Local residents and visitors share weekend ties in Whitewright
A crowded social listing shows Mrs. James Bullard of Ector visiting, Marvin Moats of Fort Crockett visiting his parents south of town, and many others including Mrs. May McCasklin of Sherman and Homer Hulmer of Pampa visiting area families. The note mentions Joe Hicks improving from typhoid, and Corproal James B. Phillips returning to Lake Field after two weeks with his mother. Also recorded are nuptials of William Jack Lightford and Hazel Lillian Brown in Sherman and plans for their residence there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Moats
Fort Crockett, Galveston
Mrs
Henry Moats
James B. Phillips
Lake Field
Phoenix, Ariz
Velma Phillips
William Jack Lightford
Sherman
Hazel Lillian Brown
Whitewright
B. Wrenn Webb
Lightford
Laura Brown
Community Notes From Whitewright Area Churches and Schools
Social visits include Plano and Dallas guests visiting W J Barbee and local homes. Local youths plan a charity clothing and toy drive for Christmas distributions at drug stores. Obituary notes Mrs Mary Magers’s niece Mrs Ray Tilley of Dallas dies in Sanatorium. Thanksgiving banquet hosted by Presbyterian Men’s Bible Class in Denis with participants R T Pennington S T Montgomery John Reeves. Charles Harrison of Clovis injured neck. ex-Whitewright graduate. D Rhea Allison of Olney selected for McMurry University Who’s Who. plans SMU theology. Funeral guests from multiple towns attend J L Reeves service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Denis
R. T. Pennington
S. T. Montgomery
John Reeves
Charles Harrison
Ernest Harrison
Clovis
New Mexico
Whitewright
Harrisons
Charles
Whitewright High School
D. Rhea Allison
Olney
Will Smith
Ely
McMurry College
Abilene
School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Allison
Hill and Bush Tie for Life in Whitewright Area
Hill-Bush wedding unites Hill of Whitewright and Maxine Bush of Sedalia at Rev. Howard McSpedden’s Pilot Grove home. Bride, Anna High School alumna, worked in McKinney this past year. Groom, a Farley and Hill grocery associate, plans to live in Penn apartments with bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton Hill
Whitewright
Maxine Bush
Leo Bush
Sedalia
Howard McSpedden
Pilot Grove
Anna High School
McKinney
Farley & Hill
Rotary Governor Visits Club Here
Rotary Governor John C. Calhoun of Rotary district 128 visited the Whitewright Club Thursday. He met the board, praised the club’s community work and crippled children’s aid, and gave a 20 minute talk on Rotary’s five objectives. A turkey dinner followed at First Baptist Church with singing led by Lloyd Moore and a 50th wedding anniversary noted for Dr. and Mrs. Fender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Calhoun
Corsicana
Rotary District 128
Texas
Whitewright Rotary Club
Rotaryanns
Calhoun
First Baptist Church
Lloyd Moore
Denison
Whitewright
Earnheart
Marshall Hasty
Thomas Sears
E. C. Butler
Roy Blanton
Rex Cruse
Moore
Barnheart
Rotary
Friday Literary Club Hosts Literary Feast at Barbee Home
The Friday Literary Club held a Literary Feast at Mrs. T. E. Barbee's home with menus on oysters soup turkey cranberry and pumpkin pie. Mrs Alan Harvey-Brooks resigned. Mrs Wilson Kaiser became an active member. County Federation invited to spring meeting in Whitewright. six club members attended the Sherman federation meeting and luncheon. Mrs C P Johnson presided over the federation and served as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Barbee
Grady Gillett
J. B. King
Gladys Ray
Olivia Whedbee
Whittier
J. H. Waggone
Junior Music Club Elects Officers at Hamilton Home
The Hamilton Junior and Juvenile Music Club met at Mrs Guy Hamilton's home Saturday with seven members and one visitor Mrs L D Selman. Officers elected include Margaret Hanna president Frances Layman vice president Martha Vestal secretary Janis Jane Horton treasurer Louise Selman reporter and Foucheaux Vestal parliamentarian. Next meeting scheduled for the second Saturday of each month at 10 am. The club will host next Saturday for the Second District T F M C junior clubs at the Grammar School at 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Junior and
Guy Hamilton
L. D. Selman
Margaret Hanna
Frances Layman
Martha Vestal
Janis Jane Horton
Louise Selman
Foucheaux Vestal
Bethel H D Club Elects Officers in Sherman Meeting
Eight Home Demonstration Clubs and one 4 H Club gathered Saturday with Miss Eunice King and Eva Merritt in Sherman to study reporting for local newspapers. They reviewed radio programs on living room improvements and a club reporters handbook by Laura Lane. Next meeting set for January 24 at 1 p m and Bethel members urged to attend November 25 at 2 p m at Mrs Gosnell home for officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
J. H. Gosnell
Central Christian Church Sunday Services Schedule
The Central Christian Church lists a full Sunday program with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by superintendent W. T. Simmons, morning worship at 11 a.m. with sermon by the pastor E. P. Wootten, and an evening service at 7 p.m. Training Union and Young People's Forum at 6 p.m. Prayer service and choir practice are at 7 p.m. Wednesday. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
W. T. Simmons
Guy Hamilton
Training Union and
Young People’s Forum
Lord
Thanksgiving Sunday at Wabb Church Featured by Pastor
Dr B Wrenn Wabb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a m conducted by junior superintendent Leroy Martin. 10 50 a m the message by the pastor centers on Thanksgiving with a Thanksgiving offering for national missions. 7 p m Evening worship stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Wabb
Leroy Martin
Adcock to Lead Church Activities Sunday Program
Pastor W. W. Adcock leads 10 a m Sunday school with Roscoe A. Gillett as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a m features a sermon by the pastor on Enriching Life With Gratitude. Youth Fellowship at 6 p m led by C B Bryant III on The Blackout of the Soul. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Monday at 2:30 p m at Mrs J H Waggoner's with co host Mrs Hazel May Jackson and program led by Mrs C B Bryant Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Adcock
Roscoe A. Gillett
Sarah Kilgree
C. B. Bryant III
Woman's Society of Christian Service
J. H. Waggoner
Hazel May Jackson
C. B. Bryant Jr
Dallas Death Notices Mrs Emma Smith 83
Mrs Emma Smith 83 wife of the late Eli Smith died in Dallas last Thursday. She lived in Dallas 35 years, formerly of Whitewright. Funeral 10 a m Friday Sparkman Brand chapel burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include two sons George W. Smith and L R. Smith three daughters Nell Smith Mrs E T Woods and Mrs O W Wood six grandchildren and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Smith
Eli Smith
Whitewright
Dallas
T. E
W. J. Barbee
Floyd Poe
City Temple Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Fannin Ginnings Reach 28 133 Bales Ahead of Bonham Start
Fannin County cotton ginnings for 1941 before November 1 totaled 28 133 bales, just over half of 1940’s same period. Cotton statistician Wade Lipscomb announced. For comparison, before November 1, 1940, 54 364 bales were ginned in Fannin County. Football players use up nearly 2 600 000 footballs each season.
Frontier echoes in San Francisco alcohol market
San Francisco still shows frontier flavor in its liquor trade with 4,684 places selling alcoholic beverages, about one for every 160 residents, highlighting a dense, bustling market that mirrors its historic pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Church of God Adds 75000 New Russian Churches Since 1922
The Church of God asserts that despite state limits it established 75 000 churches of its denomination across Russia beginning in 1922, reflecting a surge in religious organization under restrictive conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Russia
To Dr and Mrs J F Fender Fifty Year Anniversary
Poetic anniversary note from Mr and Mrs Ben Montgomery wishing Dr J F Fender and his wife a blessed half century of marriage. The message celebrates enduring love, asks for continued happiness, and invokes Christian blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Montgomery
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names From The Sun
The Sun honors new names recently added to its honor roll including Mrs. Mel Roberts A L Scott A M Bryant A L Jackson Frank Whitworth Emmet Cooper Euell Bradley University of Texas Mrs Frank Armstrong Mrs Lanius Kincaid Mrs Obie Rutledge Earl Jenkins Jesse James Mur Ryon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Mel Roberts
A. L. Scott
A. M. Bryant
A. L. Jackson
Frank Whitworth
Emmet Cooper
Euell Bradley
University of Texas
Frank Armstrong
Lanius Kincaid
Obie Rutledge
Earl Jenkins
Jesse James
Mur Ryon
Oil Prospectors Warn Against Prolonged Drilling Delays
A sharply worded remark urges swift action after boring begins, suggesting that failing to strike oil within five minutes warrants stopping the drill. The quote reflects urgency in early exploration discourse.
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James Bullard of
Ector
B. F. Blanton
May McCasklin
W. J. Mabry
Homer Hulmer
Pampa
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Joe Hicks
George Hicks
M. Jones Roberts
Mr. Roberts
J. W. McMurry Jr
J. W. McMurry
J. D. Conner
Fort Lewis
Washington
Mrs. A. L. Conner
E. T. Doss
Sabinas
R. B. Owens
Houston
Darwin
Morris Fogle Gillett
Wilton McFarland
Denton Commerce
Denton
Percy Darwin
Blue Ridge School
L. H. Darwin
Paul Simmons
McCarren Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
K. B. Simmons
H. T. Arterberry
Lilian Slusher
Kilgore
Terry Arterberry
Joe Thomas Meador
New London
C. J. Meador
J. P. Hayden
Earl Lake
G. B. Malone
Durant, Okla
C. P. Johnson
St. Louis
The
Southern Medical Association
J. L. Boone
W. A. Kirkpatrick
R. E. Hickman
T. E. Sears
C. B. Bryant
E. Smith
Jimmie
Jack Nossaman
Plano
Jack Barbee
Commerce
Dick Barbee
Martha Welborn
Dorotha Darwin
Albert Thornton
Floyd Everheart Jr
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Mary Magers
Nice
Ray Tilley
Tilley
Sanatorium
Moody
J. L. Reeves
Howard Brodhead
Jim
Gainesville
H. D. Ray
David Ray
Rex Ray
Dave
Don
Mary Lynn
Albert Patterson
Fort Worth
W. L. Gordon
Henry Reeves
Amarillo
John Donaghey
Dick Wallace
Trenton
G. L. Hall
Grover Hall
Honey Grove
Lee Wallace
Charley Buchanan
Nobility
S. B. Martin
Desert
Whitewright, Texas
RCA Living Sound
THUR
FBI
Fred MacMurry
Erroll Flynn
Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Hickok
Rockies
George Montgomery
Mary Beth Hughes
IRON
Ann Sheridan
Jack Oakie
Martha Raye
Jack Haley
Ozzie Nelson
Butch & Buddy
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Roger Pryor
Death Valley
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Lynne Overman
Philip Reed
South Seas
Rotary Governor
Bethel H-D Club
Central Christian Church
First Methodist Church
Craig’s Cafe
J. F. Fender
Thelma English
John Pace
Federation OF
Glen Earheart
Music Club
Tigers
van Alstyne
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