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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
5
Weekend visitors and local events dominate this page. Names include Bryant Jr. of Sweetwater, Jacks of Fort Worth, Norris family of Lubbock, and many Bonham and Dallas residents. Community activities feature Club meetings, a Hobby Show on October 17, a moon eclipse forecast, and a pageant postponement at the First Baptist Church.
Social notes from Whitewright include visits by Mrs. Madeline Terry of Los Angeles and James Bow of Alpine. Pfc J D Hughes Jr visits from Camp Chaffee. Kentuckytown PTA plans a pie supper. Joe Smith Dyer reviews a book at the Methodist Church. Jane Spindle suffers a fractured leg from a pony accident. Mrs. Jane Webb Anderson dies at 90 in Wichita Falls. Mabry returns from care in Portsmouth. Aubrey Meeks and Gwendolyn Clark wed in Bells.
Joe Young Jr of Bastrop has accepted employment at First National Bank and will start Monday. He is a June UT Austin business administration graduate. A fire at Mr and Mrs John E Smiths caused about 600 dollars damage to their home, mainly in the bathroom and dining room. Mrs Russell Oden of Sherman has joined Grayson County Health Unit as staff nurse, to serve Denison and surrounding communities. Harmon Hayes suffered a scalp injury starting a tractor crank, needing four stitches after the crank slipped and struck him on the forehead.
Mrs B Wrenn Webb of Tucson writes she is glad chimes exist and hopes all churches have bells like in former days. She asks for more details about churches in the paper and says she must stay informed about Whitewright. Norma Smith elected council member at East Texas State Teachers College.
S M Ras Benedict of Boise Idaho spent a few hours in Whitewright Tuesday visiting old friends. He was born and reared there and is the son of the late Mr and Mrs H Benedict. Ras has worked 29 years for Idaho Power Company. He was en route home from Austin where he attended the Idaho Texas University football game last Saturday. He was accompanied by two Idaho friends. Three Whitewright students were recently elected class representatives to the Student Council at East Texas They are Elaine Deaton David Johnson and Betty Deaton. They will represent their classes during the 1949 50 school year. Elaine and Betty are daughters of Mr and Mrs P E Deaton. An industrial education major Johnson is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Johnson.
Howard Claney of Amarillo mails a subscription to The Sun and recalls Grayson College friends Fitz Bryant Jim Reeves Julian Boone Ona Sears and Cecil Cameron. Three listed friends are now deceased. John Philip Barbee of Mobile photographed with a 9 pound 2 ounce bass, 25 inches long, caught near Whitewright.
Mrs. Leslie Holland Mrs. Guy Stepp and Mrs. William Harrelson co hosted a Dorcas Class Hallowe en party at Mrs Holland s home Monday night After the business session games followed and refreshments were served to Mrs J D Marlow and other attendees
Mrs Harry Farrow and Mrs Ralph Bond head a list of hostesses including Mrs Olive Myrick Mrs L D Selman Mrs Adah Gillespie and Mrs L A Franklin at the social gathering.
Mrs B W Newman president of the Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church hosted a 9 o'clock breakfast for the executive board at her home. A round table discussion led by the president planned the year's work and officer duties with a cooperative spirit for 1949-50.
Mrs. Drewie Caylor and Mrs. Houston Darwin co hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday night at Mrs. Riley Smith’s home for Mrs. Therman Healy. Guests included out of town visitors Mrs. Carl McAfee of Trenton and Mrs. Jess Aldrich of Freeport. The honoree, recently married to Therman Healy, was formerly Mrs. Mereda Coffelt of Coffeyville Kansas.
Rotary Club Wilson Kaiser served as program chair Friday as Curlee Cummings superintendent of Whitewright Public Schools urged residents to consider modern school buildings. He noted bonds could be sold at lower interest now than in the past and possibly lower than future markets. No specific building plan was recommended, but citizens should think about it. Rev. Ashley D. Jameson will lead Friday's program.
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