and Floydada. Womack family from New Orleans visits Inez and Gladys Ray en route to Yellowstone Park. Mrs J F Fender of Minneapolis stays in Whitewright after Dr Fender’s death. Lard thefts rise as local households report losses and arrests at Bailey. July the driest month in Whitewright with minimal rain. boll weevils reduced and cotton prospects good. corn recovering to a good crop. Ely community families gather at Marsalis Park in Dallas with extended relatives. Local classifieds: used furniture and sewing machines for sale. A Princeton County man spends a night in city jail for disturbances and damages. fined and released after remarks about drinking firewater. Father later pays fine and damages. suspect bears facial injuries from incident.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met in Mrs. Ed Martins home with seven members and two visitors Mrs. Nell Yeager and Mrs. L F Jacks. Miss Myrtle Badgett chaired. a letter from county agent Miss Moore noted the Red River Valley Fair committee meeting in Sherman August 3. Committees were named for fair exhibits picnic August 9 at Mrs. A G Mullinix and other roles. August is county wide recreational month, next meeting September 12 at Miss Myrtle Badgett's.
Mr and Mrs W T Adds of Garland announce the marriage of their daughter Inez Adds to Mark Montgomery Jr of Garland. The ceremony occurred July 19 at the bride’s parents home with Rev Charles L Cockrell officiating. Mrs Wylie Stone served as matron of honor and Robert D Montgomery acted as best man. The event had been set for August 10. Mrs Montgomery is a Garland High School graduate.
Montgomery, a Whitewright High School graduate and football standout, was discharged from the Army about a year ago after forty two months of service. He spent thirty months in Africa and Europe during his tour.
Gomer May led the luncheon program as Dr. John T. Nall president of Sherman Rotary spoke about the International Rotary convention in Atlantic City. Nall, a Sherman club delegate, noted 13 000 delegates with over 900 from abroad, including a traveler 10 000 miles. The convention theme was international understanding. Guests included Jerry Boren and Mrs. John T. Nall.
Mrs. Carson Burchfield and Ida Pearl Thrasher hosted a bridal shower for Mrs. Jimmie L. Anderson at three to five on Monday. Guests and gift givers included numerous local ladies and families, with prizes won by Mrs. H A James Miss Christine Nicely and Mrs. Tommy Robinson. Mrs. Anderson, formerly Marie Norvell, wed May 23 in Texarkana Arkansas.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH led by Rev. Clifford Taylor hosts Sunday School at 11 a.m. Sermon on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH with Rev. E A Doty holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. Evening service at 8 p.m.
The Church of Christ announces an eight o clock preaching service with Homer P Reeves of the Walnut Street Church of Christ Sherman starting a protracted meeting this Sunday morning.
Washington officials disclosed plans to build dozens of giant rockets and missiles for Army Air Forces to probe upper stratosphere conditions. Contracts with manufacturers would deliver 100 rockets reaching altitudes from under 20 miles to over 130 miles at an estimated total cost around 2 million dollars, with some ready to fire by next fall.
Noah Bass, aged 38, labeled a homeless Rip Van Winkle, faced federal charges for draft evasion. He told U S Commissioner J Paul McGeorge that the last five years he wandered near Kansas City and Versailles Missouri and seldom read or listened to radio, saying I sleep most of the time.
A German Shepherd guided police to a choking spaniel tethered to a tree by a knotted rope in a remote canyon near a Pasadena ranch. Officer P M de Laubenfels tracked the dogs through brush and found the spaniel barely breathing before both dogs were rushed to a local hospital.
A shelter operated by Mane Society became the temporary home for a dog pack as police conducted a wide search for their owners. Local authorities coordinated with animal welfare workers to ensure the animals’ safety during the ongoing pursuit.
Richmond Indiana police report Orville McKinley, 50, said his wife woke him for coffee at 2 a.m. Saturday. When he declined, she struck him with a hammer and fired a .22 rifle, forcing him to flee three miles. Mrs McKinley is held for observation and investigation.
A vivid poem describes sudden rain cascading over gutters and a glassy roof, shutters rattling, and pools forming across soaked grass. Smoke threads drift over the house while maples drip and hedges bow, as lanes flood and pastures gleam under the falling sky. Sara King Carleton.
Doilies placed on furniture are called antimacassars because they were originally designed to protect surfaces from macassar oil used in hairdressing.
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