Weekend Visitors and Local Church Events Highlight Kentuckytown
Residents hosted friends and relatives from Dallas Sherman Sherman Fort Worth Ardmore and other cities over the weekend. A Kentuckytown Baptist ordination and a piano recital were on the social calendar as Mrs Chipley and others received visitors. Military service notes cite Samuel D Phillips arriving in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division.
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Samuel D. Phillips
Wesley Phillips
Whitewright
Korea
7Th Infantry Division
Phillips
17Th Regiment
Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Williams sisters in Denton stage cast
Florena and Margaret Williams were members of the cast in a Denton production on Sunday, highlighting local theater involvement.
Miss Freda Gideon and Haskell Chesser Tie Wedding
The couple, daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Gideon and son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Chesser, were married last Saturday in Durant Oklahoma. The bride is a junior at Whitney Wright High School and the groom works in Sherman. They will reside in Sherman.
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Freda Gideon
R. D. Gideon
Haskell Chesser
Calvin Chesser
Durant, Oklo
Whitewright High School
Chesser
Sherman
Whitewright Junior 4-H Club Plans County Festival Entry
The Whitewright Junior 4-H Club met December 8. The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer. Minutes were read and the roll called. A cranberry fruit bread demonstration was given. Plans were made to enter the countywide Share-the-Fun Festival next Saturday at the Sherman Municipal auditorium.
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Whitewright
Sherman Municipal Auditorium
Bethel WMU Meets With 14 Members In Monday Session
The Bethel Woman’s Missionary Union held a meeting at 2 p m with Mrs O G Alexander presiding. The group sang The Kingdom Is Coming and prayed. Bible study chair Mrs M V Williams led the lesson A Missionary Tour of the Bible. Mrs J H Gosnell reviewed World Within a World chapters 1 and 2. Fourteen members and five children attended.
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The
Bethel Wmu
O. G. Alexander
B. D. Hardgrove
M. V. Williams
Bible Study
J. H. Gosnell
R. N. Cawthon
Cecil Bartley
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society Christmas Program
The Presbyterian Woman’s Missionary Society met December 13 at Mrs. T. E. Sears Jr.’s home for a Christmas program led by Mrs. Homer Sears. Lydia Henry reported the year’s finances while Alton McDowell reviewed the book Mary by Sholeen Ash and gave a brief author history.
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The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
T. E. Sears Jr
Homer Sears
Lydia Henry
Alton McDowell
Mary
Sholeen Ash
Christmas meeting reads and poems at Oak Reach club
Mrs Hoyt Taylor read Matching the Faith of Joseph from Oak Reach and The Angels Chorus a Christmas story was read by Mrs T E Sears. Mrs Homer Sears closed with a Christmas poem. Refreshments followed a decorated table. Mrs Homer Sears and Mrs Hoyt Taylor served. Twelve members and one guest attended.
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Hoyt Taylor
Oak Reach
Joseph
The
Angels’ Chorus
T. E. Sears
Homer Sears
Wesleyan Service Guild Christmas Party Recaps Meeting Plans
The Wesleyan Service Guild held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Paul Ryan's home with Mrs. Sarah Kilgree as co hostess. Members approved meeting at the church on December 21 at 6 30 for a gift fruit baskets project and a Christmas check to the Waco Home.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Paul Ryan
Sarah Kilgree
Waco
NAM Told GOP Holds Edge Over Democrats in 1956
National Association of Manufacturers delegates heard political analyst Samuel Lubell say Republicans hold an edge over Democrats in next year’s presidential race. He told about 3,000 business leaders that the odds favor a GOP victory if current economic conditions persist.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Lubell
Nam
Texas production taxes on natural resources in 1953
Texas production taxes in 1953 totaled 157.7 million dollars with 146.3 million from oil and gas. The figures highlight oil and gas dominance in state tax revenue for that year.
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Texas
Record 1954 turkey crop tops 70 million pounds more than 1953
The 1954 turkey crop exceeds the 1953 output by more than 70 million pounds, reflecting a substantial rise in meat production year over year.
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Mrs
Preston Hefner
Hillsboro
Mrs. L. F. Jacks
Fort Worth
Maurice Curfman
Detroit
Frank Smith
Claud Davis
Dallas
W. D. Williams
Wallace Wilson
J. W. Wilson
Y. B. Kaiser of
Jack Nossaman
Sidney Scott
Irving
R. I. Scott
Lonnie Darwin
Allen Harper
Kentuckytown Club
Kentuckytown
R. C. Norris
Mattie Hasting
Elmer Sanderson
Charles Chipley
Chipley
O. E. Head
Ira Hogue
Tupelo
Russell Ross
Yale
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Charles Taylor
Noble Page
Schiller
Larry Offutt
Sherman and Cleo Carpenter and Sons
C. W. Carpenter
Bryan Jared
Ardmore
John Everheart
Guy Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Dorothy Hamilton
F. H. Albright
C. K. Smith
Ben Patterson
Mrs. R. R. Waldo
H. H. Rayburn
Fred Starr Jr
Garland
Charlie Kaiser
Pilot Grove
Frank Roberts
Pottsboro
J. Frank Roberts and Son
Mobile, Ala
Emmet Penn
Sonny Gosnell
Judy
Jerry Wilson
W. B. Antoine
Vivian Stewart
Tom Lovell
Bob Holsonbake
Farmersville
Oran Sears
Robert Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Bonnie Gentry
Wichita Falls
Frank King
Houston
Eugene McElvaney
Bryant King
D. S. Williams
Theron Williams
Kerrville
F. C. Williams
Floyd Williams
McKinney
R. W. Martin
Port Neches
Roy E. Martin
Tucson, Ariz
Helen Glass
Corpus Christi
W. J. Martin
J. R. Williams
Ruth Elaine
Donna Franklin
Louisa Lackey
TSCW
KRAFT
Sutton
Jar
del Monte
Grayson
PicKford
Carl
Heinz Baby Food
United
Gideon
Kimbell’s
Folger's Coffee
Puffin Biscuits
Milk, Peter Carnation
Kimbell
Armour’s
Bologna
Sunvale Bacon
Farley & Hill Grocery & Market
Ir C. , Ng M
SOX
Brassieres
Cole & Davis Co
Gift Headquarters
Walker’s
Pangburn
Schick
Remington and
Ronson
Walker Pharmacy
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