Local visitors and deaths mark week in Grayson County
Locally Robert Doss of Houston spent the weekend here and Mrs J M Sturdivant of Denison visited friends Tuesday. E S McAlester Dallas attorney died of a heart attack in his office. funeral held in Dallas Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Doss
Houston
J. M. Sturdivant of
Denison
Guy Allen
Milner Grove
W. F. Fields
Carl Hicks
Route Three
C. C. Newton
E. S. McAlester
Dallas
Grayson College
H. M. Gentry
Whitewright
Whitewright Community News Highlights and Visits
Floyd Everheart was taken to Baylor Hospital Dallas Wednesday morning after months of illness. The column lists weekend and Sunday visits by local families, enlistment drives, a Texas army sale, moved stores, a family reunion at Lake Fannin, and a 87th birthday celebration for Mrs. Parsons with relatives from Abilene Greenville Dallas Denison and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Everheart
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Mr. Everheart
P. L. Owen
Lake Fannin
Clyde Owen
Pacific Area
Lawrence Owen
Wichita Falls
Troy Owen
Pauline Owen
Frances Work
Oklahoma City
J. C. Parsons
East Whitewright
Austin Fitts
Abilene
J. A. Cagle
Greenville
T. W. Ayres
Trenton
J. A. Reed
Nancy
Reed
Denison
Charlie Ayres
Alice Mae Ayres
Whitewright
Paris visit and town nightlife attract local resident
Miss Lena Mae Gowdy visited relatives in Paris midweek. A. L. Scott, who had heard of Whitewright’s bright lights and crowds on Saturday nights, came to town last Saturday to see what he could. He has lived near town for fourteen years and may become a regular Saturday night visitor, skipping Grand Ole Opera and other broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Scott
Whitewright
Mr. Scott
Pennington Place
Friday Literary Club Seated Tea Observes Music Week
The Friday Literary Club closed its season with a seated tea and musicale at Mrs. C. P. Johnson home in observance of Music Week. Forty two invited guests attended, including members of Leonard’s 1921 History Club and out of town guests from Gainesville Trenton Dallas and Sherman. The event featured a spring floral decor and a program by Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. Jess Edwards with piano and vocal performances including works by Beethoven Giordani Chopin Iturbi Malotte and Romberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Johnson
History Club
Leonard
Howard Brodhead
Jim Broadhead
Gainesville
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
R. W. Boyd
van Johnson
van Johnson Jr
Dallas
W. W. Dossey
F. D. Layman
Sherman
C. J. Meador
Emory Christian
Olivia Whedbee
Frank Miller
Jess Edwards
Miller
Edwards
Jesse Edwards
Beethoven
Carolio Ben
Giordani
Ronald
Chopin
Herbert
Iturbi
Sigmund Romberg
Gnomenreigen
Listz
Malotte
Rotary Club program goes off track with egg obstacle
Rotary Club Glen Earnheart faced a last minute replacement program when a speaker canceled. Members stayed after initial departures as Earl Blanton blindfolded navigated a dozen eggs laid on the floor, attempting to walk among them without stepping on any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Earnheart
Rotary Club
Mr. Earnheart
Mr. Barnheart
Earl Blanton
Mr. Blanton
Eggs and stunts amuse Rotary club with unique program
J Blanton walked a floor of hollow eggshells as others endured similar dares, ending a noteworthy program moment that pleased attendees. Joe Vestal, a high school senior, was named junior Rotarian for May. B W Newman named a committee to lead the Europe food campaign, while another panel organized the annual club fish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Blanton
Mr. Barnheart
Joe Vestal
David Johnson
B. W. Newman
F. M. Williams
Marshall Hasty
O. V. Barker
Europe
Glen Earnheart
Russell Summers
Joe Johnson
Whitewright Demonstration Club Meets for Exhibit Plans
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Mattie Hastings home with 18 members and two visitors. Plans for the Daily Day exhibit at the Red River Valley fair grounds on May 15 were read. Miss Lola Scott will lead with Miss Scott’s assistors Mrs. Ronald Vestal and Miss Viva Phillips. The group will award ribbons for high score, no prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home
Mattie Hastings
Wayne Martin
WAC
Lee Norris
Lola Scott
Red River Valley Fair Grounds
Ronald Vestal
Viva Phillips
Miss Scott
Whitewright Club
Miss Phillips
Denton
W. L. Hatfield
Fred Cook
Roy Robinson
Trenton
Carl May
Zelma Moore
Edith Layman Weds Cecil Cole in Whitewright Home Ceremony
Edith Layman daughter of Cole Layman and C R Layman married Cecil L Cole son of R W Cole in Whitewright at Rev J D Fleming's home. Attendants Ruth Jones and Robert Layman. Edith a 1942 Whitewright High School graduate. Cecil served 25 months in the Army 18 overseas with the 36th Division. They will reside in Tatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Layman
Edith
Cecil L. Cole
R. W. Cole
Tatum
J. D. Fleming
Whitewright
Ruth Jones
Hutchens
Robert Layman
Whitewright High School
Tatum School
Army
36Th Division
Canary Seed Celebrates Wage News Night
MacIntosh returned home bursting with news of a wage increase. His wife asked how they would celebrate and he suggested starting by tossing the canary another seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacIntosh
Sandy
Death of Walter E. Bradley at 75 in Stith near Merkel
Mortuary notices the death of Walter E. Bradley 75 at his Stith home near Merkel after a long life begun in Dalton Georgia. He married Angie Bird Canon on April 5 1896 and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary April 5. He leaves his wife seven children two brothers two sisters and ten grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Bradley
Stith
Merkel
Bradley
J. F. Holland
Whitewright
Mr. Bradley
Dalton
Grayson County
Angie Bird Canon
Court fight pits owner against agency over apartment teardown
John V. Donovan, owner of the Casa Manana Apartments in Santa Monica, faced orders from superior court to demolish his 23-year-old building while the OPA barred eviction of its 24 tenants, keeping the dispute unresolved between court and agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
John V. Donovan
Superior Court
OPA
Farm Homes Rated Beyond Repair in National Report
About two million farm families live in houses deemed beyond repair and nearly four million of six and a half million farm families are ill housed. The National Committee on Housing cites neglected farm housing as a key factor, noting urban attention is greater. Mrs. Samuel I Rosenman chairs the inquiry, drawn from a national and Kentucky conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee On Housing
Samuel I. Rosenman
National Committee
Committee of
Kentucky
Church Services At Local Congregations
The Church of Christ holds Sunday School at 10 a m and Communion at 11 a m. The Presbyterian Church features Dr W A Erwin as pastor with Morning Worship at 11 a m and Sunday School at 10 a m Rev Clifford Taylor leads 11 a m service with a sermon on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Erwin
Clifford Taylor
Revival at Assembly of God Church to start Sunday
Rev Williams of Tom Bean will lead a revival meeting at the Assembly of God Church starting Sunday night with services each night throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly OF God
Williams
Tom Bean
Assembly of God Church
Methodist Church Service Times
R L Gilpin pastor delivers church schedule with church school at 10 a.m. worship service at 11 a.m. evening worship at 7 30 p.m. choir practice Wednesday at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
R. L. Gilpin
Church Services Announced by Two Pastors
Rev. E. A. Doty, Pastor. Preaching at 11 a.m. Evening service at 8 p.m. Everybody welcome. Rev. E. P. Wootten, Pastor. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. Prayer hour Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice Wednesday at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Doty
E. P. Wootten
Training Union
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Service With Special Song
Rudolph Russell, pastor, leads Sunday School at 10 a m and a morning message at 11 a m at Kentuckytown Baptist Church. A 7 45 p m special song service features several well known quartets amid a note on Asiatics relying on water buffalo as work animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Russell
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