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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1961
Page
2
A parade of visits fills the region as residents travel between Lawton Denison Dallas Sherman Carrollton and Paris. Notables include Earl Fields in Ladonia and David Johnson winning at the Paris Quarter Horse Show last Saturday with a stallion.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met Friday at 2 pm with Mrs. H O Miller presiding. Vera Wetzel demonstrated frozen one dish meals and a chicken pie by Sammy Maxwell. They planned a rummage sale on April 29 at 223 East Brockett in Sherman and a May 12 silver tea and book review in Whitewright Legion Hall with W B Davis of Tom Bean reviewing A Tour of the Bible. 17 members helped with refreshments. Bill Ireland won the door prize. Mexico's population has doubled to over 30 million in three decades.
The Sun laments do-gooding abroad through UNICEF and Peace Corps while neglecting needs at home. It argues for focusing on local aid for children, housing, health, and poverty, urging citizens to act with real deeds rather than talk. It condemns hypocrisy and calls Americans to put their own house in order.
Postmaster John Biggerstaff clarifies that Special Handling and Special Delivery do not guarantee faster processing. Special Handling covers parcel post with first class transit, not immediate delivery, while Special Delivery ensures instant arrival on arrival at the destination office.
Citation to Willie Lewis Richardson commands a written answer to Barbara Ann Richardson’s divorce petition filed September 2 1959. Court date set for May 29 1961 at 10 AM in 15th District Court Sherman Texas. Published in Whitewright Sun April 20 27 and May 4 11 1961.
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