Local News Highlights from Whitewright and Surrounds
A parade of visitors and departures fills Whitewright life from July birthdays to Navy and Army moves. Guests include Mrs. Horace Ashlock in Sherman, Miss Joyce Hinton of Dallas, Roger and Joann Scott from Sulphur Springs, and Miss Jonnie Robbins in Ely. Navy man Roby Lee Wilson reports Jap waters and Tokyo leave, while Joe Meador journeys to Chicago and Detroit. Mayor Echols recovers from a heart attack. J. A. Bixler returns to Wiley as agent. revival at Pilot Grove continues. and patients Doris Jacks and Estelle Baxter receive care in Sherman and Tom Bean respectively.
Wallace family attends Kitching funeral at Ector
Family and friends gathered for the funeral of Mrs. Orville Kitching at Ector with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Wallace Mrs. W. A. Martin and Mrs. Lloyd Badgett. Kitching, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ryan of Ector, was remembered by relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Wallace
W. A. Martin
Lloyd Badgett
Orville Kitching
Ector
Kitching
L. E. Ryan
Pink and Blue Shower for Mrs. L. R. Woodruff
Mrs Lonnie England hosted a pink and blue shower at her home on Tuesday July 16 for Mrs L R Woodruff with forty guests. Attendees included Lonnie Ray England Peggy Thornhill Mrs Calvin Raley Mrs Raley and many others. Out-of-town guests were Mrs Katie Allison and Mrs A R Woodruff of Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie England
L. R. Woodruff
Lonnie Ray England
Peggy Thornhill
Calvin Raley
Raley
Clarence Tillett
Johnnie Johnson
W. C. Thornhill
Robert England
C. Burchfield
W. A. Phillips
Billie Fae Dillon
Laura Jean Wilson
Jane Meador
Riley Tabor
Dave Mooneyham
Effie Magnora
Sallye Moore
Doc Rhody
Katie Allison
Beulah
Mattie Allison
A. R. Woodruff
Trenton
Family Reunion Held For J L White Kin In Ely
The annual gathering of the late J L White family took place Sunday July 7 at the home of Mr and Mrs E W White in the Ely community with forty three registered attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. White
E. W. White
Ely
Family Dinner Gathered Relatives From Several Towns
A large dinner brought together Mrs. J. L. White Ruth White of Bonham and many relatives from Van Alstyne Ladonia Gober Dallas Mountain View and Mineola. Host and hostess families included L. W. White Boyce White and Owen families among others with afternoon callers from Ely Wolfe City and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. White
Ruth White
Bonham
Pauline Chandler
van Alstyne
R. E. White
Roddam
Ladonia
Henry Green
Gober
Ina Lee Chandler
Frieda Green
Dallas
L. R. Ross
N. A. Brown
Okalona
Dave Ross
Ector
P. L. Owen
Pauline Owen
Ely
John White
Wolfe City
Whitewright Hosts Dallas Visitors On Possible Garment Plant
Rotary Club luncheon guests F. Pool and Dan Smith of Dallas toured Whitewright to inspect site possibilities for a children’s garment factory. Pool liked Whitewright and planned further checks before deciding on a Whitewright plant. Smith would head the operation if built here. Booster Club industrial chair C. B. Bryant Jr. said the plant could hire 50 to 100 women and noted local facilities and labor appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QR. F. Pool
Dan Smith
Dallas
Rotary Club
Whitewright
Booster Club
Pool
Mr. Smith
Ida
C. B. Bryant Jr
Whitewright Gains Notable Guests for Community Interest
In Whitewright and nearby communities, guests Fred Harvey and Charles Gullett of Denison helped spark interest in Whitewright as a location for an unspecified project or venture. Their involvement aimed to encourage local participation and investment in the town’s prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Fred Harvey
Charles Gullett
Denison
Mr. Pool
Mr. Smith
Funeral services for Mrs J G McKinsey held in Sherman
Mortuary services were conducted at Oak Hill Cemetery at 5 30 p m Monday for Mrs J G McKinsey. She died Saturday at her son Dr J G McKinsey’s home in McAllen after four years there. Born in Whitewright she was the daughter of Rev Louis and Mrs Holland. She married J G McKinsey in Whitewright May 17 1894 and was a Baptist. Survived by son and two grandchildren Mazie Sue and S J McKinsey of McAllen.
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J. G. McKinsey
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. A. Ellis
Sherman
Prince Kinsey
T. M. van Pelt
L. G. Hight
Perry Waldrop
Edgar Peveto
E. M. Hampton
McKinsey
McAllen
Whitewright
Louis Holland
The
Baptist Church
Mazie Sue
S. J. McKinsey
Westex Fleas Carry Plague In West Texas Area
State Health Officer George W. Cox announced fleas from rodents in the Brownfield territory near Morton Cochran County test positive for bubonic plague infection. No human cases have been reported in Texas and action will remove the danger of spread to people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George W. Cox
Brownfield Territory
Texas
Cox
Morton
Cochran County
United States Department of Health
Veterans borrows totals under GI Bill reach 872 million
Washington report shows more than 188000 veterans have borrowed 872,276,000 under the GI Bill of Rights. VA said 165,737 loans funded homes, 16,215 for business and 6,465 for farms as of Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Burglar Fistfight Ends With Finger Loss
A burglar who broke into Mrs Helen Andrews care home was fought off after a struggle during which she bit off one of his fingers. Police noted the incident. The ad endorses Paul McCarroll for Chief Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals, calling him best qualified and urging a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Helen Andrews
Paul McCarroll
Court of Civil Appeals
Dallas
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A. G. Keeling
Littlefield
E. Edens
Ben Robert Jones
Navy
Miss Joyce Hinton
Minnie Fay Hinton
Joyce and
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Slaton
Mrs
R. H. May
O. W. Presley
Detroit, Mich
Jack Robbins
Ely Community
Jonnie Robbins
H. L. Sanders
Ray
Main Street
W. H. Forrest
W. E. and
J. W Baxter
Texarkana
H. E. Baxter
Tyler
Roby Lee Wilson
Tokyo
Joe T. Meador
Chicago
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Newton Manning
F. M. Echols
Jack Hall
John E. Smith
Cpl
Dorothy Anderson
Kelly Field
San Antonio
J. H. Anderson
H. A. James
Grover Gillett
Shallowater
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R. A. Gillett
Doris Jacks
L. F. Jacks
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
R. A. Vestal
Foucheaux Vestal
Marvin Smith
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C. T. Sadler
Billie Sue Phillips
I. E. Blanks
Pattie Sue and
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Jack Meador
Baby
College Station
Jack
A. & M. College
Estelle
Lillian Baxter
Tom Bean
E. P. Wootten
Pilot Grove
J. A. Bixler
Wiley
D. King
W. W. Haynie
A. L. Scott
Lola Scott
Haskell Scott
Lake Jackson
Galveston
Freeport
Don Newman
San Diego
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Naval Hospital
Corpus Christi
R. M. McDaniel
Quanah
McDaniel
Mayor Echols
Highway 160
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Farley & Hill Grocery and Market
Paul Perry
Abilene
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Bells
Taylor Mullins
M. la Thornhill
Pascal Farley
Florence Table Top
Lem Tiltsworth
G. B. McCasland
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Edgar Burchfield
Burchfield
Joe Burchfield
Caraway
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E. M. Wade
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Wade
John A. Ray
J. B. Hamilton
J. H. Waggoner
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James T. Sparks
Grayson County
University of Texas
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Pol. Adv
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New York
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