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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
5
Mrs Cora Simmons is ill at home. Dallas visitors include John Reeves and J C Duck. Denison visitors T J Lilley and W J Barbee. Sher man and Ivanhoe visits noted. Multiple engagements and visits by local families, church groups, and merchants. Fire at Mrs T F Coffman home caused roof damage. World Day of Prayer planning and district B T U convention noted. General Electric refrigerator ad.
Mrs. Bob Howard hosted the Needlecraft Club on a Wednesday afternoon with a gift exchange and plans for a 1 o'clock luncheon March 1 at Mrs. Leon Johnson’s home. Eight members and one visitor, Mrs. Albert Chumbley, enjoyed refreshments. The Bethel Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. T. B. Autrey’s home with 10 members present as President Mrs. J. H. Gossell led business. The group will meet March 6 at Mrs. J. L. Denton’s home as Eunice King, county home agent, will demonstrate dress cutting baste fitting.
The February 17 meeting at Mrs. J. C. McMillan’s home featured a health program with talks on The Breath of Life Conquest of Pain a review of The Microbe Hunters and Why Do Not We Stamp Out Syphilis Mrs Glen Earnheart and Mrs H T Atterberry spoke while Mrs Frank Miller of Midland attended as a guest.
The Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday school met Thursday evening at Mrs. J A Yeager's home with co hosts and a George Washington motif. Decorations featured a cherry tree centerpiece on a split log with hatchets. 45 attendees enjoyed red white and blue games and refreshments. Guests and members listed include Mrs Fred Cook Mrs A T Short Mrs Maurine Boggess of Amarillo and many others. The next meeting is set for March 16 at Miss Lena Mae's home.
Five hundred wives nationwide took part in a questionnaire showing a three to one preference for double beds over twins. Respondents cited harmony, restfulness, and ease of discussing family matters at bedtime, while twin bed supporters blamed incompatibility in sleeping habits and snoring husbands. The survey was led by Norman Dine of a sleep shop.
The church announces Bible study at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. with another service at 6 30 p.m. A Wednesday Bible study is set for 7 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited. John Burton, minister.
Leroy Anderson, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. by the pastor.
Pastor Dr. B Wrenn Webb leads morning worship at 11 with the sermon World Evangelism and junior church sponsored by Mrs Robert Sears and Mrs Horace Gordon. Evening service at 7 features the sermon Addition by Subtraction.
Next Sunday evening at 7 15 visitors are welcome as young people lead the service to observe Young People Day The morning service will feature a sermon by Pastor J M Connally Sunday school opens at 10 am and all services are open to visitors.
Rev L O Evans leads Sunday services at 10 and 7 15 with morning and evening worship. Choir practice Tuesday at 7 for Easter cantata. World Day of Prayer at Baptist Church Friday 2 30 public invited. District 13 B T A and B T U convention at Sulphur Springs with leaders Tarpley and Nelson and southern enrollment talks. Grayson County B T U rally at Howe Friday 7 30. carpool at 6 30 for transport to the county revival the week of March 19. Whitewright merchants promote values.
Funeral services for Morrell McKenzie Sears were held at 10 a m Wednesday at his mother’s home with Dr B Wrenn Webb and Rev Joe M Russell officiating. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Sears died Monday night at his mother’s home after years of illness. He had recently moved from El Paso to regain health. Born January 7 1894 in Whitewright he was the son of Dr and Mrs R L Sears. He attended Whitewright High School Southwestern University and Austin College Sherman class of 1916. He married Jewel Benton of Van Alstyne the same year. He worked in furniture and undertaking, then oil promotion and operation, and later as a traveling representative for a fire hose firm. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving: mother, wife of El Paso, two daughters Elizabeth Sears of El Paso and Justine Sears of Van Alstyne, a brother Jim Sears of Lubbock, sisters Mrs M B Bryant of Madill Okla and Mrs Jack Mitchell of Oklahoma City. His father died in 1935.
A 6 year old in Pensacola repeatedly removes tank caps and inhales gasoline fumes until dizzy. Officers return him home but he soon returns to gasoline, sometimes asking if the new couple live nearby. Patrolman Drew Coleman described the dangerous behavior and ongoing concern.
The Asa Walker 4 H Club planted peach cherry and walnut trees along with grapes and berry vines last week. Miss Dunlap county demonstrator presided. Members present included Mary Mears Jimmie Golden Robbie Mulllican Jean Caraway Florene Clark Jewel Warrington Sally Mulllican Dora Thompson Opal Goodnight Dor othy Murphy Glenda ne Goodnight Mary Law Mary Brooks El lennora Attaberry and Annie Johnson.
Pat Dwyer of San Antonio protested personal insults toward Gov. Lee O'Daniel and introduced a resolution to disapprove personal references in the legislature. Action was precluded by the expiration of the period for such matters. Dwyer urged harmony and decency in discussions between branches and defended Texas’s fair name amid recent attacks. Chess was played in Hindustan nearly 5,000 years ago.
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