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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
5
Whitewright pages report a Grammar School skating party and repeated invites. Local residents and visitors include Misses Inez and Gladys Ray at the Rose Festival in Tyler, Ether family movements, and Dr. E. O. May of Madill visiting relatives. Governor O Daniel stopped in Trenton and Denison for local receptions with GRayson County reps.
W E LaRoe attended the reunion of the first Leon Springs army officers' graduates in Fort Worth on Saturday. The event marks a long running annual gathering. guests included Dr N D Hampton and family, Mrs Pree Clark, Miss Ona Belle Hampton, Rev Howard McSpedden, and others. The celebration coincided with Lee Hampton's 76th birthday as Ona Belle Hampton departs for Baltimore to assume a civil service post in the Social Security Bureau. Local histories noted W G Cary of Leslie Kentucky visiting Whitewright with relatives and sharing old issue copies of the Whitewright Times from 1893.
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. Glen Earnheart's home for a covered dish luncheon with 26 members and two guests. Mrs. Johnson organized arrangements, served as toastmistress, and introduced guest speaker Mrs. L. J. Wathen of Dallas who spoke on The American Way. A state convention delegate was elected for Austin in November.
Mrs Ralph Brown of Orangeville was honored at a Saturday afternoon gathering on the Trenton highway hosted by Mrs Ray Lumpkins assisted by Mrs Jess Lumpkins and others. After games, gifts were presented and refreshments served to many: Etta Anderson Mozelle Anderson Grover Vestal Roscoe Vestal Anita Smith G Smith Vestal Viola Selman Benna Blackwell Stella Bangs Elmer Lance Maggie Monroe Willie Lance Velma Allen Pearl Alexander D Fleming D Patterson Alton Bowen Roxie Bowen Maxine Hymer Paul Brown D E McCoy Coy Jones Billie Sparks Bertha Brown Thelma Bowen Jimmie Lee Brown Edna Tignor Ott Smith W L Hatfield E E Tomlinson Velma Aldridge Carl McAfee Anderson Westbrook Clendenning Frances Anderson Billie Hatfield Mary Ellen Brown Norma Anderson and many others.
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday school met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. J. A. Bixler's home with co host Mrs. J. L. Bow. Halloween decor and favors set the theme. A fortune teller was featured. Pumpkin pie whipped cream and coffee were served to 20 members.
The Gainesville Daily Register reports the Sunday wedding of Dorothy Jane Aldridge to Robert W. Henry son of J. W. Henry of Whitewright. The ceremony was at the Aldridge home with Rev. Earl J. Patton officiating. The couple will reside at 111 Haight Street Gainesville.
Miss Ellen Neal daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Neal of the Kentucky town community married Frank S Moore son of Mr and Mrs W J Moore of Sherman in Sherman on Saturday night at 8 o clock. They will reside at the home of Mr Moore's parents with Mr and Mrs Jack Byrd of Sherman in attendance.
Dr. F. D. Layman presided as Claud Meador and Tom Cunningham argued why the United States should give England aid. The speakers admitted limited preparation time but presented many reasons to support aiding England to avoid defeat by dictators. Some members suggested sending the two speakers to continue the discussion.
Visitors from Denison Rotary Club including J. J. Gallagher and Tom Scales were in town with Gallagher as M K T superintendent and Scales a special freight agent. The trip to Washington for National Congress speeches lacked funding and is not expected to occur. Marvin Judd, recently moved to Whitewright, was also a guest.
Central Christian Church announces Leroy Anderson as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a m and sermons at 11 a m and 7 15 p m Bible School at 10 a m Bible study Wednesday night at 7 15 p m Leonard Mullens is listed as minister.
Pastor Ben Bell leads Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 with a Thir teenth Verse sermon. Rev Leatherwood of Dallas presents a talking picture Ten Nights in a Barroom at 7 30 with no charge, a free will offering to aid the cause. Baptist Presbyterian and Central Christian join in the service for a large crowd.
The First Presbyterian Church notes the 10:50 a.m. service marks the seventh anniversary of Pastor Rev. B Wrenn Webb with a united service at the Methodist Church where the film Ten Nights in a Bar Room will be shown. Three elders were ordained and installed last Sunday: T E Barbee Homer H Sears and R P Montgomery.
The Woman's Missionary Society will gather at Mrs Emmet Penn's home Monday at 2 30 p m. Mrs B Wrenn Webb is to lead the afternoon with a devotional by Mrs Lester Haile. Reports on Alaska by Mrs T E Sears and on India by Mrs R T Pennington will be presented. All Presbyterian women are invited.
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