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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
5
Numerous residents from Whitewright Bells and nearby towns greeted President Truman Monday night as his train passed through. The crowd, estimated at three to four thousand, gathered in Bells and Bonham to hear a brief talk from the rear of the railcar.
A. G. Bradley is informed of the death of his brother in law Rev J O Muning who died in San Antonio Saturday at 9 30 p m He was a Methodist minister for years before retiring The Women s Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church meets Monday at 3 30 p m for a business session The study of World Evangelism will be led by Mrs R L Gilpin Mrs R A Vestal and son Arvin Monroe returned from a two week Phoenix Ariz trip visiting Sgt and Mrs R J Vandling The Vandlings have a daughter born August 31 Grand Canyon visit noted George M Hight owner of the Palace Theatre to donate fifty percent of preve net proceeds to Whitewright School Board for sidewalk paving The feature picture Lucky Gambler with an all Negro cast Mrs L M Smith held open house for birthday anniversary with several Whitewright and Dallas residents attending.
Mr and Mrs Finis Alverson celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their East Whitewright home from 2 to 5 PM. Family members anticipate all their children gathering for the event.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Fred Cook Jr. home. Mrs. Joe Miller demonstrated refinishing old furniture. The next meeting will be at Mrs. R. D. Maddux home on Oct 4 with officer elections for the upcoming term.
In a business session of the Fidelis Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church officers for the ensuing year were elected. Mrs. C. J. Meador was chosen teacher with Mrs. Jim Grider as assistant teacher and Mrs. Lillian McSpedden as president.
Tom Brown is 1st vice-president and Mrs Royce Jones 2nd vice-president with several other officers listed including Mrs Ruth King and Mrs George Brown. The meeting occurred in the Fidelis class room hosted by Mrs Joe Johnson and Mrs C J Meador. Mrs Johnson presided and refreshments followed.
Program chairman Earl Blanton presented songs by Perry Kite and Miss Margaret Hight with Miss Janis Jayne Horton at the piano. Kite and Hight performed a duet and Kite sang two solos. Visitors included John Perry of Sherman and Paul Ross of Dallas.
Announcement from Charleston South Carolina confirms Miss Theda Virginia Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs T O Jones engaged to Billy Cox Bailey son of Mr and Mrs Walter C Bailey formerly of Whitewright The bride elect a Murray Vocational School graduate Bailey a Sherman High School alum has worked at a Naval ship yard for four years He is grandson of Mrs W M Cox of Whitewright
The Friday Literary Club begins its twentieth year with an October opening meeting at Mrs. B. W. Newman home, co hosted by Mrs. Olivia Whedbee. Federation Day program starts at 3:00 pm, yearbooks issued, study plan on literature and art arranged by committee led by Mrs. J. B. King and others.
John Alfred Lawbaugh, 75, died Tuesday morning of a heart attack at his Gardner Kansas home. Born August 28 1875 in Cookeville Tennessee he lived in Kearney Missouri Whitewright and Gardner. Survived by wife three sons two daughters five grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Thursday Sept 23 at Baptist Church Gardner with Reverends Whitlatch and White officiating. Burial Genoa Illinois.
Mrs Millie Carter Fletcher died of cerebral hemorrhage at her granddaughter's home in Rockwall on Monday. Born November 10, 1863, she was the daughter of Andy P. Carter, married to John Fletcher on July 27, 1884, at Grayhill, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church at Cross Roads. Funeral services were conducted.
Tuesday service at 2:00 p m at the Presbyterian Church Cross Roads with Rev. James I Logan Jr officiating. Burial at Cross Roads Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survivors include a daughter Nora Akridge Desert a son W A Fletcher Dallas five grandchildren and three great or step great grandchildren along with Navy service for one grandchild.
J Stanley Schultz of Flint Michigan formerly with the Flint Public School system has been elected president of Wayne University College of Medicine sophomore class. A graduate of Michigan State Normal College in 1936 he taught at Hoover High School Lowell Junior High and Northern High then served as a Marine Corps lieutenant before entering medical school. He and his wife Myra on Zimmerman Junior High faculty live at 1007 Dupont Street. He is son in law of Rollie and Mrs Vestal of Whitely.
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