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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1937

Page

5

Local visitors and home news from Whitewright area

Mr and Mrs G L Baugher visited Sherman on Sunday. Many residents traveled to Dallas and Fort Worth for visits and business. Phillip Atkins, aged Grayson County resident, is seriously ill at home. Dove season opened with a good bag for Manton Fain of Dallas. Several items note travels, visits, and family events across Sherman, Bonham, Denison, and Dallas with calls for extension work and local church meetings.

Phillip Atkins Town Grayson County Manton Fain Dallas Mr. Fain

McMurry Family Visit Highlights Local Circles

Gainesville coach J W McMurry and his family spent Sunday with his parents, the McMurrys. J H Madonne American consul general at Beirut and family plan sail Sept 28 from New York to Syria via Little Rock and Washington. Rev J R Waldrum moved to Nocona to pastor Church of Christ and serves Howe and Tom Bean churches. East Sherman district youth met at the Methodist Church with Ector youths leading a program on Expressing Ourselves followed by a social and refreshments. next meeting at Trenton Oct 10. about seventy five youths attended.

J. W. McMurry Jr Gainesville J. W. McMurry McMurry Texas J. H. Madonne Little Rock Ark J. M. McMurry Washington New York Beirut Syria Madonne J. R. Waldrum Nocona Waldrum Church of Christ Howe Tom Bean Whitewright East Sherman Methodist Church Ector Trenton Bonham

Central revival nixes night service at Christian Church

Joe M. Connally the pastor notes Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and Epworth League at 7 p m There will be no night service due to revival at the Central Christian Church

Epworth Central Christian Church Joe M. Connally

The Test of Time Theme at Central Christian Church

The article notes Sunday school at 10 a.m and an 11 a.m discussion on The Test of Time. Evening worship is dismissed to continue the series of meetings at Central Christian Church.

B. Wrenn Webb Central Christian Church

Evening evangelistic services and morning worship schedule

Evening services each night are evangelistic. Morning worship starts at 9:45 daily. Sunday school at 10:00. Sunday services at 11:00 and 7:45. All are invited. Mrs. Anna Pinkerton Baker, soloist, East Dallas Christian Church, will be a guest Sunday. L. Guy Ament evangelist. Mrs. Ament is song director and soloist.

Anna Pinkerton Baker East Dallas Christian Church L. Guy Ament Ament

Evangelist A. T. Willis to Speak at Both Services

Pastor O F Robinson invites attendance as evangelist A T Willis preaches at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m this Sunday. The message will be delivered at both morning and evening worship.

A. T. Willis O. F. Robinson

Kil-Kare Bridge Club Meets With Mrs Short

The Kil-Kare Bridge Club met with Mrs. Allen T Short on Wednesday afternoon for a series of bridge. High score honors were won by Mrs. Paul Ryan. Miss Lena Mae Gowdy was a guest of the club. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The club will meet next with Mrs Charlie Ayres.

Kil-Kare Allen T. Short Paul Ryan Lena Mae Gowdy Charlie Ayres

Mrs Perkinson Hosts Ninth Birthday for Granddaughter Akin

Mrs Mary Perkinson entertained at her home Friday afternoon honoring her granddaughter Mary Cecile Akin of Durant Oklahoma on her ninth birthday. Games were played and pictures taken of the group. Refreshments were served and each guest received a souvenir. Those present included Henrietta Jackson Betty Lee Jones Katie Kincaid Bettye Nell Yeager Betty Ann Darwin Margaret Ann Burnham Betty Jo Pierce Jacquelyn Nussman Betty Jane and Annette Harper and Wanda Lou Green.

Mary Perkinson Mary Cecile Akin Durant Okla Henrietta Jackson Betty Lee Jones Katie Kincaid Bettye Nell Yeager Betty Ann Darwin Margaret Ann Burnham Betty Jo Pierce Jacquelyn Nossaman Betty Jane Annette Harper Wanda Lou Green

T E L Classe Elects Officers

The T E L Class of the Baptist Sunday school elected officers for the coming term at a Wednesday church meeting. New leaders include Mrs Olive Myrick president Mrs E D Martin enlargement Mrs H L Crittenden fellowship Mrs B G Gowdy devotional Mrs J L Bow stewardship Miss Sally Moore secretary and Mrs Mary Perkinson treasurer. Fifteen members and five guests attended with hostesses serving refreshments.

The Baptist Sunday School Olive Myrick E. D. Martin H. L. Crittenden B. G. Gowdy J. L. Bow Sally Moore Mary Perkinson Lanius Kincaid Ray Cates A. J. Cates O. L. Hensley

Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club Plans Exhibit

The Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club met Friday at the Kentuckytown schoolhouse. Plans were made for an exhibit at the Red River Valley Fair with a called meeting on September 17 to select products. Members are urged to attend with exhibits, and an ice cream supper is planned. The club will adjourn to meet September 23. visitors are invited.

Kentuckytown

Bride-Elect Ruth Fleming Honored in Whitewright Shower

Miss Ruth Fleming of Smithville Oklahoma, bride-elect of Woodrow Ball of Bonham, was honored at a Friday afternoon shower hosted by Mrs. G. W. Ball and Mrs. Jack Ryan of Whitewright. Luncheon for thirty guests followed. Ball, son of G. W. Ball of Whitewright, works for William Eubank Wholesale Co. in Bonham. Fleming is daughter of J. E. Fleming of Smithville.

Ruth Fleming Smithville Okla Woodrow Ball Bonham G. W. Ball Jack Ryan Whitewright Howard Murphy Anna Ben Clark Mr. Ball William Eubank Wholesale Co Miss Fleming

Austin College Bride-To-Be At Smithville Home

The bride-elect, a member of Kappa Gamma Chi and the Oklahoma Club, hails from Austin College Sherman and will be married at her Smithville home on October 15. The couple plans to reside in Bonham after the ceremony.

Austin College Sherman Kappa Gamma Chi Oklahoma Club Smithville Bonham

Mortuary Rites Held for James W Henderson 83

James W Henderson 83 died at the home of his son in law Charles Carpenter five miles south of Whitewright at noon Friday. Funeral services were at Whitesboro Nazarene Church Saturday at 10 a m with interment in Whitesboro Cemetery. A retired farmer born August 31 1854 he is survived by son Arthur Henderson of Hereford and daughters Mrs Myrtle Carpenter and Mrs Gertrude Thomas of Henryetta Okla.

James W. Henderson Charles Carpenter Whitewright Whitesboro

Reducing Tablets Fatal to Woman Warburton

New York report states Mary Brown Warburton granddaughter of John Wanamaker was found unconscious in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday and died shortly after The police attributed her death to reducting tablets likely causing the fatal result The story notes her notable family connection to Wanamaker and her Park Avenue residence.

New York Mary Brown Warburton John Wanamaker Park Avenue

Kimbell Buys Elevators and Warehouses in Melissa

Announcement over the weekend stated Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth purchased the Edwin B. Doggett grain elevator in Melissa. E O Knox, manager of the Melissa elevator for 22 years, will continue to operate the property. Kimbell also bought the E O Knox warehouse Graves and Milraney elevator warehouse two dumps one pair of big wagon scales corn shelter and 10 lots.

Melissa Edwin B. Doggett Kay Kimbell Fort Worth E. O. Knox Melissa Elevator Kimbell Graves and Milraney

Complaints to Be Heard On AAA Cash Division

In Dallas a conference will hear tenant complaints that former landlords did not divide property government crop payments. J Lynn Mauk, J Ross Bell and R F Croom will investigate the issues. A stray line notes vacuum water boils near freezing.

AAA Dallas J. Lynn Mauk College Station J. Ross Bell Childress R. F. Croom Wahsington

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G. L. Baugher Joe Johnson L. P. Sears Mrs John Griffin Walter Tom Holmes Denton G. F. Bryant and Son Will Sam Thomas Antlers, Okla W. H. Phillips D. B. Smith Floyd Collins T. J. Rector W. H. Stedham J. E. Stedham Greenville George German J. L. German Chas. Ayres J. C. Gillespie McKinney C. T. Atkinson Lem Tittsworth Russell McGinnis Rockwall C. P. McGinnis J. D. Heard Lula Lee Vestal Houston Mrs. R. C. Vestal W. H. King Colorado Eugene McElvaney Bill Boone J. L. Boone Reeves Powell Edna Powell J. N. Powell J. S. Whitworth Jim Mrs. Whitworth J. B. Dickson T. M. Scott Denison W. B. Scott Memphis D. S. Carr B. B. Hall Eugene Hall North Texas State Teachers College Clay Akin Durant, Okla Mery Perkinson A. T. Atkinson St. Paul, Minn C. P. Johnson Ross R. May Jerry Price Boston J. D. Young Canaan Sidney Watson Baker Hotel J. M. Sturdivant Okemah, Okla Rev Ben Sturdivant E. A. McMahon Aileen and Thomas C. C. Hodge Tommie R. N. Hopper Balls Sun O. E. Evans Carl May W. F. Fields Myrtle Badgett Grayson County Missionary Baptist Association Convention Sadler Robert Doss Denison Herald Texas A. and M. College J. P. Barbee T. E. Barbee Marshall Monterrey Mexico Eugene McIver Randolph St. Vincent’s Hospital Mr. McIver E. T. Doss Presbyterian Church J. F. Fender Paris Honey Grove S. T. Montgomery John Reeves John Hollingsworth Mr. Hollingsworth Jim Henry Andrews Thomas Gillett J. P. Paschall Royse City Jim Henry Thomas Roy R Woodrow W. Spangler D. S. Spangler United States Army Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Sgt Herman Parham Serman Whitewright Grammar School Extension Service Luther B. Eastham Wallace Beery Warner Baxter Mickey Rooney In Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Franchot Tone Maureen O’ Sullivan Virginia Bruce In Jones Thurs. & Fri Shirley Temple Wee Willie Winkie Victor McLaglen Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell First Presbyterian Church Orangeville Baptist Bridge Club T. E. L. Classe Kentckytown HD Club Axminster Manning & Meadow Furniture — Farmalls — Hardware J. W. Henderson Wolverine Cole & Davis Co Goodrich Silvertown Tires P. F. Cox Magnolia Gasoline & Oils
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