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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
2
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts incidents with raccoons, eery eye colors, and local anecdotes about birds and practical jokes. Dolores Meek describes interactions with neighbors, a captured and released raccoon, and odd observations from a late night scene, with brief mentions of other local characters and humorous exchanges.
The Whitewright Riding Club held its annual Quarter Horse Show on Sunday June 4 at the Dawson Memorial Arena starting 10 a.m. with 175 entries. Barbara Cummings of Alvarado and Ralph Guest of Adrian served as secretary and judge. Dick Walker judged. Youth classes were limited to 18 and under. trophies and ribbons awarded. Dick Walker won in the Reining Sr. class. Concession proceeds totaled about $300.
Ether Green family members of W D Brooks held a reunion at Firemen's Hall on Sunday with attendees from Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. Several Brooks relatives plus friends visited or traveled from Dallas Ardmore Tulsa Oklahoma City and Phoenix to attend and share news and vows.
A Second Sunday Singing will be held on June 11 at the Whitewright Nursing Home from 2 to 3 30 p m Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the song service Freddie Garner left Monday for a trip to Hawaii Mrs Leslie Newman has moved to Charleston South Carolina where her husband John R Newman is stationed Mrs Fred Garner is visiting her daughter Mrs Donald F Albaugh and family in Springfield Va Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter and Mr and Mrs Earl Lyons have returned home after visiting with their daughter and son Mr and Mrs Bill Lyons and family in Houston While there they attended the graduation of their grandson Hugh David Lyons from Spring Woods High School David has received a football scholarship from San Marcos College of the Southwest and will attend school there this fall Dr and Mrs Frank Alexander Billy and Jeananne of Dallas were visitors of Mrs Alexander's parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter and Mr and Mrs G D Bennett Sunday afternoon Dr Alexander's son Frank Hunter Alexander made a 4 0 point grade average for both semesters last winter and spring at Abilene Christian College He won an academic scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington and will attend school there this fall.
State agencies will offer 193 automobiles trucks and other surplus property at the tenth public auction on June 17 in the Austin City Coliseum. Inspection begins 7:30 a.m. with bidding starting at 9:00 a.m. and cash terms required the same day. Nelson International Company returns as auctioneers.
Rev. Charles Pierce leads Sunday services at 11:00 with 8:00 worship, 7:00 training union and 10:00 Sunday School. Rev. W J Grisham conducts 11:00 Morning Worship and related Bible studies. William H Baker Jr presents 10:00 Bible Study 11:00 Worship with Communion and Young People's Meeting. Rev. Douglas Rymer holds 9:00 Worship Service each Sunday in the chapel.
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