Local and Personal News Highlights
Mrs Emmet Penn and daughter Baby Nell visited relatives at Honey Grove last weekend. Miss Helen Thomas returned from Eastland where she taught. Lonnie Gaston and children of Winters visited relatives here. Mrs Tom Lilley returned after a Kenefick Okla visit. Rev J A Dickey goes to Brownsville Tenn for revival. M Jones Roberts of Wichita Falls visited his mother A M Roberts. Mrs W H King spent a week in Dallas with daughter Eugene McElvaney. Birth announced of a girl to Mr and Mrs W A Adams southwest of town. J R Carlisle moved to the Kimbell residence. D B Taylor, high school principal, visiting Lorena. Nicholson's Cash Grocery offers specials Saturday. Rham Carr of Wolfe City hosted here. Walter White of Garland visited Mrs J H Cox. Bertha Cox to Denton for new position. Old oil stove repaired by W J Looney. C B Bryant Jr returned from Sweetwater and El Paso. W L White and daughter Mabel Fay with Theresa Everheart and Tobe Ayres visited Dallas. R L Johnson offers eye fitting services. Gertrude Montgomery returned to Ada Okla after visiting home. Ruth Southerland of Dallas schools to Whitewright for summer. Mrs Charley McLean and children head to Tulsa to join husband. plan to return before fall school opening.
Memorial Day Observed. Local Services and Visits Note
Wednesday marked Memorial Day with banks and post office closed and rural carriers resting. Lon Reeves of Gould Oklahoma attended his brother A. C. Reeves funeral with Mrs Reeves. Claud Amos of Dallas visited with his parents D. S. and Mrs. Carr over the weekend.
Furniture Repair Ad and Texas Sewer Bond News
An old furniture rework appeal from W J Looney invites repairs. Miss Samantha Murphy, Ringgold teacher, returned home early this week. Miss Pina Murphy, Royse City teacher, to return Saturday. Texas Attorney General approves $50 000 Whitesboro sewer bond issue per Austin dispatch dated Tuesday.
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Attorney General of
Texas
Whitesboro
Austin
Bethel Cemetery to hold Sunday decoration service at 2:30
An invitation is issued for a decoration service at Bethel Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. All who wish to attend are welcome to attend the event.
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Bethel Cemetery
Large Furniture Shipment Prompting Sale Proses
W. J. Looney, furniture and undertaking, announces a large furniture shipment. The notice frames attractive prices and quick sale as the business aims to move stock promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Looney
Bay lor Medical College Dallas to Hold Commencement
Friends of Dr. Lewis Holland receive invitations to the Bay lor Medical College commencement in Dallas. Dr. Holland belongs to the graduating class and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Holland of this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Holland
Baylor Medical College
Dallas
Holland
W. F. Holland
Sunday School Attendance Contest Tight at Whitewright and Trenton
The Whitewright and Trenton Methodist Sunday schools are in a close attendance contest started three weeks ago. The local Sunday school leads slightly but Trenton led as of last Sunday. Mangrum Bros. offer second hand sacks at 5 cents each suitable for wheat and oat storage, in limited supply.
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Whitewright
Trenton Methodist
Trenton
Mangrum Bros
L. V. Smith Heads to El Paso for New Home
L V Smith left Saturday for El Paso to make his home there. His family will join him once he rents a dwelling. His brother in law owns several El Paso groceries and Smith has been hired to manage one of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Smith
el Paso
Mr. Smith
Rabies Suspected After Dog Bite In Local Incident
J. T. Wrenn reports a dog bite about two weeks ago and is now undergoing serum treatment for rabies. The dog, belonging to Wrenn, left home after the attack and has not been seen since. Wrenn suspects a neighbor's dog may have been mad, a dog linked to several sheep owned by T. E. Sears that developed rabies and were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wrenn
Mr. Wrenn
T. E. Sears
Ministers Swap Pulpits Sunday Morning in North Texas
Rev. K. R. Isbell of the Methodist Church will exchange pulpits with Rev. Bill Wallace of Denison this Sunday morning. Wallace is a young preacher who has earned a reputation as the liveliest young pastor in the North Texas Methodist Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. R. Isbell
Methodist Church
Bill Wallace
Denison
Wallace
North Texas Methodist Conference
Denison Couple Guests At Davidson Home
Mr and Mrs Ben Patterson of Denison were guests of Mr and Mrs J W Davidson Sunday. We serve regular meals at noon and at supper. You get your money's worth and then some. Ask folks who eat here Pierce's Cafe.
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Ben Patterson
Denison
J. W. Davidson
Pierce
Local Family Guests and Illness Report
Dr. O. M. Durham of Cotulla visits relatives this week while Mrs. Durham stays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves. Relatives of Mrs. Randolph Roberts were called to Sherman on Wednesday as she remains seriously ill and is not expected to survive many days.
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O. M. Durham
Cotulla
Randolph Roberts
Sherman
Roberts
Missionary Meeting Plans and College Commencement Report
Miss Dillard demonstrates steam pressure canning. Travelling parties including Mrs. Major and Miss Major head to Fort Worth for the State Missionary Meeting and Jubilee at Texas Christian University. Estelle Montgomery returns from Denton with an A B degree. Montgomery and Kimbell attend C I A commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Major
Laura Lynne Major
Mae Hall
A. G. Freeman
Fort Worth
The
Christian Church
Texas Christian University
Womack Brothers Set for Tulane Commencement Day
Invitations go to friends and relatives of W. B. and David Ray Womack for Tulane University eighty ninth annual commencement in New Orleans on June 6. Misses Inez and Gladys Ray will travel next week to attend and visit their sister Mrs. Edna Ray Womack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B
David Ray Womack
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
Inez
Gladys Ray
Edna Ray Womack
Pure Bred Sire Campaign Declared Successful
The Gray son County Live Stock Association reported a big success for its three days campaign to abolish scrub sires in Grayson County. The effort aims to replace scrub sires with pure bred animals to improve local cattle and hog herds. Campaigners were in Whitewright Friday morning.
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Grayson County
Out-of-town teachers return home from Whitewright schools
The article lists teachers who taught in Whitewright this year returning to their homes in Savoy Ladonia Sherman Rosebud Robstown and more. It notes Miss Harper Miss Futtrell and others will depart Monday for Washington DC and Shrine trip from Dallas visiting points of interest as guests of Miss Futtrells father.
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Whitewright
Olivia M. Whedbee
Savoy
Elvie Eagleton
Ladonia
Oneida Copeland
Sherman
Carrie Futtrell
Rosebud
Harper
Robstown
Futtrell
Washington, D. C
Dallas
Hail Storms Hit West Texas Farms Reported
W. P. Vaughn left Wednesday for Tohoka to tend farming interests. He received notice that a hail storm Sunday destroyed crops in that area. Other West Texas farmers report similar damage from recent storms. Lubbock and nearby counties have seen large hail in the last ten days.
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W. P. Vaughn
Tohoka
West Texas
Lubbock
Sherman resident A. H. Davis in Wright Wednesday
A. H. Davis of Sherman was seen shaking hands with friends in Wright Wednesday, greeting locals during the social visit.
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A. H. Davis
Sherman
Whitewright
Teachers to Take Summer Courses at Regional Colleges
The local schools announce summer study plans for faculty. Supt. H. L. Durham will study at Baylor University. Miss Echols and Miss Eagleton attend State University. Miss Copeland goes to North Texas Normal College in Denton. Mrs. Annabel Finnell attends East Texas Normal College in Commerce. Miss Chenoweth will study music at Northwestern University in Evansville Illinois.
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H. L. Durham
Baylor University
Echols
Eagleton
State University
Copeland
North Texas Normal College
Denton
Annabel Finnell
Fast Texas Normal College
Commerce
Chenoweth
Music
Northwestern University
Evansville
Illinois
Pilot Grove Baptist Church Celebrates 65th Anniversary
The Pilot Grove Baptist Church marked its 65th year with an all day service last Sunday. About seven hundred attendees shared a dinner laid out on long tables under the tabernacle, with former members and several former pastors joining in the event.
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Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Rainfalls Boost Prospects for Cotton and Corn Crops
A fine rain fell Monday morning aiding crops in the area. Farmers report better prospects than ever for cotton and corn. The grain crop is above average with some wheat already being harvested as binders prepare to run across fields.
Summer term opens with strong attendance expected
The summer term will open Monday with good student interest in summer study. The high school will be led by D. B. Taylor with Miss Susie Noe directing the grammar school. Robert Holland and Miss Margreta Fender assist in the high school, and Mrs. J. D. Harp will run a summer music school.
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D. B. Taylor
Susie Noe
Robert Holland
Margreta Fender
Taylor
J. D. Harp
Sunday School Attendance Contest Heads to Six Week Run
Central Christian Church and the Christian Church at Van Alstyne stage a six week Sunday school attendance contest with the winner determined by the highest percentage gain. The loser will host a musical program for the winner. Whitewright leads and expects victory. if Whitewright wins, Van Alstyne will present the program here, otherwise Whitewright supporters will perform in Van Alstyne. Carl Caperton leaves Whitewright for Bartlesville Ohio to run a photograph studio, moving his family soon. He came nine years ago to Whitewright, raised attendance as Sunday school superintendent, and never missed a Sunday in seven years. Friends wish him success in the larger field.
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Central Christian Church
This Place
Christian Church
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Carl Caperton
Bartlesville
Ohio
Mr. Caperton
Methodist
Caperton
Seventy five sheets good typewriter paper on sale
Sun office offers seventy five sheets of good typewriter paper at 25 cents each.
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Sun Office
Eli Moore Funeral Details Reported in Denison
Eli Moore 73 died suddenly Saturday noon of heart disease at his Denison home, last rites held in Celeste after services at Denison. Survived by wife, three daughters Mrs Tom Mulkey Grand Saline Mrs Boyd Morrow Muskogee Okla and Miss Lucile Moore Denison. five sons Mack Chicago Bert Kansas City FE G R F A C Moore Denison. Funeral set for Tuesday 2 30 PM from Rice Street home conducted by Masons.
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Eli Moore
J. N. Powell
Denison
Tom Mulkey
Grand Saline
Boyd Morrow
Muskogee
Okla
Lucile Moore
Mack Moore
Chicago
Bert Moore
Kansas City
FE. G
R. F
A. C. Moore
Rice Street
The
Masons
Moore
Masonic Funeral Details for Longtime Member
A longtime member of forty years will be honored as the body is escorted to the railway station for shipment to Celeste for burial. Masonic order members will accompany the remains.
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Celeste
Masonic Order
Daugherty Denies Resignation Reports After Cabinet Return
Washington May 29 Attorney General Daugherty, back in Washington after rest in Ohio, attended his first Cabinet meeting in weeks and denied circulating reports that he would resign.
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Washington
Daugherty
Ohio
Cyclone Near Posey Destroys Eight Homes
A cyclone fourteen miles north of Sulphur Springs near Posey blew down eight houses and wrecked many more. Inmates sought refuge in storm cellars and no lives were lost as the storm traveled north for about 800 yards.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Posey
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Emmet Penn
Baby Nell
Honey Grove
Helen Thomas
Eastland
Lonnie Gaston
Winters
Tom Lilley
Kenefick, Oklo
R. S. Morehead
Sam McMillin
Thomas
San Angelo
J. A. Dickey
Brownsville, Tenn
M. Jones Roberts
Wichita Falls
A. M. Roberts
W. H. King
Eugene McElvaney
W. A. Adams
J. R. Carlisle
Kimbell
J. C. Gillespie
Lorena
Nicholson
Mrs. Rham Carr
Wolfe City
Walter White
Garland
J. H. Cox
Bertha Cox
W. L. White
Mabel Fay
Theresa Everheart
Tobe Ayres
R. L. Johnson
Gertrude Montgomery
Ada
R. S. Montgomery
Ruth Southerland
Charley McLean
Tulsa
McLean
Lon Reeves
Gould, Okla
Mr. Reeves
A. C. Reeves
Claud Amos
D. S. Carr
Samantha Murphy
Ringgold School
Pina Murphy
Royse City
Miss Dillard
Howe
Fannie Giles
Estelle Montgomery
College of Industrial Arts
B. S. Montgomery
Rachel Kimbell
Groesbeck
Gordon Brothers
Kodak Time
Kodak
Eastman
Eastman Kodaks
Bow-Wright Drug Co
L. LaRoe & Company
McAlester
Domino
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