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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1961

Page

5

We Heard About Dallas And Area Visitors

Local column lists numerous Dallas and area visitors and guests. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell and others visiting relatives in Denton Fort Worth Plano Lubbock and Dallas with multiple family groups noted. Sunday gatherings and weekend visits span Sherman Denison Mineral Wells and nearby towns.

J. H. Gosnell James Robnett Lubbock J. M. Ashinhurst Dallas Buckbeck Nocona James Gosnell Judy Ceilan Parsons Mineral Wells Georgia Clark Denton Bill Blue Fort Worth Robert Clark Denison Gordon Taylor Pam Carlisle Ball Mike Sherman

Local social notes from Denison to Sherman and beyond

Mrs Ernest Smith and daughter Connie weekend with Mr and Mrs Garland Smith in Denison. Mrs Grover Stateville stays with sister in Dallas hospital. Gus Burchfield hospitalised in Sherman after heart attack. Chesser and Watkins families visit in Van Alstyne and Dallas. Ayres family visits Ned Ayres. Dow Powell and Floyd Higley visit Stedham home. Bell High seniors pancake supper March 20 at Bells cafeteria. Priscilla Blanton elected senior representative and campus beauty at East Texas State College Commerce for 1961 62. John McCollum tenor program scheduled Sherman Municipal Auditorium March 14 at 8 15 p m. McCollum formerly a California newspaper man turned musician after a decade in music.

Priscilla Blanton Whitewright East Texas State College Commerce Miss Blanton Roy G. Blanton Whitewright High School The Community Concert Association John McCollum America Sherman Municipal Auditorium McCollum California

Church Calendar Highlights and Missionary Meeting

The schedule lists Sunday School at 10 a.m and worship at 10 55 a.m. The Missionary Society meets Monday at 2 30 p.m with Mrs Floyd Bassess as hostess and Mrs Fred Cook as leader. A world wide one hour sharing special offering opportunity is planned for next Sunday per the church calendar.

Missionary Society Floyd Bassess Fred Cook

Church Activity Schedule for Sunday and Week

Sunday services include Sunday School at 9 55 a m Worship at 10 55 a m Training Union at 6 00 p m and Worship at 7 00 p m. Weekday circles meet Monday at 2 00 p m with Lottie Moon Rex Ray and Joy Russell. Youth meeting at First Church Sherman at 7 30 p m. Tuesday Martha Byran Circle at 9 30 a m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00 p m and choir practice at 7 45 p m.

Lottie Moon Rex Ray Joy Russell First Church Sherman Martha Byran

Bible Study and Worship Schedule

The program lists a Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship at 6:00 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.

Revival Begins Sunday Night at Bonham Evangelist

Assembly of God Church outlines Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 9 45 and 10 00 public worship at 11 00 and 8 00 p m as well as Wednesday prayer meeting 7 00 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday 7 00 p m Rev C H Jones of Bonham to lead revival starting Sunday night at 7 30 for one week with nightly services.

Assembly OF God Church Christ Ambassadors Foi C. H. Jones Bonham

Phillips-Jones Wed in Van Alstyne Christian Church

Miss Mary Phillips daughter of Mrs Loubel Phillips Whitewright and Elmo Jones son of Mr and Mrs Perry Jones Tom Bean were married Saturday evening in the parsonage of the First Christian Church Van Alstyne by Rev Ken Britt. The bride a Whitewright High School and Dallas business school graduate will reside at Rose Hill.

Mary Phillips Loubel Phillips Whitewright Route Two Elmo Jones Perry Jones Tom Bean First Christian Church of van Alstyne Ken Britt Whitewright High School Dallas

Church Schedule for Kentuckytown Baptists and First Methodist

Kentuckytown Baptist Church holds worship at 11:00 a m and 7:45 p m with Training Union at 6:45 p m Wednesday officers teachers meeting at 7 00 p m and prayer meeting at 7 30 p m First Methodist Church lists Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6:00 p m and on the fourth Sunday monthly at 5 30 p m The Women's Society of Christian Service meets first and third Mondays at 3:00 p m and The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7:30 p m

First Methodist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship Women’s Society of Christian Service Wesleyan Service Guild

Rotary Club hears Ruth Steinhauser on public courtesy

Rotary program chairman Joe Cureton hosted guest Ruth Steinhauser of Fort Worth who spoke on courtesy and tact in public dealings. Visiting Rotarians Warren Church and Tip Daniels of Sherman attended, with Jim Tarpley and Jack Douglas as guests. Philip Earnheart will lead the program next week.

Joe Cureton Rotary Club Ruth Steinhauser Fort Worth Steinhauser Community Public Service Company Warren Church Tip Daniels Sherman Jim Tarpley Jack Douglas Philip Earnheart

Friday Literary Club celebrates Texas Independence Day program

The Friday Literary Club held a March 3 program at Mrs. James Bryant’s home honoring Texas Independence Day with poems and flora. Members shared stories of native wildflowers and trees, heard garden planting tips, and toured Texas gardens from Dallas to Tyler.

James Bryant Texas Lena Mae Gowdy Tyler

Hepatitis Cases Rise Across United States

The U S Public Health Service reports hepatitis is increasing in every state with 2003 cases in the week end Feb 25 the highest weekly total since reporting began in 1952. They note 1961 cases are 128 percent above the same eight week period last year and no influenza activity has been reported in the continental U S.

Atlanta U. S. Public Health Service USPHS United States

Social hour served sandwiches and coffee to members

A brief note records nineteen members receiving sandwiches and coffee during the social hour that followed.

Goldberg Defends Wage Hike Amid Purchasing Power Debate

Labor Secretary Goldberg argues the plan to raise the minimum wage to 1.25 dollars boosts purchasing power by 1.7 billion. Critics question redistribution effects, with President Kennedy expressing doubt in his highway message.

Labor Goldberg Congress Kennedy

Chief Executive Voices Concern Over Budget Shifting

The Chief Executive warned that moving funds within the nation’s accounts does not improve the ability to meet bills, dismissing tactical reallocations as insufficient to solve fiscal pressures. The Wall Street Journal notes the stance as a candid critique of budgetary tactics.

Wall Street Journal

Identification check at Brown Derby hinges on signature reveal

A diner paying a bill at the Brown Derby Restaurant is asked by a waiter if she has identification. The customer replies “I think so” and reveals the signature on a dollar bill from Ivy Baker Priest, the Treasurer of the United States in the Eisenhower administration.

Hollywood Ivy Baker Priest United States Eisenhower

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J. P. Darwin H. H. Sears Austin J. C. Powell Plainview Buddy Stephens Philip Wayne Stephens Carl Holland Mrs Leslie Holland Sim Brooks Arthur St. John Lallace May Carl May Bill Webb George Burleson Ernest Childress Harvey Stevens William Kelsey Ambrose Barry Bonds Jimmie Anderson J. A. Harper Jr R. W. Mathis Norman Harper Plano Ed Barkley Paradise Cove John Barkley Raymond Goodwin John Charles Chesser Bennie Chesser George Hight Russell Summers May Morris Miller W. H. Stedham B. J. Nordstrom Oklahoma City Drewie Caylor Amos Morris Trenton Charlie Tree Rufus Short Blue Ridge Gayla Wrenn Sears NTSC Ben Braden Eva May Eula Andrew Joe Ashinhurst Bernice Davis Holmes Connelly David D. White Lucio Orozco Odessa Claude Garner Clyde Sadler Marvin Smith Ernest Smith Connie Garland Smith Gus Burchfield Community Hospital L. A. Watkins Jr Jack Stephens Finis Stephens James Ayres of Denison Ned Ayres Dow Powell Floyd Higley Shawnee, Okla Carl Zimmerman Joe Johnson the Sun Bells High School Bells School First Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church Keith MYCO Grayson Oleo Fifth Avenue Maxwell House Coffee Griffin Boy van Camp Church OF Christ Bethel Baptist Church Phillips-Jones Kentuckytown Baptist Church Cross Roads Presbyterian U.S Health Agency Gene Radio Johnson's Home Service Calls RS. Tucker del Monte Green Peas del Monte Prune Concho Betty Crocker Folger’s Coffee
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