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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
3
Local households report a wide pattern of weekend and Easter visits. People from Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Sherman, Irving, Wichita Falls, Vernon and beyond spent time with relatives in Denison, Paris, Kaufman, Tyler, Denton, Denton, and other nearby communities.
Friday Literary Club met at 3 pm at the Presbyterian Church for an Easter program and guest day. Mrs. L. J. Wathen of Dallas reviewed her world trip and spoke to eighty guests. Refreshments followed in the church parlor with spring flowers and Easter motifs.
Miss Elizabeth Polk of Whitewright will marry Robert O. Hull of Fort Worth in a First Methodist Church ceremony at 8:00 p m on June 2. Announcement by Rev and Mrs John W Polk notes Mr Hull is son of Owen Hull of Whitewright.
Rotary Club meeting last Friday featured Rev. John W. Polk of the First Methodist Church as guest speaker. Only about two thirds of the club attended, others away at the district convention in Greenville.
Mrs Dick Walker entertained last Thursday afternoon for her son Richee s third birthday. Favors included hats and Easter bunnies. Ice cream and cake were served. Guests included Tom Dol larhide Michael Bartley Jimmie Bryant Jeff Meador Lanny Franklin Holly Feason Ann Hodder Phyllis Earnheart Jeanette Geers Janice Hennig and Jim Emerson.
Grayson County Texas County Court grants Letters Testamentary to Sallie Sue Stanton and Reavis Sappenfield for the estate of W. J. Sappenfield Deceased. Creditors must present claims within the legally prescribed period to the executors at their California and Whitesboro addresses as listed. Publication dates are March 15 22 29 and April 5 1956 in The Whitewright Sun.
In Grayson County Texas the County Court granted letters testamentary December 21 1955 to Irene Williams Executrix for the estate of Dan C Williams deceased All persons having claims must present them as prescribed by law to 5532 Jacksboro Highway Ft Worth Texas by April 5 1956 with dates noted in the notice.
Two men on a morning train joke about a school principal as a confirmed optimist. He supposedly lives in a single block with a single lot yet tries to raise roses vegetables chickens two cocker spaniels and three boys.
A mountain girl moves to the city takes a job and writes home about becoming a career girl. Her illiterate father asks what it means and his wife says she will ask. The daughter explains a career girl is one who brings home the bacon but does not want to fry it.
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