Whitewright Happenings Span Visits and a Softball Score
Patricia Wright of Denton visits her mother Viola Wright and Oneta Key stays with daughter Wendell Withrow in Dallas. Bonham and Amarillo visitors stay with Whitewright residents. Grayson County Veterans Board meeting in Denison features liquor control board supervisor. A softball game at Fairview Park ends KIKM 15 Gibson’s 11. Various regional visits include Denison Sherman Bentonville Dallas and Kirby Arkansas.
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Patrica Wright
Denton
Viola Wright
Oneta Key
Wendell Withrow
Dallas
Dusty Rhodes
John Curtis
Danny Carraway
Whitewright
Grayson County Veterans Board
Legion Hall
Denison
Liquor Control Board
Helen Wood
Gibson
Kikm
Fairview Park
Diane
Debbie Lewis
Cecil Hendrix Honored On His Birthday
Cecil Hendrix received a surprise birthday supper at his Denison home on August 4 hosted by daughters Rogg Layman Carlos Bodine Rickie Wilson and Paul Karl. Attendees included Lydia and Jerry Duncan of Powder Springs Ga Ronnie Hendrix Gladys Groom and S C Hendrix of Denison. Other visitors this week included Marie Franklin of Trenton Robert Donihoe and children Tom Bean Paul Head and children Dallas and Rev Billy Holly of Trenton. He now serves as the Assembly of God pastor in Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Hendrix
Rogg Layman
Carlos Bodine
Rickie Wilson
Paul Karl
Lydia Duncan
Jerry Duncan
Powder Springs
Ronnie Hendrix
Gladys Groom
S.C. Hendrix
Denison
Marie Franklin
Trenton
Robert Donihoe
Tom Bean
Paul Head
Dallas
Billy Holly
Assembly of God Church
Paul Wood Honored on Birthday at Methodist Church
Paul Wayne Wood celebrated his fifth birthday on August 6 with a party at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Guests included Denise Fen nell, Leah Combs, Mark Simpson, Tammy Blakely, Michael Whipple, Kelly Sullivan, and friends plus relatives Mrs Martha Blakey Miss Diane Lewis Miss Debbie Lewis and his mother Helen. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs A E Wilson of Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wayne Wood
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Paul
Mark
David
Denise Fennell
Leah Combs
Mark Simpson
Tammy Blakely
Micheal Whipple
Kelly Sullivan
Martha Blakey
Diane Lewis
Debbie Lewis
Helen
Denise
A.E. Wilson
Trenton
Banana Linked as Second Cousin to Orchid Beauty
A lighthearted note compares a ripe banana to a striking orchid, calling the fruit the second cousin of the floral beauty. The playful line suggests a whimsical kinship between fruits and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchid
Tea Shower Honors Mrs. Bryant at Home Event
Mrs. Murry Bryant was honored with a tea Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A M Bryant and Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide. Attendees included out of town guests from Wichita Falls, Denison, Sherman, Bonham, Sweetwater, Richardson, Talihina and Durant with bridal colors of mums and rose buds and orange marigolds as centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bryant
Murry Bryant
A.M. Bryant
Griffin Dollarhide
Bryant
James Lawerence
Mary Lawrence
Wichita Falls
Mr. Bryant
James Bryant
Whitewright
Frank Waltz
Denison
Randy Bryant
Jim Bryant
Dollarhide
Jack Meador
Jack Lackey
Earl Blanton
Emory Christian
Clint Henning
James Lawrence
Mary E. Lawrence
Lee Waltz
Ben Munson
Gomer May
Randolph Bryant
Jackie Meador
Prentiss Compton
Sherman
C.B. Bryant III
Nan Bryant
Marilla Bryant
Bonham
C.B. Bryant
Sweetwater
John Bryant
Richardson
Talihina
Okla
Durant
Town And Country Club Birthday Luncheon Held
The Town and Country Club hosted a Thursday birthday luncheon at the Crow's Nest in Sherman with seventeen members and guests attending. Honorees included Mrs. Horace Miller, recovering from a heart attack at Community Hospital in Sherman, while her husband is by her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curtis
Jim Crouch
Sherman
Mr. Crouch
Town and Country Club
Crow's Nest
Horace Miller
Community Hospital
Pansy Miller
Meadowbrook Home News Visitors List Across Many Families
A long list of home visits shows Jerry Holley Ricky Mc Clair Lavernia and Larry Hart ley Mary E. Ashley Lina Terry Coffey Hunter James Dockray and Aline Whitehead among those visiting. Aleece McBay visited her grandfather Bud Eatherly and others include Warren Hedrick Sid Hedrick Ervin Hedrick Jone Fields visitors Karen Brown Mickey Owen Nell Press Anna L. Brown and more. The note ends with a statistical aside that today the average American generates about 5.5 pounds of trash per day, rising toward 12 pounds by 1980 according to experts.
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Jerry Holley
Ricky McClair
Lavernia
Larry Hartley
Mary E. Ashley
Lina Terry
Coffey Hunter
James Dockray
Aline Whitehead
Aleece McBay
Bud Eatherly
Warren Hedrick
Sid Hedrick
Ervin Hedrick
Jone Fields
Karen Brown
Mickey Owen
Nell Press
Anna L. Brown
Bill Cox
Jim Martin
Annie Willoughby
Robbie Lewis
Lera
Barris Avery
Cherry
Alan Hart
Mary Hines
Mrs. Carvile
John Stewart
Nursing Home News and Community Notes
Nursing Home News reports church special music with 43 attendees and a Grayson County Singers visit for the monthly meeting. Bible study was led by Bro. Bob Bryan at Whitewright First United Methodist. multiple visits from area residents are listed, along with new admissions and a monthly birthday party program led by Jean Norman featuring honorees Tom Chitwood Emma Edwards Monta Brown Eva Jones Gertrude Oten Mary Warren Ruby McKenney Hazel Bower Eva Martin Nettie Blanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County Singers
Bob Bryan
First United Methodist Church
Whitewright
James Overstreet
van Alstyne
Willie Overstreet
Becky Thorpe
Pottsboro
Mary Thorpe
W.W. Reeves
Howe
Joe Reeves
Fredna Rogers Jackson
B. Hayes
J.A. Ayers
Dallas
Lizzie Nolan
Dess Whitson
C.B. Bly
McKinney
Carrie Bly
Curt Brown
R.O. Bell
Bailey
Les Tribble
Sherman
Mattie Bell
J.W. Fielders
Dillon
Detroit
Coker
Allene Graham
Bells
Elmar Atteberry
Rt. 2
Anna
Jean Norman
Tom Chitwood
Emma Edwards
Monta Brown
Eva Jones
Gertrude Oten
Mary Warren
Ruby McKenney
Hazel Bower
Eva Martin
Nettie Blanton
County Crime Figures Show Arrest Increase
The Grayson County Sheriff's Department reports 193 arrests and 85 investigations in July. It recovered over $14,000 in stolen property, collected more than $10,000 in court fines and fees, and $160 in traffic fines, with the data detailing departmental activity for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Gunter School Lunch Guidelines Adopted
The Gunter Independent School District adopts reduced price and free meal policies in line with regional rules. Parents receive notices and applications through students. eligible guardians may pick up forms from the principal. Lunch prices are 45 cents for K-3 and 55 cents for grades 4-12. staff meals listed separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter Independent School
Flesher Family Reunion Held In Billups Home
A large group gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D E Billups Saturday night for the Flesher family reunion with ice cream and cake and visiting. Attendees included Kin Fle sher of Arlington J R Boergen and Cindy Dawson of Midwest Oklahoma and Odell Bryant and John Andrews Christine and Allen of Dallas. Also present were Myers Newman Fort Worth Harold Flesher and Ann Belton Jerry Billups Robb and Neal Austin Louise Combs Dallas from Van Alstyne hosts D E Billups D E Billups Jr Greg Wendy Tim Vera Flesher Linnie Flesher and Otho Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.E. Billups
Flesher
Kenneth Fle
D.E. Billups, Jr
Greg Wendy and
Tim
Vera Flesher
Linnie Flesher
Otho Murphy
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Connie, Holy
Michelle
Amarillo
Gladys Jones
Snell James
Roy Durham
Kirby, Ark
Virgil Burchfield
Richard Howell
Weldon Hovell
Bentonville
Ark
Tina Hovell
Johnny Johnson
J.D. Seals
Minnie Fae Ingram
Prilla and
Vicott Kuhnell
Paul Wood
Fels Detergent
Sugar Valley
Chuck Roast
Frank Alexander
Jack Hackett
Joan
Hugh Hunter
Helen McSpadden
Doug Boxell
Zack
Priscille Riker
Adelle Ireland
Edith Jester
Barbara Hewitt
Meadowbrook Home News
Donald Sloan
Mary Sloan
Jonnie Vee Robertson
Edna Brashears
James Massey
Mrs
Sam Howard
Jewell Stephens
Myrtle Massey
Everett Garrison
Hugh Orr
Robert Martin
Ron Page
Jerry Davis
Linda Cunningham
Raymond Hunter
Jess and
Pepper Martin
Jack Singletary
Dorris Blassingame
Jack
Edith Perry
Jo Ann Starnes
Maude Starnes
Clifford
Bobbie Martin
Fred Hood
Barlee Cunningham
Elaine
Fannie
Tommy Cunningham
C.V. Russell
Claude McKinney
Jim Cannon
Pat Garrison
Ginny
Mike Garrison
Michael Ray
Tom Stapleton
StapLeton RoOfiNg
Texas
Lewis
Lady Arrow
Stephens Street
Maverick
Nursing Home News
Rosalie Geers
Kay Geers
T.W. Bowen
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Billups Home
Lone Star
Vimmhoare
Uppurto
Texas Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Company
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