Baptists Open New Whitewright Church Edifice
The First Baptist Church of Whitewright moves into a fully furnished新 building with 400-seat auditorium and 23 class rooms. Rev. J L Truett delivers the morning sermon, followed by Rev. G C Ivins. Dedication set for a future date. Church organized in 1881 with 350 members and funded by gifts including 1000 from A J Ray and Kay Kimball.
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First Baptist Church
Baptists of
Whitewright
J. L. Truett
G. C. Ivins
Geo. W. Truett
Dallas
Truett
First Baptist Church of
Perry Evans
The
Baptist Seminary of
Fort Worth
C. Chumbley
Alvin Pendleton
Carver
Church of Christ
G. M. McNeilly
Jimmie Yates
Will Fleming
A. J. Ray
Kay Kimbell
Fleming
Ivins
Guy Hamilton
Tom Lilley
W. T. Simmons
Carl May
Carl Gillespie
Chess Pope
D. E. McCoy
Finis Alverson
B. W. Newman
Claude Meador
Court awards jail project contract for Sherman county building
Sherman county commissioners approve $216,000 warrants to fund a new courthouse jail, selecting J. E. Morgan and Sons of El Paso as low bidder. The plan hinges on a Washington grant and Public Works Administration loan, with total project cost around $300,000 furnished.
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Sherman
Commissioners’ Court
J. E. Morgan and Sons of
el Paso
Washington
Public Works Administration
P. J. Waldrop
Precinct
Charles Cannon
John Washburn
Cannon
Voelcker and Dixon
Child Welfare Work Meeting Planned in Whitewright
Marion Wilson county relief administrator and Mrs. King will address a Whitewright audience at the American Legion hall Friday at 8 pm. They will outline Federal government child welfare programs now under way and invite all interested residents, school board members, teachers, and PTA and RS groups. Whitewright merchants advertise better values.
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Marion Wilson
Whitewright HS Reflector earns second in state contest
The Whitewright High School Reflector won second place in a state contest for high school pages printed with local papers, sponsored by the Texas High School Press Association at Mary Hardin Baylor College Belton. Canyon High School Eagles Tail won first. Lula Lee Vestal editor. Gladys Ray sponsor.
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Whitewright High School
Texas High School Press Association
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
Canyon High School
High School Association
Reflector
Lula Lee Vestal
Gladys Ray
Obituary: Nicholas E. Fain Dies in Omaha After Long Illness
Nicholas Edward Fain known as Ed Fain died at his Omaha home after a long illness. Born on the J. A. Pritchett farm northeast of town 72 years ago, he studied at Grayson College and built a career in books both in New York City and Omaha. He is survived by his wife two nephews and five nieces, children of his late brother W. C. Fain pioneer Whitewright citizen.
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Ed Fain
Omaha
Nebraska
J. A. Pritchett
Grayson College
New York City
Sunday School Exchange References Robinson Crusoe
A Sunday School teacher asks about Good Friday and James responds with a joke that the figure was the houseworker for Robinson Crusoe. The humor hinges on wordplay about a familiar literary character.
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James
Robinson Crusoe
Sun Plans Normal Publication Next Week
The Sun will publish as usual next week though the office closes on Christmas Day. In past years publication paused during Christmas week but that practice has been abandoned. Some readers asked if Christmas week would have a paper.
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Sun
The
Whitewright Schools Close Friday for Christmas Break
Whitewright public schools will close Friday afternoon for Christmas holiday. They reopen on Wednesday January 2. Students will have nine days away from school excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Christmas programs will be held in each school Friday afternoon.
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Whitewright
Ohio Returns 400 Aliens to 23 Lands
Nearly 400 aliens were repatriated by Ohio to 23 foreign countries in eight months per the state relief commission. Adj. Gen. Frank D. Henderson said repatriation relieves Ohio relief burdens and often improves conditions by returning people to their native lands where they may become self-sustaining. Transportation costs were covered by the Ohio Relief Administration.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Relief Commission
Adj
Frank D. Henderson
Ohio Relief Administration
Farmers back Bankhead Cotton Control Act in 1935 vote
Whitewright and Grayson County farmers approve the Bankhead Cotton Control Act with a 145 to 10 vote. statewide results show 2,816 in favor and 385 opposed, reflecting a strong 9 to 1 margin in cotton producing states.
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Whitewright
Grayson-Fannin County
Fannin County
Grayson County
Sherman
Bells
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
van Alstyne
Howe
Dorchester
Gunter
Tioga
Collinsville
Whitesboro
Delaware
Gordonville
Hagerman
Southmayd
Pottsboro
Denison
Bashful suitor invited to stay at home
A father notes a young man named Smiley has stayed three nights past midnight. He urges Miriam to invite him to bring his trunk and live there. Miriam agrees that the act suits him and confirms she will tell him tonight.
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Miriam
Smiley
Is There a Santa Claus A Letter to The Sun Publisher
A child asks if Santa Claus exists and the editor replies with a timeless defense of belief. The response asserts Santa's reality through love generosity devotion and the value of childlike faith, contrasting skepticism with the wonder of unseen truths.
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Santa Claus
Virginia O’hanlon
Virginia
Students Heading Home For Christmas Holidays
Whitewright lists returning students from multiple colleges and universities across Texas for the Christmas holidays. Names include Lloyd Stowers Joe Thomas Meador Malcolm Williams Eugene Hall and others from University of Texas A M College North Texas State Teachers College East Texas State Teachers College Baylor Medical College Austin College Houston University Lubbock Tech and more.
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Whitewright
University of Texas, Austin
Lloyd Stowers
Joe Thomas Meador
Malcolm Williams
Eugene Hall
M. College
College Station
Robert Doss
Billie White
State College For Women
CIA
Denton
Dorothy Hamilton
Madge Sears
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Sonny Hancock
Kermit Hollingsworth
Thomas Sears
Fitz Bryant
East Texas State Teachers’ College
Commerce
J. M. Dixon
Myra Nell Vestal
Burgher Reed Vestal
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Lorena Garner
Thomas Gillett
Edna Earl
Sale of Cotton To Reich Due To Be Rejected
Washington reports a proposed six to thirty million dollar U S Germany cotton barter deal faces rejection as President Roosevelt weighs a revised plan. Hull and other aides urge rejection citing harm to U S producers and damage to reciprocal trade talks with twenty five countries.
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Reich
Washington
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Hull
George N. Peek
Export Import Bank
Bremen
Chile
Sayre
Welles
Rotary Club Christmas Program and Gift Plan
The Rotary Club will present a Yuletide themed program led by F. M. Echols with a Christmas tree feature and each member receiving a present. Last Friday H. P. Donigan led an interfering talk on the AAA cotton program and the Bank head law. The club voted to donate $5 to the community Christmas tree fund.
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Rotary Club
F. M. Echols
H. P. Donigan
Donigan
Heaviest citrus chosen for juicier fruits
When buying oranges lemons and grapefruits select the heaviest options as they typically contain more juice and yield better flavor.
Christmas Tree Event Brings Gifts to Whitewright Children
A Friday evening program in Whitewright will distribute gifts to every child under ten from a large Christmas tree on Bond Street east of the First National Bank. Santa Claus leads the event with over 500 fruit and candy sacks, aided by the Friday Literary Club and Rotary Club volunteers.
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Whitewright
Trade
Santa Claus
Bond Street
First National Bank
Central Committee
Whitewright Music Club
Friday
Parent-Teacher Association
American Legion
Auxiliary of the Legion
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
Santa
Townsend in Capital for Pension Fight
Dr. F E Townsend in Washington outlines his plan to pay 200 dollars a month to every person over 60 who quits work, aims to sell the idea to Congress and form Townsend clubs on Capitol Hill as supporters claim millions back the proposal. Critics call it impossible and misguided.
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Washington
F. E. Townsend
Congress
Long Beach
Calif
Townsend
Edwin Witte
Roosevelt
Economic Security Committee
Capitol Hill
Whitewright farmers receive Uncle Sam cotton parity checks
About 150 farmers in the Whitewright area received parity payments from the federal government on a Wednesday morning. The checks, likened to Santa Claus by many, arrive in time for Christmas shopping and supplement earlier rental payments, though the exact amounts were not widely known due to the complex parity calculations.
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Whitewright
Uncle Sam
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Baptists
Court House
H. S. Reflector
Nicholas Edward Fain
Bankhead
Capital For Pension Fight
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