Whitewright Memory Lane notes early parade and town events
A( memory lane) feature recalls 1809s parades and Western Week celebrations in Whitewright. The item mentions high school football, local entertainers, and church activities, with plans for a bank heating upgrade, a Baptist Bazaar, good roads drive, and meningitis recoveries. The MS Clark & Sons shows will perform today, and the Grayson County BYPU held a 70-delegate convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memory Lane
L.O. Lackey
Whitewright
Baptist Ladies Aid Society
W.J. Epting
Fannie Pope
Gladys Ray
Annette German
Baptist Church
Kentuckytown
Louse
Ms, Clark & Sons
Grayson County Bypu
Week end Guests Listed in Local Personal Notices
Local society items note numerous weekend visitors and guests of area families. Names include Muirhead Farmers and Bonham visitors, Ely and Sherman residents, Tom Bean, Dallas, Plano, Denison, and Carrollton attendees, with Easter holiday visits to family homes and nursing facilities.
B B Bridge Club Meets at Smith Home
The B B Bridge Club met Monday night at Mrs. C K Smith's home. Guest Arch Talley from Perryton won high score. Ethel Short won bingo. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Russell Summers' home on April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.K. Smith
Arch Talley
Perryton
Ethel Short
Russell Summers
Birthday party honors Christopher Frye on third year
Christopher Mark Frye son of Police Chief and Mrs James Rye was feted for his third birthday on April 14. Guests included Walter Kathryn Randell Lori Mikel Reeves Robert Cathgard Theron McConnell Joe Smith Jimmy Tracy and Paula Frye. Cake shaped like a hobby horse and ice cream were served as blue and yellow crepe paper streamers and balloons decorated the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Mark Frye
Jamesrye
Walter
Kathryn
Randell
Lori
Mikel Reeves
Robert Cathgard
Theron McConnell
Joe Smith
Jimmy
Tracy
Paula Frye
Local Social Notes From Area Families
Attending the fat stock show last Thursday were Mrs. JA Harper Mrs. Ed Barkley and Mrs. Jim Grider. Mr. and Mrs. David Moore are parents of a son born April 12 at Wilson N Jones Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. LJ Edwards and Donna and Melissa of Garland were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Moore and children of Sherman were Mrs. Noble Bennett Houston Stedham of Bonham Visited Mrs. W H Stedham Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Doggett of Van Alstyne visited Mrs. T L Cowart and Mrs. W H Stedham. Mrs. CJ Meador is the guest of her daughter Mrs. Don Cook in Mesquite. Mrs. J C Whipple Mrs Paul Haliburton and Mrs Floyd Haliburton attended the singing at Kentuckytown Sunday evening. Mrs. J T Follis of Denison spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl May. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Monday of Balesville Ark were guests of Mrs. Wesley Phillips over the weekend. Mrs. Wayne Goult of Houston and Mrs. Carl Nall and daughter of Sherman were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Muirhead
Wesley Farmer
Bonham
David Beazley
Ely
J.H. Workman
Lockney
Buster Snodgrass
Oklahoma City
Carl Holland
Sherman
Jack Dickerman
C.E. Rice
J.E. Blakey
H.B. Ingram
Dennis
Cisco
Oma Chitwood
Danny Chitwood
Tom Bean
Ricky Chitwood
Frank Blakey
Lubbock
Blakey
J.C. Hastings
Mattie Hastings
Whitewright
Guy Dillon
Durant
R.E. Hickman
Jack Ayres
Austin
Melton Simpson
Sherman and Denison
W.L. Kincaid Jr
W.L. Kincaid Sr
Jewel Key
Ray Lumpkins
Nellie Brown
Linton
Lottie Brown
Buck Chesser
Billy Blackwell
Gene Page
Denison
Bennett Blackwell
Irving
JA Harper
Ed Barkley
Jim Grider
David Moore
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
L.J. Edwards
Donna
Melissa
Garland
Homer Cameron
Jimmy Moore
Noble Bennett
Houston Stedham
C.J. Meador
Don Cook
Mesquite
J.C. Whipple
Paul Haliburton
Floyd Haliburton
Kentuckytown
Bill Monday
Balesville
Ark
Wesley Phillips
Wayne Goult
Houston
Carl Nall
Tom Brown
Cook birthday party honors David and Tammy at Easter home event
David and Tammy Cook celebrated at their 415 W Highland Dr home with 13 guests on Saturday April 1. The Easter themed party featured baskets, bunnies, balloons, and crepe paper with Easter eggs shaped cake decorations. Guests included Cheri Brookshear Leslie Tillett Amy Francis Matt Sullivan Brian Neal Scotty McClain Misty Clark and several Cook relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Tammy Cook
Richard Cook
W. Highland Drives
Tammy
Cook
Cheri
John Brookshear
Leslie Tillett
Amy Francis
Matt Sullivan
Brian Neal
Scotty McClain
Misty Clark
Amarillo
W.L. Crawford
Curtis Tillett
Hospital Notes Dismissals From Memorial Sherman Hospital
Mrs Wesley McCurdy is a patient in Memorial Hospital in Denison. Recent dismissals include Mrs Ruth Bond Mrs Charles Wortham Richard Nusbahm Frank Dockery of Trenton son in law of Mr and Mrs Don Collins and Willis Russell from Sherman Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley McCurdy
Memorial Hospital
Denison
Ruth Bond
Charles Wortham
Richard Nusbahm
Frank Dockery
Trenton
Don Collins
Sherman Community Hospital
Willis Russell
Easter visits and family guests around Denton and area
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook Sr visited Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Hall in Denton Sunday. Mrs. Jerry Wilson and sons Jim and John spent Easter with her mother Mrs. J.P. Darwin. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Park of Paducah were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Gosnell. Mr. and Mrs. Drewie Caylor spent Sunday in Dallas with Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Farmer. Miss Percy Darwin of Abilene spent the Easter holidays with her mother Mrs. L.H. Darwin. Mrs. James Simmons of Vernon is the guest of her father Glenn Doss. Guests of Mrs. A.L. Vandagh Wednesday were Mrs. Alton Cunningham and Mrs. Kenneth Cunningham of Pike. Also visiting was Millard Sanders of McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cook Sr
B.B. Hall
Denton
Jerry Wilson
Jim
John
J.P. Darwin
Gary Park
Paducah
Sonny Gosnell
Drewie Caylor
Dallas
D,h, Farmer
Percy Darwin
Abilene
L,h, Darwin
James Simmons
Vernon
Glenn Doss
A,l
Vandagh
Alton Cunningham
Kenneth Cunningham
Pike
Millard Sanders
McKinney
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Whitewright Sun
Whitewright High School
Bonham High School
A. Glidewell
Boyd
Grayson College
Dishman
Minnie Montgomery
Rock and Bunco
The
Planters National Bank
Good Baptists
Conte Whitewright
Edwards
Chevrolet
Texas
Earnheart
Mobile
Paul Stephens
G.C. Brown
Ricky
Roger and
Plano
Maxine Brown
James Max Brown
Laurie
Ruth Green
Nina Davis
Robbin
Grover C, Brown
James Blakey
Savoy
Tommy
Reese Air Force Base
Ake Hastings
Roger Walter Robbins
Sharon Hastings
Bill Gilbreths
Cecil Hendrix
Larry
Ray Hendrix
Alvin King
Daingerfield
Kenneth Donihoe
Paul Carr
Paula
Kim
Ernest Wright
Childdren
Randolph
S.E. Hendrix
Bert Grooms
Lou Anna Carpenter
J.F. McLain
Cannon
Jack Cohen
Dewayne
Sandra
Brenda
Leila Bell
Keck
Nocona
JH. Gosnell Sr
Joe Perkins
Celeste
AR. McMurry
Ivanhoe
Russell Purtle
Texarkana
ETSU
Commerce
Jim Hicks
David Hodges
Artesia
N.M
Ray Jones
White= wright
B. B. Bridge Club
B.B. Bridge Club
Pithden
J.T. Follis of
Mrs
Carl May
IHFIR
Whitewright Nursing Home
Lions Club Bingo
Earborn
T.V
Spectal Door Prize
John Sullivan
Stockton
Kaw
Fred Cook Jr
JW. Gunter
Paul Bowen
Olivia Cook
Levelland
FFA
Jack Rogers
United States OF America
Low Lake
CHK Ad
Walker Pharmacy
Oli Will Aren
M No
Shir
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