Local notes mix hospital news and community visits
Local items report Mrs. Buddy Stephens in St Vincent Hospital Sherman and J M Simmons improving. Families visit relatives in Sherman Paris and Bells while many attend church events and academic milestones. Milestones include Miles Chumbley and Burgher Vestal earning advanced degrees and Whitewright students at East Texas State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Stephens
St. Vincent Hospital
Sherman
Burgher Vestal
R. C. Vestal
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Raymond FE. Kerby
Whitewright High School
Tanner Furniture to Open Whitewright Store After June
W C Tanner of Gainesville and member of Tanner Furniture Company rented the first floor of the Truett building for a furniture store in Whitewright. He said the store would open as soon after June 1 as possible after repairs. The Tanners run a 35 year old Gainesville outfit with two city stores and will stock nationally advertised lines. Tanner plans to move his family to Whitewright in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Tanner
Gainesville
Tanner Furniture Company
Truett
Whitewright
Tanner
Tanners
Gainesville For 35 Years, and Now Have Two Stores In That City. Mr. Tanner
Women Society Social Meeting at Mrs Farley's Home
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will meet at 3 p.m. Monday at Mrs. Pascal Farley's home for their monthly social gathering. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
Paul Stephens
Women's Society of Christian Service
The
First Methodist Church
Pascal Farley
Bethel Home Demonstration Club Tests Pressure Cookers
The Bethel Home Demonstration Club met Monday in their club room with Mrs. Floyd Harris presiding. Nine members and one visitor attended as several pressure cookers were tested and prepared for the coming canning season. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
Floyd Harris
Pierson Family Reunion Held At Log Lake
Last Sunday the Pierson family gathered at Log Lake for a reunion and big picnic dinner featuring fried chicken and southern dishes. Present were Mr and Mrs M A Pierson with children from Celeste, Mr and Mrs J P Pierson and children from Trenton, Carl U Pierson from Yorktown Virginia, Harmon Shelby and children from Denison, A J Schubert and children from Martinez California, Elvis Scott and W M Pierson from Denison and Whitewright, with Miss Jane Meador of Whitewright as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pierson
Log Lake
M. A. Pierson
Celeste
J. P. Pierson
Trenton
Carl U Pierson
Yorktown
Harmon Shelby
Denison
A. J. Schubert
Martinez
Calif
Elvis Scott
Whitewright
Jane Meador
Miss Bush Hosts Whitewright Gathering at Home
Miss Geraldine Bush entertained at her east of Whitewright home on Monday night with a party. Attendees included Joe Fuller Johnny Rigsby Malcolm McGee Randolph Preston White Robert White Mr and Mrs Daniel Paul White Billy Joe White Clay Henson and others from White Mound Joe and Molly Rhody from Orangeville Jackie Howell Pete Howell Erma Dean Howell Juanita Howell Neva Howell and Louise Dendy from Ector plus Mrs Howell and her young daughter. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Bush
Whitewright
Joe Fuller
Johnny Rigsby
Malcolm McGee
Randolph
Preston White
Robert White
Daniel Paul White
Billy Joe White
Clay Henson
White Mound
Joe
Molly Rhody
Orangeville
Jackie Howell
Pete Howell
Erma Dean Howell
Juanita Howell
Neva Howell
Ely
Louise Dendy
Ector
Rotary lunch features soil conservation talks in Whitewright
Rotary Club president Roy Blanton served as program chairman at Friday’s luncheon and heard briefings by Ben Blanton of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and Ben Cook Grayson County farm agent on soil conservation. Blanton presented figures illustrating the countywide production losses from topsoil neglect as Cook displayed eight charts showing conservation methods used on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Blanton
Whitewright
Club attendance and luncheon plans noted in district report
Grant Hoover, secretary, said the club ranked seventh in district attendance in April with an average of 95.83. Visitors included E. H. Danna of Sherman and Bill Neville of Denison. C. B. Bryant Jr. was named program chairman for Friday’s luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hoover
E. H. Danna
Sherman
Bill Neville
Denison
C. B. Bryant Jr
Piano Recital by Mrs Guy Hamilton at Baptist Church
Mrs Guy Hamilton presents her piano students in a Friday recital at 8 p m in the Baptist Church. The program includes Larry Gilpin Patricia Farley Verna Lee Buchanan Alice May Ayres Jerry Mac Thornhill Fay Jean Bow Mazelle Musser Jay Ann Layman Tommie Sue Beazley David Reeves Wanda Sue Alexander Shirley Blanton Jerry Lee Norris Gayla Wrenn Sears Jo Anne Gray Barbara Nell Hasty Nelson Brittan Philla Ann Hinton Billye Fae Dillon Jane Meador Patricia Smith Anna Jo Riley Mary Beth James and Janis Jayne Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton
the Baptist Church
Larry Gilpin
Patricia Farley
Verna Lee Buchanan
Alice May Ayres
Jerry Mac Thornhill
Fay Jean Bow
Mazelle Musser
Jay Ann Layman
Tommie Sue Beazley
David Reeves
Wanda Sue Alexander
Shirley Blanton
Jerry Lee Norris
Gayla Wrenn Sears
Jo Anne Gray
Barbara Nell Hasty
Nelson
Death notice for N. D. Cooper Sr. in Electra
Mortuary notice reports N. D. Cooper Sr. 65 died at home in Electra Sunday at 7 p m. He was brother-in-law to Mrs A R McMurry of Pilot Grove and nephew of Mrs R R Dixon and Mrs T J Hollis of Sherman. Survived by his wife Abby Wheelis of the Pike community a son two daughters his father two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Cooper Sr
Electra
A. R. McMurry
Pilot Grove
R. R. Dixon
T. J. Hollis
Sherman
Abby Wheelis
Pike
HOLC Plans to Return Capital Plus Earnings
Washington. John H. Fahey, commissioner of the Federal Home Loan Bank administration, said HOLC will eventually return its original capital to the treasury plus earnings. The agency aims to eliminate losses by collecting final installments after refinancing past due mortgages, having liquidated most of its investment though about 637 million remained. About four in five HOLC borrowers have avoided losing their properties over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Administration
HOLC
Treasury
Fahey
SGT Association Met In Sherman Monday
The executive committee of the South Grayson Tuberculosis Association met in regular monthly session in Sherman with president George L. Hamilton presiding. Reports show patch testing completed in Van Alstyne and Whitesboro schools by County Health Unit nurses Miss Tommye Berry and Mrs Geraldine Davenport. Materials for the tests were supplied by the Tuberculosis Association. Action was taken approving the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Grayson Tuberculosis Association
Sherman
George L. Hamilton
van Alsstyne
Whitesboro
Tommye Berry
Geraldine Davenport
The
Tuberculosis Association
County considers full-time health director hire
The Texas State Health Department will fund part of the expense for a full-time health director replacing the previous part-time role. Grayson County, with Denison and Sherman, must raise their pro-rata share. County officials say the move will boost health services for all citizens and are described as an investment in better health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Health Department
Denison and
Sherman
Hamilton
Grayson County
Public Debt to Fall by One Billion Dollars
Washington reports a further one billion dollars of public debt certificates will be paid off in cash next month, dropping the federal debt below 257 billion. The redemption is part of a 2.7449 billion issue of one year certificates maturing June 1, with 1.7449 billion to be refunded via new certificates. Total cash pay offs of one year certificates since February 28, 1946 reach 29.9 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Soldier Drowns in Lake Squall at Buchanan Lake
A squall struck Buchanan Lake last night, drowning one soldier and rescuing another. Lower Colorado River Authority workers assisted, pulling the survivor from the water after the fishing craft was overwhelmed by the sudden storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Buchanan Lake
Soldiers drowned when boat struck dam in squall
State Police reported that J. P. Hahn of San Antonio drowned after a boat wreck counter to the mam moth dam. H. B. Bell, also from San Antonio, clung to wreckage and was rescued. Bell survived with shock and lacerations and was treated in a hospital after the 9:30 p. m. squall drove a 10 foot wave into the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mammoth
J. P. Hahn
San Antonio
H. B. Bell
Bell
Etre
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Mrs. Gomer May
Lubbock
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Little Son
St. Louis
Ray Benton
Waxahachie
Mrs
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Pete Nicely
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
W. W. Newman
Dallas
B. W. Newman
L. D. Selman
O. F. Selman
Farmersville
Marion Felker
American Chemical Society
New Orleans
Jack Townsend
Paris
A. A. Hudgins Jr
A. A. Hudgins
Bettye Brice
Lewis Pool
Athens
Pete Dunn
Bells
W. M. Cox
Mary Lou Pannell
Three Sisters
Marion Smith
Long Beach
Cecil Smith
Floyd Everheart Jr
Austin Bridge Company
Abilene
Louisiana
L. A. Ford
Pearl Holmes
van Alstyne
Walter Morgan
Bennie Chesser
Lester Ford
Guy Lowery
Honey Grove
H. J. Ford
Miles Chumbley
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Sul Ross Institute of Business Relations
Bob Chumbley
Kentuckytown
Otto Russell
R. D. Madox
Pampa
William Jarvis
Benton Roberts
Higgins
Russell
West
Jarvis
Mr. Russell
Homer Gentry
East Texas State College
Gentry
Commerce College
Austin College
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Ranger
Lejohn
Lewis Temperatore
White Auto Store
W. E. Stanford
R. K. Wan du
Hi-Way Grocery
Bethel HD Club
Miss Bush
Rotary Club
SGT
Sun
Whitewright, Texas
L. LaRoe & Company
Gladys Nell Leard
William Newton Leard
Billy Wayne Morris
Jack McSpedden
Jimmie McSpedden
Donald Neal Hazel Marie Neal Patsy Anne Pannell
Bettye Reeves
Betty To Rich
Maxine Roberts Loren Paul Ryan
Billy Mack Williams
Dorothy Wallace
Cole & Davis Co
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