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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
2
A year wrap recounts 1970 holiday feasts at First United Methodist Church with a Nativity Pageant noted for a pigeon faced angel. A New Year diet vow is made, along with plans to tweak local contests and comments on coffee price and a plumbing panel.
MONDAY meals include corn dogs mustard salad tater tots catsup fig bars and milk. TUESDAY features meat loaf black eyed peas sweet potatoes with marshmallows apricot halves and milk. WEDNESDAY offers beef vegetable stew cole slaw crackers apple cobbler and milk. THURSDAY serves steak patties hash browns English peas mixed fruit and cookies. FRIDAY includes a hamburger patty on a bun lettuce tomato pickle onion corn chips ice cream bar and milk. A note thanks each church club and organization for Christmas gifts to patients. Dr and Mrs Paul E Geers.
Rev. Paul Gene King has been elected pastor of the Assembly of God Church. He is married with two sons, Shannon and Anth, and a daughter Regina. The Kings plan to move here soon from Tennessee. Mrs. Ted Hall, former pastor, moved to Tishomingo Oklahoma, to serve as pastor there. Various holiday and Christmas visits are noted, including guests in Sherman Paris Whitesboro Dallas and Ada Oklahoma, with many family connections and dismissals from Wilson N. Jones Hospital.
A Sherman Crutchfield pupil, Lisa Belew, writes in her own words to request publication in the Sun. Her grandmother Maude Caraway signs the note and asks for the picture to be returned.
A letter from Mrs. Tommy Burchfield Ruth Reeves shares a personal Christmas reflection about the birth of Jesus Christ. She recounts angel Gabriel visiting Mary and Joseph, the journey to Bethlehem, shepherds and the wise men, and contrasts the religious meaning with common secular Christmas gifts. The note closes with praise for the Sun newspaper.
A series of Christmas visits spread across Texas as families hosted relatives. Mr. Frank Little Jr. of Houston and Mrs. Eric Little of Greenville joined Mrs. P. H. Connelly Sr. in Sherman to see Mr. O. L. Little. Dallas residents Mr. and Mrs. Ray Braddy and Bramon and Beth visited Mrs. O. G. Bow Jr. and relatives. other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Tallent. O E Head and family hosted guests from Tom Bean and Howe. more visits included Mrs. A L Cert and G G Pope in Bonham.
Miss Ona Belle Hampton of Dallas and many relatives visited relatives across the region during the holiday weekend. Guests included Mrs. P C Crawford in Van Alstyne, Mrs. Gilbert Keck in Nocona, and families from Paris Howe and Howe, along with visits in Sherman Pike Dallas Arlington and Dallas. Notable attendees included Rev. Lionel Lindley and Nell Brown of Linton, with guests from Silver City New Mexico and Memphis Tennessee staying with L L Wendell family. Other travels included Paul Ryon visits to Texas City and Greenville, and William Russell of Las Vegas visiting his parents in Las Vegas Nevada sending seasonal greetings. Various families hosted gatherings with cousins, in-laws, and friends across Texas and Oklahoma during the holidays.
Community notices list numerous holiday visitors and family gatherings across Whitewright and nearby towns. The section names guests from Dallas Sherman Denison Garland Ardmore and Plano and records funerals and civil notices, including divorce citations in Grayson County court.
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