We Heard About Local Visits And Social News
Residents and relatives travel and visit across cities from Dallas to Sherman, with mentions of hospital stays, church activities, and social gatherings. Notable items include veterans hospital patient Tom Brice in McKinney and the Wesleyan Service Guild meeting with plans for an Aug 27 ice cream supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brice
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Wesleyan Service Guild
Sarah Kilgree
Harold S. Taylor
Mt. Saquoyah
Fayetteville
Ark
Haskell Scott
May Smith
Local social notes and military training update
R E Simpson underwent surgery at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman Monday. Mrs W C Johnson of Dallas spent Wednesday with her sisters Adah Gillespie and Olive Mirick. Weekend visitors to John and Mrs Smith included many Dallas Whitesboro Hillsboro and Bells residents. Sgt Jerry M Pierce son of Mr and Mrs R E Pierce completed a 16 week non commissioned officers school at Fort Benning Ga. He first entered the Army in 1951 and re enlisted in 1953 for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Johnson
Dallas
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
Preston Hefner
Whitesboro
Jack Hall
Pam
Billy Smith
Hillsboro
Clifford Galyon
Bells
John Smith
Jerry M. Pierce
R. E. Pierce
Route One
Fort Benning
Pierce
Army
Everheart Hodges Denison couple wed at Waples Memorial Church
Miss Helen Louise Hodges and Emanuell Floyd Everheart Jr. of Denison were married Saturday at Waples Memorial Methodist Church. Rev. Duke R. Barron officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hodges, was given in marriage by her father. sister Mrs. L. P. Lawrence served as matron of honor. Best man was Richard Montgomery. ushers included Ralph Hodges, Lee Hudgins, and Ernest R. Thompson. A reception followed in the church fellowship hall. Attendants and house party members were listed from Denison, Sherman, Paris, Fort Worth, Waco, Whitewright, and other areas. The bride is a Denison High School and North Texas State College alumna. she works as a recreational supervisor at Perrin AFB. The groom, a Whitewright High School graduate and World War II veteran, is employed by Montgomery Motor Company in Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Louise Hodges
Emanuell Floyd Everheart Jr
Denison
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Duke R. Barron
William Everett Hodges
Everheart
E. F. Everheart
Whitewright
L. P. Lawrence
Richard Montgomery
Ralph Hodges
Checotah
Okla
Lee Hudgins
Ernest R. Thompson
Sherman
Waco
Truman Talley
Paris
Neil Shirley
Robert Cherry
Robert Staring
B. A. Willis
Walter Jennings
Theresa Hopkins
Margaret Reeves
James Jeffrey
Fort Worth
Elizabeth Ann Garrison
Justine Puckett
Denison High School
North Texas State College
Denton
New York University
Perrin Afb
Whitewright High School
Air Force
Montgomery Motor Company
R. P. Childress
Thomas Sears
James Bryant
C. B. Bryant III
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Robert Sears
Emmett Penn
Ross May
T. E. Sears
Ott Lackey
Vera Hickman
Emory Christian
Rotary Club hears three speakers on Chamber, schools, and banks
Rotary Club program chairman Roy Blanton introduced a three speaker meeting with Clint Hennig of the Chamber of Commerce S. T. Montgomery Jr. superintendent of schools and football coach and C B Bryant III president of the First National Bank. Montgomery forecast a strong 1954 Tiger team and hoped for further in league success. Bryant spoke on the Sherman area Council Boy Scouts of America and its program. Secretary Russell Summers noted attendance issues tied to Newton Cole’s revival meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Blanton
Rotary Club
Clint Hennig
Chamber of Commerce
S. T. Montgomery Jr
C. B. Bryant III
First National Bank
Hennig
Montgomery
Tigers
Bryant
Sherman Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Russell Summers
Newton Cole
Sherman Sheriff Guests at Bryan Club Meeting
In Bryan the Sherman sheriff G W Blanton visits as the club meets in the First Baptist Church dining room to honor Texas Mother of the Year Mrs Rolla C Vestal. A Golden Rule Foundation representative will present a plaque to Mrs Vestal for her award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
G. W. Blanton
Sherman
First Baptist Church
Texas
Rolla C. Vestal
Golden Rule Foundation
Tombstone Censorship Rules Imposed in English Graveyard
In Buckey England a new village graveyard bans inscriptions without prior approval after a tombstone reading Some day God will tell us why He broke our hearts and let him die provoked a protest. Authorities require censorship checks before any stone may be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Buckey
England
Widows Seek Health Comfort and Emotional Security
In Los Angeles, Dr. George Fitzelle of UCLA interviewed 76 widows aged 55 to 84 to learn their basic needs after losing husbands. The five core needs cited were physical health and comfort, usefulness, belief in something lasting, love and being loved, and emotional security free from anxiety. The study notes most participants were emotionally balanced and not financially desperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Fitzelle
University of California At Los Angeles Home Economics
Church listings and ministerial notices in Pilot Grove region
Directory of church groups and services including First Presbyterian North Texas Larger Parish Elvis L Hill Newton Cole Harold S Taylor Royce Wood Howard L Holland Byron D Hardgrove H P Williamson and Grady Langford. The note adds a historical etymology that England originated from Anglo land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Pilot Grove Church
Underground storage of butane in salt domes announced
Reliance Gas Company of Kaufman introduces underground storage of butane and propane in salt dome reservoirs. A dome near Fairfield will hold hundreds of thousands of gallons for winter distribution. Trucks haul gas from East Texas plants to the dome as staff explain the pumping and brine replacement process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance Gas Company
Kaufman
Salt Dome
Fairfield
Reliance
East Texas
Sharpe
Kaufman Herald
Moonshine talk slows to a jittery tale on age and speed
Two moonshine distillers swap tips about their illegal trade. One defender of caution notes he drives at twenty miles per hour to avoid trouble, while the other jokes that he ages the product to improve it. The exchange hints at illicit business practices without graphic detail.
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W. L. Gordon
R. B. Gordon
Donald Caylor
Louisiana
Mrs. T. D. Caylor
Cathy Annip
Charles E. Ayres
John Ray
St. Louis
Washington
Cecil Annip
Sam Patton
Hazel McLean
R. L. Powell
Plainview
J. P. Darwin
Raymond Goodwin
Bennie Chesser
J. H. Goodwin
Paul Strader
Beaumont
Weldon Wilson
Clyde Vestal
C. A. Wilson
Royce Hughes
Phoenx
Ariz
Joe P. Hughes
Little Son
Austin
Myrtle Menasco
Mrs. Bennie Chesser
John Reeves
H. C. Willis
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Russell McGinnis
Rockwall
C. P. McGinnis
Butch and
Bobby Fitch
Houston
Mrs. John Smith
W. E. Pennell
Bobby F. Crews
Hubert Crews
Route 2
Germany
Ith Army
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Ira Kirkpatrick
Guy Dillon
Durant
Leon Harp
San Antonio
Herbert Taylor
Lyndon Taylor
Sarah Binion
Ike Read
Tupulo
Jim McMillin
F. B. Doggett
D. M. Taylor
Arthur Lewis
Mary Ola
Patricia
J. D. Lane
Lyndon
Rice Institute
Taylor
Shodalla
Grayson Oleo
Graham
White Swan
Alma Pintos
ALMA
PUREX
JOY
Puffin Biscuits
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
R. E. Simpson
T. J. Giles
Alex Wilson
Sterling Brewster
Wesley
W. C. Musser
Giles and
David
Hodges
Ethel Barrymore
Sakrete
Whitewright Lumber Co
THE
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
First Presbyterian Church
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Floyd Bassett
Assembly OF God
Elvis L. Hill
Ladies Missionary Council
Training Union
First Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Central Christian Church
Royce E. Wood
Mae Hall
Bethel Baptist Church
Byron D. Hardgrove
Tom Bean
H. P. Williamson
Methodist
Presbyterian
Clifford Phoebus
PLAID
Ginghams
Cole & Davis Co
L. LaRoe & Co
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