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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
5
Mrs Roy Yowell visited relatives in Van Alstyne Sunday. Numerous locals hosted and visited across Sherman Dallas and surrounding towns. Notable items include births, illnesses, and travel, with families from Whitewright Blue Ridge Dorchester and Bells visiting relatives or hosting guests.
L. E. Alexander leaves the New Gin Company to join Kimbell Milling in Sherman. C. H. Stateville adds a full meat market with a 10-foot Super-Cold refrigerator. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Echols visit Longview. Mrs. Echols stays a week with Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Montgomery. R. R. Waldo attends a Mineral Wells undertakers convention and enjoys the mineral water. Joe Tate departs for Monahan, begins umpiring duties in the West Texas New Mexico league. Tate formerly played third base for Dallas and Oklahoma City clubs.
The West End Bridge Club gathered Friday night with Miss Lena Mae Gowdy. Mrs. H. T. Atterberry won the high score prize among members. Mrs. Holmes Connally of Trenton received the guest prize. Miss Gowdy served an ice course.
F M Echols chaired the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday and introduced Jack Nossaman who spoke on the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act. He described how the act helps a farm owner protect against forced payment when delinquent maturities threaten the farm.
Mrs. J. P. Bennett entertained with a Sunday dinner at her Avoca home complimenting her sister Mrs. J. L. Watts. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hestand, Velma and Glynn Hestand, Rev. and Mrs. Lowell Thompson, W. J. Driskill, Lou Bennett and son Billy, and Wayne Scott with daughter Joan.
Velma Bush and S T Mackey were married May 3 at the home of Dr B Wrenn Webb who officiated. Mackey, a farmer near Trenton, and the bride, daughter of Mrs Hellen Bush near Whitewright, will make their home there. The couple were accompanied by Mr and Mrs John Coleman.
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Clarence Pace's home on April 29 with 25 members present. Two new members Mrs. George Burnham and Mrs. George Baugher joined. Miss Eunice King county agent demonstrated bread and rolls. Refreshments were served. The group plans a May 13 meeting at the scout cabin for quilting and a quilt giveaway.
The Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Bob Chumbley’s home on Tuesday for a yeast bread demonstration by Miss Eunice King using hand and soft wheat flour. Twelve members answered roll call with three new enrollments. Guests from Tom Bean Whitewright and Kentuckytown were welcomed. next meeting set for May 14 at 2 30 p m at the Kentuckytown schoolhouse to work toward “the best better.”
The Friday Literary Club held a Saturday morning breakfast at Mrs. C. P. Johnson's home with 25 members and three out of town guests Mrs. J. D. Low Mrs. W. R. Hooper of Jacksonville and Miss Gladys Ray of Gainesville. Johnson presided as toastmaster and the losers hosted.
Mrs Emory Christian recording secretary Mrs C J Meador treasurer Mrs R P Childress corresponding secretary Mrs A L Jackson critic Mrs H T Atterberry parliamentarian Miss Lena Mae Gowdy record keeper Mrs N L Manning reporter The club adjourned to meet Oct 1.
Mrs W M Cox Miss Ruth Cox and Mr and Mrs W C Bailey attended a reunion of the Ingram family Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ross Ingram near Desert. Dinner was outdoors and music came from a string band of W E Ingram Ross Ingram Press Ingram and L Ingram. Many relatives listed attended including Bert Hattie J B Thompson Cecil Anson Dea Thompson G L Thompson V E Ingram Goldie King Argus Ingram E L Ingram Ermon Ingram Charlie Eula Ingram Clarence Ingram Roscoe Ingram.
Funeral services were conducted at Bethel Baptist Church for J W McCormic 78 who died Monday at home after feeling faint while returning to town. He was born May 10 1859 in Nashville Tennessee and married Helen Magers in 1898. Survived by his widow six stepchildren and a host of relatives.
Funeral services for C. L. Nichols 65 west of Whitewright are set for 3 p m Thursday at Blue Ridge Methodist Church with Rev. George Earhart and Rev. J Roy Williams officiating. Interment will be Blue Ridge Cemetery. He died at 7 a m Wednesday in a Sherman hospital after a brief illness. Born Sept 25 1871 near Melissa he moved from Blue Ridge to west of Whitewright in 1920 and served as Collin County commissioner. Surviving include his widow Jen ni e Lee Smith a son E R Nichols of San Antonio a daughter Mrs Clyde Reed three brothers Burt Burt and Joe Nichols all of Melissa a sister Miss Dora Nichols of Melissa and three grandchildren.
Dr. B Wrenn Webb presides at services with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 In Memory and Honor of Our Mothers at 11 The Cause of Failure at 745 pm Presbyterian M 8S The Presbyterian Missionary Society meets with Mrs Oran Sears Monday at 230 Leader Mrs Bob Sears Devotional Mrs B Wrenn Webb Mexico subject Mrs J C Parsons and Mrs Rham Pennington Year Book of Prayer Mrs Frank Smith Reading Janis Jayne Horton
Doctors and scientists warned that hiccups nose drops and raw milk may hide serious diseases and even death. The Science Service cites a fatal case and another lasting six years, while Dr. Charles Mayo of Mayo Clinic stresses the difficulty of controlling the ailment.
The piece notes five hiccup types with infectious persistent as most serious seen in men over 45 during epidemics postwar. It cites Great Britain, Winnipeg outbreaks in 1919 1923 1924. Cures include serums sedatives and bolstering resistance. Also warns against oily nasal applications for babies under two, risk of lipoid pneumonia and cautions on cod liver oil use. It reports raw non pasteurized milk linked to brain disease encephalitis via brucella abortus, noted by McCullagh and Clodfelder at the Cleveland Clinic.
Motorists are warned that oiling on Highway 78 between Trenton and Leonard may spatter cars in the coming days. The Highway Department is applying an oil treatment and several days will be needed for it to soak into the gravel.
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