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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
5
Local residents and visitors spread across Sherman, Denton, Dallas, Farmersville, Whitewright, and surrounding towns. Families traveled for reunions, hospital stays, and weekend visits. church rummage sales in Truett building. several marriages and births announced. ongoing travel to Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Holland of Mineral Wells hosted a Sunday visit with Mrs. Wade Robbins of Whitewright and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dickerman and daughters Jacquelyn and Karen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holland.
Local residents attend weddings funerals and family visits across Whitewright and nearby towns. Names include Claud Stephens Roy Blanton Phillip Norris R. C. Norris D. C. Hassler W. C. Caraway Jack Townsend Cecil Head Millard Head Mark Harden Virgil Ford and others with movements to Sherman Paris Bailey Pottsboro Leonard Texarkana and Denton.
James German returns from a two week trip to Durant Ardmore and Healdton with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Massad and daughter Carol of Healdton. Mrs. Massad is German's daughter Maurine a piano teacher in Healdton. Mr. Massad is a dry goods merchant there. They came home this week.
The Women's Society of Christian Service held Monday afternoon services at the First Methodist Church with Rev. R. L. Gilpin delivering the final lesson from We and the United Nations. The group plans a social meeting next Monday at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Clifton Emerson's home led by Mrs. James Bryant. Don Langford of south of Tom Bean suffered a broken leg and other injuries when run over by a combine, taken to Sherman hospital after Whitewright first aid. Lyndon Johnson biked to Whitewright by helicopter to address about 200 at the football field and said he would visit 51 North Texas cities before the July 24 election. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Phillips settled with insurers after their South Bend grocery fire damage. the building, owned by W. L. Smith, is being repaired and will reopen once work ends.
Mrs. W. W. House and Mrs. Frank Whitworth hosted a mixed bridal shower Friday evening at Mrs. House home honoring the bride and groom Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gunter. Games led by Mrs. Freeman Copeland followed by gift opening with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. G. A. House and others from Orangeville and Denison.
Mrs Claude Thompson hosted a lawn party Friday at her home to honor her niece Martha Jo Jones of Dallas. The table featured a white cloth with pink and white flowers. Guests enjoyed pink lemonade, pink cake, roasted wieners, and marshmallows.
Sixteen guests attended a party where games were played and a double bubble gum blowing contest determined the winners. Shirley Hansard won first prize and Jarvis D. Head claimed second prize.
Bethel Home Demonstration Club met Tuesday with seven members. They named a corsage flower and voted to invite the Whitewright club to meet June 30. Mrs. Floyd Harris demonstrated corsage making.
Miss Gladys Ray spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon on Russia covering its size climate population and industrial progress from behind the iron curtain reports. Directors Geo Hight and Newell Skaggs were elected for the next term starting in July.
In 1939 a station wagon crash involving a wealthy Long Island resident led to insurance claims totaling 225000 dollars. The insurer found the claims valid and paid promptly, marking the largest automobile liability policy settlement for a single accident to date.
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