Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and News
Numerous town residents travel and visit relatives across Texas and New Mexico. Notables include Miss Ann LaRoe returning from Aransas Pass, Mrs. F. L. Starr visiting Gainesville Denton and Fort Worth, and Misses Sarah Simmons and Oleta Winter returning from Roswell graduation exercises. Community members report hospitalizations and funerals, with several families hosting visitors from Dallas Lubbock and Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Simmons
Whitewright
Oleta Winter
Denison
Roswell
New Mexico
Harry Winter
Local social and community notes from Whitewright area
Mrs J H Andress of Boger visited her brother C A Wilson over Sunday and Monday. Families from Whitewright traveled to Danville and Dardanelle Arkansas. Joe Hamilton checked farming interests in Lubbock County. Dale and Mildred Ricks left for Washington DC after visiting Whitewright. Miss Anna Ruth Johnson enrolled at East Texas State College Commerce. A barn on the Mrs M Caraway farm south of Whitewright burned after a lightning strike, destroying feed and 300 bales of hay. J W Jones, Cotton Belt foreman, suffered a stroke and is hospitalized in Texarkana after transfers from Sherman. Rev Duke R Barron and wife returned from Oklahoma and led youth activities at Lake Murray and Tonkawa. Educational Seminar for the Woman's Society of Christian Service held in Sherman District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. M. Caraway
Whitewright
Duke R. Barron
Oklahoma
Rev. Barron
Lake Murray
Ardmore
Tonkawa Training School
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist
Sherman District
Key Memorial Methodist Church
Sherman
A. M. Bryant
Joe Hamilton
R. E. Lingenfelter
Various Local News Items From Sherman Texas Area
Mr and Mrs Guy Allen of Dallas visit Mrs W F Fields. Miss Ruth Mears underwent surgery at St Vincent's Sherman. Mr and Mrs A M Bryant and Mr and Mrs C B Bryant Jr attend funeral of Mrs A H Fortner Sr in Plano. Miss Dorothy LaRoe returns to New London school with mother Mrs W E LaRoe. John Cantrell of Denison to work in Aleutian Islands after leading Denison Dam electricians. Dairy subsidy payments acceptable for July and August at Sherman AAA Office with ticket details. Mr and Mrs W H Phillips and son C W spend weekend in Edmond Oklahoma bringing back three watermelons. Noel Grammer buys Badgett service station north of the Y, will operate Grammer Service Station selling Magnolia products. Mrs Martha T Stanford announces granddaughter May Belle Price's marriage to Sgt Douglas Clatterbuck at Camp Howze. Ceremony at Travis Street Methodist Church Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Sherman
Texas
Noel Grammer
Dallas
Badgett
Clyde Hansard
Elbert Hansard
Mr. Hansard
Mr. Grammer
North American Aviation
Grammer
Martha T. Stanford
May Belle Price
Frank Thornhill
Whitewright
Douglas Clatterbuck
Virginia
Camp Howze
Travis Street Methodist Church
Neal Cannon
Rotary Club Luncheon Program Cites A Writer’s Talk
The Rotary Club luncheon featured a writer as speaker with two minister members avoiding the talk at the last minute. The event was praised as among the club’s best in months, though some doubt remains about that claim. The comment ends with a plan to keep talks simple next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Secret Plan Before Going On Floor
A brief note describes preparation for an event with doors kept closed prior to stepping onto the floor. It conveys a readiness stance and policy of locking doors just before proceedings commence.
Birthday Celebrations Mark Blanton’s 67th Birthday
The Blanton family held a Sunday gathering at their home to celebrate Mr. Tom Blanton’s 67th birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Layman celebrating their wedding anniversary, plus Mr. and Mrs. Lee May of Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pritchett of Dallas, Ewing Blanton and family, and Raymond Walt and family with baskets of food brought to share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Blanton
Mr. Blanton
Charlie Layman
Lee May
Sherman
Paul Pritchett
Dallas
Ewing Blanton
Raymond Walt
Birthday Party for Caroline Rich Attended by Family
Mrs. H. M. Rich hosted a Sunday birthday party at her east town home for her daughter Caroline on her fifteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed games under shade trees and then gathered in the dining room for a centerpiece table.
Birthday party honors honoree with cake and gifts
The event included a decorated cake, punch, and gifts given by Billy Ward Evars and Maxine Roberts. Forty guests attended. The youngest was Margaret Ann Gladden, one year old, while the oldest were 82 year old Mrs. D. M. Rich and 83 year old H. B. Barnett. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Anderson of Richland, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ward Evars
Maxine Roberts
Margaret Ann Gladden
W. A. Gladden
D. M. Rich
H. B. Barnett
Wilburn Anderson
Richland
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann LaRoe
Aransas Pass
Mrs
Grace Clendening
Paul Byrum
Vickery
J. E. Smith
F. L. Starr
Gainesville
Denton
Fort Worth
Ben Montgomery
Alyne Felker
Carl May
Fred Cook
W. C. Woods
W. H. Reynolds
Route Two
St. Vincent's Hospital, Sherman
J. C. Melton
Mrs. Lowell Watson
Lubbock
W. T. Simmons
Margaret Hanna
Mrs. Mayfair Macaulay
Mrs. J. L. Boone
R. L. Benish
T. E. Barbee
Marion Smith
Wichita Falls
Joe Johnson
Anna Ruth
Mrs. Johnson
A. C. Barrett
Davis, Okla
Paul Pierson
W. M. Pieson
Ruby Fay
Charles Ray
Roy Lee
Jo Ann Galyon
Savoy
Barbara Jean Hall
Mrs. J. E. Smith
James Maulden
Bertha Burchfield
Joe Burchfield
Wallie Holland
Monterrey
G. L. Baugher
W. T. Farrow
Do. J. Davenport
Woosley Home
Ted Spinks
R. E. Simpson
A. L. Jackson
Texas State College For Women
R. A. Gillett
J. R. North
Okla
F. P. Phillips
Lee Wilson
Laura Jean
Billie Sue Phillips
Blue Ridge
Chris Pate
Pate
W.O. Houston
Farley Grocery
J. H. Andress of
Boger
C. A. Wilson
Mrs. M. B. Hasty
Danville
Dardanelle
Ark
Lubbock County
Dale Ricks
Washington, D. C
Ricks
Mildred Holcomb
Nadine Kight
Aspermont
Ben Clark
Bobby
Barbara
McPherson, Kansas
G. W. Ball
Anna Ruth Johnson
East Texas State College, Commerce
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
al Durston
San Diego
Jay Stilwell
Fort Knox
W. A. Kirkpatrick
C. P. McGinnis
Juana Ruth Andrew
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Eula Andrew
Mary Frances Stephens
Austin
University of Texas
Paul Stephens
J. W. Jones
Cotton Belt
Company
Texarkana
Sherman Hospital
H. T. Atterberry
Mineral Wells
Houston Park
Bessie Jo Russell
Bettie Lee Jones
Katie Kincaid
Henrietta Jackson
Mrs. Guy Allen
W. F. Fields
Ruth Mears
Oscar Mears
Desert
St. Vincent’s Hospital
C. B. Bryant Jr
A. H. Fortner Sr
Plano
Dorothy LaRoe
New London
New London School
W. E. LaRoe
John Cantrell
J. L. Cantrell
Aleutian Islands
Mr. Cantrell
Denison Dam
W. H. Phillips
C. W. Phillips
Edmond
S. S. Phillips
W. Z. Spearman
Phillips
Oklahoma City
Sun
Conoco
Crawford Serv
Stn
Cole
Davis Co
Seiberling
J. W. Johnnie Weaver Tire Co
S. Crockett
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