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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
5
San Antonio visitor Mrs. B. F. Gassoway calls on Mrs. Tom Holmes while Miss Vivian Echols visits relatives in Longview. Many others, including J. W. Thompson in Ivanhoe, Mayor Echols in Van Alstyne, and Rev. Waldrum in Leonard, share lengthy visits. Centennial events in Dallas draw multiple locals to the city.
Mrs L B Ewing of San Antonio visits cooper for daughter’s visit. Donald Hall sells ice business to Harold Thornhill and joins Kirkpatrick Pharmacy. Denison guests attend Texas Centennial in Dallas. Wheat first of season sold to Kimbell Milling. Numerous guests visit Whitewright and Denton, with trips to Collin McKinney home dedication and Rotary convention in Atlantic City. Road trips include New York Philadelphia and Washington.
Church services listed with J R Waldrum as minister and J M Simmons as Bible school superintendent. Morning preaching at 10 o clock with communion at 11, Bible study at 11 10. Evening preaching at 8 with topics Is the Bible inspired and The Conversion of Cornelius. Front page indicates an announcement about the ongoing meeting.
In the absence of the pastor a special program will be given at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning after Sunday school. The program is led by the church’s young people and includes song, congregation, talks by Newton Manning and J Y Russell, readings by Lelia Chester, vocal solo by Mrs R P Childress, piano solo by Sarah Belle Gillett, and a final song prayer.
A farmer visiting his son at the university took him downtown for a photo. The photographer advised the son place a hand on his father’s shoulder. The father quipped that it would be more proper if the son kept his hand in the father’s pocket.
Funeral services for J C Parsons a longtime Whitewright resident were held at the family home Sunday at 2 30 pm conducted by Dr B Wrenn Webb with Dr J F Fender assisting Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under direction of R R Waldo Funeral Director Active pallbearers were nephews Henry Parsons Dallas Doak Julian Melear Fort Worth Edmund Jopling Cecil Cagle Greenville and Charles Ayres Whitewright Parsons born in Tennessee in 1849 came to Texas in 1880 and to Grayson County 37 years ago He engaged in dry goods business in Whitewright later in real estate and insurance He was a Presbyterian Church member survived by wife a brother H C Parsons of Dallas and several nieces and nephews Many relatives and friends attended the funeral.
A birthday dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Winkle in Westminster on Sunday June 7. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ingram and family, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Winkle and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Taylor and son of Ector, and Mary Lena and Alma Ruth Reeves of Whitewright.
Judge B. F. Gafford of Sherman was guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. Presented by Mayor F. M. Echols, he spoke on Citizenship in an engaging talk enjoyed by all members. Sheriff J. Benton Davis of Sherman and John Silman Jr. of Cooper were also present.
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Roy Yowell's home last Thursday. Mrs. Lester Haile reported on the county courthouse dedication. President Mrs. C W Pope announced Miss Mamie Hines will meet with the club June 25 at 10 30 am at Mrs Haile's home. Members to bring a cooked vegetable for judging and a covered dish for lunch at noon. Centennial quilt prize went to Murray Bryant, whose ticket won last Saturday, adding 15 75 to the treasury.
San Antonio reports that Works Progress Administration projects across Texas may be suspended temporarily to free farm labor. H. P. Drought, WPA state administrator, said district directors may close enough jobs to meet seasonal agricultural needs. Complaint from Marshall, Houston and Austin cited interference with crop cultivation. Closures will resume once labor demands are satisfied.
Marcus Roberson, 22, totally blind, graduates with the highest average in the 1935 36 San Antonio Public School of Law. He also posts a perfect attendance record among 39 graduates. Read to him by a state paid reader, his notes in Braille aided study. he studied after losing sight in an accidental shooting seven years earlier.
A report from Antioch College notes synthesis of porphine, believed to be the common ancestor of chlorophyll. UC experiments find neutron beams twice as lethal to cancer as X rays. A meteor-like report rattled Oregon homes. A nervous voltage measuring meter is developed by University of Chicago scientists. American researchers study primitive death impulses to curb self destruction. A flexible tube with light for stomach examination shown in Washington by Dr Chevalier L Jackson. Sun Want Ads offer 25 words for 25 cents.
Spokane Washington Major Evan W Kelley regional forester said the forest service in the inland empire region has begun raising pack animals for timberland trails due to a market shortage. A remount post near Missoula and a mule ranch were established, with plans to produce about 100 foals this year as sales demand exceeds supply. Prices at mule auctions in Eastern Washington have reached up to 200 dollars.
Mahurin News reports Edward Franks of Grove Hill spent the week with Gilbert Thornton. Percy Tracy of Denison visits Mrs. Fannie Campbell, and Sam Pratt of Savoy also visits. A large group gathers for the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Burks with lunch and a picnic. Families from Enterprise, Whitewright, Kerr, and Denison share visits and Sunday visits across multiple households.
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