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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1938

Page

7

Local notes from Whitewright and nearby towns

Locals report visits to Dallas and Sherman and trips to the State Fair in Dallas. Residents including C J Meador R L Johnson Gomer May and many others spend weekends at camps towns and fairs while stores promote Hillbilly flour and discounted furniture. Births illnesses and weddings noted with several Dallas and Sherman connections.

Whitewright News Notes Family Visits and Fires

R P Gordon and daughter Elizabeth of Austin visited family in Whitewright over the weekend. Mrs Olive Myrick and Miss Frances Gillespie, with Mrs Carl Gillespie of Denison, spent Friday in Dallas. Dr E B Surface of Abilene will visit the Montgomerys before a trip to Oklahoma City with Mrs Montgomery. Dr Reynolds May, age 87, recovering after surgery at Wilson N Jones Hospital, Sherman, is improving. Homes on the Dora Scales farm southwest of Whitewright and the J B May place near Whitewright burned, with insured losses and no insurance on someProperty. The large Mrs Joe Wallace home east of Desert burned, insured for 1000, most goods saved. Mrs L O Lackey returned from Houston after her son James married Bernice Goettsche. Lackey attended with son Jack. A truck carried rodeo fans to Huntsville for the Texas Prison System rodeo. several Whitewright residentsAttended and praised the event.

Joe Wallace Desert Whitewright L. O. Lackey Houston James Bernice Goettsche Trinity Episcopal Church Jack Lackey Dallas Southwest Drug 1 Corporation Huntsville Texas Prison System W. H. Welch Earl Welch E. T. Sanderson Bill Hickson Jack Curry Bob Mullins S. T. Stubblefield Leon Johnson Carlton Johnson H. E. Sanderson

Oliver Sells Jersey Cow For Lamar County Fair Prize

J R Oliver received a 125 dollar check from Mrs R D Patrick of Dassetta Texas for the grand champion Jersey cow he sold her at Lamar County fair. He plans to ship the cow in a crate by express. Miss Tommie Chenoweth will lead pupils to Denis for a 9 am Friday program on KRRV with Zoe Vestal Janet English Betty Jo Pierce Betty Jean Price Billie Hatfield Martha Louise Foucheaux Vestal Anna Ruth Johnson Katie Kincaid. Mr and Mrs W C Brown of the Ely community marked their 42nd wedding anniversary with dinner in town Oct 17 1896 Blue Ridge Rev Matt Harter officiating they moved to Ely 35 years ago and have six daughters each with three brothers.

J. R. Oliver R. D. Patrick Dassetta Texas Lamar County Fair Tommie Chenoweth Denis KRRV Zoe Vestal Janet English Betty Jo Pierce Betty Jean Price Billie Hatfield Martha Louise Foucheaux Vestal Anna Ruth Johnson Katie Kincaid W. C. Brown Ely Blue Ridge Matt Harter Brown Verda Smith Mr. Brown the Sun

Central Presbyterian Church Hosts Guest Pastor Dr E B Surface

The Central Presbyterian Church of Abilene invites worshippers for 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m service with guest speaker Dr E B Surface, longtime pastor of Central Presbyterian. Music feature includes solo The Lord Is My Shepherd by Mr B S Montgomery. Evening service canceled for First Baptist Church meetings. Presbyterian Men's Club to convene in Sherman on Oct 20 at 6:30 p m with about a dozen men and the pastor attending.

E. B. Surface Central Presbyterian Church of Abilene B. S. Montgomery Lord Shepherd First Baptist Church Presbyterian Men’s Club Grayson Fannin Counties Central Presbyterian Church Sherman

Methodist Church Sunday Services and Sunday School

Regular services at the Methodist Church Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Pastor Joe M. Connally directs the church activities.

Methodist Church Joe M. Connally

Benes to Teach as Visiting Professor at Chicago U

Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia has accepted an invitation to be a visiting professor at the University of Chicago He is expected to leave Prague soon and come directly to Chicago to lecture on democratic institutions according to university president Robert M Hutchins

Chicago Eduard Benes Czechoslovakia University of Chicago Prague Robert M. Hutchins Benes

Mrs G W Luck obituary funeral at First Methodist

Funeral services were held Friday at the First Methodist Church for Mrs. G W Luck of Granfield Oklahoma who died Thursday morning. Rev Joe M Connally officiated. Mrs Luck organized a Missionary Society in Granfield and served as its president for years. Survived by son Ray Luck Wortham and daughters Mrs C H Sturdivant Colorado Springs and Mrs E B Stonecipher Wichita Falls plus six grandchildren.

First Methodist Church G. W. Luck Granfield Okla Joe M. Connally

Caution Owner Seeks Driver Risk-Free Bargain

A job exchange quotes a cautious owner demanding a risk-free, reliable driver. The applicant asserts lifelong rules and offers a salary in advance as the price of guaranteed safety, framing it as a bargain.

Pycraft Heat in Summer Question and Answer

Pycraft asks if the heat troubles him in summer and Skeeve confirms suffering more than in any other season. The exchange highlights the intense discomfort of hot months.

Pycraft Skeeve

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Mrs. C. J. Meador R. L. Johnson Mrs. Gomer May Nocona Rex Brown Joe Thomas May Commerce Raymond Pierce Larene Lowery Cooper Wayne Boren Lem Tittsworth’s Bonham Charley Ayres Leonard Sunday H. G. Rountree Paris D. A. Yowell O. M. McMillin Rocky McMillin W. Lee O Daniel Hillbilly Luther Gordon’s E. L. Finley Abi- Jene Ben Montgomery Rudolph Pannell John Reeves Joe Johnson Clay Horton Ina Massey Randolph W. T. Nicholson Russell Hicks Mrs. J. H. Trigg Brownsfield M. W. McGuffey Loretta W. B. Head Justine Sears van Alstyne R. L. Sears A. F. Vestal Mrs. J. L. Boone Mrs. Mayfair Macaulay C. P. McGinnis Amarillo D. B. Williams Bobbie Jack Ferguson Leonard D. A. Ray J. L. Vestal Mrs Grover Vestal Carl Gillespie of Denison G. L. Baugher Shawnee, Okla W. T. Pritchett Julia Ann Joe Pritchett Fort Worth Edward and Billie Pritchett Homer Burris Leon Bennett Harold Key Jr Jim Bowson Graham W. H. Holland Whitesboro J. F. Holland Clarence Dixon Buck Musser Elmer Magers Mrs. L. Dunford Marcella Tatum F. M. Echols Steve Yeary Howe C. A. Wilson Ross Wilson Mrs. C. A. Wilson Wylie Skelton Kellous Watson Robert Grant Denton W. A. Kirkpatrick Belle Huddleston Waco Paul Cook Dorothy Jo Akridge John Flowers Frank Phillips Katherine Mooneyham Eula Hamilton John Perry J. P. Montgomery of S. H. Montgomery T. J. Lilley Printess Compton Tom Smith Cotulla M. T. Craig D. B. Tate Pascal Binion J. E. Mangrum Gomer Graves Winters Blanks W. Lee O’daniel Luther Gordon Joe Tate Wink Dick Woods Richard J. P. Ooten Savoy Sallie Winnie Hamilton W. T. Hamilton Hayden Hamilton Weiland Greenville Ruth Melugin C. M. Russell George Bennett Dorothy Medearis Katherine Lair of C. A. Medearis Willa Dean Anderson C. A. Johnson G. E. Merritt of John Sadler Earl Avery of Kilgore Howard McFarland Dave Arnspiger Jim McCoy D. C. Edwards Lydia Howard Welch Oklahoma City Mary Lee Mitchell Virgil Landrum Ardmore Lee Hampton C. B. Bryant Sr Aaron Howell Manitou, Okla Howell Minnie Harmon Pirtle O. G. Alexander Manuell Alexander Jones Alexander Jones Jimmie Lee Brown Mrs. J. C. Brown L. F. Hedgepeth Howard Hedgepeth Sam Patton Bessie Annie Ben Patton L. W. Patton C. L. Patton R. E. Hickman San Antonio Owen L. Lancaster Jr Evamae Harp D. B. Smith N. L. Saye Smith Floyd Collins Robert Taylor Black Hills Jane Withers Joan Bruce Cabot Beverly Roberts Tommy Ryan 10Th Avenue Kid FBI Cowboy Brooklyn Dick Powell Pat O’brien Priscilla Lane Ann Sheridan Hallowe’en Prevue Admiration Coffee Bright & Early Coffee Buc Gordon Cash Grocery Lower Main Street Great Northern Pascal Farley R. P. Gordon Elizabeth Austin R. B. Gordon Olive Myrick Frances Gillespie W. C. Johnson Carl Gillespie Reynolds May Wilson N. Jones Hospital May Miss Dora Scales Hal Benson Miss Scales Mr. Benson J. B. May Place Olan Bush First Presbyterian Church Chicago U Admiration Bright & Early Co Ffee W. O. Houston General Merchandise Hawk
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