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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1956

Page

5

Local Updates from Sherman and Nearby Towns

Reports list patient at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman Philip Earnheart and W H Stedham after surgery.Visits by numerous families from Greenville Denton Dallas Cleburne Irving Winnsboro Muenster Leonard Denison Odessa Abilene and Hot Springs. Jacobs Lyons and Echols families host gatherings. Jackie E Cox promoted to Airman Second Class at Bergstrom AFB Austin. PTA meeting postponed to December 18 with Christmas program. Doe permits for Llano County deer hunt available. Page family updates on hospital stay.

Jackie E. Cox Noel Cox Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin

Local families visit kin over holiday weekend

Garland, Denison, Grand Prairie and Fort Worth residents spent the weekend with their mother and grandmother, Mrs. M Belew, Mrs. Joe Ross, and Mr. and Mrs. R S Porter. Families include the Belows, Jones, Caldwell, England, Davis, and England households with several children.

Ray Belew Garland Horace Belew Meadow M. Belew Guy Jones Grand Prairie Ray Neal Caldwell Denison Joe Ross Jack England Mary Lynn Frank England Betty Guy Davis V. L. England Roddy and Don of R. S. Porter Fort Worth

Baby Neal Welcomed by Sherman Family

Jeffry Lynn Neal of Sherman appears with his parents Jerry and Mrs. Neal and his brother Butch at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Layman route one Sunday. Uncles David Roddy and Monte gather to meet the newborn and foresee him playing like Butch when he grows.

Jeffry Lynn Neal Sherman J. B. Layman Jerry Neal Butch David Roddy Monte Will

Weekend visits and a poliomyelitis diagnosis in Sherman

Local families from San Antonio Dallas Austin Fort Worth and Sherman visit relatives in Sherman Bells and Dallas. A two year old girl Priscilla Barnum diagnosed with paralytic poliomyelitis at a Sherman hospital. Freeman Page arrested for assault to murder after son shot in Sherman. Busbies noted as hats worn by the King's guard in England.

Paul E. Geers The Sun Priscilla Barnum Sherman Hospital Freeman Page Sheriff's Department Tommy Page King’s Guard England

Thanksgiving Dinner With Family Across States

Mr and Mrs Clyde Sadler observed Thanksgiving with a dinner joined by Mr and Mrs Marvin Smith and children Judy and Tommy and Miss Mae Hall of Dallas and Mr and Mrs Ernest Smith and Connie of Whitewright. Then Mrs Sadler spoke by telephone to her son James Phillips his wife and two daughters in Great Falls Montana.

Clyde Sadler Marvin Smith Judy Tommy Mae Hall Dallas Ernest Smith Connie Whitewright Sadler James Phillips Great Falls Montana

Hunter-Jacobs Wedding Set for December 21

Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Ann to Jimmie Jacobs son of Mr and Mrs J M Jacobs of Plano The ceremony will be at the Church of Christ Whitewright at 8 00 p m on December 21 Miss Hunter an East Texas State Teachers College junior Commerce and Jacobs a graduate student There are no formal invitations but friends and relatives are invited to the wedding and the reception at the bride’s home.

Hugh Hunter Ann Jimmie Jacobs J. M. Jacobs Plano Church of Christ Whitewright Miss Hunter East Texas State Teachers College Commerce Mr. Jacobs

Wesleyan Service Guild Plans Christmas Box To Orphans Home

The Wesleyan Service Guild met at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs Audra Bennett and Mrs Ina Moody. President Mrs Sarah Kilgree led the meeting and plans were made to send clothing and toys to the Methodist Orphans Home at Waco. Miss Lillian Neathery led the program For All Children. next meeting features a turkey dinner December 17 at 6 30 p m and a Christmas program with secret pals revealed.

Wesleyan Service Guild Audra Bennett Ina Moody Mardell Pumphrey Sarah Kilgree Methodist Orphans Home Waco Lillian Neathery Paul Ryan Methodist Church Educational

Dog Biting Talent Sparks Detroit Fine Dispute

Harold E. Wang bichler paid a $10 fine rather than $5 for pants repairs after his dog bit Terry Jenereau. Jenereau showed trousers with two holes, and Wangbichler joked about the bite being basketball sized, insisting on principle over repair costs.

Detroit Harold E. Wangbichler Terry Jenereau Wangbichler

Week of Prayer Observed at First Baptist Church

The First Baptist Church observes the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions with seventeen WM S ladies meeting from 10 am to 2 pm. Mrs C J Meador led the program Hallowed Be Thy Name and the Joy Circle led by Mrs W E Stanford presented Eternal Father.

First Baptist Church C. J. Meador Joy Circle W. E. Stanford Father Clarence Bond Edgar Ayers Clarence Tillett Carl Edwards J. Hastings Orwell Woodson Paul Geers Fred Waldrop Dorothy Wilson Grayson County Association Bells Laura Bess Rich Linda Parnell Whitewright Sherman

Woman Jumpes From Oakland Hotel Third Floor Plunge

In Oakland California a 65 year old woman jumped from a sixth floor hotel room and landed three stories below. She told officers her feet hurt and was taken to Kaiser Foundation Hospital with bruises on the soles of her feet. Janet and Pat recall a rainy night at home.

Oakland Calif Matt B. Walker Kaiser Foundation

Cub Scout Den Sails Kits To Puerto Rico

Den 2 Pack 5 met at the high school after singing to Bill White. They adopted December's Christmas in the Americas theme and enrolled as Junior Forest Rangers to fight forest fires. Eight airplane kits were bought and voted shipped to a Puerto Rico mission. They played La Pelota with volleyball rules and formed a living circle to close. Refreshments followed.

Den 2 Denner Bill White Americas Cubs Den Puerto Rico

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Philip Earnheart Wilson N. Jones Hospital Mrs Alfred Marsack Roy Hunnicutt Cleburne Melvin Sims W. H. Stedham Community Hospital Jess Blanks John Blanks Denton James Cowan Irving Joe Thornhill Savoy Harold Thornhill B. G. Lyons Winnsboro Lonnie Darwin Allan Harper Hot Springs, Ark Lewis Johnson James Johnson Ira Vandagriff A. R. McMurry J. E. Montgomery Joe M. Brooks Jan F. M. Echols Finis Stephens Jack Stephens Kathy Odessa W. D. Williams Byron Sears of Muenster R. A. Gillett Larry Offutt Kevin Lynn of C. W. Carpenter Mrs. Weldon Wilson C. A. Wilson Sam Golden Tyrie Tomerlin Ray Manning David Manning Leonard T. W. Tumlinson Hurst Joe Mangrum the Sun Parent-Teacher Association Manton Fain Llano County Aubrey Page Eugene Page McKinney Veterans Hospital Allen T. Short Glenn Doss Lena Mae Gowdy Clarence McMillin Sears Anderson Jack Farley Ross May Big Tex Bacon Kimbell Grayson Jor Raider Heinz Baby Food McGee & Henderson Bells Fresh Dressed Fryers Ernest Dlugosh San Antonio Ned Ayres Richard Switala Earl Benson J. E. Henson Mrs. Truman Henson Beverly Bassett University of Texas, Austin Floyd Bassett J. A. Worsham Oscar Booker Bailey Jerry Wilson J. P. Darwin Granvolee Hansard Jack Hansard Harold Doss Charles B. Estes Weldon Kaiser Clarksville Mae Kaiser Richardson John Kaiser Leon Reed Kaiser Donnie Russell Jones Key Jimmy Russell Pamela Oklahoma City Findley Haile Russell Haile Hunter-Jacobs Suzanne S. H. Montgomery Agency Baptist Church News California Janet John Pat CUB Scout News Bologna, Ib Grayson Oleo
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