Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Moves
A roundup of weekend visits shows Mrs. Lewis Cooper in Wichita Falls and Mrs. Elbert Hansard in Bells. Dallas guests include Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnson, along with several other families visiting kin in Paris, Sherman, Denison, and Whitewright. Military moves feature Coast Guard recruits Curtis Alexander and Bill Kaiser stationed in Alameda and Pfc. John F. Ford separated from the Army Air Forces in San Antonio. Other items note relocations, furniture sales ads, and a Rotary Club book review by Miss Gladys Ray.
Visit Brings German Pause To Whitewright Soldier
Lt. Billy Glen Earnheart in Germany writes to Mr and Mrs Glen Earnheart about a recent visit with Capt Jack Meador son of Mr and Mrs CJ Meador Both men are Whitewright residents and Earnheart notes Meador left the US only weeks earlier after over a year abroad indicating friendship ties amid wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Earnheart
Billy Glen Earnheart
Germany
Capt
Jack Meador
C. J. Meador
Earnheart
United States
Autrey Couple Wed At North Park Baptist Church
Louise Autrey and J Oren Scott wed in a double ring ceremony at North Park Baptist Church with Rev Claude Johnson officiating. The bride, wearing a powder blue suit and pink carnation corsage, is a Whitewright High School graduate who has worked in Sherman for five years. The groom, a Sherman roofing contractor, will reside in Sherman. Attendants were Mildred Autrey of Denison and Mr and Mrs J L Emerson of Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Autrey
Route One
Whitewright
Louise Autrey
J. Oren Scott
R. J. Scott
Sherman
North Park Baptist Church
Claude Johnson
Mildred Autrey
Denison
J. L Emerson
Whitewright High School
Simmons Doss and James Simmons Bride in Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Claire Doss daughter of Mr and Mrs T G Doss and James Gilbert Simmons son of Mrs Ethel Simmons of Tom Bean exchanged vows at 8 p m Saturday in the study of Dr J A Ellis First Baptist Church of Sherman with Mr and Mrs T C Allen of Lubbock as attendants. The bride attended Wright High School and North Texas State College Denton and has worked three years with the U S Army District Engineer offices in Denison and Tulsa. The groom a Tom Bean High School graduate and World War II veteran studies agronomy at Texas Tech University in Lubbock where they will reside at 120 West Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Doss
T. G. Doss
James Gilbert Simmons
Ethel Simmons
Tom Bean
J. A. Ellis
First Baptist Church of
Sherman
T. C. Allen
Lubbock
Whitewright High School
North Texas State College
Denton
U. S. Army
Denison
Tulsa
Okla
Simmons
Tom Bean High School
Texas Technological College
West Hall
Texas Tech
Betty Brooks Weds Charles Ray Bridges in Sherman Marriage
Mr and Mrs Walter Brooks announce the marriage of their daughter Betty to Charles Ray Bridges son of Mr and Mrs R Bridges of Van Alstyne. The ceremony occurred February 14 at the home of the officiating minister Dr J A Ellis in Sherman. Betty wore a navy suit with white accessories and carnations. attendants included Miss Billie Jean Bridges Mrs Lucille Peoples Robert Wright M H Jester and Miss Margaret Carraway. Betty is a 1945 Whitewright High School graduate and a Sherman telephone office employee. Charles is a 1944 Van Alstyne High School graduate recently discharged from the Army. The couple will live in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brooks
Route One
Betty
Charles Ray Bridges
Shower Given for Mrs C C Childress by Society
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held a social meeting Monday at Mrs C B Bryant Jr's home with twenty six members present. After the program, Mrs L O Lackey announced a miscellaneous shower for Mrs C C Childress, wife of Rev. C C Childress, and many useful gifts were presented for her new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
C. B. Bryant Jr
C. C. Childress
L. O. Lackey
Rev Childress Retires After Forty Years as Methodist Pastor
Mrs. Childress expressed heartfelt thanks for gifts as Rev. and Mrs. Childress moved to Whitewright last fall after the North Texas Methodist Conference annual meeting. The reverend was superannuated, ending a forty plus year ministry as a Methodist pastor and a former Whitewright church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Whitewright
North
Boys 4-H Club Discusses Fruit Tree Care and Fort Worth Show
The eighth grade room meeting covered care spraying and pruning of fruit trees. Mr Whitehurst the new sponsor and the assistant county agent led the session. Attending the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth on March 11 was also discussed by William King reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Whitehurst
Fort Worth
William King
In Memory of Russell R Hicks Killed in Action 1945
Mr and Mrs George Hicks honor their son Russell R Hicks killed in action on February 28 1945. The family shares a verse about him not being dead but away in a distant land and remains in loving memory with Georgia and Joe listed as senders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell R. Hicks
George Hicks
Georgia
Joe
How Big Ben Keeps Time With a Penny
The article explains that Big Ben stays accurate by placing an English penny halfway up the pendulum. The penny’s presence speeds the clock, and its removal slows it, averaging a one second gain or loss every two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Big Ben
Britain
House of Parliament
Funeral services for Will H. Evans in Bonham
Will H. Evans who died in a Sherman hospital Thursday was honored with a 10:30 a m funeral at the First Christian Church in Bonham. Evans long operated a real estate and insurance business in Sherman since 1925 and was active in civic and church affairs, well known to Whitewright residents and Bonham friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Evans
Sherman
First Christian Church
Bonham
Mr. Evans
Whitewright
Credo of Womanhood Reflects Life and Fitness Balance
A brief excerpt extols loving life in the present, keeping fit through singing, dancing, work, and play. It emphasizes a zest for nature and devotion to a husband, suggesting a domestic, optimistic ideal of womanhood.
Church Schedules and Congregational Meeting Announced
The Church of Christ and First Baptist Church list Sunday services with ministers Rev. C. P. Wootten and Rev. E A Doty and post service events including a congregational meeting at 7 p m Friday at the First Presbyterian Church presided by Rev. James E Spivy of Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
James E. Spivy
Presbyterian Church of
Denison
Methodist Church Notices Duke R Barron Pastor
Church events list: church school at 10 and worship at 11 with communion observed in the morning service. Choir practice Wednesday at 7. Sub district youth rally Tuesday at 6 15 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
Methodist
Duke R. Barron
Responsibility Of a Penny Responsibility Of a Penny For 90 years the most accurate time piece in the world has been on
A historical note recalls the 90 year legacy of a famed timepiece deemed the most accurate in the world. It highlights the device’s long standing reputation and its role in timekeeping history, reflecting on its enduring influence and significance.
I Bind Him To Us With Unbreakable Bonds
Radford Terrell Ellis, in Texas Outlook, extols vigor and self discipline as the foundation of family and freedom. He pledges to stay fit, shun liquor and drugs, and nurture a keen mind and stable emotions for lifelong learning, loyalty, and cooperative democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford Terrell Ellis
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis Cooper
Wichita Falls
Mrs. Elbert Hansard
Bells
Alex Johnson
Dallas
Clarence Burchfield
Dorthy Mae Wheeler of
Anna Ruth Johnson
Clifton Page
Paris
Earl Wiley
Ben Ball
R. R. McDaniel of
Quanah
F. M. Echols
Ed Doss
Willam Bass
C. W. Pope
Paul Ryan
Gladys Ray
Elizabeth Waggoner
John Reeves
Mary McGaughey
Honey Grove
Luther Neal
Hillsboro
Ed Martin
Mrs
R. E. Simpson
Son
Paul Simpson
Mesquite
Arch McGaughlin
Greenville
J. E. Smith
Curtis Alexander
Bill Kaiser
Coast Guard
Alameda, Calif
John Livingston of
Earl Blanton
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
John F. Ford
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
AAF
Clyde Vestal
C. A. Wilson
John Vestal
Lewis Jackson
Tom Orme
of Denison
H. J. Ford
Mrs. A. L. Harvey
Ben
Porterville, Calif
Mrs. H. J. Ford
LaVerne Kilgroe
Henryetta, Okla
Sarah Kilgroe
Ben Clark
Mr. Clark
Kraft Food Company
Earl McAlester
Ophelia Bolding
W. M. Cox
Noel Ashinhurst
J. H. Ashinhurst
Jack Sears
TH. Sears
Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena
Calif
Jack
Guy Andrew
University of Texas At Austin
Lem Tittsworth
Frank Armstrong
Becky
Betsy
Plano
Nina Murphy
Carlisle Ball
of Sherman
George Ball
Route Four
Sgt
Teeman L. Sanders
H. L. Sanders
John H. Martin
John H. Martin Jr
Bunkie
Key West, Fla
L. M. Smith
Pilot Grove
Mary Frances Stephens
Austin
Paul Stephens
The
University of Texas
Carl Pierson
Quartemaster
Navy
W. M. Pierson
Carl
Pacific
Elbert Bennett
East Whitewright
J. F. Spindle
Spindle
W. H. Davidson
Livingston
W. H. Stedham
Jack Dickerman
Grenada
Miss
Elbert Hansard
Grady Hansard
Wolfe City
Alta Nell Hansard
Tommie McCurdy
Norman
Oklo
G. B. Jones
Kay
Glenwood Drive
Port Arthur
Jones
Gulf Oil Refinery Laboratories
Marilyn Smith
Riley Smith
William Emerson
Army Service Forces Training Center
Camp Planche
New Orleans
Pvt
Emerson
Army
Rotary Club
America
Air Shop
Cook’s Tractor Shop
Fred and
Joe Cook
Scott-Autrey
Simmons-Doss
Bridges
Brooks
Church OF Christ
Assembly OF God Church
E. A. Doty
Presbyterian Church
Farley Grocery
Wallace
Whitewright’s
First National Bank
Cole & Davis Co
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