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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1971
Page
4
Mrs. Lillie Norman Brown of Bells received a three foot money tree in a silver container after eye surgery. The tree, valued at over $50 with red bows and greeting cards, was arranged by shop owner Joyce Calhoun and coworker Linda Beckham to help her through a two month absence.
Melissa Beth Walters celebrated her first birthday with a family dinner at home in Bells. Parents Mr and Mrs Bobby Walters hosted. Brother Jerry Glen age five attended with cousins Amy and Todd Bass. Grandparents Mrs Ora Walters and Mr and Mrs Morris Ramsey also from Bells attended.
Don Williams of Sherman accepts the call as music director at First Baptist Church, will start February 28 and meet members February 24 at Prayer Meeting hour. He previously directed music at Louella Baptist Emmanuel Baptist and Twin Cities. Rev Harry Stanley resigns as pastor effective February 28 after serving Bells Church since June 1966, with remodeling highlights and nursing home chaplain duties. The church plans to elect a pulpit committee.
Mary Abernathy and Grady Price family members from Garland spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Price and children. Mrs Loyd Rosen improves at home after a virus. Eddy DeWayne Morow born February first, 971 to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stanley. Teddy Price and Whitewright relatives visited. Mrs. Guy Turner seriously ill at Sherman Hospital with slight improvement reported.
The Junior High boys and girls teams beat Gunter as Bells hosted the games Monday night. The boys won 43 to 19 led by Ronnie Powell with 19 points while Streetman of Gunter had 11. In the girls game Bells won 25 to 13 with Trina Youree leading Bells in scoring.
Refrigerators do not keep compartments at zero degrees Fahrenheit so frozen foods should be stored for one or two weeks. In refrigerator-freezer combos foods may be kept for the same periods as in a freezer. Opened cereals lose crispness and flavor quickly. transfer them to a tightly sealed canister.
4H Club met Tuesday with Mrs. Janice French and county agent Bill West. George Moore, Scoutmaster of Troop 2 in Sherman, spoke on first aid for broken bones. With David Williams, Moore demonstrated splint making. French awarded fire prevention poster prizes to Mike Lina, Tammy More, and Kim Cowen. West announced county method demonstration.
The Bells 4H Club sent Tammy Moore and David Mangrum to the Grayson County King and Queen pageant held after a county festival. The club raised 38.31 for the annual fund and performed the skit Cool Locks and the Furry Three starring Tammy Moore Teresa Lankeford David Mangrum Lee Walt and Bonnie Price.
Mr and Mrs Leonard McEntire recently moved to Bells and hosted a first anniversary dance at 926 East Texas Street Denison where their Tree Stompers Club meets They teach folk and square dancing and plan to expand after McEntire retires from 25 years in military service April They have lived in Puerto Rico France Germany and now own an Civil War era Kimbrough property southeast of Bells The couple invited local dancers and a silver tray was presented by the Tree Stompers.
Bells High School joins several North Texas schools in teaching the IRS Teaching Taxes unit. About 20 Bells students study tax forms and refunds, aided by Mrs. Jack Pritchard and teacher Ellis Campbell Jr. Local officials praise teachers and note thousands participate statewide. A basketball team honors the girls with gold key chains. Also report visits from relatives and a local hospital discharge.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service met Tuesday afternoon at the church to conclude a study titled The Family Cluster. A family dinner is planned for Feb 26 at 7 30 p.m. at the church featuring a Valentine motif cake and punch.
Mrs. T.W. Knox of Bells demonstrates turning the horse apple into decorative pieces for holiday displays. She slices the gourds, bakes them for hours at 170 degrees, then assembles them with floral tape stems and insulator candle holders. The craft, taught to local women, yields gold and brown hues and crystal-like cracked insulator designs that catch the light.
Springfield Louisiana residents Mr and Mrs E N Houck visited their daughter Mrs Frances D Smith over the weekend accompanied by their son and daughter in law Drayton Houck. The visit celebrated the first birthday of Michael Smith on Feb 3 the son of Tech Sgt and Mrs Larry Smith stationed at Columbus AFB Mississippi in the Medical Corps.
The state issues a citation in case No. 77365 to J F Roberts and listed heirs and representatives and others. Roy N Walkup sues for title and possession of a 7 1/2 acre tract on Hig Creek Grayson County described by metes and bounds. The defendant group includes J P Roberts et al and others with unknown heirs. Required answer by March 1 1971 before the 5th District Court in Sherman Texas.
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