Locals Report Visits and Week End Guests Across Cast
A string of visits and guests fills the week in local towns. Notables include H T Arterberry in Dallas, Luther Gordon in Commerce, and Leonard visitors like Mrs Ray Manning and Patricia. R D Ford of Whitewright announces first egg setting for the new season on January 21 with orders now being taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Manning
Patricia
Leonard
T. G. Doss
R. D. Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
Local Personals and Visits Roll Through Whitewright Area
A roundup of visits and social notes shows Mrs Josie Wilson staying with the Varley Giles in Nobility. W R Hooper of Jacksonville stopped by Whitewright Wednesday, as did John Reeves visiting McKinney. Several residents traveled to Bonham Sherman Denison Greenville and Denison for family and business. The piece notes health updates on J N Carter and D A Hollingsworth and lists local shifts at Gulf Service Station and Cotton Belt relief work.
Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention Set for Sunday
Marion Smith announces the Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention will meet on Sunday January 20 at the Marvin church four miles northeast of Whitewright inviting the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Smith
Northwest Fannin County
Marvin Church
Whitewright
Miss Aileene Pennington 14th Birthday Party Highlights
Mrs. R T Pennington hosted a Saturday evening event for her daughter Miss Aileene with a three course dinner for girls including Sara Katherine Atterbury and others. A group of boys joined for games after dinner and a humorous program featured local officials and merchants. A farewell address announced Mr. Waggoner’s departure for the Austin legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Pennington
Miss Aileene
Sara Katherine Atterberry
Sarah Belle Gillett
Norma Frances Donigan
Nell Holmes
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Joe Willa Stateville
Jean Reed
Sherman
Will Bryant
Fred Starr
Hamilton Vestal
Preston Lee
Jack Meador
Murray Bryant
Go West
Whitewright
Katy
Mrs L LaRoe and D R Lewis to spend month in Austin
Mrs L LaRoe and D R Lewis traveled to Austin Sunday to spend a month with their daughter and granddaughter Mrs Lee Wilburn and Mr Wilburn. A Bonham residence owned by Harry Roberts of Whitewright was destroyed by fire Saturday night with some property insured. CG S Means returned Tuesday from visits with his son Ben Means in Denison and daughters Mrs Stella Cecil and Mrs Lucy Cline in Durant Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Harry Roberts
Whitewright
Roberts
CG. S. Means
Ben Means
Denison
Stella Cecil
Lucy Cline
Durant
Okla
Billie Montgomery
Grafton Montgomery
Dallas
W. E. LaRoe
Dick Montgomery
Miss Sara Thurmond and William Benge Wed at Cen tral Christian Church
Miss Sara Thurmond of Sulphur Springs and William Benge of Mineola were united in marriage at twilight last Saturday at Rev. G C Minor’s home, with Mrs Barnett and James Lackey as attendants. Benge is known in Whitewright and is J L Devenport & Company’s former employee, brother to Mrs J L Devenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Thurmond
Sulphur Springs
William Benge
Mineola
G. C. Minor
Central Christian Church
Barnett
James Lackey
Whitewright
Benge
J. L. Devenport & Company
J. L. Devenport
Friday Literary Club elects officers and previews City assets
Mrs. F. D. Layman hosted the Friday Literary Club meeting with discussions on Our City's Best Assets by Mrs. Ross May. Margaret Boone performed The Highwayman with musical setting by Mrs. G. F. Bryant. Officers were elected for two years led by Miss Inez Ray as president and others of Fort Worth ties. The Civic Committee reported donations from Kay Kimbell and the city for beautifying the Y. Edna Ray Womack of Memphis attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Layman
Ross May
Margaret Boone
G. F. Bryant
Inez Ray
C. P. Johnson
C. B. Bryant Jr
J. H. Waggoner
F. E. Douglas
Edna Ray Womack
Memphis
Tenn
Mattress school hosts Whitewright club event in town
Mrs. Lester Haile led Whitewright Home Demonstration Club as host of a mattress school on Wednesday. Miss Mamie Hines supervised a 10 am lecture on beds foundations care and materials with government cotton donation. About 50 attended with clubs from Ambrose Hebron Pink Hill Kentuckytown Pilot Grove Calamus. A noon covered dish luncheon followed. The Whitewright club dates its first meeting of the year for Thursday with Mrs. Floyd Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Haile
Whitewright Home
Whitewright
Mamie Hines
Miss Hines
Floyd Harris
Kentuckytown
Ambrose
Hebron
Pink Hill
Pilot Grove
Calamus
R. R. Waldo
Myrtle Badgett
Clarence Pace
C. W. Pope
Whitewright Club
Floyd Bassett
Layman Leads Regular Meeting Program
Dr. F. D. Layman, president, presided over the regular meeting last Friday, substituting for the usual speaker and directing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Layman
Whitewright Social Notices Highlight Local Guests and Renovation
Perryton visitors Mr. and Mrs. Louis May and daughter stay with his parents in Whitewright. Sherman guests Mrs. J. P. Livingston and kids visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon. J. C. Parsons, injured, remains bedridden yet hopeful. Fortner returns to Sweetwater after a visit with Mrs. Bry. Cora Simmons and daughter visit Jamestown guests of Ben Shaw. Dallas guests Josh Rippley and W L Gordon stay with Gordon parents. Dudley Maddux tears down old J B Thomson residence in northwest Whitewright, historic home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis May
Perryton
Whitewright
C. G. May
J. P. Livingston
Sherman
R. B. Gordon
A. H. Fortner
Sweetwater
Mrs. C. B. Bryant
Cora Simmons
Clarence McMillin
Jamestown
Ben Shaw
Josh Rippley
W. L. Gordon
Dallas
Mrs
Dudley Maddux
J. B. Thomson
West End Bridge Club Hosts Friday Session
The West End Bridge Club met Friday evening with Miss Pernie Badgett. Mrs. H. P. Donigan won the high score prize for members, Miss Mae Badgett won the guest prize. Guests included Mrs. Edna Ray Womack and daughter, Mrs. M. L. Patton of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. J. H. Waggoner, Miss Mae Badgett and Mrs. Guy Hamilton. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Bridge Club
Pernie Badgett
H. P. Donigan
Mae Badgett
Edna Ray Womack
M. L. Patton
Memphis
Tenn
J. H. Waggoner
Guy Hamilton
PTA Session Plans School Event and Dictionary Purchase
The Parent-Teacher Association held its regular meeting at the Grade School auditorium. Members approved buying nine dictionaries for the Grade School and announced a tree planting from the Sam Houston estate on the High School campus to occur with ceremonies on February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton W. Manning
Katherine Roddy
Sara Katherine Atterberry
A. L. Jackson
Sam Houston
Busy Bee Sewing Club Completes Quilt Top Gifts
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met with Mrs. Andy Sanderson on Tuesday afternoon. Four members received quilt tops, following prior deliveries. Refreshments were served to 16 members, and the next meeting will be with Mrs. Melvin Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bee Sewing Club
Andy Sanderson
T. J. Rector
Bonnie Nicholson
Earl Boggess
Melvin Anderson
Legion Auxiliary Plans 100 Percent Attendance Drive
The Ladies' Auxiliary met in a business session led by President Mrs. E. Hughes. For 2025 a membership drive is underway and the group schedules an all day meeting on Wednesday January 16 at 10 o'clock with members asked to bring thread thimble material for a quilt block and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. Hughes
Community Notes From Whitewright and Nearby
Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth attends annual stockholders meeting of First National Bank Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Scott leaves for Los Angeles after visiting Fort Worth friends. John Berry and daughters visit Melissa relatives. Mrs. Marion Smith’s illness remains unimproved northeast of town. Jim Hollingsworth now operates the Gulf Service Station in Whitewright. Ballon Lay, recently moved to Sherman, heads to Stillwater Minnesota for radio factory work with uncle J A Schadegg. Public Weigher Harold Doss reports R T Pennington and Mrs Arlene Hannah qualified as deputy weighers. Pennington serves Whitewright Lumber Co and Hannah serves Lester Haile seed and feed store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
First National Bank
Ballon Lay
Sherman
Whitewright
Stillwater
Minn
J. A. Schadegg
Harold Doss
R. T. Pennington
Arlene Hannah
Mr. Pennington
Whitewright Lumber Company
Hampton Family Visit to Leonard Parents’ Home
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hampton and son Raymond Earl visited Leonard on Sunday and Monday as guests of Mrs. Hampton’s parents Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gresham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hampton
Raymond Earl
Leonard
Local families visit relatives during weekend travels
Mrs. W T Hamilton and daughters Winnie and Sallye with guest Mrs. J F Yowell of Commerce spent Sunday in Sherman with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamilton. Holmes Connelly and Elaine from Trenton visited Mrs. Connelly's mother and sister B G Gowdy and Lena Mae Gowdy. Lewis Smith and Mrs. O D Page with children returned to Little Rock Arkansas after a visit with J B Mangrum. Lowell Watson returned to Lubbock after visiting W T Simmons family. J H Waggoner and daughter Elizabeth went to Austin to reside during the Legislature session. Waggoner serves in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hamilton
Winnie
Sallye
J. F. Yowell
Commerce
Sherman
Roy Hamilton
Mrs. Holmes Connelly
Elaine
Trenton
Mrs. Connelly
B. G. Gowdy
Lena Mae Gowdy
Lewis Smith
O. D. Page
Little Rock
Ark
J. B. Mangrum
Mrs. Lowell Watson
Lubbock
W. T. Simmons
J. H. Waggoner
Elizabeth
Austin
Waggoner
House of Representatives
Local church leaders weigh summer post in Toledo
Dr B Wrenn Webb declines urgent invitation to serve as summer supply pastor at Third Presbyterian Church in Toledo Ohio the second largest in the city. Butter prices rise as cream stations pay 27 cents a pound Wednesday amid reduced production due to feed shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
First Presbyterian Church
Third Presbyterian Church
Toledo
Ohio
Sunday Visitors and Local Church Notes
Mr and Mrs Claud McGahn of St Louis Miss Frances Cockrell and Hubert Thompson of Ivanhoe visited their aunt Mrs W J Doss Sunday. Dr and Mrs J F Spindle entertained three Church of Christ Sunday school classes. 25 guests enjoyed refreshments. Mrs B Wrenn Webb in Dallas for Texas Synod executive committee meeting substituting for Mrs Tom Caton Paris Presbyterial president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Banham
Dallas
Benham
Tom Gillett
Wynne Blassingame
Justine Sears of
van Alstyne
R. L. Sears
Claud McGahn
St. Louis, Mo
Frances Cockrell
Hubert Thompson
Ivanhoe
W. J. Doss
J. F. Spindle
Church of Christ Sunday School
B. Wrenn Webb
Texas Synod of the Presbyterian Church In
U. S. A. of Texas
Tom Caton
Paris
Canaan School Honor Roll Named for Fourth Month
The honor roll for the fourth month lists first grade Sallie Joe Mellugin, third graders George Hopper and Zola Burchfield, and seventh graders Charles Howard and Geraldine Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Sallie Joe Mellugin
George Hopper
Zola Burchfield
Charles Howard
Geraldine Williams
Holzapfel Comments on Hoosegow and Mish Divorce Step
Mrs. Holzapfel suggests Henry Hoosegow and Lillian Mish have initiated divorce proceedings. Holzapfel clarifies the couple merely married, denying a real split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzapfel
Henry Hoosegow
Lillian Mish
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H. T. Arterberry of
Luther Gordon
R. V. Jones
Dr L. Jones
Maurice McMillin
H. T. Atterberry
George Gordon Pope
George New
W. T. Bonham
J. P. Montgomery
Oklahoma City
S. H. Montgomery
Gomer Graves
Joe
Corsicana
Joe Mangrum
J. T. Carr of
Wills Point
J. L. Boone
C. C. Buchanan
Charley Ayres
Jean Reed of
Aileen Pennington
Georgia Anderson
A. M. Roberts
al Mangrum
Terrell
A. M. Mangrum
Kate Hastings
W. B. DeJernette
J. C. Brecheen
Homer Lee Sears
Kimbell Milling Company
Homer Sears
George Merritt
Randolph
Bessie Queener
Lois Dean
H. C. Wilburn
C. R. Moore
R. A. Essary
Joe Johnson
J. A. Stuteville
Frank Wright
Marguerite Montgomery
E. B. Martin
W. C. Bailey
Mary Pumphrey
J. A. Pumphrey
Glenn Scott
Lynn Scott
Tom Bean
Mrs. Josie Wilson
Mrs. Varley Giles
Nobility
W. R. Hooper
Jacksonville
John Reeves
McKinney
Jack Harper
A. W. Pratt
John Webster of
O. L. Jones
Greenville
Gulf
Gulf Service Station
Jim Hollingsworth
Ben Patterson
J. B. Bartee
den Lorance
Westminster
May Badgett
Paul Falvey
St. Louis
Chicago
J. N. Carter
D. A. Hollingsworth
J. W. Henry
C. A. Wilson
J. D. Hoard
Sherman and
Ollie Watson
John Watson
Charlie McGinnis
J. P. Mayer
Cotton
R. C. Vestal
Lucian
Zoe
Sara Katherine
Hugh Tim
Lahroy Slusher
Ruth Cox
Billie Jean Cox
Eugene McIver
E. T. Doss
The
W. L. Mangrum of
Mr. Mangrum
M. A. Mangrum
J. W. Robbins
Cloud
Joe Robbins
Wade Robbins
Claud
Cole & Davis Co
Rotary Club
John Richey
J. C. Parsons
PT Association
Sewing Club
Legion Auxiliary
J. H. Scott
Los Angeles
Calif
John Berry
Melissa
Mr. Berry
H. F. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
T. E. Barbee
John Philip Barbee
Henderson
Mrs. Barbee
John Philip Barbee Jr
Bruce Pember
Planters National Bank
Planters Organization
Mr. Hamilton
Robert Doss
Billie White
A. and
M. College
College Station
W. L. White
James Elliott Thomas
A. and M
Elliott Thomas
R. L. Johnson
Optometrist
Chester Morris Mae Clark
Damon Runyon
Phillips Holmes
Mary Carlisle
Tommy
Shirley
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
Popeye the Sailor
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