Local social notes and community visits across towns
A flurry of visits and arrivals fills Plainview Sherman Bells Savoy and surrounding areas. Notables include Jack Meador in Plainview, Jack McSpedden heading to Fort Ord, and Douglas Neal discharged from the Navy. The list covers family visits, hospital stays, travel between Dallas Kilgore Sherman and other communities, plus a Ford stolen and recovered at Perrin AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Okla
Joe Vandagriff
Perrin Air Force Base
Craig
Rotary Club Program Speaker Dr Guerant at Friday Meeting
Rotary Club chair Ed LaRoe hosted guest speaker Dr. W. B. Guerant president of Austin College Sherman. Beverly Bassett stood in as pianist for absent regular pianist Jimmy Nossaman. Visitors included E A Griffith and Nick Owen of Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed LaRoe
Rotary Club
W. B. Guerant
Austin College
Sherman
Beverly Bassett
Jimmy Nossaman
E. A. Griffith
Nick Owen
Whitewright Music Club examines American Indian music
The Whitewright Music Club met at Mrs. Harold S. Taylor’s home for a program on music of the American Indian. Mrs. Homer Sears spoke on American Indians and their dances, Mrs. Philip Earnheart played a piano number, and Mrs. Houston Darwin sang Indian Love Call. Rehearsal followed. The club donated to the March of Dimes and the Clyde Montgomery Memorial book fund. All members were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Music Club
Harold S. Taylor
Homer Sears
Philip Earnheart
Houston Darwin
March of Dimes
Clyde Montgomery
Bethel W M S Met for Royal Service Program
The Bethel W M S of Bethel Baptist Church met Monday at 2 p m for a Royal Service program titled Winning the Mormons to the Right Way. Participants included Mrs Manuell Alexander Mrs J H Gosnell Mrs Mallie Williams Mrs Clifton Sanderson and others. Rev U C Broach gave the closing prayer. Eleven members and two visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of Bethel Baptist Church
Manuell Alexander
J. H. Gosnell
Mallie Williams
Clifton Sanderson
U. C. Broach
Grace Dooley
Louis Franklin
Cecil Bartley
Ralph McKinney
J. P. Williams
W. M. Williams
Dance Day Turns To Loss In Quiet Town
A poem recalling the moment a community shifts from joy to sorrow as children lose a beloved pastime. The piece reflects on innocence, growth, and the ache of change through a small town lens.
Central Texas Churches Service Schedules
Multiple church listings with ministers and service times. CHURCH OF CHRIST at Tilden McFerrin and Elvis L Hill details. Central Christian Church promotes warm welcome and gospel message as part of The North Texas Larger Parish. Lee H Smith Whitewright pastor directs Sunday School at 10 AM. Floyd Bassett superintendent. Choir rehearsal midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Vernon M. Newland
Mae Hall
Central Christian Church
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Whitewright
Floyd Bassett
Juduspee
Otis D. Swisher
Otis Swisher
Church Leaders and Services Across Local Congregations
Listing of pastors music directors secretaries and department heads with weekly service times for multiple churches. Sunday School times Morning and Evening worship Training Union and choir rehearsals noted for each church. Includes Bible verse from Thessalonians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Cooper
Paul A. Robertson
L. E. Alexander
Charles Skaggs
Ralph Brown
Roy Blanton
Marshall Hasty
Brotherhood
Careful of That Cold It May Mean Trouble
Dr George W Cox Texas State Health Officer warns against treating a respiratory illness at home. Pneumonia can follow a cold or influenza and often strikes with little warning. He urges immediate family physician consultation, proper ventilation, nutrition, outdoor exercise, and sleep to build resistance and limit spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Blue Eyes Most Affected by Bright Headlight Glare
New York report says blue-eyed drivers suffer more glare from auto headlights than brown-eyed drivers. psychologist Edwin D. Fletcher notes glare sensitivity varies with eye color along with age fatigue vitamin A and alcohol. He tested 1,044 soldiers. brown eyes tended to score better but blue eyes sometimes outperformed brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin D. Fletcher
California State Division of Drivers Licenses
Fletcher
Optometric Extension Program
Duncan
Okla
Old-fashioned cold cures give way to new shots
A poem by Edgar A. Guest contrasts childhood home remedies like camphor oil and goose grease with modern medical practice. It notes how the old methods soothed illness yet acknowledges today’s practice uses injections to stop a cold, while praising past and present care alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Salt or Soda Quenches Grease Fires On Stoves
Do not panic when a grease fire starts on a stove or in an oven. Turn off the heat and sprinkle salt or baking soda to smother the flames. Do not move the pan or pour water. The note also states world sugar production is about 35,000,000 tons annually, enough to fill a large football-field sized box six miles high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Insurance Safety Engineers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Meador
Plainview
Mrs
A. R. Orenduff
Dallas
Pfe
Jack McSpedden
Fort Ord
Calif
J. L. McSpedden
George Dugan
B. Fields of
Bells
M. D. Oliver
Leon Ball
W. H. Horton
Savoy
E. R. Layman
W. J. Hogan
W. L. England
Denison
J. F. England
Grover Stateville
James Stateville
Kilgore
Douglas Neal
Navy
Randell Hopper
David of
Lillian
Estelle Baxter
W. L. White
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Harless McAlester
el Paso
John McAlester
Afton Smith
Jack
Edgar Shields
Pam
Bryan
Noel Cox
Laredo
Jerome Peschke
R. C. Vestal
San Diego
Houston
Peschke
Houston University
Jim Hardcastle
Greenwood
Joe Riddle
Lockney
Ham Giles
Gertie and
Ora Giles
Westminster
Fred Starr Jr
Garland
Charlie Tim
Drewie Caylor
O. L. Jones
Kingston and
Madill
Elbert Edens
Sherman Hospital
James Norris
San Antonio
John Norris
Jesse Blanks
Earl Hill
Mr. Hill
Fort Worth
Jim T. Jones
Ballinger
O. R. Edwards
D. W. Smith
Jerry
John Vestal
Emmet England
Lina
Lewisville
Lonnie England
Greenville
Frank England
John Reeves
Martha Williams
Mrs. W. D. Williams
Gene Wilson
Slaton
P. M. Wrenn
F. W. Alverson
Fred Starr
United Churches
W. W. Alverson
Jefferson
D. E. McCoy
Alverson
Presbyterian Church
Tillett
Frida
Grayson Cleo
Griffin
SCOTT
Kimbell
Charmin Brand
Dole
Hunt
Blackeyes
Little Prince
Tillett Grocery & Market
Virginia A. Newhall
Africa
Assembly OF God Church
Elvis L. Hill
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
M. F. Alexander
James H. Gosnell
Training Union
First Methodist Church
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church
Desert
Hi-Way Grocery
Grayson Oleo
Swift
Nu-Crest
Hale’s Leader Coffee
Mother
Craig’s Cafe
Cole & Davis Co
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