Whitewright social notes reveal visits and long weekend gatherings
Bill Booker visits friends in town while various families from Cumby Plainview Lubbock Irving and Tulsa travel to Whitewright. Opening day enrollment tops 386 with 102 high school 254 grade and 30 colored students. Mr Gipson mystery inscription hints early local builders. The column covers visits birthdays and a home care tip on furniture cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Supt
S. T. Montgomery Jr
John Reeves
Lou Nichols
Rat Gipson
Gipson
Greta Mode and James Christian Jr Married in Sherman
Miss Greta Joyce Mode and James Emory Christian Jr were wed at Travis Street Methodist Church in Sherman with Rev. Edward R. Barcus officiating. Attendants wore turquoise and blue as guests from Dallas, Fort Worth, Denison, Whitewright, Howe, Van Alstyne, Bonham, Sweetwater and San Angelo attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Street Methodist Church
Sherman
Greta Joyce Mode
James Emory Christian Jr
Whitewright
Edward R. Barcus
Charles O. Daniel
R. W. Bedford
Glen R. Lewis
San Angelo
Gayle Franks
Mary Jo Wyatt
Jim D. Hunt
Plano
Martha Moss
James E. Christian
Billy Earl Brown
Dallas
John Dale Reeves
Commerce
van Keith Higginbotham
Jimmy Nossaman
George Avery
Bonham
Mode
Christian
Les Clark
S. Travis
H. L. Kemp
Barbara Wible
Carolyn Clayton
Martha Kincaid
Clack
Sherman High School
Austin College
Alpha Delta Chi Sorority
Whitewright High School
Southern Methodist University
Drake Fraternity
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Fort Worth
Denison
Howe
van Alstyne
Sweetwater
Pink and Blue Shower Honors Mrs. Ross Alexander
A pink and blue shower honoring Mrs. Ross Alexander of Dallas was hosted by Mrs. D E McCoy on Saturday. Co hosts were Misses Nova and Carol Hughes. Prizes went to Mrs. Alma Carter Mrs. Herman Bedford and Mrs Collins. Forty guests attended and favors and refreshments were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Alexander
Dallas
D. E. McCoy
Nova
Carol Hughes
Alma Carter
Herman Bedford
Collins
Brown and Dockery announce Durant nuptials
Announcement this week states the marriage occurred in Durant Oklahoma on August 27 between John Mac Brown of Whitewright and Eugenia Dockery of Trenton. Brown is son of Grover C. Brown and graduated from Whitewright High School last May. Dockery is daughter of Dick Dockery and graduated from Trenton High School. They now attend East Texas State College at Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Okla
John Mac Brown
Whitewright
Eugenia Dockery
Trenton
Brown
Grover C. Brown
Whitewright High School
Dick Dockery
Trenton High School
East Texas State College
Commerce
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs Jerry Thornhill
Last Friday night a miscellaneous bridal shower honored Mrs Jerry Thornhill. Miss Dixie Bassett and Miss Beverly Bassett hosted. Guests opened gifts after a game using letters from the bride’s name to form kitchen appliance words. Twenty three guests attended and prizes were donated to the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Thornhill
Misses Dixie
Beverly Bassett
Musser Mood Engagement Announced for November Wedding
Herman Musser of New Boston and Carolyn Ruth Mood of Garland announced their engagement at a Garland luncheon. The couple plans to marry November 24. Mood attends East Texas State College Commerce and leads the Topstone Social Club as president and Alpha Lambda member. Mood is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G Henry Mood of Garland. Musser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlie Howell of Whitewright, is ETSC graduate and a current New Boston High School coach, after starring at Whitewright High and ETSC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Musser
New Boston
Carolyn Ruth Mood
Garland
Miss Mood
East Texas State College, Commerce
Topanoone
New Boston High School
Whitewright High School
ETSC
Wood family holds Sherman reunion at Houston Street Park
Six daughters, one son and their families gathered for a Wood family reunion at Sherman’s Houston Street Park on Sunday. Attendees from Whitewright included Mr and Mrs J E Henson, Mr and Mrs Arnold Henson, Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown and children, with others from Sherman Dallas Arlington Grand Prairie Houston and other areas. Japan bought almost three million tons of U S coal in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Houston Street Park
Sherman
Whitewright
J. E. Henson
Arnold Henson
Ralph Brown
Dallas
Arlington
Grand Prairie
Houston
Japan
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Booker
Jacksboro
Mrs. Lloyd
Cumby
Gladys Ray
John A. Ray
Claud Dillon
Plainview
J. L. Harper
W. K. Alexander
Allen Memorial Hospital
Hefner Manufacturing Company
R. E. Pierce
Loreen Hitt
Penny
Lubbock
A. F. Barnett
Cheri
Maribeth Hill
Irving
A. E. McMurry
A. R. McMurry
Earl Dockery
E. L. Young
Woody
Vera Beth Massie
Tulsa
Sara Young
Callis
Jack L. Ayres
U. S. Navy
Ned Ayres
Treasure Island
California
Electronics
H. C. Carpenter
Katy Railroad
C. H. Carpenter
Ann Hunter
Frank Alexander
June Neathery
D. W. Smith
Jerry of
John Vestal
J. D. McMillin
Lonnie Darwin
Percy Darwin
Houston Darwin
Nocona
Gene Hughes
Misses Nova and
Raymond Cates
Brady
Eugene Reeves
McKinney
Geni Kay
J. D. Lane
Pilot Grove
Clarence Ashlock
Rogers, Ark
Oklahoma City
Windell Withrow
Ralph England
Burkburnett
John Anderson
Mattie James
Richard Switala
Earl Benson
Nona
Otto Russell
Lake Charles
R. W. Martin
Port Neches
Bill Turner
John J. Russell
Gomer May
Jean Jarvis
Arkansas
William Harrelson
L. E. Becker and Sons
T. N. Maxwell
Tommie
Glenda Owens
Denton
Carl Allen
C. L. Gentry
Harrelson
Mr. Gentry
Bell Peppers
Jonathan
Grayson
Mrs. Pickford
Pillsbury
Ballard
Staley
North Point
Swanson
Musselman’s Apple Butter
Blue Lake
del Monte
Heinz Baby Food
Hi-Way Grocery & Market
W. Raymond Mode
North Grand
James Emory Christian
Grayson Oleo
Ajax
Mackeral
Sunvale Bacon
Lily
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
Brown-Dockery
Manana
Black & Navy
Purrey
Cole & Davis Co
F.H.A. Title I Loans
L. Laroe & CO
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