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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1970
Page
7
The column records numerous church attendance figures and visitors to Whitewright Nursing Home, noting 52 at Sunday services and 32 at Thursday Bible Study. It lists residents admitted, visitors from multiple towns, and 4-H winners with demonstrations and ribbons from Sherman, Bells, Tom Bean, and other communities.
Obituaries note Mrs Henry Norman 54 died in a Sherman hospital with services at Barneheart Funeral Chapel Whitewright and burial in White Cemetery. Survivors include husband J H Norman stepmother Bonnie Stephens Clark and two daughters Patsy Norman and Mrs Charles Ballard. The second obituary records Eugene H Cambron 79, a former carpenter, burial at Pike Cemetery near Leonard after services in Bells. He married Estelle Holcomb and later Eunice Rogers with survivors including a wife, siblings, step-children, and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs Maude Robbins Smith 75 of 441 Fawn Ridge died Friday in a Dallas nursing home after 27 years in Dallas. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Preston Road Church of Christ with Eldred Stevens and Robert Bell officiating. Graveside rites 1:30 p.m. Monday in Whitewright under Barnhart Funeral Home. Survivors: son John Smith Dallas sister Bertha Gant Sherman grandson.
Funeral services for Grover C. Gillett 77 were held Monday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Homer Salley and Rev. Gordon T. Smith officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park. Gillett, a West Texan since 1931, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a period of ill health. He operated a West Texas farm and is survived by his wife Gertrude a daughter Mrs Dorothy Brown of Lubbock and two sons.
Plaintiffs Edwin W. Fehr guardian seeks title and possession of three land tracts totaling about 232.5 acres in Grayson County Texas on Red River and Able Harness surveys. The suit prays for damages possession costs partition and further relief with citation issued February 10 1970 and return within 90 days.
Walter Arthur Shreffler, 49, employee of the Texas Employment Commission, died Saturday in a Sherman hospital. Services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Earnheart Chapel with Rev. Don Howland and Rev. Tommy Pese nell officiating. Burial was in Cedarlawn Memorial Cemetery. He was born April 2, 1920 in Akron Ohio, married Dorothy Wilson Sept 10, 1944 in Sherman, and was a World War II veteran. He had worked 15 years with the Texas Employment Commission, transferring from Denton to Denison earlier this year. Survivors include his mother Edith Shreffler of Akron, his wife, a daughter Betty Shreffler of Dallas, three brothers Herbert Robert and Richard Shreffler of Akron, and several nieces and nephews.
The article notes small grains like wheat and oats improve soil structure, add organic matter, and help prevent erosion. It cites yields from 9.5 to 52.7 bushels per acre across systems, with rotations involving grain sorghum and cotton and varied fertilizer levels influencing profits and protein content.
Medicare beneficiaries should inspect the Explanation of Benefits form after hospital or physician payments and report any discrepancy to the Social Security office or the Medicare paying agent. Gus Jones notes billing errors can occur and careful checks deter fraud and high costs in the program.
The notice lists multiple churches led by pastors including Reverend Leonard Tomlinson and Reverend Lonnie Stinson. It provides service times such as Sunday Worship and Sunday School, evening services, prayer meetings, and Bible study sessions, reflecting a church directory for the area. Prominent names include First Baptist Church Nev Kerman Lancaster, Marvin United Methodist, First United Methodist, Church of Christ, and Western Beauty Christian Methodist Church.
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