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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
5
Dallas visitors include Joe Johnson and son David, Dr. and Mrs. Ross R. May, Mrs. Carl Henry of Smithville, and others touring or visiting relatives in Whitewright. Numerous short trips, hospital stays, and family gatherings populate the social column, with teenage activities, church events, and a note on a 109 degree heat day in Whitewright.
Girls from many counties will attend a camp for swimming horseback riding and other recreation plus instruction in Camp Fire Work. They will be transported by Mrs. W. E. LaRoe and returned home by Mrs. Joe Johnson. R. H. Jay of Fort Worth said he and R. P. Gordon of Austin plan to run Kimbell Milling Co in Austin starting August 1 with expanded wholesale grocery and Kimbell product lines.
Baker Wood and Mrs. Treva Baker united in marriage Monday evening at the home of Justice of the Peace W H Horton west of Whitewright Kentuckytown. Horton officiated in his first ceremony and performed like a veteran. The couple will reside in the Kentuckytown community.
Miss Lucille Bowen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Bowen of Orangeville southeast of Whitewright and Mr. Jack Thruston Devonport store manager were married Saturday at 5 45 PM in the home of Dr. J F Fender who officiated The bride a Trenton high school graduate is active in Orangeville social circles The groom son of Mrs W S Thruston of Nacogdoches was born there The couple will live in an apartment in Miss Sue Stephens home
Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. led by Pastor Leroy Anderson.
Dewey Ragan of Quanah will preach at the Church of Christ at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, July 30, with services set for the day.
Dr Wrenn Webb, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 10 50 a m with The Victory of Minorities and at 8 p m with The Divine in the Commonplace The pastor will take his vacation during August There will be Sunday school each Sunday at 10 a m
Poem memorial note noting the passing of Roy Norris. It expresses grief from his wife and sons and recalls his footsteps and voice as cherished memories. The piece conveys enduring remembrance and love despite his absence.
Texas ranked sixth in fur pelts for 1938 with 590,400 animals and topped the nation in badgers ringtail cats wolves Canada lynx and foxes, while 15 species are taken. A 1939 Texas output reached 729,244 pelts but trapping declined 48 percent since 1933. amusingly coyotes are chased by eagles in Amarillo as local warden J H Maggard reports.
Loy W Duddleston fishes from his Houston doorway as floodwaters rise snapping up three catfish. Arthur Cook reports beavers repair a John Mason ranch dam after it backed 200 acres of water. Game Wardens save thousands of fish by quick actions on the Colorado River and Lower Colorado River Authority intervenes to sustain flow. Earliest history notes Slavs around the Carpathians.
Revival meeting led by Rev. W S Dixon at the Baptist Church in Pike begins Sunday. Dixon, a nationally known evangelist, also directs the singing. Services held daily at 10:30 am and 8 pm.
In Lansford Pennsylvania Johnny Knipper, 13, twisted his arm straight after a fall. Dr Louis LaBarre examined him and said the boy had set his own broken arm, remarking It couldn't have done it better myself.
The State Department of Health urges parents to immunize children from six months to ten years against diphtheria now before cold weather increases risk. Toxoid is safe and effective, with lifetime immunity for most, and a Schick Test follow up six months after vaccination. Parents should bring all eligible children to family physicians, including older siblings, to help eliminate diphtheria in Texas.
The Fifth Sunday singing conven tion will be held at Bethel three miles south of Whitewright on Sunday afternoon. O G Bow reports a large turnout is expected and a good program is planned. All lovers of good singing are invited to attend.
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