Social and Visiting Notes From Durant Oklahoma Area
Daily notes list visitors and guests across Grayson County including J N Fain Sherman J W Pender Greenville and Jack Davis Kiowa visiting Bells Denton Sherman and Denison. Cattle in Whitewright face black leg risk with vaccination plans for herds. West End Bridge Club hosted by Mrs H G Webster with dinner and bridge. high scores awarded to Mrs H T Atterbury and Mrs Grady Geer.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
H. G. Webster
West End
Blanton and Smart Tie Knots in Thackerville Nuptials
Emmet Blanton and Miss Ruth Smart were married Sunday in Thackerville Oklahoma. Rev. Ocie Cage officiated the ceremony. The groom is the son of T. B. Blanton formerly of near Whitewright now near Dexter, and the bride is the daughter of Abe and Mrs Smart of near Dexter.
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Emmet Blanton
Ruth Smart
Thackerville
Okla
Ocie Cage
T. B. Blanton
Whitewright
Dexter
Abe Smart
Christmas Cards Order Service Telegraphed by The Sun
The Sun promotes engraving house Christmas cards and urges readers to place orders now to avoid the rush. A local representative can be dispatched to show samples at home after a telephone call to 76.
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The
Sun
Goddard Ryon Pair Weds in Durant Oklahoma
Paul Ryan and Genevieve Goddard of McKinney were married at the Episcopal Church in Durant Oklahoma with Bishop Moore officiating. The couple, accompanied by relatives, plan a wedding trip to El Reno and other Oklahoma towns and will reside with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Badgett. }
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Paul Ryan
Genevieve Goddard
McKinney
Episcopal Church
Durant
Okla
Bishop Moore
Floyd Badgett
L. M. Goddard
Houston Blanton
Bobbie King
Jack Ryon
Railroad Must Pay For Taslaus It Killed
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway must pay Lawton Wilson of Fannin County for eleven turkeys valued at $3 each killed in one day by trains. Supreme Court dismissed the railroad's writ of error for lack of jurisdiction. The original suit sought $190 but was reduced to fit the lower court's limits.
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Austin
Missouri-Kansas- Texas Railway Company
Lawton Wilson
Fannin County
Supreme Court
Wilson
Byron Quote on Patriotism
A concise, historically attributed remark from Lord Byron states that without love for country one cannot truly love anything. The line reflects 19th century sentiment on national loyalty and personal devotion.
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Lord Byron
Fidelis Class receives shower gifts after meeting
The Fidelis Sunday school class at First Baptist Church held a Friday evening business session at Mrs. W. H. Ackley home. Mrs. C I Witt, teacher and new mother, received shower gifts. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The Church of Christ in Whitewright welcomes Rev. T C Merritt who will serve there monthly and also for Tom Bean and Pilot Grove churches with services on Sunday November 10.
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Fidelis
First Baptist Church
W. H. Ackley
C. I. Witt
Church of Christ
T. C. Merritt
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
Merritt
Pampa
Texas
Methodist Church Sunday Services Reminder
Sunday school precedes preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m. Pastor L G Hagard invites Methodists and others to attend and notes the church aims to provide services that improve life.
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Methodist Church
L. G. Hagard
Central Christian Church Announces Bible School and Services
Reporter notes a Sunday schedule with Bible school at 9 45 a m and a 10 45 a m preaching and communion service following without a break. An evening Twilight or Vesper Service from 6 30 to 7 30 p m inaugurates a trial venture addressing After Death Where and What. Wednesday Bible study focuses on 2 Corinthians chapter 9. You are welcome.
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Central Christian Church Bible School
Baptist Convention Session and Sunday School Training Announced
The Texas Baptist Convention meets in Beaumont on November twenty with plans for a full week of events. A Sunday school training school runs Monday through Friday evenings featuring two books and the first division of the Sunday School Manual. The pastor urges widespread attendance and participation by teachers.
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Texas Baptist Convention
Beaumont
Annex
Layman
County Furniture Auction Draws Shoppers From All Areas
Saturday morning auction invites county residents to browse a wide selection of items and bid at their own price. Come early to grab desirable pieces and avoid missing the sale.
Youth Hangs Self in Oklahoma After Robbery Sentences
In Chandler Oklahoma Fred Davis 24 hanged himself with knotted handkerchiefs while awaiting trial on a bank robbery charge. Police noted Davis had long brooded over Tulsa youth Ted Cole sentenced to death for a firearms robbery prompting fear of the chair. Davis had been wounded in a gunfight and jailed after a Bristow arrest following a running gun battle last October.
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Chandler
Okla
Ted Cole
Tulsa
Fred Davis
Lincoln County
Kendrick
Tured
Saul Yager
Cole
Davis
Bristow
Snake and hawk duel ends with farmer’s swift kill
Walter Thomas, a Lilbert, Texas farmer, reported seeing a chicken hawk snare a coach whip snake in a field. The snake entangled the hawk, forcing it toward the ground where Thomas killed both the hawk and the snake as they wrestled.
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Nacogdoches
Piny Woods
East Texas
Walter Thomas
Lilbert
Thomas
Unclear Identity of Saxophone Phone Sparks Debate
A local discussion centers on whether a saxo phone is a musical instrument or a weapon. Community members consider legal classifications and potential safety concerns while experts weigh in on design and intended use.
Courtship Era Defined as Time to Seek a Better Match
A concise note defines courtship as the period when a woman weighs potential partners to decide if she can do better. The idea frames courtship as a social selection phase rather than a mere social ritual.
Dallas Couple Names Twins Ever and Never
A Dallas couple gave their twins the names Ever and Never marking the first Ever and Never pair filed with the city vital statistics department. Registrar Birdie Smith notes the unusual choice and hints at the heavy burden on the child named Ever to live up to the name while Never faces an implied challenge.
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Dallas
City Vital Statistics Department
Birdie Smith
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Lester Haile
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Bells
Jack Lackey
Leon Spindle
Denton
Philip Norris
Kelous Watson
Jack Davis
Inez Balone
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J. L. German
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J. A. Yeager
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W. C. Bailey
Sweetwater
J. F. Spindle
Denison
C .K. Spindle
W. E. Rice
Cimarron
Kansas
Ernest McCoy
Virgil Montgomery
Mary Connelly
Leona Newman
Trenton
Delta Ewing
Bettie
Margaret Melton
Leonard
J. D. Cannon
Grover Cantrell
Goddard
Ryon
Taslaus
Roedaal
Oliver
Remington
L. C. Smith
Underwood
Woodstock
Pascal Farley
Woosley
Chupches
Sheriff’s Office
Friends
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Pool
W.E. Smith & CO
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