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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
5
Local residents report numerous weekend visits and travels. J W Henry and O L Jones seen in Bonham while Walter Bogie from Jefferson visits relatives. Several others travel to Dallas Sherman Greenville Leonard and Whitewright for family and business reasons.
A long column of Whitewright residents and visitors lists many names and places. Dallas guests Mrs Harvey McQueen and Miss Margaret Barbee visit parents Mr and Mrs T E Barbee while Winters visitors Mrs L R Gaston and children Gerald Marie and Robert Lawrence stay with Mr and Mrs T H Sears. Others travel from Leonard Jackson ville Dorchester Sherman Fort Worth and Lubbock to visit relatives or attend events and meetings.
Ed Pennell shows off his rejuvenated 1936 automobile after a paint refresh and new top. Whitesboro officials visit to inspect Whitesboro schools gym and auditorium, inspiring Whitewright to consider a similar building. The Palace theatre hosts the Chocolate Wedding by the Whitewright Demonstration Club with an extra-large program. Dr and Mrs B Wrenn Webb attend a Presbyterian Church encampment at Woodlake with about 150 youths. Peaches from Frank Phillips orchard delight Sun editor. M M Warren shifts cotton to June corn after late-season plantings and high water losses. Optometrist ad promises modern glasses with fair prices. Church of Christ Sunday school attendees join revival at Bailey. Long travel for McLean family visits to Lubbock and West, aged 74 and 76 display enduring vigor.
The Bells Methodist Church announces Pastor Reverend Hibbard will deliver a sermon at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the Methodist Church, inviting congregants and community members to attend.
Minister J. R. Waldrum preaches at 10 a.m. with communion at 10:45 a.m. Young people meet at 6:30 p.m. Bible study is Wednesday at 8 p.m. Sermon topic is The Consequences of Disobedience.
Dr. B. Wrenn Webb presides at worship with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Holy communion at 11 a.m. The third Bible journey at 8 p.m. Friday July 5 features an official board meeting at 8 p.m.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met Tuesday with Mrs. Alton McDowell for sewing and a business meeting. Mrs. Wiars Felker was elected as a new member and refreshments were served to 10 members. The next meeting will be with Mrs. B. E. Nicholson next Tuesday afternoon.
The H. D. Club met June 29 at Mrs. Carl May's home. Miss Myrtle Badgett was chosen to attend the Short Course at A and M College in July. The club will stage a play The Chocolate Wedding on Friday evening July 7 at the picture show.
Miss Velma Bennett daughter of Mr. and Mrs G D Bennett Whitewright married Cc M Russey of Dallas on June 28 at the Presbyterian manse Dr B Wrenn Webb officiating Attendants were Mr and Mrs Roy Blanton Mrs Russey grew up in Whitewright and is a former Whitewright High School graduate She later worked for Electrolux in Dallas and Oklahoma City where she cashiered for the company Russey a Dallas native was a traveling salesman for Prentiss Walter Stove Company The couple departed for Oklahoma City last Sunday planning stops in El Paso and Mexico before settling in San Antonio
Richard W. Ashmore aged 49 died Saturday afternoon after a two month illness at Wilson N. Jones Hospital Sherman. Funeral services were at his residence four miles southwest of Whitewright with Rev. W. F. Davis officiating. Interment Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife and six children. Pallbearers: Luther Burkett Simon Reynolds Rev. J. A. Henderson Cecil Henderson Leon Henderson Tommie Miller. Arrangements by R. R. Waldo. Member Pilot Grove Methodist Church. Born May 28 1886 in South Carolina.
Retta Lee, 22, a hotel employee, vanished after falling twenty feet from a river boulder near Mineral Wells. She walked unhurt into the Brazos River crowd of rescuers and an undertaker, then clung to a log and returned to shore. A child companion failed to spot her surface. The report notes nearby skeletons of the giant Indians near Harlingen.
Labor leaders say President Roosevelt favors a permanent NRA framework but doubt further federal action will come this session. He tasked the FTC and the skeletonized NRA to help industry follow voluntary codes and reviewed long range legislative proposals with AFL leaders and legal aides.
The United States Government spent about $2 for every $1 of income in the fiscal year ending Sunday. Expenditures reached $7.3 billion while revenues were $3.8 billion. Public debt stood at $28.7 billion and the deficit for the year will rise by $4.5 billion. The deficit is $1.3 billion less than Roosevelt had expected.
Governor Alfred on Tuesday drafted Orville S. Carpenter of Dallas to succeed George B. Simpson as State auditor and efficiency expert. Carpenter will serve at least two months to reorganize the office, resigning July 31 after a two year term. He is a certified accountant and licensed lawyer running a general accounting business in Dallas.
A reference notes that more than 1800 butterfly varieties are found across North America, highlighting the region's rich lepidopteran diversity and the variety of habitats that support these species.
Mineral Wells report of an 8 year old boy Richard West dying after a suspected black widow spider bite. A white pimple appeared June 23 on his shoulder. A physician diagnosed a spider bite and a black widow was killed in the boy’s bedroom.
A University of Utah researcher reports a new distillation method that yields several valuable products from sagebrush. The process aims to tap overlooked plant material for useful oils and compounds.
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