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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
5
Whitewright and surrounding areas host visitors from Sherman Dallas and Wichita Falls weekend into Monday. Families travel, attend fairs, reunions, and church events while local officials update estates and celebrate birthdays and marriages.
Feed Up offers rich red apples in a dozen, larger sizes. Oranges from Texas and California priced at 3 for 30c or 2 for 20c. Grapefruit 2 for 5c, lemons 2 for 5c, grapes Tokay fancy at 3 pounds for 25c.
Rev L G Hagard, pastor of Whitewright Methodist, traveled to Gainesville on Wednesday for the North Texas Methodist conference annual meeting. He has led the Whitewright church for three years and may be renewed for another year despite not achieving 100 percent church payment status this year. Sherman visitors included Mr and Mrs Floyd Snodgrass Otho Miller and Miss Gradie Fay Coley.
Miss Lena Mae Gowdy entertained the West End Bridge Club Tuesday with a Halloween motif. Miss May Badgett won high score for the club and Miss Nell Penn led guests. Elaborate refreshments followed for members and invited ladies including Miss Lucile LaRoe and Mrs. J. D. Lowe.
Whitesboro News Record editor and publisher D R Huffaker campaigned in Whitewright meeting voters Monday. He is well known in West Grayson and Cooke counties and expects strong support in the senatorial district. Huffaker is described as a live progressive young man and confident of election.
The Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday school held a Friday evening business session in the Annex. Elected for the next year were May Badgett as president, C J Meador as teacher, C H Stateville as first vice president, J A Agener as second vice president, O L Jones as third vice president, H L Hughes as fourth vice president, Luther Gordon as secretary and treasurer, and Joe Johnson as reporter.
Otho Miller of St. Louis Missouri is visiting relatives near Whitewright, sharing time with family and exploring the area during a travel visit.
Reverend H Grady May son of Dr and Mrs Reynolds May of Whitewright completed his fifth year as pastor of Lambuth Memorial Methodist Church in Dallas Sunday. Under his leadership the church has undergone renovations and repainting, sidewalks were added, $35000 raised for church work, 350 new members joined, and he trained 100 people in musical instruments creating a church orchestra. May, born in Whitewright, attends the Methodist conference in Gainesville.
The home talent play Crashing Thru opens tonight and Friday at 8 p.m. in the grammar school auditorium with J. W. Grogan directing. Notables in the cast include Fred W. Smith as Newt Ketchem and Margaret Boone as the prim secretary, promising an artistic production for the town.
Dick Barbee and Miss Margaret Sears drive a 60 year quarrel after an IPL chief is slain by John Silman. Ed Martin earns praise as the slain chief while James R. Broker and Dorothy Hamilton deliver comic relief. The Soldiers Quartette and choruses plus a minuet and tap dance add melody. tickets selling fast with reserved seating urged by the Pennington and Atterberry committees.
The Ayers Brothers quartet will sing at the Negro Baptist Church on Friday night October 28. Seats are reserved in one section for white people.
Willis Bolden, aged Negro, died at his daughter Mrs. Joe Logan's home Sunday. A longtime Whitewright resident, he was among the oldest Negroes in the area and had many white friends as an old time resident.
The Louisville Herald Post says Russia not recognized by the U S should not cause hurt as the paper recalls 1929 and focuses on honoring its own country amid changing international stance.
A curious early urban legend is noted as buzzards reportedly refuse to feed on cow carcasses struck by lightning, prompting questions about scavenger behavior and lightning’s effects on carcasses.
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