Around Town With Ethel and Local Guests
Community notes list multiple visits across Sherman and area towns. Names include Stuteville Richardson Green Hawk ins Cols Jones Whitney Bownds Wortham Wortham hospitalizations and recoveries. A pageant at the Friday Literary club featured Americans and Cast of Thousands with trees planted in a minipark. Grover B Smith funeral honored at Horton Barrett Chapel with survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. McFatridge
Friday Literary Club
S. H. White
Fireman's
Antioch Baptist Church marks 114 years and new building
The Antioch Baptist Church in Pink Hill west of Bells observed a double anniversary on November 23, celebrating one year worshiping in the new building and 114 years of church life. Established in 1861, the church’s early minutes name Fords Browns Washburns and Hogans as founding families with later structures including a 1872 log building and a 1940 fire destroyed edifice. The Pink Hill school, later consolidated with Bells, provided space before the current education building was added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Baptist Church
Pink Hill
Bells
Fords
Browns
Washburns
Hogans
Supper Held For Dawson Propane Personnel
Dawson Propane Co held a Christmas supper for all company personnel and directors Saturday night at the Whitewright Fire Hall. Mrs. Ethel Green served a meal to 36 persons, including out of town guests Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Mallory Mineola Mr. and Mrs. Stan Mallory and children Mineola Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Persons Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox Forney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Propane Co
Whitewright
Ethel Green
A. O. Mallory
Mineola
Stan Mallory
J. E. Persons
Dallas
Charles Fox
Forney
Living Yule Tree Program Slated in Paris Texas
Immanuel Baptist Church in Paris Texas will present the Living Christmas Tree program for four consecutive nights from Sunday December 14 to Wednesday December 17. Shows start at 7 p m on Sunday and 8 p m on the following three nights. Plans have been in development for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Red River Valley
Immanuel Baptist Church
Texas
The Community Property Law in Texas Explained
The article outlines Texas community property law, noting that most property acquired during marriage becomes community property shared by both spouses. Separate property remains exempt if owned before marriage or received as a gift or postmarital negotiation. Only one spouse may dispose of community property via will, and the law begins at marriage with nothing and ends at dissolution with presumptive ownership by both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Partition suit in Whitewright rests on Grayson land deed
Texas district court in Sherman issues a citation to Claude Leslie Dossey and related heirs in No 84623 A. Plaintiff Charlie W. Dossey seeks partition of property in Whitewright Grayson County described as 70 by 100 feet of Lots 23 and 24 and a 10 by 70 feet strip from Lot 22 in Block 17 of the O T P in Whitewright. Defendants include Helen Wilson and others. Court set answer deadline 42 days from issuance, with appearance required before Judge of the Fifteenth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Charlie W. Dossey
Helen Wilson
Whitewright
Grayson
State of
Granger McDaniel
O.T.P
Joe Johnson
L. R. Dossey
Ida Dossey
Christmas Greetings for 1924 Sun Letter to Readers
A long Christmas message urging readers to reflect on the meaning of Christmas and live by Christian faith. It recalls peace on earth, God’s care, and Jesus’s presence, then encourages prayer, church involvement, and spiritual service as 1925 approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
God
Jesus
It's A Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Charles L Joeley
Mr and Mrs Charles L Joeley welcomed a daughter Misty Michelle this week at Bryan Memorial Hospital Durant Oklahoma. Grandparents are Mrs Anna Jo Green Sherman and Emmett Green Jr Mexia. Great grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Lewis Sherman and Mr and Mrs Emmett Green Sr Whitewright. Great great grandmother Mrs Lillis T Watkins Whitewright. A great aunt is Mrs Edith Lewis Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stuteville
Richardson
G. C. Stuteville
Edith Lewis
Anna Jo Green
Marl Ryan
Dallas
Lela Ryan
Kenneth Jester
Sherman Community Hospital
Emmett Green
Tim
Hawkins
Robert Morris
Sherman Hospital
James Smith
Frank Smith
Lynn Cooper
T. W. Cole
Waxahachie
Charles L. Joeley
Misty Michelle
Tore
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Durant
Oklo
Sherman
Emmett Green Jr
Mexia
Charles Lewis
Emmett Green Sr
Whitewright
Lillis T. Watkins
Festive Home Decor Ideas And Local Church Notes
The piece blends holiday decorating tips for homes with community church notices. Tips include placing greenery atop mirrors stair rail garlands on a two story home and bow adorned drapes. Local items note First Baptist Church of Trenton choir guest speaker attendance and various visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Trenton
Raymond Laramore
Bro
Bob Bryan
Horace McDonald
Tidwell
Blue Ridge
Grady Yowell
Tom Bean
Mary Burns
Dallas
Esker Chaffi
Dollie Lumpkins
Canton
Beulah Lumpkins
Maude Freeman
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Clint Hopper
J. W. Fielder
Naomi
Jennifer Owens
Dess Whisson
J. A. Ayers
Lizzie Nolen
Henry Reeves
Laura Kennedy
Georgia Haywood
Elizabeth Smith
Anna Stephens
Elmer Sullivan
Beulah Vandagriff
Nebraska visitor is 10 000th to tour Sam Rayburn home
A Bonham Nebraska guest Mrs. Bill Lynch was named the 10 000th visitor to the Sam Rayburn home in eight months. She received a gavel and a one year Friends of Sam Rayburn membership from guide Mrs. Vera Ruth Hill. The Lynch couple traveled from Nora Nebraska during Thanksgiving to visit her brother Stephen Brown at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Nebraska
Friends of
Sam Rayburn
Sam
Bill Lynch
Nora
Neb
Vera Ruth Hill
Ector
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center
Brown
Lynch
South
Arkansas
Texas
Jerry Gay
John Jameson
Hill
The
Friends of Sam Rayburn
Texas Historical Commission
Fannin County
United States
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Ethel
Roy Thrasher
Ruth Green
Denison
G. C. Brown
Tracy
Jane
Rodger Brown
Plano
Grover Brown
Barry Anderson
Davita
Lingle Anderson
Ray Key
Boyd
Loren Flowers
Renette Cadenhead
Howe
David Harmon
Weda
Verend Wooton
R. L. Jones
Richard Round
Jennifer of
Whitney
Church of Christ
Charles Counts
Paul Wortham
Almeda Wortham
Harold Hardin
Robert Biggerstaff
Allen McDaniel
Literary
Grover B. Smith
Horton-Barrett
S. Throckmorton St
Quaker Oats Co
R. M. Williams
East Sherman Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Mr. Smith
Will Smith
Elma O'Neal
Okla
Don Smith
Johnnye Kohrs
Kansas City
Jeanne Eliason
Richland, Wash
Gaynell Smith
Texas Almanac
the Encyclopedia of Texas
Dallas News
Dallas Morning News
Communications
Dallas, Texas
BonState Master Charge Bank Americard
Dawson Propane
State OF Texas
Claude Leslie Dossey
Nelda Ruth Dossey
J. E. Perkins
U.S
Nursing Home News
Nursing Home
L. To
R. Georgia Haywood
Nebraskan
First National Bank of Whitewright
North Pole
Santa
First National Bank of
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