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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
5
Local items record births of Virgil Ballard and Edgar Taylor sons in August 1940, visits by residents to Dallas Arlington Denison and other towns, birthdays, school graduations, travel to Texas and Oklahoma, Red Cross sewing progress, and two youths enlisting in the Coast Artillery.
Sherman reverend C A Spragins in serious condition in a Dallas hospital. Families report vacations to Shreveport Hot Springs and visits to Van Buren. Veterans office official to assist claims in Whitewright August 28. Wedding in Ada Oklahoma and long West Coast trip with observations on Whitewright crops.
Mrs. Pearl Childress announces the marriage of her daughter Charlie Sue to Bill Miller. The ceremony took place in Durant Oklahoma on August 10. The bride was a Whitewright High School junior last term and Miller owns Miller Service Station in Sherman where they will reside.
At a weekend gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs R J Bush east of town Leo Bush of Van Alstyne and Floyd Bush of Spartanburg S C met for the first time in 20 years Oland Bush of Savoy visited South Carolina five years ago More than 50 attendees included Ernest Bundrick of Spartanburg Olead Bush Leon Bush Beulah Colo James Burris and baby Savoy and S L Mackey of Trenton plus other relatives.
Mrs Lucian LaRoe hosted a midweek entertaining at her home with a bridge and forty-two party honoring guests Mrs John P Haden and Mrs Earl Lake of Durant Oklahoma and Mrs Lee Wilburn of Austin Texas. Gomer May won high in bridge and Albert Lea Jackson took the forty-two prize. Ross R May received the cut prize with guest prizes to Haden Lake Wilburn and Neil Brittain. Refreshments served to 36 guests.
Open house celebrated Mrs W A Kirkpatrick turning seventy four with flowers, cake, and a long receiving line. Notables included Ira Kirkpatrick of Sherman, T H Sears, Dr J F Fender, Rev E P Wootten, and Rev Ben Bell. A piano violin concert followed in the living room by Mrs Guy Hamilton and Mrs Frank D Layman.
Dr. J F Fender spoke at a house party for the honoree and recalled a sixty year friendship with the Kirkpatrick family. Guests from Leonard Sherman Bonham and Fort Worth attended. moving pictures were made and hosts included Mrs R E Hickman and Ira Kirkpatrick.
A father tells his son he plans to retire and pass the business to him after fifty years of work. The son urges him to delay retirement so they can both retire together, highlighting a conflict between family bonds and business succession.
Bonham editor Bob Cantrell quotes S. T. Montgomery, Whitewright coach, in a gloomy pre season interview. He notes players forgetting basics will limit football play this fall and doubts how to get backs into the open. Monty hints at possible surprises for the Warriors opening night.
Leroy Anderson is pastor. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. Bible study at 10 a.m. Morning sermon at 10:55 a.m. Evening preaching at 8:15 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.
Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by the pastor on Trials of Faith. Evening service at 8 also presents a sermon by the pastor. The third quarterly conference will be held during this service and all quarterly conference members are expected to attend.
Oregon may move old age assistance from county politics as the State Public Welfare Commission reopens the old-age rolls after Oct 1. Since rolls closed to new applicants in 1939, cases declined from 21,000 to 19,000 in seven months, easing Social Security finances and signaling a political contest over pensions.
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