Local residents and visitors accumulate in Whitewright area
A long list of visits and travels fills the Whitewright week. Sherman’s Jack Fulkerson calls on relatives, many locals plus guests travel to Dallas Durant and Kilgore for visits and school. Mentions of Miss Lucile Sanders to SMU, Albert Lea Jackson at Texas Tech, and families from Kilgore and Wichita Falls. Social visits include doctors, students, and church members with several returning home from trips to Lubbock Paris and Plainview. A community meeting with a chicken barbecue concludes activities.
Whitewright Election Judge Named in Box 38
O L Jones appointed by County Democratic Chairman A E Whiteacre to be election judge for box 38 at Whitewright replacing W H Horton who seeks justice of the peace. Several local residents and visitors share health hospital updates travel news and social notes including Monta Badgett at St Vincent's Sherman improving or not and Thomas Wrenn winning a law degree in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Jones
Democratic
A. E. Whiteacre
Whitewright
W. H. Horton
Justice of the Peace
Monta Badgett
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sherman
Visitors and moves among Fort Worth Whitewright and Denton residents
John Sadler visited Fort Worth on Wednesday. Martha Jo Sears, former McKinney teacher, has returned home. Mrs. Howard Brodhead of Gainesville visited Whitewright Monday. Mrs. Bryant Penn visits her father C. L. Archer in Overton. Mrs. J. E. Payne of Dallas visits her parents, the Hoards. Mrs. John Hollingsworth slowly recovers from a throat infection after a Sherman hospital stay. Little Miss Margaret Greer returned from Leonard to stay with her uncle and aunt, the Coffmans. N. L. Manning travels to Dallas for the summer session at Southern Methodist University. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Penn visit Oklahoma City. their grandson Nelson Brittan returns home. Mrs. Grover Stuteville and family visit Fort Worth. Miss Stuteville plans to attend TWC. Misses Martha Bryant, Edith Sears and Vivian Echols return to Denton for summer session at the State College for Women. other Whitewright girls attend. Virginia Henderson of Denton elected home economics teacher for the high school at a board meeting. All high school positions filled. grammar vacancy remains. Whitewright students attend North Texas State Teachers College in Denton. several named, including Waggoner, Coggins, Gosnell, Bow, Hollingsworth, Thornton, Head, Meador, Hancock, Yeager, Russell. Mr. Mead or and Mr. Hancock graduate. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Johnson attend Moyers children reunion at Ferris. 12 of 14 still living, youngest 45. Mrs. Johnson is Moyers daughter. sisters Mrs. Robinson of Abilene and Mrs. McKay of Ferris accompany them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Bryant
Edith Mae ‘Sears
Vivian Echols
Denton
State College For Women
Whitewright
Margaret Lilley
Isabelle Craig
Dorothy LaRoe
Board of Education
Virginia Henderson
Henderson
Trenton
North Texas State Teachers College
Elizabeth Waggoner
Margaret Coggins
Gladys
Ruth Gosnell
Velma Jo Bow
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Lorna Lee Thornton
Aleta B. Head
Joe Thomas Meador
Paul Hancock
Jack Lewis Yeager
J. Y. Russell
Meador
Mr. Hancock
C. P. Johnson
A. J. Moyers
Ferris
Moyers
Johnson
Ferris Section
Chas. H. Robinson
Abilene
R. H. McKay
Mrs. Johnson
Man Kills Self After Insurance Policy Void
ELLENSBURG Wash Coroner Phil Davidson said Everett Cox 41 shot himself to death at 1135 p m Friday night leaving a note that an insurance policy on his life would expire at midnight Cox killed himself an hour after watching his son Everly receive his high school diploma The note cited ill health and financial reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellensburg
Wash
Phil Davidson
Everett Cox
Cox
Everly
Davidson
Parents urge schools to teach manners and confidence
A junior high principal asked parents what to teach to mold better family and social members. Many cite manners, confidence, public speaking, social dancing, and overcoming inferiority. They note public schools drift from fundamentals as private schools emphasize social graces. Exchange.
Baptist Missionary Society holds joint meeting at church
The three circles of the Baptist Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at the church with Miss Myrtle Badgett in charge. Participants listed on the program included Mrs. W. E. Pennell, Mrs. Ben Savage, Mrs. L. O. Evans, and Mrs. Mack Pierson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Myrtle Badgett
W. E. Pennell
Ben Savage
L. O. Evans
Mack Pierson
Missionary Society Meets at Church for Book Discussions
The Methodist Missionary Society met at the church on Monday afternoon with Mrs. H. P. Donigan presiding. Miss Sue Stephens presented two chapters of Rebuilding Rural America and Mrs. Clara Myrick reviewed the book By the Waters of Bethesda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Missionary Society
H. P. Donigan
Sue Stephens
America
Clara Myrick
Bethesda
Needlecraft Club Meets at Mrs. Darwin Home
The Needlecraft Club gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Percy Darwin's home with Mrs. Albert Chumbley as hostess. Ten members and two visitors, Mrs. J. A. Tye of Waco and Dorotha Darwin, attended. The next meeting is set for June 15 with Mrs. Tom Cunningham hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Club
Percy Darwin
Albert Chumbley
J. A. Tye
Waco
Dorotha Darwin
Tom Cunningham
Mrs Lackey Hosts Bridge Party For Mrs Penn Bride
Mrs Jack Lackey entertained last Thursday afternoon with a party honoring Mrs Bryant Penn a recent bride. Eight tables were laid for games. The home was decorated with giladioli and Burbank daisies. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Bryant Penn Mrs J W McMurry and Mrs Lee Wilburn of Austin. An ice course was served.
Miss Hester Martin and Horace Ashlock wed at Sherman church
Miss Hester Martin of Whitewright and Horace Ashlock of Howe married Saturday evening at the East Sherman Baptist Church in Sherman with Rev. Arthur DeLoach officiating. The bride, youngest daughter of Mrs. W. A. Martin, grew up in Whitewright. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ashlock of Howe. They reside with the bride’s mother on her farm north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Martin
Whitewright
Horace Ashlock
Hove
Arthur DeLoach
East Sherman Baptist Church
Sherman
W. A. Martin
Jim Ashlock
Howe
Rotary Club delegates chosen for international convention
Dr. F. D. Layman chaired the Rotary Club meeting and spoke of his Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Alabama and Georgia trip while declaring Grayson County preferable to all the states. W. E. LaRoe was elected delegate to the Rotary International convention in San Francisco and will depart next week. Dr. Ross R. May was elected delegate at a prior meeting, with Layman as alternate due to May's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Layman
Rotary Club
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Grayson County
W. E. LaRoe
Rotary International
San Francisco
Ross R. May
LaRoe
Dr. May
Mr. LaRoe
Garner Bride Weds Elmer Morrison in Fort Worth
Miss Lona Mae Garner of near Whitewright married Elmer Morrison of Telephone in a Saturday ceremony in Fort Worth. Rev. Raymond Smoot officiated at his home with Miss Lorene Garner and Delton Burnett in attendance, the bride’s sister and Galveston guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lona Mae Garner
L. E. Garner
Near Whitewright
Elmer Morrison
Telephone
Fort Worth
Raymond Smoot
Lorene Garner
Delton Burnett
Galveston
Couple to wed in Commerce after teaching careers
Miss Cleo Morrison sister of the groom and Miss Evelyn Bates of Leonard are part of a wedding party. The bride, a Whitewright High School graduate, attended Commerce Teachers College and has taught at Desert south of Whitewright. The groom, a Commerce Teachers College attendee, taught at Bigbee the past two years. After a brief wedding trip to South Texas, the couple will live in Commerce where they will both attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Morrison
Evelyn Bates
Leonard
Whitewright High School
Commerce Teachers College
Desert
Whitewright
Morrison
Bigbee
South Texas
Commerce
Shower honors Kilgore couple Truman Henson and Louise Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Alexander hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday night for their nephew and bride to be Mr. and Mrs. Truman Henson of Kilgore. Guests from Sherman Whitewright and Kilgore joined in games and refreshments as the couple prepares to establish residence in Kilgore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Alexander
Truman Henson
Kilgore
Henson
Louise Crow
L. R. Crow
J. E. Henson
Whitewright
M. T
FuneralServices for George W Dudley Held at Home
Funeral services for George W Dudley age 72 were held Sunday at his niece Mrs Durretts home three miles west of town. Burial followed in a cemetery west of Van Alstyne. A Baptist Church member he had lived with the Durrett family for a year and suffered heart trouble a month. Surviving are two sisters Mrs J W Fielder Whitesboro and Miss Fannie Dudley Burleson and a brother Henry Dudley Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dudley
R. C. Durrett
van van Alstyne
The
Baptist Church
Durrett
J. W. Fielder
Whitesboro
Fannie Dudley
Burleson
Henry Dudley
Oklahoma
Court rules favors suspended barbers in Denison case
Sherman court grants injunction allowing three Denison barbers to continue trading despite state permit suspensions by Barber Board examiners. Penalties ranged 20 to 90 days for alleged sanitation violations. petition charges board action as unreasonable and depriving defendants of jury trial and witnesses per the state constitution.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Fulkerson
Hayden Hamilton
Alyne Hanna
Dallas
E. A. Douglas
Duncan, Oklo
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Mrs. Crawford Montgomery and Son
Durant, Oklo
Margaret Robbins
Greenville
J. P. Darwin
General Electric
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Bonnie Lou Henson
Mrs
Betty Margaret Sears
Mrs. Lewis Holland
Wichita Falls
Wallie Holland
G. L. Baugher
M. T. Craig
Joplin, Mo
Cecil Craig
Lester Haile
Floydada
Mrs. Roby Childress
Jacksonville
J. D. Lowe
Honey Grove
P. O. Ruthven
E. O. May
Denver, Colo
Mrs. R. May
C. C. Willis
Lindale
Ia Brown
Tyler
H. C. Willis
Morris Wilson
A. & M. College
College Station
J. C. Gillespie
Miss Frances
J. L. Truett
Baylor Hospital
Chas. Truett
Lucile Sanders
Southern Methodist University
Ernest Lilley
W. T. Simmons
Claud Stephens
Charley Blanton
T. E. Montgomery
Clovis
New Mexico
Chess Pope
Albert Lea Jackson
Lubbock
Texas Technological College
William Martin
el Paso
Leland May
Mattie May
Plainview
Bowie
Lee Wilburn
Lucian
Austin
L. LaRoe
Elmer Winburn
Harry Warren
Cumby
Mike Winburn
R. O. Pietzsch
W. L. White
H. G. May
R. May
Henrietta Jackson
Georgia Moore
Burns Cemetery
H. G. Rountree
Frances Gillespie
Community Public Service Company
Farmersville
MI Jim
Mangrum’ Grocery
Monarch
Mangrum
Jack Meador
North Texas Agricultural College
C. J. Meador
Arlington
Olive Myrick
Don Farmer
Betty Ann Darwin
W. C. Bailey
S. E. Miller
Cottondale, Fla
W. M. Cox
H. T. Atterberry
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Robert Doss
Glenn Doss
N. B. Nicholson
J. M. Dixon
Franklin Dixon
Sam Montgomery
East Texas State Teachers College
Louis May
Nancy Sue
Strawn
Carl May
Ila May
T. E. Sears
Thomas
University of Texas
Orbin Blanton
San Antonio
Blanton
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
J. L. McSpedden
Neil Brittan
Oklahoma City
Paris
Woodlake
Sherman and
Denison
B. Wrenn Webb
Presbyterian Church
Joe Burton
J. F. Lilley
Tom Lilley
D. C. Sorrells
Dial
Mr. Sorrells
West Maple Street
Olan R. van Zandt
Tioga
J. H. Waggoner
Tom Bean
Senator van Zandt
Tom Bean High School
J. L. Cook
Hayden White
Coalgate
Okla
W. J. Doss
J. J. Pritchett
Big Spring
O. C. West
Thomas Wrenn
National University
Washington
Wrenn
Austin College
J. T. Wrenn
Savoy
John Sadler
Martha Jo Sears
McKinney Public
Howard Brodhead
Gainesville
Mrs. Bryant Penn
C. L. Archer
Overton
Mrs. J. E. Payne of
J. D. Hoard
John Hollingsworth
Sherman Hospital
Margaret Greer
Mrs. Leon Coffman
N. L. Manning
Emmet Penn
Nelson Brittan
Grover Stuteville
James
Jo Willa
Stuteville
All Ladies
Voiles, Batiste
Dimity
Baptist Circles
Missionary Society
Martin-Ashlock
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