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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1951
Page
5
Brookshire H P Donigan rests from travel while families from Dallas, Commerce, Waco and other towns visit area residents. Visitors include Stepp in Dallas, Williams in Dallas, Gilpins in Denver, and many others. A Presbyterian supper honors relocating Caraways. Descriptions cover trips to Houston Brenham Galveston and Washington-on-the-Brazos with family details.
The piece records visits and gatherings among local residents. Rev. Tommy Bradley and Mrs. Tippie Pierce and Miss Betty Joe Pierce spent Sunday with A. G. Bradley family. Cpl J D Hughes on 20 day furlough from Camp Polk will ship to Japan with an armored cavalry unit. Mrs Joe Ross returned home after visiting Lora Hicks in Leonard and Glen Jaco family in Van Alstyne for Glenda May Jaco's second birthday. Weekend guests of L A Watkins included W A Clancy Jr of Velasco and Jimmie Carpenter of McKinney. Stork shower hosted by L A Watkins and L A Watkins Jr for Mrs Clancy with 15 guests.
Bethel W M U met Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 in the educational building with Mrs Ruby Cawthon as president. Mrs Jewel Jarvis reviewed the book Country Church. A pink and blue shower honored Mrs J P Williams on Aug 29. Mrs Doyle Alexander registered guests. games were led by Mrs Bob Cawthon and Miss Frances Hedgpeth. Refreshments served by several officers to 13 members and two visitors Mrs O G Bow and Mrs Brown. Seven children attended.
Rotary Club of Dallas hears Morris F. Gillett from Atlantic Oil and Refining discuss geologists methods to locate drill sites. A wildcat well is set to begin in Ely soon. Guests included Reid Omohundro Harvey Martin and Fred Giles.
Miss Louise Selman daughter of L. D. Selman married Kelly Pierson son of W. M. Pierson at the Pierson home in Farmersville. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Rev E P Wootten of Celina with music from Billye Dillon and Roby Chil dress. Guests included Clydean Selman as maid of honor Lyndell Pierson as best man and a house party with Mrs Carl Pierson Prilla Hinton and Mrs Mack Pierson.
A couple from Whitewright features in a local engagement style notice. Mrs. Pierson, a Whitewright High School graduate, attended business school in Dallas. Mr. Pierson, also a Whitewright alum, is at McMurry College in Abilene. They will reside in Abilene.
Lucille Scott of Dallas married Rufus E. Massengale of Fort Worth in a May 17 ceremony at Fort Worth Methodist Church. Miss Scott is with Reserve Life Insurance Co in Dallas and Mr. Massengale works at the Convair plant in Fort Worth. They plan to reside in Fort Worth.
Funeral services for Ben L. Clark of Denton are set for 2 30 p m today at the Church of Christ conducted by O J Russell of Durant. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday in a Cisco hospital. Born February 17 1915 in Tennessee he was the son of Mr and Mrs R L Clark. He moved to Texas at 13, attended Southeastern State College and married Georgia Ball on September 10 1934. He worked for Kraft Foods in Denison and Missouri and later established shoe stores in Breckenridge and Denton.
The obituary notes R L Clark and Mrs Clark of Durant survive with wife and two children Bobby and Barbara. Additional survivors include four brothers Frank Clark and Albert Clark of Oklahoma City James Clark of Durant and Gene Clark of Whitewright.
Will A. Lee longtime Whitewright resident died at his Claremont California home last Thursday and was buried there Saturday. He had been blind and in poor health. The Lee family moved to California about ten to twelve years ago after living in Whitewright and Trenton for many years. Surviving are his wife two daughters Mrs Arval McReynolds of Howe and Mrs Jack Harper of Claremont California four sons J O Lee Joe P Lee Billy C Lee all of Claremont and Homer Lee of San Antonio and a sister Mrs Mollie Hunt of Louisiana.
Dr. G C Minor former pastor of Central Christian Church died in Liberty Missouri last Friday and was buried there Monday Survived by wife two sons Brantly Duncan Minor Fort Worth and Royal C Minor Liberty and daughter Mrs Emory Keciik Kansas City Also notes Great Lakes Naval Training Station Illinois claims largest indoor swimming pool and Texas education officials aim to teach wildlife conservation urgency to children of all ages.
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