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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1936

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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