We Heard About Local Visits and Events
A collection of social notes from Pilot Point Sherman and area communities. Visits span Doss Humbles, Sears Henslee, Garner families, Ridener, Miller, Ayres and Wheeler households. Music recital at Austin College March 19. Bridge and Baptist circles meet in Sherman and Bonham areas. A house fire on J A Harper farm displaced Ted Kelsey family with no insurance. Birthday dinners honor Tim and Donna Key. Holmes family reunion hosts Orozco and Holmes relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckie Vestal
Bonham
Burgher Vestal
R. C. Vestal
Austin College
Craig Hall
Sherman
Ted Kelsey
J. A. Harper
Mr. Kelsey
Local Social News From Levelland and Surrounding Towns
Mr and Mrs George Wilson of Levelland visit Mr and Mrs David Smith this week. Mrs Mamie Williams and Mrs Mac Annip of Bells visit Mrs Elbert Hansard Monday. Mrs Bryant King returns home after spending winter with her children in Houston and Dallas. Mr and Mrs Leslie Holland and daughter of Denton visit with Carl Holland and Don Williams families. Ada Oklahoma guests. Mr and Mrs William L Kincaid and daughter of Sherman visit Lanius Kincaid and Olivia Whedbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Williams
Tim
Donna Key
M. W. Williams
James Williams
Bethel
Travis Sanderson
Dallas
Don Key
Hurst
George Wilson
Levelland
David Smith
Mamie Williams
Mac Annip
Bells
Elbert Hansard
Bryant King
Houston
Leslie Holland
Denton
Carl Holland
Don E. Williams
Ada Oklahoma
William L. Kincaid
Sherman
Lanius Kincaid
Olivia Whedbee
Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets for April Planning
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Mrs. Fred Cook Sr. home with Miss Ruth Cox as co host. Mrs. Floyd Bassett led in the program and lesson on Spiritual Life. Articles on Miss Perkins prisoner in China and Brad Collier from Presbyterian Life were read. Twelve members and five guests attended. next meeting set for April 8 at Mrs. C. W. Dawsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Fred Cook Sr
Ruth Cox
Floyd Bassett
Homer Sears
Miss Cox
H. H. Taylor
Edna Wilson
T. E. Sears
Bassett
Miss Perkins
China
J. T. Holloway
Brad Collier
Presbyterian Life
S. H. White
Ross Layman
Ed Martin
W. C. Thornhill
Leila Bell
C. W. Dawson
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Meets at Firemen Hall
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club gathered March 8 at Firemen's Hall. Mrs. Clarence McMillin led prayer and pledge, Mrs. Bob Cawthon gave the day’s thought, and Mrs. Houston Darwin spoke for Grayson County Mental Health on mental health, presenting the film The Cage. Thirty guests and members plus three children shared refreshments after a session of discussion and questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Firemen’s Hall
Clarence McMillin
Bob Cawthon
Houston Darwin
Grayson County Association of Mental Health
Rotary program features fiddles and piano in old time show
Rotarians heard an old time fiddle program last Friday led by Roscoe Gillett. Louis Franklin and his son Larry of Whitewright performed with Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Burden of Pottsboro providing guitar and piano accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Franklin
Larry
Whitewright
O. O. Burden
Pottsboro
Roscoe Gillett
Pasture Short Course For Farmers
A pasture short course for adult farmers will be held March 18 through 21 under the Whitewright High School Vocational Agriculture Department. Instructors include Mr. Tom Bowers of the Vocational Agriculture Division at Texas Education Agency and Texas A&M College, based at Texas A&M, with a background in Agricultural Education from Texas Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School Vocational Agriculture Department
S. T. Montgomery
O. V. Barker
Tom Bowers
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Education Agency
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Texas A & M College
Bowers
Texas Tech
L. L. Samuels
Denton
Texas
Pasture Short Course Set For Whitewright Area
A series of four pasture and vocational agriculture short courses led by Mr. Bowers starts March 18 at 7 30 P M in the Whitewright vocational agriculture building. Enrollment costs 2 dollars with certificates for full participation.
Obese Persons Respond to Pride and Health Threats
Dr. Federick J. Stare of the Harvard School of Public Health says obese people respond to pride appeals and veiled health threats. A Boston study finds overnutrition usually stems from consuming too much food, not just high fat or starch. Fat individuals tend to eat most calories at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federick J. Stare
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston
The Spice of Life and Other Old Jokes Column
A collection of old jokes and quips from a Capitol Hill satire page. It includes shop floor pleas for higher commission and punchlines about Kennedy era politics, teachers, gossiping seniors, a mink coat, television boredom, sewing clubs, parking woes, prison release, Congress, and a boastful bachelor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Doss
Pilot Point
Ed Doss
Sadie Sears
Mrs. Gilbert Henslee
Farmersville
Jack Holmes
Gridley, Calif
Mrs
Claude Garner
Onie Ridener
Dallas, Fort Worth
J. R. Miller
Artesia, N. M
W. H. Stedham
Charlie Ayres
McKinney Hospital
Joe Wheeler
Garland
Earl Bartley
Ladonia
L. F. Jacks
Earl Wallace
Essix, Calif
Ralph Wallace
Wallace
Glen Earnheart
Rex Ray
the Baptist Church
Lillian Lawson
Ira Fleming
Holmes
Lucio Orozco
Odessa
John Holmes
Idabel, Okla
Ollie Lee
Alpha Holmes
Paris
John Orozco
Trenton
Lottie Moon
First Baptist Church
W. L. Hatfield
Clyde Sadler
Annie Armstrong
A. R. McMurry
Carl May
Rotary Club
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Fae
Bologna
Folger’s
Roll Call
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Sarah
Dearie
Jane
Women’s Sewing Club
Sofie
Congress
Whitewright Church of Christ
Don Kester
Church
Bob Coburn
Savoy
Cecil Bunch
Denison
Hubert Plumlee
Christian
Allen Harper
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