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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
2
A reflective piece by IDetoves Meek on how time shifts from creeping in childhood to flying in adulthood. The narrator traces changing measures of time, from days and months to seconds, noting birthdays and holidays accelerate. He laments lost minutes and recalls school life as it speeds toward the next term.
Local social column lists extended family and guests visiting Clarksville from Dallas Mesquite El Paso and Washington D C. The piece notes a Texas Woman's University degree for Sallie Carol Spencer and lists the 100th birthday celebration of James Creecy with multiple relatives from across the region. It also covers upcoming game schedules for the Youth League and emphasizes parent volunteer needs for concessions.
Mrs Gloria Roberts a Home Service Advisor for Community Public Service Co attended a workshop in Alamogordo New Mexico for all Home Economists. Sessions covered consumer education basic electricity and small appliances including the Trashmasher Maytag Porta Pair and Tappan Pan O Matic Portable Appliance Center. Sightseeing included White Sands Sierra Blanca and Ruidoso.
The Tom Bean Texas city council passes an ordinance fixing general service gas rates for residential and commercial consumers within city limits. The schedule sets tiered rates per thousand cubic feet and per Mcf with adjustments tied to intracity gate charges and new taxes, effective 30 days after final passage.
Lone Star Gas requests higher residential and commercial gas rates from Whitewright and Tom Bean to achieve a reasonable return on assets. The proposal would raise Whitewright bills about 31 cents monthly (3.6 percent) and Tom Bean about 46 cents (6.1 percent). L. T. Williams says the move supports gas supply stability amid regional shortages and secures future service.
The bulletin lists pastors and service times for Kentuckytown Baptist Marvin United Methodist First Presbyterian and other churches. It records Sunday School worship services training unions prayer meetings and evening services across multiple churches with pastors including Lionel Lindley Sidney Harp Herman Wood Lonnie Stinson Charles Pierce Douglas Rymer J B Tipton Cecil Watson W J Grisham and William F Rogan.
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