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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
5
Locals report visits by Dorothy Hamilton in Dallas Inez Ray in Gainesville and Gladys Ray in Dallas. several relatives travel to Durant Oklahoma and Fort Worth. A good used piano is for sale or trade for livestock. many residents visit San Antonio St. Louis and Sherman. Absentee voting begins in Grayson County with updates on crops and local events.
Mr and Mrs Clay Horton and family set out Monday for Spring Valley and San Francisco with Yellowstone and more on the itinerary visiting Hortons brother Eldon Horton. Also noted are Houston National Guard service for Guy Hamilton Jr and a hand injury to Mrs Marion Craig needing twelve stitches.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson Sloan celebrate their golden wedding with an open house on their 84 acre farm southwest of Whitewright. The couple, long time Democrats and Baptists, have 12 children 24 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. They plan to reach 75 years of marriage with good health.
Mrs. Charles Ayres hosted a Friday afternoon shower for Miss Myra Nell Vestal, bride elect of Mr. Stanly Schulz. Fifteen guests attended as games and contests entertained, gifts were presented by Mrs. Newton Manning, and refreshments were served.
Mrs John H Madonne, recently returned from Bern Switzerland, spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon. Presented by C B Bryant Jr, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J W McMurry of Whitewright and wife of the United States consul at Bern. She described a prewar German visit and Swiss war preparations, recounting conditions in Switzerland just before the war.
The advertisement promotes a vegetable laxative that acts punctually thorough and gentle when directions are followed. It claims to be an intestinal tonic laxative using all vegetable ingredients to tone lazy bowel muscles. The l axative is marketed as economical with 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
Mrs. Madonne recalled wartime mobilization when men rushed to their posts and women filled factories farms and other roles. She shared visits to other countries before the war and described the era as one of the club’s most engaging talks. Sherman Rotary Club guests Hank McLean J A Alexander and W J Foley attended.
The Missionary Society of the Central Christian Church elected officers for the year: President Mrs Emory Christian, Vice President Mrs Gomer May, Secretary Treasurer Mrs George Burnham, World Call Secretary Miss Mae Hall. Devotional led by Mrs W M Williams with piano by Mrs J L Kirkpatrick. Mrs Lloyd Motley of Van Alstyne spoke, outlining next year’s work. Motley heads the bi-county union with Fannin and Grayson Counties. Visitors included Mrs Perry, Mrs M B Morgan, Mrs Frome, Mrs Parsons of Denison, and Mrs Sanstrom of Van Alstyne.
Funeral services were held for John R. Murphy 82 at 4 p m Saturday at the Central Christian Church conducted by Rev LeRoy Anderson. Interment followed at Wittitoe Cemetery west of Whitewright under Glen Earnheart. Murphy died Thursday night on his farm southwest of town where he had lived 44 years. He moved to Texas 45 years ago, lived near Tom Bean then bought the farm. He was born June 22 1858 in Cumberland County Kentucky and married Edith Staton October 23 1887 in Clay County Tennessee. He is survived by two sons five daughters and a sister in Kentucky.
U. Knaggs of Cotulla and a Kentucky sister, 27 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren were noted as attendees. Out of town relatives included Mrs. Lawrence Schadegg of Stillwater Minnesota, Mrs. A U Knaggs and two sons of Cotulla, Mrs Ss L Young and children of Denton, and James Lay of Stinson Field San Antonio.
Texas farmers benefited from AAA provisions raising small payments under $200, totaling over 5.25 million dollars in College Station. Increases ranged from under one dollar to 14 dollars per payment, with 337,459 payments raised and 183,382 deductions capped at 10,000 dollars. The plan boosts small farmer purchasing power and soil-building efforts with a minimum $20 soil-building allowance.
Leroy Anderson serves as pastor at Central Christian Church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Bible study at 10 a.m. a second preaching at 10 55 a.m. and an evening sermon at 8 15 p.m. Bible study resumes Wednesday at 8 15 p.m.
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