Meeting Planned for Summer Little League Baseball
A baseball meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at Firemen's Hall to organize summer little league baseball, with all interested invited to attend. The Community Public Service Co. moved its Northeast Division offices into a new building at the south end of Bond Street, vacating the Highway 69 North rented office as it outgrew the former space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Hall
The
Community Public Service Co
Northeast Division
Bond Street
Highway 69
Division
ZIP CODE speeds delivery of The Sun to subscribers
Letter writers from California and Texas commend post office efficiency and early delivery. Has Kell Thomson of Orange notes Monday arrival, while Albert Dumler of Tanglewood reports Saturday delivery in recent weeks. Earl Fields reports the Chamber of Commerce donated $100 for advertising the 4th Monday trades day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Thomson
Orange
Calif
Whitewright
Albert Dumler
Tanglewood
Texas
Austin
Lee County
Earl Fields
Chamber of Commerce
Corks Through Time And A Move To Whitewright
A nostalgic riff on corks and progress contrasts old cork use in bottles with modern sanitation and the imagined charm of a quieter Whitewright. The piece notes the New York Stock Exchange eyeing relocation due to a proposed transaction tax, suggesting Whitewright as an ideal site to escape taxes, smog, and ticker tape. It ends with a jab about summer mosquitoes and chiggers.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
New York City
Exchange
Whitewright
New York
Toy Sales At Retail Level Rise To 2.44 Billion
Retail toy sales last year totaled 2.44 billion dollars, up from 2.27 billion in the prior year according to the latest figures. The data reflect continuing demand across toy categories and consumer spending trends.
Cantata Presented by Local Churches Friday at Methodist
The combined choirs of First Methodist and First Baptist will perform The Crucifixion by John Stainer on Friday night April 8 at 7 30 at the Methodist Church. Harold McNabb directs with guest soloist William Abbott from East Texas State University and soloists Rev Dale Gore Mrs Don Whipple Mrs Dale Gore Dick Walker Mrs Roby Childress and Mrs Howard Adams. Accompanists are Mrs Paul Ryan organist and Mrs Ralph Judd pianist.
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First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
John Stainer
Methodist Church
Harold McNabb
William Abbott
East Texas State University
Dale Gore
Don Whipple
Dick Walker
Roby Childress
Howard Adams
Paul Ryan
Ralph Judd
WSCS Meeting Recaps Easter Program and Refreshments
The Women's Society of Christian Service gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. James Bryant's home. Mrs. Bryant led with prayer and a brief business session. Easter program titled Jesus Met Them featured Mrs. Alan Armstrong Mrs. George Burleson and Mrs. Howard Adams. Roby Childress sang and led two hymns with A M Bryant on piano. Hostess served refreshments to 18 members and one guest.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
James Bryant
Bryant
L. H. Durham
Jesus
Alan Armstrong
George Burleson
Howard Adams
Roby Childress
A. M. Bryant
School Board And City Elections Yield Quiet Ballots
The week featured two elections with no contest. J. T. Holloway and Kenneth Frisby were re elected to the School Board as 43 votes were cast. Mayor Russell Summers was re elected without opposition as 160 voters participated in the city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Holloway
Kenneth Frisby
Russell Summers
Lions Club Charter Banquet set for April 23 date
At a Monday night meeting the newly organized Lions Club fixed April 23 as the charter night banquet. The club now has 37 members under Floyd Bassett as president. Prospective members may attend the April 18 meeting at 7 p m at the Malt Shop. The first project will park cars for the Junior Rodeo on April 15-16 at the rodeo grounds south end. Jim Bassett elected secretary. The Bureau of Mines notes there are several hundred underground coal fires burning across the United States at any given time.
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Lions Club
Floyd Bassett
Bassett
Rodeo
Jim Bassett
The
Bureau of Mines
United States
Deaths of Pascal Connelly Sr and Bryan Jared noted
Funeral services are set for Pascal H Connelly Sr 87 at Ken tuckytown Baptist Church with burial at Wittitee Cemetery. He died in Whitewright Nursing Home and is survived by Artie Hassler Connelly wife and children. Bryan Jared 56 died of a heart attack in Rusk with services held there and graveside in Ardmore Okla. He left a wife two children and siblings.
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Bryan
Skinny) Jared
Rusk
Ardmore
Okla
Lee Wilson
Leon Bennett
Lallace May
Jared
Whitewright
Solon Jared
J. P. Jared
Frances Moseley
Lafayette
Louise
Little Rock
Ark
Funeral Rites for Robert P. Sears Held in Whitewright
Funeral services were held at Earnheart chapel for Robert Preston Sears 74 with Rev. C C Dooley and Rev Howard Adams officiating Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery He died Sunday after a long illness Sears was born July 12 1891 in Whitewright son of T H and Mrs Sears Married Litta Love in 1919 he was WWI veteran Mason and church elder He ran the first Ford and later Chevrolet agencies in Whitewright and later worked at Perrin AFB as a civil service employee Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Maurice Garner Arlington a sister Mrs L B Holland Wichita Falls a brother Ona Sears and five grandchildren
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Earnheart
Robert Preston Sears
C. C. Dooley
Howard Adams
Oak Hill Cemetery
Grover Stateville
Sears Anderson
Thomas Sears
Roby Childress
Jack Farley
Paul Cook
Mr. Sears
Whitewright
T. H. Sears
Litta Love
Bonham
First Presbyterian Church
Ford Automobile Agency
Chevrolet
Civil Service
Perrin Afb
Maurice Garner
Arlington
L. B. Holland
Wichita Falls
Ona Sears
Funeral rites held for J Alonzo Harper 73
Funeral services were held in Earnheart funeral chapel for J Alonzo Harper 73 who died March 30 in Sherman hospital after a long heart illness. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Harper born June 16 1892 in Enterprise near Whitewright was a retired farmer and Church of Christ elder. Survived by Zelma McCoy wife two sons J A Harper Jr Norman Harper a daughter Leon Wolford a brother and six grandchildren.
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Earnheart
J. Alonzo Harper
Sherman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Harper
Enterprise
Whitewright
John R. Harper
Zelma McCoy
Grayson College
Church of Christ
Harper
J. A. Harper Jr
Norman Harper
Mesquite
Leon Wolford
Dallas
J. P. Harper
Mrs Mary Miller Dies In Bonham After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Othna Miller 72 mother of Mrs Harmon Hayes of Whitewright died Sunday in a Bonham hospital after a long illness. Her home was at Ector. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born Feb 3 1892 in Madisonville Tenn she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Pitman. She married Rev M E Miller who died in 1964. Survived by four daughters two sons in law six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
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Mary Othna Miller
Harmon Hayes
Whitewright
Bonham Hospital
Ector
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miller
Madisonville
Tenn
W. L. Pitman
M. E. Miller
The
Baptist Church
Alma Hayes
Marge Farrow
Willie Sparks
Dallas
Reba Murray
Sherman
Whitewright Native Leon Spindle Dies During Oklahoma City Surgery
Leon Spindle of Whitewright died on the operating table in an Oklahoma City hospital during surgery on Sunday. Funeral services were held in Atoka, interment in Stringtown. Surviving are his wife, four brothers Grady Frank Buell Cecil, and three sisters Lois Gordon Dorothy Andrews Emmet Gilley, plus a daughter. He was a World War II veteran and son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle.
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Leon Spindle
Sherman
Buell
San Antonio
Cecil
Denison
Lois Gordon
Frisco
Dorothy Andrews
Atoka
Emmet Gilley
Ector
Mrs J A Bixler Dies After Illness In Wylie
Mrs J A Bixler formerly of Whitewright died in a Wylie hospital Wednesday morning. The Bixler family lived here for several years while Mr Bixler served as station agent for the Cotton Belt Railroad.
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J. A. Bixler
Whitewright
Wylie
Bixler
Mr. Bixler
Cotton Belt Railroad
Uncle Dan Skeptical of Government Waste and Beans
Uncle Dan recalls cartoons of government spending and a joke system of bean counting at a shop. He mocks federal programs, notes a cinema campaign for tobacco, a public health ad against smoking, and jokes about a new workplace record-keeping method using beans to track mistakes.
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Ed Doolittle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
U.S. Public Health Service
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Zeke Grubb
Navy Department
Wasp Sting Leaves Texan in Coma Three Years
Charlie Gore, a Nederland Oil Co. employee and World War II veteran, was stung by a wasp on June 8, 1963. He has remained in a coma with progressive brain damage and severe weight loss, despite surviving the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Charlie Gore
Nederland Oil Co
Gore
Whitewright Gin Receives Safety Award at State Convention
Whitewright Gin manager Lloyd Alexander was honored with a safety award for outstanding records during the Texas Cotton Ginners Association convention in Dallas. The gin was among 14 Texas gins to earn the award for six consecutive seasons of operation without any lost-time injuries, with Mr and Mrs Alexander attending the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Lloyd Alexander
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Dallas
Texas
Alexander
Leonard Raceway Opens Friday Night for Auto Races
Leonard Raceway will host weekly Friday night races starting April 8 at 1% miles west of Leonard near Highway 78. Improvements include new bleachers lights and upgraded turns inviting drivers and spectators to attend each Friday evening.
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Leonard
Highway 78
Sun Wanted Speedy Results
Wanted ad notes Sun Wanted promises fast results from readers seeking quick service. The brief item stresses speed and efficiency as key selling points for customers needing immediate attention.
April 8 1921 Local News Highlights
W. M. Crews 45 died when the Katy Texas Special struck his car at a Canaan railroad crossing. Cpl. Charles R. Simmons buried at Bethel Cemetery. Whitewright adopts commissioner form government by 227 to 82 vote. Frances Garland and Edgar Bradshaw wed March 28. Lloyd B. Hughes and Sara Lee Holland marry midweek. Chaminade Club program features Sue McConnell Martha Bow Lola Myrick and others with Una Mae Mangrum Lloyd Stowers and Frances Bryant in the Commerce play directed by Gladys Ray. Several ladies listed as hosting Music events.
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W. M. Crews
Katy Texas Special
Canaan
Cpl
Charles R. Simmons
France
Bethel Cemetery
Whitewright
Frances Garland
Edgar Bradshaw
Lloyd B. Hughes
Sherman
Sara Lee Holland
Sue McConnell
Martha Bow
Lola Myrick
Mary Lou Ross
Mary Johnson
Elizabeth May
Maude Mangrum
Lucile Giles
Minnie Willis
Katherine Vaughn
Chaminade Club
Commerce
Una Mae Mangrum
Lloyd Stowers
Frances Bryant
Gladys Ray
R. T. Pennington
Guy Hamilton
F. D. Layman
G. B. Smith
G. F. Bryant
Uncle Joe Cameron Dies at 73 in Southwest Town
Four decades ago on April 8 1926 news notes report Uncle Joe Cameron aged 73 died at his home southwest of town on April 5. Also mentioned is Miss Sue McConnell hosting a bridge party Monday at her aunt Miss Sue Stephens new home and Epworth League program participants Ona Belle Hampton Mamie Cox T J Rector Martha Jo Sears Fender May Marie Sears Kermit Hollingsworth and Jack Everheart.
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Joe Cameron
Sue McConnell
Sue Stephens
Ona Belle Hampton
Mamie Cox
T. J. Rector
Martha Jo Sears
Fender May
Marie Sears
Kermit Hollingsworth
Jack Everheart
Epworth League
Whitewright High wins District 10 one-act contest
Whitewright High School captured first place in District 10 during the April 9, 1931 one-act play contest held at an unspecified venue.
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Whitewright High School
Whitewright Notes and Elections Reported in 1941
Twenty five years ago on April 10 1941 local notes report injuries from an automobile collision involving the W M Pierson family. In last Saturdays election John Reeves B W Newman and Roy Blanton won School Board seats. The Whitewright Variety Store opened for business last Saturday. WHS senior class members listed include LaVerne Kilgree J W Chaney Estelle Lewis Ar dell Penny Mattie Ashinhurst Gene Anderson Loretta Alexander Bonnie Reynolds Wanda Riddle Rudolph Phillips and Ernestine Tomlinson.
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W. M. Pierson
John Reeves
B. W. Newman
Roy Blanton
Whitewright
WHS
LaVerne Kilgree
J. W. Chaney
Estelle Lewis
Ardell Penny
Mattie Ashinhurst
Gene Anderson
Loretta Alexander
Bonnie Reynolds
Wandell Riddle
Rudolph Phillips
Ernestine Tomlinson
Littrell Taylor Marriage Revealed in Ardmore Ceremony
Miss Donna Littrell of Van Alstyne wed Barry Taylor of Pilot Grove on February 19 in Ardmore Oklahoma. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Mike Hynds of Van Alstyne.
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Donna Littrell
Lloyd Littrell
van Alstyne
Barry Taylor
Guy Taylor
Pilot Grove
Ardmore
Oklo
Mike Hynds
Hendricks Enters Race for State Representative District 32-F
Bob Hendricks former Collin County district attorney announces candidacy for State Representative District 32 F serving Grayson Collin and Rockwall Counties He is a World War II veteran SMU Law graduate and longtime attorney with four children and a McKinney home He pledges forceful representation free of special interests and invites ideas and suggestions paid political advertisement.
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Bob Hendricks
Collin County
Grayson
Collin
Rockwall
Hendricks
North Texas
State Bar of Texas
Farmersville
Southern Methodist University School of Law
N. Waddill
McKinney
Friday Literary Club Meets for Antiques Program
The Friday Literary Club gathered at Mrs. Emory Christian’s home on April 1 with Mrs. C. C. Binkley of Sherman as guest speaker. She showed antiques in glass and pottery and explained their production periods and changes. Reports on the Trinity District convention in McKinney were given, and Whitewright earned a 95.7 rating for yearbooks. The entertainment committee plans a salad luncheon at Mrs. Jack Meador’s home on April 13.
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Emory Christian
C. C. Binkley
Sherman
Dale Gore
James Bryant
Gladys Ray
Kenneth Frisby
Bryant
Trinity
McKinney
Whitewright Club
Jack Meador
Binkley
Texas Tops List of Disadvantaged Students
Washington report shows Texas with 398,224 disadvantaged elementary and secondary students, the highest among states, based on Education Department statistics. The figure counts those in families under 2,000 dollars yearly or receiving more than 2,000 dollars from Aid to Dependent Children. North Carolina follows with 326,611 and California with 308,669.
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Washington
Texas
Office of Education Statistics
North Carolina
California
Toy price survey cites average toy cost in U.S.A.
The average price of toys bought last year was 3.09 dollars per item according to a survey by the Toy Manufacturers of the U.S.A. The report highlights consumer spending trends and price levels across major toy categories.
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U.S.A
Colored Baptist Church 75th Anniversary Program Planned
The First Baptist Church Colored Whitewright marks 75 years with a five day event April 13 to 17. Activities include midweek programs by the Sunday School and Senior Mission, choir and ushers, Deacons and Laymen, youth program, and a 3:15 pm Sunday anniversary service led by Rev M M McGaughey. Donations goal set at 500 dollars with 10 cents per year per member. H W Windfield pastor Thelma Walker secretary Millie Ann Orr anniversary chairperson.
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First Baptist Church, Colored
Whitewright
Howard Adams
J. L. Huckaby
Magdalene Robbins
Maggie Robbins
Harmony Baptist Church of
Sherman
M. M. McGaughey
H. W. Windfield
Thelma Walker
Millie Ann Orr
Easter Observance at Local Church with Baptismal Service
The church led by Rev. C. C. Dooley holds Sunday School at 10:00 and worship at 11:00 featuring Easter songs and a message, plus an infant baptism and special music. The Missionary Society meets Monday at 2:30 with Mrs. C. C. Dooley substituting for Mrs. Floyd Bassett. leader is Mrs. Edna Wilson.
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C. C. Dooley
the Missionary Society
Floyd Bassett
Edna Wilson
Rev Dale Gore Pastor Sunday Schedule and Activities
Rev Dale Gore leads a Sunday program at 9 00 Sunday School at a nursing home 11 00 morning worship and 7 00 evening worship with 5 15 choir rehearsals and 6 00 Christian Life Development. Monday features a 7 30 Youth Rally at Bethel Baptist Church Tuesday includes 2 00 Rex Ray and Joy Russell Circles 3 30 Sunbeams 4 00 Junior G A Wednesday offers 7 00 prayer service 7 45 church choir rehearsal.
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Dale Gore
S. S
Nursing Home
Bethel Baptist Church
Rex Ray
Joy Russell
Easter Cantata Spotlight At First Methodist Church
Howard E. Adams reports a cantata The Crucifixion by John Stainer performed by Methodist and Baptist church choirs Friday at 7 30 PM at the Methodist Church. Inclusive schedule lists worship at 11 00 AM the Easter Story 5 30 PM Methodist Youth Fellowship and 7 00 PM choir practice with a Fourth quarterly conference on April 21 including a covered dish dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Howard E. Adams
John Stainer
Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Assembly of God Church Sunday Schedule
Pastor Mrs Janice Hall leads Sunday School at 9 45 Worship at 11 00 and 7 15 evening service Prayer meeting 7 30 p m Wednesday Notes note times reflect historic format
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Hall
Church of Christ Service Schedule Updated
Minister W E Mynatt leads Bible study at 10 a m. Worship and communion at 11:11 a m. Evening worship at 7 p m. Bible study for all ages at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
W. E. Mynatt
Kentucky Town Baptist Church Sunday Services Schedule
Kentucky Town Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 7 p.m. and an evening Worship Service at 7:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
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Voltaire
WSCS
Pascal H. Connelly SR
Whitewright Nursing Home
Charles Taylor
Houston Garner
Wittitee
Earnheart Funeral Home
Mr. Connelly
Kentuckytown
Redmond T. Connelly
Artie Hassler
Draughan Business College
Pascal H. Connelly Jr
Frank J. Little
Greenville
Mary Connelly
Bryan Jared
Bob Sears
Alonzo Harper
Dan
Tom Bean
Coss
Clem Webster
Clem
Josh Clodhopper
Josh
Uncle Dan
Whitewright Gin
Littrell-Taylor
Colored Baptist Church
Assembly OF God Church
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