Whitewright Local News Highlights Community Visits
Dallas visitors Mrs. Charlie Ayres and Mrs. Paul Ryan. Sherman guests Mr. and Mrs. G W Ford and children. Burkburnett and Denison families visiting relatives. Roles Orphan Home Girls Chorus performed at Church of Christ. 19 girls and sponsors attended a picnic. Local society events include Presbyterians, hospital reports, burglaries, homecomings, and school census reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ayres
Paul Ryan
Dallas
G. W. Ford
Sherman
Whitewright
Chorus of Roles Orphans Home
Church of Christ
Friar
Winter Cold Bites Texas Shrinking Buds Across State
A late winter spell hit Texas Monday with below freezing temperatures across sections. The thermometer showed 22 degrees at 7 a.m. in Whitewright, and frost coated the landscape by Tuesday morning. Rev A D Jameson joined an all day evangelism school at Sherman’s Travis Street Methodist Church led by Dr H C Henderson of Denison and Rev T M Jenson of Sherman with Rev Ed Barcus hosting.
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Texas
Whitewright
A. D. Jameson
Travis Street Methodist Church
Sherman
H. C. Henderson
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Denison
T. M. Jenson
Key Memorial Methodist Church of
Ed Barcus
Head Smith Ira Head weds Annie Smith in tom bean ceremony
Head Smith Ira Ted Head of Whitewright and Annie Smith of Tom Bean were married Saturday at the home of Rev. A. D. Jameson who officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Ted) Head
Whitewright
Annie Smith
Tom Bean
A. D. Jameson
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Meeting Held
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met on March 2 for an all day session with Mrs. Lloyd Harris presiding. Miss Zelma Moore demonstrated cutting and placing material for patterns. A luncheon was served to Miss Moore and 11 members. In the afternoon, members visited and cutting hints were shared by Mrs. George Ball and Mrs. Edgar Bow. The next meeting is set for March 23 at 2:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Lloyd Harris
Zelma Moore
Miss Moore
George Ball
Edgar Bow
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club meets for pattern lessons
Mrs. W. R. Milam hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club on Thursday afternoon. County agent Miss Zelma Moore demonstrated correct pattern laying and cutting. Seventeen people attended, with Mrs. Lewis Cooper and Mrs. Jack Thrasher visiting. The next meeting will be March 23 at Mrs. Fred Cook Sr.'s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Milam
Whitewright Home
Zelma Moore
Milam
Ed Martin
Lewis Cooper
Jack Thrasher
Fred Cook Sr
Menasco-Hughes Wedding in Whitewright
Myrtle Cox Hughes of Whitewright and Joe Menasco of Lomont Colorado were married Thursday March 9 at 5 30 pm in the home of Mrs I L Neathery. Rev Ashley D Jameson officiated. The couple’s reception followed. Menasco, a retired farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Cox Hughes
Whitewright
Joe Menasco
Longmont
Colo
I. L. Neathery
Ashley D. Jameson
Methodist Church
Neathery
Audrey Evans
Motorist and Wife Exchange Whimsical Cloud Ride Quote
A humorous exchange has a wife admiring fleecy clouds and wanting to be up there while the motorist replies to let her drive the car. The lighthearted banter captures domestic whimsy and playful dialogue.
Mrs J Frank Roberts Rites Held At Whitewright
Funeral services for Mrs. J Frank Roberts 60 were conducted at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. James B Storey officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died in Dallas after a yearlong illness. Survived by her husband Lt Col J Frank Roberts Jr son three brothers and three sisters with many out of town relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Roberts
First Presbyterian Church
James B. Storey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Roberts
Dallas
Jack Hannah
Sherman
Roby Childress
Clyde Craig
Clay Horton
Grover
W. T. Carroll
C. A. Epperson
Fort Worth
John C. McDonald
Johnny Blewett
Charlie Elbert
James Goodyear
Dick Simmons
Robert Bumbley
Bailey Montgomery
H. T. Atterberry
Lillian Slusher
J. Frank Roberts Jr
Maracay
Venezuela
South America
Fred Hannah
Patricia
David Hannah
R. T. Pennington
Toma Montgomery
Floyd Everheart
Denison
Gomer May
Jacksonville
J. B. Hembree
McLean
Bryant Penn
Overton
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Chaney
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Chaney were held at the First Methodist Church at 4 p m. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under Earnheart direction. She died last Thursday in a Dallas hospital from burns from a gas water heater explosion at her Comanche Oklahoma home on Oct 29 1949. She had been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W C Caraway since Dec 1. Born April 24 1923 near Temple she lived in Whitewright and attended local schools before marrying H D Chaney on Jan 28 1944. Survivors include her husband, her parents, two sons Kenneth Ray and David Allen Chaney, and two brothers Sherman Caraway of Denison and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Chaney
H. D. Chaney
First Methodist Church
A. D. Jameson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Bobbie Janway
Jack Badgett
Jackie Bowen
James Bourland
Gene Bush
Barry Blanton
Caraway kin named in Whitewright notice
Carl Caraway of Whitewright is joined by two sisters Mrs Arlo Willis of Saginaw and Mrs Kenneth Watson of Whitewright in the readable fragment of a local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Caraway
Whitewright
Arlo Willis
Saginaw
Kenneth Watson
Usury Conviction in Menomonie Over $150 Loan
A Menomonie jury found Walter Jump engaged in usury over a $150 loan. The collateral included a 1947 truck, lumber moved from Popple Creek to Wheeler, two trailers, $25 cash, and 10 percent interest. Jump was fined $50 with no interest imposed.
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Menomonie
Wis
Walter Jump
Popple Creek
Wheeler
Wilson
Oscar Beckwith
Jump
Homonyms: sound alike words with different meanings
Homonyms are words that share pronunciation but differ in meaning such as dear versus deer. The concept highlights how identical sounds can mask distinct definitions and usages in language.
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary Candidates
The Sun lists candidates subject to the Democratic primary for county commissioner Prect. 2 on July 22, 1950 F W Wright and Edger Jackson seeking re election along with city election candidates R R Summers Findley Haile and Claude Phillips for April 4, 1950.
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The
Sun
F. W
Fred
Wright E. P
Edger
Jackson
the Sun
Bears startled by shouting Norwegian fisherman tale
Story from Alaska Sportsman recounts a Norwegian resident fishing Bear Creek for fall salmon while three large black bears lingered nearby. He tried waving rocks water and finally yelled in Norwegian. the bears fled in a comical scramble. Charles Dana Gibson created the Gibson Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketchikan
Bear Creek
Alaska
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H. A. James
N.D. Cooper
Electra
Ira Vandegriff
A. R. McMurry
L. W. Bassett Sr
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L. W. Bassett Jr
Greenville
Floyd Bassett
Harry Janke
San Antonio
Elmo Wallace
Joe Johnson
Houston
Bells
Manton Fain
Woodlawn Avenue
Fain
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
John Henry
Fred Cook
R. E. Hickman
T. E. Baybee
J. W. Wilson
Mackie Greer
R. L. Sears
Newton Manning
J. E. Montgomery
F. M. Echols
Paul Owen
Wichita Falls
Lawrence Owen
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Durant, Okla
Guy Dillon
Sabinas
R. H. Pickens
Mrs. Pickens
Sherman Hospitals
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
W. C. Brown
L. A. Watkins
St. Vincent's Hospital
W. L. Smith
Jimmie Brown
J. E. Ross
Sonny Gosnell
Mr. Gosnell
Olan Looney
San Angelo
West Texas
Supt
W. C. Cummings
Whitewright Public Schools
B. W. Newman
Current Book Club
V. J. Rejebian
Sholem Asche
Cole & Davis Co
Smith
Menasco
Hughes
Sky Rider
Mrs
Palace Theatre
Criss - X - Cross
Tim Holt
Richard Martin
Martha Hyer
Rustlers
Salt River Gang
Alan Ladd
Donna Reed
Chicago
Ladd
Cartoon
Leo Gorcey and the
Bowery Boys
Ann Blyth
Edgar Buchanan
Howard Duff
George Brent
Zane Grey
Red Canyon
Technicolor
R. R. Summers Findley Haile
Claude Phillips
Charles Dana Gibson
Stetson
T. W. Ayres & Son
Korn
Imperial Sugar
Cloverbloom
Vienna
Kimbell’s Flour
Valentine, Beans
Farley & Hill Grocery and Market
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