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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
5
WeStated holiday season visiting across the area with relatives joining in Christmas meals and gatherings. Names include Ayres Summers Brown Reagan Cox Garland Hall Rosso Dossey Williams Wilson Ball Parsons Sears Bryant Veazey and others in Texas Oklahoma and Corpus Christi communities.
Rev. C. H. Longino of Savoy was guest speaker at the Rotary Club last Friday his topic was Americanism. He was introduced by Glen Earnheart program chairman and accompanied by Savoy Postmaster Claud Strickland.
Mrs. George Hight entertained the Friday Literary Club on December 16 at 3 p m. President Mrs. R R Summers led the business portion before a holiday program centered on the quote Time cannot wither Christmas it belongs to eternity. Miss Gayla Sears offered two piano pieces Trinity Chimes and Ave Maria and Miss Carol Bush sang O Holy Night. Mrs. Alton McDowell delivered a review of Sholem Asch Mary.
A Christmas party for Parkland Sports Wear employees at the American Legion Hall was held Saturday night. Husbands of workers were guests. A turkey dinner was served in the gaudy hall to 70 persons by the Little Rock Home Dem.
The Hefner Manufacturing Co held its annual Christmas party on Friday evening December 16 at the American Legion Home. Forty three employees and guests enjoyed a chicken dinner, festive decorations, and gifts from Santa Claus. A special gift was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Hefner by factory employees and all joined in Christmas carols.
The Bethel WMU met at 2 p m Monday with Mrs O G Alexander presiding. Members shared favorite Bible verses on the topic A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Plans were made for reviewing World Within a World chapters by December 27. Thirteen members and two children attended. The meeting closed with The Lord s Prayer. Citation issued in Grayson County Texas for Florence Bowen in divorce suit against Claude Bowen. appearance required by February 6 1956.
The Fidelis Class of First Baptist Church held a Dec 15 Christmas party and business meeting with 25 members. A snow scene and lighted tree framed the room while soft carols played. Dinner was buffet style on card tables with lighted candles. The program included carols, the Christmas story read by Mrs. Tom Brown, and a reading by Mrs. Jack Biggerstaff. Gifts were exchanged and class officers received gifts from Mrs. C. J. Meador. Plans were made to collect fruits nuts and candies for shutins.
The New York World recounted the arrest of a 43 year old man identified as Joshua Coppersmith for trying to swindle gullible people by selling a device he claimed could transmit the human voice over metallic wires. He dubbed it a telephone to mimic the telegraph, while authorities praised the swift capture and urged a lengthy prison term.
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