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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
7
Sherman Texas December 15 B C Cooper a pioneer citizen of the Tom Bean community holds a world record for long wearing shoes He owns a pair for seventeen years still fit for Sunday use He bought them from a Tom Bean merchant for 2 50 and plans to wear them until shoes wear out.
The B Y P U program features Lena Mae Gowdy leading a Bible quiz. Scripture focus is Romans 4 1 11. Speakers include Epting on the Holy Spirit in the Trinity, Eunice Cook on the Present Dispensation, Albert Truett on the Work of the Holy Spirit, and Hope Ball on Special Impressions of the Spirit.
Pascal Cox is in Durant Oklahoma where he has accepted a position in the Model Clothing Store of that city.
The record lists a Junior League meeting with program elements including songs like We Praise Thee O God and More About Jesus, a responsive Psalm 28 lesson, and a Christmas themed segment. It notes roll call responses, prayer, Scripture, Bible story led by Mrs. Little, drill, and a Christmas story by Oma Caperton with Lucy Webster. Reports of committees and a benediction conclude the outline with Willie Ross as leader.
A circular party game features a centered “popcorn man” ballad sung in sober tones. Players alternately question and answer about the popcorn man who lives in poor man’s lane, ending with a chorus. Forfeits accrue as groups pursue a complete, stoic rendition.
A Santa Claus gifts activity uses a large bag filled with inexpensive toys. Children plunge a hand into the bag to feel items for a minute, then write down the names they recognize. Best lists win toys as prizes as the bag is opened for all to see. The game targets older children due to spelling requirements.
A Christmas party activity suggests suspending a wreath by a red ribbon from the ceiling and tossing a soft rubber ball at an apple to pass through the wreath. Players stand at the far end with a prepared base, and those whose shots go through the wreath receive popcorn balls as rewards for their dexterity.
A reader is shown a puzzle involving sixteen matches arranged on a surface. By placing one on the table then seven crosswise atop it, followed by seven leaning in the opposite direction and a final match on top where they cross, a single lift pulls all matches off the table as if a solid mass.
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