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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
5
Local residents and guests come and go across towns in the region. Notable visits include Mrs. J. A. Melug’s Greenville connection and transplants from Downey California and Deseret. families from Denison, Denton, Sherman, Arlington, and Lawton Oklahoma are mentioned along with hospital stays and a funeral.
Local families from Lawton Oklahoma Dallas Paris and Hobbs New Mexico share weekend visits with relatives in area homes. News notes include Harper Barkley wedding attendance and a Baptist missionary Rex Ray reporting new grandchildren born in Korea to his son Dan and daughter in Fort Worth.
Mrs. Borace Miller hosted a primary class birthday for Anna Franklin on her eighth birthday. Refreshments of kool aid and crackers were served and Anna received gifts as they sang Happy Birthday. Attendees included Jerry Alexander Nancy McKinney David and Roddy Layman and guests from the beginners department Rozena Alexander Charles Williams Donald Williams Marshall Miller Monte Layman and Mrs J B Layman.
J. A. Harper Jr. and Leta Lu Barkley wed Sunday in Cedar Hill. The couple, children of Whitewright and Hutchins, will reside at 10503 Cayuga in Dallas after a wedding trip to Galveston and New Orleans. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Eldon Traster of Cedar Hill in the First Church.
The Forney Methodist Church hosted a wedding with music by Mrs. Fred Gorham and Mrs. Logan Stollenwerck. The bride wore a tulle and satin gown with Brussels lace, a French illusion veil, and carried an imported lace fan with a white orchid. The ceremony featured a large bridal party including matron of honor Mrs. Lynn Barkley and bridesmaids from Waco Fort Worth and Denton, with Norman David Harper as best man and extended groomsmen from Hobbs and Whitewright. A parlor reception followed. the bride, a North Texas State College alumna, belonged to Pi Omega Pi and Future Teachers of America.
Miss MayBelle Pember daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Pember of Slaton married Bob Kern Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bob Kern of Monahans at First Methodist Church Slaton on June 13 Joan Pember served as maid of honor Bride a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs R H May of Whitewright After a reception at the Pember home the couple's Colorado trip wedding plans include settling in Slaton Both graduates of McMurry College where May was in the college band and Gamma Sigma social club Kern led the McMurry Band and held leadership in Kiva Men’s Social Club They plan to reside in Slaton.
The marriage of Miss Gwendolyn Ann Pietzsch and Tommy Sawyer, both of Tyler, was solemnized June 13 at the Glenwood Methodist Church in Tyler. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell O Pietzsch.
Lindsey Lane of Tyler wed a son of Mr and Mrs F A Sawyer of Tyler in a ceremony noted for local family links. The bride, a Tyler High School and Tyler Junior College graduate, attended Sans Souci Sorority and Apache Belles. reception at Mrs C A Pietzsch's home. Whitewright attendees included Mr and Mrs W L White Jr and their son Bill. bride's mother is Mildred Sue White, a native of Whitewright.
Rotary Club heard O. R. Edwards describe his soil rebuilding program on the Luther Gordon farm six miles south of town on Highway 160. Edwards, a Dallas Fire Department captain with 20 years service, plans farming and cattle raising in retirement after twenty years in the city. He cited improvements for local farming and his boyhood dream of a large ranch. W. M. Davis of Silver City, a former member, attended as a visitor.
A man told waiter Harry Thompson at The Barbecue Pit he had a pistol and handed a note demanding cash. The note read give me forty dollars or ten if forty is unavailable. Thompson complied and gave ten dollars.
A historical note marks Iraq as becoming a recognized country in the postwar era. The transition follows the end of World War II, shaping its modern national status and regional role.
Mrs Maurice Curfman formerly Norma Smith was honored at a shower tea hosted by Mrs Jerry Wilson and Mrs O L Jones at the Darwin home Saturday evening. Guests included Mrs Frank Smith Mrs R M Curfman of Detroit and out of town visitors from Commerce El Paso. Fifty guests registered.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Jarvis celebrated their 80th birthday on June 20 at home in Whitewright. A large group of visitors dropped by, including their children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren totaling 26 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
A speeding car left the road in southeast Dallas County, ripping up two fences and overturning in a farmer's front yard. The driver was found sleeping beside the wreck and jailed next morning as the farmer guarded the vehicle demanding payment for the fence. The note about the wrist watch is unrelated.
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