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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
5
Community updates from Sherman to Denison include visits, illnesses, and weddings. Mrs. Ben Bell visited Sherman relatives. Miss Lorna Thornton moved to Sweetwater for work. A. W. Alexander and Euleta Patrick wed in Whitewright. L. W. Fleming resigned to teach in Bells. Crippled Children's fund tally reaches 27.62 locally.
Rev Ben Bell led memorials for Nicholas Martin who died Monday and Sally Martin who passed Monday morning. Both were buried at Cedar Cemetery after services in Cedar Methodist Church and the Talley Funeral Home in Sherman. Mrs Martin was sister in law to Nicholas and widow of R B Martin.
The Whitewright Music Club gathered Friday afternoon at the Chenoweth studio in the Grammar School with Miss Viva Phillips hosting. The study featured MacDowell and roll call noted MacDowell compositions. Mrs. R. T. Pennington led the program, joined by Miss Tommie Chenoweth Mrs. Glenn Doss Miss Frances Williams and Miss Phillips. Refreshments were served to 12 members.
The Whitewright club gathered last Thursday afternoon at Mrs. W. L. Hatfield’s with Miss Eunice King showing dried fruits for diet and breakfast serving ideas. Tufted bedspreads were shown and members were asked to make such spreads. Nineteen members attended and were served refreshments. The next meeting is set for February 8 at Mrs. Otto Russell’s home.
Bethel Home Demonstration Club met all day at Mrs. H. W. Hedgpeth home. Miss Eunice King county home agent demonstrated raisin pie with graham crust and prune whip and spoke on dried fruits in the diet. Tufted bedspreads were shown. Afternoon quilting. Meeting date changed to Thursday. Lunch for seven members and Miss King. Next meeting set with Mrs. O. G. Bow Feb 8 at 1 30 p.m.
Rotary Club of A. M. Bryant hosted a Friday luncheon featuring ventriloquist Mr. Carlisle of Sherman and his dummy Red McGuffy. The act teased members with light jokes while keeping the tone good natured. Pee Wee Davidson of Sherman attended as a guest. The club achieved 100 percent attendance and ranked among the district’s top four for December.
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McKenzie, married Jan 8 1940 in Anna, were honored Monday night by a large gathering at their home six miles south of Whitewright. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Beecher St John and Mrs. Les Andrew. Guests enjoyed hot chocolate, cake, doughnuts and popcorn.
Mrs. Les Andrew and Miss Margie Donaghey hosted a gathering. Those who sent gifts but could not attend included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Russell Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hopper Charlie Kaiser Clint Hopper J. D. Judd Leslie Andrew Sr. Leslie Andrew Jr. Jack McCollum and J. D. McCollum.
Central Christian Church led by Leroy Anderson with Sunday school at 10 a.m. precaching at 11 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Bible study at 10 a.m. Young People's Training Class at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible training at 7 p.m. Leonard Mullens serves as minister.
Dr. B. Wrenn Webb delivers the sermon in the morning worship with the topic Playing the Game. Sunday school at 10 with Dick Montgomery as superintendent and a Young People program supervised by Mrs. Sears and Mrs. Gordon. Evening worship at 7 on The Attitude of Prayer with Margaret Hanna as pianist.
Ben Bell serves as pastor with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 led by the pastor. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is observed at that service. Young people meet at 6 with Mrs. Sarah Kilgree in charge. Evening services follow at 7 with another sermon by the pastor.
Porter area residents report a calm weekend with multiple visits among families. Claude McCord recovers from the flu. Mrs. Alvie Lock remains ill. Several members of Klondike and Whitewright communities, including Misses Mary Lee and Charlene Fincher and Henrietta Jones, visited Sne Lee, Sara Hicks, and others.
Two Army airmen were saved when Boy Scouts Raymond Kane and Huel Ching swam through heavy surf to tow the downed fliers to safety. The airmen, exhausted from a battered attack plane that sank offshore, were rescued after the youths reached them in the rough seas.
Franklin D Roosevelt enters his eighth year as 32nd president with term ending January 20, 1941. He maintains his health and weight, swims daily, and still collects ship models and naval prints while wearing his usual loose suits. He swore in two officials, received Pope Pius XII’s peace note, and opposed Congress cuts to budget items for the National Resources Board and other offices.
Minneapolis report on Martha Koehne of the Ohio Department of Health who claims many housewives waste nutrients by overcooking produce and discarding cooking water. She told a conference of dietitians that sinks receive more nourishment than households when vitamins and minerals are poured away with broth.
Petersburg Indiana farmer Herman Fulcher died at 100 from pneumonia after drinking sour wine to quench thirst his adult life. Mallard ducks are noted by Texas Game Department biologists as efficient mosquito control. White wild guineas recently imported from Cuba are described as all white meat.
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