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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
5
We list visits and travels of residents including Hudgins in Waco, the McCoys in Aztec New Mexico, Harpers in Dallas, and Oliver family in Tioga. Hospital news mentions Dr Paul Geers in Sherman for a kidney infection. Community events include B B Club bingo, church circles, and Eastern Star officer elections.
Miss Junie Hood began work at Badgett Beauty Shop. Mrs. Katie Thrasher visits relatives in Bridston Tennessee. Mrs. Marie Jenkins returns from Allen Memorial Hospital Bonham. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter and son of Dallas visit Fred Cook Jr. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Vandagriff visit their daughter and son-in-law at Conway Craig. Borger visitors Clyde and Mrs. Craig spend weekend with family. Mrs. Harry O. Leuschner of Sarasota and R. T. Vestal of the Panama Canal Zone visit their parents R. C. Vestal.
The Rotary Club met at the American Legion Home with the Little Rock Home Demonstration Club catering. David Johnson chaired the program at the Linda theatre and a film on East Texas State Teachers College was shown. The club’s annual fish fry is set for next Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the Tom Sears pasture on the Ely road, replacing the next Friday meeting. Farmers invited as guests include Edgar Bow Red Bow Leon Ball Virgil Ballard S B Blackerby A J Badgett Haskell Scott Finis Stephens Bill White Nuell Skaggs J D Marlow Manton Fain Weldon Bartley L J Bryant H H Sears Wallace Wilson Red Moore L D Selman Charles Skaggs Shirley Sells Lee Penny Barney McBroom Lennis Clark Chat Beazley Ross Booker Jack Farley and L Durham. Gene Stephens, home on Army furlough, was also a guest.
Miss Sarah Ann Clark bride elect of Bobby Wayne Clark was honored with a miscellaneous shower last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Ralph Bond. Co hostsesses included Mrs. Obie Rutledge Mrs. Lee Penny and Mrs. Harmon Hayes. 47 guests enjoyed lace lined table centered with red roses blue iced cake with white flowers. Mrs. James Dixon and June Bond presided. Miss Clark is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Clark of Leonard and Mr. Clark son of Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Clark of Whitewright.
The Rev Harold Murphy officiated the Sunday afternoon ceremony at the First Baptist Church of Trenton uniting Miss Sarah Ann Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanton Clark Leonard and Mr Bobby Wayne Clark son of Mr and Mrs Lennis Clark Whitewright in marriage. The couple will reside in Santa Clara California where he serves in the Navy Air Force still stationed abroad. The bride wore Italian tulle and lace over satin with sabrina neckline long sleeves and a veil from satin and seed pearls. She carried a white orchid on a pearlized Bible as Kay Anderson of Trenton served as maid of honor with bridesmaids Martha Beth McMurry Leonard and Beverly Butler Trenton assisting as candlelighters.
Cunningham of Honey Grove and Miss June Gail Bond of Whitewright wed in a ceremony with Jimmie Clark as best man. Groomsmen were Stan Clark and Lyndal Pierson. ushers included Steve Edwards and Larry Butler. Reception held at the bride’s home with guests registered by Mrs. David Parks. The couple’s backgrounds and schooling are noted. he is stationed at Moffett Field, California.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church held its monthly meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs. Homer Sears as president. The program featured World Book of Prayer, a devotional by Mrs. T. E. Sears, and talks on The Significance of The Lord's Prayer, Why the Medical Charity Fund, and other topics. Refreshments were served to 11 members and two guests.
The Women s Society of Christian Service at First Methodist met at Mrs James Bryant s home to present the program We Give Because We Love. Chairman Mrs O M Whedbee led pledge service with participants Mrs R P Childress Mrs J W Polk Mrs F M Echols Mrs I L Neathery Mrs Russell Summers Mrs Sears Anderson and Mrs A M Bryant vice president conducted the business session. seventeen members attended and refreshments followed.
A brief verse note by Margie B Boswell with reflections on Fortune, books, vocabulary and social behavior. It mentions Dublin hosting the 1957 conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science with about 3000 delegates in September.
Springfield Vermont notes Ralph E. Flanders, a 76 year old senator, recalls his mother’s bread recipe. Recipe details scalded milk yeast sugar salt shortening bread flour kneading rising shaping loaf pan baking times and temperatures. The piece ends with a stray proverb about crickets and snakes.
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