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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
5
A stream of visitors stops by Whitewright and nearby towns, including Mr. and Mrs. Roby Childress in McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Webster in Dallas with their son, and others from Denison Sherman Paris and Bonham. Church events and local business ads mark the week with notes on travel, school, and community happenings. A new films league forms in New Zealand.
West End Bridge Club met at Miss Inez Ray's West Grand avenue home Tuesday evening. High scores were earned by Mrs. Clarence McMillin and guest Mrs. A A Adams with Miss Ethel Gordon winning general cut honors. Guests included Mrs. B P Brents, Mrs. B B Adams, Mrs. Clyde Craig, Mrs. A A Adams, Mrs. W B Womack, Mrs. Fred W. Smith, Mrs. Gomer May, Mrs. R T Pennington, and Miss Lucille LaRoe. Refreshments were served.
A Bonham ad announces a furniture auction starting Saturday at 10 am with items sold at customer price. Rugs, cabinets, chairs, stoves and tables will be featured, plus select non auction items such as linoleum, chairs, gas ranges and heaters at low prices. Leroy Tittsworth endorses the sale.
The Baptist church reports forty nine more in Sunday school last Sunday than the prior Sunday and plans a full attendance next Sunday. Rally Day will feature an attendance banner and a 9 30 a m gathering, with B Y P U meetings at 6 pm and church services at 7 15 pm. The Grayson County B Y P U convention comes to Van Alstyne Friday at 7 30 pm with Dr T L Holcomb as principal speaker.
Sunday school opens at 9:45 followed by an 11 o'clock sermon on the Ministry of Angels. An evening sermon at 7:30 explores Divine Care. Visitors are welcome.
Rev S L Ball will preach at the 11 oclock hour at the Methodist Church next Sunday. The pastor Rev H M Cowling is absent attending the North Texas Methodist Conference at McKinney.
The Central Christian Church aid society met at Mrs. J R Fleming's home for a devotional service. Officers elected for the year were Mrs C P Johnson president Mrs H Benedict vice president Mrs J R Fleming secretary and treasurer. The next all day meeting will be at Mrs W P Vaughn's home on October 28 with lunch served. Also noted relatives attended the funeral of W S Vernon at Coweta Oklahoma. he was president of the First National Bank of Coweta after surgery at Mayo Brothers hospital Rochester Minnesota.
Mrs H H Taylor and Misses Josephine Powell and Mamie McDaniel of Texarkana with Mrs Annie Powell of Gainesville were weekend guests at Mr and Mrs Guy Hamilton’s home. Rev J W Willbanks, former pastor here, was named pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Shilder Oklahoma and will relocate in about ten days. He and Mrs Willbanks have many friends in Whitewright who regret his departure. Also noted was a recent auto crash in Dallas involving R C Vestal and family. they survived with minor injuries on the way to the State Fair park after a collision with a car driven by a Negro.
A collision at a street intersection badly damaged the vehicle. A son of M Vestal was thrown to the pavement but escaped with minor bruises and cuts. No other serious injuries reported.
Two Blanton sisters from T. B. Blanton family near Whitesboro wed in a double ceremony at Thackerville Oklahoma. Bertha Blanton married Virgil Ward and Orpha Blanton tied with Raymond Walt in a quiet Sunday service conducted by Rev. Ocie Cage. The weddings surprised relatives as no plans were announced beforehand.
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