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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1946
Page
5
Locals report Mrs. Lester Simpson visiting relatives in Houston and Earl Blanton visiting Dallas. Several residents ill or recovering from surgery at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman. Updates include visits from Denison, Lubbock, Marshall, and Denton. employment changes in Shreveport and Love Field. and a fire destroying the Major England home.
J B Hamilton serves as foreman for Fifteenth District Court grand jury in Sherman. Weekend visits span Powell, Trice, Goodwin families in Sherman and Greenville. Virginia Pierson joins Longview theater with two Whitewright girls. Denison business moves add Roscoe Pace and Lucious Hord to Lio Mac Pharmacy purchase. Engagement announced for Alice Cato of Whitewright and John Warlick of North Carolina. Whitewright reps at Dallas Sam Rayburn dinner. humorous tale of a moth-holed hat and $12 hat price. Sun sells typewriter carbon.
Mrs R P Childress entertained her bridge club at home Tuesday night with refreshments for members and two guests Mrs J E Christian and Mrs Jack Lackey. Three new members were accepted: Mrs S El Montgomery Jr, Mrs Wilson Kaiser and Mrs Charles White. Mrs Gomer May won the high score prize.
Mrs. Eldridge Honaker Pendleton hosted a December 29 bridge luncheon at her Farmersville home to announce the engaging marriage of her niece Dorothy LaRoe to A J Fiorini of New York City. LaRoe, a TSCW graduate and former U S Engineer staffer in Denison, has taught at New London the last three years. Fiorini recently received a discharge from the Army after three years overseas. the wedding is planned for June.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church met Monday at 3 pm in a royal service program and business meeting. West Circle led the program with Miss Bannie Reeves presiding. talks by Mrs. Percy Darwin, Mrs. C. J. Meador, and Mrs. J. B. King. Theme: A New World to Build. Mrs. Olive Myrick presided over a short business session. Nineteen members and one visitor attended.
Funeral services were held for W E May 67 mortician deputy sheriff for fourteen years died at home. Son of former sheriff R L May he was born February 23 1878 in Gordonville and lived in the county all his life. Survived by wife a son Capt Marshall W May in China with the U S Army a brother Bob May and a sister Mrs J E Marshall Sherman. Burial at West Hill Cemetery.
W D Hodges of Sherman passed away and funeral services were held in Savoy with pallbearers Cecil Ray Hodges Dick Seay Dan Seay T J Hollis Jr Duke Jolly Johnson Joe Morgan and Billy Kincaid. He was buried in a copper pre war casket and vault stored for years, with Rev Everett Springfield of Savoy Baptist Church and Rev J D Fleming assisting.
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A reader argues Congress lacks nerve to defy labor racketeers and pass strong laws. A returning veteran says he will vote against every current Washington official, urging decisive action and voter courage to curb labor influence.
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