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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1951
Page
5
A long list of Sherman residents and guests visits from Dallas Abilene Denison and other cities. People1 include Mrs M E Winburn Miss Gayle Pruett Miss Carrie Hamilton and many more as well as hospital and funeral mentions. Independence Day closures and regional travel are noted.
A new slate of Whitewright Rotary Club officers assumed duties after last Friday's meeting. F. Grant Hoover became president, moving up from vice president, with R. A. Gillett as vice president. Russell Summers remains secretary, Ed LaRoe becomes treasurer, replacing Claud Meador due to illness. Nuell Skaggs and Jack Meador named as directors, while B. R. Caraway withdrew as third director and a replacement to be named this week.
John Biggerstaff chaired last Friday's program presenting Miss Janis Horton and Mrs. Philip Earnheart in old time popular songs with piano by Mrs. O L Jones. Horton and Earnheart performed a piano duo of hot music. Rotarians welcomed the program with enthusiasm and guests included B E McCaskill Denison W J McGee Bob Oviatt Melvin Sisk Frank Thompson L M Tibballs B Dulaney and Byron Davis Sherman.
Social notes recount visits by Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Jr and children in Greenville, Smiths from Flat River, Okla to Dallas, and many weekend gatherings with relatives in Grand Prairie Farmersville Abilene and Denton. Attendees include military personnel Sgt Jack Thrasher and Cpls Roberts and Swayne of Fort Bragg, plus numerous families from Sherman Sherman and Fort Worth.
Mayor R. R. Summers said no date is set for a City Commission meeting with Southwestern Bell District Manager Jerome McKinney to consider the company’s request to raise local telephone rates. Summers expects the company to seek a meeting within a few days.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met June 28 at 2 pm with Mrs. Bill Milam. Mrs. R. A. Vestal led. Club members and 7 visitors attended. Plans were made for the Sherman encampment on Aug. 21 and the next meeting is July 12 with Mrs. Vestal.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met Thursday at 2 00 PM with 7 members present and guests including Bobby Kay Cawthon Lynette Brown Mary Lou Brown Lynda Pannell Marshall Miller Mrs Nina Parsons Denison and Mrs Tisha Bell Blanks Wichita Falls. Plans for an upcoming first aid course were discussed and Miss Lynda Pannell gave a piano solo and two readings by Mrs Jack Biggerstaff. The next meeting is set for July 12 at 2 00 PM with Mrs Jess Grammer of the Tom Bean club as guest speaker on Family Relations.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at 3 30 PM on July 2 at First Methodist Church. Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide called the meeting to order and handed to Mrs. Mary McGaughey who led the prayer service. A business session followed with reports from officers present.
Committees were named with Mrs Ott Lackey leading the program drawn from the Methodist Woman. Participants included Mrs Vowell Mrs James Bryant Mrs R R Summers and Mrs H C Willis. The next meeting will be a social gathering July 16 at Mrs Thomas Sears home with Mrs Ross May as leader.
Albert E. Valentine of Orangeville and Trenton died Saturday at his home in Trenton after six months of illness. Funeral services were at Trenton Methodist Church with Rev. Sam J. Smith and Rev. E. B. Jackson officiating. Burial followed in Whitewright Cemetery. He was born in Orangeville on April 19, 1872 and married Minnie Lee Vestal on April 20, 1898. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, three sons, two daughters, a sister and five grandchildren.
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