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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
5
R K Smith visits in son's home while Mrs T M Scott from Denison and many others spend time with relatives in Whitewright. Chesley Rutledge from Oklahoma City and Jimmie Fae Golden of Leon ard visit. Whitewright buys a new Ford truck for street work replacing a converted fire truck.
Local notes list numerous visits and travels among Sherman and Whitewright residents. Mentions include James Lay in Sherman visiting his father E R Lay, Ruth Yancy of Denton visiting her aunt, and many others from Leonard, Dallas, Fort Worth, Gunter, Tom Bean, and Denison.
Visitors from Lub bock County and Blue Ridge attend charity openings and social visits in Whitewright. Masonic lodge to hold third degree work April 5 with Bob Arthur present. North Texas State Teachers College boosters tour Whitewright and feed by Baptist women before concert. Presbyterian women meet to hear Mrs. J H Burma on Woman Power in the Church. Mrs. Patterson returns from Denton area to be with Mrs. Magar, former Gladys Ball of Whitewright.
The Friday Literary Club gathered at Mrs F D Layman’s home on Friday. Programs included piano solo by Mrs Newton Manning and talks on Homes Designed for Dixie National Housing Act and leisure use in the home. Refreshments followed hosted by the hostess with Mrs Frank Miller accompanying.
The church led by Dr. B Wrenn Webb invites worshippers to Sunday school at 10 a m and a morning service at 11 with the sermon The Power of the Resurrection A vesper service at 430 p m features a children's sermon The Gladdest Day in the Year and an adults discussion topic After Death What
Pastor G B Bradshaw will be away two weeks for a revival at Calvary Baptist Denison. Rev L R Lamb will preach next Sunday at 11 o clock. The church ladies led by Mrs Olive Myrick present The Challenge of the Cross at 7 30 p m. Sunday school and B T U at usual hours.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. B Y P U at 6 45 p m. Preaching at 8 p.m. All are invited to attend all services. O F Robinson pastor W S Brown S S Supt J B Layman BTU director
Funeral services for Henry G. Russell 86 are at 2:30 PM at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with Rev. J. A. Henderson officiating. Burial by Trenton Masonic lodge at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Russell died Tuesday at his Whitewright area home. He was born July 24 1850 near Starkville Mississippi and moved to Texas at 17 with his parents. He married Aletha Thompson December 6 1873. Surviving are his wife and numerous children including Mrs. J. M. Wright, Mrs. O. G. Bow, Minnie Smith, William Russell, Roger Russell, Bob Russell, Tom Russell, Arthur Russell, Richard and Wheeler Russell. One daughter Mrs. J. W. Smith died January 25, 1936.
The Friday Literary Club hosted its annual open house from 3 to 5 p m at Mrs. Guy Hamilton s home. Guests included president Inez Ray honorary member Mrs J M Parrish from Tom Bean and members from Trenton Jacksonville Fla and Midland with tea served in a lace table setting and music provided by local participants. One hundred guests attended.
A child explains protein class refusal with a pun about teeth. The mother asks why late, the son says the teacher kept him for the joke she asked how many teeth a person has and he replied a mouthful.
The Whitewright and Junior Music Clubs hosted a Tuesday concert at First Baptist Church by Leonard Pennario, a twelve year old pianist from Los Angeles. He played nine masterworks for about forty five minutes, receiving enthusiastic encores, followed by a reception with club officers and members in the church parlors.
Austin report from State Health Officer George W. Cox states no smallpox deaths occurred in Texas in 1936, with only three deaths in 1935 and a declining trend since 1932 when 12 deaths were recorded. Vital Statistics notes 1936 cases totaled 79 after higher years in 1932–34.
A young boy asks to become an Arctic explorer and proposes earning a dollar a day for ice cream to acclimate to the cold, prompting a cautious parental reply about starting training. The playful exchange highlights a child’s bold ambition and a practical family response.
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