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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1967

Page

3

We Heard About Two Local Family Events

Funeral attendees include Gus and Burchfield families at Amity Arkansas for Maudie Burchfield. A new grandson, James Harold King, born May 23 to Reuben and unnamed mother, with maternal grandparents Richard Arrington of Tom Bean. A son born May 27 at Mc Kinney Memorial Hospital to Vernon Amundson. grandmother Tony Ingram of Whitewright.

Gus Burchfield B. G. Burchfield Dorothy Christopher Carson Burchfield Jimmy Burchfield Maudie Burchfield Amity, Ark R. R. King Gunter James Harold King Reuben King Richard Arrington Tom Bean Vernon Amundson McKinney Memorial Hospital Tony Ingram Whitewright

Community Visitors Share News Across Local Homes

Mrs Monnie Biggerstaff hosted guests including Lytle Morgan of Dallas and the Morgan couple from Irving along with Skinner and Biggerstaff families from Dallas and Westminster. NTSC students Gail and Kathy Wilson return home for summer as Sue Gentry comes back from Brownwood. Local visits span Sherman Denton Van Alstyne and Capeville, with hospital stays for Mayor Summers and Caro Maxey after strokes and a lightning accident killing two cows on the Darwin farm.

Monnie Biggerstaff Lytle Morgan Dallas Harry Don Morgan Irving James Skinner Westminster J. Don Biggerstaff Alan David and Michael

Open Meetings Law Signed By Governor Connally in Texas

Governor Connally signed Senate Bill 94 creating open meetings for boards agencies and commissions with press access. The measure backed by TPA Texas Daily Newspaper Association and Sigma Delta Chi passed after a 20 year push. It exempts grand juries certain executive sessions and personnel matters unless public hearing is requested.

John Connally Texas Senate Chet Brooks Pasadena House Bill Rapp Raymondville Connally Texas Press Association TPA Texas Daily Newspaper Association Sigma Delta Chi Journalistic Fraternity Senator Brooks Joe Christie el Paso Barbara Jordan Houston Criss Cole Henry Co. Grover A. R. Schwartz Galveston Dorsey B. Hardeman San Angelo

Local Social News Highlights From Forgan and Nearby Areas

Weekend visits fill the community roster with travels to Forgan Okla and Corpus Christi. Graduations, family gatherings, and military training milestones mark a busy period as residents attend Texas Christian University and Texas A&I College events while relatives tour cities like Dallas Sherman and Vernon.

Man Captured After Bonham Barn Sightings Ends 4 Day Hunt

A four day manhunt ended at 6 30 p m Tuesday May 30 1967 with the arrest of Charles Frank King a 21 year old Bonham Negro on the W R Ramey farm near Ector He was sought in the slaying of 74 year old Mrs Ella B Hamner whose badly beaten body was found in her Bonham yard early Saturday Sheriff Dudley Jackson deputies H R Van Zandt Leonard Collinsworth and volunteers Lonie Henniger Kenneth Hudson helped arrest King after a barn sighting during a rain storm Massive search by hundreds by foot air and tracking dogs from Oklahoma and Sherman followed the death investigation He is now jailed with his confinement location undisclosed.

Charles Frank King H. R. van Zandt Sheriff’s Department King Immediatel Dudley Jackson Leonard Collinsworth Lonnie Henniger Kenneth Hudson Kings Fannin County Jackson Bonham Oklahoma State Prison McAlister Sherman van Zandt

Touched tribute to Mrs Irene Brown at Bell High

A poem by Sharon Ann McKee read May 5 at Bells High School junior senior banquet honors Mrs Irene Brown. It reflects on the teacher’s wisdom, kindness, and impact shaping students toward virtue and a life of learning.

Irene Brown Sharon Ann McKee Bells High School

Car air conditioning to dominate by 1984 says maker

A leading automobile air conditioning firm predicts that by 1984 at least 70 percent of all cars produced will be air conditioned. It notes specially designed heat transfer surfaces and air distribution systems will take less space yet improve comfort in vehicles.

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Gail Kathy Wilson NTSC Denton Sue Gentry Howard Payne College Brownwood Frank White of Mrs T. J. Lilley Gomer May of Jackie Jester Fort Dix N. J Linda Kenneth Jester Earl Lyons Jack Goodwin Mike Walters McKinney J. E. Dickenson Melissa John Vestal Sarah Kilgree of Plano Fred Cook Capeville Noel Waldrop Lubbock Terry Miller Russell Summers Sherman Community Hospital Caro Maxey L. H. Darwin Rapp Russell Cummings Paul Floyd E. M. Schiwetz Navasota Sieur de LA Salle Gulf of Mexico la Salle France U. S U. S. Savings Bonds Texas Tourist Development Agency Box T Capitol Station Austin Treasury Department W. A. Thurman R. W. Mitchell Forgan, Oklo Percy Darwin Abilene Karen Darwin Searcy, Ark Christine Williams Corpus Christi Malcolm Williams Pernie Badgett Allen T. Short Miss Badgett Roby Childress Otto Krumm Jack Smith Athens Roy Blanton C. E. Smith Jean Jarvis Roy Martin C. E. Glass Texas A&i College Jean Glass Tommy F. Webb Sidney Webb Bells Army Artillery and Missile School Fort Sill Oklo Elsie Ector Leila Bell Nancy Newman Mrs. B. W. Newman Joan Brown Alice Lottie Brown C. W. Pope Albany Samantha Plemmons California Grover Hardcastle Alfred McCurdy Judith Ann Gosnell of Texas Christian University Fort Worth Sonny Gosnell Gosnell T. D. Caylor J. P. Darwin TCU Eugene Sprinkle Vernon Fred Garner Patsy King Blaine Calloway Grapevine E. R. Cox Bob Cox Becky Blanton Hilton Inn Blanton Whitewright High School Mike Sonnenburg Cynthia Compton Larry Cruse Randy Bryant Jan Edwards Brenda Barker Joe Russell Pearl Vestal Leila Jarvis Caddo Okla G. V. Vestal Grover Vestal Nana Francis of Lillian Neathery Desert Bob Dunlap Highway 69 Mullican Little Funeral Home U. S. Highway 82 Bells and Savoy Tex Bonham Negro Insurance & Real Estate Home Maid Sun-Kiston F Resh Tomatoes S.D.A. Choice S&h Lynn Patricia Hardcastle
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