Whitewright Notes Beaming With Local Moves and Visits
Mrs Grace Roberts returns from Bonham while Mrs Eddie Jones of Atoka Oklahoma visits her aunt Mrs O A Head. Roy Jones buys a 74 acre farm near Trenton from Oscar Mears. Numerous local visits, purchases, and civic notices weave through Whitewright life with school events and community roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Jones
Atoka, Okla
Mrs
O. A. Head
Roy Jones
Trenton
Oscar Mears
Weekend visitors in town as pickup overturns injure two Hughes brothers
Mrs. R. P. Gordon and daughter visit relatives here while J. R. Oliver’s truck driven by Ernest Hughes overturns on the highway north of town. Hughes brother suffers a broken leg and other injuries and is taken to Sherman hospital. Fulton Hughes, Hoyt Layman and others escape with minor injuries. Fire at Stateville service station causes smoke and damage. fresh meat shortage hits Whitewright for the first time since rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Oliver
Ernest Hughes
Fulton Hughes
Sherman Hospital
Earnheart
Hoyt Layman
Raymond Smith
Bellis
Hughes
Charley Hughes
Layman
C. R. Layman
Stateville
Dollie Butler
Trenton
J. O. Wallace
Whitewright
Pascal Farley
Dallas
OPA
Farley
Anna
Man fined for making chock beer in railroad hiding box
A black man was fined 57.50 in a justice court after being caught making a fifty gallon jar of chock beer. It was his second recent arrest for the illicit beverage. He used a concrete battery box along the Cotton Belt Railroad as a hiding place, unused since the interlocking plant opened. Deputy constable Tom Head made the arrest. A Want Ad will sell it for you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Cotton Belt Railroad
Tom Head
Reeves announces marriage of Marilee Reeves to Lt Lloyd Baxter
Mr and Mrs W T Reeves route two announce the engagement and marriage of their daughter Miss Marilee Reeves to Lt Lloyd Baxter of the Marines son of Mrs T A Baxter 1711 South Walnut Sherman The ceremony was May 6 in Tia Juana Mexico Attendants were Lt and Mrs Travis Bruce The bride a 1938 Whitewright High School graduate attended Texas Tech and worked as an X ray technician in Denton The bridegroom is a 1940 graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Reeves
Route Two
Marilee Reeves
Lloyd Baxter
The
Marines
T. A. Baxter
South Walnut
Sherman
Tia Juana
Mexico
Travis Bruce
Whitewright High School
Texas Technological College
Denton
Local Navy V-12 Student Based At Camp Pendleton
Sherman High School alum attended Southern Methodist University for two years and joined the Navy V-12 program for 12 months. He is currently serving at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, and plans to reside in Laguna Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman High School
Southern Methodist University
Navy
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Laguna Beach
Central Christian Church Schedule Notice
Central Christian Church announces Sunday school at 10 a m and worship on the first and third Sundays at 11 a m Earl Bissex, minister invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bissex
Worship Schedule at First Baptist Church
E P Wootten pastor leads worship at 11 a.m. with a Young People meeting at 7 30 p m and an evening service at 8 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
Church Invitation for Morning Worship at 11
Rev. W. A. Casseday delivers morning worship at 11. The church invites the public to all services and encourages making the church a home.
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W. A. Casseday
Methodist Church Service Schedule
Duke R. Barron serves as pastor. Church school begins at 10 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7 30 p.m. Evening worship at 8 15 p.m. Choir practice is Wednesday at 8 30 p.m.
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Duke R. Barron
Lincoln Advice for Honest Lawyers
A early career note recalls Abraham Lincoln urging peers to pursue integrity above all else. He allegedly told a doubtful colleague that if he cannot be an honest lawyer he should resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Tommy Reads His Own Writing
A boy boasts he can do something his teacher can not. His father offers a quarter as a reward for cleverness. The boy returns home gleeful, claiming he can read his own handwriting, proving his cleverness.
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Tommy
Late churchgoers miss service for wardrobe and money
A reader notes people arrive late to church due to two reasons: needing to change attire and needing to change a dollar. The comment reflects humorous social observations.
Ft Worth Veteran Revisits Truman Bond With 1918 Pass
Everman carpenter David Bridges recalls Lt Harry S Truman during World War I in France. The veteran cherishes a permanent Verdun pass and vivid memories of a brave, approachable officer who later became president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Quaking
Dave Bridges
France
Harry S. Truman
Reveille
Truman
Bridges
U. S
Everman Carpenter
Harry
U. S. Army
Bowie
David Bridges
Harry Truman
129Th Field Artillery
Dave
Field Artillery
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Mr. Bridges
Sweet reunion wish amid busy days
The narrator notes others left, milk fills the bucket, and David Bridges smacks Sugar’s side. He expresses desire to visit Harry again and to go see him, acknowledging Harry’s current busyness but hoping to meet him soon.
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David Bridges
Sugar
Harry
Bible Times Tales and Trials Across Scripture Passages
A compact listing references to biblical episodes including blessings over a nation, a servant kept by God despite wage changes, friends lowering a man to Jesus, a kings deception, an earthquake freeing prisoners, a raven supplied food, and more. Each vignette cites chapter and verse for study.
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Grace Roberts
Bonham
Guy Hamilton
Texarkana
Floyd Bassett
J. R. Pennington
T. M. Scott of
Denison
Cappie Beard
W. H. King
Eugene McElvaney
Carol
Mrs. Vaden Bush
Dorothy LaRoe
New London
Don Newman
Waco
Baylor University
E. C. Webb
Cushing, Okla
W. H. Stedham
Margaret Hanna
Pattie Everheart
Ann LaRoe
Jean Ray Caraway
TSCW
Ross R. May
Tishomingo, Okla
E. O. May
Joe T. May
Baby
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
Alexander of Tyler
Harold Doss
Ralph Wallace
W. A. Gladden
Margaret Ann
Belton
J. P. Reynolds
Hal Benson
Near
Ray Lumpkin
Alla Cleary
Washington D. C
Bob Sears
Miss Cleary
Sam Rayburn
Griffin & Kent
Truett
Mary Dale King
Midland
Wm. G. Harrelson
Tommie Chenoweth
Harrelson
Philippines
W. N. Stone
Dudley King
Cleveland
Ohio
R. L. Carlock
W. F. Wright
C. O. Burchfield
Eula Andrew
Janie Cox
Mohank
Ray Schlosser
R. B. Gordon
el Paso
Army Hospital
Jim Stateville
Barbara
Maurice Wright
Maggie Montgomery
Graham
Lena Mae Gowdy
Elaine Connelly
Sun
Court House
Inez Ray
Red Cross
Miss Ray
Glen Earnheart
Alva Blackerby
Lee Wilson
Commodore Sutton
United States Mail
Nathaniel T. Auten
Mr. Sutton
Dumas
Virgil Crabtree
Amarillo
R. E. L. Binion
W. H. McBroom
Everheart Place
Lester Haile
Mr. McBroom
Helen Maddux
ETSTC
Commerce
Topanocies Club
Miss Maddux
R. D. Maddux
Fred
Fred Clark
R. P. Gordon
Newt Carlisle
Austin
Fant
Wallace
Central Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Farley Grocery
Ft. Worth
J. M. Simmons
Cole & Davis Co
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