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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief travel and family visit notes. Names include McFerrin Darwin Brown Simmons Blanks Haston Haston Owens Sears LeFevers Sloan McCafferty Riley Taylor Caylor Wilson Kaiser Skipworth Orozco Brown Hoover Blackerby and others in Texas and nearby states.
Mr and Mrs Warren Ross of Ec tor Mr and Mrs J E Ross and son Joe Charles of Trenton Mrs Lora Ross Hicks of Leonard Mrs Mary Jones of Trenton and Mr and Mrs Billie Reed of Grand Prairie spent Sunday with their mother and grandmother Mrs Joe Ross.
Mr and Mrs C H Taylor hosted over the weekend guests from Dallas and Salina plus Sgt and Mrs L C Taylor of Salina Kansas who were married on July 17.
List of residents from Pilot Point Pauls Valley Durant and Denison visiting relatives in Sherman Dallas Fort Worth and Sulphur with weekend stays and hospital note. Charley Cates remains hospitalized at St Vincent Sherman after several weeks absent from city water department due to illness.
Glen Earnheart plans a funeral home on the former grade school lot. The facility is nearing occupancy though officials expect modest initial demand as doors open.
Mr and Mrs Grady Gillett Mr and Mrs Ernest McCoy Mr and Mrs Alvin Wortham and Mr and Mrs Arnold Henson attended a Log Lake picnic Monday night arranged by the employees of Wayne Bruce county commissioner in his honor.
Two months without meaningful rain harms corn and pastures while cotton may still yield with August showers. Mrs. Iva Davidson wins Gray Son County tax assessor-collector post and to publish a thank-you ad. Her adopted son and bride honeymooning in San Antonio and Oklahoma visit the editor. A prior victory by Mrs. Mae Legate as district clerk is noted. A typo in Denison Herald misled readers about Davidson’s opponent.
Mr and Mrs Noel Cox and their son Roger Dale spent last weekend in Arkansas visiting his parents Mr and Mrs M A Cox and other relatives. David Lee Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Joe B Johnson has been promoted to master sergeant and is stationed in Korea with the 5th Fighter Bomber Wing as operations sergeant at Headquarters and Service Company 802nd Avn Engr Bn.
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thornhill on Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Tal Livingston of Gainesville, Mrs. Joe Ellis of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thornhill with Gary and Larry, of Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Woodson with David and Philip, and Mr. and Mrs. Byron Neathery with Patsy of Pilot Grove.
Clarence Woodson Sunday group includes J. F. Renfro family from Sherman and multiple Woodson relatives from Camp Polk Fort Sill and Dallas. The gathering also features Taylor Jarvis and Russell households visiting Otto Russell's home in Port Arthur and Beaumont.
About 30 residents attended the Friday night hearing on the proposed rate hike and dial exchange upgrades. The City Commission had not yet acted, and the proposal includes renewing the Whitewright telephone company's franchise to operate in the city.
The Texas Livestock Marketing Association reports four cattle for Chas. E. Franklin of Whitewright at the Fort Worth market last week. Yearlings 532 pounds sold for 26 cents, a 445 pound heifer fetched 24 cents, and a 500 pound steer brought 22 cents. Prices are notably lower than a year ago.
Bethel W M S met Monday July 28 with 13 members present. Community mission chairman Mrs O G Alexander introduced the theme The Meaning of Service. A pageant featured members including Mrs Mark Williams and Mrs Louis F ranklin with a stewardship segment led by Mrs Terrell Cowart and Mrs Cecil Bartley.
The Little Rock H D Club met July 24 with 18 members present. Officers led prayers and pledges, roll call cited a radio program, and a July council report and recommendations were approved. An August watermelon feast at the club house was planned for Aug 14 with community invitation. Saundra Jean Steele of Kansas City visited relatives.
Rotary Club meeting Friday featured John H. Madonne as guest speaker. Madonne, stationed in Casablanca with the U S diplomatic corps, is the son in law of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMurry and is spending time in Whitewright with his family.
The H D Club met July 24 at Miss Lola Scott’s home with nine members and two visitors, Sallie Moore and Richard Cook. Mrs. Ronald Vestal led the meeting. roll call and minutes were read. council report presented. August picnic plans discussed for Woodlake on Aug. 21 and Aug. 29 at the Vestal home on Lake Texoma. design demonstration given by Mrs. W L Hatfield.
Miss Joyce Pember of Slaton and Richard J. Cheatham Jr. of Lubbock wed Saturday at the First Methodist Church of Slaton. The bride is the eldest daughter of Bruce Pember of Slaton and granddaughter of R. H. May of Whitewright. the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham. The couple honeymoon in New Mexico.
The bride Mrs R J Cheatham of Lubbock was married with her sister Miss May Belle Pember as maid of honor and Miss Joan Pember as bridesmaid. Attendants included Mrs Weldon Meador Slaton and Mrs Durwood Crawford Amarillo as candlelighters. Tom Cheatham served as best man. A reception followed at the bride's parents home. The bride is a Texas Tech graduate and the groom attended SMU and Texas Tech.
Archaeologists report that ancient Egyptians crafted shaving razors from volcanic glass more than five millennia ago. The discovery adds detail to early grooming practices and material technology in the Nile valley.
A sharp editorial argues that maids must be treated with professional respect, not as family, highlighting evolving social norms and domestic labor rights.
The General Education Board of the United States was chartered by Congress in 1903, marking its founding as a major U S philanthropic effort to advance education at national scale.
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