Van Alstyne at Whitewright in Thanksgiving clash
The Van Alstyne Panthers meet the Whitewright Tigers at Bryant Field Thursday at 2 30 PM in a key Grayson County Class A game. Rivalry spans twenty years with close scores and notable players watching from both sides.
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van Alstyne Panthers
Whitewright Tigers
Bryant Field
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Tigers
van Alstyne Leader
The
Sun
Clifton Tooley
North Texas
Grayson County
Whitesboro
Farmersville
Rockwall
Sherman B
Plano
Truett Logs 45 Consecutive Texas State Conventions
Rev J L Truett of Whitewright has attended 48 Texas State Baptist conventions over 51 years, with 45 consecutive attendances in the past 45 years. Only three missed were in his first six years after arriving in Texas. He was elected secretary of the convention for the 25th time in Abilene. His brother Dr George W Truett would have a 45 year streak if not for World War I service in France.
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J. L. Truett
Whitewright
Texas
Truett
George W. Truett
Dallas
France
Abilene
Union Thanksgiving Service To Be Held Wednesday Night
City wide Thanksgiving service set for Wednesday at 7 p m at First Baptist Church. All churches participate with Rev W W Adcock delivering the message and a joint choir from area churches conducted by Mrs Guy Hamilton. The service marks Whitewright’s long standing Thanksgiving observance.
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Union
First Baptist Church
W. W. Adcock
First Methodist Church
Guy Hamilton
Whitewright
Sixteen Farmers With Tractors Help Neighbor
Sixteen farmers with sixteen tractors met at George Hicks’s home in the Ely community on Saturday morning and in under four hours prepared Hicks land for a new crop. Neighbors helped due to illness in his family, drawing praise for the community’s willingness to assist. Witnesses recalled the sight of 16 tractors at work and the noise likened to dozens of airplanes.
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George Hicks
Ely
Mr. Hicks
Big Sweet Potatoes Grow in Whitewright
The Sun displays two notably large sweet potatoes from Whitewright, one weighing 11 pounds grown by Mrs. H. A. James of route 1 and another weighing 8 pounds grown by Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick, totaling 19 pounds.
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Whitewright
H. A. James
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Ector Pastor's Wife Dies Suddenly
Mrs. R. F. Parker wife of Rev. R. E. Parker pastor of Ector and Marvin Methodist Churches died suddenly Monday. Funeral services were held at 10 a m Wednesday at Ector with Rev. W. Harrison Baker officiating. Assisting were Dr. W. Angie Smith of Dallas and Dr. S. H. C. Burgin of McKinney.
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R. F. Parker
R. E. Parker
Ector
Marvin Methodist
W. Harrison Baker
Sherman
W. Angie Smith
Dallas
S. H. C. Burgin
McKinney
Redistricting Of Precincts Looms In Grayson County
Sherman officials authorize a survey of road mileage to redraw Grayson County precinct boundaries. County engineer H M Scott will map plans to balance road construction burden across four precincts, potentially reshaping borders after two decades. Denison would stay in Precinct 2 and Sherman in Precinct 1.
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Denison
Sherman
Denison Dam
Federation of Music Clubs To Meet Here This Week
Organizers of the Whitewright Music Club Mrs Echols and Mrs Bryant formed the club in 1930 and later made them life members with ceremonies. Mrs Bryant now resides in Denton.
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Federation of Music Clubs
History of Whitewright Music Club Organizes in 1930
In fall 1930 Mrs. F M Echols and Mrs. G F Bryant organized a Whitewright music club with 25 women, aided by the Bomar Cramer Club of Sherman. Charter members include A A Adams H T Atterberry Margaret Boone G F Bryant Rozelle Cavannes Tommie Chenoweth F M Echols J C Gillespie A A Gillett L G Hagard Guy Hamilton W R Hooper A L Jackson O L Jones F D Layman Durelle Mangrum J C McMillin C J Meador Louise Merritt R T Pennington F W Smith G B Smith Dorothy Tapscott J W Wilson C S Witt. First officers were Bryant, Pennington, Wilson, Layman, Gillett, Hamilton, and Witt.
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F. M. Echols
G. F. Bryant
Whitewright
J. C. McMillin
C. J. Meador
Louise Merritt
R. T. Pennington
F. W. Smith
G. B. Smith
Dorothy Tapscott
J. W. Wilson
C. S. Witt
Atterberry
Jackson
McMillin
Pennington
F. D. Layman
R. A. Gillett
Guy Hamilton
Bryant
First Presbyterian Church
1940 farm conservation payments total shocker across states
Agriculture Department reports 1940 conservation payments near 462.17 million dollars with 448.76 million paid to farmers and 13.42 million for administration. State totals listed include Texas 49.87 million, Arkansas 14.30 million, Oklahoma 14.64 million, Louisiana 8.47 million, New Mexico 2.94 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
General Accounting Office
Treasury Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Second District Texas Federation of Music Clubs Convention Opens
The Whitewright Music Club hosts the seventeenth annual convention with about 200 attendees from 14 counties. Delegates from 24 senior 31 junior and four student clubs gather for registration at 8 AM Friday and a full program including elections, meals, musical shows, and a Saturday memorial service.
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Whitewright
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Bard W. Paul
Dallas
Travis Street Methodist Church
Hockaday School
Denton
Craig's
Scouts Collecting Materials For National Defense
Whitewright Boy Scout Troop plans weekly collection of iron rags aluminum waste paper rubber and copper for national defense. Citizens urged to place items on porches each Monday for pickup by a Scout. For more information call 116 or contact Scout leader Robert Sears Jr.
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Whitewright Boy Scout
Whitewright
Robert Sears Jr
Central Christian Church Names Pastor Frank Schofield
Frank Schofield, a Texas Christian University student, has been called as pastor of Central Christian Church in Fort Worth. He will preach his first sermon Sunday and services are held two Sundays each month. Schofield previously led a Sacramento church for three years. He is married with one child. Whitewright now has four pastors under 33, the youngest group ever. The piece also notes U.S. railway mileage exceeds that of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia combined.
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Frank Schofield
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Central Christian Church
Schofield
Sacramento
Calif
Whitewright
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C. B. Burchfield
Ed Kent
C. B. Bryant III
Letterman
Lloyd Cato
Billy Kincaid
Davis Parrish
Marvin Smith
Burchfield
Smith
Kent
Parrish
Panthere
Aves Whitewright
Pet
RED Cross
W. A. Sirkel
Betty To Morrow
H. D. Ligon
John Reeves
M. E. Winburn
W. H. Forrest
Louis May
Lyda German
Harold Doss
Donigan Gin Co
Jim Ayres
Fred Starr
J. B. Hamilton
W. H. King
R. H. May
Thomas Sears
John L. Reeves
Cole & Davis Co
C. P. Johnson
P. R. Johnson
Lester Haile
J. F. Fender
J. R. Pennington
J. F. Lilley
Ee Crittenden
Jennie Forgy
B. S. Montgomery
Inez Ray
Gladys Ray
Clifton Emerson
E. F. Everheart
Olivia Whedbee
L. E. Ricketts
J.L. Bow
John Yeager
Addie Sweattan
L. O. Lackey
J. D. Hoard Seam
A. G. Bradley
Elmo Wallace
Cinemia Savesensac Secenseses
Earl Wilson
Edwin Badgett
Ross May
J. L. Kirkpatrick
American Legion Auxiliary
Gomer
Ween
Willie
Whitewright Music Club
H. T. Atterberry
Texas Composers’ Guild
A. L. Jackson
Julien Paul Blitz
Leonard Pennario
Juanita Potter
State Federation
Cramer Music Club
Bonham Harmony Club
Bonham
American Legion
Grammar School
Baptist Church
Sherman Group
United States
South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
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