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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
5
Local residents report visiting relatives and hosting guests from Dallas Amarillo Trenton Sherman Denison Denison Paris Kilgore Burkburnett Wyandotte Michigan and other nearby towns. Events include births weddings hospital treatments and weekend trips with numerous family connections and visits noted.
Mrs. Mattie Hastings and Mrs. Elmer Sanderson visit ill sister Mrs. Ethel Chipley in Dallas. Donigan Gin in Pattison hosts installation of new machinery. Visitors include families from Lubbock Sherman Dallas Joplin Albuquerque and Fort Worth. Rev W W Alverson retires from Jefferson church and plans move to Whitewright. He denies a heart attack with doctors noting irregularities. he will turn 81 soon.
Mrs. Robert Hedrick tends her father Rev. C. C. Childress in a Sherman hospital. J. P. Ownby visits Mrs. John C. Elliott who recovers from a broken arm near Pilot Grove. Grady Gillett returns from Sherman hospital after severe burns at thecounty road depot. B. T. Marlow of Alaska visits Bells relatives. Edgar L. Shields arrives in Japan to serve at Ilazuke and his wife plans to join him. Shields is the son of Mrs. P. C. Crawford of Cannon.
Jane Meador daughter of C J Meador and Don Howard Cook son of Howard Cook of Whitewright wed in a twilight ceremony at 6 30 officiated by Rev. Newton Cole. Organist Mrs O L Jones and vocalist Jimmy Nossaman accompanied. Matron of honor was Mrs Joe G Pannell of Lawton with other attendants mentioned.
The wedding featured bridesmaids in ice blue gowns and a maid of honor in blue organza. The bride, escorted by her brother, wore ice blue Chantilly lace and carried a bouquet of stephanotis and lilies of the valley with three white orchids. Howard Cook served as best man. Ray Manning, J A Harper along with others were groomsmen and ushers. A 252-guest reception followed at the Meador home with a four-tier cake and Madeira linen cloth. The couple, both connected to the Air Force and education, plan to reside in Harlingen after a Mexico trip as they resume duties.
Fifteen members met April 30 at Miss Gladys Ray's home for a program titled International Relations Through Music. Mrs. J. C. McMillin led the program with notes on music in Mexico Brazil and Argentina while Mrs. Houston Darwin played piano. Jessie Julia and Lupe Artez sang Mexican numbers and Mrs. C. P. Johnson presided over reports from committee chairmen. Refreshments of tea and cookies were served.
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