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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1959
Page
5
A roundup of visits and health updates across Sherman, Whitewright, Denison, Bonham, and nearby areas. Highlights include hospital stays for Bob Gentry and Kathy Hynds visiting grandparents, and several trips by residents to family in Dallas, Plano, Paris, and St. Louis.
Mrs J W Barnes and son Mrs Everett Chism and Brenda Mrs Lola Hood returned from Carlsbad Caverns and Lubbock. Ball family from Albany Sherman and Fort Worth visitors shared Bible study and a watermelon party. Dick Montgomery appointed Volkswagen dealer for Lubbock area with move from Denison slated Sept 1.
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Church met at Mrs. Mary Perkinson’s home with Mrs. J. H. Gosnell as co-hostess. Officers elected include Teacher Mrs. J. H. Gosnell, assistant teacher Mrs. Ed Pennell, president Mrs. C. W. Pope, vice president Mrs. Guy Hamilton, secretary treasurer Mrs. H. P. Taylor, and devotional chairman Mrs. Ed Pennell.
Court in Grayson County Texas will hear Margaret P Gibbs Wrights final account as guardian for David Edward Gibbs, a minor, and an application to be discharged. The hearing is set for September 7 1959 at the Sherman courthouse, with notice to all interested parties.
Dale Anderson of the National Cotton Council spoke at the Rotary Club meeting on Friday. Lloyd Alexander introduced him as program chairman. Harry Lander hosted the movie projector and Joe Crouch attended as a guest.
Bobby Gentry of Whitewright and Frances Jordan of Mt Vernon wed on August 15 at Mt Vernon in a ceremony not reported last week. They are East Texas State College graduates and will teach in Mineola schools this year. he is son of Homer and Mrs Gentry of Whitewright and she is daughter of Morris and Mrs Jordan of Mt Vernon.
A farm family credited with a wheat subsidy received about $700,000 for wheat not raised $400,000 for wheat it did raise and $1.4 million for other producers’ wheat stored for the government.
A brief aphoristic note on heed and momentum. It muses that following signs leads forward and happiness is an ongoing journey with ideas bouncing like a rubber ball beyond recall.
The State Highway Commission may pave the 10 mile gravel Highway 346 connecting to the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Yashua. The move responds to requests from bridal couples hoping for dust free travel to the famed wedding site in Ames Iowa.
The verse contrasts childhood courage with self examination in a reflective morning moment. It also notes that suburban outskirts have expanded six times faster than central cities in recent years, highlighting rapid urban sprawl.
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