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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
4
A parade of visitors and travelers fill Sherman and nearby towns. J J Miller and J A Bixler frequent friends in Sherman and Wylie while W H Stedham welcomes relatives in Denison. Medical trips include Louis McGinnis and Patsy Neal, with others visiting from Dallas, Tyler, and Milburn. A range of social calls, hospital stays, and a few births mark a busy week across Grayson County communities.
Whitewright baseball club hosts Bells on the local diamond Sunday at 3 p m. Ambrose was beaten 12 to 1 by Whitewright last Sunday in a prior game. Community notices include church social meetings, business real estate hunts, and school family travel updates amid ongoing regional conversations.
Mr and Mrs C J Meador return from the 38th annual Rotary International convention in San Francisco attended by 13 000 Rotarians and families from 50 countries representing 6200 clubs and 302 000 members. Meador represented Whitewright Rotary Club while Mrs Meador supported him. Jimmie Lee Hayes sustained burns from a well fire caused by a lit cigarette and oily floor shavings during cleanup in northwest town. Mrs J C Reynolds delighted Book Club with a dramatic review of Mrs Mike in the Northwest tale. Twenty two Whitewright 4 H Club girls attended a Grayson County encampment at Log Lake with crafts swimming baseball and tennis. The group praised Whitewright School Board for bus transportation.
Mr and Mrs John P Barbee and their son from Mobile Alabama are visiting T E Barbee and wife. Rain benefited crops in Whitewright with corn cotton and grain in the shock. Onion growers paused harvest. rain prompted growth and potential higher yield while prices stay favorable. Texoma fish rodeo prize details: Fish No 1229 collected June 8 at Denison fire station by Mrs T G Doss of Whitewright, total prizes 105.44 including one $10 cash prize and about 50 merchandise/services valued 0.75 to 10.00 each.
Rotary luncheon guest Rev. Ed Bayless of First Presbyterian Church of Denison spoke on the theme Worries, stressing the futility of worry and ways to avoid it. He was introduced by Griffin Dollarhide Jr. Kip of Jersey City accompanied Bayless, connected with Standard Oil PR, and they met in wartime service.
Houston on a business trip visited a friend before returning to New Jersey. Roy Blanton, club president, sought a talk with Mr Kip about New Jersey. Kip preferred Texas, noting it was his first civilian visit and he plans future Texas visits. Guests Elbert Bennett and Kirk May attended. B R Caraway to lead Friday program.
The Bethel Home Demonstration Club met Monday in their club room to make plans to attend the Summer Festival sponsored by the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club at Whitewright High School gym on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Floyd Harris presided. seven members attended. After adjournment, members went to Mrs. Taylor Autrey’s home for further planning and completion of various tasks.
Mrs. Ben L. Sherley 75, longtime Collin County resident and widow of the late state representative, died when her home two miles east of Anna burned about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Cause undetermined. She came to Texas from North Carolina at 17 and lived in the area 47 years. Surviving are two sons Ferdinand of Anna and Andrew of Van Alstyne, three grandchildren, and a brother Jack Blackman Sherman.
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