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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1938
Page
5
Whitewright residents and visitors are listed: Ray Manning of Leonard, Carl Reeves of Santa Anna, Jack Thruston from Nacogdoches, and many others. Social calls touch Dallas, Paris, Sherman, Denton, Graham, Celeste, and Denton with visits to relatives, church events, concerts, and business trips. A welding盗 theft recovery in Denton closes the list.
Mrs. Joe Johnson guides Camp Fire Girls on a Sherman trip to a CCC camp. Whitesboro High School quartet to perform at Whitewright High School auditorium. Tom Barbee shows a framed certificate as local Fireman’s Fund agent since 1900. Local visits include the Wrights of Graham and Mrs. Slusher’s Nebraska trip.
Workmen report good progress on the Earnheart funeral home as builders split the space into seven rooms including a lounge reception room office display morgue family room and a overnight attendant bedroom. A full length east side hallway links the rooms.
Society clubs gathered at Kentuckytown residence Saturday night for a surprise party honoring Mrs Joe Dean on her fiftieth birthday. Fifteen friends attended the celebration.
Miss Blannie Reeves hosted a Tuesday birthday party for her nephew Wallace Reeves. After several games ice cream and cake were served to about sixteen boys.
Mrs. Charles Ayres hosted the Kil-Kare Bridge Club on Wednesday afternoon at her home. Mrs. J. W. Miller won prize honors. New member Mrs. Lindsey Coffey was introduced. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Jack Curry next Wednesday afternoon.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church plans a March 14 meeting at the church with Mrs. Robert Sears as hostess. It will be the year’s final gathering and new officers will be installed. Attendance is urged.
At the regular meeting of the Presbyterian Aid Society the officers were elected. President is Mrs. Emmet Penn, vice president Mrs. Lester Haile, recording secretary Mrs. Fred Cook, treasurer Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick, parliamentarian Mrs. B. Wrenn Webb. Circle chairmen are Mrs. R. T. Pennington, Mrs. R. P. Sears, Mrs. A. T. Short and Mrs. T. J. Lilley.
The Whitewright Music Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. C. T. Atkinson’s home to study a Texas Day Program. The program featured papers by Mrs. R. T. Pennington and Mrs. Atkinson, a piano solo by Mrs. N. L. Manning, a vocal duet by Mrs. Floyd Bassett and Mrs. A. L. Jackson, a poem by Mrs. Charles Pier, and group singing. Mrs. J. W. Miller will host the club on March 18.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. L. Hall celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on March 7 at their Whitewright area home. Attendees included family and relatives from Whitewright and nearby towns such as Edmond Oklahoma and Denison.
Miss Ouida Nell Harris of the Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club inventories her family's clothing by five heads Outer clothing Under clothing sleeping garments Footwear Head wear and Accessories and cosmetics. She inspects each article, makes repairs such as replacing missing snaps and fixing hems, then notes its condition including poor items.
In good condition, Miss Harris explains inventory helps define needs and spending. She has a clothing plan for each family member and notes how to evenly split allotted clothing costs. Harris created foundation patterns for a bolero spring dress and an old silk renovation. She has aided 18 individuals with patterns and four more with clothing problems.
Judge Jake J. Loy of Sherman told the Rotary Club how a bill becomes law and the checks in the process. He opposed Nebraska's unicameral plan until proven superior and cited reasons. A. M. Bryant led the program. Ben Vaughan of Denison attended as a guest.
Mrs. Berta McMasters of the Texas Christian Missionary Society will speak at the 11 o'clock Sunday morning service. She is described as an interesting speaker and expected to draw attendance. Everyone is invited to attend.
On Sunday March 13 services follow usual morning hours with Sunday school at 10 and sermon at 11 by Pastor Joe M Connally. There is no evening service as the church will join the union service at the Baptist Church for the Girl Scouts.
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads 10 a m Sunday school with Cradle roll beginners primary junior intermediate adult and home study departments. Sermon at 11 a m titled Church God’s Supreme Test of a Christian followed by Intermediate Junior Church. Evening 7 15 p m plans to join in honor of the Camp Fire Girls.
The Orangeville Baptist Church invites the whole community to Sunday afternoon at 2 30 for a service and Sunday school. Rev O F Robinson will assist in organization and will preach. Pray and be on time.
Sunday school opens at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and again at 7 30 p m The pastor will conduct all services at Enterprise Baptist Church.
A special feature will be the musical Fuller Quartette at the morning hour. Everyone cordially invited, members urged to be present, visitors welcomed to hear the Fuller Quartette from Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Bruce Robinson returns from Ely visit. O W Wilder visits Celeste. Jasper Painter visits brother John Savage. Donihoe and Bush families host and visit near Whitewright. Lloyd Barry visits Dan and Mrs Harris. Burden family Sunday gatherings. Erwin Cross returns from Wolfe City. Wilder and Wilder families visit Denison cousins. Inez Pirtle visits Bonham. Mayse family hosts in Mineola. Mariann Garner weekend with Emmet Garner’s near Ector. Reverend O F Robinson to preach at Baptist Church Sunday 2 30. Bush and Musser families visit Donihoe. Mayse family visit Whitewright. Bowen funeral attended by Wayne Bowen. Janie Byars with parents near Blue Ridge. Judge White rebukes desertion in court with refugee remark.
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