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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
5
Local residents and visitors arrive from Dallas Paris Fort Worth and Houston to spend time with family. Several moves and health notes include a Sherman hospital patient a discharged airman and a teacher visiting parents. A large 32 by 40 foot barn burned, insurance concerns noted, while a Denison native suffers a hip fracture from a Lake Texoma fall.
The Friday Literary Club met for the fall opening in Miss Gladys Ray's home. New officers were introduced with Mrs. C. J. Meador elected president for two years. Mrs. Olivia Whedbee announced the yearbook committee report as plans focus on postwar reconstruction themes. Mrs. J. H. Waggoner led a program reviewing Papa Was a Preacher with thoughtful, warm commentary. Refreshments followed.
The Dorcas Sunday School class met in the First Baptist Church parlor on Tuesday evening for a business and social gathering. Mrs. Mary Lou Pannell led the devotion, followed by a class business session. A Halloween games hour ended with a surprise birthday shower for two hostesses amid a festively decorated dining room.
The W. M. U. of the Baptist Church met Thursday October 4 at 10 a.m. to observe a Week of Prayer focused on state missions. Mrs. C. S. Witt led the day with a discussion group including Mrs. E. P. Wootten Ed Pennell Maggie Noe Mrs. J. A Bixler and others.
At noon a covered dish luncheon was served with a program led by Miss Effie Maynard. De votional by Olive Myrick Roy Blanton and others. A surprise offering was taken. Sixteen attendees were present.
Miss Grace Connelly died Tuesday night at St. Vincent Hospital Sherman at 7 50 p m funeral Thursday at 2 30 p m at Kentuckytown Baptist Church near Whitewright with Rev J A Henderson officiating Active pallbearers include Glen Neal Earl Phillips Wesley Brown Berda Roberts Edwin Badgett and Paul Ryan Interment Wittitee Cemetery She was born May 13 1925 in Kentuckytown the daughter of Pascal and Mrs Connelly She was valedictorian of Whitewright High School 1942 and had worked for Selec tive Service Board No 2 in Sherman She is survived by her parents a brother Pascal Connelly Jr and a sister Mrs Frank Little
Prof R E Jackson, district governor and Texas State College for Women faculty member, will official visit Whitewright Rotary Club on October 19 announced by President W B Newman. A poet member Rev Duke R Barron entertained with verses praising club members. Attendance reached 96 25 percent for September with Farmersville Rotary leader M B Honaker and Don Newman visiting.
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Church of Christ for Mrs Mollie Ray wife of the late D A Ray who died in Shawnee Oklahoma Sunday night The body was interred in City Cemetery with Glen Earnheart in charge Active pallbearers included Pascal Harper R A Gillett Alonzo Harper E O Young Will Mitchell and Guy Dillon of Durant Oklahoma Surviving are son Raymond T Ray Morton Texas two daughters Bernice Neff and Hazel Ferguson Shawnee Oklahoma two grandsons David Ray Neff Washington DC and Bobby Jack MacKensie Shawnee one granddaughter Mrs Thomas Gillett a Dallas born sister Dallas Harbert Colorado Springs three sisters Mrs A J Byers Celeste Mrs W F Bell Paris and Mrs A C Oxley San Antonio and three grandchildren dead end.
William T. Brown 80 a native of Pink Hill west of Bells died at 8 40 a m Thursday in a Sherman hospital after seven weeks there Funeral services were held at Bells Baptist Church Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev L O Evans Sherman and Rev E P Wootten Whitewright He is survived by seven sons and four daughters including Mrs Claud Dillon of Whitewright and three others
The article lists service times for Centre Christian Church First Baptist Church and Duke R Barron Church with Sunday School and worship hours. It notes next Sunday final sermon in a suffering series titled What Can We Do About It and reports the Fourth Quarterly Conference held at the Methodist Church with Rev W R Zimmerman presiding and Greenville Annual Conference dates October 24 28.
The Sun lists hundreds of corrections to the mailing list and adds names to the honor roll this week. Subscriptions show paid dates in the margin, with reminders to report incorrect credits. Names include Marines, soldiers, and civilians such as Martha Ann Jernigan, Teeman L. Sanders, and Harlie Howell.
A mother and child exchange a playful misquote about a supposed figure Mike Huntry. The girl recalls singing a line that twists to reference a familiar song, prompting a lighthearted mom joke about unknown names.
Pfc. Paul E. Davis of Miami Oklahoma claims to be first American in Tokyo but twelve other First Cavalry troopers contest his claim. The $1000 prize from the Ottawa County Veterans of Foreign Wars offers no clear winner as paratroopers from nearby units also arrived. Biggerstaff from Whitewright is named among rivals. Asbestos is a mineral.
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