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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1947

Page

5

Christmas Holiday Visits Across North Texas

Local notices list Fred Starr Jr hospitalized in Ashburn General Hospital McKinney and numerous Christmas visits and travel plans. Residents and relatives from Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Denison Durant and Oklahoma are spending holidays in Whitewright Plano Amarillo Fort Worth and other areas.

Fred Starr Jr Ashburn General Hospital McKinney R. L. Gilpin Amarillo Mrs Charles Skaggs Tennessee North Carolina Katie Kincaid Texas State College For Women Denton W. L. Kincaid

Local families greet holidays with visits and moves

Wylie hosts the Bixlers while Joe Meador from Texas A&M visits his parents in Commerce. Jacks sisters teach in Fort Worth and holiday plans include Bay City and Marshall families. Numerous ETSTC students spend Christmas at home, while Austin and Corpus Christi trips occur. Gray son County 4 H elects Don Biggerstaff. Others relocate homes and recover from surgery as water mains vent air in the night.

Christmas gatherings span families across several towns

Mr and Mrs M P Bell plan Christmas in Dallas while Mrs Warren Wright and daughter visit from Hiawatha Kansas at the home of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Obie Rutledge. Various local groups held a Kentuckytown community Christmas tree program with games, Santa Claus, carols and gifts followed by a pie supper to fund the tree. Dorcas class of First Baptist hosted a Christmas party at teacher Adah Gillespie home with a short meeting and a Christmas program, fifteen fruit baskets for shutins, Santa, aprons exchanged as gifts, and refreshments for eight members three associates and two visitors hosted by Mrs Gillespie and Mrs Fleming.

Lucian LaRoe Austin Whitewright Lee Wilborn Lucian LaRoe Bailey Mack Ballinger John P. Haden Durant Okla Warren Wright Hiawatha, Kansas Obie Rutledge Kentuckytown Santa Claus Santa Dorcas First Baptist Church Adah Gillespie Harrelson Ira Fleming

Fidelis Class Christmas Party Honors Members

The Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday School held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. C. J. Meador's home last Thursday night. Co hosts were Mrs. Lallace May and Mrs. G. L. Baugher. President Mrs. Joe Johnson led the meeting with a devotional by Mrs. George H. Hight, followed by prayer from Mrs. Meador. Activities included games, carols, and gift exchanges at the Christmas tree. Refreshments served to 12 members and two associate members.

Fidelis Baptist Sunday School C. J. Meador Lallace May G. L. Baugher Joe Johnson George H. Hight Meador

Rotary Club luncheon features school girls choir program

Rotary Club of Whitewright held Friday's lunch with Dr. F. M. Williams as program chairman. A group of grammar and high school girls, directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree, sang Christmas carols and were praised for their rendering. President Marshall Hasty noted the club led November attendance.

F. M. Williams Rotary Club Sarah Kilgree Marshall Hasty Whitewright Rotary Club

Bonham Rotary Club Ques Holiday Meeting Schedule

The Bonham Rotary Club reports 100 percent attendance as Mackie Greer is welcomed as a new member. Russell Ray Summers attends as a guest while L R Burro and G C Hodges from the club visit. No meeting next Friday due to Christmas holidays. the next gathering is January 2. A turkey dinner was served Friday at Craig’s Cafe, the weekly meeting place.

Mackie Greer Russell Ray Summers L. R. Burro G. C. Hodges Bonham Rotary Club Craig

Music Club Presents Wm R Pennington In Voice Recital

The Whitewright Music Club presented William R Pennington bari tone of Sherman in a recital at the First Baptist Church. Pennington, student of Elizabeth Murr of SMU School of Music, Dallas, drew a large audience with an eleven-piece program and an encore of The Lord's Prayer.

Whitewright Music Club William R. Pennington Sherman First Baptist Church Pennington Elizabeth Murr Southern Methodist University School of Music Dallas

Pennington Family Ties Noted in Sherman Area Event

Assisted by Mrs. Raymond Judd, organist, of Sherman. Mr. Pennington, a native of Whitewright, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhom T. Pennington of Sherman and the brother of Mrs. Wilson Kaiser of Whitewright.

Raymond Judd Sherman Pennington Whitewright Rhom T. Pennington Wilson Kaiser

Sunday School Class Christmas Party At First Baptist

The T E L Sunday school class of the First Baptist Church met with Mrs Olive Myrick last week for its annual Christmas party Presiding Mrs Ed Martin led a short business session Christmas carols were sung and the devotional given Gifts were presented from a snow covered chimney Baskets of food were delivered to several shut ins and fifteen members five associates and two visitors were served refreshments

First Baptist Church Olive Myrick Ed Martin Myrick

Judge questions deceit amid claim of false alibi

A courtroom exchange features a stern judge confronting an accused wife about alleged deception. The woman counters that her husband deceived her by planning to leave town but not going, shifting blame in the inquiry.

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