Holiday Guests Gather for Sherm an Area Families
Around Town notes gatherings over Christmas with Mrs. Hoyt Wallace hosting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace and son Doug of Lewisville and Mrs. Doris Haliburton and children plus Mrs. Alma Jo Janke of Sherman. John Curtis marks 57th anniversary on December 23 at Bonham. guests host in Sherman. Harold Thornhill and family celebrate Christmas with N K Richardson in Irving. James Cowan of Garland attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Wallace
Joe Wallace
Doug
Lewisville
Doris Haliburton
Alma Jo Janke
Sherman
John Curtis
Bonham
Jim Crouch
Harold Thornhill
N.K. Richardson
Irving
James Cowan
Garland
Clifton Sanderson
Linda Joyce Sanderson
Grapevine
David Sanderson
Mack and
Steve
Leonard
Travis Sanderson
Joe Monroe Canafax
Dallas
Howard Lee Canafax
Tahokia
Bob Cawthon
Boyd Sanderso
Whitewright
Emmett Green Sr
Emmett Green Jr
Edith Lewis
Debbie
Dianne
Mexia
Chrlie Lewis
Pacos
Jim
Frank Watkins
Denison
Deborah Bentley
Tindal Watkins
Cecil Hendrix
Paul Karl
Roy Layman
Myrtle Carpenter
Lou Ann
Louis Donnihoo
Ricky Wilson
Dianne Hendrix
Carlos Bondie
Ben Franklin
Trenton
Ruby Donihoe
Tom Bean
J.D. Barnes
Denton
Virgil Burchfield
Mike Burchfield
Pete Burchfield
Arlington
William Jones
Jimmy Childress
W.B. Key
Ben Davis
Jim Meadows
Ralph Bond
C.C. Hennig
Dan Hennig
Overland Park
Kansas
Town and County Club Holiday Party and Plans
The Town and County Club held its Dec 19 meeting with Edith Jester presiding and a thought for the day from scripture. Members shared gifts and discussed a Valentine supper planned for 1975 while inviting new members to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Jester
Priscille Riker
Christine Sanderson
Edith Alexander
Glenice Ashley
Santa
Bobby Atwell
Santa Clara
Calif
Bobbie Kay McCartney
Santa Claus
Christmas at Whitewright Nursing Home Lights Up Chapel
Whitewright nursing home residents and families gathered in the chapel for a Christmas program and tree, with special music, readings, a prayer, gifts, and punch for about 625 guests. Numerous relatives visited homes in Whitewright and nearby towns over Christmas Day and the holidays.
Golden Serves In Germany
Army Private Donald R. Golden of Whitewright Texas is assigned as a generator repair man in Company D 703rd Battalion 3rd Infantry Division stationed in Kitzingen Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Golden
Bobby Moore
Whitewright
Tex
3Rd Infantry Division
Kitzingen
Germany
Longest items span tortoise bridge network and river facts
The piece notes the giant tortoise as the longest living animal at 190 years, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway II as the world’s longest bridge at nearly 24 miles, Holiday Inn’s Holidex system linking six continents, and the Nile as the world’s longest river at 4,145 miles, just ahead of the Amazon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Louisiana
Lake Ponchartrain Causeway
Amazon
Eva Devine Celebrates 91st Birthday in Tom Bean
Miss Eva Devine of Tom Bean marked her 91st birthday on December 19. Daughter of White Mound’s first doctor, she served as assistant postmaster for 25 years and postmaster for 15 years ending in 1955. She remains active with crocheting, bedspread crafts, organ making, and reading poetry. She belongs to the Tom Bean Culture Club and the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Devine
Tom Bean
White Mound
J.J. Devine
Hortense Mitchell
Tease
Pearl
Nina
Miss Devine
Cotton Belt
Cotton Belt Railroad
George Devine Francis
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Neal Williams Wedding in Whitewright
Janet Lee Neal of Tom Bean and Robert Ted Williams of Whitewright wed at Bethel Baptist Church in Whitewright on December 13. Rev. Charles Pierce officiated as family members and friends filled the ceremony with wedding music and reception details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
Janet Lee Neal
Tom Bean
Robert Ted Williams
Charles Pierce
Carlis Neal
Hugh Miller
Rebecca Neal
Carmen Arnold
Janis Neal
Priscilla Neal
Brett Williams
Donald Caraway
Eddie McCartney
John and
Donald Williams
Steve McFatridge
John
George L. Neal
Texas Instruments
Sherman
William M. Williams
Grayson County College
North Texas Barber and Beauty Supply
Church Fellowship
Richard Mannet Garland
Donald Lane
Richard Allen
Virgil Pinkston
Bonham
Billy Jones
Community group meeting schedule roundup
Local clubs and organizations list routine meetings with presidents and timings in Whitewright area. Notables include First Baptist WMS, First United Methodist RAEN, Friday Literary Club, American Legion, Lions Club, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce with respective meeting days and locations. City council notes a birth announcement for Jimmie Hampton's daughter born December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist W.M.S
Nan Robinson
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Raen
Leon Porter
Mis
Charles Sessom
American Legion
O.L. Nicely
Hurricane Creek Ladies, Assn
Sally Cureton, Whitewright
Homer Ryan
Whitewright
Irs
Dan LeDane
Jawcees
Mike Spann
Chamber OF Commerce
Danny Berend
Mir
Jimmie Hampton
Gift Bible Changes Country Singer's Career
Jeannie C. Riley reflects on her rise to fame with Harper Valley P.T.A. and how reading The Living Bible transformed her life. She credits faith with her renewed joy and commitment, noting she now witnesses for Jesus while continuing her music and ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Duncan
Jeannie C. Riley
Harper Valley P.T.A
Jeannie
Jesus
Riley
Nashville
Music Row
Kim
Whitewright Nursing Home Annual Employee Christmas Party
The Whitewright Nursing Home employees and their families held the annual Christmas party on December 19 in the chapel and annex. Chaplain Douglas Rymer read scripture and led devotion. Dr. and Mrs. Paul Geers gave each employee a bonus, and gifts were exchanged after meals for about 225 attendees. Sue Isom, Director of Nursing, organized gifts to the Geers and Jerry Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Nursing Home
Paul Geers
Charles Pierce
Kay Geers
Tomy Bennett
Holly Jones
Douglas Rymer
Nursing Home
T.W. Bowen
Sue Isom
Geers
Jerry Jones
Funeral services held for Bill Lee Ireland in Whitewright
Bill Lee Ireland 73 of Whitewright, a retired Texas Highway Department senior inspector, was laid to rest at Van Alstyne Cemetery after services at Flesher Funeral Home. He was a Grayson County native, Mason for 45 years, Church of Christ member, survived by wife, one daughter Carol Bradley of Van Alstyne, three sisters, two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lee Ireland
Clyde Gregg
Sherman
Horace Miller
Whitewright
Frank Ireland
Dallas
John Ireland
Hazel Mae McKaughan Rites Held in Fort Smith
Funeral services for Hazel Mae McKaughan age 39 were held December 23 at Edwards Chapel Fort Smith Arkansas. She died December 18 at home. She worked as a bookkeeper for Farmers Co-Op in Van Buren and was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband Jack three sons Jerrold Mike and John her mother Imogene Jarvis a sister Dorothy Conlin and one grandchild. Burial was in Roselawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Chapel
Ft. Smith
Ark
Hazel Mae McKaughan
Farmers Co-Op
van Buren
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jack
Jerrold
Mike
John
Imogene Jarvis
Whitewright
Dorothy Conlin
Seattle
Wash
Roselawn Cemetery
Beauty Tips From A Gentle Whisper
The passage links charm to kindness and generosity. For lips, speak kindness. for eyes, seek the good in others. for a slim figure, share food with the hungry. It adds beauty comes from openness and the guidance that you never walk alone.
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Ethel Green
T&c Club
W.C. Lancaster
Greenville
Bill Montgomery
Memphis
Texas
S.T. Montgomery
Viola Wright
Jackie Jester
Renee
Johnnie Clabhorn
Jesse Boatwright
Frank
Jim Watkins
A.A. Hudgins
Donald Paul Hudgins
Tulsa
Walter Poston
Christian, Tex
Flora Linsteadt
Dorothy Lifsey
Ft. Worth
Golden
Whitewright Lumber Co
Harmon Goins, Harmon L. Goins
Rudolph Phillips
Neal-Williams
Ewell Condron
All of
Steve Mc
Bill Dyer
Rotary Club
Bill McFatridge
Lions Club
Doyce Worsham
Town & Country Club
Mabel Vestal
Bethel Baptist W.M.S
Pat Pierce
Bethel Church
Charles Wortham
Firemen’s Hall
Parsonic Lodge
Morris Warrington
Order OF Eastern Star
Diane Stephens
Worthy Ma
Vince Freeman
Helen Scott
Forest Hills Baptist Church
Quinn
Fort Worth
B. L. Ireland
Hazel McKaughan
Anna Nina
Sherry
Beauty Belle
Whitewright Insurance Agency
Stephens and Bryant
Firee Auto E Bonds
E Casualty
E Life
Paula Collins
Trak First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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