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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
5
Local residents travel to Gainesville Corpus Christi Denison and Sherman as families and students join summer activities. Teachers alumni and Rotarians Fll attend events from Arlington NTAC to East Texas State Teachers College and the International Rotary convention.
Mr and Mrs Paul Vestal visited relatives Tuesday. Miss Billie Hatfield returned Friday from Cookeville Tenn. where she attended school. Miss Virginia West of Honey Grove was a guest of Miss Drunette Farley early week. Miss Doris Ford returned to Van Alstyne after visiting her grandfather C. H. Chesser. Mrs C E O Neal of Ely community accompanied Savoy High School seniors on a two week trip to Mexico. Grant Hoover and J P Williams were grand jurors. 32 felony indictments returned. Guests from Durant and Houston stayed with Mrs W A Kirkpatrick. T J Lilley visited Sherman to see patients injured in a May 8 accident at Wilson N Jones Hospital. Chas Keliehor and children of Agua Dulce visiting T E Barbee. noted flax price near $6 a bushel, yield below normal. SMU 32nd annual convocation awarded Columbus Binkley Bryant III a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Phi Delta Theta member, Whitewright native, WWI veteran. Bryant family attended graduation. Lem Tittsworth of Benham lists radios and furnishings for sale.
Mrs W B Hinton and daughter Virginia visit aunt Mrs W A Kirkpatrick while Rev R L Gilpin and Rev C C Childress attend the North Texas Methodist conference in Dallas. Gilpin will read a report showing church membership rise and all financial obligations paid at year end.
Miss Eva Lea May and Richard Wade Cunningham married in a double ring ceremony at the bride's parents home in Sherman. The groom, son of Rev. A A Cunningham, will reside in Dallas after a San Antonio honeymoon. The bride, a Nevada High School graduate, worked at Mercantile National Bank. the groom, a Navy veteran, works at Baptist Standard Publishing Co. Dallas.
Miss Polly Jo McCormick daughter of Mr and Mrs H A McCormick of Mesquite became the bride of George W Hansard Jr son of George Hansard Sr in Mesquite on Friday evening May 16 at 8 oclock in an improvised home altar on West Davis street. The Rev William Greenhaw officiated using the double ring ceremony with Polly given in marriage by her father. The bride wore a white gabarding suit and orchids. Mrs Johnnie P Fears of Fort Worth was matron of honor and Murl C Ryan of McKinney was best man. The couple reside at 608 W Louisiana St McKinney after a short wedding trip. Polly a Seagoville High School graduate has worked at Republic National Bank in Dallas. Hansard a Whitewright High School graduate spent forty months in the service and is with the Veterans Administration Hospital in McKinney.
Churches schedule Sunday services and Sunday school times for two pastors. Rev Clifford Taylor leads morning worship with 10 am Sunday School and 11 am service on some Sundays. Rev E A Doty hosts 10 am Sunday School and 11 am plus 8 pm preaching. Also notes State Department runs 75 free libraries and 38 information centers in 45 foreign countries.
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