Local travel and visiting lists feature scattered relatives
The item lists numerous visits by residents to relatives across states including South Carolina Mississippi Texas Kentucky Arkansas and New Mexico. It notes individuals such as FLOCALLG J. B. Dickson Mrs. Lillian Slusher Willie B. Bixler Cappie Beard Pascal Farley G C Stateville G L Baugher Owen Hunshaker Joe Hamilton R L Powell Pernie Badgett Carl May S C Nelms J A Bixler Jane Barrett Earl Blanton and Mattie May among others with locations including Dallas Sherman Collinsville Floydada Westminster Little Rock Hot Springs Bowie Plainview and Kilgore. It also advertises a used 1934 Chevrolet Pick Up from Lem Tittsworth Furniture Bonham Texas.
Local Visitors Visit Whitewright Residents
Barlow Roberts and nephew Randolph Roberts of Sherman visited in Whitewright on Tuesday. Joe Thomas Meador of Denton spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Meador. Miss Mary Dale King north of town hosts Miss Elaine Connelly of Trenton and Miss Thelma Jane Bluie of Honey Grove for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Blanton of
Kilgore
Mr. and
Chas. Blanton
Barlow Roberts
Randolph Roberts
Sherman
Whitewright
Joe Thomas Meador
Denton
Mrs
C. J. Meador
Mary Dale King
Town
Elaine Connelly
Trenton
Thelma Jane Bluie
Honey Grove
Local Social Notes From Johnson City and Surrounding Areas
Miss Sallye Taylor of Johnson City Tenn guest of Mrs C J Mead is visiting in Leonard this week. Miss Nell Holmes of Denton spent several days with friends here during the week. Miss Dorothy Bennett of Kirkwood Mo is visiting Mr and Mrs W A Fain. Mrs B G Gowdy and daughter have returned from an overland trip to Arkansas and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallye Taylor
Johnson City
Tenn
C. J. Meador
Leonard
Nell Holmes
Denton
Dorothy Bennett
Kirkwood, Mo
Mrs. W. A. Fain
B. G. Gowdy
Arkansas
Tennessee
Local residents head home from travels and visits
Misses Mary Lena and Velmo Jo Reeves returned Sunday from a week's visit in Dallas. Mrs. R. E. Mays of Monahans is visiting her parents in Whitewright. Dr. and Mrs. Ross R. May and Davis Parrish left for ten days in Colorado. The list includes several families visiting relatives in Dallas California Kentucky California and Abilene. Thomas Sears spent weekend in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lena
Velmo Jo Reeves
Dallas
Mrs
R. E. Mays of
Monahans
Lucian Andrews
Ross R. May
Davis Parrish
Colorado
H. T. Atterberry
Kentucky
Martha Jo
Madge Sears
California
F. D. Layman
New Mexico
Local Social News: University Visits and Frontier Fiesta Trip
Mrs. T. E. Sears returned from Austin after weeks with her son Thomas at the University of Texas. Misses Inez and Gladys Ray left Friday for Memphis to stay with Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Patton. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Darwin and daughter Doretha spent last Thursday in Fort Worth for the Frontier Fiesta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Sears
Austin
Thomas
University of Texas
Inez
Gladys Ray
Memphis, Tenn
Mrs. M. L. Patton
Percy Darwin
Doretha
Fort Worth
Local Social Roundup With Visitors and Travel News
Greenville and Leonard guests share weekly visits with local families while residents plan trips and attend meetings. Rotarians from Tyler report district gathering. several locals return from Sherman Waco Crawford and a Bonham park reunion. A furniture ad announces a four piece vanity bed suite sale.
David Johnson Visits Grandparents in Bells
David Johnson spent Tuesday night with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Hill Moore in Bells. He traveled on his motor scooter to reach their home for the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Mrs. Hill Moore
Bells
David
Notable Attendees at Pan American Exposition Dallas Visit
Misses Sarah and Pattie Everheart Miss Ann LaRoe Mrs Albert Marsh and Dan Clendening attended the Pan American Exposition in Dallas Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah and
Pattie Everheart
Ann LaRoe
Albert Marsh
Dan Clendening
Dallas
Johnson Family Visit Spans Dallas Port Arthur to Truett Home
Mrs. W. C. Johnson of Dallas and her son J. B. Johnson of Port Arthur visited Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Truett and other relatives here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Johnson
Dallas
J. B. Johnson
Port Arthur
J. L. Truett
Farmer Joe Hamilton Reports Good Crop Conditions
Joe Hamilton returned from Lubbock where he inspected farming interests and says crop conditions are good in that area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hamilton
Lubbock
Mrs Wall visits Tampa sister after Frisco stay
Mrs. W. E. Wall of Frisco travels to Tampa Florida to visit her sister Mrs. A. L. Mitchell while staying with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cantrell in Frisco, noting the trip follows a visit home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wall
Frisco
J. L. Cantrell
Tampa, Fla
A. L. Mitchell
Tulsa Couple Visits Rev Connally Family
Mr and Mrs L W Weeks of Tulsa Oklahoma were weekend guests in the home of Rev and Mrs Joe M Connally. Mrs Weeks is a sister of Mr Connally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Weeks
Tulsa
Okla
Joe M. Connally
Boone Couple Return From Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs Julian Boone return to their Clinton Oklahoma home after visiting parents Mr and Mrs J L Boone and the message mentions the travel and family ties in a brief social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Boone
Clinton, Okla
J. L. Boone
B. S. Montgomery
Mrs Russell Family Visits In Leonard And Gober
Mrs Otto Russell and her young daughter Bessie Joe visited in Leonard and Gober on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday alongside Mrs Dad Madddux and her daughters Mary Hellen and Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Russell
Bessie Joe
Dad Maddux
Mary Hellen
Ruth
Leonard and Gober
Local anxieties rise as veteran John Hollingsworth ill at home
John Hollingsworth recently returned from Muskogee veterans hospital has been seriously ill with a heart ailment at his home, with reports indicating some improvement on Thursday morning. Funeral services were held for Mrs. W C Waldo in Pilot Point attended by Mrs. Ben Patterson, Mrs. Olive Myrick and Mrs. Roger Holcomb. Mrs. Waldo was the mother of R. R. Waldo of Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hollingsworth
Veterans’ Hospital
Muskogee
Ben Patterson
Olive Myrick
Roger Holcomb
W. C. Waldo
Pilot Point
Maynards and Nelms Visit Relatives Over Weekend
A. C. Maynard and daughter Lucille with Miss Effie Maynard traveled with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nelms and daughter to Teague for a weekend visit with relatives. Also visiting are Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dillon and their daughter from Plainview. Dillon, on Plainview Evening Heralds mechanical staff, formerly worked for The Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Maynard
Lucille
Effie Maynard
S. C. Nelms
Teague
Guy Dillon
Plainview
Dillon
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Plainview Evening Herald
Sun Force
Noted Texans and visitors gather across towns at week’s end
Texas Securities Commissioner D Leon Harp and his wife Evamae visited relatives in Sherman and Purcell while en route to Austin from Chicago. Nearby, Cole & Davis store manager John Reeves joined Dallas's E G Cole and others in St Louis to buy fall and winter stock. Multiple residents from Commerce Farmersville Sherman Paris and Bonham circulated in Whitewright and nearby towns for family visits and loan collections at Farm Credit Administration offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Leon
Harp
Evamae
Austin
Chicago
John Reeves
Cole & Davis Company
E. G. Cole
Dallas
G. C. Davis
Garland
Charles White
Commerce
St. Louis
Jarvis Family Reunion Near Trenton
Mrs. Fannie Masten and family visited from Eva Cooke County. Mr. and Mrs. P Jarvis hosted a reunion at their home near Trenton with five daughters and four sons plus spouses. Twenty two grandchildren attended among a total gathering of forty two. The event was enjoyed by all.
Aransas Pass and Houston Guests Visit Mrs Montgomery
Mrs. F. L. Clendening and son Dan and daughter Mrs. Albert Marsh of Aransas Pass with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Giles and children of Houston were week end guests of Mrs. S. H. Montgomery. Dan and Mrs. Marsh stayed. others toured Colorado Springs and Denver with Miss Dorothy LaRoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Brecheen
John
Nancy Lee
Commerce
E. H. Pendleton
Farmersville
John Perry
Carol Wood
Sherman
Hester
Purcell, Okla
S. H. Montgomery
F. L. Clendening
Dan
Albert Marsh
Aransas Pass
R. L. Giles
Houston
Marsh
Clendening
Giles
Dorothy LaRoe
Colorado Springs
Denver
Martin Band Travels From Shawnee On Texas Oklahoma Tour
John Biggerstaff and Jo Akridge of the Fred Martin band accompany about thirty children on a bus trip from Shawnee to Dallas and Galveston with overnight stays in Dallas and Galveston before returning to Whitewright. The band draws members from Texas and Oklahoma. In Durant Oklahoma a separate celebration honored Mr and Mrs Lee Ford of Calera on their 50th wedding anniversary with a picnic and gifts. Attendees included Mrs George Hopper Whitewright Mrs Pearl Chitwood and her children Miss Edith Childress Bells Walter White and others from Ector Oklahoma City and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Biggerstaff
Jo Akridge
Fred Martin
Dallas
Galveston
Whitewright
Martin
Shawnee
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Lee Ford
Calera
Durant
George Hopper
Pearl Chitwood
Edith Childress
Walter White
E. J. Ford
Lucile White, Ector
Chesley Rutledge
Oklahoma City
West Circle Baptist Society Meets for Bible Study
The West Circle of the First Baptist Church met Monday at Mrs. J A Bixler's home for Bible study led by Mrs. W M Gates. Eleven members attended along with one visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Circle
The
First Baptist Church
J. A. Bixler
W. M. Gates
McMillin White Tie The Knot In Durant Oklahoma
Miss Maurine McMillin daughter of Mr and Mrs Clint McMillin Trenton and Jesse White son of Mr and Mrs W O White south of Whitewright were married at Durant Oklahoma on August 4 by Elder S M Shirley pastor of the Church of Christ. The groom is a former Whitewright High School student. The bride was born and reared at Trenton and is a popular member of the younger set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillin-White
Maurine McMillin
Clint McMillin
Trenton
Jesse White
W. O. White
Whitewright
Durant
Okla
S. M. Shirley
Church of Christ At
Whitewright High School
Mrs Julia Blanton Celebrates 90th Birthday
Mrs Julia Ann Blanton marked her 90th birthday at her South Bend home. She has eight living children, thirty five grandchildren, thirty three great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Neighbors and friends joined in congratulating her. she is the widow of B F Blanton who died two years ago at past 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ann Blanton
South Bend Street
Blanton
Mrs Blanton Celebrates 90th Birthday in Whitewright
Born August 4 1847 Mrs Blanton has lived near Whitewright for over six decades. Mother of ten eight surviving children listed including Emma Teel Vernon John S Blanton James F Blanton Charles S Blanton Jesse A Blanton W A Badgett N C Sweatt and W A Blanton. Granddaughter J A Jackson of Oklahoma City sang Then forty four family members shared a dinner after lighting 90 candles on a two tier cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanton
Whitewright
Emma Teel
Vernon
John S. Blanton
James F. Blanton
Lubbock
Chas. S. Blanton
Jesse A. Blanton
Houston
W. A. Badgett
Denison
N. C. Sweatt
W. A. Blanton
Oklahoma City
Marjorie Skaggs Celebrates Fourth Birthday at Roaring Gap
Mr and Mrs Luther Skaggs of Roaring Gap NC formerly Whitewright entertained Sunday afternoon for their daughter Marjorie in celebration of her fourth birthday. The home was decorated with dahlias. Children enjoyed games, then were invited to dine and given favors with ice cream and cake. Mrs Skaggs was assisted by Mrs W R Skaggs. The honoree received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Skaggs
Roaring Gap
N. C
Whitewright
Marjorie
Methodist services canceled Sunday at Paris church
Rev Joe M Connally announces no preaching at the Methodist Church Sunday morning and evening. Sunday school and Epworth League meet at 10 am and 7 pm. Rev Connally fills the Paris First Methodist pulpit in pastor Dr Homer T Fort's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. Connally
Methodist
Epworth League
Mr. Connally
First Methodist
Paris
Homer T. Fort
Boys Seek Wives in City as Rural Ties Fade
Ames Iowa. Iowa State College sociologist R E Wakely reports a survey showing rural youths move to towns for social contact after high school. He says girls who do not marry leave first, followed by boys, turning towns into the new social center. A few return to teach or stay home due to limited options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
R. E. Wakely
Iowa State College
Wakely
South food costs vary by race in major survey
A Department of Agriculture study of about thirty southern cities shows two thirds of white and four fifths of Negro working families spend under 2.50 per person weekly on food, yet this buys a better diet than higher spending in the North and East. Costs differ by region, with California Washington and Maryland New York averages from 3.40 to 10 for whites and 2.80 to 9.50 for Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
East
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
North Atlantic Coast
California-Washington
Maryland
New York
Youth aid program builds erosion retards along Highway 75
Thirty boys employed by the National Youth Administration under the State Highway Department completed 50 erosion retards in ditchwork along Highway 75 from Sherman to the Red River. Victor Jaeggli, assistant district supervisor, reported to J. C. Kellam, State Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Youth Administration
State Highway Department
Highway 75
Sherman
Red River
Victor Jaeggli
J. C. Kellam
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. B. Dickson
South Carolina
Lillian Slusher
Gulf Port
Miss
Willie B. Bixler
Mrs. Cappie Beard
Pascal Farley
Westminster
G. C. Stateville
G. L. Baugher
Collinsville
Owen Hunshaker
R. L. Powell
Floydada
W. W. Caylor
J. S. Badgett
Miss Pernie
Carl May
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Ark
O’donnell
Lee Johnson
White Rock
Chevrolet
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham, Texas
Jane Barrett
Martha Vestal
Mattie May
Bowie
J. D. Russell
R. A. Vestal
Claudette Colbert
Robert Young
Melvin Douglas
Paul Kelly
Judith Allen
Gloria Stuart
Michael Whalen
Travis Paul Kelly
Reginald Denny
Thurs. & Fri
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Parnell
Jean Harlow
Blannie Reeves
Wallace Reeves
Bryan Weber
Hillsboro
Tony Weber
Frank Moss
Laura Ellis
Thelma Pigg
A. M. Bryant
Thomas Sears
H. J. Bradshaw
Abilene
Mrs. B. S. Montgomery
A. D. Mackey
Icy Phillips
Gladewater
In A. Willeford
Alice Robbins
Greenville
Ruth Robbins
B. L. Sanderson
Jo Sanderson
Wichita Falls
Valley View
S. P. Smith
Altus
C. C. Hodge
Bonham
Tommie Chenoweth
Barbara Jean Gordon
John P. Livingston
Lyle Stewart
T. Jones
A. C. Keeling
Near Lubbock
Clay Horton
H. W. Key
Rotary Club
Tyler
Sherman Hospital
Dee German
Porter, Okla
J. L. German
A. A. Hudgins
Donald Paul
Waco
Crawford
M. T. Craig
Clyde Craig
Conway Craig
Bonham State Park
Mollie Kinnard
Charlie Lewis
Helen
Mrs. Kinnard
Lester Haile
Clara Myrick
Sweetwater
M. E. Greenway
Greenway
South Texas
A. E. Waters
Farm Credit Administration
Mr. Waters
T. B. Williams
Ford
Fannie Masten
Eva
Cooke County
Lee Hampton
Baptist Circle
Stephens & Bryant
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First Nat'l Bank
Coles& Davis Co
Batiste
Hawk
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