We Heard About Visitors Then And Now
Local notes list numerous visits across Texas and adjacent states. Jill Meador visits Fort Worth. Mrs. George Brown in DeKalb. Mrs. Bodine and June Bond in Dallas. Denton’s Jan Brooks with Echols grandparents. Dallas and Madill visitors to family in Sherman and Ada. many relatives travel between Dallas, Sherman, Fort Worth and other towns. Social guests include Meek in Bells, T. Booher’s family in Garden Grove, and others attending weekends, funerals, and gatherings.
Bride-Elect Honored With Luncheon
Miss Molly Jo Rutledge bride elect of Sherman was honored at a Dallas luncheon hosted by Nora Hughes Sherman Gwen Kent and Carol Hughes Dallas. The event at the Dolly Madison Tearoom included pink white wedding bells and a sterling cake knife as gifts. The couple plans to wed August 4 at Whitewright First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Schmidhamer
Sherman
Roland Melton
Durant
Okla
Molly Jo Rutledge
Bobbye Hyepock
Schmidhamer
E. Mulberry
Bobby Hyecock
Dallas
Nora Hughes
Gwen Kent
Carol Hughes
Dolly Madison
Miss Rutledge
Obie Rutledge
Whitewright
Mr. Hyepock
Ray Hyepock
Pilot Grove
First Baptist Church
Local Social News and Events Summary
Local families hosted and visited over the weekend with time at homes of the May and Haile families in Fort Worth and Whitewright. University of Texas student Jim Nossaman attends the Lambda Chi Alpha biannual convention in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, August 26 to 29. A parakeet visits Marcie Bryant’s yard for about a week, entering a cage for food and water and resisting capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Nossaman
Whitewright
University of Texas
Lambda Chi Alpha
Glenwood Springs
Colo
University
Jim
Jack Nossaman
Marcie Bryant
Dunbar McDowell Wedding Announced in Durant
Arthur Dunbar of Palestine announces the marriage of Patricia Dunbar to Edward Alton McDowell of Dallas. The ceremony took place July 20 in Durant Oklahoma. They plan to reside at 700 North Marsalis Dallas after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Arthur Dunbar
Palestine
Patricia Dunbar
Edward Alton McDowell
Dallas
Alton McDowell
Whitewright
Durant
Oklahoma
North Marsallis
Fern Elaine Fain Birthday Party Notice
Mrs Raymond Spencer entertained for Fern Elaine Fain on her eighth birthday Saturday afternoon. Games led by Mrs Marie Smith followed by refreshments for guests Karen Ann Darwin Kay Joyce Alexander Shirley Gene Sells Connie Smith Becky Vestal Kathy Wilson Gail Wilson Ronnie Wayne Cook Mickey Meader Rebecca Joy McCray Mrs Laverne Darwin Mrs Frances Alexander Mrs Marie Smith Mrs Ernest Smith Garland Dean Smith Mrs Gladys Cook Mrs Jessie Mead and Mrs Olin C Meek of Bells and Mrs W H Medearis and Mrs C D McCray of Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Spencer
Fern Elaine Fain
Marie Smith
Karen Ann Darwin
Kay Joyce Alexander
Shirley Gene Sells
Connie Smith
Becky Vestal
Kathy Wilson
Gail Wilson
Ronnie Wayne Cook
Mickey Meader
Rebecca Joy McCray
Laverne Darwin
Frances Alexander
Ernest Smith
Garland Dean Smith
Gladys Cook
Jessie
Rotary Club hears Rev W Harrison Baker address
Rotary is shown listening as Rev W Harrison Baker pastor of the Leonard Methodist Church speaks at the Friday meeting. He is introduced by Glen Earnheart program chairman and praised for his prior work in the Methodist district and Highland Park church in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Harrison Baker
Leonard Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Glen Earnheart
Baker
Highland Park Methodist Church
Dallas
Grady May
Farmersville
Small Town Pastorate Wins Favor with Baker
Former Leonard post master John Dillon accompanied Mr. May as he chose a small town church over a high paying assignment. Baker praised the fellowship of close communities where everyone greets everyone, noting May's happiness in small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trict
May
Mr. Baker
Baker
John Dillon
Leonard
J. I. Dillon
Whitewright
Birthday Dinner for Miss Alice Blanks Surprises Her
Friends and neighbors gathered at Miss Alice Blanks home to celebrate her 83rd birthday with a dinner. Attendees included Jack and Martha Biggerstaff, D E McCoy, L H Darwin and family, Floyd Harris, J P Darwin, Houston Darwin and children, Robert DeBerry and family, W H Hedgpeth, Frances Hedgpeth, Joe Monroe Canafax, Leon Ball, Ruby Cowart and daughter, George Ball and family, Edgar Ayers, Lynda Pannell, Stevie Ford, Willie Stapleton of Denison, and J G Blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Blanks
Jack Biggerstaff
D. E. McCoy
L. H. Darwin
Percy Darwin
Floyd Harris
J. P. Darwin
Houston
Darwin
Robert DeBerry
W. H. Hedgpeth
Frances Hedgpeth
Joe Monroe Canafax
Leon Ball
Ruby Cowart
George Ball
Edgar Ayers
Lynda Pannell
Stevie Ford
Willie Stapleton
Denison
J. G. Blank
That Other Twenty Percent Are Unmarried
A Paris radio survey asked listeners what they hear after 9 pm. Twenty percent replied with the answer My wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
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Jill Meador
Mr. and
Mrs
Don Cook
Fort Worth
George Brown
DeKalb
Joe Bodine
June Gail Bond
Jan Brooks
Denton
F. M. Echols
Jack Mitchell
Marvin Bryant
Madill, Okla
R. L. Sears
Hugh Norris
Ada, Okla
S. T. Montgomery Sr
Alton Booker
Donna
Garden Grove, Calif
T. D. Booher
T. N. Souter
J. B. McKenna
el Paso
Charley McKenna
McKenna
Murl Ryon
Jack Ryon
Lela Ryan
Joe T. Jones
Daughters of McKinney
Marshall Hasty
Herman Henson
Coolidge, Ariz
J. E. Henson
George Key
Elmer Sanderson
Wendell Withrow
H. H. Rayburn
R. E. Sandlin
Berry of
Ferris
Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Sr
W. H. Russell and Son
Key West, Fla
Pat Russell
Tennessee
Edgar Shields
Pam, Gay and
Jackie Lee
Irving
Noel Cox
James Jenkins
Wichita Falls
Minnie Fae Hinton
Mexico
C. J. Meador
Jack Meador
Jerry Wilson
J. E. Montgomery
Montgomery
Echols
W. D. Arnspiger
Olivia Whedbee
Donna Williams
Whedbee
O. K
R. P. Childress
Mgr
Heinz Baby Food
Grayson
Pickford
Borden
McGee & Henderson
Bells Fresh Dressed Fryers
BIG Tex
KRAFT
Kraft Miracle
Kimbell
Fresh Crowder Peas
Honey Boy Salmon
KOBEY
White Swan Coffee
Libby
del Monte
Sack
Vienna
W. B. Holcomb
Midlothian
Kenneth Gibson
Grand Prairie
Bethel Baptist Church
Jack Jarian
Son Kenny
Detroit, Mich
Hollis Ashford
Mineral Wells
W. C. Wilson
Warren Wright
Hiawatha, Kansas
Frank Smith
J. W. Cantrell
Lannie Metzer
Kansas City, Mo
Hazel McLean
P. L. Owen
Community Hospital
Ely
A. B. Hemphill
Robert
Joe Johnson
Jack Pritchard
Jack
Jimmie McSpedden
Davis McSpedden
Sanger
Dick McSpedden
Berniece Davis
Clarence Burchfield
Bobbie and
Tommie
Evelyn Braden
Eula Andrew
Joe Ashinhurst
Jim Williams
Harry Watkins
Lake Charles
Williams
Miss Florena
Ben Williams
Bells
Charlie Williams
Bonham
Elbert Bennett
Bonham Hospital
West Sixth Street
J. W. Polk
Kansas
Joe T. May
Suzanne
Tommy May
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
Findley Haile
Mrs. Haile
Edward Womack
L. Laroe & CO
the Man
Old Line Capital
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Commu
Dence
Boyd Wesley Newman
Cole & Davis Co
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