Local families and visitors spend Christmas holidays curious mix
Mrs. Clarence Woosley visits Trenton friends while Claud Dillon recovers in Dallas. Numerous residents from Whitewright and nearby towns travel to Dallas Texarkana Fort Worth Sherman Durant Paris Van Alstyne and Pottsboro to visit relatives attend holidays and attend a funeral for J T Bryant former Whitewright High School principal who died in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bryant
C. B. Bryant Jr
T. E. Sears
R. A. Gillett
J. T. Bryant
Pottsboro
Bryant
Indianapolis
Whitewright High School
Christmas Holiday News From Bonham And Sherman Area
J D Hoard travels to Dallas for Christmas with son in law and daughter J E Payne Jr Mrs J F Spindle recovers well after surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital Sherman and expected home Saturday Mrs Eugene McElvaney of Dallas visits her mother Mrs W H King then returns to Dallas for holidays Mrs Sarah Kilgree hosts High School Choral Club party and carol tour Mrs Lucian LaRoe and father D R Lewis return from Austin to spend holidays with family Mr and Mrs Lee Wilburn and son Lucian join them New bed suites offered at Hill Top Highway Bonham area stores plus used living suites and ranges Sgt and Mrs R P Montgomery announce birth of a son at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman Mrs Montgomery a daughter of Floyd Everheart formerly of Whitewright Mr and Mrs Holmes Connelly Elaine and Marie Mansell to visit Gowdy home over holidays Mrs Clyde Gibson returns from Sherman hospital influenza treatment for herself and daughter Louise
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hoard
Dallas
J. E. Payne Jr
Eugene McElvaney
W. H. King
King
Will
Sarah Kilgree
Lucian LaRoe
D. R. Lewis
Austin
Lee Wilburn
Lucian
R. P. Montgomery
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
Elaine
Baylor University
Waco
Marie Mansell
Chattanooga
Whitewright tenants await Sherman Locker extension construction
The Sun reports authorization for extending the Sherman Frozen Food Locker to serve Whitewright renters, with work to start immediately. L. S. Omohundro of Sherman named Grayson County chairman for the fourth war loan drive January 18 to February 15, having directed the third drive's sales of over 3.5 million in bonds. Grayson County quota for the $14 billion national drive had not yet been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman
L. S. Omohundro
Grayson County
Omohundro
Fulton Family Holiday Visit Near Town
Mr and Mrs Duncan Fulton and their young daughter from Mississippi are spending Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs S D Fulton northeast of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Duncan Fulton
Mississippi
Mrs
S. D. Fulton
Engagement of Miss Ireland Is Announced
SHERMAN The approaching marriage of Miss Carol Ireland to Robert Wayne Bradley was announced at a tea Sunday. The bride to be is a 1943 Sherman High School graduate and now secretary to Judge R. M. Carter. Bradley is a Van Alstyne High School graduate who attended John Tarleton at Stephensville and is the son of Mr and Mrs R T Bradley of Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Golden
Bonnie Scott
Miss Ireland
Sherman High School
R. M. Carter
Bradley
van Alstyne High School
John Tarleton
Stephensville
R. T. Bradley
Howe
Rotary Club Trials End In Acquittal At Luncheon Court
A Rotary Club luncheon featured a mock court case over a member’s absence from a banquet. Judge C J Meador presided. state attorneys were C B Bryant Jr. and W E LaRoe. Defendants’ lawyers were Dr R E Lingenfelter and Roy Blanton. Sheriff B W Newman arrested the defendant. The jury acquitted the defendant, Mayor F M Echols was the victim. Program chair Marshall Hasty denies involvement in arranging the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
C. J. Meador
C. B. Bryant Jr
W. E. LaRoe
R. E. Lingenfelter
Roy Blanton
B. W. Newman
F. M. Echols
Marshall Hasty
City Court trial tensions loom over mayor and club
The article hints at possible City Court appearances involving Mayor Echols and predicts consequences for him. It notes that the regular club luncheon is canceled due to Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sible
Echols
Chumbley Flippo Wedding at Bonham Home
Miss Helen Flippo of Dallas wed Sgt. John H. Chumbley formerly of Whitewright in an improvised ceremony at the bridegroom’s relatives’ Bonham home. The couple plans a Mexico City honeymoon before he joins her in San Diego, where he is stationed.
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Blount
Juarez
Mexico City
Dallas
San Diego
Calif
Sergeant Chumbley
C. Chumbley
Bethel H D Club Entertains Husbands
The Bethel Home Demonstration Club met at 2 30 on Friday with a Christmas tree as the centerpiece for gift exchanges A new member Mrs R Pierce was welcomed that day In the evening the club hosted a dinner for husbands and children with chicken and dressing and games The next meeting is set for December 27 with Mrs Windell to take over as president at the first meeting in the New Year Reporter notes it was a pleasant event and urges attendance at year end
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
R. Pierce
Piano Recital Presented by Mrs Guy Hamilton Pupils
The piano pupils of Mrs. Guy Hamilton were presented in a recital at the First Baptist Church Friday evening. Participants included Ann Witt Jeannette Jones Tommie Sue Beasley Ann Brown Joe Anne Gray Alinda Jane Vestal Beverly Ann Bassett Patsy Ann Scott Laura Jean Wilson Billy Faye Dillon Jane Meador Barbara Ann Williams Frances Layman Betty Bryant Betty Ann Darwin Betty Lou Reeves Jean Caraway Katie Kincaid and Janis Jayne Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Ann Witt
Jeannette Jones
Tommie Sue Beasley
Ann Brown
Joe Anne Gray
Alinda Jane Vestal
Beverly Ann Bassett
Patsy Ann Scott
Laura Jean Wilson
Billy Faye Dillon
Jane Meador
Barbara Ann Williams
Frances Layman
Betty Bryant
Betty Ann Darwin
Betty Lou Reeves
Jean Caraway
Katie Kincaid
Janis Jayne Horton
Christmas Party At Mrs Hamiltons Home
Mrs Hamilton hosted a Sunday village party for her class with Frances Layman telling a Christmas story and Jeannette Jones with Ann Witt performing a piano duet. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served.
Washington D C City of Magnificent Distances
Description notes Washington D C is nicknamed the City of Magnificent Distances reflecting its vast avenues and grand government buildings. It captures a historical viewpoint on the capital's scale and prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Toast custom began with duels to show wine was not poisoned
The practice of touching glasses before a toast traces to duels where each participant poured wine from their glass into the other to prove the drink was safe.
Indian peace pipes from Minnesota quarry marked by neutrality
Native crafts use stone from a Minnesota quarry once regarded as neutral ground where warfare was forbidden. The report notes the material’s origin and its ceremonial role in peacemaking traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
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Clarence Woosley
Mrs. B. S. Montgomery
Claud Dillon
Veteran's Hospital
Mrs. J. L. Boone
Miss Carrol Bush
Mrs. Claude Young
Mrs. W. H. Forrest
Texarkana
A. W. Gates of
Kate Fulton
H. C. Willis
Sherman Hospital
Elbert Thompson
Pilot Point
E. T. Doss
Rex B. Cruse
van Alstyne
John P. Haden
Durant, Okla
S. E. Glass
Helen of
Corpus Christi
Mrs. W. J. Martin
Charles Medearis
Grand Prairie
W. J. Martin
J. E. Montgomery
Fort Worth
RK. N. Sandlin
of Denison
W. A. Casseday
Paul Hancock
Baby
Paris
F. M. Dyer
Farmersville
Sue Stephens
Kermit Hollingsworth
Linden
J. W. Hollingsworth
J. F. Spindle
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lem Tittsworth
Hill Top Highway
Bonham
Clyde Gibson
Louise
Mrs. Gibson
Nea
Sun
Ww. C. Houston
Ireland
Chumbley
Flippo
Bethel H-D
Merry Christmas
Lester Haile
Alyne Felker
Merry
Cook’s Grocery
Fred Cook Jr
Glen Earnheart
Cole & Davis Co
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