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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1977
Page
2
John Biggerstaff thanks customers for cooperation during a difficult Christmas season marked by a 15 state parcel strike and higher mail volume. He notes early mailing deadlines aided handling of Christmas mail and UPS strike overflow, and cites a $15 million operating surplus in July–October as a positive sign for 1977.
Personal Spec Jral class Billy Jester, expected at his parents home in Oklahoma this week, was detained at Ft Sill due to snow. He will stay with Mr and Mrs Doug Jester before reporting to New York for a two year duty in Germany.
An extensive modernization of the Whitewright Gin was completed this week and the plant is now in operation. The gin is owned by Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth with Lloyd Alexander as local manager. Also noted: Bessie Jo Russell and Polly Ann Brown are candidates for bachelor’s degrees at North Texas State College on August 27.
Services were held January 6 1977 at First Methodist Church Trenton for Mrs Frank D Wheeler 93 who died January 4 1976 in a Greenville hospital Graveside rites followed at Farmersville 100F cemetery Earnheart Funeral Chapel in charge She was born October 12 1883 in Farmersville married to Rev Frank D Wheeler February 22 1905 in Farmersville a Southwestern University Georgetown graduate Survivors include one daughter Mrs Henry Donaghey of Trenton two sisters Mrs Myrtle Cox and Mrs Delia McClanahan of Farmersville four grandchildren and four great grandchildren
Debra Pennell reports Chapel services canceled by bad weather. Special birthday program led by Rev. Dale Gore. January birthdays include Grace Crawford, Willie Overstreet, Vera Todd, and many others. LVN Frankie Hughes lauded as Employee of the Month. Mary Bryant named Resident of the Month despite a wheelchair. Visits from relatives described. new resident Georgia Gosnell welcomed. community notes on recovery and missing resident Rosalie Geers.
The Pastors Corner on Psalm 95 highlights God’s holiness knowledge power and love. It argues God is holy and never surprised, all knowing, supremely powerful, and love itself, inviting personal knowledge through Jesus Christ and church attendance. It ends with a note on Joan of Arc’s birthplace in Domremy, Lorraine.
The Friday Literary Club met January 7 at the home of Mrs. Russell Summers with president Mrs. Brenda Wilson presiding. Mrs. H H Sears, Mrs. J C McMillin and Mrs. C J Meador led a program on club by laws. Hostesses were Mrs. Summers and Mrs. Kenneth Shepherd. Eighteen members and one guest, Mrs Zoe Talley, attended. Mrs Talley is Mrs Summers sister. Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd.
Services for Kermit Belew 67 who died January 9 1977 in an Irving hospital were held January 11 1977 at Earnheart Funeral Home with burial in Holloway Cemetery He was born September 1 1909 in Blue Ridge and married Lucy Simmons March 15 1930 in Durant A Baptist and retired Army Corps of Engineers member Survivors include his widow two daughters Mrs William E Byers of Irving Mrs Paul Cole of San Antonio two brothers Roy of Whitewright Coy of Meadow and four grandchildren.
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