Local residents share news from Dallas to Lynchburg
Locals report Mr. and Mrs. Allen Short in Dallas and many visiting relatives and friends across Whitewright, Bonham, Sherman, and Durant. Cadet Parrish at West Point visits Dr. and Mrs. May. Lt Com Joyce Benson in leave from Navy Nurse Corps. families travel to Belton, Indianapolis, and Rio for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadet Davis Parrish
U.S. M. Academy
West Point, New York
Mrs
Ross R. May
Anna Joyce Benson
Navy Nurse Corps
Earl Benson
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Boston
Mass
State Tuberculosis Sanatorium admission and local notices
Prentiss Compton of Sherman and his wife travel to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium near San Angelo for treatment. Mrs. Barker is hospitalized in Sherman after a tonsil operation and subsequent hemorrhage. Marshall Hasty and David Johnson join Boy Scouts at Lake Murray Oklahoma, with several Scouts named. John C. Jones, seaman first class, discharged from Norman center after 14 months in the Pacific aboard the USS Crenshaw. Mr. and Mrs. Russell McGinnis visit family in Hutchinson Kansas. McGinnis will transfer with U.S. Engineers from Fort Worth. Cpl. J. D. Hughes, near Whitewright, serves with the 1st Cavalry in the Nippon occupation, overseas since 1945. Two Southern Governors to speak on The Methodist Hour June 16 from WSB Atlanta, heard on WFAA at 7:30 a.m. Donald Keith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Dollar, avoids serious injury after being struck by a car driven by Calvin Raley on East Grand Avenue. First Methodist Church to host a weekly play-night starting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. featuring badminton, volleyball, horseshoes, and games. open-house format for youth fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss Compton of
Sherman
W. W. Compton
Whitewright
San Angelo
John C. Jones
Navy
Norman,Okla
Crenshaw
Pacific
A. B. Jones
Cpl
J. D. Hughes
1St Cavalry Division
Nippon
Hughes
82Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Fort Sill
Oklo
Thomas L. Bailey
Mississippi
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
WSB
Atlanta
WFAA
Donald Keith
J. O. Dollar
Calvin Raley
East Grand Avenue
Randolph
Mr. Raley
First Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
Fiorini LaRoe Wedding at Central Christian Church
Miss Dorothy LaRoe wed Angelo J. Fiorini of New Orleans at Central Christian Church Greenville with Rev. J L Sandlin officiating. Attendants included Miss Ann LaRoe and Miss Dolores Fiorini. The couple plans residence in New Orleans after a brief Louisiana wedding trip.
Social events precede Greenville wedding
Williams, Mrs. J. L. Sandlin of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Benton Davis of Dorchester, and Capt. Ronald Faison of Perrin Field were among guests noted. A miscellaneous shower was held at the home of Mrs. Jack Nossaman with Mrs. Paul Ryan as co hostess on Thursday, followed by a rehearsal dinner Friday at Mrs. Gomer May’s home with co host Mrs. R. P. Montgomery of Denison. Twenty three guests attended the dinner.
Deseret Couple Wed In Double Ring Ceremony
Lyons Hunter Miss Willa Jean Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter of Desert married Pfc Billy Gene Lyons son of Mr and Mrs Earl Lyons route three Monday at four o'clock at the bride's parents home. Rev E B Jackson read the ceremony amid gladioli and spring flowers. The bride wore a heavenly blue gabardine suit with white accessories. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Jack Goodwin. The couple plans to reunite at San Antonio after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willa Jean Hunter
Hugh Hunter
Desert
Pfc
Billy Gene Lyons
Earl Lyons
E. B. Jackson
Trenton
Doris Hunter
Margaret Hanna
Whitewright High School
East Texas State College
Commerce
Omaha
Bells High School
Lyons
Trenton High School
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Air Corps
San Antonio
D. Bennett
Marjorie Young
Picnic at White Rock Lake Hosts a Dallas Gathering
A number of White Wright residents joined a Dallas picnic at White Rock Lake on Sunday. The noon meal was followed by visits and photography, with attendees including Floyd and loyal Wrights Harris, Lonnie Darwin, Houston Darwin, Bryan Weber, Winnie and Sallye Hamilton, Viva Phillips, Percy Darwin, LaVerne Kilaroe, and many others from Commerce, Roose City, Greenville, Fort Worth, Paducah, Wills Point, Chillicothe, and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Dallas
White Rock Lake
Floyd Harris
Lonnie Darwin
Houston Darwin
Bryan Weber
Winnie
Sallye Hamilton
Viva Phillips
Percy Darwin
LaVerne Kilaroe
Rufus Turner
Maryanne
John Turner
Commerce
B. L. Harris
Royse City
H. M. Hamilton
Greenville
R. B. Lale
Bobby Sale
Fort Worth
Ted Combest Jr
Paducah
R. B. Turner
Wills Point
Horace Turner Sr
Ouida Maude
Dan
Carolyn Jo Turner
Chillicothe
Horace Turner Jr
Linda
Joan
Roy Hamilton
Dess Reynolds
Ouida Nell Harris
J. W. Turner
Johnny
Otis Garrett
Ann
Verna Wright
Miranda T. Blakeley
Raymond D. Blakeley
W. D. Wright
Steakley Speaks On Fishing At Whitewright Rotary
W. L. Steakley of Denison spoke on fishing and how to fish to Whitewright Rotary Club members at the Friday luncheon. He demonstrated equipment and methods, and about half of the crowd planned a Lake Texoma visit to try his tips. Capt. George Busby of Dallas spoke on Texas traffic deaths and injuries, urging better education and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
George Busby
Dallas
Texas Highway Patrol
W. E. LaRoe
Busby
Texas
Capt
W. F. Davidson
Austin
Fred Conn
Denison
Jim Eddleman
Glenn Doss
David Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Allen T. Short
R. L. Gilpin
Sarah Kilgree
C. B. Bryant
Austin College
Blannie Reeves
Wallace Reeves
Mrs. T. L. Cowart
Doyle Smith
Marshall, Ark
Charles Ayres
J. C. Annip
Inez
Gladys Ray
Memphis
Tenn
James Lackey
Houston
Ott Lackey
R. L. Sears
Belton
W. E. Farthing
Captain Farthing
Camp Hood
Floyd Everheart Jr
Floyd Everheart
T. E. Montgomery
Clovis, New Mexico
David Cox
Grand Prairie
T. M. Cox
Bonham
Clifton Page
W. H. Forrest
Pilot Grove
Charlie Smith
Smith Grocery
Frank Smith
California
Joe Johnson
A. B. Hemphill
Clifford J. Waits
D. M. Rich
J. P. Bogan
Mary Jean
William Horn
Durant, Okla
Bessie Norwood
Ernestine Tomlinson
Addie Edwards of
McKinney
Lynchburg, Va
Washington, DC
New York
Robert Layman
Bethel
Doyle Alexander
Bethel School House
Lem Tittsworth
J. C. Keeling
Littlefield
M. Belew
John Taylor
Raymondville
J. M. Kidd
R. E. Sandlin
Beverley of
Moody
S. T. Montgomery Sr
W. C. Brown Sr
Kentuckytown
Margaret Lilley
Baltimore, Md
Joe Curry
New York City
Washington, D. C
Philip Norris
R. C. Norris
Pvt
Kirk May
Gomer May
Arkansas
Camp
Knox
C. Sutton
Harold Thornhill
Mr. Sutton
Horace Lumpkins
Jesse Lumpkins
Town
E. E. Tomlinson
Richard Switala
Clarence Ashlock
Ray Cates
Paris
Raymond Cates
Joan and
Ann Cates
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Smith
Jackie Nossaman
John Collier
Merit
Lee Norris
Mr. Collier
O. L. Jones
Ben Robert Jones
Ben Robert
Southwest Pacific
Lucinda Tabor
East Whitewright
Community Public Service Company
O. V. Barker
Marshall Hasty
Lake Murray
Oklahoma
Conway Craig
Kelley Pierson
Jimmie Christian
William King
Frank Martin
Russell McGinnis
C. P. McGinnis
Hutchinson
Kansas
McGinnis
U. S. Engineers
Hi-Way Grocery
Fiorini
LaRoe
Dorothy LaRoe
Angelo J. Fiorini
New Orleans
Frank A. Fiorini
Central Christian Church
J. L. Sandlin
Ann LaRoe
Dolores Fiorini
Kathleen Halveston
Tatum
Gerald T. Owens
A. J. Hughes
R. P. Montgomery
L. M. LaRoe
Leonard
Paul Ryan
Sam Montgomery
J. F. LaRoe
TSCW
Denton
New London
Edinburg
U. S
DeWitt Clinton High School
Louisiana
South Carrollton
E. H. Pendleton
Elizabeth Pendleton
Porter Windon
Farmersville
L. M. LaRoe Jr
Ed Southerland
Alfred J. Hughes Jr
Anna Laura Connelly
Holmes Connelly
Walter Huff
Jim Murth
First National Bank
Steakley
Rotary Club
Cole & Davis Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!