Many Visitors and Local News Bits Across Whitewright Area
A dense list shows Mr and Mrs Oran Sears visiting relatives in Farmersville. Many others travel to Dallas Sherman Denison and Bonham for visits. News includes a 95 year old in Cooper and a skating party at Denison’s Roller Bowl with church groups and local families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Sears
Farmersville
First Presbyterian Church
James I. Logan
Floyd Bassett
Roller Bowl
Denison
Ashburn
Home Demonstration Club Holds Meeting at Viva Phillips Home
The last meeting of the Home Demonstration Club was hosted by Miss Viva Phillips. Roll call featured cake titles The Kind of Cake I Like to Bake Best. District meeting details were shared for Sherman. A cake demonstration was presented and 13 members plus four visitors were served refreshments.
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Home Demonstration Club
Viva Phillips
Sherman
Whitewright Music Club Met at Home with 13 Members
The Whitewright Music Club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. L. H. Darwin’s home with hostesses Mrs. Houson Darwin and Mrs. O. L. Jones. President Mrs. Homer Sears led a business meeting. 13 members answered roll. The program included What Is Jazz by Mrs. Alton McDowell, piano solo by Mrs. Houston Darwin, Development of the Organ by Mrs. George Hight, O Dry Those Tears sung by Mrs. Floyd Bassett, duet My Wild Irish Rose by Mrs. Guy Hamilton and Mrs. Bassett with Mrs. Jones on piano, followed by refreshments for members and guest Mrs. L. H. Darwin. Next meeting set for April 21 with Mrs. George Hight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Music Club
L. H. Darwin
Houson Darwin
O. L. Jones
Homer Sears
Alton McDowell
Houston Darwin
George Hight
Friday Literary Club Meeting Highlights Youth Program
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs Grady Gillett home with eighteen members and guest past member Mrs Thomas Gillett. On March 26 the program centered on youth topics and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Gillett
Thomas Gillett
Bible Week Meeting at H. Sears Home
The April sixth Bible week gathering discussed Home the Basic Training Center of Good Citizenship and Building the Future for Youth led by Mrs. J. W. Wilson. Attendees enjoyed refreshments after a program including Biblical Gardens, a Gethsemane poem, a duet I Know That My Redeemer Liveth and a Brief History of the Jews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wilson
H. H. Sears
Father Flanagan
Alton McDowell
Bonham
C. P. Johnson
Emory Christian
B. W. Newman
Redeemer
J. B. King
Guy Hamilton
James Logan
Surprise house warming honors Mrs George Burelson
Bride Mrs George Burelson and former Miss Bettye Brice were honored at a surprise house warming hosted at the Brice home Friday evening in Whitewright. Guests from Whitewright and Denison attended, with gifts presented by Mrs Mercie Maxey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wilson
Claud Garner
Lucio Orozco
Doris McKinney
Ruth Mears
George Burelson
Bettye Brice
Brice
Velma Sadler
Tom Head
Raley
Fred Cook Jr
Pearl England
Fred Cook Sr
Elmer Sanderson
George Key
Don Collins
Joyce Orozco
D. M. Mooneyham
Sue Phillips
Tom Brice
Averille Mooneyham
Whitewright
Larry Stockton
Ray Mooneyham
Doty Bride Weds Gunter in Assembly of God Church
Miss Ann Mary Doty daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Doty of Whitewright married F. M. Gunter who lives near Orangeville. The ceremony took place Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the Assembly of God Church with Miss Doty’s ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mary Doty
Elmer Doty
Whitewright
F. M. Gunter
Orangeville
Assembly of God Church
Miss Doty
Wedding of daughter with music and out-of-town guests
The ceremony featured a blue dress bride with white lace and pearl necklace. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Ramsey of Denison and Rev. and Mrs. Jack Williams of Tom Bean. Mrs. Williams provided music and a recording was made as the bride sang. The bride's mother and Mrs. House sang a song with Miss Doty on piano. The couple will reside in White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Ramsey
Denison
Jack Williams
Tom Bean
Elmer Doty
Rotary luncheon names Teddy Roosevelt film showing
Rotary Club program chair Geo M Hight led a luncheon meeting with Marshall Hasty passing the agenda. He invited members to the Palace Theatre for a showing of Teddy the Rough Rider, a civic club and school oriented history of Roosevelt. He offered to screen it for high school students at 3 o clock free of charge. Guests included J H Brown Sherman Rev James I Logan and Elmer Berryhill student teacher of agriculture under O V Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Hight
Rotary Club
Mr. Hight
Marshall Hasty
Caraway
Hight
J. H. Brown
Sherman
James I. Logan
Elmer Berryhill
O. V. Barker
Mortuary Notice for Alice Young 84 Sherman Resident
Mrs. Alice Young 84 longtime Whitewright area resident died at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman Sunday morning after a five day illness. She lived in the Whitewright section for fifty years and her passing is noted in local obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Willis
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Alice Young
Whitewright
Longtime Church of Christ Member Dies in Texas Home
Time of her death she was making her home with her son John D. Young west of Whitewright. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services were held at 3 p m Monday at the Church of Christ conducted by Connie Hollis Leonards Church of Christ minister. Burial at Witti tee Cemetery Wednesday morning under direction of Glen Fearnheart. Pallbearers were Houston Young Grady Young Willis Young L V Young Johnnie Chumbley and Paul Nelson grandsons. Survivors include four sons four daughters six brothers one sister and 27 grandchildren. During the second World War Great Britain more than doubled its production of wheat barley and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Young
Whitewright
Church of Christ
Connie Hollis
Leonard
Wittitee
Glen Fearnheart
California
Houston Young
Grady Young
Willis Young
L. V. Young
Johnnie Chumbley
Paul Nelson
Great Britain
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J. B. Cates
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C. C. Cates
Minnie Fay Hinton
Claud Seals
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Monte Biggerstaff
Judy
Lee Dodson
Lon Smith
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David R. Price
College Station
Allen Memorial Hospital
C. E. Shields
Amarillo
J. R. Ford
Mrs. Shields
L. B. Head
W. T. Simmons
H. P. Donigan
Pattison
Bill Stone Kretz
Colorado Springs, Colo
Mrs. W. N. Stone
Jack Lackey
Sherman Hospital
Grady Hansard
S. R. Scarborough Sr
Don Ray
Gene Rayborn London
Bailey
S. R. Scarborough Jr
Verde Roberts
Ely
Charley Short
Glenwood
Ark
Tommy Parseley
Mr. Shorts
W. W. House
Live Oak
Calif
Mrs. Ford Short
Gunter-Doty
Black
Faille
Seersucker
Cole & Davis Co
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Swift
Beth
Farley & Hill Grocery and Market
Saddle Oxfords
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
WM. Rogers
Blanton
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