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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1959
Page
2
Social notes recount visits and weekends with relatives and friends across McKinney Sherman Commerce Fort Worth Dallas Wichita Falls Bonham Sulphur Springs Denison and Garland. Notable mentions include orchid judge Joe Meador in San Antonio and Fat Stock Show attendance in Fort Worth.
Social notes list numerous visits and gatherings. Families from Lubbock, Dallas, Denison, Denton, Sherman, Odessa, Colbert, Wadena, McKinney, and Garland spent time with relatives in Sherman and nearby towns. Card club hosted by Mrs. Fred Cook Jr. with high score by Mrs. Russell Summers.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met in a called session at the club house on Thursday February 5 at 2:00 pm with Mrs Jack Biggerstaff presiding. Members heard a program on finances and learned about goals for 1969 from a county council report. A delegate was elected to the area meeting in Waxahachie in April. Proceeds from an upcoming bazaar will fund a scholarship at Austin College.
A VA Q and A confirms that quarterly premiums cannot be withdrawn from dividend credits without written consent, though monthly premiums may be deducted to prevent lapse. It also states net profit from sold land must be reported for 1958 VA pension, the RS policy conversion law took effect January 1 1959, and misconduct triggers denial of further GI training if reentry is refused.
Legal notice lists defendants including Denison Land and Investment Company and Denison Land and Loan Company with successors trustees and heirs. Court summons require answer by March 16, 1950 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas.
A weary businessman ends a long day with his wife after learning the maid has quit. The wife accuses him of insulting language on a morning call, prompting his humorous misreading of the caller as his wife. The exchange reveals domestic strains behind the workday stress.
Bonham state park manager Grady Taylor and his wife will assume duties as Lake Fannin managers for the Fort Worth district Christian Churches starting March 1. The district has leased Lake Fannin from the U S Department of Agriculture for church camps and adult retreats. They plan immediate rehabilitation of the lodge dining lodge and about 20 cabins to be ready for summer camps. The property will operate as a private camp and not be open to the general public. Some areas may not be rehabilitated yet. Lake Fannin has not operated in two years and buildings have deteriorated. The State Parks Board has reportedly selected Taylor’s successor at Bonham State Park.
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