Local residents visit and notable life events noted
Durant visitor Ruth Cox. Fort Worth and Dallas visitors, and relatives in town. Birthdays and anniversaries marked. Everett Turner pleads guilty to depot burglaries with two two year sentences. Miss Mary Lee Andrews crowned Austin College carnival queen. Funeral held for Mrs. Jennie Lackey in Sherman with burial at Holloway Cemetery. The Sun sells typewriter carbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Turner
Whitewright
Fifteenth District Court
Sherman
M-K-T
Mary Lee Andrews
Austin College
Cawthon Gymnasium
Miss Andrews
Lucian Andrews
Legion Members Attend District Convention at Denison
Preston Everheart Post members including John Reeves Bill Riddle John Jenkins J P Darwin Roy Blanton B W Newman and A T Short attended the district convention in Denison. Blanton elected delegate to the division convention in Dallas Darwin to the state convention in Wichita Falls Aug 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Everheart
Friday Literary Club Meets at Mrs Hooper Home
The Friday Literary Club gathered 26 members at Mrs W R Hooper’s home on April 28 to study Opera. An agenda covered The Development of the Opera, Wagner’s influence, Lohengrin stories, and the Bridal Chorus with multiple members performing. A refreshment course followed and the next meeting is planned with Mrs Olivia Whedbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hooper
Friday Literary Club
Ross May
Richard Wagner
H. T. Atterberry
Elsa
Guy Hamilton
R. T. Pennington
J. D. Lowe
F. D. Layman
Bryant King
T. E. Barbee
Olivia Whedbee
Kentuckytown Club Discusses County Money in Texas
The Kentuckytown Club met to discuss County Money and its Ex penditures in Texas with Mrs. Floyd Harris and Miss Frances Phillips presenting. The next meeting is Friday May 9 at 2 30 at Mrs. Floyd Harris home and is open to all members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Club
Texas
Floyd Harris
Frances Phillips
Decoration Day at Wittitoe Cemetery May 7
Annual decoration day services will be held at Wittitoe Cemetery west of Whitewright on May 7. The event has occurred the first Sunday in May for many years and is expected to be well attended if weather permits. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Douglas
Western Union Telegraph Office
Katy
Celeste
Mr. Douglas
Sun
Wittitoe Cemetery
Whitewright
Tax fairness echoed in a city debate
The San Jose News quotes a critic arguing that tax fairness hinges on time value, noting that a week's work by one person should not be taxed as lightly as a single day’s effort by another. The remark highlights concerns about equity in local taxation and the burden on different workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose News
Stolen wire recovered near Savoy by Constable
Constable Joe Riddle recovered five spools of barbed wire stolen from the Penn lumber yard at Savoy several weeks ago. The wire was found about seven miles south of Greenville. Two men have been arrested and charged with theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Riddle
Penn
Savoy
Greenville
County Wide School Examinations
Supt F W Smith announces English and spelling exams for seventh grade students in unaffiliated schools. County Superintendent E A Miller directs the effort. Rural Whitewright areas should contact Smith to join. Exams are voluntary and aim to standardize work across the county. Home teachers may administer where schools run a term. closed schools will be accommodated by Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Smith
E. A. Miller
Whitewright Territory
Smith
Fellowship Meeting At Van Alstyne By Christian Churches
The quarterly Gray son County Christian Churches fellowship meets in Van Alstyne on Tuesday May 9. Rev Eugene McConley directs activities and urges Whitewright church members to attend. The program includes devotional welcome and sermon by Rev C A Denny and afternoon talks on Pentecost with another sermon by Rev David Nickolas following lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Churches of
Grayson County
van Alstyne
Eugene McConley
Denison
Whitewright
C. A. Denny
Durant
Oklo
David Nickolas
Plano
Obituary of John Dowell Garner of Kentuckytown
John Dowell Garner 79 died suddenly at his Kentuckytown home near Whitewright at 2 a m Monday. Funeral held Tuesday at Kentuckytown Baptist Church with Rev Claud Johnson. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by widow Frances and six sons and five daughters plus 89 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Born October 22 1854 in Kentucky he moved to Texas 43 years ago from Burkesville Cumberland County.
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John Dowell Garner
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Claud Johnson
North Park Baptist Church
Sherman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Frances Garner
George
W. G
J. H. Garner
I. H. Garner
Odessa
Garner
Trenton
Lafayette Garner
Willow Brooks
Calif
A. G. Meadow
Bells
E. C. Powell
New Mexico
John C. Smith
Jones County
E. C. Lankford
Graham
Lester L. Ferguson
Willow Brook
Texas
Burkesville
Cumberland County
Kentucky
Dugan Farm
Memorial Services at Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Memorial services will be held at Pilot Grove Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Following the services graves in Pilot Grove Cemetery will be decorated with flowers. All who have loved ones buried there are invited to attend. The committee in charge includes D M Taylor, R E L Binion and F M Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Pilot Grove
D. M. Taylor
R. E. L. Binion
F. M. Sloan
Methodist Church Schedules Evening Candles Service
The Methodist Church announces a Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. including the Lord's Supper. Evening services at 7:45 feature old hymns. candles will light the auditorium and attendees are asked to bring their own. The series begins on "Old-Fashioned Religion" with a sermon on "Sin" by Pastor L. G. Hagard.
War Seen Looming as Pensions Near End
Lynchburg News notes a grim forecast that a new conflict may arise while the nation nears completion of pension payments for the third war. The remark underscores ongoing military and fiscal strains.
Woman Arrested On Check Charge in Whitewright
Constable Joe Riddle arrested a woman from Ada Oklahoma for passing a worthless check in Whitewright. She had cashed a $3.00 check at the Dyer and Childress drug store during Christmas holidays and disappeared until Tuesday. She admitted her identity and was taken to Sherman and placed in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Riddle
Ada
Okla
Whitewright
Dyer & Childress
Riddle
Sherman
Sheriff's Force
Texasman Nominated to Tax Appeals Board
Washington reported Oscar L. Chapman of Denver was named Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Jed C. Adams of Texas named to the Board of Tax Appeals while Henry H. McPike of California was picked as United States Attorney for the Northern District of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar L. Chapman
Denver
Interior
Jed C. Adams
Texas
Board of
Tax Appeals
Henry H. McPike
California
United States
Pilot Grove Socials Reach Across Towns
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore and baby visited the Hollands at Kentuckytown Sunday. Mrs. Garland visited near Whitewright Friday. Dixon and Davis were in Sherman Friday. Lee Binion spent the week end in Texarkana. Byron Birt of Dallas guests of Neatherys Sunday. Taylor family visited Benson family Sunday. Beecher St. John and Mrs. Davis were week end visitors near Weston. Ralph Judd visiting in Tom Bean this week. Binion family visited L. Binion Sunday evening. Elza Taylor and daughter returned home near Leonard after visiting W. T. Reagan family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Carl Holland
Kentuckytown
S. F. Garland
Curtis Ashley
Whitewright
Bill Dixon
W. O. Davis
Sherman
Lee Binion
Texarkana
Byron Birt
Dallas
A. Neathery
D. M. Taylor
Leonard
W. T. Reagan
Akron disaster fuels zeal for dirigible program
Officials say the Akron disaster should not derail dirigible construction as Zeppelins are vital for national defense. They argue that good weather favors airship operations and stress the importance of continued development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
The
New Yorker
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