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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1950
Page
5
Local residents from Denison Dallas Sherman and surrounding towns visit relatives, attend events, or seek medical care. Names include Charlie Bryant Sallie Cherry Betty Jo Pierce J A Harper Jr and many others with travels to Dallas Sherman Slaton San Antonio Harlingen Corpus Christi and Wichita region locations.
Kentuckytown Home Demonstration Club schedules a Halloween carnival Monday Oct 30 at 7 30 p m at the Kentuckytown school house with public invited. Also notes various Bridge Club meetings and community visits by residents including Mrs Paul Cook, Dr and Mrs Ross May and others. Recruit Douglas Judd arrives at Camp Cooke and is son of Wes Judd of Whitewright.
The company selects female employees for accuracy speed and dependability. Mrs. Alexander has two years with Lone Star. Mrs. Kugga Hansard hosts Sherman family visitors including Mrs. Lois Allen and others from Dallas and Sherman. Joe Ross shows slow improvement after illness and lists many out of town well wishers from San Angelo Dallas Denison Birmingham Leonard Slaton Denison Amherst Jacksboro.
A Sunday gathering at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burchfield and Mr. and Mrs. Carson Burchfield drew relatives from Whitewright Gainesville Sherman Fort Worth Longview Dallas and Dallas area. Guests sang and posed for pictures while several relatives could not attend including Edgar Burchfield in Flagstaff Miss Lucy Burchfield and Victor Burchfield stationed in Japan.
Nancy Marie Holland was honored on her tenth birthday Tuesday October 24 with a game party featuring bingo and other activities.
Freshments were served to Doris Ann Wal lace Louisa Lackey Jimmie Bassett Barbara Hasty Dirk Jameson Trellis Penny Dixie Bassett Gayla Wrenn Sears Priscilla Blanton Jean Scott Mary Elizabeth Holland Billy Mc Dowell Della Ann Hull Clara Jean Kelly Joe Don Cummings Jimmie Smith Mrs Jack Dickerman Karen Jacquelyn Dickerman of Sherman and Mrs John Kaplan and Dean Kaplan of Denison in a neighborhood gathering.
Friday at 3 p.m. Mrs. C. P. Johnson hosted the Friday Literary Club. Miss Gladys Ray presided as president. Miss Ray and Mrs. Emory Christian were elected delegates to the state convention in Fort Worth November 13 to 16.
Mrs. Joe Rich Mrs. Ned Ayres and Mrs. C J Kelly hosted a chicken dinner for the Dorcas Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church on Monday night October 23 A short program followed the meal and a brief business session was held Present at the event were Mrs William Harrelson Mrs Fred Cook Jr and others.
The passage names Leslie Holland and a group of hostesses including Mrs. Guy Stepp Mrs. James Cooper Mrs. Grant Hoover Mrs. Harry Farrow Mrs. Herman Bedford Mrs. Lloyd Alexander Mrs. Douglas Sinor Mrs. James Gosnell Mrs. Ralph Brown Mrs. Adah Gilles pie Mrs. Fenton Burchfield and the hostesses plus three visitors Mrs. D. E. McCoy Jr. Mrs. John Kaplan and Dean Kaplan.
Bethel Baptist W M A met Monday at 2 pm with ten members present. Mrs Bob Cawthon led a song, and prayer was given by Mrs Clifton Sanderson. Mrs George Jarvis was elected song leader and reports from the Sherman all day meeting were presented. Mrs J H McLean of Waco led a conference on methods and missions. Closing prayer by Mrs Gosnell.
Rotary Club program chairman Earl Blanton introduced Fort Worth entertainer Wen dall Parker who sang Negro spirituals to Rotarians with Mrs. Guy Hamilton on accompaniment. Parker led revival song services at the First Baptist Church and other guests included Dr. W. B. Gurrant C. D. Landolt Joe Hamilton. Roy Blanton will chair this week.
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