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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
7
Dallas visitors and residents travel widely as local social life is chronicled. Names include Mrs. D. M. Phillips, Miss Foy Reeves, Foucheaux Vestal, Betty McSpedden, Miss Mary Dale King, and many others visiting relatives in Denton, Dallas, Sherman, Ada, Clifton, and beyond. Community events include piano for sale, theater contracts, and a memory of J. E. Martin's father.
Doris Ayres Thurmond and daughter of Hillsboro visit friends in town while A W Alexander of Kilgore stays with his parents on South Bond Street. Elbert Thompson of Pilot Point and Eugene McIver of Bonham visit E T Doss. Paul Ryan purchases the old Methodist parsonage to live there. Dick Watkins and family visit E C Green in Honey Grove with D M Stewart of Tom Bean. About fifteen to twenty drunkenness arrests and minor offenses last month with fines paid or jail time served. Lilley trip to Kenefick Oklahoma. Margaret Lilley stays a week. Jeff Gregory withdraws from the runoff race, giving K B Simmons the nomination. Keelings of Lubbock County visit Whitewright area. crop prospects on the South Plains noted. A Methodist Church lawn social Friday at 7:30 p.m. watermelon served. church and Sunday school families invited.
Miss Margaret Sears, daughter of Claud Sears, is reported in critical condition following surgery at St. Vincent’s hospital in Sherman on Wednesday. Sears has been employed at the Sherman Medical and Surgical Clinic for several years.
Leroy Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bordon Brown, has returned from Sherman hospital where he was under treatment for several days.
J H Waggoner served as program chairman for the Rotary Club Friday luncheon and introduced Judge Dayton B Steed of Sherman as guest speaker. The judge was described as an interesting speaker and Rotarians enjoyed his talk.
The Okihi Camp Fire Girls gathered Friday at guardian Mrs. Joe Johnsons home for second rank work. The group meets each Friday and welcomed new members Mary Frances Stephens and Juanita England since the last publication.
A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walt last Sunday. Dinner was served to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blanton, Clarence and Roland Blanton Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Blanton and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Blanton and children, Miss Bonnie Mullins and Graydon Collins, all of near Whitewright, Miss Marie Terry of Bonham, Charlie Cox of Waureka, Okla., Ralph Walt and Howard Davidson of Duncan, Calif., Mrs. Pearl Walt and Misses Audrey Smith, Nobie, Mary Jo and Neva Jean Walt of Gainesville.
The T. E. L. Sunday school class held a combined business and social gathering Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. B. G. Gowdy's home. Mrs. Gowdy led the devotional. After the business portion, games were played and refreshments followed in a green and white theme.
Mrs Kellous Watson hosted the Needlecraft Club gathering on Wednesday with six members present. Mrs Albert Reeves was welcomed as a new member. Plans were made to entertain husbands with a picnic lunch at Houston Park, Sherman, next Wednesday night. The hostess served refreshments.
District employee of Commu nity Public Service Company held a watermelon party on the lawn of the power plant Monday evening. Guest speakers were Mr. Perry and Mr. Smith of the General Electric offices, Dallas. Subject of their talks was Light Conditioning the Home. The company is launching a better lighting campaign with attendees from Farmersville Leonard Lone Oak Nocona Pilot Point Deport Bogota Talco Whitewright and other nearby towns.
The second annual Blanks family reunion gathered relatives and friends for a day of shared memories and fellowship. Attendees included extended family members from nearby towns and former residents, who enjoyed a potluck meal, photos, and updates on relatives.
Pleas Porter expresses gratitude to 5,740 citizens who voted in the First Primary and notes 8,832 votes against his opponent for a fourth term, citing a desire for change. In Sherman, Porter reports 2,035 votes for him and 947 for his opponent, urging continued support.
Sunday Aug 7 a birthday spread for Miss Alice Blanks drew 124 guests. Attendees included J. G. Blanks and family with many out of town relatives from Denton Tarleton Station Dallas Fort Worth El Paso Oklahoma City and Los Angeles among others. Neighbors also joined the event at the Blanks home near the old homestead.
In 1820 the nation had just 100 dentists practicing. This small number highlights the infancy of American dental care and the limited professional workforce of the era.
Mrs Annie Crowley of Dallas filed for divorce from Karl A Crowley former Democratic gubernatorial nominee. She seeks 100 dollars monthly child support for their son Karl Crowley Jr. until age 16. The former solicitor for the Post Office Department announced openings of law offices in Washington and Fort Worth.
Output rose to a value exceeding 2,680,000 dollars in May, marking another record for gold production in the Philippine Islands. The report highlights continued strong mining activity in the region through the month.
A note clarifies that the Adirondack Mountains are not a single continuous chain but a fragmented set of peaks. Geologists explain the terrain consists of isolated blocks separated by gaps and valleys, creating a discontinuous highland area rather than one connected range.
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