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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
5
A roundup of visits and movements from Sherman area residents with guests from Dallas Fort Worth Kilgore Longview Leonard and Madill. Notable mentions include C W Bryant ill but improving and Eunice Dennis visiting her parents C W Dennis and Mrs. C. W. Dennis. The Baptist Workers Conference is set for Whitesboro next Tuesday with events starting at 10 am.
A. L. Biggerstaff and family moved from Orangeville to Grover B. Smith residence this week. Mrs. Georgia Madden returned to Oklahoma City after visiting sister Mrs. J. R. Fleming. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Fender came back from Jacksonville Fla after two months with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boyd and daughter. Miss Monabelle Biggerstaff, at East Texas State Teachers College, spent weekend with her parents. Dr. T. C. Gardner of Dallas spoke at First Baptist Church. Clyde Vestal leaves for Sanatorium for months of treatment, with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Vestal and Miss Anita Vestal. Misses Marcella Tatum and Ella Smith attended Bonham teachers meeting. State Superintendent Woods spoke. M. J. McWilliams becomes Cotton Belt agent at Gatesville about March 1, currently at Tom Bean. Miss Gertrude Montgomery of Ada and Julian and Max Montgomery visited the Montgomery home. W. H. Stedham learned of brother G. W. Stedham’s death in Fulton Miss. he was 60. Emory Christian visited Mt. Pleasant, noting oil field life reviving the old town near the new East Texas oil boom.
William Hutchings and Robert Baker of the U S Navy were guests at Mr and Mrs Mack Piersons home in Whitewright en route from San Diego to Pensacola. Mrs Mary E West 79 died near Ambrose. Funeral at Hebron church. West family long time Texas residents. City supplied 126 pension blanks. Jesse Wallace reports 50 more needed. Over 200000 blanks distributed statewide.
Lucian Andrews of the Texas Department of Public Safety announces license issuance at the G. C. Stateville service station all day Saturday. Those who have not yet obtained licenses may receive them from Mr. Andrews any time before April 1. He will set up headquarters at various locations on Saturdays for driver convenience.
At a regular American Legion post meeting in South Whitewright members discussed buying Hoard Park for potential improvements. Officials also planned the annual Legion picnic and set a special meeting for members in good standing next Tuesday night with refreshments.
Mrs. Guy Hamilton presided as hostess to the Whitewright Music Club on Friday afternoon with a program featuring American composers. Participants included Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mrs. Jewel Kennemer, Mrs. F. M. Echols, Miss Tommie Chenoweth, Mrs. George Clark, and Mrs. Hamilton. Miss Vivian Echols and Sarah Belle Gillett performed in an amateur contest the club sponsors, with final trials set for May. Two contestants perform at each meeting.
Mrs. Raymond Phillips of Ivanhoe celebrated her 55th birthday with a Sunday dinner honoring her visit to her mother Mrs. J D Russell. Thirty two guests attended and baskets were provided by relatives. Friends stopped by in the afternoon to extend congratulations and best wishes. The gathering was enjoyable for all present.
The Young Matrons Sewing Guild gathered at Mrs. Andy Sandersons home Tuesday afternoon with six members present. Refreshments were served before adjournment. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Kelous Watson.
Little Patsy Ruth Cooper of the Ely community celebrated her third birthday with a Saturday party. Guests enjoying cake and lemonade included Patsy Ruth, Larry Cooper, Eunice Lavada Medearis, Sonny Boy Smith, Johnnie Nell Massey, Jo Doris and Peggy O-Neal.
The T. E. L. Class of the First Baptist Church held a business and social meeting Thursday at 2 o clock in the home of Mrs Charley McGinnis with Mrs McGinnis Mrs J H Gosnell and Miss Sallie Moore as joint hostesses. During the session Mrs Earl Myrick spoke.
Mrs. Ben Savage resigned as 2nd vice president. Mrs. C. W. Pope elected to fill the unexpired term and resigned as reporter, replaced by Mrs. Mary Perkinson. Monthly business social meetings adopted. Mrs. B. G. Gowdy to host in March. Group captains named as Belew, McGinnis and Bow. An old-fashioned spelling bee concluded the meeting with Mrs. Carl Gillespie winning.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. J. H. Waggoner's home for a social day program led by Mrs. Ott Lackey. The session featured a life of Jane Addams, childhood by Mrs. Tom Holmes, life by Mrs. Grover Stateville, music by Mrs. Murray Bryant, a solo by Mrs. Ruby Childress, and prayers. The hostess served refreshments and the president urged attendance Friday at 2:30 for World Day of Prayer at the Methodist Church.
The Ely 4 H Club met Friday night at 7 30 at the Ely school building. Members present were Rudolph Phillips Joe Hicks Kenneth Booher Paul Phillips Melvin Tidwell Billy Howard R D Booher J Lee Holcomb and Russell Hicks. The club decided to send one member to the Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth instead of the reporter. Boll weevil will be discussed at the next meeting.
Gomer May led a Rotary luncheon program with Janis Jayne Horton singing two songs and performing a reading. Horton represented Whitewright at the inter city Rotary meeting in Sherman with Viv an Echols at the piano, while Bettye Nell Yeager and Rex Felker from Whitesboro also performed. About 150 were present from Denison Whitesboro Whitewright and Sherman as Rotary International celebrations continued. Visitors included Dr. Conway Wharton Dr Watson G E Wilkinson and R E Simpson. The club will host a farmer guest weekly until all members have had one, and Friday’s regular luncheon was canceled due to the Sherman event.
The Parent-Teacher Association drew a large crowd last Thursday as R E Speer Sherman High School principal discussed home discipline and its effect on student conduct. He urged careful parental attitudes and noted individual differences in children, with teachers guiding the soul as doctors guide the body. Additional remarks by H W Key Johnnie Bean and A M Gaddis followed the address. A Corinne Lewis play and two piano numbers complemented the program, with sixth grade pupils earning a quarter holiday for inviting most parents and guests.
Funeral services for 77 year old Mrs. R C Montgomery were held at the Presbyterian Church with pastors Dr J F Fender and Dr B Wrenn Webb officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday night after months of illness at her home here. Born April 6 1858 near Whitewright she married Mr Montgomery Jan 27 1876 and they were married sixty years last January 27. Surviving are her husband three sons a daughter four brothers and four sisters along with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Out of town relatives attended from Sherman Mineola Ada Leonard Ivanhoe Denton and other nearby towns.
Funeral services for G R Garr Ryan were held at 3 PM Sunday at Canaan church with Rev J B Hibbert officiating. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born March 2 1881 in Tennessee, he moved to Grayson County about 25 years ago and was a well known farmer on the S H Montgomery farm. He died Saturday night after a two week illness. Survived by his wife three sons Homer Lee Jack and Jim Henry Ryan two daughters Laura and Bessie Ryan and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs Fay Sudderth Todd wife of Herschel Todd of Taylorville died at home Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Taylorville Baptist Church conducted by Rev O F Robinson and Rev C P Combs. She was born August 16 1896 at Bailey and had lived in Fannin County all her life. She married Herschel Todd March 4 1917.
Survived by husband and two brothers Avery Sudderth of Randolph and Ern Sudderth of Taylorville, ten nephews and nieces. Mother died two weeks earlier.
Funeral services were held at Randolph Monday for Mrs. S. J. Howard 67 who died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Jim Massey home. She leaves her husband and nine children Bettie Stafford Shawnee Fannie Gott Sherman Mamie Hogg Myrtle Massey Randolph Sam Emmett Howard Sherman Virgil Howard Randolph Henry Howard Wichita Falls and Bill Howard Terrell, with survivor list via local obituary notice.
Mrs Sue Miner aged 70 died at her Tom Bean home Tuesday morning at 8 30 Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m at the Church of Christ Tom Bean officiated by J R Waldrum Interment was at Van Alstyne Cemetery beside her husband She was born October 16 1865 at Whitemound daughter of Henry and Letitia Lackey She married John W Miner October 28 1894 and was mother of four children all of whom preceded her in death A Church of Christ member since childhood she taught a Sunday school class Survived by sister Mrs C C Fogle and brothers G A Lackey Sherman and A L Lackey Brookston
The Enterprise school honor roll lists second grade Doyle Harvey Edna Lee Price. third Irene Harvey. fourth Zula May. fifth Glen Robarts. sixth Lynal J. Moore. seventh Mary Edna May. The article adds a note that the watering system of the Japanese rice fields is 2 000 years old.
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