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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1953

Page

5

Dallas Visitors and Local Trips Highlight Weekend

Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves joined Dallas visitors on Wednesday. Ruth Ann Cummings spent the weekend in Dallas with her uncle. Leon Ball's family attended the opening of a new school building in Tom Bean. Gainesville relatives visited Floyd Long Tuesday. Fred Starr Jr and Garland family visited his parents over the weekend. A H Fortner of Sweetwater visits relatives here. Pottsboro visitors to Mrs Emmet Penn Sunday. Bob Sears returns from McKinney Veterans Hospital. L L Edwards and children spent Sunday in Farmersville with W G Edwards. Tom Brown and Carl Nall Jr and families visited the Coxes in Bonham Sunday.

Leon Ball Fred Starr Jr Garland Fred Starr L. L. Edwards Farmersville W. G. Edwards Tom Brown Carl Nall Jr Sherman Glen Cox Bonham

Social and church notes from Sherman area don’t miss tea

A weekend of visits across Dallas Sherman and Kingston sparks travel notes. Local families such as the Grays Orenduffs Coop ers McDaniel Echols Booher and Galyon share kin and friends across towns. The Everheart Thornhill Post Legion Home opens for members and the Womens Society of Christian Service meets with eighteen members. A postal money order fact closes the column.

Alice Marie Ryon Weds Jackie Bowen in Oklahoma Ceremony

Mr and Mrs E R Ryon of Whitewright announce the marriage of their daughter Alice Marie Ryon to Jackie Bowen of Cedar Rapids Iowa. The Feb 14 ceremony at the home of Rev Andy Underhill in Madill Oklahoma featured a powder blue and navy ensemble and attendance by L H Edwards I E Slaughter Ouida Nell Ryan and Bobby Anderson. The newlyweds, both Whitewright High School graduates, plan March departure for the Navy.

E. R. Ryon Whitewright Alice Marie Jackie Bowen Cedar Rapids Iowa T. B. Bowen Andy Underhill Madill Okla L. H. Edwards

Whitewright Music Club Delves Into Music of the American Negro

The Whitewright Music Club met at Mrs. Homer Sears home to explore Music of the American Negro. Mrs. F. M. Echols spoke on James A Bland the Negro and Mrs. R E Hickman sang Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. Next meeting is March 4 with Mrs. Houston Darwin.

Whitewright Music Club Homer Sears F. M. Echols James A. Bland R. E. Hickman Old Virginna Bland Houston Darwin

Churches and Services in Tilden Area Churches

Local church listings present multiple congregations with pastors and weekly schedules. Details include Tilden McFerrin Elvis L Hill Vernon M Newland Lee H Smith A C Broach M F Alexander pastors and weekly times for Sunday School and worship, Wednesday and Saturday services, and youth groups.

Lenten Dedication Service and Bible Study Conclude at Church

At 3:00 the home of Mrs. A. M. Bryant hosts the event finishing the Bible study led by Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide Jr. A special Lenten Dedication Service follows at 7:30 p.m. at the church with choir practice after the service at 8:30.

A. M. Bryant Griffin Dollarhide Jr

Otis Swisher Leads North Texas Parish Worship

Otis D. Swisher serves as pastor at the North Texas Larger Parish. Morning worship at 9 45 led by Rev Otis Swisher, with preaching. Sunday School follows at 10 45 a m offering classes for all ages.

Otis D. Swisher North Texas Otis Swisher

Church Leadership and Schedule At Local Assembly

James L. Cooper is the pastor Charles Skaggs leads Sunday School Ralph Brown is T. A. director Paul A. Robertson is music director Mrs Roy Blanton is W M A president Marshall Hasty handles Brotherhood press Mrs L E Alexander is financial secretary Sunday School starts 9 55 a m Morning Worship at 10 55 a m Evening service at 7 p m Training Union at 6 p m Choir rehearsal at 7 p m Wednesday service at 7 p m

James L. Cooper Charles Skaggs Ralph Brown T. A Paul A. Robertson Roy Blanton Marshall Hasty Brotherhood Press L. E. Alexander

The Children’s Laughter Poem by Billy B Cooper

A reflective winter poem celebrates children's laughter on a snowy day. The speaker invites opening the window to hear the joyous treble as children play and bid farewell to the day with memory and quiet homecomings.

The Perfect Teacher and President James Buchanan Fact

The piece outlines ideal qualities for a perfect teacher and notes that James Buchanan was the sole U.S. president never to marry.

James Buchanan United States

Virus Reemerges As Potent Novy Rat Virus At Michigan

At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor scientists rediscovered a deadly virus, the Novy rat virus, in a test tube after 35 years. The agent, first found in 1909 by Dr. Frederick G. Novy, can kill a rat with a minute sample, and its effect on humans remains unknown.

Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan Frederick G. Novy University Medical School Novy Dr. Novy

Little Lines by Margie B. Boswell

Rasps are rough but handy for shaping hoofs. Wiseacres are always winking in by roads of betterment. To strive with set stones is a sign of insanity. Flowerless is the trail where freez ing winds prevail. Good fortune seldom overflows the fallows of repose. Deception is a scamp on a slippery ramp.

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John Reeves Dallas Ruth Ann Cummings Gomer May Charles Kendrickson Charlotte McEwen Gainesville Floyd Long A. H. Fortner of Sweetwater Frank Roberts Pottsboro Emmet Penn Bob Sears Veterans Hospital McKinney Crisco Chase & Sanborn Scott Tissue Heinz Baby Food Farley & Hill Grocery & Market Mrs. T. A. Gray of Commerce Mrs A. R. Orenduff James L. Cooper and Son Gomer May and W. L. Gordon R. R. McDaniel of Quanah Joan Hall Peggy Pannell Carol Kilgree Don Farmer R. B. Owens Sabinal E. T. Doss Grady McCorstin Kingston, Okla Charles Cannon Mr. Cannon Bobbie Marie Booher of Mrs. B. W. Booher Clifford Galyon Bells Lee Norris Philip Norris John Smith Wilson Kaiser Everheart-Thornhill Post American Legion B. W. Newman Opal McGrath Washington, D. C Lillie Goodnight East Texas State Teachers College John Ball Herman Musser Alton Neal Molly Rutledge Billy Lyons Sam Fulton Irving Fulton South Travis A. R. McMurry Alwyn Golden Jane Leonard R. A. Pryor H. K. Cunningham Pike C. H. Griffin Sr Bobby Desert Women’s Society of Christian Service R. A. Gillett I. L. Neathery Owen Hull Clint Hennig Alice Marie Ryon Church OF Christ Tilden McFerrin Assembly OF God Church Elvis L. Hill Central Christian Church Vernon M. Newland Mae Hall First Presbyterian Church Lee H. Smith Floyd Bassett Judason Bethel Baptist Church A. C. Broach M. F. Alexander James H. Gosnell Brotherhood Clifton Sanderson Louis Franklin Training Union First Methodist Church Harold S. Taylor Methodist Youth Fellowship WSCS Whitewright Lumber Co Cross Roads Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church Billy B. Cooper Mount Holly N. C Job God Devil By Margie B. Boswell Craig’s Cafe Chambray Lace Cole & Davis Co
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