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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
6
The Town and Country Club met May 1 in the club house with Mrs. John Murphy presiding. Mrs. Ireland led singing and presented the treasury, the club accepting a check for the most unique float in the western week parade.
Miss Marie Radican and Mr Joe Lowry are announced as engaged with a planned early summer wedding at Antioch Baptist Church. The bride elect is a 1967 Bells High School graduate and Grayson Junior College student employed at Texas Instruments in Sherman. The groom elect is a 1968 Bells Schools graduate employed at Olson's Body Shop in Sherman.
A community event at Whitewright Library on Saturday May 1 invites coffee drinkers and cake or pie lovers. Hours run from 9 to 11 am and 2 to 4 pm.
Karen Sue Kaiser of Sherman Texas announces engagement to Ronnie J Witt of Sherman Texas son of Mr and Mrs W E Burns of Sherman The couple plan a June 1970 wedding after their graduation from the University of Texas
The Students Affairs Committee at Grayson County College sponsors a banquet to honor all outstanding students. Sallye Spencer, daughter of Mr and Mrs D T Spencer, is named as one of the honorees.
The Merry Blue Birds met Monday afternoon with Karen Anderson presiding. They made book markers and place cards for Mother's Day gifts. Debbie Barnes received gift of the week. Seven girls attended with leader Mrs Louise Franklin. A May 30 wedding is planned for Miss Barbara Moore and Kenneth Kemp at Tom Bean Baptist Church.
The Rev. Boykin reports that Ector contributed 47.90 to the 1969 Cancer Crusade. Participating mothers include Mrs. Maylen Murry, Mrs. Ernest Hill Jr., Mrs. Ray Boykin, Mrs. H D Ray, Mrs. Joe Charles Ross, and Mrs. James Henson.
Mr and Mrs Harry Don Morgan of Carrollton announce the arrival of a son Russell J Morgan born Tuesday May 0 Great grandmother is Mrs Monnie Biggerstaff and great uncle John Biggerstaff both of Whitewright.
Local residents traveled to Greeneville Sherman Denison and Dallas for family visits Decoration Day events and notable parties. Among the highlights were Lisa Belew’s granddaughter birthday party and a pink and blue shower for Mrs Eddie Anderson. Grover Stuteville learned of his brother Overton Stuteville’s death in Miami Florida.
A long list of weekend and Sunday visitors and guest circulates among Whitewright, Sherman, Dallas and nearby towns. Families including the Short, Miller, Smith, Templeton, Tate, Kennison, Hadley, Bryson, Darwin, Turner and many others are noted visiting relatives, attending funerals, or hosting relatives. Church group meetings mention the W M U at the Baptist Church and a Mission Action Intercessory Prayer event with notes on officers and a fundraising plan. One member, T. J. Guest, is recovering from a serious illness in Houston.
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