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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
6
Local items report multiple weekend visits among area families including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Strader, James Reeves, and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wallace. Events include Baptist and Presbyterian group meetings, a hospital admission for Fred Moore, and burglaries near town with a past fatal incident reference.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met February 9 at the clubhouse with hostesses Mrs. O G Bow and Mrs. L L Wendell. Mrs. Floyd Harris chaired in the president's absence. A measurements demonstration was given by Mrs. Edgar Bow and Mrs. L L Wendell. New members welcomed were Inez Pierce Grace Sloan J H Miller J P Reynolds Sims Wortham J G Blanks and George Ball. The February 23 meeting will be an all day event with a covered dish luncheon at noon and a program on pattern alterations.
Presented by the demonstrators plans were made to quilt for Mrs. J. P. Reynolds whose home was recently destroyed by fire. Anyone interested is urged to be present and visitors are always welcome.
The Monday Night Bridge Club gathered at Miss Cecil Doss's home. Mrs. Allen T. Short won high score and Mrs. Elmo Wallace took bingo. The group plans to meet February 27 with Mrs. Elmo Wallace hosting.
The Thursday Night Bridge Club met with Mrs. Wilson Kaiser last week. Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Jr. won high score and Mrs. Jack Meador was second. The refreshment course featured a Valentine motif. The club will meet February 23 with Mrs. Jack Lackey.
Miss Jo Alice Dick daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Dick Portales N M wed Bobby W Brackney also of Portales in the Baptist Chapel on the Eastern New Mexico University campus. The bride a Portales High School 1948 graduate is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs A G Bradley of Whitewright. Her husband is a Portales High School graduate and a student at ENMU studying for the ministry.
Mr and Mrs R H Neathery of Whitewright announce the marriage of their son Sgt Maurice Roy Neathery to Miss Lois Brinson daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Brinson of Tampa Florida The wedding was on Feb 12 in Tampa with Rev William M Jones officiating Miss Brinson a Tampa native graduated from Jefferson High School and参与 Honor Society Kiwanettes Quill and Scroll Sgt Neathery a 1945 Whitewright High School graduate has served 18 months with the Army Air Force and is stationed at MacDill Air Force Base Tampa.
The Whitewright Music Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Madge Braly’s home with Mrs. Houston Darwin presiding in the absence of the president. Mrs. Vera Hickman directed a Life's Story in Music program beginning with a roll call of Love Songs and featured vocal solos Infancy by Mrs. Herman Healy and Youth- by another performer.
Land of Nod and Our Yesterdays featured piano solo by Mrs. John Petrash and vocal duets by Mrs. Clarence McMillin with Mrs. Guy Hamilton. The event included piano duet by Mrs. Madge Braly and Silver Threads Among the Gold with Mrs. J P Darwin and Mrs. Floyd Basset, accompanied by Mrs. O L Jones. Lovely refreshments served to 12 members, one new member Mrs Ashley Jameson, and guest Mrs T E Sears. Home decorated with cut flowers.
Mrs. Lloyd Alexander hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club on Thursday February 9 presided over by President Mrs. W R Milam. The pattern program featured demonstrations by Mrs. Lee Norris and Mrs. Ronald Vestal on selecting patterns and measuring for correct size. Eighteen members attended along with three new members Mrs. W E Stanford Mrs. J H Cook and Mrs. G O Hughes and one visitor Mrs. Jack Thrasher. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. W M Pierson on February 23.
Harris Wright of Sherman spoke on Soil Conservation at the noon Rotary Club luncheon. The lecture praised blue stem grass for grazing and moisture retention to prevent soil erosion. Mrs. Kilgree led grade school students in Negro spirituals, with Billye Faye Dillon on piano. There were 34 Rotarians present. Charlie Ayres will chair next Friday’s program.
The Colored City-wide Prayer Band meets in members homes and celebrates prayers from the white prayer band. Sister Mercie Maxey reports returning from Philadelphia with her children and recounts a blessed time. Meetings continue Fridays at 7 30 with upcoming gathering at Sister Joe Doris Cross home.
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