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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
5
A string of visits and travels appears in the region with Mrs Lester Haile in San Antonio and others in Celeste Dallas Abilene Bonham Trenton Gainesville Sherman Madill Okla Lubbock Plainview Omaha and Dallas. Many households hosted relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs C I Witt Newton Manning and Basil Gibson plus several family pairs and single visitors during the week.
Bill Jones column notes Roberts Co. receiving fall shade line in ladies silk hose at 59c and 79c. new men undergarments 25c to 79c. socks 10c to 25c. dress and work shirts. work shoes. lace boots sold under market. oil stoves featured. second hand wood and oil stores. complete groceries with low cash prices and seasonal fruits. country butter. urges prompt action to save on prices.
Local social column notes numerous visits and extended stays. Names include Myra Nell Vestal Emma Claire Vestal Lula Lee Vestal, Theresa Southerland, Martha Jo Sears, Jack Ryan, J. H. Graves, D. B. Smith, W. R. Hooper, Barbee family, Pendleton family, S. H. Montgomery, Genevieve Davidson, C. W. Bryant, J. W. Davidson, J. A. Abernathy, Inez Ray, Gladys Ray, P. J. Pierce, Andrew Yeager, and others. Also mentions eye testing service by R L Johnson, and sports editor Robert Cantrell joining Sherman Democrat.
Miss Lucille LaRoe will open her fifth season of instruction in Speech Arts at her studios in the grammar and high schools on September 18. Special attention will be given to rendition diction play-work story telling and group dancing. Enrollment for classes may be made by personal interview or by calling 144.
Jack Lackey of Blossom visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ott Lackey on Sunday. He works as an engineer at the Texas Louisiana Power Company plant in Blossom. Mr. and Mrs. John McMurry Jr. and their son returned to Lubbock on Monday after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J W McMurry.
E A Douglas and family moved to Fort Worth where he will work for the M K T railway. He previously served as a telegraph operator here. Mr and Mrs W C Johnson and their children of Dallas visited over the weekend with Rev and Mrs J L Truett, her parents.
The Paris Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., will meet at Leon ard on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Several members of the local Presbyterian Church will attend the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Curry plan Whitewright as headquarters after moving from Fort Worth. Mrs. R. C. Vestal returns from Chicago with her sons Addison and Ford Scott of New York and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Leuschner of Houston. Melissa guests include the families of E. R. Dickenson J. L. Osburn G. H. Jordan and Elmer Roemmels and daughters Martha Ann Katheryn and Aline.
Kermit Hollingsworth stayed Tuesday night with his parents before heading to Fletcher Oklahoma to assist in a revival meeting after helping in South Texas. H P Donigan returned from business in South Texas noting cotton yields and harvest progress. Abilene visitors Chas Roberson and family stayed with Dr C P Johnson. Roberson teaches at Abilene Christian College. The Williams family and Verner Melugin returned from the Rio Grande Valley after escaping a tropical storm. Paul Stephens, new resident on West Grand, adapts to city life and maintains an insurance office in Whitewright.
Mr and Mrs Guss Reid Roberts of Amarillo and Mr and Mrs F W Powell with daughter of Charlottesville Va along with Harry Morris Roberts of Dallas and Miss Anna Martha Roberts of Bonham returned to their homes after a visit with their parents Mr and Mrs Harry Roberts. Mr Powell is a member of the University of Virginia faculty and recently returned from Austin where he took special work at the University of Texas.
Mrs. John Silman Jr. and her Harlingen parents received a telegram Wednesday confirming all were safe after a Tuesday storm. The message said nearly every building in the city was damaged and losses would total millions of dollars.
Mrs A L Groves and her daughter Miss Elizabeth visit the late master's brother J R Pennington and other relatives. They have returned from Alpine where they spent the summer and have lived in Garland for several years. Miss Groves teaches at Garland High School and will return to Garland before school opens.
The established Coptic Church holds dominant influence in Ethiopia, viewed as powerful and revered within the country's religious landscape.
Piano glee club and rhythm band classes resume Sept 15 in school buildings. A new Pre Instrumental Course for children aged five to eight introduced. Miss Chenoweths proven teaching in Whitewright area noted with several former pupils in prominent musical positions. Enrollment before school encouraged.
Vermont on Tuesday night ratified the Twenty First Amendment by a margin over two to one. Complete returns from eight cities and 240 towns show repeal at 41,026 to 20,663 against, making Vermont the 25th state to approve the repeal.
A note on Ezra chapter seven verse twenty one states that the verse contains every letter of the alphabet except J. This observation highlights the text’s alphabetical completeness and the unique absence of a single character.
Friends and relatives gathered at J. Smith's Canaan home on Sunday bearing baskets of food to surprise him with a birthday dinner upon his return from church. Attendees included Mrs. Jess Smith of Savoy Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Glayon and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harrison Marvin and Mrs. Howard Hodge and Roy Burris of Matherin Mr. and Mrs. Wade Smith and sons Robert George and Horace of Dallas Mrs. Stella Steele and son Edwin of Greenville Miss Ellie Lee Ooten Ralph Duncan John Galhon of Bells and Robert Joe Alexander and Jessie James of Bethel.
A Notre Dame halfback is reported to be studying English at college in a concise exchange. The brief remark confirms language study as he pursues academic work alongside football duties.
A prospective buyer questions river overflow while inspecting bank property. The real estate agent sharply replies that the river is not one of those sickly streams kept in its bed.
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