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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
5
Local residents travel for visits to Dallas Sherman and Fort Worth and attend events. Many attend the state fair in Dallas. Births are announced and hospital stays noted. Community ties include visitors from Lubbock Waco Sherman and Bonham with multiple appearances at Dallas events and regional gatherings.
Presbyterian ladies will serve chili chicken salad sandwiches cake pie and coffee Saturday at noon in the building east of the post office. Public cordial invited. Lester May of Houston visited his father Dr Reynolds May at the Wilson N. Jones hospital Sherman and his mother here Wednesday. Dr May was operated on two weeks ago and is getting along nicely. He expects to return home the latter part of the week. Mrs W F Fields has returned from Milburn Oklahoma where she was at the bedside of her brother J W Worden during his late illness. Mr Worden died Tuesday. The funeral and burial services were held Wednesday at Wilburn. Among those from Whitewright attending the funeral besides Mrs Fields were Earl Fields Mr and Mrs Cecil Fields and Mrs Guy Allen.
Ardmore physician Dr E O May visited relatives in Whitewright Sunday with family members. Reports from a Waco hospital indicate his health is improving over the past weeks.
Mortuary services for Addison Franklin Vestal 81 were held at Orangeville Baptist Church with burial in Porter Cemetery. Vestal, longtime farmer and community figure, died at 3 a m after a recent illness and a kitchen fire. Mrs Catherine McKenna, pioneer of Whitewright, died in Houston and was buried in the City Cemetery after services at the Church of Christ. She left a large family and was known for strong character and Bible knowledge. Survivors include children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Out-of-town relatives attended. Also noted was a Baylor student’s improving condition and a blood transfusion by a nephew. The piece ends with a radio joke about payments.
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