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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
3
Local residents spent holidays visiting relatives in Dallas Fort Worth and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs P R Johnson J A Mauk Carl and Cordelia Russell and families in Bonham Sherman Greenville Durant and Paris. Sealy mattress sale and church charity baskets noted.
Local families report visits and travel across Sherman, Dickens, Motley counties with relatives. A Chanute Kansas birth announced. C W Pope begins 1939 tax assessment. Dr Reynolds May hospitalized. Navy man Jesse Hines to San Diego then cruise. Several households hosted holiday guests, including Penns and Brittons from Oklahoma City and Sherman, plus Hembree, Roberts, Hannah families visiting.
The Rev J Leslie Finnell of Magnolia Avenue Christian Church Fort Worth cancelled a $100 per plate dinner honoring Gov Elect Wee O Daniel after political implications surfaced. More than 10000 in ticket sales would be refunded as Finnell and O Daniel insisted there was no political motive.
The Church of Christ advertises Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bible study on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited. Signed Joe Burton, minister. tf hak.
Dr. B Wrenn Webb pastor leads services with Sunday school at 10 a m and Holy Communion at 11 a m Admission of new members. An evening Candle Light Service at 7 p m will honor a member for long faithful church service.
The Methodist Church announces all Sunday services next Sunday January 1 with a 10 a.m. Sun day School led by N L Manning superintendent. At 11 a.m. the annual Student Recognition service honors both high school and college students including Merriwell Vineyard Martha Bryant Sarah Belle Gillett Jo Willa Stateville and Vivian Echols. Epworth League meets at 6 p.m. sponsor Mrs Sarah Kilgree and president Floyd Everheart Jr. The evening sermon starts at 7 p.m. Pastor J M Connally will deliver the message.
Mr and Mrs C B Fegurson William Painter of Slaton and Mrs Painter of Callis spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs John Savage. Mr and Mrs Robert Segers of Marshall spent Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs O V Wilder. Mr and Mrs Will Burden and Mr and Mrs Louis Jones visited Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burden. Mrs Nora Burden spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs J D Richey. Sun advertising gets results.
Mrs J M Everheart and her son Tom of Lubbock stay with Mr and Mrs Floyd Everheart. USDA figures show unfermented fruit juice demand rising from 1 million to 24 million cases 1930 to 1938, tomato juice increasing from 220 thousand to 16 million cases.
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