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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
4
Dozens of residents and relatives travel between Dallas Sherman Denison and other towns. Names include Miss Geneva Carr, Miss Mae Hall, J B Hall, Jo Willa Stateville, D S Carr, Foy Reeves, Grady Haliburton, Joe Rich, Belle Huddleston, and many others visiting kin in Denton Slaton Durant Oklahoma Greenville Fort Worth and Dallas during weekends and holidays.
Woodrow Williams of Wolfe City and Miss Vida Ray Arnwine of the Desert community south of town were united in marriage Saturday by Rev. Joe M. Connally, pastor of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith returned Friday from a month in California, sharing stories of Sunny California. Misses Inez and Gladys Ray returned Sunday from three weeks in Monterrey and Mexico City, visiting Corpus Christi, Galveston and Huntsville on the way home.
Mrs T G Doss, Miss Claire Doss, Mrs J W Hollingsworth and Miss Litha Hollingsworth visited in Denton Wednesday. Mary Ruth Holmes, visiting two weeks, returned with them. Nadine Kight and daughter Barbara Lee left Sunday for Mexico City joining a 150 person Arkansas Education Association Tour for 15 days. Melugin and Johnson open Melugin & Johnson filling station in Roberts garage building. Mr Johnson to move family to Whitewright. C A McLean family returned from Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky visiting Mammoth Cave, Floyd Collins Cave, and Hot Springs. Mrs C H Stateville hosted Bergie’s fifth birthday with 25 guests assisted by several.
Hon. Gerald Mann of Dallas former Secretary of State will guest speak at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. Mann, once SMU football star and assistant attorney general, later joined the State Planning Board in Washington, now practices law in Dallas. Also visiting were Hon. R. W. Calvert, speaker of the Texas House, F. B. Hamilton, and Joe Keith of Sherman, with Calvert touted as a potential attorney general candidate.
Society clubs hosted a Friday birthday dinner for Blannie Reeves honoring her brother Call Reeves and Mrs. G C Stateville who share the same July 29 birthday. Dallas guests Icey and Fay Reeves attended with G C Stuteville and son James, Albert Reeves, Wallace Reeves, and Cecil Doss.
Robert W. Calvert of Hillsboro E B Hamilton of Hillsboro and Joe Keith of Sherman, all lawmakers, were guests at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. Claud Meador presided in Murray Bryant's absence and each guest gave a three minute speech.
The Texas Legislature’s youngest speaker Calvert led a unusually brief session. Elder Leroy Brownlow delivered revival themed remarks at the Church of Christ, introduced by program chairman R. R. Waldo. Brownlow, noted storyteller, gave several tales before a closing talk on “Our Lives Are What We Make Them.”
A Sunday reunion for Alice Blanks drew 102 relatives and friends to a woods picnic near Whitewright. Family history read by Mrs. Gene Hughes and prayers led by Jim Blanks framed a day of baskets dinners and shared memories with numerous Blanks siblings and extended kin from Denison Denton Dallas and other Oklahoma towns.
Church services for Sunday August 8 at 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m preaching Epworth League 7 p m preaching 8 p m pastor Joe M Connally presiding The Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Monday at 4 p m at Mrs R L Sears home A travel talk by Mrs John Madanne of Berut Syria replaces the regular program During the pastor's absence society members conduct the 11 a m service The program includes a congregational song prayer solo by Mrs Horace Gordon devotional by Mrs Ben Montgomery reading Grandmother's Patch Work Quilt by Miss Geraldine Gaston and a play Great Possessions with listed participants
In Ottawa Kansas Lee Shelden age 24 fainted at the altar as Ruth Cooper age 23 proceeded down the aisle. He was revived but fainted again interrupting the ceremony a second time. Heat and nervous tension blamed as temperatures reached 100 degrees.
News of the death of Mrs W C Waldo of Pilot Point was received in Whitewright this morning at 11 o clock. She died after paralysis struck Tuesday. She was 72, born in Missouri, lived near Tioga as a girl, and has resided in Pilot Point 35 years. Survived by two sons and three daughters and three brothers. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Pilot Point.
Mrs J D Garner widow of the late J D Garner died Thursday at 11 30 AM at the home of Mrs T F Coffman where she had lived for several weeks. A former resident of Kennetuckytown and Bells she leaves several sons and daughters including Will Hud and George Garner of Sherman and Mrs Adrain Meadow of Bells. The body was taken to Sherman for burial preparation by a Sherman undertaker.
William A Shook 62 of Duncan Oklahoma died at 7 p m Saturday at the home of his brother in law and sister Mrs and Mrs F E Vittitoe while visiting He was born March 12 1875 in Weston Texas and had lived in Duncan for many years where he worked as a jeweler Surviving are his wife three daughters Mrs O M Dobbs Mrs A R Gardner and Mary Frances Shook all of Duncan one son F J Shook of Gladewater three sisters Mrs F E Vittitoe and Miss
Allie Shook of near Whitewright and Mrs. W. A. Wright of Dallas are linked with three brothers B. D. Shook of Whitesboro George Shook of Hollywood California and Levy Shook of Tulsa Oklahoma in a regional obituary style item noting kinship and residences.
James Edward Rutledge, 72, died Wednesday morning at the State hospital in Wichita Falls after a period of declining health. The body arrived in Whitewright Wednesday evening. He moved to Whitewright 28 years ago and lived on a farm northeast of town before relocating after his wife’s 1930 death. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. C. Chumbley of Howe and Rev. Joe M. Connally of the First Methodist Church in charge. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. He is survived by two sons Chesley of Oklahoma City and Obie of Whitewright, four grandchildren, and a brother J. H. Rutledge of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
In Peoria the Rev Charles Jaynes Jr aged seven was ordained by Rev G B Drake calling him the youngest in the world. About 1500 attended as Jaynes preached on Hell and God's penitentiary. He travels with a nurse and tutor and speaks five languages.
Cleveland steel man Harry Woodhead smokes a pipe in shifts, using 160 pipes over 16 weeks from a 30 year collection. He selects 10 pipes weekly and completes the cycle in four months. He advises two rules: keep the bowl clean and let it rest between smokes.
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