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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
5
Local notices list visitors from Durant Sherman Leonard Denison and Atoka visiting Whitewright or nearby towns. A Bonham ad promotes a 3 piece walnut bed suite for 39 50. Traders gather Monday with horses mules and farm tools for sale or trade.
Numerous social visits and family gatherings are noted with residents from Van Alstyne Celeste Leonard Sherman Denison and Dallas visiting relatives in Whitewright Gober Bonham and Cumby. Movements include Dr R May buying a Spruce street home and Edwin Merritt traveling from Randolph for treatment and family contact.
Mrs J F Holland, living southeast of town, was honored by her children with a Friday evening picnic dinner at Cherry Street Park in Sherman to mark her 75th birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sandlin and their children, guests of Mrs. Sandlin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Montgomery, have returned to Seymour. Mr. Sandlin serves as principal of the Seymour grade school.
R M Womack of Sulphur Springs visited his daughter Mrs M L Patton of Memphis Tennessee on Tuesday. Mrs Patton is visiting in the home of her aunts Misses Inez and Gladys Ray.
Rev. E R Hancock conducts a revival at Canaan with attendance growing and strong interest noted as the meeting continues through Sunday. Mrs Mark Montgomery and her sons plus Miss Lou Ella McCarstin visited Turner Falls Friday and Saturday.
The East Side Prayer Meeting met Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Simmons with 62 people in attendance. The next gathering will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Head.
Lilburn Ross and family moved this week to a farm north of Leonard. Lilburn has worked at cleaning plants here for several years but will try farming for a while.
Mrs L M Williams and daughters Ruth and Louise return to Gainesville after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Luther Sears and relatives in Whitewright and Leonard. Dr B Wrenn Webb returns from the Northwest and will preach at 11 o clock Sunday at the Presbyterian Church.
Nadine Kight earned a Master of Arts degree at the closing exercises of the summer session at the Texas State College for Women in Denton last Saturday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Holcomb of Whitewright.
Miss Emma Clair Vestal has accepted employment at a Houston bank while Miss Lula Lee Vestal plans a Houston visit before heading to Waco to enter Baylor University.
A group from the Church of Christ surprised Mrs. Mattie May at her home Monday night for her 73rd birthday. They brought cakes and watermelons and presented several gifts from friends.
Mr and Mrs Charley Bronaugh and Miss Hollie Joe Bronaugh along with Mr and Mrs Fred Gist visited Miss Sallie Moore and others in Whitewright on Monday. Bronaugh son of the late Captain Bronaugh has been away from Whitewright about 20 years.
Miss Myra Nell Vestal daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Vestal received a bachelor of arts degree at Fast Texas State Teachers College Commerce on August 19 She left Wednesday for a visit with her sister at Flint Michigan and her brothers in New York
Announcement from Aransas Pass states the marriage of Miss Mary Grace Clendening daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Clendening to Albert Ronald Marsh on August 23. The bride is granddaughter of Mrs S H Montgomery of Whitewright.
Sunday and Monday visitors to the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spindle and their daughter from Denison, Mr. and Mrs. FE G. Gilley and children from Ector, Mrs. I. Bivins and children from Amarillo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spindle from Sherman, and Mrs. L. W. Gordon from Frisco.
John Perry Jr. of Purcell Oklahoma defeated Walter Mead of Norman Oklahoma 5 7 6 3 6 4 to win the boys singles championship in the municipal tennis tournament held in Oklahoma City last week Perry is fifteen and the grandson of Mrs S H Montgomery He is visiting relatives in Whitewright this week
Dr and Mrs C P Johnson travel to Austin for the 7 30 wedding of Miss Vivian Smith and C J Carlson of Houston at the Smith home. Mrs Guy Dillon and relatives return to Plainview after visiting Mrs W A Kirkpatrick. Miss Dillon to Denton Teachers College in fall. Granddaughters of Mr and Mrs J A Stateville wed recently in New Mexico and Arizona. Laura Jean Reynolds wed in Jal New Mexico to Henry Clay Rice. Vondelee Stuteville wed John D Golden in Yuma Arizona.
Mr and Mrs H P Donigan and daughter came back Saturday from Brookshire where they stayed several weeks. Mr Donigan says the local cotton crop is not as good as expected from five or six weeks ago and has been damaged by insects.
G F Bryant of the Internal Revenue Department spent the weekend in town and will establish Fort Worth as his future headquarters after moving his family from Wichita Falls. He will relocate to Denton soon to enroll his children in local schools, having abandoned plans to move to Sherman.
Mrs. Betty Marcum of Alpha Kentucky and Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Marcum with Mrs. Petrowsky of Milwaukee visited Mrs. W. B. Head. Head took them to Blue Ridge to see her mother Mrs. M. W. McGuffey. The Marcums are sisters of Mrs. McGuffey and had not met for 39 years.
Miss Roberta Sloan earned her bachelor degree at Texas State College in Denton during the nineteenth summer graduation exercises. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sloan of Pilot Grove and has taught in Dallas schools for several years.
The Sun corrects a previous item. Lester May formerly with Whitewright held the sales manager post at Southwestern Drug Corporation in Waco and was appointed manager of the Houston house, moving soon. C. W. Penland, also of Whitewright, remains manager of the Waco house since its merger with the company.
The Church of Christ lists services led by minister J. R. Waldrum. Preaching at 10 a.m. Communion at 10 45 a.m. Young people's meeting at 6 30 p.m. Bible study at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Co W Dennis pastor invites all to return to Sunday school and services as September begins. Pastor preaches Sunday at 11 a m and 8 p m and church school meets at 10 a m. New members joined last Sunday. young people’s meeting at 7 p m. Visitors welcome. Oppression won't relieve depression.
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday School met in a business social session at the church on Wednesday afternoon with president Mrs. Olive Myrick presiding. The hour included sewing and contests, followed by refreshments for 11 members and three visitors served by Mrs. M. Belew Mrs. Ben Savage and Mrs. C. H. Skaggs.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Claud Dill's home with eleven members and two visitors Mrs. Earl Boggess of Bonham and Mrs. Marvin Brown of Sherman. Refreshments were served. A business meeting and officer elections are planned for next Tuesday at Mrs. Murl Felker's home. all members urged to attend.
The Ma hurin community four H Club girls who hosted a supper and swimming party at the State Park near Bonham on Sunday evening entertained their boyfriends. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hodges and numerous local residents such as Mack Baldwin Wyona Bush J D Burris Alma Hall and Audrey F Hutchins.
The Always Ready Class met Friday evening in the church basement with 12 members present. Officers elected were Miss Hester Martin as group captain, Mrs Bonnie Nicholson as 3rd vice president, and Miss Frances Pope as reporter. Hostesses Ruth Gosnell Frances Pope and Bernice Hensley served refreshments.
Miss Chenoweth announces the organization of classes in the Dunning System of Music Study after completing the Normal Course with Laud German Phippen. She will open her Grammar School studio at the start of school on September 12 and invites parents to enroll their children.
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