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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1977
Page
10
Mrs. Evans hosted the Tom Bean Culture Club meeting at her home. Members contributed to the Grayson County Welfare Association for a needy child as the Christmas project. Dr. E H Phillips of Austin College in Sherman will present a history program at the next meeting.
A Tom Bean PTO meeting highlighted a Christmas program with first grader Donald Stephens portraying Santa Claus. Two first graders performed a Christmas play with a Santa parade, directed by Judy Bingham and Beth Sprayberry, while fifth and sixth graders sang a cantata arranged by teacher Mrs. Don Worsham.
The First Baptist Church of Tom Bean held its annual Christmas program featuring three choirs with a junior cantata and a puppet play by the youth department. A Going Away Dinner in the SNAP building honored Mr and Mrs Troy Stevenson, announced his new music director post at Blodgett Street Baptist Church in Carlsbad New Mexico with a move planned for December 26.
Miss Eva Devine of Tom Bean celebrated her 94th birthday on December 19 with a party at the local SNAP Center. She received gifts from friends and SNAP members.
Tom Bean couple Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Freeman celebrated their 29th anniversary with a candlelight dinner at the Frontier Steak House in Denison. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. John Batchelor of Sherman. The Freemans wed December 17, 1948 in Weatherford and have three daughters and one grandson.
A collection of young Tom Bean students write to Santa asking for toys and expressing their good behavior. Names include Pattie Trott, Michelle Chumbley, Laura Bragg, Mike Lee, Steve, Bill Tillett, Jenna Toles, Jimmy Morgan, Helen Chitwood, Twilla Bean, Pamela Pierce, Donald Stephens, and Michelle Lovera. Requests cover dolls, bikes, tape recorders, a guitar, a drum, a Pooh item, and a family tree house.
Cindy Rhea is named this week's senior spotlight at Tom Bean High School. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C B Rhea, she belongs to the Pacesetters and Beta Club and serves as layout editor for the school annual. She plans to attend Grayson County College after graduation.
Mobile, Alabama traces founding roots to 1702 with Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. The city’s emblematic six flags reflect its layered history from French and Spanish rule to American statehood, shaping a unique regional legacy.
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