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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1951
Page
5
Garland Dean Smith visited Saturday while Perry Kite of Sherman and Alberta Chesser spent days with relatives in Ladonia. Numerous residents hosted guests from Dallas Denton Austin and Sherman as family, friends, and former students travel through the area.
Whitewright will supply four of the county's 20 to 24 year olds for May induction into the armed forces. The four named are Howard Goodnight James Edward Yowell Donald Ira Neal and Joe Frank Nicely. May quota totals show 26 for induction and 52 for pre induction examinations.
Mrs. W. C. Cummings, who underwent hip replacement at Allen Memorial Hospital Bonham, is convalescing satisfactorily and expected to return home next week. Surgeons used a stainless steel hip joint after a 1919 cyclone injury.
Miss Mary Gordon Ellis daughter of Dr and Mrs John Alston Ellis of Sherman married John Peter Livingston Jr son of Mrs John P Livingston of Whitewright in a candlelight First Baptist Church ceremony. Pastor Dr Ellis performed the service before palm and fern decor with family and church members in attendance.
Public notice commands the sheriff or constable to publish for ten days in a Grayson County newspaper. It informs interested persons that administrator C L Robson filed the final account for Dan Crabtree and that the Grayson County Court will hear the petition on April 23, 1951 at 10 am in Sherman for approval or contest.
B W Newman led the Friday meeting with guest speaker A K Steinheimer of Fort Worth. Steinheimer outlined the low rent housing project Whitewright hopes to obtain.
Whitewright adults Mrs Carl May and Mrs Ronald Vestal led the 4-H gathering in Sherman courthouse on April 7. Nominees Barbara Nell Hasty Mary Anderson Jane King competed. Jane King won and will finish Betty Blackerby’s term then serve a new two year term.
Miss Camille Pendleton daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Pendleton has been chosen duchess to represent the Collin County A and M Club at the 17th Cotton Pageant and Ball to be held at A and M College on May 5 and 6 Escorts will be cadets from A and M College The mother of Miss Pendleton is the former Catherine Montgomery of Whitewright Cottonseed meal is promoted for fertilizing crops and lawns.
Mrs Vivian Harris and Rice Melugin of Whitewright married last Friday in Durant Oklahoma by a justice of the peace. The couple reside at the John Ray apartment house.
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