Visitors and travels fill weekly Sherman notes
Morrell Hampton of Sherman visited friends here Wednesday. Miss Clara Bell Rowland of Farmersville is visiting Miss Ann LaRoe. D. E. Low visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stowers at Waxahachie Sunday. Mrs. W. H. King visits daughter in Dallas. Ruth Howard spent weekend in Farmersville visiting her parents. L. J. Reynolds of Arlington were weekend guests of the Hamiltons. E A Douglas and Dorothy Sue visiting relatives in Odessa. Martha Jo and Dorotha Darwin in Dallas visiting Mrs. Don Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell Hampton
Sherman
Clara Bell Rowland
Farmersville
Ann LaRoe
D. E. Low
Mrs. W. L. Stowers
Waxahachie
Mrs. W. H. King
Mrs
Eugene McElvaney
Dallas
Ruth Howard
H. H. Howard
E. A. Douglas
Dorothy Sue
Odessa
Martha Jo
Dorotha Darwin
Don Farmer
W. F. LaRoe
Rose LaRoe
Greenville
W. E. LaRoe
Lucian LaRoe
Long-time First Sergeant Cantrell Assigned to Fort Sill
First Sergeant Steele Cantrell reports to Fort Sill Oklahoma after a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J L Cantrell. He has 28 years in the Army and will be eligible for retirement on three fourths pay after two more years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Cantrell
Fort Sill
Okla
J. L. Cantrell
Cantrell
Rotary Club Luncheon Features Mrs Kilgree Vocalist
Rotary Club program chair John Reeves presided at Friday luncheon presenting vocalist Mrs Sarah Kilgree in two numbers with Miss Ruth Howard as club pianist providing accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reeves
Rotary Club
Sarah Kilgree
Ruth Howard
Grace Lemm Weds Houston Blanton in June Ceremony
Grace Lemm daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Lemm of Spring near Houston married Houston Blanton son of Mr and Mrs J A Blanton of Houston formerly Whitewright on Saturday June 8. Blanton born and raised in Whitewright, now works for Southwestern Drug Corp in Houston. Bride worked in Houston at marriage. They will reside in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Smith
Fred W. Smith
District of Columbia Central High School
Smith
Whitewright High School
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Charles H. Lemm
Spring
Houston
Grace
C. Blanton
J. A. Blanton
Whitewright
Southwestern Drug Corporation
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Ed Martins
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Ed Martins home with Mrs. Fred Cook as co hostesses. Mrs. Lee Norris presided and reported on the council meeting. E M Badgett was elected A M short course delegate for July. The program covered Emergency Shelf for Mealtime Security and a demo on Why and How of an emergency shelf. 26 members and visitor Mrs. Wells attended. Next meeting set for June 27 at Mrs. C A Wilson home with Mrs. Jack Harper as co host. Eu nice King home agent to demonstrate Canning to Preserve Food Value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Ed Martin
Fred Cook
Lee Norris
Norris
E. M. Badgett
Phillip Norris
Wells
C. A. Wilson
Jack Harper
Eunice King
Funeral services for Mrs Oma Bell Thornton
Funeral services are set for 3 30 this afternoon at the First Baptist Church with Rev E P Wootten in charge for Mrs Oma Bell Thornton wife of A L Thornton who died Wednesday night at the family home on Spruce Street She had been ill for weeks and spent two weeks in a Sherman hospital Burial will be at City Cemetery She was born April 14 1895 in Tennessee and lived near Whitewright for years Survived by husband two brothers and one sister Ollie Bartley Whitewright Frank Bartley Honey Grove and Mrs Dessie Heflin Petty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oma Bell Thornton
A. L. Thornton
First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
City
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Ollie Bartley
Frank Bartley
Honey Grove
Dessie Heflin
Petty
Central Christian Church Service Times
Leroy Anderson leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 10 55 a.m. Lord's Day services. Bible study at 10 a.m. Sunday evening worship at 7 45. Bible training Wednesday at 7 45. Young people's meeting Sunday at 7 15 p.m. Leonard Mullens, minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Meeting
Leonard Mullens
First Presbyterian Church Plans Sermon on Divine and Human Partnership
Dr. B Wrenn Webb will lead Sunday school at 10 00 a m with Dick Montgomery as superintendent and deliver a 10 50 a m sermon on Divine and Human Partnership There will be no evening service The pastor will attend a Paris Presbytery meeting at Deport and participate in the ordination and installation of Rev Carter McKenny as Deport church pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Dick Montgomery
Paris
Deport
Carter McKenny
Pastor Ben Bell Leads Sunday Services
Ben Bell, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 10 a.m. with N L Manning as superintendent. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. featuring a sermon by the pastor on the subject The Program of Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bell
M. N. L. Manning
Evening church services and meetings schedule
Young people meet at 7 for evening services with preaching at 8 led by the pastor on The Change and Changing World Conditions. Woman's Missionary Society meets Monday at 3 with Mrs. Ben Bell. Mid week prayer and Bible study follow with study of Matthew 6 and 7 chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
Ben Bell
Ongoing Rain Disrupts Local Farming and Visits
Heavy rainfall harms crops with farmers reporting losses to oats. The community records multiple family visits as residents including Mrs. Mattie McCord Miss Lora Cooper and Lynn Cooper share time with relatives. Several children battle whooping cough while others visit kin across the Klondike Whitewright and Orangeville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie McCord
Lora Cooper
Lola Morgan
Harold Dwaine Anderson
Willa Jean Hunter
Dorotha Jean McCord
Lynn Cooper
M. M. Cooper
Jim Hicks
George Hicks
Hugh Hunter
G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
Ina Lee
Sara Hicks
Claude McCord
C. C. McCord
Orangeville
Mary Lee
Charlene Fincher
Klondike
Jewel
Estelle Gunter
Elmer Anderson
Baby
Johnny Mack Anderson
W. C. Anderson
Nora Morris
Robert Morris
Canadian Troops Land in Iceland as Canada Expands War Role
Ottawa reports the Canadian Expeditionary Force has landed in Iceland to extend defense powers to Danish possessions in the Western Hemisphere. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced sweeping mobilization plans to Parliament for Canada’s war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Iceland
MacKenzie King
Denmark
Canada
Tragedy Claims Lives of Grayson County Couple
Fort Worth Justice of the Peace Frank Hurley ruled the deaths of Mrs. Evelyn Ruth Parks of Sherman and Alton Dickens of Fort Worth as a death by own action pact after a note was found near their bodies at the rest area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Fort Worth
Justice of the Peace
Frank Hurley
Evelyn Ruth Parks
Sherman
Alton Dickens
Dickens and Mrs Parks Dead in Dual Suspected Murder Suicide
Justice Hurley ruled an inquest verdict that Dickens shot Mrs Parks and then died by poison. Dickens age 34, formerly Bells resident, and Mrs Parks were found at the Johnson home. A note signed by Dickens requested both bodies be buried together at Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dence
Justice Hurley
Dickens
Bells
Income Tax Hike Under Defense Plan Outlined
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee released a comparison of net present income under current law and the proposed defense tax bill. The chart shows childless married taxpayers facing higher taxes as income rises, with a 10 percent earned income credit considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Weekly Household Hints from a Home Arts Page
Practical tips on cleaning agate ware with soda water and varnish removal using ammonia and water. It covers cooking uses for chopped peanuts in various baked goods, packing liquids with melted paraffin, aligning window draperies with a shade marker, and color choices to alter room perception.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Spindle
el Paso
J. F. Spindle
L. J. Reynolds
Arlington
Guy Hamilton
R. C. Norris
Mattie Hastings
W. F. Parker
Tom Montgomery
Huntsville
Ben Montgomery
E. T. Doss
Harold Doss
Pilot Point
John Sadler
J. T. Emmons
Lucian and
Joe Truett Vestal
F. M. Wandel
Dorothy and
Maxine
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C. C. Melugin
Charles Kelieher
Corpus Christi
T. E. Barbee
J. F. Blanton
Lubbock
B. F. Blanton
Lloyd Wright
Little Rock, Ark
W. F. Wright
Lanius. Kincaid
Olivia M. Whedbee
Pat Emmott
Lula Vestal
Odile Jollaway
R. C. Vestal
Royse City
V. E. Wratten
Wichita Falls
H. H. Shelton
B. G. Gowdy
Janet Giles
Ethel Hailey
Near Leonard
D. S. Carr
Cappie Beard
Julian Boone
Oklahoma City
J. L. Boone
R. A. Gillett
First National Bank
Ardmore
Tom Cunningham
J. P. Darwin
E. H. Hughes
Earl Fields
American Legion
Frank P. Strauss
Bill Pete
Tahlequah
Tom W. Baines
Thomas Bentley
Kinta
Addie Sweatt
C. C. Willis
Lindale
H.C. Willis
H. L. Carver
Oran Sears
Thomas Harris III
Monahans
Bruce Pember
Joyce
Maybelle
Joan
Mrs. Pember
R. H. May
J. H. Andrews
Jimmie and
Betty Lee
Borger
Mildred Riddle
Sabinal
Clyde Vestal
F. B. Kimbell
Groesbeck
H. J. Bradshaw
Abilene
Charley Stuteville
van Alstyne
Mr. Stuteville
J. A. Stuteville
Bettye Nell Yeager
J. A. Yeager
Beckham Hotel
Jewell Kennemer
Commerce
Savoy College
S. H. Montgomery
Lee Johnson
Lee Hampton
J. R. Pennington
J. W. McMurry
J. D. Russell
Judson Badgett
O. L. Jones
Floyd Bassett
Paris Presbytery
Woodlake
Margaret Hanna
Mary Frances Call
Mary Jean Simmons
Kirk May
Jack Sears
Eugene Reeves
James Stateville
Leroy Martin
Robert Montgomery
Bill White
Joe Thomas May
Merriwell Vineyard
Austin College
White
Mr. May
Denison
Morgan Food Store
Little Rock
Arkansas
National Cotton Council
the Sun
Central Christian
Leroy Anderson
Church OF Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Daniel and
Cotton
England
Japan
Mississippi
Alabama
Carolina
Texas
Jas. E. Ferguson
Porter News
Hawk
Big Smith
Wolverine
Star Brand Wing
Cole & Davis Co
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