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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
5
A sequence of social visits and travels across Texas and nearby states is chronicled. Residents from Wichita Falls Dallas Gainesville Commerce and Hillsboro drop by, with many relatives visiting friends in Whitewright and surrounding towns. Regulars attend church events school announcements and a hillside rodeo in Paris while banding with local families.
A roundup of visits and travels from Dallas Tuesday to Sherman and other towns. Notables include Mrs. J. J. Pritchett visiting her sister Mrs. W. J. Doss in Sherman and Big Spring residents visiting relatives, plus travel news of the Hudgins family to Chicago and St. Louis. Also notes on E A Douglas moving to Waxahachie and naval service updates for Billy Earl Montgomery aboard the U S S Hopkins with Pearl Harbor as base.
A miscellaneous shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Granvolee Hansard Saturday night at the Haliburton home north of town. About 50 guests enjoyed games and refreshments. Mrs. Hansard, formerly Osalee Billner, and Mr. Hansard were married August 16.
The Gordon family and 26 relatives gathered at Lake Fannin on Sunday for a reunion. Attendees included R. B. Gordon and Mrs. W. A. Sirkel of Whitewright, Mrs. W. E. Donaldson of Ravenna, J. W. Gordon of Pilot Grove, and D. C. Gordon of Sherman. A picnic lunch was served.
The Vineyard and Edens families held a reunion at Lake Fannin honoring Merriwell Vineyard of Whitewright. Vineyard, on furlough, received his wings in the Canadian air force. A basket dinner plus swimming and entertainment delighted about 100 attendees.
Dr W Harrison Baker of Sherman district superintendent of the Methodist Church was Rotary Club speaker at the luncheon. C B Bryant Jr introduced him and guests included George Livingston A Y Creager W Harrison Baker Jr T M Hasty and David McKinney. The talk on The Marks of a Normal Person praised meeting life’s problems without losing balance.
Red Cross workers who have completed garments are asked to deliver them to the committee chair or Mrs. Floyd Everheart so they can be sent to county headquarters. A new assignment will be issued to local workers soon.
Mrs. Wesley Barnhill 34 of Denison died Tuesday morning after a car crash near Junction City Kansas while returning home from Randolph. She is survived by her husband, parents Mr and Mrs John Silverling of Randolph, two brothers and a sister. Burial will be in Randolph. Mr Barnhill a pilot flew to Kansas after the accident.
Central Christian Church holds Sunday school and communion at 10 a m this Sunday presenting a brief worship gathering at the usual church site.
Rev Opie Tullos pastors ongoing revival as old time singing and preaching bless attendees. Rev B L Hood leads evangelist efforts and the public is invited to participate.
Dr. B. Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 pm with R. P. Montgomery supervising. Morning service at 10:50 am titled Good Tidings. A 7:45 pm union service with local churches will be held at the Methodist Church to show interest in the schools.
Dr. Alan Harvey-Brooks leads Sunday worship at 11 a.m with a 10 a.m. Sunday school. A union service for Public Schools is at 7 45 p.m. Sunday. A stream lined revival starts Sunday with weekly Sunday and Wednesday services through October 5, inviting public and urging church members to attend.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Monday at 4 p m with Mrs Rhom T Pennington as hostess. The program has two parts a Prayer Retreat on the Stewardship of Prayer led by president Mrs T E Sears and a regular program led by Mrs Emmet Penn on Challenging Facts and The Younger Generation. Mrs R L Sears leads the devotional.
Mrs. Lonnie Gaston of Winters died at Baylor Hospital Dallas after a recent major operation. Survived by two sons Lawerace and Robert Gaston and two daughters Mrs C A Ernst and Mrs Ancel Dawson. mother Mrs S L Stewart. four brothers. Burial in Winters cemetery after funeral in Winters. Former Whitewright resident born near Farmersville. Mrs Stewart attended funeral.
Five Gordon siblings gathered for a family reunion and picnic, marking a rare reunion of the Gordon brothers and sisters. The event brought together relatives from across generations for meals, stories, and fellowship.
The notice mentions Wylie Stewart of on and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Wylie Josephine, in a brief family notice with no further context or details.
Funeral services were held in Coal gate Oklahoma for 80 year old Mrs O C West longtime Savoy resident. She died suddenly at her Coalgate home Friday. She belonged to the Baptist Church over 50 years. Survivors include two sons Claud and Clarence West of Coalgate and two daughters Mrs J L Cook of Coalgate and Mrs Charlie Grant of Clarksville. A sister Mrs J J Pritchett of Big Spring and a brother J W Thompson of Ravenna also survive.
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