Weekend Visitors and Local Notices Ripple Through Area
A long list of weekend visitors from Sherman, Ardmore, Dallas, Arlington, Denison, Gran Prairie, Port Neches, and other towns spent time with local families in McAllen Paris and nearby cities. Social circles include church circle meetings, funeral attendances, and a bridge club gathering. The Rex Ray Circle met for a mission study with prayers and future meeting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Ray
the Baptist Church
J. P. Darwin
Ira Fleming
C. P. Lawson
O. E. Head
Royce Lay
State of Texas citation for divorce in Grayson County
Citation commands James Oliver Perry to answer Ella M. Perry in district court Sherman Texas by 10 A M on January 2 1961. Plaintiff seeks divorce on cruel treatment grounds. Case No 67037 issued November 14 1960 with publication dates November 17 24 and December 1 8 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
James Oliver Perry
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Ella M. Perry
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Dixie Jane Bassett to Wed John B Pettijohn in Whitewright
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Floyd Bassett for their daughter Dixie Jane Bassett to John B Pettijohn of Dallas. The wedding is set for February 25 1961 at First Presbyterian Church Whitewright. Dixie attends NTSC Denton pursuing degree in January. Pettijohn a NTSC student and former Sunset ROTC Cadet Captain now employed in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bassett
Dixie Jane Bassett
John B. Pettijohn
Dallas
First Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
North Texas State College
Denton
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Association of Childhood Education and History Club
NTSC
Student National Education Association
Pettijohn
Sunset High School
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Meets for Christmas Plans
Mrs Ralph Wallace hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club meeting with Mrs J C McMillin presiding. Members discussed a bake sale for Dec 23 and a Dec 7 card mailing gathering for shut ins. gifts for the veterans hospital were arranged and an education demonstration was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wallace
Whitewright Home
J. C. McMillin
Carl May
Tom Brown
May
Brown
Joe Miller
Sherman
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Clyde Sadler
Fred Cook
Shutins
How to eat pie and stay thin
A list of proposed book titles and brief blurbs features works by Dr. Karen Horney and other authors. It notes topics on juvenile delinquency child psychology and political communication with a wink at psychoanalysis as a therapy option.
Local Obituaries and Social Notices Snapshot
Brief life events from the community include the death of 11 year old Down Memory Lane resident Guy Everett and the passing of 86 year old Mrs. M E Prigmore. Births, marriages, anniversaries, and Thanksgiving visits are noted among residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Everett
J. A. Henderson
Little Rock
M. E. Prigmore
J. A. Stateville
Nuell Skaggs
Tom Norris
Frank Benton
Fort Worth
Victor Biggerstaff
Dallas
J. H. Biggerstaff
Masons Gather in Waco for Grand Lodge Meeting
Noel Perdue noted on November 29. B W Newman O L Jones and W H Stedham attend the annual meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge at Waco. Drunette Farley Claire Doss Glenda Mae Rutledge Billy Lanius Kincaid C B Bryant III Emma Joyce Hinton and Ruby Pierson appear on grammar school assembly program. T W Ayres Sons advertise men s trunks 15c men s dress hats 149 36 inch prints 9c men s dress socks 9c and children s school shoes 119.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Perdue
B. W. Newman
O. L. Jones
W.H. Stedham
Masonic Grand Lodge
Waco
Drunette Farley
Claire Doss
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Billy Lanius Kincaid
C. B. Bryant III
Emma Joyce Hinton
Ruby Pierson
T. W. Ayres & Sons
The Oyster and The Eagle Emblems of America
A Sun editorial contrasts the oyster’s security with the eagle’s arduous ascent. It argues God designed the oyster for comfort and the eagle to strive upward, claiming the eagle embodies American spirit and independence despite relentless tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
America
Record $100 Billion In Taxes Paid In 1959
The Census Bureau reports Americans paid a record 100 billion dollars in taxes to federal state and local governments in 1959. Per person taxes totaled 567.04 with federal 381.35 and state local 185.69. The Texas Tax Journal notes 1959 figures reflect varying fiscal year end dates and population growth. Financier Bernard Baruch received a 25 cent weekly allowance as a college student with 10 cents more for bad weather carfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Texas Tax Journal
Bernard Baruch
College of the City of New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Meador
McAllen
Helen Glass of
Imogene Jarvis
Rufus Scott
Tom Bean
Elbert Thompson
E. T. Doss
Pilot Point
Harold Doss
Claud Riddle
Ardmore, Okla
Jim Grider
Billy Roberts
Honey Grove
Grace Roberts
Bryant Penn of
Overton
Mrs
Emmet Penn
Mrs. Clyde Little
Phillip Wayne Stephens
Son of
Buddy Stephens
Franklin Harris
C. M. Fulton
Russel Glen May
ETSC
Commerce
Lallace May
Wayne Martin
Port Neches
Otto Russell
Roy Hamilton
Kermit Shults
Denison
Winnie
Sallye Hamilton
Roy Castor
Arlington
Wayne Stephens
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
Lena Mae Gowdy
Gladys Ray
Paris
Lee Wilson
Frank Phillips
George Bennet
Lillian Neathery
Jim Hollingsworth
Paul Cook
W. A. Akridge
Clay Horton
David Johnson
Morris Hughes
Taylor Holcomb
Greenville
George Rutherford
San Antonio
R. D. Maddux
O. L. Rutherford
Roxton
Wilson Kaiser
Jack Lackey
Glen Earnheart
Glenn Doss
Philip Earnheart
Chevrolet
NOMAD
Lady Astor
G. C. Hardcastle
Karen Horney
W. T. Hamilton
Boyd Sanderson
Thelma Cline
W. L. White
A. L. Bowles
Silas Neal
the Sun
Lloyd Brown
Beatrice Brown
Joe Hamilton
Russell Summers
Emory Christian
Finis Stephens
J. R. Pennington
Quality Homes
Home Service Calls
Gene’s TV Service
Johnson’s
Whitewright, Texas
Chevy
Biscaynes
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