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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
5
Gaines ville visitors include Mr and Mrs J T Follis from Gainesville to see parents Mr and Mrs Carl May. Abilene and Dallas guests visit kin. Army and Navy connections appear with Lt Earnheart heading to Utah and Alaska duty, and Clarence Wootten discharged at home. Residents attend reunions, a watermelon feast, church encampment, and school staff changes amid social notices.
Miss Betty Tomlinson on a two week vacation visiting Carlsbad New Mexico and staying with her parents, while Mr and Mrs W B Holcomb and daughter from near Venus visit the community. Holcomb reports 315 acres of cotton aiming for half a bale per acre. Lewis Cooper out with a badly cut thumb from a wood chisel accident at Griffin Dollarhide's new home. Lloyd Mitchell, recovering in Galveston from injuries after a motorcycle crash, can now use crutches after hospital treatment for a broken hip. Thomas E Mack VA rep will be in Whitewright Fridays 1:30 to 4 at the First National Bank to assist veterans with claims. Jack Sears, via Guam, asks pause on Sun mailing until contact resumes and plans to train in London then return to Hollywood. G L Baugher returns from two weeks in Illinois. at 79 he remains active as a carpenter in Whitewright.
Rotary Club program chairman S T Montgomery Jr spoke at the Friday luncheon noting ways to use youths’ time in the community. He highlighted the Legion park playground equipment project as part of the discussion.
President Roy Blanton opened discussion on two club aims to benefit youths a swimming pool near the city pumping plant and nearby playground. C B Bryant Jr said drawings exist but construction awaits material availability and rising costs possibly a year or more before bidding. Marshall Hasty endorsed the pool and playground idea and 1st Lt. Philip Earnheart attended as a guest. Gomer May will lead next meeting.
Miss Aurelia Penny, daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Penny of Whitewright, and Royce Terry, son of Mr and Mrs R W Terry of Meridian, married in a 5 p m ceremony at the East Sherman Baptist parsonage. Rev L O Evans officiated. The bride wore a pale blue gabardine suit with gardenia corsage and was attended by Ardell Penny Fern Fletcher Douglas Terry and Sally Jo Mulligan. Mrs Terry is a Whitewright High School graduate now at Texas Telephone in Sherman. Mr Terry, a three year Navy veteran, works at Perrin Field after attending Howard Payne College. The couple will reside in Sherman.
Mrs. W. H. Stedham died Thursday at 11:45 a.m. after years of declining health. Funeral held Saturday at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. E. P. Wootten officiating. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born December 6 1870 in Canton Georgia, she was formerly Miss Clara Lou Williams, married October 23 1889 at Reads. Active pallbearers: John Reeves Roby Childress Billy Trice Joe Johnson R. R. Summers and R. A Gillett. Burial directed by Glen Earnheart.
Warner Stedham wife longtime Baptists church member dies leaving husband W H Stedham and children in multiple states. Surviving kin include E C Webb Tahlequah son H H Stedham Sweetwater A W Stedham Salina and Guy Stedham San Diego with 16 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Numerous out of town relatives attend services.
Mrs. M Soltero of route 3 learns of the death of her husband Miguel Soltero in Ponce Puerto Rico on July 4 after a long illness He was tied to a broadcasting station in Ponce for years He is survived by his wife two daughters Alla Margaret and Maria Elena and a brother in Porto Rico The widow and children are temporarily with her parents Mr and Mrs Van Roberts
Funeral services for Mrs. Tavia Hamm were held at Desert at 3 p m after she died Sunday in Little Rock Arkansas. Survivors include two sons in service two sisters and four brothers in Texas California and Amarillo. Separate services previously held at Grove Hill Methodist Church east of Leonard for Mrs Cappie Beard who died Friday at her East Whitewright home. Rev conducted services.
William Greenshaw pastor of Leonard Methodist Church presided at the burial service in Grove Hill Cemetery for Mrs Beard a 77 year old Tennessee born sister of the late Mrs Dillard Carr. She lived in Whitewright and is survived by a sister Mrs T M Scott of Denison and many nephews and nieces.
A Council Bluffs woman complains to county attorney Don Jackson about a neighbor who fishes for vegetables. She says the man does not fish at the river but surveys her garden by bicycle and then uses a rod and reel to cast for vegetables.
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