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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
3
Perry Kite of Sherman visited here Tuesday. Many families spent Christmas in various homes across Sherman including the Watsons, McKinneys, Goodnights, Mullins, and Catheys. A Chevrolet sedan stolen on Christmas Eve from Bob Sears was recovered at Pittsburg, Texas, and a Negro is under arrest in connection with the theft.
Miss Hazel McLean spent Christmas in Dallas with brothers in law and sisters in law. The Can trell and Monnaham families joined in. Rockwall residents C P McGinnis and Russell McGinnis visited Sherman for Christmas Eve with the Spanglers. Cummings kin from Lyford and Abilene joined Curlee Cummings for holiday visits.
A long list of holiday visitors spent Christmas and New Year with families in Sherman and area towns. Guests came from Dallas Longview Fort Worth Victoria Anchorage Memphis Houston Navasota An XL list of relatives and friends gathered at multiple homes including the Bradley Pierce Thornhill Kaiser Bennett Gibson and many others across Sherman Celeste Whitewright and surrounding communities.
Mrs. C W Carpenter hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs C H Carpenter and sons from Hanger and other families from Fort Worth McKinney Whitewright Sherman and Paris. N M Buchanan to celebrate golden wedding anniversary Sunday December 31 from 2 to 5 pm at route 2 Sherman. Aubrey Page hosted Christmas dinner guests from Dallas Paris Denison Whitewright and Sherman.
Postmaster John Biggerstaff said the office kept two Saturdays open for public convenience handling Christmas mail. The extra service ends this week with regular Saturday hours resuming and windows closing at 1 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kent Jr hosted a holiday gathering bringing together several relatives. Attendees included Leon Kent and family of Clinton Oklahoma, Ralph Kent and daughter of Corpus Christi, Leroy Ates and daughter of Sherman, Irene Kent of Dallas, Dan D. Kent retired at Camp Polk Louisiana, Ed Kent III and children, and Gwen dolyn Kent of Whitewright.
Mr and Mrs M E Winburn Jr of Dallas host Sunday guests including A E Winburn of Sulphur Springs Ruth Clark of Oklahoma City Walter Thompson and daughter of Norman Clifton Shaw of Turkey and Jesse Edwards and daughters of Carthage.
The households of G L Baugher McCoy Ashinhurst and J H Ashinhurst hosted a wide range of holiday visitors. Guests came from Tulsa Wichita Falls Dallas Whitesboro Bells Groesbeck Tyler Commerce Sherman Ardington and Whitewright to share Christmas Eve and Day meals with families and relatives.
Visiting A L Scott and Miss Lola Scott over the holidays were Mrs Wilma Scott and children Billie Joe Peggy and Nancy Lake Dallas Miss Lucille Scott Refus Scott Dallas Pete Massingdale Mr and Mrs R A Scott and son Robert Jr Fort Worth Mr and Mrs Robert Cole and daughter Bobbye Mr and Mrs R Lee Hill and daughter Paula Lee Sherman Mr and Mrs Rufus Scott Tom Bean Miss Patsy Scott Denton Mr and Mrs Haskell Scott and children Myra Nell Jean and Leon Mr and Mrs Ralph Wallace and Mr and Mrs Jim Wilson Whitewright
Rotary Club Griffin Dollarhide Jr program chairman presented a Christmas program Friday. The children's choral club directed by Mrs Madge Braly sang two carols. Members included Jana Jameson Joe Kaiser Tom Sears Sandra Braly Dirk Jameson Bryant Dollarhide Janet Smith Jimmy Smith Bob Caldwell. Clergy read prayers scriptures and delivered the Christmas message. Perry Kite of Sherman was guest.
A Sunday school class was asked to illustrate the flight into Egypt. A young girl drew an airplane with three haloed passengers and a fourth in front without a halo, explaining that Pontius was the pilot.
A light exchange centers on marriage and humor as a warehouseman jokes a wife must share his wit and a delivery driver teases that any future wife will need a sense of humor. The headlines reflect a playful, conversational tone typical of light local humor.
An inspector discovers four families sharing a single room marked with chalk. When asked about life there, a resident replies that conditions were fine until an old lady in the far corner began taking in boarders.
A quotation attributes intuition as a woman’s instant unfailing and irrevocable decision making, claimed to occur without reason or discussion. The line is presented as a defining trait credited to the actor Ralph Bellamy.
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