Gunter Community Groups Hold Meetings and Celebrations
The February 21 gathering of the Young Homemakers of Texas Gunter chapter featured a candle program by Charlotte Reed of Sherman and gifts for guests. The Gunter 4-H club planned the April spring project and livestock show, with bandage demonstrations and county council notes. The Gunter Garden Club met with 14 members and a guest from Sherman, reporting scrapbook progress and Hawaii trip photos. Adrienne Lea Autry arrived Feb 21, weighing 7 lb 15 oz, with grandparents J.E. Autry of Gunter cited. The Gunter high school track team joined the St Jo meet, youth group members hosted visitors at a Baptist church gathering, and the Tri-County C-B Club enjoyed a gym night with awards, music, and games. Weekend visitors in Bill Dudley’s home included Wanda Driver and family from Killeen.
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Young Homemakers of
Texas
Gunter
Diane Reed
Charlotte Reed
Sherman
Germany
Carla Cox
FFA
Russell Vaughn
Karen Holcomb
Heart Fund
Gunter Community
Ginny Reed
Lynn Gravley
Log Lake
Mary Reed
DeLois Heath
Gunter Garden Club
Tommy Scoggins
Neva Odle
Lawrence Hedges
Historical Committee
J.C. Maples
Hawaii
Fay Wallace
Gunter School Menu For March 7 To 11
The Gunter School lunch plan lists daily items for March 7 through March 11. Monday offers barbecued beef with pinto beans spaghetti and tomatoes des sert milk and bread. Tuesday features hamburgers French fries sliced cheese dessert milk. Wednesday serves corn dogs chili beans potato salad dessert milk and bread. Thursday includes kraut and weiners creamed potatoes English peas dessert milk and bread. Friday provides pork and beans dessert milk.
Miss Page Home From Hospital
Miss Ruth Page, office assistant to Dr F M Sporer, returned to work briefly after being released from Wilson N Jones hospital where she underwent recent surgery. She had helped at her husband’s office while his assistant was hospitalized.
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Ruth Page
F.M. Sporer
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sporer
Barrett Named To Affiliated Food Stores Board
W R Bull Barrett Jr of Van Alstyne has been elected to a three year term on the board of directors of Affiliated Food Stores Inc the Dallas based grocery cooperative. He owns stores in Van Alstyne Gunter and Celina and attended a Dallas stockholders convention where new directors were named.
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van Alstyne
W.R. Barrett, Jr
Affiliated Food Stores, Inc
Barrett
Gunter
Celina
Dallas
Carlo Angelo
Bob Burrus
Grapevine
Liz Moseley
Allen
Robert Newsom
Ore City
Truett Loudamy
Coleman
Alan Meyer
Dilas
David Griffith
Port Neches
Charles Wiggins
Liberty
J.W. Smith, Jr
DeKalb
First National Bank
Elmont Baptist Church
New Orleans
Gunter School Board Candidates Filed Before Deadline
Two candidates Wayne Meinen and Billy Arrington filed Wednesday noon for the two Gunter school board vacancies. Incumbents Phillip Cantrell and Don Webb had not filed for re election by the 4 PM deadline. Supt. W J Harris said the election is set for April 2 and that incumbents had not indicated attempts to file before the deadline.
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Gunter
Wayne Meinen
Billy Arrington
Phillip Cantrell
Don Webb
W.J. Harris
Post Office Box Security and Address Accuracy Note
Don Bell Postmaster urges Vid To the Editor readers to prevent mail theft by not leaving checks in boxes overnight and to ensure mailing addresses on checks are correct. He notes thieves target government and welfare checks and stresses daily post office trips and prompt address updates as essential safeguards.
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van Alstyne
Don Bell
Barbecue Sale For Church Remodeling Fund
A barbecue fundraiser hosted by John and Virginia Bell at 702 South Preston supports the First United Methodist Church remodeling fund. Barbecue sandwiches will be served for 1.50 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with takehome pork, ham, or beef at 3 per pound. Chef Bob Alschbach of Southern Kitchen will prepare the barbecue.
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First United Methodist Church
John
Virginia Bell
South
Preston
Bob Alschbach
Southern Kitchen
the Bells
Trio Sings For Van Elders Club
Helen Skaggs reports 51 mini bus calls and 165 meals served last week at the Van Elders Club. Mayor Billups sang with the McClellan Trio during Saturday’s program and hostess Gwen Thornton was praised for the event.
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Billups
McClellan
Gwen Thornton
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
A humorous column noting how to budget AC repairs to cope with heat. The writer riffs on office fatigue and everyday annoyances, lampooning a boss who grumbles about desk naps and calling a supermarket the clip joint for coupon-cutting. A diplomat is mocked as any parent with kids in different league teams.
Persisting Halloween in Washington and whaling odds
The piece notes perpetual Halloween in Washington with spooks in Foggy Bottom. It contrasts youth and age in the job market, mentioning eye teeth, collateral, and a blow torch burning a diamond. It adds Azores whalers harpooning 100 to 200 whales, then downplays that as a small number in comparison to a larger context.
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Washington
Azores
Area 4-H Showmen Win Big At Log Lake Show
Van Alstyne and Gunter 4-H clubs dominated the Log Lake livestock and project show with multiple placings. Terry Neill won reserve champion market hog and reserve champion swine showman, plus first place dry sow. Tracy Neill placed fourth in heavy weight market hogs. Beef sees Brent Wood fifth in English and cross, Shelli Crist second in Charolais and European cross heifers, Scott Haker second in English and cross heifers, with Sandy Wesson sixth, Shells Crisis eighth, and Leslie Flanery ninth. From Gunter, Ginny Reed claimed reserve champion in clothing and grand champion in needlework. William Heath third and Becky Green fourth in market lambs. Kathleen Heath and William Heath led medium wool classes. Danny Maples placed seventh in English and cross heifers. About 250 attended. 76 livestock entries competed for showmanship and grand champion awards.
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van Alstyne
Gunter
Log Lake
Terry Neill
Tracy Neill
William Heath
Becky Green
Princeton Williams
Kathleen Heath
Danny Maples
Choking Prevention and Heimlich Maneuver Endorsement
Health officials warn choking causes more accidental deaths than crashes or guns. An estimated 3900 Americans die yearly from food choking, with children and the elderly most at risk. The Heimlich Maneuver, endorsed by AMA and Texas Health Resources, can save lives with simple steps.
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United States
Texas Department of Health Resources
American Medical Association
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4-H County Council
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Joe Hollinsworth
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J.W. Dowlen
Sherman Hospitals
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Plano
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J.E. Autry
Gunter High School
St. Jo
Gunter First Baptist Church
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Gunter School
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Henry Lewis
Mark Twain
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Letvers
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By Helen Skaggs
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Champion Motor Homes Division
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Little Brother
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International Lutheran Laymen’s League
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