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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
5
Local notes report William King will leave Saturday for a visit to Yellow Stone Park. The column lists numerous visits and guests including Lena Mae Gowdy in Dallas and Mrs. W E LaRoe in Dallas, with extended family travels to Fort Worth, Bonham, and Kentucky among others.
Families travel between Dallas Bonham and Denton for visits and graduations. A Yonth Center chaperoned meeting is planned at the Legion Home. The Sun reports the death of Kittye Blanks Malo no in Fort Eustes and funeral held in Denton. Rev. Jameson and others visit Mrs. Waggoner in hospital. Kermit Hollingsworth takes Galveston pastorate after two years in Palestine and is a Whitewright High School graduate.
Robert Brooks returns home after a week with grandparents in Denton. Whitewright residents report hospital stays in Sherman at St. Vincent's and Wilson N. Jones. Earl Jansson of Pittsburgh visits Denton friends. Mrs Jansson and son to accompany him home. Mrs. Lewis Cooper hosts bridge honoring Mrs. Perry of Wichita Falls. Funeral for George E. Griffin draws attendees from Denton and Durant. Grayson College losses noted for Dr. French and Dr. Ellis. Mrs. Leon Harp of San Antonio visiting Honolulu with Lt. Lancaster Jr. Young People's Training class elects officers. David Johnson to Abilene for Lone Star Gas work. notable campus roles described.
Mrs. A. D. Jameson Mrs. C. C. Childress Mrs. Mary McGaughey Mrs. I. L. Neathery Mrs. James Bry ant and Mrs. H. C. Willis attended the annual meeting at Key Memorial Methodist Church in Sherman today.
Bride elect Miss Anna Ruth Johnson, fiancée of Jack Pritchard of Farmersville, was honored at a Friday morning breakfast hosted by Mrs. James Gosnell and Miss Betty Ann Darwin at the Darwin home. Pastel spring decor, white cloths, and lilies of the valley corsages set a festive tone. guests included numerous local women and friends. The event ended with a gift of eight pastel aluminum beverage glasses presented by Mrs. Gosnell and Miss Darwin.
Spindle J Leon Spindle and Miss Bess Lee Shatto of Houston united in marriage at 9 a m Sunday in the groom s mother s home with Therman Healy Church of Christ minister officiating. Attendants included Miss Shatto s sister Mrs Charles R Morgan and groom s brother B Frank Spindle.
Of Sherman Mr and Mrs E G Gilrey and son J B of Ector and Mrs Pauline Nelms of Whitewright. Mr and Mrs Spindle will make their home in Houston.
A tea shower honored Miss Joan Huseman bride elect of John Ball Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Drewie Caylor assisted by Mrs. Houston Darwin. Forty one guests registered with guests greeted by hostesses including Mrs. O A Huseman and Mrs. G Ball. Percy Darwin served tea while Betty Ann Darwin Norma Smith and Dorothy Wallace assisted in the dining room. Gifts were displayed in the room directed by Mrs. Houston Darwin.
A Dallas News quotation contrasts past and present youth behavior. Dr. Marion Durfee warns about overemphasis on play and luxury. The piece notes urbanization rising to 80 percent, more city pleasures, fewer jobs, less poverty, and the disappearance of traditional work like farming and manufacturing.
The tradition of proclaiming Thanksgiving Day annually began with Abraham Lincoln, establishing a national observance that has endured through generations. This historical note marks the origin of a lasting holiday practice in the United States.
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