Local Visitors and Social Notes Across Towns
Locals and guests yearly mingle in Mesquite Sherman Bonham and Dallas with visitors including Varney King of New Mexico and Mrs. W. P. Vaughn, Mrs. J. D. Russell and Mrs. R. A. Vestal in Sherman, and Bonham’s Lem Tittsworth offering rugs at $18.50 to $35.00 while others travel to Greenville Wichita Falls and Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varney King of
New Mexico
Sister
Mrs. W. P. Vaughn
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
J. D. Russell
R. A. Vestal
Otto Russell
Sherman
Admiration Coffee Sale At Roberts Co Next Saturday
Bill Jones notes Roberts Co will sell Admiration Coffee Feb 17 at the store. 3 lb bags at 79c or 1 lb for 29c with limited sale. Proceeds support Methodist Church Coffee Urn fundraiser. Roberts Co offers close prices, good service, friendly treatment and high prices for farm products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Co
Local Residents Traveled and Noted Events Across Texas
Vistors from Dallas Sherman and Greenville are reported as Mrs L LaRoe Miss Lucille LaRoe D R Lewis and others paid calls in Dallas Sherman and Greenville. Birth announced east of town and hospital surgery for Billie Jean Wallace. Local officials and professionals including Rev Ivins Dr May bankers attend meetings in Denison Dallas and Farmersville with travel notes on W P Vaughn and Sidney Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. LaRoe
Lucille
D. R. Lewis
Sherman
Whitewright Notices and Theatre Lineup This Week
Local ads report a $1.50 permanent wave offer from Starnes Beauty Shoppe in Bonham. Church and community notes include Rev G C Minor preaching at Central Christian Church, prayers for missions, and a Day of Prayer Friday. Theatre shows Will Rogers in Mr Skitch and a slate including Devil Tiger Ace of Aces Dancing Lady Penthouse Little Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starnes Beauty Shoppe
Bonham,Texas
First Presbyterian Church
National Board of Missions
Whitewright
Palace Theatre
Will Rogers
Mr. Skitch
Devil Tiger
Richard Dix
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Penthouse
Warner Baxter
Myrna Low
West End Bridge Club adopts contract bridge at meeting
The West End Bridge Club met at Inez and Gladys Bay home and voted to switch from auction to contract bridge. Margaret McMurry won high score honors on the first contract bridge evening. The Legion auxiliary held its first postorganization meeting in the Legion hall with eleven members present and two new members added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McMurry
Contract Bridge Club
J. W. McMurry
Lucille LaRoe
L. LaRoe
Lena Mae Gowdy
West End
Inez
Gladys Bay
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Legion Hall
Fort Worth preacher to fill Whitewright Baptist pulpit
Rev. Perry W. Evans of Fort Worth will occupy the pulpit at Whitewright First Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening. Evans was converted and baptized under former pastor Rev. R. F. Jenkins and is known to local residents. Pastor Rev. G C Ivins is ill, so Evans fills the appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Ivins
First Baptist Church
Perry W. Evans
Fort Worth
Mr. Evans
The
Baptist Church
R. F. Jenkins
Dunning Music Club Elects New Officers at Meeting
The Dunning Music Club met at 3 o clock Saturday at Mrs. Guy Hamiltons home. Laura Jo Williams was elected president and Ruth Gosnell secretary replacing Hamilton Vestal. Twelve members attended with three ill, and a student program followed the brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning
Guy Hamilton
Laura Jo Williams
Sarah Belle Gillett
Ruth Gosnell
Hamilton Vestal
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Jo Willa Stateville
Billy Rhom Pennington
Barbara Kight
Patricia Manning
Betsy Smith
Henrietta Jackson
Gladys
Friday Literary Club Discusses China At Prayer Day Program
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. Fred W. Smith’s Spruce Street home on a Wednesday to join Friday’s national day of prayer. Members shared Chinese proverbs as roll calls and heard talks on The Topography of China and Customs, Politics, Chinese Arts, Theatre, and Philosopher Confucius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Smith
Spruce Street
China
Bryant King
C. P. Johnson
Inez Ray
R. T. Pennington
Confucius
R. A. Gillett
Smith
P. T. A. Notes Founders Day Observance Highlighted
The P. T. A. marks the 37th anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers on February 17. Founders Day honors the parent teacher movement and its education impact with local associations funding state and national extension work. A grammar school meeting praised the Attendance Drive with 90 parents and teachers present and third graders winning this month’s prize. progress on the P. T. A. quilt is noted and public contributions are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Washington, D. C
National Congress of Mothers
National Congress
Grammar School
Music Club focuses on Italy with varied performances
The Whitewright Music Club gathered at Mrs. F. D. Layman’s home for an Italian study session. Members presented talks, piano solos, vocal selections, and readings from Italian operas including Lucia di Lammermoor Madame Butterfly and Il Trovatore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Music Club
F. D. Layman
Italy
Rome
A. L. Jackson
Andante Finsli
Lucia de Lammermoor
Donizetti
G. F. Bryant
Verdi
Guy Hamilton
R. T. Pennington
Clarence McMillin
Gomer Graves
Mahurin H D Club Holds Quilting and Budget Meeting
The Mahurin H D Club met Tuesday at the clubhouse with strong attendance. President Mrs. J B Fife led the session while Miss Eldridge demonstrated nutrition and budgeting for family meals. Members reviewed quilt blocks for a future giveaway and adjourned to meet again on the 27th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahurin H. D. Club
J. B. Fife
Miss Eldridge
O. J. Mears
W. T. Pruitt
Patty Pritchett
Bob Beckham
A. C. Lyles
Eldridge
Mahurin Club
Presbyterian Church Services Highlight World Work and Life’s Tragedy
Dr. B Wrenn Webb pastor leads morning sermon The Presbyterian Church at Work in the World. Evening message Life's Threefold Tragedy presented at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
The
Presbyterian Church
Driest Town on Earth Arica Records Minimal Rain
Arica Chile is described as the driest town on earth. In 17 years of records the average annual precipitation was only .02 inch. The article highlights extreme aridity and long-term meteorological observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arica
Chile
Professor predicts cost of living will double
New York economist Professor Edwin Walter Kemmered says the cost of living will rise markedly after Roosevelt dollar devaluation, reaching 118 percent higher than last November and 126 percent overall. He warns the Federal Reserve may become a government fiscal agent, like earlier banks, as the new monetary unit takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin Walter Kemmered
New York Sun
Roosevelt
Kemmered
International Finance
Princeton University
Federal Reserve
United States
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W. M. Enochs of
Mrs
Jesse Wallace
C. B. Bryant Jr
Dallas
Ector
Savoy
John P. Haden
Durant
Okla
Ira Kirkpatrick of
H. H. Sears
O. L. Jones
G. W. Adams
A. B. Hemphill
Duncan, Okla
R. L. Johnson
Mrs. Howard Brodhead
Gainesville
Mrs. Newton Manning
Wichita Falls
J. E. Montgomery
Murray Bryant
Greenville
Jack Hannah of
Emmet Penn
Tom Brice
Frank Armstrong
Plano
W. J. Barbee
Lee Myers
Bonham Sunday
Ray Manning
Homer Craig
D. M. Ferry Seed Company
Mrs. M. T. Craig
J. E. Payne
Jayne
J. D. Hoard
Bessie Jo and
Margaret Barbee
T. E. Barbee
Pete Jarvis
Sherman Hospital
Methodist Church
Gomer May
J. H. Waggoner
Lucile LaRoe
J. B. Dickson
Leslie Joe Cox
Tom Whitworth
W. P. Vaughn
Slaton
Ross R. May
Grayson County Medical Association
Denison
C. B. Bryant
F. E. Douglas
State Bankers’ Association
Billie Jean
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Blanche Montgomery
Martha Joe Sears
Farmersville
Eldridge Pendleton
Sidney Watson
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Leonard
G. C. Minor
Ladonia
Central Christian Church
Tohoka
Mr. Barbee
Anson and
Roby
W. O. Womack
Percy Darwin
Clarence Pace
American Legion
Simpson Hotel
H. J. Bradshaw
Abilene
Benjamin Spencer
B. S. Montgomery
A. A. Hudgins
Anther Hudgins
Arkansas City
Kansas
Little Theatre
H. T. Atterberry
Lehroy Slusher
W. L. Stowers
Holland
West Main Street
Huffines
Mr. Stowers
Buster Graves
Warm Springs Foundation Fund
Bermuda
America
Howard Chandler Christie
McClelland Barclay
JohnaGatta
Arthur William Brown
James Montgomery Flagg
Carl Mueller
Dorothy Dianne
Dorothy Jacobson
Claire Coulter
Wim Strickland
Betty Babcock
Babe Shanton
Dunning Club
Sun Office
the Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
Arlington St
Boston
P. T. A. Notes
North Texas Seed Co
Pascal Farley
Bargain Square
Sevral
Kotex
Fancy Creton
Cole & Davis Co
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