Whitewright Community News Highlights Births Visits and Local Notes
Whitewright residents report births for Mr. and Mrs. R W Mathis and Mr. and Mrs. R W Renfro both on October 7. Numerous visits unfold with Sherman and Dallas connections. Miss Mary Connelly of Kentucky town and Miss Lucile Starr from Sherman appear locally. East Texas State Teachers College student Edward Deaton leads as a campus election winner. Miss Mary Dale King earns a scholarship post at Texas State College for Women. Local dining promos and classified ads mix with birthday notes for Lee Hampton.
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Edward Deaton
R. E. Deaton
Whitewright
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Texas State College For Women
Mary Dale King
J. B. King
Miss King
County Line Singing Convention Set at Bethel Church
The County Line Singing Convention will meet at 2 30 o clock Sunday afternoon Oct 17 at Bethel Baptist Church four miles south of Whitewright per W C Brown president. Social notes report visits from Hinton of Lockhart O Wright of Oklahoma City and Bush of Princeton.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
W. C. Brown
W. B. Hinton
Lockhart
Ralph O'Wright
Oklahoma City
Guy Bush
Princeton
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Hinton
Kirkpatrick
Miss Sara Belle Gillett’s wedding shower near Whitewright
Mrs. Murray Bryant and Mrs. Ross May hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Bryant’s home for Miss Sara Belle Gillett, who will marry Joe Thomas May at the Methodist Church this Saturday. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments and gifts poured in.
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Sara Gillett
Joe T. May
Margaret Lilley
R. P. Montgomery
Boyd Newman
Drunette Farley
Denison
Sara Troy
Dallas
Wilson Kaiger
Sherman
Charles White
Whitewright
Dorothy Lakroe
New London
Murray Bryant
Ross May
Automatic equipment at Katy-Cotton Belt interlocking tower installed
Workmen install automatic gear to replace tower operators at the Katy-Cotton Belt interlocking tower. The change shifts telegram handling patterns and raises questions about night messaging after dispensation of tower staff. A birthday dinner honored J P Autrey on his 86th birthday with extensive Whitewright and Dallas connections. Ensign Merriwell Vineyard visited Dallas on furlough from the naval air service before moving to Frederick Oklahoma with his family. War bonds urged as patriotic measure.
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Katy-Cotton Belt
Western Union
Katy
W. R. Vineyard
Dallas
Ensign Merriwell Vineyard
Naval Air Service
Ensign Vineyard
Rhode Island
Pacific Coast
Vineyard
Frederick, Okla
Hollywood troupe honors Lou Ann May on sixth birthday
A Phoenix Gazette report notes Lou Ann May, six, welcomed by a Hollywood vaudeville troupe at the Convalescent Home for Crippled Children in Phoenix. The child, daughter of Leland and (Mrs.) May, former Whitewright residents, celebrated her birthday as actors visited. Lou Ann, stricken with infantile paralysis last summer, now walks again.
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Lou Ann May
Phoenix
Arizona
Hollywood
Lou Ann
Leland May
Whitewright
Coolidge
Ariz
Carl May
Rotary Club luncheon frames mishap as postponement
Rotary Club Murray Bryant failed to bring his manuscript to the Friday luncheon and, lacking a prepared speech, postponed his program to next Friday. Russell Summers led a brief miscellaneous program as members awaited Bryant’s return.
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Murray Bryant
Rotary Club
Murray
Murry
Russell Summers
R. E. Lingenfelter
Trenton
Leonard
Whitewright
Co. B. Bryant Jr
Gomer May
Bryant
J. S. Whitworth
Houston
C. B. Bryant Jr
Eva Williams
Bethel Club Demonstrates Living Room Accessories
Miss Eunice King county home demonstration agent met Bethel Home Demonstration Club on Tuesday and demonstrated living room accessories. The next meeting will be held October 12.
4-H Club Formed by Grammar School Girls
The 4-H club organized by 6th 7th and 8th graders elected Lou Ray Holcomb as president Marjorie Bridgewater as vice president Laura Jean Wilson as secretary treasurer Frances Layman as song leader and Martha Williams as reporter The next meeting is set for October 21 with Marcella Huseman as sponsor reported.
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Lou Ray Holcomb
Marjorie Bridgewater
Laura Jean Wilson
Frances Layman
Martha Williams
Marcella Huseman
Bride Mrs Mark Montgomery Hosts Linen Shower
Mrs Mark Montgomery entertained Saturday at the Mrs D S Carr residence honoring her daughter in law Mrs Billy Earl Montgomery a recent bride with a linen shower Games and a reading by Miss Mae Hall capped the event Refreshments followed and gifts were opened Mrs Montgomery formerly Eula Mae McKinnon of Miami Florida.
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Mark Montgomery
Friday Literary Club Opened Year With Guest Speaker
The Friday Literary Club held its first meeting of the year at the home of Misses Inez and Gladys Bay on Friday evening, October 1. A chili supper welcomed members and guests, Ford Moore of Sherman, formerly Whitewright, spoke and shared moving pictures of Mexico and a Caribbean cruise, six members performed a vocal number, and many guests were husbands of club members.
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Inez
Gladys Bay
Ford Moore
Sherman
Whitewright
Mexico
Christmas card demand drains supply prompt orders urged
The Sun reports Christmas card demand is higher than ever with limited supply. Some manufacturers refuse new orders while The Sun has already placed several and delivered many orders. Readers are advised to order now to secure cards.
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The
Sun
the Sun
Oil Mill Pays 10 000 in Antitrust Suit
Southland Cotton Oil Mill of Paris Texas agreed to pay 10000 and was permanently enjoined from further antitrust violations in Texas. Attorney General Gerald C Mann announced the judgment entered in Llano district court after suit against six firms alleging price fixing to eliminate competition in the cotton oil business.
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Austin
Southland Cotton Oil Mill
Paris
Texas
Atty
Gerald C. Mann
District
Llano
Mann
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Lee Hampton
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W. L. Stinson
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M. F. Alexander
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