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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
5
A flurry of relatives and visitors marked the week in Whitesboro Sulphur Springs Dallas Houston and nearby areas. Residents reported trips to Gibbs Greenville Lone Oak Gainesville Sherman and Garland with several guests and hosts exchanging greetings and updates. A birth was announced for Luther Skaggs's family on Wednesday August 9.
Whitewright and nearby towns see a flurry of visits and greetings as residents welcome relatives from Denison Celeste Bonham and Sherman. Notables include Paul Vestal traveling to Chicago for the Century of Progress Exposition and Jack Lackey taking a new engineer post at the Blossom power plant.
Mr and Mrs John Cantrell and children of Durant Oklahoma visited his parents Sunday. Mayfair Macaulay and her children from Dallas visit her parents the Boone couple. Lloyd Windle and children from Taton New Mexico visit T G Worden and relatives south of town. Justice Guy Stedham reports fifteen births and six deaths in Justice precinct three from July 6 to August 6.
Rev. L. G. Hagard, pastor of the Methodist Church, opened a revival meeting Wednesday night at the Marvin church located four miles northeast of Whitewright.
C. J. Meador and sons Jack and Jim returned Friday from Arkadelphia where they visited relatives. Meador says the cotton crop looks good in Arkansas while feed crops are very short.
Mrs. 8S. T. Montgomery and her daughter Mrs. C. T. Atkinson with children visited in Wichita Falls and Seymour the first of the week.
Miss Gertrude Montgomery returns to Ada Oklahoma on Monday after visiting her father B S Montgomery. She is accompanied by her sister Mrs Julian Boone of Clinton Oklahoma who was visiting.
Tobe Marquess and his son from Phoenix Arizona spent the weekend visiting cousins Dr. R. May and Mrs. W C Fain. Marquess once lived in this area as a young man and had not returned in 57 years. Willis Simmons returned to Fort Worth Tuesday after a summer with his mother Cora Simmons and resumes work at Renfro Drug Company in Fort Worth.
Mrs. Cora Simmons and her daughter Mrs. Clarence McMillin attended the funeral of O. H. Haydon, a pioneer Sherman grocery merchant, held Sunday afternoon in Sherman.
Misses Inez and Gladys Ray returned Saturday from a month long visit in Tennessee and Alabama. They spent most of their time in Memphis visiting sister Edna Ray Womack and niece Mrs. M L Patton.
Jesse McIver resigns as manager of L. LaRoe & Company at Bailey and buys a variety store in Wolfe City. Merle Tyree of Sherman succeeds him at Bailey. The Needlework Guild met with Mrs. Kelous Watson. seven members and two guests, Mrs. H. A. Bremer and Miss Lona Giles of Glenmore, La., were hosted with refreshments.
Mrs J M Sturdivant visits Tulsa Oklahoma in the home of her son Reverend Ben Sturdivant to meet her first and only grandchild. Mr and Mrs Sturdivant welcome the new baby and share pride in the family expansion.
Miss Gertrude Schooling of Whitewright grammar school underwent a surgical operation at a Sherman hospital early this week. Attending physicians reported her condition very serious on Tuesday but noted some improvement by Wednesday, offering cautious optimism.
Goff's Comedians tent theater opens a six night run in Whitewright starting Monday. Friday features a murder mystery By Whose Hand and Saturday offers The Heart of Old Kentucky to good sized audiences.
Mr and Mrs J D Hoard visited their daughter Mrs J E Payne in Dallas late last week. The Paynes and their daughter Jayne are in Chicago this week for the fair, while Mr Hoard serves as nursemaid to Jaynes bulldog during their absence.
D G Coley and family relocate to Omaha this week where he will serve as Cotton Belt agent. He has been the local Cotton Belt agent for nine years and succeeds Paul Falvey, who will return soon as agent at the Cotton Belt station. John Mayer will be agent here until Falvey reports for duty. The Coleys leave Whitewright amid many friends' regrets.
The MKT wrecker from Denison arrived Monday afternoon to lift a large locomotive back on the track after it left the rails east of the Smith Hotel during switching. A crowd gathered to watch the lift. Sherman Fire Marshal Estes investigated a recent residence fire in Whitewright following State Fire Marshal instructions to determine all fire origins.
J. H. Graves R. S. Morehead Bob Bow and Ott Lackey attended the Sunday singing at Blanton's Chapel south of Trenton. Ott claimed only spectating while Graves and Morehead praised singing. Curtis Watson, now living in Whitewright, is reassigned to Lone Oak for Texas Louisiana Power Company with duties over local properties.
Miss Monta Badgett was honored with a handkerchief shower by the T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Church at the home of Mrs. B. G. Gowdy. Readings and musical numbers complemented the event attended by 23 members and guests before her move to Lubbock.
Mrs Lena Gowdy and Mrs Holmes Connelly hosted West End and Wednesday Bridge clubs at Mrs B G Gowdy home with 32 members. High scores went to Mrs Gomer May and Mrs C B Reed. guests honored by Mrs Henry Donaghey. Follows lawn party at Mr and Mrs F E Douglas home for Huntsville visitors Mr and Mrs H G Webster with picnic and water melon for about 20. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs E O Thomas and children of Tom Bean. A swimming party and watermelon feast at Rock Lake honored Miss Julia Ann Pritchett and sister Miss Lucile Pritchett with a listed guest group. A 6 o clock dinner by Miss Lucille LaRoe honored Mrs L LaRoe and Mrs J H Waggoner for birthday anniversaries, with guests including J L Boone and Durant Okla visitors.
F L Young former pastor of the Church of Christ at Whitewright died in a Dallas hospital Saturday night. Funeral services were held Monday at Sears Summit Church of Christ in Dallas. Surviving are thirteen children including Mrs. J P Mattox and Dr T L Young plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Sam Montgomery chaired the Friday Rotary Club meeting with his first program since joining. Mayor F. M. Echols outlined the National Recovery Act aims and a roundtable discussion followed. A resolution pledging Rotary support for President Roosevelt to restore prosperity was adopted.
Pastor L. G. Hagard reports a rainy revival yielding fourteen new members plus unseen growth. Bro. Hucka bee attended. Revival continues Thursday night at Marvin Church through next week. Sunday services, Sunday school, and Young People's League meet at usual hours.
Local ad from Lem Tittsworth's Bonham promotes bed suites from 12.50 to 35.00 with an 85.00 porcelain refrigerator for 25.00 and new bed and living suites priced 39.50 to 75.00 urging readers to buy now.
A speaker rejects coercive faith and embraces religion as life loving,自由 worship. True devotion arises from the soul and love rather than duty or fear, with Jesus depicted as wooer not despot, guiding toward mystery, poetry, and the Eternal Beauty.
The speaker lauds a man of steady integrity and courage who rejects sanctimony and vanity. He champions spirituality as trust in truth and noble feeling, noting moments of divinity within us and the lamps of God guiding the right path.
South Dakota extension nutritionist Susan Z Wilder shares a method for tender flaky crust. Use flour fat salt and water. cut in fat without overworking to avoid gluten development. Divide dough into two balls roll lightly for top and bottom crust using sweet fat. butter flavors but can reduce flakiness.
A reader testimonial describes rapid weight loss from 168 to 148 pounds after two Kruschen Salts bottles. The author credits relief from rheumatic knee pain and praises the product as a splendid weight reducer, noting a four week jar costs not more than 85 cents at Kirkpatrick Pharmacy.
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