Horace Gordon’s first line of mens and womens furnishings
Local items note Mrs. Ben Patterson visiting in Rockwall and Mrs. M Greenway visiting relatives in Sweetwater. New spring dresses arrive at Horace Gordons with Vir ginia Hart dresses priced 1.98 and 2.98. A Bonham furniture ad promotes a used living room suite for 25 dollars and a Delco light plant bargain.
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Horace Gordon
Virginia Hart
Good
Delco
Lem Tittsworth Furn. Co
Bonham, Texas
Whitewright Notes Cover Weddings and Local News
Mrs. R R Waldo attend wedding Miss Mary Jo Fogle and Lynn Scott in Sherman. A C Maynard learns of mother-in-law Mrs A M Black death in Freestone County. Community visits and travel news from Sherman Whitewright Dallas Chicago and Van Alstyne. Fire damages 1936 Plymouth in Whitewright. Mrs Horace Gordon marks 16th anniversary. plans 50th. Spring Virginia Hart dresses at Gordon's. taxes near deadline February 1. Engagement announced Miss Rose Breedlove Boone Macaulay to wed Feb 5 at Highland Park Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Waldo
Mary Jo Fogle
Lynn Scott
Sherman
Mr. Scott
Waldo
A. C. Maynard
A. M. Black
Rose Breedlove
Greenville
Boone Macaulay
Dallas
Rose Chapel
Highland Park Methodist Church
George W. Truett
Macaulay
Mayfair Macaulay
J. L. Boone
Whitewright
Red Cross Seeks Million for Chinese Relief
Washington. The American Red Cross aims to raise 1 million dollars for distressed Chinese civilians at President Roosevelt's suggestion. He urged a designated organ to supervise the collection and distribution, with Admiral Cary T. Grayson as Red Cross chairman and a committee appointed by Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Admiral Grayson
Nelson T. .Johnson
Missionary Union Holds Church Work Day Session
The Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist Church met Monday for a work-day program followed by social and business sessions. A shower was given for Mrs. Sidney Watson ahead of her move to Lordsburg New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist Church
Sidney Watson
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Camp Fire Girls Meet At Mrs Johnsons Home
The Camp Fire Girls gathered at Mrs. Joe Johnson's home and contributed $1 to the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. The next meeting is planned at Mary Helen Maddux's home on February 2.
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Joe Johnson
Guardian
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Mary Helen Maddux
T E L Class Meets at Baptist Church
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Church met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Henslee and Mrs. S. T. Montgomery as hostesses. After the business session a social hour was enjoyed. Refreshments were served to 14 members and two visitors.
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T. E. L. Class
Rotary Club Luncheon Welcomes Claud Boothman Speaker
Claud Boothman assistant district attorney addressed the Rotary Club Friday, introduced by program chairman Jack Nossaman. He urged eight changes from the State District and County Attorneys Association to speed up trials and cut court costs, outlining benefits of each proposal. Club singing was led by Jim Jernigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Boothman
Rotary Club
Jack Nossaman
Mr. Boothman
Jim Jernigan
Bridal shower honors Mrs. Roland Cox at home event
Mrs Lee Norris and neighbors hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Roland Cox with games and refreshments. The piece lists numerous guests and notes gift-giving, club meetings, and a reported study on family relationships by Mrs John Oliver. Pellagra warning follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Norris
Phillip Norris
Oscar Henslee
Roland Cox
Lindsey Coffey
Paul Ryan
Roy Blanton
James Barry
Shirley Glenn
O. L. Jones
Percy Darwin
Floyd Bassett
Beverly Ann
Ira Collier
Mary Oneta
Grover Stuteville
R. D. Jarvis
E. A. Douglas
Mattie Hasting
Elmer Sanderson
Wanda Dell
Andy Sanderson
Robert Howard
Alton McDowell
Ed Martin
J. A. Yeager
Fred Cook
Mack Pierson
Earl Myrick
Robert Alexander
Tom Head
W. B. Head
Frances Gillespie
A. T. Short
Mildred Holcomb
Gee Hollingsworth
Carl Gillespie
Joe Miller
Bobby Richard
Billy Earl
Ada Pearl
Roy Norris
Lee Wilson
Carl May
Homer Sanderson
Cox
Hester Martin
Elmo Wallace
A. G. Bradley
South Bend Street
John Oliver
C. W. Phillips Jr
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Oliver
Paul Oliver
Council
A. E. Daniels
HD Club
Notice about signing news items for publication
The Sun urges contributors to sign their names for publication to verify the source. Signed names will not be printed, a policy for protection. The publisher states the aim is to publish all news while knowing its source.
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The
Sun
Preaching Services at Cross Roads Church
Churches fifth Sunday services at Cross Roads Church in Desert Sunday morning and evening led by Rev. Atwood Hyde. Sunday school scheduled for 10 a m.
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Cross Roads Church
Desert
Atwood Hyde
Wrenn Webb Leads Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
Dr. B Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am focusing on the Ordinance of Baptism and the Baptism of Jesus with 11 am Children's Church. An evening vesper at 4 30 pm. February 4 11 and 18 host a school of missions and stewardship with pot luck supper and two class periods for families led by a six member faculty.
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B. Wrenn Webb
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
God
Jefferson to replace buffalo on new nickels this year
Secretary Morgenthau announces a design change for the nickel with a Jefferson likeness as the first since 1913. A $1000 prize will fund a national design contest with Liberty and the year on the obverse and Monticello on the reverse, alongside standard inscriptions.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Jefferson
Charlottsville, Va
Monticello
United States of America
God
Magician Dismisses Seers in San Francisco Stop
San Francisco. Magician Mulholland argues spiritualists fortune tellers and phrenologists are fakes. He says magic is 10 percent apparatus 10 percent manipulation and 80 percent psychology. He recalls presenting before the Sultan of Sulu and coins produced from a hairdress. The sultan allegedly offered Mulholland the finance ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Mulholland
Mulholland
Sulu
Philippines
Grayson County Ginned 59 026 Bales Before Jan 16
Grayson County ginned 59 026 bales of cotton prior to January 16, up from 37 550 bales in the same period of 1936 37, per government statistician G O Peterson.
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Grayson
Grayson County
G. O. Peterson
Harvard President Urges Enrollment Cuts in Colleges
Cambridge Mass Harvard University President James Bryant Conant argues for reduced college enrollments to prevent overcrowding in learned professions He calls for stricter student selection and aptitude assessment plus expanded scholarships for talented youths from lower economic strata to broaden access and curb future unemployment in professional fields.
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Cambridge
Mass
James Bryant Conant
Harvard
Europe
Salt Lake City fragment with teen dialogue
A garbled fragment from a Salt Lake City note describes teen chat about affection ending with an incomplete line about a boy friend calling someone cute. The readable portion provides a vague social moment without clear facts.
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Salt Lake City
Teachers caution against baby talk in grown up speech
Miss Marion Redd of the University of Utah warns against baby talk in adults noting that it may attract dates but fails with men who prefer mature language. She says baby talk signals infantile minds and parents should avoid it to prevent their children adopting childish speech patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marion Redd
University of Utah
Grandmoth
Miss Redd
First Lady Considers Bobbing Hair to Set Precedent
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt weighs bobbing her hair after trimming sides to ease waving. She would be the first presidential wife in American history with a bob if she adopts the style.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
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H. P. Donigin
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R. L. Sears
G. L. Baugher
Ia May
True Henson
Miss Louise Crow
Kilgore
J. E. Henson
C. J. Meador
Texas Hardware Dealers Association
W. E. LaRoe
Ann
J. F. LaRoe
Jerry Lee
R. C. Norris
H. G. Rountree
Community Public Service Company
Farmersville
Fred MacMurray
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Gene Autry
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Jed Prouty
Shirley Dean
Thurs. & Fri
Dick Powell
Fred Waring
Fox News
Panay
Claudette Colbert
Chas, Moyer
John Collier
Merit
Johnson's Jewelry Store
C. T. Atkinson
Chicago
Mr. Atkinson
Cleaners and Dyers
Wayne Bowen
Sherman Hospital
Bonham Produce
Sherman District Missionary Institute of the Methodist Church
van Alstyne
Aldersgate
Whitewright Methodist Church
C. C. Slaughter
Southern Old Line Life Insurance Company
Lester C. Shine
Stephens & Bryant
Walter Jenkins
Mr. Gordon
Euell D. Alexander
New Spring
Virginia
Hart
Horace Gordon’s
J. E. English
Cross Roads
First Presbyterian Church
Cash Grocery
Fortune and Churchill
Armecur
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Kate Smith
Mangrum
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