Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church Begins May 21
A four week summer program starts Monday May 21 at 8 30 a m for children who turn five by start date and are under seventeen. The school offers free tuition and materials with no home study, teaching Bible stories memory gems and periodical activities led by top Sunday school teachers. A Friday parade and free picnic are planned each week as part of an epochal town program led by J H Hankins.
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First Baptist Church
Whitewright
J. H. Hankins
Summer School At Whitewright Public Schools Opens May 95
The Whitewright public schools begin eight week summer sessions at the grammar school building. High school work is taught by B W Crain and Sue Stephens while grade work is led by Susie Noe. Regulations follow state and Southern Association standards.
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Whitewright
B. W. Crain
Sue Stephens
Susie Noe
State Department of Education
Southern Association
W. Smith
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Pension Bill Approved
The Senate approved a bill to provide a $5,000 pension for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson on Monday. Senator Swanson of Virginia urged passage. the measure moves to the House. The pension matches the amount given to Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
House
Roosevelt
P T A Meeting At High School Reports Small Attendance
The last Parent Teacher Association meeting was held at the high school Tuesday afternoon with few teachers present due to ongoing examinations. The program included an invocation by Rev. J. W. Willbanks a piano solo by Miss Clyde Johnson a quartet and a paper on Public School Music by Miss Tommie Chenoweth.
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Parent- Teacher Association
J. W. Willbanks
Clyde Johnson
Gladys Ray
Guy Hamilton
L. Andrews
T. E. Barbee
Tommie Chenoweth
Mother's Day Observed Here in City Churches
Mothers were honored with Sunday night services at the White Wright churches due to baccalaureate ceremonies for 31 high school graduates at the Methodist Church Sunday morning. Special sermons and music marked the observance across city churches. Rev Claud M Simpson preached at the Methodist Church. A collection for the C C Young Memorial Home for aged mothers in Dallas followed the Sunday school service.
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Whitewright
Methodist Church
Claud M. Simpson
Sherman
C. C. Young
Dallas
Fourth District American Legion meets in Commerce on Sunday
The Fourth District Convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held Sunday in Commerce at the East Texas State Teachers College auditorium. State Commander Walton D. Hood of San Antonio will speak, plus a monster dinner by the Commerce Post Auxiliary. Delegates register 10 to 11 with Hood’s address, and all church congregations are released for the morning session. Ex-service men not yet Legion members are invited.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Commerce
the Legion
Texas
Grayson
Fannin
Collin
Hunt and
Rains
Walton D. Hood
San Antonio
Hood
Commerce Post
Legion
East Texas State Teacher’s College
S. H. Whitley
Dr G W Truett Re elected SBC President
Dr George W Truett of Dallas was unanimously re elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the opening session. He was nominated by Dr F C McConnell of Atlanta W A Hogan Lincolnton Ga George E Hays Louisville Ky Dr F C McConnell Atlanta and Eugene Levering Baltimore were elected vice presidents.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George W. Truett
Dallas
Southern Baptist Convention
F. C. McConnell
Atlanta
W. A. Hogan
Lincolnton
George E. Hays
Louisville
Eugene Levering
Baltimore
Rotary Luncheon Weighs Conscience Training Program
H P Donigan led the weekly Rotary meeting with guests Miss Sue Stephens and Mrs Maud Gray who presented the program. Mrs Gray played two piano solos and Miss Stephens spoke on Training the Conscience. Denison Rotary Club invited Whitewright Rotary Club to the Inter-City meet May 31 with a prize for the club achieving the highest attendance.
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Rotary
H. P. Donigan
Sue Stephens
Maud Gray
Gray
Miss Stephens
Julian Feilds
Frank Jennings
O. W. Hayes
Denison Rotary Club
Whitewright Rotary Club
Denison
Ray Manning
Whitewright Club
Rotaryanns
Rotary Club
Twenty Five Airplanes Fly Over Whitewright Tuesday
Twenty five aircraft from Shreveport Louisiana en route to Fort Sill Oklahoma passed over Whitewright at noon Tuesday as part of aerial maneuvers. Under Major Spatz the formation generated a loud roar drawing crowds from homes and businesses.
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Shreveport
Fort Sill
Oklo
Whitewright
Spatz
Robert Cantrell Wins Medals for Work at University of Texas
Robert Cantrell son of Mr and Mrs J L Cantrell and UT student earned two medals for student publications work this term. He won a silver medal for the Daily Texan sport editing and a bronze for another campus publication. He ran for Daily Texan managing editor but was defeated after a strong initial showing.
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Robert Cantrell
J. L. Cantrell
University of Texas
Robert
Daily Texan
Austin
The
American
Houston Ready For Convention
Houston prepares for the Democratic national convention in June with thousands of visitors from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Jesse H. Jones heads the arrangements and more than 300 Houstonians have helped plan housing and visitor services. Visitors are urged to register early and plan trips to San Jacinto Corpus Christi Galveston and the Alamo while in the city.
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Houston
Democracy
Jesse H. Jones
Committee On
United States
Madison Square Garden
San Jacinto Battle Field
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Alamo
Two Held In Mail Theft Probe In Greenville
A man and a woman were held for questioning awaiting Federal authorities. Investigators allege a parcel of merchandise was taken from a rural mailbox and destroyed in the county's southern district.
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Greenville
D. E. Low Transferred From Whitewright Katy Station
D. E. Low, longtime station agent for the Katy at Whitewright, has been transferred to Hillsboro. C. I. Witt, the town’s telegraph operator, has filled the vacancy since last Thursday and has applied for the agent post, though others with longer service are bidding. Low’s promotion brings a salary increase, and locals express regret at losing a fixture and friend.
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D. E. Low
MKT
Hillsboro
C. I. Witt
Low
Witt
Katy
Texas
Whitewright
Pop
Musical Tea Hosted by Friday Literary Club
A May 11 musical tea at Mrs. C. P. Johnsons Spruce street home featured pink roses and candlelight. Miss Gladys Ray led the program with piano and songs while guests from Dallas, Waco, Honey Grove and New York attended the club event.
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C. P. Johnson
Spruce Street
Friday Literary Club
Johnson
Gladys Ray
Carrie Hamilton
W. R. Hooper
A. A. Adams
Ray Manning
Joe Hamilton
Fred Smith
Lucian Andrews
H. Brodhead
H. P. Donigan
Emmet Penn
T. E. Barbee
G. F. Bryant
Heart of the
Hills
Club
Lands
Spain
C. B. Bryant Jr
Ireland
H. G. Webster
England
Germany
Italy
Guy Hamilton
Katherine Burton
Jim Harding
Emory Christian
Mary
Howard Brodhead
J. Payne
Dallas
Mary Baronian
Brookshire
Quint Ware
Waco
Joe Hembree
Honey Grove
Singing Convention At Ambrose Sunday May 20
The Northwest Fannin County singing convention meets at Ambrose Sunday May 20 at 2 p m We invite residents of Whitewright and nearby areas to attend with expected singers from Oklahoma and Denison President urges attendance.
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Northwest Fannin County
Ambrose
Whitewright
Oklahoma
Denison
Yard Beautification Contest Nearing End
The Friday Literary Club sponsors the contest ending June 9. Out of town judges will inspect yards and announce winners. Four prizes: 5.00 cash by Whitewright Rotary Club, 5.00 evergreen by Friday Club, 3.00 for cleanest yard, 2.00 for best kept lawn. Eighteen entrants, 21 days to improve.
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Friday Literary Club
Whitewright Rotary Club
Whitewright
President Signs Flood Control Bill
President Coolidge signs the Mississippi River flood control bill transferring federal responsibility to curb floodwaters in the lower Mississippi Valley. The act creates a planning board led by a civil engineer, the chief of army engineers, and the Mississippi River Commission to oversee the project.
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Washington
Congress
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Senate
House
Coolidge
Army Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Baptists Indorse Prohibition Loyal Candidates
In Chattanooga Tennessee the Southern Baptist Convention with 440000 members passed resolutions backing only presidential and vice presidential candidates who support strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and the national prohibition act. Miss Ella Boole urged Baptist women to join the prohibition movement and vote, prompting applause from about 1400 delegates and visitors who violated convention rules.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baptist Union Convention
Ella Boole
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition
Sunday School and Evening Church Attendance Report
Attendance figures show Central Christian 70 Sunday school and 237 evening service. Church of Christ 73 Sunday school and 162 evening. Methodist 90 Sunday school and bac calaureate service. Baptist attendance listed among totals.
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Methodist Church
Central Christian
Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Lng de Tone Eee
Methodist Tion Sedis
Baptist
Whitewright Schools Set Commencement Friday Night
The Whitewright high school will host commencement exercises Friday night in the auditorium. Dr. T. B. Clyce of Austin College will deliver the address as Col. Alvin Owsley cannot attend. The baccalaureate was held at the Methodist Church with Rev. J. T. Purvis delivering the sermon. The graduating class totals 31, among the largest in the school's history.
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Whitewright
T. 8. Clyce
Austin College
the Sun
Alvin Owsley
Smith
Methodist Church
J. T. Purvis
Central Christian Church
Guy Hamilton
Florence Wilson
Frances Gillespie
Emmagene Sears
Clyde Johnson
Frances Bryant
Ouija Craig
Maxine Roberts
Madge Sears
Euna Lee Hampton
Annabel Stephens
Homer Lee Sears
Frances
Benton Anderson
Raymond Chambers
Prentiss Compton
Robert Deberry
Roland Cox
Edwin Fulton
Thomas Gillett
Donald Hall
James Lindsey
Jack Montgomery
Thomas McMillin
Leland May
Ernest Pumphrey
Lloyd Stowers
van Vestal
Burgher Reed Vestal
Troy Lee Ford
John Noe
Dorothy Belew
Stella England
Oleta Chambers
Marion Louise Craig
Nellie Hefner
Alberta Haliburton
Agnes McKenna
Mae Myrick
Vonda Lee Stateville
Myra Nell Vestal
Ellen Burnett
Opal Ford
Jewel Ford
Pearl Fleming
Tommie Chenoweth
G. F. Bryant
Mary Pumphrey
Martha Joe Sears
Minnie Willis
Martha Joe
John Routh
Belah Moran
Ina Bell Chadwell
Nelia Margaret Hill
Coy Wrenn
Cordelia Russell
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G. W. Truett
Baptists
Control
Singing
Martha Jo Sears
Babe Nell Penn
Reading
Guy Hamilton Jr
Johnnie V. Dossey
Lucille Williams
Guy Anderson
Royal Mint of London
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