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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
5
Local residents and visitors from Sherman, Houston, Dallas, Paris, Denton, Austin, Waco and other towns spent time with relatives, attended summer schools, or moved households. Notable names include Louise Vestal, Jackie Nossaman, Betty Ann Darwin, Laura Beth Rich, and several families listed as visiting or hosting in Whitewright and nearby areas.
The Women Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church postponed its meeting due to a holiday. Weekend visits included Nimrod and Yowell families reaching from Cisco and Howe, and Fort Worth guest Jane Ner. The North Circle of the First Baptist Church hosted East Circle with speaker Mrs. Rex Ray from China, and refreshments served to 30 members and three guests. Dr. and Mrs. Emmett Essin Jr honored Ruth Ann Cummings of Whitewright with a Friday luncheon at the Grayson Hotel attended by Sher man and Denison guests.
At a recent meeting led by vice president Mrs. T. B. Autrey, Mrs. George Ball was elected president of the Little Rock H D Club. The post was vacant after Mrs. R F Collins moved to Fort Worth. Plans include honoring Collins and attending the Woodlake county picnic. Next meeting is September 14 at 10 am.
A bridal shower hosted by club hostesses at the Little Rock schoolhouse honored Mr and Mrs Joe Reynolds of Arlington. Recreation was led by Mrs Bob Cawthon with registration by Mrs Sims Wortham and Mrs J G Blanks.
An imprint-like reflection ponders time value and spiritual fruit. It contrasts labor and distraction with worship and God’s presence. The snippet ends with a Church of Christ invitation to come and worship, citing scripture and a literary quote.
Andrew, Mrs. Bernice Davis, D. B. Andrew and many others are named in a community social page. The list includes multiple couples and individuals with surnames Durst, Wendell, Miller, Cawthon, Bourland and Blanks among others.
Billy Joe Griffith was celebrated at a birthday dinner on Sunday hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Don Griffith. Attendees included relatives from Whitewright Denison Utica Oklahoma and Fort Sill with Icie Meeks of Bells among the guests.
William G Barr receives recognition from the Rotary Club for his role as supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration. The event cites his service in rural development and loans, highlighting community impact and public service leadership.
Grayson County explained the services of that organization at the Rotary Club meeting last Friday. Mr. Barr was presented by N. E. Skaggs, president and program chairman. Rev. James L. Cooper was introduced as a new member, joined by Dick Walker from two weeks earlier. Visitors included Hot Alexander and Lee Simmons from Sherman, Raymond Perdue from Denison, C. B. Bryant of Sweetwater, Mackie Greer of Littlefield, and Corporal James E. Taylor of Whitewright.
Mrs Forrest Doggett and three others hosted a bridal shower for newlyweds Mr and Mrs David Lynn Brooks at the Taylor home on August 23. Thirty three guests attended with games, gift presentation, and refreshments of sandwiches chips cookies punch and mints. Mrs Brooks is formerly Martha Lynn Wallace, daughter of Ben ton Wallace of Van Alstyne.
The Illinois public health department states married people live longer than singles, countering bachelor jokes that marriage merely feels longer. Officials defend the finding and note the longevity benefit persists despite cynicism.
Report notes New Jersey uniquely elects governors to three year terms, contrasted with standard four year cycles. The observation highlights state constitutional structure and election timing peculiar to the Garden State.
In 1884 Grover Cleveland won the presidency as the Democratic national plurality reached 23 005 of a 10 052 706 total vote.
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