Local notes sweep through Whitewright and Sherman area
A crowded social roundup lists visits, weekends, and family events across Sherman and Whitewright. Notables include Jack Biggerstaff of Sherman visiting Whitewright, the Gunter family reunion planned for Sept 2, and births at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman. The Jim Hicks family held a weekend reunion with many relatives visiting from Mesquite Texarkana and Ector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hicks
A. B. Sanders
Jimmy
Barbara Colombrus
Joe Graves
Mesquite
Lindle Purtle
Russell
Donald
Texarkana
Charles Sanders
Allida
Bonita Dwayne
Anita
Danny Wilson
Danny, Jr
Donna
Beverly
Ector
Jim Hicks, Jr
San Pablo
California
Elois Ann
Sandra Lynn
Baptist W M U Elects Officers In Week of Prayer Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church held a Tuesday evening meeting with a royal service program and elected officers including Renee Morgan as president and Joe Rich as vice president. Seventeen members attended and discussed Guatemala Honduras and Costa Rica. The group voted to meet at 2 p.m. during the Week of Prayer starting September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
Renee Morgan
Joe Rich
Tom Brown
W. L. Hatfield
Paul Stephens
Ira Fleming
C. B. Lawson
B. W. Newman
J. P
Funeral rites for John Hayney in Van Alstyne attended
Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grider Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tate and Mrs. Bill Ire land. Army Pvt Kenneth F Robertson 17 son of Mr and Mrs Irvin J Roberson Tom Bean participated in Exercise SWIFT STRIKE II with more than 70 000 personnel. Robertson belongs to Mortar Battery 101st Airborne Division 502d Infantry at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Grider
Homer Tate
Bill Ireland
John Hayney
van Alstyne
Army
Kenneth F. Robertson
Irvin J. Roberson
Tom Bean
Tex
Air Force
North
South Carolina
Roberson
101St Airborne Division
502D Infantry
Fort Campbell
Gifted Minds and Plausible Excuses
A keen intellect often spins plausible excuses with ease. The quip suggests talent for reasoning masks avoidance or deflection in daily choices.
First Sunday Singing Convention at Hebron Baptist
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Hebron Baptist Church four miles north of Bells on Sunday at 2 PM. Frank Humphries will be in charge and the public is invited to attend for two hours of gospel singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron Baptist Church
Bells
Frank Humphries
Little Rock H D Club Day Trip at Bonham State Park
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club and members enjoyed an all day outing at Bonham State Park with a noon picnic lunch and afternoon activities including miniature golf boating and swimming. Attendees from a Sherman Club Lake meeting included Mrs. O G Bow Mrs Jim Grider Mrs Bill Ireland Mrs Ray Vestal and Mrs H O Miller and son Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Home
Bonham State Park
Sherman Club Lake
O. G. Bow
Jim Grider
Bill Ireland
Ray Vestal
H. O. Miller
Marshall
Khrushchev Urges Soviet Farms to Study U.S. Methods
In a Kremlin speech Khrushchev noted U.S. farm labor productivity and urged Soviet farmers to learn from American practices especially in poultry. He warned some U.S. statistics may be varnished but said the Soviets lag in productivity and must adopt new organizational methods to boost meat and butter output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Khrushchev
United States
Kremlin
Lenin
Khuschev
U. S
Soviet Union
Buckets vs Benches Ford Survey On Dating Car Seats
Ford’s survey of several hundred college students finds bucket seats favored for ordinary use by most men and coeds, but preference drops on first dates and going steady. Honeymooners show especially low support for separate seats, influencing the 1963 Falcon convertible to keep bench seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Farm Bureau Queen Named for Gray County Contest
Raylene Craft, 17, daughter of Ray and Mrs. Ray Craft of Bells, was chosen Farm Bureau queen from six candidates. She will compete Sept. 6 at Redbud Auditorium on the North Texas State University campus in Denton. Runner-up was Judy Miller of Gunter. other contestants hailed from Sherman, Rt. 4, Southmayor, Van Alstyne and Whitesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Bells
Grayson County
Pretty
Ashblond
Raylene Craft
Miss Craft
Ray Craft
Redbud
North Texas State University
Denton
Judy Miller
C. M. Miller Jr
Gunter
Annie
Farmer’s vest hoisted by calf yields seven year watch tale
A farmer reported a calf chewed a vest pocket containing a gold watch. Seven years later a milk cow was butchered and the watch, found wedged between its lungs, remained wound by the cow’s breathing, losing only four minutes in that long period.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Biggerstaff of
Whitewright
Arthur Atterbury
J. D. Garner
J. L. Barnes
Trenton
Lelia Bell
Paul Penland
Dallas
Matt Cram
Adah Gillespie
Maggie Rhody
Jim Mullins
Lake Murray
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ben Johnson
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Edmond Jopling
Fort Worth
Mrs. C., E. Ayres
American Legion Hall
Lynn Hardcastle
M & S Hospital
Bonham, Sunday
Grover Hardcastle
Jack Farley
Ted Walker
Mrs
Dick Walker
Gary Lynn
England
Ft. Worth
Floyd Haliburton
J. E. Blanton
Norman, Okla
Elmer Anderson
Harold Doss
Lottie Brown
Mayfair Brown
Viva Phillips
Plano
Vivian Hardcastle
Saginaw
Brad Alexander
Mrs. O. G. Alexander
Route One
Frank Alexander
Roger McCaughan
Hugh Hunter
Johnnie Johnson
James P. Jenkins
Ora Thornton
Wichita Falls
Prilla Ann Kuhnell
Judy
Becky Jenkins
Billie Glen Earnheart
Monsanto Chemical Co
St. Louis
Texas City
Glen Earnheart
Donald F. Albaugh
Springfield, Va
Fred Garner
Don Collins
Jerry Wren
Jerry Shaffer
Homer H. Sears
Abilene
Anson
G. C. Marlow
Berniece Davis
Fred Davidson
Louise
Wilson
Lillian McSpedden
Ruth Miller
Jane McSpedden
Frisco
Mrs. Adah Gillespie
Mrs. John Inter
Leila Bell
Lillie Gardner
J. L. Penny of
Lindale
Mrs. W. M. Gates
Dorothy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton
H. H. Taylor
Sandra Simpson
Mrs. O. V. Baker
O. V. Barker
J. E. Dickenson
Melissa
John Vestal
W. H. Stedham
Vernon
Grady Gillett
Ruth Keck
Nocona
J. H. Gosnell
Joe Hicks
Randy and
Rusty
Vera Hicks
Mathew Baker
Irving
Maurice Cate
William Massey
Albany, Ga
Riley Dodson
C. N. Massey
Grady Hansard
Greenville
Elbert Hansard
Mamie Williams
Mack Annip
Howard Ingram
J. D. Yowell
Cisco
Thomas Chitwood
C. E. Rice
Don Key
Mike
J. P. Williams
Williams
Community Hospital
Travis Sanderson
Clifton Sanderson
Travis
69Th Troop Carrier Squadron
Georgia
Mr. Sam
By Dwight Dorough
Fannin County
Sam
Saunders Book Store
West 4Th St
Bonham, Texas
Singing
Little Rock
H-D
Nikita
O. K
Detroit
Farm Bureau
Williams Variety Store
North Side
Main Street
Decker
Bologna
Shurfine
Vienna
Gladiola
Owe Ote
En Mee
Ge Sr
Ve Gisar
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