Weekend Socials and Local Appointments Across Texas and Beyond
Local notes recount weekend visits among families in Garland Fort Worth and Dallas with trips to New Mexico and Colorado. Tex as A&M student Cliff Emerson spends time in College Station. Community groups meet at the First Methodist Church and a Cub Scout Den 3 begins the school year. Grover Gillett Jr a McMurry College professor and CPA from Abileneis profiled. PFC Arthur L Ballard participates in NATO exercise Fallex 64 in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Den 3
Floyd Flowers
Andrew Wyatt
Brad Alexander
Ricky Compton
Bob Bonds
Ricky House
Eddie Harris
David Wyatt
Sherman
First Methodist Church
Grover Gillett Jr
Whitewright
McMurry College
Abilene
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Gillett
Dallas
North Texas State University
Texas Tech
Lubbock
University of Texas
Columbia University
Southern Methodist University
Arthur L. Ballard
Arthur E. Ballard
Seventh Army
Germany
Ballar
144Th Ordance Company
Friedberg
First National Bank Purchases Corner Property in Whitewright
The First National Bank of Whitewright buys two adjoining parcels totaling 80 feet on Grand Avenue and 140 feet on Sears Street. Bank president Kenneth Frisby hints at a future modern banking facility and downtown improvements, with options to buy more Haile property. The Collins parcel previously housed storage and historic business tenants.
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First National Bank of Whitewright
Grand Avenue
Sears Street
Kenneth Frisby
Frisby
City Hall
William Collins
Fort Worth
Collins
Findley Haile
Haile
Whitewright
Meadow Truck
Old Truett Furniture Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Death notices for Lillie Gardner in Whitewright area
Mrs. Lillie Gardner 66 died at Whitewright Nursing Home after a cancer illness. Funeral services were held at Barnheart Funeral Home with Rev. John Roberson officiating. She was co owner of The Flower Shop in Whitewright and survived by two sons, a brother, four sisters, and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnheart Funeral Home
Lillie Gardner
John Roberson
Dallas
Burns Cemetery
Trenton
B. R. Walker
R. R. Summers
G. C. Stateville
John Biggerstaff
J. B. Thornhill
Charlie Ayres
Gardner
R. M
Nannie McCollum
Whitewright
Methodist Church
Jack Gardner
Houston
J. C. Gardner
Sharon
Oscar McCollum
Grady Gillett
Mary Everheart
Greenville
J. C. Elmore
Harlingen
Ida McCollum
Odessa
Funeral services for Rev G W Renfro in Mesquite
Rev G W Renfro of Mesquite and former Orangeville resident died after a long illness. Funeral held at 3 p m Tuesday in Anderson Clayton chapel. Survivors include his wife three daughters William Leslie and Denver Renfro Roy Renfro Carl Renfro and stepson Joe Lee. siblings Earl Myrtle Lillie Grace. 26 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesquite
Anderson-Clayton
G. W. Renfro
Orangeville
D. C. Bunch
Tony McCollum
Bell Garden
Calif
M. O. Bangs
Trenton
William
Leslie
Uncle Dan Comments On National News And Odd Grants
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes a letter praising mixed national signals and critiquing government spending. He laments the end of horses and mules in agriculture, proposes a monument to Old Dobben, mocks Pentagon waste, notes a North Carolina judge enforcing shirt tail modesty, and welcomes an $8 675 grant to study house flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Teddy Roosevelt
Old Dobben
Lincoln Memorial
Pentagon
North Carolina
U. S. Public Health Department
Washington
Medieval Books Banned Gems and Sacred Volumes
A French 1583 law barred commoners from decorating books with more than four diamonds while nobles could use five. Some medieval volumes were deemed too valuable to read and were kept in book shrines. Irish scribes produced manuscript books bound in wood and leather and carried in leather sacks. In late 13th century Germany Ulmann Stromer restricted papermaking knowledge to insiders and punished outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Ulmann Stromer
Nuremberg
John Lemon Named Field Rep of Cancer Society
John Lemon selected as Field Representative for the American Cancer Society District 14, covering 15 counties in North Texas. He succeeds A Le Loux, now executive vice president of Wyoming Division. District 14 includes Cooke Grayson Fannin Lamar Denton Collin Hunt Delta Franklin Hopkins Raines Rockwall Kaufman Van Zandt Ellis counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lemon
American Cancer Society
North
Texas
Lemon
A. le Loux
Wyoming
The
Cancer Society
Cooke, Grayson
Fannin
Lamar
Denton
Collin
Hunt
Delta
Franklin
Hopkins
Raines
Rockwall
Kaufman
van Zandt
Ellis
Funeral rites held for Harvey W Gunter in Denison
Harvey William Gunter 48 of Denison died after a heart attack Oct 8. Funeral services were held at Earnheart Funeral Chapel at 2 30 p m with Rev Dale Gore and Rev Houston Garner officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. He was born December 1 1915 in Cleveland Tennessee and survived by a daughter a widow his mother four brothers six sisters and three grandchildren.
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Earnheart
Harvey William Gunter
Denison
Sherman Hospital
Dale Gore
Houston Garner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Gunter
Cleveland, Tenn
J. W. Gunter
Methodist Church
Richard Edgett
Whitewright
Rayburn Gunter
Jasper
Wesley Gunter
Fred Gunter
Ambrose
M. L. Williams
F. F. Gilbert
Sherman
W. L. Crawford
J. B. Thornhill
Fancy names give rail cars new public appeal
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Kenneth H. Tuggle says rail cars with imaginative names like Whopper Hopper and Whale are in widespread use. He spoke at the Association of American Railroads Mechanical Division meeting in Chicago, noting more innovations to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Tuggle
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Association of American Railroads Mechanical Division
Chicago
Steam locomotives on display across the U S Texas among them
About five hundred steam locomotives are showcased in museums and public spaces nationwide with a notable concentration in Texas, highlighting the country’s rail history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
U. S
Texas
Whitewright Tigers Host Anna Friday In Sixth Straight Win Bid
Whitewright aims for a sixth straight win as it hosts Anna Friday night after roping Fannindel 28 18, with second stringers seeing heavy action. Starters John Holloway Scooter McCurdy Curtis Tillett lead a strong offense while Ladonia's Larry Braley gains 158 rushing yards and stands out on defense for the Falcons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School Tigers
Anna
Fannindel
Ladonia
Tiger
Whitewright
Tigers
Whitesboro
Mickey Meador
Falcons
John Holloway
Joe Hennig
Glenn Fields
Scooter McCurdy
Curtis Tillett
Hanning
Jan Buchanan
Tillett
Larry Braley
Falcon
Terry Edwards
Bill Montgomery
Bill White
Meador
Braley
Chandler Burnett
Jimmy Ramsey
Sulphur in Cigarettes Linked to Cancer Risk
Dr W Lohmann reports cigarette smoke contains up to 3.4 percent sulphur and may fuel mouth throat and lung cancers. He suggests eliminating sulphur by heavier tobacco density water filters longer cigarettes higher moisture or additives. Tests at Southern Research Support Center in Little Rock show cigars have little sulphur due to tighter packing.
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Little Rock
W. Lohmann
Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society
Dr. Lohmann
Children killed in dwelling fires often left alone
A report notes that over one third of child fire fatalities occur when the child is alone at home as fires start. Authorities urge safer home fire practices and early detection to reduce fatalities among youths.
Down Memory Lane 45 Years Ago Highlights
The Sun reprints items from October 17 1919 noting marriages among Lee Gordon Frisco and Lois Spindle and Neil Henderson Sulphur Springs wed Sept 12. Fires destroy a South Bend Street dwelling and an O K McDowell Chrysler car. Other social events include a McMurry reception and turkey birthday dinner. Streets to be opened to traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Gordon
Frisco
Lois Spindle
David Booker
Orangeville
John McMurry
J. M. McMurry
S. A. Hayes
H. L. Webster
Gilmore Webster
F. A. Benton
Jack Webster
O. M. Durham
Lucy Webster
Stanley Hayes, Jr
Ermine Webster
M. C. Kearney
John Webster
South Bend Street
C. W. Hampton
J. H. Graves
O. K. McDowell
T. L. Hopking
Dallas
Neil Henderson
Sulphur Springs
Lucille Myrick
Local Nuptials Highlight 40 Years Ago in Orangeville
From The Sun October 16 1924 W N Wilson wed Mrs Josie Brown in Orangeville while community figures Lucile Giles George Gattis Altha Mae Vestal W T Simmons Hattie Johnson and Adah Truett attend the B Y P U program. Mrs L H Darwin hosts the Kentuckytown Self Help club Friday. Whitewright Chamber of Commerce promotes a large free rodeo for Trades Day.
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the Sun
W. N. Wilson
Josie Brown
Orangeville
Lucile Giles
George Gattis
Altha Mae Vestal
W. T. Simmons
Hattie Johnson
Adah Truett
L. H. Darwin
Kentuckytown
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright Plans Celebration For Paved Streets
35 years ago the Chamber of Commerce set a celebration for Thursday October 24 to mark Whitewright's new paved streets with events in the afternoon and evening.
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Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Cotton ginned in Grayson county reaches seventeen thousand
The Sun reports 17 078 bales of cotton ginned in Grayson county before October 1. Community notes list music pupils officers Dorotha Darwin president Sarah Belle Gillett vice president Sara Atterbury secretary treasurer and Frances Pope reporter. Marriages and births are noted including Mr Frank Miller and Miss Clyde Johnson on May 17 and Mr Mack Pierson and Miss Jo Willa Bradley wed Wednesday. Ethel Harper earns nickname P P K Reflector.
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the Sun
Grayson County
Guy Hamilton
Dorotha Darwin
Sarah Belle Gillett
Sara Atterberry
Frances Pope
Homer May
Sam Montgomery
Houston
Virgil Ford
Frank Miller
Midland
Clyde Johnson
Mack Pierson
Jo Willa Bradley
Ethel Harper
P.P.K
Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets Monday
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at Mrs. J. T. Holloway's home. Mrs. H. H. Sears presided as president, new officers were elected, and 13 members with three guests attended. Jo Ellen Hardin and Desert residents Mrs. W. A. Akridge and Mrs. Wallace Caraway were noted among guests. The next meeting is set for Nov 9 at the church for a Thanksgiving program. a congregational meeting is planned Oct 28.
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The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
J. T. Holloway
H. H. Sears
Floyd Bassett
Edna Wilson
T. E. Sears
H. H. Taylor
C. C. Dooley
R. E. Hickman
T. A. Gray
Frances Stephens
Bassett
W. A. Akridge
Wallace Caraway
Desert
Jo Ellen Hardin
First Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Meeting
The church offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Junior MYF at 4:30 p.m. MYF at 6 p.m. Worship at 7 p.m. WSCS meets Monday at noon with lunch by Mrs. A M Bryant. A Call to Prayer and Self-denial follows. A covered dish luncheon is planned for Sunday noon, Oct 18, in the Educational building with chair practice on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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WSCS
A. M. Bryant
Sunday and Wednesday Worship Schedule
Bible study at 10 a.m. and worship with communion at 11 a.m. Evening worship at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Assembly of God Church Sunday Schedule Notes
Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m Saturday class at 7 p m Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p m Sunday worship service at 9 a m each week.
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Assembly OF God Church
First Presbyterian Church Schedules Congregational Meeting
First Presbyterian Church announces a congregational meeting on October 28 at 6 p.m. with a sack lunch. Attendees are asked to bring requested items. Several important matters will require attention at this gathering.
Central Christian Church Invites Visitors This Sunday
The Central Christian Church extends an invitation to join services each Sunday, inviting the public to attend and participate in weekly worship and community fellowship.
Kentuckytown Baptist Training Union Gathering
Kentuckytown Baptist Church announces a Training Union meeting at 6 p.m. with the Kentucky town congregation invited to attend for prayer and instruction.
Bethel Baptist Church Sunday Services Schedule
Bethel Baptist Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. for week attendees.
Game at a Glance Whitewright Fannindel
Whitewright and Fannindel meet in a high school football summary showing Whitewright 10 first downs to 9, 223 rushing yards to 202, 23 passing yards on 6 attempts with 2 completed, 1 interception, 4 fumbles, 5 penalties for 26 yards.
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Whitewright Fannindel
Literary Club Opens 36th Year With Luncheon
The Friday Literary Club started its 36th year with a covered dish luncheon at Mrs. Kenneth Frisby and welcomed new president Mrs. James Bryant. Twenty-two members attended along with guest Mrs. Paul Ryon. The president outlined study programs and civic projects for the year, including a Mental Patient adoption and a Christmas Lighting Contest plus gifts to a local nursing home and a high school citizenship award.
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Kenneth Frisby
James Bryant
S. T. Montgomery
J. W. Wilson
Paul Ryon
Lena Mae Gowdy
Bread making demonstrated at Whitewright HD Club meeting
HD Club members and four guests gathered at Mrs. R. D. Maddux home for a bread making demonstration by Mrs. Ann B. Somer. Mrs. J. C. McMillin presided, plans were made for a Club Council luncheon in Sherman on Oct. 21, and Mrs. McMillin was elected duegate to the Grayson County Federation meeting on Oct. 28.
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Ann B. Somer
Whitewright HD Club
R. D. Maddux
J. C. McMillin
Club
Grayson State Bank
Sherman
McMillin
Grayson County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Trade Winds
Tom Brown
Carl May
Ralph Wallace
Otto Russell
Sallye Hamilton
Pete Nicely
Lake Jackson
Somer
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John Vestal
Mrs
Dee Smith
Garland
Joe Rich
Harold Wimsett
New Mexico
Colorado
Doris and
Mozell Jacks
Mrs. L. F. Jacks
Cliff Emerson
Texas A&m University
College Station
Martha Emerson
Joe Bodine
Ms. Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Amarillo
Herman Bedford
Mike of
Paul Stephens
D. E. McCoy
Aztec
N. M
A. N. McCoy
D. E. McCoy Jr
Sarah Schwiening
H. T. Atterberry
Winnie Hamilton
Community Hospital
Patty Badgett
E. M. Badgett
Ray Dobson
Billy Muirhead
N. K. Richardson
Irving
James Cowan
Stanley Thornhill
Harold Thornhill
Pernie Badgett
Allen T. Short
Gladys Ray
John Compton
Emory Christian
Rex Ray
the Baptist Church
Jewel Dossey
O. L. Jones
J. P. Darwin
Royce Lay
J. C. Gillespie
O. E. Head
First National Bank
Mrs. Lillie Gardner
Dan
Tom Bean
Yours Truly
Uncle Dan
Harvey Gunter
Whitewright Tigers
Charles Byers
Mabel Rector
Church OF Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Central Christian Church
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Literary Club
Mrs. Frisby
HD Club
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