Local notices mention several regional moving and teaching assignments
Miss Ruth Mears joins Kraft Foods in Denison. Mrs. F M Williams and husband visited Waco relatives. The Haynies moved to Sherman. Bedfords toured Odessa Midland Carlsbad NM. Matthews visited Pilot Grove. Tabor family welcomed a son born September 9. Dyer and Stedham families visited in Garland and Greenville. Mrs. J L Ball and Mrs. Edgar Ayers shopped in Dallas. Mrs. R L Sears attended grandson David Sears' Lubbock wedding by quick two hour flight. Edward Montgomery visited Durant Okla. Church Women meet at 3:30 pm Monday. Jimmye Brown to Gladewater to teach. Anna Ruth Johnson to Crystal City to teach business. Bonnie Nicholson family from Rusk visited. R M Faison from Houston weekend with LaRoe family. Frances Bennett, Dallas employee, weekend at home. R L Martin and John Bilyne job in Dallas visited Martin kin. H M Garner from Angleton visiting Sears family.
Weekend visits and family notices across Whitewright area
Miss Dess Reynolds of Dallas visited relatives here over the weekend. Numerous local families hosted relatives from Dallas Texarkana and Rogers while others traveled to Sherman Waco and Sulphur for events and visits. A birth announced in College Station and local shopping deals close with gas ranges for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dess Reynolds
Dallas
Mrs. L. H. Darwin
J. A. Stateville
W. F. Wright
Whitewright
Local residents activity notes and honors
Joe T. Meador returned to Texas A. and M. College in Bryan after a summer with his parents. H J Ford and wife visited relatives in California including San Francisco and Boulder Dam. Billy Vestal, Pittsburgh infantile paralysis patient, is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. R C Vestal. Polly Ann Brown goes to Galveston to teach home economics. W C Sutton accompanies. Dr John A Ray and Miss Gladys Ray attend funeral of cousin Judge John D McComb in Jacksboro. Boyd Newman, UT law graduate, passed the Texas bar and becomes attorney at law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe T. Meador
Texas A. & M. College
Bryan
C. J. Meador
Meador
H. J. Ford
California
San Francisco
Portersville
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Points
New Mexico
Vernon
R. C. Vestal
Billy Vestal
Addison Vestal
Pittsburgh
Billy
Polly Ann Brown
Galveston
Miss Brown
Jim Brown
Orangeville
W. C. Sutton
Denton
John A. Ray
Gladys Ray
Jacksboro
John D. McComb
Boyd Newman
University of Texas Law School
Austin
Courts of Texas
Boyd
Whitewright
B. W. Newman
Rotary speaker Rev. W. W. Alverson visits Pearsall club
Presbyterian minister Rev. W. W. Alverson of Pearsall spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. He was introduced by cousin Finis Alverson while Paul Stephens served as program chairman. The guest noted forty years in ministry and prior roots in Whitewright and Grayson College. He said he has long belonged to service clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Alverson
Pearsall
Rotary Club
Finis Alverson
Paul Stephens
Rev
Alverson
Whitewright
Old Grayson College
Rotary welcomes visitors as club celebrates new birth
Rotary visitors Bruce Pember of Slaton and Lewis Hall of Sherman attended with Finis Alverson as a guest. Members were treated to cigars by Jack Meador who celebrated the arrival of a boy in his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Bruce Pember
Slaton
Lewis Hall
Sherman
Finis Alverson
Jack Meador
Birthday Dinner for T. B. Blanton Marks 71st Year
T. B. Blanton celebrated his 71st birthday at home on Saturday. Born northeast of Whitewright, he has lived here all his life and moved to Whitewright this year. Eight children and several grandchildren attended a Sunday gathering bringing baskets of food for a birthday dinner hosted by his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Blanton
Mr. Blanton
Whitewright
Blanton
J. L. May
Sherman
Raymond Wise
Ray Cunningham
Dallas
Irving Blanton
Savoy
Funeral services for Mrs S E Beckett
Funeral services for Mrs. S. E. Beckett aged 65 of 411 North Bryant were held Monday at 4 p m at the First Baptist Church. The Rev J A Ellis and the Rev E C McDonald Dallas officiated. Pallbearers were Lee Agnew Claude Beam Joe Lankford F W Peveto S A Grant and Tom Pace. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Beckett
White
Longtime Sherman Resident Passes After Illness
The widow of E. Beckett, a former Whitewright native married in 1910, died in March 1883 in Wright with three daughters and eight grandchildren surviving. She was active in the Baptist Church and L. L. Sunday school. Survivors include son E. B. Beckett and daughters Mrs. W. R. Parrett Columbus Ohio, Mrs. T. M. OGorman Shamrock, and Mrs. Allen Chambers Dallas. Brothers Frank Jones Whitewright M. W. Jones Wheeler and G. W. Jones Amarillo, sister Mrs. J. L. Denton Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Whitewright
M. W. Jones
Wheeler
G. W. Jones
Amarillo
J. L. Denton
Soapless suds and linoleum care at A M College
College station report notes synthetic detergent powders clean grease well for dishes but are not ideal for linoleum paint or furniture. Tex as A. & M. extension specialist warns detergents dry finishes, suggests rinsing, and recommends frequent waxing to protect linoleum or furniture. Banton Rouge noted as Louisiana capital.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Mears
Kraft, Food Company
Denison
Mrs. F. M. Williams
Waco
W. W. Haynie
Herman Bedford
Odessa
Midland
Carlsbad
Mrs. R. B. Matthews
Pilot Grove
Ernest Tabor
Willie Smith
Garland
Ben F. Dyer
Lee Stedham
J. L. Ball
Edgar Ayers
J. E. Blanks
R. L. Sears
Lubbock
David Sears
Jim Sears
Edward Montgomery
R. F. Story
Durant, Oklo
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Jimmye Brown
Gladewater
Anna Ruth Johnson
Crystal City
Bonnie Nicholson
Rusk
W. T. Nicholson
R. M. Faison
Houston
W. E. LaRoe
Frances Bennett
Mrs. O. A. Bennett
R. L. Martin
John Bilyne
Johnny and
Jimmy Martin
H. M. Garner
Connie
Angleton
Robert Sears
Oxfords
Cole & Davis Co
Thompson
Alberta
Vita Vista
Kimbell
Maxwell House Tea
Okg
Hormel
H. H. Taylor
C. S. Porter
Texarkana
Guy Hamilton
Henrietta Jackson
Texas Tech
Ross R. May
Guy Andrew
University of Texas
Eula Andrew
Ross Alexander
Doyle Alexander
S. E. Beckett
B. F. Hill
Frank Phillips
Sulphur, Oklo
Monnie Biggerstaff
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Arthur Thomas
Kilgore
Don Arenburg
L. H. Darwin
Jack McSpedden
Baylor University
Lathin Springs
Minnie Fay Hinton
Phlla Ann
James P. Jenkins
David R. Price
College Station
Price
O. L. Jones
Jones
Dan Griffith
B. A. Griffith
Dean Bennett
Edna
Ruby Griffith
Chester Woodson
Bells
David Griffith
Utica
Oklahoma
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Kalamazoo
Sam E. Beckett
Banton Rouge Is the
Capital of
Louisiana
Palace Theatre
Mom and Dad
Roy Rogers
Jane Frazee
Andy Devine
Bob Nolan
THE
Sons OF the Pioneers
California Stars
West
Trigger
Riders of
Death Valley
Robert Hutton
Joyce Reynolds
Don
Jean
Stuart Erwin
Anne Gwynne
Dennis Morgan
Arlene Dahl
Alan Hall
George O'Brien
Rath
Black Hawk
White Swan
Adams
Folger’s Coffee
Cornland Bacon
Farley & Hill Grocery and Market
Donigan Gin Co
H. P. Donigan
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