Local residents and visitors noted in Whitewright column
A wide range of social and military news from Whitewright and nearby towns is listed. Illness and hospital stays include Miss Billie Jean Mullins with influenza and Miss Myrtle Badgett at St. Vincent's in Sherman. Community and family visits span Fort Worth to Sherman and Dallas while military updates mention Pvt. Y B Kaiser at Sheppard AFB and Sgt Hoyle Riddle missing in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Jean Mullins
Myrtle Badgett
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sherman
Kent family weekend visit from Camp Polk
Pvt Dan Kent of Camp Polk La spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Kent Jr He is attending a mechanics school and has been transferred to South Camp Polk Also visiting were Miss Irene Kent of Dallas and Mrs Leroy Ates and daughter Sandra Lee of Sherman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Berton A. Morris
B. A. Morris
Whitewright
18Th Tactical Reconnaissance
Shaw Air Force Base
South Carolina
Morris
Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Force
Dallas
Dan Kent
Camp Polk
Ed Kent Jr
Dan
South Camp Polk
Kent Home
Irene Kent
Leroy Ates
Sandra Lee
Sherman
Milam Stephenson Bride Billie Jean Weds J D Stephenson
Mr and Mrs W R Milam announce the marriage of their daughter Billie Jean to J D Stephenson son of Mr and Mrs R A Stephenson of Ida. The couple wed February 17. Both attended local schools and the bride is a 1950 graduate now at North Texas Business College Sherman. They will live in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Milam
Billie Jean
J. D. Stephenson
R. A. Stephenson
Ida
Rotary Club Meeting Critiques Preacher and Teacher Appearances
Rev. Ashley D. Jameson, program chairman, told Rotarians on Friday that complaints arose about the excess of preachers and agriculture teachers appearing on local Rotary programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley D. Jameson
Rotary Club
Rotarians
Rotary
Hillbilly Music Program Draws Rotary Guests
Jameson arranged a local hillbilly music program for Rotary attendance. The printed tables list pieces by Ragtime Annie Hight and Fiddlin George Hight, Red Franklin, and Cousin Margaret. Present were Eddie Collins Dallas George Hight Ashley Jameson Louis Franklin Jimmie Anderson. Joe Johnson will present Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson
Rotarians
Annie Hight
Bois d’Arc Creek
Margaret
Fiddlin
George ‘We-Cutum
Hight
Red” Franklin
Hizzoner the Mayor
Jimmie Anderson
Beaumont Ray
Cousin Margaret
the Parson
Eddie Collins
Dallas
George Hight
Ashley D. Jameson
Louis Franklin
Joe Johnson
Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club Meeting Report
The Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Arthur Badgett’s home with Mrs. Jim Hardcastle presiding. Miss Moore demonstrated fabrics lines and colors using last year’s style show reel. Mrs. Kay Connelly was absent, and the president reported the last council meeting. Artie Connelly was elected chairwoman of the radio program. The next meeting date is to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club
Arthur Badgett
Jim Hardcastle
Miss Moore
Kay Connelly
Artie Connelly
Community group meeting urged at Mrs Carl Hollands
A local notice invites all members to attend a meeting at the home of Mrs Carl Holland and welcomes visitors. Reporter notes the event is open to the public and encourages community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Holland
Bethel W M U Members Meet at Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel W M U met Monday afternoon at 2 oclock with Mrs. Bob Cawthon presiding. A box of clothing for Buckner Orphans Home was prepared. Mrs. James Vandagriff was received as a new member. Mrs. Glenn Reeves attended as a visitor. Mrs. Susie Denton offered the closing prayer. Postal and bank workers enjoy a holiday for George Washington. others work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist Church
George Jarvis
G. G. Bennett
Bob Cawthon
Buckner Orphans Home
J. H. Gosnell
Glenn Reeves
James Vandagr
Thought for a Young Man by Edgar A Guest
A short verse frames a fatherly duty as the speaker vows to shape the son’s future. The poem emphasizes courage, responsibility, and the burden of guiding a young man toward greatness, with the speaker claiming he must be the one to realize the boy he hopes to become.
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J. G. Harris of
Fort Worth
A. H. Fortner of
Sweetwater
A. M. Bryant
Joe McLarry
Corpus Christi
Carl May
Joyce Elaine Sanders
Mesquite
Jim Hicks
Russell McGinnis of
Lavon
C. P. McGinnis
Harvey Stephens
Ivanhoe
Cora Lee Head
Mrs
Tom Head
Y. B. Kaiser
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Wilson Kaiser
Jane Meador
NTSC
Denton
C. J. Meador
Roby Lee Wilson
Fort Smith, Ark
Mrs. Lee Wilson
Cannon
Edgar Ayers
Paul Stephens
W. H. Stedham
Don Teague
C. E. Sanders
Ouida and
Bonella
R. C. Terry
Beeville
Mrs. L. J. Penny
J. E. Ross
Leonard
Lora Hicks
Joe Ross
Leon Ball
Ed Martin
Loren Paul Ryan
R. H. McKinney
Carl Pierson
Norfolk, Va
W. M. Pierson
Mrs. Pierson
J. T. Follis
Gainesville
John Crabb
Paris
Coy Harris
Frank Harris
T. E. Barbee
The
Medical Arts Hospital
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
R. E. Sandlin
Nevada
S. T. Montgomery Sr
Harvey Lee
Carolyn of Sherman
Clarence Tillett Jr
O. A. Bennett
Shreveport
Brookhaven
Miss
Lucille Scherer
Laura Gibson
Perry Kite of
John Reeves
J. L. Boone
J. A. Thomas
Kilgore
J. P. Darwin
Earl Blanton
Becky
Greenville
Claud McMillin
C. T. Atkinson
Lyons
N. Y
E. A. Ingram
J. A. Davidson
Big Spring
D. E. McCoy
J. W. Gordon
Cross Roads, Desert
Mr. Gordon
Fannie Monroe
East Chicago
A. N. McCoy and Son
T. C. Collins
E. E. Carter
Whitesboro
D. C. Hassler
Riley Tabor
J. C. Hasting
Martha
M. E. Winburn
Carson Burchfield
Martha Lee
Dorthy Joe
George Edwards
Longview
Cordell Capp
Jacksonville, Ill
Jesse Bow
Edwards
Mrs. Capp
Bow
Flora Wallace
Ardmore
Okla
Cecil Bartley
Bartley
Clarence McMillin
Lena Mae Gowdy
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
W. L. Gordon
J. W. Davidson
John Sloan
Austin College
H. J. Ford
L. A. Ford
Doris Mays
Rosetta
Coy Falls
Anna
Oscar Burkhalter
Eddie
Denison
Harold Shotts
Warren Ross
Ector
Troy Jaco
Naoma Hicks
Melvin Anderson
Glenn Jace
Glenda Mae
van Alstyne
Ross
First Baptist Sunday School
Olivia Whedbee
Lanius Kincaid
Floyd Harris
R. S. Morehead
Fifth Armored Division
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Jerry M. Pierce
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Fort Sill
Oklo
Private Pierce
R. E. Pierce
Route One
Clyde Sadler
W. R. Riddle
West Prairie Street
Hoyle Riddle
Korea
Riddle
2Nd Engineers Division
Richmond
Calif
Farley & Hill
RATH
Delta Club
Colored
OLEO
Kimbell’s
Washington
Mary Lee Tate
Griffin’s Coffee
Craig’s Cafe
Bethel W. M. U
George Washington
Edgar
Borden
Hi-Way
Ladies
RAYON
Stepins
Bemberg
Rayon Crepe
Cole & Davis Co
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