Local Social Notes and Holiday Schedule
We list numerous visits and brief notes from Randolph Sherman and Dallas area residents. Thanksgiving school break announced with four day holiday. Russell Glen May elected president of Industrial Education Club at East Texas State College Commerce. Baptist Rex Ray Circle met with Bible lesson Go Ye and upcoming meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Glen May
East Texas State College, Commerce
Industrial Education Club
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Russell Glen
Lallace May
Whitewright
Baptist
Rex Ray
J. P. Darwin
Ira Fleming
O. E. Head
Head
Weekend Visits Highlight ETSC Community Ties
ETSC Commerce student Jerry Lee Bennett spent the weekend with his parents the Nobles. Several families from Gonzales Nobility Trenton Mesquite Roby Texhoma Colo rado City gathered for visits and church group activity. The Lottie Moon Circle of the First Baptist Church met at the Bonham Steak House. Eleven members and one visitor attended Bible study led by Mrs. A R McMurry with Mrs. Carl May presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Anna Alexander
ETSC
Commerce
Lloyd Alexander
Jerry Lee Bennett
Mrs
Noble Bennett
D. D. Brooks
Bonham
Lee Petty
Nobility
Lilla Dockery
Trenton
Roxie Withrow
Vera Taylor
Grand Prairie
Fay Keneson
Mesquite
Brooks
G. W. McDaniel
Texhoma
George Deaton
Roby
Ed Deaton
Paul Bowen
Tom Brown
Ronette Thruston
Alton Bowen
Lottie Moon
First Baptist Church
Carl May
Clyde Sadler
A. R. McMurry
McMurry
Thurston Montgomery
Ronce Morgan
Presbyterian Missionary Society Thanksgiving Meeting
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Mrs. H. H. Sears home for the annual Thanksgiving service and offering. Sixteen members and three visitors attended as Rev. C. C. Dooley gave the invocation and reports were read by Ruth Cox and R. E. Hickman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
H. H. Sears
C. C. Dooley
Ruth Cox
R. E. Hickman
Lydia Henry
J. W. Wilson
T. E. Sears
T. A. Gray
Floyd Bassett
Hoyt Taylor
Hickman
Wilson
Russell Law
Sherman
Central Presbyterian Church
Fire's Spread Largely Due to Wood Shingles, NFPA Says
A Boston fire safety engineer reports wood shingles were a major factor in Los Angeles area fires. NFPA says over 50 percent of about 400 homes destroyed lacked fire resistant roofing, with 17 of 20 shingled homes lost vs two of 10 with fire resistant roofing. Fire spread on wooden shingles hindered saving many houses.
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Boston
Los Angeles
The
National Fire Protection Association
On Fire Safety Information
NFPA
Percy Bugbee
Canyon
Class of '56 Reunion at Malt Shop a Huge Success
Whitewright High School Class of 56 held a reunion at the Malt Shop dining room on Saturday night with 16 of 25 members present and 31 attending. Decorations featured gold and white, the lily, WHS pennants, and a past memos bulletin board.
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Whitewright High School
WHS
Iola Phillips
Christine Sanderson
Ruth Smith
Ina Hoyt Wallace
Lillian Neathery
Travis Sanderson
Bobby DeBerry
Firefighters Fight Blaze Before Major Damage
A local fire crew worked to contain a stubborn blaze as hopes remained high for limiting structural damage. Officials said early attempts allowed several areas to be saved while crews advanced on the growing flames.
Reunion brings together alumni at homecoming event
A business meeting set plans for another reunion in July 1964. After the homecoming game alumni gathered in a reserved section then went to the Malt Shop for coffee and cake decorated in class colors. Former teachers and school chums joined them.
Lighted Taxi Stop Sparks Tip Snub in Old Tale
An old man, after a night out with friends, pays the taxi fare under a streetlamp to ensure the meter amount is exact. The driver hints at a tip, but the passenger replies that the glow helps him see the fare, a quip ending the exchange as he heads inside.
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J. R. McGee of
Randolph
Gary Christian
Community Hospital
Clyde Little
Houston Darwin
Dodge City
Kansas
Orval Head
Ft. Sill, Okla
O. B. Head
W. D. Williams
Thomas Ayres
Dallas
J. C. Reed
Canton
Mrs. Lakey Edwards
Mrs. C. B. Robinson
A. F. Rushing
Cass_ McCuistion
Fort Worth
Elmer Sanderson
Harold Cass
Sabinal
R. B. Owens
Harold
Fred W. James
James
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
John Smith
Mattie James
Maggie Monroe
Willie Walker
Nettie Manions
Louisiana
Pearl Alexander
J. E. Henson
John Lowery
E. T. Sanderson
Wichita Falls
B. L. Sanderson
Russell Summers
the Sun
City Commission
H. P. Donigan of
Brookshire
Dean Watson
Fort Polk, la
J. A. Bixler
Wylie
Dick Gibson
Lawton
Okla
Nora Hughes of
Gene Hughes
C. B. Robinson
Floyd Housewright
W. M. Pierson
Martin Gibbs
C. K. Smith
Lewis Cooper
Bells
Laude Anderson
Lola Morgan
Olena Miller
Greenville
Marion Brooks
Big Spring
David Brooks
A. C. Kenneson
George Burleson
Gonzales
Mr. Burleson
C. C. Myers
Colorado City
Texas
Robert Sivley
Mr. Myers
Presbyterian M
Maxwell House
Folger’s
Maryland
COFFE
Griffin
Griffin’s Raider
U. S
Florida
McClure’s
Mary Washington
Morton House
Swanson
del Monte Pumpkin Borden’s
Highland Addition
Rence Morgan
Reunion
Farley & Hill
Decker
Bologna
Keith
Donald Duck
Griffin's
Maryland Club
Snider’s
Lady Fair
Gladiola
del Monte
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