Local Social Notes Highlight Dallas Denton and Nearby visits
Pascal Cox visits Dallas. Mrs. R R Summers visits Denton relatives. Many locals travel to Paris Waco Denison and McKinney visiting families. Bridge clubs meet at Christmas with high scores and gift exchanges. Grand Prairie Prosper Fort Worth Dallas and Canal Zone guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Farley
B. G. Simpson
Fort Worth
Howard Helms
Linda Sue
Gamboa
Canal Zone
Friday Literary Club Meeting Report and Plans
Mrs. Alton McDowell hosted the Friday Literary Club at 3 p.m. with bronze leaves decor. Gladys Ray presided, Emory Christian reported on the county federation meeting in Sherman, and garden chair Earl Blanton announced the Christmas decoration contest set for December 19 to 24. Nine teen members attended, program items covered democracy, capitals, and state matters. The club will reconvene December 15 with Emory Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton McDowell
Gladys Ray
Emory Christian
County Federation
Sherman
Earl Blanton
Grady Gillett
Roy Blanton
Bryant King
Allan Shivers
B. W. Newman
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Sets Gift Plan
At Thursday afternoon meeting the HD Club adopted a motion requiring members to give home made gifts at events and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Sunshine Friends Club Elects New Officers
The group met at Mrs. Hatfield's home on December 18 with 14 members and four guests. Mrs. Ronald Vestal was elected president and gifts were sent to the veterans hospital at McKinney. A reading by Miss Patsy Jane Badgett closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Friends
William Hatfield
Ronald Vestal
Bill Milam
Council
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Patsy Jane Badgett
C. N. Massey
M. R. Smith
E. F. Vestal
Miss Badgett
Bethel W. M. U. Meets On Monday
The Bethel W. M. U. met Monday at 2 p m with Mrs. Bob Cawthon presiding. Mrs. George Jarvis led the opening song. A Week of Prayer program was presented. Eighteen members attended. Mrs. M V Williams gave the closing prayer. Sulphuric acid noted as important in industry science and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel W. M. U
Bob Cawthon
George Jarvis
M. V. Williams
Hickman Sunday School Christmas Party Held at Church
The Hickman Class of the Presbyterian Church met in the parlor for a Christmas party. They collected clothing and toys for the Reynolds Orphans Home in Dallas. On the 21st they will deliver Christmas plates of cookies and candy to shut-ins. Mrs. Byron Caraway presided, Mrs. Lee H. Smith gave a Christmas reading, and Mrs. Madge Braly was thanked as choir director. Seventeen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Presbyterian Church
Reynolds
Dallas
Byron Caraway
Lee H. Smith
Madge Braly
Central Christian Church Services and pastors listed
John R. MacDonald serves as minister with services on the first and third Sundays. Ashley D. Jameson conducts church school at 10 am and morning service at 11 am, with youth fellowship at 6 30 pm, evening service at 7 pm, and youth hour at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
John R. MacDonald
Ashley D. Jameson
WSCS Social Meeting Announced by Methodist Women
The Women's Society of Christian Service will meet at 3 30 p m Monday at the home of Mrs H C Willis for a social gathering. All Methodist women are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Women’s Society of Christian Service
H. C. Willis
Methodist
Church Serves and Schedules Gathered Notices
Sunday school times listed for First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches along with worship and evening services. The Baptist church includes officers and departments like Training Union and W M S, while the Presbyterian notes the North Texas Larger Parish affiliation, a director, education staff, and a Women’s Missionary Society meeting on December 11 at 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
James L. Cooper
Ww. T. Simmons
Edgar Ayers
Training Union
Carrie Hamilton
Ralph Brown
Brotherhood
First Presbyterian Church
North Texas
Paris
Lee H. Smith
Dorothy Jane Nelson
Bonham
Floyd Bassett
Richard Smith
Westminster Fellowship
Women's Missionary Society
T. E. Sears
Jersey City Corporal Missing After Battle in Korea
Corporal John Midolo of the 1st Cavalry, from Jersey City, is reported missing in action after serving in Korea since October. He wrote to his mother that he had lied about his duties to spare her worry. The article notes the widespread penguin presence in the northern hemisphere.
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Jersey City
N. J
Funeral rites for Johnie L. James in Trenton
Johnie L. James 50 of Whitewright died suddenly of a heart attack in Oklahoma City. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Methodist Church in Trenton, with burial in Burns Cemetery. Survived by wife Snell Wilson, son Johnny L. James Jr., daughter Mrs. Joe Ray Crawford, mother Mrs. Mattie James, three brothers Fred James W T James and Jesse James, and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnie L. James
Mattie James
Whitewright
First Methodist Church
Trenton
Sam J. Smith
E. B. Jackson
Burns Cemetery
Barnheart Funeral Service
James
Oklahoma City
Henry A. James
Snell Wilson
Johnny L. James Jr
Dallas
Joe Ray Crawford
Leonard
Fred James
W. T. James
Abernathy
Jesse James
Funeral services held for John P. Livingston in Sherman
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p m in Sherman for John P. Livingston 71 who died Friday in a Sherman hospital The Rev William Tate Young assisted by the Rev R B Twitty officiated Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers were Sherman residents Edward Cahan Harry King Bean Lee Hudgins Craig Banzer John Logan Hall and Randolph Roberts Livingston operated a clothing store in Sherman with his brother George for 42 years retiring in 1945 He moved to Kite Wright with his wife Emma Gordon born December 8 1878 in Orangeburg South Carolina came to Texas in 1895 joined his brother in 1903 and married Martha Emma Gordon in 1920 Survivors include his wife and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
John P. Livingston
William Tate Young
St. Stephens Episcopal Church of
R. B. Twitty
Central Presbyterian Church of Sherman
Oak Hill
Edward Cahan
Harry King Bean
Lee Hudgins
Craig Banzer
John Logan Hall
Randolph Roberts
Texas
Paris
Martha Emma Gordon
Whitewright
Livingston Family Obituary Note From Whitewright
Son John P. Livingston Jr. of Whitewright, one daughter Mrs. C. E. Landolt Jr. of Silsbee, a brother George A. Livingston of Sherman, a sister Mrs. Walter W. Landrus of Woodford South Carolina, and a granddaughter Emily Nell Landolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Livingston Jr
Whitewright
C. E. Landolt Jr
Silsbee
George A. Livingston
Sherman
Walter W. Landrus
Woodford
S. C
Emily Nell Landolt
George Burton former Whitewright resident dies in Muskogee
George Burton formerly of Whitewright died in Muskogee Oklahoma on Wednesday. His body will arrive by Katy Flyer tonight for burial at Blanton Cemetery south of Whitewright at 10:30 a m Friday with Rev James L Cooper of the First Baptist Church officiating. He was born April 1889 son of J P and Mary Burton and survived by his wife two brothers and three sisters all longtime Whitewright residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burton
Whitewright
Muskogee
Okla
Blanton Cemetery
James L. Cooper
First Baptist Church
Burton
Solon H. Jared
Blanton
J. P
Mary Burton
Mac Burton
Royse City
Howard Burton
Cameron
M. W. Apple
Broken Arrow
Claud Hanry
Chillicothe
Ruby Robinson
Dallas
Long hair fatality in Chicago washing machine incident
Mrs. Dollie Baker, 58, died after her waist length hair was caught in a washing machine wringer. A fuse blew as she bent over, and her scalp was half ripped from her head. Her husband, Harry, 59, found her body. Police attributed head injuries and blood loss to the tragedy. The couple had discussed cutting her hair but she delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dollie Baker
Harry
Ford Faces Mass Layoffs Over Aluminum Cutbacks
Ford Motor Company spokesmen warned that up to 40,000 workers could be laid off by March 1 due to government reductions in aluminum usage for civilian production. John S. Bugas, Ford vice-president, cited these cutbacks as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
John S. Bugas
Farmersville Dominates Van Alstyne 33 to 6 in Bi-District
In a bi district football match at Farmersville last Friday Farmersville champions of District 16 B crushed Van Alstyne Panthers 33 to 6. Van Alstyne co champions with Whitewright of 15 B, had suffered a second heavy defeat to Farmersville this season. Whitewright fans attended along with the pep squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersville
van Alstyne
Whitewright
van Alstyne Panthers
Tiger
Whitewright Tigers
Sam Montgomery
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Don Collins
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Fred Garner
Leon Lindsey
J. M. Lindsey
S. T. Montgomery Jr
F. G. Hoover
Ross May
Printess Compton
Malcolm Williams
Thomas Sears
Pernie Badgett
George M. Hight
Guy Hamilton
Elmo Wallace
Lewis Cooper
Craig’s
Masonic Grand Lodge
Dorothy Hamilton
Robert Sears
Prosper
Bob Mitchell
Joe Rich
Ross Alexander
Pete Landolt
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Emmet Penn
Nuell Skaggs
Jess Smotherman
Ezra Denton
O’donnell
S. C. Nelms
O. A. Bennett
HD Club
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Sunbeam
America
Aelia
Assembly OF God Church
R. L. Hamm
Young People
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John Livingston
James Whitmore
Nancy Davis
Gene Autrey
Ann Sheridan
Victor Mature
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Lucille Ball
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