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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
5
Weekend visits and long trips mark social life with neighbors and relatives from Dallas to Denison. Local residents report hospital stays, school absences due to measles, and a Baylor-bound student joining family for a weekend. Community events include church services, a women’s conference in Greenville, and a Book Club meeting featuring Mrs. Reynolds.
The Methodist W S C S met at 3 30 Monday in Mrs Olivia Whedbee’s home for a social gathering. Mrs Glenn Doss led a program on Fae man Values in Labor Questions assisted by several members. Music by Mrs C B Bryant Jr. Refreshments served to eighteen members.
Birthday dinner Sunday honored Mrs S H Murphy route four at her daughter Mrs R H McKinney home. Attending were Mr and Mrs C W Murphy and children, Mrs J L Owens and children, and Mr and Mrs J P Williams and children. A daughter Mrs M J Denton was ill and absent.
The Whitewright Music Club met at Mrs. Guy Hamilton's home with fifteen members present. Mrs. H. H. Sears led the business meeting and a Chopin Liszt program was performed by Viva Phillips, Mrs. Houston Darwin, Mrs. Sears, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. McMillin, and Mrs. Petrash with piano, vocal pieces, and a friendship gesture. Refreshments followed and the group adjourned to April 13 at Mrs. J. C. McMillin's home.
Rotary Club luncheon featured Bill O Connell of Sherman as speaker. Presented by Boyd Newman, O Connell urged appointive judges in Texas and proposed gubernatorial selection with at least three candidate names.
Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas won in public life class and Perle Mesta was best dressed hostess. The ceremony honored Lauren Becall, Patricia Morison, Elizabeth Taylor and others across arts and society fields, with Hank McLean and Sherman Healy among guests.
New York's Fashion Academy decorated the lapels of 14 American women with gold medals Monday labeling them the best dressed women of 1949. The academy honored one woman from each field of feminine endeavor listing Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller among the honorees.
University of Washington data show women's average GPA for the last school year at 2.59 while men averaged 2.50. The finding highlights higher academic performance among female students.
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