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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend trips, visits, illness updates, and community happenings. Notable items include J T Follis of Lewisville visiting E A Douglas, Mrs J C Duck with Mr Duck in Itasca, and numerous calls on relatives in Sherman, Dallas, and Durant. Community updates cover hospitalizations, a new pool hall venture, church events, a piano recital, and details of a power plant expansion in the area.
Mrs. W A Nobles Miss Mildred Nobles and Mrs F L McCreight of Paris along with Miss Bonnie Bell Jack of Roxton visited Mr and Mrs H G Rountree weekend. Dallas News described wives of prominent men at the inauguration including Annie and Irene Dickson former Whitewright girls. H H Gardner Son began moving two houses for Murray Bryant. one Reeves house to Bryant farm and a two story house into town but passage blocked by a telephone cable. Representative J H Waggoner reports chairmanship of the House Committee on Public Printing and service on several committees noting strong House membership.
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist met last Thursday at Mrs. Glen Earnheart's home with co hosts Mrs. May Badgett Mrs. W T Kelley Mrs H E Sanderson and Mrs A W Alverson. After a brief business session members played games and refreshments were served to 33 members and two associate members.
Hubert T. Johnson, governor of the 128th district and superintendent of the Methodist Orphans Home at Waco, spoke to the Rotary Club on Rotary at its regular meeting last Friday. The club will not meet tomorrow due to the community banquet at the Methodist Church Tuesday night replacing this week's meeting.
Members met at Mrs. Howard Welch home on Wednesday afternoon. Officers for the coming year were elected: Mrs. Bob Howard president, Mrs. Howard Welch vice president, Mrs. Albert Reeves secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Leon Johnson reporter. Nine members attended and were served refreshments. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Roy Blanton.
The Friday Literary Club met January 20 at Mrs. H. T. Atterbury’s home to hear H. W. Key discuss Curriculum Revision. Miss Lena Mae Gowdy played Traumerei by Schumann, followed by refreshments as the group planned to reconvene February 3 with Mrs. Glen Earnheart.
The Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club met Friday with Mrs. Carl Holland. Mrs. John Trammel, president, presided over a brief business session. Committee chairmen were appointed including Finance by Mrs. Burn Everheart, program by Mrs. John Price, and expansion.
The event featured parliamentarian Mrs Buddie Stephens exhibit and guests Mrs Ben Nelson Mrs Burn Everheart led the round-table on enrichment of home life. New member Mrs Burn Everheart was welcomed with Mrs Charles McKenna and Mrs Claude Phillips as visitors. Next meeting set with Mrs Earl Taylor Jan 27 with county home agent Miss Eunice King expected.
Joe Glenn Pannell celebrated his seventh birthday Saturday afternoon with a party for a group of his little friends. Those present included Frances Layman, Jane Meador, Laura Jene Wilson, Nora Hughes, Billie Fae Dillon, Marcelaine Blanks, Betty Jo Ritchie, Mary Lee Hughes, Wanda Jones, Mary Helen Hill, Wil Imia King, Jack Vineyard, J A Har per, Frank Layman, Bobby Blanks and Marion Myrick.
Mrs Alyne Hanna hosted a Wednesday evening shower for Mrs Floyd Bassett with a varied program. Kim Johnson played piano Anna Ruth Johnson Bettye Nell Yeager performed and Maria Smith and Margaret Hanna danced, gifts were presented by Yeager and Hanna, and many guests were served refreshments and punch by Mrs Frank Smith Mrs Paul Ryan and Mrs Bob Howard.
Joe Burton, minister, invites all to Bible study at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. A second preaching hour is at 6 30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
The First Presbyterian Church hosts Sunday school at 10 a.m. with awards for perfect attendance given to Fred Cook and brothers Eugene and James Reeves. At 11 a.m. the Message of Christianity to the World and Junior Church follow, led by Mrs. Robert Sears and Mrs. Horace Gordon. Evening sermon titled Men’s Calamity Proves God’s Opportunity at 7 p.m.
Lancaster man John L. Davis 25 received six months in jail and a $200 fine for driving a horse and buggy while intoxicated. Police said he zigzagged across Lincoln Highway tying up traffic after a prior three month prison term for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Sell it with a Sun Want Ad.
Mrs. Savannah Elizabeth Gist grandmother of Joe Johnson of Whitewright died at 1 40 p m Monday in Shawnee Oklahoma Funeral services were held there Tuesday attended by Mr and Mrs Joe Johnson and Mr and Mrs G L Baugher pallbearers were her grandsons Surviving are two daughters Mrs S O Martin of Shawnee and Mrs Walter Woodward of Wolfe City two sons E N Gist of Ector and L A Gist of Paris one sister Mrs Naomi Daisey of Delta Colorado and a number of grandchildren
Funeral services were held at Enterprise Baptist Church for Mrs. John Harvey age 43 who died Monday of pneumonia at her northeast town home. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born February 26 1895 in Arkansas to W T and wife now residents here. Survived by husband eight sons Ivan Ira Frazier Harris Billy Doyle Kenneth Jack all at home Martha Irene and several brothers and sisters with Jack ill.
Funeral services for Betty Rector Jones 73 were held in Sherman with burial in Collinsville cemetery. She died after a nine day illness in Sherman. Born in Bristol Virginia, she moved from Chillicothe to Sherman twenty years ago. Survived by husband R W Jones, a daughter in Whitesboro, a son in Whitesboro, a brother in Blue Ridge, two sisters in Dallas and California, and sister of the late Mrs Norris of Whitewright.
Mrs Griffin Trotter, 87, died at 2 45 a m Friday at the home of Mr, according to obituary notices. The family requested memorials to local humane society.
Elizabeth C Aston Trotter born 1852 in Mississippi, widow of Griffin Trotter, dies after a weeklong illness at Desert. Funeral at Westminster Baptist Church led by Rev J W Joiner and Rev Joseph Burton, burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by two sons Sam of Oklahoma and Cleve of Westminster, 21 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She had lived in Grayson and Collin Counties since 1865 and was a Presbyterian.
An expense account by a Texas highway patrolman for taking Governor W Lee O Daniel s two sons from Austin to Fort Worth was returned unpaid to the safety department by the comptroller s office, then revised to remove the youths Pat and Mike before payment. The trip occurred before the governor s inauguration, while the boys were UT students. Jim Jernigan attended a Jernigan family reunion at Sedalia.
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