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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
5
Mackie Greer of Littlefield visits family. many residents return from trips to Sherman Dallas and Fort Worth. Multiple entries note visitors from Commerce, Gainesville, Dallas, Garland, Austin, Lubbock, and San Bernardino with hospital, church and club events, plus a bridge club meeting and a pot luck with Eastern Star officers. Rainfall totals and a community concert highlighted week activities.
Rotary Club program chair Hoover presided at Friday luncheon as sixth and seventh grade singers from the grade school performed. Edna Sue Denton Gwen Ann Norvell Barbara Roberson Mary Page Ann Brown Doris Ann Wallace Margie Morris Annette Smith Alice Ayres Dorothy Jo Burchfield Ayres Dorothy Jo Shioll Nola Fae Bass Nellie Jackson Carolyn Poston Anna Lou Phillips Wanda Alexander accompanied on piano and sang The Only Girl in the World with Mrs. Sarah Kilgroe.
Margaret Williams and Glenda Robarts performed in a reading titled Herman. Barbara Hasty Donna Fay Williams Melba Alexander and Sarah Compton sang If I Knew You Were Comin I’d a Baked a Cake with Mrs Kilgree at the piano. Visiting Rotarians Bruce Pember and C B Bryant Jr attended. President Joe Johnson announced the annual fish fry for 7 p m on Thursday May 18 at his pasture southwest of town.
Teen-Age Meeting Zone 3 of the Grayson County Teen-Age Association met Monday night at Bethel Baptist Church four miles south of Whitewright. The program by First Baptist Church Sherman honored mothers. Bethel earned the attendance banner with 87 present of 192 total. Refreshments followed and volleyball was played. Next meeting will be county-wide in Sherman.
The Whitewright Music Club held a National Music Week program Monday night at the First Baptist Church. Directed by Mrs. Madge Braly with Mrs. Guy Hamilton as accompanist, the program featured piano organ and vocal numbers by Mrs. Homer Gentry Mrs. Floyd Bassett Mrs. O L Jones Mrs. John J. Petrash Mrs. L H Darwin Mrs. Hamilton Mrs. Braly Mrs. Therman Healy and the club chorus.
Mrs. Mary E. Smith died after a ten day illness and funeral services were held in Sherman. She was born February 25, 1866 and was a former Can an community resident. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, two sons, two brothers, one sister, twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church in Emory Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Emma Lilley with burial in Emory Cemetery. She died Sunday at her daughter Mrs Jack Frazier’s home in Nederlands at age 78. Her husband died in 1912 and she moved several times, living in Whitewright Commerce Lone Oak Henderson before final residence.
The deceased was a member of the Methodist Church and is survived by a son Ernest J. Lilley of Denison a daughter Mrs. Jim Griffin of Sulphur Springs another daughter Mrs. Jack Frazier of Nederlands and several grandchildren.
The Church of Christ with Minister Therman Healy offers Bible classes at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. and an evening service at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Classes are at 7 30 p.m. all in the same week.
Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m by James B Storey of Austin College for the Assembly of God Church with evening service at 7 30 p m. Methodist Church led by Ashley D Jameson with church school 10 a m and youth and evening programs. First Baptist Church lists Dr R L Smith as supply pastor.
W. T. Simmons is Sunday school superintendent and Mrs. Edgar Ayers is Training Union director. Mrs. B. W. Newman leads W. M. S. and J. B. Layman heads the Brotherhood. Services include Morning worship at 11 o clock and Training Union at 6 45 p m. Wednesday prayer at 7 30 and choir practice at 7 45.
The Ladies of the Methodist Church announce a rummage sale Friday and Saturday May 12 and 13 at the City Office north of the main office. Real bargains will be offered. Secretary.
Reta a green parrot believed 125 years old died in Waldport Oregon not from old age. She lived 25 years with Mrs Elva Keffer after 25 years with a Waldport doctor who received her from a family that kept her 75 years. The piece notes population density comparison with Russia.
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