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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
2
A reflective Christmas piece recalls the sea’s beauty and loneliness. It honors American sailors guarding freedom, noting Christmas deployments from the SAC near the Arctic to European theaters and the longing for home.
The Tom Bean Craft Club met December 12 at Mrs. Ina Nash home for its annual Christmas party. President Melva Grider opened with the club motto and Frances Maddox led the program. Gladys Wilson directed Silent Night singing as 16 members received yearbooks and exchanged gifts. Birthday greetings went to Mrs. Moran and Mrs. Dean. Refreshments were served and the next meeting is planned for January 4 with Mrs. Moran.
Mr and Mrs Lansford honored their daughter Terri on her fifteenth birthday with a skating party for eighteen guests. Refreshments and skating games followed the cake and soft drinks. Gifts were presented, and Mrs Martha Moore helped with transportation.
Twenty six years ago notes recall a high school basketball game with Kildare High School at 7 30 p.m. Friday and a tour of Texas. Also listed are Christmas greetings from Medford Oregon to Mrs Gowdy, Navy training for J B Smith in San Diego, and a Baltimore civil service posting for Gradge Faye Coley. plus letters to Santa from local children. Thirty six years ago items include Miss Bettye Nell Yeager at a Policemen Ball in Sherman with Dorotha Darwin on piano and a theft of a car spare wheel in Whitewright. Twenty years ago notes cover Richard Riggins staying to manage Lone Star Gas, Safe Driving Day campaign leadership, Dr Paul Geerss purchasing a home on West Main, and several local residents traveling to Victoria plus Greenhand initiations for eighteen FFA members.
DPS figures predict 94 Texans will die during the Christmas and New Year holidays with 51 highway fatalities over the two weekends. The count runs 6 p.m. Dec 23 to 5 p.m. Dec 26 and 6 p.m. Dec 30 to midnight Jan 2. Trooper Harlan Sewell urged enforcing the 55 mph limit to curb deaths.
The pastor warns religious groups spend more on minutes than evangelism. He urges churches to return to redemptive purpose, not be social clubs or ego boosters, recalling Amos and Dickens as calls to awaken dormant faith. 1977 is a turning point for action.
A Statement of Intent filed with the City of Whitewright Texas is available for inspection at Lone Star Gas Company business office 7 N Crockett Sherman Texas. The notice concerns revenue to Lone Star Gas Company and relates to local regulatory action.
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