We Hear About Visitors From Many Places
A long list of local social visits and travels is noted. Dallas residents Jack and Jackie Meador and Floyd Bassett as well as Sherman, Terrell, Corpus Christi, Corsicana, Marshall, Mineral Wells, Irving, and other residents are mentioned visiting family and friends in Whitewright and area towns. Several trips include Washington, D C and Oklahoma City. Red Massey writes from Germany about Texas weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Russell
Walter M
Red) Massey
Germany
Texas
Social notes from McAlester and surrounding towns
A long list of visits and travels from families in McAlester Oklahoma and nearby cities. Names include Jack Farley John, Leon White, Gladys Green, Bonnie Stephens, Harold Doss, Robert Allison, Bonnie Stephens, William Russell, ETSC Commerce, Arte sia New Mexico, El Paso, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth, and others. The item ends with a note on currency wear, stating the average one dollar bill wears out in about nine months if circulated heavily.
Elevators of Rockefeller Center Carried a Billion Passengers
In New York City the Rockefeller Center elevators carried about a billion riders in their first twenty years, roughly half the world population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Wor i
Homemaking Girls Take Summer Outing to Lake Murray
The homemaking group enjoyed a Tuesday to Thursday trip after school, with activities including picnicking horseback riding and swimming at Lake Murray. Attending girls include Louisa Lackey June Gail Bond Martha Anderson Emma Joyce Caraway Lynda Bennett Doris Burchfield and others. Chaperones were Mrs Homer Sears Miss Junie Hood Mrs Mabel Kelly and several Blanton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Murray
Louisa Lackey
June Gail Bond
Martha Anderson
Emma Joyce Caraway
Lynda Bennett
Doris Burchfield
Jeanette Hopkins
Dee Anna Alexander
Carol McLean
Carole Taylor
Priscilla Blanton
Gayla Sears
Clara Jean Kelly
Jean Scott
Patsy Sinor
Edna Hood
Peggy Hansard
Homer Sears
Junie Hood
Mabel Kelly
Roy Blanton
Jack Lackey
Earl Blanton
Becky Blanton
Whitewright H D Club Meets May 30
The Whitewright H D Club gathered May 30 with Mrs. Joe Miller presiding. Mrs. Carl May led prayer and pledge. Members reported on events including a dress revue in Sherman and council meeting. Three members made dresses and topics included shopping for families and fabric values. Refreshments served to 11 members and three visitors. Next meeting with Mrs. Carl May on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Joe Miller
Carl May
Lyons
Fred Cook
Sherman
Whitewright Club
Clyde Sadler
Ruth Cox
C. C. Cates
Beulah Lumpkins
Betty Ann Williams Weds William Key in Grand Prairie Ceremony
Betty Ann Williams and William Donald Key married May 30 at the home of Rev. Kenneth Gibson in Grand Prairie. Bride, valedictorian of Whitewright 1957, is sister of Laura Jean Williams. best man was Travis Sanderson. The couple will live in Dallas where Key works at Chance Vaught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Williams
Route One
Betty Ann
William Donald Key
William Key
Ida
Kenneth Gibson
Grand Prairie
Laura Jean Williams
Travis Sanderson
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Carol Bush Bride Elect
A Wednesday evening bridal shower for Carol Bush bride elect of Dale Taylor was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hull. Hostesses included Mrs. Jerry Thornhill Mrs. George Pitman and Miss Dixie Bassett. Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Bush and Dale is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Taylor. The wedding is set for Friday June 7 at 8 00 p m at the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Bush
Dale Taylor
Owen Hull
Jerry Thornhill
Fort Worth
George Pitman
Dixie Bassett
Carol
Vaden Bush
Dale
Guy Taylor
First Methodist Church
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Doss
The Doss couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday at their home. Their children James Gilbert Simmons, Vernon. Robert Doss, Whitewright and Denison organized the surprise. About 112 guests signed a parchment scroll of congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Doss
James Gilbert Simmons
Vernon
Robert Doss
Whitewright
Denison
Allen T. Short
Bonham
Cecil Doss
Floyd Bassett
C. K
4-H Club Observes National Soil Stewardship Week
June 2 to 8 marks National Soil Stewardship Week observed in Bethel Baptist Church services. Don na Kaye Franklin and Bobbie Kaye Cawthon led junior Sunday School lessons with 4-H Club participants present during the Bethel services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist
Donna Kaye Franklin
Bobbie Kaye Cawthon
Bethel
Whitewright 4-H Junior Girls Share Club Activities
Whitewright First Baptist Church hosted Junior 4-H events with devo l in g and a skit led by Alpha McLauchlin Doris Tillett Judy Gosnell Catherine Crawford Donna Shaw Rose Ann Bunch Brenda Geers Ann Moore Pattye Badgett Pat Coggins Pam and Donna Brown. Saturday party at Methodist Church featured junior leaders Donna Franklin Robbie Kay Cawthon Ruth Williams in charge of games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Jo Alexander
Pattye Bartley
Anna Franklin
Whitewright First Baptist Church
Alpha McLauchlin
Doris Tillett
Judy Gosnell
Catherine Crawford
Donna Shaw
Rose Ann Bunch
Brenda Geers
Ann Moore
Pattye Badgett
Pat Coggins
Pam
Donna Brown
Trenton
Donna Franklin
Robbie Kay Cawthon
Ruth Williams
Whitewright Club
Bobbie Kay Cawthon
Glenda Hicks
Bobbie Coggins
Anna Frankin
Louis Franklin
Bob Cawthon
Larry Franklin
Leon Scott
Richard Cook
Mike Holloway
Charlie McLean
Larry Jackson
Brenda McBroom
Bells
June Poem Verse About Grass, Birds, and School Year
A lyrical poem celebrates June as school ends and nature comes alive. It evokes green fields, brown streams, crickets, robins, butterflies, and children's barefoot play as the year winds toward summer with lively imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Byrd Turner
Worker with 3000 clocks arrested in Vienna
Police arrested Lajos Koerocsi aged 28 in Vienna after they found 3000 alarm clocks at his home. MTI reported the theft involved clocks stolen from the factory where he was employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Lajos Koerocsi
MTI
Koerocsi
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Virginia Harrison
Doyle Files
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H. G. Vandagriff
Glenna Dell Powell
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Bobby Mathis
Ft. Hood
Robert Mathis
J. P. Darwin
W. L. Robbins
Fritz Cochran
Durant, Okla
Charles Kelieher
Corpus Christi
E. C. Waits of
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Joe Mangrum
Royce Jones
Kenneth Jones
College Station
Ralph Wallace
Lola Scott
Mrs. S. Peveto
Richardson
Harold Doss
Abbie Blackburn
C. J. Meador
Don Cook
Washington, D. C
Erskine Woodruff
Pauline Tipps
Marshall
Carlton Johnson
Marl Ryon
Lela Ryan
T. D. Caylor
Mac Fuller
Nocona
Becky
Mineral Wells
Mrs. Blanton
Jack Morton
Irving
Grover Stateville
Jean
George Brown
E. H. Hughes
Earl Hill of
Wonnie Page
Lexington, Ky
Pascal Farley
Ruth Elaine Williams
Trinidad
James Bryant
Murray
Oklahoma City, Okla
Tom Brice
Ronald Vestal
al Short
Vernon Bryant
McKinney
Jack Pritchard
Lee of
Joe Johnson
T. J
John Dale Reeves
Garland
John Reeves
Dorothy McCurdy
Buckner Orphans’ Home
Fred Garner
Donna Collins
Red Moore
Ford
Ben Williams
Carol Hughes
Nora Hughes
Gene Hughes
Talladega, Ala
Bob Sheldon
Baby
Beaumont
T. H. McSpedden
Charles and
Lannett
Denton
Berniece Davis
Cleland Blanks
Lois Lance
M. P. Monroe
Les Hicks
J. E. Henson
Donald Duck
BIG Tex Bacon
Ib. Borden’s Creamery
Folger’s
White Swan
Maxwell House Coffee
Oleo
Grayson
Mrs. Pickford
McGee & Henderson
Borden’s
Durand
Little Crow
Jack Farley
Son John
McAlester
Okla
Leon White
Gladys Green
W. K. Alexander
Floyd Harper
M&s Hospital
Granvolee Hansard
Robert Allison
Olney
Ely and
Bonnie Stephens of
Randolph
Mrs. Drewie Caylor
George Gattis of
Newton Cole
Colorado Springs, Colo
Don Collins
Greenville
Bill Roberts
Honey Grove
Grace Roberts
Charlie Truett
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
William Russell
ETSC
Commerce
J. R. Miller
Artesia
N. M
Glen McKinney
el Paso
W. H. Stedham
Austin
J. E. Montgomery
Joe M. Brooks
Jan
F. M. Echols
Jerry Wilson
Sonny Gosnell
Margaret Williams
Florena Williams
Sourlake
Jim Williams
Travis Binion
Bobby Binion
Lubbock
Travis
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Clarence McMillin
Lena Mae Gowdy
J. A. Melugin
H. L. McLean
Noble McLean
John Polle
San Antonio
Maxene McLean
Baltimore
E. J. Fralicks
Gladys Cook
W. W. Jones
Wally
Alan
Benton
Kan
C. E. Cook
Savoy
Texas Wesleyan College
Don Howard Cook
Williams
Hubby
Whitewright Cleaners
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Jerome McKinney
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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