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!
Whitewright Wide Range of Local Celebrations and Events
The community marked anniversaries and birthdays with gatherings at homes and churches. A golden wedding was celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. J L Pointer with open house and family attendance from Arkinda and Austin. A 4 H sewing club organized and nine girls joined. Dennis Morris celebrated a sixth birthday with cake and ice cream. Miss Wilma Hickson and Willie R. Hicks married in Sherman. Community groups, including the Eastern Star and Rotary, held meetings at local halls and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Pointer
Leon Bridges
Arkinda
Ark
W. R. Bryson
Austin
Robin Morris
Dennis
Wilma Hickson
Pearl Hickson
Whitewright
Willier
Nannie Holt
Collinsville
Sherman
Miller
Lee Smith
Presbyterian Church
June Bond
Bobbie Cawthon
Donna Franklin
Louisa Lackey
Janet Smith
Sarah Stephens
Joyce Thornhill
Louise Vestal
Ruth Williams
Pr. Paul Geers
el Paso
Geers
el Paso General Hospital
L. M. Magers
Cecil
Jimmy Seals
Wee
Lodge No. 939
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Carolyn Griffith
Trenton
Jim Robinson
Elbert Bennett
Roscoe Gillett
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Burn Everheart
Mae Hall
Jack A. Bartley
Traevis Sanderson
Leta McElligott
Bells
Wilson H. Tarpley
Walter Tarpley
Bonham
Clyde Robinson
Ida
Robinson
Lloyd Alexander
Mary Burchfield
Log Lake