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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
5
Tuesday and Wednesday saw numerous visitors and guests in Whitewright and nearby towns. Names include Reeves of Dallas Hickman in San Antonio visitors Yeager of Inglewood and Pierce, Barrlett of Denison, Williams from Dallas, and many local families hosting relatives and friends.
Social rounds include Bertha Page trip to Paris with the Townsend and Page families and visits by Vestal and McCarty guests. Dorcas Class met at Lloyd Alexander home with nine attendees. Jack and Pascal Farley to relocate feed mill machinery from J P Darwin and Guy Stepp. Several families hosted visitors from Sherman Denison and Fort Worth with mentions of Dan Kent's training transfer to South Camp Polk Louisiana.
The County Line Singing Convention will be held at Savoy on Sunday. Grady Young will lead and coordinate the event with several quartets and much class singing invited for all who enjoy a good song.
Mrs. A. A. Hudgins reports a new arrival in Denver Colo as Anther A. Hudgins Jr. joins siblings Judith Marie Andrea Kay and Anther III. Father Anther A. Hudgins Sr. is construction superintendent for N. G. Perry Construction Company.
Mr and Mrs Chester Hatridge of Amarillo visited Mrs Fred Garner then toured Ashdown and Hot Springs Ark and plan to go to San Diego to visit relatives. An Eastern Star amateur contest at the Grade School auditorium Feb 19 will award prizes from Whitewright merchants to talent from Whitewright and Trenton. Claire King, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom King of Dallas, was among 13 honor graduates at Texas State College for Women and will pursue a master's degree at SMU.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Will Fleming wed Feb 3 in a candlelight ceremony at First Baptist Church Bells officiated by Rev S B Bryant. The couple after a honeymoon trip to Galveston will reside in San Antonio where he works for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Lee Smith Tuesday at 2 00 p m with Mrs Homer Sears presiding during the business hour. Mrs R L Sears presented the Yearbook of Prayer and the devotional was given by Mrs
Mrs Nell Penn chaired the program and introduced Mrs Otis Swisher of Leonard who reviewed Mark Richs Rural Prospect as a tale showing how a church builds community. The house featured a Valentine theme with red white hearts triple candle centerpieces and tea style refreshments as ladies departed after naming Mrs Smith tops as hostess.
The West Circle led Royal Service Day for the Woman's Missionary Society on Monday at 4 p.m. The program discussed the word If with Mrs. James Cooper delivering the devotional and others including Mrs. George M. Hight, Mrs. Roy Blanton, and Mrs. J. P. Darwin. Miss Carrie Hamilton presided. twenty-one members attended.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met February 8 at 2 p.m. with nine members. Mrs. George Ball led the session. Mrs. J. G. Blanks outlined a fundraising council plan. The club agreed to assist with a dinner and planned a Washingtons birthday party at the club house February 22 at 7 30 p.m. All community members and friends are invited. The demonstration on retting chair was discussed.
Springs was given by Mrs. Floyd Harris and Mrs. Bob Cawthon. The next meeting will be at 1 30 p m on Feb. 22. Every member is urged to be present. Reporter.
The Women's Missionary Society of Bethel Baptist Church hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Loren Paul Ryon, formerly Doris McKinney, at the educational building Friday night. Mrs Frances Stephens and Mrs Bob Cawthon led games for fifty guests, with punch and cookies served by Miss Billy Jean Mullins, Miss Betty McKinney, and Mrs Jewel Jarvis. Many send gifts for the event.
Edgar A. Guest argues happiness arises not from creed or code but from taking responsibility. True contentment comes from bearing burdens and meeting troubles without despair, even as debt is paid and life endures.
An economy-minded congressman says a Washington teacher misled his son Johnny by asking where the capital of the United States is and the boy answered wrongly from overheard talk about spending. The piece notes Dutch cattle trade to New Amsterdam in early American history.
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