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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
3
Local residents and visitors share weekend trips across Denton McKinney Dallas Lubbock and Grand Prairie. Notable guests include Mr and Mrs Fred Cook Mrs B B Hall Mr and Mrs Edgar Ayers Mrs Ivyl Cunningham and others visiting relatives and attending family events.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met in the clubhouse on Friday afternoon led by president Mrs. H. O. Miller. Members greeted with a prayer and pledge, heard the thought for the day from Mrs. Jack Biggerstaff, and received the H D Council report. Plans were set for a silver tea and book review at the Legion Center on May 12.
An encyclopedia notes Easter symbols from eggs to the cross. Eggs signify spring rebirth dating back to Persians and Egyptians, while the hare links to moon cycles. The paschal candle symbolizes Christ as light. the lamb recalls Passover and Jesus as the Lamb of God. The cross remains the universal Christian symbol.
Original Letters Testamentary issued February 20 1961 by Grayson County Court Texas to George Burt Mosse and Marcella Marie Coffman as co independent executors. Creditors must present claims per law by mailing to Mosse at 906 West Bend Denison TX or Coffman at 720 Layne Drive Denison TX. Published in The Whitewright Sun February 23 March 2 9 and 16 1961.
The text references Sacajawea burial in Lander Wyoming and notes an estate matter for Earl Hall. Original Letters Testamentary were granted March 1 1961 to Erma Dixie Hall as Independent Executrix. Public notices appeared in March 1961 with dates for publication.
Drained canned peaches and pears are broiled or baked and filled with red or green jelly to garnish meat platters. Norway distributes reflective armbands for young children to improve night visibility on roads.
Estate of Bessie M Calvird deceased opened January 11 1961 in County Court Grayson County Texas Claims against the estate must be presented per law by a specified deadline Address for claims is R C Slagle Jr Box 318 Sherman Texas Executor Harry Rich Calvird directs notice and dates for publication February 16 23 and March 2 9 1961.
Mr J A Barnes and Miss Bess Brents wed on Sunday in a small community ceremony. Also noted are attendees Dr J F Spindle and Dr O M Durham at the State Dental Association meeting in Dallas and local items about moves and club programs.
City Marshal H. E. Williams and Mrs. Ruth Boyd were married Saturday. Epworth League program featured Elizabeth Waggoner Dale Mc Gaughey Martha Joe Sears Miss Christine Stuckey Irene Rector Frances Delfel and Janice McIver. High school debating teams Guy Stedham Charley Carter and Cora Mae Thornton Maggie Horton meet Greenville teams here tonight.
A fragmentary item lists Mrs J W Wilson Mrs J H Waggoner Mrs C J Meador Miss Gladys Ray and Mrs H P Donigan among local social names dated March 5 1931. Other details are unreadable.
Earl Jenkins moves to Mineral Wells for work while Mr and Mrs Frank Armstrong of Plano report twin daughters born recently. Mrs Armstrong is the former Marian Barbee of Whitewright. Wallace Wilson of Trenton accepts a position at Childress Pharmacy. A Friday dance hosted by Davis Parrish Philip Earnheart C B Bryant III and Robert Emerson Sears drew guests including Thomas Sears Carol Ray Ireland Morris Fogle Gillett Ann LaRoe Dorotha Jean Crowell and others from Trenton and nearby areas.
Grayson County Texas hearing set before Special Commissioners to assess damages for a sanitary sewer line project. City of Denison seeks a forty foot temporary and five foot permanent easement across Lot 16, Block 7, Washington Heights. Defendants Robert R Thompson and heirs, if any, to answer by April 3 1961, citing unpaid taxes as potential interest.
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