District 5 Press Women Meet at Sherman Holiday Inn
Miss Miriam Larsen attended the District 5 Texas Press Women meeting at the Sherman Holiday Inn with Mrs. Dolores Meek. Sherman Democrat host Mrs. Joanne Ball led introductions as 12 members enjoyed a buffet lunch before Ray Sissel spoke on national issues and American assets. A business session with District 5 president Ann Faragher followed, then door prizes and visitor notes. The next meeting is set for November 7 in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Larsen
Texas Press
Holiday Inn
Sherman
Dolores Meek
Whitewright Sun
County Line Echo
Joanne Ball
Sherman Democrat
Ray Sissel
Texas Power & Light
Dallas
Ball
Paris News
Sissel
Isaiah
Ann Faragher
District 5
Margaret Galloway
Lillian Womack
Evelyn Fisher
Judith Kidd
Miss Larsen
Local Personal Notes From Whitewright and Nearby
Mrs. Maud Worsham remains in Sherman Community Hospital after a serious operation while Mrs. Audrey Jarvis has been released. Whitewright residents and others are noted visiting family across Texas and beyond, including travels to Pueblo and Colorado Springs, Miami Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico based Navy visits. Several local residents hosted guests from Dallas, Sherman, Plano, Denison, Leonard, and other towns, with many weekend and Sunday gatherings referenced at homes in Whitewright and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Worsham
Sherman Community Hospital
Audrey Jarvis
Whitewright
Irving Slaughter
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Colo
W.L. Hatfield
Nelle Brown
Viva Phillips
Miami
David Reed
U.S. Navy
Puerto Rico
Louis May
Gilbert
Fort Worth
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kentucky
John Curtis
Durant
Okio
S.D. Hansley
Elsie Nagle
Sharon Springs
Kan
G.A. Vestal
Dallas
Lorita Glenn
David
Denison
C.M. Jones
Tommy Lasiter
Plano
Noel Miller
Carl Holland
Jack Dickerman
Sherman
J.T. Follis
J.D. Garner
Bobby
Trenton
Clifford Brookins
Leonard
Fred Addison
Odessa
Luda Addison
Melba
Pike
Octavia Roach
John Vestal
D.W. Smith
Garland
J.£. Dickensen
Melissa
Windsey Dickensen
McKinney
Gilbert Arie
Seagoville
Fishermen Ordered to Tag Trotlines Under New Rule
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission requires freshwater trotlines in regulated counties to bear durable tags with owner name, address, and date set. Plastic tags via embosser are common. each trotline must be tagged to curb abandoned lines. Saltwater trotlines require licenses at $1 per 300 feet or fraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Nursing Home Activities and Visits Highlight Week
Bingo winners for the week were Emma Livingston Dess Whitson Sarah Outlaw and Herbert Stagner. Numerous residents and visitors attended Bible study church services and Sunday singing with many names listed among attendees and visitors from multiple towns. Sympathy extends to the family of Mary Roberson who died Thursday at the nursing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Livingston
Dess Whitson
Sarah Outlaw
Herbert Stagner
Terry Tripp
Debbie Clements
Rosa Lee Somerville
West Shady Grove Baptist Church
Irvin McAlester
Fort Worth
Alice McAlester
Rayford Bench
Greenville
Rayford Beach
von Ray
Bob Tallent
Dallas
Marie Caraway
McKinney
Tilman Tallent
Les Tribble
Sherman
Mattie Bell
J.B. Felmet
Janie Felmet
Robert Gooding
Clarksville
Tilman Harbin
Ola Paynter
Luda Addison
Leonard
Heather Sullivan
Paulette Dodson
Edith Crawford
Mary Roberson
John Curtis Re-elected Fourth District Commander
John Curtis was reaffirmed as Fourth District Commander of Veterans of World War I at the eighteenth convention held July 13 to 15 in the Baker Hotel Dallas. Attendees included Curtis’s wife and Mr and Mrs Frank Smith. Curtis served on the credential committee among 561 delegates. Oscar Davis was elected state commander succeeding Dallas’s Wendel Martin. Charles Walker became senior vice-commander. national commander J R Koch from Shawnee Oklahoma attended. The next National Convention is set for Houston September 4 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curtis
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Curtis
Whitewright
Frank Smith
Oscar Davis
Irving
Wendel Martin
Charles Walker
J.R. Koch
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Houston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber of Commerce and Friday Literary Society
Bob Cawthon
Cawthon
Circle Drive
Chevrolet
Whitewright Fre
Whitewright, Tex
Douse Thrasher
Aybella
Tex
Bonham, Tex
ARS
Belis
Your Electric Lights& Power Company
Lokey Edwards
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