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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1937

Page

5

Local visitors and residents in Bonham area social notes

Mrs T G Doss and Miss Claire Doss visit relatives at Merkel. Mrs C G May visits Dallas. Mrs W H Tapscott spends weekend in Dallas. Albert Lee Jackson goes to Lubbock for school. James Cox of Lone Oak guests Rev and Mrs Evans. Miss Aileen McMahon from Dallas visits Miss Tommie Chenoweth. Guy Yowell of Sherman visits parents here. Mrs Raymond Phillips returns to Oklahoma City after visiting relatives. Bed and living room suites advertised for 22.50. R R Omohundro of Wellington, KS visits sister Mrs Will Smith. Ila May enrolls for six months at Fields School of Beauty Culture in Dallas. John Hollingsworth ill, taken to Sherman hospital. condition serious. Friends buying bed and living room suites with down payment. Walter Keeling and family return to Lubbock County after visit. David Lee and Anna Ruth Johnson spend week at White Rock Lake with grandfather R L Johnson. Loletta Coffey elected to teach Spanish and be librarian in Garland High School. Harry and Mrs Drenen visit J H Madonne. Madonne family summering with J W McMurry.

Whitewright social notes and local notices

A long column lists visits and travels of residents and families. Many names appear with places such as Whitewright, Dallas, Lubbock, Sherman, Rusk, Longview, and Honey Grove, plus events like school openings, hospital stays, and a rummage sale by the Methodist Church Missionary Society.

the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church

Singing Convention at Shady Grove Near Whitewright

The Northeast Collin County singing convention will be held at Shady Grove south of Whitewright on Sunday afternoon. The program will begin at 2 oclock.

Collin County Shady Grove Whitewright

Mortuary services held for Virgil Ingram 53

Funeral services were held at Blue Ridge Baptist Church for Virgil Ingram born February 14 1884 on a Nobility farm son of the late W M and Elizabeth Barbee Ingram. Surviving are wife Justin Langdon three sons Raymond Pearle and L V Ingram three daughters Katherine Webb and Mrs Miller and Mrs Cox four brothers and three sisters.

Virgil Ingram McKinney Hospital Blue Ridge Baptist Church Blue Ridge Cemetery Nobility W. M Elizabeth Barbee Ingram Justin Langdon Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church Raymond Ingram Hot Springs Ark Pearle L. V. Ingram Katherine Ingram Webb Miller Anna Clarence Ross Edward Bert Ingram W. M. Cox Whitewright G. F. Thompson Leonard Eula Ingram

Rotary Club Lunch Highlights Goal Driven Talk

Herman Bedford served as program chairman for the Rotary Club luncheon on Friday. Rev. Leslie Evans, new pastor of the First Baptist Church, spoke on having a goal and working toward it. The next program will be led by Murray Bryant, club president, with Jim Jernigan as a guest from Whitewright High School.

Herman Bedford Rotary Club Leslie ©. Evans First Baptist Church Evans The Baptist Church Murray Bryant Jim Jernigan Whitewright High School North Texas State Teachers College Denton

Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mr Rubarts in Ely

Mrs Bennie Rubarts hosted a surprise dinner in Ely for her husband on Sunday with gifts. Attendees included Mrs Rubarts of Savoy, Dee Rubarts and daughters Bennie and Mildred of Savoy, Mr and Mrs Henry Kidd and son, Mr and Mrs Robert Blanch of Sherman, Mr and Mrs Gilbert Geer, Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and little daughter of Westminster, and Mrs Mattie Skaggs of Whitewright.

Bennie Rubarts Ely Mr. Rubarts Rubarts Savoy Dee Rubarts Bennie and Mildred Henry Kidd Robert Blanch Sherman Gilbert Geer Lloyd Brown Little Westminster Mattie Skaggs Whitewright

Marriage of Evelyn Wilson and Clyde Vestal at Baptist Parsonage

Miss Evelyn Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Wilson wed Clyde T Vestal of Dallas son of Mr and Mrs J T Vestal Saturday evening at six thirty oclock at the Baptist parsonage Rev Leslie O Evans officiated Attendants were Ross Wilson Oklahoma City and Anita Vestal The couple will reside in Dallas where Vestal works for Perkins Bros Company Mrs Vestal has taught at Randolph and Bailey schools and was reelected at Bailey before moving to Dallas

Evelyn Wilson C. A. Wilson Clyde T. Vestal Dallas J. T. Vestal Baptist Parsonage Leslie O. Evans Ross Wilson Oklahoma City Anita Vestal

Misses Ray Host West End Bridge Club Night

Misses Inez and Gladys Ray hosted the West End Bridge Club at their home Friday night. High score honors went to Mrs. Lillian Slusher among members and Mrs. Ross R. May among guests. Mrs. J. H. Madonne won the cut award. Guests included Mrs. Ross R. May, Mrs. A. L. Jackson, Mrs. J. H. Madonne, and Mrs. J. H. Waggoner. Tally cards and prize awards were handmade from Mexico where the Misses Bay vacationed this summer. Refreshments followed the games.

Inez Gladys Ray West End Lillian Slusher Ross R. May J. H. Madonne A. L. Jackson J. H. Waggoner Mexico Misses Bay

Cox and Trotter Tie the Knot in Sherman Ceremony

Miss Billie Jean Cox daughter of Mr and Mrs Pascal Cox of Whitewright and Frank Trotter of Sherman were married Saturday at noon in Sherman The Rev H L White pastor of the Forest Avenue Baptist Church officiated The couple will reside in Sherman.

Billie Jean Cox Pascal Cox Whitewright Frank Trotter Sherman H. L. White Forest Avenue Baptist Church

Kil Kare Club Bridge Session Honors Awarded

The Kil Kare Bridge Club met with Miss Elizabeth Waggoner Wednesday afternoon for a bridge series. Mrs. Lee Wilborn won high score honors and second honors went to Miss Sarah Ever.

Kil Kare Elizabeth Waggoner Lee Wilborn Sarah Ever

Local social gathering hosts guests and refreshments

Guests besides club members were Mrs. J. C. McMillin, Mrs. Newton Manning, Mrs. Lee Wilborn of Austin, and Misses Sarah Everheart, Martha Bryant and Margaret Lilley. Refreshments were served.

Heart J. C. McMillin Newton Manning Lee Wilborn Austin Sarah Everheart Martha Bryant Margaret Lilley

New Baptist Pastor Welcomed in Evening Service

Churches schedule Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m on The Luck O the Road no evening service. Congregation will welcome the new Baptist pastor at First Baptist Church in the evening.

First Baptist Church

Service Schedule For Next Sunday At Local Church

Pastor Joe M Connally announces the week’s services with preaching at 11 a m Epworth League 6 45 p m and no evening sermon due to a joint worship with Baptist congregations to welcome the new pastor.

Epworth League Joe M. Connally

Father Stricken With Grief When Child Drowned near Sherman

Grief-stricken farmer H. G. Lankford of Sherman County mourns after his 15 month old daughter Cherrylee drowned in a pond near their home on Sunday afternoon. A neighbor nurse Mrs. H. Jenkins aided in futile revival attempts as the family gathered around the radio at 1 30 p m awaiting further word.

Sherman H. G. Lankford Cherrylee

Child found drowned in pool on Dorchester farm

A search of the farm led to the recovery of Cherrylee born June 27 1936 at Bells and missing after playing in the yard. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Monday at the rural home in Valley Summit with Rev C Chumbley officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery near Bells. The family had lived in Bells prior to moving to their current home on Sept 16 1936.

Valley Summit Route 1 Dorchester C. Chumbley Howe Rose Hill Bells Cherrylee

Two Fires Aid Open Air Cooking and Roasting

For cooking in the open, two fires are often more convenient than one. One may be used for the coffee and the other for roasting corn or frying ham and eggs.

Scotland Yard Cost Rise Highlights Expanded Force

Official figures show London spent 47 250 000 last year on Scotland Yard, up nearly five million from the prior year. The increase is tied to new appointments including deputy assistant commissioners and a grown force of 18 773 officers plus eight policewomen, plus costs for new buildings and public events.

London Scotland Yard

Also Mentioned on This Page

T. G. Doss Claire Doss Merkel C. G. May W. H. Tapscott Albert Lee Jackson Lubbock James Cox Lone Oak Aileen McMahon Tommie Chenoweth Guy Yowell Mrs Roy Yowell Raymond Phillips Lem Tittsworth Bonham, Texas R. R. Omohundro Wellington Kansas Will Smith Ila May Fields School of Beauty Culture John Hollingsworth Sherman Hospital Walter Keeling Jack A. J. Robbins G. L. Lindsey Lubbock County David Lee Anna Ruth Johnson White Rock Lake R. L. Johnson Mr. Johnson Loletta Coffey Garland Miss Coffey East Texas State Teachers College Commerce Harry Drenen Borger Drewen Mr. Madonne Mrs. Madonne J. W. McMurry Bob Burns Martha Raye Dick Tracy Jin Bob Allen the Ranger Robert Young Florence Rice Lee Tracy Diana Gibson Thurs. & Fri Spencer Tracy Gladys George Franchottone Joe Johnson Dorothy Nicholson Bonnie Nicholson Rusk Tom Lilley Miss Margaret Vivian Echols Longview J. E. Montgomery F. M. Echols Quanah R. R. McDaniel Jack Spindle L. W. Gordon Frisco J. F. Spindle R. B. Gordon Mrs. W. L. Gordon M. E. Winburn G. L. Baugher Honey Grove Oscar Pierce Monroe, la Daisy Layman Mandy Cook Velma, Okla Bettie Hannah Co. B. Bryant J. T. Gillespie Wolfe City J. C. Gillespie Mary Jo Sears Fort Worth J. A. Cameron Quitman E. O. Whitwell Whitesboro Ben Montgomery T. J. Rector F. D. Layman Celina Jean LaRoe Dorothy LaRoe Ira Ginnings E. A. Douglas Louis Lankford Texas Mrs. Milton Greenway Sweetwater Mrs. M. T. Craig San Angelo Points New Mexico Nellie Hefner Wilson N. Jones Hospital Russell McGinnis Rockwall C. P. McGinnis M. D. Abernathy Exie Eagleton E. C. Reed Janice Jayne Clay Horton Mayfair Macaulay Mayfair J. L. Boone H. L. Webster Huntsville Roberta Sloan Frank Sloan J. R. Waldrum Church of Christ Tom Bean Waldrum Madge Sears Pampa J. E. Mangrum Norma Jo Mangrum Mary Lou Ross Jack Diamond J. Q. Adams Royse City W. T. Ross Dorothy Hamilton Justin High School Bess Howard Elizabeth Marsh el Paso J. N. Fain Frances W. A. Fain Bells School W. M. Moulton Eunice King Kentuckytown Laud German-Phippen Dunning Carrick-Bradley Mark Montgomery Whitewright-Bells Speedy Hensley Hobart Thrasher Paul Lane Herman Riddle Hensley Mr. Montgomery Hugh Tim H. T. Atterberry Singing Vestal West End Bridge Club Cox-Trotter KIL Kare Club O. L Pig Hawk Coles&? Davis Co Arkansas Pascal Farley
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