Local visitors and travels around Whitewright this week
Local residents and visitors travel to and from Whitewright with extended trips to Dallas Sherman Denison Trenton and Wichita Falls. Notable mentions include ETSTC student Herman Musser visiting home and Mrs. L. O. Lackey hosting guests with Col. and Mrs. Kelly visiting nearby relatives. The Bethel Baptist Women’s Missionary Society concludes a state missions prayer week and moves meeting time to 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the Bethel Baptist Church
Christine Sanderson
Mary Hill Davis
Sherman residents greet return of Nancy Newman and local visits
The community notes Nancy Newman returns home to Sherman after visiting grandparents. Local families host guests from Rockwall and Sherman. The Flower Shop changes hands with Mrs Glenn Doss taking over the business effective Sept 17 with Mrs Allen T Short continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hight
Glenn Doss
Allen T. Short
Doss
Families Visit Relatives In Weekend Gatherings
Mrs. Clarence Burchfield and sons Bobby and Tommy visited her mother Mrs. Eula Andrew over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gordon of Frisco and Frank Spindle of Sherman spent Wednesday night with their mother Mrs. J. F. Spindle. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Andrew and daughter Karen returned to Charleston West Virginia after visiting Mrs. Eula Andrew and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Terry and Son
Abilene
E. W. Fields
Eugene Brown
Lee
Denison
M. B. Morgan
Vernon
B. G. Gentry
Elaine
Wichita Falls
M. R. Smith
Tom Ayres
Sherman
Edwin Ooten
Mrs. L. R. Alexander of
Dallas
Whitewright
Mrs. Weldon Davenport
Mrs. C. J. Davenport
Jack Manoogian
Roger Dale
Homer Garner
Stg
Clarence Burchfield
Bobby and
Tommy
Eula Andrew
Lee Gordon
Frisco
Frank Spindle
J. F. Spindle
Guy Andrew
Karen
Charleston
W. Va
Morning Coffee Honors Mrs. C. B. Bryant III in Sherman
A morning coffee honor for Mrs. C. B. Bryant III, former Olivia Gene Bomar of Honey Grove, was hosted by Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr. at the Grayson Hotel Sherman. Guests from Sherman Denison Whitewright and Honey Grove attended. couple married Sept. 8 and reside in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Bryant III
Olivia Gene Bomar
Honey Grove
C. B. Bryant Jr
Sweetwater
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
M. E. Daniel
W. F. Meili
Fort Worth
Randolph Bryant
Griffin Dollarhide
Whitewright
W. L. Peterson
Denison
G.H. Wilcox
D. E. Shelton
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Watches Cake Baking
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club held a regular Thursday session at 10:30 led by vice president Mrs. T B Autrey. Guests Mrs Oran Scott of Sherman and Miss Zelma Moore attended as the cake baking demonstrator who made an orange raisin cake using biscuit master mix. A covered dish luncheon followed a brief business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
T. B. Autrey
Oran Scott
Sherman
Zelma Moore
Miss Moore
Floyd Harris
A. and M. College
Coy
Joe Vandagriff
Bob Cawthon
Rotary Club Taps Professional Entertainer for Friday Program
Rotary Club program chair George M. Hight booked Miss Pansy New to perform at Friday's meeting. The appointment aims to provide an engaging entertainment segment for club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hight
Rotary Club
Pansy New
Bonham native headlines Rotary program with songs and radio fame
A Bonham native long active on the New York stage and in radio and television presented a program of songs dialogue and accordion numbers that Rotarians enjoyed. President Grant Hoover announced six consecutive 100 percent attendance meetings. Rotarian C. B. Bryant Jr. of Sweetwater attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
New York
Grant Hoover
C. B. Bryant Jr
Sweetwater
T E L Class Social and Business Meeting Held
The T E L class of the First Baptist Sunday School met at Mrs. D E McCoy's home for a business and social gathering with 15 members and three visitors present. Mrs Ed Martin led in prayer and presided. refreshments followed. The next meeting will be at Mrs C P McGinnis’ home with Mrs Mary Perkinson as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Sunday School
D. E. McCoy
Maude Belew
S. T. Montgomery
Ed Martin
Olive Myrick
Carrie Hamilton
C. P. McGinnis
Mary Perkinson
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Met at Mrs Russell’s
The H D Club gathered at Mrs Otto Russell’s home with co hosts Mrs M Belew and Mrs R D Maddux. Miss Zelma Moore county agent demonstrated cakes and icings. Twelve members and three visitors attended. Next meeting set for Sept 27 at Mrs Ronald Vestal’s with a covered dish luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Otto Russell
M. Belew
R. D. Maddux
Zelma Moore
County Home
J. A. Worsham
Jan
Jimmie Bilmner
Ronald Vestal
First English News Sheet Appears in Holland in 1620
In December 1620 the earliest known English language news sheet appeared not in England but in Holland. The publication marks an early flow of information and literary activity across the Channel influencing readers in exile and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Holland
Poisonous Manchineel Tree Studied In Florida Everglades
Dr. W. M. Lauter of the University of Florida, initially skeptical about the manchineel's deadly reputation, reports a blistering reaction when sap dripped on his skin during a field trip to the Everglades. The incident left his arm swollen and ulcerated for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
America
W. M. Lauter
University of Florida
Florida
Everglades
Counsel to a Growing Boy and Early Connecticut Gazette
A cautionary verse by Edgar A. Guest warns youths against accepting gifts to gain influence and urges paying debts and preserving honor. The note cites the Connecticut Gazette of New Haven, founded in 1755 by James Parker, linked to Benjamin Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
New England
Boston
The
Connecticut Gazette
New Haven
James Parker
Benjamin Franklin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Miller
Robert Cantrell
Reed Officer
Lubbock
Ray Moore
L. O. Lackey
Herman Musser
ETSTC
Commerce
John Wilson
Stamford
Seymour
R. R. McDaniel of
Quanah
Mrs
F. M. Echols
Oscar, Mears of
Garland
Bud Wilson
Wade Richardson
Wallace Wilson
N. B. Nicholson
Farmersville
W. T. Nicholson
W. C. Johnson
J. B. Johnson
Port Arthur
Adah Gillespie
Sid Adkins of
Burkburnett
Frank Roberts
Lake Texoma
Mrs. Marvin Bangs
Trenton
John Philip Barbee
Mobile, Ala
T. E. Barbee
Addison Vestal
Pittsburgh, Pa
R. C. Vestal
Houston Darwin
Max Holmes
Col
Mrs. D. C. Kelly
Andy Williams
el Paso
Col. Kelly
Guy Hamilton
Ross May
Emmet Penn
Elbert A. Hansard
Frank Phillips
South Gardener Street
Hormel Midwest Bacon
Bologna
Betty Ann
Griffin
BLACK
Aunt Jemima
California
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
Nancy Newman
Mrs. B. W. Newman
C. C. McGinnis
Russell McGinnis
Rockwall
Tim Abbott
Elbert Thompson
Pilot Point
R. B. Morris
Chevy Chase, Md
E. T. Doss
O. L. Sears
Gilbert Henslee
W. A. Ray
Grand Prairie
Nathaniel Lanius
Don E. Williams
Williams
Katie Kincaid
Henrietta Kincaid
Bonham Hospital
Main Street
W. W. Alverson
R. E. Simpson
Alversons
William King
College Station
A. & M. College
Bryant King
John Gano
Gano
Betty McIiver
Eugene McIver
J. S. McIver
W. E. Pennell
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Pennell
Homer Gentry
John McAlester
Elmo McAlester
Mr. McAlester
Blanton’s Chapel
Leonard
Grayson College
Mrs. C. B. Bryant III
Dearborn
Blanton
Home & Auto Supply
Ladies Bayon
Cole & Davis Co
Hi-Way
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