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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
6
The homemaking department held its annual Christmas party with a dinner. Guests included Miss Caldwell Miss Neathery and Mrs Harper. Menu featured tomato juice cheese puffs chicken loaf green beans candied sweet potatoes cherry salad relishes hot rolls coconut cake and iced tea.
Jeannie Skipworth and Garry Spencer are highlighted with a list of favorites across classes. Jeannie's picks include color red song Let Me Call You Sweetheart food pizza and actor Andy Clyde. Garry lists blue pork chop drawing and teacher Mr. Vestal.
Whitewright High School juniors Guy Ely and Joe Kaiser enter farming by buying 26 pigs from Mr. Barker and planning nine more. They repair the pig parlor and will pay the ag chapter five dollars a month for use.
A list of forecast terms paired with individuals: Sunny Charlotte Hopkins, Cloudy Joyce Bennett, Fair Amy Alexander, Torrid Charlotte Spencer, Warm Stephen Brown, Sultry Jo Taylor, Windy Carolyn Wetzel, Stormy Paula Geers, Rainy Pat Clark, Cool Jerry Copeland, Clear Judy Durham, Milch Dwayne Rush, Misty Elizabeth Stephens.
A list of holiday requests includes cameras, clothes, stereo players, radios, a 1959 Chevrolet, electronics, and assorted personal gifts. Names such as Barbara E Pat Clark Judy S Jennie S Sammy and Amy appear with various wish items.
A reader writes about a failing relationship with Steve who now spends time at a bowling league. She feels neglected and tired of being second to a bowling ball and only sees him when he needs help with his English assignment.
A list shows assorted objects and names including leg make up, clothes pin, ice scraper, Halloween cricket, lighter, barbecue ticket, empty sacks, tape dispenser, spools, ink, and several individuals with ages or identifiers such as Sharlotte Spencer, Lucille Shaw, Doris Tillett, Ann Morris, Mrs. Harper, Jo Taylor, Joyce Bennett, Charley McLean, Johnny Lewis, Jerry Jones, James Sparks, Barbara Erwin. The entry ends with initials S. R. S.
The verses praise Amy as a scholar and wish Saint Nick will bring a cedar chest. Patricia Clark and Narvin are named with a playful kiss, while Jerry Copeland and Mike Dixon are teased for gifts. Judy Durham is teased for a Christmas favor.
A parade of names and requests from a school feature. Each student notes desired gifts or improvements for Christmas. Several lines mention cars, clothing, pools, and a hoped future, with light humor about dating and favors.
A playful bulletin lists school staff and student antics with jokes about holidays. References include Montgomery declaring a holiday and reindeer injuries, pink hair sprigs by Judy F and junior class plans, while others joke about staying home or failing tests.
Two junior girls and two boys map monthly gatherings while chatter hints at broader plans. A clash erupts over seat covers torn by anger, as Joe Kaiser faces damage and Cliff Emerson shifts from Ford to Chevy amid local tensions.
Loyd Rosenfield reports in the Wall Street Journal a collection of backstage lines from a televised event. Speakers include The Marshal The Bad Guy The Spotscaster The Wrestler The Comedian The Cooking Demonstration Lady The Publicity Loving Glamor Girl The Weather Reporter The Senator After Meeting the Press Sunny Mom and Funny Pop The Rock and Roll Singer and Cameraman.
The County Court of Grayson County Texas grants Letters Testamentary to Lula A. White Independent Executrix on December 5 1960. Creditors must present claims by law and may mail them to Lula A. White 1301 East Lamar Sherman Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun December 22 29 1960 and January 5 12 1961.
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