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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1961

Page

5

Social notes from several towns visit and bridges

Mrs Sonny Gosnell visits Fort Worth duo. Mrs Norman Hayes stays Sherman with parents. Mrs Bob Cawthon returns from Sherman hospital. Clergy Rev E C Webb and family visit Clin ton Oklahoma. Sandra Rayburn toncilectomy. Dallas visits by J L Reynolds and Dorothy Hamilton. Fort Worth guests at Jacks home. Lackland visit by Donald Allred. Bridge Club host with high score by Paul Ryan. Out-of-town guests include Abilene Sherman Dallas Abilene and Lake Jackson visitors.

Various Sherman Area Social Visits and Club Activities

Sherman and Denison residents hosted and visited family members this weekend. North Carolina and Dallas guests joined local hosts for gatherings. Bridge clubs met with high scores reported, and church circles held meetings in Sherman with readings and refreshments.

Wedding Ties Stretch Across Town From Olney Return

Mrs Ed Kent J and Mrs Offie Griffin return from Olney after attending the wedding of their great niece Joyce Kunkle daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilburt Kunkle of Olney and Mr Eddie Joe Hughes also of Olney. Baptist W M S executive committee met at president Renee Morgan home to discuss duties and aims for advancement watchword That Thy way be known upon earth by saving health among all nations Psalm 67 2 Eleven members attended. Funeral attendees for S P Jackson from out of state listed with numerous relatives.

Ed Kent J Offie Griffin Olney Joyce Kunkle Wilburt Kunkle Eddie Joe Hughes Hughes E. B. Kent The Baptist W. M. S Renee Morgan

Beta Sigma Phi Holds Baby Shower For Mrs. Joe Crouch

The Chi eta Chapter meets Monday evening at Mrs. John Barkley home to honor Mrs. Joe Crouch with a baby shower. Attendees include Mrs. Crouch Mrs. Houston Darwin Mrs. Arba Orenduff Miss Sammye Caldwell Mrs. William Billner and Mrs Wallace Wilson. Refreshments of frozen lemon dessert coffee and nuts are served.

Joe Crouch Chiei Beta Sigma Phi John Barkley Crouch Houston Darwin Arba Orenduff Sammye Caldwell William Billner Wallace Wilson

Friday Literary Club Opens Year With Pot-Luck Meeting

The Friday Literary Club held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. George Hight’s home with 17 members. Mrs. C. J. Meador gave the invocation and the group adjourned after reports and country sketches tied to a theme This Changing World. Members heard a vocal quartet and notes from Uncle Dan's column. The next session is set for Oct. 20 with Finland as the study topic. One of the earliest suspension bridges, built in 1826 over the Menai Strait, remains in use.

George Hight C. J. Meador Menai Strait Caernarvon North Wales

The Spice of Life and Local Humors

A string of short anecdotes from a small town provides gentle humor about family, neighbors, and a country weekly. A boy’s crush, a girl next door, a hypnotist helping an insomniac, and a reporter’s question about circulation show wit and small‑town dynamics.

Medal news and quirky sandwich claim in a vintage piece

A piece notes Jones receiving a medal from the Society for Pharmaceutical Research while humorously claiming he invented three new sandwiches. A child jokes about a gravel in the eye as a grandmother's tall tale, then a dated monologue laments aging and reads obituaries each morning.

Jones The Society For Pharmaceutical Research

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sonny Gosnell Jerry Wilson Fort Worth Norman Hayes of Sherman Paul Cornelius Bob Cawthon Sherman Hospital E. C. Webb Clinton, Okla W. H. Stedham Elmer Sanderson Dallas Sandra Jean Rayburn J. L. Reynolds Dorothy Hamilton Guy Hamilton C. O. Grayson Misses Morell Doris Jacks L. F. Jacks J. C. Allred Bells Joe Johnson San Antonio H. L. McAlester Hobbs, N. M A. G. Smith Jack Smith Baby John McAlester Jack Meador Paul Ryan Glen Earnheart Don Cook S. T. Montgomery Jr O. E. Head Kenneth Faulkner Abilene B. H. Head Jack Hicks Dick Gibson Ralph Wallace Joe Mullins Lake Jackson Robert Cole Rufus Scott Tom Bean Haskell Scott Leon Lola Scott Whitewight Hershel Strong W. A. Bower Mrs. Sherman Denison Mrs Edward A. Be Witt North Carolina Lee Wilson J. E. Dickenson Melissa John Vestal W. O. Stedham Luther Stedham Long Beach, Calif Stedham James Stuteville Richardson Grover Holmes Connelly Trenton David D. White Lena Mae Gowdy Philip Earnheart Fred Cook Jr Lallace May A. T. Short Emory Chistian Russell Summers Allen T. Short Glenn Doss Lillian Lawson W. L. Hatfield Carl May O. L. Jones East Baptist Church Rex Ray Baptist Missionary Society Lena Wolfe Ira Fleming Carl Holland Joy Russell Baptist W. M.S Joe Rich Holland Tom Brown Jonathan Colorado Donald Duck Keith OAK Farms Mellorine Grayson Oleo Campbell’s Chili Beef Soup Kimbell’s New Mexico Griffin’s Waffle Maryland Club S. P. Jackson Out of State Chester Hicks Robert Jackson Russell Springs Roy Carl Jackson Garden City Calif Gertrude Hall Hale Hydro Okla Leon Gleason Ringling J. H. Davis James Kenefic Whitewright Cleaners MR. and Mrs. Paul Cornelius Johnnie Johnny Decker Keith S Bremmer Folger’s Iowana
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