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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
7
A long list of Dallas area visitors and weekend guests includes Mrs. James Gosnell, Mrs. J P Darwin, and families from Plainview Denton and Sherman. Several trips to Dallas Fort Worth Plano and Lubbock are noted with gatherings at homes and events such as a Boat Show and bridge club.
Local social notes recount visits among families in Denison Sherman Van Alstyne and Dallas. Notables include Mrs Grover Stateville at Dallas hospital bedside and Gus Burchfield hospitalized in Sherman after a heart attack. Also mentions seniors events at Bells and East Texas State College election results.
Miss Mary Phillips daughter of Mrs Loubel Phillips of Whitewright and Elmo Jones son of Mr and Mrs Perry Jones of Tom Bean married Saturday evening in the parsonage of the First Christian Church Van Alstyne. Rev Ken Britt officiated. The bride a Whitewright High School and Dallas business school graduate. They will reside at Rose Hill.
Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 10 55 a m. Missionary Society meets Monday at 2 30 p m with Mrs Floyd Bassess as hostess and Mrs Fred Cook as leader. World wide one hour of sharing offering offered next Sunday per church calendar.
A church notices schedule lists Sunday services Sunday School at 9 55 a m Worship at 10 55 a m Training Union at 6 00 p m Worship at 7 00 p m various circle meetings Monday Lottie Moon Rex Ray Joy Russell circles 2 00 p m Youth meeting at First Church Sherman 7 30 p m Tuesday Martha Byran Circle 9 30 a m Wednesday Prayer meeting 7 00 p m Choir 7 45 p m Bible study 10 00 a m Worship and communion 11 00 a m Worship 6 00 p m Bible study all ages 7 30 p m Sunday services 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Training Union 7 00 p m Worship 8 00 p m
Sunday School at 9 45 a m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 pm Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 pm Revival begins Sunday night with Rev C H Jones of Bonham as evangelist Services held at 7 30 each night for one week
Joe Cureton as program chairman introduced Ruth Steinhauser of Fort Worth as guest speaker. Steinhauser, public relations director of Community Public Service Company, 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 to lead the program this week.
The Friday Literary Club marked Texas Independence Day on March 3 at Mrs. James Bryant’s home with an appreciation program for Texas flowers trees and shrubs plus Texas poems. Members shared stories of wildflowers and plantings while Lena Mae Gowdy led and C J Meador spoke on Texas gardens with tours to Dallas Fort Worth Weatherford Vernon San Antonio Austin Houston Orange and Longview. A business session planned to attend the Trinity District convention at Tyler March 16 with several members set to journey to Tyler.
The Kentuckytown Baptist Church lists worship services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. with a training union at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday night includes officers teachers meeting at 7:00 and prayer at 7:30. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets 6:00 p.m. and on the fourth Sunday monthly at 5:30 p.m. The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets the first and third Mondays at 3:00 p.m. The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7:30 p.m.
The U S Public Health Service says hepatitis cases jumped to 2003 in the week ended February 25, the highest weekly total since it became reportable in 1952. Through eight weeks of 1961 cases are 128 percent above the same period last year. No influenza activity has been reported in the continental United States.
Reporter notes nineteen members attended the social hour with sandwiches and coffee provided after the meeting.
Labor Secretary Goldberg argues the minimum wage raise from 1 to 1.25 would add 1.7 billion in purchasing power. Critics including President Kennedy doubt shifting funds from A to B boosts national buying power, noted in his highway message.
The Chief Executive states that moving money between pockets does not improve the nation’s ability to pay its bills, emphasizing a deeper fiscal approach over cosmetic reallocations. The remark appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
In Hollywood a Brown Derby waiter asked a customer for ID while she paid a bill by check. The woman produced a dollar and pointed to Ivy Baker Priest, the Treasurer of the United States in the Eisenhower administration, as the signature.
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