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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1959

Page

2

Down Memory Lane Highlights Local Happenings 1924

The Sun notes a fire destroying the residence of Chess Pope southwest of town. Local students attend the state High School Press Association meeting in Lon. New hires include John Cantrell at Royse City and Pascal Cox in Denison. Several residents appear in an Intermediate B Y P A program and a list of football players receive sweat ers. A new baby joins Mr and Mrs Jesse McIver. Rogers Holcomb injured after a fall from a moving truck. Clyde Gibson buys an 82 acre farm west of town. Marriages include Harold Hill with Ruby Louise Griffin and James Morse with Neena Bowie. The page ends with a light exchange about a beautiful girl.

Chess Pope Lester Short Maurine May Lucille LaRoe High School Press Association Lon John Cantrell Royse City Pascal Cox Denison Lois Cates Findley Haile Opal Cates Alberta Frances Haliburton Nellie Johnson Trendon Vestal Leon Hampton Ernoon Clyde Gibson Harold Hill Whitewright Ruby Louise Griffin Leonard James B. Morse Neena Bowie Route Four

Infant dies and local social notes appear in 1939 issue

Barbara Kathryn Norris infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Norris dies Saturday. Parade representatives named for Whitewright in Denis. Thanksgiving program lists many local girls. Obituary notes Mrs. J. H. Caldwell dies at 78 in Tom Bean. Court notices include bank meeting and a divorce petition for Wilfred Young Book and Reba Fay Book. Numerous social visits and local society items follow through the issue.

Barbara Kathryn Philip Norris Blanche Montgomery Frances Bryant Whitewright Denis Bettye Mae Phillips Lytle Biggerstaff Merle Fleming Frank Hollingsworth Lorna Lee Thornton Dorothy Nicholson J. Y. Russell Jay Lee Vestal Annie Lee Yowell Sybil Davenport Anna Joyce Benson Meda Jane Wiser Pattie Jean Hulett Dorotha Nell Pirtle Wilma Janway Merle Robbins Martha Bryant Beatrice Burke J. H. Caldwell Tom Bean J. B. Harrison Edith Hicks Clovis N. M

Birthday Party Honor For Miss Tanya Jarvis

Miss Tanya Jarvis hosts a birthday party at her home on Wednesday December 2 from 2 to 4 pm Those present include Kathy Clinton Mary Lynn England Ted and Pat Williams Kenneth and Larry Franklin Kathy Karen Jarvis Rickie Danny Watson Mrs Pauline Clinton Mrs Louise Franklin Jack England Mrs Eldon Watson Mrs P M Jarvis and Mrs T L Cowart

Tanya Jarvis Kathy Clinton Mary Lynn England Ted Pat Williams Kenneth Larry Franklin Kathy Karen Jarvis Rickie Danny Watson Pauline Clinton Louise Franklin Jack England Eldon Watson P. M. Jarvis T. L. Cowart

Friday Literary Club Visits Rayburn Library Tour

Friday Literary Club members met at 1 30 p m at the Rayburn Library in Bonham on December 4 for an educational library tour. Dulaney and Newman greeted 17 and led the group through the trophy room registration room and Speaker's Room, sharing the library’s history and ceiling art by Italian painters sent from Washington.

Rayburn Bonham Dulaney Newman

Petition Notice To Dave Chetwynde Cooper

Legal notice dated January 18 1960 and November 27 1959 orders service by 10 o clock. File No 66460 lists Mabel Cooper as plaintiff and Dave Chetwynde Cooper as defendant. Court releases service if unserved. Issued November 30 1959 in Texas. Publication dates December 3 10 17 24 1959 in The Whitewright Star.

State OF Texas Reba Fay A. D 15Th District Court Grayson County Court House Sherman Texas Wilfred Young Book Reba Fay Book S. V. Earnest Tex Shirley Davis Whitewright Sun Dave Chetwynde Cooper Mabel Cooper Whitewright

Rayburn Library tour delights Friday Literary Club

Mrs Newman recalls two freehand photographs used by workers in Bonham with no tools or rulers. Mr Dulaney showed a film on the library’s development and 1957 dedication. Friday Literary Club enjoyed two informative hours during the Rayburn Library tour. On the beach a man watches bikini exercisers and jokes about reducing.

Rayburn Library

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From the Sun S. T. Montgomery Jr Leon Coffman Edward Pritchett Fitz Bryant Jr Eugene Hall Earl Blanton Homer Annip Jack Montgomery Hampton Humphries Donald Hall Henry Phillips Bill Keyes Miles Chumbley Jesse McIver Roger Holcomb Jay Elizabeth Frances Hedgpeth Buck Keck Nacona Ruth Gosnell Annual Stockholders’ Meeting First National Bank of R. A. Gillett Vernon Bryant Dallas Jerry Crawford Denton O. J. Mears Garland Bud Wilson Mrs. John Inter Adah Gillespie Olive Myrick Dean Watson of Bells Mrs W. D. Williams Dorothy Hamilton Guy Hamilton J. A. Harper Jr Ed Barkley Hutchins Pernie Badgett Mrs. Duane Smith Harold Sourrel Honey Grove Clyde Little Ella Johnson A. E. Johnson Mrs. O. E. Head Dick Gibson J. C. Annip Charlie Apres Bobby DeBerry Etsc. Commerce Robert DeBerry Luther Cambron Gladys Cambron W. R. Milam Commerce Ira Fleming Jack Pritchard Risser Hospital Joe Johnson Leon White Louisville Joe Meador Roy Hamilton Winnie and Sallye Hamilton Floyd Harris Ouida Nell W. E. Mynatt and Sons J. H. Mynatt Fort Worth Gladys Cook and Mrs. H. S. Brooks Helen Glass of Jean Jarvis Mary Reeves W. K. Alexander Norman Harper Plano Hugh Hunter Jimmie Jacobs Frank Alexander Pat Murphy of McKinney Virgil Murphy Pat Russell W H. Russell W. K Alexander Lee R. Alexander Grand Prairie Willie Walker Ocie Blackwell J. E. Henson Fred Cook Jr Lallace May May Bill Pettit Clarence McMillin Allen T. Short Philip Earnheart Whitewright Cleaners Leonard, Texas RCA Television J.R. Wilson Company Leonar
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