Local social notes and military news from Whitewright
Mrs. D. M. Rich is seriously ill at home. Several families visit in Denton and nearby towns. Ed Martin and Alma Penninger families noted with events. Grady McCorstin wins a .22 rifle in a Paris Fur Company mink contest. Dr. Fred Dinkler to move to Houston as medical director. Bridge clubs meet. various visits and travels documented. Pat Russell earns submariner Dolphins aboard U S S Sea Dog. J H Harvey to undergo Baylor Hospital surgery. WSCS meets Jan 17. Several residents visit McKinney and Dallas. snowbound Texans tour noted. Nine local Boy Scouts spend night at Five Mile Cabin. Sgt. Clarence Woodson serves in Germany with the 9th Infantry Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat L. Russell
U. S. Navy
Fleet Home Town News Center
Pat
Willis H. Russell
Whitewright
Melba D. Alexander
Clarence Woodson
C. A. Woodson
Germany
9Th Infantry
Army Home Town
Sergeant Woodson
60Th Field Artillery
Korea
Local Society Notes and Church Conference Reports
Mrs Neva Smith Wood and guests from Dallas visited Mrs R E Hickman last Thursday. Mrs Charles Skaggs hosted her bridge club with Mrs Wallace Wilson high scorer. the group will meet next with Mrs Wilson. Community Public Service Co employees attended a Grayson Hotel showing of 1955 Hotpoint appliances in Sherman Tuesday evening. Mrs Joe Ross spent last week with son Warren Ross at Ector. Warren spent two weeks in a Bonham hospital after a heart attack and is resting at home. Whitewright attendees at the Sherman McKinney District Conference of the Methodist Church in McKinney included Rev Harold S Taylor Clint Hennig Russell Summers and Mrs A M Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Skaggs
Wallace Wilson
Community Public Service Co
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
Joe Ross
Warren Ross
Ector
Warren
Bonham Hospital
Whitewright
Sherman-McKinney
The
Methodist Church
McKinney
Harold S. Taylor
Clint Hennig
Russell Summers
A. M. Bryant
Rotary Club meeting ends with movie at Linda Theatre
Rotary Club’s Richard Riggins served as program chairman for the recent weekly meeting. After the meal and business, he invited members to attend a film at the Linda theatre. Newton Cole announced March of Dimes fundraising plans and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Riggins
Rotary Club
Linda Theatre
Newton Cole
March of Dimes
Friday Literary Club Elects Officers for Year
The Friday Literary Club met January 7 at Mrs. Alton Mae Dowell's home with sixteen members. After business, Mrs. B. W. Newman led a parliamentary forum and officers were elected: President Mrs. R. R. Summers, first vice president Mrs. James Bryant, second vice president Mrs. J. E. Christian, recording secretary Mrs. (name).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton MaeDowell
B. W. Newman
R. R. Summers
James Bryant
J. E. Christian
Local Club Officers and January Meeting Planned
George Hight serves as corresponding secretary and Mrs Alton McDowell is treasurer. Mrs J C McMillin is critic and Mrs Griffin Dollarhide Jr parliamentarian. Miss Gladys Ray is reporter and Miss Carrie Hamilton attends. A delicious desert plate was served during social hour. The next meeting is January 21 at Mrs R R Summers home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hight
Alton McDowell
J. C. McMillin
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Gladys Ray
Carrie Hamilton
R. R. Summers
Missionary Society Meets at Emerson Home Guest Speaker Challenge
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Clif Emerson's home. President Mrs. Homer Sears chaired the meeting. Guest speaker Mrs. W. E. Walker of Paris, president of the Paris Presbyterial, urged members to pursue goals from the National Council of Presbyterian Women. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Clif Emerson
Homer Sears
Lee Smith
W. E. Walker
Paris
Hickman Sunday School Class Holds Jan 5 Meeting
The Hickman Sunday School Class met Wednesday night January 5 at Mrs. Cliff Emerson’s home with 20 members present. Mrs. Floyd Bassett presided. Miss Mardell Pumphrey led a devotional on Trifles. Mrs. Fred Dinkler spoke on Alaska with slides and a geographic historical sketch. Social hour followed. refreshments by Mrs. Lee Smith, Mrs. Fred Cook, Mrs. Floyd Bassett, and Mrs. Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Cliff Emerson
Floyd Bassett
Mardell Pumphrey
Fred Dinkler
Alaska
Lee Smith
Fred Cook
Emerson
Never leave your car unlocked take keys to avoid theft
Massachusetts Division of the American Automobile Association warns that one third of all larcenies in America involve articles stolen from automobiles. The message urges drivers to lock cars whenever leaving them and to carry keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Massachusetts
American Automobile Association
Kisses Then and Now Sayings From Fort Worth Star Telegram
Claude Callan recalls a bygone era when courtship involved slow, meaningful kisses tied to hopes of home ownership and furniture purchases. The piece contrasts Sunday exchanges with modern quick, fleeting gestures and notes water use in the U S has risen four to six fold since the century’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
United States
Anklam Notes Faith and Inside Info Humor
The column jokes about a woman's intuition and faith based hints while mentioning Shiftless Ti Tolliver appearing fit. It praises ready-to-serve foods and new refrigerators as helpful for leftovers and family meals. A jab at Fred as a liar ends the snippet with a rural flavor.
Sunday School Promise Picnic Date Revealed in Village
Parson greets Bobby and asks what he expects to learn in Sunday School. Bobby replies with bright humor that he expects to learn the date of the village picnic. The note ends with a reminder to read all the ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
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