Social notes across Whitewright region and nearby
A wide roster of visits and gatherings from Dallas to Durant plus local events. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Roby Childress in Dallas, Davis Parrish in Wichita Falls visiting his father Oscar Parrish, and Mrs. Tinnie Bales of Taylor visiting her sister Mrs. J. D. Russell. Community updates cover school opening, church activities, reunions, and local commerce. The Whitewright revival ends, and regional travel and visits continue through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Parrish
Wichita Falls
His
Oscar Parrish
Tinnie Bales of
Taylor
J. D. Russell
Rotary Club hears Sherman chamber head on community service
Frank Thompson, manager of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Rotary Club on Friday invited by program chairman F. M. Echols. He outlined projects for improving small communities and announced preparations for the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman the first week of October seeking local cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Thompson
F. M. Echols
Sherman
Churches CHURCH Leroy Anderson pastor service hours
The church announces Leroy Anderson as pastor. Sunday school starts at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Anderson
Texas Lab Drunk Test Shines On Screen Poison Tale
In Austin the state police highlight alcohol detection to show real life can contradict film plots. Chemist J H Arnette explains two tests blood and urine reveal inebriation stages from normal to coma, noting absorption varies by person yet outcomes align with blood alcohol levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
J. H. Arnette
Annette Stoutly
Annette
Following Jesus in Sunday Worship Services
At 10 a m Sunday school and 10 50 a m worship with music by the young people's choir directed by Mrs Horace Gordon and Miss Margaret Hanna on piano with Billy Rhom Pennington on trumpet Doxology and Gloria Patri and Miss Janis Jayne Horton as soloist An 8 p m worship titled Promise and Performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Young People’s Choir
Horace Gordon
Margaret Hanna
Billy Rhom Pennington
Gloria Patri
Janis Jayne Horton
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Sermons
Ben Bell pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. under N L Manning general superintendent. Morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Crusade for This Day. Young people meet at 7 p.m. under Mrs Sarah Kilgree. Evening worship at 8 with sermon The Tears and the Wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bell
L. Manning
Sarah Kilgree
Thompson Pushes Longer Oil Shutdown Plan
Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson urged the six cooperative states to extend the oil shutdown by fifteen days, aligning with a prior thirty day aim, and signed the order expiring August 29. Commissioner Sadler opposes the extension while Chairman Smith is out of state. The group includes Texas Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico Louisiana and Arkansas covering about 70 percent of U.S. production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Jerry Sadler
Lon A. Smith
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
Editor Wins Rodeo Prize Despite No Catch
Freeport report tells how C. J. Kendall Jr., weekly newspaper editor, won first prize for catching the most fish in a deep sea rodeo despite not catching any fish, because he was the only editor entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
C. J. Kendall Jr
Notice to return library books before August 28
School libraries stop distributing books and all borrowers must return them to the grammar school library by August 28. An inventory will be made before libraries reopen at the start of the term. Please ensure your book is returned and inform neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Clara Myrick
Hints for household repairs and cleaning tasks
A colonial how-to list covers stain removal for linen saving china with plaster of parts and egg white paste. It also explains crisp frying without breadcrumbs and oil cleanliness, pruning flowers for plant health, and washing a white raincoat with soap magnesia solution for bright results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Classroom Exchange On Spank Meaning In Speech
A student asks about the word spank and the teacher explains it as the past participle form. The dialogue reveals language education in a classroom setting with a focus on grammar and usage.
Fire and Brimstone Preaching Recall from Marshall News
Homer M. recalls a country church preacher known for fire and brimstone sermons that stirred congregants despite July heat. He remembers vivid metaphors about hell and reports joining the church in youth after listening to the preacher, noting sincerity beyond mere card filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hell
Homer M., Price
Marshall News- Messenger
The Darkest Hour Just Before Dawn
A mother ill with consumption and her swelled child on a worn back porch scene. The mother smiles despite pain as the child starves, reminding us to appreciate blessings and endure with courage. Franklin is noted as the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
TSCW Raises Out of State Tuition to 100 Dollars
The Texas State College for Women board in Dallas at Denton set nonresident tuition at 100 dollars a year and barred newly enrolled nonresidents from the cooperative home system beginning February. The action follows 300 applicants denied for space as enrollment nears a record 2900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Board of
Regents of
Texas State College
Denton
Texas
J. K. Brim
Sulphur Springs
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Ennis
Avon
Perfection
Lucile Giles
Advt
Charley Howard
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Grover Wallace
Tishomingo, Okla
Jesse Wallace
B. B. Hail
Donald
M. T. Craig
Cecil Craig
Joplin
Jack Nossaman
Corpus Christi
Monterrey
Mex
S. H. Montgomery
J. D. King
Vernon Smithan
General Electric
Lem Tittsworth's
Bonham
Ed Michael
Mece- Kinney
E. Vittitoe
Miss Allie
Earl Lake
John Haden
Durant, Okla
L. LaRoe
Whitewright
J. A. Stuteville Jr
Baby of
W. M. Cox
Ruth Cox
Charley Cox
M. E. Winburn
Cumby
Elmer Winburn
Lem Tittsworth’s
T. H. Sears
L. P. Sears
Robert Sears
Lubbock
Lem Tittsworth
Mary Jane
J. C. Duck
Itasca
Mr. Duck
M-K-T
Sam Kelley
Valera Dalton
Fort Worth
H. E. Wilson
Edith Biggerstaff
J. H. Biggerstaff
George Baugher
Shawneetown
Illinois
A. Lawson
Kirkwood, Mo
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Wade Hancock
J. D. Wilson
R. May
A. L. Jackson
Houston
L. R. May
D. E. Low
San Francisco
Calif
Earl Myrick
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Port Arthur
J. M. McMurry
Little Rock
Ark
J. W. McMurry Jr
Tommy Bartlett
Ollie Bartlett
East Whitewright
Board of Christian Education of
the Methodist Church
H. C. Willis
W. A. Blanton
Gerald
Mr. Blanton
B. F. Blanton
Ruth Clark
Grace Benton
Margaret Ruth
George L. Shook
Hollywood
F. E. Wittitoe
Allie Shook
Kentuckytown
D. B. Smith
Whitesboro
Lela Ownby
John Cagle
Greenville
J. C. Parsons
Mr. Cagle
Henrietta
New York
Miss Marie Jackson
Cappie Beard
Geneva Carr
Rhom Carr
Missouri
Ben Roberts
Higgins
Mr. Roberts
Savoy College
Savoy
Wilbur Keith
San Antonio
Ott Lackey
Keith
The
Sun
Sam Rayburn
Denison
J. E. Smith
Clifford Galyon
Jess Smith
Jim Hodge
Robert Alexander
Jesse James
Howard Hodge
Wolfe City
Preston Hefner
Howard
Hasea Smith
Farmington, Mo
J. W. McMurry
T. E. Sears
W. A. Kirkpatrick
R. E. Hickman
R.L. Johnson
Henry Moats
Halsell College
C. L. Patton
Memphis, Tenn
Inez
Gladys Ray
Bells Methodist Church
E. J. Holifield
J. T. Bryant
Whitewright High School
Bryant
Philadelphia
Pottsboro
Jim Bryant
W. A. Fain
Westminster
Mr. Fain
Chester D. Hash
Robert M. Hash
Route 4
Marine Corps Base
San Diego
Marine
U. S. S. Nevada
J. D. O'Leary
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Henry Fonda
Alice Brady
Aileen Whelan
Mary. Weaver
MR. Lincoln
Stuart Erwin
Gloria Stuart
Raymond Walburn
Douglas Fowley
Ritz Bros
Anita Louise
Patsy Kelly
THURS
Shirley Temple
Randolph Scott
Margaret Lockwood
the Mounties
Central Christian
First Presbyterian Church
Sport Oxfords
Cole & Davis Co
Fire and Brimstone
J. B. Layman
Willie
Farley
Farleyy
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