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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
5
Local notes list Joe Johnson and son David in Dallas for a Philco meeting at the Adolphus Hotel. Community updates include numerous visits and gatherings among residents from Sherman, Farmersville, Whitewright, Paris, Durant, Bonham, and other Texas towns with relatives and friends.
Terry Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Miller, completed training and began as fireman with Katy Railway headquartered in Fort Worth. Sue Phillips returned from Sherman hospital after an appendectomy with a prolonged recovery. C J Kelly sold 76 acres northwest of Whitewright to E R West of Denison and plans to build a Whitewright home.
Mrs W H Hickson entertained Monday with a dinner honoring her mother Mrs T J Snow on her 60th birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Day Snow and Mrs Woods of Denison, Mr and Mrs C A Russell and daughter of Cooper, and Mrs Hickson's family.
Mr and Mrs Charles E Ayres and daughter visit Marshall Arkansas with Mrs J C An nip of Dallas. Mrs Sallie Evans returns to Bee Branch Arkansas after visiting sister Mrs A J Cates who accompanies her home. Eldridge McCafferty and son from Santa Anna California visit Whitewright. Floyd Morgan Tulsa Oklahoma S S Aldridge Durant Oklahoma Jim Graham Bokchito Oklahoma and J M Wright Whitewright guests of O G Bow. A reunion at R I Scotts home honors children including Scott families from Dallas Moulton Sidney Noel Elvis Denison. Allen Harper Rogers Arkansas and daughter Carol visit L H Darwin with Harper to preach at Whitewright Church of Christ. Sheriff sale in Sherman yields high prices for Whitewright property with several lots selling above delinquent taxes. Guests at R B Matthews include Medley family from Childress Big Spring Commerce and Sherman attendees.
Funeral services held at 3 p m in Church of Christ for George W Hansard who died Tuesday morning at Sherman hospital Burial at Wittitoe Cemetery directed by Glen Earnheart Pallbearers named from Denton Survivors include daughter Irene Templeton Bells and four sons Noel Commerce Clyde Sherman Eugene Whitewright George W Hansard Jr Dallas brothers Elbert Whitewright Monroe Lubbock born May 24 1875 in Protem Missouri moved to Texas 1878 married Beulah Mattie Pheobus November 20 1898 member of Church of Christ Public notice style obituary summary with names and dates preserved.
News reached Whitewright on Tuesday of the death of Dr B Wrenn Webb in Tucson Arizona where he had lived since 1942. He led the First Presbyterian Church of Whitewright 1933 to 1942 and earlier served fourteen years at Central Presbyterian Sherman. Born in Erin Tennessee he was the son of Rev Thomas O Webb and Mrs Melvin Wrenn Webb. He married Laura Boone Watts of Mayfield. Funeral services were held in Tucson Thursday. He leaves his wife and two children Mrs E Elle Myers of Tucson and B Wrenn Webb Jr of Phoenix.
William Allen and Miranda Yates marked their 60th wedding anniversary at their Montour Idaho home. Married in 1888 by Rev Arnold, the couple moved from Tom Bean to Lehigh Oklahoma then Ola Idaho. They have six living children, fifteen grandchildren, and two great grandchildren with relatives in Tom Bean.
Sherman couple announces the marriage of their daughter Mitzi Jean Jernigan to John Charles Jones of Whitewright. The ceremony on June 3 at the North Park Baptist Church in Sherman was officiated by Rev. Claude Johnston. Attendant Laura Jean served at the wedding with the bride in a navy suit and bouquet of white Bible, carnations, and stephanotis.
Wilson of Whitewright and Pfe Don ald K Jernigan wed in a ceremony noted for the bride and groom’s local roots. The bride is a Sherman High School graduate and the groom, a Whitewright native who spent three years in the Navy and now works for a local firm. they plan to reside in Whitewright.
Women of the Blanks community met Thursday at the Blanks school house for a get-together. They discussed plans for a soil conservation program in the area and heard a demonstration on refinishing linoleum by Mrs. Bob Cawthon. Women in the community are invited to attend future meetings.
Rotary Club program chairman Bill Milam hosted a Friday luncheon with Rev. Douglas Dillard as speaker and entertainer. Dillard, 19, presented a vocal solo, a violin number, and an inspiring talk. Visiting Rotarians included J. Alexander, Hank McLean, and R. Pennington. Guests were Rev. Fowler, Rev. Drake, and Cadet Parrish. Tom Sears was elected president for the coming year, succeeding Marshal Hasty. The note recalls Ft Sumter’s 1861 entry into Civil War history.
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