Local residents note travels and family visits around Christmas
A long list of Whitewright residents and friends report holiday visits and travel. J F England ill at home. Lay relatives visited Pink Hill. J W Kingery visiting brother G W Kingery in town. Elizabeth Waggoner returns from Houston. many families from Dallas, Sherman, Vernon, Shamrock and Oklahoma City plan Christmas stays and trips to Fort Worth, Denison, Commerce, Okemah, Memphis and beyond. Hatchery move announced. students and teachers spend holidays at home. several relatives visit, travel to Memphis, Dallas, or Oklahoma City for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wilburn
Austin
Whitewright
L. LaRoe
Christmas visits and community notes from Whitewright
Miss Blannie Reeves of Dallas visits brother Carl Reeves and other residents share holiday plans. Families from Denton, Celeste, Houston, Sherman and Pilot Point announce Christmas visits, church programs, and local gatherings. A notable theft: W R Vineyard’s 1934 Ford V-8 disappeared near the high school during a football banquet. Methodist Church members staged a large Christmas pantry pound ing for the Waco Orphans home. North Carolina visitors arrive to spend holidays with local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Vineyard
Mr. Vineyard
Dallas Family Plans Christmas With Reeves Relatives
Mr and Mrs Grady Sanders and sisters Icy and Fay Reeves of Dallas will spend Christmas at Mr and Mrs Cull Reeves home. Miss Emma Claire Vestal and Pat Emmett of Houston will visit here Thursday to share Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs R C Vestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton Jr
Houston
Mrs
Guy Hamilton
A. H. Fortner
Nancy
Sweetwater
Cc. B. Bryant
Elizabeth Hedgpeth
State Teachers College At
Denton
Howard Hedgpeth
E. T. Doss
Elbert Thompson
Pilot Point
Grady Sanders
Icy
Fay Reeves
Dallas
Cull Reeves
Emma Claire Vestal
Pat Emmett
Mrs. R. C. Vestal
Funeral Services for R. R. Hicks at Enterprise Church
Funeral services for R. R. Hicks 84 were held at 2:30 at Enterprise Baptist Church. Rev. Felix Robertson led with assistants Rev. J. D. Fleming Rev. C. Chumbley and Rev. N. R. Miler. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife five daughters two sons thirty-one grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Hicks
Whitewright
Enterprise Baptist Church
Felix Robertson
J. D. Fleming
C. Chumbley
N. R .Miler
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hugh Hunter
C. A. Medearis
Jim Robinson
Tom Booker
Fletcher Williams
Mr. Hicks
Tennessee
John
Mary Hicks
Sally Catlett
Enterprise
Baptist Church
J. G. Harper
Slaton
L. N. Ward
Groom
R. R. Hardcastle
Altus
Okla
W. J. Hurd
Porter
J. R. Hicks
George
Carl Hicks
Christmas program ends with gifts and refreshments
D Layman and Mrs Manning led the program followed by a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Gifts were distributed and refreshments served by the hostess. The next club meeting will be January 15 with Mrs Jewel Kennemer as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Layman
Kentucky Home Demonstration Club Christmas Party At School House
Active members and former members of the Kentucky town Home Demonstration Club held a Christmas party at the school house on Thursday night. The Bennett trio and several named members performed musical numbers during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club
Bennett Trio
Willa Nelle Badgett
Velma Holland
Doretha Darwin
Betty Ann Darwin
Reba Mae Cox
Grace Connelly
Christmas party of North Circle WMAS at Vestal home
The North Circle of the W M A of the First Baptist Church met at 2 30 Monday afternoon at Mrs R C Vestal s home for their annual Christmas party Thirty two members attended the Yule tree Lovely refreshments were served Visitors included Mrs Charley Ayres and Miss Lula Lee Vestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
R. C. Vestal
Charley Ayres
Lula Lee Vestal
Methodist Church notes service schedule next Sunday
The Methodist Church will hold services at the usual hours next Sunday. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. with the pastor preaching. Young People's League at 6 p.m. Evening Service at 7 p.m. A cordial welcome is extended to all not worshipping elsewhere. Joseph M. Connally, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Young People’s League
Joseph M. Connally
Death of F G Rush Shocks Ely Community Near Whitewright
F G Rush aged 33 from the Ely community near Whitewright was found dead Wednesday at 6 30 am. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 pm at Enterprise Baptist Church with Rev F O Robertson presiding. Survived by mother Mary Rush four brothers and three sisters. Born August 31 1903 in Clark County Arkansas. Funeral director R R Waldo in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Rush
Ely
Whitewright
Enterprise Baptist Church
F. O. Robertson
R. R. Waldo
Mr. Rush
Clark County
Arkansas
Thomas Rush
Rush
Mary Rush
Clarence Rush
Caddo
Okla
Herman Rush
Ravenna
Lloyd Rush
Big Spring
Horace Rush
Ruth Rainwater
Bomarton
Eva Hill
Anna
R. Platt
Ada
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Christmas Party
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Brownie McSpedden’s home on Thursday December 17 for a Christmas party. Gifts were exchanged and a program featured an accordion solo by Mrs. Clarence McMillin a Christmas story by Joe Howard Cook and a reading by Bettie Nell Yeager. Refreshments were served to 23 members and two guests a handkerchief shower honored retiring president Mrs. Chess Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Brownie McSpedden
Clarence McMillin
Joe Howard Cook
Bettie Nell Yeager
Chess Pope
Christmas Service at First Presbyterian Church
Dr B Wrenn Webb will lead a 7 p m Christmas program with a tree for Sunday school children and an offering drive for Reynolds Presbyterian Home in Dallas. Sunday services at 11 a m feature Lloyd Stowers, a seminary student in Chicago. A Candle Light Service at 7 p m will be run by B S Montgomery S T Montgomery Oran Sears and Mrs T E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Reynolds Presbyterian
Dallas
Lloyd Stowers
Stowers
Our Theological Seminary
Chicago
B. S. Montgomery
S. T. Montgomery
Oran Sears
T. E
West Circle Baptist host holds Christmas social
The West Circle of the Baptist Church met at Mrs. Roy Blant's home on Monday afternoon for a social gathering. After an hour of games each member received a gift from a warmly lit Christmas tree. Refreshments in Christmas colors were served to 16 members and one guest, Mrs. Claude Stephens of Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Circle of the Baptist Church
Roy Blant
Claude Stephens
Jacksonville
Christmas Music Program At Whitewright Club
Mrs. Newton Manning hosted the Whitewright Music Club on Friday afternoon. A Christmas music program featured Mrs. Guy Hamilton, Miss Tommie Chenoweth, Miss Sara Kathryn Atterberry, Mrs. R. T. Pennington, Mrs. Jewel Kennemer, Mrs. A. L. Jackson, and Mrs. F. A brief recital highlighted seasonal selections by these local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Manning
Whitewright
Guy Hamilton
Tommie Chenoweth
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
R. T. Pennington
Jewel Kennemer
A. L. Jackson
Honorary recognition for church devotion in Sun item
Barbee and Mrs. R. L. Sears feature in a Sun notice about honoring a member for devotion and loyalty to Christ and the church. A mention of adding machine paper appears as a marginal note in the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbee
R. L. Sears
Christ
Church
the Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. England
Mrs. E. R. Lay
Pink Hill
J. W. Kingery of
Greenville
His Brother
G. W. Kingery
Elizabeth Waggoner
H. J. Arledge
J. P. Darwin
Don Farmer
Leslie Holland
State Teachers College
Louise Sanders
Boswell
Emma Teel
Vernon
B. F. Blanton
Euell Bradley
Shamrock
A. G. Bradley
W. B. Womack
Wyoming, Pa
Inez
Gladys Ray
Mrs. W. M. Cox
Miss Ruth
Mrs. W. C. Bailey
Sherman
H. E. Janke
San Antonio
Tony Weber
J. M. Sturdivant
Denison
W. E. Buchanan
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Ft. Worth
Wade Hancock
Memphis, Tenn
Mrs. M. L. Patton
Okemah, Okla
Rev
Ben Sturdivant
Frank Hanna
Oklahoma City
E. L. Boyd Jr
L. W. Bassett and Son
L. W. Jr
Mac McCurdy
Commerce
Floyd Bassett
Kermit Hollingsworth
Jim Hollingsworth
East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce
J. W. Davidson
M. A. Broughton
D. E. McCoy
Mark Montgomery
D. S. Carr
Cappie Beard
Claud Dillon
Ww. T. Brown
Julian Boone
Clinton, Okla
J. L. Boone
Mrs. B. S. Montgomery
Paul Pierson
Trinity University
Waxahachie
W. M. Pierson
Drewie Caylor
W. W. Caylor
Jim Russell
J. D. Russell
Vonda Lee England
Mrs. J. F. England
Town
R. D. Ford
Ray
Main Street
Mr. Ford
T. E. Sears
Thomas
The
University of Texas
J. Y. Russel
W. B. Bixler
Sonny Hancock
Joe Thomas Meador
Denton Teachers College
Frank Phillips
Billie Sue
Raymond Phillips
Claud Stephens
Orbin Blanton
Earl Blanton
Longview
C. S. Blanton
F. E. Douglas
Graham
Mr. Douglas
Graham Mill & Elevator
J. F. Fender
Fla
W. E. Boyd
Ruth and
Gladys Gosnell
Margaret Coggins
Percy Darwin
J. M. Dixon
State Teachers College, Commerce
Homer Sears
Lee Norris
Robert Alexander
Philip Norris
Detroit
Mich
James Bryant
A. M. Bryant
James
Brantiff Airways Corporation
Martha Jo Sears
McKinney
Madge Sears
Friona
Tommie Bradley
Carrizo Springs
Mr. Bradley
Presbyterian Church
A. A. Hudgins
Donald
Arkansas City
Kansas
Anther Hudgins Jr
Edgar Montgomery
Morris Wright
Wright
Graham Mill & Elevator Company
Kimbell Milling Co
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Fred Astaire
Ace Drummond
Bob Allen
Victor McLaglen Bennie Barnes
Doris Nolan
Michael Whalen
Man
Bob Burns
Gracie Allen
Jack Benny
Ziegfeld
Blannie Reeves
Carl Reeves
Malcolm Vordenbalm
Mrs. Rhom Carr
Myra Nell Vestal
Celeste
Dorothy Hamilton
Justin
Burgher Reid Vestal
Lyle Steward
Lee Johnson
Joe Johnson
Ella Johnson
Savoy
Miss Johnson
Gomer May
Thomas Kirk
Amarillo
Alton
Fender May
Kerrville
H. O. Hoard
Mineola
J. D. Hoard
Mrs. Hoard
Oakland
Calif
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Edith Mae Sears
Martha Bryant
Vivian Echols
Sarah Everheart
Margaret Lilley
Waco
Texas
Joe M. Connally
Thomas Pearce
den Previt
Mollie Perrie
Mr. Gay
North Carolina
J. L. McSpedden
Kentuckytown
North Circle
Freddie G. Rush
First Presbyterian
J. R. Oliver Seed—Duroc-Jersey Hogs
Jersey Cattle
Beauty Shop
Old Kingry
T. W. Ayres & Son Hitewright