Whitewright Area Social Roundup and Local Notes
A crowded note of social visits and weekend gatherings from Sherman to Bonham includes Mr. and Mrs. J W Crouch and Bill Lee visiting John Curtis. Ada resident Zella Mayber touring the Sam Rayburn Home. Douglas Neal from Abilene visiting Kentuckytown. Nancy Roche bridal plans. and various relatives visiting Greenville, Leonard, and Arlington area homes. It also mentions historical concrete work by J D Lamaster Co and Bill Stockton, and community reminders for a Class of 1928 reunion in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Crouch
Sherman
Bill Lee
California
John Curtis
Zella Mayber
Ada
Oklahoma
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Evans
Leonard
John
Douglas Neal
Abilene
Kentuckytown
North Carolina
Douglas
Sun Office
Homer Head Sears
Nancy Roche
J. D. Lamaster and Co
Honey Grove
Texas
Bill Stockton
Whitewright
Bill
Herman Bedford
West Belden
Anna Belle Stevens Bedford
Whitewright's Grand Old Man James Creecy Dies at 103
James Asberry Creecy, aged 103, longtime Whitewright resident and Grayson County's oldest citizen, died after a two week illness. Final rites at Whitewright First Baptist Church were led by Rev. Harry Stanley and Bill Baker. Burial followed at Burns Cemetery in Trenton. Creecy, born May 27 1872 in Giles County Tennessee, lived in Texas a century and remained active nearly to the end. He rode on the Whitewright Nursing Home float in the first Proud Americans Day parade and was known as “103 years young.” He was ordained a deacon in 1911 and belonged to several area churches before settling at First Baptist Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
James Asberry Creecy
Whitewright First Baptist Church
Creecy
Grayson County
Whitewright Nursing Home
Harry Stanley
Bill Baker
Old Burns
Trenton
Barnheart Funeral Home
Nursing Home
Giles County
Tenn
Texas
Jesus
Moore Chapel
Henderson
Pink Hill
Medlentown
Bethel Baptist Church
Atherton
Bethel
Whitewright Town
First Baptist Church
Bells
Mr. Creecy
Ola Reeta Richards
Creecys
Bonham
South Hall
James Creecy
Jacksonville
Fla
Cecil Watson
Hazel Bowen
Hale Center
Douglas Rymer
Rosalie Geers
Dan Vestal
Newt Cole
Newt
Joe Rich
Robert Browning
Plans For Whitewright Homecoming Rushed
Plans are being rushed for a Whitewright Homecoming on September 13. Betty Price urges former residents to send names and addresses to Mrs. Betty Bodine at the High School for mailing cards. The notice lists missing class years and names, and calls for volunteers to help with mailings and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Betty Price
Betty Bodine
Bessie Jo Barbee
Edith Chambers
Louise Freeman
Mary Freeman
Duncan Fulton
Jewell Caperson
Jack Ashlock
Margaret Everheart
Maxie Echols Montgomery
Elbert Nichols
Joe Hollingsworth
Lowell Blanton
Winnie Bell Carter
Mildred Chambers
Theresa Everheart
Clyde Jones
Lola Myrick Pierce
Mable Rector Watkins
Mary Lou Ross
Pascal Ross
Altha Mae Vestal
Evelyn Wilson
Robert Everheart
Loren Mangrum
Guy Stedham
Lucille Myrick
Creola Garner
Dora Ann Jones
Irene Smith
Dan Hollingsworth
Thomas Bradley
Charlie Carter
Golia Carter
Gwendolyne Carter
Winnie Gordon
Wilburn Hefner
Marjorie Holland
Frances Gillespie Duck
Anna Hopkins
Millard Mangrum
Raymond Myrick
Fred Scott Westl
Florence Wilson
Homer Ann
Betty Brooks
Polly Ann Brown
Aurelia Penny Terry
Lela Simpson Bass
R. C. Thrasher
Paul E. Prock
Delores Whipple Speigel
Onita Smith
Emmett Green, Jr
Mary Beth Page
Eldon Smith
James Atterberry
Kay Badgett
Patsy Neathery Mickelson
Drama Group Performs for Rotary Club in Whitewright
A newly formed Whitewright drama group entertained nursing home residents and Rotary club members with a Mary Poppins skit featuring about 10 songs. Members were drawn from nursing home families, aiming to entertain residents, and later performed for other groups. Directors Younda Floyd and accompanist Jeanette Bowen led the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Whitewright Nursing Home
Whitewright Trio Named Distinguished Students at TAMU
Three students from Whitewright earned Distinguished Student ranking at Texas A&M University. Recipients must hold at least a 3.25 GPA and be among the top 10 percent of undergraduates. Named are Jane Biggerstaff in biomedical science, James C. Bryant in agricultural economics, and Nancy M. Stanford in premedicine, all listed with parental connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Texas A&m University
Robert A. Lacey
TAMU
Jane Biggerstaff
John L. Biggerstaff
W. Elm
James C. Bryant
Nancy M. Stanford
Warren E. Stanford
July Sales Tax Rebates Reported by State Comptroller
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced July rebates totaling 11.4 million with local splits: Van Alstyne 219.93 retained under 500, Anna 0.45 retained, Gunter 641.32 gross, net 586.57 mailed, Whitewright 958.66 gross, 894.77 mailed. July payments were smaller than June due to prior clean-up allocations. Bullock touted a 45 day maximum in-city payout and a shift from 60 to 90 day delays under the new monthly system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bullock
van Alstyne
Anna
Gunter
Whitewright
Bullock
Rymer Family Vacation in Tennessee Mountains
Dr and Mrs Douglas Rymer and their children visited their old home area in Tennessee during a vacation last week and camped part of the time in the scenic mountains. They reported a wonderful time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Rymer
Old Home
Tennessee
Donkey Softball Showdown Lions vs Baptists at Tiger Stadium
Whitewright Lions Club hosts a donkey softball game at Tiger Stadium Tuesday night at 8. Players sign up at game time with Ralph Godfrey’s Donkeys of Crescent supplying the animals and officials. Proceeds benefit Lions activities fund for the coming year, with 40 percent of gate receipts after taxes and 50 percent of advance ticket sales. The Lions recently funded a $500 scholarship and a boys and girls basketball league for 4th through 6th graders.
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Lions Vs. the Baptists
Whitewright Lions Club
Tiger Stadium
Ralph Godfrey
Donkeys of
Crescent
Okla
Lions’ Club
Charlie Sessem
Whitewright Lions
Whitewright High School
Sessom
Lions Club
Lions Activities Fund
Farmers Reminded Of Crop Report Deadline
Grayson county farmers face a reporting deadline for crop acreage and damaged crops. J T Key Jr urges accuracy on peanut acreage with Aug 1 final day and notes penalties. Eligible low yield payments possible for failed grain sorghum and cotton if a disaster credit is filed within 15 days and an inspection occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
J. T. Key, Jr
Ascs Committee
Key
Agriculture Conservation Program
Texas Department of Agriculture
Pigskin Club Plans Barbecue Scrimmage
Pigskin Club to organize the annual barbecue and a scrimmage at a high school meeting tonight led by Sonny Smith president. The 7 30 p m start, at the high school, aims to raise funds for year round projects and features the July 4 softball tournament as a major event. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigskin Club
Sonny Smith
Smith
Mary Wiley Exhibits Art at Sherman Public Library
Mary Wiley shows 30 to 40 paintings in landscapes seascapes still life and florals at the Sherman Public Library through July 31. This marks her first public display in the area and follows decades of study teaching and travel across the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wiley
Sherman Public Library
Wiley
North Side Independent School District
San Antonio
Robert
Sherman
U. S
United States
Europe
Washington
D. C
Virginia
Oklahoma
NTSU
Denton
Incarnate Word College of
Howard Huntzinger
Jack MacDonald
Paul Kime
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whitewright Ramblers
Margaret Sadler
Bowie
Beulah McLain
Elmer Houston
Oleny
Jessie Aycock
Annabel Davis
Roy Hamilton
Mesquite
Winnie Hamilton
Hayden Hamilton
Greenville
Fred Garner
Don Albough
Springfield
Kathryn Clark
Bobby Clark
Glenn Hearne
Tishomingo
Bill Hamilton
Holdenville
J. C. McMillin
Greg Stuteville
Richardson
G. C. Stuteville
James Stuteville
Stuteville
T. L
Skipworth
Tom Bean
Red Bow
Leland May
Coolidge, Ariz
Car
May
Mama
Leland
Leon Bennett
Main
L. L. Wendell
Sun
Ed Wilkinsons
Highway 11
Mrs. Wilkinson
Rotary Club
Texas A&m
Lions
Baptists
Whitewright Baptists
Tigers
Gus Jones
Internal Revenue Service
Jones
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