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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
4
Hubert Brown opens a lumber yard in Celeste and many residents visit relatives in Dallas and Sherman. births, illnesses, surgeries, and deaths appear with movements to and from Denison, Commerce, Fort Worth, and Ark., plus brief reports on arrests, shop ads, and a sale listing.
Eight Whitewright veterans reside at the Veterans Hospital in McKinney. Among them are C. A. Giles Pat Murphy Clyde Thrash er Murl Ryan George Hansard Jr Joe Tate Jones W. J. Bilmner and Billy Allen. Nearby visitors include H E Horton of San Diego Mrs George Burnham of Lubbock and Mrs E G Fields of Albuquerque at the bedside of their father W H Horton who is seriously ill. Attorney Jack Nossaman prepares a murder case in Wood County district court at Quitman for a Dorchester youth. Arvin Monroe Vestal returns from a ten day visit in New Orleans with Dr D R Womack and family and stops in Austin to see his brother Foucheaux at Texas University.
Mrs. Floyd Everheart announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Patty to Lt. Millard Wayne Hagerman son of Mr and Mrs R S Hagerman of Banning Pa The announcement was made at a Rod and Gun Club Denison dessert bridge with Miss Everheart s sister as hostess The ceremony will be solemnized in the Methodist Church in Whitewright at 5 p m March 15 Wedding party decor included pastel sweetpeas and white snapdragons Guests from Whitewright attended the announcement party including Mrs Gomer May Mrs Thomas Sears and others
Miss Everheart, a Whitewright High School graduate, attended Texas State College for Women in Denton and worked in Denison Herald editorial rooms. St Hagerman, a Banning High School graduate, served four years in the Army Air Corps including Corsica, recently stationed at Perrin Field.
Family and friends gathered Sunday at Mrs. Mattie Hastings home to honor R. C. Norris on his 76th birthday with a noon-time meal. Present were his children and grandchildren including J. C. Hastings, Charles Chipley, John Norris and C. B., Lee Norris and children, J H Norris and Billie Joe, Phillip Norris and children, Tom Norris, Elmer Sanderson, Bew Henderson, Ray Gene Wilson and daughter, and Belle Yaunt of Dallas.
Senior 4-H Club girls met Friday at Whitewright Grammar School with home demonstration agent Mrs. Billie Freeland. She spoke on milk cleanliness and how to improve it at home, plus advice on behavior around boys and on dates. The meeting ended with a club prayer.
The Fidelis Class met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Glen Earnheart with cohosts Mrs. Joe Johnson Mrs. Iola Phillips Mrs. C. L. Holland and Mrs. E. E. Carter. Mrs. Elmo Wallace presided at a ceremony.
Mrs Marie Jinkins gave the devotional followed by a prayer by Mrs Paul Stephens. Forty two was played and refreshments served to nine members, six associate members and one visitor.
Miss Nancy England daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank England route one Bells and Guy Davis son of Mr and Mrs T D Davis route one Bells married Saturday afternoon at the Baptist parsonage with Rev E P Wootten performing a single ring ceremony The bride in a tan suit with brown accessories Attendants were Mr and Mrs Ed Kent III Bride a Whitewright High School graduate and former Brown and Brown Dallas photographer Groom served four years two in Germany They will reside on a farm near Bells
The T. E. L. Sunday school class met at 3 p m Wednesday at the First Baptist Church for a business and social gathering. Mrs. R. S. Morehead led the devotional. A Bible quiz followed the business portion and refreshments were served to ten members and two associate members.
The Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7111 held a special meeting on Wednesday night. Three new members Mrs Kugga Hansard Miss Minnie Fae Caraway and Miss Ina Vestal Caraway were initiated. The group decided to order membership pins and flags for the organization and to arrange aprons.
A meeting notes that the party discussed various items and adjourned to Monday March 3. The record preserves the cited details and confirms the next session date for attendees.
Funeral services for William T Burton will be held at 2 p m Friday at the Methodist Church in Bells with Rev Holt officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery east of Bells. Burial follows his death at his Bellis home Wednesday afternoon. Surviving relatives include wife Sallie Bell Burton daughter Geraldine Mulkey of Shreveport and son Leon Burton of Ambrose plus brother A Burton of Terrell and sister Mrs Della Moore of Bonham.
Bonham, Mrs. Marjorie Henderson Streun, 33, wife of Frank Streun, was killed at 10 45 am Wednesday when the light private plane she was flying solo crashed into an open field near Ravenna. A former WAC, she had just earned her private pilot license last Friday while practicing stalls at about 2000 feet in an Aeronca Champion.
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