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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1960
Page
5
We list visits and greetings among Whitewright families and friends. John Alverson in New York visits the McCoys. Ed yar Ayers returns home after Sherman hospital. Easter vacation for Whitewright schools. births reported. bridge and bingo among locals.
Tanya Jarvis stayed with grandparents in Farmersville. Mrs. James Vineyard left Dallas for Germany to rejoin Pvt. James Vineyard. Mrs. Marvin Smith and Jodie visited Sadlers. Mrs. Smith attended surgery for her aunt Mrs. Ernest Smith in Sherman. Rex Ray and Baptist Joy Russell Circles met with leaders and members. revival causes cancellation on the 18th.
The E L class of the First Baptist Church met in a social and business session on Wednesday April 13 in the church parlors. Eleven members attended with Mrs C W Pope presiding. Highlights from a ten day tour included Atlanta Charleston S C Florida and 2 771 miles traveled by bus to five famous gardens and six historic homes.
The 72nd Easter celebration of the church women’s work was marked with an afternoon tea and program hosted by Mrs. Homer Sears. Devotional, yearbook talk on Cameroun, and floral tea service engaged about 21 ladies with Mrs. Sears and others assisting.
The Bethel W. M. U. met at 2 p m Monday at the church with eight present. Mrs M W Williams gave the opening prayer. Mrs J H Gosnell led in a study on The Greatest Its Love. Mrs Louis Franklin presided over the business. Zone 3 youth meeting plans were completed and an Easter egg hunt was prepared.
Mrs. Mack Williams read names from the birthday calendar and Mrs. H. B. Fuller Jr. led the prayer to close the meeting on the church lawn. All neighborhood children were invited to attend.
The VA allows up to 36 months of special restorative training for a daughter with a disability, to overcome or lessen its effects, without reducing her War Orphans schooling entitlement. A Korean veteran who has not used GI loans should follow the same deadlines as World War II veterans for loan eligibility.
Joe Joiner, Democrat, appeals to Whitewright area voters as candidate for Grayson County Attorney. He cites four years as First Assistant County Attorney in Grayson and as Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County, promising vigorous prosecution of criminals, bootleggers, and offenses against minors. He emphasizes local roots and intent to raise his five children in the county.
The GI loan deadline for Korean veterans is January 31, 1965 while July 25, 1960 applies to World War II veterans. Compensation is paid to those with disabilities due to service whereas pension is for total and permanent disabilities not due to service.
Record notes that former American slaves bought Liberia from local African tribesmen in the 1820s. The listed purchase includes six muskets one powder barrel six iron bars ten iron pots beads two casks tobacco knives forks nails pipes mirrors umbrellas walking sticks soap rum hats shoes blue cloth calico.
In Africa fresh waters of Lake Albert some fish weigh 100 pounds or more. A Nile perch caught in Uganda weighed 250 pounds.
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