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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
5
Dallas visitors and regional trips mark a busy week. Names include Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hight, Mrs. Joe Brookins, Miss Dorothy Dooley, Miss Burnell Blount, and many others visiting kin in Denison Sherman McKinney Commerce and Fort Worth. Polio cases noted. Ted Williams Dental Association events in McKinney. Roy Martin named extension service trainee in Decatur. weddings and club meetings also reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide Jr and daughter Nancy spent the weekend in Sweetwater with Mr. and Mrs. C B Bryant Jr and Dr and Mrs A H Fortner. They were joined by son Bryant who had been visiting there. John Bryant of Sweetwater is visiting relatives here. Father’s Day guests included T E Orme and daughters Kathryn and Janis of Bentonville Ark L A Ford Doris Mays and daughter Rosetta of Anna and Lewis Jackson and son Philip of Denison. First Footing a Scottish New Year custom was described as the first visitor bringing a bottle for good luck.
Political appeal by Robert Doss urging Grayson County voters to support his Democratic primary bid for State Representative Place 2. He cites past Whitewright backing, his Texas education, UT law degree, Army service, and goal to cut wasteful spending to fund health, old age, and farm roads.
President Truman appoints John L. Biggerstaff as postmaster at Whitewright subject to Senate confirmation. He has served as acting postmaster since T. J. Lilley retired last January.
Miss Peggy Pritchard hosted a Dallas buf fet supper Saturday honoring Miss Anna Ruth Johnson and fiance Jack Pritchard. Eleven wedding party members were seated among tables with embroidered linen, green and white decor, and out of town guests included Mrs. J C Allred Bells Mrs A B Hemphill Dallas and Mrs Clifford Waits Austin.
Mrs J K Hynds hosted a dessert bridge for Miss Anna Ruth Johnson at her Van Alstyne home Tuesday afternoon. The event featured floral decor and white organdy tables. High bridge score went to Mrs Philip Earnheart and high canasta to Mrs R L Hynds. Mrs Hynds gifted the bride elect a sterling silver compote with further nuptial plans announced as Mr and Mrs A B Hemphill of Dallas prepare a dinner before the rehearsal.
A wedding is planned Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church for Miss Johnson and Mr. Pritchard of Farmersville. The ceremony will be attended by the wedding party and families, with Mr. and Mrs. Busey Coleman of Crystal City among the guests and white gardenias and pink tapers in silver candelabra noted in the decor.
Mr and Mrs E D Lyons and Mr and Mrs Wallace Wilson with Gail and Kathie of Whitewright attended a Fort Worth reunion Sunday. Others present were Billie Jean Lyons of Cooper Jack Goodwin and Billie Jack, Ray Wilson and Janette, both Sherman, Don Wilson Johnnie Wilson and Leon, Belvin West, A C Wilson and R A Scott with Junior, all of Fort Worth. The Forest Park picnic brought the group together.
Monsanto Chemical Co. of St. Louis reports Sterox CD as an odorless chemical additive to paper toweling to increase absorbency. Laboratory tests on plant scale show effectiveness. Also notes rust causes nailheads showing through plaster or filler, and shellac touch up can fix it.
A wooden box placed inside the kitchen door serves as a receptacle for rubbers and galoshes on rainy days to save homemakers from mud and floor cleaning.
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