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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1977

Page

8

Senior Spotlight and Tom Bean Fire Meets Weekly Activities

Senior Spotlight features TOM BEAN Doug Owens son of Mr and Mrs Mac Owens He plays varsity basketball Beta Club editor of annual staff and plans after graduation Named friendliest boy Doug enjoys basketball and outdoors Tom Bean volunteers fire fighters share emergency training Air Pak demonstrations city hall smoke tests and building entry methods Public Home Economic program Mistletoe Magic December 7 at 2 pm in Tom Bean High School cafeteria Fundraising and donations planned January to support equipment and fire truck repairs Attending shown by Richard Allen Blythe Moran DeBerry Wallace Brady Garner Stephens and others

Tom Bean Doug Owens Mac Owens Doug Richard Allen J. G. Blythe Phillip Don Moran Billy DeBerry LaRue Wallace Dave Brady Jan Garner Pat Stephens

Thanksgiving Dinner at SNAP Center in Tom Bean

The Culture club gathered November 18 at the new SNAP Center for a Thanksgiving Dinner with 33 attendees including members, husbands and guests. Menu featured turkey dressing cranberry sauce vegetables pies and fruit displays. Hosting committee members were Wortham Jones Evans Lackey and Frances. Next meeting set for December 16 with hostesses Gant and Mullins and a Christmas program planned. Church notes: Mr and Mrs Lane and Mr and Mrs Jenkins welcomed to First Baptist Church. A $1000 donation from A L Lockhart supports the new $87,000 educational building.

Tom Bean Culture Club New Snap Center Don Evan Betty Wortham Thelma Jones Maroline Evans Frankie Lackey Alda Frances Maureen Gant Eva Mullins First Baptist Church Thomas Lane Ted Jenkins Harry Stanley A. L. Lockhart Dallas

Blue Birds Meet Saturday at Mrs Gregg Home

The Blue Birds will meet Saturday at 9 30 a.m. in the home of Mrs Tom Gregg. All second and third grade students are welcome to attend.

Tom Bean The Blue Birds Tom Gregg

Tom Bean Boosters Discuss Concessions for Dec Tournament

The booster club at Tom Bean High School met to discuss concessions for the upcoming basketball tournament set for December 8 to 10. District B all district selections include Kyler Malone T D Taylor David Simmons Scott Hensley from Tom Bean. Simmons and Taylor appear on both first and second teams for Tom Bean.

Tom Bean Kyler Malone T.D. Taylor David Simmons Scott Hensley Prosper Little Elm John Merriam Don Thorpe Jeff Wallace Jeff Troxtell Truman Carpenter T. D. Taylor

School candy sale funds playground equipment buy

Elementary students in Tom Bean enjoy new swings slides and teeter totters funded by last year’s candy sale profits. Doug Cook’s high school agricultural classes assembled the equipment under the direction of principal Mrs Wayne Johnson.

Tom Bean Wayne Johnson Doug Cook

Tom Bean FFA Students Shine in District Two Contest

Tom Bean FFA classes competed in the District Two leadership contest held in Leonard. The radio team greenhand chapter chapter conducting and quiz team all placed sixth while the quiz team took second. Quiz team members later joined an Area Five contest at East Texas State University in Commerce. Team members were Scott Walker Jimmy Wallace David Hamm and Eugene Smith. Doug Cook served as FFA sponsor.

Tom Bean Tom

New minister Tom Drape joins Church of Christ in Tom Bean

The Church of Christ welcomes new minister Tom Drape and his family who relocate from Houston to Tom Bean to lead the congregation.

Tom Bean Tom Bean Church of Christ Tom Drape Houston

Macrame Classes Begin Tonight in Tom Bean

Tom Bean 4-H members sponsor macrame classes starting tonight at 7 PM. Sessions will run every Thursday at the Community Center, inviting local residents to learn knotting techniques and create decorative items.

Tom Bean Macrame Community Cen

4-H Club Egg Sale Planned Saturday

TOM BEAN The 4-H Club will sponsor an Egg Sale Saturday at 11 a.m. Local members will go door to door collecting egg donations and attempting to sell eggs at the next house. Proceeds fund upcoming club activities. Mrs Jacke Spence and Mrs Tom Gregg are sponsors.

Tom Bean 4-H Jacke Spence Tom Gregg

Thanksgiving Service Held at TOM BEAN Methodist Church

The annual Thanksgiving community service at the Methodist church featured Rev. Harry Stanley of First Baptist delivering the message. Music came from children and joint choirs, a puppet show was presented, and a fellowship followed.

Tom Bean Methodist Church Harry Stanley First Baptist Church

SNAP News at Tom Bean Center Adds 50 Chairs

The SNAP Center in Tom Bean received 50 new chairs to place around dining tables and welcome new members. Women members are also working on their 21st quilt.

Tom Bean Snap Center

Thanksgiving Visits Across Towns in Texas Area

Thanksgiving season brought a flurry of visits as families gathered in Emory Sherman and surrounding towns. Nannie Holcomb Vera Moore stayed with the Kemptons while other relatives from Tulsa Houston Austin and Carrollton joined at various homes.

Tom Bean Nannie Holcomb Vera Moore Emory Murdell Kemp Holcomb Steve Roberts Tulsa James Yowell Bill Roberts L.J. Hough Sherman Grady Yowell Dan Kemp Houston Norma England Austin Gene Rolen Burl Shields David Lee Shields Carrollton Vinson Shields Sherman Nannie Holcomb J M. Kemp Lela Starnes John Starnes Sherwood Shores Almeda Wortham Paul Worsham Kenneth Freeman Grand Prairie Fort Worth Carl. Cravens Jim Rodgers Thedford Nebr South Dakota Louise Shaw Arietta Flowers Mary McCrary

SNAP Menus and District Courts Summary

SNAP menus list daily meals from December 5 to December 9 including cheese meat loaf BBQ baked chicken fried flounder smothered steak burriton chili and sides. District Courts overview explains the federal system with 94 courts handling general jurisdiction, civil and criminal matters across states, D C and territories.

District Courts U.S Federal Judicial System District Court District of Columbia Territories

Help Young America Save Energy campaign boosts youth grants

A nationwide effort by aetat and six leading youth groups runs through December 31 with cash awards funded by Colgate Palmolive. Local clubs earn 10 dollars per 200 labels, plus 6 thousand dollars among top units. Grand prize bonds totaling twenty thousand dollars are offered in a national drawing for pledge entrants.

Young America America Help Young America Colgate- Palmolive Co Colgate Curad Dynamo Ajax David R. Foster Colgate Board New York U.S. Federal Energy Administration Save Energy U.S

December Birthdays for TOM BEAN Residents

Residents observing December birthdays include Billy Garner on the 3rd, Karen Shields on the 5th, Cherie McCullough on the 7th, Louise Baddoung on the 11th, Lesler Robertson on the 13th, John Griffin on the 15th, Cindy Wor sham on the 17th, Terri Anderson on the 19th, Lisa Harris on the 22nd, Diane Levin on the 27th, Sherrie Gray on the 28th, and Tonia Smitherman on the 31st.

Tom Bean Billy Garner Karen Shields Cherie McCullough Louise Baddoung Lesler Robertson John Griffin Cindy Worsham Terri Anderson Lisa Harris Diane Levin Sherrie Gray Tonia Smitherman

Methodist Women Elect Officers at Tom Bean Church

The United Methodist Women at Tom Bean Church held an officer election. Cathy Toles was elected president, Sheri Merriman first vice president, Sandy Merriman second vice president, Ginger Gregg secretary, and Hilda Franklin treasurer.

Tom Bean United Methodist Women Tom Bean Methodist Church Cathy Toles Sheri Merriman Sandy Merriman Ginger Gregg Hilda Franklin

Region 10 TSTA delegates meet in Dallas confab

Area delegates attending the Region 10 Texas State Teachers association convention in Dallas included Don Gilstrap Howe high principal Kenneth Freeman Tom Bean high principal Eddie Verran Pottsboro elementary principal Charles Lavis Sadler Southmayd elementary principal Mrs Charles Davis classroom teacher S & S Norma Whitehead Whitesboro classroom teacher and Claudene Landers TSTA secretary Registration and certification preceded dinner The meeting was at Ewell D Walker middle school Committee reports were presented and the district executive report followed the order of business The next meeting will be in Howe February 21 at 7 p.m.

Tom Bean Texas State Teachers Association Dallas Don Gilstrap Howe Kenneth Freeman Eddie Verran Pottsboro Charles Lavis Sadler Southmayd Charles Davis Norma Whitehead Whitesboro Claudene Landers TSTA Ewell D. Walker

Meals Served at Tom Bean Kitchen Detail Days

The notice lists daily menus for December in Tom Bean with items including corn dogs fries pickles peach cobbler December 6 turkey spoonbread gravy green beans cranberry salad hot rolls butter peanut butter cookies and milk December 7 pizza beans salad jello milk December 8 steakettes with gravy creamed potatoes english peas hot rolls butter fruit December 9 cheeseburgers lettuce pickles onion chips beans ice cream and more

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Martha Freeman John Brough Scott Air Pak Longview Mrs. Casteel Mary Charlotte Casteel Zone Star Gas Company Mistletoe Magic Tom Bean High School Rhonda Childs FFA News Ter Snap News Aetat Freedoms Foundation White House Congress P.O F.D.R N.Y Virginia Blalock All Saints Hospital Sulphur Springs ART Supply Denisce Methodist News Confab Jay Palmer Kaufman Texas Ford Texas Ford Palmer Bob Worthy Whitewright
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